Fred Flintstone and Friends is a 30-minute weekday animated anthology wheel series and a spin-off of the original series, The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera and Columbia Pictures Television which aired in first-run syndication from October 3, 1977 to September 1, 1978.
Henry Corden made his official debut as Fred Flintstone's speaking voice on this series after Alan Reed's death in June 1977. Corden had previously appeared as Fred's singing voice in the theatrical film, The Man Called Flintstone and the television specials, Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and Energy: A National Issue. 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 Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1974) ("Fred and Barney", "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show" and "The Bedrock Rockers" segments)
- Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973–1975)
- Jeannie (1973–1975)
- Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–1975) (re-titled The Partridge Family in Outer Space)
- Yogi's Gang (1973)
- Wacky Races (1968)
Voice Cast[]
- Henry Corden – Fred Flintstone (Host)
- Mel Blanc – Barney Rubble, Dino, Zonk, Stub (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Carl Esser – Fabian (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Gay Hartwig – Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Mitzi McCall – Penny (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Don Messick – Schleprock (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Jay North – Bamm-Bamm Rubble (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Alan Reed – Fred Flintstone (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- John Stephenson – Mr. Slate and Noodles (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Mickey Stevens – Pebbles Flintstone (The Flintstone Comedy Hour and The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show)
- Jean Vander Pyl – Wilma Flintstone (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)
- Lennie Weinrib – Moonrock and Bronto (The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and The Flintstone Comedy Hour)