Mother-in-Law's Visit

Mother-in-Law's Visit
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Production number	P-82
Premiere date	February 1, 1963
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Howard Morris Verna Felton
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Mother-in-Law's Visit" is the twentieth episode of The Flintstones season three, and the eightieth episode overall. It aired on February 1, 1963 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.

Wilma's mother, Pearl Slaghoople comes for a visit and Fred wants to show he's a kind man by being nice to her, even though she's very hostile to him.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Traffic cop	Howard Morris
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Dino	Mel Blanc
Guard	Howard Morris
Announcer	Howard Morris
Pilot	Howard Morris
Bill	N/A
Pearl Slaghoople	Verna Felton
Alligator	Mel Blanc
Cop	Mel Blanc
Nurse	Jean Vander Pyl
Charlie Boulder
Mr. Slate
Blackie	Howard Morris
Whitey	Mel Blanc

Organizations

• Bedrock Police Department
• Jones Advert Agency
• Loyal Order of Water Buffalo

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Jones Advert Agency building
      • Bedrock Hotel
      • Flintstone residence
      • Bedrock Airport
      • Bedrock Maternity Hospital
      • Loyal Order of Water Buffalo lodge
      • Bedrock Pool Parlor
      • Bedrock Bowl
      • Public library
    • Rock Creek (mentioned)
    • Arrowhead (mentioned)
    • Stone Ax (mentioned)

Objects

• Your Child

Vehicles

• Flintmobile
• Fred's taxi

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on September 7, 1962.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 1, 1963 on ABC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • March 22, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Third 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 Third 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 Third Season on DVD.