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Harvey Korman Voiced the Great Gazoo in The Flintstones’ Final Season
Harvey Korman, known for The Carol Burnett Show and Mel Brooks films, voiced the Great Gazoo in the final season of The Flintstones.
The character was an alien sent to Earth as punishment, and he used powers including levitation and time travel to tease Fred and Barney.
He appeared in 12 episodes.
Some viewers found him annoying and saw his arrival as a sign the show was struggling to stay fresh.
Korman said he was surprised to learn years later that the character was popular, and that Great Gazoo animation cells were valuable to collectors.
The character also appeared in later commercials, video games, comic books and the 2000 film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
A planned Flintstones reboot was scrapped in 2024, and it is unknown whether the Great Gazoo would have appeared.
Harvey Korman voiced the Great Gazoo in the sixth and final season of The Flintstones.
The alien appeared in 12 episodes, making fun of Fred and Barney and displaying powers including levitation and time travel.
Some fans regarded the character as annoying and a sign the show had run out of ideas.
Korman said he felt out of his league as a voice actor but later learned the character was popular with collectors.
The Great Gazoo also appeared in later Flintstones productions, including the 2000 film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
- Who
- Harvey Korman voiced the Great Gazoo, an alien character.
- What
- Korman performed the character in The Flintstones’ final season.
- When
- The sixth and final season; the year is not stated.
- Where
- The Flintstones, an animated television series.
- Why
- The Great Gazoo was sent to Earth from his home planet as punishment.
Some Flintstones fans
Supporters of the Great Gazoo
Reception
Some Flintstones fans
Some fans found the character annoying and saw him as evidence the show was struggling to stay fresh.
Supporters of the Great Gazoo
The character became popular with collectors, and Korman said he was surprised by how well-liked it was.
I didn't know what to do
I'm really not a very good voiceover actor. That's a special, special talent that these people have.
It was a very popular character, the Great Gazoo.
Korman voiced the Great Gazoo, who appeared in 12 episodes.
The Great Gazoo appeared in commercials, video games and comic books.
The Great Gazoo made a brief appearance in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
Fox had a Flintstones reboot planned.
The reboot project was scrapped.
- Voice actor
- Harvey Korman
- Character
- The Great Gazoo
- Series season
- Sixth and final
- Episodes
- 12
- Live-action film appearance
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
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