Bamm-Bamm Rubble (sometimes spelled Bam-Bam Rubble) is a fictional character in the '' Flintstones'' franchise, the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble. He is most famous in his toddler form on the

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, but has also appeared at various other ages, including as a

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on the early 1970s spin-off ''

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 ...

'' and as an adult in three

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s. Cartoonist Gene Hazelton contributed to the original model sheets for the character, and he has said that he based Bamm-Bamm's design on his own son, Wes.

Biography

Bamm-Bamm is the adopted son of Betty and Barney Rubble after they found him left on their doorstep. After meeting his next-door neighbor Pebbles, he falls in love with her. Bamm-Bamm's "nickname" came from a note left in the basket, causing Barney and Betty confusion over the strange name. This was explained when Bamm-Bamm yelled the phrase "Bamm, Bamm!" and swung his club. Bamm-Bamm's excessive (and sometimes misused) strength was often a source of

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in the episodes in which the toddler version of Bamm-Bamm appeared. Unlike Pebbles, Bamm-Bamm was past the crawling stage and could be seen in a few episodes trying to help Pebbles walk. As a teenager, Bamm-Bamm attended Bedrock High School along with Pebbles. In this version, Bamm-Bamm's super strength, while visible in the form of his muscular physique, was not actively mentioned and was only demonstrated on occasion. He became more passive and sensible in his manner and tended to be dominated by Pebbles's more aggressive personality. He was the owner of a "cave buggy", a prehistoric version of a dune buggy. As an adult, Bamm-Bamm became a mechanic and married Pebbles. The two soon moved to Hollyrock (a fictionalized, prehistoric version of

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) so Bamm-Bamm could pursue his true goal of becoming a screenwriter. Later, the couple had twins, Charleston Frederick "Chip" and Roxeanne Elizabeth "Roxy" Flintstone-Rubble.

Film

In the 1994 live-action '' Flintstones'' movie, Bamm-Bamm appears as a four-year-old who is adopted after Fred secretly gives money to Barney and Betty to ensure that they could afford the adoption. Bamm-Bamm is seen with long, matted, filthy-brown hair and only wearing a fig leaf loincloth. He was mentioned to have been raised by wild mastodons, a parody of various examples of interspecies adoption. This also hinted at how Bamm-Bamm had gained his incredible super-strength. Bamm-Bamm soon started to look like his cartoon counterpart after a bath, a haircut, and some new clothes. Bamm-Bamm was played by twins Hlynur Sigurðsson and Marinó Sigurðsson and voiced by actress E.G. Daily, who succeeded Don Messick in the role after his death. Though Bamm-Bamm did not appear in the prequel film ''

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'', the name of the film's antagonist, Chip, is a reference to the name of Bamm-Bamm's son. Chip's mistress, Roxy, also gets her name from Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles's daughter. Bamm-Bamm appears with his family in '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''. He, his family, and the Flintstones are among the Warner Bros. 3000 Seververse inhabitants that watch the basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Goon Squad. When the inhabitants were seen making their way towards the sight of the game, Bamm-Bamm is seen getting picked up by Fred Flintstone.

Chronology

Through the various Flintstones incarnations, the age of Bamm-Bamm has varied wildly from spinoff to spinoff, appearing as an adolescent in one spinoff and as an infant again in the next. Arranged roughly in chronological order, the Flintstones incarnations in which Bamm-Bamm has made appearances are:

Infant and toddler

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'' *'' The New Fred and Barney Show'' *'' The Flintstones' New Neighbors'' *'' The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma'' *'' A Flintstones Christmas Carol'' *''

Cave Kids ''Cave Kids'' (also known as ''Cave Kids Adventures'' or ''Cave Kids: Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm'') is an American animated preschool television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and a spin-off of ''The Flintstones''. The show was syndicated ...

'' *'' The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!'' *'' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' *

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commercials

Child and preteen

*'' A Flintstone Christmas'' *'' The Flintstones: Little Big League'' *''

'' (live-action) *'' Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs''

Teenager

*'' The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show '' * Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips featuring Bamm-Bamm: "Term Paper" and "Information Please" *''

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'' *'' The Flintstone Funnies'' *'' The Rubbles''

Adult

*'' I Yabba-Dabba Do!'' *'' Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby'' *'' A Flintstone Family Christmas''

Casting

Bamm-Bamm's voice over the years was provided by Jay North,

Don Messick Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo; Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ''The Flintsto ...

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, Michael Sheehan,

Elizabeth Daily Elizabeth Ann Guttman (born September 11, 1961), known professionally as E. G. Daily or Elizabeth Daily, is an American actress and singer. Daily is best known for her animation voice roles as Tommy Pickles on '' Rugrats'' and its spin-off ...

, Jerry Houser,

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and

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. In ''Bedrock'', Bamm-Bamm was going to be voiced by

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. However the series was scrapped in July 2024.

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