Alvin Brickrock Presents
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| Alvin Brickrock Presents | |
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 Alvin Brickrock greets himself to Fred at his doorstep. | |
| Production number | P-40[1] |
| Premiere date | October 6, 1961 |
| Starring | Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Don Messick Elliot Field |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Larry Markes |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"Alvin Brickrock Presents" is the fourth episode of The Flintstones season two, and the thirty-second overall. It aired on October 6, 1961 on ABC. It was written by Larry Markes, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
While reading a detective magazine, Fred is convinced that his mild-mannered neighbor's wife is a victim of foul play, when she mysteriously disappears.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
The cast was recorded on May 21, 1961.[1]
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 6, 1961 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- The episode title spoofs the famous director and mystery show host, Alfred Hitchcock, and his anthology television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
- Fred reads Perry Gunnite and Peter Masonite comics, both of which are parodies of Perry Gunn and Perry Mason, respectively. Barney, however, reads The Wall Street Journal.
- The Flintstones live at 39 Stone Canyon Way in this episode.
- This episode includes a plot very similar to that of the 1954 Hitchcock film, Rear Window.
- The animation (by George Nicholas) where Fred explains to Wilma about Alvin Brickrock was recycled from the previous episode of the first season, "Hollyrock, Here I Come."
Errors
- In the scene where Alvin explains the contents of the trunk, the sticking plaster on his forehead moves from the right side to the left and back again.
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 155. Turner Publishing. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
