The Flintstone Primetime Specials

The Flintstone Primetime Specials
Directed by	Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau Ray Patterson
Voices of	Henry Corden Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gay Autterson John Stephenson
Music by	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Alex Lovy
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 26, 1980 – October 11, 1981
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Flintstone Primetime Specials (also known as The Flintstone Special) is a limited-run animated revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC primetime from September 26, 1980 to October 11, 1981.

List of animated specials

Nº	Title	Director	Airdate
1	"The Flintstones' New Neighbors"	Carl Urbano	September 26, 1980
The Flintstones and the Rubbles welcome a new strange family, The Frankenstones, to their Bedrock neighborhood.
2	"The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling"	Oscar Dufau and Ray Patterson	November 7, 1981
Fred believes he only has 24 hours to live (due to a mix-up at the doctor's office with his X-rays) and tries to enjoy life as much as possible.
3	"The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma"	Carl Urbano	October 4, 1981
Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers.
4	"The Flintstones: Jogging Fever"	Ray Patterson	October 11, 1981
After failing his annual physical, Fred enters the Rockstone Marathon to prove to everyone, including his boss Mr. Slate, that he is in shape.

Production

The Flintstones' New Neighbors and Jogging Fever were animated at Filman, an animation studio in Madrid, Spain (headed by Carlos Alfonso and Juan Pina) who did a lot of animation for Hanna-Barbera between the early 1970s through the mid-1980s. Among their credits were such series as Yogi's Space Race, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, The Little Rascals, Paw Paws, The Smurfs and The Jetsons (1980s revival) as well as the specials The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White and Yogi's First Christmas.

Home Media releases

On October 9, 2012, Warner Archive released all four specials 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.

External links

• The Flintstones' New Neighbors at IMDb
• The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling at IMDb
• The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma at IMDb
• The Flintstones: Jogging Fever at IMDb