"The Great Gazoo" is the seventh episode of the sixth season and the one hundred and forty-seventh overall episode of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on October 29, 1965.
Synopsis[]
Fred and Barney meet the Great Gazoo, a little green alien sent to Earth to grant them magical wishes.
Plot[]
Fred and Barney meet Gazoo, a little green man with magical powers, who crashes in a weird space capsule on the road in front of Fred's car. The alien from the planet Zetox, exiled to Stone Age Earth by his people because of his scientific arrogance, must redeem himself by helping the Earthlings who have first discovered him on the primitive planet.
Thus, Gazoo provides the prehistoric "dum-dums" with everything their greedy hearts desire before a policeman arrives at the location to inquire about the clutter. No adult can see Gazoo except for Fred and Barney, and Gazoo causes all of the troublesome items to vanish. The police officer departs the site, thinking that he has hallucinated, and Wilma and Betty laugh at Fred and Barney's mention of their new alien friend.
Fred and Barney try to use Gazoo to treat Wilma and Betty to dinner at Le Chateau Rockinbleau, an expensive restaurant, but Gazoo does not appear on cue to supply the money to pay the two-hundred-and-twenty-five-dollar check! The presumptuous cavemen are spared from a grueling night of dishwashing when their wives bring saved vacation money to pay the dinner bill. Gazoo promises to try to be more reliable. Their wives also apologized for pressuring them into taking them to a place they knew they couldn’t afford.
Characters[]
- Fred Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Wilma Flintstone
- Pebbles Flintstone
- Betty Rubble
- Bamm-Bamm Rubble
- The Great Gazoo (first appearance)
- Dino
- Police officer
- Pierre
- Elmer (only mentioned)
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Flintstone home
- Le Chateau Rockinbleau (only appearance)
Objects[]
- Gym set
- Doll
- Patio furniture (only appearance)
- Dining room set
- Golf clubs
- Dresses
- Flowers
Food[]
- Cactus Berry Muffins (only appearance)
- Rockwheat Pancakes
- Bronto-Sausages
- Bronto-Burger
Animals[]
- Snorkasaurus
- Mammoth
- Brontosaurus (as Bronto-Sausages and a Bronto-Burger)
- Chickenasaurus (which Betty and Wilma were transformed by Gazoo)
Vehicles[]
Cast[]
| Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone |
|---|---|
| Jean Vander Pyl | Wilma Flintstone Pebbles Flintstone |
| Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble Dino |
| Gerry Johnson | Betty Rubble |
| Don Messick | Bamm-Bamm Rubble |
| Harvey Korman | The Great Gazoo |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Wilma and Betty are the only main characters who cannot see Gazoo since, aside from Fred and Barney, young children and animals (such as Pebbles, Bamm-Bamm, Dino, and later, Hoppy) are the only ones who can see him.
| Season 6 of The Flintstones |
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| "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" |