Yes, today I am talking about two shows that I thought were completely opposite of each other.
One is a based out of Bedrock, USA and the other is based out of New York, USA. The one has a colorful cast of characters who threatens some sort of bodily harm to each other and the other stops cars with their feet.
I was talking about this with a really special guy friend and he told me, "Well you know that The Flintstone's are based on +The Honeymooner's."
Yes, that moment of silence that you just heard was me when he said it, and then I said the most intelligent thing I could,
'No way!" (see I told you it was intelligent)
But there was no way that could be true. after all, Fred never told Wilma he was going to send her to the moon, like Ralph Cramdon told his wife Alice.
However my friend told me, "well, he never told her that, but he talked to Wilma just like Ralph talked to Alice. Hey, if you don't believe me,
+Google it and I came back with..."well ok, I will." (yes another great comeback, wouldn't you say)
So I Google'd it and guess what I found on Wikipedia. It says, "The show imitated and spoofed
The Honeymooners.
[8] William Hanna admitted that "At that time,
The Honeymooners was the most popular show on the air, and for my bill, it was the funniest show on the air. The characters, I thought, were terrific. Now, that influenced greatly what we did with
The Flintstones ...
The Honeymooners was there, and we used that as a kind of basis for the concept."
[citation needed] However,
Joseph Barbera disavowed these claims in a separate interview, stating that, "I don't remember mentioning
The Honeymooners when I sold the show. But if people want to compare
The Flintstones to
The Honeymooners, then great. "
Get the flip out of here!. Who knew...or did you know...because I didn't know that.
Now it makes me wonder what other shows are being done in cartoon form.
I guess that is why I loved The Honeymooner's so much and why I still watch The Flintstones today.
Fly me to the moon and stop my car with my feet!. Tell me what 'throwback' shows you like.
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