History Heartwarming / TheFlintstones

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* After the death of the tree people, Barney finds something; Bamm-Bamm.
* Fred risking his life to rescue a co-worker he barely knew, going against his boss' orders, simply because it's the decent thing to do.
* Fred vouching for Adam and Steve's right to marry, pointing out that having the "non-breeders" around meant having extra hands to help with the kids and that his tribe wouldn't have survived without people like them.
* Bowling Ball meeting and befriending Shop-Vac.

* ''The Flintstones: Jogging Fever'' is a 1981 TV special in which Fred enters a marathon and does his level best to train (with some sequences that are clearly parodying the training scenes in ''Film/Rocky''). Despite his best efforts, he not only finishes dead last, but arrives at the finishing point ''hours'' after the race is actually done, in the dead of night. To his shock, he finds his family and friends waiting to celebrate. He asks why they're so happy...he ''lost'', and pretty badly at that! But Wilma tells him that he stuck it out and didn't give up even when it was obvious he wasn't going to win...and that makes him a winner in all of their eyes.

* ''The Flintstones: Jogging Fever'' is a 1981 TV special in which Fred enters a marathon and does his level best to train (with some sequences that are clearly parodying the training scenes in ''Film/Rocky'''). Despite his best efforts, he not only finishes dead last, but arrives at the finishing point ''hours'' after the race is actually done, in the dead of night. To his shock, he finds his family and friends waiting to celebrate. He asks why they're so happy...he ''lost'', and pretty badly at that! But Wilma tells him that he stuck it out and didn't give up even when it was obvious he wasn't going to win...and that makes him a winner in all of their eyes.

* ''The Flintstones: Jogging Fever'' is a 1981 TV special in which Fred enters a marathon and does his level best to train (with some sequences that are clearly parodying ''Film/Rocky'''s training scenes). Despite his best efforts, he not only finishes dead last, but arrives at the finishing point ''hours'' after the race is actually done, in the dead of night. To his shock, he finds his family and friends waiting to celebrate. He asks why they're so happy...he ''lost'', and pretty badly at that! But Wilma tells him that he stuck it out and didn't give up even when it was obvious he wasn't going to win...and that makes him a winner in all of their eyes.

* Seeing the normally loud, loutish Fred trying his best to keep Wilma rested during her pregnancy is very sweet. This reaches its climax in "The Dress Rehearsal," when Wilma gives birth to Pebbles. The excitement and joy on Fred's face are adorable, especially when he rushes to the maternity ward window and mistakenly believes that ''all'' of the babies inside are his.

* The classic Advertising/PebblesCereal commercials follow a strict formula of Barney coming up with some scheme or disguise to trick Fred out of a bowl of cereal, like so many other cereal mascots. With one major exception; a beloved christmas commercial from the late 1980's where Santa visits and Fred shares a bowl with him (just don't ask how Santa can be around in the Stone Age). Barney comes down the chimney, disguised as Santa, only to discover that he's too late.

* The classic Fruity Pebbles/Cocoa Pebbles cereal commercials follow a strict formula of Barney coming up with some scheme or disguise to trick Fred out of a bowl of cereal, like so many other cereal mascots. With one major exception; a beloved christmas commercial from the late 1980's where Santa visits and Fred shares a bowl with him (just don't ask how Santa can be around in the Stone Age). Barney comes down the chimney, disguised as Santa, only to discover that he's too late.

* In "Foxy Grandma" when Wilma's mother is insulted by a bank robber Fred thinks [[EveryoneHasStandards he's going to far]] [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther and tries to come to her aid]]. When Fred's knocked out by the robber, Wilma's mother has a similar reaction and throws the robber out.

* After the [[spoiler: death of the tree people, Barney finds something; Bamm-Bamm.]]

* It's small and short, but [[CreatorCameo Bill and Joe's cameo]] at Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm's wedding in ''I Yabba-Dadda-Do''.

* In "Foxy Grandma" when Wilma's mother is insulted by a bank robber Fred thinks [[EveryoneHasStandards he's going to far]] [[TheyDoLoveEachOther and tries to come to her aid]]. When Fred's knocked out by the robber, Wilma's mother has a similar reaction and throws the robber out.

* Barney's poem for Fred at the bowling alley.

** He soon ''does'' pay him back by switching tests, after seeing how badly Fred did. [[GoneHorriblyWrong Though he didn't count on being fired because of it.]]

--> ''(Barney impatiently lunges Fred)''
--> '''Fred:''' I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY!!

* The ending of "The Surprise" starts with Wilma tearing up about Fred's hatred of children, and mentioning in passing that she is going to have a baby. Fred goes to sleep and has a DelayedReaction to this news. When he finally realizes, he shouts the heartiest "Yabba-dabba-doo!" and when Wilma realizes he isn't mad, he replies, "Mad at ya? I'm mad ''about'' ya, honey!" He then goes out the door and practically tells the whole neighborhood the news, [[BreakingTheFourthWall including the audience at home]]:

* Fred vouching for Adam and Steve's right to marry, pointing out that by having the "non-breeders" around meant having extra hands to help with the kids and that his tribe wouldn't have survived without people like them.

* ''The Flinestones On the Rocks'' see's Fred and Wilma having marital problems that are so serious, with each forgetting about their own anniversary, that Barney and Betty take them on a vacation so that they can work things out. During a good portion of the trip Fred and Wilma are at each other's throats and Fred is especially mean to Barney when, as Barney points out, his friend is paying for the entire trip. However, around halfway through the film there's a segment where Fred takes the time to express his sincere gratitude to Barney for providing him and Wilma with the opportunity. He acknowledges that he can be a loudmouth jerk and act as if he doesn't like Barney, but (with tears in his eyes) admits that he does consider Barney to be a friend and [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove even says that he loves him]]. For a character like Fred Flinstone this is probably one of the most heartwarming moments in his history. Though it's slightly ruined due to the fact that Barney never actually hears it.

* After the [[spoiler: death of the tree people, Barney finds something; Bam-Bam.]]