On September 30th, 1960, The Flintstones premiered, and forever changed animation on television. If you weren't aware of it at the time, don't worry, as Hanna-Barbera worked hard to make sure you did! Here's a compilation of newspaper ads from across the country that were used to get the word out!
First up is one from Tampa, showing Fred attempting to walk a rather uncanny T-Rex!
This one from California shows a pretty odd-looking Fred Flintstone. Perhaps he's shocked to see someone who looks like an exact duplicate of him?
Here's another from California. Instead of using original art, this paper used Ed Benedict's concept sketches of the characters. They even threw in the unused character of Fred Junior, too!
The next one comes from Salt Lake City, Utah, and shows Fred with a giant dinosaur egg in his shopping cart. This one also features yet another weirdly realistic dinosaur!
Last but not least, we have an ad from a paper in Texas, featuring Fred working to balance his budget. We know how that feels!
All in all, these ads are a truly fascinating look back to the early days of the Flintstone's history. As someone who finds the marketing and promotion of material like this intriguing, I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!
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