The Flintstones "The Simpsons" debuted decades later. In 2013, "TV Guide" ranked "The Flintstones" the second greatest TV cartoon of all time (after "The Simpsons"). The show is set in a comical, satirical version of the Stone Age which, although it uses primitive technology, resembles mid-20th-century suburban America. The plots deliberately resemble the sitcoms of the era, with the caveman Flintstone and Rubble families getting into minor conflicts characteristic of modern life. The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock (pop. 2500). In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen, saber-toothed cats,
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone is a 1980 animated Halloween television special featuring characters from "The Flintstones" franchise. It was produced in 1979 by Hanna-Barbera and first aired on Friday, October 3, 1980 on NBC. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio. When Fred wins the big prize on the "Make A Deal or Don't" game show, he and Wilma plan a vacation with Barney and Betty to Count Rockula's spooky castle in Rocksylvania which has now been turned into