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The Worst Episodes of The Flintstones

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The Worst Episodes of The Flintstones

The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.

Seasons6

  1. Background image for Reel Trouble
    6.7/10(182 votes)

    #1 - Reel Trouble

    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!

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Fred Goes Ape
    6.7/10(183 votes)

    #2 - Fred Goes Ape

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Jealousy
    6.7/10(179 votes)

    #3 - Jealousy

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Dripper
    6.7/10(181 votes)

    #4 - Dripper

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up
    6.9/10(184 votes)

    #5 - Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Curtain Call at Bedrock
    6.9/10(175 votes)

    #6 - Curtain Call at Bedrock

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Fred Meets Hercurock
    7.0/10(178 votes)

    #7 - Fred Meets Hercurock

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Royal Rubble
    7.0/10(183 votes)

    #8 - Royal Rubble

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Two Men on a Dinosaur
    7.0/10(173 votes)

    #9 - Two Men on a Dinosaur

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Babysitters
    7.1/10(327 votes)

    #10 - The Babysitters

    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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  12. Background image for At the Races
    7.1/10(326 votes)

    #11 - At the Races

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Good Scout
    7.1/10(260 votes)

    #12 - The Good Scout

    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. Background image for Rooms for Rent
    7.1/10(267 votes)

    #13 - Rooms for Rent

    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. Background image for Fred Flintstone Woos Again
    7.1/10(238 votes)

    #14 - Fred Flintstone Woos Again

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for A Star is Almost Born
    7.1/10(224 votes)

    #15 - A Star is Almost Born

    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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  17. Background image for Feudin' and Fussin'
    7.1/10(218 votes)

    #16 - Feudin' and Fussin'

    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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  18. Background image for Big League Freddie
    7.1/10(195 votes)

    #17 - Big League Freddie

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Son of Rockzilla
    7.1/10(182 votes)

    #18 - Son of Rockzilla

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Hop Happy
    7.1/10(196 votes)

    #19 - Hop Happy

    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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  21. Background image for The Most Beautiful Baby in Bedrock
    7.1/10(191 votes)

    #20 - The Most Beautiful Baby in Bedrock

    S5:E10

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Adobe Dick
    7.1/10(189 votes)

    #21 - Adobe Dick

    S5:E14

    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.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Stonefinger Caper
    7.1/10(182 votes)

    #22 - The Stonefinger Caper

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for How to Pick a Fight With Your Wife Without Really Trying
    7.1/10(180 votes)

    #23 - How to Pick a Fight With Your Wife Without Really Trying

    S6:E15

    Gazoo's bad martial advice not only fails to help Fred and Wilma, it actually leads to their separation. The couple reunite only after they each have nightmares warning them that the other is in trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Treasure of Sierra Madrock
    7.1/10(181 votes)

    #24 - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for My Fair Freddy
    7.1/10(187 votes)

    #25 - My Fair Freddy

    S6:E25

    Fred is mistakenly granted membership to a swanky country club and asks Gazoo to turn him into a gentleman, a plan that involves taking ballet lessons, which makes him the laughingstock of the neighborhood. Finally Fred decides that he and Wilma should be themselves, and together they become the hit of the club.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Reel Trouble" is the worst rated episode of "The Flintstones". It scored 6.7/10 based on 182 votes. Directed by William Hanna and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/20/1964. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fred Goes Ape".