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The Flintstones concept art by Dick Bickenbach and Ed Benedict (c. 1960)
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The Flintstones concept art by Dick Bickenbach and Ed Benedict (c. 1960)
Yabba-Dabba-Doo! Happy 65th Birthday, Fred Flintstone! Fred, Wilma, Betty, Barney and the whole Stone Age world of Bedrock were introduced when “The Flintstones” debuted on ABC, September 30th, 1960.
A Bear On A Scooter “Scooter Looter” (1959)
Ed Benedict character designs for Hanna-Barbera (late 1950s).
🐻 “Why I’m smarter than the av-er-age bear! Hey, hey, hey!”~ Yogi Bear 🐻
ed benedict. production drawing from the opening animation of the bewitched television series, 1964.
Design and model sketches by Ed Benedict for The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, and various other Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters.
Ed Benedict (1912-2006), who also worked for Disney, MGM and Tex Avery, became Hanna-Barbera’s primary designer in the 1960s, responsible for a significant part of the studio’s overall style. One of those essential artists any character designer should study.
Into the Flintstone-verse