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Random cartoon trivia: The Flagstones

The Flagstones pilot, sometimes referred to as the “lost pilot,” was a short, 90 seconds animation created in 1959 to pitch the series to potential sponsors and networks. It introduced the basic setup of the characters and their Stone Age world but never aired on TV. The scene from this pilot would later be re-used for the episode "The Swimming Pool" (s1 e03)

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