Flintstones, The: The Complete First Season (Rpkgd DVD)

I received my DVD set last Friday, and within 30 minutes was watching the first episode. This was a true classic in it's time. It really is amazing that this is from 1960. It could be from last week. Well, with one major difference. 100% less crudeness. Compared to today's, and even "yesterday's" current animated shows, this one is heads and shoulders above it's competition. I watch this show with my young, under 10 kids, with no fear of them being offended, or grossed out.I love the very start of this show, it's looseness, and care-free funny nature.One thing, I notice already is it's old fashioned-ness. The show is supposed to be back in the 60's, when young men and women married young, and because "settled" at a young age. Fred seems "old" to me in today's terms. He seems settled, but he doesn't even have any kids yet, in this first season. Pebbles shows up later, around 3rd season.If this were modern times, we would have seen Fred and Barney take a trek to a strip club, perhaps called: "Flint Brothers' O'Farrell Theater." Something racy like that.I really love the sound effects. When Fred bowls, and runs toward the bowling alley, on his toes, we hear this adorable little scampering sound on a keyboard, to make the sound effect of his "toes running." The Flintstones is filled with these little treasure treats. I recommend it highly for any fan of good television, animated sorts, or clever humor.Very nice.MC White said: Two thumbs way up!!!

I have been a big fan of the Flintstones since watching their episodes first-run in the early 60's on ABC when I was a small child and have been an avid watcher since. Happily, this DVD set does not disappoint! Not only does it include all 28 episodes from the first season, but it also includes some vintage commercials that were run during that first season(ones that I vaguely remember), as well as the original, original pilot when it was still called "The Flagstones." The other extras are worth seeing as well, including the history of "The Flintstones."Taking "The Honeymooners" premise and putting it in a stone-age setting, "The Flintstones" pokes fun at suburban life in the early 1960's. Even though one reviewer complained that they didn't remember Fred's behavior being so boorish, nor of him & Barney fighting so much or lying to their wives, just remember that this cartoon series was originally geared toward ADULTS (especially considering that three of their earliest sponsors were One-A-Day, Alka-Seltzer and Winston Cigarettes!). This also harkened back to an earlier time when life was simpler and people could laugh at themselves more easily. And, no, the "adult" plot lines did not affect me as a kid -- I just enjoyed watching the goofy-looking characters, clever sight gags, stone-age contraptions and slapstick humor!Even though the drawings may look a bit cruder than those in the later seasons, the animation itself was more fluid and stylized, and less stilted than in the later seasons, and the timing, as always, was impeccable. Notice Fred's overly expressive face, his and Barney's eyes bugging out upon discovering they have been drafted to the army for a 3-year term in "The Astra'Nuts," the tuba player in the orchestra pit in "The Flintstones Flyer," Perry Gunnite's "strut" in "Love Letters on the Rocks," or Left-Foot Charlie's "dancing" with Wilma in "The Golf Champion." And who of us could forget Fred & the 4 cops -- with Barney at the piano -- singing the William Tell rendition of "Happy Anniversary" in "The Hot Piano"?Probably the biggest thrill for me -- much to the dismay of other reviewers -- was seeing the ORIGINAL ("Rise and Shine" instrumental) leader and trailer that was used for the first 2 seasons after more than 40 years! (For those of you who grew up with the syndicated versions of "The Flintstones," the "Meet the Flintstones" theme actually didn't appear until Season 3!) I hadn't seen nor heard the original instrumental theme since I was 7 years old, but I vividly remembered seeing all the lights in the neighborhood turning back on when Fred was banging on the door and yelling "WIL-MA!!" But whenever I mentioned there being a different leader and trailer than "Meet the Flintstones," people looked at me as if I were crazy! What a kick it was to see it again after all these years -- and feeling vindicated at the same time!I Yabba-Dabba-Do recommend buying this DVD set. You'll have a "gay old time"!

It is such a blast to revisit our childhood with our own children and enjoy the classics...The Flintstones has been an enjoyable throwback for us and our kids love a great "drive-in" movie night where we put down a picnic blanket and watch a couple of Flintstones episodes while we have dinner. It was funny to see Dino in various colors as they tried to figure him out..and the opening song was completely different (not just for the Pilot!)...so many things that my husband and I had forgotten!Still, even many many moons later (ha ha) we chuckle at the creative explanations the writers came up with for how to make various modern gadgets work in the "prehistoric" Flintstone era. While many people might consider it a misogynistic show, I think it is imperative to point out that while Wilma and Betty stayed home and worked hard for their ungrateful husbands...they are the smarter characters on the show! ha ha! They are a prehistoric version of the classic 1950's-60's housewives..always looking well coiffed and adorable in their dresses and pearls/choker...and you can see who REALLY runs the show. I'm a stay at home mom and former CEO and I am not offended by how they are portrayed. ;-)

Love the old cartoons