Spending time with Fred and Barney

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

If the source is MeTV which broadcasts The Flintstones, they partially zoom in on a lot of the old 4:3 shows to help fill out a 16:9 screen without cutting off too much of the top and bottom, which may answer why it doesn't fit the roundie viewing area.

This.

Looking at those images, it's obvious that the text extends beyond the safe title area even for a rectangular tube.

[WA3WLJ]

Barney Rubble is the secondary main character and Fred's best friend and next-door neighbor. His occupation is, for the most part of the series, unknown, though later episodes depict him working in the same quarry as Fred.

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