2006-06-28 10:51:48 · 17 answers · asked by carmelcornprincess 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
That is a good question. But I guess they have to eat and drink so they have the energy to power thier car. Plus where else would they get slushies at?
2006-06-28 14:57:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jester 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off, the cars seem to run on their own once the feet get them moving (so evidently they didnt have ignitions, starters or transmissions in the stone age)
The gas stations are also use to do repairs, such as replacing wheels.
Also, as with many Hanna Barbera cartoons, a location scene (such as the gas station in question) was added as needed to keep the story moving. Like many cartoons, things dont always make sense from a real world perspective. Sure, it seems odd. Here they had gasoline-combustion engines, airplanes, TVs, radios, elevators, and pwer tools (of a sort), but didnt have things like starters, brakes, windshields, or lightbulbs.
Thats the nice thing about cartoons, there are no restrictions on the story that would make a live action version difficult or impossible. Things like gravity, aerodynamics, the flow of time, skewed perspectives, impossible camera angles, weather, physics, and so on. Just about anything can be done in a cartoon.
Since cartoons are not 'real' the creators dont have to follow the restrictions imposed by real life.
2006-06-28 20:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by Bradly T Weatherford Jones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I can remember there has never been a gas station on the Flintstones. I have watched the show since it was first aired. Now there has been drive-in diners.
2006-06-29 08:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by Pete S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. That's right!!! There were gas stations on the Flintstones.
2006-06-28 11:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Nora T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their feet are only used to start the car - if you notice, once it is moving the feet stop moving. Other than that possibility, I have no idea! Good observation!
2006-06-28 10:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes Fred has to leave the car running and run inside for a sec. He doesn't want to shut the car off because his carburetor is messed up and it won't start up easily. Fred is a blue collar worker and poor. He couldn't afford a better ride
2006-06-28 11:01:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats an excellen question. Maybe to feed the dinosaur pulling the car or something!
2006-06-28 11:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by googirl77 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was for the cars of people who had their feet amputated for one reason or another.
2006-06-28 10:58:24 · answer #8 · answered by wbecca52 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use the gas to keep their feet running. :D
2006-06-28 17:07:03 · answer #9 · answered by MagnificentOne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they spary the feet because in the cartoon they become overheated and irritated also they clean the thing to
2006-06-28 14:15:50 · answer #10 · answered by azrael226 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋