The Babysitters

The Babysitters
Production number	P-4
Premiere date	November 11, 1960
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Daws Butler Paul Frees
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Babysitters" is the seventh episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on November 11, 1960 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.

Fred & Barney agree to babysit Egbert, forcing them to miss going to a boxing match. They try to watch it on TV, but troublesome Egbert makes that difficult.

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
Lester	Daws Butler
Phil	Daws Butler
Matilda	Unavailable
Miss Pebble	Unavailable
Mr. Granite	Paul Frees
Mrs. Granite	Unavailable
Edna Boulder	Unavailable
Egbert Boulder	Unavailable
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Alice Blue Jeans	Unavailable
Joe Rockhead's pooch	Unavailable
Boxing announcer	Paul Frees
Rocky Gibraltar	Unavailable
Blarney Stone	Unavailable
Joe Rockhead	Daws Butler
Police sergeant	Daws Butler
Police officer	Unavailable
Fire chief	Daws Butler

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Granite Building
      • Flintstone residence
      • Joe's residence
      • Police station
      • Boulder residence
      • Fire station

Objects

• Sandwiches

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on April 6, 1960.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 11, 1960 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: February 16, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Errors

• The wives were supposed to be playing a bridge tournament, with Wilma implying there would be more than the three of them, but in the end, it only turned out to be Wilma, Betty, and Edna.

Everlasting influence

• Egbert is mentioned in "The Engagement Ring."

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.
  • March 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases 4 Kids Favorites: The Flintstones Collection on DVD.
  • November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series (standard edition) on DVD.
  • May 6, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Fred Flintstone and Friends 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.
  • May 28, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Fred Flintstone and Friends on DVD.