And who would have thought that Fred was a real letch when Wilma’s not around? We discover that in this month’s comics as well, brought to you in colour from the archive of Richard Holliss.
Actually, we’re fortunate Richard was able to supply the November 5th comic as you would get the full effect of that great final panel in black and white. The nighttime blue and black in the background highlights the predicament Fred and Barney are in in the foreground. A great use of colour. This is the only time Betty and Barney appear this month.
Oh, that Fred. Uptight over that ‘60s music. Okay, 1,001,960s B.C. music. And music lyrics included “Ooblee, Ahblee.” I guess that’s a Othnielosaurus-era “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” And who would have guessed ABBA was around back then, except their name was spelled a little bit differently. The November 12th comic doesn’t specify what toppings were on the first pizza. Paleolithic Pineapple, I suspect.
Fred displays a keen interest in young women with seven-inch waists in the November 19th comic.
Women drivers! Chuckle, chuckle! The November 26th comic has cameos by Dino, Pebbles and niece Annie in the top row. Note the erupting volcanos in the background of some of the panels. Can you hear this music as Wilma is driving?
Click on any of the comics for enlargement. We’ll see if Santa Claus shows up in the Stone Age again next month.
“And who would have guessed ABBA was around back then, except their name was spelled a little bit differently.”
ReplyDeleteI don’t get it. Where do you see a reference to ABBA in the November 12th comic? Besides, ABBA wasn’t formed until 1972, so I find it hard to believe there’s a reference to them here. Now if this were a Jetsons comic, I could believe it. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. 🤠
Thanks, as always, to you and to Richard Hollis for sharing these great comics.
The psychedelic rock was en vogue when these Flintstones Sunday pages shown on this topic were being produced (1967).
DeleteI love the ABBA songs!
DeleteI love them too, Rodnei. ABBA and the later Swedish pop group Ace of Base are the best.
DeleteFrom these Swedish pop groups, I love ABBA, Roxette and Ace of Base.
DeleteRE: November 26th strip:
ReplyDeleteHuh.Just the week before,Fred was enjoying the "dangerous curves".
The Flintstones already knew about pizza. In the first season episode "Fred Flintstone...Before and After" one of the Food Anonymous members has an addiction to pizza pie, and in the second season episode "The House Guests" Barney eats a pizza that was meant for the entire foursome. Oh, well. Consistency was never a strong suit in the world of Bedrock. There are at least 3 different stories of how Dino was adopted, and at least 5 slightly variant accounts of the birth of Pebbles. (The TV episode "The Blessed Event," the comic strip version, Gold Key Comics #11, Blackthorn Comics #4, and Cartoon Classics Collection Volume 2).
ReplyDeleteAnnie is becoming a semi-regular. She joins the ranks of Pops, Amber, and Rodney Rocktop in the category of recurring Flintstones characters who only appeared in the comics.
Thanks, Richard and Yowp! No month is complete without these great comics!
They should include Annie, Pops, Amber, and Rodney in Flintstones vitamins. That would be awesome.
DeleteI’m sure kids taking those vitamins today have to ask their parents who the canonical Flintstones characters are anyway. Now imagine if kids asked their parents about Pops, and Mom and Dad didn’t know!
It’d be an interesting idea for reviving interest in the Flintstones.
Of course, it’ll never happen. But can’t a dog dream?
A picture of Pebbles' birth with a sign in the front of the bed saying "10,000 B. C."was interesting, though my guess is that "1,000,000 B. C." was too long.
DeleteOne could imagine that Pebbles' birth picture being from Conan the Barbarian's time. X))LOL!
DeleteThere's also that table-length pepperocka pizza in "The Most Beautiful Baby in Bedrock".
ReplyDeleteAnd who would have thought that Fred was a real letch when Wilma’s not around?
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, Fred did have a bit of a reaction when the caterer showed him and Barney the Boulderettes in the "Pebbles' Birthday Party" episode. He was more restrained at the house when Wilma was around (even if Barney wasn't when he helped 'escort' them out the door...)
The last one reminds me of the Jetsons episode "the Space Car" because of Wilma's bad driving.
ReplyDeleteActually the episode was "Jane's Driving Lesson". Also that episode probably helped give "The Jetsons" a reputation (at least once) as being the most sexist cartoon show.
DeleteIt seems that I'm listening on my mind, the Hoyt Curtin's chasing music with the organ solo in the Flintstones Sunday page from November 26, 1967 (drawn by Gene Hazelton).
Delete"Can you hear this music as Wilma is driving?"
ReplyDeletePrecisely the music I imagined before I even clicked the link!
Andrew Morrice,
DeleteRead my commentary about the Flintstones Sunday page from November 26, 1967 (drawn by Gene Hazelton), in terms of music score.
Thanks to all who have contributed to comments about Stone Age pizza.
ReplyDeleteNice curve line, TCJ. Well done.
The pantyhose shots in the 3rd comic strip story were kinda cool.
ReplyDeleteMaterials 100% Gene Hazelton.
ReplyDeleteA small detail: the Flintstones Sunday page from November 19, 1967 (drawn by Gene Hazelton) is included in the Ger Apeldoorn's blog (http://alltingsger.blogspot.com).
Fred & The Pussy Cats!
When I see that Flintstones Sunday page from the date shown above - that one which Fred gets enchanted with the beautiful girls passing thru him -, I associate it with two songs which involve girls from that period: With a girl like you (which The Troggs recorded in 1966 for Phonogram [Universal Music]/Mercury/Fontana) and Mary, Mary (which The Monkees recorded for RCA in 1967).
Have you noticed which, in this same Flintstones Sunday page, the black-haired girl looks like Marlo Thomas from the sitcom That Girl (Desilu Productions/Paramount Pictures, 1966-71)?
Fixing the link: http://allthingsger.blogspot.com.
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