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The New Fred and Barney Show
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Genre Animation, Comedy
Directed by
  • Ray Patterson
  • Oscar Dufau
  • George Gordon
Voices of
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 17
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Art Scott
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network NBC
Original release February 3 (1979-02-03) – October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20)
Chronology
Preceded by Fred Flintstone and Friends
Followed by Fred and Barney Meet the Thing

The New Fred and Barney Show was a fun cartoon show that brought back your favorite characters from The Flintstones! It was made by Hanna-Barbera and first aired on NBC in 1979. This show was special because it was the first time Henry Corden voiced Fred Flintstone in a regular series.

About the Show: Bedrock Adventures

This cartoon brought back the classic Flintstones characters. You'd see Fred, Barney, and their kids, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm. In this show, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm were little kids again. (They had been teenagers in an earlier show called The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show!)

The episodes had familiar Flintstones stories. But they also included new adventures. Fred and Barney sometimes met witches and werewolves. The show even made fun of popular trends from the late 1970s.

A second season of seven new episodes was made. These new episodes, along with reruns, were shown as part of other cartoon blocks. These blocks were called Fred and Barney Meet the Thing and Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo. Like many cartoons from Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, this show used a laugh track. This added sounds of laughter to the show.

Meet the Voices: Who Played Who?

The talented actors who gave voices to these characters were:

Episode Guide: Season 1 Fun

Here are some of the exciting episodes from the first season:

Episode No. Title Original Air Date What Happened
1 "Sand-Witch" February 3, 1979 (1979-02-03)
Fred and Barney get a flat tire in a spooky forest. They find a house to call for help. But the kind old lady living there is actually a witch!
2 "Haunted Inheritance" February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10)
Fred learns he might get money from a rich person he was kind to. But he's not the only one who could get it! They have to compete to win the fortune.
3 "Roughin' It" February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17)
Fred thinks modern life is too easy. He tries to live like an old-fashioned caveman. It's harder than he thought!
4 "C.B. Buddies" February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24)
Fred and Barney buy new C.B. radios for their cars. They can talk to each other! But they power them up too much, causing trouble.
5 "Bedrock Rocks" March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03)
A famous rock band, the Cavemen, comes to Bedrock. Fred tries to get them to play for Mr. Slate's wife. When that doesn't work, Fred and Barney try to pretend to be the band!
6 "Blood Brothers" March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10)
Fred and Barney save a couple from a car crash. The couple turns out to be Count Rockula and his wife! Rockula wants to be friends and make them "blood brothers."
7 "Barney's Chickens" March 17, 1979 (1979-03-17)
A magician makes Fred think he's a giant chicken. Barney accidentally does the same thing to others! He has to find the magician to fix it.
8 "The Butler Did It...and Did It Better" March 24, 1979 (1979-03-24)
Fred buys a new robot butler named Rollo. At first, Fred is happy. But Rollo can do almost everything better than Fred!
9 "It's Not Their Bag" March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31)
While playing golf, Fred and Barney find a bag of stolen money. They have to avoid the two robbers who want it back!
10 "Barney's Luck" April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07)
Barney finds a strange coin that brings him amazing good luck. Fred gets frustrated because he can't prove the coin isn't real.

Episode Guide: Season 2 Adventures

Here are the episodes from the second season, which also aired as part of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing:

Episode No. Title Original Air Date What Happened
11 "Stone Age Werewolf" September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08)
Fred and Barney go fishing on an island rumored to have a werewolf. Bad weather makes them stay in a cabin with a friendly old man. Is he the werewolf?
12 "Fred & Barney Meet the Frankenstones" September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
Fred and Barney are tired of chores. They check out a new spa. But it's a spooky place run by Frank Frankenstone and his family! Count Rockula also appears.
13 "Physical Fitness Fred" September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22)
Wilma and Betty like famous star Clark Gravel. Fred gets jealous and starts a big workout plan. He wants to get in shape to impress his wife!
14 "Moonlighters" September 29, 1979 (1979-09-29)
Prices are going up, and Mr. Slate cuts their pay. Fred and Barney try different part-time jobs. They try to avoid Mr. Slate so he doesn't see them.
15 "Fred Goes to the Houndasaurs" October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)
Wilma buys a pet Houndasaur without asking Fred. This causes a lot of trouble for Fred. Dino also gets jealous of the new pet.
16 "The Bad Luck Genie" October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)
Fred finds a genie in a bottle while fishing. The genie grants wishes, but they cause more problems than they solve! The episode has nods to fairy tales like Aladdin.
17 "Dinosaur Country Safari" October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20)
To avoid an opera, Fred and Barney take Wilma and Betty on a dinosaur safari. Fred doesn't follow the rules and gets trapped in a pterodactyl's nest!
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