>>481590 The first live action movie was in 1994 and the sequel didn't happen until years later (2000) and was badly conceptualized which is why it failed. The cartoons are still popular and even still play worldwide, dubbed in foreign languages, even in countries where American sitcoms are no longer rating like they used to.
Plus, the Mark Russell was less than ten years ago and it was nominated for two Eisners, won a Harvey and was well-received even if /pol-tards consider it 'too woke' today.
>>481590 Flinstones was a Honeymooners parody. It is stuck as a product of the mid 20th century US of A. It is GOOD that is fell off a cliff in the 90s, maybe it landed in a nice tar pit.
>>481590 Considering it started out as a sitcom parody, it's amazing it lasted as long as it did. TMNT still has legs because it was able to transcend its origins as a parody. Flintstones never did.
>>481637 >boomer nostalgia Like Scooby-Doo, it was also popular with Gen Xers and millennials thanks to re-runs. In a way though Scooby-Doo is in a worse position, an IP that's being kept alive for the sake of keeping it alive, with very little to show for it.
Properties like the Flintstones and Yogi Bear basically needed to be constantly on television to maintain their momentum as franchises. The shift over to Boomerang not only put it and most other HB franchises out of reach for most kids but also encouraged executives, especially ones with no connections to the material like most people at WB, to think of them as things that mainly held appeal only for nostalgic value and that didn't need new shows as a result.
Note that Scooby and Tom & Jerry didn't wind up becoming Boomerang exclusive, kept getting new material, and remain just as popular as they ever were.
