The Flintstones (2013 TV Series)

The Flintstones is an 2013 American animated comedy television series distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Cartoon Network Europe (now known as Hanna-Barbera Europe). The series was created by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and produced by Sam Register, Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone, Mike Rianda, Malcolm D. Lee, and Chris Renaud and based on Hanna-Barbera's 1960s television series of the same name.

The series stars the voices of Jeff Bergman, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Kevin Michael Richardson, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, and E.G. Daily. The series follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone and his friends and family. The series aired on Cartoon Network on October 21, 2013. The show had won three Emmy Awards for it's comedy. It also received positive reviews. On February 14, 2017, it was announced that the series was cancelled after three seasons.

Series overview
The series follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone and his friends and family. With others such as Barney Rubble, Wilma, and others.

Voice cast

 * Jeff Bergman as Fred Flintstone
 * Tress MacNeille as Wilma Flintstone
 * Russi Taylor as Pebbles Flintstone
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Barney Rubble
 * Frank Welker as Dino
 * Grey DeLisle as Betty Rubble
 * E.G. Daily as Bamm-Bamm Rubble

Episodes
Main article: List of The Flintstones (2013 TV Series) episodes

Production
The series was announced all the way back in June 2010 with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller set to be the creators of the series. It was announced that the cast would reprise their role as their characters including Jeff Bergman, who voices Fred Flintstone in the series. Animation, writing, and story for the series began on March 2011. Mike Rianda would later work with Lord and Miller on the 2021 Netlfix film The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

A pitch pilot titled "Stone Adventures" was originally going to be the first episode of the series, but Warner Bros. declined it. Instead, the episode was replaced by "Cold Age".

Release
The series released on Cartoon Network in October 2013. Over 2.6M viewers and "The Flintstones" fans watched the show. The show also premiered on Netflix from 2014 until 2018 where it later moved to Nickelodeon until 2020. As of 2021, the show is currently broadcasting on Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang.