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The Movie:
The complete third season of the classic Stone Age family.
3rd Season 1962
61. Dino Goes Hollyrock
62. Fred's New Boss
63. Invisible Barney
64. Bowling Ballet
65. The Twitch
66. Here's Snow in you Eyes
67. The Bufallo Convention
68. The Little stranger
69. Baby Barney
70. Hawaian Escapade
71. Ladies Day
72. Nuthin' But the Tooth
73. High School Fred
74. Dial S for Suspicion
75. Flash Gun Freddie
76. The Kissing Burglar
77. Wilma, the Maid
78. The Hero
79. The Surprise
80. Mother-in-law's Visit
81. Foxy Grandma
82. Fred's New Job
83. The Blessed Event (a.k.a. Dress Rehersal)
84. Carry on, Nurse Fred
85. Ventriloquist Barney
86. The Big Move
87. Swedish Visitors
88. The Birthday Party
The episodes are presented on four dual-layer DVDs. This season includes some of the best episodes of the series, including "Dress Rehearsal" (the birth of Pebbles), "Invisible Barney" (Fred's cure for Barney's hiccups turns Barney invisible), "Dino Goes Hollyrock" (Dino gets a role in the "Sassie" TV show), "The Twitch" spoofs the Twist and "High School Fred" has Fred going back to high school.
The DVD
VIDEO: "Flintstones" is presented in 1.33:1 full-frame on this third season set. The show's image quality looks better this time around, with less visible wear. There's still some minor specks and marks on the elements used, but they appear less frequently. A bit of mild grain is present during some scenes too, but again, nothing serious. Sharpness and definition are generally good, as the details of the basic animation are clearly visible. No edge enhancement or pixelation were visible, and colors appeared bright and vivid.
SOUND: "Flintstones" is presented in mono. The original audio tracks sound pretty good, with no distortion or other issues. While audio quality is certainly not up to today's standards, dialogue and effects seemed clear.
EXTRAS: A featurette on the wives in the show, promos and an interesting featurette where a current "Flintstones" animator takes us through his collection of memorabilia from the show.
Final Thoughts: This third season of the "Flintstones" offers some terrific episodes, and is recommended for fans. The DVD doesn't offer much in the way of supplements, but audio/video quality is good, and video quality shows improvement in comparison to the prior season sets.
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