The Little Stranger
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| The Little Stranger | |
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| Production number | P-69[1] |
| Premiere date | November 2, 1962 |
| Starring | Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Don Messick Verna Felton |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Herbert Finn |
| Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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"The Little Stranger" is the eighth episode of The Flintstones season three, and the sixty-eighth overall. It aired on November 2, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Herbert Finn, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Fred overhears Wilma of "having a little stranger", and while mistaking her for being pregnant, summons his mother-in-law Pearl. However, the "little stranger" turns out to be Arnold the paperboy.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
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Production
Development
Filming
The cast was recorded on May 9, 1962.[1]
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 2, 1962 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- The word "pregnant" was not used throughout this episode due to strict broadcast standards at the time, so implications regarding the topic were instead used.
- After the episode, Wilma would eventually be revealed as pregnant with her future daughter Pebbles in the season three episode, "The Surprise".
Errors
- Fred doesn't know what an X-ray is, which contradicts "The X-Ray Story" from the second season.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- March 22, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Third 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 Third 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.
- In the United Kingdom:
References
- ^ a b Adams, T.R. (November 1994). The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon, page 163. Turner Publishing. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
