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The Flintstones -The Complete First Season Reviews
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This DVD set is absolutely fabulous if you like the Flintstones which I grew up with. My kids are really enjoying and have watched it over and over. I am planning to purchase the 2 and 3rd season and probably the Jetsons too.
I forgot how GREAT this was!
I recently cheked this out from the library and had not seen a complete Flintstones episode in about twenty years.
I loved it as a child and it's STILL great! The episode where Fred and Barney accidentally joined the army is filled with great gags. Fred's public debut in "The Flintsome Flyer" was far funnier than the "Swimming Pool" (which was actually the first one produced). The latter episode is a little too heavy on Fred's cruelty to Barney to be funny.
But I digress, much has been said about these great episodes, so on to the special features. We get THE FLAGSTONES (1959, the pilot) with the original soundtrack. Our beloved foursome look extremely crude in this one, but we see a good glimpse of what was to come (this segment was later expanded into the swimming pool episode). The Alka seltzer ads are interesting, but why are the fruity pebbles commercials included without sound?
For those looking for the (in)famous Winston Cigarette commericals with the Flintstones, these may be found on the "Classic Commericals" DVD.
The original openings and closings are here. Interesting for historical accuracy, but less netertaining than our man sliding down the dinosaur, taking the family to see "The Monster" at the drive-in, etc. that strikes such a chord in the memory of most Flintstomne fans. That wasn't until 1962, so I guess we'll have to wait for those.
But in either case, this is well-written timeless, funny stuff that can be enjoyed by multiple generations. You don't have to be a baby boomer or Gen X-er to love this, so bring the family in the living room with some snacks when this DVD arrives and as the theme says, have a gay (oops! I mean enjoyable) old time!!!!
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