Lot 479
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble limited edition cel for The Flintstones entitled 'Soft Soap'



Opening: $200
Estimate: $300 - $400
(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1994) Original limited edition cel for The Flintstones, numbered AP 5/30, featuring Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, and two construction workers singing in a bathtub for a ‘Soft Soap’ commercial. The cel, which is comprised of the bathtub, its occupants, and floating and popping bubbles, is placed on a matching production background. The total character image measures 8.5 x 5.25, with a mat opening of 12 x 9.5. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 21 x 18.5. The lower right corner bears a Hanna-Barbera seal numbered "24547." In fine condition, some wear to the frame.
The famous ‘Soft Soap’ jingle was featured in the episode, ‘The Flintstone Canaries,’ the sixth episode of the fourth season of the original series, which aired on October 24, 1963. The song was sung by Barney Rubble and the Flintstone Canaries for a ‘Soft Soap’ commercial during the fictional program, Hum-Along with Herman Show.