Rip Van Flintstone

Rip Van Flintstone

November 5, 1965 TV Episode The Flintstones

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios
Distributor
Columbia/Screen Gems

Synopsis

Fred falls asleep at the quarry's annual picnic and dreams that he wakes up 20 years later. He finds himself in Bedrock's future, where Barney is a millionaire, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are married, and Wilma is a lonely old woman.

Characters

Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles, Barney Rubble, Betty Rubble, Bamm-Bamm, Dino, Mr. Slate, Super Mart Owner, Kids, Sandy, Hunter, Guy at Pool Hall, Marvin, Red Haired Woman, Blue Tied Man, Guard, Butler

Credits

Directing

Director
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Producing

Producer
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Writing

Writer
Tony Benedict

Animation

Animator
Robert Carr, Lou Kachivas, Hugh Fraser, Carlo Vinci
Animation Director
Charles Nichols

Voices

Voice
Alan Reed (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma, Pebbles), Mel Blanc (Barney), Gerry Johnson (Betty), Don Messick (Bamm-Bamm), Daws Butler, Henry Corden, John Stephenson

Music

Music
Ted Nichols
Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Music
Hoyt Curtin
Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Lyrics
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Editing

Editor
Larry Cowan
Supervising Film Editor
Warner Leighton

Crew

Story Director
Alex Lovy
Layouts
Walt Clinton, Morris Gollub, Lance Nolley
Backgrounds
F. (Fernando) Montealegre, Fernando Arce, Rene Garcia
Animation Director
Charles A. Nichols
Sound Direction
Richard Olson
Production Supervision
Howard Hanson
Camera
Frank Paiker, Norman Stainback, Roy Wade, Charles Flekal

Production notes

Recorded on 6-15-65.

Note the picture in the background of Barney's mansion. How did a naked female get past the network censors?

Reviews

Rip Van Winklestone

Edgey1August 8, 2014

The episode is most memorable because the censors of the day missed the naked cave women painting in Barney's house!