The Monster from the Tar Pits

"The Monster from the Tar Pits" is the sixth episode of The Flinstones season one. It aired on November 4, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Warren Foster, Michael Maltese, and Arthur Phillips, the creators of the show, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joe Barbera, the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

When a cheap film company comes to Bedrock, Fred gets the role of stand-in for Gary Granite, but the role and treatment he gets is less glamorous than he imagined.

Characters
In order of appearance:


 * Director (Jerry Mann)
 * Mr. Sandstone (Bob Hopkins)
 * Wilma Flintstone (Jean Vander Pyl)
 * Betty Rubble (Bea Benaderet)
 * Fred Flintstone (Alan Reed)
 * Barney Rubble (Mel Blanc)
 * Airport announcer
 * Stanley
 * Wednesday Tuesday
 * Gary Granite (Bob Hopkins)
 * Rock Pile
 * Prop man

Locations

 * Hollyrock
 * Miracle Pictures studio
 * Bedrock
 * Flintstone house
 * Rubble house
 * Rocky's Cafe
 * Bedrock Airport

Behind the scenes

 * Gary Granite is a parody of Cary Grant.

Errors

 * Wednesday Tuesday wasn't given a nose.