Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs

This is very different from original Flintstones but is OK. My two kids loved this show and I understand that they are trying to make some cartoon for this new generation of kids. Personally I think the show is entertained.

I'm the type that gives anything a chance. I actually enjoyed Jellystone, yes the character designs were different but it worked and it didn't take anything away from the originals. This show however is horrible just based on the animation alone. I generally don't want to review something unless I've seen all of it, but my brain could only make it through 1 1/4 episodes. The stories could be groundbreaking, but I'll never know because the animation is so jumpy and stilted my eyes and brain strained trying to process it. The best I can tell is that they were working with maybe 8 to 10 frames per second rather than the standard 15 to 24. I've seen cheap amateur YouTube animations with better production value. Skip this unless you like migraines.

I've looked at the reviews here, and most of them judge the show for it's animation which I will concede, is the show's weak point. Originally, I was turned off from the show by that alone. However, I decided to give it a fair chance, and honestly, I ended up enjoying it. I liked the writing and I felt the humor was good for what it was aiming for. I've seen some people say it's boring, but honestly, I wasn't bored by it. I found it decently entertaining.

I think the biggest thing that sold me however was how Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm were characterized in this series. Before, I just never found them particularly interesting be they babies, kids, teens, or adults. Here on the other hand, I finally find them interesting characters with flaws, quirks, humor, and more.

I also read that some dislike Ely Henry as Bamm-Bamm in this as he doesn't sound genuinely like a kid. However, I'm going to defend this on the following grounds. In the original Flintstones, Bamm-Bamm was voiced by the late Don Messick who was not a child or a woman doing a child's voice. Yes, we have had some installments where women have voiced Bamm-Bamm such as the late Lucille Bliss, E. G. Daily, and the late Christine Cavanaugh, and all are good in their own right and all actresses I adore the works of, but if this show is going for how Bamm-Bamm originally sounded, I think Ely Henry fits that well as a more grown kid version since it sounds close to Don Messick but a bit older. Just keep that in mind please when judging his performance.

Considering this show in contrast to Teen Titans Go, I find this show more respectful than that show has been, and it's DEFINITELY no where as bad as ThunderCats Roar which I feel was truly insulting and if anyone says this show is the worse, those are two shows I would use to counter argue that. Granted, people are allowed to have their own opinions and like and dislike what they want, so I'm not saying they should like this show either, but even so, I am still allowed to defend it as much as those who criticize it. I also know this is a less serious take on The Flintstones and for that, I'm not going to take it as seriously, and I also know it's for kids more so than adults unlike the original series and what kind of things do appeal to said audience these days. However, in contrast to the two shows I mentioned, this show doesn't insult its audience like TTG, nor is the writing so lazy, poorly thought out, and shows no regard for what kids deserve like TCR.

Now do I consider this one of the best shows to come out of WarnerMedia or retro revivals? Absolutely not, but it is in no way (animation aside) one of the worst either. I find it charming and decent enough that I do have fun watching it, and thankfully, a good amount of my friends have also come to enjoy this series as well, so it's good to know I am not alone.

Again, if you don't like this series in the end, that's fine, but give it more of a chance than just the animation and understand certain perspectives about it as well.

This series has no redeeming qualities. The animation is poor, the voice acting is terrible and the storylines are abysmal. If I could give this a zero I would have.

...Why is it so hard to get The Flintstones right anymore? I swear this is one property nobody can seem to get a decent grasp on these days. It's not a difficult concept to figure out and easy to execute for general audiences without coming across as either irritating, boring, or (too)childish, but apparently it is for Warner Bros. Animation.

Sorry, but this series is just a headache, there's nothing here to entertain old fans of the property and most likely the youngsters watching it will get bored and want to watch something else. The animation is just unappealing and terrible, I concur with one another comment saying they have seen better animation on YouTube, how can this be considered 'standard'? Granted, The Flintstones was never particularly a well-animated property but it had style and was mostly consistent. In terms of characterization, Pebbles gets a decent modernization and Jessica DiCicco does a nice job voicing her, but Bamm-Bamm...Damn, have they done this character all wrong. Never mind that he sounds too adult he is very annoying, a brute, and not very bright, quite the contrast to previous portrayals where he's kind-hearted and bright to reflect how well the Rubbles raised him to be. Speaking of which, what have they done to Barney? Granted he's not exactly a rocket scientist compared to Fred but he is more reliable and quick witted and very caring to Betty, here he's not much different than Fred. The voice acting is a mixed bag in terms of performances, DiCicco, Bergman, MacNielle, and Kevin-Richardson are fine but the guy they have voicing Bamm-Bamm just doesn't work and Grey Griffin...Why do they keep making her the voice of Betty, again? She doesn't sound like her much in the first place and her performance feels too much like a caricature, so many other actresses would do better at replicating the original voice.