Get With the Times (Part 8)
A cross-section of miscellaneous series first, then coverage of the Flintstones, resulting in more storylines than can be addressed in a single article.
A cross-section of miscellaneous series first, then coverage of the Flintstones, resulting in more storylines than can be addressed in a single article.
This week we play “clean-up” position, covering a few late outings from Flintstones spinoffs, and then a run of Jetsons episodes with baseball references.
Today, we’ll take a special sidetrip concentrating on two series of the late 50’s and early 60’s which obtained a reputation for regularly featuring mechanical men.
On July 31, 2022, the future was changed forever. That was the day that George Jetson was born. Or, at least, that’s a fan theory.
Get set for an all-superstar overview of four separate series, going down the memory lane of many of our senior readers’ childhoods.
The screens were smaller, but the stakes remained large.
Into the late 1950’s and early ‘60’s Warner Brothers and its proteges continue to contribute a healthy sampling of super-powered product
In 1989, President and Chief executive of Hanna-Barbera Productions David Kirschner announced live action feature films of Jonny Quest and The Jetsons, none of which got made.
Space Jam’s producer Ivan Reitman said, “We estimate that we had about 500 animators who worked on the movie. We had a year less than normal for an animated film like this.”
“Yes, it’s gross,” said John Kricfalusi. “But cartoons don’t have to be good for you. Give kids a break. There’s nothing in there that’s going to get you in jail or anything.”
