Fred Goes Ape (The Flintstones)

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Fred Goes Ape
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Production number	P-157
Premiere date	January 14, 1966
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gerry Johnson Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Barry Blitzer
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Fred Goes Ape" is the sixteenth episode of The Flintstones season six, and the hundred and forty-third overall. It aired on January 14, 1966 on ABC. It was written by Barry Blitzer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on August 5, 1965.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 14, 1966 on ABC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • September 5, 2006: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Sixth 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 Sixth 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.