Don Messick Movies
- 1965
The beautiful fortune hunter Jezebel Jade once again crosses paths with the Quests, this time in Hong Kong. Race Bannon seeks the aid of his erstwhile lady friend, Jezebel, when Dr. Quest is kidnapped by mad scientist Chu Sing Ling, who has created a species of giant animals. This time around, the character design is particulary compelling, ranging from the sexy Jezebel Jade to the hideous monstrosities in the final scenes. "Terror Island" made its network broadcast debut on February 25, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tim Mathieson, Mike Road, (more)
- 1965
A local radio station cooks up a promotion for the new British singing group the Way Outs, spreading rumors that singers are actually visitors from outer space. At the same time, Fred shows up at a masquerade party, wearing a spaceman outfit. . .and guess what happens next. Amusingly, when the Way Outs are seen performing their big hit (titled--what else?--"Way Outs"), their remarkable ability to disconnect their heads from their torsos suggests that perhaps they really out from the Great Beyond! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
In this takeoff of the popular TV rock-music show Shindig, Fred creates a new dance craze called the Frantic when he hops around in agony after dropping a bowling ball on his foot. In a twinkling, Fred has been invited to perform the Frantic on the TV series "Shinrock-A-Go-Go", hosted by Jimmy O'Neillstone (his voice provided by Shindig emcee Jimmy O'Neill. Also appearing is the singing group The Beau Brummels (as "The Beau Brummelstones", natch!), performing their hit "Laugh, Laugh", written by Ron Elliot--which was not recorded for The Flintstones, but released as a single long before this episode aired. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
In another Prisoner of Zenda variation, Barney discovers that he is the exact double of Prince Barbaruba, reigning monarch of Stonyrockarabia. Inevitably, Barney is called upon to take the Prince's place on the royal throne. For a while, the little guy has fun issuing orders and watching the scantily-clad dancing girls--but when he decides he'd like to be just plain old Barney again, he is informed that the penalty for abdication in Stonyrockarabia is a slow and painful death! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Fred and Barney have promised to take wives to dinner on the same night they're slated to compete in the bowling playoffs. The Great Gazoo comes to the rescue by creating duplicates of our two heroes, with the Fred clone programmed to say only "Yes Yes Yes", and the Barney lookalike to say only "No No No." needless to say, it isn't long before this brilliant scheme falls apart--spectacularly so. Actor George O'Hanlon, who'd once provided the voice of Hanna-Barbera cartoon icon George Jetson, wrote tonight's episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
The sixth and final season of The Flintstones begins with a miraculous event: Fred and Barney's respective infant children Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, who can't even talk yet, suddenly develop the abilitiy to sing! The phenomenon brings the babies to the attention of celebrated musical entrepreneur Eppy Brianstone (whose most famous clients are "The Termites", just in case you missed the joke!) Fast-talking Eppy signs Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm to an exclusive contract--so exclusive that Fred relinquishes all rights as a parent, and is forced to kidnap his own child in order to be with her again! This is the episode in which Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm perform a syrupy rendition of that old Sunday School favorite "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine In", which would be reprised during the closing credits of each subsequent episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Manning his new experimental submarine, Dr. Quest embarks upon an underwater expedition. Back on the surface, Jonny Quest and Race are kidnapped by pirate chieftain Svedri and his not-so-merry crew. The two good guys are held for ransom, with the high-tech submarine as the "payoff." Making good use of the familiar Hanna-Barbera underwater "blur" effect, "Pirates from Below" was initially broadcast on January 14, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tim Mathieson, Mike Road, (more)
- 1964
To earn extra money during the Christmas season, Fred signs up as a department store Santa at Macyrock. With typical Flintstonian logic, this leads to Fred being chosen to substitute for the genuine Santa (who is suffering from a bad cold) and delivering presents throughout the world on Christmas Eve. Highlights include two musical numbers, "Christmas is My Fav'rite Time of the Year" and "Dino the Dinosaur" (Perhaps it would nitpicking to wonder how a bunch of characters in the Stone Age could possibly celebrate Christmas!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
The producers of the new horror epic "Son of Rockzilla" decide to hire someone to promote the film during its Bedrock premiere. The someone chosen is Fred, who dutifully dons a "Finkasaurus" outfit and wanders around town. The sight of Fred as a monster is terrifying to some, ridiculous to others--but the most profound impact is made upon a genuine Finkasaurus. This is the first Flintstones episode to feature the voice of Gerry Johnson, who would soon take over the role of Betty Rubble full time from actress Bea Benaderet. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Fred purchases a movie camera for the purpose of recording every move that his baby daughter Pebbles makes. Before long, Fred is cheerfully boring all his friends and family members with endless unreelings of his home movies, the limit coming when he forces all the members of his lodge to sit through a marathon showing of his cinematic "oeuvre". Ultimately, however Fred's camera eye comes in handy when he catches two robbers in the act of--well, robbing. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
In a variation on a theme immortalized on the classic sitcom I Love Lucy, Fred insists that Wilma cannot possibly appreciate how hard his job is, while Wilma is equally insistent that Fred has no concept of the difficulty of being a housewife. Accordingly, Fred and Wilma switch jobs for a while, just to prove their respective points. The situation is played to the hilt, culminating in the unlikely prospect that Fred Flintsones will be elected "Housewife of the Year!" This is the final episode of The Flinstones' fourth season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Never mind all those previous episodes about the early lives of the Flintstones and the Rubbles, and forget the later series Flintstone Kids, which suggests that all main characters all knew one another as children. This flashback episode demonstrates that Fred and Barney actually met their future spouses Wilma and Betty when they were twentysomething employees at the Honeyrock Hotel. Bedazzled by the girls, the younger Fred and Barney try to impress them by pretending to be millionaires--just as Wilma and Betty adopt a "wealthy" pose to win over the boys! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Hoping to lose a few pounds, Fred tries out a reducing formula of his own invention. As a result, Fred not only loses weight but height, shrinking down to the size of a small boulder. Hoping to capitalize on this phenomenon, Fred talks Barney into posing as a ventriloquist in order to land a guest appearance on the TV variety series hosted by Ed Sullystone. Naturally, itty-bitty Freddy intends to sit on Barney's lap and pose as his dummy--but what nobody has counted on is the possibility that the reducing formula will wear off right in front of a coast-to-coast audience! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
A blow on the head causes Fred to lose his memory and revert to infancy. Wilma and the Rubbles rush Fred to the office of Dr. Len Frankenstone, a genially mad scientist who has been experimenting with brain transference. Frankenstone figures that the best way to return Fred to normal is to transfer his personality to his house pet Dino, and vice versa. Before the episode ends, everyone in the cast has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis, with Wilma acting like Fred, Barney acting like Betty, and so on into the night! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Fred feels like odd man out when rodeo star Bony Hurdle gallops into Bedrock. A former boyfriend of Fred's wife Wilma, the genial Bony seems poised to recapture her affections--and even worse, Hurdle has also won over baby Pebbles. In an effort to reassert himself, Fred decides to take up bronco-busting...even if he busts himself in the process. This episode was written by Rance Howard, the father of producer-director Ron Howard. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Fred tries to arrange a birthday party for his daughter Pebbles on the same night that he has been slated to book a stag party for his lodge, the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes. Accordingly, Fred pays a visit to Bedrock's only caterer--who carelessly confuses the two assignments. As a result, Fred's lodge brothers writhe in agony while watching the childish antics of Rocko the Clown, while Pebbles and her infant guests are treated to the spectacle of the leggy "Boulderettes" performing their precision dance routine! (Note to parents: keep the kids away from that "cactus juice"!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Future M*A*S*H producer Bill Idelson cowrote this wild and wooly takeoff of the James Bond craze of the early 1960s. After watching the exploits of their favorite TV superspy Jay Bondrock, Fred and Barney are quite surprised when a slinky seductress named Madame Yes shows up at the Flintstones' doorstep to deliver a mysterious message. Before long, our heroes are kidnapped and spirited away to the island headquarters of the sinister Dr. Sinister, who is deeply involved in a scheme to take over the world. As it turns out, Fred and Barney have less to fear from the spies than they do from their wives--who can't figure out why their husbands have been gone from the house for so long! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Fred's boss Mr. Slate is throwing a party, and all of his employees have been invited--all but Fred. Immersed in self-pity, Fred begins reading the story of "Cinderelly" to Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, then dozes off. When he awakens, who should be standing before Fred than his own Fairy Godmother, who has come up with a magical scheme to get our hero into Slate's party in a clever disguise. Of course, this could never really happen; it's all a dream--or...IS IT? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Fred enters Pebbles in Bedrock's "Most Beautiful Baby" contest, and Barney follows suit by entering Bamm-Bamm. The competition between the two daddies becomes quite bitter, and before long has exploded into full-scale warfare. Upset by their elder's childish behavior, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm run away from home, leading to a hectic finale. Watch for some of the other entrants in the Beautiful Baby Contest--especially those triplets who look (and act!) like the Three Stooges. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
In the spirit of such like-vintage TV sitcoms as The Addams Family and The Munsters, this episode finds the Flintstones meeting their new neighbors, the Gruesomes: Weirdly, Creepella, and little Goblin. The bizarre behavior of the Gruesomes is off-putting enough for Fred and Wilma, but things really get hairy when the neighbors' grotesque-looking pets make themselves known! (Trivia note: A seminal version of the Gruesomes, named Mr. and Mrs. J. Evil Scientist, originally appeared in a handful of Hanna-Barbera's "Snooper and Blabbermouse" cartoons). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
In desperate need of money for Pebbles' education, Fred signs up for a champion car race, the Indianrockolis 500. Posing as famed Italian speedster Goggles Pisano, Fred mans the wheel of the custom-made car than Barney has fashioned in his garage. Unfortuantely, while the car is up to the rigors of the race, its tires are not (this is one auto that can't rely on the "courtesy of Fred's two feet!") ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
In this stone-age spin on The Prisoner of Zenda, Fred discovers that he is the spitting image of the King of Stonesylvania, who has come to Bedrock in hopes of floating a $10,000,000 loan. When the King disappears, his nervous aides Rosencave and Gildenstone persuade Fred to pose for the missing monarch. Meanwhile, Barney confronts the real King--and is quite surprised by the aloof and imperious behavior of his "old buddy"! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
One suspects that Herman Melville was not consulted when the producers of this episode came up with the legendary "whaleasaurus" Adobe Dick. While on a lodge fishing trip aboard the HMS Bountystone, Fred and Barney spot the Great White Whale, but can't get anyone to believe them. Subsequently, the boys and Adobe Dick have a nautical showdown, with Fred and Barney resorting to tickling rather than harpooning to subdue the lumbering leviathan. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Jonny Quest accompanies his father to the jungle, where Emil Harman, a friend of Dr. Quest's, has disappeared. It turns out that Harman is in the clutches of the infamous Po-Ho tribe. Not unexpectedly, Dr. Quest is also captured and slated to be "guest of honor" at a human sacrifice. It is up to Jonny, Race Bannon, and Hadji to come to the rescue. "Pursuit of the Po-Ho" originally aired on October 9, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tim Mathieson, John Stephenson, (more)
- 1964
While on a camping trip, Fred adopts a cute baby lion, which he takes home as a family pet. Before long, however, the cub has grown up into a very large and extremely hungry animal. Even so, Fred stubbornly refuses to admit that it is time to release his beloved pet back into the wilds. And no, the lion seen herein is NOT the same overgrown "kittycat" whom Fred is seen putting out for the night at the end of every Flinstones episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
