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suddenseer
09-30-2010, 06:26 PM
No, not YX. The Fred I grew up with. I remember watching him on Friday nights, then Johnny Quest. 50 more big guy.

http://bmj2k.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/fred-flintstone.jpg

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2010/0930/The-Flintstones-turns-50-The-five-dumbest-moments/The-Flintstones-smoked

ki4itv
09-30-2010, 06:48 PM
I kinda thought Fred looked 50 from the start. :lol:
Always enjoyed that show and felt the same way the author did about the Pebbles and Bam-Bam spin-off.

Did realize Johnny Quest went back that far though? It was still in first runs on the Saturday Morning blitz when I was a carpet critter. Liked that one too.

H.R. Puff N' Stuff was a much heavier influence though. ;)

K7SGJ
09-30-2010, 06:54 PM
Happy birthday Fred. I hope you get laid.

NQ6U
09-30-2010, 07:02 PM
Happy birthday Fred. I hope you get laid.

He will--he's been banging Betty Rubble behind Barney's back all these years. Freddie's a real ladies man, you know.

W3WN
09-30-2010, 07:15 PM
Well, that explains a lot about Betty. Did Wilma know?

KG4CGC
09-30-2010, 07:18 PM
Fred Flintstone was a terrible role model and explains the likes of the teabaggers.

suddenseer
09-30-2010, 07:40 PM
Wait a minute. Fred is what is right with America today......

WØTKX
09-30-2010, 08:07 PM
Betty Rubble is hotter than Wilma. :stirpot:

NQ6U
09-30-2010, 08:34 PM
Betty Rubble is hotter than Wilma. :stirpot:

Of course she is. Why else would Fred be banging her? And Betty is fed up with that little runt of a husband of hers and wants a real he-man like Freddie-boy. This is all the subtext of The Flintstones that rarely gets mentioned anymore. The was a reason it was so popular at one time. Franz Kafka was a huge fan, you know.

KG4CGC
09-30-2010, 10:00 PM
I thought it was just a vehicle to push Winston cigarettes.

W4RLR
09-30-2010, 10:13 PM
I thought it was just a vehicle to push Winston cigarettes.I remember watching those commercials, first when they originally ran, then in college as part of coursework in communications.

Anyone remember "show us your Lark"?

When I first looked at the thread title, I had to open it up to make sure you weren't talking about AA7BQ.

KG4CGC
09-30-2010, 10:16 PM
"Mmmm, that smooth Winston flavor."

suddenseer
10-01-2010, 05:11 AM
I barely remember seeing the 2 couples smoke. Fred was a very erotic character. The Flinstones was the first National tv program that showed the couple sleeping in a single bed. Charles is right about the program using the commercial sponsers products. Smoking Winstons was not the only ad, remember Pebbles HAD to drink Welches Grape Juice?

WX7P
10-01-2010, 05:37 AM
Both Hanna and Barbera denied the Honeymooners link to the Flinstones.

Yah, right.

I LOVED Jonny Quest. Only cartoon opening I can remember with trombones as the lead instrument.

It was either Hanna or Barbera, I don't remember which one, who wrote the theme music for their cartoons. Jonny Quest, Wally Gator, Flintstones etc, all cool stuff.

N8YX
10-01-2010, 06:42 AM
I LOVED Jonny Quest.
Likewise. Most cartoons which came after are teh suck, with the exception of Star Trek: The Animated Series. Ran for one season. I HIGHLY recommend it on DVD.

NQ6U
10-01-2010, 01:05 PM
Anyone remember "show us your Lark"?

Anyone remember George Carlin's remarks concerning that ad campaign?

WØTKX
10-01-2010, 01:49 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_cDxFO3KLU


http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75aguns.phtml

w3bny
10-01-2010, 02:03 PM
Winston taste good....like a cigarette should


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c

N8YX
10-01-2010, 02:07 PM
LS - MFT

w3bny
10-01-2010, 02:36 PM
LS - MFT

Soah round...soah firm...soah fullyapacked...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU49DSS1ibc

NQ6U
10-01-2010, 02:41 PM
Soah round...soah firm...soah fullyapacked...

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/pv/Christina%20Hendricks-4.jpg

N2NH
10-03-2010, 10:12 AM
I really enjoyed watching Hanna Barbera cartoons as a kid. If I remember right, The Flintstones were the first prime-time cartoon and the show was billed as being an Adult Cartoon. I always got time to stay up later on Fridays to watch it. My favorite of the bunch was The Jetsons, basically the premise was The Flintstones in the future, but it had it's own identity. Most of the music in the earlier cartoons seemed to be based on big-band type scores. Later in the mid-60s they started switching to other types...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7BcpVGA0cg

WØTKX
10-03-2010, 12:12 PM
Looooved the Jetsons. The music was great, and I think that's where I learned to dig the electric piano. :mrgreen:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyinD6ZDqeg

Here's an amazing version of the theme song...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58q0pW_iYKY