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' New Neighbors be depicted later between Fred and Frank on "The Flintstone Comedy Show". This version of the Frankenstones continued to appear throughout the run of the specials. "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" was nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming at the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981. "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" was included as a bonus episode on the 1989 VHS release of "The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone". On October 9, 2012, Warner Archive released "The Flintstones' New Neighbors" on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection, in a release entitled "The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials