Fred Flintstone and Friends
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Fred Flintstone and Friends was a 30–minute weekday animated series
produced by Hanna-Barbera
Productions which aired in syndication beginning September 12, 1977. Packaged by Columbia Pictures Television
during the 1977–1978 television season, the series was available for barter syndication through Claster Television through the mid-1980s.
The show was a repackaging of six Saturday morning
Hanna-Barbera animated series and was hosted by Fred Flintstone
. It contained the following segments:
The six series' episodes, originally broadcast in half-hour formats, were now serialized
into 2 or three-part 10–minute stories, all of which were introduced by Fred (via voice-overs on brief bumper clips shown in-between segments).
The opening title sequence was a composite, using clips from the openings of the various series, along with a new title theme song. Like most 1970s-era Saturday morning cartoons created by Hanna Barbera, the show contained an abridged, inferior laugh track
created by the studio.
Henry Corden
made his official debut as Fred's speaking voice on this series after Alan Reed
(the original voice of Fred) had died in June 1977; Corden previously appeared as Fred's singing voice in the theatrical film, The Man Called Flintstone
, and in the 1966 television special, Alice in Wonderland (or What’s a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
. Corden continued providing Fred's voice in future Flintstones TV series and specials, as well as Fruity Pebbles
& Cocoa Pebbles cereal commercials, until his death in 2005.
Weekday cartoon
A weekday cartoon is an animated television programming block for children and later teens during the weekday mornings and afternoons.-1960s and 1970s:...
produced by Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
Productions which aired in syndication beginning September 12, 1977. Packaged by Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974.-1974-1982:...
during the 1977–1978 television season, the series was available for barter syndication through Claster Television through the mid-1980s.
The show was a repackaging of six Saturday morning
Saturday Morning
-Album credits:*All tracks produced by Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.*Executive Producer/Concept: Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.*Engineered by Peter McCabe and Larry Fergusson....
Hanna-Barbera animated series and was hosted by Fred Flintstone
Fred Flintstone
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. It contained the following segments:
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The six series' episodes, originally broadcast in half-hour formats, were now serialized
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
into 2 or three-part 10–minute stories, all of which were introduced by Fred (via voice-overs on brief bumper clips shown in-between segments).
The opening title sequence was a composite, using clips from the openings of the various series, along with a new title theme song. Like most 1970s-era Saturday morning cartoons created by Hanna Barbera, the show contained an abridged, inferior laugh track
Laugh track
A laugh track is a separate soundtrack invented by Charles "Charley" Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into television programming of comedy shows and sitcoms.The term "laugh track" does not apply to the genuine audience laughter on shows that shoot in...
created by the studio.
Henry Corden
Henry Corden
Henry Corden was a Canadian-born American actor and voice artist best-known for taking over the role of Fred Flintstone after Alan Reed died in 1977. His official debut as Fred's new voice was on the 1977 syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voice-overs on...
made his official debut as Fred's speaking voice on this series after Alan Reed
Alan Reed
Alan Reed was an American actor and voice actor, best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones and various spinoff series...
(the original voice of Fred) had died in June 1977; Corden previously appeared as Fred's singing voice in the theatrical film, The Man Called Flintstone
The Man Called Flintstone
The Man Called Flintstone is a 1966 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. It was the second Hanna-Barbera feature, after Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!...
, and in the 1966 television special, Alice in Wonderland (or What’s a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
Alice in Wonderland (or What’s a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
The New Alice in Wonderland is a forty-eight-and-a-half-minute animated TV-movie, written by Bill Dana , produced by Hanna-Barbera, and broadcast on the ABC network on March 30, 1966, in an hour slot...
. Corden continued providing Fred's voice in future Flintstones TV series and specials, as well as Fruity Pebbles
Fruity Pebbles
Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles are brands of breakfast cereal introduced by Post Cereals in 1971 featuring characters from the animated series The Flintstones. Cocoa Pebbles contains chocolate-flavored crisp rice cereal bits, while Fruity Pebbles contains crisp rice cereal bits that come in a...
& Cocoa Pebbles cereal commercials, until his death in 2005.
Production credits
- Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Director: Charles A. Nichols
- Music: Hoyt Curtin