Is Flintstones as good as I remember it being?

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As a kid, I saw a lot of Flintstones back on Cartoon Network in the 90's and on Boomerang in the 2000's. However I haven't watched any of it in several years now.

I remember really enjoying the show, but is the show still worth watching now as an adult? I've been thinking about getting the DVDs?

Keep in mind I'm talking about the regular series, not the spinoffs or movies.
 
I was never a major hardcore Flintstones fan, but I am guessing it would probably be just as good as you remembered. It was meant for adults afterall.
 
Well, I watched it in the 60's (in its prime time slot) and I'm still watching it today. Some episodes aren't as funny as they once were, but others are funnier today that they were back in the day. It's a classic. :D
 
I can't tell you if The Flintstones is as good as you remember it being, for the simple fact that I'm not you and therefore don't share your life experiences nor your personal tastes. I honestly couldn't tell you if the show is as good as you remember; I can only give you my impressions of it, which is this:

I first caught The Flintstones in syndicated reruns during the ancient 1970's. I was never a hardcore fan of the show, me not being a huge Hanna-Barbera fan to start with; I found it to be kind of cheesy and repetitious in some areas (particularly after the kids came along), but it had some funny moments as well. The Flintstones was never my favorite cartoon, but I could watch it for half an hour and not complain (unless something better was on).

I was always basically 'so-so' about The Flintstones as a kid, and that continues to be my general opinion of the show lo these 40, going on 41 years. Not bad, just not the best.
 
I find it as enjoyable as I ever did today, but I was never a huge Flintstones fan. I almost enjoy it more now that I'm older. And if you still have Boom they still show it so you could check it out and see if you still enjoy it.
 
It is a great show, I think the early seasons are the best. The pre Pebbles era I prefer. It gets a little goofy towards the end with the add on characters and trying to parody pop culture of the time.

If you really a hardcore fan, check out the source materal the Honeymooners, that is even better in my opinion. No matter how many times I watch, the Honeymooners never fail to make me laugh. I could only watch reruns of one or the other, I would rather watch Honeymooners reruns over the Flintstones reruns, they are the original. Fred and Barney had nothing over Jackie and Art on the top of their game. Their comedic timing was just all time great in my opinion. But that is another story.
 
Yes, some episodes are dated (mostly the latter season's pop culture parodies or the "stay in the kitchen" aspects), but overall, I think the show still holds up as one of Hanna-Barbera's best efforts. I sometimes tune into an episode on Boomerang and still find Fred and Barney hilarious.

I liked the Honeymooners as a kid as well (along with the Flintstones)...
 
Well I still watch it and find it enjoyable. However again, as some people here said I'm not you. It could be different opinions, they have it airing on Boomerang. How about you watch it on TV first, see for yourself, than if you still love it as much as you used to, buy it.
 
I really can't imagine The Flinstones holding up too well against what The Simpsons did during the 90's. But then again, I can't really imagine ANYTHING holding up to what The Simpsons did during the 90's.
 
As someone who watched quite a bit of The Flintstones in his youth, I can only say that now the show mostly makes me cringe. It's not funny or clever, so I don't know why I'd watch it. Even The Jetsons is better, and I can't stand The Jetsons.
 
Not just the Simpsons, but King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad also took the basic "animated sitcom" format pioneered by the Flintstones and did it much better.

The writing of The Flintstones is more basic and less witty than the shows it inspired. Maybe it was drop-dead hilarious in the '60's, but it sure doesn't seem like anything special now.
 
The Flintstones was just a product of it's time. It's style of humor seemed cutting edge back in 1960, when the series debuted, but times change, and people look for a different type of entertainment now.
 
I don't know where you got 1966 from. It was 1960. Also, I wouldn't call the show cutting edge. It was basically an animated version of The Honeymooners.
 
I watched it as a kid and liked it especially since I loved dinosaurs, I don't remember it being an great show though, I seriously doubt its that good. I do plan on re-watching the series some time in the future but mostly for nostalgia reasons. I'm sure its not a bad show I just don't think its compelling enough for an adult.
 
It's no different than watching I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke, or The Honeymooners. It's the same type of plots and humor. The Flintstones is just an old sitcom, but animated.
 
You're right. The Flintstones began in 1960 and ended in 1966. That was a typo and I've since fixed it.

It was the 1st animated prime time sitcom. I'd say that was pretty cutting edge, wouldn't you?



True, The Flintstones isn't considered "adult" by today's standards, but it was tackling the same sort of of subject matter that every other prime time series was doing at the time. Like I said, product of it's time.
 
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