The Sweepstakes Ticket

The Sweepstakes Ticket
Fred talks with his good and bad consciousnesses.
Production number	P-16
Premiere date	December 16, 1960
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet John Stephenson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Sweepstakes Ticket" is the twelfth episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on December 16, 1960 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 doesn't trust Barney with a sweepstakes ticket, so debates if he should steal it from him.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Joe	Unavailable
Mrs. Roxy	Bea Benaderet
Junior	N/A
Mrs. Roxy's pup	N/A
Fred Flintstone	Alan Reed
Charlie	John Stephenson
Fred's good conscious	Alan Reed
Fred's bad conscious	Alan Reed
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Betty Rubble	Bea Benaderet
Homeless guy	Unavailable
Officer #1	Unavailable
Officer #2	Unavailable
Sergeant	John Stephenson
Al

Organizations

• Bedrock Police Department

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Joe's residence
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Police station

Objects

• Sweepstakes tickets

Vehicles

• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on July 11, 1960.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 16, 1960 on ABC
• United Kingdom and Ireland: March 23, 1961 at 7:00 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

• The travelling homeless guy is a spoof of actor W.C. Fields.

Errors

• Mrs. Roxy looks and sounds identical to Edna Boulder, and she even has a son, but he's one or two years older than Edna Boulder's son.

Legacy

• Wilma and Betty also shout "Charge it!" in the 1994 live-action film The Flinstones.

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.
  • 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.