Jogging Fever is a 1981 animated television special and the fourth and final of The Flintstone Special limited-run prime time revival of the original series, The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which premiered on NBC on October 11, 1981.
Summary[]
After failing his annual physical, Fred wants to prove to everyone (including his boss Mr. Slate) that he is in shape, so he decides to become the first citizen of Bedrock to enter the Rockstone Marathon and is a local celebrity.
Characters[]
- Fred Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Wilma Flintstone
- Betty Rubble
- Pebbles Flintstone
- Dino
- Frank Frankenstone
- Creepy
- Mr. Slate
- Foreman
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Flintstone home
- Rubble home
- City Hall
- Bedrock Airlines
- Pet obedience school (only mentioned)
Fish Market[]
- Jack's Landing
- Lobster bar
- Gary's Fish
- Peter's Fish
Rockston[]
- Rockstone Airport
- Hotel
- Rockston Stadium
- Killer's Kennels
Others[]
- La Brea Tar Pits
Objects[]
- Traffic light
- Drago-Toaster
- Water cooler
- Bedrock Bulletin
- TV Camera
- Treadmill
- Mouseasaurus Coocoo Clock
- Slingshot gun
- Running shoes
- Balloons
- Shellphone Speaker
- Musical instruments
Food[]
- Rockwheat Toast
- Jelly
- Milk
- Sharkasaurus Fin Soup (only mentioned)
Animals[]
- Snorkasauruses
- Pterodactyl
- Dragonsaurus
- Brontosaurus
- Snakeasaurus
- Mammoth
- Hipposaurus
- Fish
- Clamasauruses
- Lobstersauruses
- Oysters
- Sharkasaurus (only mentioned)
- Mouseasaurus
- Turtlesaurus
- Owlasaurus
- Saber-Toothed Cat
Vehicles[]
- Loggin Continental
- Bronto-Crane
- Hipposaur Garbage Truck
- TV Van
- Sailing ships
- Bedrock Airlines Plane
- Taxi Cabs
Events[]
- Slate Annual Company Physical
- Rockston Marathon
Songs[]
- Hooray for Flintstone
Voices[]
- Henry Corden - Fred Flintstone
- Mel Blanc - Barney Rubble, Turtlesaurus and Dino
- Jean Vander Pyl - Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone
- Gay Autterson - Betty Rubble
- John Stephenson - Frank Frankenstone and Mr. Slate
- Frank Welker - Creepy and Announcer
- Wayne Morton - Additional Voices
Home media[]
On October 9, 2012, Warner Archive released Jogging Fever on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection, in a release entitled The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 2. It was a Manufacture-on-Demand release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.
Notes/Trivia[]
- Jogging Fever was animated at Filman, an animation studio in Madrid, Spain (headed by Carlos Alfonso and Juan Pina) who did a lot of animation work for Hanna-Barbera between the early 1970s through the mid-1980s.
- The scene where Fred is training through town and celebrates at city hall is a reference to the iconic training scene from the 1976 film Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone.
- For some reason there exists two versions for the special's cover, both being identical with the exception of the animal running the treadmill being a mouse on one cover and a lizard with a mouse-like nose on another cover.