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|show = [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]
  
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|season = [[The Flintstones episode list|6]]
  
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|next = "''[[The Return of Stony Curtis]]''"
  
|next = "''[[The Return of Stony Curtis]]''"
 
}}"'''The House That Fred Built'''" is the second episode of the [[The Flintstones episode list|sixth season]] of [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]. It aired on September 24, [[1965]].
  
}}"'''The House That Fred Built'''" is the second episode of the [[The Flintstones episode list|sixth season]] of [[The Flintstones (TV series)|''The Flintstones'']]. It aired on September 24, [[1965]].
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==Synopsis==
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Wilma receives a letter from her mother, stating that she's coming to live with them, but Fred immediately tries to find her a home to move into, away from him.
   
 
==Plot==
  
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News of Wilma's mother coming to [[Bedrock]] in rather a permanent way has Fred desperate to find a home for his foul-tempered mother-in-law, as far from him as possible. While en route with Barney to Bedrock's golf course, Fred discovers an unkempt but adaptable house for sale and "bargains" with the real estate agent responsible for the site so that Fred buys building and property for $100, which includes water right purchase.
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When Wilma gets a letter from her mother saying that she is moving in with her favorite son-in-law and his wife, Fred begins refurbishing a dilapidated shack to house Mrs. Slaghoople. But soon Wilma learns that he mother was not referring to Fred, but her other daughter's husband. Fred is delighted, until he realizes how much he spent on the shack.
  
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Fred expects to have no difficulty at renovating the dilapidated domicile, but the hired carpenter and plumber, both unionized and non-working at a $20-per-hour rate, unjustifiably ascend Fred's expense account. So, Fred and Barney themselves toil in improvements to the house. Wilma and Betty assume the worst (i.e. infidelity) when their mates constantly leave home to secretly labor on the problematic abode.
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After their wives follow them to the site, Fred and Barney have no choice but to tell about Fred's plan to accommodate Wilma's mother in the rendered-presentable house. Wilma and Betty assist in the task. No sooner is the work completed then the artesian well on top of which the house is situated deluges it with water.
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The house must be transported to a better location, and while in the act of wheeling it to the Flintstones' yard, Fred and Barney lose control of the structure, which tumbles down a ravine. Fred is in tears when he calculates his sum loss in Operation Mother-in-Law's House to be $1000- and Wilma's mother decides not to reside with the Flintstones after all!
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==Characters==
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*[[Fred Flintstone]]
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*[[Wilma Flintstone]]
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*[[Barney Rubble]]
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*[[Betty Rubble]]
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*[[Pebbles Flintstone]]
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*[[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
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*[[Dino]]
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*[[Pearl Slaghoople]]
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*Alex (only appearance)
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*Marvin (only appearance)
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*Rocky (only appearance)
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*Stoney (only appearance)
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*Tessie (only appearance, no lines)
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==Locations==
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*[[Bedrock]]
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**Flintstone home
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**Bedrock Golf Course
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**Stoney Acres (only appearance)
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==Objects==
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*Stoneage TV
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*Chocolate cake slice (only appearance)
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*Paste bucket (only appearance)
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*Paste brush (only appearance)
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*Wallpaper (only appearance)
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*Golf clubs
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==Vehicles==
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*Barney's car
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*Pearl Slaghoople's motorcycle (only appearance)
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==Cast==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! [[Alan Reed]]
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| [[Fred Flintstone]]
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|-
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! [[Jean Vander Pyl]]
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| [[Wilma Flintstone]]<br />[[Pebbles Flintstone]]
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|-
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! [[Mel Blanc]]
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| [[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Dino]]<br>Alex
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|-
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! [[Gerry Johnson]]
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| [[Betty Rubble]]
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|-
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! Sam Edwards
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| Mailman<br>Agent<br>Marvin
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|-
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! [[Don Messick]]
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| [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]<br>Monkey<br>Announcer<br>Painter Bird
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|-
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! Janet Waldo
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| [[Pearl Slaghoople]]
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|}
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==Notes/Trivia==
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*The Flintstones' house number is 201.
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*The title refers to the children's poem and repetition game, ''[[Wikipedia:The House That Jack Built|The House That Jack Built]]''.
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==='''Errors'''===
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*None known.
   
 
{{Season 6 (The Flintstones)}}
  
{{Season 6 (The Flintstones)}}

Revision as of 03:00, 21 February 2020

"The House That Fred Built" is the second episode of the sixth season of The Flintstones. It aired on September 24, 1965.

Synopsis

Wilma receives a letter from her mother, stating that she's coming to live with them, but Fred immediately tries to find her a home to move into, away from him.

Plot

News of Wilma's mother coming to Bedrock in rather a permanent way has Fred desperate to find a home for his foul-tempered mother-in-law, as far from him as possible. While en route with Barney to Bedrock's golf course, Fred discovers an unkempt but adaptable house for sale and "bargains" with the real estate agent responsible for the site so that Fred buys building and property for $100, which includes water right purchase.

Fred expects to have no difficulty at renovating the dilapidated domicile, but the hired carpenter and plumber, both unionized and non-working at a $20-per-hour rate, unjustifiably ascend Fred's expense account. So, Fred and Barney themselves toil in improvements to the house. Wilma and Betty assume the worst (i.e. infidelity) when their mates constantly leave home to secretly labor on the problematic abode.

After their wives follow them to the site, Fred and Barney have no choice but to tell about Fred's plan to accommodate Wilma's mother in the rendered-presentable house. Wilma and Betty assist in the task. No sooner is the work completed then the artesian well on top of which the house is situated deluges it with water.

The house must be transported to a better location, and while in the act of wheeling it to the Flintstones' yard, Fred and Barney lose control of the structure, which tumbles down a ravine. Fred is in tears when he calculates his sum loss in Operation Mother-in-Law's House to be $1000- and Wilma's mother decides not to reside with the Flintstones after all!

Characters

Locations

  • Bedrock
    • Flintstone home
    • Bedrock Golf Course
    • Stoney Acres (only appearance)

Objects

  • Stoneage TV
  • Chocolate cake slice (only appearance)
  • Paste bucket (only appearance)
  • Paste brush (only appearance)
  • Wallpaper (only appearance)
  • Golf clubs

Vehicles

  • Barney's car
  • Pearl Slaghoople's motorcycle (only appearance)

Cast

Alan Reed Fred Flintstone
Jean Vander Pyl Wilma Flintstone
Pebbles Flintstone
Mel Blanc Barney Rubble
Dino
Alex
Gerry Johnson Betty Rubble
Sam Edwards Mailman
Agent
Marvin
Don Messick Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Monkey
Announcer
Painter Bird
Janet Waldo Pearl Slaghoople

Notes/Trivia

  • The Flintstones' house number is 201.
  • The title refers to the children's poem and repetition game, The House That Jack Built.

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"
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