The Astra' Nuts

The Astra' Nuts
Fred & Barney sit in the Man into Space rocket.
Production number	P-23
Premiere date	March 3, 1961
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"The Astra' Nuts" is the twenty-third episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on March 3, 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.

Wrong directions for Fred and Barney's insurance physical exam lead them into a physical exam for three years in the Army.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Mr. Mortar	Mel Blanc
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Charlie	John Stephenson
Foreman	Mel Blanc
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Doctor	Mel Blanc
MP sergeant	Mel Blanc
General	John Stephenson
Drill sergeant	Mel Blanc
Sergeant	Jerry Mann
Professor Van Pebbleschmidt	Alan Reed
Maestro	Unavailable
News anchor	John Stephenson

Organizations

• Rockhead & Quarry Cave Construction Co. Inc.

Locations

• Bedrock
  • Flintstone residence
  • Main Street
    • Army recruitment station
• Camp Millstone

Objects

• TVs

Vehicles

• Rubblemobile

Behind the scenes

• In this episode, Fred works for Rockhead & Quarry Cave Construction Co. Inc. (also called Rockhead & Quarry Cave Construction Company).
• The sergeant who tricks Fred & Barney into the space program is a parody of Sgt. Bilko from The Phil Silvers Show.

Errors

• Camp Millstone should be Fort Millstone.
• Camp Millstone must not be far away, if Wilma thinks they can just go down there at the drop of a hat.

In other languages

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