"Royal Rubble" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season and the one hundred and fifty-third overall episode of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on December 10, 1965.
Synopsis[]
Barney is mistaken for the long-lost Prince of Rockabia, which seems like good fortune until he learns that the sentence for abdication from the throne is death. The appearance of the real prince releases Barney from his royal ordeal.
Plot[]
Rockarabians mistake Barney for their long-lost Prince and atop their mastodon transport follow Barney, Betty, Bamm-Bamm and the Flintstones from Cobblestone Beach to the driveway of the home of Flintstone. Bowing before the supposed Prince Barbaruba, two diminutive Arabs require that Fred, Wilma and Betty emulate this gesture and a flattered and bemused Rubble is adorned with a turban and robes and conveyed to a luxurious Bedrock hotel, the Rocktop Place, where an Arab entourage is staying. Betty initially comments that the prospect of Barney being regal is exciting but Fred, who doesn't believe the Arabs' claim and entirely irreverent of their ways, goes to the Rocktop to rescue his friend (by pole vaulting to a top-story window) from blissful opulence, only to himself become enticed into it at Barney's invitation. Fred and Barney share a meaty meal and recline on decadently comfortable Arabian furniture but circumstances change drastically when Barney learns that he must have a harem (a hundred stampeding wives) and he and Fred flee the amorous women and their brawny Arab guard, with a resulting chase through the hotel. Suddenly, an Arab appears with the true Prince Barbaruba and Barney is denounced as an impostor. The Arabs release Fred and Barney on the orders of the true monarch and the two friends return home to their worried wives.
Characters[]
- Fred Flintstone
- Wilma Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Betty Rubble
- Pebbles Flintstone
- Bamm-Bamm Rubble
- Dino
- Harem Girls (first appearance)
- Rockarabian Men (only appearance)
- Prince Barbaruba (only appearance)
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Flintstone home
- Cobblestone Public Beach (only appearance)
- The Rocktop Plaza Hotel (only appearance)
Other[]
- Hollyrock (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Bedrock Slab news-slab
- Football
- Pole vaulting stick (only appearance)
Food[]
- Roast pterodactyl
- Filet of solosaurus (only appearance)
- Rockablintzes (mentioned)
- Bronto-Burgers
Vehicles[]
Animals[]
- Snorkasaurus
- Mammoth
- Brontosaurus (as Bronto-Burgers)
- Pterodactyl (as Roast Pterodactyl)
- Turtlesaurus (as drums)
Media[]
- Peek-a-Boo Camera (TV show, mentioned)
Cast[]
| Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone |
|---|---|
| Jean Vander Pyl | Wilma Flintstone Pebbles Flintstone Harem Girls |
| Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble Dino Desk Clerk |
| Gerry Johnson | Betty Rubble |
| Don Messick | Bamm-Bamm Rubble Rockarabian Man #3 Prince Barbaruba |
| Harvey Korman | Rockarabian Man #2 |
| Allan Melvin | Rockarabian Man #1 |
Notes/Trivia[]
- This time, the newspaper is the Bedrock Slab.
- Rockarabia is a spoof of Arabia.
- Filet of solosaurus is a spoof of filet of sole and rockablintzes is a spoof of blintzes.
- Peek-a-Boo Camera is mentioned since the episode of the same name from the fourth season.
Errors[]
- None known.
| 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" |