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Wilma, the Maid
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Production number P-78[1]
Premiere date January 11, 1963
Starring Alan Reed
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Bea Benaderet
Howard Morris
John Stephenson
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Harvey Bullock
R. Saffian
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"Wilma, the Maid" is the seventeenth episode of The Flintstones season three, and the seventy-seventh overall. It aired on January 11, 1963 on ABC. It was written by Harvey Bullock and R. Saffian, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Wilma convinces Fred to hire a gorgeous maid so she can take a break from housework. However, Fred's loud singing causes the maid to quit on the day his boss Mr. Slate is invited for dinner.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Fred: Now, come on, Wilma! You know there's nothing wrong with you.
Wilma: (pretending to be sick) But I'm sick, Fred. Sick, sick, sick! Do I have to cry to show you how sick I am?
Fred: Oh, don't cry. Your mascara's running enough already.
Wilma: My mascara? Oh, you knew all the time!
(Wilma starts to cry)
Fred: Of course! Oh, Wilma. No, no, no. Stop! Stop, Wilma! Wilma, stop! The... The neighbors will think I'm beating you, Wilma! Stop! Okay, okay, okay! You can have the maid!
(Wilma stops crying)
Wilma: I can have a maid?
Fred: Yeah, but I sure don't know where I'll get the money to pay for it.
Wilma: We'll manage. You'll see…

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Filming

The cast was recorded on August 13, 1962.[1]

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: January 11, 1963 on ABC

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