The Engagement Ring

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The Engagement Ring
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Wilma shows off her engagement ring to Betty.
Production number P-5[1]
Premiere date November 25, 1960
Starring Alan Reed
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Bea Benaderet
Frank Nelson
Bill Thompson
Writer(s) Warren Foster
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"The Engagement Ring" is the ninth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on November 25, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Warren Foster, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

When Barney buys an engagement ring for Betty, he asks Fred to hold it for him for safekeeping. But when Wilma finds it and assumes it's for her, Fred decides to then buy Wilma her own ring, although he doesn't have the money, so he forces Barney to enter a boxing match to win 500 dollars.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

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
Barney Rubble Mel Blanc
Garbage man Mel Blanc
Betty Rubble Bea Benaderet
Jeweler Frank Nelson
Mr. Slate Bill Thompson
Mr. Slate's son Unavailable
Mr. Slate's daughter Unavailable
Mrs. Slate
Edna Boulder Bea Benaderet
Egbert Boulder
The Champ Alan Reed
The Champ's manager Mel Blanc


Locations

Objects

  • Engagement rings

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

The cast was recorded on April 8, 1960.[1]

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • Fred and Barney babysat Egbert in "The Babysitters."
  • The Mr. Slate in this episode is not the same character as Fred's boss; for one thing, the latter could easily afford a toaster.
  • Fred's middle initial is "F."

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

References

  1. ^ a b Adams, T.R. (November 1994). The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon, page 147. Turner Publishing. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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