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The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones [VHS]

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i remember when TBS/TNT used to air this cartoon every Thanksgiving. i always loved it because it combined two opposite families and it provided the ultimate get together. imagine The Jetsons meeting the Flintstones...it was a logical step. in the story we see Elroy (voice of legend Daws Butler) building a time machine that transports the entire clan to Bedrock. chaos soon ensues as the Flintstones get transported into the future. Fred and George become "celebrities" with their appearances: Cosmo Spacely, George's boss, (voice of legend Mel Blanc) wants to make a killing with nostalgia buffs with authentic people from the stone-age with the leopard suits and fashion. meanwhile, "a million miles back that way" as Fred would say, the Jetsons are impressing the folks of Bedrock with their space age methods prompting Mr. Slate, Fred's boss (voice of legend John Stephenson), to hire George for his time and money saving ideas. soon, boredom sets in and both sets of families yearn for their natural habitat and each family returns to their respective residence. other voice legends who also share the spotlight: Henry Corden is Fred; Jean Vanderpyl is Wilma, Mrs. Slate, and the Jetson's robotic maide Rosie. Don Messick is Astro and R.U.D.I. as well as an announcer on the P.A. system {p.s: Don's real voice was used for Ranger Smith of "Yogi Bear" as well as countless narration jobs on early Hanna-Barbera cartoons mostly notably "Ruff and Ready" and "Quick Draw McGraw"}. Mel Blanc, in addition to Mr. Spacely, also voiced Dino and Barney Rubble. Daws Butler, in addition to Elroy, also voiced Henry Orbit, the mechanic in the Jetson's apartment as well as Cogswell, the competitor of Mr. Spacely. this video is wonderful and it should bring back memories of the "good ol' days" of simple characters and simplistic stories designed for adult entertainment as well as for children.

The Jetsons and The Flintstones are arguably the two best-known Hanna-Barbara television series after Scooby-Doo. And with vitamins, cereal, and the upcoming prime-time television series still keeping The Flintstones in the public eye, one doesn't have to be an Albert Einstone to guess that a Flintstone/Jetsons crossover movie would sell well on DVD. Yet, for some odd reason Warner Bros. has decided to release The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones only through their burn-on-demand Warner Archive program.

It's a hour-and-a-half long TV movie from 1987, part of the Hanna-Barbara Superstars 10 series. The plot has young Elroy Jetson building a time machine and going with his family back in time to the "modern stone age," where the they meet the Flintstones and the Rubbles. This meeting, though, doesn't even take place until a third of the way into the film; up until that point it just feels like someone is changing the channels between a typical Jetsons episode and an equally typical Flintstones episode. In the former, George Jetson is accused of leaking Spacely Sprocket secrets to Mr. Spacely's competitor and is fired even though Mr. Spacely has no proof that George is responsible. (Apparently they don't have HR departments in the future.) Meanwhile (if you can use that word when talking about a time-travel story), Fred has come up with yet another get-rich-quick scheme, this time by disguising Barney in drag and himself as some rich southern man in an attempt to bilk his boss out of money by cheating at cards. (They want to do this so they can take the girls to Honolurock. No, really.) Of course, everything goes wrong, and Fred and Barney get fired but don't tell the girls about it.

Back in the future, George Jetson discovers that his best friend, Rudy, is responsible for the leak. Only after he heads home does Elroy test out his time machine with the whole family, sending them to the past. The families meet each other, hilarity ensues, the Flintstones get sent back to the future instead of the Jetsons, hilarity ensues yet again, and that's pretty much all you need to know. By the end of the movie the Jetsons make it back home, George gets his job back as Spacely Sprockets' newest product, a replica of Fred Flinstone's car, sells like hot cakes due to the nostalgia value, and through a deus ex machina, Fred and his friends make it back to Bedrock and he gets his job back too. Happy endings all around.

This is far from a perfect film. At times it drags; Pebbles and Bam-Bam feel oddly absent; many of the jokes are corny; Fred comes off as downright selfishly manipulative (more so than usual); and there are plot holes galore. Yet I really enjoyed it, probably for the same reason people with flying jet-packs, moving sidewalks, and no roads to speak of would want a car that's foot-powered: nostalgia. It's just great to see the characters you know and love doing what they do. And having them crossover in a way that still feels entirely natural? Well, that's even better. It's a double-pack of average Jetsons/Flintstones hijinks, but mixed together and heavily expanded. If you're a nostalgia junkie or just love either of these two shows, you'll really enjoy yourself here. It's nothing special, but it sure is nice.

I find it especially puzzling that this didn't get a regular release, and I can see this film getting a standard retail release at some point in the future. If you're unsure whether or not to get this, go watch an episode or two of The Jetsons or The Flintstones on Boomerang before making a decision. This film isn't all that different. And that's it's strong suit.

it was a good good good movie to see for me and my kids just like VHS AND IT ON DVD

Child Hood favorite to watch over and over again and never get bored good to be watched and understood with your child over and over

It's about time!!! I LOVE this show! I used to watch it all the time on vhs when I was younger. Now I can retire my worn out vhs.

I was so excited to see this video! When my children where small I bought this movie from Avon and they watched it everyday 2 or 3 times a day to the point I could quote what was going to be said next...My children are grown with family's of there own, I bought this tape to surprise them when they bring their children over we can all set down and watch it. The grand kids love it, yet another generation of "The Jetsons meet the Flintstones" fans. Absolutely love this movie all over again.

Yabba Dabba Dooo, it's on dvd. I've been waiting a very very long time for this release on dvd, I have it on vhs but that's also very very old and not what it was quality wise as vhs does degenerate and the picture is not the same anymore. But now I've got the show on DVD ! And it's great, I mean everything from the quality of the picture to the sound. I was so impressed by the picture quality , it is much better than it was when watched on vhs even when it was new. This completes my collection of the Flintstones , now it's time for the complete collection of the jetsons to be released.

I read the only review posted on this dear old movie and I thought it was a harsh review from someone obviously too concerned about his review than the entertainment that this movie provides for children. It is a great movie and a classic for any home. I LOVED this movie growing up. It was my favorite Jetson movie!

This movie was my newphews favorite present and he loves it. I am very pleased with the movie. It is very clear for being such an old movie.

Gotta love the Flintstones meet the Jetsons. It is a classic cartoon!!

Flintstones meet Rockula and Frankenstone is also a good cartoon.