The Flintstones -The Complete First Season

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Summary: Quality DVD
Review: Ever purchase a DVD collection only to find out it was a low quality recording and even stops in the DVD player. Very frustrating. This collection is a quality DVD collection. It ranks right up with the Lost In Space DVD collection which in my opinion is top shelf. Personally, I don't need a lot of features, I just want the collection to work well and be recorded in high quality. I have three DVD players and the Flintstones DVD collection works well in all of them. The packaging is also first rate.

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Summary: Great show, lousy extras
Review: I bought this DVD because of the extras. I was particularly interested in the history of the Flintstones. What I got was terrible. The so-called history was nothing more than a number of poorly put together clips from the show interspersed with a few comments that really provided no information. I think it was misleading and unfair of the producers to suggest that this DVD provide anything other than the show.(OK, the pilot, The Flagstones, was somewhat interesting) Don't get me wrong -- I love the show and will watch the episodes. But you need to be forewarned.

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Summary: 5 stars for the series, 3 stars for the extras
Review: Warner Home Video did an excellent job in putting the Flintstones on DVD, the audio and visual are fantastic. However, the extras are lacking. The Flinstones are, for better or worse, a time capsule of the early sixties. The extras would have been better, and the entire series would make more sense to younger viewers, if Warner Home Video explained some of the pop culture that the Flinstones poked fun at. For example, Arthur Quarry's Dance Club was inspired by Arthur Murray's Dance Studio which was very popular in the sixties; Hi-Fye was a caricature of Buddy Holly and "that Georgia Boy" was Elvis; The Creature at from Tar Pits poked fun at the Creature from the Black Lagoon and the list goes on. Also there were other voices in the series that appeared in other cartoons or TV series: Paul Frees was Boris Badenov, Hal Smith was Otis the Drunk in the Andy Griffith Show, Daws Butler was Yogi Bear.There's also some mistakes in the Flintstones for example in the Sweepstakes Ticket there's mention of sneakers but the Flinstones don't wear shoes! All of this part of the history of the Flintstones that every fan would find intersting.

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Summary: True "must-see TV"
Review: Classic TV that is a must have whether you grew up on the show or you've only heard of it through the recent movies. My only complaint with this set is the meager extras and the fact that the theme song isn't included (it didn't appear in the show until the third season but they could have at least included it as an extra).

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Summary: 5 stars for the series, 3 stars for the extras
Review: The Flintstones were the first primetime cartoon airing at 8:30 on Tuesdays on ABC. The audiovisual on the DVD is excellent, but the extras are lacking. The better extras provide trivia and interesting facts about a particular TV show or movie. The extras here involved some commercial spots. It would have been more interesting if the extras profiled some of the other "actors" such as Daws Butler ( who was also Yogi Bear), John Stephenson ( who imitated Phil Silvers and Floyd the Barber), Hal Smith ( better known as Otis the drunk on the Andy Griffith Show) and Paul Frees ( Boris Badenov). It would also be interesting if the extras explained the pop culture and pop icons of the early sixties which is featured so prominently in the Flintstones.

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Summary: Yaba daba doo!
Review: My children (ages 4 and 8) are as delighted to visit Bedrock as I am. A warm welcome back to Fred, Barney, Wilma, Betty, Pebbles, Bamm Bamm, Dino, Mr. Slate, Joe Rockhead, the Water Buffalo Lodge, the Wayouts, Cary Granite, Rock Quarry ...

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Summary: Great but don't count on well-known theme song
Review: My wife and I got this set and were looking forward to going home, singing along with the theme song we know so well, and watching the shows. But the first season, at least on the episodes we checked, doesn't contain the well-known song, and although it is partially contained in the special features, we were left oddly disappointed. The series is great though and Flintstones fans will love it. Another odd thing...the last disc is double sided. But you're guaranteed to enjoy!

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Summary: Extras are lacking
Review: In terms of animation and story line today's cartoons ( yes, that includes "The Simpsons") pale in comparison to the 1960's. The cartoons of the '60's imparted a moral lesson without being corny; the animation was vivid and lifelike. "The Flintstones", which was inspired by "The Honeymooners" and aired on prime-time on ABC from 1960-1966, depicted the day and the life of a cave construction worker and his stay at home wife. It's helpful to view "The Flintstones" as a sort of social commentary of the '60's: dinner was eaten at home, rock-n-roll was crazy teen-age music, dance studios were popular, husbands had jobs and wives stayed home etc.
Watching "The Flinstones" was fun. Granted some episodes wouldn't be aired given today's politically correct nature (for example the short, buck-toothed, bespectacled, heavily accented judo instructor), however, each episode imparted a moral lesson (usually honesty is the best policy).
Some little tidbits about "The Flintstones": Cesar Cedeno an outfielder for the Houston Astros in the early '70's learned to speak English by watching "The Flintstones". Floyd the Barber from the Andy Griffith Show never spoke on the Flinstones, but rather this was an impersonation by John Stephenson. Other guest voices included Hal Smith (Otis the drunk from the Andy Grffith Show), Daws Butler (Hokey Wolf), Don Messick (Muttley) and Paul Frees (Boris Badenov).In Hollyrock, Here I Come, Fred refers to the producer as "J.B." . This is an inside joke ("J.B." are Joseph Barbera's initial). In The Sweepstakes Ticket, there's a reference to "sneakers" which is a bit strange since the Flinstones don't wear shoes.
"The Flinstones-The Complete First Season" brings back the joy of watching Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty again. I agree with earlier reviewers that the extras are lacking and if if it were a little better I would have given the DVD 5 stars.

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Summary: Yabba Dabba Dooozy!
Review: It's about time! One of the world's best cartoons!!! They did a good job remastering the prints. I would like to have the studio audience removed, but hey, you can't have your gravelberry pie and eat it too! I would also would have loved to see the cigarette commercials from the 60's too!

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Summary: One Classic After Another...
Review: Unlike some series, "The Flintstones" started off right at the top of its game, so we have one classic after another here. (...) The bilingual will have a ball at the attempts of translating the more idiomatic expressions. (Check out "The Flintstone Flyer") (...) Grab this by all means, and hopefully it won't be too long a wait for Season 2!