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American animated television series
Fred Flintstone and Friends
Genre
Comedy Directed by Presented by
Henry Corden Theme music composer
Hoyt Curtin Opening theme "Fred Flintstone and Friends" Country of origin United States Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 95 Executive producers
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producers
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Running time 30 minutes Production companies Network
Syndication Release September 12, 1977 (1977-09-12 ) – September 1, 1978 (1978-09-01 )
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.
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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
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:
The six series were repackaged from their original half-hour formats into multi-part
serialized segments which were introduced by Fred on a daily basis (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 many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a
laugh track created by the studio .
Voice cast
Henry Corden as
Fred Flintstone (Host),
Paw Rugg , Dr. Bigot (Yogi's Gang )
Josh Albee as Freddy, Jimmy (Yogi's Gang )
Sherry Alberoni as Laurie Partridge (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Julie Bennett as
Cindy Bear (Yogi's Gang )
Joe Besser as Babu (Jeannie )
Mel Blanc as
Barney Rubble ,
Dino , Zonk, Stub (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Danny Bonaduce as Danny Partridge (Goober and the Ghost Chasers , The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Tom Bosley as Commadore Phineas P. Fibber (Yogi's Gang )
Daws Butler as
Yogi Bear ,
Huckleberry Hound ,
Quick Draw McGraw ,
Snagglepuss ,
Wally Gator ,
Peter Potamus ,
Augie Doggie ,
Hokey Wolf ,
Lippy the Lion ,
Baba Looey (Yogi's Gang )
Tommy Cook as S. Melvin Farthinghill (Jeannie )
Suzanne Crough as Tracy Partridge (Goober and the Ghost Chasers , The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Jerry Dexter as Ted (Goober and the Ghost Chasers )
Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge (Goober and the Ghost Chasers )
Micky Dolenz as Wonderful Wayne, Spotless Sam (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Carl Esser as Fabian (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Brian Forster as Chris Partridge (Goober and the Ghost Chasers , The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Joan Gerber as Shirley Partridge (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Virginia Gregg as Gossipy Witch of the West (Yogi's Gang )
Mark Hamill as Corey Anders (Jeannie )
Jo Ann Harris as Tina (Goober and the Ghost Chasers )
Gay Hartwig as
Betty Rubble , Wiggy, Cindy (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Bob Hastings as Henry Glopp (Jeannie )
Rose Marie as Lotta Litter (Yogi's Gang )
Mitzi McCall as Penny (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Chuck McLenan as Keith Partridge (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Julie McWhirter as Jeannie (Jeannie ), Marion (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Allan Melvin as
Magilla Gorilla , Mr. Sloppy, Mr. Neat, Professor Haggling (Yogi's Gang )
Don Messick as
Boo-Boo Bear ,
Ranger Smith ,
Touché Turtle ,
Atom Ant ,
Squiddly Diddly , Mayor of Smog City (Yogi's Gang ), Schleprock (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Jay North as
Bamm-Bamm Rubble (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Alan Reed as
Fred Flintstone (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Ronnie Schell as Gilly (Goober and the Ghost Chasers )
Hal Smith as J. Wanton Vandal, Smiley the Hobo (Yogi's Gang )
John Stephenson as
Doggie Daddy ,
Hardy Har Har , Mr. Cheerful, Greedy Genie, Hilarious P. Prankster, Envy Brother #2, Captain Swashbuckle Swipe, Fumbo Jumbo the Masked Avenger, Mr. Hothead, Professor Bickering (Yogi's Gang ), Mr. Slate, Noodles (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour ), Haji (Jeannie ), Reuben Kincaid (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Mickey Stevens as
Pebbles Flintstone (The Flintstone Comedy Hour )
Sally Struthers as
Pebbles Flintstone (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show )
Jean Vander Pyl as
Wilma Flintstone (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour ),
Maw Rugg (Yogi's Gang )
Janet Waldo as Mrs. Anders (Jeannie )
Lennie Weinrib as Smokestack Smog (Yogi's Gang ), Moonrock, Bronto (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , The Flintstone Comedy Hour ), Jolly Joe (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Frank Welker as Orbit, Veenie (The Partridge Family in Outer Space )
Jesse White as Peter D. Cheater (Yogi's Gang )
Paul Winchell as Goober (Goober and the Ghost Chasers ), Sheik of Selfishness (Yogi's Gang )
Weekly airing schedule
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
References
^ 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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