The Gruesomes

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The Gruesomes
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Production number	P-123
Premiere date	November 12, 1964
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gerry Johnson Don Messick Naomi Lewis
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Gruesomes" is the ninth episode of The Flintstones season five, and the hundred and twenty-first overall. It aired on November 12, 1964 on ABC. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on May 1, 1964.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 12, 1964 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• There is no writer listed in the book The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenom.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • August 15, 2006: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Fifth 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.
  • October 3, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Fifth Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) 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.