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 a cartoon entitled "The First Bad Man" (narrated by cowboy legend Tex Ritter). The cartoon concerned the rowdy antics of a bank robber in stone-age Dallas. Many of the visual jokes antedated by many years similar ones used by Hanna-Barbera in the Flintstones series. Many students of American animation point to this cartoon as a progenitive seed of the Flintstones. The concept was also predated by the Stone Age Cartoons series of 12 animated cartoons released from January 1940 to September 1940 by Fleischer Studios. These cartoons show stone age people doing modern things with primitive means. One example is