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For the last half of Season 2, a truncated ending title was used. This end title still used the "Rise and Shine" theme, however the 10 second sequence where Fred puts out the milk bottles and closes the front door was removed, and the theme song was bridged to account for the gap. Unfortunately, the Season 2 DVD box set does not show this truncated end title, and as of 2006 this footage is still considered "lost".

In 1970s Hungary, the series' dialogue was rewritten in prose by renowned playwright, poet and satirist József Romhányi, who made all of the characters speak in constant rhymes and wordplays, and inserted cultural references not found in the original dialogue. Most of the cast were also given new names that often also rhymed with each other (Frédi & Béni for Fred & Barney, and Vilma & Irma for Wilma & Betty), and even the Hungarian title had a rhyme in it ("Frédi és Béni, avagy a két kökorszaki szaki", meaning "Freddy and Benny, or the Two Stone-Age Pals/Handyman"). All of the music and sound effects were also redone, though music was only minimally used, allowing the snappy dialogue to carry the series. The show became an astonishing success in the country, Romhányi became a celebrated star and the voice actors were often asked to perform comedy routines at various events or on TV, dressed as their cartoon counterparts. The dub's cult status continues to influence many Hungarian cartoon dubs even to this day. Romhányi's reasoning for this drastic reinterpretation was that he felt the rhymes and wordplays would add not only a new layer of humor, but also help non-Americans familiarize themselves with the American themes and jokes. One urban legend even claims that upon hearing of the show's success in Hungary, the original creators attempted to rewrite the dialogue in verse, however there are no known records to confirm this rumor. Hungary did produce a series of official Flintstones filmstrips with rhyming dialogue cards, which were indeed exported to other countries and translated into other languages, which might be where the rumor originated from. Since only part of the series was dubbed in the '70s, it was given a modern Hungarian dub during the mid-to-late 2000s, with the new translators making great efforts to stay true to the spirit of Romhányi's work. This dub kept the original soundtrack, but changed character names even further (Frédi Flintstone to Kovakövi Frédi and Béni Rubble to Kavicsi Béni) and added more contemporary pop culture jokes. Some episodes and spin-off movies were also dubbed during the '90s for VHS releases, these versions had no rhyming and stayed faithful to the original dialogue.

Since 1997, a slightly truncated new color version of the original opening and closing credits have been added to first and second season episodes airing on some stations. In addition, the Laserdisc versions of first season episodes have the complete color credits that include the ABC network logo (stone age version!) at the very end. It is widely believed that the only complete, uncut versions of the first and second year episodes complete with commercial promos exist as 16 mm black and white prints in the hands of a few collectors.

The show was broadcast in black-and-white for the first two seasons (1960-1962), although all materials (episodes, Winston cigarette commercials, and opening/closing sequences) were always produced in color (thus the color versions of the "Rise and Shine" opening/closing credits that now air).

The original opening credits for the first two seasons of the show feature Fred driving home (presumably from work), along the way stopping to gets his gas filled up and buy a dress for Wilma. When he gets home, he walks right pass Wilma (grabbing the food she offers him), and then pops back into the shot to give her a kiss. He then proceeds to hop into his chair (requiring a green Dino to hop *out* of the chair), turns on the TV, and proceeds to tune in to "The Flintstones, sponsored by Winston Cigarettes..." This credits sequence also featured a different (instrumental) theme song, "Rise and Shine." The more familiar "Meet the Flintstones" opening sequence and theme song were not used until season three (1962-1963). Due to the decision to use standardized credits in syndication, the early version of the credits went unseen for almost 30 years, although "Rise and Shine" is still present as incidental score in most episodes. Turner finally began distributing prints using the original opening credits sequence (in color and on the shows that it orginally aired with) in 1997, minus its plugs for Winston.

The original closing credits to the first two seasons of the show are similar, but not identical, to the more familiar version. After turning off the TV from the opening credits, Fred goes off to his room (and Dino hops back into the chair). Quietly walking into his room so as not to wake the sleeping Wilma, Fred closes the cover on the bird's cage in the bedroom and yawns, cross-fading to a shot of lights going off one-by-one around Bedrock as everyone turns in for the night. Fred sets the milk bottles out for the milkman, then puts the cat out, who, instead of sneaking back into the house and putting *Fred* out as in the more familiar version, simply slips back into the house and locks the door before Fred can get in. Fred starts pounding on the door, screaming "Wilma!" "Wilma, open this door," louder and louder as he does, causing all those lights that went out around town to all come back one again, one by one. This sequence, like the original opening, was scored with "Rise and Shine."

All pre-February 1963 (meaning "pre-Pebbles") episodes feature only Fred, Wilma, and Dino going to the drive-in/coming home from the drive-in.

Episodes which contain Pebbles but not Bamm-Bamm (February 1963- October 1963), save for episode 4.3 "Little Bamm-Bamm" feature Fred, Wilma, Dino and Pebbles going to the drive-in/coming home from the drive-in (completely new insert shots features Fred going in to pick Pebbles up and take her to the car). The corresponding end credits have a copyright of "1962," although episodes which were produced in 1960 and 1961 (which originally aired with the "Rise and Shine" opening credits) appeared in syndication with this set of credits.

Episodes with both kids (from November 1963 on) have not only all three Flintstones (and Dino) going to/coming home from the movies, but also all three Rubbles as well. The corresponding end credits have a copyright of "1965," although episodes which were produced in 1963 and 1964 appeared in syndication with this set of credits (these episodes originally featured the "Pebbles' version). Virtually all of the syndicated prints (and most copies broadcast today) feature incorrect end credits (which were always episode-specific during the original run of the show), except for the three episodes from which the syndicated opening/closings were pulled. For syndication, all of the episodes were re-edited to have standardized opening and closing credits. The "Meet the Flintstones" version of the credits/theme was used, with these variations depending on original air date:

An episode featuring stereotypical Cowboys and Indians (episode 2.2 "Drag-Along Flintstone") was banned in parts of Canada after complaints from the Native community.

The 2004 Region 1 DVD release of Season 1 restores the original opening and closing credits, but omits the Winston Cigarettes portion. The DVD set also includes alternate versions of the opening and closing credits featuring ads for One-a-Day Vitamins. These shorter opening credits omit the scenes showing Fred taking his dinner from Wilma and kissing her and Dino hopping out of the chair. The only difference in the closing credits is the presence of a One-a-Day billboard which is visible on Bedrock's skyline.