Wilma Flintstone is a

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in the

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The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighb ...

''. Wilma is the red-headed woman married to

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Fred Flintstone Fred Flintstone is the main character of the animated sitcom '' The Flintstones'', which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966. Fred is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintsto ...

, daughter of

Pearl Slaghoople ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbo ...

, and mother of

Pebbles Flintstone Pebbles Flintstone (also known as Pebbles Flintstone-Rubble as an adult) is a fictional character in the ''Flintstones'' franchise. The red-haired daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles is born near the end of the third season. She is mo ...

. Her best friend is her next door neighbor, Betty Rubble. Wilma's personality is based on that of Alice Kramden, married to Ralph Kramden on the 1950s television series ''

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''. Much like Alice, Wilma plays the strong-willed, level-headed person in her marriage, often criticizing Fred for pursuing his various ill-fated schemes. Wilma is often the one to bail out Fred when one of his schemes lands him in trouble or brings up the problem.

Fictional character biography

Similar to Fred Flintstone's family, Wilma came from " Arkanstone". As a young adult, Wilma worked with Betty as a cigarette girl at a resort. There, they first met and fell in love with their future husbands, Fred and Barney, who were working there as

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s."Bachelor Daze", ''The Flintstones'', season 4 Wilma and Fred eventually married, and Wilma became a

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, keeping house with such prehistoric aids as a baby

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and

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. Wilma is a good cook; one of her specialties is "gravelberry pie", the recipe for which she eventually sold to the " Safestone" supermarket chain. Wilma also enjoys volunteering for various charitable and women's organizations in Bedrock, shopping, and occasionally getting to meet the celebrities of their world, including Stony Curtis,

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, and Jimmy Darrock. Despite her petite appearance Wilma is quite capable of causing havoc when angry, at times knocking a prizefighter out with one blow, knocking out crooks with her stone purse or striking Fred Flintstone with a club or a frying pan. Wilma is a truly modest woman however her obvious beauty and attractiveness has been referenced from time to time, especially in the season 2 episode "The Beauty Contest", where she and Betty entered a beauty contest. In the original series' third season, Wilma becomes pregnant and gives birth to the couple's only child, Pebbles. When Pebbles is a teenager, Wilma gains employment as a

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for one of Bedrock's

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s, the ''Daily Granite'' (a spoof of the ''

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'' of

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fame), under editor Lou Granite (a parody of '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show's''

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). While employed there, Wilma shares various adventures with prehistoric

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Captain Caveman, who, in a

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, also works for the newspaper. Later still, after Pebbles grows up and leaves home, Wilma starts a successful catering business with her neighbor and friend Betty, before becoming a

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to Pebbles' twin children, Chip and Roxy.

Maiden name

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Wilma's maiden name is the subject of a continuity error. Several early episodes in the original series clearly stated Wilma's maiden name was "Pebble". In the second-season episode "The Entertainer", Wilma's old friend Greta Gravel remembers her as "Wilma Pebble", and in the third-season episode "Dial S for Suspicion", one of Wilma's old boyfriends, calls her "Wilma Pebble". However, later episodes and spin-offs firmly state her maiden name is indeed "Slaghoople", based upon the name of Wilma's mother in the original series, Pearl Slaghoople. Flintstones' writer Earl Kress explained the discrepancy as such: "Unfortunately, it's just as simple as anna-Barberanot caring about the continuity." Wilma Flintstone Harikalar Diyari Flintstones 06018 nevit

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Portrayal

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was the original voice artist of Wilma until her death in 1999. Since then,

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has taken over as Wilma's voice. In '' The Flintstone Kids'', Wilma was voiced by Julie McWhirter Dees and

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at different points. In the live-action film ''

'', Wilma was played by Elizabeth Perkins, although Vander Pyl made a cameo at Fred's surprise party (in the conga line behind Dino). In the prequel film '' The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'', Wilma was played by

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Additional voice actors

* B. J. Baker (singing voice in the episode "The Happy Housewife") *

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(Busch advertisement) * Corinne Orr (

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''The Flintstones'' LP) * Susan Boyd (''The Flintstones Present: Bedrock Hop'') * Caroline Sellers (''The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Program Special...Live!...In Stereo!'') * Deborah Sale Butler (

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campaign, "Bedrock Superstar")

Parodies

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'') * Lisa Sundstedt (''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The write ...

'') *

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(''

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'') *

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(''Robot Chicken'') *

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(''Robot Chicken'')

Animated media

Television shows

* '' The Flagstones'' (1959) * ''

'' (1960–1966) * ''

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired for one season on CBS Saturday morning from September 11, 1971, to January 1, 1972. With an ensemble voice c ...

'' (1971–1972) * ''

The Flintstone Comedy Hour ''The Flintstone Comedy Hour'' is an American animated television series and a spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' and ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show'', produced by Hanna-Barbera, which aired on CBS from September 9, 1972, to September 1, 1973. It w ...

'' (1972–1974) * '' Fred Flintstone and Friends'' (1977–1978) * ''

The New Fred and Barney Show ''The New Fred and Barney Show'' is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from February 3 to October 20, 1979. The series marked the first time Henry Corde ...

'' (1979) * '' Fred and Barney Meet the Thing'' (1979) * ''

Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo ''Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo'' is an American animated package show and a spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980. The 90-minute show is a repackaging of episodes f ...

'' (1979–1980) * ''

The Flintstone Comedy Show ''The Flintstone Comedy Show'' is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from November 22, 1980 to October 24, 1981. Outside North America, the show was rele ...

'' (1980–1982) * '' The Flintstone Funnies'' (1982–1984) * '' The Flintstone Kids'', voiced by Julie McWhirter Dees and Elizabeth Lyn Frasier (1986–1988) * ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...

'', in the couch gag for " Kamp Krusty" (1992) and in "

Beyond Blunderdome "Beyond Blunderdome" is the eleventh season premiere of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on September 26, 1999 and was watched in around 8.1 million homes ...

" (1999) * ''

What a Cartoon! ''What a Cartoon!'' (later known as ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by ...

'', featuring '' Dino: Stay Out!'' (1995) * ''

The Weird Al Show ''The Weird Al Show'' is an American television show hosted by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Produced in association with Dick Clark Productions and taped at NBC Studios, it aired on Saturday mornings on the CBS TV network. The show ran for one season, ...

'', "Talent Show" episode (1997) * ''

The Rubbles ''Los Mármol'' (''The Rubbles'' in English, ''Os Rubbles'' in Portuguese) is a series of 6 animated shorts spun-off from '' The Flintstones'' that aired during commercial breaks on the Latin American Cartoon Network in 2002. It is a parody of ...

'' (2002) * ''

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' is an American adult animated television sitcom created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. A spin-off of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', the ...

'', in "The Dabba Don" (2002) * ''

'', in "The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist, Part II" (2005) * ''

'', in "

Peter's Daughter The sixth season of '' Family Guy'' first aired on Fox from September 23, 2007, to May 4, 2008. The season includes 12 episodes and was shortened due to creator Seth MacFarlane's participation in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ...

" voiced by

(2007) * ''

'' * ''

Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs ''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' is an American animated streaming television series and a spin-off of the original series, ''The Flintstones''. Like ''Cave Kids'', the series focuses on the lives of best friends Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble ...

'' (2020) * ''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until ...

'', cameo in "Suffragette City" (2020) * '' Jellystone!''

Films and specials

* '' The Man Called Flintstone'' (1966) * ''

The Flintstones on Ice ''The Flintstones on Ice'' is a 1973 American live action television special featuring characters from ''The Flintstones'' franchise directed by Walter C. Miller and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It premiered on CBS on February 11, 1973. ...

'' (1973) * '' Energy: A National Issue'' (1977) * ''

A Flintstone Christmas ''A Flintstone Christmas'' is a 1977 animated Christmas television special featuring characters from ''The Flintstones'' franchise. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is the second Christmas-themed animated work in the franchise, after the 1964 ...

'' (1977) * '' The Flintstones: Little Big League'' (1978) * '' The Flintstones' New Neighbors'' (1980) * ''

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone ''The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone'' is a 1979 animated Halloween television special featuring The Flintstones. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and first aired on Tuesday, October 30, 1979 on NBC. In addition to the regular ''Flints ...

'' (1980) * '' The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling'' (1980) * '' The Flintstones: Jogging Fever'' (1981) * '' The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma'' (1981) * ''

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration ''The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration'' is a 1986 American live-action/animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Robert Guenette Productions, which premiered on CBS on May 20, 1986. Hosted b ...

'' (1986) * ''

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' is a 1987 animated crossover made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the '' Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The two-hour special stars the cast of the Hanna-Barbe ...

'' (1987) * ''

The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special ''The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special'' is a 1988 animated television special featuring The Flintstone Kids and produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on ABC on September 15, 1988. Nine days later, ABC aired the show again on ''ABC Weekend S ...

'' (1988) * '' A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera'' (1989) * '' I Yabba-Dabba Do!'' (1993), voiced by

* '' Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby'' (1993) * '' A Flintstone Family Christmas'' (1993) * ''

'', portrayed by Elizabeth Perkins (1994) * '' A Flintstones Christmas Carol'' (1994) * '' The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'', portrayed by

(2000) * '' The Flintstones: On the Rocks'', voiced by

(2001) * '' The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!'' (2015) * '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' (2021)

References

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