The Flintstone Primetime Specials
| The Flintstone Primetime Specials | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau Ray Patterson |
| Voices of |
Henry Corden Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gay Autterson John Stephenson |
| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Alex Lovy |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 26, 1980 – October 11, 1981 |
The Flintstone Primetime Specials (also known as The Flintstone Special) is a four-episode limited-run prime time television revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from September 26, 1980 to October 11, 1981. [1]
List of animated specials
| Nº | Title | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" | Carl Urbano | September 26, 1980 |
| The Flintstones and the Rubbles welcome a new strange family, The Frankenstones, to their Bedrock neighborhood. | |||
| 2 | "The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling" | Oscar Dufau and Ray Patterson | November 7, 1980 |
| Fred believes he only has 24 hours to live (due to a mix-up at the doctor's office with his X-rays) and tries to enjoy life as much as possible. | |||
| 3 | "The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma" | Carl Urbano | October 4, 1981 |
| Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers. | |||
| 4 | "The Flintstones: Jogging Fever" | Ray Patterson | October 11, 1981 |
| After failing his annual physical, Fred enters the Rockstone Marathon to prove to everyone, including his boss Mr. Slate, that he is in shape. | |||
Voice cast
- Henry Corden - Fred Flintstone
- Mel Blanc - Barney Rubble, Dino
- Jean Vander Pyl - Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone
- Gay Autterson - Betty Rubble
- Don Messick - Bamm-Bamm Rubble
- John Stephenson - Frank Frankenstone, Mr. Slate
- Pat Parris - Oblivia Frankenstone
- Jim MacGeorge - Stubby Frankenstone
- Julie McWhirter - Hidea Frankenstone
Production
The Flintstones' New Neighbors and Jogging Fever episodes were animated at Filman, an animation studio in Madrid, Spain (headed by Carlos Alfonso and Juan Pina) who did a lot of animation work for Hanna-Barbera between the early 1970s through the mid-1980s. Among their credits were such series as Yogi's Space Race, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, The Little Rascals, Paw Paws, The Smurfs and The Jetsons (1980s revival) as well as the specials The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White and Yogi's First Christmas.
All specials utilized a an inferior laugh track created by the studio, the last production to do so.
Home Media releases
On October 9, 2012, Warner Archive released all four specials on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection in a release entitled The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 2.
References
- ↑ Lenberg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York: Facts of File. ISBN 0-8160-6599-3.
External links
- The Flintstones' New Neighbors at the Internet Movie Database
- The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling at the Internet Movie Database
- The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma at the Internet Movie Database
- The Flintstones: Jogging Fever at the Internet Movie Database
