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DVD The Flintstones - The Complete First Season
Meet The Flintstones in this prehistoric Hanna-Barbera production. Primetime's first animated series was also the longest running until The Simpsons came along. Not so coincidentally, the two shows aren't all that different--even if the former emerged in the sixties, the latter in the eighties. Fred (Alan Reed), patriarch of the cave-dwelling clan, may be marginally more intelligent than the similarly blue collar Homer, but most storylines still revolve around his more dunderheaded moves. Fortunately, wife Wilma (Jean Vander Pyl) and Barney (Mel Blanc) and Betty Rubble (Bea Benaderet), their neighbors, are usually able to set things right. That was also true for Ralph Cramden of The Honeymooners, a direct influence (Reed even sounds like Jackie Gleason). But Ralph didn't have a pet dinosaur and he did live in the Modern Age--if you can call the fifties "modern"--rather than the Stone Age.
This long-awaited DVD set includes all 28 episodes of the first season, including the lost Flagstones pilot. Notable segments include "Hot Lips Hannigan"--one of several riffs on beatnik culture--in which Fred, aka "The Velvet Smog," sings and Barney beats the traps and "The Creature From the Tar Pits," in which Fred fills in as Gary Granite's stunt double in a Bedrock-set horror flick.
The Flintstones's first season introduced two timeless couples from another time. Its success led to a theatrical release, two live-action features, and countless specials and spin-offs. New viewers may be surprised to find that Dino doesn't make his official entrance until episode 18 ("The Snorkasaurus Story"), that Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm aren't in the first season at all, and that the famous theme won't hit the airwaves until the third (replacing instrumental "Rise and Shine"). Those quirky quotes, however, were in effect from the start: "Wiiilmaaaaaaa!," "Droll, very droll" and, especially, "Yabba-dabba-doo!!!" --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Fabulous
The first season is worth the money for the episode "Love Letters On The Rocks" alone. Perry Gunnite, with that HILLARIOUS walk, was supposed to be Peter Gunn, and the music (when he walks into the club) lifted almost note for note from that show. To include the commercial with Barney pushing Winstons would have been nice. My God, could you even IMAGINE them trying something like that today! I don't understand the ads for Pebbles as that didn't come on the scene until YEARS later.
its the best!!
This is the best dvd ever! I ordered it yesterday and am awaiting its arrivle. It has all 28 episodes of season one. It even has the lost pilot episode!
Brings back our childhood!
We actually don't have the 1st season yet - but we have the 2nd which is so awesome to watch - just hearing the music brings me back to childhood days of watching the repeats over and over again on channel 5 NY. I have to buy every season now! The best yet - is that both of kids (6 and 3) just think it's the best - and they love the way everything is made of 'stone' and that they drive with their feet! Infact my kids are watching it right now! It's a must have for any fan or DVD collector!
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I could hardly wait to add The Flintstones season 2 to my dvd collection!!! I just adored the episode of Alvin Brickrock, which is a pretty funny parody of Alfred Hitchcock, "Good Evening"! I could'nt help watching the episode when Fred became a bus driver over and over. The scene when he picks up the kids and meets their crazy parents is too funny!
My only complaint is the lack of decent extras. Eventhough all the original actors are no longer living, it would have been nice for Warner Bros. to include a tribute remembering Alan Reed,Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderette, and Jean Vanderpyl. Fortunately I was able to do a major search on the internet for biographies on each actor and see what they all looked like. Oh well I suppose it's more important for Warner Bros. to make a fast buck than... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 07 December 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The Jetsons (1962) was the third primetime series from the Hanna-Barbera Studio, after The Flintstones (1960) and Top Cat (1961). Although the show was cancelled after its first season, it proved a durable Saturday-morning favorite, running for more than 14 years on all three networks.
Like The Flintstones, The Jetsons borrowed heavily from live-action sitcoms, notably The Donna Reed Show and Hazel. The 21st century became a Futurelux vision of a '60s suburb. George Jetson (voiced by George O'Hanlon) pushed buttons for the penny-pinching Mr. Spacely (Mel Blanc). Judy (Janet Waldo) was a typical teenager with a crush on rock & roll singer Jet Screamer. Elroy (Daws Butler) was a bright little boy whose experiments always blew up. Astro... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 11 May 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This is another great addition to my Flintstones collection , i enjoyed this box set very much . the company has also enclosed a cartoon cell which is really nice , cant wait to frame it. all fans will love this box set . cant wait for the fourth , fifth and sixth seanons. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 22 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Unlike Disney, which has it's penultimate character, Mickey, there really isn't one Hanna Barbera character that you can slap the company name on. You have so many popular shows and characters, everyone is surely to have their favorite. From Fred Flinstone, to George Jetson, Yogi, Huck, Top Cat, and Scooby Doo, there are just too many to put on top as the clear fan favorite.
One thing is for sure, one of the staple characters and my favorite is Yogi Bear and his beloved sidekick, Boo Boo. They are constantly getting in trouble with Ranger Smith, either for stealing picnic baskets, or trying to escape from Jellystone Park. Of course, many should be able to tell that the characterization of Yogi came from Ed Norton of the Honeymooners (while Fred Flinstone was Jackie... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: 15 November 2005
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So far I have bought the first 3 seasons and plan on getting the rest. I think they are one the best cartoons that I used to watch in the morning before school, back in the 70's--IM HOOKED! It's great having them to watch at any time, as it is not on TV much anymore. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: 15 November 2005
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