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) annoyance to everyone. Fred then discovers that they can't stand "Bug Music" played by a band called the Four Insects. Fred enlists the Gruesomes to scare them away, but they are unsuccessful, because the Hatrocks are immune to horror. Fred eventually enlists his family and the Gruesomes to sing "Bug Music" to chase The Hatrocks back to the hills. This episode features the Flintstones, the Rubbles, and the Gruesomes all singing "She Said Yeah Yeah Yeah", a parody of the Beatles' song "She Loves You". After "The Flintstones" ended, the Gruesomes returned for a final appearance on the spin-off "The