She is most famous in her infant form on the flintstones, but has also appeared at various other ages, including as a teenager on the early 1970s spinoff the. Dino, a prosauropod dinosaur, is the flintstones pet that barks and generally acts like a dog. The flintstones was a parody on modern suburban life, set in the stone age. The rubbles and the flintstones head out west to glamorous hollyrock to visit pebbles and bammbamm after discovering they are going to be. The flintstones is part of metvs weeknight lineup with backtoback episodes airing at 6. After pebbles birth, the tone and writing became more juvenile and ratings from the adult demographic began to decline. The flintstones a list of 168 titles created 25 sep 2017. Fred, wilma, barney and betty pebbles and bammbamm came along in the third and fourth seasons, respectively became pop culture icons not to mention cereal mascots and vitamins. While wilma and betty help pebbles out by shopping for various baby items, fred and barney help bammbamm in efforts to pitch his script to hollyrock producers in hopes of getting some extra money for his expanding family. Shortly after the birth of baby pebbles, the rubbles long for a child of their own and find a baby with super strength that they wish to adopt. The first half of season 3 is also good, but the episodes in the second half of season 3 are written around pebbles impending arrival and finally her birth. The flintstones was the most financially successful and longestrunning network animated television series for three decades, until the simpsons, which debuted in late 1989, outlasted it.
And even pebbles birth broke new ground in cartoonland. Milestone episodes of the flintstones will air on metv. Pebbles flintstone is a fictional character in the flintstones franchise. The first episode where wilma and fred share a double bed instead of two single beds. Conspicuous by her absence in this final episode of the flintstones third season is baby pebbles. This shatters when the doctor tells him the blessed event could happen any day now. The redhaired daughter of fred and wilma flintstone, pebbles is born near the end of the third season. The first three seasons of the flintstones aired friday nights at 8.
The last original episode was broadcast on april 1, 1966. When this episode was rebroadcast in the summer of 1963, a new opening sequence was filmed to explain that it takes place before the birth of the flintstones baby daughter pebbles. The flintstones the blessed event tv episode 1963 imdb. The flintstones was the first cartoon to be shown on primetime tv.
Pebbles birth on the blessed event was the mostwatched flintstones episode ever. Wilma is the redheaded wife of caveman fred flintstone, daughter of pearl slaghoople, and mother of pebbles flintstone. Pebbles, a newborn baby who is presumably only a couple of hours old at the most, is able to say yabba dabba doo when it takes babies at least a year or two to say any words. Finally in the blessed event season 3, episode 23, pebbles would be born. Speaking of wealth, in an interview with archive of american television, flintstones creator joseph barbera talked about the merchandising mayhem that went along with the birth of pebbles. Its yabbadabbagoo time when baby pebbles and bammbamm make their metv debut in milestone episodes of the flintstones airing this november on americas numberone rated and distributed multicast network. There are 83 episodes before and 83 episodes after. A crush on a lady dinosaurus whos the star of her own television show may lead to tv stardom for dinoand to the loss of their pet for the flintstones. The baby will be 7 years old by the time we get to the hospital. A running gag in the series involves dino knocking down fred. Yabba dabba doooooooo make your party special with this super cute pebbles birthday banner for your awesome birthday princeprincess your order will come in the form of a pdf file that will be emailed to you via etsy messaging after all customization has been received. It has the basis for cory and shawns plan when cory also tries to be in two places, at the very same time, or almost. When barney loses his job, he prevails upon fred to try to get him hired on at the gravel pit. Flintstones fans today may be taken aback by certain aspects of this episode.
The flintstones is an animated, primetime american television sitcom that was broadcast from september 30, 1960, to april 1, 1966, on abc. Teaser is again a scene from the middle of the episode. Wilma is still pregnant and fred is trying to be calm. Scene from hollyrockabye baby subscribe today for more clips. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Fred goes to the only caterer in town to arrange both parties, and selects a clown for pebbles and dancing girls for the buffaloes.
Set in the village of bedrock, the flintstones centers around a hilarious, prehistoric family and their friends. Birth episodes a list of 47 titles created 3 months ago. The flintstones was about a workingclass stone age mans life with his family and his nextdoor neighbor and best. For one, wilma is the first visibly pregnant cartoon character ever. This was the original pilot episode for the flintstones, but was never shown. Photo of fred, wilma and pebbles flintstone for fans of the flintstones 5767054. Episodes 7987 are all about the coming of pebbles, their baby.
Carry on, nurse fred is the twentyfourth episode of the third season of the flintstones. Pebbles flintstone is the flintstones infant daughter, who is born near the end of the third season. Season four and part of season five aired thursdays at 7. Here we have pebbles flintstones meeting bamm bamm for the first time which are destined to be together. Hubby responsibilities flintstones boomerang official. This was the original pilot episode for the flintstones, but was never shown with the original series. A few episodes after the birth of pebbles, in season 4s episode little bamm bamm, a point is made that barney and betty are unable to conceive children. Wilma flintstone is a fictional character in the television animated series the flintstones. Wilma flintstones pregnancy steve hoffman music forums. In this episode, it is stated that fred and wilma still have no children. Wilmas personality is based on that of alice kramden, wife of ralph kramden on the 1950s television series the.
Trouble ensues when the only caterer in town muddles the parties, including sending a childrens clown to the water buffalo lodge and dancing girls to the babies party, and fred gets blamed for it. The flintstones little bammbamm tv episode 1963 imdb. The flintstones season 3 episode 28 rotten tomatoes. Fred makes arrangements for pebbles first birthday and the water buffalo lodge parties. In 20, tv guide ranked the flintstones the secondgreatest tv. The red haired daughter of fred and wilma flintstone, pebbles is born near the end of the. Unfortunately, the amiable amigos of the flintstones face a rich couple who also want the tot. Dino goes hollyrock p62 written by harvey bullock rec 62, air 91462 dino has a shot at tv stardom opposite the actress of his dreams in the adventures of sassie. Pebbles imminent birth was a major worldwide sensation. The flintstones pebbles birthday party tv episode 1964. Hollyrockabye baby is an american animated madefortelevision film based on the original series, the flintstones.
Between the second and third seasons of the flintstones hannabarbera decided they wanted to add a child to the family, and rather than just have it magically appear at the beginning of the new season, they took the bold step of having wilma be expecting for some episodes before pebbles was born. Pebbles flintstone also known as pebbles flintstone rubble as an adult is a fictional character in the flintstones franchise. One episode following pebbless birth consists of fred and barney babysitting duties conflicting with a boxing match, and the two gradually convincing themselves that such an event could make a good bonding moment for her and fred of course without wilma finding out. Although most flintstones episodes were standalone storylines, hannabarbera created a story arc surrounding the birth of pebbles. Boos and saddles phantom moustacher full episode duration. That particular year was never actually cited within the show itself. In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs, sabertoothed cats, woolly. The night that wilma told fred she was pregnant january 25, 1963, the end of the show featured a voiceover where a narrator said, thats right folks, the flintstones are. The subject of infertility was almost never brought up on television, so this was a potentially controversial subject for an animated series to tackle. These are the things only adults notice in the flintstones.
The characters in the cartoon series all behaved and spoke in a contemporary manner, though they lived in the. Pebbles birthday party 1964 is referenced numerous times, such as boy meets world. Pebbles gives birth with her husband, bammbamm, and family at her side. Fred and wilma had already made american television history by being the first onair couple to share a double bed. According to the february 22, 1963, edition of tv guide, pebbles was born at the bedrock rockopedic hospital on february 22, 10,000 b. In 1963, a new angle was added to the show with the birth of pebbles flintstone, fred and wilmas daughter. Wilmas mother has sent a very strict and rigid nurse, miss frightenshale to take care of baby pebbles and the household. During the third season, wilma announced her pregnancy, gradually started to show, and on february 22, 1963, gave birth to pebbles in an episode which made the flintstones the evenings toprated show. Wilma flintstone pebbles flintstone voice bea benaderet.
The flintstones and rubbles learn theyre going to be grandparents and go to hollyrock for the special event. Beginning with the episode the surprise, aired midway through the third season 12563, in which wilma reveals her pregnancy to fred, the arc continued through the trials and tribulations leading up to pebbles. The first animated sitcom in a primetime slot, the flintstones premiered in 1960 and introduced the modern stoneage family to america over six hit seasons. Pebbles first birthday is around the corner and fred is arranging her party. Many heavyweight guest stars voiced episodes of the flintstones a precursor to the simpsons custom, including ann margret, tony curtis, elizabeth montgomery, and even legendary pianistcomposer hoagy carmichael. Tv networks around the world held viewer contests to pick names, weights, sexes, and other aspects of the birth. It was a major tv event in february 1963 when wilma gave birth to pebbles, and afterwards, the rubbles spend an inordinate amount of. Secondly, pebbles is the first baby girl to be born in a thenpredominantly male cartoon world. The collectors edition on vhs in 1994, it made its television debut on cartoon network in may 1994, and aired again on boomerang in november 2006.
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