Flintstones, The [TV Show]: The Complete 6th Season (DVD)
APPROX. 780 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1965 - MPA RATING: NR
" Gimmicks prevailed this season more than the kinds of clever household satires that characterized the show throughout its hey-day.
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12) "Shinrock-a-Go-Go"—In another musical TV take-off, Fred hurts his foot and starts a dance craze in the process.
13) "Royal Rubble"—This episode owes a debt to "Road to Morocco," as Barney is mistaken for an Arabian prince and Fred gets suspicious.
14) "Seeing Doubles"—Gazoo creates doubles for Fred and Barney so the boys can go bowling . . . and still take their wives out to dinner.
15) "How To Pick a Fight with Your Wife without Really Trying"—Gender wars escalate over who has the superior mind, and the guys end up bunking together while the women do the same.
16) "Fred Goes Ape"—When Fred takes pills for sneezing, they turn him into an ape instead. Oops. Wrong bottle.
17) "The Long Long Long Weekend"—Gazoo transports the Flintstones and Rubbles into the future.
18) "Two Men on a Dinosaur"—The mob gets on Fred and Barney after Gazoo's racing tips smack a bit too much of tip-offs.
19) "The Treasure of Sierra Madrock"—In a spoof of that famous Humphrey Bogart film, Fred and Barney get tricked into buying a worthless claim but find gold anyway . . . and the con men who sold it to them want it back.
20) "Curtain Call at Bedrock"—Community theater gets ribbed in this episode about Fred and Barney in a performance of "Romeorock and Julietstone."
21) "Boss for a Day"—Gazoo fixes it so Fred can run things for a day.
22) "Fred's Island"—After Fred and Barney are tricked into painting Mr. Slate's yacht, they find themselves adrift and end up on a seemingly deserted island.
23) "Jealousy"—Fred's head is ready to explode when Wilma's old boyfriend turns up. Even bowling can't take his mind off of it.
24) "Dripper"—A performing sealosaurus follows Barney home from the Oceanrock Aquarium, but it gets more complicated than that. Criminals are involved . . . again.
25) "My Fair Freddy"—A conversation about Dino's pedigree makes the snobs at the Stonyside Country Club think it's Fred, and of course they suddenly want him for a member.
26) "The Story of Rocky's Raiders"—Fred looks at Grandpa Flintstone's diary, which tells the story of his WWI adventures.
Video: Though the picture is slightly grainy—make that pebbly—it's still pretty decent. The colors are bright and cheery, and the delineation and black level are also welcoming. It's a look that's easy on the eyes.
Audio: Nothing fancy here—just a Dolby Digital Mono in English, French, and Spanish. No subtitles. Some Mono tracks sound hollow, but this one doesn't. It's pretty full, with perhaps a touch too much treble.
Extras: Why is there a feature on "The Great Gazoo"? This was a marginal character, a cough on the way out. And yet here's an extra trying to give more credence to this futuristic fellow than he deserves. Better is a feature on "The Flintstones Meet Pop Culture," which has some fun with the ways in which the show intersected with pop culture.
Bottom Line: It's first season, "The Flintstones" finished at #18 in the Nielsens. The second season, it pulled in at #21. It's third season, the show barely finished in the Nielsen Top-30. And that was it. Other novelty shows—things like "The Addams Family," "My Favorite Martian," "The Munsters," "Gilligan's Island," and "The Beverly Hillbillies"—replaced it as a fan favorite. By the time Season Six rolled around, the show had pretty much run its course. Gimmicks prevailed this season more than the kinds of clever household satires that characterized the show throughout its hey-day. And yet, when you compare it to other animated shows, Season Six is still pretty good—which only proves that they truly don't make them like they used to.
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