THE FLINTSTONES :)
YABBA DABBAAA DOOOOOO!.
The 1960's was a big time for television because it was the main entertainment for the people. When I was younger I used to watch the Flintstones all the time, and had no idea they started in the 1960's. The show was known for the wacky prehistoric adventures of Fred Flintstone and his neighbor Barney Rubble in the town of Bedrock. The homes were made of stone and their garbage disposals were animals that sit under the sink and eat the garbage when its pushed into their mouths. Their cars were foot-powered and their aircrafts were live pterosaurs with seats strapped to their backs. The main characters were Fred Flintstone, Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone, Betty and Barney Rubble, Bamm Bamm , Dino, and Mr. Slate. The show lasted for six seasons with 166 episodes all together.
The show had a theme song that almost every body knew the lyrics to.
Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones.
They’re the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They’re a page right out of history.
Let’s ride with the family down the street.
Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet.
When you’re with the Flintstones
you’ll have a yabba dabba doo time.
A dabb-a-doo time.
You’ll have a gay old time.
They’re the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They’re a page right out of history.
Let’s ride with the family down the street.
Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet.
When you’re with the Flintstones
you’ll have a yabba dabba doo time.
A dabb-a-doo time.
You’ll have a gay old time.
The Flintstone's effected the 1960's mainly because people were able to connect with the show. The gender roles in the show were exactly how the 1960's portrayed them. With Fred going off to work and Wilma staying home with the baby, and Fred cooking on the barbeque grill while Wilma took care of the child. Wilma even dressed properly of the time era with short hair, a clean cut white dress, and pearls on her neck, she fit the perfect 1960's women. The Flintstones also taught people values such as hard work, and showed how this work payed off in the end, and helped those who could relate to the characters realize that life is good.
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http://otal.umd.edu/~vg/mssp96/ms14/project2/project2.html
The creativity in this show was amazing. The writers really exploited that it was a cartoon and that it somehow represented life of the time. Watching this show really takes me back as I used to watch the show when I was young as well.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Flintstones and good choice doing your article on them. About the writers showing how they used the cartoon for at times to use in real life was very good. The Flintstones are known in almost every household possible. I like the song and having it up brings back memories of hearing the song in tune and watching the show.
ReplyDeleteGood choice of topic, Tyler. I almost showed a Flinstsones episode, but it is hard to decide which one! The point of the show is that by showing the "modern" Stone Age family the writers can make statements about contemporary times. In some ways, it is the same impulse as using the future in Star Trek.
ReplyDeleteI can't see the picture at the top of the post and remember that the rubric asks you to have links embedded within the body of the post.