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| producer = Ross M. Sutherland
| producer = Ross M. Sutherland
| writer = Gerard H. Baldwin
| writer = Gerard H. Baldwin
| narrator = [[Charlton Heston]]
| starring = [[Fred Flintstone]]<br>[[Wilma Flintstone]]
| starring = [[Alan Reed]]<br>[[Jean Vander Pyl]]<br>[[Henry Corden]]
| narrated = [[Charlton Heston]]
| voices = [[Alan Reed]]<br>[[Jean Vander Pyl]]<br>[[Henry Corden]]
| music = [[Dean Elliott]]
| music = [[Dean Elliott]]
| cinematography = Jerry Smith<br>Frank Paiker
| cinematography = Jerry Smith<br>Frank Paiker
| editing = Greg Watson
| editor = Greg Watson
| studio = [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]
| company = [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]
| network = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| distributor = AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc.
| released = {{Film date|1977|4}}
| released = {{Start date|1977|11|22}}
| runtime = 27 minutes
| runtime = 27 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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* ''[[The Flintstones on Ice]]''
* ''[[A Flintstone Christmas]]''
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'''''Energy: A National Issue''''' is a 1977 American [[animation|animated]] [[educational film]] featuring characters from ''[[The Flintstones]]'' franchise and narrated by [[Charlton Heston]]. It was produced in 1976 by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] of [[Georgetown University]] and was also the final ''Flintstones'' production to feature [[Alan Reed]] as the voice of [[Fred Flintstone]], recorded very shortly before his death in 1977. The film was distributed to schools on [[16 mm film|16 mm format]] and was also broadcast that year in many areas as a [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[television special]].<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11468099?selectedversion=NBD1052294 ''Energy: A National Issue''], retrieved July 28, 2016.</ref>

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'''''Energy: A National Issue''''' is a 1977 American [[animation|animated]] [[educational film]] starring [[The Flintstones]] and narrated by [[Charlton Heston]]. It was produced in 1976 by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] of [[Georgetown University]] and was also the final ''Flintstones'' production to feature [[Alan Reed]] as the voice of [[Fred Flintstone]] before his death in 1977. The film was distributed on [[16 mm film|16 mm format]] to various schools in April 1977 and was later broadcast on [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] television on November 22, 1977.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11468099?selectedversion=NBD1052294 ''Energy: A National Issue''], retrieved July 28, 2016.</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film opens in [[prehistory|prehistoric times]] where [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]] and [[Wilma Flintstone]] rely on a dwindling wood supply for their thermal and cooking needs. While their pet dinosaur [[Dino (The Flintstones)|Dino]] watches, Fred begins to chip away at black rocks, believing they could offer a power that is not immediately apparent by their inert state. Later, as Wilma is serving him an elaborate vegetarian lunch, Fred tells her he encountered a travelling stranger who agreed to accept the black rocks in exchange for a [[bow and arrow]] which Fred refers to as a "cat gut on a stick spear thrower" device. Fred uses this new device as a toy, unaware of its full potential.
The film opens in [[prehistory|prehistoric times]] where [[Fred Flintstone]] and his wife [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]] rely on a dwindling wood supply for their thermal and cooking needs. While their pet dinosaur [[Dino (The Flintstones)|Dino]] watches, Fred begins to chip away at black rocks, believing they could offer a power that is not immediately apparent by their inert state. Later, as Wilma is serving him an elaborate vegetarian lunch, Fred tells her he encountered a travelling stranger who agreed to accept the black rocks in exchange for a [[bow and arrow]] which Fred refers to as a "cat gut on a stick spear thrower" device. Fred uses this new device as a toy, unaware of its full potential.


Fred and Wilma are then propelled across the span of post-[[Stone Age]] civilization as the characters turn up in [[ancient Rome]], the [[Renaissance]], [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial America]], post-[[American Civil War|Civil War America]], and the [[1970s energy crisis|suburban 1970s]] while addressing the difficulties in creating an energy self-sufficient society. Fred is featured in a musical sequence singing and dancing about energy efficiency, while Wilma is shown as a then-contemporary politician trying to appease an agitated rally crowd that is doubting her competency on energy-related issues.
Fred and Wilma are then propelled across the span of post-[[Stone Age]] civilization as the characters turn up in [[ancient Rome]], the [[Renaissance]], [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial America]], post-[[American Civil War|Civil War America]], and the [[1970s energy crisis|suburban 1970s]] while addressing the difficulties in creating an energy self-sufficient society. Fred is featured in a musical sequence singing and dancing about energy efficiency, while Wilma is shown as a then-contemporary politician trying to appease an agitated rally crowd that is doubting her competency on energy-related issues.
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As Fred and Wilma discover many facts about energy and the economy, viewers realize they must use our energy sources more efficiently to buy time to solve the problem.
As Fred and Wilma discover many facts about energy and the economy, viewers realize they must use our energy sources more efficiently to buy time to solve the problem.


==Cast==
==Voice cast==
*[[Charlton Heston]] – Narrator (voice)
*[[Charlton Heston]] as Narrator
*[[Alan Reed]] – [[Fred Flintstone]] (singing provided by [[Henry Corden]])
*[[Alan Reed]] as [[Fred Flintstone]] (singing provided by [[Henry Corden]])
*[[Jean Vander Pyl]] – Wilma Flintstone
*[[Jean Vander Pyl]] as [[Wilma Flintstone]]


==Production credits==
==Production credits==
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* '''Graphics''': Iraj Paran
* '''Graphics''': Iraj Paran
* '''A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION'''
* '''A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION'''
* '''HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC. ©MCMLXXVI All rights reserved.'''
* '''HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC. ©MCMLXXVII All rights reserved.'''
* '''Distributed by AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA'''
* '''Distributed by AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA'''


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Latest revision as of 02:37, 16 November 2024

Energy: A National Issue
Written byGerard H. Baldwin
Directed byGerard H. Baldwin
StarringFred Flintstone
Wilma Flintstone
Voices ofAlan Reed
Jean Vander Pyl
Henry Corden
Narrated byCharlton Heston
Music byDean Elliott
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRoss M. Sutherland
CinematographyJerry Smith
Frank Paiker
EditorGreg Watson
Running time27 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseNovember 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)
Related

Energy: A National Issue is a 1977 American animated educational film featuring characters from The Flintstones franchise and narrated by Charlton Heston. It was produced in 1976 by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Georgetown University and was also the final Flintstones production to feature Alan Reed as the voice of Fred Flintstone, recorded very shortly before his death in 1977. The film was distributed to schools on 16 mm format and was also broadcast that year in many areas as a syndicated television special.[1]

Plot

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The film opens in prehistoric times where Fred Flintstone and his wife Wilma rely on a dwindling wood supply for their thermal and cooking needs. While their pet dinosaur Dino watches, Fred begins to chip away at black rocks, believing they could offer a power that is not immediately apparent by their inert state. Later, as Wilma is serving him an elaborate vegetarian lunch, Fred tells her he encountered a travelling stranger who agreed to accept the black rocks in exchange for a bow and arrow which Fred refers to as a "cat gut on a stick spear thrower" device. Fred uses this new device as a toy, unaware of its full potential.

Fred and Wilma are then propelled across the span of post-Stone Age civilization as the characters turn up in ancient Rome, the Renaissance, colonial America, post-Civil War America, and the suburban 1970s while addressing the difficulties in creating an energy self-sufficient society. Fred is featured in a musical sequence singing and dancing about energy efficiency, while Wilma is shown as a then-contemporary politician trying to appease an agitated rally crowd that is doubting her competency on energy-related issues.

As Fred and Wilma discover many facts about energy and the economy, viewers realize they must use our energy sources more efficiently to buy time to solve the problem.

Voice cast

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Production credits

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  • Production Liaison: Sandra Granzow, Francis X. Murray, M. Jon Vondracek
  • Technical Consultants: Jack H. Bridges, Joan Sandgren Bridges, Christa D.K. Dantzler, Roger W. Sant
  • Produced by: Ross M. Sutherland
  • Written and Directed by: Gerard H. Baldwin
  • Voices: Alan Reed (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma), Henry Corden (Fred's songs)
  • Music: Dean Elliott
  • Lyrics: John Bradford, Gerard H. Baldwin
  • Design: Robert Dranko, Rosemary O'Connor, Walt Peregoy, Charles McElmurry, Roy Morita, Don Jurwich, Tom Knowles
  • Backgrounds: Bob McIntosh, Gloria Wood, Eric Semones, Walt Peregoy
  • Animation: Irv Spence, Oliver Callahan, Rudy Zamora, Fred Hellmich, Alan Zaslove, Bob Goe, Lee Mishkin, Frank Andrina, Mark Glamack, Fred Grable, Allen Wilsbach, Joel Seibel
  • Assistant Director: Cindy Smith
  • Sequence Director: Carl Urbano
  • Editor: Greg Watson
  • Camera: Jerry Smith, Frank Paiker
  • Scene Planning: Cindy Smith, Evelyn Sherwood
  • Sound: Dick Olson
  • Ink & Paint: Billy Kerns
  • Xerox: Star Wirth
  • Graphics: Iraj Paran
  • A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
  • HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC. ©MCMLXXVII All rights reserved.
  • Distributed by AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

References

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  1. ^ Energy: A National Issue, retrieved July 28, 2016.
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