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A rare opportunity to span millennia, as Fred Flintstone tucks into his Cocoa Pebbles while Barney beams in as Mr. Spock. This setup comes from Post Cereal's 1993 spoof commercial campaign, where The Flintstones parodied pop culture icons ranging from Star Trek to Dick Tracy and Fruity & the Beast.
The setup includes two original hand-painted 12-field production cels. One features Barney in his stone-age transporter, fully dressed in Spock uniform. The second cel shows Fred, full-figure with cereal bowl in hand. While the Fred cel comes from a different commercial in the same campaign, it pairs naturally here and sits cleanly over the Key Master production background, which is original to the Barney scene.
The background is hand-painted with classic Hanna-Barbera layout styling and warm prehistoric tones. Barney measures approximately 3.25 inches tall while Fred stands at 4 inches. Paint across all layers remains strong, and condition is Very Good with minor handling wear as expected from production art.
This is a brilliant crossover piece from a time when cartoon advertising could still get weird and wonderful in the best way. A strong collector setup with Hanna-Barbera, Star Trek, and vintage cereal advertising crossover! Dimensions: 33.5 cm x 27 cm (13.25" x 10.75")
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Estimate: £900 - 1,800 Ω
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