The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas consensus states: "The prequel to the first full-length feature set in Bedrock, "Viva Rock Vegas" is a surprising improvement over "The Flintstones". Aimed towards an audience of adults and children alike, critics feel "Viva" will appeal to a broad range of viewers". Metacritic reports a 27 out of 100 rating, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews." The film was nominated for four Razzies at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (also known as The Flintstones 2 or The Flintstones 2: Viva Rock Vegas) is a 2000 American
The Flintstones season. The idea of "The Flintstones" started after Hanna-Barbera produced "The Huckleberry Hound Show" and "The Quick Draw McGraw Show". Although these programs were successful, they did not have the same wide audience appeal as their previous theatrical cartoon series "Tom and Jerry", which entertained both children and the adults who accompanied them. However, since children did not need their parents' supervision to watch television, Hanna-Barbera's output became labeled "kids only". Barbera and Hanna wanted to recapture the adult audience with an animated situation comedy. Barbera and Hanna experimented with hillbillies (a hillbilly theme was later incorporated into two "Flintstones"