The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma Wind-Up Wilma is a 1981 animated television special and the third of "The Flintstone Special" limited-run prime time revival of "The Flintstones" produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which premiered on NBC on October 4, 1981. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio, one of the last productions to do so. Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers after nailing a couple of robbers with a melon at the grocery store;
The Flintstones (film) including "Time" magazine which said ""The Flintstones" is fun", and Joel Siegel from ABC's "Good Morning America" and WABC-TV who called the film "pre-historical, hysterical... great fun". In a 1997 interview, Joseph Barbera, co-creator of "The Flintstones" and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, stated that, although he was impressed by the film's visuals, he felt the story "wasn't as good as I could have made it." Despite the negative reviews, "The Flintstones" was a box office success, grossing $130,531,208 domestically, including the $37,182,745 it made during its 4-day Memorial Day opening weekend in 1994. It performed even better internationally, making another