The Flintstones are returning! (cartoon, tv show, film, shows)
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I'm hopeful since it's going to be geared towards adults, which was a smart move.
Uh, the original ran in prime-time and WAS geared toward an adult, or at least family audience. Like all 'toons, it devolved into being a kid show/kid appeal over time.
Fred and Barney shilled cigarettes (Winston?) in integrated commercial segments, sneaking one behind the hut while hiding from the little women:
Uh, the original ran in prime-time and WAS geared toward an adult, or at least family audience. Like all 'toons, it devolved into being a kid show/kid appeal over time.
Fred and Barney shilled cigarettes (Winston?) in integrated commercial segments, sneaking one behind the hut while hiding from the little women:
True, but it was also a different time back then. Every cartoon showed people smoking cigarettes or cigars. It wasn't something people really read into like that, and it wasn't considered inappropriate. What I meant was I'm happy it isn't going to be a kids show. It'll probably be more adult themed like that Muppet show that ABC put out a few years ago. Ex: Kermit and Fozzy go to a bar after work and talk about how pumpkin beer shouldn't be considered beer, episode where they all come into work hung over after a giant office party, etc.
For one thing, it's kinda-sorta been done, generically speaking. There are a number of shows in the last thirty years that follow something of that theme.
OTOH, in my experience there is one and only one JQ episode, so maybe there's room to expand. (Every time - every time I have caught an episode, it's the one with the weird walking soccer-ball robot striding around the jungle.)
I would love a modern day JQ! Used to love that show as a kid. But like someone else said, too many shows "inspired" from JQ have been made. Also, I'm sure everyone would lash out for Hadji's character, because it isn't "PC."
Although DC Comics revived the CB series a few years ago, and it was more geared towards adults, and it was pretty good.
The Flintstones was based on the Honeymooners. William Hanna was a big fan of the Honeymooners and it highly influenced the show.
I wont watch the redo.
Mr. Jackie Gleason knew the Flintstones was based upon the Honeymooners, but always refused any suggestion of taking legal action. While within his rights, and most surely would have won any infringement case brought his reasoning was simple; Jackie Gleason said he didn't want to be responsible for taking the Flintstones away from children.
The guy was a class act in so many ways, and the above just added further proof.
Another tidbit: the voice over actors were offered a choice of flat scale fees for their work, or a lower sum plus a percent of the action. They all declined because who thought the Flintstones would still be running decades later, and all over the world. They were proven wrong sadly, and just think of the money left on the table to themselves and now their estates.
To another post, yes, the Flintstones much like Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes (early) cartoons were part of a long line of such things originally geared towards adults. Yes, children did watch such cartoons and enjoyed, but large parts of the broad humor was directed clearly towards adults.
The Flintstones had "guest starts" such as "Ann Margrock" (Ann Margaret), Samantha Stevens (Bewitched), "Stoney Curtis" Tony Curtis), "Gary Granite" (Cary Grant), and others.
Of course children then may have been aware of those actors, but you wouldn't ordinarily cast them in programming aimed at kids.
Mel Blanc's voice for Barney Rubble was a variation of one he used for Cecil Turtle in Bugs Bunny cartoons.
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