History WesternAnimation / TheFlintstoneKids

''The Flintstone Kids'' was a SaturdayMorningCartoon on Creator/{{ABC}} that reimagined the main characters of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''--Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty--as schoolchildren. A supporting segment, ''Captain Caveman and Son'', was presented as a television program enjoyed by the children of Bedrock, contrary to a previous ''Flintstones'' series in which [[WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels Captain Caveman]] interacted with the grown-up Flintstones and Rubbles.

* TheTelevisionTalksBack: In the Captain Caveman segments. The narrator responded to Wilma's protests when ''The Captain Caveman Show'' wouldn't be broadcast in favor of a game, and Cavey himself would talk to some viewers. (Examples: Freddy's mom when she thanked Cavey for teaching Freddy AnAesop about greed; and Rocky when Freddy and his friends had no way to watch an episode other than watching it at Rocky's. Rocky would only allow Wilma, but Cavey threatened not to broadcast his show unless he allowed all of them).

** "Day of the Villains": While taking a bath, Captain Caveman hums the old ''Flinstones'' theme song.

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* DoesNotWearShoes: As usual for the ''Flintstones'' franchise, the entire cast is constantly barefoot. Averted with Granite Janet (The female member of Rocky Ratrock's gang) who appears to wear sandals and Philo Quartz appears to wear sneakers.

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* SpinoffBabies: Despite the continuity snarls and overall feeling of WereStillRelevantDammit, this is actually one of the better done examples of a SpinoffBabies series (well, this and ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'').

* TheTelevisionTalksBack: In the Captain Caveman segments. The narrator responded to Wilma's protests when ''The Captain Caveman Show'' wouldn't be broadcast in favor of a game, and Cavey himself would talk to some viewers. (Examples: Freddy's mom when she thanked Cavey for teaching Freddy AnAesop about greed; and Rocky when Freddy and his friends had no way to watch an episode other than watching it at Rocky's. Rocky would only allow Wilma, but Cavey threatened not to broadcast his show unless he allowed all of them.)

* CallBack: One episode was about Freddy and Barney arguing about which one really deserves to appear on ''The Captain Caveman Show''. (They had won it as a contest prize.) Then it was revealed the prize was for two. The episode "Grime and Punishment" was the one where they appeared.

* CastingGag: Freddy's parents are voiced by Henry Corden, the adult Fred's official voice actor at the time.

* MythologyGag: In "The Twilight Stone", one of the fantasy sequences parodies the classic intro and ending that came with the song "Meet the Flintstones". It ends with Freddy taking the cat outside only for the cat to get back inside and placing Freddy out, prompting him to bang on the door and shout for Wilma.

* CosmeticallyAdvancedPrequel: The characters here enjoy [[BambooTechnology 1980s-equivalent technology]], [[SocietyMarchesOn social roles]] (including a strong presence of women and minorities in various roles), and pop culture, versus the 1960s-equivalent tech, social roles, and culture of the original series. The opening credits show Barney has a Stone Age Walkman, for instance (versus the original series' use of transistor radios).

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* IllTakeTwoBeersToo: In "The Twilight Stone", Freddy has a FantasySequence where he runs a fast food chain. Rocky Ratrock and his gang are among the customers. After ordering four bronto burgers, he tells freddy to ask what the rest of his gang will order.