Christmas Flintstone 

Fred is such a natural as a department store's Santa that news of him reaches the North Pole, where Kris Kringle has him in mind for much more important work on Christmas Eve.

Directors:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Writer:

Warren Foster

Stars:

Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Alan Reed	...	Fred Flintstone (voice)
Jean Vander Pyl	...	Wilma Flintstone / Pebbles Flintstone (voice) (as Jean Vanderpyl)
Mel Blanc	...	Barney Rubble / Mr. Macyrock / Dino (voice)
Gerry Johnson	...	Betty Rubble / Little Girl (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dick Beals	...	Kids / Elf #1 (voice)
Henry Corden	...	Monte, Shale, Manny, Doctor (voice)
Don Messick	...	Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Hoppy (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Santa Claus (voice)
Doug Young	...	Grand Poobah, Elf, Gravel, Jack (voice)

Storyline

It's Christmas time in Bedrock. In order to get more money for the gifts for the family and friends, Fred takes a job at Macyrock. Though a bit incapable for certain tasks, Mr Macyrock thinks of letting him away until he hears his Santa Claus won't be there because he has a flu. Since Fred's good with the kids, he is such a hit at the department store that on Christmas eve, some unusual visitors come to ask him a big favor from someone at the North Pole...

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Plot Keywords:

christmas episode | department store santa | santa claus | christmas eve | christmas | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1964 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only Christmas episode in the series.

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Quotes

Betty Rubble: Hoppy, where's Bamm-Bamm?
[pops his head out of Hoppy's pouch, which she finds funny]
Betty Rubble: Oh, for goodness sake! Get to the table.
Barney Rubble: [hops to the table with the baby in the pouch] Okay, you can sit there, Bamm-Bamm. But don't drop any crumbs in Hoppy's pouch.

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Connections

Referenced in De slimste mens ter wereld: Episode #15.3 (2019)

User Reviews

Great Episode

One of the best Christmas cartoon episodes of all time.