Who was Betty Rubble based on?

Betty's personality was based on that of Trixie Norton, wife of Ed Norton on the 1950s television series The Honeymooners; each of the four of the series' principal adult characters is an analogue of a Honeymooners character.

What is Betty rubbles real name?

Elizabeth Jean "Betty" Rubble (née McBricker/O'Shale) is a fictional character in the television animated series The Flintstones and its spin-offs and live-action motion pictures.

Is Fred Flintstone based on Jackie Gleason?

Fred Flintstone physically resembles both the first voice actor who played him, Alan Reed, and Jackie Gleason, whose series, The Honeymooners, inspired The Flintstones.

Is Pebbles Fred's daughter?

Pebbles Flintstone (also known as Pebbles Flintstone-Rubble as an adult) is a fictional character in the Flintstones franchise. The red-haired daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles is born near the end of the third season.

Who was Wilma Flintstone based on?

Wilma's personality is based on that of Alice Kramden, married to Ralph Kramden on the 1950s television series The Honeymooners. Much like Alice, Wilma plays the strong-willed, level-headed person in her marriage, often criticizing Fred for pursuing his various ill-fated schemes.

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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.

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.

Is Bam Bam Fred's son?

Bamm-Bamm Rubble (sometimes spelled Bam-Bam Rubble) is a fictional character in the Flintstones franchise, the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble.

Are Pebbles and Bam Bam cousins?

Pebbles Wilma Flintstone-Rubble is the daughter of Fred Flintstone and Wilma Flintstone, granddaughter to Pearl Slaghoople, goddaughter/daughter-in-law to Barney Rubble and Betty Rubble, wife to Bamm-Bamm Rubble and mother to Chip and Roxy Rubble and a fictional character of the original series, The Flintstones and the ...

How did Barney and Betty Rubble get Bambam?

Background. Bamm-Bamm is the adopted son of Betty and Barney Rubble after they found him left on their doorstep. After meeting his next-door neighbor Pebbles, he falls in love with her. Bamm-Bamm's "nickname" came from a note left in the basket, causing Barney and Betty confusion over the strange name.

What was the original last name of 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.

What does Fred yell at the end of the closing theme of The Flintstones?

Fred's trademark catchphrase yell is "yabba dabba doo!", a phrase that was originally his club's cheer, and later adopted as part of the theme song from the third season on and used in the 1994 live-action Flintstones film.

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.

Are Fred Flintstone and Betty Rubble siblings?

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.

Are Wilma and Betty sisters?

Wilma is a childhood friend of Betty. As a child, she lived with her parents and younger sisters Mickey and Mica Slaghoople.

Is Fred Flintstone a Neanderthal?

Finally, I picked up a copy of "The Flintstones" comic from DC Comics. (I've even talked to the creators of that comic before.) This finally gave me the conclusive proof that I was looking for: Fred Flintstone and the rest of the denizens of Bedrock weren't Neanderthals all, but they co-existed with them.

What is Fred Flintstone's daughter's name?

Fred and Wilma were originally supposed to be parents to a son named "Fred Flintstone Junior." This later changed to a daughter, "Wilma Flintstone Junior", and finally to their daughter being named Pebbles. Her name comes from Wilma's maiden name of Pebble.

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.

Did Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm get married?

Slate rehires Fred, and Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm get married, with Fred, Barney, Dino, Wilma and Betty as the happy ones seeing them getting married. Fred gets his job back from Mr Slate and is given a raise after being invited to the wedding.

Who is Stony Flintstone?

Stoney Flintstone is Freddy Flintstone's retired non-canon grandfather and a recurring, but two-time character of two segments, "The Little Visitor" and "Grandpa for Loan", featured in the twenty-third episode of the first season of The Flintstone Kids, a spin-off of the original series, The Flintstones.

When did Barney Rubble's voice change?

For five non-consecutive episodes of the second season, Daws Butler voiced the character. For the later part of the second season and onwards, Mel Blanc voiced the character in a lower-pitched, dopey voice.

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.