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|season = [[The Flintstones episode list|6]]
  
|season = [[The Flintstones episode list|6]]
 
|episode = 145
  
|episode = 145
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|production_number = P-146
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|airdate = October 15, [[1965]]
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|airdate = {{US}} October 15, [[1965]] ([[ABC]])
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|animator = Hugh Fraser<br>Carlo Vinci<br>Michael Webster
  
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|recording_date = June 10, 1965
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|writer = Alan Dinehart<br>Herbert Finn
  
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|animator = Hugh Fraser<br/>[[Carlo Vinci]]<br/>Michael Webster
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|layout=Walt Clinton<br>Lance Nolley<br>Jack Huber
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|background=Fernando Montealegre <small>(known as F. Montealegre)</small><br>Fernando Arce<br>Rene Garcia
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|writer = Alan Dinehart<br/>Herbert Finn
 
|previous = "''[[Disorder in the Court]]''"
  
|previous = "''[[Disorder in the Court]]''"
 
|next = "''[[Samantha]]''"
  
|next = "''[[Samantha]]''"
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}}"'''Circus Business'''" is the fifth episode of the [[The Flintstones episode list|sixth season]] of [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]. It aired on October 15, [[1965]].
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}}"'''''Circus Business'''''" is the fifth episode of the [[The Flintstones episode list|sixth season]] and the one hundred and forty-fifth overall episode of the original series, [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]. It aired on October 15, [[1965]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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Having received a $35 tax refund check from the government, a jovial Fred treats Wilma and the Rubbles to leisurely frolic at the Rollem and Clippem Carnival, where they ride a prehistoric roller coaster (a carriage wheeled along the multi-humped back of a large dinosaur) and watch in amazement the feats of the Great Herculo, who can lift a piano on which five men are seated. Mr. Rollem, the carnival owner, is struggling with stagnant cash flow and wants to sell his property and its attractions.
  
Having received a $35 tax refund check from the government, a jovial Fred treats Wilma and the Rubbles to leisurely frolic at the Rollem and Clippem Carnival, where they ride a prehistoric roller coaster (a carriage wheeled along the multi-humped back of a large dinosaur) and watch in amazement the feats of the Great Herculo, who can lift a piano on which five men are seated. Mr. Rollem, the carnival owner, is struggling with stagnant cash flow and wants to sell his property and its attractions.
   
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When he succeeds at swindling Fred into paying extra for admission to the carnival, Rollem decides that Fred is the ideal "pushover" buyer of the beleaguered circus and arranges to have people on his payroll form lines at the ticket booths of all of the rides and acts which Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney desire to experience, to give the impression to Fred that the Rollem and Clippem Carnival is a popular and viable operation, and Fred is only too eager to purchase it with the remainder of his money from the government. Rollem hastens to depart the site.
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When he succeeds at swindling Fred into paying extra for admission to the carnival, Rollem decides that
 
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Fred is the ideal "pushover" buyer of the beleaguered circus and arranges to have people on his payroll form lines at the ticket booths of all of the rides and acts which Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney desire to experience, to give the impression to Fred that the Rollem and Clippem Carnival is a popular and viable operation, and Fred is only too eager to purchase it with the remainder of his money from the government. Rollem hastens to depart the site.
  
   
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To Fred's shock, the circus performers and side-show oddities (fortune-teller Madame Rocksand, Gummo the Rubber Man, midget, eight-feet-tall giant, fat lady, skinny man, and a man-woman two-face), all disgruntled with low pay, quit. And circus owner Fred is ordered by a policeman to provide a performance, or go to jail for false advertising. "The show must go on," with Wilma selling admission and ride tickets and cooking brontosaurus burgers; Betty acting as usher; Dino, Hoppy, Pebbles, and
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To Fred's shock, the circus performers and side-show oddities (fortune-teller Madame Rocksand, Gummo the Rubber Man, midget, eight-feet-tall giant, fat lady, skinny man, and a man-woman two-face), all disgruntled with low pay, quit. And circus owner Fred is ordered by a policeman to either provide a performance or go to jail for false advertising. "The show must go on," with Wilma selling admission and ride tickets and cooking Bronto-Burgers; Betty acting as usher; Dino, Hoppy, Pebbles, and Bamm-Bamm supplying sprightly music; helmeted Barney doing the Human Cannonball stunt; and blindfolded Fred riding a bicycle on a high wire, losing his balance, and being spared from a fall by a mighty Bamm-Bamm.
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Bamm-Bamm supplying sprightly music; helmeted Barney doing the Human Cannonball stunt; and blindfolded Fred riding a bicycle on a high wire, losing his balance, and being spared from a fall by a mighty Bamm-Bamm.
  
   
 
Performances and attendance figures are admirable, and the former "stars" of the carnival are so impressed by the pluck of new owner Flintstone that they agree to return to work. Rollem asks Fred to sell the carnival back to him, and Fred agrees, not one to enjoy the constant pressures of circus showmanship.
  
Performances and attendance figures are admirable, and the former "stars" of the carnival are so impressed by the pluck of new owner Flintstone that they agree to return to work. Rollem asks Fred to sell the carnival back to him, and Fred agrees, not one to enjoy the constant pressures of circus showmanship.
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*[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
  
*[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
 
*[[Dino]]
  
*[[Dino]]
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*[[Hoppy]] (no lines)
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*[[Hoppy]] <small>(no lines)</small>
 
==='''Other Characters'''===
  
==='''Other Characters'''===
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*Mr. Marble (only appearance)
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*Mr. Marble <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Stanley Rollem (only appearance)
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*Stanley Rollem <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Gwendolyn Rollem (only appearance)
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*Gwendolyn Rollem <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Patsy (mentioned)
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*Patsy <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*Rocky Rockhead (only appearance)
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*Rocky Rockhead <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Rover the Dog Faced Boy (only appearance)
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*Rover the Dog Faced Boy <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Herculo (only appearance)
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*Herculo <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Madame Rocksand (only appearance)
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*Madame Rocksand <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Gummo the Rubber Man (only appearance)
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*Gummo the Rubber Man <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Mr. His-'n'-Hers (only appearance)
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*Mr. His-'n'-Hers <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Thin Man (only appearance)
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*Thin Man <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Tom (only appearance)
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*Tom <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Two Faced Man (only appearance)
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*Two Faced Man <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Clowns (only appearance, no lines)
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*Clowns <small>(only appearance, no lines)</small>
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*Oil prospector (only appearance)
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*Oil prospector <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Fat Lady (only appearance)
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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*[[Bedrock]]
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==='''[[Bedrock]]'''===
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**Flintstone home
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*[[Flintstone home]]
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**Rollem and Clippem Carnival (only appearance)
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*Rollem and Clippem Carnival <small>(only appearance)</small>
 
==Objects==
  
==Objects==
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*Paintbrush (only appearance)
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*Paintbrush <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Bucket of purple paint (only appearance)
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*Bucket of purple paint <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*White-painted bench (only appearance)
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*White-painted bench <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Wet paint sign (only appearance)
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*Wet paint sign <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Oil drill (only appearance)
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*Oil drill <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Megaphone <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*[[Money|Dollar bills]]
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*Tickets
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==='''Food'''===
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*Bronto-Burger
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==Animals==
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*[[Snorkasaurus]]
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*[[Hopparoo]]
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*[[Brontosaurus]] <small>(as a Bronto-Burger)</small>
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*[[Monkeysaurus]]
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*[[Turtlesaurus]]
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*[[Saber-Toothed Cat|Saber-Toothed Tigersaurus]]
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*[[Mammoth]]
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*[[Triceratops]] <small>(as a mail cart)</small>
 
==Vehicles==
  
==Vehicles==
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* [[Loggin Continental]]
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*Betty's car
  
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*Pipe organ cart (only appearance)
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*Pipe organ cart <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Tigersaurus cage (only appearance)
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*Tigersaurus cage <small>(only appearance)</small>
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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| [[Betty Rubble]]<br />[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]<br />Gwendolyn Rollem<br />Madame Rocksand<br />Half Woman
  
| [[Betty Rubble]]<br />[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]<br />Gwendolyn Rollem<br />Madame Rocksand<br />Half Woman
 
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! Hal Smith
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! [[Hal Smith]]
 
| Lawn Mower<br />2nd Head<br />Rocky Rockhead<br />Rover the Dog Faced Boy<br />Kid<br />Gummo
  
| Lawn Mower<br />2nd Head<br />Rocky Rockhead<br />Rover the Dog Faced Boy<br />Kid<br />Gummo
 
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| Dick/Attendant<br />Barker<br />Half Man<br />Sheriff<br />Herculo
  
| Dick/Attendant<br />Barker<br />Half Man<br />Sheriff<br />Herculo
 
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|-
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! Allan Melvin
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! [[Allan Melvin]]
 
| Mr. Marble<br />1st Head<br />Tom<br />Thin Man<br />Prospector
  
| Mr. Marble<br />1st Head<br />Tom<br />Thin Man<br />Prospector
 
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 22 August 2023

"Circus Business" is the fifth episode of the sixth season and the one hundred and forty-fifth overall episode of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on October 15, 1965.

Synopsis

Fred invests his income-tax refund in the purchase of an ailing circus. The performers, whom the former owner left unpaid, walk out on him, so Fred and Barney try to put on a show themselves.

Plot

Having received a $35 tax refund check from the government, a jovial Fred treats Wilma and the Rubbles to leisurely frolic at the Rollem and Clippem Carnival, where they ride a prehistoric roller coaster (a carriage wheeled along the multi-humped back of a large dinosaur) and watch in amazement the feats of the Great Herculo, who can lift a piano on which five men are seated. Mr. Rollem, the carnival owner, is struggling with stagnant cash flow and wants to sell his property and its attractions.

When he succeeds at swindling Fred into paying extra for admission to the carnival, Rollem decides that Fred is the ideal "pushover" buyer of the beleaguered circus and arranges to have people on his payroll form lines at the ticket booths of all of the rides and acts which Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney desire to experience, to give the impression to Fred that the Rollem and Clippem Carnival is a popular and viable operation, and Fred is only too eager to purchase it with the remainder of his money from the government. Rollem hastens to depart the site.

To Fred's shock, the circus performers and side-show oddities (fortune-teller Madame Rocksand, Gummo the Rubber Man, midget, eight-feet-tall giant, fat lady, skinny man, and a man-woman two-face), all disgruntled with low pay, quit. And circus owner Fred is ordered by a policeman to either provide a performance or go to jail for false advertising. "The show must go on," with Wilma selling admission and ride tickets and cooking Bronto-Burgers; Betty acting as usher; Dino, Hoppy, Pebbles, and Bamm-Bamm supplying sprightly music; helmeted Barney doing the Human Cannonball stunt; and blindfolded Fred riding a bicycle on a high wire, losing his balance, and being spared from a fall by a mighty Bamm-Bamm.

Performances and attendance figures are admirable, and the former "stars" of the carnival are so impressed by the pluck of new owner Flintstone that they agree to return to work. Rollem asks Fred to sell the carnival back to him, and Fred agrees, not one to enjoy the constant pressures of circus showmanship.

Characters

Other Characters

  • Mr. Marble (only appearance)
  • Stanley Rollem (only appearance)
  • Gwendolyn Rollem (only appearance)
  • Patsy (mentioned)
  • Rocky Rockhead (only appearance)
  • Rover the Dog Faced Boy (only appearance)
  • Herculo (only appearance)
  • Madame Rocksand (only appearance)
  • Gummo the Rubber Man (only appearance)
  • Mr. His-'n'-Hers (only appearance)
  • Thin Man (only appearance)
  • Tom (only appearance)
  • Two Faced Man (only appearance)
  • Clowns (only appearance, no lines)
  • Oil prospector (only appearance)
  • Fat Lady (only appearance)

Locations

Bedrock

Objects

  • Paintbrush (only appearance)
  • Bucket of purple paint (only appearance)
  • White-painted bench (only appearance)
  • Wet paint sign (only appearance)
  • Oil drill (only appearance)
  • Megaphone (only appearance)
  • Dollar bills
  • Tickets

Food

  • Bronto-Burger

Animals

Vehicles

Cast

Alan Reed Fred Flintstone
Turtle
Jean Vander Pyl Wilma Flintstone
Pebbles Flintstone
Fat Lady
Mel Blanc Barney Rubble
Dino
Stanley Rollem
Clipper Bird
Circus Bird
Gerry Johnson Betty Rubble
Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Gwendolyn Rollem
Madame Rocksand
Half Woman
Hal Smith Lawn Mower
2nd Head
Rocky Rockhead
Rover the Dog Faced Boy
Kid
Gummo
Henry Corden Dick/Attendant
Barker
Half Man
Sheriff
Herculo
Allan Melvin Mr. Marble
1st Head
Tom
Thin Man
Prospector

Notes/Trivia

  • Don Messick wasn't available for this episode, so Gerry Johnson filled in for him as Bamm-Bamm in a few lines.

Errors

  • In one scene where Fred is wearing a hat, the hat simply disappears from his head for no apparent reason.


Season 6 of The Flintstones
"No Biz Like Show Biz" • "The House That Fred Built" • "The Return of Stony Curtis" • "Disorder in the Court" • "Circus Business" • "Samantha" • "The Great Gazoo" • "Rip Van Flintstone" • "The Gravelberry Pie King" • "The Stonefinger Caper" • "The Masquerade Party" • "Shinrock A Go-Go" • "Royal Rubble" • "Seeing Doubles" • "How to Pick a Fight with Your Wife Without Really Trying" • "Fred Goes Ape" • "The Long, Long, Long Weekend" • "Two Men on a Dinosaur" • "The Treasure of Sierra Madrock" • "Curtain Call at Bedrock" • "Boss for a Day" • "Fred's Island" • "Jealousy" • "Dripper" • "My Fair Freddy" • "The Story of Rocky's Raiders"
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