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|prodno= P-46<ref name="Production">[[T.R. Adams|Adams, T.R.]] (November [[1994]]). ''[[The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon]]'', page 157. [[Turner Publishing]]. Retrieved [[January 30]], [[2022]].</ref>
|premiere= [[January 26]], [[1962]]
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|cast= [[Alan Reed]]<br />[[Mel Blanc]]<br />[[Jean Vander Pyl]]<br />[[Bea Benaderet]]<br />[[Herschel Bernardi]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Frank Nelson]]
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|writers= [[Harvey Bullock]]
|directors= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|previous= The Entertainer
|next= Feudin' and Fussin'
}}
'''"Wilma's Vanishing Money"''' is the nineteenth episode of ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' season two, and the forty-seventh overall. It aired on [[January 26]], [[1962]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Harvey Bullock]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the creators of the series and the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]].

Fred discovers Wilma's secret savings by accident and uses them to buy a bowling bowl.

==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Characters==
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==Locations==
* [[Earth]]
** [[United States]]
*** [[Bedrock]]
**** [[Flintstone residence]]
** [[China]] (mentioned)

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==Production==
===Development===
===Filming===
The cast was recorded on [[May 7]], [[1961]].<ref name="Production" />

==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].

==Release==
Dates are in order of release:

* United States: January 26, 1962 on ABC

==Behind the scenes==
* This is the earliest mention of [[Santa Claus]] in the show, and the first in the [[Flintstones (franchise)|franchise]] overall.
* When Fred and Barney are being mugged by the burglar, Fred mentions ''What's My Line?'', a TV quiz show that ran on [[CBS]] from [[1950]] to [[1967]].

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==Critical reception==
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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 (BD)|The Flintstones: The Complete Series]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
* In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
** [[June 4]], [[2007]]: Warner Home Video releases ''The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season'' on DVD.

==References==
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[[Category:1962]]
[[Category:ABC]]
[[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
[[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Flintstones (franchise)]]
[[Category:Flintstones episodes]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:The Flintstones episodes]]
[[Category:Written by Harvey Bullock]]