The Flintstone Flyer

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The Flintstone Flyer
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Barney flying upside down above a confused Fred.
Production number P-2[1]
Premiere date September 30, 1960
Starring Alan Reed
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Bea Benaderet
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Michael Maltese
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"The Flintstone Flyer" is the first episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on September 30, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Fred uses Barney's new invention in a scheme for him and Barney to go bowling, instead of going to the opera with their wives.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Fred: 2,500 people in Bedrock, and I had to pick this pebblebrain for a neighbor.

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
Paper boy Jean Vander Pyl
Barney Rubble Mel Blanc
Betty Rubble Bea Benaderet
Opera singer Unavailable


Locations

Objects

  • Sunday News
  • Golf club and ball
  • Wilma's groceries
  • Bowling balls and pins
  • Coco-nut Koola
  • Pay telephone
  • Fake mustaches
  • Bedtime storybook
  • Playing cards

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

The cast was recorded on February 4, 1960.[1]

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • Fred mentions that Bedrock has a population of 2,500 people; this number also shows up in the intro of the show's first two seasons.
  • In the bowling alley, there is a human operating a Coco-nut Koola machine instead of it usually being run by an animal. Another human was seen operating a machine after this episode in "The Girls' Night Out", but it has never been seen since.

Errors

Marketing and promotion

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 146. Turner Publishing. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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