Steve Siegert
08-30-2009, 02:21 PM
I just finished watching the last few episodes of Season 6, and now I can officially say I have seen the entire series of "The Flintstones". With all this talk about the Flintstones lately, I decided it would be nice to talk about everyone's favorite season and what is was so significant about that particular season that stands out.
For me, it had to be the first season. The first season of "The Flintstones" really does look prehistoric compared to the rest. You have this whole concept of what practically is an animated version of "The Honeymooners", and the series clearly is aimed at adult audiences at this particular point in the series' run. We have two married couples that comprise of all the main characters and later on, we get a pet dinosaur added to the cast. These episodes are the funniest ones, at least IMO.
I do have to give honorable mention to seasons 2 and 3. In fact, it was a very close call between seasons 1 and 3 for my favorite season. I have quite a few favorite episodes from Season 3, but the last few episodes of that season were ones that I found rather boring.
As for least favorite, I definitely would have to say that Season 6 would be my least favorite of them all. You can tell just by watching episodes from that season that it was obviously going to be the last. One thing I noticed about season 6 that I didn't notice about the other 5 seasons was that the quality of the animation in particular really had suffered. Hanna-Barbera must have made season 6 on a smaller budget than they had for the previous seasons.
For me, it had to be the first season. The first season of "The Flintstones" really does look prehistoric compared to the rest. You have this whole concept of what practically is an animated version of "The Honeymooners", and the series clearly is aimed at adult audiences at this particular point in the series' run. We have two married couples that comprise of all the main characters and later on, we get a pet dinosaur added to the cast. These episodes are the funniest ones, at least IMO.
I do have to give honorable mention to seasons 2 and 3. In fact, it was a very close call between seasons 1 and 3 for my favorite season. I have quite a few favorite episodes from Season 3, but the last few episodes of that season were ones that I found rather boring.
As for least favorite, I definitely would have to say that Season 6 would be my least favorite of them all. You can tell just by watching episodes from that season that it was obviously going to be the last. One thing I noticed about season 6 that I didn't notice about the other 5 seasons was that the quality of the animation in particular really had suffered. Hanna-Barbera must have made season 6 on a smaller budget than they had for the previous seasons.