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The Flintstones
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A Star Is Almost Born

  • Episode aired Jan 12, 1962
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  • 25m
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7.1/10
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Bea Benaderet and Jean Vander Pyl in The Flintstones (1960)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamily

Wilma meets a TV producer who wants to use her in his next commercial.Wilma meets a TV producer who wants to use her in his next commercial.Wilma meets a TV producer who wants to use her in his next commercial.

  • Directors
    • Joseph Barbera
    • William Hanna
  • Writers
    • Arthur Phillips
    • Joseph Barbera
    • William Hanna
  • Stars
    • Alan Reed
    • Jean Vander Pyl
    • Mel Blanc
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    7.1/10
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    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Writers
      • Arthur Phillips
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Stars
      • Alan Reed
      • Jean Vander Pyl
      • Mel Blanc
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    Alan Reed
    Alan Reed
    • Fred Flintstone
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    Jean Vander Pyl
    Jean Vander Pyl
    • Wilma Flintstone
    • (voice)
    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Barney Rubble
    • (voice)
    Bea Benaderet
    Bea Benaderet
    • Betty Rubble
    • (voice)
    Hal Smith
    Hal Smith
    • Soda Jerk
    • (voice)
    • …
    John Stephenson
    John Stephenson
    • Mr. Slate
    • (voice)
    • …
    Frank Nelson
    Frank Nelson
    • Rockbind
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
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      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
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    Jimmy_the_Gent4

    Wilma Is Discovered

    TV producer Noman Rockbind sees Wilma in a drug store and wants her for his next show.

    An amusing episode, some good pop culture references. Rockbind's name is probably based on artist Norman Rockwell. Wilma and Betty encounter a cowboy in the drug store, based on the limping character Chester on "Gunsmoke". Fred gets Barney to invest in speech lessons for Wilma, this leads to a parody of the "My Fair Lady" scene of "rain in Spain". It turns out Wilma is wanted to be a hand model for a skin lotion commercial.

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    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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    • Trivia
      The cowboy at the bar with the accent and a right foot limp is a parody of Marshall Dillon's sidekick Chester from Gunsmoke (1955).
    • Goofs
      Wilma's watch with the loose watch band has a regular clock face with hands but later when Fred looks at his watch at work it has a sundial for the face.
    • Quotes

      Fred Flintstone: Now will you stop with that losing complex, Wilma? If a genius like Norman Rockbind says you got it, you've got it. He's never wrong.

      Wilma Flintstone: Well, maybe he's wrong this time.

      Fred Flintstone: He can't be. It's in his contract.

    • Connections
      References Pygmalion (1938)

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      • January 12, 1962 (United States)
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      • English
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      • 25m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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