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Frederick Flintstone (usually called '''Fred''') is a Fictional Character who originated in the popular Television Animated Series '' The Flintstones ''. Fred has since appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs and Commercial s. He is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintstone . His best friends are his next door neighbors, Betty and Barney Rubble . Fred lives in the fictional Prehistoric city of Bedrock , a world where dinosaurs coexist with modernized Cavepeople and the cavepeople enjoy "primitive" versions of modern conveniences such as Telephones , Automobile s and Washing Machine s. Fred's personality was based on that of Ralph Kramden of the 1950s television series '' The Honeymooners '' and Chester A. Riley from '' The Life Of Riley ''. Thus, much like Ralph, Fred tends to be loud-mouthed, aggressive, and constantly scheming ways to improve his family's working class lot in life, often with unintended results. Fred works as a " Bronto crane operator" at Slate Rock and Gravel Company (also known as Rockhead and Quarry Cave Construction Company in the earliest episodes). Fred's interests include Bowling , playing Pool , Poker , lounging around the house, and playing Golf . Of the first two he is incredibly skillfull, as seen in one of the episodes where he plays against Wilma's unsuspecting mother. Also, Fred has won championships for his incredible bowling skills; in one episode, he goes so far as to take Ballet lessons in order to improve his game. Fred, like Barney, was also a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalos Lodge. Fred's catchphrase is "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!," which becomes the subject of a song by Hoagy Carmichael which the singer-songwriter performs in an episode of ''The Flintstones.'' It was also referred to in the refrain of the George Jones song "The King is Gone". BIOGRAPHY While the mid- 1980s Spinoff series ''The Flintstone Kids'' depicts Fred as a child, the series seems to be mostly Apocryphal due to its presenting Fred as a childhood friend of Wilma and Betty (vs. the original series' assertion that they first met as young adults). Still, the series' assertions that Fred was the only child of Mechanic Ed and Homemaker Edna Flintstone, and was a childhood friend of Barney, might be taken as valid. As a teenager in high school, Fred became Bedrock High School's star quarterback (and was nicknamed "Twinkletoes Flintstone") for its Football team; however, paying more attention to football instead of his studies caused Fred to fail to graduate (and drop out), which he eventually rectified years later. As a young adult, Fred worked with Barney as Bellhops at a resort. There, they first met, and fell in love, with their future wives, Wilma and Betty (who were working there as Cigarette girls/waitresses). Wilma's mother, Mrs. Slaghoople, also met her future son-in-law, and immediately took a disliking toward Fred (and vice-versa) starting a years-long rivalry between the two. Eventually, Fred and Wilma were married. Several episodes of the original series plus a few of the spinoffs assert that Fred spent some time in the Army early in his marriage, though Fred was shown joining the army in a first season episode. In the original series' third season, Wilma became pregnant, and gave birth to the couple's only child, Pebbles. When Pebbles was a teenager, Fred became a part-time police officer for Bedrock's police force, where along with Barney, he was teamed up on cases with the Shmoo (of '' Lil Abner '' comic strip fame). Later still, Fred became a Grandfather when Pebbles and the Rubbles' son Bamm-Bamm (both of who had grown to adulthood and married) became parents of twins, Chip and Roxy. The following Christmas , Fred and Wilma took in a Homeless child named Stony, though how long this arrangement lasted isn't certain. IN OTHER MEDIA
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