The Golf Champion

The Golf Champion
Fred and Barney fight over golf trophy.
Production number	P-15
Premiere date	December 9, 1960
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet John Stephenson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Sydney Zelinka
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Golf Champion" is the eleventh episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on December 9, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Sydney Zelinka, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Fred wins the Loyal Order of Dinosaurs tournament, but the new lodge president, Barney, withholds it due to unpaid club dues. This causes a big fight between the two, with each one trying to get back at the other one.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Ben Bowlder	N/A
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Buzzsaw	Mel Blanc
Joe Rockhead	Unavailable
Eddie	Unavailable
Charlie	John Stephenson

Organizations

• Loyal Order of Dinosaurs

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Loyal Order of Dinosaurs lodge

Objects

• Golf trophy

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on June 29, 1960.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 9, 1960 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: March 16, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

• The Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes is still called Loyal Order of Dinosaurs.
• Malcolm Quartz, Sam, and Pete are unidentifiable on-screen.

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 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 1, 1993: First Independent Films releases Fun with the Flintstones on VHS.
  • November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.