A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)

This is on Boomerang now as I write the review.I still have a hard time getting past the new voices, so that could be a part of it for me. They just aren't the same without the classic voice actors.The animation is actually quite nice. The new voice actors do a good job even though I am so used to the classic ones. They hold true to the story with a fun back-story.It's a cute re-tell, but is one that I wouldn't miss if I never saw it. If this is on & there isn't much else worth watching then have a go at it.

Bart Simpson once put it best when he said that TV writers have been milking the 'Christmas Carol' goat for years. Nearly every established animated franchise (as well as some sitcoms and soaps) have cut and pasted Charles Dickens' novel over the years, from Mickey Mouse to Mr. Magoo.The Flintstones manage to do it a little bit better though, by giving the story a meta-fictional edge, much like Scrooged. Fred is busy preparing for his role as Ebenezer Scrooge for the Bedrock Community Theatre, so much so that he's been neglecting his own friends and family in order to boost his performance. The line between fantasy and reality blurs as Fred/Scrooge is scared straight by the three ghosts, A very good Xmas Special, though I'm still not sure how the holiday is exists in the prehistoric era, or how a 19th century novel manages to exist either. Either way, it certainly worth watching.

From AmazonFred and the gang have more than the usual festive preparations up their prehistoric sleeves, however, as they are staging a production of "The Christmas Carol" with Fred in the role of Scrooge. Things take a frightening turn when--in the classic tradition of method acting--Fred takes his role to heart and becomes a bit humbuggish himself. So preoccupied with his role is he, that he forgets to pick up Pebbles from day care, leaves Christmas shopping off his list of things to do, and belittles the parts played by his friends (such as Barney as Bob Cratchit). When the Bedrock bug (a flu virus) begins to fell cast members, it provides the ideal opportunity for costume maker and stage manager Wilma to take on understudy duties and scare some sense into her self-absorbed husband. And just in time for Christmas Eve.From Me This Christmas Special is a Classic, I have been watching it every Christmas since it came out and it still touches me. This even inspired me to create a production of a Christmas Carol, which from hundreds of people I was praised with two thumbs up. You definitely need to catch this, a great special from the modern StoneAge Family.

A VERY FINE FEATURE FILM/CARTOON/ANIMATION/PLAY. I Love it. It is recommeded highly by me! Very funny rendition, even though I think it is just a bit to overdone. But, nonetheless, it is very great, and, if it were real people, Fred Flintstone would be the best Scrooge!!10 OUT OF 10