Full Official Lyrics to 'Meet the Flintstones' Matched with Classic Opening Scenes
The opening credits lyrics function as an operational narrative, tracking Fred Flintstone's frantic commute from his industrial day job back to the domestic comforts of suburban Bedrock. Every lyrical turn coincides with a precise gag designed by Hanna-Barbera animators.
"Flintstones, meet the Flintstones / They're the modern Stone Age family"
The opening brass blast hits as a prehistoric bird punches a time-punch boulder to sound the end-of-day whistle at the Slate Rock and Gravel Company. Fred drops his work gear, slides down the ribbed neck of his brontosaurus excavator, leaps through the open cabin of his vehicle, and hollers his trademark "Yabba Dabba Doo!" directly into the camera.
"From the town of Bedrock / They're a page right out of history"
Fred’s foot-powered car peels out of the gravel pit, tearing through prehistoric traffic. He passes palm trees, jagged stone architecture, and the rocky downtown core of Bedrock. He pulls up alongside a curb to scoop up his neighbor and coworker, Barney Rubble, whose head snaps back as Fred accelerates into the roadway.
"Let's ride with the family down the street / Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet"
The camera drops down to road level, framing a low-angle tracking shot of Fred’s bare feet churning against the dirt road to generate torque. The wooden log wheels begin spinning on stone axles, demonstrating the satirical friction of stone-age mechanics meeting 1960s car culture.
"When you're with the Flintstones / Have a yabba-dabba-doo time / A dabba-doo time / We'll have a gay old time!"
Fred pulls into his stone driveway. Wilma Flintstone, baby Pebbles, and the energetic pet dinosaur Dino burst onto the lawn. Dino barrels through the car window, smothering Fred with slobbering affection while knocking him flat on the grass. The 1962 phrase "gay old time" preserved its mid-century definition of unrestrained merriment, closing the sequence with an explosive brass crescendo.
