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Jetée · 08-20-2009, 08:09 AM

This Day in History...

Yaba daba doo!! The Flintstones, the first animated show developed for prime time, premiered on ABC-TV on this date in 1960. With characters inspired by The Honeymooners, the show was written to appeal to adults, but kids loved it, too. Its six-year run made The Flintstones the longest-running animated prime time TV show until The Simpsons (which continues to hold the title). As in The Simpsons, guest stars often played caricatures of themselves: for example, Ann-Margret played Ann-Margrock and Tony Curtis appeared as Stony Curtis. In reruns and syndication, the Stone Age cartoon can still be seen somewhere every minute of the day. Alan Reed, who was the original voice of Fred Flintstone, was born on this date in 1907.

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Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	August 20 This Day in History... Yaba daba doo!! The Flintstones, the first animated show developed for prime time, premiered on ABC-TV on this date in 1960. With characters inspired by The Honeymooners, the show was written to appeal to adults, but kids loved it, too. Its six-year run made The Flintstones the longest-running animated prime time TV show until The Simpsons (which continues to hold the title). As in The Simpsons, guest stars often played caricatures of themselves: for example, Ann-Margret played Ann-Margrock and Tony Curtis appeared as Stony Curtis. In reruns and syndication, the Stone Age cartoon can still be seen somewhere every minute of the day. Alan Reed, who was the original voice of Fred Flintstone, was born on this date in 1907. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi