Flintstones theme song
Virgilio Velasco
My roommates and I have been trying to puzzle out the theme
song to that classic cartoon, "The Flintstones." Can anyone provide
the lyrics?
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Lorne Epp
> Let's ride with the family down the street
> Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet
I must have heard this song 18000 times, and until now I didn't know
what these two lines were saying. Thank you!
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Lorne Epp e...@mala.bc.ca
Anthony Palombella
They're the modern stone age family
From the town of Bedrock
They're a page right out of history
Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet
You'll have a yabba-dabba-doo time
A dabba-doo time
We'll have a gay old time!
Wiiiilmaaa!!!!
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Mark Eckenwiler
>
>
> My roommates and I have been trying to puzzle out the theme
>song to that classic cartoon, "The Flintstones." Can anyone provide
>the lyrics?
[Can't recall how the first part goes]
Voyageons avec la famille si chic
Grace aux deux pieds de Frederic
Quand vous etes
Chez les Flintstone
Vous vous amuserez
Vous vous amuserez
Vous vous amuserez bien.
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Rick Shrum
When I was a kid I thought the line was:
"Through the courtest of Fred's NUDE feet."
Well, he *was* barefoot!
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Donald Burden
> Let's ride with the family down the street
> Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet
I'm almost certain that line is "Through the courtesy of friends you meet".
Sandy A
They're the modern stone age family.
From the - town of Bedrock
They're a place right out of his-to-ry.
Let's ride - with the family down the street
Through the (courtesy?) of Fred's big feet
When you're - with the Flintstones
Have a yaba daba do time, a daba do time,
You'll have a gay old time!"
WIIILLLMMMAAAAAA!
Or something like that.
How about the Wilma 'n' Betty waitress song?
"Here we come, on the run,
with a burger on a bun
and a big (something something) on the side,
Your taste we will tickle with a cold dill pickle,
and all of our potatoes are french fried (fried fried)
Our burgers can't be beat
'Cuz we grind our own meat...
Can't remember the rest...anyone else wasting valuable brain
cells remembering this song?
Rob Torop
> [ theme song omitted ]
>
> How about the Wilma 'n' Betty waitress song?
>
> "Here we come, on the run,
> with a burger on a bun
> and a big (something something) on the side,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
dab of close slaw
> Your taste we will tickle with a cold dill pickle,
> and all of our potatoes are french fried (fried fried)
> Our burgers can't be beat
> 'Cuz we grind our own meat...
Grind grind grind grind grind
(Then a rim shot, after which Fred always grimaced embarrassedly -
implying that Betty and Wilma had done a bump and grind?)
And when you drive away
A tip upon our tray
We hope we'll find find find find
We hope we'll find find find find
>
> Can't remember the rest...anyone else wasting valuable brain
> cells remembering this song?
And how about Hoagy Charmichael's immortal "Yabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Doo"?
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Lance R. Bailey
>In article <9080...@hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com> san...@hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com (Sandy A)
writes:
> > [ theme song omitted ]
> > How about the Wilma 'n' Betty waitress song?
> >
> > Can't remember the rest...anyone else wasting valuable brain
> > cells remembering this song?
>And how about Hoagy Charmichael's immortal "Yabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
>Doo"?
So let the sun shine in,
Face it with a grin,
..
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>In article <9080...@hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com> san...@hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com (Sandy A)
writes:
> > [ theme song omitted ]
> > How about the Wilma 'n' Betty waitress song?
> >
[ waitress song deleted]
> > Can't remember the rest...anyone else wasting valuable brain
> > cells remembering this song?
>And how about Hoagy Charmichael's immortal "Yabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
>Doo"?
i am ashamed that no one has mentioned:
So let the sun shine in,
Face it with a grin,
..
Isn't that from "The Pebbles and Bam Bam Show", an unworthy :-)
successor to The Flinstones?
Lance R. Bailey
>In article <1992Sep4.1...@julian.uwo.ca> zap...@ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey) writes:
>> i am ashamed that no one has mentioned:
>> So let the sun shine in,
>> Face it with a grin,
>> ..
>
>Isn't that from "The Pebbles and Bam Bam Show", an unworthy :-)
>successor to The Flinstones?
nope, TPABB show was after my time, the episode of which i was thinking was
the Flintstones, where the baby pebbles and baby bam-bam, while still unable
to talk, are able to sing quite well in harmony.
Rob Torop
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In article <ROBT.92S...@idt101.is.morgan.com> ro...@is.morgan.com (Rob Torop) writes:
>In article <1992Sep4.1...@julian.uwo.ca> zap...@ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey) writes:
>> i am ashamed that no one has mentioned:
>> So let the sun shine in,
>> Face it with a grin,
>> ..
>
>Isn't that from "The Pebbles and Bam Bam Show", an unworthy :-)
>successor to The Flinstones?
nope, TPABB show was after my time, the episode of which i was thinking was
the Flintstones, where the baby pebbles and baby bam-bam, while still unable
to talk, are able to sing quite well in harmony.
Sorry about that! My wife agrees with you. To atone, let me mention
three more songs: "The Bedrock Twitch", "Happy Anniversary" (not
exactly an original), and "Soft Soap" (a commercial - the soap was
"Great for kids and brontosaurus' too").
Thomas Bromley
Thomas Bromley
> "Flinstones - Meet the Flintstones.
> They're the modern stone age family.
> From the - town of Bedrock
> They're a place right out of his-to-ry.
They're a PAGE right out of his-to-ry.
> Let's ride - with the family down the street
> Through the (courtesy?) of Fred's big feet
How about: "Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet."
> When you're - with the Flintstones
> Have a yaba daba do time, a daba do time,
> You'll have a gay old time!"
>
> WIIILLLMMMAAAAAA!
>
> Or something like that.
>
The line about Fred's feet puzzled me for YEARS. It must have stumped
Sting and his band too, because in the documentary, Bring on the Night,
they do a spirited rendition of the theme, but tend to mumble on that
line as if no one knew what it was!
Note also that the last line was changed in later revivals of the
characters in new series to: You'll have a GREAT old time.
Christophe J Cerrone
>san...@hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com (Sandy A) writes:
>
>> "Flinstones - Meet the Flintstones.
>> They're the modern stone age family.
>> From the - town of Bedrock
>> They're a place right out of his-to-ry.
>> Let's ride - with the family down the street
>> Through the (courtesy?) of Fred's big feet
>> When you're - with the Flintstones
>> Have a yaba daba do time, a daba do time,
>> You'll have a gay old time!"
>>
>> WIIILLLMMMAAAAAA!
>>
>> Or something like that.
is difficult to tell when listening
>>
>> How about the Wilma 'n' Betty waitress song?
>>
>> "Here we come, on the run,
>> with a burger on a bun
I think it was "and a dab of coke on the side" ???????
>> and a big (something something) on the side,
>> Your taste we will tickle with a cold dill pickle,
>> and all of our potatoes are french fried (fried fried)
>> Our burgers can't be beat
>> 'Cuz we grind our own meat...
>>
>> Can't remember the rest...anyone else wasting valuable brain
>> cells remembering this song?
Chris Cerrone
Univ. of Buffalo
David Steinman
>I've always wondered if it was Fred's TWO feet OR BIG feet?? It
>is difficult to tell when listening
It's "two feet".
This reminds me of the controversy surrounding the "All in the Family"
theme song. Near the beginning we had:
by the wiggling milliglades --> By the way Glenn Miller played
and near the end:
Gee are ald assal rad rate --> Gee our old Lassalle ran great
If you watch the later episodes, these lines were cleared up
substantially.
>I think it was "and a dab of coke on the side" ???????
And a dab of cole slaw on the side...
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Helen C. O'Boyle
>>In article <1992Sep4.1...@julian.uwo.ca> zap...@ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey) writes:
>>> i am ashamed that no one has mentioned:
>>> So let the sun shine in,
>>> Face it with a grin,
>>> ..
>>
>>Isn't that from "The Pebbles and Bam Bam Show", an unworthy :-)
>>successor to The Flinstones?
>
>nope, TPABB show was after my time, the episode of which i was thinking was
>the Flintstones, where the baby pebbles and baby bam-bam, while still unable
>to talk, are able to sing quite well in harmony.
Definitely. I used to see the Flintstones on WNEW Channel 5 up in NY
20 years ago or so (eeep... it's kinda scary to say that ;-). Some
episodes of the show ended with the scene of Pebbles and Bam-bam on
stage as the background for the credits instead of the usual one.
Lesssssssseeeee here, how much of this can I recall:
.... (slower tempo verse)
(chorus)
So let the sun shine in,
Face it with a grin,
Smilers never lose,
And frowners never win
....
(end)
So let the sun shine in,
Face it with a grin,
Open up your heart
And let the sun shine in
(spoken) Let the sun shine in! (so much for not being able to talk, huh ;-)
OH, HELP! I can only get the chorus! Will someone fill in the missing
pieces, or at least start me out with the first line or two of one of
the verses so I can continue on from there? Trying to recall old TV
show trivia is sometimes as entertaining as playing Infocom adventures.
(BTW, I agree with the poster who thought that the "Fred's two feet"
line was "friends you meet"..... I thought that for maybe 16 years,
until I saw one of the people involved in the series on TV, and he
explained it ;-)
Oh, and regarding Flintstones songs, add to the list the lullaby
sung by "Ann Margrock" (you figure it out ;-).... it went something
like:
....
But this little lamb was the littlest one
Too little for such a big leap
Though he tried like a scout
He soon tuckered out
And the littlest lamb was asleep
It's pretty odd the things an 8 year old's mind can store away for
posterity, and pretty pathetic that index threads we knew we had
just a few years ago (ref: "Let the sun shine in", which I'm sure
I was able to repeat precisely at least a couple years ago) don't
seem to be connected any more. ;-)
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Helen C. O'Boyle
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ADAM CRAIG BONIN
out on the words:
Fred as Hi-Fi, the new rock star. Wilma and Betty ended his career by calling
him "square", and by making hand motions to that effect.
The Fred dream sequence where he was an international rockstar...I distinctly
remember a scene in Russia. Maybe this was the Twitch, come to think of it.
Ann Margrock did sing another song at the Hollyrock Bowl.
-:adam bonin
amherst college
Sean McAfee
I was leafing through my TV Guide the other day (the first one I've ever
bought, and probably the last) and I came across an advertisement for a
chess set with a "Flintstones Meet the Jetsons" motif. One player uses
pieces shaped like Flintstones characters, the other, the Jetsons.
Each piece is forty bucks a pop.
Now my question is: Who in the hell would buy a piece of dreck like this?
Who in God's name would spend $640 (excluding the pawns, which were not shown)
for this kind of kitsch? Is there anyone at all?
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Kevin Scharf
Has anyone mentioned one of my favourite episodes with music? I always liked "The Wayouts", a Beatles(?) parody. Everyone in Bedrock thought Fred was an alien and that the city was being invaded by "Wayouts".
In the end it was all big hype for a new rock band and Fred got to play with them.
David Steinman
>Speaking of the Flintstones...
>I was leafing through my TV Guide the other day (the first one I've ever
>bought, and probably the last) and I came across an advertisement for a
>chess set with a "Flintstones Meet the Jetsons" motif. One player uses
>pieces shaped like Flintstones characters, the other, the Jetsons.
>Each piece is forty bucks a pop.
>Now my question is: Who in the hell would buy a piece of dreck like this?
>Who in God's name would spend $640 (excluding the pawns, which were not shown)
>for this kind of kitsch? Is there anyone at all?
One Mikey Jackson wanted to shell out >$1 million for the bones of one
Elephant man. 'nuff said.
--
Dave!
Rick Shrum
"We are the Wayouts (Wayouts)"
They had segmented torsos, right?
Sandy A
Who the hell would buy a Flintstones Meet the Jetsons chess set? Why, the
same people who buy the Civil War chess set, the set of spice jars, the
commemorative Gone With the Wind figurines, the statues with "fine porcelain,
a chrystal jewel, and genuine gold leaf," the commemorative Wizard of Oz
figurines, gunsu knives, that makeup plugged by Cher and Lisa Hartmann,
the juice machine, the car wax, the food dehydrater, Vanna's clothes on
the Home Shopping Network, *anything* from the HSN...
Mike Reaser
And not to forget --
When Wilma was the "Happy Homemaker" (or something like that) she
sang a song during her commercial that went something like
Have a happy husband?
Keep a happy husband!
[ ... mumble, mumble, mumble ...]
with Glockenspiel!
This stuff I can remember -- but where are my car keys? :-)
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David Steinman
>When Wilma was the "Happy Homemaker" (or something like that) she
>sang a song during her commercial that went something like
>Have a happy husband?
>Keep a happy husband!
>[ ... mumble, mumble, mumble ...]
>with Glockenspiel!
My twisted childhood/adult memories yield the following:
When you hubby's hungry,
Keep you hubby happy.
When he's a little chubby,
He's a happy pappy...
With Glockenspiel.
Now, picture Hilary Clinton singing this...
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Laurence Palter
Keywords:
Wilma sang this song, Mike!...
"Make your hobby, hubby"
"Keep your hubby happy"
"He's the happy pappy"
"With Rockenspiel"
(ad nauseam)...Hope this helps - from an avid Canadian Flinstone Fanatic...
Regina Mckeever
"Make your hobby hubby"
Also, I don't recall seeing any mention of Ann Margrock's rendition of
"I love you but I ain't agonna be your fool!"
Bruce Buck
>
>When Wilma was the "Happy Homemaker" (or something like that) she
>sang a song during her commercial that went something like
>
>Have a happy husband?
>Keep a happy husband!
>[ ... mumble, mumble, mumble ...]
>with Glockenspiel!
Allow me:
Make your hobby hubby
Keep your hubby happy
When he's a little chubby
He's the happy pappy
With Rockenspeil!
One more time, Wilma!
Bruce Buck
>
>Wilma sang this song, Mike!...
>
>"Make your hobby, hubby"
>"Keep your hubby happy"
When he's a little chubby
>"He's the happy pappy"
>"With Rockenspiel"
David Steinman
If you want to know what Fred Flintstone looked like in person (or at least
on film), check out the original version of "The Postman always Rings Twice".
Alan Reed plays Hume Cronyn's hired detective (they keep calling him a dick, though :-)
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Dave!