The Flintstones
American adult animated sitcom
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| October 2024 | Todd Wilderman revealed the film was in production, indicating it would balance comedy and emotional storytelling while focusing equally on the principal cast of characters. |
| August 1 2024 | The Flintstones will become available on Hulu streaming service. |
| July 17 2024 | Fox decided to pass on the Bedrock series, effectively canceling the planned Flintstones reboot. |
| February 20 2024 | Blu-ray release of Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10: The Complete Film Collection (1987-88), released separately and in a complete 10-disc boxset including The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones. |
| October 12 2023 | Dynamite Entertainment announces plans to develop a new Flintstones comic book series. |
| June 9 2023 | During Warner Bros. Pictures Animation restructuring, a new Flintstones movie titled 'Meet the Flintstones' was announced as an origin story, to be written by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and directed by Hamish Grieve and Todd Wilderman. |
| March 10 2023 | Reported voice cast for Bedrock was announced, including Elizabeth Banks as Pebbles, Stephen Root as Fred, Amy Sedaris as Wilma, Joe Lo Truglio as Barney, Nicole Byer as Betty, and Manny Jacinto as Bamm-Bamm. A pilot presentation was written by Lindsay Kerns. |
| 2021 | The Flintstones reboot series, now titled Bedrock, was co-produced by Fox Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, and Brownstone Productions. |
| 2021 | The Flintstones characters, including the Rubbles, the Great Gazoo, a purple Bronto-Crane, and a blue Bronto-Crane, made cameo appearances in the movie 'Space Jam: A New Legacy', watching the basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Goon Squad. |
| September 30 2021 | Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs premiered on HBO Max, focusing on the adventures of Pebbles Flintstone, Bamm-Bamm Rubble, and Dino in the Stone Age. |
| August 19 2021 | Announcement made that Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs would be released on HBO Max instead of the originally planned Boomerang IPTV service. |
| October 30 2020 | MeTV re-broadcast the program, continuing on October 31st. |
| October 27 2020 | Release of The Flintstones: The Complete Series (1960–66) Blu-ray set in the US and France. Note: Episode 17 on disc one had missing music and sound effects, with Warner issuing a corrected disc |
| September 2020 | The series officially aired in Canada after being initially scheduled for September 2019. |
| August 4 2020 | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment gave the first wide release of The Flintstones: Little Big League as part of the DVD collection The Flintstones: 2 Movies & 5 Specials. |
| February 3 2020 | Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs began airing on Boomerang UK, marking the first new Flintstones-related animated series since 2002. |
| 2019 | A prototype of the lost Sega Genesis version of the game surfaces online, taken from an EPROM, containing no sound and only two levels. |
| 2019 | MeTV acquired rerun rights, returning The Flintstones to broadcast television after more than 20 years. |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Banks and her production company Brownstone Productions began development of a new adult-oriented Flintstones reboot series. |
| June 4 2019 | Blu-ray release of The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000 live-action film). |
| 2018 | Warner Animation Group confirmed the Flintstones film project was still in development, though crew involvement remained uncertain. |
| July 30 2018 | The Flintstones returned to Boomerang for broadcasting. |
| February 13 2018 | Re-release of The Flintstones: The Complete Series (1960-66). |
| December 12 2017 | Hanna-Barbera released a Diamond Collection 4-Pack featuring The Flintstones: The Complete First Season (1960-61). |
| June 7 2017 | Twelfth and final issue of The Flintstones comic book series published, concluding the 12-issue limited series by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh. |
| June 7 2017 | DC Comics published the twelfth and final issue of The Flintstones comic book series, concluding the 12-issue limited run. |
| March 29 2017 | The Flintstones comic book series crossed over with Booster Gold in the Booster Gold/The Flintstones Annual #1, featuring a collaborative comic book issue. |
| March 6 2017 | The Flintstones stopped airing on Boomerang. |
| February 2017 | Jacob Collier won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals for his cover of 'The Flintstones' theme song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. |
| June 6 2016 | DC Comics published the first issue of The Flintstones comic book series, written by Mark Russell and drawn by Steve Pugh, as part of the Hanna-Barbera Beyond comic book initiative. |
| May 1 2016 | Jacob Collier released a multitrack vocal jazz version of 'The Flintstones' theme song as the second single from his debut album 'In My Room'. |
| 2015 | The Brian Setzer Orchestra recorded a jazz version of 'Meet the Flintstones' with Christmas-themed lyrics called 'Yabba-Dabba-Yuletide' on their Christmas album Rockin' Rudolph. |
| 2015 | Bedrock City in Custer, South Dakota closed when ownership was transferred and a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. could not be reached. |
| March 10 2015 | Blu-ray release of The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015). |
| 2014 | Warner Bros. announced development of an animated Flintstones film, with Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay set to write the script and serve as executive producers. |
| August 19 2014 | Blu-ray release of The Flintstones (1994 live-action film). |
| March 11 2014 | Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock, a 2-disc DVD set containing 10 episodes from the first season of the animated series. |
| 2013 | Planned premiere year for The Flintstones reboot by Seth MacFarlane. |
| 2013 | TV Guide ranked The Flintstones as the second-greatest TV cartoon of all time, following The Simpsons. |
| October 9 2012 | Warner Archive released 'Wind-Up Wilma' on DVD as part of The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 2, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. |
| October 9 2012 | Warner Archive released 'Jogging Fever' on DVD as part of The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 2, a Manufacture-on-Demand release available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. |
| October 9 2012 | Warner Archive released The Flintstones: Little Big League on DVD as part of The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 1, a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. |
| October 9 2012 | Warner Archive released 'Fred's Final Fling' on DVD as part of the Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection, specifically in 'The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 2'. This was a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. |
| 2011 | Seth MacFarlane announced a reboot of The Flintstones for the Fox network, with plans for the first episode to air in 2013. |
| September 27 2011 | A Flintstone Christmas Collection DVD released, featuring two Christmas specials from 1977 and 1993 |
| 2010 | A PRS for Music survey of 2,000 adults in the UK revealed the 'Meet the Flintstones' theme tune as the most recognised children's TV theme song, surpassing other popular themes like Top Cat and Postman Pat. |
| September 30 2010 | Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones' first TV broadcast by replacing its logo with a custom graphic. |
| May 4 2010 | Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1, a compilation DVD that includes an episode from The Flintstone Kids. |
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