First appearance The Blessed Event Species Caveman | Gender Female Creator Hanna-Barbera | |
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Portrayed by BabyJean Vander Pyl (1963–1994)Russi Taylor (1993–present)Aria Curzon (Cave Kids)Tress MacNeille (Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law)ChildJean Vander Pyl (A Flintstone Christmas)Pamela Anderson (The Flintstones: Little Big League)TeenagerSally Struthers (1971–1972)Mickey Stevens (1972)Russi Taylor (1980–present)Grey DeLisle (Johnny Bravo)AdultMegan Mullally (I Yabba-Dabba Do! and A Flintstone Family Christmas)Kath Soucie (Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby) Occupation None (as a child/teenager)Advertising agency executive Family Fred Flintstone (father)Wilma Flintstone (mother)Ed Flintstone (paternal grandfather)Edna Flintstone (paternal grandmother)Pearl Slaghoople (maternal grandmother)Ricky Slaghoople (maternal grandfather)Mica Slaghoople (maternal aunt)Mickey Slaghoople (maternal aunt)Jerry Slaghoople (maternal uncle)Barney Rubble (godfather/father-in-law)Betty Rubble (godmother/mother-in-law)Stony Flintstone (adopted brother) Spouse(s) Bamm-Bamm Rubble (husband) Played by Similar Bamm‑Bamm Rubble, Wilma Flintstone, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Dino | ||
Pebbles Flintstone (also known as Pebbles Flintstone-Rubble as an adult) is a fictional character in the Flintstones franchise. The red-haired daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles is born near the end of the third season. She is most famous in her infant form on The Flintstones, but has also appeared at various other ages, including as a teenager on the early 1970s spin-off The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and as an adult in three made-for-television movies. She spent most of her time with Bamm-Bamm Rubble, her childhood best friend whom she eventually marries.
Contents
- Fictional character biography
- Chronology
- Infanttoddler
- Childpre teen
- Teenager
- Adult
- Character marketing
- Portrayal
- References
Fictional character biography
According to the February 22, 1963, edition of TV Guide, Pebbles was born at the Bedrock Rockapedic Hospital on February 22, 10,000 B.C. That particular year was never actually cited within the show itself; most versions of the show put the Flintstones' era as circa 1,000,000 B.C.
As an infant, Pebbles quickly became lifelong best friends with her next-door neighbor, Bamm-Bamm Rubble.
As a pre-teen, Pebbles was an excellent baseball player, which led to a misadventure involving her father, as seen in the primetime special The Flintstones: Little Big League.
By the time she was a teenager, Pebbles was noted for getting Bamm-Bamm and their friends into various misadventures, mostly due to sharing her dad's penchant for schemes that would inevitably backfire (such as causing a strike by Bedrock's city employees when she was elected honorary mayor for a week). She and her friends attended Bedrock High School; Pebbles had a catchphrase similar to her father's: "Yabba-Dabba-Doozie!"
As an adult, Pebbles pursued a career in advertising and married Bamm-Bamm. After this, the newly married couple moved to Hollyrock, a fictional, prehistoric version of Hollywood, California. They eventually had a son named Chip and a daughter named Roxy, who were fraternal twins.
Chronology
Through the various Flintstones incarnations, the age of Pebbles has varied widely, appearing as an adolescent in one spin-off and as an infant again in the next. Arranged roughly in chronological order, the Flintstones incarnations in which Pebbles has made appearances are as follows:
Infant/toddler
Child/pre-teen
Teenager
Adult
Character marketing
In 1963, when Hanna-Barbera decided to add a baby to the show, their first choice was a boy. When Ideal Toy Company heard this, company executives approached Hanna-Barbera with a proposal to change the baby character to a girl for which the toymaker could create a doll, and Hanna-Barbera agreed.
Pebbles, in her conventional toddler incarnation, is sometimes seen in the various Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles cereal commercials that have been produced over the years.