The Flintstones

One of my favorite shows as a kid was The Flintstones which first came out in the fall of 1960 when I was just about to turn 9 years old. The show would run until 1966 and then of course in reruns for decades. It was a wonderfully funny animated family sitcom that was set in the stone age past but with all the modern conveniences, social situations and everyday concerns. It was the first animated series in prime time on television. So this show came to television 60 years ago this month.

This show was a big hit in our house. We all loved it and just laughed at their stone age antics and their stuff like the stone furniture, going bowling, and their cars powered by their feet. It was all just so crazy. We watched it all the time and because of the younger kids in the house it was always on into my teenage years. 

A couple of years later in 1962 there was a spinoff of sorts with The Jetsons which was the same animated family sitcom concept but this time set in the future.

We watched The Jetsons all the time too.