The Rock Quarry Story
| The Rock Quarry Story | |
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 Rock Quarry talks to Fred and Barney at the juice bar. | |
| Production number | P-32[1] |
| Premiere date | October 20, 1961 |
| Starring | Alan Reed Daws Butler Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet John Stephenson Bob Hopkins |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Warren Foster |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"The Rock Quarry Story" is the sixth episode of The Flintstones season two, and the thirty-fourth overall. It aired on October 20, 1961 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.
Tired of his life as an actor, a popular movie star decides to hide out in Bedrock, where he befriends Fred and Barney.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
The cast was recorded on February 24, 1961.[1]
Mel Blanc was hospitalized after a terrible car accident while driving on Sunset Boulevard, which necessitated Daws Butler to substitute for Blanc while he recuperated, missing this episode and the next four. He returned rather quickly due to recording from his home while he was bedridden.
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 20, 1961 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- Rock Quarry, Jimmy Slagney, Tab Boulder, and Gary Granite are spoofs of Rock Hudson, James Cagney, Cary Grant and Tab Hunter.
- Gus Schultz is one of the few names not to be rock-themed in the series.
- This is fourth of the five episodes in which Daws Butler voices Barney, with the others being "The Hit Songwriters", "Droop-Along Flintstone" and "Fred Flintstone Woos Again".
Errors
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 7, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second 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 Second 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 and Ireland:
References
- ^ a b Adams, T.R. (November 1994). The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon, page 153. Turner Publishing. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
