Originally broadcast on television from September 15, 1961 to April 30, 1962.

Special features of these DVDs: All-new documentary chronicle "Carved in stone: the Flinstones phenomenon" ; commentary by animation artists and historians ; "And now a word from our sponsor" vintage commercials ; "Songs of the Flintstones" album ; "Flintstone art" rare original pencil drawings ; archival featurette "How to draw Fred Flinstone" ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection.

Camera, Roy Wade ... [et al.] ; animation, Kenneth Muse ... [et al.] ; editors, Greg Watson ... [et al.] ; musical director, Hoyt Curtin.

Vocal talent: Alan Reed, Jean VanderPyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, John Stephenson, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Hal Smith.

Fred and Barney are neighbors, who both work for Mr. Slate at the gravel pit, and Wilma and Betty stay home. The Flintstones are a perfect alchemy of adult humor, outlandish plots and childish pranks. But the biggest ongoing series treat - the one that hooks each new generation - is the sight gag of dinosaurs performing as "modern" appliances - from lawnmowers to airplanes to vacuum cleaners to garbage disposals.

Not rated.

DVD.

Audio tracks in English, dubbed French and dubbed Spanish ; subtitled in English, French and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.