Editing Fred Flintstone

{{Short description|Character from The Flintstones}}
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{{Infobox character
| series = [[The Flintstones]]
| image = Fred Flintstone.png
| first = ''[[The Flintstones]]'':<br>"The Flagstones" (pilot) (as Fred Flagstone)<br>1959<br>"The Flintstone Flyer" (1.01) (as Fred Flintstone)<br>September 30, 1960
| creator = [[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
| lbl1 = Appearance
| data1 = [[Caveman]], orange shirt, blue tie, black hair, [[barefoot]]
| lbl2 = Voiced by
| data2 = [[Daws Butler]] (pilot; 1959, 1973)<ref name="Safety">{{cite web|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/hanna-barbera-characters-talk-safety-on-records/|title=Hanna-Barbera Characters Talk 'Safety'-on Records|last=Ehrbar|first=Greg|date=July 26, 2016|website=Cartoon Research|access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626172510/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/hanna-barbera-characters-talk-safety-on-records/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Alan Reed]] (1960–1977)<br>[[Duke Mitchell]] (1960–1961)<br>[[Jerry Wallace]] (1962)<br>[[Henry Corden]] (1965–2005)<ref name="Record 1">{{cite web|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/saving-mr-flintstone/|title=Saving Mr. Flintstone|last=Ehrbar|first=Greg|date=March 18, 2014|website=Cartoon Research|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805225101/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/saving-mr-flintstone/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Jeff Bergman]] (1984, 1994–present)<br>[[Lennie Weinrib]]/[[Scott Menville]] (''The Flintstone Kids'')<br>[[James Arnold Taylor]] (2005–2011, 2016)<br>Rick Zieff (2021)<br>[[Stephen Root]] (''Bedrock'')
| lbl3 = Portrayed by
| data3 = [[John Goodman]] ([[The Flintstones (film)|1994 film]])<br>[[Alan Blumenfeld]] (look-alike, 1994 film)<br>[[Mark Addy]] ([[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas|2000 film]])
| full_name = Frederick Joseph Flintstone<br>Fred W. Flintstone
| nickname = Fred<br>"Twinkletoes" (bowling alley nickname)
| alias = Muscles Flintstone<br>Jake Steel
| gender = Male
| species = [[Human]]<br>[[Caveman]]
| occupation = Crane operator<br>Police officer<ref name="comedyshow">''The Flintstone Comedy Show'', 1980–1982, NBC</ref>
| spouse = [[Wilma Flintstone]] (wife)
| family = Ed "Pops" Flintstone (father)<ref name="kids">''The Flintstone Kids'', 1986–1988, ABC</ref><br>Eithne "Edna" Flintstone (mother)<ref name="kids" /><br>Rockbottom K. "Rocky"/Stony Flintstone (paternal grandfather)<ref name="kids season 1">"The Little Visitor / Grandpa for Loan", ''The Flintstone Kids'', season 1</ref><ref name="raiders">"The Story of Rocky's Raiders", ''The Flintstones'', season 6</ref><br>Granny Flintstone (paternal grandmother){{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}<br>Jed Flintstone (great-grandfather)<ref name="hillbillies" /><br>James Hardrock (maternal grandfather){{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}<br>Lucille Fangstone-Hardrock (maternal grandmother){{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}<br>Tex Hardrock (uncle)<ref name="tex">"Baby Barney", ''The Flintstones'', season 3</ref><br>Jemina (aunt){{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}<br>Giggles Flintstone (uncle)<ref name="haunted">"A Haunted House is Not a Home", ''The Flintstones'', season 5</ref><br>Hatrock (uncle)<ref>"They Went That Away", ''[[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]]'', CBS</ref><br>Zeke Flintstone (great-great-uncle)<ref name="hillbillies">"Bedrock Hillbillies", ''The Flintstones,'' season 4</ref><br>Davy Crockery (maternal great-grandfather)<ref>"Deep in the Heart of Texarock", ''The Flintstones'', season 5</ref><br>Tumbleweed (cousin)<ref name="droop">"Droop Along Flintstone", ''The Flintstones'', season 2</ref><br>Mary Lou Jim (cousin)<ref name="droop" /><br>[[Pearl Slaghoople]] (mother-in-law)<br>Ricky Slaghoople (father-in-law)<ref name="kids" /><br>[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]] (godson/son-in-law)<br>Roxy Rubble (granddaughter)<ref name="hollyrock">''Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby'', 1993, ABC</ref><br>Chip Rubble (grandson)<ref name="hollyrock" />
| children = [[Pebbles Flintstone]] (daughter)<br>Stoney Flintstone (adopted son)<ref>''A Flintstone Family Christmas'', 1993, ABC</ref>
| lbl22 = Catchphrase
| data22 = "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!"
}}
'''Fred Flintstone''' is the main character of the [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[sitcom]] ''[[The Flintstones]]'', which aired during [[prime-time]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=333–344}}</ref> Fred is the husband of [[Wilma Flintstone]] and father of [[Pebbles Flintstone]] and together the family live in their homely cave in the town of Bedrock. His best friend is his next door neighbor, [[Barney Rubble|Barney]], who has a wife named [[Betty Rubble|Betty]].

Fred lives in the fictional [[prehistoric]] town of [[Bedrock (The Flintstones)|Bedrock]], a world where [[dinosaur]]s coexist with modernized [[caveman|cavepeople]] and the cavepeople enjoy "primitive" versions of [[modern conveniences]] such as [[telephone]]s, [[automobile]]s, and [[washing machine]]s. Fred's trademark catchphrase yell is "yabba dabba doo!", a phrase that was originally his club's cheer, and later adopted as part of the theme song from the third season on and used in the [[The Flintstones (film)|1994 live-action ''Flintstones'' film]].

Since the original series' run, Fred has appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs, live action adaptations, music videos, video games, and [[television commercial|commercial]]s.

==Biography==
While the mid-1980s [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' depicts Fred as a child, the series may be [[apocryphal]] due to its presenting Wilma as a childhood friend of Fred and Barney; the original series asserts that they first met as young adults.<ref name="bachelor">"Bachelor Daze", ''The Flintstones'', season 4</ref> Still, the series' depiction of Fred as the only child of Ed (a handyman) and Edna (homemaker) Flintstone might be [[Canon (fiction)|canon]]. ('''Pops Flintstone''' was in a comic strip.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uixhK3mS6Yw/VwQXPSOzfBI/AAAAAAABj9A/ypZWn57gvkk750lJj5CtofFfQyRLU6Uag/s1600/Flintstones-1967-08-26.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photographic image of cartoon|website=4.bp.blogspot.com|access-date=2021-10-24|archive-date=2022-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507072926/https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uixhK3mS6Yw/VwQXPSOzfBI/AAAAAAABj9A/ypZWn57gvkk750lJj5CtofFfQyRLU6Uag/s1600/Flintstones-1967-08-26.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>

As young adults, Fred and Barney worked as bellhops at a resort. There, they met and fell in love with Wilma and Betty, who were working there as [[cigarette girl]]s. Fred met Wilma's mother, [[Pearl Slaghoople]], and the two took an instant dislike to each other.<ref name="bachelor"/> An unspecified amount of time later, Fred married Wilma.

Fred is a typical [[blue-collar worker]], who works as a "[[Brontosaurus|bronto]] crane operator" at Slate Rock and Gravel Company (also known as Rockhead and Quarry Cave Construction Company in earlier episodes). Fred's job title in the second-season episode "Divided We Sail" is "geological engineer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0580165/|title=Divided We Sail|date=6 April 1962|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=2021-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905013019/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0580165/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the original series' third season, Wilma gives birth to the couple's daughter, Pebbles. Years later, when Pebbles is a teenager, Fred and Barney join the Bedrock [[police]] force for a time as part-time [[police officer]]s.<ref name="comedyshow" /> Eventually, Fred becomes a [[grandfather]] to the adult Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm's twins, Chip and Roxy. Fred's family grew again in ''[[A Flintstone Family Christmas]]'', when he and Wilma adopted an orphaned caveboy named Stony, and despite a rough start, Fred and his new son bonded well.

==Relatives==
The Flintstone family's paternal side originally came from the prehistoric state of Arkanstone in Camp Mastodon, where they had been engaged in a feud similar to the [[Hatfield–McCoy feud]]. The feud was originally started by an ancestor of Fred's making a joke about a Hatrock family portrait ("I don't know what the artist got for doing that painting, but he should've gotten life!"). In the fourth-season episode "Bedrock Hillbillies", the feud is ended when Fred helps rescue Pebbles and a Hatrock baby, only to start up again when Fred makes the same joke as his ancestor. The Hatrocks later appear in the follow-up fifth-season episode "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes", where they visit Bedrock. The last of the Camp Mastodon Arkanstone Flintstones was Fred's great-great-granduncle Zeke Flintstone who lived to 102.

Other relatives of Fred include: Rocco Rockbottom "Rocky/Stony" Flintstone, Fred's grandfather, who was a Camp Mastodon veteran of Air Force Stone World War One;<ref name="raiders" /> Uncle Giggles Flintstone, a rich, eccentric practical joker whose jokes drive Fred into a mad rage;<ref name="haunted" /> James Hardrock, Edna's father; Uncle Tex Hardrock, Fred's rich Texan uncle;<ref name="tex" /> Tumbleweed and Mary Lou Jim, Fred's rich Texan cousins.<ref name="droop" />
[[File:Jackie Gleason - 1966.jpg|thumb|upright|''The Flintstones'' character was based on the character Ralph Kramden ([[Jackie Gleason]]) from ''[[The Honeymooners]]'']]

==Personality==
Fred's personality was based on those of early television's Ralph Kramden of ''[[The Honeymooners]]'' and Chester A. Riley of ''[[The Life of Riley]]'', both roles held at various times by [[Jackie Gleason]]. (Riley was more closely associated with [[William Bendix]], who originated the role, though Gleason replaced Bendix due to a contract dispute for ''The Life of Riley's'' first season on television.) Much like Ralph, Fred tends to be loud-mouthed, aggressive, temperamental and constantly scheming ways to improve his family's working class lot in life, often with unintended results. Also like Ralph, despite his harshness, he is friendly, and has a loving heart, who is very devoted to his family and cares a lot about his best friend and next door neighbor [[Barney Rubble]]. Fred loses his temper easily and is very impatient, but he seems free of malice and never holds a grudge. Although his loudness irritates the people around him, Fred proves friendly, often going out of his way to help others. Also, although Fred often annoys Wilma with his immaturity, he is known to go to great lengths to please his family and apologize when he goes too far. Other known characters from other programs may also be known to have personalities based on Fred Flintstone including [[Archie Bunker]] from ''[[All in the Family]]'' and ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (both played by [[Carroll O'Connor]]), [[George Jefferson]] from ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' (played by [[Sherman Hemsley]]), Mel Sharples from ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'' (played by [[Vic Tayback]]) and Frank DeFazio from ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' (played by [[Phil Foster]]).

Fred's interests include [[bowling]], playing [[Billiards|pool]], [[golf]], [[poker]] and lounging around the house. Fred has won championships with his bowling skills; in one episode, he goes so far as to take [[ballet]] lessons in order to improve his game (hence his trademark bowling delivery).<ref>"Bowling Ballet", ''The Flintstones'', season 3</ref> The nickname of "Twinkletoes" stuck with him when Fred attended a local university and became eligible to play on their football team, and it became his [[call sign]].<ref>"Flintstone of Prinstone", ''The Flintstones'', season 2</ref> Fred is also an excellent golfer. Fred is a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalos Lodge (named "the Loyal Order of Dinosaurs" in an early episode).<ref name="hotlips">"Hot Lips Hannigan", ''The Flintstones'', season 1</ref> Fred also has a serious [[gambling problem]]; the mere mention of the word "bet" causes Fred to stammer "bet" over and over again (sounding like a clucking chicken) and go on gambling binges.<ref>"The Gambler", ''The Flintstones'', season 2</ref> Fred is also an avid driver. In the fifth-season episode "Indianrockolis 500", Fred entered the [[Indianapolis 500|famed prehistoric auto race]] under the [[pseudonym]] "Goggles Paisano".<ref>{{YouTube|GmQoWQb4tx0}}</ref>

Fred's [[catchphrase]] is "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!"; [[Alan Reed]], voice actor who provided Fred's voice from 1960 to 1977, reportedly said the inspiration for the phrase came from his mother, who used to say, "A little dab'll do ya," probably borrowed from a [[Brylcreem]] commercial. When the script called for a simple ''yahoo'', Alan either asked if he could alter the phrase or he ad-libbed. It inspired, in the 1970s a short-lived fruit drink called "Yabba Dabba Dew" and may or may not have also inspired [[George Jetson]]'s similar-sounding catchphrase, "Hooba-dooba-dooba" (or "Hooba-Dooba"). It does, however, become the subject of a song by [[Hoagy Carmichael]] which the singer-songwriter performs in one episode of ''The Flintstones''.<ref>In "The Hit Song Writers", ''The Flintstones'', season 2</ref> Fred's ability to carry a tune was quite good in his younger years. One early episode<ref name="hotlips" /> sees Fred (with Barney, who is a skilled [[drummer]]) perform at a nightclub with his musician friend "Hot Lips Hannigan" where his singing caused teenage girls to swoon over him; on this occasion, he was nicknamed the "[[Mel Torme|Golden Smog]]". In another first-season episode, "Girls' Night Out", Fred recorded a demo record at a [[carnival]] of the song "[[Listen to the Mockingbird|Listen to the Rocking Bird]]", which ended up making him a teenage singing idol named "Hi Fye". As the series progressed, however, his voice became worse and worse (even during his success as a singer, Wilma was never impressed by Fred's voice), eventually to the point that a temporary maid the Flintstones hired quit rather than having to hear Fred sing.<ref>"Wilma, the Maid", ''The Flintstones'', season 3</ref> (Alan Reed himself was not a good singer; in instances where he was expected to sing well, a stand-in—usually Henry Corden from 1965 onward—would be used.)<ref name="m">{{cite book| last1=Lawson| first1=Tim| last2=Persons| first2=Alisa| title=The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors| date=December 4, 2004| publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi| isbn=978-1578066964| page=289| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ffdBDDBUYsC&q=%22Henry+Corden%22+actor&pg=PA289| access-date=15 August 2017| language=en}}</ref>

Due to his impulsive and short-tempered behavior and stubborn and somewhat selfish nature, Fred seems to be accident-prone. Even his most innocent and mundane actions often cause widespread confusion. At the end of the closing credits, Fred puts the Flintstones housecat "Baby Puss" outside; the cat however jumps back inside and puts Fred out who begins to knock on the door of his house and starts yelling "Wilma", to open the door.

According to the original series' third-season episode "The Birthday Party" (originally aired April 5, 1963), Fred's birthday is February 2. Fred's address has varied through the series' run, with addresses given for the Flintstone residence including, 201 Cobblestone Lane (October 21, 1960 - "No Help Wanted" episode), 345 Cave Stone Road, 39 Stone Canyon Way, and 1313 Cobblestone Way. Fred's address was cited as "35 Cobblestone Rd" in the 1961 episode "The X-Ray Story".

==Animated media==
===Television shows===
* ''[[The Flintstones|The Flagstones]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'' (1960–1966)
* ''[[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]]'' (1971–1972)
* ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Hour]]'' (1972–1974)
* ''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics]]'' (1977–1978)
* ''[[Fred Flintstone and Friends]]'' (1977–1978)
* ''[[The New Fred and Barney Show]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo]]'' (1979–1980)
* ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Show]]'' (1980–1982)
* ''[[The Flintstone Funnies]]'' (1982–1984)
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' (1986–1988)
* ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'', featuring ''[[Dino: Stay Out!]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Rubbles]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Jellystone!]]'' (2021)
* ''Bedrock'' (Cancelled)

===Films and specials===
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?]]'' (1966)
* ''[[The Man Called Flintstone]]'' (1966)
* ''[[The Flintstones on Ice]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Energy: A National Issue]]'' (1977)
* ''[[A Flintstone Christmas]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Flintstones: Little Big League]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips]]'' (1980); featuring ''A Weighty Problem'', ''Fire Alarm'', ''Fire Escape'' and ''Driving Guide''
* ''[[The Flintstones' New Neighbors]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Flintstones: Jogging Fever]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration]]'' (1986)
* ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration|A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera]]'' (1989)
* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]'' (1993) (voiced by [[Henry Corden]])
* ''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]'' (1993)
* ''[[A Flintstone Family Christmas]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (1994) (portrayed by [[John Goodman]])
* ''[[A Flintstones Christmas Carol]]'' (1994)
* ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'', featuring ''[[Dino: Stay Out!]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' (2000) (portrayed by [[Mark Addy]])
* ''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]'' (2001) (voiced by [[Jeff Bergman]])
* ''[[The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' (2021) (briefly voiced by Jeff Bergman)

===Video games===
* ''[[The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones (1993 video game)|The Flintstones]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling]]''
* ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas''

==Portrayal==
[[George O'Hanlon]] originally auditioned for the role of Fred Flintstone.<ref name=AP/> He later went on to voice [[George Jetson]], another Hanna-Barbera character in the animated sitcom ''[[The Jetsons]]''.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |title=George O'Hanlon, 76, George Jetson's Voice |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 15, 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/15/obituaries/george-o-hanlon-76-george-jetson-s-voice.html |agency=Associated Press |page=24 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921030201/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/15/obituaries/george-o-hanlon-76-george-jetson-s-voice.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Alan Reed]] was the original voice artist of Fred (minus the original short pilot where he was voiced by [[Daws Butler]], who also voiced him on a 1973 record<ref name="Safety"/>) until Reed's death in 1977.<ref>{{cite news|title= Voice of Fred Flintstone, Henry Corden dies at 85|work= [[Houston Chronicle]]|url= http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/3191577.html|access-date= 2010-10-03|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110211220449/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/3191577.html|archive-date= 2011-02-11}}</ref>

[[Henry Corden]] occasionally voiced Fred on records throughout the 1960s,<ref name="Record 1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-day-alice-fell-through-her-tv-the-1966-hb-special/ |title=The Day "Alice" Fell Through Her TV: The 1966 HB Special |last=Ehrbar |first=Greg |date=March 25, 2014 |website=Cartoon Research |access-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305165543/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-day-alice-fell-through-her-tv-the-1966-hb-special/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-flintstones-meet-the-orchestra-family-1968/ |title=The Flintstones' Meet The Orchestra Family (1968) |last=Ehrbar |first=Greg |date=November 11, 2014 |website=Cartoon Research |access-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803210630/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-flintstones-meet-the-orchestra-family-1968/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and also provided the singing voice for Fred in ''[[The Man Called Flintstone]]''. In 1972-1975, [[Lionel Wilson (voice actor)|Lionel Wilson]] and [[Jackson Beck]] provided Fred's voice for two ''Flintstones'' record albums produced by [[Peter Pan Records]].<ref name="Peter Pan Records">{{cite web|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/sam-singer-and-hanna-barberas-sinbad-jr-on-records/|title=Sam Singer and Hanna-Berbera's "Sinbad Jr." on Records|last=Ehrbar|first=Greg|date=October 11, 2016|website=Cartoon Research|quote=Peter Pan did two Flintstones without any original cast members, but instead New York actors like Jackson Beck and Lionel Wilson. I haven't covered them yet on Spin.|postscript=Lionel Wilson and Jackson Beck voiced Fred in Peter Pan Records' 1972-1975 Flintstones albums.|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241015215614/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/sam-singer-and-hanna-barberas-sinbad-jr-on-records/|archive-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> Following Reed's death, Corden officially took over the role until his retirement in 2000, although he continued to voice him in Post Pebbles commercials until his death in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry Corden, 85; Played Film and TV Heavies, Was Voice of Fred Flintstone|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2005-05-21|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-21-me-corden21-story.html|access-date=2010-08-24|first=Dennis|last=McLellan|archive-date=2012-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100853/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/21/local/me-corden21|url-status=live}}</ref> Corden voiced Fred's father and mother in ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'', while young Fred was voiced by both [[Lennie Weinrib]] and [[Scott Menville]] at different points.

Australian voice actor [[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]] provided Fred's voice in various commercials throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and the live show ''[[Wonderland Sydney|Hanna-Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite]]'' at the [[Wonderland Sydney]] amusement park in Australia.<ref name="Amber Tiles">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Amber-Tiles/|title=Amber Tiles|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-22|archive-date=2020-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705001443/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Amber-Tiles/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wonderland">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Wonderland/|title=Wonderland|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706125534/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Wonderland/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gala Celebrity Nite">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Hanna-Barbera-Celebrity-Gala-Night/|title=Hanna-Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-22|archive-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124123457/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Hanna-Barbera-Celebrity-Gala-Night/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="demo">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott|url=https://www.blah.com.au/artistdetails&id=36|publisher=Blah Artists|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704084801/https://www.blah.com.au/artistdetails&id=36|archive-date=4 July 2020}}</ref>

[[Jeff Bergman]] voiced Fred in the fourth episode of ''[[The New Show]]'' and ''Flintstones/Jetsons: Timewarp'' and performed the character throughout the 1990s and 2000s for various [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] commercials and bumpers,<ref name="New Show">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/The-New-Show/|title=The New Show|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828143002/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/The-New-Show/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Timewarp">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Flintstones-Jetsons-Timewarp/|title=Flintstones/Jetsons: Timewarp|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021103224/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Flintstones-Jetsons-Timewarp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cartoon Network">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Cartoon-Network/Fred-Flintstone/|title=Voice(s) of Fred Flintstone in Cartoon Network|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-10|archive-date=2020-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017021720/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Cartoon-Network/Fred-Flintstone/|url-status=live}}</ref> and voiced him in ''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]'', his guest appearance in ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', some episodes of ''[[Family Guy]]'', and ''[[The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!]]''. [[James Arnold Taylor]] voiced Fred in commercials following Corden's death, up until 2011, as well as his guest appearance in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''. Taylor returned to voice Fred in 2016 for a [[Columbus Zoo and Aquarium|Columbus Zoo]] commercial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9vYv1AJK-A|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/E9vYv1AJK-A|archive-date=2021-12-12|url-status=live|title=Day in the Life of a Voice-Actor: The Fred Flintstone Session|date=29 September 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2019-12-08}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was also voiced by [[Scott Innes]] in a [[Toshiba]] commercial.<ref name="Toshiba">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Qosmio/|title=Qosmio|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-22|archive-date=2022-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507072926/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Qosmio/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other voices include [[Maurice LaMarche]] (in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''),<ref name="Harvey Birdman">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Harvey-Birdman-Attorney-at-Law/Fred-Flintstone/|title=Voice of Fred Flintstone in Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2021-07-21|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721113924/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Harvey-Birdman-Attorney-at-Law/Fred-Flintstone/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stephen Stanton]] (in ''[[Robot Chicken]]''),<ref name="Robot Chicken">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/Fred-Flintstone/|title=Voice(s) of Fred Flintstone in Robot Chicken|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-22|archive-date=2021-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429024940/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/Fred-Flintstone/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dave Coulier]] (in ''Robot Chicken''),<ref name="Robot Chicken"/> [[Fred Tatasciore]] (in ''[[Mad (TV series)|MAD]]''),<ref name="Mad">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Mad/Fred-Flintstone/|title=Voice of Fred Flintstone in Mad|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-22|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721113925/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Mad/Fred-Flintstone/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Seth Green]] (in ''Robot Chicken''),<ref name="Robot Chicken"/> and Rick Zieff (in ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve|Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2021]]'').<ref name="Rockin' Eve">{{cite web|title=Rick Zieff on Twitter: "Thrilled to be the voice of Fred Flintstone for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve! Thanks, Tyler Shamy, Warner Brothers, Post Cereal. Let's bid 2020 Yabba-Dab-ADIEU! 8pm/7pm Central on ABC."|url=https://twitter.com/MrCar2n/status/1344775653594288128|publisher=Twitter|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704150249/https://twitter.com/MrCar2n/status/1344775653594288128|url-status=live}}</ref> In various Italian dubs, Fred's voice was provided by Italian voice actor [[Carlo Bonomi]].<ref name="History Press">{{cite book |last1=Wahlgren |first1=Yens |title=The Universal Translator |date=2 February 2021 |publisher=[[The History Press]] |isbn=978-0-7509-9592-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXkLEAAAQBAJ&dq=Carlo+Bonomi+pingu+linea&pg=PT23 |language=en}}</ref> [[Stephen Root]] was planned to voice Fred Flintstone in the scrapped [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] series ''Bedrock''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/elizabeth-banks-flintstones-bedrock-pilot-presentation-fox-1235285122/ | title=Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast of 'The Flintstones' Animated Series 'Bedrock' as Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation at Fox | date=10 March 2023 | access-date=10 March 2023 | archive-date=10 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510091257/https://deadline.com/2023/03/elizabeth-banks-flintstones-bedrock-pilot-presentation-fox-1235285122/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvline.com/news/bedrock-cancelled-fox-adult-flintstones-sequel-elizabeth-banks-1235283443/ | title=Adult Flintstones Sequel Bedrock No Longer in Development at Fox }}</ref>

===Live action portrayal===
In the first live-action film, ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'', Fred was played by [[John Goodman]], who also provided his voice for the film's [[The Flintstones (pinball)|pinball adaptation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Will 'Flintstones' Bolster Goodman's Rocky Film Career?|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1994-04-24|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-24-ca-49830-story.html|access-date=2010-08-24|first=Judy|last=Brennan|archive-date=2014-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193343/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-24/entertainment/ca-49830_1_john-goodman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pinball">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/The-Flintstones-Pinball/|title=The Flintstones (Pinball)|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-10|archive-date=2020-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015074040/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/The-Flintstones-Pinball/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the prequel film, ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'', in which Fred is portrayed as younger than he was in the original, he was played by British actor [[Mark Addy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the Young Flintstones in Livelier Prequel|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2000-04-28|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-28-ca-24189-story.html|access-date=2010-08-24|first=Eric|last=Harrison|archive-date=2012-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026101026/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/28/entertainment/ca-24189|url-status=live}}</ref>

==In other media==
===Commercials===
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble were pitchmen for [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]] cigarettes, the show's sponsor at the time. In one ad, Fred and Barney saw the men working hard at the quarry and decided to retire out of sight for a smoke break. After extolling the virtues of their favorite brand, Fred lit up and delivered the catch phrase: "[[Winston tastes good like a cigarette should]]." A similar ad featured Wilma and Betty as well. By the original series' third season, Winston had been dropped in favor of [[Welch's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://legendsrevealed.com/entertainment/2012/12/09/did-the-flintstones-do-commercials-for-winston-cigarettes/|title=Did the Flintstones Do Commercials for Winston Cigarettes?|date=2012-12-09|access-date=2019-12-09|archive-date=2019-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708053706/http://legendsrevealed.com/entertainment/2012/12/09/did-the-flintstones-do-commercials-for-winston-cigarettes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
Fred Flintstone was ranked 3rd on the 10 Best Hanna-Barbara Characters Ranked List<ref>{{Cite web |last=Protheroe |first=Ben |date=2024-03-06 |title=10 Best Hanna-Barbera Characters, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/best-hanna-barbera-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Flintstones Chewable Vitamins]]
* [[Pebbles (cereal)|Pebbles Cereal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* ''Yabba Dabba Doo! The Alan Reed Story'', by Alan Reed and Ben Ohmart. Albany, 2009. {{ISBN|1-59393-313-4}}

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