| Fred Flintstone | |
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| The Flintstones character | |
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| First appearance | The Flintstones: "The Flagstones" (pilot) (as Fred Flagstone) 1959 "The Flintstone Flyer" (1.01) (as Fred Flintstone) September 30, 1960 |
| Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Appearance | Caveman, orange shirt, blue tie, black hair, barefoot |
| Voiced by | Daws Butler (pilot; 1959, 1973)[1] Alan Reed (1960–1977) Duke Mitchell (1960–1961) Jerry Wallace (1962) Henry Corden (1965–2005)[2][3] Jeff Bergman (1984, 1994-present) Lennie Weinrib/Scott Menville (The Flintstone Kids) James Arnold Taylor (2005–2011, 2016) Rick Zieff (2021) Stephen Root (Bedrock) |
| Portrayed by | John Goodman (1994 film) Alan Blumenfeld (look-alike, 1994 film) Mark Addy (2000 film) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Frederick J. Flintstone Fred W. Flintstone |
| Alias | Muscles Flintstone Jake Steel |
| Nickname | Fred "Twinkletoes" (bowling alley nickname) |
| Species | Caveman |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Crane operator Police officer[4] |
| Family | Ed "Pops" Flintstone (father)[5] Eithne "Edna" Flintstone (mother)[5] Rockbottom K. "Rocky"/Stony Flintstone (paternal grandfather)[6][7] Granny Flintstone (paternal grandmother)[citation needed] Jed Flintstone (great-grandfather)[8] James Hardrock (maternal grandfather)[citation needed] Lucille Fangstone-Hardrock (maternal grandmother)[citation needed] Tex Hardrock (uncle)[9] Jemina (aunt)[citation needed] Giggles Flintstone (uncle)[10] Hatrock (uncle)[11] Zeke Flintstone (great-great-uncle)[8] Davy Crockery (maternal great-grandfather)[12] Tumbleweed (cousin)[13] Mary Lou Jim (cousin)[13] Pearl Slaghoople (mother-in-law) Ricky Slaghoople (father-in-law)[5] Bamm-Bamm Rubble (godson/son-in-law) Roxy Rubble (granddaughter)[14] Chip Rubble (grandson)[14] |
| Spouse | Wilma Flintstone (wife) |
| Children | Pebbles Flintstone (daughter) Stony Flintstone (adopted son)[15] |
| Catchphrase | "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!" |
Fred Flintstone is the main character of the animated sitcom The Flintstones, which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966.[16] Fred is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintstone and together the family live in their homely cave in the town of Bedrock. His best friend is his next door neighbor, Barney, who has a wife named Betty.
Fred lives in the fictional prehistoric town of Bedrock, a world where dinosaurs coexist with modernized cavepeople and the cavepeople enjoy "primitive" versions of modern conveniences such as telephones, automobiles, and washing machines. Fred's trademark catchphrase yell is "yabba dabba doo!", a phrase that was originally his club's cheer, and later adopted as part of the theme song from the third season on and used in the 1994 live-action Flintstones film.
Since the original series' run, Fred has appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs, live action adaptations, music videos, video games, and commercials.
- ^ Ehrbar, Greg (July 26, 2016). "Hanna-Barbera Characters Talk 'Safety'-on Records". Cartoon Research. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Ehrbar, Greg (March 18, 2014). "Saving Mr. Flintstone". Cartoon Research. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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- ^ The Flintstone Comedy Show, 1980–1982, NBC
- ^ a b c The Flintstone Kids, 1986–1988, ABC
- ^ "The Little Visitor / Grandpa for Loan", The Flintstone Kids, season 1
- ^ "The Story of Rocky's Raiders", The Flintstones, season 6
- ^ a b "Bedrock Hillbillies", The Flintstones, season 4
- ^ "Baby Barney", The Flintstones, season 3
- ^ "A Haunted House is Not a Home", The Flintstones, season 5
- ^ "They Went That Away", The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, CBS
- ^ "Deep in the Heart of Texarock", The Flintstones, season 5
- ^ a b "Droop Along Flintstone", The Flintstones, season 2
- ^ a b Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, 1993, ABC
- ^ A Flintstone Family Christmas, 1993, ABC
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 333–344. ISBN 978-1476665993.