Have you seen The Flintstones? It's my favorite Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
I watched them a lot when I was a kid, I know that much. Haven't seen it in a long time. Cartoons were somewhat more wholesome back then.
Yes, cartoons like the Flintstones were quite different especially since it was broadcast on September 30, 1960.
Kinda weird though, huh? The 60s were a bit of a countercultural decade. Makes me wonder how something as nice as The Flintstones came from that decade.
It was interesting how it dealt with everyday concerns but set in a Stone Age setting.
Lets you know that no matter what the time period, we still deal with the same old human problems. Tell me about its animation style!
The animation was interesting because the cavemen characters listened to records, ate at restaurants but had animals power their technology.
I mean if I had access to a wide range of incredibly strong dinosaurs, I think I'd utilize them to power my devices as well. Who wouldn't want an elephant trunk shower, am I right?
juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting. "The Flintstones" was the most financially successful and longest-running network animated franchise for three decades, until "The Simpsons" debuted in late 1989. In 2013, "TV Guide" ranked "The Flintstones" the second-greatest TV cartoon of all time (after "The Simpsons").
Overview.
The show is set in a comical, satirical version of the Stone Age which, although it uses primitive technology, resembles mid-20th-century
ideas that looked beyond his "kampung".
The early influences on his art style were from the West. Like most of the Malaysian children in the 1950s, Lat watched Hanna-Barbera cartoons ("The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons") on television and read imported British comics, such as "The Dandy" and "The Beano". He studied them and used their styles and themes in his early doodles. After the foreign influences in his works were noticed by a family friend, Lat was advised