Surfin' Fred

Surfin' Fred
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Production number	P-140
Premiere date	March 12, 1965
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gerry Johnson Don Messick James Darren Howard Morris
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Surfin' Fred" is the twenty-sixth and final episode of The Flintstones season five, and the hundred and twenty-seventh overall. It aired on March 12, 1965 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 September 21, 1964.

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 12, 1965 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• There isn't a writer listed in the book The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon.

Legacy

• In That '90s Show episode "Boyfriend Day One," Sherri mentions that she has a tattoo on her hip of Fred surfing.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • August 15, 2006: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Fifth 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 Fifth 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.