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The Worst Episodes of The Flintstones

Every episode of The Flintstones ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Flintstones!

The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
Genres:FamilyAnimationComedyKids
Network:ABC

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".

  • Jealousy
    6.7/10170 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Reel Trouble
    6.8/10174 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Fred Goes Ape
    6.8/10175 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • Dripper
    6.8/10171 votes
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    #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

  • Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up
    6.9/10176 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Curtain Call at Bedrock
    6.9/10165 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Big League Freddie
    7.0/10187 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Hop Happy
    7.0/10186 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Two Men on a Dinosaur
    7.0/10164 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • The Babysitters
    7.1/10308 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • At the Races
    7.1/10303 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • The Hypnotist
    7.1/10281 votes
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    #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

  • The Good Scout
    7.1/10245 votes
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    #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

  • Rooms for Rent
    7.1/10252 votes
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    #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

  • Fred Flintstone Woos Again
    7.1/10227 votes
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    #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

  • The Masquerade Ball
    7.1/10213 votes
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    #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

  • A Star is Almost Born
    7.1/10213 votes
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    #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

  • Feudin' and Fussin'
    7.1/10207 votes
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    #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

  • Groom Gloom
    7.1/10201 votes
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    #19 - Groom Gloom

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1963

    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.

    Director: William Hanna

    Writer: N/A

  • Son of Rockzilla
    7.1/10173 votes
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    #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

  • Fred Meets Hercurock
    7.1/10168 votes
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    #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

  • The Stonefinger Caper
    7.1/10171 votes
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    #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

  • Royal Rubble
    7.1/10175 votes
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    #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

  • The Treasure of Sierra Madrock
    7.1/10171 votes
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    #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

  • The Story of Rocky's Raiders
    7.1/10190 votes
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    #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