"The Buffalo Convention" is the seventh episode of the third season and the sixty-seventh overall episode of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on October 26, 1962.
Synopsis[]
Fred's birthday gift to Wilma is a Doozy Dodo Bird that talks--and may spill the beans about the boys' planned trip to Frantic City for a Water Buffalo convention.
Plot[]
Fred surprises Wilma with a birthday gift bought at the last minute by a cheap five dollars from a stealthy vendor on a street: a talking Doozy Dodo Bird. The surprise is unpleasant for Wilma, who expected something somewhat more lavish, and worse still, the bird does not talk on cue for Wilma, who proclaims that she will keep the bird to show to her friends the type of birthday gift that her husband sees fit to give to her.
The Water Buffalo Lodge's annual raucous convention is planned for a weekend in Frantic City, and because all Lodge brothers' wives would never permit them to go to such an event, the Lodge's "doctor", who is really a plumber, diagnoses every Water Buffalo with "Dippy-Doodlitus", a malady treatable by a leisurely weekend away from wife and home- in Frantic City. The Dodo bird overhears Fred and Barney talking about this deception and reveals his mimicking ability- and Fred and Barney try to dispose of "Doozy" before the bird "parrots" the Lodge's scheme to Wilma and Betty. They transport Doozy in Fred's car some 100 miles away from Bedrock and strand him in the middle of nowhere. The wives grudgingly allow their cavemen to go to Frantic City as arranged.
Shortly after Fred and Barney's departure thereto, an exhausted Doozy appears, having walked the 100 miles back to Bedrock, and Wilma and Betty's delight at learning that Doozy really can talk is short-lived when the bird "stool pigeons" Fred and Barney's Frantic City frolic. Furious that they have been deceived, Wilma and Betty rally all of the wives on a chase to Frantic City where they try to speak with their husbands. The guard, however, refuses to allow the wives in as the only "women" allowed inside are the bathing beauties who are supposed to hide in a large cake for the convention. Undeterred, Wilma and the wives pushes aside the guard and scares off the beauties.
At the convention, the husbands awaits for the cake to arrive. Fred and Barney does the honor of opening the cake, hoping to find a group of lovely ladies. However, to their shock and horror, all of the husbands are confronted by their angry wives, who all pop out of the cake. Not wanting to face the wraths of their furious wives, Fred and Barney tries to hide in the boardwalk, only to have their hiding spot revealed by Doozy. The duo hide underwater and Wilma and Betty, knowing that the two cannot hold their breath much longer, wait out with clubs in hand waiting for them. Meanwhile underwater Barney asked Fred how long can the stay underwater and Fred doesn’t know but if they were smart they will set a new world’s Record and Then they heard Doozy swimming underwater saying the same words that Fred was saying.
Characters[]
- Fred Flintstone
- Wilma Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Betty Rubble
- Dino
- Sam Slagheap
- Doozy (only appearance)
- Mrs. Stonewall (only appearance)
- Peddler (only appearance)
- Officer
- Bathing Beauties (only appearance)
- Ben Casement (only appearance)
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Flintstone home
- Water Buffalo Lodge
- Bedrock Sporting Goods Store
Frantic City (only appearance)[]
- Water Buffalo Convention Hall (only appearance)
Objects[]
- Barbell and weights
- Spears
- Golf clubs
- 12-Pebble Shotgun (only appearance)
- Fishing net
- Clubs with boxing gloves
- Rock Bell Phone
Animals[]
- Snorkasaurus
- Triceratops (as a mail cart)
- Mammoth (as a vacuum cleaner)
- Doozy Dodo Bird
- Brontosaurus (as a Bronto-Bus)
- Turtlesaurus (as a cart)
- Monkeysaurus
Vehicles[]
Cast[]
| Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone Voice |
|---|---|
| Jean Vander Pyl | Wilma Flintstone Gal #1 Gal #3 |
| Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble Dino Doozy Elephant Monkey |
| Bea Benaderet | Betty Rubble Mrs. Stonewall Gal #2 |
| John Stephenson | Sam Slagheap Ben Casement Mailman Driver |
| Hal Smith | Peddler Emcee Guard |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Although Doozy is introduced as Wilma's pet, he is never seen again.
Allusions[]
- This episode appears to be a variation of Laurel and Hardy's classic 1933 movie, Sons of the Desert.
- In this episode, Fred and Barney go to the "Frantic City", which is an obvious parody of Atlantic City.
- During the convention Fred says to the people in the cale: "Come out, come out, whereever you are." This references the munchkinland scene in the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Glinda the Good Witch of the North originally said this line.
Errors[]
- Note that the store sign has the word "gauge" misspelled.
| Season 3 of The Flintstones |
|---|
| "Dino Goes Hollyrock" • "Fred's New Boss" • "Barney the Invisible" • "Bowling Ballet" • "The Twitch" • "Here's Snow in Your Eyes" • "The Buffalo Convention" • "The Little Stranger" • "Baby Barney" • "Hawaiian Escapade" • "Ladies' Day" • "Nuthin' But the Tooth" • "High School Fred" • "Dial 'S' for Suspicion" • "Flash Gun Freddie" • "The Kissing Burglar" • "Wilma the Maid" • "The Hero" • "The Surprise" • "Mother-in-Law's Visit" • "Foxy Grandma" • "Fred's New Job" • "The Dress Rehearsal" • "Carry On, Nurse Fred" • "Ventriloquist Barney" • "The Big Move" • "Swedish Visitors" • "The Birthday Party" |