The Big Bank Robbery

The Big Bank Robbery
Barney & Fred fight over a money bag they find.
Production number	P-19
Premiere date	January 20, 1961
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet John Stephenson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Arthur Phillips
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Big Bank Robbery" is the seventeenth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on January 20, 1961 on ABC. It was written by Arthur Phillips, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Two bank robbers drop their loot into Barney's backyard, which he and Fred plan to spend but are stopped by their wives and told to send it back to the bank. However, the two get mistaken for the bank robbers, leaving Wilma & Betty to fix up everything.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Fingers	John Stephenson
Benny	Alan Reed
Sergeant	John Stephenson
Police officer	Unavailable
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Gas station attendant	John Stephenson
Bartender	Unavailable
Reporter #1	Unavailable
Reporter #2	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Rubble residence
      • Flintstone residence
      • Gas station
      • The Poiple Dinosaur
    • Rockville
    • Rockville National Bank
    • Rockville Department Store

Objects

• Bag of stolen money

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on August 15, 1961.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 20, 1961 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: April 27, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

• On the 2020 Blu-ray, this episode had no background music or sound effects. A disc replacement program was later put out to fix the issue.

Errors

• Wilma and Betty watch the news at 12:00 P.M., although earlier in the episode, Barney woke Fred up from his hammock at 1:00 P.M. on the same day.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • August 22, 1988: The Video Collection releases The Flintstones: The Big Bank Robbery and The Snorkasaurus Story on VHS.
  • November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
• 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.