Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature

Hanna-Barbera Productions
Betty Rubble Driving and Wilma Flintstone Riding in a Car, [between 1960 and 1966]
Tempera drawing on acetate film
Prints & Photographs Division
Gift of J. Arthur Wood, Jr. 2004 (130.10b)
Digital ID# ppmsca-09907

Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble appear about to apply those popular foot-breaks in this animation cel. "Yabba dabba do!" and "Wilma!" became part of the American lexicon thanks to The Flintstones, the animated version of the popular television sitcom The Honeymooners. It rolled onto TV screens on September 30, 1960, and ran for six seasons. Hanna-Barbera Productions had a breakthrough in their popular animated show that resulted in other networks being willing to take a risk to produce cartoons for adults. The Flintstones have remained a mainstay of syndicated American television since 1966, a testimony to the show's success.