If the show was about prehistoric humans, wouldn’t the most natural setting be for them to be living in caves? I don’t recall that aspect at all.
Because a cave would have no windows for the cat to jump through to throw Fred out at the end of the show.
And I wouldn’t sweat the natural setting of prehistoric humans. I doubt they had 326 duplicate TVs, rugs, and easy chairs to run past. This was show about the suburbs, not the Solutrian.
And the parking is normally lousy near caves
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Most prehistoric people didn’t live in caves anyway.
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Of course, they also didn’t live in boxes made of slabs of stone, either.
Well duh…
They couldn’t be in a cave. Have you ever tried to film in a cave? There are lighting problems, it’s damp, they were all barefoot, and NObody wore pants…
Wilma threatened to walk off the set if they filmed in a cave…
Yeh, I know, that was so stupid.
If you listen to the lyrics of the opening song, they are clearly described as the modern stone-age family.
Would a modern family live in a cave?
Of course not! They are far too technologically advanced. Just look at theit perpetual motion cars!
Caves indeed!
I have a more intriguing question.
The Flintstones lived in a age Before Christ, roit?
Well, then how the heck they could celebrate CHRISTMAS?
And here’s another one: Donald Duck never wore pants, but why the heck did he rolled a towel on his waist when he left the shower?
Toons are strange.
It’s been a while since I’ve watched the Flintstones, but I don’t remember seeing any caves in Bedrock. Maybe they had to give up caves if they wanted to move to the city? Kind of like my friends who gave up yards to live downtown?
Mmmmm… now here’s a question: did the primitives REALLY lived in caves all the time? Cuz caves aren’t exactly commonplace, and there were primitive tribes everywhere. So, I guess the term “caveman” is more like a generality than a cientific fact.
But you completely accept the fact that they drive around in cars?
Just kidding. =)
I figure it adds to the humor of the show and the viewers can relate to it a bit easier.
One of the best things about the Flinstones cartoon was the creative use of prehystoric animals as household appliances.
But, seriously, I remember seeing pics of prehistoric houses similar to the piles of rock-blocks that Bedrock homes are made of (minus the chimneys, curtains and TV antennaes, of course). And somewhere else, I read about some prehistoric neck ornament made of leather and very similar to a clip-on tie. Not that I think that Hanna and Barbera did some deep research for the show, but those findings are curious at best.
As I said above, most of them didn’t live in caves. The thing is that caves are good at preserving stuff, so many of the best, and therefore best-known, prehistoric finds were in caves. I believe the first Neandertal skelton was found in a cave, and then there’s the Lascaux cave art.
My question is: now that it’s the twenty-first century (or will be in a couple months for the hyper-anal-retentive), why are we still driving in ground cars rather than flying around in bubble-topped cars as in the Jetsons?
Here’s a page about the ConvAIRCAR Flying Car of the late '40’s
And here’s the homepage of Moller International, the hopeful manufacturers of the Skycar.
Don’t you mean those of us with at least a third grade level of math skills? :D:D
BTW, my assessment of the math skills necessary is matched by Fred Espenak (NASA/GSFC) here.