Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs

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Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs
GenreComedy
Based onThe Flintstones
by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Developed byMark Marek
Marly Halpern-Graser
Voices of
Theme music composerMark Marek
Opening theme"Big Bang"
by Mark Marek
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producer
HBO Max
ReleaseSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30) –
February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
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Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs is an American

HBO Max on September 30, 2021.[2] The series was removed from HBO Max in August 2022.[3]

This is the first full-length Flintstones TV series in 19 years since The Rubbles and the first since the closure of the Hanna-Barbera studio and also the first Flintstones TV series without the original creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera who both died respectively in 2001 and 2006.

Cast

Production

Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs first started production in 2016.[5] The series was first announced in May 2018 with a planned release date for 2019, with plans to be released on the Boomerang subscription service.[1][6] An animatic from the series was uploaded in August 2018.[7] In September 2018, the episode The Grass Is Always Dinner was included as part of a survey from Boomerang's newsletter.[8] The episode was later leaked and shared by various websites.

The series was intended to have two seasons, but in December 2018, character designer Will Terrell said that Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs would not be renewed for a second season.[9][10]

Release

On August 19, 2021, as part of HBO Max's reveal of content released for September 2021, it was announced that Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs would be premiering on HBO Max as an original series on September 30.[11] On January 20, 2022, as part of HBO Max's reveal of content released for February 2022, it was announced that the remaining episodes, marketed as the second season, would be released on February 17.[12]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
113September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)
213February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall [13]
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Mistaking Sides"Mark MarekBryan CondonSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[a]
On a fishing trip to Crags Lake, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm try to get away from their arguing parents, Fred and Barney, but they end up getting pulled into the middle of an age-old feud between two rival species of dinosaurs.
22"Rock Me, Plantasaurus"Mark MarekDick GrunertSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[a]
Bamm-Bamm brings home a rare plant from the Crags as a last-minute birthday gift for his mom, but he starts to suspect that the plant may want something in return, to eat him!
33"Yabba-Dabba-Dabba Kamma-Kamma-Chameleon"Mark MarekBryan CondonSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[b]
Pebbles accidentally leads a shape-shifting dinosaur from the Crags back to Bedrock and when it starts posing as different friends and family members, the results could change the course of their lives forever.
44"Treehouse Blues"Mark MarekLesley TsinaSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[c]
When an incredibly friendly but obnoxiously noisy dinosaur, Soprana moves in next to the treehouse, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm would rather build a whole new clubhouse than have to ask her to be quiet, but with every attempt as making a new clubhouse, they only miss their treehouse even more.
55"Yabba Dabba Don't"Todd Dejong
Mark Marek
Patrick RiegerSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[d]
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are grounded after leading a giant Beeasaurus from the Crags to Fred's work, but when they then lead it home as well, they have to try and get rid of the stinging beast before they're discovered and grounded again, this time for good.
66"Alien vs. Pebbles"Todd Dejong
Erik Knutson
Joan FordSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[e]
A mysterious otherworldly hunter is kidnapping dinosaurs from the Crags and Pebbles will do anything to chase it down and stop it, even if she loses all her friends in the process.
77"Gonna Fly Now"Zach SmithRachel HastingsSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[f]
Pebbles makes a dinosaur's dream of flying come true, but the dinosaur uses her new power to wreak havoc and revenge on all those who used to mock her dreams.
88"The Grass Is Always Dinner"Erik KnutsonSteve ClemmonsSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[g]
Bamm-Bamm runs off to the Crags to get out of doing work around the house. Pebbles offers to help a dinosaur in need.
99"Dawn of the Disposals"Mark Marek, Zach SmithJoan FordSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)
On Halloween night, a weird new health food turns all of Bedrock's garbage disposals into starving zombies.
1010"Agony Alley"Erik Knutson
Zach Smith
Dick GrunertSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[h]
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm take a shortcut through a mysterious part of the Crags, rumored to be home to terrifying and dangerous dinosaurs.
1111"Dino Holds Barred"Erik Knutson
Zach Smith
Joan FordSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[i]
When some other dinosaurs make fun of Dino for being a pampered pet, Pebbles tries to prove them all wrong by entering him into a contest to show he's as tough as any dinosaur.
1212"The Spirit of Frostnos"Todd DejongMarly Halpern-GraserSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[j]
When the dinosaurs of the Crags see signs that the first frost of the year is coming, they all set out to celebrate, but when the different dinosaurs all have contradicting traditions that directly conflict with one another, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have to find a way to make everyone happy before a war breaks out.
1313"Invasion of the Trendsetters"Todd Dejong
Erik Knutson
Cait RaftSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[k]
Pebbles suspects a new fashion trend from the Crags is actually a form of mind control and tries to stop it.

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Bammnesia"Mark Marek
Zach Smith
Lacey Dyer
Julie Layton
February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)[l]
Bamm-Bamm wakes up in the Crags next to a giant crater where the treehouse used to be and with no memory of the night before, now he and Pebbles have to retrace his steps in order to figure out what happened and if they can get their clubhouse back.
152"The Rocks and the Rolliest"Todd DejongJustin BeckerFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm get recruited into an underground rock racing league in the Crags.
163"Dino Whisperer"Erik Knutson
Zach Smith
Mike McCaffertyFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Dino is taken to a special obedience school to help stop his increasingly bad behavior, but when he returns he isn't the same and Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have to figure out how to get back that spark of rambunctious life that makes Dino, Dino.
174"Dinosaurs with Angel Faces"Todd DejongBryan CondonFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Bamm-Bamm thinks he's helping protect a turtle who lost his shell but he's actually being duped into using his club and super strength as an enforcer for the dinosaur mafia.
185"The Puddle Sitters Club"Todd Dejong
Erik Knutson
Ethan NicolleFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Pebbles is forced to babysit the infant daughter of a family friend.
196"Doppel Dino"Todd DejongSteve Clemmons
Marly Halpern-Graser
February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Dino meets a dinosaur in the Crags who looks exactly like him but he can talk.
207"Pave Crag-adise"Erik Knutson
Zach Smith
Rachel HastingsFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
A Businessaurus breezes into the Crags and all the dinosaurs get swept up by his buzz words and smooth lifestyle.
218"Art Attack"Todd DejongCandie Kelty LangdaleFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Pebbles picks up painting as a new hobby, but a paranoid Doomasaurus convinces the dinosaurs of the Crags that her artwork is evil magic.
229"Over My Shed Body"Erik Knutson
Zach Smith
Steve ClemmonsFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Bamm-Bamm meets Molty, a dinosaur that can shed its skin. She invites him to play pranks on other people with her tricks. At some point, even Bamm-Bamm goes too far. At the same time, Pebbles helps the pack dinosaur, Paxtin, who can no longer find his pack. But she is distracted by Bamm-Bamm's new acquaintance.
2310"Goo-rillas in the Mist"Todd DejongJustin BeckerFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles meet the famous researcher in a remote swamp, Jeanine Rubble. Pebbles has long admired her and is happy to finally get to personally know her. But then she realizes that the researcher isn't as great as she always thought.
2411"Woman from the Future"Todd DejongLacey Dyer
Julia Layton
February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Pebbles is upset about Bamm-Bamm because he destroys all of her inventions with his club. Shortly thereafter, she meets herself from the future. What she has to say lets Bamm-Bamm's destructive fury stand in a different light. But this has moved into the Crags that is in grave danger. It is now up to Pebbles and her future self to save Bamm-Bamm.
2512"Caveman Begins"Todd Dejong
Mark Marek
Steve ClemmonsFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
Bamm-Bamm meets Captain Caveman, who lives in the Crags, and joins him. However, he quickly realizes that life in the wilderness is different than he had imagined and brings with it a lot of renunciation.
2613"The Point of a Friend"Eric Knutson, Talya Perper
Zach Smith
Steve ClemmonsFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
While playing in the Crags, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm meet Spike, a dinosaur who is extremely lonely and wants a best friend to hug. The problem is that he has spikes all over his body. Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm still try to help him.

International broadcast

Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs first premiered on February 3, 2020, on

Teletoon in Canada on September 5, 2020.[16][17]

Notes

  1. ^ a b This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 7 February 2020.
  6. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 13 February 2020.
  10. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 14 February 2020.
  11. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 17 February 2020.
  12. ^ This episode premiered on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland on 18 February 2020.

References

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  5. ^ "Chris Battle on Instagram: "In early 2016, I was one of several artists asked to take a shot at designing a new Flintstones show about young Pebbles & Bamm Bamm that…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23.
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