Social Climbers

"Social Climbers" is the tenth episode of The Flintstones season two, and the thirty-eighth overall. It aired on November 10, 1961 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.

Wilma & Betty receive tickets to the upper-crust Ambassador's Reception and convince their husbands to go with them, sending their husbands Fred & Barney to charm school in preparation for the event.

Characters

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Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock

Filming
The cast was recorded on May 10, 1961.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 17, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Wilma mentions her Chargea-Plate, the real name of one of the first credit cards.

Errors

 * Barney says that at the charm school he learned to open the door of the car to the ladies and he opens it to Betty, but the car doesn't have any doors.
 * In the piano scene of the society gathering, Barney is seen in his normal brown suit at some times when he should be in his tuxedo.
 * During the Reception and before Spike and Rocky were arrested for the attempted robbery, Betty's dress was mistakenly colored golden yellow instead of blue, except for the golden yellow bow and layer skirt with black spots.

Home availability

 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * July 8, 1996: First Independent Films releases The Flintstones: Bumper Edition on VHS.
 * June 4, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season on DVD.
 * In the United States:
 * December 7, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season on DVD.
 * October 28, 2008: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (limited edition) on DVD.
 * November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (standard edition) on DVD.
 * October 3, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) 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.