CVTA US Animated - "The Flintstones" (Hanna-Barbera/Screen Gems/ABC) Season 1 (1960-61)

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Season 1 (ABC) (1960-61)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)


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ABC Fridays 8:30-9:00pm Eastern  -  28 episodes

1.1 [--] The Flintstones: THE FLINTSTONE FLYER
prod. no. 2  /  30 September 1960 ABC

 Barney develops a hovercraft, which Fred dubs "The Flintstone Flyer." They later use
it to get out of an opera date with their wives and go bowling instead.

FS-02. "Hot Lips Hannigan" 7 October 1960
prod. no. 9
Fred makes Betty and Wilma disappear while playing with a magician's
equipment.

1.3 [--] The Flintstones: THE SWIMMING POOL
prod. no. 1  /   14 October 1960 ABC

 Fred and Barney share the cost of a swimming pool spanning both
yards, and running feud develops.

1.4 [--] The Flintstones: NO HELP WANTED
prod. no. 6 /  21 October 1960 ABC
Fred helps an unemployed Barney get a furniture repossession job.

1.5 [--] The Flintstones: THE SPLIT PERSONALITY
prod. no. 10 / 28 October 1960 ABCFred's personality changes after he receives a bump on the head.

1.6 [--] The Flintstones: THE MONSTER FROM THE TAR PITS
prod. no. 14  /   4 November 1960
Fred gets a job doubling for movie star Gary Granite in the movie
"The Monster from the Tar Pits."

1.7 [--] The Flintstones: THE BABY SITTERS
prod. no. 4  /  11 November 1960 ABC
Fred and Barney who wanted to attend the fights instead watch it at a friend's
 house while performing a promised babysitting job for Wilma and Betty.

FS-08. "At the Races" 18 November 1960
prod. no. 7
Fred and Barney hit the jackpot betting at the dinosaur track.

FS-09. "The Engagement Ring" 25 November 1960
prod. no. 5
When Wilma finds the engagement ring Barney had Fred hide in his house
from Betty, Barney goes into the boxing ring to earn money to buy
another.

FS-10. "Hollyrock, Here I Come" 2 December 1960
prod. no. 12
Wilma and Betty win a trip to Hollyrock; Fred tries to become an actor.

FS-11. "The Golf Champion" 9 December 1960
prod. no. 15
Fred and Barney feud over Fred's overdue club fees.

FS-12. "The Sweepstakes Ticket" 16 December 1960
prod. no. 16
Fred and Barney share a winning sweepstakes ticket, but their
wives don't know about it.

FS-13. "The Drive-in" 23 December 1960
prod. no. 8
Against their wives' wishes, Fred and Barney by a drive-in restaurant.

NOTE: At the end, when Fred and Barney take Wilma and Betty out to dinner in the fancy restaurant,
Wilma first appears in a blue dress, while Betty appears in a white one. When they
switch to the second long shot of that scene, the women's dress colors have switched back to their
normal colors (white for Wilma and blue for Betty)!

FS-14. "The Prowler" 30 December 1960
prod. no. 3
The women take judo lessons while a prowler is loose in the neighborhood. Fred uses the prowler's
appearance to prove a point to Wilma, until the real prowler shows up.

FS-15. "The Girls' Night Out" 6 January 1961
prod. no. 13
Fred becomes a teen singing idol when a recording is misplaced.

FS-16. "Arthur Quarry's Dance Class" 13 January 1961
prod. no. 20
Fred and Barney secretly scheme to take dance lessons.

FS-17. "The Big Bank Robbery" 20 January 1961
prod. no. 19
After bank robbers dump their loot in Barney's backyard, he and
Fred become the prime suspects.

FS-18. "The Snorkasaurus Hunter" 27 January 1961
prod. no. 11
The Flintstones and Rubbles spend a vacation together hunting big game in the mountains.

1.19 [--] The Flintstones: THE HOT PIANO
prod. no. 18  / 3 February 1961
Fred tries to by a piano for Wilma on their anniversary.

FS-20. "The Hypnotist" 10 February 1961
prod. no. 17
Fred makes Barney think he's a dog after attempting hypnotism on him.

FS-21. "Love Letters on the Rocks" 17 February 1961
prod. no. 21
Fred finds a love poem addressed to Wilma and becomes jealous.

FS-22. "The Tycoon" 24 February 1961
prod. no. 22
Lookalike Fred becomes the double for a tycoon.

FS-23. "The Astra' Nuts" 3 March 1961
prod. no. 23
Fred and Barney accidently enlist in the army.

FS-24. "The Long, Long Weekend" 10 March 1961
prod. no. 24
What appears to be an all-expenses-paid vacation trip to the sea
becomes a busman's holiday.

FS-25. "In the Dough" 17 March 1961
prod. no. 25
Wilma and Betty make the final of a bake-off, but when they contract
measles, Fred and Barney must dress as women to replace them on TV.

FS-26. "The Good Scout" 24 March 1961
prod. no. 26
During a boy scout campout, Fred takes over the troop.

FS-27. "Rooms for Rent" 31 March 1961
prod. no. 27
Wilma and Betty each rent rooms to bongo-playing students.
Fred and Barney scheme to get rid of them.

FS-28. "Fred Flintstone, Before and After" 7 April 1961
prod. no. 28
Fred appears on a TV weight-loss commercial.

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