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}}"'''Monster Fred'''" is the second episode of the [[The Flintstones episode list|fifth season]] of [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]. It aired on September 24, [[1964]].
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}}"'''Monster Fred'''" is the second episode of the [[The Flintstones episode list|fifth season]] and the one hundred and sixteenth overall episode of the original series, [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]. It aired on September 24, [[1964]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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Accompanied by Dino, Fred and Barney go bowling one night, and superstitious Barney cannot help but notice the omens in the black cat that crosses their path, in Fred's walk beneath a ladder, and in the thirteenth lane allocated to them at the Bedrock Bowling Alley.
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Accompanied by Dino, Fred and Barney go bowling one night, and superstitious Barney cannot help but notice the omens in the black cat that crosses their path, in Fred's walk beneath a ladder, and in the thirteenth lane allocated to them at the Bedrock Bowling Alley.
   
 
Sure enough, misfortune "strikes" when Fred is hit on the head by an out-of-control bowling
  
Sure enough, misfortune "strikes" when Fred is hit on the head by an out-of-control bowling
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ball. Barney brings the semi-conscious and baby-babbling Fred to Dr. Len Frankenstone, a mad scientist attended by a constantly chastising, Sam Jaffe-like elder doctor. Wilma and Betty arrive at Frankenstone's clinic at Barney's summons, and Frankenstone uses a mind-transfer machine to attempt to cure Fred's amnesiac stupor.
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ball. Barney brings the semi-conscious and baby-babbling Fred to Dr. Len Frankenstone, a mad scientist attended by a constantly chastising, Sam Jaffe-like elder doctor. Wilma and Betty arrive at Frankenstone's clinic at Barney's summons, and Frankenstone uses a mind-transfer machine to attempt to cure Fred's amnesiac stupor.
   
 
A series of personality transfers occur, with Fred and Dino swapping psyches, then Fred and Barney, then Fred and Wilma and Barney and Betty. Frankenstone finally puts everyone's mind into proper body, and Fred, fully recovered, urges his companions to flee the mad scientist.
  
A series of personality transfers occur, with Fred and Dino swapping psyches, then Fred and Barney, then Fred and Wilma and Barney and Betty. Frankenstone finally puts everyone's mind into proper body, and Fred, fully recovered, urges his companions to flee the mad scientist.
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*[[Hoppy]]
  
*[[Hoppy]]
 
==='''Other Characters'''===
  
==='''Other Characters'''===
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*Dr. Sigrock Freep (only appearance)
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*Dr. Sigrock Freep <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Dr. Len Frankenstone (only appearance)
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*Dr. Len Frankenstone <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Dr. Zero (only appearance)
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*Dr. Zero <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Dr. Dracuslab (only appearance)
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*Dr. Dracuslab <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Charlie the Bat (only appearance)
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*Charlie the Bat <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Dr. Boulderheimer (mentioned)
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*The Beagles <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*Dr. Kilarock (mentioned)
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*Dr. Boulderheimer <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*Dr. Sigmund Fraudstone (mentioned)
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*Dr. Kilarock <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*Dr. Jekyllrock (mentioned)
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*Dr. Sigmund Fraudstone <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*Dr. Jekyllrock <small>(mentioned)</small>
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==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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*[[Bedrock Bowl]]
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**Bowling Alley
  
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**Dr. Freep's office
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*Dr. Freep's office
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**711 Monster Drive
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*711 Monster Drive
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***Dr. Frankenstone's office (only appearance)
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**Dr. Frankenstone's office <small>(only appearance)</small>
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**537249 St.
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**537249 St. <small>(mentioned)</small>
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**96284 Hil.
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**96284 Hil. <small>(mentioned)</small>
 
==Objects==
  
==Objects==
 
*Fred's bowling ball
  
*Fred's bowling ball
 
*X-Ray Machine
  
*X-Ray Machine
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*Pilot light (only appearance)
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*Pilot light <small>(only appearance)</small>
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*Personality Transfer Machine (only appearance)
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*Personality Transfer Machine <small>(only appearance)</small>
 
==Animals==
  
==Animals==
 
*[[Snorkasaurus]]
  
*[[Snorkasaurus]]
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*Cannibal fish
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*Catasaurus
  
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*[[Saber-Toothed Cat|Catasaurus]]
 
*Dragonasaurus
  
*Dragonasaurus
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*[[Turtlesaurus]]
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*Bats
  
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*Unnamed dinosaur
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*[[Pterodactyl]] (as food)
  
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*Batasauruses
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*[[Brontosaurus]] (as food)
  
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*[[Pterodactyl]] <small>(as sweet and sour Chinese food)</small>
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*[[Brontosaurus]] <small>(as Bronto-Suey Chinese food)</small>
   
 
==Vehicles==
  
==Vehicles==
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*[[Flintmobile]]
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*Fred's car
  
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*Dracuslab's car (only appearance)
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*Dracuslab's car <small>(only appearance)</small>
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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! [[Mel Blanc]]
  
! [[Mel Blanc]]
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| [[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Dino]]<br>Guy #2<br>Charlie the Bat
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| [[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Dino]]<br />Guy #2<br />Charlie the Bat
 
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! [[Gerry Johnson]]
  
! [[Gerry Johnson]]
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|-
  
|-
 
! [[Don Messick]]
  
! [[Don Messick]]
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| [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]<br />[[Hoppy]]<br>Turtle<br>Cat
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| [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]<br />[[Hoppy]]<br />Turtle<br />Cat
 
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|-
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! Allan Melvin
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! [[Allan Melvin]]
 
| Dr. Len Frankenstone
  
| Dr. Len Frankenstone
 
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|-
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! Doug Young
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! [[Doug Young]]
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| Dr. Dracuslab<br>Guy #1<br />Dr. Zero<br>Pterodactyl
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| Dr. Dracuslab<br />Guy #1<br />Dr. Zero<br />Pterodactyl
 
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! [[Howard Morris]]
  
! [[Howard Morris]]
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==Notes/Trivia==
  
==Notes/Trivia==
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*Len Frankenstone and Dr. Zero are parodies of Ben Casey and Dr. Zorbo from the 1961 TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Ben Casey|Ben Casey]]''.
  
 
*One of the guys in the episode is called Mac and one of the bats is called Charlie.
  
*One of the guys in the episode is called Mac and one of the bats is called Charlie.
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*Dr. Sigrock Freep is a spoof of Sigmund Freud).
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*Dr. Sigrock Freep is a spoof of Sigmund Freud.
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==='''Allusions'''===
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*The characters of Len Frankenstone and his mentor, Dr. Zero are parodies of Ben Casey (Vince Edwards) and Doctor Zorba (Sam Jaffee) from the 1961 TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Ben Casey|Ben Casey]]''.
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*The Beagles are a parody of The Beatles.
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==='''Errors'''===
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*None known.
   
 
{{Season 5 (The Flintstones (1960))}}
  
{{Season 5 (The Flintstones (1960))}}

Revision as of 23:18, 30 May 2020

"Monster Fred" is the second episode of the fifth season and the one hundred and sixteenth overall episode of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on September 24, 1964.

Synopsis

A bowling ball falls on Fred's head and Barney takes him to a doctor.

Plot

Accompanied by Dino, Fred and Barney go bowling one night, and superstitious Barney cannot help but notice the omens in the black cat that crosses their path, in Fred's walk beneath a ladder, and in the thirteenth lane allocated to them at the Bedrock Bowling Alley.

Sure enough, misfortune "strikes" when Fred is hit on the head by an out-of-control bowling ball. Barney brings the semi-conscious and baby-babbling Fred to Dr. Len Frankenstone, a mad scientist attended by a constantly chastising, Sam Jaffe-like elder doctor. Wilma and Betty arrive at Frankenstone's clinic at Barney's summons, and Frankenstone uses a mind-transfer machine to attempt to cure Fred's amnesiac stupor.

A series of personality transfers occur, with Fred and Dino swapping psyches, then Fred and Barney, then Fred and Wilma and Barney and Betty. Frankenstone finally puts everyone's mind into proper body, and Fred, fully recovered, urges his companions to flee the mad scientist. They also evade the overtures of a vampire who offers to treat Fred's foot that was run over by the wheel of the vampire's car and bad luck persists for him.

While chasing Barney, whose ventriloquism has again enraged Fred, Fred throws his bowling ball, which ricochets onto his head, rendering him delirious again - and Barney suggests a visit to a Dr. Jekyllrock.

Characters

Other Characters

  • Dr. Sigrock Freep (only appearance)
  • Dr. Len Frankenstone (only appearance)
  • Dr. Zero (only appearance)
  • Dr. Dracuslab (only appearance)
  • Charlie the Bat (only appearance)
  • The Beagles (mentioned)
  • Dr. Boulderheimer (mentioned)
  • Dr. Kilarock (mentioned)
  • Dr. Sigmund Fraudstone (mentioned)
  • Dr. Jekyllrock (mentioned)

Locations

Bedrock

  • Flintstone home
  • Bedrock Bowl
  • Dr. Freep's office
  • 711 Monster Drive
    • Dr. Frankenstone's office (only appearance)
    • 537249 St. (mentioned)
    • 96284 Hil. (mentioned)

Objects

  • Fred's bowling ball
  • X-Ray Machine
  • Pilot light (only appearance)
  • Personality Transfer Machine (only appearance)

Animals

Vehicles

Cast

Alan Reed Fred Flintstone
Jean Vander Pyl Wilma Flintstone
Pebbles Flintstone
Mel Blanc Barney Rubble
Dino
Guy #2
Charlie the Bat
Gerry Johnson Betty Rubble
Don Messick Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Hoppy
Turtle
Cat
Allan Melvin Dr. Len Frankenstone
Doug Young Dr. Dracuslab
Guy #1
Dr. Zero
Pterodactyl
Howard Morris Dr. Sigrock Freep

Notes/Trivia

  • One of the guys in the episode is called Mac and one of the bats is called Charlie.
  • Dr. Sigrock Freep is a spoof of Sigmund Freud.

Allusions

  • The characters of Len Frankenstone and his mentor, Dr. Zero are parodies of Ben Casey (Vince Edwards) and Doctor Zorba (Sam Jaffee) from the 1961 TV show Ben Casey.
  • The Beagles are a parody of The Beatles.

Errors

  • None known.

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