Arthur Quarry's Dance Class

Arthur Quarry's Dance Class
Fred viewing the tango book.
Production number	P-20
Premiere date	January 13, 1961
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet John Stephenson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Arthur Quarry's Dance Class" is the sixteenth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on January 13, 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.

In order to take dancing classes in secret, Fred and Barney join a volunteer fire department.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Mailman	John Stephenson
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Gussie Gotsrock
Beardlsey Gotsrock III
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Dino	Mel Blanc
Dance class manager	Unavailable
Joe Rockhead	John Stephenson
Miss Gravel	Jean Vander Pyl
Miss Pitchblend	Bea Benaderet

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Arthur Quarry Dance School
      • Joe Rockhead's Volunteer Fire Department
      • Rockadero Tilton

Objects

• How to Dance with Diagrams

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on August 22, 1960.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 13, 1961 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: April 20, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

• The Arthur Quarry dance class is a parody of the dance studio chains of Arthur Murray.

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.
  • 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 United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.