Flintstones

Stone Age cartoon

The Flintstones is an animated television series depicting a Stone Age family in the fictional town of Bedrock.

Fred and Wilma Flintstone, along with neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble, live in a prehistoric world with dinosaur-powered appliances and rock-based puns.

The show pioneered prime-time animation when it debuted in 1960.

They're the modern Stone Age family.

show

Hanna-Barbera

Classic cartoon production studio

  • FredMasculine given name
  • WilmaFeminine name, steadfast guardian
  • BettyFemale English nickname

Pebbles · Bamm-Bamm · quarry · Mel Blanc · theme song

prehistoric

caveman

Prehistoric cave-dwelling human

paleolithic · cave · tribe · hunting · gathering · mammoth · pterodactyl · brontosaurus · bone tools · animal skins

family

nuclear family

Parents plus their offspring

marriage · parenthood · family car · bowling · working dad · homemaker · best friends · backyard barbecue · domestic life · comedy duo

nostalgic

classic

Of lasting excellence

Saturday morning · reruns · childhood memories · throwback · golden age · TV Land · syndication · baby boomer · pop culture icon · collectible

Categories
Opposites
temporal/technological setting

FlintstonesJetsons

The Jetsons · Futurama · futuristic · Star Trek · Buck Rogers

aesthetic/material world

FlintstonesJetsons

sleek · metallic · robotic · digital · automated

technological paradigm

FlintstonesThe Jetsons

Transformers · WALL-E · Astro Boy · Robot Chicken · Westworld

Phrases
Family

stone, flint, flinty, flints, flintlock, flintiness, flintlocks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G