“Wilma Flintstone Tells the Story of Bambi” (1965)
Back when global warming was still a local issue, the modern Stone Age “Dr. Jane Goodrock” told the story of nature and renewal in the face of human naughtiness. Earth…
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“The Man Called Flintstone” on Records
The first and only theatrical Flintstones animated feature resulted in a highly prized — and slightly bogus — Hanna-Barbera soundtrack album. Hanna-Barbera Presents THE MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE A Columbia Pictures…
“The Flintstones’ Meet The Orchestra Family” (1968)
A full orchestra moves into Bedrock, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm go all “balloon boy” and Hanna-Barbera records head into the Sunset of the ‘60s. Hanna-Barbera Presents THE FLINTSTONES MEET THE ORCHESTRA…
American Cartoon Stars in Japanese Commercials
Editor’s Note: Mike Kazaleh is taking a well-earned break this week, traveling back to his home town in Detroit. In his place today our colleague Charles Brubaker steps in with…
Flintstone Bedtime Stories
The entire TV cast of The Flintstones made just a few Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series albums together, but each was top of the line—superbly written, edited and voiced. THE FLINTSTONES: FLIP…
Saving Mr. Flintstone
Hanna-Barbera produced quite a few oddball vinyl records in the ‘60s, but look at this one-of-a-kind wonder—it has Disney songs and HB characters all in one! FRED FLINTSTONE AND BARNEY…
Shirley Temple Does Disney
This week we pay tribute to the greatest child actress of all time, Shirley Temple, who passed away last week, February 10th 2014, at age 85. During her vast and…
Flintstones Oddball Advertising
The Flintstones cartoon show premiered in 1960, and the characters have been popular ever since. With great popularity comes great demand to be a product spokesman. The Flintstones have appeared…
Animation Anecdotes #143
The Musical Flintstones. In 1988, The Screaming Blue Messiahs, a punk/new wave rock group, released a single titled “I Wanna Be A Flintstone” (peaking at number 28 on the charts)….
Hanna-Barbera “HBR” Christmas Records
In 1965, Hanna-Barbera released the first two albums to feature their characters in a holiday setting on their fledgling record label—at least on the beautifully rendered album jackets. On the…
