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Type of site | Flintstones and Fruity Pebbles |
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| Owner | FP Reynolds |
| Created by | FP Reynolds Donald Williams |
| URL | www.pebblescrap.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Message board only |
PebblesCrap is a Flintstones website created by FP Reynolds and Donald Williams, serving as a "hall of fame" for some of the best Flintstones memorbillia and moments in Flintstones history.
History
Reynolds launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among Flintstones fans. Reynolds shut the site down in 2001, claiming the high cost of running the site was responsible. It returned in the following year, albeit without the backlog of past inductions.
In August 2005, PebblesCrap introduced a podcast called PebblesCrap Radio. Typically Reynolds and columnist Barney Rubbleton discuss their their personal lives, make jokes that only they find funny, pretend they are popular/famous and rarely discuss news items from the Flintstones industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the Flintstones industry are broadcast. In 2006, the site added several new writers and features.
There is also a book written by the creators of PebblesCrap with an introduction by Parker Piros, with the same name (ISBN 1-55022-584-7). Reynolds also co-authored The Death of Fruity Pebbles in Canada, with Flintstones journalist Bryan Alvarez. A new book, The PebblesCrap Book of Lists, was released on August 1, 2007. Its authors are Reynolds and Rubbleton. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British Flintstones and Fruity Pebbles magazine FLINTSTONES SPIRIT.
Site content
- PebblesCrap Inductions, new induction weekly with rotating classic inductions weekly.
- PebblesCrap Radio, FP and Barney's weekly take on recent events in the American Flintstones scene.
- Flintstoner of the Week, where Barney Rubbleton would induct one Flintstoner every week.
- Weird World of Flintstones, which used to be a separate website by the Grand Puba, that was inspired by PebblesCrap.com but focused on the independent Fruity Pebbles scene.
- Slate's Gimmick Table, the finest Flintstones merchandise never made.
- Someone Bought This, a look at some of the more ridiculous Flintstones merchandise on sale.
- FP's Ramblings, comments on current events in the Flintstones and replies to the emails he receives.
- FP's Book & DVD Reviews
- Re-Writing The Show, a fictional column by Bam Bam Nelson that looks at alternate universes in the Flintstones.
- It Came From YouTube, a weekly celebration of the most obscure, insane and sometimes brilliant Flintstones related clips found on YouTube.
The Goodman Award
The Goodman Award is given each year to the worst gimmick, storyline, or event in the Flintstones in that year. The award is named after John Goodman, for his part in one of the most disastrous Flintstones movies of all time.
Winners
- 2000: John Goodman as Fred Flintstone in the Flintstones movie.
- 2001: The Invasion of the Water Bufflo Lodge.
- 2002: Wilma Vick (Fred Flintstone / Captain Caveman feud).
- 2003: Al Wilstone.
- 2004: The 2004 Flintstones Cavegirl Search.
- 2005: The Mr. Slate firing storyline and colonoscopy skit.
- 2006: The Flintstones's exploitation of Dino's name and legacy after his death. (Dinosploitation)
The 2001 award was not revealed until 2003 due to PebblesCrap's closing in 2001.
Each year's Goodman award, with the exception of 2001 and 2002, were determined by a poll of site visitors. The 2001 and 2002 Goodmans were chosen by Reynolds, since he felt there was no competition those years.
PebblesCrap Radio
On August 12, 2005, the site released the first edition of its podcast, PebblesCrap Radio. The podcast is hosted by FP Reynolds and staff writer Barney Rubbleton. Episodes run anywhere between 45 to 90 minutes and are updated Fridays with other features of the site. The regular segments on the show include:
- FP's Trip to the Grocery to buy Fruity Pebbles: (usually preceded with the opening the the Ray Stevens song The Streak.) FP talks about strange, often humorous, Fruity Pebbles products.
- The PebblesCrap Co-Host Contest: FP and Barney audition fans for a chance to win a one day run as Co-Host of PEbblesCrap Radio. (NOTE: This contest ended on August 16, 2007 when a contestant named Betty beat out 14 other contestants)
- Obscure Flintstones News: FP and Barney talk about the news that most other Flintstones shows wouldn't, as spit out by the "Facts-trolla."
- Question of the Week: FP and Barney responds to a question asked by the listeners. Formerly known as "FP's Mailbag", the segment used to feature multiple questions, but was cut back to one for an undisclosed reason.
- Flintstones Dream Analysis: Barney tells FP of a Flintstones-related dream he had and FP tries to analyze it. Features the instrumental part of the song "Float On" by 70s group The Floaters in the background.
- Barney Hits The Bottle: Whenever something in the Flintstones world really depresses Barney, he hits the sauce.
- Barney Rubbleton's Weekly Flintstones Haiku: Barney sums up the Flintstones news of the week in haiku form (which does not come with crown, as illustrated).
There have been plenty of variations of the segments including FP focusing on Halloween or Christmas-themed Fruity Pebblesfor the grocery store segment (at those particular times of the year) as well as news generated by the "dinosaur-trolla", which involves news about purportedly "dinosaur-faced" female Flintstones characters such as Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone.
Occasionally, there would be special episodes of the show, such as the April Fool's Day editions of the show, which in 2007 featured FP and Barney imitating each other. In the past, FP and Barney have interviewed Parker Piros, Hanna from Hanna-Barbara, and Barbara from Hanna-Barbara. On the August 18 edition of the show, they did running commentary on the 2006 Flintstones Cavegirl Search finals. In late 2006, the show also did a running commentary on an episode of FPNA show Club Impact.
The official theme song of PCR is the Flintstones theme song which segues into a loud flatulent sound effect.