Google of the Day: 10 Things You Should Know About The Flintstones

Flintstones fans have had a treat today, as Google has celebrated 50 years of the show by selecting it as their Google Doodle. It’s quite strange thinking that the family from Bedrock has been around for that amount of time, but if you are unsure about some of the history and facts that come along with the stone age family, we have compiled 10 things that you should really know about them. Yabadabadoo!
I remember watching every single episode growing up, and that was every single morning on Cartoon Network. I’m not sure what was so compelling about the Flintstones, maybe it was Fred’s inability to do anything right or the chemistry he had with Barney. Either way, lets talk about the facts.
When the Flintstones was first created, the creators decided to create a working class family set in the Stone Age to which they ended up creating 166 episodes from 1960 to 1966 shown on American TV.
Bedrock, also known as Rockville in the earliest episodes was the setting for every single episode aired, and is where Fred Flintstone used to work as a quarry worker. You will usually find that when Fred was on site, he would almost certainly get some sort of injury.
Originally titled The Flagstones, to which it was promptly changed, The Flintstones theme tune is one of the most recognisable for British adults, according to a survey. It is also created by Hoyt Curtin.
The Flintstones became such a phenomena that several theme parks were created in its honor residing in the US and you can thank Alan Reed and Jackie Gleason for making Fred’s voice universally known as well as Mel Blanc who voiced Fred’s best friend and neighbour Barney.
Do you remember the Flintstones growing up? Are there any special epiosdes that stick out in your memories?