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The Meatflints is a television program that appeared in The Fairly OddParents television special, "Channel Chasers".
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This show is a parody of the classic 60s cartoon The Flintstones, which involved a prehistoric family and first aired in 1960. The show makes references to a number of things that the Flintstones have such as cars "powered by feet" and a remote control "powered" by a bird who would fly up to the TV and switch it on. It also referred to the habit of animators showing a cartoon character or characters on a continuous "loop" background scene.
Background[]
This show is the tenth show visited in "Channel Chasers", after Timmy Turner wished for a Magic TV Remote that allowed him to travel through television as if the programs were real worlds. Shortly after arriving in this program and Timmy suggesting about becoming a modern stone-age family, Cosmo aggravates a saber-toothed tiger, which begins to chase him and the others. Timmy and his fairies flee in a foot-powered stone car, but the masked man from the previous show continues to pursue Timmy and his fairies on a pterodactyl and orders Timmy to surrender, forcing Timmy to jump programs with the remote yet again.
Connections with The Flintstones[]
- The pterodactyl and the saber-toothed tiger are based on the family's pet sabertooth tiger Baby Puss who appeared in the end credits of the show and the pterodactyl used as a tv remote. The saber-tooth cat also has a similar color scheme to the Flintstones' pet dinosaur, Dino.
- Cosmo's outfit resembles Fred Flintstone's outfit.
- Timmy's outfit resembles Bam-Bam's outfit.
- The foot-powered stone car that Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda are getting into resembles the one in The Flintstones.
- Timmy suggesting about being a modern stone-age family is similar to what The Flintstones are.
- Grey Griffin (a.k.a. Grey DeLisle), who voiced Vicky and Tootie, is the current voice of Betty Rubble.
- Kevin Michael Richardson, who voiced A.J.'s Dad, Santa Claus and Dark Laser, is one of the current voices of Barney Rubble.
- Fred Flintstone's famous catchphrase 'Yabba-Dabba Doo!' has not been parodied.
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