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The Flintstones: On the Rocks is a 2001 American animated made-for-television film featuring characters from mh:besttvshows:The Flintstones franchise. It debuted on November 3, 2001 on Cartoon Network and was directed by mh:terribletvshows:Chris Savino and David Smith.

Plot
Fred and Wilma's marriage is in serious jeopardy, as Wilma is growing tired of Fred's attitude, especially while Barney and Betty are enjoying a happy life well into their marriage, to the point that a visit to a family therapist results in a physical altercation between Fred and Wilma. On Fred and Wilma's anniversary, which they both forgot, the Rubbles arrange a trip to Rockapulco in an attempt to save the Flintstones' marriage.

Shortly after their arrival, a thief, Xavier, steals a diamond from a jewelry store and is chased by the guard into the same hotel the Flintstones and Rubbles are staying at. In the ensuing chaos, Xavier's bag is switched with Wilma's, and he immediately begins plotting to get the diamond back. At first, things do not improve between Fred and Wilma, to the point that Wilma lashes out at Fred and very nearly decides to divorce him, but she stumbles across the diamond in her suitcase and, assuming that Fred bought it as a surprise present, quickly makes up with him. Capitalizing on the circumstances, Fred goes along with the charade, but their newfound passion is short-lived, as Fred's demeanor slowly puts Wilma off again. While spying on Wilma, Xavier notices this and masquerades as a suave Englishman in order to woo Wilma by inviting her to dinner. Wilma accepts the invitation and spends time with Xavier.

Fred, feeling guilty, decides to make it up to Wilma, but catches her from afar with Xavier and is heartbroken, and he starts to drink himself silly while speaking with another attractive woman at the bar. Wilma rebuffs Xavier's advances out of loyalty to Fred, but changes her mind when she sees him with the lady. While dancing, however, Xavier reveals his true intentions and attempts to take the diamond from Wilma, who was wearing it as a necklace. A chase ensues throughout the ballroom with Fred, Barney and Xavier each trying to get the diamond, but it eventually falls into Wilma's hands, prompting Xavier to abduct her and flee in his car. The ensuing car chase eventually leads to a bridge above a volcano, where Xavier threatens to kill Wilma if she does not hand the diamond over. Fred appears and gives a passionate speech about how he has not realized until now that even though he was not rich enough to buy the diamond, he is still the richest man in the world just by having Wilma as his wife.

Fred tries to attack him, but Xavier punches Fred unconscious. Wilma subdues Xavier and he is arrested by the same lady who Fred spoke with at the bar earlier, who is revealed to have been a policewoman on Xavier's trail. With their marriage restored, Fred and Wilma enjoy the rest of their trip, while Barney and Betty begin to bicker about their own marriage after seeing the passion Fred and Wilma ultimately displayed for each other. Over the end credits, Dino, who was assigned by Fred to guard their home, is revealed to have made a complete mess and left the home in the hands of his friends before leaving on his own trip.

Why It Rocks (No Pun Intended)

 * 1) Jazzy and catchy music during the movie.
 * 2) Good voice acting, from the likes of Jeff Bergman, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tress MacNeile and Grey Griffin, that make good interpretations of the original voices of the original cartoon.
 * 3) Nice character designs, made by character designer Craig Kellman, since were the redesigns that were used in The Flintstones' 35th anniversary merchandising, and these redesigns were very well used in this film.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Unfortunately, the film was never released on home video by Warner Home Video or digitally on VOD services or streaming (namely HBO Max), since the only way to watch the film is through bootleg torrent copies on internet. Is also sad that it was only aired two times in the American Cartoon Network and was never rerun again in the channel.
 * 2) There's a animation error, when Betty's eyes are messed up.

Trivia

 * This film was dedicated to both William Hanna and Hoyt Curtin, who died in 2001 and 2000.
 * This film also was the last time that any original voice actors, more precisely John Stephenson as Mr. Slate, would appear in a Flintstones related project, as well it is the only Flintstones production to be produced by mh:besttvshows:Cartoon Network Studios after the mh:besttvshows:Hanna-Barbera was shut down and absorbed into mh:besttvshows:Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.

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