Animation Guild

34 KEYFRAME F E AT U R E The Flintstones (1960-66) Emmys Cred: 1 nomination (Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor, 1961) Much like The Honeymooners, this classic animated sitcom followed two couples as they navigated the complexities of life (in the Stone Age instead of the 20th century). "The idea of taking this old-fashioned working-class family—which, by the way, Roseanne is getting all this attention for its reboot now—and turning that into an animated show in prehistoric times was really quite clever. That was an important moment," says Robert Thompson, Director of the Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture at Syracuse University. "The Flintstones managed to slip in [to the Emmys] before there was even a category—which was ahead of its time, and I think that's exactly where it belonged. The Flintstones was in fact a sitcom that happened to be animated. It was not just a kiddie show." Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images

• Cover
• PRESIDENT'S LETTER
• EDITOR'S NOTE
• ART & CRAFTAko Castuera's dynamic ceramics
• AFTER HOURS DWA's Abarcaon the sweet sideof animation
• IN PRODUCTION How Paradise, P.D.runs its show
• ON THE JOB Character Designers at different studios
• SPACE INVADERS Get lost in Ben Balistreri's home studio
• PERSPECTIVE Surviving pixel vision
• DIALOGUE Artists onthe show that inspired them
• THE LOCAL Color Stylists ask for your support, our convention delegates
• SOCIAL HOURT oasting our members around town
• MUSIC IN MOTION For Cosmo Segurson, his Nickelodeon short, The Prince and Mr. Whiskers, brings together influences from hispast. Inspired by hot jazz, 1930'scartoons and his father, he creates amusical battle in a stop-motion world.
• AND THE WINNER IS…We look back at eight Primetime Emmy winners over the last five decades, highlighting shows that impacted the industry. From The Flintstones to SpongeBob SquarePants, these unforgettable characters continue to live on.
• INTO THE NIGHT How do you design a summer vacation film without sunlight? That was one big challenge for the production of Hotel Transylvania 3.Learn how the artists behind the filmcreated a bright destination for Dracand his family.