Surfin' Fred
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Distributor
- Columbia/Screen Gems
Synopsis
Surf star Fred (Troy) teaches other beachgoers to surf. He becomes a surfing fool among the teenagers at Rock Island, requiring frequent rescues by lifeguard Jimmy Darrock.
Teaser Sequence: A surfing Wilma is looking for Fred. Fred flies out of nowhere and lands on top of Wilma's shoulders. She tells Fred to hold as they're coming in for a landing. Fred tells Wilma to watch out for the pier. Wilma tells Fred to quit "back-seat surfing" and that she can see it. Fred yells "HELLLLLLLP" as his uvula briefly fills the screen. Fred and Wilma surf under the pier and ducking between the poles and they come and go in a building as teenage surfers cheer for them.
Teaser Sequence: A surfing Wilma is looking for Fred. Fred flies out of nowhere and lands on top of Wilma's shoulders. She tells Fred to hold as they're coming in for a landing. Fred tells Wilma to watch out for the pier. Wilma tells Fred to quit "back-seat surfing" and that she can see it. Fred yells "HELLLLLLLP" as his uvula briefly fills the screen. Fred and Wilma surf under the pier and ducking between the poles and they come and go in a building as teenage surfers cheer for them.
Characters
Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles, Barney Rubble, Betty Rubble, Bamm-Bamm, Dino, Hoppy Hopperoo, Jimmy Darrock, Al, Surfers
Credits
Directing
- Director
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Producing
- Producer
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Writing
- Writer
- Joanna Lee
Voices
- Voice
- Alan Reed (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma), Mel Blanc (Barney, Dino), Gerry Johnson (Betty), James Darren (Jimmy Darrock), Howard Morris (Al), Lenny Weinrib
Music
- Music
- Hoyt S. Curtin
- Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Music
- Hoyt S. Curtin
- Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Lyrics
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Animation
- Animation Director
- Charles Nichols
- Animator
- Allen Wilzbach, Bob Carr, Dick Lundy, Lou Kachivas
- Additional Animation, uncredited
- Kenneth Muse
Editing
- Editor
- Greg Watson, Milton Krear, Buddy Meyers
Crew
- Story Direction
- Alex Lovy
- Layouts
- Dick Bickenbach, Jack Huber
- Backgrounds
- Phil Lewis, Don Watson, Richard Khim, Eugene Giddance
- Animation Director
- Charles A. Nichols
- Sound Direction
- Richard Olson
- Production Supervision
- Howard Hanson
- Camera
- Ted Bemiller, Bob Collis, Eugene Borghi
Production notes
Recorded on 9-21-64.
Fifth-season finale for The Flintstones on ABC.
Fifth-season finale for The Flintstones on ABC.
Reviews
Surfin' Fred
This line pretty much sums up Fred's attitude about the excursion that makes him a major hit at the waves. The tandem surfing scene (including a close-up of his uvula while on Wilma's shoulders) also makes for a hair-raising adventure. Adult satire in the vein of the Honeymooners that even a child would marvel at the silliness of.