Wilma, the Maid
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| Production number | P-78[1] |
| Premiere date | January 11, 1963 |
| Starring | Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Howard Morris John Stephenson |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Harvey Bullock R. Saffian |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"Wilma, the Maid" is the seventeenth episode of The Flintstones season three, and the seventy-seventh overall. It aired on January 11, 1963 on ABC. It was written by Harvey Bullock and R. Saffian, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Wilma convinces Fred to hire a gorgeous maid so she can take a break from housework. However, Fred's loud singing causes the maid to quit on the day his boss Mr. Slate is invited for dinner.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Fred: Now, come on, Wilma! You know there's nothing wrong with you.
Wilma: (pretending to be sick) But I'm sick, Fred. Sick, sick, sick! Do I have to cry to show you how sick I am?
Fred: Oh, don't cry. Your mascara's running enough already.
Wilma: My mascara? Oh, you knew all the time!
(Wilma starts to cry)
Fred: Of course! Oh, Wilma. No, no, no. Stop! Stop, Wilma! Wilma, stop! The... The neighbors will think I'm beating you, Wilma! Stop! Okay, okay, okay! You can have the maid!
(Wilma stops crying)
Wilma: I can have a maid?
Fred: Yeah, but I sure don't know where I'll get the money to pay for it.
Wilma: We'll manage. You'll see…
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
The cast was recorded on August 13, 1962.[1]
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 11, 1963 on ABC
Behind the scenes
Errors
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 165. Turner Publishing. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
