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The Worst Episodes of The Flintstones

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The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
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  1. 6.7/10(170 votes)

    #1 - Jealousy

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    S6:E23

    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.

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  2. 6.8/10(173 votes)

    #2 - Reel Trouble

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    S4:E23

    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!

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    Director:William Hanna
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  3. 6.8/10(174 votes)

    #3 - Fred Goes Ape

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    S6:E16

    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.

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  4. 6.8/10(172 votes)

    #4 - Dripper

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    S6:E24

    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.

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  5. 6.9/10(175 votes)

    #5 - Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up

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    S5:E5

    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.

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  6. 6.9/10(166 votes)

    #6 - Curtain Call at Bedrock

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    S6:E20

    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!

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  8. 7.0/10(186 votes)

    #7 - Hop Happy

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    S5:E1

    Barney and Betty decide to get Bamm-Bamm a pet of his own, deciding on a stone-age kangaroo.

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  9. 7.0/10(164 votes)

    #8 - Two Men on a Dinosaur

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    S6:E18

    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.

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  10. 7.1/10(309 votes)

    #9 - The Babysitters

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    S1:E7

    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.

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  11. 7.1/10(306 votes)

    #10 - At the Races

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    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:William Hanna
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  12. 7.1/10(281 votes)

    #11 - The Hypnotist

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    S1:E20

    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.

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  13. 7.1/10(244 votes)

    #12 - The Good Scout

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    S1:E26

    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.

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  14. 7.1/10(252 votes)

    #13 - Rooms for Rent

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    S1:E27

    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.

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  15. 7.1/10(224 votes)

    #14 - Fred Flintstone Woos Again

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    S2:E5

    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.

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  16. 7.1/10(212 votes)

    #15 - The Masquerade Ball

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    S2:E12

    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.

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  17. 7.1/10(212 votes)

    #16 - A Star is Almost Born

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    S2:E17

    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.

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  18. 7.1/10(206 votes)

    #17 - Feudin' and Fussin'

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    S2:E20

    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.

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  19. 7.1/10(201 votes)

    #18 - Groom Gloom

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    S4:E2

    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.

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  20. 7.1/10(186 votes)

    #19 - Big League Freddie

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    S4:E8

    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.

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  21. 7.1/10(179 votes)

    #20 - Room for Two

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    S4:E21

    After building a new room onto the Flintstone home, Fred and Barney start feuding. Fueling the rift is the fact that Barney cast the deciding vote against Fred for Water Buffalo of the Year, and Barney's discovery that half of Fred's new room is on his property.

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  22. 7.1/10(172 votes)

    #21 - Son of Rockzilla

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    S4:E24

    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.

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  23. 7.1/10(169 votes)

    #22 - Fred Meets Hercurock

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    S5:E25

    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.

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  24. 7.1/10(172 votes)

    #23 - The Stonefinger Caper

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    S6:E10

    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.

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  25. 7.1/10(174 votes)

    #24 - Royal Rubble

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    S6:E13

    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.

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  26. 7.1/10(172 votes)

    #25 - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock

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    S6:E19

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Jealousy" is the worst rated episode of "The Flintstones". It scored 6.7/10 based on 170 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/11/1966. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Reel Trouble".