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The Frankenstones are a family of fictional characters who appeared on The Flintstones spin-offs and television specials through the early 1980s. The family has been described as a sort of fusion of The Flintstones and The Munsters . [ 1 ]
Count Rockula also appears in the episodes "Blood Brothers" and "Fred and Barney Meet the Frankenstones" of The New Fred and Barney Show, again voiced by Stephenson, albeit in a completely different continuity because Rockula then has a bride, slightly different garments, and a pet werewolf despite having a fear for them in this movie.
The series also featured new characters (the Frankenstones, the Cavemouse) as well as older characters (Penny, Wiggy, Moonrock and Schleprock of 1971's The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and 1972's The Flintstone Comedy Hour on CBS, Al Capp's the Shmoo from his show The New Shmoo which aired on NBC in 1979, and Captain Caveman from his own series on ABC in 1977 which lasted three seasons).
The Frankenstone family featured on this special was a different version of the Frankenstones from the episode "Fred & Barney Meet the Frankenstones" of The New Fred and Barney Show (1979). The new Frankenstone family members are: Frank Frankenstone; Oblivia Frankenstone, his wife; Hidea Frankenstone, their daughter; Stubby Frankenstone, their son
"Fred & Barney Meet the Frankenstones" September 15, 1979 ( 1979-09-15 ) 1 After Fred and Barney are loaded with household chores, Fred sees an ad for a new condorstonium called Deadrock Arms and decides to check it out with Barney only for them to discover that it is a rather haunted establishment run by Frank Frankenstone and his family.
The performances of Reed and the cast, combined with the writing, helped to ground the animated world of The Flintstones in a relatable reality. The dialogue style of The Flintstones set a precedent for acting in animation that continues to exist today, and is sometimes falsely attributed in modern animated productions as "revolutionary."
The Flintstones' New Neighbors and Jogging Fever were animated at Filman, an animation studio in Madrid, Spain (headed by Carlos Alfonso and Juan Pina) who did a lot of animation work for Hanna-Barbera between the early 1970s through the mid-1980s.
Flintstone Kids cast. Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr., Armored Car Robber #2 (in "Captain Knaveman") Bever-Leigh Banfield as Mayor of Bedrock ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment) Michael Bell as Mr. Billy Bad ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment) Mel Blanc as Dino, Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman ("Captain Caveman and Son" segment)