The Girls' Night Out

The Girls' Night Out
The Colonel introduces Fred in his new guise as Hi-Fye.
Production number	P-13
Premiere date	January 6, 1961
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Jerry Mann
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Girls' Night Out" is the fifteenth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on January 6, 1961 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.

Wilma & Betty complain about never getting out of the house, but they get more than they bargained for when they follow Fred & Barney cross-country after Fred gets an unexpected record deal.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Hot Lips Hannigan
The Colonel	Mel Blanc
The Colonel's boss	Jerry Mann
Melvis (photo)	N/A
Tony

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Joyland
      • Keen-Teen Record Company
      • Rockadero
    • Georgia

Objects

• Record discs

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on May 31, 1960.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 6, 1961 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: April 13, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

• Hot Lips Hannigan was mentioned as a musician all the teens raved about in "Hot Lips Hannigan."
• Fred's alter ego as Hi-Fye likely bears a resemblance to the late Buddy Holly.
• In this episode, people are described as being a square by drawing a four sided figure with index fingers and leaving a dotted line outline of a square hanging in midair.

Errors

• The Colonel keeps on mentioning Georgia, but without it being a Stone-Age analog.

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.
  • 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.
• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.