The Engagement Ring

The Engagement Ring
Wilma shows off her engagement ring to Betty.
Premiere date	November 25, 1960
Writer(s)	Warren Foster Michael Maltese Arthur Phillips
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"The Engagement Ring" is the ninth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on November 25, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Warren Foster, Michael Maltese, and Arthur Phillips, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

When Barney buys an engagement ring for Betty, and asks Fred to hold it for him for safekeeping, Wilma finds it and assumes it's for her. Fred decides to then buy Wilma her own ring, but doesn't have the money, so he forces Barney to enter a boxing match to win 500 dollars.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Garbage man	Unavailable
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Jeweler	Frank Nelson
Mr. Slate	Bill Thompson
Mr. Slate's son	Unavailable
Mr. Slate's daughter	Unavailable
Mrs. Slate
Edna Boulder	Unavailable
Egbert Boulder
The Champ	Unavailable
The Champ's manager	Unavailable

Locations

• Bedrock
  • Flintstone residence
  • Buddy Buddy Credit Jewelers
  • Supermarket

Objects

• Engagement rings

Vehicles

• Rubblemobile

Behind the scenes

• Fred and Barney babysat Egbert in "The Babysitters".
• The Mr. Slate in this episode is not the same character as Fred's boss; for one thing, the latter could easily afford a toaster.
• Fred's middle initial is "F."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning