The Flintstone Kids

Voices ofNarrated byKenneth Mars (Captain Caveman and Son segments)Theme music composerHoyt CurtinOpening theme"The Flintstone Kids"ComposerHoyt CurtinCountry of originUnited States
PolskaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes36 (76 segments) (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph BarberaProducersEditorGil IversonRunning time23–24 minutes (3–11 minutes per segment)Production companiesHanna-Barbera Productions
Studio Filmów Rysunkowych (animation)Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseSeptember 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) –
November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)Related

The Flintstone Kids is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series The Flintstones. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characters from the original show.^[1] It aired from September 13, 1986, to November 14, 1987, on ABC.^[2] Unlike the previous shows, this was the first Flintstone series not to have a laugh track.

Overview

The program follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Wilma Slaghoople, Betty McBricker and Dino as tweens. They share their preadolescence with their friends Nate Slate (Fred's future boss), Philo Quartz and rich girl Dreamchip Gemstone. They also deal with their bully Rocky Ratrock and his Badrotten Bunch consisting of Tarpit Tommy, Flab Slab, Janet Granite, and Rocky's dog Stalagbite.^[3]

Segments

This series featured the following segments:

The Flintstone Kids

The "main" segment of the show. It would either be a single half-hour episode (only in the first season) or a segment.

Flintstone Funnies

Freddy, Barney, Wilma and Betty dream of exciting fantasy adventures. This segment was dropped in the second season.

Dino's Dilemmas

The adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.

Captain Caveman and Son

The adventures of Captain Caveman (returning from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels) with his son Cavey Jr. as they fight bad guys like the evil genius Mr. Bad. This segment was actually a "show within a show" whereby Captain Caveman and Son is a TV show watched by the main characters at Fred's home, where the "fourth wall" is broken frequently.

Episodes

Voice cast

• Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr., Armored Car Robber (in "Captain Knaveman")
• Mel Blanc as Dino, Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman, Restaurant Manager (in "The Great Freddini"), Piggy McGrabit (in "Greed It and Weep," "Captain Cavedog")
• Susan Blu as Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite, Mrs. Gemstone (in "Poor Little Rich Girl")
• Hamilton Camp as Barney Rubble, Flab Slab, Cragmire, Brick Stonespring (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Bouncer (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Rock Ruben (in "Betty's Big Break"), Charlie (in "The Little Visitor"), Ralph (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard")
• Henry Corden as Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone, Announcer #1 (in "Dusty Disappears"), Chef (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy")
• Julie Dees as Wilma Slaghoople (1986–1987), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tarpit Tommy, Mike Worthingstone (in "Barney's Moving Experience")
• Elizabeth Lyn Fraser as Wilma Slaghoople (1987–1988)
• Kenneth Mars as Narrator ("Captain Caveman and Son" segments), Trash Man (in "Grime and Punishment", "Day of the Villains", and "Captain Cavedog"), Armored Car Robber (in "Captain Knaveman"), Museum Robber (in "Captain Knaveman")
• Scott Menville as Freddy Flintstone (1987–1988)
• Bumper Robinson as Philo Quartz
• Marilyn Schreffler as Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble, Billy's Mother (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Tilda (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Mrs. Ratrock (in "Rocky's Rocky Road")
• B.J. Ward as Betty McBricker, Mrs. Rockbottom, Big Shot Player (in "The Bad News Brontos"), Dusty Rubble (in "Dusty Disappears", "The Little Visitor", and "Bedrock'n Roll"), Madame Lasagna (in "Dusty Disappears"), Billy (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard")
• Lennie Weinrib as Freddy Flintstone (1986–1987), Police Commissioner
• Frank Welker as Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, Brick McBricker, fill-ins for Dino and Bob Rubble, Rowley (in "The Great Freddini"), Frankenpebble (in "Frankenstone"), Spike (in "Yard Wars" and "Revenge of the Bullied"), Fluffy (in "Dreamchip's Cur Wash" and "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Betty"), Alien #1 (in "Rubble Without a Cause"), Announcer #2 (in "Dusty Disappears"), Mr. Stonewall (in "The Butcher Shoppe"), Dino's Mother (in "Dino Come Home"), Tar Monster (in "The Monster from the Tar Pit"), Hal Worthingstone (in "Barney's Big Break"), Spot (in "Barney's Big Break"), Professor Pebblehead (in "The Flintstone Fake Ache"), Sweetums (in "Killer Kitty"), Kitty (in "Captain Knaveman"), Thug (in "Captain Knaveman"), Baby Tyrannosaurus (in "Better Buddy Blues"), Mother Tyrannosaurus (in "Better Buddy Blues"), Thug #2 (in "Who's Faultin' Who?"), Worker (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Fleasaurus (in "World War Flea"), Allosaurus (in "Camper Scamper"), Tiny (in "A Tiny Egg")

Additional voices

• Bever-Leigh Banfield as Mayor of Bedrock
• Michael Bell as Mr. Billy Bad
• Takayo Fischer as Eskimo Bro (in "Freddy's Rocky Road to Karate"), Dr. Gallstone (in "The Flintstone Fake Ache")
• June Foray as Grandma Cavemom, Old Lady (in "The Butcher Shoppe"), Aunt Hilda (in "Killer Kitty")
• Buster Jones as Officer Quartz
• Michael Rye as Mr. Slaghoople
• Ronnie Schell as Yuckster (in "A Tale of Too Silly," "Day of the Villains," "The Cream -Pier Strikes Back," and "Captain Cavedog")

Season 1

Season 2

Home media

On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1, a compilation release which features episodes from various 80's cartoons including an episode from The Flintstone Kids.^[4] On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock, a 2-disc set featuring 10 episodes from the first season, on DVD in Region 1.^[5]

Reception

Critical response

Common Sense Media gave the series a three out of five stars, saying: "Bedrock, the early years: cute and more P.C."^[6]

Awards

In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".^[7]

Other appearances

Cavey Jr. appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Evolutionary War", voiced by Maurice LaMarche.

Cavey Jr. appears in Jellystone! voiced by Dana Snyder.^[8]

References

External links

• The Flintstone Kids @ The Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Flintstone Kids at IMDb