The Flintstones

The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC. Running from September 30th, 1960 to April 1st, 1960, it is set in the fictional town of Bedrock and focuses on the lives of Fred Flintstone, his next-door neighbor Barney Rubble, their wives (Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble respectively), Bamm-Bamm and their pets Dino and Hoppy, with Pebbles Flintstone being added to the cast later on.

Since the show's ending, it has gone on to spawn its own media franchise, with various television series, video games, and movies (including a pair of live-action films) featuring its characters, most of which have received positive reviews.

Premise
In the Stone Age (or sort of, at least), with prehistoric takes on modern technology and culture, caveman Fred Flintstone frequently hatches schemes with his best friend and neighbor Barney Rubble. This constantly gets them into trouble with their wives, who get mad at them for their behaviors and actions.

The characters additionally encounter dinosaurs, wooly-mammoths, and more prehistoric creatures, who are portrayed as coexisting with cavemen. Other animals that make appearances in the show are employed to act as Stone Age versions of modern appliances, including a turtle lawnmower, a tiny mammoth vacuum and a parrot recording device.

Facts

 * This was the first show from Hanna-Barbera to hold its own prime-slot on television. It is also the first animated series with this trait.
 * This show was initially the most financially successful and longest-running network animated series, but The Simpsons broke its record three decades later, with the Season 8 episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show".
 * This show was the first animated series to have an animated character be pregnant (in this case, Wilma).
 * This is the first television series to show wife and husband characters sleeping in the same bed with each other, with Fred and Wilma resting in their bed together.