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The Great Gazoo joins the cast
Never Jumped
Singing (Pebbles and Bam Bam)
Birth (Pebbles and Bam Bam)
Same Character, Different Actor (Mr. Slate, Barney Rubble)
Shark Bytes
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Even though the last message did not clearly say anything about death, reading it made me wonder whether Harvey's life had recently ended. It imspired me to leave this site and research this topic by punching in his name and seeing what the Internet would serve me. Sure enough, he had died the day before! My heart goes out to his friends and family! One thing that I remember about the Great Gazoo is that his speech and manerisims were very English style. The condecendling yet loving way that he would express himself to Fred and Barney seemed very much like the way that an Englishman would express himself to an American. After reading his mini-biography, I learned that he was an American born in Chicago (and Jewish no less)! Go figure! In any case, let us all take a minute to remember all of the entertainment that he gave us and the lesson that he taught Fred and Barney time and again. I would say that the moral of almost every episode with him in it was virtually the same. Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it!
to the person who said cartoons are not as good as they used to be, you couldnt be more wrong. King of the Hill is one of the best shows in tv history and it is a cartoon that has 0 violence, no shock value, and the entire series could be cast with humans and it would STILL work. Futurama was a hilarious cartoon with 0 shock effect and no violence - it was clever and some episodes even juggled touching/humor. The Simpsons does have some violence but again, another cartoon that has a 20 year run and was groundbreaking television.
I dont know how old you are, but Tom and Jerry had some of the most brutal violence imaginable - hence the "Itchy and Scratchy" parody by the Simpsons.
You cant pick and choose something and then pidgeon hole the entire generation. Animation is the strongest it has ever been and is heads and shoulders above yesteryears simplistic cartoons.
I dont know how old you are, but Tom and Jerry had some of the most brutal violence imaginable - hence the "Itchy and Scratchy" parody by the Simpsons.
You cant pick and choose something and then pidgeon hole the entire generation. Animation is the strongest it has ever been and is heads and shoulders above yesteryears simplistic cartoons.
For the most part, watching The Flintstones was like eating cotton candy--both phenomena were sugary, full of air and had little substance. The Flintstones should have been cancelled before the arrival of Great Gazoo, who, along with Orbitty and Scrappy Doo, are the three biggest colossal cartoon character disasters in Hanna-Barbera history.
Orbitty aside, The Jetsons was a far superior series to The Flintstones, even though it would have helped for George to have a Barney Rubble-type friend. Jane out-"foxes" Wilma or Betty (or even her own daughter Judy) any day of the week! Too bad it's a cartoon...
Orbitty aside, The Jetsons was a far superior series to The Flintstones, even though it would have helped for George to have a Barney Rubble-type friend. Jane out-"foxes" Wilma or Betty (or even her own daughter Judy) any day of the week! Too bad it's a cartoon...
In regards to the Flintstones animated movie: The Man Called Flintstone, if what is mentioned at the amazon review section is true, (look for the reviews with the fewest stars for details) then it is indeed a shame that TPTB, haven't found a way to resolve their differences and release the movie on DVD.
I do recall several years ago when the DVD was available for pre-order, and then all of a sudden the movie disappeared and wasn't available for sale. I had always wondered what the problem was.
That all being said, and I know I sound old by saying this, cartoons are not as good as they used to be. I don't know why the animators haven't found a way to come up with more cartoons without over the top profanity and violence.
Granted, Bugs Bunny and the Flintstones had their shares of violence, but you never did see blood like you can on one of the most craptacular cartoons in the history of animation on this planet, Family Guy.
Family Guy, IMO is absolute trash. Nothing more than shock value junk using crass and course language and bloody violence to prop up a cartoon that never should have been made.
I do recall several years ago when the DVD was available for pre-order, and then all of a sudden the movie disappeared and wasn't available for sale. I had always wondered what the problem was.
That all being said, and I know I sound old by saying this, cartoons are not as good as they used to be. I don't know why the animators haven't found a way to come up with more cartoons without over the top profanity and violence.
Granted, Bugs Bunny and the Flintstones had their shares of violence, but you never did see blood like you can on one of the most craptacular cartoons in the history of animation on this planet, Family Guy.
Family Guy, IMO is absolute trash. Nothing more than shock value junk using crass and course language and bloody violence to prop up a cartoon that never should have been made.
The Soft Soap episode really cracks me up. You can buy Soft Soap in stores today.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't Pebbles added to the cast because a sponsor wanted a baby added to the cast? I have heard that mentioned, but I don't recall where.
Once Pebbles arrived, it did all of a sudden become a more family oriented show. I seem to recall in some earlier episodes or in some commercials where Fred was smoking a cigarette. Once in the cartoon world he became a parent, I don't think that continued to be the case. See: Wikipedia.
As for the Honeymooners, according to Wikipedia, there were only 39 episodes. The Flintstones by far produced more episodes.
I would like to get the movie: The Man Called Flintstone, but I don't think that has been put out on DVD.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't Pebbles added to the cast because a sponsor wanted a baby added to the cast? I have heard that mentioned, but I don't recall where.
Once Pebbles arrived, it did all of a sudden become a more family oriented show. I seem to recall in some earlier episodes or in some commercials where Fred was smoking a cigarette. Once in the cartoon world he became a parent, I don't think that continued to be the case. See: Wikipedia.
As for the Honeymooners, according to Wikipedia, there were only 39 episodes. The Flintstones by far produced more episodes.
I would like to get the movie: The Man Called Flintstone, but I don't think that has been put out on DVD.
Sorry Craig Plapinger, but the show became sugary sweet for the most part after the birth of the babies, till Gazoo (whose last appearance, 3/25/66's "My Fair Freddy", was the last broadcast, on April Fool's Day, 1966.) who brought the focus back gto the kids.
(Just for the record, I actually like half of the babies episodes, but the show lost its edge for the mkost part. Also read another poster's comment about Ralph and Alice not intended to have children, on a previous page in the Flinstones entry.)
(Just for the record, I actually like half of the babies episodes, but the show lost its edge for the mkost part. Also read another poster's comment about Ralph and Alice not intended to have children, on a previous page in the Flinstones entry.)
In the post I posted about three hours ago, I forgot to respond to a post about a REAL television show---The
Flintstone Kids. I'm referring to the post that reads, "Continuity is not one of its strong points." That is the understatement of the year. According to that show, Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney were all friends during their childhood years. Yet one of the last episodes of The Flintstones is a flashback episode detailing how the guys met the girls for the first time---as grown adults working in a hotel!
Flintstone Kids. I'm referring to the post that reads, "Continuity is not one of its strong points." That is the understatement of the year. According to that show, Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney were all friends during their childhood years. Yet one of the last episodes of The Flintstones is a flashback episode detailing how the guys met the girls for the first time---as grown adults working in a hotel!
The show did not jump the shark with the addition of Pebbles. For Fred and Wilma to reproduce was perfectly natural. As to comments that it robbed the show of its Honeymoonersimage, if that show had gone on any longer Ralph and Alice might have been blessed with a child also. The addition of Bamm-Bamm, however, was a major shark-jump. I mean, it takes place in a modern---1960's---stone-age setting, and even in the real stone age, the feats of strength he performed were impossible.
The Great Gazoo made The
Flintstonesjump even further, but that jump waswreversed after his swan-song episode.
By the way, I think I have an answer to one of the questions posed by a poster regarding two television episodes, the ones featuring The Happy Housewife Show and Hum Along With Herman. RegardingHHS, the question was why Fred couldn't just pick up Wilma and bring home all that good Rockenspiel food. That's correct about picking her up, but the food did not belong to her; it belonged to Mt. Tockenspiel, the show's sponsor, who could take it home to feed his own family. I have no comment about HAWH. But I have a question of my own regarding anotherteklevision episode, the oen featuring Peek-A-Boo Camera. In that one, Fred and Barney's lodge brother was getting married on a Sunday and his bachelor party was being held the night before. Unfortunately, the Flintstones and Rubbles had tickets to a Leonard Bernstone concert, and had had them for some time. Fred and Barney thought they would have to lie their way out of the concert-attendance to their wives in order to attend, not realizing that their antics would be recorded on film for the show. They could have just explained to their wives the conflict, who should have given the boys' tickets to friends to attend the concert. After all, Betty and Wilma presumably had had their own bachelorette parties!
The Great Gazoo made The
Flintstonesjump even further, but that jump waswreversed after his swan-song episode.
By the way, I think I have an answer to one of the questions posed by a poster regarding two television episodes, the ones featuring The Happy Housewife Show and Hum Along With Herman. RegardingHHS, the question was why Fred couldn't just pick up Wilma and bring home all that good Rockenspiel food. That's correct about picking her up, but the food did not belong to her; it belonged to Mt. Tockenspiel, the show's sponsor, who could take it home to feed his own family. I have no comment about HAWH. But I have a question of my own regarding anotherteklevision episode, the oen featuring Peek-A-Boo Camera. In that one, Fred and Barney's lodge brother was getting married on a Sunday and his bachelor party was being held the night before. Unfortunately, the Flintstones and Rubbles had tickets to a Leonard Bernstone concert, and had had them for some time. Fred and Barney thought they would have to lie their way out of the concert-attendance to their wives in order to attend, not realizing that their antics would be recorded on film for the show. They could have just explained to their wives the conflict, who should have given the boys' tickets to friends to attend the concert. After all, Betty and Wilma presumably had had their own bachelorette parties!
I thought for "sure" that I posted on this page a couple of days ago! I guess that my message fell down. In any event, tomorrow evening, I plan on going to the mall and picking up my season two DVDs. I am "very" excited! I am expecially looking forward to seeing the episode in which Fred and Barney are chased my cowboys and Indians on Fred's cousins' ranch! Oh the memories!
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