# Barney Meet

Fred and barney meet the Shmoo is an American animated package show and a spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980. The 90-minute show is a repackaging of episodes from Fred and barney meet the Thing combined with the addition of The New Shmoo episodes (which was originally broadcast as a stand-alone half-hour series).The series contained the following three segments: The New Fred and Barney Show (a revival of The Flintstones) – one episode, 30 minutes The Thing (based on the Marvel Comics superhero Thing) – two episodes, 11 minutes each The New Shmoo (based on the Li'l Abner comic strip character Shmoo) – one episode, 30 minutesDespite the show's title, the three segments remained separate and did not crossover with one another. The characters of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Thing and Shmoo were only featured together in brief bumpers between segments, and the original half-hour episodes of The New Shmoo were now split into two-parters, allowing more mingling and mixing of the program's individual segments.