The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones |
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| Genre | Animation Comedy Science Fiction Fantasy Drama |
| Written by | Don Nelson Arthur Alsberg |
| Directed by | Don Lusk Ray Patterson (supervising) |
| Starring | George O'Hanlon Henry Corden Penny Singleton Jean Vander Pyl Don Messick Mel Blanc Julie McWhirter Janet Waldo Daws Butler John Stephenson Jon Bauman Hamilton Camp Frank Welker Brenda Vaccaro Patric Zimmerman |
| Composer(s) | Sven Libaek Hoyt Curtin (music from The Jetsons) |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Bob Hathcock Berny Wolf |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | November 15, 1987 |
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| Followed by | Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose |
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones is a 1987 animated crossover made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series. The two-hour special stars the cast of the Hanna-Barbera sitcomes The Flintstones and The Jetsons as they cross paths following a time travel experiment gone wrong.
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Plot
In the future, while Elroy is busy working on a time machine, George Jetson comes to Mr. Spacely's office for a serious discussion. Spacely's rival, Cogswell, has been stealing Spacely's business ideas - putting their jobs in jeopardy. Spacely wrongfully blames George - suspecting that he was spying for Cogswell. Spacely orders George to spy on Cogswell to clear his name to avoid getting fired. George finds out that Cogswell's robot computer, S.A.R.A., has been trying to get Mr. Spacely's secrets from the Spacely robot computer, R.U.D.I.. George tries to report this to Spacely, but R.U.D.I. sabotages his efforts.
In the Stone Age, Wilma and Betty are trying to convince Fred Flintstone to have their vacation in Honolurock (Honolulu), but Fred ignores their advances. Later, at work, Fred tells Barney Rubble that he plans to take the girls someplace better. He tells Barney that a poker tournament is being held at the Water Buffalo lodge and wants to go, but Mr. Slate shows up and tells them that due to their going on vacation, they must work the late shift because Turk Tarpit, Slate's business rival and nemesis, has been outproducing them. Fred and Barney later disobey Slate's orders and go to the poker tournament. However, after seeing that Slate is playing there too, they disguise themselves. Fred plays against Slate but loses. A spider exposes Barney - and ultimately Fred. Furious that they deceived and disobeyed him, Slate fires Fred and Barney.
Back in the future, Elroy completes his time machine. The Jetsons decide to use it to take a trip to the 25th century to relax. Right before Elroy gets the machine working, his dog, Astro, accidentally sets the switch to "Past."
With no job, the Flintstones and Rubbles are forced to settle for a camping holiday. As Fred and Barney set up the tent, the Jetsons arrive from the future. Fred and George eventually communicate, and the families become friends. Fred is amazed by George's futuristic gadgets and decides to use them to help Mr. Slate in a competition at the upcoming company picnic. Fred introduces George to Slate - claiming that George is a distant cousin. Slate is reluctant at first to trust George, but since rival businessman Turk Tarpit's cheating has set him back, Slate accepts their help in exchange for giving them their jobs back. George and Fred use future technology to help Slate win several games, but in the last event, Astro's and Dino's actions causes Tarpit to become the winner. In the end, Slate once again fires Fred and Barney.
While Mr. Spacely continues to vent over his failing business, Henry Orbit and Rosie the Robot Maid assemble a "time machine retriever" to bring the Jetsons back. But when they turn it on, the time machine returns with the Flintstones instead. Upon seeing they really are cavemen, Spacely introduces them to the press.
Stuck in the past, George asks Mr. Slate for a job. Slate initially rejects, but when Tarpit offers George work, Slate immediately makes George his partner, and George soon becomes famous. Using their newfound fame and riches, the Jetsons buy multiple local businesses and are soon overwhelmed. Meanwhile, Mr. Spacely makes Fred the spokesman for his company, but R.U.D.I. leaks this information to S.A.R.A. When Spacely is introducing Fred to some important investors, Cogswell introduces Barney instead - leading to a rift in Fred's and Barney's friendship. Meanwhile, Rosie requests R.U.D.I. to help Henry and her try to fix the time machine to find the Jetsons. S.A.R.A. appears and demands that R.U.D.I. get rid of Rosie before she departs, but R.U.D.I. agrees to do whatever he can to get the Jetsons back and leaves S.A.R.A. for good. They fix the time machine, and Rosie is transported to the Stone Age where she finds her family.
Now able to return home, the Jetsons leave, taking Fred's car with them, after Judy says goodbye to a teen idol - Iggy. Mr. Spacely concocts a plan to use Fred's car as a model for futuristic replicas. Cogswell sends his robotic dog, Sentro, to steal this information since S.A.R.A. is no longer useful when she tells him that R.U.D.I. broke up with her and told her off. The two families manage to stop Sentro - destroying the evidence he had collected. Spacely's business of selling Stone Age style cars becomes successful, and he even agrees to sell one to Cogswell - but not without warning Cogswell that if he copies any part of it, Spacely will sue him and take over his business. Fred and Barney repair their friendship, Spacely lets George keep his job, and George offers his partnership with Mr. Slate to Fred and Barney to give them their jobs back. Just as they are about to leave for home, Elroy tells them the time machine is broken and cannot be repaired. Fortunately, they are able to return to the Stone Age because Fred's car absorbed the time machine's "quadrapotents." The Flintstones and the Rubbles then bid a fond farewell to the Jetsons and are sent back to the Stone Age.
Voice cast
- Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
- George O'Hanlon as George Jetson
- Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble, Dino the Dinosaur, and Mr. Spacely
- Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone and Rosie the Robot Maid
- Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson
- Julie Dees as Betty Rubble, Jet Rivers, Investor, Panelist, and Harem Girl
- Janet Waldo as Judy Jetson and S.A.R.A.
- Daws Butler as Elroy Jetson, Cogswell, and Henry Orbit
- John Stephenson as Mr. Slate
- Hamilton Camp as Turk Tarpit
- Don Messick as Astro the Space Mutt, R.U.D.I and M.A.C.C.
- Jon Bauman as Iggy
- Brenda Vaccaro as DiDi
- Frank Welker as Dan Rathmoon, Johnny, and Mr. Goldbrick
- Patric Zimmerman as additional voices
- Catherine Thompson as additional voices
- Howard Morris as additional voices
Video game
A 1994 Philips CD-i game with a similar premise called Flintstones/Jetsons Time Warp was released in Europe. "A time machine warps Fred Flintstone into the future and George Jetson into the past!"
Follow-up film
- Rockin' with Judy Jetson was released in 1988.
- The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special was released in 1988.
See also
In Spanish: The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones para niños
