The Flintstones is an animated television series, that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and is one of the most successful animated television series of all time. The Flintstones is set in a town called Bedrock in the Stone Age era, where cavemen use modern technology (powered by animals), and also co-exist with dinosaurs.
Largely inspired by the 1950s Jackie Gleason sitcom The Honeymooners, The Flintstones originally ran on ABC Television, during prime time, for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966. The series parodied modern life, and was initially aimed primarily at adult audiences; the program was not promoted as “children’s television” until it was rebroadcast by NBC in 1967. The first season was sponsored by Winston Cigarettes and the characters appeared in several commercials for the cigarettes, and characters were seen smoking in the show.
The Flintstones series was unique, in that each episode contained only one story that lasted the full half hour, with several story arcs throughout the series. Until the 1960s, cartoons were generally only a few minutes long.
Among the most memorable storylines was the appearance of The Great Gazoo (played by Harvey Korman), a sarcastic alien from the planet Zetox, who could only be seen by Fred and Barney (and animals and little kids).
The Flintstones have also inspired numerous related spin-off series and specials over the years, such as The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstones Comedy Hour, as well as a 1994 live-action movie. The Flintstones franchise remains strong, and is still aired all over the world.
The Flintstones also launched a multi-million dollar merchandising boom, with hundreds of toys and novelties released on the market; Post cereal created Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles, and Bayer released Flinstones Chewable Vitamins. Here is a vintage Fruity Pebbles commercial:
Even though the series was set in the Stone Age, that didn’t stop the show’s creators from producing a Christmas episode, as well as several more Christmas specials in the decades that followed.
In “How The Flintstones Saved Chrstmas”, Fred takes a job as a department store santa and he does such a good job Santa enlists his help.
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In the television special, ““How The Flintstones Saved Chrstmas”,” Fred Flintstone (voiced by Alan Reed) sings a few songs, but I feel that the standout song has to be “Dino The Dinosaur’s Christmas Tree.” In a weak attempt at trying to place the characters from the show in a the context of Christmas, the song tells the story of Dino, Fred’s pet dinosaur, who chops down Christmas trees with his tail.
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Hi there! I love this song. I should correct you however on some info. This song is actually from “The Flintstones” television series. The episode aired in 1964 (season 5) and is called “Christmas Flintstone.” The plotline is fairly simple - It’s Christmastime in Bedrock and in order to get more money for gifts for family and friends, Fred takes a job at Macyrock’s. Though a bit incapable for certain tasks, Mr Macyrock thinks of letting him go until he hears his Santa Claus won’t be there because he has the flu. Macyrock sees how good Fred is with kids, and hires him to play the store Santa Claus. He becomes such a hit that on Christmas eve, some unusual visitors come to ask him a big favor from someone at the North Pole.
You can find this episode on VHS on eBay titled “How The Flintstones Saved Chrstmas”, as well as part of the Flintstones Complete Season boxed set on DVD. Fred sings the songs “Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year” and “Dino The Dinosaur” as Santa.
Thanks for the correction. I had originally planned on posting the other video, and that is where the confusion came in. I corrected the info - thanks again.