Barney Rubble is a co-star from the Hanna-Barbera sitcom, The Flintstones.http://www.tv.com/the-flintstones/show/3642/summary.html Barney lives in the town of Bedrock, a small community with a population of 2,500 residents. Barney and the rest of the characters are portrayed in a prehistoric setting, living in the year 1,000,040 B.C.http://www.tv.com/the-flintstones/show/3642/cast.html?tag=page_nav;subtabs;cast
Mel Blanc voiced Barney Rubble until his death in 1989. In the first two seasons of the show in 1960, Mel used a nasal, high pitch voice for Barney. Not long after the start of the third season, Mel began to use a lower tone, which matched Barney's signature laughter.http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/09/30/the-flintstones-50th-anniversary/In 1994 a live-action movie of The Flintstones was created, in which Barney Rubble was played by Rick Moranis. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109813/ Later in the year 2000, the second Flintstones movie, entitled The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, starred Stephen Baldwin as Barney Rubble. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158622/
Background
Regarding family matters, when Barney and Betty Rubble adopted their son Bamm-Bamm, their opposing attorney was Perry Masonry. Barney has several blood-relatives in the show, including his Uncle, Mr. Slate, who is Fred Flintstone's boss. Barney is portrayed as being a musician several times in the show. In episode 19 in particular, the viewers learn that he took piano lessons from Professor Pesecare.http://www.tv.com/the-flintstones/show/3642/trivia.html?tag=page_nav;subtabs;trivia_guide
For the first two years of The Flintstones, the show was sponsored by adult-oriented advertisements. For example, particular episodes show Barney, along with co-stars Fred and Wilma, smoking Winston cigarettes, voicing their preference to the taste of Winston tobacco. Later on, these advertisements were done away with, replaced with more family-oriented content, such as adverts for Welch's juices and jellies.http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/09/30/the-flintstones-50th-anniversary/
Quotes
"Hey, you're too fat, Fred!"--Barney Rubblehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053502/quotes
"Whale on the beach! Whale on the beach!"--Barney Rubblehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053502/quotes
"Hey, that's not very nice. Say you're sorry."--Barney Rubblehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053502/quotes
Barney Rubble Moments
This video gives viewers a quick glance into Barney Rubble's personality, his manner of speech, thinking capability, and mannerisms. These are clips compiled by teletoonretro1 on Youtube, and this particular set allows you to hear the different voice qualities Mel Blanc used. The first two clips are done with Mel's high-pitch voice, and the following clips are done with his lower-pitch voice.
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Fast Facts
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The Flintstones
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Voiced by
Daws Butler (19 Episodes, 1959 - 1965), Mel Blanc (166 episodes, 1960-1966)
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First appearance
September 30, 1960
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