The Flintstones

[Grant]

Has anyone picked up the first season of The Flintstones?

[Oatsdad]

Has anyone picked up the first season of The Flintstones?

Yup. It's terrific. Here's the link to my review: http://www.dvdmg.com/flintstonesseason1.shtml

[JonUrban]

Nice review! Too bad they left the Winston cigarette commercials off the "extras".

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[Joel Cairo]

Do the individual episodes have their proper writing and voice credits, or have they just used the same "generic" versions for the entire season (as they do when the early eps are broadcast on cable)?

Or has anyone bothered to check? :)

-Kevin

[Jeff H.]

Do the individual episodes have their proper writing and voice credits, or have they just used the same "generic" versions for the entire season (as they do when the early eps are broadcast on cable)?

Or has anyone bothered to check? :)

-Kevin


I've watched several episodes and this is a very enjoyable box set. The episodes have the original first season opening and closing credits. Though it doesn't have all of the cool extras that the laserdisc box had like the commercials for Winston cigarettes and Welch's grape jelly, there are new featurettes on the series, the Flagstones pilot and some early Pebbles cereal commercials some of which are missing their soundtracks. While it's not perfect, there's a lot of good stuff here, mostly it's nice to have the complete first season unlike the LD box which only had the first 14 episodes.

[fjhuerta]

Oh, man!!! Thanks for reminding me about this set!!!

Javier.

[Joel Cairo]

Jeff:

My fault for not being a little more specific:

I know that the underlying closing animation is the original design (except for the flashing Winston billboard that's supposed to be behind the "abc" logo, but which I understand has been cropped out of the image), but I was actually wondering if the credits themselves are different from episode to episode, or if they've used the same "generic" credit roll that is used when the early eps are broadcast.

Originally, of course, they'd have varied from show to show, but the broadcast versions all use the same ending credits/credit sequence over and over...

Just wondering if they'd corrected this, or if they consider it too expensive to do for each episode.

-Kevin

[teaser5]

I could be off on this one but I seem to recall the Flintstones when they first came out.
Seems to me it was about 1963 or so and they were on Friday nights right after or before "My Three Sons".
Anyone?
Cheers-
Norm

[Gary]

Cool stuff!

Did they leave the laugh track intact?

[AKA]

Cool stuff!

Did they leave the laugh track intact?

That's what I'm wondering, too. If it indeed has the laugh track, no buy for me.

[Gary]

:)

If it does not have the laugh track, no buy from me!

That's just because I've seen 'em for years with the laugh track. I never liked the restored versions without the laugh track. Just.... something missing.

Of course, perfection is having the ability to turn the laugh track on or off.

Gary

[AKA]

I know that's the way the series first aired on ABC in the '60s, but to me, laugh tracks have no place in cartoons. I liked the de-laugh tracked version that aired on the Cartoon Network in the '90s much better than the syndicated version that had the laugh track.

[Oatsdad]

I know that's the way the series first aired on ABC in the '60s, but to me, laugh tracks have no place in cartoons. I liked the de-laugh tracked version that aired on the Cartoon Network in the '90s much better than the syndicated version that had the laugh track.

Some of the shows have laugh tracks, some don't. But seriously - you'd skip this excellent set because it has a laugh track that was there originally??? Boy, do I fail to understand the logic of that - forest, trees kinda thing...

[fjhuerta]

The laugh track is about as necessary as Fred yelling "YABBA-DABBA-DOO!" :)

[Michael]

Yes the laugh track is essential...especially when you grew up in real time with the show! Yabba Dabba Doo...Willllllma..laugh...:) Ah, those wonderful 60's Childhood memories...

[JonUrban]

I could be off on this one but I seem to recall the Flintstones when they first came out.
Seems to me it was about 1963 or so and they were on Friday nights right after or before "My Three Sons".
Anyone?
Cheers-
Norm

I remember when it first came out, just vaugely. The ads all proclaimed that it was "the first cartoon for adults". My mother let me stay up to watch it. Of course, it begat "The Jetsons", then "Top Cat". Not bad for HB!

[stereoptic]

I could be off on this one but I seem to recall the Flintstones when they first came out.
Seems to me it was about 1963 or so and they were on Friday nights right after or before "My Three Sons".
Anyone?
Cheers-
Norm

Norm, according to this Prime Time Schedule (http://members.tripod.com/~jhh_2/schedules.htm) , The Flintstones wee on Thrusday nights in 1963, and moved to Fridays in 1965. My 3 Sons and The Donna Reed Show followed.

[teaser5]

Norm, according to this Prime Time Schedule (http://members.tripod.com/~jhh_2/schedules.htm) , The Flintstones wee on Thrusday nights in 1963, and moved to Fridays in 1965. My 3 Sons and The Donna Reed Show followed.

Donald:
Thanks for helping me sort out part of my childhood. I have a few more issues to sort out that perhaps we might discuss at some time.
Sixty bucks an hour sound about right?
:shh:
Cheers-
Norm

[stereoptic]

Donald:
Thanks for helping me sort out part of my childhood. I have a few more issues to sort out that perhaps we might discuss at some time.
Sixty bucks an hour sound about right?
:shh:
Cheers-
Norm
$60/hr - may be cheaper if I am on your plan! Oh, wait - I am not a licensed therapist.
However, I can recommend a few if you need to discuss that thing you still have for Judy Jetson! ;)

[Jeff H.]

Jeff:

My fault for not being a little more specific:

I know that the underlying closing animation is the original design (except for the flashing Winston billboard that's supposed to be behind the "abc" logo, but which I understand has been cropped out of the image), but I was actually wondering if the credits themselves are different from episode to episode, or if they've used the same "generic" credit roll that is used when the early eps are broadcast.

Originally, of course, they'd have varied from show to show, but the broadcast versions all use the same ending credits/credit sequence over and over...

Just wondering if they'd corrected this, or if they consider it too expensive to do for each episode.

-Kevin



The end credits for each episode are the same, listing the all of the same names. From what I understand is that when The Flintstones went into syndication that the original main title and end sequences were trimmed off all of the early episodes and replaced. I'm not sure if the originals were saved. When they were doing reaseach for the LD box set, the original interpositive of the opening and closing sequences were found, color restored and inserted back into the episodes. I think the reason why the first season shows have that same generic credits at the end is that either it was too much of a hassle to dig them up and restore each one or they no longer exist.

[ACK!]

Nice review! Too bad they left the Winston cigarette commercials off the "extras".

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The PC police are out in full force, obviously. It was kind of disturbing to see, however. :sigh:

[fjhuerta]

However, I can recommend a few if you need to discuss that thing you still have for Judy Jetson! ;)

Or Betty Rubble.

:love: :love: :love:

[Beatlelennon65]

I'd like to see those old Winston commercials. Why cant they just put them on the DVD? Are adults really buying these DVDs for their kids?

[Evan L]

However, I can recommend a few if you need to discuss that thing you still have for Judy Jetson! ;)

Or Ann-Margrock! :agree:

Evan

[Jeff H.]

I'd like to see those old Winston commercials. Why cant they just put them on the DVD? Are adults really buying these DVDs for their kids?


Remember that there are five more seasons of The Flintstones yet to come out on DVD. I have a feeling they'll show up on a future volume. In the meantime, the only way to see them now is if you have the laserdisc box set.