Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo is an American animated package show and a spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980. The 90-minute show is a repackaging of episodes from Fred and Barney Meet the Thing combined with the addition of The New Shmoo episodes.
The series contained the following three segments:
- The New Fred and Barney Show – one episode, 30 minutes
- The Thing – two episodes, 11 minutes each
- The New Shmoo – one episode, 30 minutes
During the series' initial run, a television special called The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White was shown in four parts on Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo on four consecutive Saturday mornings, despite having no narrative connection to the show.
Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, only The New Fred and Barney Show segments of the show contained a laugh track, one of their last productions to do so.
Voice cast
''The New Fred and Barney Show''
- Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
- Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone
- Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble, Dino
- Gay Autterson as Betty Rubble
- Don Messick as Bamm-Bamm Rubble
- John Stephenson as Mr. Slate
''The Thing''
- Wayne Norton as Benjy Grimm
- Joe Baker as The Thing
- Noelle North as Kelly Harkness
- Marilyn Schreffler as Betty Harkness, Miss Twilly
- John Erwin as Ronald Radford
- Art Metrano as Spike
- Michael Sheehan as Turkey
- John Stephenson as Dr. Harkness, Stretch
''The New Shmoo''
- Frank Welker as Shmoo
- Dolores Cantu-Primo as Nita
- Bill Idelson as Mickey
- Chuck McCann as Billy Joe