:The Flintstone Kids

{{short description|American animated television series}}

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| image = The Flintstone Kids logo.svg

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| genre = Comedy

| creator = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

| director = {{ubl|Art Davis|Don Lusk|Carl Urbano (season 1)|Rudy Zamora (season 1)|Connie Dufau (season 2)|John Kimball (season 2)|Paul Sommer (season 2)}}

| voices = {{ubl|Charlie Adler|Mel Blanc|Susan Blu|Hamilton Camp|Henry Corden|Julie Dees|Elizabeth Lyn Fraser|Scott Menville|Bumper Robinson|Marilyn Schreffler|B.J. Ward|Lennie Weinrib|Frank Welker}}

| narrated = Kenneth Mars {{small|(Captain Caveman and Son)}}

| theme_music_composer = Hoyt Curtin

| opentheme = "The Flintstone Kids"

| composer = Hoyt Curtin

| country = United States
Poland

| language = English

| network = ABC

| executive_producer = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

| producer = Kay Wright

| editor = Gil Iverson

| company = Hanna-Barbera Productions
Studio Filmów Rysunkowych (animation)

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 36 (76 segments)

| runtime = 23–24 minutes (3–11 minutes per segment)

| first_aired = {{Start date|1986|09|13}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1987|11|14}}

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The Flintstone Kids is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series The Flintstones. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characters from the original show.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=333–344}} It aired from September 13, 1986, to November 14, 1987, on ABC.{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=209–214}} It was the first Flintstones series not to have a laugh track.

Overview

The program follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Wilma Slaghoople, Betty McBricker and Dino as tweens. They share their preadolescence with their friends Nate Slate (Fred's future boss), Philo Quartz and rich girl Dreamchip Gemstone. They also deal with their bully Rocky Ratrock and his Badrotten Bunch consisting of Tarpit Tommy, Flab Slab, Janet Granite, and Rocky's dogasaurus Stalagbite.{{cite news|title= Saturday Morning: Good And Bad|work= Los Angeles Times|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-02-ca-3542-story.html|access-date=2012-10-15}}

The Flintstone Kids was intended only to run for two seasons, and was retired in favor of another Hanna-Barbera series that similarly de-aged its core cast, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.{{cite news |date=June 21, 1988 |title=Here's what's coming for the kids this fall |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zuhVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6954%2C4914499 |newspaper=The Register-Guard (Oregon) |page=7A |via=Google News Archive |series=HIGHLIGHTS}} The sudden failure of The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil{{cite web |author=Joey Anuff |date=November 1998 |title=The Nearly Invisible Animation Genius |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgxVa5s7idEC&pg=PA105 |accessdate=2010-09-18 |work=Spin volume 14 number 11 pp. 99-106}} led to reruns of The Flintstone Kids being re-added to the ABC Saturday morning schedule in late 1988.

Plot and segments

This series featured the following segments:

=The Flintstone Kids=

The "main" segment of the show. It would either be a single half-hour episode (only in the first season) or a segment.

=Flintstone Funnies=

Freddy, Barney, Wilma and Betty dream of exciting fantasy adventures with most of them being parodies of different films. This segment was dropped in the second season.

=Dino's Dilemmas=

The adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.

=Captain Caveman and Son=

The adventures of Captain Caveman (returning from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels) with his son Cavey Jr. as they fight bad guys like the evil genius Mr. Bad. This segment was actually a "show within a show" whereby Captain Caveman and Son is a TV show watched by the main characters at Fred's home, where the "fourth wall" is broken frequently.

Episodes

The segments indicate in colors by which characters starred in them:

  • Blue = The Flintstone Kids (25 segments)
  • Teal = Flintstone Funnies (13 segments)
  • Magenta = Dino's Dilemmas (19 segments)
  • Red = Captain Caveman and Son (19 segments)

=Series overview=

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=Season 1 (1986)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=1

| EpisodeNumber2=1

| Title=The Great Freddini

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Glenn Leopold|t=Don Nelson and Arthur Alsberg}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|13}}

| ShortSummary=Fred learns magic to prepare for the school's talent show.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=2a

| EpisodeNumber2=2a

| Title=Frankenstone

| WrittenBy=Mel Gilden and John K. Ludin

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|13}}

| ShortSummary=Rocky wrecks Wilma's sister's doll, and it's up to Fred to fix it. He imagines he's Dr. Frankenstone and creates a monster that wants to make Wilma his bride.

Note: This episode is a parody of Frankenstein.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=2b

| EpisodeNumber2=2b

| Title=Yard Wars

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|13}}

| ShortSummary=When Dino has to babysit Wilma's pet Saberkitty, he has to do what ever it takes to keep Fang safe.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=2c

| EpisodeNumber2=2c

| Title=Freezy Does It

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|13}}

| ShortSummary=Cavey Jr. becomes Captain Caveman's sidekick after his birthday party and helps his dad fight Dr. Icemare: a weatherman who is stealing rock-frigerators to make Bedrock cold.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=3

| EpisodeNumber2=3

| Title=Heroes for Hire

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Jim Ryan|t=Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|20}}

| ShortSummary=While at the Flintstone house, Barney answers the phone, winning a trip to the Captain Caveman Show. Fred becomes jealous because he was the one who told Barney to pick up the phone. Fred sets out to prove himself as a hero to the town so he can get the prize instead of Barney.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=4a

| EpisodeNumber2=4a

| Title=Indiana Flintstone

| WrittenBy=Kent Zbornak

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|20}}

| ShortSummary=Fred and Barney sneak to an Indiana Stones exhibit during a visit to the museum and pretend to be Indiana and his trusty sidekick.

Note: This episode is a parody of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=4b

| EpisodeNumber2=4b

| Title=Dreamchip's Car Wash

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|20}}

| ShortSummary=Dreamchip wants to test her new dog-washer on Dino, and Fred agrees until Dreamchip calls Dino a "mutt".

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=4c

| EpisodeNumber2=4c

| Title=Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|20}}

| ShortSummary=A two-headed alien child named Riff and Raff are stealing the mothers of Earth in their UFO. Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. infiltrate the ship to find out their plot.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=5

| EpisodeNumber2=5

| Title=The Bad News Brontos

| WrittenBy=Barry Blitzer

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|27}}

| ShortSummary=The gang form a baseball team of their own.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=6a

| EpisodeNumber2=6a

| Title=Rubble Without a Cause

| WrittenBy=Wayne Kaatz

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|27}}

| ShortSummary= After looking at the stars in a telescope at night, Barney imagines himself in a space sci-fi movie where Darth Ratrock has captured Princess Betty.

Note: This episode is a parody of Star Wars.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=6b

| EpisodeNumber2=6b

| Title=Dressed Up Dino

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|27}}

| ShortSummary= Dino is forced to play dress up and tea party with the little girls.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=6c

| EpisodeNumber2=6c

| Title=The Ditto Master

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|27}}

| ShortSummary=Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. face off against Ditto Master, a supervillain with a machine that enables him to duplicate himself and other things.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=7

| EpisodeNumber2=7

| Title=Dusty Disappears

| WrittenBy=John Bradford and Denis Higgins

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|4}}

| ShortSummary=While babysitting Dusty Rubble, Fred and Barney finally get him to sleep with help from Wilma and Betty. Mr. and Mrs. Rubble think the boys did a great job, and they make Fred and Barney take him to the carnival. While there, Dusty starts being a pain to Fred and Barney and disappears on them.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=8a

| EpisodeNumber2=8a

| Title=Sugar and Spies

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=L. Lynn Hart and Felicia Maliani|t=Felicia Maliani}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|4}}

| ShortSummary=After seeing a spy movie and on an errand to get the Bronto Burgers for Jean McBricker, Freddy, Barney, Wilma, and Betty pretend to be agents where they must recover the stolen Brontoburgers from Agent Dino 07 who is working for Dr. Rocky No-No.

Note: This episode is a parody of the James Bond franchise.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=8b

| EpisodeNumber2=8b

| Title=The Vet

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|4}}

| ShortSummary=Dino thinks he's going to the vet after overhearing a conversation between Fred and his father.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=8c

| EpisodeNumber2=8c

| Title=I Was a Teenage Grown-Up

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|4}}

| ShortSummary=Mr. Bad uses Grown Up Gas to make kids act they're all grown up. It soon affects Cavey Jr., making it difficult for Captain Caveman to stop Mr. Bad.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=9

| EpisodeNumber2=9

| Title=Poor Little Rich Girl

| WrittenBy=Coslough Johnson

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|11}}

| ShortSummary=Dreamchip's birthday is coming up and her butler Cragmire wants her to celebrate it alone due to her parents being out of town. This causes her friends to infiltrate her mansion by evading the security system that Ed Flintstone installed. The house is also infiltrated by Rocky Ratrock's group.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=10a

| EpisodeNumber2=10a

| Title=Freddy in the Big House

| WrittenBy=Kent Zbornak

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|11}}

| ShortSummary=Rocky frames Fred for playing football in the classroom, causing his teacher Ms. Rockbottom to make Fred write "I Will Not Play Football in Class" 100 times. During this time, Fred imagines that he is in prison after he was framed for different crimes by Rocky. Now he must break out with help from Barney and expose Rocky while gaining unlikely help from undercover police officers Wilma and Betty.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=10b

| EpisodeNumber2=10b

| Title=The Butcher Shoppe

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|11}}

| ShortSummary=Dino will do anything for some of the butcher's sausage. But when a little old lady drops a ham outside the shop, Dino's conscience won't let him take it.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=10c

| EpisodeNumber2=10c

| Title=Grime & Punishment

| WrittenBy=Bill Matheny

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|11}}

| ShortSummary=The Trash Man is making Bedrock all trashy and it's up to Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. to stop him and clean up Bedrock.

Note: This is the episode Freddy & Barney won their appearance on in "Heroes for Hire".

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=11

| EpisodeNumber2=11

| Title=The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy

| WrittenBy=Barry Blitzer

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|18}}

| ShortSummary=Freddy promises everyone tickets to the Brick Stonespring concert. When Freddy is unable to get the tickets, he and Barney have to do whatever it takes to get everyone into the concert.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=12a

| EpisodeNumber2=12a

| Title=Bedrock P.I.s

| WrittenBy=John K. Ludin

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|18}}

| ShortSummary= Fred and Barney become private eye detectives where they look for Wilma's pet sabretooth cat Fang.

Note: This episode is a parody of Dick Tracy.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=12b

| EpisodeNumber2=12b

| Title=Fred's Mechanical Dog

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|18}}

| ShortSummary= Dino is worried when Freddy gets a mechanical dog, but learns that his fears are unfounded when the dog turns out to be less than Freddy expected.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=12c

| EpisodeNumber2=12c

| Title=A Tale of Too Silly

| WrittenBy=Troy Schmidt, Jeff Holder, and Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|18}}

| ShortSummary=Yuckster steals eggs, flours, and Cowasauruses to make a pie large enough to throw at the entire city.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=13

| EpisodeNumber2=13

| Title=Curse of the Gemstone Diamond

| WrittenBy=Dennis Marks

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|25}}

| ShortSummary=A doppelganger of Fred steals Dreamchip Gemstone's precious diamond, spoiling the Halloween party of the kids at Dreamchip's mansion.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=14a

| EpisodeNumber2=14a

| Title=Princess Wilma

| WrittenBy=Terry Shakespeare and Sue Shakespeare

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|25}}

| ShortSummary= Wilma has a cold and cannot go to the Bedrock Mall with Betty. While she is resting, she imagines herself as a princess who gets captured by Rocky Ratrock.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=14b

| EpisodeNumber2=14b

| Title=The Dino Diet

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|25}}

| ShortSummary= Dino gained 50 pounds, so Freddy is forced to keep him on a strict diet. Though Dino doesn't stick to it.

| LineColor=#554c99

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=14c

| EpisodeNumber2=14c

| Title=To Baby or Not to Baby

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=David Schwartz}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|25}}

| ShortSummary=Mr. Sciencedome is tired of Captain Caveman's show taking away his television viewers, so he creates a Fountain of Youth formula disguised as a glass of lemonade which turns Captain Caveman into a baby. This becomes too much for Cavey Jr. to handle as he drags his de-aged dad to Mr. Sciencedome's show in order to get him to restore Captain Caveman to his rightful age.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=15a

| EpisodeNumber2=15a

| Title=I Think That I Shall Never See Barney Rubble As a Tree

| WrittenBy=Dennis Marks

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|1}}

| ShortSummary=Fred misinterprets a discussion he overhears about diseased trees and starts to believe that Barney is sick.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=15b

| EpisodeNumber2=15b

| Title=Dino Come Home

| WrittenBy=Dennis Marks

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|1}}

| ShortSummary=Freddy's class goes on a camping trip and Dino stows away. When Freddy discovers Dino, Dino gets frightened and runs away.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=16a

| EpisodeNumber2=16a

| Title=Monster from the Tar Pits

| WrittenBy=Wayne Kaatz

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|1}}

| ShortSummary=Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty imagine that they are filmmakers who travel to an island and encounter a monster that dwells in the tar pits. When they bring the Monster from the Tar Pits to Bedrock for display, Rocky sets it free and it goes on a rampage.

Note: This episode is a parody of King Kong.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=16b

| EpisodeNumber2=16b

| Title=What Price Fleadom

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|1}}

| ShortSummary= Dino gets a flea on his back and tries whatever he can to get it to leave.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=16c

| EpisodeNumber2=16c

| Title=Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

| WrittenBy=Bill Matheny

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|1}}

| ShortSummary=A new superhero named Perfect Man is outdoing Captain Caveman by making Bedrock perfect. He soon makes it too perfect, compelling Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. to stop him.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=17

| EpisodeNumber2=17

| Title=The Fugitives

| WrittenBy=Wayne Kaatz and Kent Zbornak

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|8}}

| ShortSummary=Fred and Barney lose control of Dino who accidentally steals an old pillow belonging to Queen Og from a museum. They make an effort to redeem themselves by catching the thieves.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=18a

| EpisodeNumber2=18a

| Title=The Twilight Stone

| WrittenBy=Mary Jo Ludin

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|8}}

| ShortSummary=The gang talks about what they want to be when they grow up while out on a picnic. Fred imagines that he runs a restaurant, Betty imagines that she's a star, Barney imagines that he's a beach hero, and Wilma imagines that she's married to Freddy.

Note: This episode is a parody of The Twilight Zone.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=18b

| EpisodeNumber2=18b

| Title=The Terror Within

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|8}}

| ShortSummary=The Flintstones hear a noise in the garage and send cowardly Dino in after the burglar. Discovering that the "thief" is only a tiny mouse, Dino heroically chases him away.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=18c

| EpisodeNumber2=18c

| Title=Day of the Villains

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|8}}

| ShortSummary=Mr. Bad assembles Dr. Icemare, Trash Man, Ditto Master, Yuckster, and other villains of Bedrock as part of a plan to eliminate their mutual enemy Captain Caveman once and for all. As Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. do their errands, the villains try to eliminate Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. with comical results.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=19

| EpisodeNumber2=19

| Title=Freddy's Rocky Road to Karate

| WrittenBy=Barry Blitzer

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|15}}

| ShortSummary=Rocky challenges the Jr. Water Buffaloes to a karate match. They think they're gonna lose until Ms. Rockbottom assigns a Japanese foreign exchange student Tamoco.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=20a

| EpisodeNumber2=20a

| Title=Betty's Big Break

| WrittenBy=Sue Shakespeare

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|15}}

| ShortSummary=Betty becomes a big star after she replaces a sick Dreamchip for the spring pageant that is showing a scene from The Lizard of Oz.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=20b

| EpisodeNumber2=20b

| Title=Revenge of the Bullied

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|15}}

| ShortSummary=When big bully dog Spike terrorizes Dino and Stalagbite, the two pets join forces to teach Spike a lesson.

| LineColor=#554c99

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=20c

| EpisodeNumber2=20c

| Title=Curse of the Reverse

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|15}}

| ShortSummary=Mr. Bad uses his Backwards Beam to turn everything in Bedrock on its head, making Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. wanted criminals in the process.

| LineColor=#554c99

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=21

| EpisodeNumber2=21

| Title=Barney's Moving Experience

| WrittenBy=Coslough Johnson

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|22}}

| ShortSummary=After Fred breaks Barney's bike, Barney moves out of Bedrock and Fred's dad gives him a part-time job.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=22a

| EpisodeNumber2=22a

| Title=Dino Goes Hollyrock

| WrittenBy=Wayne Kaatz

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|22}}

| ShortSummary=After Dino sees a dino dog like himself on the screen at the movies, he becomes a big star in Hollyrock where even works to save his leading lady Pearl from Rocky Ratrock.

Note: Dino talks in his fantasy during the episode.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=22b

| EpisodeNumber2=22b

| Title=The Chocolate Chip Catastrophe

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|22}}

| ShortSummary=Despite a warning from Edna, Dino attempts to reach for a batch of chocolate chip cookies when Edna leaves the kitchen to answer the phone. Dino upsets the table, sending the cookies and batter flying all over the kitchen. He races to make another batch and clean the kitchen before Edna discovers the mess.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=22c

| EpisodeNumber2=22c

| Title=Capt. Caveman's First Adventure

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|22}}

| ShortSummary=Captain Caveman flashes back to his childhood to when his mother gives him his club around the time when Billy Bad (a younger version of Mr. Bad) attempts to make school less fun with the help of his Bore-Bots.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=23a

| EpisodeNumber2=23a

| Title=The Little Visitor

| WrittenBy=Dennis Marks

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|6}}

| ShortSummary=When Fred's parents say they're expecting someone, Fred thinks they're going to have another baby.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=23b

| EpisodeNumber2=23b

| Title=Grandpa for Loan

| WrittenBy=Dennis Marks

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|6}}

| ShortSummary=The father-son picnic is coming up. When Barney's father is unavailable, Fred loans him his grandfather as Ed warns Fred that he can be sneaky.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=24a

| EpisodeNumber2=24a

| Title=Philo's Invention

| WrittenBy=Kent Zbornak

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|6}}

| ShortSummary=When Rocky tries to steal Philo's science project, Philo daydreams that he's a brilliant toy inventor. Everything goes well in his fantasy until rival toymaker Rocky kidnaps Philo and forces him to build nasty toys.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=24b

| EpisodeNumber2=24b

| Title=Watchdog Blues

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|6}}

| ShortSummary=Ed and Edna Flintstone reluctantly allow their pet Dino to sleep in the house every night, but he proves his worth when a burglar breaks in.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=24c

| EpisodeNumber2=24c

| Title=Leave It to Mother

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|6}}

| ShortSummary=Captain Caveman's mother is coming to visit at the same time a hair blob created by Mr. Bad attacks the Amrock Hair Supply factory. When Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. are captured following the hair blob's destruction, it's up to Grandma Cavemom to stop Mr. Bad before he can dip them in hair removal.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=25

| EpisodeNumber2=25

| Title=Freddy's First Crush

| WrittenBy=Coslough Johnson

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|13}}

| ShortSummary=Fred has a crush on a substitute teacher in school.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=26a

| EpisodeNumber2=26a

| Title=Bedrock'n Roll

| WrittenBy=Terry Shakespeare

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|13}}

| ShortSummary=The gang imagine themselves as rock stars and start a "Lemon Aid" concert hosted by Rock Dees in order to raise money while thwarting building developer Rocky Ratrock's plans to turn the Big Lemon Youth Center into Ratrockland.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=26b

| EpisodeNumber2=26b

| Title=Captain Cavepuppy

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|13}}

| ShortSummary=After Stalagbite terrorizes Dino, he daydreams that he's Captain Cavepuppy. Later, Dino summons the courage to help the kids confront Rocky and Stalagbite.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=26c

| EpisodeNumber2=26c

| Title=Greed It and Weep

| WrittenBy=Bill Matheny and Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|13}}

| ShortSummary=Piggy McGrabit (the richest and greediest man in Bedrock) uses his Money Magnet invented by his scientist to steal all of Bedrock's money. Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. must stop Piggy McGrabit before everyone ends up broke.

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=Season 2 (1987)=

Four of these episodes contains a new short followed by repeats of two shorts from season 1.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=27a

| EpisodeNumber2=1a

| Title=The Flintstone Fake Ache

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|12}}

| ShortSummary=Fred pretends to be sick so that he can avoid going to school after failing to complete a project and uses crazy ink to draw spots on him. Dr. Gallstone examines Freddy during her housecall has him arranged to be taken to the hospital. When the crazy ink doesn't come off, Barney and Betty enlist Wilma and Philo for help which leads to a series of comical events.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=27b

| EpisodeNumber2=1b

| Title=Killer Kitty

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|12}}

| ShortSummary=Freddy's Aunt Hilda brings her "precious" kitty Sweetums on a visit to the Flintstone home. Freddy is led to believe that the cat is the sweetest pet around. Dino must prove otherwise when the mischievous cat gets him in trouble.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=27c

| EpisodeNumber2=1c

| Title=Captain Knaveman

| WrittenBy=Laren Bright

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|12}}

| ShortSummary=Captain Caveman loses his memory while pursuing the Teddy Bear Snatcher. Since he's disguised as a bad guy when he reaches him, Captain Caveman thinks he is a supervillain named Captain Badman and starts committing crimes. When Captain Badman leaves the Teddy Bear Snatcher and the true villains with no crimes to commit, they turn to Cavey Jr. for help.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=28a

| EpisodeNumber2=2a

| Title=Better Buddy Blues

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|19}}

| ShortSummary=Hollyrock star Shades Stone moves to Bedrock where he impresses Fred and Betty, but not Wilma and Barney. Shades takes advantage of Fred and Betty and the other youngsters in Bedrock. Wilma ignores Shades. When Fred decides that Shades is his new best friend, Barney runs away to the local swamp.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=28b

| EpisodeNumber2=2b

| Title=Who's Faultin' Who?

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|19}}

| ShortSummary=The snooty people at a prestigious dog training school snub Dino and Freddy. When jewel thieves attempt to rob the class, Dino demonstrates what a well-trained dog he is while the other pets cower!

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=28c

| EpisodeNumber2=2c

| Title=Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|19}}

| ShortSummary=A teenage Godzilla-type monster named Billy is under pressure from his parents to be destructive with his younger sister even smashing her first building, but he bears no hatred towards cavepeople. After Billy's attempts to smash Bedrock, Captain Caveman and Cavey Jr. help the boy monster by getting him to tear down some old buildings slated for demolition.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=29a

| EpisodeNumber2=3a

| Title=Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Betty

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=Mary Jo Ludin}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|26}}

| ShortSummary=Betty thinks she can do everything better with her ice cream business since other ice cream companies get in her way.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=29b

| EpisodeNumber2=3b

| Title=Bone Voyage

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|26}}

| ShortSummary=As Edna and Freddy prepare for Ed's birthday dinner, mischievous Dino attempts to pilfer some food. Dino's pranks lead to unexpected results when a helium-filled balloon he is using to steal the goodies floats away with him hanging on!

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=29c

| EpisodeNumber2=3c

| Title=The Cream-Pier Strikes Back

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|26}}

| ShortSummary=Yuckster is throwing cream pies which contain a formula that turns anyone hit by them into Yucksters. When Captain Caveman gets hit by one, it's up to Cavey Jr. to restore everyone to normal and defeat Yuckster.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=30a

| EpisodeNumber2=4a

| Title=Haircutastrophe

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=Mary Jo Ludin}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|3}}

| ShortSummary= Fred tries to save money for a new toy car by letting Barney cut his hair. When he does a bad job, Freddy turns to Philo for help with comical results.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=30b

| EpisodeNumber2=4b

| Title=World War Flea

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|3}}

| ShortSummary=While watching his favorite show, Dino is surprised by a visitor: a flea!

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=30c

| EpisodeNumber2=4c

| Title=Captain Caveman's Super Cold

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=Laren Bright}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|3}}

| ShortSummary=Captain Caveman has come down with a cold and does everything she can to try to get rid of it without having to visit a doctor much to the dismay of Cavey Jr. and the Mayor of Bedrock. Mr. Bad takes advantage of this by diverting Grandma Cavemom to Rock Vegas and getting rid of Captain Caveman with an anti-gravity formula while posing as Grandma Cavemom and the anti-gravity formula being passed off as Grandma Cavemom's chickensaurus soup.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=31a

| EpisodeNumber2=5a

| Title=Camper Scamper

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert and Alan Swayze|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|10}}

| ShortSummary=While on a club scout trip in the woods, the gang tries to earn their merit badges, competing against Rocky and his gang.

Note: This episode was followed by repeats of "Fred's Mechanical Dog" and "Grime and Punishment".

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=32a

| EpisodeNumber2=6a

| Title=A Tiny Egg

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=Mary Jo Ludin}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|17}}

| ShortSummary=The boys find a little egg belonging to a big dinosaur.

Note: This episode is followed by repeats of "The Vet" and "Capt. Caveman's First Adventure".

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=33a

| EpisodeNumber2=7a

| Title=Freddy the 13th

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|24}}

| ShortSummary=When Freddy and Betty discover two discarded Halloween costumes of a dragon and an octopus, they prepare for a fun night of trick-or-treating. Unbeknownst to them, two crooks known as the McBoulder Brothers used the costumes as disguises during a bank heist and the police mistake Freddy and Betty for the robbers!

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=33b

| EpisodeNumber2=7b

| Title=A Midnight Pet Peeve

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|24}}

| ShortSummary=After being scolded for not appreciating Freddy's care, Dino falls asleep and dreams that he and Freddy have switched places. Dino wakes up with a new appreciation of Freddy's efforts.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=33c

| EpisodeNumber2=7c

| Title=The Big Bedrock Bully Bash

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=Laren Bright}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|24}}

| ShortSummary=A local bully named Butch gets exposed to an experimental growth light and becomes a giant. Cavey Jr. turns to his dad to find a way to stop Butch and return him to normal size.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=34a

| EpisodeNumber2=8a

| Title=Philo's D-feat

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=John Bates}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|31}}

| ShortSummary=Philo gets his first D grade after failing to finish his robotic science project. It's up to him to finish the project with help from the gang so he can get an A.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=34b

| EpisodeNumber2=8b

| Title=The Birthday Shuffle

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|31}}

| ShortSummary=Despite Freddy's warnings, Dino can't wait to open his birthday present. After tearing off the wrapping, Dino must replace it before Freddy discovers what happened.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=34c

| EpisodeNumber2=8c

| Title=Captain Cavedog

| WrittenBy=Lane Raichert

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|31}}

| ShortSummary=With help from fellow inmates Piggy McGrabit, Trash Man, Teddy Bear Snatcher, and Yuckster, Mr. Bad escapes from prison. He transforms Captain Caveman into a dog with his special hot dogs at the time when he and Cavey Jr. were on a talk show. Cavey Jr. hunts down Mr. Bad for the antidote and to get him back to prison before the effects of the special hot dogs causes Captain Caveman to permanently remain a dog.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=35a

| EpisodeNumber2=9a

| Title=Little Rubble, Big Trouble

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=John Bates and Lane Raichert|t=Mary Jo Ludin}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|7}}

| ShortSummary=After Barney mistakenly drinks one of Philo's secret potions, the mention of certain foods causes him to transform into a tough towering humanoid and attack Rocky.

Note: This episode was followed by repeats of "Dreamchip's Cur Wash" and "Invasion of the Mommy Snatchers".

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber=36a

| EpisodeNumber2=10a

| Title=Rocky's Rocky Road

| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lane Raichert|t=Mary Jo Ludin}}

| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|14}}

| ShortSummary=After being sent to the principal's office again, Rocky has one last chance to be nice around the other students rather than be a mean bully. If he fails, his mother will be shipped off to military school. Rocky turns to Fred and his friends for help.

Note: This episode was followed by repeats of "The Butcher Shoppe" and "The Ditto Master".

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Voice cast

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  • Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr., Armored Car Robber #2 (in "Captain Knaveman")
  • Bever-Leigh Banfield as Mayor of Bedrock ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
  • Michael Bell as Mr. Billy Bad ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
  • Mel Blanc as Dino, Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
  • Susan Blu as Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite, Mrs. Gemstone (in "Poor Little Rich Girl")
  • Hamilton Camp as Barney Rubble, Flab Slab, Cragmire, Tree Surgeon #2 (in "I Think That I Shall Never See Barney Rubble As a Tree"), Brick Stonespring (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Bouncer (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy"), Rock Ruben (in "Betty's Big Break"), Charlie (in "The Little Visitor"), Ralph (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard")
  • Henry Corden as Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone, Announcer #1 (in "Dusty Disappears"), Chef (in "The Rock Concert That Rocked Freddy")
  • Julie Dees as Wilma Slaghoople (1986), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tarpit Tommy, Mike Worthingstone (in "Barney's Moving Experience")
  • Elizabeth Lyn Fraser as Wilma Slaghoople (1987)
  • Kenneth Mars as Narrator ("Captain Caveman and Son" segments), Trash Man (in "Grime and Punishment", "Day of the Villains", and "Captain Cavedog"), Armored Car Robber #1 (in "Captain Knaveman"), Museum Robber (in "Captain Knaveman")
  • Scott Menville as Freddy Flintstone (1987)
  • Bumper Robinson as Philo Quartz
  • Marilyn Schreffler as Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble, Billy's Mother (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Tilda (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Mrs. Ratrock (in "Rocky's Rocky Road")
  • B.J. Ward as Betty McBricker, Mrs. Rockbottom, Big Shot Player (in "The Bad News Brontos"), Dusty Rubble (in "Dusty Disappears", "The Little Visitor", and "Bedrock'n Roll"), Madame Lasagna (in "Dusty Disappears"), Billy (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard")
  • Lennie Weinrib as Freddy Flintstone (1986), Police Commissioner ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)
  • Frank Welker as Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, Brick McBricker, fill-ins for Dino and Bob Rubble, Rowley (in "The Great Freddini"), Frankenpebble (in "Frankenstone"), Spike (in "Yard Wars" and "Revenge of the Bullied"), Fluffy (in "Dreamchip's Cur Wash" and "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Betty"), Alien #1 (in "Rubble Without a Cause"), Announcer #2 (in "Dusty Disappears"), Mr. Stonewall (in "The Butcher Shoppe"), Dino's Mother (in "Dino Come Home"), Hal Worthingstone (in "Barney's Big Break"), Spot (in "Barney's Big Break"), Professor Pebblehead (in "The Flintstone Fake Ache"), Sweetums (in "Killer Kitty"), Kitty (in "Captain Knaveman"), Thug (in "Captain Knaveman"), Baby Tyrannosaurus (in "Better Buddy Blues"), Mother Tyrannosaurus (in "Better Buddy Blues"), Thug #2 (in "Who's Faultin' Who?"), Worker (in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Teenage Lizard"), Fleasaurus (in "World War Flea"), Allosaurus (in "Camper Scamper"), Tiny (in "A Tiny Egg")

=Additional voices=

Home media

On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1, a compilation release which features episodes from various 80's cartoons including an episode from The Flintstone Kids.[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Flintstone-Kids-Saturday-Morning-Cartoons-1980s-V1/13320 Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T, Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110025212/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Flintstone-Kids-Saturday-Morning-Cartoons-1980s-V1/13320 |date=2014-01-10 }} On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock, a 2-disc set featuring 10 episodes from the first season, on DVD in Region 1.[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Flintstone-Kids-Rockin-in-Bedrock/19236 We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206063537/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Flintstone-Kids-Rockin-in-Bedrock/19236 |date=2013-12-06 }}

Reception

=Critical response=

Common Sense Media gave the series a three out of five stars, saying: "Bedrock, the early years: cute and more P.C."{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-flintstone-kids|title=The Flintstone Kids - TV Review|date=10 November 2006}}

=Awards=

In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. {{ISBN|0-670-82978-1}}. p. 262.

Other appearances

Cavey Jr. appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Evolutionary War", voiced by Maurice LaMarche. Captain Caveman enlists Harvey Birdman when Cavey Jr.'s school won't teach it's students about evolution after Cavey Jr. spoke out against it.

Cavey Jr. appears in Jellystone! voiced by Dana Snyder.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HAVgdujUWQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/-HAVgdujUWQ |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Jellystone! I Official Trailer I HBO Max Family|website=YouTube|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=June 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}} Rocky Ratrock appears in the third season as a member of New Bedrock School team.

References

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