The X-Ray Story

The X-Ray Story
Wilma and Betty drag an exhausted Fred out of the bed.
Production number	P-43
Premiere date	December 29, 1961
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 X-Ray Story" is the fifteenth episode of The Flintstones season two, and the forty-third overall. It aired on December 29, 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.

An X-ray from Dino mixes up Fred of being diagnosed with a disease proven deadly to humans, but harmless to dinosaurs.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence
      • Rubble residence
      • Animal hospital

Objects

• Shlump
• Polarock X-Ray Camera machine
• Brontosaurus ribs
• Black coffee

Vehicles

• Mr. Slate's car
• Flintmobile

Production

Filming

The cast was recorded on June 15, 1961.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 29, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• The plot line of this episode bears a resemblance of two episodes of The Honeymooners ("Six Months to Live" and "A Matter of Life and Death"), which see Ralph thinking that he has six months to live due to a mix-up with a veterinarian's report.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • December 7, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second 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 Second 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:
  • June 4, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season on DVD.