Episode 732: Meet the Flintstones (Patreon)

Stuart: I am pathologically obsessed with The Flintstones. I find everything about the show inherently funny. Not the actual comedy—heavens, no. But the concept, the way it’s executed, the character designs, the voice work, it’s all glorious, it’s wonderful. It “rocks”! Get it? Ahhh, ya don’t get it.

This is a fairly old episode that I’ve had in the bank for some time, but isn’t that kind of appropriate for a Flintstones thing? Because they’re old? They’re from the past and such. All your cartoon friends are here. Fred. Barney. Wilma. Betty. Pebbles. Bam-Bam. Dino. The Great Gazoo. All your cartoon favourites, starring in a succession of surprisingly interesting games across a number of systems.

It seemed such a deserving subject, given that Flintstones games are wrapped up in conspicuous rarity on NES, baffling genre confusion on Master System and microcomputers, and genuinely enjoyable quasi-board game action on Super Nintendo. There’s plenty here to dig into—like Fred, as part of his employment at the quarry by Mr. Slate. See? I know my onions. Enjoy!

Art by Salem Sloane. Edits by Greg Leahy.

05:52 - The Flintstones (MS): Title Theme

17:46 - The Flintstones (TV): Rise and Shine | The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy: Bedrock

27:08 - The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy: Basketball Stage

35:51 - King Rock Treasure Island: Car Stage

43:43 - The Flintstones (MD): Ending

49:11 - The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!: Bonus Game

53:58 - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock: Hurry Up!

1:04:33 - The B.C. 52's: "(Meet) The Flintstones"

1:13:14 - The Flintstones (SNES): Password

1:20:10 - Bedrock Bowling: Rockzilla

1:28:49 - BurgerTime in Bedrock: Options BGM

1:45:12 - The Flintstones (TV): Rise and Shine (Underscore)

Closing - The Flintstones (1994 Film): End Title