Rooms for Rent

Rooms for Rent
Fred strangles Sully for swiping his steak from him.
Production number	P-27
Premiere date	March 31, 1961
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Daws Butler Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Rooms for Rent" is the twenty-seventh episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on March 31, 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.

Wilma & Betty lodge two music-playing college students for two to get some extra cash--$500 to be exact.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Sully	Daws Butler
Sully's friend	Don Messick
Paper boy	Unavailable
Train conductor	Mel Blanc
Charlie
Dino	Mel Blanc
Louis Prima
Emcee	Don Messick

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Bedrock College (mentioned)
      • Granite Club (mentioned)
      • Subway
      • Pebble Street
      • Bowling alley
      • Loyal Order of the Dinosaurs lodge

Objects

• Bongo drums
• Pianos

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on January 11, 1961.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 31, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• The calendar shows May.

Errors

• Somehow Louis Prima exists in the Stone Age.
• When the boarders leave, Betty says, "Drop in some time to say hello," but it comes out of Wilma's mouth.

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.