Once Upon a Coward

Once Upon a Coward
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Production number	P-105
Premiere date	December 26, 1963
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Don Messick Doug Young Hal Smith Janet Waldo
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Once Upon a Coward" is the fifteenth episode of The Flintstones season four, and the hundred and first overall. It aired on December 26, 1963 on ABC. It was 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 July 12 and July 19, 1963.

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 19, 1963 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• At the time of publishing The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon was unable to obtain the writer credits for this episode.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 15, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Fourth 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.
  • November 15, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Fourth 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.