| Cave Kids | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Animation, Adventure |
| Based on | |
| Directed by | Marija Miletic Daïl (art) |
| Voices of | Aria Noelle Curzon Christine Cavanaugh E.G. Daily Frank Welker |
| Theme music composer | Bill Burnett |
| Opening theme | "Cave Kids" |
| Ending theme | "Cave Kids" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Guy Moon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sherry Gunther |
| Producer | Marija Miletic Daïl |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Cartoons |
| Distributor | Turner Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | September 21 – November 9, 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Dino: Stay Out! |
| Followed by | Dino: The Great Egg-Scape |
| Related shows | The Flintstones |
Cave Kids (also known as Cave Kids Adventures or Cave Kids: Pebbles & Bamm Bamm) is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera, and a spin-off of The Flintstones. The show aired on Cartoon Network as part of its educational programming block from September 21 to November 9, 1996.[1]
Overview
The series follows the adventures of Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble as prehistoric pre-schoolers with Dino, the Flintstone family's pet dinosaur, as their babysitter. While Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm spoke in baby-talk gibberish to adults, they could communicate normally with each other, a la Rugrats (another show that Bamm-Bamm’s voice actresses, Cavanaugh and Daily worked on).[2] Unlike the original 1960s Flintstones series and its spin-off incarnations featuring the kids and their parents in slapstick comedy adventures, this show focused more on educational values and lessons for children.
An earlier Cave Kids effort was published by Golden Press, both as a Little Golden Books in 1963, and also as a Gold Key Comics series spanning 16 issues from 1963 through 1967.[3]
Voice cast
- Aria Noelle Curzon as Pebbles Flintstone
- Taylor Gunther as Baby Pebbles
- Christine Cavanaugh as Bamm-Bamm Rubble (singing voice provided by E.G. Daily)
- Frank Welker as Dino
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Beanstalk Blues" | September 21, 1996 | |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are watering plants in a garden when their imagination kicks in and they grow a giant beanstalk. | |||
| 2 | "China Challenge" | September 28, 1996 | |
| When Pebbles' plate is broken during a dispute with Bamm-Bamm, they head to China in hopes of getting their plate fixed. | |||
| 3 | "Soap Bubble Dreams" | October 5, 1996 | |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm go down the drain to recover Dino's collar when it accidentally gets washed down the bathtub while they're giving Dino a bath. | |||
| 4 | "Sand Castle Surprise" | October 12, 1996 | |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are at the beach when they go into a world ruled by a King Crab, who happens to have extreme shyness. | |||
| 5 | "Kiss and Spell" | October 19, 1996 | |
| A search for Pebbles' lost doll, Gretel, takes Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm to fairytale land where they encounter talking trees, a talking frog, Little Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood. | |||
| 6 | "Of Mice and Moon" | October 26, 1996 | |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm visit the moon and meet with both a moon mouse and the lady on the moon. | |||
| 7 | "Color Me Cave Kid" | November 2, 1996 | |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm get transported to a world which is ruled by the nasty Katty with his dog Wompus, whose enemy is a colorful French blob named Miss Palette. | |||
| 8 | "Cave Kid Christmas" | November 9, 1996 | |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm visit the North Pole and learn that there's more to Christmas than presents; they find a baby Christmas tree and cheer up a grumpy Snowbear. | |||
Merchandising
Album
A sing-along album, Cave Kids Sing-Along, was released on cassette tape and CD by Kid Rhino on February 4, 1997. The album featured seven songs performed by Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, including five from the series. The package also contained a full-color booklet with lyrics to all the songs.
- Track listing
- Cave Kids Theme
- Little Is Just Right for Me
- Hand in Hand
- Being a Friend
- Sharing
- Woman in the Moon
- Cave Kid Crawl
Home media
On June 10, 1997, Warner Home Video released three separate Cave Kids titles on videocassette: "Watch Us Grow", "At Play" and "Make New Friends", with each 44-minute cassette featuring two episodes and a music video.
| VHS Title | Ep# | Release Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watch Us Grow | 2 | June 10, 1997 |
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| At Play | 2 | June 10, 1997 |
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| Make New Friends | 2 | June 10, 1997 |
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See also
- List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions
References
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 212–214. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 333–344. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Wells, John (2015). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1605490458.