The Long, Long Weekend

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The Long, Long Weekend
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Production number P-24[1]
Premiere date March 10, 1961
Starring Alan Reed
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Bea Benaderet
Willard Waterman
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Warren Foster
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"The Long, Long Weekend" is the twenty-fourth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on March 10, 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.

Fred thinks his old buddy, Gus Gravel, has invited him for a relaxing weekend at his hotel, but it's really a ploy to get him, his wife, and friends to work, as his old staff have quit.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Dino Mel Blanc
Wilma Flintstone Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble Bea Benaderet
Fred Flintstone Alan Reed
Fred's mother
Gus Gravel Willard Waterman
Harvey Mel Blanc
Maid N/A
Chef N/A
Barney Rubble Mel Blanc
Sea serpent N/A
Grand Pooh-Bah Mel Blanc


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Broom

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

The cast was recorded on October 24, 1960.[1]

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • This episode introduces the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes, which will eventually replace the Loyal Order of Dinosaurs as if it had always been the former.
  • The Grand Poo-Bah is named after The Lord High Everything Else from The Mikado.

Errors

  • The Grand Pooh-Bah mentions how Fred can be a member of the Loyal Order of the Water Buffaloes, when he's later retconned to be a member, anyway. Additionally, The Flintstone Kids retconned the Water Buffaloes as having always existed with the Junior Water Buffaloes.

Everlasting influence

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 151. Turner Publishing. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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