A Flintstone Christmas (TV Movie 1977)

A Flintstone Christmas: Directed by Sid Marcus, Charles A. Nichols, Alex Lovy, Gerry Chiniquy, Hawley Pratt. With Mel Blanc, Lucille Bliss, Henry Corden, Virginia Gregg. When Santa has an accident at Fred’s house on Christmas Eve, Fred and Barney have to continue his run for him.

“It is true that it isnu0026#39;t as good as the classic TV show, which is a wonderful childhood favourite, but A Flinstone Christmas was pretty good. The voice cast do a great job, even those who replaced the original voice actor(ie. Harry Corden replacing Alan Reed) bear strong resemblance to the original voice actors. I loved Mel Blanc as Barney, Blanc is without a doubt one of the best voice actors ever, and perfectly captured Barneyu0026#39;s zaniness and goofiness. Jean Vyder Pyl is still great as Wilma, and Gay Autterson also does a good job as Betty, though not quite as good as Bea Benaderet. The character characterisation isnu0026#39;t as strong as it is in the TV show however.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat said, the animation is beautiful and stays true to the style in the TV show. I especially loved the image of Santau0026#39;s sleigh pulled by the eight reindeer. And I loved the music, and contrary to another reviewer I liked the song Wilma sang to cheer up Pebbles. I liked the story too, about Santa(well voiced by Hal Smith) having an accident at Fredu0026#39;s house and Fred and Barney have to continue his run. All in all, I liked it, it isnu0026#39;t as good as the show, but it is nice seasonal fun. 8/10 Bethany Cox”