953 nut 56,055 #1 Posted December 29, 2024 The first episode of “The Flintstones” television cartoon aired sixty-five years ago today. Fred Flintstone’s catchphrase, "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!" was a spontaneous inspiration that came from Alan Reed, the actor who provided Fred's voice. Reportedly the phrase came from his mother, who used to say, "A little dab'll do ya," probably borrowed from a Brylcreem commercial. Though the script called for a simple 'Yahoo!' Reed improvised and the rest is history. 10 4 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,550 #2 Posted December 29, 2024 And.... one of the first TV Shows shown in color..... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 56,055 #3 Posted December 29, 2024 Since the script called for Fred Flintstone to say "Yahoo" and Hanna Barbara probably would have recorded a copyright for Yahoo I wonder if the now popular internet search engine would have been called Yabba-Dabba-Do? 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,139 #4 Posted December 29, 2024 When did Yahoo! Mountain Dew! Come out? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,550 #5 Posted December 29, 2024 1 hour ago, 953 nut said: popular internet search engine would have been called Yabba-Dabba-Do? OR - Yabba-Dabba-Don't ?? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,669 #6 Posted December 29, 2024 You do a little poking around on the interwebs and you'll find that the Flintstones were groundbreaking in a few ways. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,154 #7 Posted December 29, 2024 3 hours ago, Pullstart said: When did Yahoo! Mountain Dew! Come out? @Pullstart, See attached… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,937 #8 Posted December 29, 2024 I'm glad Fred and Barney up graded the brakes on my two seater. 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,550 #9 Posted December 29, 2024 Horse Shoes!!!! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,345 #10 Posted December 30, 2024 Pullstart prolly has a truck with Flintstone brakes ... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites