The Flintstones (1994)
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Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and William Thrasher discuss The Flintstones. A live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon, The Flintstones was in the works for almost a decade. Fred Flinstons (John Goodman) gives all his savings to help his friend Barney (Rick Moranis) adopt a child. To pay him back, Barney flips his test results with Fred at work. Fred becomes an executive and an asshole. Will he succumb to Sharon Stone (Halle Berry) and Cliff Vandercave's (Kyle MachLachlan) wiles?  

The Flintstones wavers uneasily in its tone. Opening with a recreation of the show's theme song? Great. Having a plot focusing on infedility and embezzelement? Not so great. It has too complicated a plot even at its best of times, but it's a triumph of set design with performances that ape, but don't mimic, the classic cartoon characters.

Mat enjoys the documentary Floyd Norman: An Animated Life about the long career of an animator who started work with Disney on Sleeping Beauty, ended up forming a production company responsible for the title sequence of Soul Train, and ended up helping with story on Toy Story 2. 

Thrasher caught up with the fun Supernatural crossover episode of Scooby Doo and the serviceable Scooby Doo! Wrestlemania Mystery.

Ratings for The Flintstones:

Mat: Sequel Yes

Thrasher: Sequel Yes

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