New DVD releases of the Flintstone spinoff shows & specials and new BLU-RAY releases of the...

I'm a huge fan of the Flintstones but I'm hesitant in buying anything from Hanna Barbera related to the Flintstones after the 1960s iconic television show. Everything after that is not very good. I picked up on DVD the Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show (1971-1972) and despite the voice of Sally Struthers as Pebbles [better known as Gloria from All in the Family], the show was terrible. Maybe future reinicarnations of the show that focused more on Fred and Barney did get better (but for the life of me, I just can't remember any fond memories of those latter shows).

Sorry buddy....just my humble opinion.

Actually Joe while I agree The Pebbles and Bam-Bam show is not that great it is worlds better than the Flintstone shows that came after it. For fans of the Original 60's Flinstones Pebbles and Bam Bam is where the Flinstones ends as Hanna-Barbera like most of Saturday morning shows started jumping the shark in the mid-70's and did by the late 70's. The Latter Flinstones shows were just as bad as the latter Jetsons of the late 70's and early 80's.

The difference between the original Flinstones from 1960 and all the other incarnations, is that the orginal show was a prime-time series for adults as well as children and all the rest of what came after was Saturday morning fodder that is mainly for the kiddies.

There was some decent stuff afterwards.

I especially liked the Christmas special where Santa breaks his leg and Fred and Barney take their place. I think that was of as high of quality as the original tv run and movie finale were.

I'd like to have the original series on blu-ray.

Mark-P, you are so right. The other big difference is Alan Reed, the original voice of Fred; the new guy (can't remember his name at this moment) didn't have the right pitch to be Fred. Oh well.

Weren't The Flintstones: Little Big League and Jogging Fever (isn't this the one where Fred keeps saying, "Jog, Jog, Jiggety Jog") part of the Flintstone Comedy Hour?

One problem with the early NBC shows; nobody was interested in a 12-year-old Pebbles (which is why they went back to P&BB as infants).

-- Don

Did you guys know they are airing on boomarang cartoon network at 7:00 PM EST on Saturdays and Sundays  one half our of skits from the comedy hour. I love them because it is Alan Reed as Fred.  I never got into the other voice. Alan Reed's voice could not be replaced.  I remember in the credits from the old show.  Starring the Voice of Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone and then the rest of the actor voice's followed.  The specials mentioned were aired in prime time and also show up on Boomarang from time to time.

 This Thursday ( Sept 20 ) at 8:30 is the 50th anniversary of the airing of the very first episode ( The Flintstone Flyer ).

Rob thankyou for that reminder.  I wonder why this historic event in Prime Time is not being celebrated. Milestone for sure is written all over the Flintsones.  The show was a huge hit and I watched with my Grandpa when the show went to syndication right after it ended.  I remember too that was the time Congress mandated Networks return 1 hour of time back to staitons for family viewing. WB why are you not marketing this big event????

Boomerang would be he place to celebrate it since they run the Flintstones. But they don't seem interested in reminding us how old their cartoons are.

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 This Thursday ( Sept 20 ) at 8:30 is the 50th anniversary of the airing of the very first episode ( The Flintstone Flyer ).

You mean September 30! I checked on two differant sites and verified Episode One (The Flintstone Flyer) was aired on 9/30/1960. I remember when Congress made the Networks give that hour back to the Stations. For a While they did air "Family" Programs that were syndicated, but within a few years these were replaced with Talk and Game Shows, which have since dominated this slot.
 

I doubt the series will ever be in blu-ray. I play them in my blu-ray machine and they look great.   I wish they had packaged up the last Alan Reed skits from the comedy hour and any extras they could find.  The Pebbles and Bam Bam release had 3 episodes in the comedy hour which they included in the P&B release which I did not buy. My point is they already took material from the 1972 show why not package up the rest and release it under 50 years of Flintsone's. I guess in these times it is to much to expect. 

Researching what was on TV on 9/30/1960. I found out I have DVDs of Four of the TV Episodes on this date, including the very first Episode of The Flintstones. Therefore, next Thursday I will re-create that evening 50 years ago, when The Flintstones made its Debut, along with the other Shows that aired on this date. BTW This will not be the only Show making its 50th Anniversary Debut this year. On the following Thursday, (October 7) Route 66 will have its Anniversary as well.