The Surprise
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| Production number | P-81[1] |
| Premiere date | January 25, 1963 |
| Starring | Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Don Messick |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Warren Foster |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"The Surprise" is the nineteenth episode of The Flintstones season three, and the seventy-ninth overall. It aired on January 25, 1963 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.
When Barney skip a bowling tournament with Fred in favor of raising Betty's baby nephew, Fred grows resentful with the infant.
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Development
Despite this being the momentous event in which Wilma reveals she is pregnant with Pebbles, Hanna-Barbera was a bit ahead of itself as "Foxy Grandma" was actually produced before this episode in which Fred is trying to make Wilma's life easier while being pregnant.
Filming
The cast was recorded on September 4, 1962.[1]
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 25, 1963 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- Fred breaks the fourth wall near the end of the episode when he announces that he and Wilma are going to have a baby.
Errors
- Betty's washcloth and plate are colored pink and white, respectively, but when Fred bellows her out on Barney cancelling the tournament, they switch colors.
Connections
- The storyline of Fred and Wilma's baby is continued in the episodes "Mother-in-Law's Visit" to "The Blessed Event," which concluded with Wilma giving birth to Pebbles.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- March 22, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Third 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 Third 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.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
References
- ^ a b Adams, T.R. (November 1994). The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon, page 166. Turner Publishing. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
