Hop Happy

Hop Happy

September 17, 1964 TV Episode The Flintstones

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios
Distributor
Columbia/Screen Gems

Synopsis

Barney buys a hopparoo for Bamm-Bamm. The animal annoys Fred until the families' lives are endangered at a picnic and Hoppy goes for help.

Teaser Sequence: As a angry Fred comes home wearing boxing gloves, he tells Wilma Barney has went too far this time saying that Barney's hopperoo attacked him? Fred starts packing. Wilma convinces a way to stay by telling Fred Betty will have to throw all the picnic food away they're going to have. Fred gives a hungry expression on his face, and decides to stay for the picnic as he unpacks and walks into the closet asking Wilma what time they be leaving and that he's starved. Wilma says in Fred's present mood she don't dare ask him why he's wearing boxing gloves. She giggles.

Characters

Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Betty Rubble, Bamm-Bamm, Dino, Hoppy Hopperoo, Pet Shop Owner, Bantadactyl, Bird, Mouse, Policeman, Firemen

Credits

Directing

Director
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Producing

Producer
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Writing

Writer
Warren Foster

Animation

Animator
Jerry Hathcock, Dick Lundy, Don Patterson, Hicks Lokey
Additional Animation, uncredited
Allen Wilzbach, Bob Carr
Animation Director
Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols)

Voices

Voice
Alan Reed (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma, Pebbles), Mel Blanc (Barney, Dino, Bantadactyl, Mouse, Policeman), Gerry Johnson (Betty), Don Messick (Bamm-Bamm, Pet Shop Owner, Hoppy Hopperoo, Bird)

Music

Music
Hoyt S. Curtin
Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Music
Hoyt S. Curtin
Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Lyrics
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Editing

Editor
Tony Milch
Supervising Film Editor
Warner Leighton

Crew

Story Director
Alex Lovy
Layouts
Dick Bickenbach, Walt Clinton, Jack Huber, Willie Ito
Backgrounds
F. (Fernando) Montealegre, Greg Watson
Animation Director
Charles A. Nichols
Sound Direction
Richard Olson
Production Supervision
Howard Hanson
Camera
Frank Paiker, Norman Stainback, Roy Wade, Charles Flekal

Companies and other credits

  • Backgrounds: Fernando Arce. Edited By Donald A. Douglas

Production notes

Recorded on 3-10-64.

The first episode of the episode of The Flintstones' fifth season on ABC.

The first appearance of Hoppy the Hopparoo.