Fred Flintstone and Friends

Fred Flintstone and Friends is an American animated anthology wheel series and a spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera and Columbia Pictures Television that aired in daily first-run syndication from September 12, 1977, to September 1, 1978. The series was packaged by Columbia Pictures Television during the 1977–78 television season and was available for barter syndication through Claster Television through the mid-1980s.[1]

Fred Flintstone and Friends
GenreComedy
Directed by
Presented byHenry Corden
Theme music composerHoyt Curtin
Opening theme"Fred Flintstone and Friends"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes95
Production
Executive producers
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Producers
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1977 (1977-09-12) –
September 1, 1978 (1978-09-01)
Related

Henry Corden made his official debut as Fred Flintstone's speaking voice on this series after Alan Reed died in June 1977. Corden had previously appeared as Fred's singing voice in the theatrical film The Man Called Flintstone (1966) and the television specials Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966) and Energy: A National Issue (1977). He continued providing Fred's voice in future Flintstones spin-off series and specials, as well as Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles cereal commercials, until his death in 2005.

Overview

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The series is hosted by Fred Flintstone and featured a repackaging of the following six Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoons that were originally broadcast by the various networks:

Voice cast

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Weekly airing schedule

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The following segments were broadcast in odd weeks:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Jeannie [Part 1]
Yogi's Gang [Part 1]
Jeannie [Part 2]
Yogi's Gang [Part 2]
Goober and the Ghost Chasers [Part 1]
Yogi's Gang [Part 3]
Goober and the Ghost Chasers [Part 2]
The Partridge Family in Outer Space [Part 1]
Goober and the Ghost Chasers [Part 3]
The Partridge Family in Outer Space [Part 2]

The following segments were broadcast in even weeks:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show The Flintstone Comedy Hour The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show The Flintstone Comedy Hour The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sobel, Robert (1977). "Syndicated kidvid lively; top dollar for cartoons" Television/Radio Age, Vol. 25, No. 2. (August 15, 1977), p. 66.
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