The Worst Episodes of The Flintstones
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The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Flintstones" is "Fred Goes Ape", rated 6.7/10 from 173 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Fred Goes Ape" aired on 1/14/1966 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Jealousy".
6.7/10 173 votes#1 - Fred Goes Ape
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1966
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 170 votes#2 - Jealousy
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/1966
When Fred feigns a headache to get out of violin recital, Wilma invites her old flame Wilbur, who still carries a torch for her. Jealous Fred follows them to a dance, along with Barney and Gazoo. Fred asks Gazoo to change Barney into a dance partner, so he can make Wilma jealous in return.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 173 votes#3 - Reel Trouble
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/1964
Proud papa Fred shows his home movies of Pebbles to everyone, including two criminals who discover that he has captured them on film. But rather than sit through the films again, the criminals turn themselves in!
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 171 votes#4 - Dripper
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/1966
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 Dripper's trainer, who is tired of the seal getting all the attention.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 165 votes#5 - Curtain Call at Bedrock
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1966
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 184 votes#6 - Hop Happy
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1964
Barney and Betty decide to get Bamm-Bamm a pet of his own, deciding on a stone-age kangaroo.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Warren Foster
7.0/10 174 votes#7 - Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1964
Wilma's old friend, Bony Hurdle, pays her a visit because he's participating in the Bedrock rodeo, but Fred gets jealous and decides to compete, too.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 164 votes#8 - Two Men on a Dinosaur
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1966
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 308 votes#9 - The Babysitters
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1960
Roped into babysitting little Egbert, the child of a friend, Fred and Barney take the tot over to the pal Joe Rockhead's house to watch the fights on television. Egbert befriends Joe's pet runtosaurus and dresses the creature up in his baby clothes, which results in chaos when the pet--whom Fred and Barney mistake for the baby--escapes from the house and dashes up a tree.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Warren Foster
7.1/10 303 votes#10 - At the Races
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1960
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.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 262 votes#11 - The Big Bank Robbery
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1961
When he discovers a bag containing $86,000, Fred's dreams of being a wealthy man finally seem to be coming true. But the money has been stolen from the bank, so Wilma and Betty force Fred and Barney to return the money to the bank, and unwittingly set them up as the primary suspects! The wives set a trap for the real culprits and Fred ends up saving the day.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Arthur Phillips
7.1/10 280 votes#12 - The Hypnotist
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1961
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.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Warren Foster
7.1/10 244 votes#13 - The Good Scout
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/24/1961
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.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Warren Foster
7.1/10 250 votes#14 - Rooms for Rent
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/31/1961
Tired of hearing their husbands complain about finances, Wilma and Betty rent rooms to piano and bongo-playing student musicians. Fred and Barney go along with the arrangement, unaware that their wives are providing the lodging in return for music and dancing lessons.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Warren Foster
7.1/10 225 votes#15 - Fred Flintstone Woos Again
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1961
Needled by Wilma about his lack of romanticism, Fred takes his wife on a second honeymoon to Rock Mountain Inn, accompanied by the Rubbles. When the Flintstones learn that the official, Judge Wedrock, who married them was never licensed, Wilma takes advantage of the situation by making Fred court her all over again.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 212 votes#16 - The Masquerade Ball
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1961
Fred buys tickets to a society costume ball from his supervisor, Mr. Rockhead. Fred's plan to use this opportunity to butter up his costumed boss backfires when Rockhead switches costumes, and instead of being the recipient of Fred's honey, he becomes an unwitting confidant in his scheme.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 212 votes#17 - A Star is Almost Born
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1962
While shopping in a Bedrock drugstore with Betty, Wilma is discovered by a famous television producer. As a result, Fred borrows money from Barney to pay for acting lessons a quits his job in order to manage his wife's career.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Arthur Phillips
7.1/10 206 votes#18 - Feudin' and Fussin'
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1962
While Fred is napping away his pre-golf tournament tensions, Barney interrupts his pal's 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.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: Arthur Phillips
7.1/10 186 votes#19 - Big League Freddie
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1963
When Fred's 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 Fred's uniform, the scouts try to sign up Fred.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 172 votes#20 - Son of Rockzilla
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/1964
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.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 166 votes#21 - Fred Meets Hercurock
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/5/1965
Fred lands a role in an action-movie series playing a hunky Greek hero, but he soon discovers that being a film star isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 170 votes#22 - The Stonefinger Caper
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1965
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 173 votes#23 - Royal Rubble
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1965
Barney is mistaken for the long lost Prince of Rockabia, which seems like good fortune until he learns that the sentence for abdication from the throne is death. The appearance of the real prince releases Barney from his royal ordeal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 171 votes#24 - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1966
Two con artists posing as gold miners sell Fred and Barney phony mine. Wilma and Betty find out and trick the con artists into buying the mine back, but Fred and Barney, convinced of its value, won't sell. Only the threats of the con men convince them to recover their investment and head back home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 189 votes#25 - The Story of Rocky's Raiders
Season 6 Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1966
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A