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|image= [[File:Fred carries Wednesday Tuesday.png|300px]]
|image= [[File:Fred carries Wednesday Tuesday.png|300px]]
|caption= [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]], in costume as the Monster of the Tar Pits, carries [[Wednesday Tuesday]].
|caption= [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]], in costume as the Monster of the Tar Pits, carries [[Wednesday Tuesday]].
|prodno=  
|prodno= P-14
|premiere= November 4, 1960
|premiere= November 4, 1960
|run_time=  
|run_time=  
|writers= [[Warren Foster]]<br />[[Michael Maltese]]<br />[[Arthur Phillips]]
|writers= [[Warren Foster]]
|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
|previous= The Split Personality
|previous= The Split Personality
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==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
==Characters==
==Characters==
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{{CastTop}}
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Airport announcer
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Airport announcer
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stanley
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stanley
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* Gary Granite is a parody of Cary Grant.
* Gary Granite is a parody of Cary Grant.
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Revision as of 21:02, 19 January 2021

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
Premiere date November 4, 1960
Writer(s) Warren Foster
Director(s) William Hanna and 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, 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 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

Behind the scenes

  • Gary Granite is a parody of Cary Grant.

Errors

  • Wednesday Tuesday wasn't given a nose.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

References