Daily entertainment news covering Flintstones en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/15/the_essential_weird_al_yankovic_2_cds_38 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:33:09 EST Entertainment News 144075@http://www.starpulse.com/news Welcome to the wild world of "Weird Al" Yankovic - a world populated by a Pennsylvania Dutch gangsta-rapper ("Amish Paradise") and a serial-killing Saint Nick ("The Night Santa Went Crazy")

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/17/check_out_the_jetsons_season_2_vol_1_on__2 Sun, 17 May 2009 07:19:25 EST Entertainment News 121574@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Meet George Jetson...Jane, his wife…daughter Judy...his boy Elroy..." The catchy tune of The Jetsons ideally captures the lighthearted essence of the show,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/22/our_favorite_fictional_tv_towns Thu, 22 May 2008 08:30:38 EST Entertainment News 88026@http://www.starpulse.com/news Many television series are based in real-life cities (Full House - San Francisco; Family Matters - Chicago; and Beverly Hills, 90210 - Beverly Hills).

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/27/give_it_up_for_the_cartoon_network_ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:00:03 EST Entertainment News 82379@http://www.starpulse.com/news On the Cartoon Network, there are so many programs that appeal to just about every type of animation connoisseur. Late nights you can catch re-runs of "Family Guy" or get thugged out and righteous by watching Riley and Huey on "The Boondocks."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/the_fall_of_the_great_american_tv_theme_ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:30:52 EST Entertainment News 80662@http://www.starpulse.com/news What happened to it? A catchy, sing-a-long theme song used to be part of the fun of watching a show. A great theme song could get you excited and in the mood to watch a show. Sometimes the theme song was the best part of a bad show. A theme song that caught your attention could get you to check out a show you weren't normally watching.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/04/flintstones_theme_singer_dies Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:01:50 EST Entertainment News 62436@http://www.starpulse.com/news Randy Van Horne, The man behind TV themes for The Flintstones and The Jetsons has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 83. The beloved studio musician recorded a series of famous TV themes with his group The Randy Van Horne Singers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/26/cavemen_abc_sitcom_based_on_tv_insurance Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:38:23 EST Entertainment News 61468@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - ''Cavemen'' had to undergo a pre-debut evolution. A new first episode with a new setting - San Diego instead of Atlanta - will air when the sitcom begins 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/30/wax_figures_of_stalin_hitler_and_fdr_dis Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:43:04 EST Entertainment News 53650@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fred Flintstone and the Teletubbies are just plain missing after a raid on wax figures owned by Ireland's National Wax Museum.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/05/mac_guy_pokes_fun_at_bruce_willis_catchp Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 50232@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Justin Long tried to emulate his co-star Bruce Willis on the set of the new Die Hard film - but without success. The Jeepers Creepers star attempted to mimic Willis' famous 'Yippeekayay' catchphrase during a fight scene on Live Free or Die Hard - released internationally as Die Hard 4.0 - but he impersonated Fred Flintstone instead.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/05/will_schaefer_who_wrote_music_for_jeanni Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:46:16 EST Entertainment News 50094@http://www.starpulse.com/news MILWAUKEE (AP) - Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''The Flintstones,'' has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/20/bugs_bunny_cartoonist_roger_armstrong_di Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:46:49 EST Entertainment News 48094@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran animator Roger Armstrong has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 89. Armstrong, who was best known for working on legendary TV cartoons Bugs Bunny and The Flintstones, passed away at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California on June 7.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/29/tv_networks_thinking_of_creative_ways_to Tue, 29 May 2007 08:49:13 EST Entertainment News 44422@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/25/starpulse_top_10_of_2006_9_gone_but_not Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24249@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 was a great year in the entertainment world; however, let us not forget those who entertained us for generations but have moved on. We look back on those entertainers and cultural icons who left us in 2006 to pay our respects... Jazz, R&B and pop singer Lou Rawls, lost a two year fight with brain and lung cancer (1/6). He was 72. Prolific film star of the 50s, 60s and 70s and star of such hits as Alfie and The Poseidon Adventure, Shelley Winters at age 85 (1/14). 60s soul star Wilson Pickett, who brought us such hits as Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour age 64; of a heart attack (1/19); and actor Anthony Franciosa, 77 (1/19). Country singer Janette Carter, of cuuntry music's founding family, the Carters, 82 (1/22); and actor Chris Penn, 40, brother of actor Sean Penn who starred in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1/24). And Coretta Scott King (76), civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr (1/30).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/19/scooby_doo_flintstones_creator_joseph_ba_95 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:54:09 EST Entertainment News 24154@http://www.starpulse.com/news Animation legend Joseph Barbera has died at his home in Studio City, California. He was 95. The co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios, Barbera was born in New York in 1911 and began his career as a banker before teaming up with William Hanna in the late 1930s to create beloved cartoon characters like Tom & Jerry, The Jetsons and The Flintstones during their 60-year partnership.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/23/tv_land_special_counts_down_tv_s_most_me Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:02:02 EST Entertainment News 22131@http://www.starpulse.com/news TV Land counts down "The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases" in a week-long look at the memorable sayings from cartoons, television series, commercials and news programs over the past 60 years like Donald Trump's (The Apprentice) "You're fired" to Billy Crystal's (Saturday Night Live) "You look mahvelous!" to Walter Cronkite's "And that's the way it is."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/11/94_year_old_flintstones_animator_died_th Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:12:16 EST Entertainment News 18368@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legendary The Flintstones animator Ed Benedict has died. He was 94. Benedict passed away in his sleep on August 28 at home in Auburn, California, his longtime friend and co-animator David K. Sheldon has just revealed.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/new_tv_on_dvd_september_5 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:00:42 EST Entertainment News 14324@http://www.starpulse.com/news TV fans have a bunch of new DVD releases to choose from this week. Before the fall 2006 season begins, catch up on Lost season two or Supernatural season one. Or kick it old school and check out Fraggle Rock season two, season four of Alf and The Bob Newhart Show, Silk Stalkings season five, or season six of Oz and The Flintstones.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/15/fan_showers_stephen_dorff_with_novelty_u Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:49:49 EST Entertainment News 13182@http://www.starpulse.com/news Stephen Dorff loves receiving letters from his weirdest female fan because she restocks his underwear drawer with novelty boxer shorts every time she contacts him. The eccentric admirer initially freaked out the actor with her incessant posting of pants.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/25/friends_the_jetsons_aamp_more_now_availa Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:18:44 EST Entertainment News 11250@http://www.starpulse.com/news Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Apple today announced that classic hit programming from Warner Bros.' vast television library is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Music Store.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/03/british_parents_vote_the_simpsons_as_bes Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:30:42 EST Entertainment News 9301@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Simpsons has been voted the top cartoon by parents, beating out competition from Shrek and Wacky Races. A BBC poll discovered mothers and fathers enjoy the hit animated TV show's humor and hidden meanings for adults. Movie favorite Shrek came in second place, followed by Wacky Races in third place.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/30/bonnie_hunt_wanted_a_cartoon_pal_as_a_ch Tue, 30 May 2006 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 7569@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bonnie Hunt was such a fan of TV cartoons as a kid she used to hope characters like Fred Flintstone would spill out of her cracked set, so she could keep them. The star, who voices the role of Sally in new animated movie Cars, admits she even cleared out a drawer in her bedroom so she could keep her cartoon characters there.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/14/new_tv_on_dvd_nov_15 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:00:09 EST Entertainment News 469@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Friends the Complete 10th Season" centers on Monica and Chandler moving into their own home and raising a family, Phoebe’s wedding, the relationship between Rachel and Ross, and Joey’s eventual move to the west coast. Check out more DVD releases this week...

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