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Pittsburgh Press, Friday, Ocf. 7, I960 CARTOON 'Flintstones7: TV Costliest Half Hour MORTY MtEKLi hi there, I I nTIT Uwl I I'm fine, I ODQDO OH STANLEY HOW (4-) THANkS O'f nnn pv arevou? and how vp If inPNcT If II If $65,000 Per Week By FRED REMINGTON If any of the season's new TV shows can be called a sure-fire success ZTTT. ZTT ijJ i "I- El OS I 1 ffi on the basis of only one exposure, it would be "The Flintstones." It made its first appearance last Friday night. It appears to have been widely viewed and favorably talked about by the people who make or break most TV offerings, the young. When a show wins acceptance among the youngsters, it's in.

We'll be getting our second look at this "adult cartoon series" tonight (Channels 4 and 10, 8:30) so here's a little background on it: There Is a jreneral belief that a cartoon show 1 cheaper fo produce than one with live actors. This Is not so. "The Flint-stones" the most expensive regularly scheduled THE JACKSON TWINS traaiat. SOU ALWAVS I BUT Wt-IETWEE MISS ITS FANTASTIC, NINA AS NINA'S I UNCEK- seeious PELL in line THE whole SCHOOL WILL UTTLE twin UOeVPTT-E wlAOJSON ESTIMATE ME OK NOT WE'LL INCW KNOW ABOUT THIS IN -ACVEET15E- SESSION GO, MIMA I I IN A MINUTE TEN MINUTES TT MENTS FAEAPET PEETTY INPEPENPEWT OWN VCR MEET LIKE D0NDI vX MAI7AM. TO AOP FURTHER MISTAKEN YES, HIS SUACPlAN, yiPPEf HECE'5 I WOW.

CANIELL'S 1 uiTT7T- YOs. IPENTIT I MUST REQUEST FEARING FOR mS THE WEPAL, 60NNA HAVC (5O0P THIS 15 MR. it HIS HkSHN AH, OANiELL- SACETV OBTAINED fT) MISTER' LUCK JUST LIKE THE gLrSJXOr OFFICIAL ASYLUM. WW, f-SLx $EpAt SAVE PEPARTMENT, SZ fT I WU'VE "sfW) GOODNESS BILL HANNA JOE BARBERA What Dimey did for the movies. DAYTIME STATIONS half hour show ever offered on television.

Th ABC network pays the Hanna Barbera Enter, prises $65,000 for each "Flintstones" episode. This is in contrast to the WEDO chair by referring casually to his grandchildren. "I married young," he explains. Among the people providing voices for the aHnna-Barbera animations are Mel Blanc, who has been the voice of Woody Woodpecker, Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny, and Daws Butler. Daws' salary and bonuses from Hanna-Barbera last year totaled per half hour Barbera struck out on their own.

They presently employ 150 people, many of them for-mer associates from the MGM animation studios. "It Is said we are doing for television what Disney did for pictures," Joe Bar-bera said one day recently. "Disney started a famiiy of cartoon characters, like Mickey Mouse and Donald for films such as "Dobie LATI Ml DAY Home) party I Si.tt. wrkfri 5 30-local Newt 5 3i-Houtparty cont. f-IO-Tp of Mortv 10.00-Nowu SporH SocMrity 10.35-Hiah School football Round -Up ir.15 lull.fif.

ftea'd 12.10-Aftomoofl HouM Part Gillis." "Alcoa Presents," and "The Tom Ewell Show." Half-hours with big name stars like "General Electric Theater" and "My Three Sons' 'run around $30,000, where "Leave It To Beaver" comes In for 530.000. FINN fekSSf whv do you don't rent (SSSfe take it T'VI MslodiM A 35-Evomno Moodi 0 On SATURDAY 1 00-CSS World Nw Roundw I I 3- Top of tho Morn in I 30-local Nffevf 0O-C8S New Sporli 9 05-Hnjh School football Round wp t.30 Foorboll Carngit Toh vt Oborlin Col. 4 30 Locol Ntwi 4.35-Footooll Roundup 5 O0-Nwt, Moyo- ooftv (Cont I 5.25-Unitod S'ool- tvnrtiffrt Newf 5 30-Nowi; Houut-party (Cont I 00 Nvn, Soorrt 05-fvtnma Moodl Off DUFFER IS MAKING I THAT? EM PTyATS, CLANCY' ShT The Flintstones" is the latest cartoon series of Bill EVENING, PHIL AT PR0BA8LV I BE DOIN' TONIGHT tWl li 1 1 Mt Hanna and Joe Barbera, DEVLIN'S HALL BE HIS X7M whose "Huckleberry Hound" won an Emmy this year. WEEP1080 They also created 'Tom and Duck, ho became almost national Institutions." Hanna and Barbera plan to pull Yogi Bear out of the "Huckleberry Hound" cartoon and develop a scries with him as its central character. They also have in the works a 75-minute animated feature for theaters starring Yogi.

They see "The Flintstones'' as a more adult show than their previous creations. "We feci the sight is for kids and the sound is for Jerry," "Ruff and Ready" and "Quick Draw McGraw." 7.30-loe Otewt Shaw I 30-Sign Oil SATUITDAT Flonagen I lalley 3.15 SienOH IATI FRIDAY OO-Jork tallev 4 OO-Mark Flonaaan 5 OO-Petry Marthall Drew Show 7. 00-Th, Wee Hot Seat They are veterans of 20 Hanna and Barbera have greatly streamlined the animation process brought to such brilliant perfection by Walt Disney. So painstaking is Disney that for his big hits like "Snow White" and "Cinderella" he has had live actors and actresses play the parts, then translated the films to animation. A "Flintstones" episode represents around 8000 individual drawings for the half hour of film.

A Disney half hour would use at least 17.000 drawings, to achieve the marvclously graceful movements of characters, or of leaves turning gently in the breeze that are the Disney trademarks. years at MGM, which tried unsuccessfully to match Walt Disney's success with animated motion pictures. MGM ultimately threw in the sponge, and Hanna and WDUQFM IATI FRIDAY 4.30-Eve en Prnnsvlvenio 4 45-Compu. Caravan adults," Joe explained. "We OUT OUR WAY 6 00-Finance, Ntwt.

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5 00-Cameu. Caravan 4 00- Newt; Seertt 4.1S-Face le the Future 4 30-0 inner Musi. 7. 00-Port. Star Time 7 30-Serra Club t.view 4 30-Dinner Music Radio Programs Program listings are supplied by the stations and art subject to change without notice.

7.00-A lent Way Frem Heme were a year casting this show, only instead of interviewing live people, we interviewed Joe is a lean man with curly dark hair and flashing white teeth. He is handsomer than most leading men and looks about 27. Then he knocks you off your Franci. Pretronl 7 45 l.li.ieu. Newt I 00- New.

B.lS-ltolion Compete n) Ihis is why Disney cartoons have to go into theaters before they come to TV. No sponsor could handle their original cost. OH, JUST FIXIW jfwELL, I HATE WONPER A MASOM TOLP aw I TO TELL YOU, WHV SO ME THAT THERE A LITTLE ALEC, BUT MAN AIN'T EWOUfiH WHILE I'M THEy 60TAKI CEMENT MACHINIST WORK -Int LAIP UP WITH APPRENTICE MASONS TO KEEP A -IT THIS BUM 7 BOyRUNNlN' Iisgoin' lAAASONBUSV -OJ, HANEV VOUR MACHINE IWFERTH' IKJ HIS SPARE T- J-M WHILE yOJ'RE 1 MACHINE TIME, SO HE'S OFF-HEUSEP JVtRAPETX COIN' MACHIM TO BE A 7 1ST SO HE CAW fMr 1 1 PLASTERER) 1 CEMENT "in 1 AN CEMENT ur. sllLs 1 00-New. IS Sh.rl.tk Helmet Cuarde 9.4i-Gueit 30-Ih.

Silent War Aeaearanre Sian Off 10 Radio Highlighk WATCH the 6:30 p.m. NEWS presented by Mark Schaefer Vet LATE FRIDAY KDKA WCAE I WAMP I KQV WWSW 1030 1250 NIC 1 320 AIC 1410 70 9L9mn W. 9 .7 mn M-W 1 5i 00 Nwti Roc Nwii Bovl Law lornr Aikwi S. Goodman ilS Continued Bill Howell Bui Brom Nwi Continued :30 Wttir; Race Howell Cont. Newt Sront lorry Aiken Coodmon .45 Continued Continued Bull- 5pt.

Continued 6,00 Newt; P. lont Huohet. Jcoll Newt, iranl lorry Aiken Newt; Gibion ,15 A-t fallen Nenb.t Newt; Bill Sho Record Hitt ,30 W'hr; Pollon Neio.tCont. J. Daly, Newt luckei Sot.

i45 Continued Continued Beotty Wthr. Goodman 00 N.vs; Groat I. Ihomot Newt, Bill Ed Morgan S. Goodman i)S Art Pailon Bill Neso Bionr Bunnell Final Continued 30 kennedy- Continued Kennedy- Kennedy Kennedy- sn Continued Nnon Nion 8,00 Kennedy- The Rotory kenneay- kennedy- kenneay- or Gvett Star Nixon Ninon Nnon :30 Wmr PM pgK Niaht Monitor rt. OoBecco lonight Cont.

Continued Continued Continued Continued Continued 9,00 Nwt, P-o- Newt. Dick Nwt; Monitor Rod Roddy Golden Hour ,15 qrom FM BlancHord Continued Snowj Newt Continued Vrtrir.i PM pBh. at Nirj'nt Monitor toady, Cont. Golden Hour Continued Continued Continued Cont.i Nwt Continued 1A iOO Newt; P. line) Newt, Dick Newtj Monitor Rod Rodoy Newt: Accent lltlS Continued Blanchord Continued Cont.i Newt On Melon II :30 P.

l.ne Pgh. at Niohf Monitor Roady Cont. Melody Cont. 3 Scorgbcord Continued Contint'eJ Newt Continued i00 P. long; P.

I. Newt; Scott NwtGaslight Rod Roddy All-Star Final ilS Party l.ne Pgn. at Night Serenade Cont.i Newt Continued i30 P. Lint Continued Serenade Roddy Cont. AII S-or final i4S Portv line Continued Continued Newt Continued 4 '00 Newt, Dick Newt- Dick Nwt; Gaslight Byron Zint 970 Club I Brown; Cont.

Blonchard Serenade Cont.i Net Continued I Wthr.i Brown Pgh at Niahr Serenade Byron Ztnl 970 Club :45 I Continued Cont Nwt I Co- EARLY SATURDAY Yankees followed by Pcnn State Army Fooibail Game at West Point. KDKA AM, FM, 12:43 p. m. 41 WORLD SERIES Pirates vs. Yankees.

WAMP, 12:45 p. m. 41 FOOTBALL Carnegie Tech vs. Oberlin College, WEDO, 1:30 p. m.

FOOTBALL Notre Dame vs. North Carolina at Chapel Hill. KQV, 2:50 P- m. DICK GROAT-Pirate star reports from New York, KDKA, 7:05 p. m.

MXOV KEXMJDY DL- BATE Second program in series. KDKA. WAMP, KQV, WWSW, 7:30 GOLDEN' HOUR Dvorak's "Concerto in Minor for Cello and Orchestra." WWSW, AM, FM, 9:30 p. m. MUSIC ON FM WKJF-FM Chet Atkins is featured on the recording "The Other Chet Atkins." 6:00 p.

m. The People's Natural Gas Company 'Yont Borne Comei rint" WPITFM deeming the Sabbath. 7:30 p. m. WLOA-FM Music of the Bttinf TroaUt Lading Clolhtt Thtt Fit Masters Dukas.

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Call Anytim. BIT. 1-6503 Im :00 Newt; Cordie News; Shafer Newt; let Dave Scott GoodMomino. lilS Continued Good Vogel Show; Net Contmutd I :30 Ne C-rri Pimburgh Newti Vogel Scon Show Morning Continuied Continued Continued Cont i Nwt Continued Newt; Cordic Newt; Shafer Newti lee Dave Scott GooaMornmg W'' Continued Good Morning Vogel Show Cont.i Nwt Continued 0:30 Newt Pittsburgh News; Vocrel Seott Show Nwt; Snyder Corpie Continued Continued Cont.i Nwt Shallenberget I ft -00 Newt; Cord i Newt Shafer Nwt; Monitor Shollenberoer I II Continued Good Mom in- Connnuea Nwt Conrlnutd I eJ '30 Wthr.i Cordie Pittsburgh Nwt, Monitoe Ft Da Beet runt Inn I Continued Football Continued Continued Contim-rf iWHT COATS swarm wewn UNOtRWUR ROUS PAJAJUt 44teM Wve fee- Mil Ceeieoe Fo SEASS Ti4E BAs'E CF CAWET1SG WAT SOiLEO EASILY NCW SiE'S SSFuSa.SriiNS.SO GLJEfiS WHAT CCIC SnE SELECTED- uet'tetfris, -rV 5n5 KlFLSaiSHlNO ,50 SJISS WHAT CCLfi? I ee eri te tU.w iJ-TL Sn5 SELECTED- 'I- 1 Tmm ') I I nO ki o-ll I Fh.ll I Miu. UH I rVilUm tin I ados, Greig, Borodin.

9:03 p. m. KDKA-FM Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler" and Sibelius' "Tapiola." 11:15 p. m. SATURDAY FOOTBALL University of Pittsburgh vs.

University of Miami (Fla.) WCAE, 9:15 a. m. LOOK MOW FllTrW TUiS 1 (UIUKEI I I I tfklCW a IT I r.r-.JC 1 1 rnt.oi-l I P.ft vi. I Continued I Cent. Nwt I Continued 1 ir nrnr Sfr 1 h'5S6C53E3LSf WE'LL u'LSTW CI I UlS hSL A I 7, CAREFUL! AO Yll cavia it 1 b-r-S rH-- srr iriiii- Tr- CARPETS ASAlK.

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Of tr-JJ Lon-inul I I I x.u"i i i-w. BASEBALL FOOTBALL World Scries, Pirates vs. JUNIOR'S FOR YOUR BUDGET "your houst payment paid" PEN REPAIRS WHILE WAIT nCCW 1 If ffVXC M. Sho.boo.Con Ne.vYo Mck.nr.y Co. B.IIHind.

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Continued II liHB 3 A I fB tj :30 WW-Ud Howell. Cont. Continued Ca-olme 'Bill Hind. )i Tbsar- rj. Vt I lmN! 3ZrAr JtJf '4S Football Foorball W-ao-Uo Continued Continued S-Flrl VdrnT VS JL .00 Ftball Football Nwi Monitor Football Record Hit.

v'JSKt iXp' UJ FennStat vt. Continued Goodmori T' eP (i 0 ri, A-my Oklahoma Monitor Continued Goodman 7TrSi I Tf 1 t4S i Continued Continued Continued Wnjo-Uo Continued ON AU FINS itbfuld9en LIVE FREE MH yMI ourHtti Month'i RinA fKfW er Mortgage Payment Paid v---" Junior's Completely Free with the Parelme ef 1 lLl LSU I Thii Homo Entertainmont ci yr Center at XLpT 0ur l0W' L0W' FM -ONLT jyl HATS KDKA-FM mgi. Fine music from 4 p. m. to midnight; news on the hour every day.

"KJF 93.7 mgs. On the air with Instrumental music dally from 7:00 a. m. to 2 a. m.

Saturday until Jim. DECORATIONS Horns -ravori UliCl kCZAX. 23 t.CHAiilS (V) EMERSON 23M TV Stereophonic Hi-Fi Vita penxi iLU Costumes Noviltits SUPPLIES FO ANY SIZI PAKTY I. BOBBINS SON Inc. 120 SEVENTH STREET Sunday, 8:00 a.

m. to midnight. WLOA-FM 96.9 mgs. Good music to 1 a. m.

WriTFM 101.5 mgs Sacred music from 6 to 11 p. m. NETWORK AFFILIATES NBC WAMP; ABC KQV; CBS Daytime WEDO, Mt Keesport (810 on dial); CBS Nighttime WCAfc AM-FM -STEREO-RADIO COMBINATION and William C. general manager Downtown CO. 1-0490 jjpe- 4T- manager, Dcmpsey, of WQED.

I Channel 11 Gives $2000 To WQED Television station WIIC, Channel 11, has made a grant of $2000 to WQED, Pittsburgh's community television station, it has been announced jointly by Robert A. Mortensen, the WIIC general TRLSSWORDS tomorrow In The Tress will be worth $300 in cash. 21-ineh T.le.i- e282 sq. in. AM High Fidelity Rodit FM High Fidelity Tener AM FM Steret Rodio H.gt Fid.lrFy Phonaqroeli Seeneeenoelt Hiqe-H Flieet SS" wide Hoed wood Veeert off Anitnet, dlf ferenf madett cnoott front wATca roi Grand Opening BARNEY'S Till PAINTS LINOLEUM RT.

22. MONROEVILLE frVear Miroce Hilt) ICE AD WXDm OCT. II "This is just another expression on the part of WIIC of the continuing support Channel 11 has been giving to WQED since 1956, when the WIIC employees volunteered their services prior to Channel lis going on the air," Mr. Dempsey said. WQED is a leading pro Dial 101 5 ri fi lit.

ff F.lly (aeiptted Hoete I r. feftr-folnnwef Center Have It Sprayed With Colored Aluminum Root Coating 1 ATf. S-BOOM Hume ON YOUR FM RADIO 5 Full Hours of SACRED MUSIC very evening 6:00 to 11:00 PM. e. uw AS i i I I I I I- GUARANTEE I A li iiA.

setv mr fh ii ducer of programs for educational television stations all over the country. The grant will make possible the addition of much-needed soundproofing material to the station's studios which will bring tfie WQED facilities into close approximation of the technical itandards set You pay only OUR REGULAR LOW-LOW PRICES then we pay you or your IcnaVerd your nexl month's rent or mortgage payment. Make your own terms. NO PAXMfcNl UNTIL DECEMBER. elTOMiE'S 1607 E.

CAHSOBI ST. 95 AMERICA'S RRST AND ONLY Sacred Music Station Altminurt kiiri SVpair. titrt Awiinat-Sidlnt Trt. it r. WMter.

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