The Flintstones, an American animated television sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, is one of the most successful animated TV series of all time, originally running in prime time from 1960 to 1966 on the ABC network. The Flintstones is about a working-class, Stone Age man's life with his family and next-door neighbor/best friend. The first primetime cartoon geared to adults, the show was also ABC's first series to be televised in color.