The Flintstones

                                                                   

Get up, go to work, bear the boss, come back home, chill with buddies, and occasionally get a little romance. That is the life of the middle class man. Monotonous? Some would consider it steady and comfortable.
But has it been like that since forever?
Fred Flintstones says, yes.
Fredrick J. Flintstone (Fred) is a citizen of the town of bedrock. He own a modest residence in the suburbs and a car. His live with his wife Wilma and daughter pebbles. And the his best friend Bernard Rubble (Barney) lives next door with his wife Betty Rubble and their super strong adopted son, Baam-Baam.
 His life is simple. He drives a car to work (powered by hi own feet), works at a stone quarry as a crane operator (Which is a dinosaur)  showers in the bathroom (with the trunk of a mammoth) and has 2 pets (a dinosaur and a saber-tooth).
Fred is identifiable to the middle aged middle class working man. Running a nuclear family and striving with the every day occurrences while keeping up his lifestyle. He loves his wife. Hates his boss. loves his pets, hates the paperboy, loves his buddy and absolutely despises his mother in law. He is fascinated with technology and considers himself a great inventor. Loves bowling. And is a member of the 26th lodge of the 'Loyal order of the water buffaloes'.

His leopard skin suit and blue tie is instantly recognizable.
His world is in the ''modern Stone Age", yet he uses most of the technologies in use in the middle of the twentieth century, Like phones, television, camera, and elevators.
The Flintstones was primarily focused on the adult audiences and sometimes portrayed sensitive issues in a subtle manner.
It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
The Flintstones is one of the most successful animated series of all time ranking in second, behind 'The Simpsons'. It first aired from 30 September 1960 to 1 April 1966 running for 6 seasons through 166 episodes. Re-runs of the show are still aired on the Cartoon Network, boomerang and other networks.
It has inspired many spin-offs and full length features including two live action movies.
The opening song "Meet The Flintstones" was found to be one of the most recognizable songs from television as was his catch phrase "yabba daba doo!!"