I grew up watching the Flintstones . It was time to revisit this set . Its still funny as ever. As an adult now u hear and see some of the gags different as when you were a kid but its fun for all ages. Hanna Barbera cartoons are great. I dont think there was ever a better cartoon sitcom than this. While the new ones today ...now get noticed by pushing the envelope they arent really appropriate for kids in many cases . You cant fo wrong with this classic . They say the older cartoons have alittle political incorrectness . I would say its very mild here. Kids and adults will always enjoy rhese . YABBA DABBA DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

As I child, I loved this show. Yet again, as a child, I swallowed everything the church fed me as well. But when I grew up, I decided to view this show again, and was shocked at the content.

This cartoon promotes the Christian science Creationism, which declares that the Earth is 6000 years old and humans lived with dinosaurs. And lo and behold, there is Dino, living with the cavemen. It makes me sick to think that once upon a time, all our children were watching this smut. And believe me, all the Creationist preachers probably watched this show daily in the 1960's.

If you want your children to believe this lie, go on ahead and purchase this. But I know my kids are never going to have a gay old time in Bedrock.

classic situations still the same after all these years nothing will ever compare to this comedy

I have been a big fan of the Flintstones since watching their episodes first-run in the early 60's on ABC when I was a small child and have been an avid watcher since. Happily, this DVD set does not disappoint! Not only does it include all 28 episodes from the first season, but it also includes some vintage commercials that were run during that first season(ones that I vaguely remember), as well as the original, original pilot when it was still called "The Flagstones." The other extras are worth seeing as well, including the history of "The Flintstones."

Taking "The Honeymooners" premise and putting it in a stone-age setting, "The Flintstones" pokes fun at suburban life in the early 1960's. Even though one reviewer complained that they didn't remember Fred's behavior being so boorish, nor of him & Barney fighting so much or lying to their wives, just remember that this cartoon series was originally geared toward ADULTS (especially considering that three of their earliest sponsors were One-A-Day, Alka-Seltzer and Winston Cigarettes!). This also harkened back to an earlier time when life was simpler and people could laugh at themselves more easily. And, no, the "adult" plot lines did not affect me as a kid -- I just enjoyed watching the goofy-looking characters, clever sight gags, stone-age contraptions and slapstick humor!

Even though the drawings may look a bit cruder than those in the later seasons, the animation itself was more fluid and stylized, and less stilted than in the later seasons, and the timing, as always, was impeccable. Notice Fred's overly expressive face, his and Barney's eyes bugging out upon discovering they have been drafted to the army for a 3-year term in "The Astra'Nuts," the tuba player in the orchestra pit in "The Flintstones Flyer," Perry Gunnite's "strut" in "Love Letters on the Rocks," or Left-Foot Charlie's "dancing" with Wilma in "The Golf Champion." And who of us could forget Fred & the 4 cops -- with Barney at the piano -- singing the William Tell rendition of "Happy Anniversary" in "The Hot Piano"?

Probably the biggest thrill for me -- much to the dismay of other reviewers -- was seeing the ORIGINAL ("Rise and Shine" instrumental) leader and trailer that was used for the first 2 seasons after more than 40 years! (For those of you who grew up with the syndicated versions of "The Flintstones," the "Meet the Flintstones" theme actually didn't appear until Season 3!) I hadn't seen nor heard the original instrumental theme since I was 7 years old, but I vividly remembered seeing all the lights in the neighborhood turning back on when Fred was banging on the door and yelling "WIL-MA!!" But whenever I mentioned there being a different leader and trailer than "Meet the Flintstones," people looked at me as if I were crazy! What a kick it was to see it again after all these years -- and feeling vindicated at the same time!

I Yabba-Dabba-Do recommend buying this DVD set. You'll have a "gay old time"!

Brought back great memories! They don't make cartoons like this anymore. The new ones can't compete.