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,
Television in the United States including classic cartoons (such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry" and "Woody Woodpecker"), reruns of prime time animated sitcoms (such as "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons"), foreign acquisitions (such as "Astro Boy" and "Kimba the White Lion"), animated adaptations of films and television series (such as "Back to the Future", "Ghostbusters", "Batman", "ALF" and "Star Trek"), and original programs (such as "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show", "Scooby-Doo", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "The Smurfs", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "Garfield and Friends" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"). Some locally produced children's programs – which often mixed cartoons, special guests and