Is Flintstone a real name?

The surname Flintstone was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and is the name of the great Saxon Gods. The name was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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What does the name Flintstone mean?

Noun. 1. flintstone - pebbles of flint used in masonry construction. flint - a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony.
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What was the original last name for The Flintstones?

It was network television's first animated series to which there were 166 original episodes. The original name of the series in which a pilot was even made, was "The Flagstones". When it was realized that the "Hi and Lois" characters' surname was Flagston, the name was changed.
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How old is Fred Flintstone now?

Fred Flintstone is 41 years old, which is probably older than most cavemen.
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Who is Fred Wilma Flintstone?

Wilma Flintstone is a fictional character in the television animated series The Flintstones. Wilma is the red-headed woman married to caveman Fred Flintstone, daughter of Pearl Slaghoople, and mother of Pebbles Flintstone. Her best friend is her next door neighbor, Betty Rubble.
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Are Fred and Betty related?

In the 1980's spin-off series, The Flintstone Kids, Betty is a friend of Fred, Barney and Wilma since their childhood. As a child, she lived with her parents, Brad and Jean who ran a convenience store and her brother Brick and sister Sissy.
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Who is Fred Flintstone wife?

Wilma is the red-headed woman married to caveman Fred Flintstone, daughter of Pearl Slaghoople, and mother of Pebbles Flintstone. Her best friend is her next door neighbor, Betty Rubble.
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Why did Dino stop talking?

Dino stopped talking immediately after "The Snorkasaurus Story." He also stopped serving as Wilma's butler and answering the phone. He became a normal yapping pet. It is never explained why Dino hushed up after being brought into the Flintstones home.
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What is the oldest cartoon?

Fantasmagorie is considered to be the oldest cartoon in the world. The very short animation is one of the earliest examples of traditional (hand-drawn) animation. It was created in 1908 by French cartoonist Émile Cohl.
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What is Wilma Flintstones maiden name?

Slaghoople somewhere along the way; or the early episodes are to be ignored and Wilma's maiden name is now officially Slaghoople. Spinoff series and the Flintstones movies accept Slaghoople as being Wilma's maiden name.
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Is it Flinstones or Flintstones?

The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the Rubbles.
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How many toes does Fred Flintstone have?

Conversation. With four fingers on each hand, I always wondered whether Cartoon Characters would be good at counting in Base 8. Problem is, in the Flintstones they have only three toes.
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Who is older Pebbles or bam bam?

Despite appearing before Bamm-Bamm did, she still crawls while he can walk. This could mean that Bamm-Bamm is older than Pebbles or it's due to his strength. Pebbles' pet name for Bamm-Bamm as an adult is "Bammer".
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Was the Flintstones meant for adults?

1) The Flintstones was originally aimed at an adult audience and the first two seasons were co-sponsored by Winston cigarettes. But by the third season it was being written for children and was sponsored by Welch's, who produced grape juice and jellies.
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What is the origin of Flintstone?

Old English stan, used of common rocks, precious gems, concretions in the body, memorial stones, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (source also of Old Norse steinn, Danish. Sense of "testicle" is from late Old English. The British measure of weight (usually equal to 14 pounds) is from late 14c., originally a specific stone.
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What did the Flintstones eat?

In the opening credits of the Flintstones television series, Fred Flintstone is served a huge rack of dinosaur ribs at a drive-in. You can replicate this by serving beef ribs at your party; in fact, many restaurants and recipes call these oversized beef bones "dino ribs" already.
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What was Walt Disney scared of?

Walt Disney was indeed afraid of mice. However, he did not let that fear stop him from creating the most famous and lovable cartoon character of all time. He had the genius to depict mice as sympathetic creatures with human characteristics that would appeal to everyone, especially children.
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What is the age of Bugs Bunny?

According to his 1990 biography Bugs Bunny: 50 Years & Only 1 Grey Hare, Bugs was born on July 27, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. But he was really born in June 6, 1977. which means he is 40 years old.
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What was Dino's girlfriend's name?

In it, Dino falls in love with the new neighbor's female sauropod (Juliet).
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What does Barney Rubble do for a living?

While the subject of Barney's occupation (or even if he had one) was never given during the original series, the majority of subsequent spinoffs suggest at some point after the original series, Barney went to work at the Slate Rock and Gravel Company quarry alongside Fred as a fellow dino-crane operator.
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Did the rubbles have a pet?

Hoppy is a fictional character in the television series The Flintstones. Hoppy is a pet hopparoo (similar to a kangaroo) owned by the Rubble family.
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Is Wilma Flintstones hair red or orange?

She has swirly red-orange hair that's worn in a bun at the back of her head, wears a white loincloth/dress with one strap on her left shoulder and a torn hemline, a white pearl necklace, and red lipstick (in some specials and shows it's pink). Another notable thing about Wilma is that she has black dots for eyes.
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What's Fred Flintstone's middle name?

Frederick Joseph "Fred" W. Flintstone (simply as: Fred Flintstone), is the protagonist of the animated sitcom The Flintstones, which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966.
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