The Flintstones as children, and yet others featuring Fred and Barney encountering Marvel Comics superhero The Thing and Al Capp's comic strip character The Shmoo – have appeared over the years. The original show also was adapted into a live-action film in 1994, and a prequel, "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas", which followed in 2000. Unlike its sister show "The Jetsons" (the two shows appeared in a made-for-TV crossover movie in 1987), the revival programs were not widely syndicated or rerun alongside the original series. In 2011, it was announced "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane would be reviving "The Flintstones" for
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries succeeded in eating Tweety, but it turns out to be a dream), but did air on Cartoon Network in 2002. The series has aired on Boomerang from August 17, 2015 to July 3, 2017. The series also returned to Cartoon Network on October 26, 2015. On September 9, 2008, Warner Home Video released The Complete First Season of "The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries" on DVD in Region 1. This release comes exactly 13 years since the premiere of the show. No further DVD releases have been announced. The series was nominated multiple times for a Daytime Emmy Award in the