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 Gruesomes (The Flintstones) (also voiced by Messick). They are members of the Really Rottens team. They appeared in the 1978 "Laff-A-Lympics" comic book series by Marvel Comics. The Creepleys are referenced in "Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #7". The Canadian 60's-inspired garage-rock band The Gruesomes took their name after the animated family. The Gruesomes (The Flintstones) The Gruesomes are a family of fictional characters who appeared on "The Flintstones" television series. They debuted in 1964 during the show's fifth season. They are similar to other monster families who appeared on television during the same time period. It has been suggested that they were inspired by a