"The Hypnotist" is the twentieth episode of the first season of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on February 10, 1961.
Synopsis[]
Fred accidentally hypnotizes Barney into thinking he's a dog. He desperately tries to undo it, before Betty and Wilma find out.
Plot[]
Fred boasts that he is as adept with the supernatural as the Great Mesmo, the hypnotist on a popular television series. With Barney observing behind Fred's back, Wilma and Betty humor Fred, as Wilma pretends to undergo Fred's "infallible" mesmerism by the swinging of a rock attached to a string.
Fred commands Wilma to bark like a dog, and although Wilma tries to comply, Betty's laughter is contagious, and Wilma cannot continue the ruse. The wives go to a market, leaving disgraced Fred to brood about his humiliation, but Fred discovers that Barney has succumbed to his hypnotic suggestion and has become canine in every behavior!
Fred cannot reverse Barney's condition and opts to transport his slobbering friend to a veterinarian, who tests Barney's canine reflexes by releasing a cat from a box, and Barney chases his feline foe out of the veterinarian's office. After Barney is caught and impounded by a dog catcher, Fred goes to Bedrock's television studio to ask for Mesmo's help in correcting what Fred has done to Barney; in a roundabout way, Mesmo is responsible for it. Mesmo accompanies Fred to the dog pound and uses his mesmeric power to restore Barney to normal.
After Fred, Barney, and Mesmo leave the premises, however, the dog catcher is astonished to discover that all of the dogs in his charge have been inadvertently endowed with human awareness and speech and are demanding release from his custody.
Characters[]
- Fred Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Rocky O'Toole (only appearance; TV screen)
- Wilma Flintstone
- Betty Rubble
- Mesmo (only appearance)
- Audience member (only appearance; TV screen)
- Cashier (only appearance)
- Mailman (only appearance)
- Nurse (only appearance)
- Doctor (only appearance)
- Dogcatcher #1 (only appearance; no lines)
- Dogcatcher #2 (only appearance)
- Usher (only appearance)
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Flintstone home
- Supermarket
- Animal hospital (only appearance)
- Pound (only appearance)
- Station R-O-C-K (only appearance)
Objects[]
- TVs
- Hypnotic stone (only appearance)
Animals[]
- Bird (in an antenna)
- Sardine (as food)
- Saber-Toothed Cat
- Turtlesaurus (as a shopping cart)
- Dogasauruses
Vehicles[]
Media[]
- The Great Mesmo (TV show)
- The Fights (club fight broadcast)
Cast[]
| Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone Subject #1 |
|---|---|
| Jean Vander Pyl | Wilma Flintstone Women |
| Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble Subject #2 Bird Clerk Cat Dog Dog Catcher |
| Bea Benaderet | Betty Rubble Nurse |
| Jerry Mann | Mesmo Announcer Cashier Usher |
| Howard McNear | Doctor |
Notes/Trivia[]
Errors[]
- When Fred drove Barney to the Animal Hospital, there were not cars around the building at all. However, when Fred and Barney were in the Animal Hospital, it was crowded.
| Season 1 of The Flintstones |
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| "The Flagstones" • "The Flintstone Flyer" • "Hot Lips Hannigan" • "The Swimming Pool" • "No Help Wanted" • "The Split Personality" • "The Monster from the Tar Pits" • "The Babysitters" • "At the Races" • "The Engagement Ring" • "Hollyrock, Here I Come" • "The Golf Champion" • "The Sweepstakes Ticket" • "The Drive-In" • "The Prowler" • "The Girls' Night Out" • "Arthur Quarry's Dance Class" • "The Big Bank Robbery" • "The Snorkasaurus Hunter" • "The Hot Piano" • "The Hypnotist" • "Love Letters on the Rocks" • "The Tycoon" • "The Astra' Nuts" • "The Long, Long Weekend" • "In the Dough" • "The Good Scout" • "Rooms for Rent" • "Fred Flintstone: Before and After" |