The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

In response to Mike Garner, the Great Gazoo went back to his planet in the second to the last episode in season 6. The episode is called "My Fair Freddy."

As for Pebbles and Bamm Bamm; the show is easier to watch now then when it first came on. I guess I'm getting older. I do remember I didn't care for it then. They made Bamm Bamm out to be a coward. Not strong and brave like when he was a baby.

Also even though Pebbles and Bamm Bamm were older Gobbie hadn't grown even though he was a kid when Pebbles was a baby. But that is cartoons for you. They age when you want them to or stay young for ever.

Also, where was Dino?

Let's face it: Hanna Barbera always sucked at spinoff shows. Granted, I liked the "Wacky Races" spinoff shows, but the "Flintstones" spinoffs were TERRIBLE! And this show is an extreme example on how bad Hanna Barbera were at spinoff shows involving "The Flintstones".

First off, Pebbles is so annoying! I hated her on this cartoon, and Bam-Bamm became a major wuss. Wasn't this kid the strongest baby in the world on "The Flintstones"? What the hell happened to him? Couldn't tell you. The other friends that Pebbles, and Bam-Bamm have are annoying too. Sure, Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty appear on this show, but even they CAN'T save this garbage.

The bottom line is that this show just totally sucks, and it brought "The Flintstones" franchise to an even bigger low point (even lower than when Great Gazoo appeared on "The Flintstones."). This gets a 0/10.

I was already familiar with the original Flintstones, and with the characters of Pebbles as a cute little infant girl and Bamm-Bamm as the little infant boy who was strong and clever for his age, though neither learned how to speak yet. And this would of course be the "second generation" (or rather half a one) version, how would they grow up?

Not unsurprisingly it was essentially a teen comedy akin to the Archie comic. But the two characters could have at least retained some characteristics of their old selves. Worst of all was Bamm-Bamm, no longer the strong and clever infant but a rather dense teenager, not even strong like he used to be. No surprise this spinoff did not last.

This is just another example of why in most cases that spin-offs of most classic television series don't work. The thing that I didn't like about it is the fact that Bamm Bamm, who when he was a baby was the strongest boy in the world, is comes off as rather wimpy and let's Pebbles talk him into a lot of her hair brained schemes. Also, the supporting cast was pretty much a carbon copy of a lot of the cast in the various versions of the "Archie" cartoon series. And the plots for many of the episodes of the were so stupid that it is no wonder that it only lasted for one season. However, when "The Flintstone Comedy Hour" premiered the next year, the Pebbles and Bamm Bamm shows were absorbed into this show.

Another thing that gets me is the fact that Pebbles and Bamm Bamm went from toddlers just five years earlier to being teenagers while Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty and Mr. Slate never seemed to age at all.

You didn't expect Pebbles to stay a baby forever, did you?

In "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show", the babies from the classic "Flintstones" series are now teenagers and have their own friends, adventures and mis-adventures in Bedrock. Of course, it's all sprinkled with the "hip" attitude from the early '70s and lots of blackout gags and jokes to keep things interesting.

For the most part, Pebbles (Struthers) always had big ideas she tried to put into motion, usually failing in large-scale fashion. Sound Familiar? Like father, like daughter.

And Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty are along for the fun, too - naturally, the respective Flintstone and Rubble pater familias are as helpful here as they ever were.

Was it any fun, though? Yeah, how could it not be? The situations were always good for a laugh and the voices (North, McCall, etc) all perfectly accentuated the characters - girlfriends, rich snobs, bikers, mammoths and all.

All in all, good rock-headed fun and a perfect extension of the series.

Ten stars.

TIDBIT - Struthers did the voice for Pebbles here, just like she was daddy's little girl for Archie Bunker in "All in the Family". Coincidence?