The Flintstones Arrives on TV

Long before Family Guy, Spongebob Squarepants, or Dexter’s Laboratory stole the cartoon scene, The Flintstones dominated TVs. The pioneer animated series debuted in 1960 and became a massive hit so much that it catapulted Hanna-Barbera, the production studio, to immense popularity.

During its six-year run, it tackled social issues that the ’60s was facing, even joining a couple of series to show couples in the same bed. The series was first called The Gladstones and then The Flagstones before the animator learned that there was a comic strip of the same name. The Simpsons went on to steal the spotlight when it arrived in 1997.