The Hit Songwriters

"The Hit Songwriters" is the first episode of The Flintstones season two, and the twenty-ninth overall. It aired on September 15, 1961 on ABC. It was written by Jack Raymond, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Fred & Barney write a song, which is performed by Hoagy Carmichael.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barney Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Librarian
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby rooster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rooster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scat Von Roctoven
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rocky Rockwell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sally
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mabel's friend
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mabel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hoagy Carmichael
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rocky Rockwell's wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emcee
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mabel's friend
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mabel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hoagy Carmichael
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rocky Rockwell's wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emcee
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rocky Rockwell's wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emcee
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emcee
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Bedrock
 * Flintstone residence
 * Rubble residence
 * Public library
 * Rockwell Music Publishers
 * Pilton Hotel

Objects

 * How to Improve Your Manners
 * There's Loot in Lryics
 * Piano

Vehicles

 * Flintmobile

Filming
Mel Blanc was hospitalized after a terrible car accident while driving on Sunset Boulevard, which necessitated Daws Butler to substitute for Blanc while he recuperated, missing this episode and the next four. He returned rather quickly due to recording from his home while he was bedridden.

Behind the scenes

 * Wilma mentions Mrs. Gilbert and Sullivan.