"The Sweepstakes Ticket" is the twelfth episode of the first season of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on December 16, 1960.
Synopsis[]
Fred doesn't trust Barney with a sweepstakes ticket, debating if he should steal it from him.
Plot[]
Fred buys a sweepstakes ticket and is persuaded by his conscience (a little, angel-winged Fred with a halo) to share the ticket and its potential yield with Barney, who promises to hide the ticket so that Wilma and Betty cannot find it. The wives would squander the winnings on extravagant garments, and Fred and Barney are adamant that this not happen. Meanwhile, Wilma and Betty have obtained their own sweepstakes ticket and are also determined to keep the ticket secret from their husbands, who would spend the won money on sporting paraphernalia.
On the same kitchen shelf in the Rubble household are the coincident hiding places for both tickets. Barney conceals his and Fred's ticket in a cookie jar, and Betty and Wilma hide theirs in a red coffee pot. At night, Fred's evil "conscience" (a little, horned, Devil-tailed Fred holding a pitchfork) prods Fred to sneak into the Rubbles' house and locate and confiscate his and Barney's ticket to guard on his own turf.
Fred finds not his and Barney's ticket but Wilma and Betty's, and as luck would have it, the wives' ticket is the winner. Fred inadvertently admits to filching Wilma and Betty's ticket from the coffee pot. The wives reclaim their property, and with a cry of, "Charge it," they rush to a department store to buy some expensive clothing, with their winning sweepstakes ticket as collateral.
Characters[]
- Barney Rubble
- Joe (only appearance)
- Mrs. Roxy (only appearance)
- Junior (only appearance; no lines)
- Mrs. Roxy's pup (only appearance; no lines)
- Fred Flintstone
- Fred's Angel Conscience (only appearance)
- Fred's Devil Conscience (only appearance)
- Charlie (only appearance)
- Wilma Flintstone
- Betty Rubble
- Homeless guy (only appearance)
- Officer 1 (only appearance)
- Officer 2 (only appearance)
- Sergeant (only appearance)
- Al (only time mentioned)
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Joe's home
- Flintstone home
- Rubble home
- Bedrock Police Station
- Schultz's Delicatessen
Objects[]
- Sweepstakes tickets (only appearance)
- Rock Radio
- Barney's coat
- Rock Bell Phone
- Mouseasaurus trap
Food[]
- Cookies
Animals[]
- Dogasaurus (as a little pup)
- Bird (as a feather duster)
Vehicles[]
- Flintmobile
- Police car
Events[]
- The Club Raffle (only mentioned)
Cast[]
| Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone Fred's Angel Conscience Fred's Devil Conscience |
|---|---|
| Jean Vander Pyl | Wilma Flintstone |
| Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble Dogasaurus Cop #1 |
| Bea Benaderet | Betty Rubble Mrs. Roxy |
| John Stephenson | Charlie Old Man Sergeant Radio Announcer |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred and Barney know yet another Charlie.
- Mr. Slate's voice actor, John Stephenson does a W. C. Fields imitation as a traveling hobo.
- The homeless guy is a spoof of Golden Age Hollywood actor W.C. Fields.
- Fred says: “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head?” This references the soundtrack song of the same name from the movie Ocean’s Eleven.
Errors[]
- Mrs. Roxy looks and sounds identical to Edna Boulder, and she even has a son, but he's one or two years older.
| 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" |