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Pearl Pebbles Slaghoople is a fictional and recurring character of the original series, The Flintstones.

Background

Pearl Slaghoople is the widowed mother of Wilma, the grandmother of Pebbles and mother-in-law of Fred, whom she hates very much and doesn't have a good relationship with him. She looks just like Wilma but her build is that of a man (mainly Fred's) vice versa. Her husband, Ricky was alive when Wilma was a kid, but passed away by the time she married Fred. She also had an unspecified job when Wilma was a pre-teen. She also has three other children besides Wilma.

Personality

Pearl portrays Fred's stereotypically antagonistic mother-in-law, acting as a nagging, strict, serious, demanding, and ill-tempered irritant.

Physical Appearance

Her appearance was similar to Wilma's with fair skin, black eyebrows and black beady eyes, although Pearl was noticeably larger-figured, similar in build to the men of Bedrock rather than the more shapely Wilma and Betty. In the original series, she has red hair like her daughter's; in later specials and films, it's transitioned to gray.

Live-action Films

Pearl Slaghoople appears in both live-action adaptations of the series:

In The Flintstones, she is portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor as a minor supporting character. As in the series, she still disapproves of Fred, chastising him for giving their life savings to Barney so that he can adopt a child and even suggesting more than once that Wilma divorce Fred. When Fred briefly becomes a rich executive for Slate and Company, Pearl changes her attitude towards him, bewildering him to the point that he even asks her, "Have we met?"

In The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, the prequel to the aforementioned film, she is played by Joan Collins and is one of the film's primary antagonists. In the prequel, Pearl repeatedly attempts to push Wilma into a relationship with the villainous Chip Rockefeller, and does her best to sabotage Wilma's budding romance with Fred due to her believing that Wilma should not engage with "commoners" like Fred, Barney and Betty. Despite realizing later on that Chip was merely scheming to get his hands on the Slaghoople fortune in order to pay off a debt to gangsters, Pearl still disapproves of Wilma's relationship with Fred, and even faints when Wilma says "I do" at their wedding. Nevertheless, she is seen later on dancing in the wedding party as Fred and Wilma leave for their honeymoon.

Appearances

Television shows

The Flintstones
- 226. "Trouble-in-Law" (first appearance)
- 308. "The Little Stranger"
- 320. "Mother-in-Law's Visit"
- 321. "Foxy Grandma"
- 417. "Fred El Terrifico"
- 425. "Bachelor Daze"
- 602. "The House That Fred Built"
- 617. "The Long, Long, Long Weekend"
The Flintstone Kids
- 105. "The Bad News Brontos"
- 120(a). "Betty's Big Break" (no lines)
- 205(a). "Camper Scamper" (no lines)

Films and specials

The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby
The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (last appearance)

Portrayals

Verna Felton
- The Flintstones
  - "Trouble-in-Law"
  - "The Little Stranger"
  - "Mother-in-Law's Visit"
  - "Foxy Grandma"
Janet Waldo
- The Flintstones
  - "Fred El Terrifico"
  - "Bachelor Daze"
  - "The House That Fred Built"
  - "The Long, Long, Long Weekend"
- I Yabba-Dabba Do!
- Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby
Jean Vander Pyl
- The Flintstone Kids
  - "The Bad News Brontos"
  - "Camper Scamper" (no lines)
- The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special

Other

Elizabeth Taylor - The Flintstones (1994)
Joan Collins - The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

Gallery

Notes/Trivia

With Pearl going from red hair to gray by the time Pebbles (and Bamm-Bamm) is an adult, it makes her the only adult character to have shown signs of ageing, opposed to Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty, who have showed no signs of ageing throughout the years of their children growing up.
It's unknown if Slaghoople is Pearl's name from a second marriage (since Wilma's father, Ricky was said to have passed away) or if Pebbles is her middle name, first marriage name or maiden name. More than likely it's placed where it is to avoid confusion with Pebbles Flintstone.
She was first mentioned in "The Tycoon" but her first appearance did not appear until "Trouble-in-Law".

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+|name = Pearl Slaghoople
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+|image = The Flintstones - Pearl_Slaghoople_-_Character_Profile_Image.png
-[[Stony Flintstone]] (adopted grandson)<br>
+|gender = Female
-[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]] (grandson-in-law)<br>
+|hair = Red<br/>Gray <small>(later)</small>
-[[Chip Rubble]] (great-grandson)<br>
+|family = {{Scroll|[[Fred Flintstone]] <small>(son-in-law)</small><br/>
-[[Roxy Rubble]] (great-granddaughter)<br>
-[[Ricky Slaghoople]] (husband)<br>
+[[Pebbles Flintstone]] <small>(granddaughter)</small><br/>
-[[Wilma Flintstone]] (daughter)<br>
+[[Stoney Flintstone]] <small>(adopted grandson)</small><br/>
+[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]] <small>(grandson-in-law)</small><br/>
-[[Mica Slaghoople]] (daughter)<br>
-[[Mickey Slaghoople]] (daughter)<br>
+[[Chip Rubble]] <small>(great-grandson)</small><br/>
+[[Roxy Rubble]] <small>(great-granddaughter)</small><br/>
-[[Jerry Slaghoople]] (son)<br>|appearance = [["Trouble-in-Law"]]|voice = [[Verna Felton]] (1962–1963)<br>
-[[Janet Waldo]] (1964, 1993)<br>
+[[Ricky Slaghoople]] <small>(husband, †)</small><br/>
+[[Wilma Flintstone]] <small>(daughter)</small><br/>
-[[Jean Vander Pyl]] (1988 TV special)<br>|portrayer = [[Elizabeth Taylor]] (1994 film)<br>
+[[Mica Slaghoople]] <small>(daughter)</small><br/>
-[[Joan Collins]] (2000 film)<br>|name = Pearl Slaghoople|image = 6c911525ac36866f05c1c6c2ec4d6a0f.jpg}}{{Character}}'''[[File:Pearl_Slaghoople.jpg|right]]'''
+[[Micky Slaghoople]] <small>(daughter)</small><br/>
+Jerry Slaghoople <small>(son)</small>|}}
+|appearance = "''[[Trouble-in-Law]]''" <small>(''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'')</small>
+|last_appearance = ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
+|voice = [[Pearl Slaghoople#Portrayals|See below]]
+}}'''Pearl Pebbles Slaghoople''' is a fictional and recurring character of the original series, ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]''.
+==Background==
-'''Pearl Pebbles Slaghoople''' is the mother of [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]], the grandmother of [[Pebbles]] and mother-in-law of [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]], whom she hates very much and she looks just like Wilma but her build is that of a man (mainly Fred's) vice versa. She has three other children besides Wilma.
+Pearl Slaghoople is the widowed mother of [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]], the grandmother of [[Pebbles Flintstone|Pebbles]] and mother-in-law of [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]], whom she hates very much and doesn't have a good relationship with him. She looks just like Wilma but her build is that of a man (mainly Fred's) vice versa. Her husband, Ricky was alive when Wilma was a kid, but passed away by the time she married Fred. She also had an unspecified job when Wilma was a pre-teen. She also has three other children besides Wilma.
+==='''Personality'''===
+Pearl portrays Fred's stereotypically antagonistic mother-in-law, acting as a nagging, strict, serious, demanding, and ill-tempered irritant.
+==='''Physical Appearance'''===
+Her appearance was similar to Wilma's with fair skin, black eyebrows and black beady eyes, although Pearl was noticeably larger-figured, similar in build to the men of [[Bedrock]] rather than the more shapely Wilma and Betty. In the original series, she has red hair like her daughter's; in later specials and films, it's transitioned to gray.
+==Live-action Films==
-It's unknown if Slaghoople is Pearl's name from a second marriage (since Wilma's father was said to have died) or if Pebbles is her middle name, first marriage name or maiden name. More than likely it's placed where it is to avoid confusion with [[Pebbles Flintstone]].
+Pearl Slaghoople appears in both live-action adaptations of the series:
+*In ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'', she is portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor as a minor supporting character. As in the series, she still disapproves of Fred, chastising him for giving their life savings to Barney so that he can adopt a child and even suggesting more than once that Wilma divorce Fred. When Fred briefly becomes a rich executive for Slate and Company, Pearl changes her attitude towards him, bewildering him to the point that he even asks her, "Have we met?"
-==Episodes==
-"''[[The Tycoon]]" ''She was mentioned only.
+*In ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'', the prequel to the aforementioned film, she is played by Joan Collins and is one of the film's primary antagonists. In the prequel, Pearl repeatedly attempts to push Wilma into a relationship with the villainous [[Chip Rockefeller]], and does her best to sabotage Wilma's budding romance with Fred due to her believing that Wilma should not engage with "commoners" like Fred, Barney and Betty. Despite realizing later on that Chip was merely scheming to get his hands on the Slaghoople fortune in order to pay off a debt to gangsters, Pearl still disapproves of Wilma's relationship with Fred, and even faints when Wilma says "I do" at their wedding. Nevertheless, she is seen later on dancing in the wedding party as Fred and Wilma leave for their honeymoon.
-''"[[Trouble-in-Law]]"'':  In her first appearance, Pearl arrives to take over the housekeeping when [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]] sprains her ankle. It quickly emerges that she has sold her house and is planning to move in with [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]] and Wilma, and pretty much moves Fred into the garage. Later, while playing golf, Fred is introduced to [[Melville J. Muchrocks]], a Texas millionaire, who reveals he's looking to find an elderly wife. Keen to get rid of Pearl, Fred sets her and Melville up. Wilma is instantly suspicious of the would-be suitor. Her suspicions are seemingly confirmed when she and [[Betty Rubble|Betty]] overhear a juicy piece of gossip at the beauty parlor when a woman tells her friend about a notorious conman who marries rich widows for their money and then disappears, and who is rumored to be in Bedrock, posing as a Texas millionaire. Shocked, Wilma and Betty tell Fred Melville's a crook, and that he's going to propose to Pearl that night. Fred and Barney sabotage the date and post Melville back to Texas. The next day, however, it's revealed Melville wasn't the "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em Texan" Wilma and Betty had heard about. Wilma's mother almost leaves, because Melville had sent her a check for a good sum of money, but she postpones her trip when Fred hurts his back.
+==Appearances==
-''"[[Mother-in-Law's Visit]]"'': [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]] and [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]] are expecting a baby, and Fred is trying to be more considerate, but his patience is tested when Pearl pays a visit. In order to pay for the crib Wilma wants for the baby, Fred secretly takes a second job as a cab driver. Disguised, Fred takes Pearl to several places where he normally hangs out, including the pool parlor and the bowling alley as well as the library. Pearl makes a bet with the driver that Fred isn't in the library, but Fred slips off to the reading room and removes his disguise. Pearl finds him there, meaning she's lost the bet, and feels she's been wrong about Fred all along. Fred almost gets away with it, but, just like in ''The Flintstone Flyer'', [[Barney Rubble|Barney]] blows his cover by wearing the disguise in front of Pearl. Realizing she's been tricked, Pearl starts chasing Fred around the garden, beating him with a broom.
+{{Scroll Box|
+==='''Television shows'''===
+* ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]''
+** 226. "''[[Trouble-in-Law]]''" <small>(first appearance)</small>
+** 308. "''[[The Little Stranger]]''"
+** 320. "''[[Mother-in-Law's Visit]]''"
+** 321. "''[[Foxy Grandma]]''"
+** 417. "''[[Fred El Terrifico]]''"
+** 425. "''[[Bachelor Daze]]''"
+** 602. "''[[The House That Fred Built]]''"
+** 617. "''[[The Long, Long, Long Weekend]]''"
+* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''
+** 105. "''[[The Bad News Brontos]]''"
+** 120(a). "''[[Betty's Big Break]]''" <small>(no lines)</small>
+** 205(a). "''[[Camper Scamper]]''" <small>(no lines)</small>
+==='''Films and specials'''===
+* ''[[The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special]]''
+* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]''
+* ''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]''
+* ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (1994)
+* ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' <small>(last appearance)</small>
+}}
+==Portrayals==
-''"[[Foxy Grandma]]"'': Pearl has gone home, but Fred hurts himself after walking on some broken dishes. When [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]] suggests calling her mother, Fred will have none of it. Instead, he chooses to hire a housekeeper, but each one seems worse than the one before, including one who eats everything she can get her hands on. [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]] is convinced he has found the perfect housekeeper when he hires an elderly woman called [[Dinah]]. Unfortunately, she turns out to be the notorious bank robber, Grandma Dynamite. Luckily, Pearl arrives, having been called by Wilma, and she sends the robbers packing. However, Grandma Dynamite accidentally grabs Pearls luggage instead of her suitcase full of stolen money. Pearl is later arrested after being caught with the loot and mistaken for Grandma Dynamite.
+{{Scroll Box|
+*'''[[Verna Felton]]'''
+**'''''[[The Flintstones]]'''''
+*** "''[[Trouble-in-Law]]''"
+*** "''[[The Little Stranger]]''"
+*** "''[[Mother-in-Law's Visit]]''"
+*** "''[[Foxy Grandma]]''"
+*'''[[Janet Waldo]]'''
+**'''''[[The Flintstones]]'''''
+*** "''[[Fred El Terrifico]]''"
+*** "''[[Bachelor Daze]]''"
+*** "''[[The House That Fred Built]]''"
+*** "''[[The Long, Long, Long Weekend]]''"
+**''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]''
+**''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]''
+* '''[[Jean Vander Pyl]]'''
+**''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''
+*** "''[[The Bad News Brontos]]''"
+*** "''[[Camper Scamper]]''" <small>(no lines)</small>
+**''[[The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special]]''
+==='''Other'''===
+* [[Elizabeth Taylor]] - ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (1994)
+* [[Joan Collins]] - ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' (2000)
+}}
+==Gallery==
-''"[[Fred El Terrifico]]"'': Pearl makes only a brief appearance in this episode. She has agreed to look after [[Pebbles Flintstone|Pebbles]] and [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble|Bamm-Bamm]] while the Flintstones and Rubbles are on vacation in Rockapulco. As the car pulls away, Pearl yells "STOP" before telling Fred he has dirt on his upper lip (referring to Fred's moustache).
+<gallery position="center" widths="185">
+Pearl Slaghoople (live-action).png|Pearl in the 1994 [[The Flintstones (film)|live action film]], played by [[Elizabeth Taylor]].
+Pearl Slaghoople - The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.jpg|Pearl Slaghoople in ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'', portrayed by [[Joan Collins]].
+</gallery>
-==Portrayal==
+==Notes/Trivia==
+*With Pearl going from red hair to gray by the time Pebbles (and Bamm-Bamm) is an adult, it makes her the only adult character to have shown signs of ageing, opposed to Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty, who have showed no signs of ageing throughout the years of their children growing up.
-In her first four appearances on the show, Pearl was voiced by [[Verna Felton]], who was at the time best known for her voice work in several Disney films including ''Lady and the Tramp'' and ''Alice in Wonderland''. From "[[Fred El Terrifico]]" onwards, she is voiced by [[Janet Waldo]].
+*It's unknown if Slaghoople is Pearl's name from a second marriage (since Wilma's father, Ricky was said to have passed away) or if Pebbles is her middle name, first marriage name or maiden name. More than likely it's placed where it is to avoid confusion with [[Pebbles Flintstone]].
+*She was first mentioned in "''[[The Tycoon]]''" but her first appearance did not appear until "''[[Trouble-in-Law]]''".
-In the 1994 live-action film, Pearl was portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor.
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Slaghoople, Pearl}}
-In ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'', Pearl was played by [[Joan Collins]].
-==Trivia==
-*She and Fred don’t have a good relationship.
-*She has or had a wealthy life, probably is still quite wealthy.
-*She was first mentioned in "The Tycoon" but her first appearance did not appear until "Trouble-In-Law"
 [[Category:Characters|Slaghoople. Pearl]]
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+[[Category:The Flintstones characters]]
+[[Category:The Flintstone Kids characters]]
+[[Category:I Yabba-Dabba Do! characters]]
+[[Category:Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby characters]]
+[[Category:The Flintstones (film) characters]]
+[[Category:The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas characters]]
+[[Category:Recurring characters]]