The Flintstones - Energy: A National Issue (1977)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Energy: A National Issue is a 1977 animated educational television special starring Fred and Wilma Flintstone, narrated by Charlton Heston and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It was broadcast in syndication on various local and regional channels between April 17 and November 22, 1977 as a presentation of The Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.
RIP, Alan Reed, Jean Vanderpyle,Henry Corden and Charlton Heston.
Terrific people!
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I read that Henry Corden stopped Jackie Gleason from suing Hanna Barbera.
@@3912James I have too, basically reminding Jackie he'd be known as the one who killed The Flintstones because of it.
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Although the Flintstones were before my time I became a fan of Henry Corden since he voiced Loudrock in Season 5.
And Dean Elliot
I like the music in this special, it’s so calming and Seventies.
Dean Elliot's music has that effect on anything he worked on.
@@ChristopherSobieniakDean Elliott had the best cartoon music.
@@BrendenBaker30 I miss hearing that today!
@@ChristopherSobieniak All the cartoons like Rikki Rikki Tavi, White Seal, The Cricket in Times Square, Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court, Duck Dodgers and the return of the 24th and half century, the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, Bugs Bunny Bustin Out All Over, made all of Chuck Jones later cartoons in the 70s and 80s so mature and grown up because of Dean Elliott's music.
@@BrendenBaker30 You might like this, he did the music!
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“It’s difficult to remain objective when the charge is rape” is not a line I expected to hear in an educational film starring The Flintstones.
I'd like to see Brad Jones review this on 'DV-R Hell' sometime.
holy crap 20:13
this might be the last time alan reed voiced fred before his death
i don't think i've seen a 16mm film this high quality...the audio bro...wow
It's frightening how vividly I remember this--I wondered if I could find it on RUclips and, sure enough, here it is :) Thanks for uploading.
I’m very impressed that you found this obscure animation from Hanna Barbera.
Alan Reed's last performance as Fred Flintstone.
This aired after Alan died
This needs to be restored
@@pernelldh this is in the public domain hence the no copyright and splices and poor color
@@kascnef This was released as 16mm prints that were often shown in schools, I have one of these.
I wouldn't doubt Warner Bros/AT&T may still have this in their archive somewhere. Just one of those ephemeral sort of things nobody ever thinks to appreciate anymore.
@@pernelldh Or maybe A 'Warner Archive' release.
I watched the flint stones cartoon series every week
I guess this was the last animated production of Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone before his death, and also, one of the few H-B cartoons which weren't musically scored by Hoyt Curtin.
The music is by Dean Elliott, who was best known in animation for his work with Chuck Jones, DePatie-Freleng and Ruby Spears.
@@toontracker obviously, his name appears in the credits of this special.
PS.: I missed you, Mr. Kurer 😊
Henry Corden doubtless did the singing parts in place of Alan Reed..
@@TimL2005 Corden ALWAYS made Fred's singing voice, even in the original Flintstones' series. And also took the role after Alan Reed's deah in 1977, if I'm not mistaken.
@@toontracker he would later compose the ruby spears logo theme when ruby spears was owned by taft
11:01 - the one time we see The Flintstones in modern setting
It's weird seeing them living on a hill.
Yeah it is interesting how different a setting they chose for Fred and Wilma to live in. Barney gets namedropped but that's it.
It's attention to detail on energy would probably bore the average user and it's dated information might seem laughable if it hadn't already happened by now.
Also fun seeing Fred and Wilma in a 1970's setting as well having separate jobs and having their usual problems.
Yeah, plus the mention of a living in a tribe and their apparent cluelessness about the wheel...It's like a weird parallel universe take.
Awesomely fantastic!!
Wow...I remember watching this on TV as a kid when it aired in 1977. Thanks for posting it!
Fred Flinstone says, "Electric cars, that's the answer! What the heck! All you is plug it in! 🔌". Who knew that what once was considered a complete joke is now my career?
Wild to think that this was the work of Hanna-Barbera and a DC think tank
Also, I noticed that Alan Reed and Henry Corden voiced Fred before Reed passed away that following year.
WTBS ran this one in August 1980, following Hey There It's Yogi Bear.
Very astounding good job fellows throughout the 2nd educational longest felicitous family entertaining experience week of said surfside Summer July!! Congratulations 893.73% yo. I’m very impressed that you found this obscure animation from Hanna Barbera.
Interesting depiction of the Flintstones.
They live in isolation in a cave, and it has a almost apocalyptic ending, what with all the trees and food sources being gone.
Really charming special though, thanks for sharing it.
They were at least trying to give us a message about energy and showing the problems associated with different types of energy available at the time. I suppose it leaves us with more questions than answers but at least it's a good start for discussion.
Probably helped to put Fred and Wilma in a setting more closer to what prehistoric man once lived in than what their usual TV series had. Fred's interest in the "Catgut-on-a-stick spear thrower" (bow and arrow) certainly feels more close to what might've came out at that time.
Wow, this just brought back a load of memories from my 7th grade science class. Can’t believe you found this, thanks! Now I know for sure it wasn’t all in my imagination, lol! 😁
No one is gonna talk about he said "I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BALLS!" Great Musical Score on this!
I like it.
That musical number ran as a PSA for years.
HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SPECIAL SINCE IT FIRST AIRED.
Aside from Georgetown University having funded this production, I did wonder what this "al Dir'iyyah Institute of Geneva, Switzerland" was. Unless they changed their name or went out of business, they don't see to have much net presence other than for documents pertaining to solar energy. I guess they were big proponents for that.
Venezuela being ( or was ) the biggest oil producer of the world and now most countries are not buying them because they burned all their oil and other countries found other energy sources
Gotta say, this dilema is still present, and the countries who believed just in oil are dying ( Venezuela again )
The music was composed by Dean Elliot, who also composed some of the later animated works of Chuck Jones, as well as those for DePatie-Freleng?
Amazing!!
Alan Reed's last few projects as the voice of Fred Flintstone.
Narrated by Charlton Hestone
It's weird seeing the Flintstones family without Pebbles.
And without their neighbors, Barney and Betty Rubble.
@@armorybrunotjr.3204 Barney did get a mention.
I have a 16mm copy of this too!
@Famulator It is a bit, it was also on the reel backwards for who knows why, I had to unspool the thing and then put it back the right way! I only wish I had film rewinds to work with but I don't!
Puff the Magic Dragon disco Flintstone Parody!
Wonder if this was Alan Reed's last appearance as Fred?
Yes.
Goddamnit, Heston interrupted Fred's song at the beginning.