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Summary: Something missing
Review: I agree most of the (positive) sentiments expressed, but I have to ask this question.Where is the original opening/end theme with the theme song? This is an integral part of the show and for a DVD to claim to be THE ORIGINAL TV show and to omit this is a huge (and deliberate)oversight. What's the problem? Copyright? I have another Classic TV DVD and no original theme also. I wont be buying Season 2 if this is the case. Everything else though, including the packaging is first class.
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Summary: YABBA DABBA DO - BUY !!!!!
Review: This is a wonderful DVD of a cartoon which many of us grew up with! Fred and the gang will never grow old. I have completed the episode guide from the spotlight review so that you will have the complete summary.Episode Guide:
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(15) The Girls' Night Out: Fred cuts a record at an amusement park and becomes teen singing idol Hi-Fye.
(16) Arthur Quarry's Dance Class: Fred and Barney take dance lessons, using Joe Rockhead's Volunteer Fire Department as a front.
(17) The Big Bank Robbery: Fred and Barney intercept $86,000 in stolen loot, and are soon wanted by both the police and the real robbers.
(18) The Snorkasaurus Hunter: On a hunting trip, the gang encounter a fast-moving, fast-talking snorkasaurus. Fred and Barney try to catch him for dinner.
(19) The Hot Piano: Fred buys a piano from 88 Fingers Louie as an anniversary present for Wilma.
(20) The Hypnotist: Inspired by the Great Mesmo, Fred accidentally hypnotizes Barney into thinking he's a dog. Barney runs off and winds up in the pound.
(21) Love Letters On the Rocks: Fred finds a love letter to Wilma and hires Perry Gunite, a private eye.
(22) The Tycoon: Fred trades places with J. L. Gotrocks, his rich double.
(23) The Astr'nuts: The boys accidentally enlist in the Army and are recruited for a top-secret moon launch.
(24) The Long, Long Weekend: The Flintstones and Rubbles visit the hotel owned by Fred's old friend Gus ("Smooooothie") and end up as the only members of the hotel staff just as the Water Buffalo convention rolls into town.
(25) In the Dough: Wilma and Betty's Flint Rubble Double Bubble Cake makes them finalists in a bake-off, but Fred and Barney must assume their identities when the wives get the measles.
(26) The Good Scout: Fred and Barney lead a Boy Scout troop into danger.
(27) Rooms For Rent: Wilma and Betty take in music students as lodgers.
(28) Fred Flintstone--Before and After: Fred's appearance in a Fat Off Reducing Method commercial leads to his joining Food Anonymous.
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Summary: Love it! Buy it!
Review: This DVD set is absolutely fabulous if you like the Flintstones which I grew up with. My kids are really enjoying and have watched it over and over. I am planning to purchase the 2 and 3rd season and probably the Jetsons too.
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Summary: Fred and Barney together again!
Review: Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty are all together again for this trip down memory lane.
Does it get any better than the Flintstones? This set is sure to please the young and young-at-heart. Filled with memorable episodes such as the Barney Copter, the Sweepstakes Tickets, and At the Races - "Come On Gravelpit!" - you are sure to enjoy this trip back in time (pun intended) to your childhood!
As an added bonus, this is way before the Great Gazoo appeared on the scene (BTW, what WAS so great about him anyway???).
This is a must-have for any self-respecting baby boomer and for a fair number of gen-X's also. Can't wait to add season 2 and 3 to my collection!
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Summary: Great!!!!!!
Review: Greetings from FixitLand!
Having not yet seen this DVD set (but look forward to!), but having much experience with "The Flintstones" going back to its first-run days, I can assure Ms. Gibson that the "weird 'new' music" she complains about is indeed the *original* program theme (as many reviewers have pointed out). When "The Flintstones" was first syndicated in 1966-67, the first two seasons' original themes were lopped off and an edited print of the 1962 theme was added on. Don't believe it? Look at the copyright date at the end of the syndicated first- and second-season episodes: "COPYRIGHT (C) 1962..." Also, note that part of the *audio* in the opening theme is excised ("...courtesy of Fred's two feet") and at that point picture and sound no longer sync. There is no 'pop' as Dino's head pops through the car roof, and *silence* as the "camera" goes to and zooms into the movie screen. For YEARS I had hoped to once again see and hear the original theme, and only recently (on the Cartoon Network) did I finally get my wish. Now, with this DVD, I can see it at will. Looking forward to getting a copy!
J. E. Knox
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Summary: MISSING THE fLINTSTONES THEME SONG
Review: i was looking forward to not only seeing the cartoons, but also listening to the theme song over and over again. but no, they have instead inserted some weird "new" music in it's place. doesn't quite seem the same without the old familiar theme song. silly as it sounds, this has taken away some from the cartoon and an era gone by.
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Summary: Well said Mr. William Smith
Review: I did not get The Flintstones DVD yet. But, I agree with you wholeheartedly. In fact, I have said the same words. What's with cartoons being so serious. I am really disappointed at the television networks taking away such memorable cartoons. I hate the ones they have on now. If we keep complaining maybe the tv networks will put them back on. Thanks for the review. Now I know that I am getting the dvd's.
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Summary: "Wilma, open this door!.... WILMA!!!!!!"
Review: This is the 1st season of one of the longest running animated TV shows (as far as I know, only the Simpsons has surpassed it). These are the early days of Fred (voiced by Alan Reed), Wilma (voiced by Jean VanderPyl), Barney (voiced by the multitalented Mel Blanc) and Betty (voiced by Bea Benederet). Dino would be introduced in the episode No Help Wanted but wouldn't become a regular until The Snorkasaurus Story. There are references to Tuesday Welch (Wednesday Tuesday), Cary Grant (Gary Granite), and Arthur Murray (Arthur Quarry). Also, it took until the middle of this 1st season for Mel Blanc to perfect Barney's voice (originally, it was higher pitched and more nasally, rather than the dopier sounding voice, with the hiccuppy laugh). Fred originally shouted "Yahoo!" (as he does quite frequently in the 1st episode "The Swimming Pool"). Alan Reed thought "Yabba dabba doo!" was perhaps more fitting and that became Fred's line. Also, the openning and closing theme are quite different from what you probably remember seeing on reruns, a song called "Rise and Shine," which sounds similar to The Bugs Bunny theme, "Overture- This Is It." At the beginning, Fred comes home from work, grabs a large sandwich from Wilma, kisses her on the cheek and turns on the TV.
Highlights from this season include Fred and Barney using an invention of Barney's called the Flintstone Flyer, a helicopter which looks like an eggbeater (they use it to go to the bowling alley even though they have a date with Wilma and Betty at the opera), Fred and Barney sharing a swimming pool (which causes arguments over whose turn it is to share the pool with their friends and a visit from the cops when the fun gets a little too noisy), Wilma thinking Fred forgot their anniversary (featuring the "Happy Anniversary" tune, sung a la William Tell Overture), Wilma and Betty rent their empty rooms out to 2 college students (whose musical talents drive both Fred and Barney crazy!), Fred trying to lose weight with the help of Food Anonymous ("Oink! Oink! Oink! Oink!"), Fred and Barney sneak out to meet up with Hot Lips Hannigan (not knowing that Wilma and Betty are also at the nightclub in disguise), Barney getting a job as a repossessor (the best part is where Fred turns the TV on and Barney is inside!), Fred and Barney open a diner (with 2 waitresses with Brooklyn accents "Here we come on d'run with a boiger on a bun..."), Barney is President of a country club and confiscates a golfing trophy of Fred's since his dues aren't paid ("What's amatter with Flintstone? He's alright!"), Fred and Barney find a big bag of cash and get mistaken as bankrobbers, Fred gets hit on the head with a bottle and takes on the alterego of Frederick, a sophisticated aristocrat who loves opera and hates bowling ("Please, you are wrinkling my fur!"), Wilma and Betty enter their recipe for the Upside Down Flint-Rubble Bubble Cake but can't compete in person as they both catch the measles (so Fred and Barney, in drag, try to save the day), Fred is confused as J.R. Gotrocks and asked to double for him ("Whose baby is that? What's your angle? I'll buy that!"), Fred and Barney accidentally join the army wind up as test pilots for the 1st ever rocketship to the moon and in another episode, they lead a cave scout jamboree on a camping trip.
The extra's may not be as good but there are plenty of great episodes, all shown uncut (I can remember as a kid getting angry because certain scenes were cut out).
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Summary: Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
Review: What a great set. This is a must-have for any Flintstones Fan. I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the rest of the seasons. Well-done navigation - each disc has a 'play-all' selection so you can simply start the cartoon festival without having to explicitly start individual episodes.
With this set you can see some of the early explorations in the series, including a talking Dino (Snork!), Fred the scoutmaster, Fred's short-lived singing career ("listen to the rockin' bird") and Fred's billionaire look-alike JP Gottrocks. You won't see Mr. Slate yet, but you will catch him telling off his boss at the race track!
Overall, a great set! Bring on the rest! (And how about Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Atom Ant, Lippy the Lion, Wally Gator, Yakky Doodle, Winsome Witch, Quick Draw McGraw and the rest while we're at it!)
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Summary: Great
Review: Without the Flinstones lots of great cartoons today would have never been made. This was the first cartoon to ever air on primetime television. It is awsome to see this classic on DVD. The kids will love this DVD and you will love it too. It is great to see how the show all began.The 28 episodes are pretty good and redefined for much better quality viewing.If you are a fan of pre historic times and cartoon shows than this is a must have. The money is worth it.
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