The Flintstones

Believing he has made Wilma and Betty disappear through magic, Fred capitalizes on his newfound freedom by taking Barney to a nightclub, the Rockland, where an old friend, trumpeter Hot Lips Hannigan, is performing. The jazz is cool until the wives show up to teach their wayward husbands a lesson.

Fred uses his influence with a business friend to obtain a job for Barney, who becomes a furniture repossessor. To the dismay of both, Barneys first assignment is to repossess Freds television! Unwilling to betray his friend, Barney pays off Freds delinquent television bill with his first paycheck.

A Hollyrock film company goes on location in Bedrock to film its new feature Monster From The Tar Pits, and gullible Fred is enlisted as stand-in for star Gary Granite. But Freds real problems begin when Wilma and Betty audition for roles in the film and end up going ga-ga upon meeting movie stars Rock Pile and Wednesday Tuesday.

To finance their dream of opening a pool hall, Fred and Barney visit the dinosaur racetrack where Fred bets his entire paycheck on a long shot. He tells Wilma that he has lost his check. When the long shot pays off, Fred and Barney are initially elated, but they quickly realize their problems are only beginning.

Wilma and Betty win a trip to Hollyrock from a television contest. Finding themselves lonely and bored, Fred and Barney take vacations from work and follow them out. When Wilma is ""discovered,"" Fred muscles his own way into the world of television to bring her back.

Barney hides the sweepstakes ticket he and Fred have bought in the lining of an old coat, which Betty subsequently gives to a passing hobo. While the boys try to recover the ticket, convinced it is the winning one, Wilma and Betty have their own winning ticket stashed away at the Rubbles house.

With a burglar on the loose in Bedrock, Betty decides to take judo lessons to protect herself. When Wilma wants to take lesson also, Fred ridicules the idea, arguing that one glimpse of a burglar would send her running in fear. To prove his point, Fred poses as the burglar and sneaks into the Rubble household, on the same night the real criminal shows up.

Fred and Barney sign up for dance lessons at Arthur Quarrys so that they do not humiliate themselves at the charity ball. Their excuse that they have joined the volunteer fire department falls apart when Betty and Wilma realize that the all-stone town of Bedrock is fire proof. The wives then suspect that their husbands are slipping out to meet other women.

Would-be hunter Fred convinces Wilma and the Rubbles to spend their vacation time in the mountains, hunting for snorkasaurus. Fred is successful in his hunt, but he gets more than he bargained for when the wives insist that the snorkasaurus be taken home as their new pet, Dino.

While attempting to demonstrate his skill as a hypnotist to his wife and the Rubbles, Fred manages to hypnotize Barney into thinking that he is a frisky puppy, and is then unable to bring him back.

When industrial tycoon J.L. Gotrocks decides he wants to rub shoulders with the common people, dead-ringer Fred is hired to fill in for him in the board room. Fred savors his new lifestyle at the country club, but the plan begins to unravel when J.L. demonstrates little tolerance for the common folk.

Friend Gus Gravel invites the Flintstones and the Rubbles to his seaside hotel for an all-expense-paid vacation. But upon arriving, the four find that the hotels planned ""activities"" seem more like work. Gus finally confesses that his entire hotel staff has just resigned on the eve of a huge convention.

Assuming the command of a Boy Scout troop, Fred quickly learns the hazards of a ""routine"" camping trip. Fred blunders his way through until an overnight flood leaves him and the troop hanging on a tree limb over a treacherous waterfall, hoping a ranger will rescue them.

Fred agrees to appear in a before-and-after weight reduction commercial, but is humiliated to learn that he is the before example. An offer of $1,000 if he can drop twenty-five pounds in a month fails miserably, as does every other diet plan, until an overeaters group takes him on as a challenge.

The Flintstones and the Rubbles take up Freds rich cousins, Tumbleweed and Mary Lou Jim, on their offer to take care of their ranch while they go on an ocean cruise. Having gotten lost on the ranch, Fred and Barney stumble onto a nearby film location, where they are chased by cowboys and Indians.

When his neighbors domestic fights suddenly end with the disappearance of the wife, Fred suspects Alvin Brickrock of foul play. After reading a detective magazine, he becomes convinced that Brickrock is really Albert Bonehart, wife-murderer.

Movie star Rock Quarry has had enough of Hollyrock, and decides to move to Bedrock, where he is stalked by star-struck Wilma and Betty for an autograph. Meanwhile, Fred has an auto collision with the actor and invites him home to dinner, where he is recognized by Wilma despite his insistence that he is not Rock Quarry.

Determined to rise above manual labor, Fred attends night class at Prinstone University and is drafted as a quarterback on the varsity team. But during the big game against Shale U., and exhausted Fred creates problems when he confuses his football signals with his accounting course figures.

Wilma and Betty wrangle tickets to the upper-crust Ambassadors Reception and convince their husbands to go with them, sending Fred and Barney to charm school to prepare for the event. But the middle-class foursome ultimately discover that trying to play ""stuffy"" is no fun.

Fred buys tickets to a society costume ball from his supervisor, Mr. Rockhead. Freds plan to use this opportunity to butter up his costumed boss backfires when Rockhead switches costumes, and instead of being the recipient of Freds honey, he becomes an unwitting confidant in his scheme.

While plumbers at the Rubble home try to unfix Freds attempted repair job, Betty and Barney move in temporarily with the Flintstones. The wives are convinced the forced togetherness will cause problems between Fred and Barney and they are right, although the husbands go to extreme measures to try to hide their bickering.

A compulsive gambler in his younger days, Fred has been cured through psychiatric consultation--until paperboy Arnold tempts him with a bet. When the Flintstones furniture begins to mysteriously disappear, Barney is dispatched to investigate Freds marble games behind locked doors.

Fred works overtime to earn extra money for a surprise gift for Wilma, and is ultimately tapped by Mr. Slate to entertain an important female client at the Copa Cave night club. Unfortunately, the Rubbles and Wilma show up at the club that same night.

While Fred is napping away his pre-golf tournament tensions, Barney interrupts his pals dreams with a practice shot. Temperamental Fred explodes at Barney, which results in the Flintstones almost finding themselves without neighbors, when the Rubbles put their house up for sale.

While driving to work, the boys decide to play hookey and go instead to the ballpark. They call in sick to their bosses and Barney is promptly ordered to report to the company nurse for a check-up. Fred then concocts an elaborate ruse that does indeed get Barney out of work--and into the hospital.

Once more, Fred forgets the anniversary of the night he proposed to Wilma. After being chastised by Wilma, he agrees to take her on a date to the movies, but she wants to go on the same night he is supposed to be captaining his bowling team in the bowling alley, Fred tries to do both.

Having sold her home, Freds antagonistic mother-in-law arrives at the Flintstone cave, and Fred tries to play cupid after meeting a rich Texan who is looking for an elderly wife. He invites the man home for dinner, but Wilma becomes suspicious of the would-be suitor.

Fred and Barney run into old friend Sherman Cobblehead, owner of The Golden Cactus Hotel in Rock Vegas, at an eatery. Cobbleheads casual promise to ""take care of"" Fred should he ever come to Vegas is misinterpreted as a guarantee that Fred will be a big winner in the casino.

Wilma secretly empties Freds closet of mementos for a rummage sale, including his old football uniform. But when Fred finds the goods in the Rubbles car, where Wilma put them, he suspects Barney of being a thief.

Fred is chosen by PeeWee League players (including Arnold and Mr. Slates son) to umpire a playoff game. His troubles mount when he must call the game honestly despite the pressures from friends, employers, and big league baseball scouts, who are observing Fred in action.

When Barney loses his job, Fred approaches Mr. Slate about hiring his friend for the quarry. He is mortified, however, when Barney lands the position of vice president, and becomes Freds boss!

Fred discovers he is off his game right before the big bowling match. After hearing in a television commercial that rhythm is ""the secret of success in many activities, including bowling,"" he rushes off to the Bedrock Dance Academy to sign up for ballet lessons.

The Lodge delegates Fred and Barney depart for a convention at Stone Mountain Ski Resort, leaving their disappointed wives at home. The girls congratulate themselves on being so understanding until they become involved in a big diamond theft and beauty contest at the resort.

Fred overhears Wilma on the phone mentioning ""a little stranger"" who will shortly be visiting the household. Assuming that Wilma is pregnant, Fred summon his dreaded mother-in-law. But the ""little stranger"" turns out to be Arnold the paperboy.

Wilma and Betty enter a television contest and win first prize, a trip for two to Rockiki Beach and a role on the television show ""Hawaiian Spy."" The two families journey to Hawaii, where Fred ends up working as a stunt man on the show.

Barneys loud suffering from a toothache has been keeping the entire neighborhood awake at night, so Fred promises to take him to the dentist the next morning. But having already spent the money for the dentist, Fred has to find a low-cost way to remove his friends tooth.

A series of strange accidents coupled with Wilmas sudden insistence on having Fred take out a life insurance policy, and her devotion to a murder mystery novel about a wife who bumps off her husband, causes Fred to wonder if his life is in danger.

Wilma is charmed by the exploits of the Kissing Burglar, a criminal whose m.o. involves leaving a rose and a kiss for the lady of the house. Her comment that she has nothing worth stealing annoys Fred, who decides to teach her a lesson by posing as the burglar--on the very night the real one shows up.

Barney rescues a baby from a runaway carriage, but it is Fred who gets the credit and attention. His feeble attempts to set the record straight finally give way to his enjoyment of the celebrity, until cold shoulders from both Wilma and Dino, and a visit from his own conscience, persuade him to tell the truth.

With fatherhood impending, Fred promises to become more kind, considerate, and thoughtful. His willingness to change is strechted practically beyond endurance when his mother-in-law shows up to help Wilma during her pregnancy.

With the baby coming, Fred asks Mr. Slate for a raise. Slate, however, is tired of such demands from expectant fathers, so he plans to head Fred off with ""Operation Cringe.""

Fatherhood has already made Fred resolute in his effort to acquire serenity, but his will power is put to the test by the formidable Nurse Frightenshale, who is sent by Wilmas mother to take care of the Flintstones cave.

Having worked to clean up his own act, Fred now worries that Pebbles will pick up Barneys uncouth ways. Fred moves the family to a ""better"" neighborhood, but quickly realizes that the ""high life"" isnt what it seems.

While preparing a surprise birthday party for Fred, Wilma assigns to Barney the task of keeping Fred out of the way and occupied, and Barney is so successful that both he and Fred are missing at party time.

Frustrated that paperboy (and part-time babysitter) Arnold always beats him at table-tennis, Fred has a nightmare in which an older Arnold elopes with his grown-up daughter Pebbles.

Upset that Fred has forgotten the anniversary of his joining the household, Dino runs away in a sulk. The next morning Fred and Barney seach for him, bringing home a look-alike pet that they assume to be Dino.

Fred forms a barbershop quartet to compete on the ""Hum Along With Herman"" television show, and in the process discovers that Barney is a natural lead tenor. The catch is that Barney can sing only when hes in the bathtub.

When Freds performance for the Bedrock Quarry baseball team flounders, he is replaced by Roger who attracts the attention of Big League scouts, but since he is wearing Freds uniform, the scouts try to sign up Fred.

Betty and Wilma employ a ""sleep-teaching"" method to try and turn Fred and Barney into perfect spouses. The plan goes awry, and the foursome are ultimately arrested as thieves. After pleading their cases in court, the wives are sentenced by the judge to twenty days of serving their ""victimized spouses"" breakfast in bed.

Fred misconstrues an overheard conversation and enters Pebbles in a beauty contest, only to find out that the contest is for somewhat older ""babes"" instead of ""babies."" Overcoming the resistance of the contest coordinator, Fred enters Pebbles anyway, with surprising results.

Attending a premarital bachelor party for a Lodge buddy, rowdy Fred and Barney start dancing with the chorus girls in a nightclub, unaware that they are being filmed for televisions ""Peek-A-Boo Camera."" The boys do everything possible to keep their wives from seeing the show when it airs on television, and almost succeed.

Chaos reigns supreme when ten androids from another planet--all whom are dead-ringers for Fred--land in Bedrock causing havoc in an attempt to conquer the earth. When the alien master admits failure and recalls the androids, Fred is left to explain his odd behavior.

Fred inherits a shack in the hills from his hillbilly relatives, and with it a hundred-year-old feud with the Hatrock clan. Fred settles the feud by rescuing a Hatrock baby, by then starts it anew by insulting the Hatrock matriarch.

After stumbling upon an international gathering of scouts during a camping trip, Fred and Barney become the hit of the scout encampment, much to the dismay of Wilma and Betty when the boys visit them later in Bedrock.

Disguising themselves to gain entry into the all-male Water Buffalo Lodge meeting, Wilma and Betty argue that wives should be allowed to attend the meetings. But after going through painful initiation ceremonies as new members, they decide they are better off staying home.

Thinking he will be discovered, Fred takes a job wearing a monster costume in a publicity stunt for a new horror movie. He creates the desired effect, frightens the townspeople, and falls into his own monstrous dilemma.

After mocking Wilmas housekeeping efforts, Fred accepts her challenge to swap jobs for one day. He soon learns that a housewifes labors are tougher than he thought.

Fred has a bowling accident and becomes involved with mad doctors who experiment in personality transference.

Fred plans Pebbles birthday party on the same day as the Water Buffalo Lodge party.

Fred is angry that hes not invited to his boss party, but after reading "Cinderella" to Pebbles, he dreams that a fairy godmother takes him to the party after all.

Fred and Barney become enmeshed in international spyjinks when they inadvertently become involved with a beautiful foreign agent and the villainous Dr. Sinister, who is intent on world domination.

A baby contest at the lodge sparks a spat between the Flintstones and the Rubbles over who has the most beautiful child in Bedrock, prompting a disappointed Pebbles and Bamm Bamm to run away.

The King of Stoneslyvania goes missing before his country can secure a bank loan, leaving advisors for the King to ask Fred to impersonate him to get the loan.

Fred and Barney have one whale of a tale to tell after they get swallowed by the legendary sea creature Adobe Dick while on a Water Buffalo fishing trip.

Fred has his head in the clouds when he wins free flying lessons in a raffle and contemplates a new career as an airplane pilot.

On a visit to the Bedrock Worlds Fair, the Flintstones and the Rubbles take a ride in a time machine that sends them into the future with stops at ancient Rome and Arthurian England, and encounters with Christopher Columbus and Ben Franklin.

Fed up with doing so many domestic chores, Fred moves his family to the Bedrock Towers, a fully automated complex--where he takes on the nighttime job of "new resident stationary engineer" (aka janitor) to help pay the rent.

The Flintstones and the Rubbles lock horns with cowasaurus rustlers who have been preying on Freds Uncle Texs ranch in Texarock.

The gang take the kids to a local theater for a personal appearance by a TV superhero. But when the actor resigns, the producers ask Fred to step in so the show can continue.

During a vacation at the beach, Fred is bitten by the surfing bug and becomes a big kahuna to the young people hanging 10.

When Wilma gets a letter from her mother saying that she is moving in with her favorite son-in-law and his wife, Fred begins refurbishing a dilapidated shack to house Mrs. Slaghoople. But soon Wilma learns that he mother was not referring to Fred, but her other daughters husband. Fred is delighted, until he realizes how much he spent on the shack.

A criminal named ""The Mangler"" vows revenge on Fred, the foreman of the jury (which included Barney) who put him away. When the criminal escapes from prison, the Flintstones and the Rubbles go into hiding. Through a series of mishaps, Fred actually manages to recapture ""The Mangler.""

Samantha and Darrin Stephens guest star from televisions ""Bewitched"" (voiced by series star Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York). Darrin goes boating, while Samantha joins the Flintstones and the Rubbles for a camping trip, which ends up pitting the men against the women. Aided by Samanthas witchcraft, the women manage to out-do the men at every turn.

Bored by his company picnic, Fred slips away to take a nap, and awakens twenty years later to discover that Barney has become millionaire B.J. Rubble, and that Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have gotten married. Upon entering Wilma who is now living alone through Barneys largesse, Fred really awakens and realizes it was all a dream.

A hackneyed spy movie turns serious when the villainous Stonefinger and his henchmen suddenly come to life and begin to menace Fred and Barney. It takes the magical powers of Gazoo to get the situation straightened out.

Freds hopping around and howling in pain after dropping a bowling ball on his foot is mistaken for a new hit dance, the Frantic. Invited on the television music show ""Shinrock,"" Fred comes down with stage fright, until a jab from a misplaced pin gets him hopping and howling again.

Wanting to sneak out of a dinner date with their wives in order to bowl, Fred and Barney ask Gazoo for help. The little green alien creates clones of the boys, so that they can be in two places at once, resulting in the inevitable mix-ups.

A mix-up at the pharmacy gives Fred pills that turn him into an ape. Barney is the only one to see this short-lived effect, which makes him wonder about his own health. But when the two dads take their kids to the zoo and Fred ends up in the monkey cage after taking another pill, his problem becomes apparent to all.

On advice from Gazoo, Fred and Barney start winning big at the racetrack, and attract the attention of a dangerous bookie named Big Ed. Since he got them into this latest mess, Gazoo comes to their rescue.

Fred refuses to play the lead in the PTA show, ""Romeorock and Julietstone,"" opposite Wilma, so she casts Barney instead. Feigning the mumps, Barney (who is terrible in the part) drops out, forcing Fred to take over. But then laryngitis causes Wilma to drop out, so Barney rushes back in, now playing Julietstone!

Fred is delighted to be invited onto Mr. Slates yacht, until he learns that he is there to paint it. Asking the Rubbles to join them, the couples start having so much fun on board that they forget the paint job and fail to notice the yacht has broken free and is drifting. Slate charges Fred with mutiny and piracy, but Fred redeems himself when he rescues the visitors to an island (including Slate) from a volcano.

Performing seal dripper takes a liking to Barney, who soon finds himself involved in a plot to steal the aquatic attraction. The leader of the gang of thieves turns out to be Drippers trainer, who is tired of the seal getting all the attention.

Fred relives the exciting adventures of his grandfather, flying ace Lt. Rocky Flintstone, and his sidekick Lt. Reggie Vanderrock, whose mission is to rescue the famous spy Mata Harrock from the clutches of Baron Von Rickenrock.