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30 Sep

50 years ago today, on Friday, September 30, 1960, the animated sit-com “The Flintstones” premiered on ABC.

The show, about a “modern stone-age family,” ran for 6 seasons. Although all the voice actors were important in making the show such a success, it was the voice of Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone that was unforgettable.

Many felt that the show was a rip-off of (or “borrowed” from) “The Honeymooners,” and the similarities are striking.

One interesting note: The show’s creators William Hanna and Joe Barbera once said they tried every time period on Earth before settling on the stone-age. The success of “The Flintstones” would of course lead to the later Hanna-Barbera hit “The Jetsons.”

“The Flintstones” premiered on This date in TV history. Yabba Dabba Doo!

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29 Sep

Paul Messina, in Studio City, in front of the exterior used as the Douglas family's second home on "My Three Sons."

 

50 years ago today, on Thursday, September 29, 1960, the sit-com “My Three Sons” premiered on CBS.

The show, about a widower with three sons, ran for 12 seasons and starred Fred MacMurray as Steve Douglas.

One interesting note: It’s been said that MacMurray filmed all his scenes back-to-back in a matter of weeks so he could be done with it, leaving the supporting cast to go it alone the rest of the shooting schedule. Way to go Fred — that’s a good way to foster comraderie.

“My Three Sons” premiered on This date in TV history.

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