Flintstones Coming to METV September 30 [Archive] - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

stevea

08-13-2019, 03:44 PM

Regarding Mr. Slate

Yeah , all three of his hairs!! :D That made me laugh when they said his hair Is black!! :lol: One time he did have hair though! He was still bald on top , but he had a ring of hair around the bottom of his head like the older or middle aged men used to have back in those days if they were balding! :DI think it was only on one ep and I'm not sure which, but I was always curious about why Mr.Slate was different this one time?? :confused::wave:

Yeah, Mr. Slate changed appearance during the run of the show, just like Mel Blanc changed Barney's voice. Mr. Slate might even have had a different name early on.

Does anyone know if, on the season 6 DVDs, they used any of the closing credits with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm singing their song? I remember those so vividly from the original showings.

Tubehead

08-14-2019, 08:53 PM

I just got the complete series of t he The Flintstones, last christmas!! but does that mean that me tv might show more classic Anmited cartoons tv serise!! i hope they show liked the jetsons or wait until your father comes home!! does any one remmeber wait until your father comes home? which is better the Flintstones or the jetson's? i always enjoy the jetson's better!! or even better do classic retro cartoon channel!! i would watch it all day long!

mandyrenee

08-14-2019, 09:11 PM

A note about having shows on DVD and watching on TV- I have "Mama's Family" and
"Wonder Woman," though still like watching the reruns on MeTV. :)

So you like watching commercials then? Doesn't make sense to own a show on dvd and watch it on Television also.

Mama's family......God what an awful show.

KRW

08-15-2019, 12:54 AM

So you like watching commercials then? Doesn't make sense to own a show on dvd and watch it on Television also.

Mama's family......God what an awful show.

I still watch The Goldbergs in syndication even though I have the DVDs of the first three seasons. The same thing is done for That 70's Show with me.

Hey now, don't go hating on Mama's Family.

MikeLutton

08-15-2019, 01:23 AM

love watching Mama's family

Too2muchtv

08-15-2019, 02:39 PM

love watching Mama's family

:yeahthat my favorite TV show of all time!

opus

08-15-2019, 10:10 PM

How about this for a little stunt programming? They show a cartoon and it’s real life inspiration back to back. So The Honeymooners/ The Flintstones and The Phil Silvers Show/Top Cat. Any other possibilities?

stevea

08-15-2019, 10:48 PM

Something with Wally Cox/Underdog
Get Smart/Tennessee Tuxedo
A Beatles movie/The Beatles cartoon

treky

08-16-2019, 12:36 AM

treky

08-16-2019, 12:43 AM

Something with Wally Cox/Underdog
Get Smart/Tennessee Tuxedo
A Beatles movie/The Beatles cartoon

Tennessee Tuxedo was inspired by GET SMART? I never knew that!

TV Guy

08-16-2019, 11:10 AM

Tennessee Tuxedo was inspired by GET SMART? I never knew that!
It wasn’t. Tennessee Tuxedo premiered two years before Get Smart. Don Adams is the main thing the shows have in common.

That said, I love the programming idea. You could also do a lot with the direct animated spinoffs (“Partridge Family 2200 AD”, “Emergency +4”, “Lassie’s Rescue Rangers, etc.).

stevea

08-16-2019, 04:42 PM

Tennessee Tuxedo was inspired by GET SMART? I never knew that!

TV Guy's right. It was just that Tennessee Tuxedo was voiced by Don Adams.

Vintage1947

08-16-2019, 08:32 PM

In my honest opinion there are no other animated sitcoms out there including The Simpsons that can rival The Flintstones. This addition to METV is a huge upgrade.

Torgo

08-16-2019, 08:48 PM

Mr. Television

08-16-2019, 08:52 PM

In my honest opinion there are no other animated sitcoms out there including The Simpsons that can rival The Flintstones. This addition to METV is a huge upgrade.
I agree. I liked the Simpsons for the first year or two but quickly tired of it. The Flintstones is timeless.

Bonniegirl

08-17-2019, 12:17 AM

I agree. I liked the Simpsons for the first year or two but quickly tired of it. The Flintstones is timeless.

Same here!! If it wasn't for my Kids watching it, I was done with the Simpsons after about two seasons too! :p

Now the Flintstones is a whole other story ! I can't get enough of them!! :);)

Bonniegirl

08-17-2019, 12:23 AM

Same here!! If it wasn't for my Kids watching it, I was done with the Simpsons after about two seasons too! :p

Now the Flintstones is a whole other story ! I can't get enough of them!! :);)

I was really happy when Spongebob Squarepants came along which I really do think is very funny and cool! :D:cool: And my boys kinda got away from the Simpsons and got into Spongebob more! ;):)

IMO Spongebob Squarepants is the best newer cartoon!! ;):)

Vintage1947

08-17-2019, 03:24 PM

I exposed my grandson to The Flintstones and he loves it. Now he does still watch Spongebob as well and that show is funny, but I am glad he can also get into the classics that his Nana did long ago.

mandyrenee

08-17-2019, 05:57 PM

In my honest opinion there are no other animated sitcoms out there including The Simpsons that can rival The Flintstones. This addition to METV is a huge upgrade.

How is it a huge upgrade? What's the big deal about MeTV adding "The Flinstones" to their lineup? To tell you the truth I am not impressed by this addition.

Like I said in another thread. It doesn't take much to entertain most of you people on here.

Bonniegirl

08-17-2019, 06:00 PM

How is it a huge upgrade? What's the big deal about MeTV adding "The Flinstones" to their lineup? To tell you the truth I am not impressed by this addition.

Like I said in another thread. It doesn't take much to entertain most of you people on here.

Wow, you are a big ray of sunshine !! :eek::lol:

stevea

08-17-2019, 06:24 PM

It would only be one episode, but there are three Looney Tunes with the Honeymooners played by cartoon mice. There"s also a Merrie Melodies where mice spoof The Jack Benny Program.

Yep, those mouse characters are called the Honeymousers.

The 1958 Merrie Melodies toon with the Jack Benny mouse is "The Mouse That Jack Built." There are also mouse characterizations of his wife, Mary Livingstone and his announcer, Don Wilson. Jack Benny (the human) awakens from what appeared to be a dream at the end. It's probably the only color film of Benny from that era (when I post a statement like that, I'm always corrected!)

Mr. Television

08-17-2019, 07:29 PM

Wow, you are a big ray of sunshine !! :eek::lol:
She comes and insults us once a day and then leaves. :lol:

mandyrenee

08-17-2019, 07:33 PM

I could understand the excitement if it was something that hasn't been on Television in a long time like the Walter Lantz Cartoons such as Woody Woodpecker or Chilly Willy. That would be something to get excited about.

The Flinstones were recently on Boomerang. That's why I am not impressed. Plus I do not impress easily.

I think some of you would probably get excited over a TV channel that shows paint drying on a wall.

Mr. Television

08-17-2019, 07:48 PM

BigManMike

08-17-2019, 08:58 PM

A lot of us don't get Boomerang. Haven't seen the Flintstones since CN aired them back near the beginning of the century.

Same here. Last time I saw them was probably 2002 or 2003.

Bonniegirl

08-17-2019, 09:18 PM

She comes and insults us once a day and then leaves. :lol:

:D

Well she can insult me but when it comes to insulting my Flintstones, that means war !!!:lol::wave:

TheLogoMan94

08-17-2019, 09:22 PM

She comes and insults us once a day and then leaves. :lol:

Some people get their kicks by insulting others! :lol:

treky

08-18-2019, 01:01 AM

Same here. Last time I saw them was probably 2002 or 2003.

I think that's the last time I saw it; we don't get Boomerang.

treky

08-18-2019, 01:05 AM

I wonder if ME TV will show the first 2 seasons with the original "Rise N' Shine" opening and closing?

Bonniegirl

08-18-2019, 01:20 AM

I wonder if ME TV will show the first 2 seasons with the original "Rise N' Shine" opening and closing?

I hope so! :) Well, just a little over a month till we find out! ;)I'm excited!! :)

mikey0581

08-18-2019, 01:50 AM

It would be awesome to see a morning cartoons like on saturdays on metv and air wacky races jetsons and rocky and bullwinkle or maybe Bozo show too would be awesome.

TV Guy

08-18-2019, 08:26 AM

It would be awesome to see a morning cartoons like on saturdays on metv and air wacky races jetsons and rocky and bullwinkle or maybe Bozo show too would be awesome.
But then they wouldn’t be able to air as many westerns.

mikey0581

08-18-2019, 09:27 AM

they can reduce westerns by one day. During the week is enough.

Coffeecup

08-18-2019, 09:49 AM

I might indeed tune in the Fred and the gang.

BigManMike

08-18-2019, 01:02 PM

they can reduce westerns by one day. During the week is enough.

I totally agree

Vintage1947

08-18-2019, 01:38 PM

You know what, I get Boomarang and I am still excited about The Flintstones coming to METV because that means more Flintstones.

stevea

08-18-2019, 03:59 PM

They're still on Boomerang?

stevea

08-18-2019, 03:59 PM

They're still on Boomerang?

MikeLutton

08-18-2019, 05:49 PM

imagine Honeymooners as cartoons meets the flintstones

stevea

08-18-2019, 06:02 PM

It'll be interesting to see how the first 2 seasons look (opening/closing). Those are the seasons that were originally in black and white on ABC. So when they went into syndication, new TV prints in color had to be made. This is probably when they decided to use the newer opening/closing with season 1 and 2. IIRC the original opening went unused until restored by Turner for Boomerang or CN. Also I think the original closing credits for most episodes were lost and a generic version was created, right down to having to come up with a similar font. So those are probably the same for most or all S1 and S2 episodes.

If the credit negatives were lost or tossed, what they SHOULD have done was colorize the original episode credits from the B/W TV prints.

There are similar (but also slightly different) stories about the other H-B cartoons--The Jetsons, Top Cat, and until recently, Jonny Quest. For the Blu-Ray of JQ, they remastered using the TV prints, which for this show, were in color.

Vintage1947

08-18-2019, 07:38 PM

I'm just here for the Yabba Dabba Doo Berry Pie.

stevea

08-18-2019, 07:53 PM

I'm just here for Pebbles and Bamm Bamm singing their song!

(I also want to see the rest of the MeTV fall schedule.)

KRW

08-18-2019, 09:50 PM

(I also want to see the rest of the MeTV fall schedule.)

As do I.

TheLogoMan94

08-19-2019, 01:20 AM

Me-TV's schedule for September 2nd shows "Barnaby Jones" replacing "77 Sunset Strip" in the 4am hour.

https://www.metv.com/schedule/2019-9-2

MikeLutton

08-19-2019, 01:40 AM

that's a cool aquistion ooc sorry for my bad spelling

Too2muchtv

08-19-2019, 04:09 AM

Me-TV's schedule for September 2nd shows "Barnaby Jones" replacing "77 Sunset Strip" in the 4am hour.

https://www.metv.com/schedule/2019-9-2

Looks like Highway Patrol is replacing Night Gallery at 4 am on the same schedule.

Also I noticed starting this Monday they’re going back to the one hour episodes of Wagon Train at 3 pm with two episodes of The Rifleman from 2 to 3 pm.

Mr. Television

08-19-2019, 07:44 AM

Me-TV's schedule for September 2nd shows "Barnaby Jones" replacing "77 Sunset Strip" in the 4am hour.

https://www.metv.com/schedule/2019-9-2
Yes. Somebody heard me. :woohoo:

stevea

08-19-2019, 08:12 AM

Also it appears some of the weekday Summer of Me changes are over, effective today. The second Rifleman is back, and Wagon Train is back to an hour.

TheLogoMan94

08-19-2019, 10:34 AM

“Highway Patrol” and “Bat Masterson” will join the schedule

https://metv.com/shows/bat_masterson
https://metv.com/shows/highway_patrol

stevea

08-19-2019, 10:52 AM

That's interesting. They tried Highway Patrol before and they removed it relatively quickly.

BigManMike

08-19-2019, 11:43 AM

More lousy dramas. Only good thing is The Jeffersons now at 9 on Sunday nights.

Vintage1947

08-19-2019, 12:55 PM

More lousy dramas. Only good thing is The Jeffersons now at 9 on Sunday nights. Moving on up. :)

omg65

08-19-2019, 04:25 PM

They're still on Boomerang?

When I looked last year, they were not on Boomerang any longer.That may have changed as I have not checked lately.

opus

08-19-2019, 04:34 PM

They're still on Boomerang?

Boomerang is on my cable system so I ran a search for The Flintstones. The only thing that came up is the live action movies on other networks, so no, The Flintstones is no longer there or on any network I currently receive.

1960'sTVfan

08-19-2019, 05:28 PM

I wonder if MeTV will run The Flintstones episodes uncut or if the episodes will be edited. Would not be good if they run them edited.

stevea

08-19-2019, 07:08 PM

I don't think MeTV runs anything uncut. Sad to say.

1960'sTVfan

08-19-2019, 08:41 PM

I don't think MeTV runs anything uncut. Sad to say.

I agree MeTV will probably run edited versions of the episodes, but if they do run them uncut, I imagine they would likely time compress them so they can fit all their commercials in. :rolleyes:

When MeTV started showing The Monkees episodes a few months ago, I first thought the episodes were uncut but upon closer investigation I discovered the episodes are edited.

I now receive the MeTV channel in widescreen format with the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Not good. When I watch TV, I want a fullscreen picture.

Gone are the early days/glory days of MeTV when they ran many programs uncut with no time compression and the picture was fullscreen.

stevea

08-19-2019, 09:01 PM

They definitely do time-compress full-length episodes--I proved that out around a year ago when comparing with the same episodes taken from a different channel, when their identical scenes timed out shorter. Along with that they still edit out some content. They've improved their time-compression over a few years back; sometimes you could really tell it was sped up.

I read somewhere when time-compression is used, a pitch-correction program has to be used as well.

DadTheKing

08-20-2019, 02:38 PM

I did hear about this when I was waiting for Charlie's Angels on METV and I think the president of METV must've read my thread about how METV should be improved and this is a REAL improvement because the only place you could see The Flintstones was on Boomerang and Cartoon Network in the early days when Cartoon Network was just starting out. I wonder if The Flintstones is successful METV will think very seriously about a classic cartoon hour in the future
Bestie
Hi, Bestie! Yes, I am excited to see the Flintstones coming to METV! Doyou think they will bring the Jetsons too? I hope so.
DTK

omg65

08-20-2019, 02:51 PM

stevea

08-20-2019, 03:12 PM

Well that makes a lot of sense. Everyone knows Court TV is way higher-rated than MeTV (not)!

Maybe your cable system can pick it up. They have a national feed.

icecream

08-20-2019, 03:16 PM

Well it figures ! It was too good to be true. I just found out today that NBC channel 4 out of Columbus Ohio did not renew MeTV and it will be off the air here on 9/24 only to be replaced by Court TV. Just wonderful...... another useless channel. I watched ALOT of MeTV and it will be missed. I'm hoping one of the other channels adds MeTV to it's sub channels. This happened to Antenna TV several years ago here but it was added back on another sub after a year or 2.Court TV never should have been revived. Or it at least could have remained a cable network like the original Court TV was. My ABC affiliate earlier this year added a bunch of sub channels. Me TV and Court TV were two of them. Unfortunately Comcast has not put Me TV on their Fort Wayne lineup yet, but lousy Court TV made it to channel 249. They also put Grit (another of the recent ABC sub channels) on 247, I would gladly trade both those channels for Me TV.

stevea

08-20-2019, 03:22 PM

Comcast in Indianapolis has a lot of the junk sub-channels in the 240s and 250s. IMO the only good ones are MeTV and Antenna TV.

In Indy 248 is MeTV and 253 is Antenna TV.

omg65

08-20-2019, 03:23 PM

Well that makes a lot of sense. Everyone knows Court TV is way higher-rated than MeTV (not)!

Maybe your cable system can pick it up. They have a national feed.

Thanks but I cut the cable cord about a year and a half ago, bought Roku's and replaced it with Youtube TV.I was using indoor antennas to pickup Antenna TV,MeTV etc. Antenna TV and MeTV really need to make themselves available on more streaming devices. I wouldn't mind paying a small monthly fee to view it. These channels always changing around their sub channels on a yearly basis really gets on my nerves. The kicker is that they don't let let their customers know they are changing their subs so 99.9 percent of people turn on their sets one day and Voila ! no MeTV, Antenna TV,Decades etc.etc. I just happened to hear about this as I have a friend in the local media market who has contacts.

stevea

08-20-2019, 03:32 PM

MeTV could probably do streaming deals for areas with no affiliate, to pick up their national feed.

icecream

08-20-2019, 03:34 PM

Comcast in Indianapolis has a lot of the junk sub-channels in the 240s and 250s. IMO the only good ones are MeTV and Antenna TV.

In Indy 248 is MeTV and 253 is Antenna TV.When Antenna TV was a WANE affiliate here it was on channel 250. When Antenna became a WFFT affiliate, the channel number moved to the four digit section on channel 1181. Four PBS channels are on 240-243, Bounce on 248, and LAFF now on 250. 244-246 are empty, I sent Comcast a message last week requesting Me TV, Cozi, and Light TV be put on those channel numbers. I didn't even know Fort Wayne had a Cozi affiliate until recently when I messaged them asking about live streaming their schedule like Buzzr has. You would think also with Cozi being owned by Comcast and NBC that Comcast would make it available for anyone with an affiliate. Light TV is a sub channel of a religious station. I don't have much use for the main station, would prefer having the Light sub station.

omg65

08-20-2019, 03:49 PM

MeTV could probably do streaming deals for areas with no affiliate, to pick up their national feed.

I agree and I think it would be advantageous for them to do so. With all the sub channels switching around all the time, how can they develop any advertising revenue consistency ? Years later and all these channels but TV has really gone downhill the last 30 years. Too much bickering and fighting between networks,cable companies,satellite providers,etc etc. They have totally forgotten the consumer regardless of what they say.

treky

08-20-2019, 06:06 PM

Hi, Bestie! Yes, I am excited to see the Flintstones coming to METV! Doyou think they will bring the Jetsons too? I hope so.
DTK
I hope so too; also TOP CAT. And I hope that on the first 2 seasons of THE FLINTSTONES they'll show them with the original black-and-white "Rise n' Shine" opening and closing.

stevea

08-20-2019, 09:41 PM

They might do Rise 'n' Shine but I'd bet against the black and white.

I'd like to see those b/w's again, with all the Winston ads and stuff, Screen Gems in the credits, etc. They probably exist in a dark vault someplace.

I do have an original Top Cat in black and white on VHS. And a couple of original Bugs Bunny Shows, also in black and white as originally shown.

08-21-2019, 06:26 AM

We don't even have Court TV in the Boston area here yet. It's only available on Verizon Fios and an antenna.

08-21-2019, 06:53 AM

More lousy dramas. Only good thing is The Jeffersons now at 9 on Sunday nights.

I don't see it being listed.

BigManMike

08-21-2019, 07:21 AM

I don't see it being listed.

It’s 10 Eastern but 9 Central for me.

08-21-2019, 09:37 AM

It’s 10 Eastern but 9 Central for me.

I'm still not seeing it.

BigManMike

08-21-2019, 12:11 PM

I'm still not seeing it.

It’s on the new schedule beginning September 2. It’s only for Sunday nights so it will start September 8.

LUNCH

08-21-2019, 01:37 PM

I never knew the first 2 seasons of The Flintstones originally had black and white openings.From as far back as I can remember they were always in color.And that is going way back.

08-21-2019, 04:43 PM

It’s on the new schedule beginning September 2. It’s only for Sunday nights so it will start September 8.

Oh okay. Thank you for that information.

Mr. Television

08-21-2019, 07:31 PM

It’s on the new schedule beginning September 2. It’s only for Sunday nights so it will start September 8.
Yea won't be able to get that one because of local news.

08-21-2019, 07:43 PM

Yea won't be able to get that one because of local news.

Here, The Jeffersons airs at 6:30 PM. We get local news at 10:00 PM after Green Acres.

Mr. Television

08-21-2019, 08:03 PM

Here, The Jeffersons airs at 6:30 PM. We get local news at 10:00 PM after Green Acres.
Same here but The Jeffersons is moving to Sundays at 10 in a couple weeks and I won't be able to get it then.

08-21-2019, 08:13 PM

Same here but The Jeffersons is moving to Sundays at 10 in a couple weeks and I won't be able to get it then.

I was going to see what the September 8 schedule looked like, but the schedule didn't go that far just yet.

stevea

08-21-2019, 08:43 PM

I never knew the first 2 seasons of The Flintstones originally had black and white openings.From as far back as I can remember they were always in color.And that is going way back.

The original airings on ABC, which started in 1960, were in black and white for the first two seasons. I'm not sure of the reason, but probably many ABC affiliates were not equipped for color, and color was primarily an RCA/NBC thing at the time (ABC had very little color and CBS had no color). Also there were very few color sets in homes around 1960.

All of those episodes were shot in color--it's just that the TV print for ABC was black and white.

Probably by fall 1962 the show had proven itself well enough that ABC relented and showed it in color.

stevea

08-21-2019, 08:45 PM

I was going to see what the September 8 schedule looked like, but the schedule didn't go that far just yet.

I'd still like to know if they're ditching Mama's Family, but I guess we'll have to wait until 9/30 is shown on the schedule.

stevea

08-21-2019, 09:12 PM

The original airings on ABC, which started in 1960, were in black and white for the first two seasons. I'm not sure of the reason, but probably many ABC affiliates were not equipped for color, and color was primarily an RCA/NBC thing at the time (ABC had very little color and CBS had no color). Also there were very few color sets in homes around 1960.

All of those episodes were shot in color--it's just that the TV print for ABC was black and white.

Probably by fall 1962 the show had proven itself well enough that ABC relented and showed it in color.

Here's an interesting site with lots of posts about the beginnings of color TV. There is one post about 1962 for ABC, which had one of its first color shows, The Jetsons, and the conversion of The Flintstones to color.

https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/color60s/

08-22-2019, 06:18 AM

I'd still like to know if they're ditching Mama's Family, but I guess we'll have to wait until 9/30 is shown on the schedule.

My guess is that it probably will be ditched, but I could be wrong.

LUNCH

08-23-2019, 02:14 PM

The original airings on ABC, which started in 1960, were in black and white for the first two seasons. I'm not sure of the reason, but probably many ABC affiliates were not equipped for color, and color was primarily an RCA/NBC thing at the time (ABC had very little color and CBS had no color). Also there were very few color sets in homes around 1960.

All of those episodes were shot in color--it's just that the TV print for ABC was black and white.

Probably by fall 1962 the show had proven itself well enough that ABC relented and showed it in color.

So that explains it.I think you may be right about the affiliates not being equipped to show them in color.After all with the first 2 seasons, we're talking the early 1960s when of course very few shows were even filmed in color.In a way it's amazing that from day one they did film The Flintstones in color,and I think the color contributed to the show being such a big hit later on in reruns.

treky

08-23-2019, 08:44 PM

So that explains it.I think you may be right about the affiliates not being equipped to show them in color.After all with the first 2 seasons, we're talking the early 1960s when of course very few shows were even filmed in color.In a way it's amazing that from day one they did film The Flintstones in color,and I think the color contributed to the show being such a big hit later on in reruns.

yea; he IS right about the reason being a lot of the affiliates not being able to broadcast in color yet. That's the same reason THE LUCY SHOW on CBS was broadcast in black-and-white for the first 2 season even though CBS only filmed the first season in black-and-white and THE MUNSTERS was broadcast in black-and-white even though it was filmed in color.

08-26-2019, 12:51 PM

So some bad news. I just checked the schedule for September 8, and it looks like we will not be getting The Jeffersons on Sunday nights.

Instead, we'll be getting local news and Matter of Fact.

stevea

08-27-2019, 03:15 PM

yea; he IS right about the reason being a lot of the affiliates not being able to broadcast in color yet. That's the same reason THE LUCY SHOW on CBS was broadcast in black-and-white for the first 2 season even though CBS only filmed the first season in black-and-white and THE MUNSTERS was broadcast in black-and-white even though it was filmed in color.

Are you sure the Munsters was filmed in color? I know the pilot was, but I didn't the whole series was.

TV Guy

08-27-2019, 09:32 PM

The Munsters, outside of one of the pilots, and the post-TV-series movies, was filmed in B&W. The Lucy Show was filmed in B&W for the first season and color for the rest of the series, but was not broadcast in color until its fourth season in 1965. That was the first year CBS began telecasting any series in color. It was less about affiliate capabilities (ABC, a smaller network with weaker affiliates, was regularly broadcasting some series in color three years earlier) and more about CBS not wanting to use the color standard pushed by rival NBC.

treky

08-27-2019, 11:57 PM

omg65

09-19-2019, 08:16 AM

Great news ! METV is playing musical chairs in the Columbus Ohio area. I thought I was going to lose METV as on 9/26 it will go off the air on channel 4.2. However on the same day, METV will be switching to the CBS affiliate 10.2 !! The only downer is that METV will be replacing H & I on 10.2. For me no big deal as I don't watch it too often but to the others that do,it's too bad. I'm just glad our area will still have METV. Thank you channel 10 !

Crusinforabrusin2.5

09-20-2019, 02:04 PM

Maybe they could add more Hanna-Barbara Cartoons along with the "The Flintstones".

I'd love to see "Wacky Races" , "Huckleberry Hound", "Top Cat", among others again.

I wouldn't mind them adding Beany and Cecil or Magilla Gorilla as well

JR1

09-26-2019, 04:36 PM

I've seen nothing about "Mama's Family," and it's not like MeTV would answer inquiries about it, thus I imagine it's heading off the air, unfortunately. The 6 p.m. viewing is part of my weekday routine, though I do have the series on DVD.

I've loved "The Flintstones" since I was a youth watching the reruns and newer specials, so I will watch it upon its MeTV debut.

stevea

09-26-2019, 04:58 PM

You're right, Mama is leaving the building.

09-27-2019, 05:03 AM

Mama's Family will still be shown on Logo.

JR1

09-27-2019, 05:39 PM

No Logo here, so no Mama for me- on TV, anyhow. :)

09-28-2019, 05:11 AM

No Logo here, so no Mama for me- on TV, anyhow. :)

Not everyone gets it, so you’re right about that. :)

Schmoopie

09-29-2019, 02:25 AM

Earlier I was "complaining" about the fact that Me-TV is going to show a cartoon and now I'm thinking about taping them every day b/c I haven't seen them in so long! Their commercials really pull you in!

opus

09-30-2019, 09:38 PM

So, after a month and a half and 10 pages of build up excitement, who watched tonight? How’d it look?

stevea

09-30-2019, 09:54 PM

I'm ashamed to say I forgot all about it!

Maybe tomorrow...

Merry24

09-30-2019, 10:10 PM

I saw it and I enjoyed it! It looked exactly how it did on TBS and or Boomerrang! The early years of The Flintstones are the BEST!

treky

10-01-2019, 01:45 AM

I watched it, and it looked GREAT-they didn't crunch the credits or anything. And-at least according to our on-screen listings-they started with the first 2 episode and they showed the original "Rise N' Shine" opening from the first 2 seasons. They didn't show it in black and white though which is how it was originally shown.

Bonniegirl

10-01-2019, 02:06 AM

I got home late today, :( I was able to only watch the second ep. I really enjoyed it, great to see the Flintstones again! :)

omg65

10-01-2019, 10:50 AM

Love it. I believe they may have played the entire content of the episodes or at the very least, cut very little. There were not too many commercials. The picture quality was excellent.Job well done METV.

eng51squad51

10-01-2019, 01:21 PM

I'd still like to know if they're ditching Mama's Family, but I guess we'll have to wait until 9/30 is shown on the schedule.

Mama's Family will return in the future after her Hatius vacation if you have cable Logo Cable channel shows Mama's family if no cable then Youtube has some episodes also

10-01-2019, 01:28 PM

I forgot that The Flintstones was on, but I'll try to catch an episode tonight.

KRW

10-01-2019, 07:15 PM

My local affiliate decided to drop MeTV for the Justice Network which is a slap in the face to me. I can't stand channels like that.

stevea

10-01-2019, 09:28 PM

This show cracks me up. I really liked that swimming pool episode. There's really nothing like animated slapstick comedy. They can smash into rock fences and dive into drained pools tons of times, and no problem!

I'd forgotten about Barney's different voice in the early episodes. Mel Blanc sounds more like himself.

Here's an interesting quote from Wikipedia about the voicing work after Mel's head-on collision in 1961:

"Years later, Blanc revealed that during his recovery, his son Noel "ghosted" several Warner Bros. cartoons' voice tracks for him. Warner Bros. had also asked Stan Freberg to provide the voice for Bugs Bunny, but Freberg declined, out of respect for Blanc. At the time of the accident, Blanc was also serving as the voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones. His absence from the show was relatively brief; Daws Butler provided the voice of Barney for a few episodes, after which the show's producers set up recording equipment in Blanc's hospital room and later at his home to allow him to work from there. Some of the recordings were made while he was in full-body cast as he lay flat on his back with the other Flintstones co-stars gathered around him."

CosmicCharlie

10-03-2019, 09:52 PM

Wow - I totally don't remember the opening intro without the music "vocals" - I'll see what I do remember as I watch more episodes ...

I do recognize some of the character voices but still haven't placed many of them to their real actors (yet)

Voice cast

Fred Flintstone – Alan Reed (speaking voice only)
Wilma Flintstone/Pebbles Flintstone – Jean Vander Pyl
Barney Rubble – Mel Blanc; Daws Butler (season 2; episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9 only)
Betty Rubble – Bea Benaderet (seasons 1–4); Gerry Johnson (seasons 5–6)
Bamm-Bamm Rubble/Hoppy/Arnold – Don Messick
Dino – Mel Blanc
Mr. Slate – John Stephenson
Mrs. Slaghoople – Verna Felton and Janet Waldo
The Great Gazoo – Harvey Korman

Additional voice cast

Howard Morris
Doug Young
Henry Corden
June Foray
Walker Edmiston
Ginny Tyler as Carhop
Hal Smith as Uncle Tex and Santa Claus
Howard Morris

CosmicCharlie

10-03-2019, 09:56 PM

Jean Vander Pyl ... Wilma Flintstone / ...
167 episodes, 1960-1966
Alan Reed Alan Reed ... Fred Flintstone / ...
166 episodes, 1960-1966
Mel Blanc Mel Blanc ... Barney Rubble / ...
164 episodes, 1960-1966
Bea Benaderet Bea Benaderet ... Betty Rubble / ...
112 episodes, 1960-1964
Don Messick Don Messick ... Bamm-Bamm Rubble / ...
86 episodes, 1961-1966
John Stephenson John Stephenson ... Mr. Slate / ...
73 episodes, 1960-1966
Gerry Johnson Gerry Johnson ... Betty Rubble / ...
52 episodes, 1964-1966
Hal Smith Hal Smith ... Announcer / ...
33 episodes, 1960-1965
Doug Young Doug Young ... Cop / ...
31 episodes, 1962-1966
Howard Morris Howard Morris ... Bird / ...
28 episodes, 1962-1965
Daws Butler Daws Butler ... Barney Rubble / ...
21 episodes, 1960-1965
Henry Corden Henry Corden ... Attendant / ...
19 episodes, 1963-1966
Harvey Korman Harvey Korman ... The Great Gazoo / ...
13 episodes, 1964-1966
Allan Melvin Allan Melvin ... Quartz / ...
13 episodes, 1963-1966
Jerry Mann Jerry Mann ... Announcer / ...
10 episodes, 1960-1962
Janet Waldo Janet Waldo ... Mrs. Slaghoople / ...
10 episodes, 1963-1966
Frank Nelson Frank Nelson ... Clerk / ...
6 episodes, 1960-1962
June Foray June Foray ... Bank Costumer / ...
4 episodes, 1960-1964
Paula Winslowe Paula Winslowe ... 3rd Nurse / ...
4 episodes, 1961-1962
Verna Felton Verna Felton ... Pearl Slaghoople
4 episodes, 1962-1963
Herschel Bernardi Herschel Bernardi ... Agent / ...
4 episodes, 1962
Howard McNear Howard McNear ... Doctor
3 episodes, 1960-1962
Elliot Field Elliot Field ... Alvin Brickrock / ...
3 episodes, 1961-1965
Herb Vigran Herb Vigran ... Cop
3 episodes, 1962
Nancy Wible Nancy Wible ... Gwen / ...
2 episodes, 1960-1964
Paul Frees Paul Frees ... TV Announcer / ...
2 episodes, 1960-1962
Ginny Tyler Ginny Tyler ... Daisy
2 episodes, 1960-1962
Bob Hopkins Bob Hopkins ... Charlie / ...
2 episodes, 1960-1961
Dick Beals Dick Beals ... Elf #1 / ...
2 episodes, 1964
Elizabeth Montgomery Elizabeth Montgomery ... Samantha Stephens
1 episode, 1965
Dick York Dick York ... Darrin Stephens
1 episode, 1965
Bernard Fox Bernard Fox ... Eppy Brianstone
1 episode, 1965
Michael Rye Michael Rye ... 1st Guy / ...
1 episode, 1960
Bill Thompson Bill Thompson ... Mister Slate
1 episode, 1960
Lucille Bliss Lucille Bliss ... Hugo
1 episode, 1961
Hoagy Carmichael Hoagy Carmichael ... Himself
1 episode, 1961
Pattie Chapman Pattie Chapman ... Kid / ...
1 episode, 1961
Leo DeLyon Leo DeLyon ... Big Louie / ...
1 episode, 1961
Nancy Russell Nancy Russell ... Bird / ...
1 episode, 1961
Walker Edmiston Walker Edmiston ... J. Montague Gypsum
1 episode, 1962
Ann-Margret Ann-Margret ... Ann-Margrock
1 episode, 1963
Jerry Hausner Jerry Hausner ... Clyde / ...
1 episode, 1963
Naomi Lewis Naomi Lewis ... Creepela
1 episode, 1964
The Beau Brummels The Beau Brummels ... Themselves
1 episode, 1965
Tony Curtis Tony Curtis ... Stony Curtis
1 episode, 1965
James Darren James Darren ... Jimmy Darrock
1 episode, 1965
Sam Edwards Sam Edwards ... Agent / ...
1 episode, 1965
Danny Hutton Danny Hutton ... Guitarist on TV
1 episode, 1965
Jimmy O'Neill Jimmy O'Neill ... Himself
1 episode, 1965
Rebecca Page Rebecca Page ... Pebbles Flintstone
1 episode, 1965
Ricky Page Ricky Page ... Bamm-Bamm Rubble
1 episode, 1965
Mike Road Mike Road ... Chauffeur / ...
1 episode, 1965
Sandra Gould Sandra Gould ... Bruce / ... (uncredited)
3 episodes, 1961
Charles Spidar Charles Spidar ... (uncredited)
2 episodes, 1966
Bern Bennett Bern Bennett ... Himself - Announcer (uncredited)
1 episode, 1961
B.J. Baker B.J. Baker ... Wilma Flintstone (singing voice) (uncredited)
1 episode, 1962

stevea

10-03-2019, 11:11 PM

Neat list. As I mentioned in another thread the present credits for the first two seasons are generic, the same for each episode. The "real" credits with guest voices and individual episode director/writer credits either exist only on the black and white original network films, or not at all.

I also enjoy seeing the original openers for the first two seasons. They're the ones I remember.

MikeLutton

10-03-2019, 11:43 PM

i would of loved a cartoon honeymooners to meet the Flintstones

stevea

10-04-2019, 11:12 AM

i would of loved a cartoon honeymooners to meet the Flintstones

That would have been great. Closest I've seen in animation--Warner Bros. did 3 shorts called The Honeymousers, with the Honeymooners characters as mice. The voices were great, probably Mel Blanc and June Foray. It's a guess because the only voice characterization credited in the 50s WB toons was Mel Blanc.

MikeLutton

10-04-2019, 07:40 PM

the honeymooners as mice be funny but it not the same as the originals

stevea

10-04-2019, 09:26 PM

^Totally agree. Nothing like the original Honeymooners.

Samme

10-05-2019, 06:36 PM

Growing up I liked The Flintstones a lot and thought I always would, but the time has passed for me. I can't really enjoy it anymore. There's just not enough going on. I've switched to Pluto and The Dick Van Dyke Show. I'm glad to see that's on at that time. Five and six pm is a great time for classic sitcoms (like anytime is), because I usually don't wanna watch the news anymore. I tried watching Yogi Bear on YouTube about a year ago cause I thought it would be very relaxing, but I couldn't get into that either.

The Flintstones might work at six in the morning but I can't see it holding on at six at night. I think Mama's Family or another classic sitcom (hopefully) will be back soon. I'm glad others are enjoying seeing The Flintstones. Wish I could too. It might work if I was watching it for the first time.

munstercity

10-30-2019, 08:45 AM

Anyone know why they skipped over episode 14 "The Prowler"

stevea

10-30-2019, 01:52 PM

If it's the one that should have aired on the first Sunday (which it seems like it was), there's another post someplace that it probably had something to do with an exaggerated Oriental depiction.

1960'sTVfan

10-30-2019, 02:26 PM

If it's the one that should have aired on the first Sunday (which it seems like it was), there's another post someplace that it probably had something to do with an exaggerated Oriental depiction.

Sounds like PC madness showing it's ugly head again. Maybe some sensitive snowflake at MeTV decided not to air the episode. :rolleyes:

I don't need MeTV for The Flintstones anyway, I have the full series DVD's and every episode is uncut except for "The Big Move". I don't know what happened there but a few years ago I recorded the uncut episode from Boomerang and put it on a DVD, so now I have "The Big Move" uncut version.

opus

10-30-2019, 02:39 PM

With The Flintstones going to streaming on HBO Max (per the blog), it'll also be staying on ME, right?

stevea

10-30-2019, 03:07 PM

1960'sTVfan

10-30-2019, 03:40 PM

They probably figure they'll get a complaint, so they decide to avoid trouble.

If they're worried, they could do what WB did on the Looney Tunes DVD sets--put up an announcement, "These episodes are a product of their time, and certain depictions may be offensive", etc. And then air the episode.

I can see putting up a disclaimer on DVD sets, but as far as I know it's something that TV stations don't normally do. Not a bad idea though, MeTV could run a disclaimer prior to the episode instead of skipping it completely. Or they could just edit out the part that they think might be offensive.

On the DVD's of Jonny Quest, I believe there's an episode where Jonny says "Here comes the oriental express". Of course the PC police removed that line from the episode on the DVD. Unreal. :rolleyes:

stevea

10-30-2019, 03:52 PM

1960'sTVfan

10-30-2019, 04:32 PM

I have the relatively-new Jonny Quest blu-ray. I haven't looked at them yet, but I have heard they're absolutely unedited.

Also bought the Jetsons blu-ray, which is supposedly from original TV prints, and restores the original credits, which are missing from a lot of Hanna Barbera toons of the day.

The DVD's of Jonny Quest and The Jetsons are good enough for me, I don't have a blu-ray player anyway and don't have plans to invest in one.

In the Jonny Quest DVD's, there's another line in an episode that got edited, a group of savages are referred to as 'heathens", this line was edited out also. :rolleyes:

I believe the DVD's of Jonny Quest and The Jetsons utilize the same closing credit sequence for most if not all of the episodes. While this isn't good, it's not really a big deal to me. I think The Flintstones DVD's are the same way. Same closing credit sequence is used for the season 1 and 2 episodes. In season 3 when the "Meet The Flintstones" theme takes over, the episodes have their proper closing credits.

stevea

10-30-2019, 05:25 PM

They do (use the same credits for all episodes). As does the Flintstones, S1 and S2 (and the first couple of episode of S3), and all the Top Cat episodes. The Jetsons (and probably Jonny Quest) were altered when they made additional seasons (at least on the Jetsons, they added opening title cards with correct director/writer credits), and The Flintstones and Top Cat probably had to do with original black and white broadcast credit prints never being developed in color.

I agree the credits aren't a big deal--but I'd like to see the guest voices from the original credits, sometimes they're interesting to know.

I recorded The Jetsons off Comcast on Demand years ago, so I jumped on that Blu-ray issue.

1960'sTVfan

10-30-2019, 05:40 PM

stevea

10-30-2019, 06:01 PM

1960'sTVfan

10-30-2019, 06:56 PM

Right.

I'd never re-buy something just to get corrected credits. In these cases I'm glad I'd never bought them in the first place. I'm also glad I never bought the Jonny Quest DVDs, with all the p.c. edits.

The PC edits in Jonny Quest are not good but I consider them as slight flaws. As far as I know, there aren't too many edits and a small number of episodes are affected, I know that Pursuit Of The Po Ho is one episode that's affected.

It's not really a favorite cartoon of mine, I watch the DVD's occasionally but I think Hanna Barbera cartoons are better in the comedy department as opposed to adventure.

stevea

10-30-2019, 07:01 PM

True. I'd like to see a really good release of all their shorts--Yogi Bear, Quick Draw (totally un-p.c.), Huck, etc.

1960'sTVfan

10-30-2019, 07:12 PM

True. I'd like to see a really good release of all their shorts--Yogi Bear, Quick Draw (totally un-p.c.), Huck, etc.

Agreed, I'd also like to see additional DVD's of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. Episodes 1-24 were released, but not 25-48. It's a fun series but the one negative about it is that the animation looks really cheap, not at all up to the usual Hanna Barbera standards. Animation looks like it was done by a grade school child. :lol:

LUNCH

11-02-2019, 01:31 PM

They are doing a pretty good job airing it.The picture quality is very good and I don't think they are cutting too much out of the episodes.

stevea

11-02-2019, 10:17 PM

They're cutting the preview segment at the beginning. That's a great choice, and right, any other editing isn't obvious at all.

1960'sTVfan

11-03-2019, 08:31 AM

I haven't made comparisons yet, but if I would watch an uncut episode from the DVD's, then watch the same episode on MeTV, I believe the MeTV edits would be obvious.

munstercity

11-05-2019, 11:00 AM

Episodes are definitely edited down to approx 22 minutes from their original 25 network broadcast airings. Here's an idea for the next classic tv channel. How about station that airs all the programs uncut. I bet people would even pay a premium for a channel like that.

eng51squad51

11-05-2019, 11:47 AM

The new HBO Max streaming service is going to have some of the HB cartoons on it https://www.hbomax.com/

Crusinforabrusin2.5

11-05-2019, 03:30 PM

The Jetsons are coming to Metv in January which is awesome. I'd love to see more obscure HB cartoons such as Yogi Bear, Wacky Races, and Top Cat too. Even Scooby-Doo would be a welcomed addition.

stevea

11-05-2019, 03:53 PM

Also Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Augie Doggie, Yakky, Pixie and Dixie, Hokey Wolf...
You know, what CN should be.

That's news on The Jetsons!

BigManMike

11-05-2019, 06:39 PM

I’d love to see Scooby Doo. Also Looney Tunes

1960'sTVfan

11-05-2019, 06:47 PM

Episodes are definitely edited down to approx 22 minutes from their original 25 network broadcast airings.

Yep this is why I'm glad to have the DVD's with uncut episodes. I don't need MeTV for The Flintstones. If MeTV airs other Hanna Barbera cartoons like The Jetsons I imagine those will be edited also.

stevea

11-05-2019, 08:31 PM

They're also time compressed, which is typical for MeTV. The closing theme was too speeded up, tonight.

stevea

11-05-2019, 08:32 PM

The Jetsons are coming to Metv in January which is awesome. I'd love to see more obscure HB cartoons such as Yogi Bear, Wacky Races, and Top Cat too. Even Scooby-Doo would be a welcomed addition.

If the only source of this is Wikipedia, keep in mind anyone can go in and put false info. in there.

1960'sTVfan

11-05-2019, 09:13 PM

They're also time compressed, which is typical for MeTV. The closing theme was too speeded up, tonight.

That's true, time compressing is another trick these retro TV channels pull. Antenna TV time compresses shows also. I've noticed this with The Joey Bishop Show. Episodes have been speeded up so they can tack on another minute of commercials. :rolleyes:

1960'sTVfan

11-05-2019, 09:21 PM

If the only source of this is Wikipedia, keep in mind anyone can go in and put false info. in there.

Information found on Wikipedia can sometimes be sketchy. While it's not a perfect site, I use it occasionally for reference purposes and overall find it to be helpful.

stevea

11-05-2019, 09:29 PM

1960'sTVfan

11-05-2019, 09:55 PM

It's kind of a shock when you just have the TV going on shows like Beaver or Brady Bunch, then watch them on DVD and hear the opening themes at normal speed.

Yes, on Antenna the opening theme of Joey Bishop is obviously too fast. For some reason they do not "credit crunch" the opening of this show--maybe the opening is too short for that.

I have some old recordings of Make Room for Daddy from MeTV. It sure is refreshing to hear a show played at correct speed, and see a normal standard definition picture.

I remember when MeTV first started out, they ran many shows uncut, there was no time compressing, and as you said, the picture was normal standard definition. Unfortunately, those times are long gone. Nowadays with MeTV there's the editing and time compressing going on, along with the switch to widescreen telecasting. All of these are reasons why I prefer DVD's over watching the retro channels.

stevea

11-05-2019, 11:07 PM

1960'sTVfan

11-05-2019, 11:28 PM

I have a season of Silver Spoons someone recorded off MeTV, when it was Chicago only. All the episodes ran complete, even have the original commercial break bumpers.

But whoever recorded it put too many episodes on a DVD (slowest speed), as usually happens with Ioffer sets. That causes all kinds of problems, degraded quality, audio sync off, etc.

I don't know who you got the Silver Spoons set from but it wasn't me. :lol:

When I record DVD-R's, I use either the SP/2 hour speed or LP/4 hour speed. Both of those work fine. The SLP/6 hour speed is too slow, I don't use it because it results in too much compression on the disc which can result in problems, pauses and freeze ups during playback, etc.