The Prowler (The Flintstones)

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The Prowler
Hey, Fred, I didn't know you went commando.
Production number	P-3
Premiere date	December 30, 1960
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Maxie Rosenbloom
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Prowler" is the fourteenth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on December 30, 1960 on ABC. It was written by Joseph Barbera, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

With a prowler going around, Wilma and Betty take judo lessons, so Fred tests their training by pretending to be the prowler.

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
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Rockimoto	Mel Blanc
Prowler	Maxie Rosenbloom

Organizations

• Bedrock Bugle

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Rockimoto Judo

Objects

• Bedrock Bugle newspaper

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on April 5, 1960.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 30, 1960 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: March 30, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

• The episode has an infamous reputation for its use of Japanese people. In particular was the case of Rockimoto, who is primarily based on racial stereotypes that were common at the time of its airing.
  • It is also the only episode in the series that has not aired on MeTV, likely due to the precieved negative stereotypes stated above. Despite this, it still airs on Boomerang.
  • On Tubi, a disclaimer by Warner Bros. is shown before the episode in regards to these stereotypes; explaining, "It may depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • November 1, 1993: First Independent Films releases Fun with the Flintstones on VHS.
  • April 28, 1997: First Independent Films releases The Flintstones: Bumper Edition 2 on VHS.
  • November 7, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete First Season on DVD.
• 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.