The Hatrocks

The Hatrocks are characters in The Flintstones. 
== About the Hatrocks ==
They are a prehistoric hillbilly family that reside at San Cemente, an estate at the top of a mountain in Arkanstone. In their first appearance, "The Bedrock Hillbillies", upon discovering that the late Zeke Flintstone has descendants, they lure the Flintstones and Rubbles there with a phony letter. Once they got there, a centuries long feud continued. They found out that the feud began when a Flintstone made a derogatory remark about a portrait of Mona Hatrock. The feud ends when Pebbles and Slab wander off, and almost go over a waterfall. Fred saves the babies, and the families celebrate with a party. Unfortunately, Fred makes the same nasty remark about the portrait that his ancestor did, and the feud's on again.
Later, the Hatrocks pay the Flintstones a visit on their way to the World's Fair. They stay there a week, causing lots of trouble. Fred seeks help from the Gruesomes, but they can't scare the hillbillies off. Upon discovering that the Hatrocks hate "bug music," the Flintstones, Rubbles, and Gruesomes sing the Four Insects' signature song, "I Said, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah". The Hatrocks continue on to the World's Fair, until they see a billboard advertising "Bug Music with the Four Insects," and immediately return to their home in Arkanstone. 
The Hatrock clan consists of patriarch Jethro, Jed, Granny, Gruvella, baby son Slab, Cousin Benjy, Cousin Maybelle, pet dinosaur Percy, and an un-named pig. Although Slab is a blonde in his first appearance, his hair is dark in "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes". Another change is that Gruvella is plump in "The Bedrock Hillbillies", but skinny in "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes". Benjy doesn't appear again after "The Bedrock Hillbillies", and Maybelle neither spoke nor appeared onscreen when Benjy called her.
"The Bedrock Hillbillies" was a spoof of both The Beverly Hillbillies and the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes" was intended to capitalize on Beatlemania and the British Invasion, both of which began in early 1964. The World's Fair also began in 1964, hence its inclusion in "The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes".
 
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