Growing up, I used to wonder how Fred Flintstone powered his footmobile without wrecking his feet. Ridiculous mechanics aside, The Flintstones (which first aired in 1960) had a subtle way of ...

The Flintstones and the Rubbles are modern stone-age families. Fred and Barney work at Slate and Company, mining rock. Fred gives Barney some money so he and Betty can adopt a baby. When Fred and ...