Droop-Along Flintstone

Droop-Along Flintstone
The so-called "Indians" dance around a tied-up Fred & Barney.
Production number	P-29
Premiere date	September 22, 1961
Starring	Alan Reed Daws Butler Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Hal Smith John Stephenson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Droop-Along Flintstone" is the second episode of The Flintstones season two, and the thirtieth overall. It aired on September 22, 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.

Fred takes Wilma and the gang to Cousin Tumbleweed's ranch. While there, Fred and Barney unknowingly take part in a western TV show they think is real.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Tumbleweed	Hal Smith
Marylou Jim	Bea Benaderet
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Pokey	John Stephenson
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Barney Rubble	Daws Butler
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Emil	John Stephenson
Manager	Hal Smith
Gas station attendant #1	Unavailable
Ethel	Unavailable
Gas station attendant #2	Unavailable
Director	Daws Butler
Chuck	John Stephenson
Pebble	Unavailable
Chester	Hal Smith
Indian	John Stephenson

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rockadero
    • Arizona
      • Grand Canyon
• Nice-Clean Gas Station
• Tumbleweed Ranch
• Last Chance Saloon

Vehicles

• Cousin Tumbleweed's limo
• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on January 30, 1961.

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.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 22, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• This is second of the five episodes in which Daws Butler voices Barney, with the first one being "The Hit Songwriters".
• This episode contains racial stereotypes of Native Americans that were commonplace at the time of its making.

Errors

• Fred is getting gas for his car, despite the fact cars are supposed to be pushed by the driver (and even the passengers') feet.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

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:
  • June 4, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season on DVD.