The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma Wind-Up Wilma is a 1981 animated television special and the third of "The Flintstone Special" limited-run prime time revival of "The Flintstones" produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which premiered on NBC on October 4, 1981. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio, one of the last productions to do so. Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers after nailing a couple of robbers with a melon at the grocery store;
The Flintstones' New Neighbors be depicted later between Fred and Frank on "The Flintstone Comedy Show". This version of the Frankenstones continued to appear throughout the run of the specials. "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" was nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming at the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981. "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" was included as a bonus episode on the 1989 VHS release of "The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone". On October 9, 2012, Warner Archive released "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection, in a release entitled "The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials