The Flintstone Kids

*The Flintstone Kids*
The Flintstone Kids
Genre	Comedy
Created by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Directed by	Art Davis; Don Lusk; Carl Urbano (Season 1); Rudy Zamora (Season 1); Connie Dufau (Season 2); John Kimball (Season 2); Paul Sommer (Season 2);
Voices of	Charlie Adler; Mel Blanc; Susan Blu; Hamilton Camp; Henry Corden; Julie Dees; Elizabeth Lyn Fraser; Scott Menville; Bumper Robinson; Marilyn Schreffler; B.J. Ward; Lennie Weinrib; Frank Welker;
Narrated by	Kenneth Mars (Captain Caveman and Son)
Theme music composer	Hoyt Curtin
Opening theme	"The Flintstone Kids"
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States; Poland
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	36 (76 segments)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Producer	Kay Wright
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	23–24 minutes (3–11 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions; Studio Filmów Rysunkowych (animation)
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 13, 1986 –; November 14, 1987
Related
	The Flintstone Funnies; Dino: Stay Out!; The Flintstones;

The Flintstone Kids is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series The Flintstones. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characters from the original show.^[1] It aired from September 13, 1986, to November 14, 1987, on ABC.^[2] It was the first Flintstones series not to have a laugh track.

Overview

The program follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Wilma Slaghoople, Betty McBricker and Dino as tweens. They share their preadolescence with their friends Nate Slate (Fred's future boss), Philo Quartz and rich girl Dreamchip Gemstone. They also deal with their bully Rocky Ratrock and his Badrotten Bunch consisting of Tarpit Tommy, Flab Slab, Janet Granite, and Rocky's dogasaurus Stalagbite.^[3]

Plot and segments

This series featured the following segments:

The Flintstone Kids

The "main" segment of the show. It would either be a single half-hour episode (only in the first season) or a segment.

Flintstone Funnies

Freddy, Barney, Wilma and Betty dream of exciting fantasy adventures with most of them being parodies of different films. This segment was dropped in the second season.

Dino's Dilemmas

The adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.

Captain Caveman and Son

The adventures of Captain Caveman (returning from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels) with his son Cavey Jr. as they fight bad guys like the evil genius Mr. Bad. This segment was actually a "show within a show" whereby Captain Caveman and Son is a TV show watched by the main characters at Fred's home, where the "fourth wall" is broken frequently.

Episodes

The segments indicate in colors by which characters starred in them:

Blue = The Flintstone Kids (25 segments)
Teal = Flintstone Funnies (13 segments)
Magenta = Dino's Dilemmas (19 segments)
Red = Captain Caveman and Son (19 segments)

Series overview

Season	Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	54	26	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
2	22	10	September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)	November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)

Season 1 (1986)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Great Freddini"	Story by : Glenn Leopold Teleplay by : Don Nelson and Arthur Alsberg	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)
Fred learns magic to prepare for the school's talent show.
2a	2a	"Frankenstone"	Mel Gilden and John K. Ludin	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)
Rocky wrecks Wilma's sister's doll, and it's up to Fred to fix it. He imagines he's Dr. Frankenstone and creates a monster that wants to make Wilma his bride. Note: This episode is a parody of Frankenstein.
2b	2b	"Yard Wars"	Lane Raichert	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)
When Dino has to babysit Wilma's pet Saberkitty, he has to do what ever it takes to keep Fang safe.
2c	2c	"Freezy Does It"	Lane Raichert	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)
Cavey Jr. becomes Captain Caveman's sidekick after his birthday party and helps his dad fight Dr. Icemare: a weatherman who is stealing rock-frigerators to make Bedrock cold.
3	3	"Heroes for Hire"	Story by : Jim Ryan Teleplay by : Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
While at the Flintstone house, Barney answers the phone, winning a trip to the Captain Caveman Show. Fred becomes jealous because he was the one who told Barney to pick up the phone. Fred sets out to prove himself as a hero to the town so he can get the prize instead of Barney.
4a	4a	"Indiana Flintstone"	Kent Zbornak	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
Fred and Barney sneak to an Indiana Stones exhibit during a visit to the museum and pretend to be Indiana and his trusty sidekick. Note: This episode is a parody of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
4b	4b	"Dreamchip's Car Wash"	Lane Raichert	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
Dreamchip wants to test her new dog-washer on Dino, and Fred agrees until Dreamchip calls Dino a "mutt".
4c	4c	"Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers"	Lane Raichert	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
A two-headed alien child named Riff and Raff are stealing the mothers of Earth in their UFO. Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. infiltrate the ship to find out their plot.
5	5	"The Bad News Brontos"	Barry Blitzer	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
The gang form a baseball team of their own.
6a	6a	"Rubble Without a Cause"	Wayne Kaatz	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
After looking at the stars in a telescope at night, Barney imagines himself in a space sci-fi movie where Darth Ratrock has captured Princess Betty. Note: This episode is a parody of Star Wars.
6b	6b	"Dressed Up Dino"	Lane Raichert	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
Dino is forced to play dress up and tea party with the little girls.
6c	6c	"The Ditto Master"	Lane Raichert	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. face off against Ditto Master, a supervillain with a machine that enables him to duplicate himself and other things.
7	7	"Dusty Disappears"	John Bradford and Denis Higgins	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
While babysitting Dusty Rubble, Fred and Barney finally get him to sleep with help from Wilma and Betty. Mr. and Mrs. Rubble think the boys did a great job, and they make Fred and Barney take him to the carnival. While there, Dusty starts being a pain to Fred and Barney and disappears on them.
8a	8a	"Sugar and Spies"	Story by : L. Lynn Hart and Felicia Maliani Teleplay by : Felicia Maliani	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
After seeing a spy movie and on an errand to get the Bronto Burgers for Jean McBricker, Freddy, Barney, Wilma, and Betty pretend to be agents where they must recover the stolen Brontoburgers from Agent Dino 07 who is working for Dr. Rocky No-No. Note: This episode is a parody of the James Bond franchise.
8b	8b	"The Vet"	Lane Raichert	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
Dino thinks he's going to the vet after overhearing a conversation between Fred and his father.
8c	8c	"I Was a Teenage Grown-Up"	Lane Raichert	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
Mr. Bad uses Grown Up Gas to make kids act they're all grown up. It soon affects Cavey Jr., making it difficult for Captain Caveman to stop Mr. Bad.
9	9	"Poor Little Rich Girl"	Coslough Johnson	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
Dreamchip's birthday is coming up and her butler Cragmire wants her to celebrate it alone due to her parents being out of town. This causes her friends to infiltrate her mansion by evading the security system that Ed Flintstone installed. The house is also infiltrated by Rocky Ratrock's group.
10a	10a	"Freddy in the Big House"	Kent Zbornak	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
Rocky frames Fred for playing football in the classroom, causing his teacher Ms. Rockbottom to make Fred write "I Will Not Play Football in Class" 100 times. During this time, Fred imagines that he is in prison after he was framed for different crimes by Rocky. Now he must break out with help from Barney and expose Rocky while gaining unlikely help from undercover police officers Wilma and Betty.
10b	10b	"The Butcher Shoppe"	Lane Raichert	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
Dino will do anything for some of the butcher's sausage. But when a little old lady drops a ham outside the shop, Dino's conscience won't let him take it.
10c	10c	"Grime & Punishment"	Bill Matheny	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
The Trash Man is making Bedrock all trashy and it's up to Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. to stop him and clean up Bedrock. Note: This is the episode Freddy & Barney won their appearance on in "Heroes for Hire".
11	11	"The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"	Barry Blitzer	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
Freddy promises everyone tickets to the Brick Stonespring concert. When Freddy is unable to get the tickets, he and Barney have to do whatever it takes to get everyone into the concert.
12a	12a	"Bedrock P.I.s"	John K. Ludin	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
Fred and Barney become private eye detectives where they look for Wilma's pet sabretooth cat Fang. Note: This episode is a parody of Dick Tracy.
12b	12b	"Fred's Mechanical Dog"	Lane Raichert	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
Dino is worried when Freddy gets a mechanical dog, but learns that his fears are unfounded when the dog turns out to be less than Freddy expected.
12c	12c	"A Tale of Too Silly"	Troy Schmidt, Jeff Holder, and Lane Raichert	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
Yuckster steals eggs, flours, and Cowasauruses to make a pie large enough to throw at the entire city.
13	13	"Curse of the Gemstone Diamond"	Dennis Marks	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
A doppelganger of Fred steals Dreamchip Gemstone's precious diamond, spoiling the Halloween party of the kids at Dreamchip's mansion.
14a	14a	"Princess Wilma"	Terry Shakespeare and Sue Shakespeare	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
Wilma has a cold and cannot go to the Bedrock Mall with Betty. While she is resting, she imagines herself as a princess who gets captured by Rocky Ratrock.
14b	14b	"The Dino Diet"	Lane Raichert	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
Dino gained 50 pounds, so Freddy is forced to keep him on a strict diet. Though Dino doesn't stick to it.
14c	14c	"To Baby or Not to Baby"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : David Schwartz	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
Mr. Sciencedome is tired of Captain Caveman's show taking away his television viewers, so he creates a Fountain of Youth formula disguised as a glass of lemonade which turns Captain Caveman into a baby. This becomes too much for Cavey Jr. to handle as he drags his de-aged dad to Mr. Sciencedome's show in order to get him to restore Captain Caveman to his rightful age.
15a	15a	"I Think That I Shall Never See Barney Rubble As a Tree"	Dennis Marks	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
Fred misinterprets a discussion he overhears about diseased trees and starts to believe that Barney is sick.
15b	15b	"Dino Come Home"	Dennis Marks	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
Freddy's class goes on a camping trip and Dino stows away. When Freddy discovers Dino, Dino gets frightened and runs away.
16a	16a	"Monster from the Tar Pits"	Wayne Kaatz	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty imagine that they are filmmakers who travel to an island and encounter a monster that dwells in the tar pits. When they bring the Monster from the Tar Pits to Bedrock for display, Rocky sets it free and it goes on a rampage. Note: This episode is a parody of King Kong.
16b	16b	"What Price Fleadom"	Lane Raichert	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
Dino gets a flea on his back and tries whatever he can to get it to leave.
16c	16c	"Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow"	Bill Matheny	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
A new superhero named Perfect Man is outdoing Captain Caveman by making Bedrock perfect. He soon makes it too perfect, compelling Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. to stop him.
17	17	"The Fugitives"	Wayne Kaatz and Kent Zbornak	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
Fred and Barney lose control of Dino who accidentally steals an old pillow belonging to Queen Og from a museum. They make an effort to redeem themselves by catching the thieves.
18a	18a	"The Twilight Stone"	Mary Jo Ludin	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
The gang talks about what they want to be when they grow up while out on a picnic. Fred imagines that he runs a restaurant, Betty imagines that she's a star, Barney imagines that he's a beach hero, and Wilma imagines that she's married to Freddy. Note: This episode is a parody of The Twilight Zone.
18b	18b	"The Terror Within"	Lane Raichert	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
The Flintstones hear a noise in the garage and send cowardly Dino in after the burglar. Discovering that the "thief" is only a tiny mouse, Dino heroically chases him away.
18c	18c	"Day of the Villains"	Lane Raichert	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
Mr. Bad assembles Dr. Icemare, Trash Man, Ditto Master, Yuckster, and other villains of Bedrock as part of a plan to eliminate their mutual enemy Captain Caveman once and for all. As Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. do their errands, the villains try to eliminate Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. with comical results.
19	19	"Freddy's Rocky Road to Karate"	Barry Blitzer	November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15)
Rocky challenges the Jr. Water Buffaloes to a karate match. They think they're gonna lose until Ms. Rockbottom assigns a Japanese foreign exchange student Tamoco.
20a	20a	"Betty's Big Break"	Sue Shakespeare	November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15)
Betty becomes a big star after she replaces a sick Dreamchip for the spring pageant that is showing a scene from The Lizard of Oz.
20b	20b	"Revenge of the Bullied"	Lane Raichert	November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15)
When big bully dog Spike terrorizes Dino and Stalagbite, the two pets join forces to teach Spike a lesson.
20c	20c	"Curse of the Reverse"	Lane Raichert	November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15)
Mr. Bad uses his Backwards Beam to turn everything in Bedrock on its head, making Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. wanted criminals in the process.
21	21	"Barney's Moving Experience"	Coslough Johnson	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
After Fred breaks Barney's bike, Barney moves out of Bedrock and Fred's dad gives him a part-time job.
22a	22a	"Dino Goes Hollyrock"	Wayne Kaatz	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
After Dino sees a dino dog like himself on the screen at the movies, he becomes a big star in Hollyrock where even works to save his leading lady Pearl from Rocky Ratrock. Note: Dino talks in his fantasy during the episode.
22b	22b	"The Chocolate Chip Catastrophe"	Lane Raichert	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
Despite a warning from Edna, Dino attempts to reach for a batch of chocolate chip cookies when Edna leaves the kitchen to answer the phone. Dino upsets the table, sending the cookies and batter flying all over the kitchen. He races to make another batch and clean the kitchen before Edna discovers the mess.
22c	22c	"Capt. Caveman's First Adventure"	Lane Raichert	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
Captain Caveman flashes back to his childhood to when his mother gives him his club around the time when Billy Bad (a younger version of Mr. Bad) attempts to make school less fun with the help of his Bore-Bots.
23a	23a	"The Little Visitor"	Dennis Marks	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
When Fred's parents say they're expecting someone, Fred thinks they're going to have another baby.
23b	23b	"Grandpa for Loan"	Dennis Marks	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
The father-son picnic is coming up. When Barney's father is unavailable, Fred loans him his grandfather as Ed warns Fred that he can be sneaky.
24a	24a	"Philo's Invention"	Kent Zbornak	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
When Rocky tries to steal Philo's science project, Philo daydreams that he's a brilliant toy inventor. Everything goes well in his fantasy until rival toymaker Rocky kidnaps Philo and forces him to build nasty toys.
24b	24b	"Watchdog Blues"	Lane Raichert	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
Ed and Edna Flintstone reluctantly allow their pet Dino to sleep in the house every night, but he proves his worth when a burglar breaks in.
24c	24c	"Leave It to Mother"	Lane Raichert	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
Captain Caveman's mother is coming to visit at the same time a hair blob created by Mr. Bad attacks the Amrock Hair Supply factory. When Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. are captured following the hair blob's destruction, it's up to Grandma Cavemom to stop Mr. Bad before he can dip them in hair removal.
25	25	"Freddy's First Crush"	Coslough Johnson	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
Fred has a crush on a substitute teacher in school.
26a	26a	"Bedrock'n Roll"	Terry Shakespeare	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
The gang imagine themselves as rock stars and start a "Lemon Aid" concert hosted by Rock Dees in order to raise money while thwarting building developer Rocky Ratrock's plans to turn the Big Lemon Youth Center into Ratrockland.
26b	26b	"Captain Cavepuppy"	Lane Raichert	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
After Stalagbite terrorizes Dino, he daydreams that he's Captain Cavepuppy. Later, Dino summons the courage to help the kids confront Rocky and Stalagbite.
26c	26c	"Greed It and Weep"	Bill Matheny and Lane Raichert	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
Piggy McGrabit (the richest and greediest man in Bedrock) uses his Money Magnet invented by his scientist to steal all of Bedrock's money. Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. must stop Piggy McGrabit before everyone ends up broke.

Season 2 (1987)

Four of these episodes contains a new short followed by repeats of two shorts from season 1.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
27a	1a	"The Flintstone Fake Ache"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : John Bates	September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)
Fred pretends to be sick so that he can avoid going to school after failing to complete a project and uses crazy ink to draw spots on him. Dr. Gallstone examines Freddy during her housecall has him arranged to be taken to the hospital. When the crazy ink doesn't come off, Barney and Betty enlist Wilma and Philo for help which leads to a series of comical events.
27b	1b	"Killer Kitty"	Lane Raichert	September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)
Freddy's Aunt Hilda brings her "precious" kitty Sweetums on a visit to the Flintstone home. Freddy is led to believe that the cat is the sweetest pet around. Dino must prove otherwise when the mischievous cat gets him in trouble.
27c	1c	"Captain Knaveman"	Laren Bright	September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)
Captain Caveman loses his memory while pursuing the Teddy Bear Snatcher. Since he's disguised as a bad guy when he reaches him, Captain Caveman thinks he is a supervillain named Captain Badman and starts committing crimes. When Captain Badman leaves the Teddy Bear Snatcher and the true villains with no crimes to commit, they turn to Cavey Jr. for help.
28a	2a	"Better Buddy Blues"	Story by : Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny Teleplay by : John Bates	September 19, 1987 (1987-09-19)
Hollyrock star Shades Stone moves to Bedrock where he impresses Fred and Betty, but not Wilma and Barney. Shades takes advantage of Fred and Betty and the other youngsters in Bedrock. Wilma ignores Shades. When Fred decides that Shades is his new best friend, Barney runs away to the local swamp.
28b	2b	"Who's Faultin' Who?"	Lane Raichert	September 19, 1987 (1987-09-19)
The snooty people at a prestigious dog training school snub Dino and Freddy. When jewel thieves attempt to rob the class, Dino demonstrates what a well-trained dog he is while the other pets cower!
28c	2c	"Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"	Story by : Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny Teleplay by : John Bates	September 19, 1987 (1987-09-19)
A teenage Godzilla-type monster named Billy is under pressure from his parents to be destructive with his younger sister even smashing her first building, but he bears no hatred towards cavepeople. After Billy's attempts to smash Bedrock, Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. help the boy monster by getting him to tear down some old buildings slated for demolition.
29a	3a	"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Betty"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Mary Jo Ludin	September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26)
Betty thinks she can do everything better with her ice cream business since other ice cream companies get in her way.
29b	3b	"Bone Voyage"	Lane Raichert	September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26)
As Edna and Freddy prepare for Ed's birthday dinner, mischievous Dino attempts to pilfer some food. Dino's pranks lead to unexpected results when a helium-filled balloon he is using to steal the goodies floats away with him hanging on!
29c	3c	"The Cream-Pier Strikes Back"	Story by : Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny Teleplay by : John Bates	September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26)
Yuckster is throwing cream pies which contain a formula that turns anyone hit by them into Yucksters. When Captain Caveman gets hit by one, it's up to Cavey Jr. to restore everyone to normal and defeat Yuckster.
30a	4a	"Haircutastrophe"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Mary Jo Ludin	October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03)
Fred tries to save money for a new toy car by letting Barney cut his hair. When he does a bad job, Freddy turns to Philo for help with comical results.
30b	4b	"World War Flea"	Lane Raichert	October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03)
While watching his favorite show, Dino is surprised by a visitor: a flea!
30c	4c	"Captain Caveman's Super Cold"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Laren Bright	October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03)
Captain Caveman has come down with a cold and does everything she can to try to get rid of it without having to visit a doctor much to the dismay of Cavey Jr. and the Mayor of Bedrock. Mr. Bad takes advantage of this by diverting Grandma Cavemom to Rock Vegas and getting rid of Captain Caveman with an anti-gravity formula while posing as Grandma Cavemom and the anti-gravity formula being passed off as Grandma Cavemom's chickensaurus soup.
31a	5a	"Camper Scamper"	Story by : Lane Raichert and Alan Swayze Teleplay by : John Bates	October 10, 1987 (1987-10-10)
While on a club scout trip in the woods, the gang tries to earn their merit badges, competing against Rocky and his gang. Note: This episode was followed by repeats of "Fred's Mechanical Dog" and "Grime and Punishment".
32a	6a	"A Tiny Egg"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Mary Jo Ludin	October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)
The boys find a little egg belonging to a big dinosaur. Note: This episode is followed by repeats of "The Vet" and "Capt. Caveman's First Adventure".
33a	7a	"Freddy the 13th"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : John Bates	October 24, 1987 (1987-10-24)
When Freddy and Betty discover two discarded Halloween costumes of a dragon and an octopus, they prepare for a fun night of trick-or-treating. Unbeknownst to them, two crooks known as the McBoulder Brothers used the costumes as disguises during a bank heist and the police mistake Freddy and Betty for the robbers!
33b	7b	"A Midnight Pet Peeve"	Lane Raichert	October 24, 1987 (1987-10-24)
After being scolded for not appreciating Freddy's care, Dino falls asleep and dreams that he and Freddy have switched places. Dino wakes up with a new appreciation of Freddy's efforts.
33c	7c	"The Big Bedrock Bully Bash"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Laren Bright	October 24, 1987 (1987-10-24)
A local bully named Butch gets exposed to an experimental growth light and becomes a giant. Cavey Jr. turns to his dad to find a way to stop Butch and return him to normal size.
34a	8a	"Philo's D-feat"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : John Bates	October 31, 1987 (1987-10-31)
Philo gets his first D grade after failing to finish his robotic science project. It's up to him to finish the project with help from the gang so he can get an A.
34b	8b	"The Birthday Shuffle"	Lane Raichert	October 31, 1987 (1987-10-31)
Despite Freddy's warnings, Dino can't wait to open his birthday present. After tearing off the wrapping, Dino must replace it before Freddy discovers what happened.
34c	8c	"Captain Cavedog"	Lane Raichert	October 31, 1987 (1987-10-31)
With help from fellow inmates Piggy McGrabit, Trash Man, Teddy Bear Snatcher, and Yuckster, Mr. Bad escapes from prison. He transforms Captain Caveman into a dog with his special hot dogs at the time when he and Cavey Jr. were on a talk show. Cavey Jr. hunts down Mr. Bad for the antidote and to get him back to prison before the effects of the special hot dogs causes Captain Caveman to permanently remain a dog.
35a	9a	"Little Rubble, Big Trouble"	Story by : John Bates and Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Mary Jo Ludin	November 7, 1987 (1987-11-07)
After Barney mistakenly drinks one of Philo's secret potions, the mention of certain foods causes him to transform into a tough towering humanoid and attack Rocky. Note: This episode was followed by repeats of "Dreamchip's Cur Wash" and "Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers".
36a	10a	"Rocky's Rocky Road"	Story by : Lane Raichert Teleplay by : Mary Jo Ludin	November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)
After being sent to the principal's office again, Rocky has one last chance to be nice around the other students rather than be a mean bully. If he fails, his mother will be shipped off to military school. Rocky turns to Fred and his friends for help. Note: This episode was followed by repeats of "The Butcher Shoppe" and "The Ditto Master".

Voice cast

Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr., Armored Car Robber #2 (in "Captain Knaveman")
Bever-Leigh Banfield as Mayor of Bedrock ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
Michael Bell as Mr. Billy Bad ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
Mel Blanc as Dino, Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
Susan Blu as Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite, Mrs. Gemstone (in "Poor Little Rich Girl")
Hamilton Camp as Barney Rubble, Flab Slab, Cragmire, Tree Surgeon #2 (in "I Think That I Shall Never See Barney Rubble As a Tree"), Brick Stonespring (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Bouncer (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Rock Ruben (in "Betty's Big Break"), Charlie (in "The Little Visitor"), Ralph (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard")
Henry Corden as Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone, Announcer #1 (in "Dusty Disappears"), Chef (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy")
Julie Dees as Wilma Slaghoople (1986), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tarpit Tommy, Mike Worthingstone (in "Barney's Moving Experience")
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser as Wilma Slaghoople (1987)
Kenneth Mars as Narrator ("Captain Caveman and Son" segments), Trash Man (in "Grime and Punishment", "Day of the Villains", and "Captain Cavedog"), Armored Car Robber #1 (in "Captain Knaveman"), Museum Robber (in "Captain Knaveman")
Scott Menville as Freddy Flintstone (1987)
Bumper Robinson as Philo Quartz
Marilyn Schreffler as Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble, Billy's Mother (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Tilda (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Mrs. Ratrock (in "Rocky's Rocky Road")
B.J. Ward as Betty McBricker, Mrs. Rockbottom, Big Shot Player (in "The Bad News Brontos"), Dusty Rubble (in "Dusty Disappears", "The Little Visitor", and "Bedrock'n Roll"), Madame Lasagna (in "Dusty Disappears"), Billy (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard")
Lennie Weinrib as Freddy Flintstone (1986), Police Commissioner ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
Frank Welker as Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, Brick McBricker, fill-ins for Dino and Bob Rubble, Rowley (in "The Great Freddini"), Frankenpebble (in "Frankenstone"), Spike (in "Yard Wars" and "Revenge of the Bullied"), Fluffy (in "Dreamchip's Cur Wash" and "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Betty"), Alien #1 (in "Rubble Without a Cause"), Announcer #2 (in "Dusty Disappears"), Mr. Stonewall (in "The Butcher Shoppe"), Dino's Mother (in "Dino Come Home"), Hal Worthingstone (in "Barney's Big Break"), Spot (in "Barney's Big Break"), Professor Pebblehead (in "The Flintstone Fake Ache"), Sweetums (in "Killer Kitty"), Kitty (in "Captain Knaveman"), Thug (in "Captain Knaveman"), Baby Tyrannosaurus (in "Better Buddy Blues"), Mother Tyrannosaurus (in "Better Buddy Blues"), Thug #2 (in "Who's Faultin' Who?"), Worker (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Fleasaurus (in "World War Flea"), Allosaurus (in "Camper Scamper"), Tiny (in "A Tiny Egg")

Additional voices

Bob Arbogast
James Avery
Jon Bauman as Announcer #3 (in "Dusty Disappears")
Julie Bennett
Sorrell Booke
Robin Braxton
Valri Bromfield
Arthur Burghardt as Thug #1 (in "Who's Faultin' Who?")
Victoria Carroll
Kristina Chan
Townsend Coleman
Roberto Cruz
Peter Cullen as Monster from the Tar Pit (in "The Monster from the Tar Pit")
Brian Cummings
Jim Cummings as Billy Jim, Peter Snobsale, and Police Officer (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Burglar (in "Watchdog Blues")
Rick Dees as Perfect Man (in "Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow"), Bruce Leeslab (in "Freddy's Rocky Road to Karate"), Rock Dees (in "Bedrock'n Roll")
Dick Erdman as Dr. Icemare (in "Freezy Does It" and "Day of the Villains")
Jennifer Fajardo
Takayo Fischer as Eskimo Bro (in "Freddy's Rocky Road to Karate"), Dr. Gallstone (in "The Flintstone Fake Ache")
June Foray as Grandma Cavemom, Old Lady (in "The Butcher Shoppe"), Aunt Hilda (in "Killer Kitty")
Pat Fraley as Raff (in "Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers"), Alien #2 (in "Rubble Without a Cause")
Lillian Garrett
Ernest Harada
Dana Hill as Criminal (in "Captain Knaveman"), Shades Stone (in "Better Buddy Blues")
Robert Ito
Arte Johnson
Buster Jones as Officer Quartz
Aron Kincaid as Brad McBricker (in "Day of the Villains" and "Bedrock'n Roll")
Robbie Lee
Peter Leeds
Rene Levant
Allan Lurie
Tress MacNeille as Riff and Raff's Mother (in "Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers")
Janet May
Cindy McGee
Howard Morris as Tree Surgeon #1 (in "I Think That I Shall Never See Barney Rubble As a Tree"), Grandpa Stoney Flintstone (in "The Little Visitor" and "Grandpa for Loan")
George O'Hanlon
Rob Paulsen as Riff (in "Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers")
Gustavo Palacios
Helga Pedrini
Corey Rand
Shavar Ross
Michael Rye as Mr. Slaghoople
Ronnie Schell as Yuckster (in "A Tale of Too Silly," "Day of the Villains," "The Cream -Pier Strikes Back," and "Captain Cavedog")
Avery Schreiber as Mr. Sciencedome (in "To Baby or Not To Baby")
John Stephenson as Mr. Gemstone, Mr. Slate (in "The Bad News Brontos"), Ditto Master (in "The Ditto Master," "Day of the Villains"), Announcer (in "The Ditto Master")
Marcelo Tubert
Jean Vander Pyl as Pearl Slaghoople (in "The Bad News Brontos", uncredited)
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Beau Weaver as Beaversaurus (in "Betty's Big Break")
Patric Zimmerman

Home media

On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1, a compilation release which features episodes from various 80's cartoons including an episode from The Flintstone Kids.^[4] On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock, a 2-disc set featuring 10 episodes from the first season, on DVD in Region 1.^[5]

Reception

Critical response

Common Sense Media gave the series a three out of five stars, saying: "Bedrock, the early years: cute and more P.C."^[6]

Awards

In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".^[7]

Other appearances

Cavey Jr. appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Evolutionary War", voiced by Maurice LaMarche. Captain Caveman enlists Harvey Birdman when Cavey Jr.'s school won't teach it's students about evolution after Cavey Jr. spoke out against it.

Cavey Jr. appears in Jellystone! voiced by Dana Snyder.^[8]

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 333–344. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 209–214. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ "Saturday Morning: Good And Bad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T, Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock' Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Flintstone Kids - TV Review". 10 November 2006.
^ Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82978-1. p. 262.
^ "Jellystone! I Official Trailer I HBO Max Family". YouTube. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

External links

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 333–344. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[Perlmutter-2] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 209–214. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[3] "Saturday Morning: Good And Bad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

[4] Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T, Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine

[5] We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock' Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "The Flintstone Kids - TV Review". 10 November 2006.

[7] Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82978-1. p. 262.

[8] "Jellystone! I Official Trailer I HBO Max Family". YouTube. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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v t e Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1980s
First-run animated series	The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–80) The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk Fangface Rickety Rocket) (1979–80) Spider-Woman (1979–80) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–80) Super Friends (1980-82) The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–82) Richie Rich (1980–84) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (shorts) (1980–82) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–82) The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (1980–82) Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82) Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981–82) Pac-Man (1982–84) The Little Rascals (1982–84) Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982–83) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83) The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982–84) Monchhichis (1983–84) Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–84, 1985) The Littles (1983–86) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–85) Mighty Orbots (1984–85) Turbo Teen (1984–85) Dragon's Lair (1984–85) Wolf Rock TV (1984) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–85) Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–90) Ewoks (1985–87) Droids (1985–86) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–86) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) Pound Puppies (1986–88) The Care Bears Family (1986–88) The Flintstone Kids (1986–89) The Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) My Pet Monster (1987–88) The Little Clowns of Happytown (1987-88) Little Wizards (1987-88) The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–91) Beetlejuice (1989–92)
First-run live-action series	ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) American Bandstand (1957–87) Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81) Kids Are People Too (1978–82) Menudo on ABC (1983–85) ABC Funfit (1985) ABC Fun Facts (1988)
Rebroadcasts	The Best of Scooby-Doo (1983–84) The Bugs Bunny Show (1985–2000) Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–85) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86) Pink Panther and Sons (1986) The Wuzzles (1986–87)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era Modern animation in the United States

v t e The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
Series	The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1992) The Adventures of Jonny Quest (1987–1988) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991) Challenge of the GoBots (1985–1986) Fantastic Max (1988–1990) The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988) The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1988–1990) Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1987) Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 (1987–1988) HBTV (1985–1986) The Jetsons (1985–1987) Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990–1993) The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987) Paw Paws (1985–1986) Paddington Bear (1989–1991) The Pirates of Dark Water (1992–1993) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) Richie Rich (1988–1989) Skedaddle (1988–1989) Sky Commanders (1987–1988) The Smurfs (1987–1990) Snorks (1987–1990) SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994) 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1994) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990–1992) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) The New Yogi Bear Show (1988–1989) Yo Yogi! (1991–1992) Young Robin Hood (1991–1993)
Distributors	Taft Broadcasting Turner Program Services (1991–1994) Worldvision Enterprises (1985–1991) Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Related topics	List of animated television series created for syndication Sunday morning cartoon The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride) Fred Flintstone and Friends Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure USA Cartoon Express