Needless innuendos aside, it's time for the second match up in our series of televised grudge matches. Today's contestants were created in the '60s, but couldn't have lived further apart. They're here, they're queer, they don't want any more bears, please welcome...
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Name: Fred Flintstone
Location: Bedrock
Time Period: Millions of years ago
Catchphrase: Yabba dabba doo!
Essentially…: Outwardly tough yet inwardly sensitive, well-meaning prehistoric blue-collar slob struggles through the daily grind of living with giant flesh eating carnivores and bald men.
| Name: George Jetson
Location: Orbit City
Time Period: About 56 years from now
Catchphrase: Jane! Stop this crazy thing
Essentially…: Outwardly wussy and stressed out yet inwardly sensitive, well-meaning futuristic white-collar man struggles through the daily grind of living in total artificiality and short men.
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Somehow managed to snag Wilma Flintstone (nee Slaghoople), sassy working class redhead and snappy dresser.
| Somehow managed to snag Jane Jetson, snippy middle class redhead and assumed alcoholic.
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Owner of hyperactive dog-esque dinosaur, “Dino”, and pretentious, insubordinate sabre-tooth tiger, “Baby Puss”.
| Owner of Astro, the dog who thinks he’s people. Cannot work a treadmill.
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You’ve Got A Friend In Me
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Relies on fellow good-natured slob Barney Rubble to help him through the tough times, through bowling, playing pool, and facing a crippling gambling addiction.
| Seemingly has no friends, which explains the multiple firings and nervous breakdowns George has suffered over the course of his three hours a day, three days a week work for Mr. Spacely.
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Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You?
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Charged with violating the RICO Act (People v. Flintstone) and leading organised criminal operations. Represented by Harvey Birdman. Found Not Guilty.
| Sued people of Earth in the past for future destruction of the planet through environmental and mutational disaster (Jetson Family v. Earth). Represented by Harvey Birdman. Case unsuccessful as Earth is found Not Guilty.
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So what's the verdict? Who is the better man? Fred's a compulsive gambler who probably has abusive tendencies towards those he loves, but George gets beaten up by his dog.