The Sweepstakes Ticket

"The Sweepstakes Ticket" is the twelfth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on December 16, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Warren Foster, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Fred doesn't trust Barney with a sweepstakes ticket, so debates if he should steal it from him.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barney Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joe
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Roxy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Roxy's pup
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charlie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred's good conscious
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred's bad conscious
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Homeless guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sergeant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Al
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Homeless guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sergeant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Al
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sergeant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Al
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Al
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Al

Organizations

 * Bedrock Police Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock
 * Joe's residence
 * Flintstone residence
 * Rubble residence
 * Police station

Objects

 * Sweepstakes tickets

Vehicles

 * Flintmobile

Filming
The cast was recorded on July 11, 1960.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: December 16, 1960 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * The homeless guy is a spoof of actor W.C. Fields.

Errors

 * Mrs. Roxy looks and sounds identical to Edna Boulder, and she even has a son, but he's one or two years older than Edna Boulder's son.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * March 16, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * October 28, 2008: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (limited edition) on DVD.
 * March 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases 4 Kids Favorites: The Flintstones Collection on DVD.
 * November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (standard edition) on DVD.
 * May 23, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * December 12, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection 4-Pack on DVD.
 * February 13, 2018: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * October 27, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In Australia:
 * March 2, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * November 1, 1993: First Independent Films releases Fun with the Flintstones on VHS.
 * April 28, 1997: First Independent Films releases The Flintstones: Bumper Edition 2 on VHS.
 * November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.