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* United States: November 4, 1960 on ABC
* United States: November 4, 1960 on ABC
* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[February 9]], [[1961]] at 7:00 pm on [[ITV]]


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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* In [[Australia]]:
* In [[Australia]]:
** [[March 2]], [[2005]]: Warner Home Video releases ''The Flintstones: The Complete First Season'' on DVD.
** [[March 2]], [[2005]]: Warner Home Video releases ''The Flintstones: The Complete First Season'' on DVD.
* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
** [[February 16]], [[1987]]: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''[[The Flintstones: The Split Personality and Monster from the Tar Pits]]'' on VHS.
** [[February 16]], [[1987]]: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''[[The Flintstones: The Split Personality and Monster from the Tar Pits]]'' on VHS.
** [[November 7]], 2005: Warner Home Video releases ''The Flintstones: The Complete First Season'' on DVD.
** [[November 7]], 2005: Warner Home Video releases ''The Flintstones: The Complete First Season'' on DVD.

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For the similarly named The Flintstone Kids episode, see Monster from the Tar Pits.
The Monster from the Tar Pits
Fred carries Wednesday Tuesday.png
Fred, in costume as the Monster of the Tar Pits, carries Wednesday Tuesday.
Production number P-14[1]
Premiere date November 4, 1960
Starring Alan Reed
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Bea Benaderet
Jerry Mann
Bob Hopkins
Writer(s) Warren Foster
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"The Monster from the Tar Pits" is the sixth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on November 4, 1960 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.

When a cheap film company comes to Bedrock, Fred gets the role of stand-in for Gary Granite, but the role and treatment he gets is less glamorous than he imagined.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Director Jerry Mann
Mr. Sandstone Bob Hopkins
Wilma Flintstone Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble Bea Benaderet
Fred Flintstone Alan Reed
Barney Rubble Mel Blanc
Airport announcer Mel Blanc
Stanley Unavailable
Wednesday Tuesday Unavailable
Gary Granite Bob Hopkins
Rock Pile Unavailable
Prop man Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

The cast were recorded on June 22, 1969.[1]

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

Errors

  • Wednesday Tuesday wasn't given a nose.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

References

  1. ^ a b Adams, T.R. (November 1994). The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon, page 149. Turner Publishing. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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