Jjmak2004

I own this video and i've seen it on TV many times. The movie pretty much combines the stone age Flintstones with the space age Jetsons. The voice work in this movie contains some the last major performances for the top two voice actors in my opinion. Daws Butler, who gave voice to Elroy Jetson, Henry Orbit, and Cogswell Cog, passed away in 1988...a year after this movie was completed. Mel Blanc, who gave voice to Barney Rubble, Dino, and Mr Spacely, passed away in 1989. The rest of the cast lived on through much of the 1990s with Henry Corden {voice of Fred Flintstone} passing away just recently. I won't give away the crux of the movie but i will say i enjoy watching the movie very much. No matter how many times i've seen it, those VOICES and the people who gave life to these characters make the movie a joy each and every viewing...Don Messick's vocals are amazing in this movie. He is the voice behind Astro, Mac, and the quivering computer named RUDI plus he gave voice to other nameless roles. The one and only John Stephenson was on hand as Mr Slate. Penny Singleton was Jane Jetson; George O'Hanlon was George Jetson; and Janet Waldo was Judy Jetson. Jean Vanderpyl was also on hand as Wilma Flintstone, Rosie the Robot, and Judy's talking diary. I give this 9 out of 10 stars because of the sub-plot of Judy falling in love with the stone-age rock singer. I didn't enjoy that aspect of the movie very much. All in all, this is a great cartoon...family friendly, too, and a wonderful spotlight on some legendary voice actors.

Daws Butler: Voice Magician is a wonderful look at the life and career of voice actor, Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler. Every aspect of his career from early radio and early TV on through his big years as the "Voice of Hanna-Barbera" in the late '50s and early '60s plus his years with Jay Ward on the various Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons in addition to his voicing of Cap'n Crunch for over 30 years. Making commentary are Don Messick; Stan Freberg; June Foray; Penny Singleton; Walter Lantz; Hanna-Barbera; and Daws' wife, Myrtis Butler. William Conrad narrates the video. Near the end of the video we see clips of his famed voice actor work-shop in session. I love this video!!! The only problem is the video was too short...57 minutes...and Daws' career spanned the '40s to the '80s!!