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The Flintstones

The Flintstones
★ 7.4/10•1960•25m•TV-G•Family•Animation•Comedy
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The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.

Michael Maltese · Writer

Barry Blitzer · Writer

R.S. Allen · Writer

Joseph Barbera · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 30, 1960

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Flintstone FlyerE125m

The Flintstone Flyer

Fred fakes illness so he and Barney can get out of taking their wives to the opera. Using prehistoric helicopter as a means of escape, the two of them join their bowling team for a night of fun. They almost get away with their scheme, until loose-lipped Barney gives away their night's activities.

Sep 30, 1960

Episode 2 - Hot Lips HanniganE225m

Hot Lips Hannigan

Believing he has made Wilma and Betty disappear through magic, Fred capitalizes on his newfound freedom by taking Barney to a nightclub, the Rockland, where an old friend, trumpeter Hot Lips Hannigan, is performing. The jazz is cool until the wives show up to teach their wayward husbands a lesson.

Oct 7, 1960

Episode 3 - The Swimming PoolE325m

The Swimming Pool

Fred and Barney jointly build a swimming pool, but Barney hogs the pool time, angering Fred. To get even, Fred hires a pal to pose as a police officer and break up one of his neighbor's pool parties.

Oct 14, 1960

Episode 4 - No Help WantedE425m

No Help Wanted

Fred uses his influence with a business friend to obtain a job for Barney, who becomes a furniture repossessor. To the dismay of both, Barney's first assignment is to repossess Fred's television! Unwilling to betray his friend, Barney pays off Fred's delinquent television bill with his first paycheck.

Oct 21, 1960

Episode 5 - The Split PersonalityE525m

The Split Personality

A conk on the head turns Fred into an aristocratic sophisticate, whose behavior manages to disrupt the entire city of Bedrock.

Oct 28, 1960

Episode 6 - The Monster from the Tar PitsE625m

The Monster from the Tar Pits

A Hollyrock film company goes on location in Bedrock to film its new feature Monster From The Tar Pits, and gullible Fred is enlisted as stand-in for star Gary Granite. But Fred's real problems begin when Wilma and Betty audition for roles in the film and end up going ga-ga upon meeting movie stars Rock Pile and Wednesday Tuesday.

Nov 4, 1960

Episode 7 - The BabysittersE725m

The Babysitters

Roped into babysitting little Egbert, the child of a friend, Fred and Barney take the tot over to the pal Joe Rockhead's house to watch the fights on television. Egbert befriends Joe's pet runtosaurus and dresses the creature up in his baby clothes, which results in chaos when the pet--whom Fred and Barney mistake for the baby--escapes from the house and dashes up a tree.

Nov 11, 1960

Episode 8 - At the RacesE825m

At the Races

To finance their dream of opening a pool hall, Fred and Barney visit the dinosaur racetrack where Fred bets his entire paycheck on a long shot. He tells Wilma that he has lost his check. When the long shot pays off, Fred and Barney are initially elated, but they quickly realize their problems are only beginning.

Nov 18, 1960

Episode 9 - The Engagement RingE925m

The Engagement Ring

Barney decides to surprise Betty with a belated engagement ring, which he gives to Fred for safekeeping. But Wilma discovers the ring and assumes it is a gift for her. Not wanting to shatter her illusions, Fred decides to buy a second ring, but doesn't have the cash. He cons Barney into going several rounds with a boxing champ in order to win a $500 prize.

Nov 25, 1960

Episode 10 - Hollyrock, Here I ComeE1025m

Hollyrock, Here I Come

Wilma and Betty win a trip to Hollyrock from a television contest. Finding themselves lonely and bored, Fred and Barney take vacations from work and follow them out. When Wilma is ""discovered,"" Fred muscles his own way into the world of television to bring her back.

Dec 2, 1960

Episode 11 - The Golf ChampionE1125m

The Golf Champion

Fred's victory in The Loyal Order of Dinosaurs golf tournament is soured when club president Barney withholds his trophy for nonpayment of club dues. Fred retaliates by demanding that Barney return every item he has borrowed over the years. The stalemate continues until Wilma and Betty manage to bring their husbands back together.

Dec 9, 1960

Episode 12 - The Sweepstakes TicketE1225m

The Sweepstakes Ticket

Barney hides the sweepstakes ticket he and Fred have bought in the lining of an old coat, which Betty subsequently gives to a passing hobo. While the boys try to recover the ticket, convinced it is the winning one, Wilma and Betty have their own winning ticket stashed away at the Rubble's house.

Dec 16, 1960

Episode 13 - The Drive-inE1325m

The Drive-in

Fed up with their jobs, Fred and Barney secretly plan to buy a restaurant, but then Fred has to deal with a suspicious Wilma who wants to know why two young girls (carhops who are seeking a job) are calling for him, and what the messages regarding two tons of dino-burger meat mean.

Dec 23, 1960

Episode 14 - The ProwlerE1425m

The Prowler

With a burglar on the loose in Bedrock, Betty decides to take judo lessons to protect herself. When Wilma wants to take lesson also, Fred ridicules the idea, arguing that one glimpse of a burglar would send her running in fear. To prove his point, Fred poses as the burglar and sneaks into the Rubble household, on the same night the real criminal shows up.

Dec 30, 1960

Episode 15 - The Girls' Night OutE1525m

The Girls' Night Out

Fred and Barney decide to treat their wives to a night out, at an amusement park. Fred cuts a song at a recording booth as a souvenir but misplaces the record. It is later discovered by a group of teens who pass it along to a deejay, and Fred is suddenly transformed into unwitting rock star ""Hi-Fye.""

Jan 6, 1961

Episode 16 - Arthur Quarry's Dance ClassE1625m

Arthur Quarry's Dance Class

Fred and Barney sign up for dance lessons at Arthur Quarry's so that they do not humiliate themselves at the charity ball. Their excuse that they have joined the volunteer fire department falls apart when Betty and Wilma realize that the all-stone town of Bedrock is fire proof. The wives then suspect that their husbands are slipping out to meet other women.

Jan 13, 1961

Episode 17 - The Big Bank RobberyE1725m

The Big Bank Robbery

When he discovers a bag containing $86,000, Fred's dreams of being a wealthy man finally seem to be coming true. But the money has been stolen from the bank, so Wilma and Betty force Fred and Barney to return the money to the bank, and unwittingly set them up as the primary suspects! The wives set a trap for the real culprits and Fred ends up saving the day.

Jan 20, 1961

Episode 18 - The Snorkasaurus HunterE1825m

The Snorkasaurus Hunter

Would-be hunter Fred convinces Wilma and the Rubbles to spend their vacation time in the mountains, hunting for snorkasaurus. Fred is successful in his hunt, but he gets more than he bargained for when the wives insist that the snorkasaurus be taken home as their new pet, Dino.

Jan 27, 1961

Episode 19 - The Hot PianoE1925m

The Hot Piano

To commemorate his tenth wedding anniversary (which he only remembers because it falls on ""Trash Day""), Fred wants to buy Wilma a Stoneway piano. He finds a hot deal--ultimately too hot--from a shady, cash-only businessman named 88 Fingers Louie.

Feb 3, 1961

Episode 20 - The HypnotistE2025m

The Hypnotist

While attempting to demonstrate his skill as a hypnotist to his wife and the Rubbles, Fred manages to hypnotize Barney into thinking that he is a frisky puppy, and is then unable to bring him back.

Feb 10, 1961

Episode 21 - Love Letters on the RocksE2125m

Love Letters on the Rocks

Jealous Fred's discovery of a love poem that was sent to Wilma prompts him to hire Bedrock's top detective Perry Gunite, to find out who the home-wrecking poet is. Gunite's investigation mistakenly points to Barney. Fred plans revenge against his friend until Wilma reminds her husband that he had written the poem himself years earlier during their courtship.

Feb 17, 1961

Episode 22 - The TycoonE2225m

The Tycoon

When industrial tycoon J.L. Gotrocks decides he wants to rub shoulders with the common people, dead-ringer Fred is hired to fill in for him in the board room. Fred savors his new lifestyle at the country club, but the plan begins to unravel when J.L. demonstrates little tolerance for the common folk.

Feb 24, 1961

Episode 23 - The Astra' NutsE2325m

The Astra' Nuts

Thinking they are undergoing an examination for a physical contest, Fred and Barney mistakenly sign up for a three-year stint in the Army! After a tearful goodbye to their wives they enter into the service, where they quickly blunder their way into volunteering for the first lunar landing mission.

Mar 3, 1961

Episode 24 - The Long, Long WeekendE2425m

The Long, Long Weekend

Friend Gus Gravel invites the Flintstones and the Rubbles to his seaside hotel for an all-expense-paid vacation. But upon arriving, the four find that the hotel's planned ""activities"" seem more like work. Gus finally confesses that his entire hotel staff has just resigned on the eve of a huge convention.

Mar 10, 1961

Episode 25 - In the DoughE2525m

In the Dough

Wilma and Betty are finalists in a television bake-off, but on the eve of the event, they contract measles. Donning wigs and dresses, Fred and Barney take their places in the contest.

Mar 17, 1961

Episode 26 - The Good ScoutE2625m

The Good Scout

Assuming the command of a Boy Scout troop, Fred quickly learns the hazards of a ""routine"" camping trip. Fred blunders his way through until an overnight flood leaves him and the troop hanging on a tree limb over a treacherous waterfall, hoping a ranger will rescue them.

Mar 24, 1961

Episode 27 - Rooms for RentE2725m

Rooms for Rent

Tired of hearing their husbands complain about finances, Wilma and Betty rent rooms to piano and bongo-playing student musicians. Fred and Barney go along with the arrangement, unaware that their wives are providing the lodging in return for music and dancing lessons.

Mar 31, 1961

Episode 28 - Fred Flintstone: Before and AfterE2825m

Fred Flintstone: Before and After

Fred agrees to appear in a before-and-after weight reduction commercial, but is humiliated to learn that he is the before example. An offer of $1,000 if he can drop twenty-five pounds in a month fails miserably, as does every other diet plan, until an overeaters group takes him on as a challenge.

Apr 7, 1961

Actors

Alan Reed

Alan Reed

Fred Flintstone (voice)

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Barney Rubble (voice)

Jean Vander Pyl

Jean Vander Pyl

Wilma Flintstone (voice)

Gerry Johnson

Gerry Johnson

Betty Rubble (voice)

Don Messick

Don Messick

Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)

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