Technically, the owner of the fanciful Flintstones house in a posh San Francisco suburb settled a lawsuit with the town of Hillsborough. But the agreement will allow Fred and his friends to remain.

German film auteurs. 90’s Euro dance acts. A Chinese mogul with a dream of keeping “Fred and the Dino alive” in tony California. Embraced by these figures and countless others, the cartoon ...

Let’s keep Fred and the Dino alive and work together to keep on smiling.” It’s pretty hard to argue with that sentiment. Plans for the pop-up to reopen are currently on hold.