The Flintstones (Season 2) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 737 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1961)

Britt Gillette's The Flintstones (Season 2) DVD Review

Turning the television world flat on its head, The Flintstones became the first animated hit series in prime time history. Set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock, the show explored the lives of ancient cave dwellers through the lens of a modern lifestyle, with bird beaks acting as phonograph needles, elephant trunks as vacuum cleaners, and fireflies as light bulbs. With its measured use of top-grade humor and clever visuals, The Flintstones became an instant smash hit - spawning decades of syndicated re-runs, spin-offs, and thousands of derivative products…

Loosely modeled after the hit show The Honeymooners, The Flintstones follows the lives of burly loudmouth Fred Flintstone (who has a heart of gold) and his wife Wilma (who puts up with him). The couple lives next door to best friends Barney and Betty Rubble, and they have a dog (a dinosaur) named Dino to keep them company. Following in the footsteps of shows such as I Love Lucy, the show's characters are always inventing hair-brained schemes, attempting to cover up little white lies, or engaging in some other form of behavior bound to get them in trouble. The Flintstones also features numerous cameo appearances parodying famous personalities from the early-sixties… In the show's later years, each couple would add a child to the mix with Fred & Wilma having Pebbles (a little girl) and Barney & Betty adopting Bamm-Bamm (a little boy)…

The Flintstones (Season 2) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "The Hit Song Writers" in which Fred discovers that Barney is actually a talented poet. Introducing Barney to his songwriter friend Hoagy, the three produce a hit song that climbs the charts… Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "The Little White Lie" in which Fred tells Wilma he's going to visit a sick friend, but instead goes off to play poker (where he wins $200 he then must explain to Wilma), and "The Gambler" in which Fred's long ago kicked gambling habit once more rears its ugly head…

Below is a list of episodes included on The Flintstones (Season 2) DVD:

Episode 29 (The Hit Song Writers) Air Date: 09-15-1961
Episode 30 (Droop Along Flintstone) Air Date: 09-22-1961
Episode 31 (The Missing Bus) Air Date: 09-29-1961
Episode 32 (Alvin Brickrock Presents) Air Date: 10-06-1961
Episode 33 (Fred Flintstone Woos Again) Air Date: 10-13-1961
Episode 34 (The Rock Quarry Story) Air Date: 10-20-1961
Episode 35 (The Soft Touchables) Air Date: 10-27-1961
Episode 36 (Flintstone of Prinstone) Air Date: 11-03-1961
Episode 37 (The Little White Lie) Air Date: 11-10-1961
Episode 38 (Social Climbers) Air Date: 11-17-1961
Episode 39 (The Beauty Contest) Air Date: 12-01-1961
Episode 40 (The Masquerade Ball) Air Date: 12-08-1961
Episode 41 (The Picnic) Air Date: 12-15-1961
Episode 42 (The Houseguest) Air Date: 12-22-1961
Episode 43 (The X-Ray Story) Air Date: 12-29-1961
Episode 44 (The Gambler) Air Date: 01-05-1962
Episode 45 (A Star is Almost Born) Air Date: 01-12-1962
Episode 46 (The Entertainer) Air Date: 01-19-1962
Episode 47 (Wilma's Vanishing Money) Air Date: 01-26-1962
Episode 48 (Fuedin' and Fussin') Air Date: 02-02-1962
Episode 49 (Impractical Joker) Air Date: 02-09-1962
Episode 50 (Operation Barney) Air Date: 02-16-1962
Episode 51 (The Happy Household) Air Date: 02-23-1962
Episode 52 (Fred Strikes Out) Air Date: 03-20-1962
Episode 53 (This is Your Lifesaver) Air Date: 03-09-1962
Episode 54 (Trouble-In-Law) Air Date: 03-16-1962
Episode 55 (The Mailman Cometh) Air Date: 03-23-1962
Episode 56 (The Rock Vegas Story) Air Date: 03-30-1962
Episode 57 (Divided We Sail) Air Date: 04-06-1962
Episode 58 (Kleptomaniac Caper) Air Date: 04-13-1962
Episode 59 (Latin Lover) Air Date: 04-20-1962
Episode 60 (Take Me Out to the Ball Game) Air Date: 04-30-1962

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 21 April 2005