The Good Scout

"The Good Scout" is the twenty-sixth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on March 24, 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.

Fred volunteers as a scoutmaster for the Saber-toothed Tiger Patrol, but it's the boys who lead the way.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bus driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Hugo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lucille Bliss
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Daniel Boondoogle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sheep
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dr. Headstone
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sabertooth bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lucille Bliss
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Daniel Boondoogle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sheep
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dr. Headstone
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sabertooth bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dr. Headstone
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sabertooth bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc

Organizations

 * Saber-toothed Tiger Patrol

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock
 * Pebble Street
 * Flintstone residence
 * Rubble residence

Objects

 * Cigarette
 * Radio

Vehicles

 * Flintmobile

Filming
The cast was recorded on November 12, 1960.

Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: March 24, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Out of all the boys, only Hugo is identified by name.
 * Daniel Boondoogle is a parody of Daniel Boone.

Errors

 * When Fred spoke to Hugo, who was first identified as the blonde boy, the black-haired boy responded.

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.
 * 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:
 * November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.