The Monster from the Tar Pits

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The Monster from the Tar Pits
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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, 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

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: November 4, 1960 on ABC

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