Top Tweets: 'The Flintstones' Turns 50 Edition

Ray Gustini Sep 30, 2010

The Flintstones--a children's cartoon about the home life of an upwardly mobile caveman--celebrated its 50th anniversary today. Google saw fit to redesign its homepage logo to honor the milestone. On Twitter, the reaction was more tempered:

Actor Stephen Fry marveled at Fred's longevity

Happy Birthday, Fred Flintstone! 100,050 years old today!less than a minute ago via webMrs Stephen Fry
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Paul Poundstone fondly recalled her childhood in Bedrock

Today is the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones, which is important to me because I grew up next door to the Slates.less than a minute ago via webPaula Poundstone
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Comedian Julian Smith noted the show's contribution to American cinema

Here's to one of the greatest cartoons and the worst live action adaptation of all time. #Flintstonesless than a minute ago via webJulian Smith
JulianSmithTV

The National Geographic Society found the educational value in a program with no educational value

Celebrate the #Flintstones 50th today by learning what we really know about life in the Stone Age http://on.natgeo.com/b8DaAn #archaeologyless than a minute ago via webNational Geographic
NatGeoSociety

@pourmecoffee got political...

Flintstones turn 50 today. GOP marked occasion by calling for tax cuts for Mr. Slate.less than a minute ago via tGadgetpourmecoffee
pourmecoffee

...as did Andy Borowitz

It's the 50th anniversary of the Flintstones, the ideological founders of the Tea Party movement.less than a minute ago via webAndy Borowitz
BorowitzReport

The New York Times' Stuart Elliott found a connection with the other big pop culture story of the news cycle

What are the odds that #TonyCurtis would die on 50th anniversary of "The Flintstones" debut? He was saluted on the show as "Stony Curtis"less than a minute ago via webStuart Elliott
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Jen Doll preferred to honor the show in pill form

does anyone care that the google logo is the flintstone's today? does anyone have a flintstone's vitamin handy?less than a minute ago via TweetDeckJen Doll
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ABC White House reporter Jake Tapper proved impervious to pointless nostalgia

Even as a little kid i thought the Flintstones were idiotic. Happy 50th, Fred and Barney. Bam! Bam! BamBamBam!less than a minute ago via TweetDeckJake Tapper
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