Fred Flintstone is the main character of the animated sitcom The Flintstones, which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966.
18 Facts About Fred Flintstone
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Since the original series' run, Fred Flintstone has appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs, live action adaptations, music videos, video games, and commercials.
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Fred Flintstone is a typical blue-collar worker, who works as a "bronto crane operator" at Slate Rock and Gravel Company.
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The feud was originally started by an ancestor of Fred Flintstone's making a joke about a Hatrock family portrait.
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The last of the Camp Mastodon Arkanstone Flintstones was Fred's great-great-granduncle Zeke Flintstone who lived to 102.
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Fred Flintstone loses his temper easily and is very impatient, but he seems free of malice and never holds a grudge.
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Fred Flintstone's interests include bowling, playing pool, golf, poker and lounging around the house.
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Fred Flintstone has won championships with his bowling skills; in one episode, he goes so far as to take ballet lessons in order to improve his game.
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The nickname of "Twinkletoes" stuck with him when Fred Flintstone attended a local university and became eligible to play on their football team, and it became his call sign.
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Fred Flintstone is a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalos Lodge.
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Fred Flintstone has a serious gambling problem; the mere mention of the word "bet" causes Fred Flintstone to stammer "bet" over and over again and go on gambling binges.
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One early episode sees Fred Flintstone perform at a nightclub with his musician friend "Hot Lips Hannigan" where his singing caused teenage girls to swoon over him; on this occasion, he was nicknamed the "Golden Smog".
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Fred's address has varied through the series' run, with addresses given for the Flintstone residence including, 201 Cobblestone Lane, 345 Cave Stone Road, 39 Stone Canyon Way, and 1313 Cobblestone Way.
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Fred Flintstone's address was cited as "35 Cobblestone Rd" in the 1961 episode "The X-Ray Story".
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Fred Flintstone later went on to voice George Jetson, another Hanna-Barbera character in the animated sitcom The Jetsons.
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Corden voiced Fred's father and mother in The Flintstone Kids, while young Fred was voiced by both Lennie Weinrib and Scott Menville at different points.
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Fred Flintstone has been voiced in recent years by Scott Innes,.
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In various Italian dubs, Fred Flintstone's voice was provided by Italian voice actor Carlo Bonomi.