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The Worst Episodes of The Flintstones

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 18 - The Hero
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - The Hero

    S3:E18

    Barney rescues a baby from a runaway carriage, but it is Fred who gets the credit and attention. His feeble attempts to set the record straight finally give way to his enjoyment of the celebrity, until cold shoulders from both Wilma and Dino, and a visit from his own conscience, persuade him to tell the truth.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 1 - Dino Goes Hollyrock
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 2 - Fred's New Boss
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 3 - Barney the Invisible
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Barney the Invisible

    S3:E3

    In an attempt to cure Barney's hiccups, Fred offers his friend a swig from an experimental soft drink he has formulated. The brew turns Barney invisible, and Fred's elaborate attempts to hide the fact make Wilma wonder about her husband's sanity.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  5. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 4 - Bowling Ballet
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 5 - The Twitch
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Twitch

    S3:E5

    Wilma is in dither over finding an act for her auxiliary's benefit show until big mouth Fred boasts that he will line up singer Rock Roll, whose hit song is ""The Twitch."" Now committed, Fred has to pull out all the stops to obtain the rock star's participation.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  7. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 6 - Here's Snow in Your Eyes
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Here's Snow in Your Eyes

    S3:E6

    The Lodge delegates Fred and Barney depart for a convention at Stone Mountain Ski Resort, leaving their disappointed wives at home. The girls congratulate themselves on being so understanding until they become involved in a big diamond theft and beauty contest at the resort.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  8. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 7 - The Buffalo Convention
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Buffalo Convention

    S3:E7

    The talking dodo bird that Fred gives Wilma for her birthday turns snitch, informing her that Fred and Barney are plotting to sneak away for a Water Buffalo Convention in Frantic City. Wilma, Betty, and the wives of Bedrock plan a surprise of their own at the convention.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  9. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 8 - The Little Stranger
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Little Stranger

    S3:E8

    Fred overhears Wilma on the phone mentioning ""a little stranger"" who will shortly be visiting the household. Assuming that Wilma is pregnant, Fred summon his dreaded mother-in-law. But the ""little stranger"" turns out to be Arnold the paperboy.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 9 - Baby Barney
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Baby Barney

    S3:E9

    With his eye on an inheritance, Fred tells his rich Uncle Tex that he has named his child after him. Fred, of course, has no son, which means that he has to find a baby now that Uncle Tex is coming to visit! Unable to borrow a real baby, desperate Fred cons Barney into playing ""Baby Tex.""

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  11. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 10 - Hawaiian Escapade
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Hawaiian Escapade

    S3:E10

    Wilma and Betty enter a television contest and win first prize, a trip for two to Rockiki Beach and a role on the television show ""Hawaiian Spy."" The two families journey to Hawaii, where Fred ends up working as a stunt man on the show.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  12. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 11 - Ladies' Day
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Ladies' Day

    S3:E11

    Barney and Fred skip work to go to the ball park, but Barney only has one ticket. The situation gets complicated when Fred dresses up as a women so he can get in free for Ladies' day. After Betty finds lipstick on Barney's handkerchief, the wives are in hot pursuit. Adding to Fred's problems is the fact that Mr. Slate is entertaining a client at the game.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  13. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 12 - Nuttin' But the Tooth
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 14 - Dial S for Suspicion
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Dial S for Suspicion

    S3:E14

    A series of strange accidents coupled with Wilma's sudden insistence on having Fred take out a life insurance policy, and her devotion to a murder mystery novel about a wife who bumps off her husband, causes Fred to wonder if his life is in danger.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 16 - The Kissing Burglar
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Kissing Burglar

    S3:E16

    Wilma is charmed by the exploits of the Kissing Burglar, a criminal whose m.o. involves leaving a rose and a kiss for the lady of the house. Her comment that she has nothing worth stealing annoys Fred, who decides to teach her a lesson by posing as the burglar--on the very night the real one shows up.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  16. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 17 - Wilma, the Maid
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Wilma, the Maid

    S3:E17

    At Wilma's insistence, Fred hires an Italian maid, Gina Lolabrickida, to do the cooking and cleaning, but problems arise when she quits on the night Wilma has promised her to Betty, and Fred brings home Mr. Slate for an authentic Italian dinner.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  17. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 19 - The Surprise
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Surprise

    S3:E19

    The appearance of Barney's nephew, baby Marblehead, causes a rift between him and Fred. Fred just can't understand Barney's devotion to the visiting baby, but his attitude changes when Wilma informs him that they are going to have a baby of their own.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  18. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 20 - Mother-In-Law's Visit
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Mother-In-Law's Visit

    S3:E20

    With fatherhood impending, Fred promises to become more kind, considerate, and thoughtful. His willingness to change is strechted practically beyond endurance when his mother-in-law shows up to help Wilma during her pregnancy.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Warren Foster

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  19. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 21 - Foxy Grandma
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 22 - Fred's New Job
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 25 - Ventriloquist Barney
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Ventriloquist Barney

    S3:E25

    Barney learns how to throw his voice and can't resist having some fun at Fred's expense. He leads Fred to believe that his newborn daughter Pebbles has miraculously learned to talk.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 26 - The Big Move
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Big Move

    S3:E26

    Having worked to clean up his own act, Fred now worries that Pebbles will pick up Barney's uncouth ways. Fred moves the family to a ""better"" neighborhood, but quickly realizes that the ""high life"" isn't what it seems.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writers:Harvey Bullock, Joanna Lee

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  23. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 27 - Swedish Visitors
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Swedish Visitors

    S3:E27

    After using the family's vacation money to buy a fur wrap, Wilma devises a scheme to repay the money by renting their home to Swedish musicians.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  24. The Flintstones Season 3 Episode 13 - High School Fred
    6.5/10(4 votes)

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

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Hero" is the worst rated episode of "The Flintstones". It scored 6/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by William Hanna and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/18/1963. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dino Goes Hollyrock".