One when I was watching the honeymooners I noticed that the characters from that show are alot like the characters in this show

Fred is like Ralph
Wilma is like Alice
Barney is like Ed
Betty is like Trixie

Yeah well I just thought it was interesting. So anyone notice that besides me?

yes,the Flintstones was based on The Honeymooners.

Hanna-Barbera is notorious for basing thier characters on TV characters.
Yogi Bear is Ed Norton (Art Carney)

And Top Cat was based on Seargant Bilko.

Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches
yes,the Flintstones was based on The Honeymooners.

yep, my moms a big honeymooner fan and she said it was.....

I agree that the Flintstones was loosely based on the Honeymooners.

But that still does not take away from the creativity of Hanna-Barbera, because it was a stroke of genious to have a cartoon series based solely on the stone age, but yet have many modern conviences such as a car, dishwasher, bowling alleys etc.

I think it is great that people are still watching this cartoon nearly 40 years later. The same can be said for the Jetsons and Tom and Jerry.

What a legacy left to us by two of the greatest animated series creators.

No arguement here. Hanna-Barbera also did something really important.
They brought animation to television.
While their animation might not have as pretty as Disney's or Warner Bros.,which were made for the theaters, they simplified the animation to make it for TV.

yes,the Flintstones was based on The Honeymooners.
yea, and Jackie Gleason was going to sue Hanna-Barbera but his lawyer talked him out of it.

One when I was watching the honeymooners I noticed that the characters from that show are alot like the characters in this showYes I always thought the flintstones was a nice cartoon version of The honeymooners!!


Ah man!!

I have been a fan of both The Honeymooners and The Flintstones for years and did notice that Fred and Wilma Flintstone were inspired by Ralph and Alice Kramden. It's a good thing that Jackie Gleason did not sue Hanna-Barbera because he didn't want to be known as the guy who took Fred Flintstone off the air. I never get tired of watching both shows.

The show heavily imitated the Honeymooners at first, but I think it eventually found it's own unique identity.

It's a good thing that Jackie Gleason did not sue Hanna-Barbera because he didn't want to be known as the guy who took Fred Flintstone off the air.Ya thats a good point!!