The New Fred and Barney Show

The New Fred and Barney Show
Genre Animation
Comedy
Directed by Ray Patterson
Oscar Dufau
George Gordon
Voices of Henry Corden
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Gay Autterson
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 17
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Art Scott
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions[1]
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network NBC
Original release February 3 – October 20, 1979
Chronology
Preceded by Fred Flintstone and Friends
Followed by Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

The New Fred and Barney Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera as a 1979 series revival of The Flintstones from February 3 to October 20, 1979 on NBC. The series marked the first time Henry Corden performed the voice of Fred Flintstone for a regular series.

These new episodes were composed of the traditional Flintstones cast of characters such as Fred and Barney's children Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as toddlers, after having been depicted as teenagers on The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show on CBS in 1972; they returned to the form of teenagers on The Flintstone Comedy Show in 1980 on NBC. Some plots were familiar Flintstones stories while others consisted of new misadventures with witches and werewolves, as well as spoofs of late 1970s fads.

A second season of seven new episodes combined with reruns of The New Fred and Barney Show were broadcast on the package program Fred and Barney Meet The Thing and later on Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo.

Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track.

Episodes

Season 1

No. Title Original air Date
1"Sand-Witch"February 3, 1979
Fred and Barney end up with a broken wheel in the middle of a haunted forest while on their way to a bowling alley, and find the nearest house possible to call for help, unaware that the kindly old lady living there is a man-eating witch.
2"Haunted Inheritance"February 10, 1979
Fred learns that he is the beneficiary of the fortune of an aristocrat to whom he was kind when he was disguised as a quarry worker, but tension arises when he discovers that he isn't the only one and that the winner of the beneficiary competition gets it all.
3"Roughin' It"February 17, 1979
Fred believes that "modern" technology is making life too easy and boring, and attempts to live life like an "old-fashioned" caveman, even though he is out of practice.
4"C.B. Buddies"February 24, 1979
Fred and Barney each purchase a new C. B. system which enables them to talk to each other from their cars, but trouble appears when they power them up too much.
5"Bedrock Rocks"March 3, 1979
Two members of a famous rock band, the Cavemen, come to Bedrock for a concert tour. After overhearing Mr. Slate's desire to have his wife see them for her birthday, Fred tries to fix the Cavemen up with the Slates, but when this fails, he and Barney try their hand at impersonating them.
6"Blood Brothers"March 10, 1979
Fred and Barney save a couple from a car accident, who turn out to be a reformed Count Rockula and his new wife, "Poopsie". Though Fred and Barney are still terrified of him, Rockula places himself in their debt and does his best to befriend them and make them his "blood brothers".
7"Barney's Chickens"March 17, 1979
A magician brainwashes Fred into believing he is a giant chicken, and Barney accidentally repeats the same process with Fred and several others until he realises that his only option is to track down the magician.
8"The Butler Did It... and Did It Better"March 24, 1979
Fred purchases a new robot butler, Rollo, and is initially satisfied until Rollo soon shows that he can do almost everything better than Fred.
9"It's Not Their Bag"March 31, 1979
While playing golf, Fred and Barney accidentally find a bag of money stolen from the Bank of Bedrock, and must evade the two robbers responsible.
10"Barney's Luck"April 7, 1979
Barney stumbles across a strange coin which seems to bring him good luck to no end (to the point that he wins the star prize on a game show for losing), frustrating Fred so much that he becomes determined to prove that the coin is not responsible.

Season 2

Aired as part of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

No. Title Original air Date
11"Stone Age Werewolf"September 8, 1979
Fred and Barney go on a fishing trip to an island rumoured to be haunted by a werewolf, but once they arrive, bad weather forces them to stay in the cabin of a friendly old man who is also the island's only resident.
12"Fred & Barney Meet the Frankenstones"September 15, 1979
After Fred and Barney are loaded with household chores, Fred sees an ad for a new Condominium Spa and decides to check it out with Barney, only for them to discover that it is a rather haunted establishment run by Frankenstone and his family. Count Rockula makes an appearance in the episode.
13"Physical Fitness Fred"September 22, 1979
Jealous of Wilma and Betty's attraction to famous Hollyrock star Clark Gravel, Fred goes all out in a training regimen to get himself in shape in order to impress his wife.
14"Moonlighters"September 29, 1979
With prices skyrocketing and Mr. Slate reducing their salaries after misinterpreting their request for a raise, Fred and Barney try out various part-time jobs to compensate for their cash loss, in the process attempting to avoid being seen by Mr. Slate in order to keep their pride.
15"Fred Goes to the Houndasaurs"October 6, 1979
Wilma buys a pet Houndasaur without Fred's consent, which leads to no end of trouble for Fred, especially when he unknowingly comes across the Houndasaur's food and tries to patent it. Meanwhile, Dino becomes jealous of the Houndasaur and Fred receives complaints from the police.
16"The Bad Luck Genie"October 13, 1979
While fishing, Fred accidentally finds a bottled genie, who becomes their wish-granting servant but whose results seem to be more troublesome than beneficial. The episode makes references to classic fairy tales such as Aladdin and Pinocchio.
17"Dinosaur Country Safari"October 20, 1979
In order to avoid going to an opera, Fred and Barney take Wilma and Betty on a Dinosaur Country Safari, but Fred disobeys the noticeboard ordering visitors to stay in their cars, which leads to both Fred and Barney ending up trapped in a pterodactyl's nest and attempting to fly their way out.

Voices

Production credits

References

  1. ↑ "The modern Stone Age family has its golden anniversary". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

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