Wilma Flintstone

Fictional character in the animated TV series The Flintstones

Fictional character

Wilma Flintstone

The Flintstones character
First appearance| "The Flagstones" (1959)
Created by| William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Voiced by| Jean Vander Pyl (1959–1999)
B. J. Baker (1962)
Julie McWhirter/Elizabeth Lyn Fraser (The Flintstone Kids)
Tress MacNeille (2000–present)
Amy Sedaris (Bedrock)
Portrayed by| Elizabeth Perkins (1994 film)
Kristen Johnston (2000 film)
In-universe information
Full name| Wilma Anna Flintstone (née Slaghoople)
Species| Cavewoman
Gender| Female
Occupation| Housewife
Newspaper reporter[1]
Caterer[2]
Family| Pearl Slaghoople (mother)
Ricky Slaghoople (father)[3]
Mica Slaghoople (sister)[3]
Mickey Slaghoople (sister)[3]
Jerry Slaghoople (brother)[4]
Roxy Rubble (granddaughter)[5]
Chip Rubble (grandson)[5]
Bamm-Bamm Rubble (godson/son-in-law)
Spouse| Fred Flintstone (husband)
Children| Pebbles Flintstone (daughter)
Stoney Flintstone (adopted son)[6]

Wilma Flintstone is a fictional character in the television animated series The Flintstones. Wilma is married to Fred Flintstone, daughter of Pearl Slaghoople, and mother of Pebbles Flintstone. Her best friend is her next door neighbor, Betty Rubble.[7]

Wilma's personality is based on that of Alice Kramden, married to Ralph Kramden on the 1950s television series The Honeymooners. 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

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Similar to Fred Flintstone's family, Wilma came from "Arkanstone". As a young adult, Wilma worked with Betty as a cigarette girl/waitress at a resort. There, they first met and fell in love with their future husbands, Fred and Barney, who were working there as bellhops.[8]

Wilma and Fred eventually married, and Wilma became a homemaker, keeping house with such prehistoric aids as a baby elephant vacuum cleaner and pelican washing machine. Wilma is a good cook; one of her specialties is "gravelberry pie", the recipe for which she eventually sold to the "Safestone" supermarket chain.[9] 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,[10] Rock Quarry,[11] and Jimmy Darrock.[12] Despite her petite appearance Wilma is quite capable of causing havoc when angry, at times knocking a prizefighter out with one blow,[13] knocking out crooks with her stone purse[14] or striking Fred Flintstone with a club[15] or a frying pan.[16] 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 reporter for one of Bedrock's newspapers, the Daily Granite (a spoof of the Daily Planet of Superman fame), under editor Lou Granite (a parody of The Mary Tyler Moore Show's Lou Grant). While employed there, Wilma shares various adventures with prehistoric superhero Captain Caveman, who, in a secret identity, also works for the newspaper.[1]

Later still, after Pebbles grows up and leaves home, Wilma starts a successful catering business with her neighbor and friend Betty, before becoming a grandmother to Pebbles' twin children, Chip and Roxy.[5]

## Maiden name

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Wilma and Fred figurines at the Ankara Amusement Park

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 say her maiden name is "Slaghoople", based on the name of Wilma's mother in the original series, Pearl Slaghoople. Flintstones writer Earl Kress said: "Unfortunately, it's just as simple as [Hanna-Barbera] not caring about the continuity."[17]

Wilma figurine

## Portrayal

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Jean Vander Pyl was the original voice artist of Wilma and played the role until her death in 1999,[18] after which Tress MacNeille took over as Wilma's voice.

In The Flintstone Kids, Wilma was voiced by Julie McWhirter Dees and Elizabeth Lyn Frasier at different points.

In the live-action film The Flintstones, Wilma was played by Elizabeth Perkins. 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 Kristen Johnston.

In the scrapped series Bedrock, Wilma was going to be voiced by Amy Sedaris.[19][20]

### Additional voice actors

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* B. J. Baker (singing voice in the episode "The Happy Housewife")
* Gerry Johnson (Busch advertisement)[21]
* Corinne Orr (Peter Pan Records The Flintstones LP)[22]
* Susan Boyd (The Flintstones Present: Bedrock Hop)[23]
* Caroline Sellers (The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Program Special...Live!...In Stereo!)[24]
* Deborah Sale Butler (Fruity Pebbles campaign, "Bedrock Superstar")[25][26]

### Parodies

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* Penny Marshall (The New Show)[27]
* Tara Strong (Drawn Together)
* Lisa Sundstedt (Robot Chicken)[28]
* Alex Borstein (Family Guy)[29]
* Mae Whitman (Robot Chicken)[28]
* Seth Green (Robot Chicken)[28]

## Animated media

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### Television shows

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* The Flagstones (1959)
* The Flintstones (1960–1966)
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972)
* The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1974)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978)
* The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)
* The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1982)
* The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984)
* The Flintstone Kids, voiced by Julie McWhirter Dees and Elizabeth Lyn Frasier (1986–1988)
* The Simpsons, in the couch gag for "Kamp Krusty" (1992) and in "Beyond Blunderdome" (1999)
* What a Cartoon!, featuring Dino: Stay Out! (1995)
* The Weird Al Show, "Talent Show" episode (1997)
* The Rubbles (2002)
* Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, in "The Dabba Don" (2002)
* Drawn Together, in "The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist, Part II" (2005)
* Family Guy, in "Peter's Daughter" voiced by Alex Borstein (2007)
* Robot Chicken
* Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (2020)
* Animaniacs, cameo in "Suffragette City" (2020)
* Jellystone!
* Teen Titans Go!, cameo in "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" (2023)
* Bedrock (cancelled)

### Films and specials

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* The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
* The Flintstones on Ice (1973)
* Energy: A National Issue (1977)
* A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
* The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
* The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
* The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1980)
* The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1980)
* The Flintstones: Jogging Fever (1981)
* The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
* The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
* The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
* The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988)
* A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989)
* I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993), voiced by Jean Vander Pyl
* Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
* A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
* The Flintstones, portrayed by Elizabeth Perkins (1994)
* A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
* The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, portrayed by Kristen Johnston (2000)
* The Flintstones: On the Rocks, voiced by Tress MacNeille (2001)
* The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)
* Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

## References

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1. ^ a b The Flintstone Comedy Show Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, 1980-1982, NBC
2. ^ I Yabba Dabba Do, 1993, ABC
3. ^ a b c The Flintstone Kids Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, 1986-1988, ABC
4. ^ The Flintstones (1994 movie)
5. ^ a b c Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, 1993, ABC
6. ^ A Flintstone Family Christmas, 1993, ABC
7. ^ "Meet Jean Vander Pyl, the Real Voice Behind Wilma Flintstone". The Los Angeles Times. 1989-09-29. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
8. ^ "Bachelor Daze", The Flintstones, season 4
9. ^ "The Gravelberry Pie King", The Flintstones, season 6
10. ^ "The Return of Stony Curtis", The Flintstones, season 6
11. ^ "The Rock Quarry Story", The Flintstones, season 2
12. ^ "Surfin' Fred", The Flintstones, season 5
13. ^ ""The Engagement Ring" season 1
14. ^ "The Soft Touchables" Season 2
15. ^ "The Flintstone Flyer" season 1
16. ^ "Hot Lips Hannigan" season 1
17. ^ "Wilma Flintstone: A fox in leopard clothing?". Canada.com. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
18. ^ "Jean Vander Pyl; Cartoon Voice of Wilma Flintstone". The Los Angeles Times. 1999-04-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
19. ^ "Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast of 'The Flintstones' Animated Series 'Bedrock' as Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation at Fox". 10 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
20. ^ "Adult Flintstones Sequel Bedrock No Longer in Development at Fox".
21. ^ "1967 Busch Advertising 1of2". YouTube. June 2009. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022. "This was specifically created for a late 1966 Busch sales meeting (previewing Busch's 1967 ad campaign), and never seen by the general public. Jean Vander Pyl was unavailable to record the soundtrack, so Gerry Johnson doubled as Wilma's AND Betty's voices. Gerald Mohr is the narrator."
22. ^ ""Why Aren't These the Real Cartoon Voices?"". cartoonresearch.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022. "Also agree about Jean Vander Pyl, it's not a matter of being snide and nasal. Probably the most skillful "cover" I recall from records is the Peter Pan one — not the later "Even Steven/Primeval" LP (that isn't even written to character), but the 1972 LP with four stories including one focusing on Wilma. My guess is it is Corinne Orr."
23. ^ "Funky Fred & The Bedrock Rappers – The Flintstones Present: Bedrock Hop (1994, CD)". Discogs. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
24. ^ "The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
25. ^ "Deborah Sale Butler". voices.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022. "When asked to sing again, Deborah provided the speaking and singing voice for Wilma Flintstone in an online Fruity Pebbles campaign, "Bedrock Superstar.""
26. ^ "Deborah Sale Butler". voice123.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
27. ^ "The New Show (1984) Host Penny Marshall". YouTube. 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
28. ^ a b c "Voice(s) of Wilma Flintstone in Robot Chicken". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
29. ^ "Voice of Wilma Flintstone in Family Guy". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.

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The Flintstones

Characters|

| The Flintstones|

* Fred Flintstone
* Wilma Flintstone
* Pebbles Flintstone
* Dino

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The Rubbles|

* Barney Rubble
* Betty Rubble
* Bamm-Bamm Rubble

Other characters|

* Captain Caveman
* The Frankenstones
* The Great Gazoo
* Shmoo

Television
series|

* The Flintstones (1960–1966)
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972)
* The Flintstone Comedy Hour / The Flintstone Comedy Show (1972–1974)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978)
* The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)
* The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1981)
* The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984)
* The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
* Dino (part of What a Cartoon!)
* Stay Out! (1995)
* The Great Egg-Scape (1997)
* Cave Kids (1996)
* The Rubbles (2002)
* Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (2021–2022)
* Jellystone! (2021-present)

Television specials
and DTV films|

* Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966)
* The Flintstones on Ice (1973)
* Energy: A National Issue (1977)
* A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
* Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
* The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
* The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
* The Flintstone Primetime Specials
* The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
* Fred's Final Fling (1980)
* Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
* Jogging Fever (1981)
* Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
* Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
* The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
* The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
* The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988)
* Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
* I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
* Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
* A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
* A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
* The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)
* The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)

Theatrical films|

| Animated|

* The Man Called Flintstone (1966)

|

Live-action|

* The Flintstones (1994)
* The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
* Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Video games|

* Yabba Dabba Doo! (1986)
* The Flintstones (1988)
* The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy (1991)
* The Flintstones (1993)
* The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak (1993)
* The Treasure of Sierra Madrock (1994)
* The Flintstones (1994/1995)
* Bedrock Bowling (2000)
* Big Trouble in Bedrock (2001)

Comics|

* List of comics book titles
* The Flintstones (2016)

Other media|

* "Meet the Flintstones"
* Bedrock City theme park
* Arizona
* British Columbia
* South Dakota
* Pinball
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)
* "Bedrock Anthem"

See also|

* Bedrock
* Flintstone House
* Flintstones Chewable Vitamins
* Pebbles (cereal)
* Hanna-Barbera
* The Jetsons
* The Roman Holidays
* The Honeymooners
* "BedRock"
* SiIvaGunner
* Vinesauce

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Hanna-Barbera

Original
productions|

| 1950s debuts|

* The Ruff and Reddy Show (1957–1960)
* The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1961)
* The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959–1961)

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1960s debuts|

* The Flintstones (1960–1966)
* The Yogi Bear Show (1961–1962)
* Top Cat (1961–1962)
* The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (1962–1963)
* The Jetsons (1962–1987)
* The Magilla Gorilla Show (1963–1967)
* Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
* The Peter Potamus Show (1964–1966)
* The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1968)
* Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966–1968)
* Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966–1968)
* The Space Kidettes (1966–1967)
* Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967–1969)
* The Herculoids (1967–1968)
* Shazzan (1967–1969)
* Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor (1967–1969)
* The Fantastic Four (1967–1968)
* Samson & Goliath (1967–1968)
* The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1970)
* The Adventures of Gulliver (1968–1969)
* The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–1969)
* Wacky Races (1968–1970)
* The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–1971)
* Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1971)
* Cattanooga Cats (1969–1971)
* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)

1970s debuts|

* Where's Huddles? (1970)
* Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1971)
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972)
* Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–1972)
* The Funky Phantom (1971–1972)
* The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
* Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972–1974)
* The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973)
* The Roman Holidays (1972)
* Sealab 2020 (1972)
* The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1974)
* Speed Buggy (1973)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids (1973)
* Yogi's Gang (1973)
* Super Friends (1973–1974)
* Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973–1975)
* Inch High, Private Eye (1973–1974)
* Jeannie (1973–1975)
* The Addams Family (1973)
* Hong Kong Phooey (1974)
* Devlin (1974)
* These Are the Days (1974–1975)
* Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–1975)
* Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974–1975)
* The New Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show (1975–1977)
* The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1977)
* Clue Club (1976–1977)
* Jabberjaw (1976–1978)
* Taggart's Treasure (1976)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978)
* Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1979)
* CB Bears (1977–1978)
* The Skatebirds (1977–1978)
* The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977–1978)
* The All New Popeye Hour (1978–1983)
* Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979)
* Challenge of the Superfriends (1978)
* The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
* Casper and the Angels (1979–1980)
* The New Shmoo (1979)
* Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980)
* The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–1980)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)

1980s debuts|

* The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1982)
* The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1982)
* Space Stars (1981–1982)
* The Kwicky Koala Show (1981–1982)
* Trollkins (1981–1982)
* The Smurfs (1981–1989)
* The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984)
* The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–1983)
* Jokebook (1982)
* The Gary Coleman Show (1982)
* Shirt Tales (1982)
* Pac-Man (1982)
* The New Scooby Doo Mysteries (1983–1985)
* The Biskitts (1983–1985)
* Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–1985)
* Paw Paws (1985–1986)
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988)
* Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1986)
* The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–1986)
* The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
* The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985–1992)
* The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987)
* Pound Puppies (1986–1987)
* The Flintstone Kids (1986–1987)
* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991)
* The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
* The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
* Fantastic Max (1988)
* The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)
* Paddington Bear (1989)

1990s debuts|

* Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–1994)
* Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996)
* The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–1993)
* Yo Yogi! (1991)
* Fish Police (1992)
* The Addams Family (1992)
* Droopy, Master Detective (1993–1994)
* The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993–1996)
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994)
* 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995)
* Dumb and Dumber (1995–1996)
* Cave Kids (1996)
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997)

Cartoon Network
productions|

* What a Cartoon! (1995–1997)
* Dexter's Laboratory (1996–1997)
* Johnny Bravo (1997–2002)
* Cow and Chicken (1997–1999)
* I Am Weasel (1997–2000)
* The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2002)

Founders|

* William Hanna
* Joseph Barbera
* George Sidney

Amusement
attractions|

* Hanna-Barbera Land
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

Comics|

* Hanna-Barbera Beyond

Other media|

* Films
* Video games

Related articles|

* Tom and Jerry
* Characters
* List of Scooby-Doo media
* Ruby-Spears
* 1982 animators' strike
* Jellystone!

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