The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
Movie, 1987, Bedrock, Set in Time travel
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones is #5 of 13 in release order and #6 of 13 in chronological order in the The Flintstones.
The story
Elroy Jetson invents a time machine that takes him back to prehistoric times, where he meets the Flintstone family.
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones recap
A 1987 TV film. In the 21st century, Elroy Jetson finishes a time machine and the Jetsons set off on a holiday, landing in the Stone Age, where they meet the Flintstones and Rubbles. Fred and Barney have just been fired by Mr. Slate for skipping work to play in a poker tournament where Slate was playing too. Fred passes George off as a distant cousin and uses his space-age gadgets to help Slate win the company picnic, hoping to get his job back, but the plan backfires and Slate fires him again. Back in the future, the Jetsons' building manager Henry Orbit and the robot maid Rosie build a device to retrieve the Jetsons, and it brings the Flintstones and Rubbles to the future instead. Now both families are stuck in the wrong era. In Bedrock, George becomes Slate's partner and a local celebrity. In the future, Mr. Spacely makes Fred his spokesman, and when his rival Cogswell signs Barney, the two friends fall out.
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones ending explained
Henry fixes the time machine and Rosie travels back to find the Jetsons, who return home driving Fred's car. Spacely builds a hit line of Stone Age-style cars based on it, the families foil Cogswell's attempt to steal the design, and Fred and Barney make up. George hands his partnership with Slate to Fred and Barney, which gets them their jobs back. The time machine breaks for good, but Fred's car has absorbed its power, and the Flintstones and Rubbles set off to return to the Stone Age.
Where to watch The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
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Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Flintstone Kids, before I Yabba-Dabba Do!.
- Chronological order: after The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, before I Yabba-Dabba Do!.
What to watch before The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
In release order, the essentials before The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987) are The Flintstones (1960), The Man Called Flintstone (1966), The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971), and The Flintstone Kids (1986).
Cast
- Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble / Dino / Mr. Spacely (voice)
- Daws Butler as Elroy Jetson / W.C. Cogswell / Henry Orbit (voice)
- Don Messick as Astro / R.U.D.I / Mac / Announcer / Store Manager / Robot (voice)
- Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone / Knight (voice)
- Jon Bauman as Iggy (voice)
- Hamilton Camp as Turk Tarpit (voice)
- Julie McWhirter as Betty Rubble / Jet Rivers / Investor / Panelist / Harem Girl (as Julie Dees) (voice)
- George O'Hanlon as George Jetson (voice)
- Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson (voice)
- John Stephenson as Mr. Slate / Moderator / Investor / Poker Player (voice)
- Brenda Vaccaro as Didi (voice)
- Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone / Rosie / Mrs. Spacely (voice)
Directed by Ray Patterson, Don Lusk.