The Prowler (The Flintstones)

The Prowler (The Flintstones)
Fred, disguised as the Prowler, gets help from Barney to play a prank.
Production number	P-3
Premiere date	December 30, 1960
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"The Prowler" is the fourteenth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on December 30, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Joseph Barbera, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

With a prowler going around, Wilma and Betty take judo lessons. Fred tests their training by pretending to be the prowler.

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
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Rockimoto	Mel Blanc
Prowler	Maxie Rosenbloom

Organizations

• Bedrock Bugle

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Rockimoto Judo

Objects

• Bedrock Bugle newspaper

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 30, 1960 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• Hanna-Barbera was rather insensitive with their Japanese stereotypes.
• This is the first time the newspaper has been identified by name (if one doesn't already count Sunday News in "The Flintstone Flyer").

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • March 16, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
  • October 28, 2008: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (limited edition) on DVD.
  • March 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases 4 Kids Favorites: The Flintstones Collection on DVD.
  • November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (standard edition) on DVD.
  • May 23, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
  • December 12, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection 4-Pack 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 Australia:
  • March 2, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
• In the UK:
  • November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.