Fred And Barney Live It Up!

Hard as it may be to believe...

...yes Fred and Barney and the gang did like to smoke and drink, back in the day.

But how can that be, you ask?

We never saw them smoke when we saw them on CFRN (that is a joy to type, I have  to say!)...

...every weekday at noon for over 35 years, did we?

Nope, we sure didn't, due to the joys of daytime syndication.

Because in its original run, from 1960 to 1966, The Flintstones was a nighttime show on ABC...

...with sponsors such as Busch Beer and Winston Cigarettes.

Now that I think about it, I think that some of the topics covered, such as Betty and Barney's loneliness after the birth of Pebbles brought Fred and Wilma such joy...

...seemed a little heavy for a show aimed exclusively at children.

But at least we saw The Twitch:





Hey, that was so cool, I'm gonna play it again...



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