....to catering more to kids during its series run? What do you think?

When Wilma gave birth to Pebbles, and the Rubbles adopted Bamm Bamm, I felt that was a sign of a shark jump and a move that transformed The Flintstones from an animated adult sitcom to a kids show. It would not be the last.

i agree it just wasant as good when they started writing the stories more for kids

I can't really complain since I was a kid when I started watching it. lol I still think it's the best prime-time animated sitcom of all time...yes even better than the Simpsons which JTS years ago.

I don't know what the demographics showed about who was watching the show back then, but my guess would be that the execs might have seen that more kids were watching, so they geared it more towards them.

It no doubt alienated whatever adult fans the show had. For me, I don't remember a big difference, but then again I was a kid when I watched the show and in fact it was in reruns by that time.

I think it was a good idea to add Pebbles and Bamm Bamm to the Flintstones cast. It became a more family friendly animated sitcom with the addition of the two little toddlers. I like all 6 seasons of the show, but overall the last season was the weakest so I would say the series ended at the right time.

It's been awhile since I've seen the series, but I don't remember a huge drop in quality, or "dumbing-down," after the birth of Pebbles and introduction of Bamm-Bamm. However, all the subsequent revivals from the '70s through '90s were a huge drop in quality.

I was hoping the very rare Flintstones On The Rocks would be a launching-pad for a new, more adult Flintstones series.

Who the hell cares, its a great show. Watch it and all call it a day.

No to the question, the show got a good six season run. I liked all six seasons.

I think it was a good idea to add Pebbles and Bamm Bamm to the Flintstones cast. It became a more family friendly animated sitcom with the addition of the two little toddlers. I like all 6 seasons of the show, but overall the last season was the weakest so I would say the series ended at the right time.

The show had parodied the moptop incarnation of the Beatles and once showed Fred dreaming about teaching his teen dance to President Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Could you imagine a seventh season which would deal with the psychedelic Beatles and the growing war in Vietnam? Quality had nothing to do with it. The times were getting more difficult to laugh at by 1966, and William Hanna and Joe Barbera knew it.

The show had parodied the moptop incarnation of the Beatles and once showed Fred dreaming about teaching his teen dance to President Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Could you imagine a seventh season which would deal with the psychedelic Beatles and the growing war in Vietnam? Quality had nothing to do with it. The times were getting more difficult to laugh at by 1966, and William Hanna and Joe Barbera knew it.
They would have never made reference to The Vietnam War on The Flintstones. The cartoon cameo of President Johnson, however, WOW! That's so nostalgic! I believe I remember his name was not mentioned though.

Can you imagine them doing the same thing with Richard Nixon?

They would have never made reference to The Vietnam War on The Flintstones. The cartoon cameo of President Johnson, however, WOW! That's so nostalgic! I believe I remember his name was not mentioned though.

Can you imagine them doing the same thing with Richard Nixon?

Never! :D

But what could they have made fun of in 1967, 1968, 1969? Animated parody was certainly different from what the Smothers Brothers were doing.

I liked the adventures they had after the kids like, Fred & Barney being shot at after buying an old station wagon. Going to Texarock and battling the cattle wrestlers. My favorite was their Grandfathers adventures during WWII.

I liked the adventures they had after the kids like, Fred & Barney being shot at after buying an old station wagon. Going to Texarock and battling the cattle wrestlers. My favorite was their Grandfathers adventures during WWII.


World War I, actually - the last original "Flintstones" episode.

Jay Leno actually had a joke about police auctions in his standup act - how he'd hate to be the owner of a confiscated car bought at a police auction when the previous owner gets out of jail and starts looking for the car! Leno must have been a "Flintstones" fan.

Barney actually helped Fred get the car by bidding against him that one time - when Barney bid five dollars below the policman's asking price, Fred was thus able to consistently bid five dollars below Leo the gangster's bid and got the car for $55 instead of $60.

Glue in Leo's popcorn also helped. :lol:

When I first watched the shows as a kid I didn't really notice, but as I view them now I vastly prefer the earlier seasons. The later seasons had some good episodes as well, but almost always included some more kiddie-type material.
Overall the show was just great.

When I first watched the shows as a kid I didn't really notice, but as I view them now I vastly prefer the earlier seasons. The later seasons had some good episodes as well, but almost always included some more kiddie-type material.
Overall the show was just great.

I agree. :)

"..to kids"?

I think so.

Lookm at earlier episodes, great funny line guest actors as Howard MacNear--'Floyd the Barber", Frank Nelson "Yesss" [look at the signature---from "Wilma's Vanishing Money!"-and I'm keeping that signature for good..], Herb Vigran, Herschel Bernadi [all gone by a few seasons, as well as the usual cast and people like Paul Frees, Hal Smith,. and grown up type storylines with Fred threatneing several times, bowling ball bag in hand bowling ball encased therein, to clobber Barney with such, Fred, Barney, even a cop ["The Mailman Cometh",1962], voicede by Vigran [knee-walking..for lack of better term, after a Seargant voiced by John "Scooby's""If it wasn't for you meddling kids" villian Stephenson, aka in Bedrock "Mr.Slate", the focus of that particular epsiode, about a nasty mail to Mr.Salte], groveling and nearly milking it out;, Wilma and Betty using a Morse code on their window Venetian blinds--remember that, even a classic 1962 "Instant Money" courtesy the money from "The Sudsy Wudsy Poeple" and Barneyu's active and vengeful imagination in "The Impractical Joker" due to Fred's playing for a pool with those jokes], and of course the Hoagy Carmichael, "Frederick", "Don't Bet on the races", and Rockenspiel episodes.

All of this gone by the time Pebbles and Bamm2 are here. [Well, after 1963-64; there were sitll some gems..], By that tiome the only gems were either Bedrock mined or Screen type, due to Columbia-Screen Gems producing it [a bad joke, I say, don't bet on the racesa..] Gazoo I actually started out liking, but the show had run out of steam by its farewell in the 1965-66 season. The Gazoo episodes tend to divide a lot of fans, though a handful of those were among the funniest.

, Herb Vigran, Herschel Bernadi [all gone by a few seasons, as well as the usual cast and people like Paul Frees, Hal Smith . . . Gazoo I actually started out liking, but the show had run out of steam by its farewell in the 1965-66 season. The Gazoo episodes tend to divide a lot of fans, though a handful of those were among the funniest.

Gotta love Harvey Korman. :)

When Wilma gave birth to Pebbles, and the Rubbles adopted Bamm Bamm, I felt that was a sign of a shark jump and a move that transformed The Flintstones from an animated adult sitcom to a kids show. It would not be the last.

I enjoy the entire series, but I have to agree with you. I've always thought the show was better pre-Pebbles and Bamm Bamm.

World War I, actually - the last original "Flintstones" episode.
Last broadcast (1966 April Fool's Day), yes but the last MADE is "My Fair Freddy".(March 25, 1966). However, "Rocky's Raiders" was last one broadcast, but the next to last original one made before being broadcast.

And I wouldn't blame someone for confusing World Wars 1 and 2, especially with the "Casablanca" like war romance theme in that episode..

Last broadcast (1966 April Fool's Day), yes but the last MADE is "My Fair Freddy".(March 25, 1966). However, "Rocky's Raiders" was last one broadcast, but the next to last original one made before being broadcast.

And I wouldn't blame someone for confusing World Wars 1 and 2, especially with the "Casablanca" like war romance theme in that episode..

World War I - Brits against the Germans, we joined later, the Germans lost. World War II - same thing. And Italy changed sides in both wars!

Why did Fred have such a hate-on for the Beatles? He referred to their sound as "Yeah Yeah music". Yet he was snapping his toes to Hot Lips Hannigan,

BTW, what kind of ******* snaps his toes? :lol:

Why did Fred have such a hate-on for the Beatles? He referred to their sound as "Yeah Yeah music". Yet he was snapping his toes to Hot Lips Hannigan,

BTW, what kind of ******* snaps his toes? :lol:

Oh, but Hot Lips Hannigan was jazz! Difference! :lol: