Bedrock (The Flintstones)

Bedrock was the fictional prehistoric city located in Cobblestone County that was home to the characters of the television animated series The Flintstones.

Size

Though the opening credits of the original Flintstones series showed the town's population as only 2,500, Bedrock was generally presented as a medium-sized American city - with all the amenities of such, but with a "prehistoric" twist. For instance, dinosaurs were seen being used as cranes at the town's most well-known employer, "Slate Rock and Gravel" (also known as "Rockhead and Quarry Cave Construction Company" in the series' earlier episodes).

Features

In terms of educational features, Bedrock apparently had just one high school, Bedrock High School, alma mater of Fred Flintstone, and later his daughter Pebbles. Near Bedrock could also be found "Prinstone University" (a parody of Princeton University).

For a town its size, Bedrock seemed to have quite a sizeable concentration of media. Bedrock had at least one radio station, BDRX, several television stations, and several newspapers. One of the newspapers was the The Daily Granite, edited by Lou Granite, that for a time employed Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble as reporters. Another was The Daily Slab. Television programs produced in Bedrock included the cooking program The Happy Housewife Show and the teen dance program Shinrock (a parody of 1960s television program Shindig). Other favorite programs of Bedrock citizens, though not produced there, included such fare as Peek-a-Boo Camera (a parody of Candid Camera) and variety program The Ed Sulleystone Show (a parody of The Ed Sullivan Show).

In terms of entertainment, Bedrock featured a drive-in movie theater where films such as The Monster would play, the amphitheater The Bedrock Bowl, and several nightclubs.

There were plenty of dining options in Bedrock as well, including a drive-in restaurant serving Brontosaurus ribs.

Regarding health care, Bedrock had the Rockapedic Hospital, where Pebbles was born.

Other businesses included bowling alleys, pool halls, health clubs, one catering service (as the owner proclaimed, "we're the only caterer in town!"), and the Pyrite Advertising Agency, where Pebbles worked as an adult.

Not much is known of the layout of Bedrock, but it does include Cobblestone Way, the street the Flintstones and the Rubbles live (though the original series also listed it as Cobblestone Lane and as Stonecave Road).

The people of Bedrock tended to be fairly friendly, if not without having various quirks. The denizens of Bedrock had a strong sense of civic spirit, and tended to participate in various charities, parades, and so forth.

Location

Bedrock was located in Cobblestone county, as presumably was nearby Red Rock . However, no further location was ever given for any of those, besides being set in a prehistoric version of the United States. However, Bedrock was in one episode shown as being a two day drive from "Rock Vegas" (a parody of Las Vegas, Nevada) and, in another episode, several hours' drive from "Indiarockolis" (a parody of Indianapolis, Indiana). Travel to "Hollyrock," a parody of Hollywood, California, usually involved an "airplane" flight --- the "plane" in this case often shown as a giant pterodactyl.

External links

• Webrock - The Flintstones and Hanna Barbera Page