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The Best Episodes of The Flintstones

Every episode of The Flintstones ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Flintstones!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 23 - The Blessed Event
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #1 - The Blessed Event

    S3:E23

    Wilma is still pregnant and Fred is trying to be calm. This shatters when the docter tells him the blessed event could happen any day now.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Flintstones Season 4 Episode 3 - Little Bamm-Bamm
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Little Bamm-Bamm

    S4:E3

    Betty and Barney discover a foundling named Bamm-Bamm on their doorstep and become smitten with the child. They set out to adopt him, but discover that the Welfare Bureau has promised the boy to wealthy Pronto Berger, who is being represented by attorney Perry Masonry. When Berger learns that his wife is pregnant, however, the Rubbles are free to adopt the baby.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  3. The Flintstones Season 4 Episode 7 - Glue for Two
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Glue for Two

    S4:E7

    Fred's formula for a new soft drink, which he hopes will make him rich, instead acts as a kind of glue. Not only does Fred get stuck to Barney, but both of them become affixed to Barney's bowling ball.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Tony Benedict

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  4. The Flintstones Season 1 Episode 1 - The Flintstone Flyer
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #4 - The Flintstone Flyer

    S1:E1

    Fred fakes illness so he and Barney can get out of taking their wives to the opera. Using prehistoric helicopter as a means of escape, the two of them join their bowling team for a night of fun. They almost get away with their scheme, until loose-lipped Barney gives away their night's activities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Flintstones Season 1 Episode 2 - Hot Lips Hannigan
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Hot Lips Hannigan

    S1:E2

    Believing he has made Wilma and Betty disappear through magic, Fred capitalizes on his newfound freedom by taking Barney to a nightclub, the Rockland, where an old friend, trumpeter Hot Lips Hannigan, is performing. The jazz is cool until the wives show up to teach their wayward husbands a lesson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  6. The Flintstones Season 1 Episode 3 - The Swimming Pool
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Swimming Pool

    S1:E3

    Fred and Barney jointly build a swimming pool, but Barney hogs the pool time, angering Fred. To get even, Fred hires a pal to pose as a police officer and break up one of his neighbor's pool parties.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  7. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 13 - High School Fred
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - High School Fred

    S3:E13

    An efficiency expert hired by Mr. Slate informs Fred that he will be fired unless he gets a high school diploma. Slate offers to send Fred to school, and Wilma mistakenly assumes that Fred is being groomed for an executive position.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  8. The Flintstones Season 1 Episode 19 - The Hot Piano
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #8 - The Hot Piano

    S1:E19

    To commemorate his tenth wedding anniversary (which he only remembers because it falls on ""Trash Day""), Fred wants to buy Wilma a Stoneway piano. He finds a hot deal--ultimately too hot--from a shady, cash-only businessman named 88 Fingers Louie.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 15 - Flash Gun Freddie
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Flash Gun Freddie

    S3:E15

    Fred convinces Barney to buy an instant Polarock camera and the two go into the photo business. When they mistakenly snap the pictures of two escaping bank robbers, they are able to sell the photos and recoup Barney's money.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 28 - The Birthday Party
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Birthday Party

    S3:E28

    While preparing a surprise birthday party for Fred, Wilma assigns to Barney the task of keeping Fred out of the way and occupied, and Barney is so successful that both he and Fred are missing at party time.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  11. The Flintstones Season 6 Episode 3 - The Return of Stony Curtis
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Return of Stony Curtis

    S6:E3

    Through a publicity contest, Wilma and Betty win movie star Stoney Curtis (voiced by Tony Curtis) as a ""slave boy"" for a day. Jealous Fred works him unmercifully, until Stoney offers him a job as his stand-in for a new movie. Fred quits his job and prepares for life as a star, which, of course, is not all it is cracked up to be.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  12. The Flintstones Season 6 Episode 6 - Samantha
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Samantha

    S6:E6

    Samantha and Darrin Stephens guest star from television's ""Bewitched"" (voiced by series star Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York). Darrin goes boating, while Samantha joins the Flintstones and the Rubbles for a camping trip, which ends up pitting the men against the women. Aided by Samantha's witchcraft, the women manage to out-do the men at every turn.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  13. The Flintstones Season 6 Episode 20 - Curtain Call at Bedrock
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. The Flintstones Season 6 Episode 24 - Dripper
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. The Flintstones Season 1 Episode 25 - In the Dough
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - In the Dough

    S1:E25

    Wilma and Betty are finalists in a television bake-off, but on the eve of the event, they contract measles. Donning wigs and dresses, Fred and Barney take their places in the contest.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Arthur Phillips

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  16. The Flintstones Season 2 Episode 9 - The Little White Lie
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #16 - The Little White Lie

    S2:E9

    After telling Wilma that he is going to visit a sick friend, Fred runs off to a poker game, where he wins $200. To explain the money, he tells Wilma that he found the cash, and is dismayed when she places an ad in the newspaper to locate the owner.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Flintstones Season 2 Episode 10 - Social Climbers
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Social Climbers

    S2:E10

    Wilma and Betty wrangle tickets to the upper-crust Ambassador's Reception and convince their husbands to go with them, sending Fred and Barney to charm school to prepare for the event. But the middle-class foursome ultimately discover that trying to play ""stuffy"" is no fun.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  18. The Flintstones Season 2 Episode 23 - The Happy Household
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Happy Household

    S2:E23

    After a squabble about finances, Wilma seeks employment of her own. She applies for an office job at the Bedrock Radio & Television Corporation, but instead becomes the hostess of the ""Happy Housewife Show,"" a situation that makes things less than happy back at the cave.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  19. The Flintstones Season 2 Episode 32 - Take Me Out to the Ball Game
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    S2:E32

    Fred is chosen by PeeWee League players (including Arnold and Mr. Slate's son) to umpire a playoff game. His troubles mount when he must call the game honestly despite the pressures from friends, employers, and big league baseball scouts, who are observing Fred in action.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Larry Markes

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  20. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 1 - Dino Goes Hollyrock
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Dino Goes Hollyrock

    S3:E1

    Hearing about a talent search for a new animal star to appear in ""The Adventures of Sassie,"" Fred coaches Dino and prepares for an audition. But Dino gets more than he bargained for when he lands the part.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  21. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 2 - Fred's New Boss
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Fred's New Boss

    S3:E2

    When Barney loses his job, Fred approaches Mr. Slate about hiring his friend for the quarry. He is mortified, however, when Barney lands the position of vice president, and becomes Fred's boss!

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  22. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 4 - Bowling Ballet
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Bowling Ballet

    S3:E4

    Fred discovers he is off his game right before the big bowling match. After hearing in a television commercial that rhythm is ""the secret of success in many activities, including bowling,"" he rushes off to the Bedrock Dance Academy to sign up for ballet lessons.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  23. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 12 - Nuttin' But the Tooth
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Nuttin' But the Tooth

    S3:E12

    Barney's loud suffering from a toothache has been keeping the entire neighborhood awake at night, so Fred promises to take him to the dentist the next morning. But having already spent the money for the dentist, Fred has to find a low-cost way to remove his friend's tooth.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Tony Benedict

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  24. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 21 - Foxy Grandma
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Foxy Grandma

    S3:E21

    Fred's inept efforts at housework during Wilma's pregnancy are worse than no efforts at all, so he sets out to hire a housekeeper, ultimately bringing home a bank robber named Grandma Dynamite, who is in need of a hideout.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 22 - Fred's New Job
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Fred's New Job

    S3:E22

    With the baby coming, Fred asks Mr. Slate for a raise. Slate, however, is tired of such demands from expectant fathers, so he plans to head Fred off with ""Operation Cringe.""

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Blessed Event" is the best rated episode of "The Flintstones". It scored 7/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/22/1963. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Little Bamm-Bamm".