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Yabba Dabba Doo!: Remembering “The Flintstones” on its 60th Anniversary
“The Flintstones was the first animated sitcom in television history. They paved that gravel road and it’s been smooth traveling ever since.” — Steve Cox, author of Mining Bedrock: The Voices Behind Television’s First Animated Sitcom, The Flintstones
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 60th anniversary of the broadcast premiere of The Flintstones, Hanna-Barbera’s animated series set in the Stone Age (but inspired by The Honeymooners and mid-20th Century suburban America) that introduced the world to Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Barney and Betty Rubble, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, Dino, Mr. Slate, The Great Gazoo, and a host of other memorable supporting characters.
The popular series (recently released on Blu-ray and reviewed here) originally ran in prime time on ABC from 1960 to 1966 and spawned numerous spin-offs, TV specials, movies and tie-in merchandise. It premiered 60 years ago this autumn, and for the occasion The Bits features a Q&A with a trio of pop culture and animation historians who reflects on the series’ appeal six decades after its debut. [Read on here...]
- TV retrospective
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Herbie J Pilato
- Then Again with Herbie J Pilato
- roundtable discussion
- The Flintstones
- 60th Anniversary
- animation
- HannaBarbera
- Fred
- Wilma
- Betty
- Barney
- Bedrock
- ABC TV
- 1960s
- Jerry Beck
- The Flintstones: The Official Guide to the Classic Cartoon
- Steve Cox
- Mining Bedrock: The Voices Behind Television’s First Animated Sitcom, The Flintstones
Jodorowsky’s Dune & Noah official, plus 80s TV Sherlock Holmes, Need for Speed, Community & more
Afternoon, folks! Hope you all enjoyed your long holiday weekend here in the States. Or, for the rest of you, that you had a decent Monday as such things go. Release news is a little slow today, given the long weekend, but we do have a couple things for you today.
First, as we suggested would happen back in March, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set the excellent Jodorowsky’s Dune documentary for Blu-ray Combo release on 7/8. The only extra to expect will be deleted scenes. Regardless, this one is totally worth your time if you’re a fan of 70-80 cinema, science fiction, and or the work of director Alejandro Jodorowsky. Trust us, it’s a little gem. [Read on here…]
- Bluray Disc
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Noah
- Jodorowsky's Dune
- Need for Speed
- The Flintstones
- Community: The Complete Fifth Season
- The Nutty Professor: 50th Anniversary Edition UCE
- Congo
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- MPI
- Jeremy Brett
- Release Dates & Artwork
- Amazon preorders
- Adam Jahnke
- Burnt Offerings: MOD DVD
- Russell Hammond