The Flintstones

September 30, 1960 – April 1, 1966

The Flintstones is a 1960 prime-time animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, involving the titular prehistoric family and their neighbors the Rubbles in the town of Bedrock. Notable for being Hanna-Barbera's first major success in television animation, and became one of their flagship franchises for many decades.

Also See

The Flintstone Kids

Sound Effects Used

• H-B BELL, CARTOON - LOW DOORBELL RING
• H-B BELL, CLOCK TOWER - BIG BEN CHIMING FOUR TIMES
• H-B BING, CARTOON - VOCAL BING
• H-B BOING, CARTOON - WIGGLE
• H-B BUGLE, CARTOON - ATTENTION!, SLOW, MUSIC
• H-B CREAK, METAL - METAL DOOR CREAK
• H-B CROWD, LAUGH - LARGE STADIUM CROWD LAUGHING, AUDIENCE
• H-B RISE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING RISE UP
• H-B SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
• H-B SPIN, CARTOON - WACKY SPIN WITH DRUM
• H-B SQUEAK, CARTOON - ROLLING WHEEL SQUEAKS
• H-B TUBA, CARTOON - SINGLE BLAST, MUSIC
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN, HIGH
• Sound Ideas, AIR - AIR RELEASE THROUGH HOSE, VERY LONG
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, VINTAGE - OLD AUTO: START, IDLE, PULL AWAY
• Sound Ideas, BELL, FIRE - ELECTRIC FIRE BELL RINGS
• Sound Ideas, BELL, ORCHESTRA - FAST GLISS UP, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, BELL, SCHOOL - SCHOOL CLASS BELL RING
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - ROOSTER MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
• Sound Ideas, BLOOP, CARTOON - LITTLE BLOOP (Heard once in "Fred Flintstone Woos Again" and "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOING AND SPRING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOINK AND WIGGLE
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - FLAT JEWS HARP BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GONG BOING (Heard once in "Droop-Along Flintstone" and "The Missing Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 02 (Heard once in the beginning part of "Dripper".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING (Debut; heard once in "The Picnic".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S LONG RISE
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - RIPPLE BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TROMBOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - WINNIE'S SPELL
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01 (Heard twice in "Fred Flintstone Woos Again".)
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - PIXIE AND DIXIE BOINKS
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - TIMP DOINK (Heard once in "Dripper".)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - BARNEY BOWLING, SPORTS
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - FRED AND BARNEY FIGHT
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - FRED AND WILMA FIGHT
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - FRED BOWLING, SPORTS
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - FRED'S FLINSTONEMOBILE AUTO TAKE OFF
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - HERE'S YOUR PAPER MR. FLINTSTONE!, HIT (Heard once in "The Flintstone Flyer".)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - QUICK SHUFFLE AND TAKE OFF, RUN
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SCREAM - BIG YELLING SCREAM, HORROR
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SCREAM - SHORT TERROR SCREAM, HORROR
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - POLICE WHISTLE: MEDIUM
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - POLICE WHISTLE: SHORT
• Sound Ideas, CEMENT MIXER - RUNNING, CONSTRUCTION (Often used for Fred's Flintmobile running.)
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY - LICKING
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY - MONTAGE OF VARIOUS COMEDY EFFECTS 01
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, BOWLING - BOWLING BALL STRIKING PINS
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CANS - FALLING CANS (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - BIG METAL CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - CRAZY BASS DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 02
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - KEN'S BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - SHARP BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - SOLID BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - TONY'S BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, WOOD - LARGE WOOD CRUNCH 01
• Sound Ideas, CROWD, CHILDREN - SMALL GROUP OF CHILDREN LAUGHING 01
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - CLOSE 01 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 02 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, DRUMS, CARTOON - ACROBATIC ROLL WITH ACCENTS, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, FIRE - QUEST FIRE
• Sound Ideas, GRINDER - GRINDING BUZZ
• Sound Ideas, GULP, CARTOON - BIG GULP, HUMAN
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02 (Heard once in "The X-Ray Story".)
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 10/Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 03/RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 12 (Heard once, I [SqueakyCartWheel] think, in "Kleptomaniac Caper.")
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - TWANGY RICOCHET, BULLET 02/RICOCHET - RICCO AND WHINE 06
• Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - PIANO HEAD SHAKE
• Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - PINGY HEAD SHAKE
• Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - XYLO HEAD SHAKE (Heard once in "The Big Bank Robbery" and "The Soft Touchables".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BIG HEAD BONK
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BILP (Heard once in "The House Guest", "Droop-Along Flintstone", "The Missing Bus", and "The Soft Touchables".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT (Heard whenever Fred drops the bowling ball on his foot.)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT BONK
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT PEEONG 01 (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLBONK (Heard once in "Droop-Along Flintstone".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABLAM
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - LID ON MANHOLE HIT (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SMASH AGAINST WALL
• Sound Ideas, HORN, CARTOON - OLD BULB HORN (Heard once in "The House Guest" and "The Great Gazoo".)
• Sound Ideas, LAUGH, CARTOON - SHORT CRAZY LAUGH, HUMAN
• Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK (Debut; heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - VAROOP (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - BIG FOOF AND SPRING
• Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - CORK SQUEAK AND POP
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - GUN SHOT RICCO OUT
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01 (Heard once in "Samantha".)
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 02
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - WAFFLE RICCO
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - BLOP GALLOP, LONG
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - FAST RUN, LONG (Heard once in "The House Guest" and "A Haunted House is Not a Home".)
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - TEMPLE BLOCK RIOT, SHORT (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT (Heard once in "A Haunted House is Not a Home".)
• Sound Ideas, SKID, AUTO - AUTO PULL UP AND SKID TO STOP, TIRE
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BENT SKID (Heard once in "At the Races".)
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BIG LONG SKID
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - MEDIUM CAR SKID
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - SHORT CAR SKID
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - SHORT SKID
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP, LONG (Heard once in "A Haunted House is Not a Home".)
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - FUNNY LITTLE SQUEAK (Heard once in "The X-Ray Story".)
• Sound Ideas, SQUEEZE, CARTOON - HORN SQUEEZE, LONG
• Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - FAST TWIRLING SWISH, LONG (Heard once in "Droop-Along Flintstone".)
• Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - SINGLE SWORD SWISH
• Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - FUNNY RUN UP TAKE
• Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WHISTLE TAKE
• Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG (Heard once in "The Mailman Cometh".)
• Sound Ideas, THUD, CARTOON - DULL THUD, SINGLE, RUN 01 (Heard once in "The X-Ray Story".)
• Sound Ideas, THUD, CARTOON - DULL THUD, SINGLE, RUN 02
• Sound Ideas, THUD, CARTOON - DULL THUD, SINGLE, RUN 03
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 04
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - DISTANT THUNDER ROLL, WEATHER 01 (Heard in "A Haunted House is Not a Home" and "The Time Machine".)
• Sound Ideas, TIP TOE, CARTOON - XYLOPHONE TIP TOE, LONG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - BOWANG (Heard once in "The Hit Songwriters".)
• Sound Ideas, VOICE, CARTOON - FAST FEMALE TELEPHONE GIBBERISH, VOCAL (Heard once in "The Missing Bus" and "The X-Ray Story".)
• Sound Ideas, WATER, SPLASH - HEAVY SPLASH, CARTOON (Heard once in "The Picnic".)
• Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN
• Sound Ideas, WIND - SIBERIAN WIND, WEATHER (Heard once in "The X-Ray Story," and several times in "Fred Goes Ape.")
• Sound Ideas, WOBBLE, CARTOON - SAW BLADE WOBBLE, MEDIUM 01 (Heard once in "The X-Ray Story".)
• Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - XYLOPHONE: LONG GLISS UP, CARTOON, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - XYLOPHONE: LONG RUN UP, CARTOON, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - XYLOPHONE: QUICK GLISS UP, CARTOON, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT (Heard in episodes where Fred Flintstone bowls, and in "The Picnic" when Rockhead and Flintstone fall straight into the water.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - HIGH FIDDLE ZIP
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - HOYT'S ZIP
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP OUT
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP, HIGH (Heard once in the 2nd and 3rd intro.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN (Heard once in "The House Guest" and "Droop-Along Flintstone".)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 02 (R & B) (Heard once in "Fred Flintstone Woos Again" and "The House Guest".)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP ZIP

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