The Big Bank Robbery

"The Big Bank Robbery" is the seventeenth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on January 20, 1961 on ABC. It was written by Arthur Phillips, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Two bank robbers drop their loot into Barney's backyard, which he and Fred plan to spend but are stopped by their wives and told to send it back to the bank. However, the two get mistaken for the bank robbers, leaving Wilma & Betty to fix up everything.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fingers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benny
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sergeant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Police officer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barney Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bea Benaderet
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gas station attendant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bartender
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter #2
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gas station attendant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bartender
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter #2
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter #2
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock
 * Rubble residence
 * Flintstone residence
 * Gas station
 * The Poiple Dinosaur
 * Rockville
 * Rockville National Bank
 * Rockville Department Store

Objects

 * Bag of stolen money

Vehicles

 * Flintmobile

Filming
The cast was recorded on August 15, 1961.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: January 20, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * On the 2020 Blu-ray, this episode had no background music or sound effects. A disc replacement program was later put out to fix the issue.

Errors

 * Wilma and Betty watch the news at 12:00 P.M., although earlier in the episode, Barney woke Fred up from his hammock at 1:00 P.M. on the same day.

Home availability

 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * August 22, 1988: The Video Collection releases The Flintstones: The Big Bank Robbery and The Snorkasaurus Story on VHS.
 * November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * 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.
 * 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.