edward@ukma.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) (05/16/85)
After watching the Honeymooners reunion last Monday night, I noticed some
parallels between them and the Flintstones. Consider these...
Both shows revolve around two couples, all best friends.
In both shows, the husbands belong to a fraternal lodge.
The lead character of both shows is a fat, loud, obnoxious
who thinks he runs his house.
Both lead wives are the real bosses and are tougher than
their spouses.
There're probably more, but this is a good start. Has anyone else noticed
these similarities??
--
edward
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The similarities between the Honeymooners and the Flintstones is a fact that
has been explored in the past, although I'm not sure how widely this is
known. I remember reading about it in a book that I read once on old TV shows.
Sorry that I can't remember more about it but I think that the most essential
similarities were covered in the posting. Maybe that's why the Flintstones
is so good!
-Carlo Sgro
Electrohome Canadaevan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (05/18/85)
> After watching the Honeymooners reunion last Monday night, I noticed some > parallels between them and the Flintstones. Consider these... > > Both shows revolve around two couples, all best friends. > > In both shows, the husbands belong to a fraternal lodge. > > The lead character of both shows is a fat, loud, obnoxious > who thinks he runs his house. > > Both lead wives are the real bosses and are tougher than > their spouses. > > There're probably more, but this is a good start. Has anyone else noticed > these similarities?? > > -- > edward Sorry, Edward, but, quoting from a book called Total Television by Alex McNeil: "...Set in the Stone Age, the Flintstones was little more than an animated version of the Honeymooners--the voices of the characters were similar to those of the Honeymooners, and the Flintstones' cave even resembled the Kramdens' apartment." This is far from a new concept. --Evan Marcus -- {ucbvax|decvax}!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!pedsga!evan ...!petfe!evan "We're all different." "I'm not."
jims@hcrvax.UUCP (Jim Sullivan) (05/23/85)
>After watching the Honeymooners reunion last Monday night, I noticed some >parallels between them and the Flintstones. Consider these... <Flame on> Are you for real ?? It took you this long to realize that there are similarities between the Honeymooners and the Flintstones ! The Honeymooners was on of the most copied shows, I can think of two cartoon shorts that are blatent rip-offs, and then there is the Flintstones. <Flame Off> Sorry, I got carried away Jim Sullivan
edward@ukma.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) (05/25/85)
In article <1801@hcrvax.UUCP>, jims@hcrvax.UUCP (Jim Sullivan) writes: > > >After watching the Honeymooners reunion last Monday night, I noticed some > >parallels between them and the Flintstones. Consider these... > > <Flame on> > > Are you for real ?? It took you this long to realize that there are > similarities between the Honeymooners and the Flintstones ! The Honeymooners > was on of the most copied shows, I can think of two cartoon shorts that > are blatent rip-offs, and then there is the Flintstones. > > <Flame Off> > > Sorry, I got carried away > > Jim Sullivan Yes I'm for real. I'd never seen the Honeymooners before. (You can call me sheltered, I prefer to call it 'good taste'.) -- edward {ucbvax,unmvax,boulder,research}!anlams! -| {mcvax!qtlon,vax135,mddc}!qusavx! -|--> ukma!edward | {decvax,ihnp4,mhuxt,seismo}! -+-> cbosgd! -| {clyde,osu-eddie,ulysses}! ---| "Well, what's on the television then?" "Looks like a penguin." () | |-- Support barrier free design /|--- | \ _ \___/ \=
john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) (05/26/85)
>From: jims@hcrvax.UUCP (Jim Sullivan) >Organization: Human Computing Resources, Toronto >Message-ID: <1801@hcrvax.UUCP> > >Are you for real ?? It took you this long to realize that there are >similarities between the Honeymooners and the Flintstones ! The Honeymooners >was on of the most copied shows, I can think of two cartoon shorts that >are blatent rip-offs, and then there is the Flintstones. > ><Flame Off> I assume you are referring to the Warner Brothers' "Honeymousers" cartoons. My favorite rip-off of the Honeymooners, however, was the Saturday Night Live version with the Bees (remember them). ("Ralph, you're gonna have a little drone.") -- Name: John Ruschmeyer US Mail: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ 07764 Phone: (201) 222-6600 x366 UUCP: ...!vax135!petsd!moncol!john ...!princeton!moncol!john ...!pesnta!moncol!john Silly Quote: I never wanted to be a barber. I wanted to be... a LUMBERJACK!