This may be the only episode in which the characters really sound as if they were "from New York." Of the four voice actors, only Alan Reed was actually from New York. Mel Blanc, although not a New Yorker, could absolutely sound like someone who was (as in Bugs Bunny). Fred dreams about being rich, and then a sack of money falls on his head. Barney thinks he should be entitled to half the money, but Fred thinks not. "Putting a sack of money in the trunk of my car makes you a partner?" All kinds of interesting (and funny) things happen, when Fred and Barney are mistaken for the bank robbers. One curious thing in this episode. Fred quotes the amount of money as $86000, without having counted the money (or having any other way of knowing the amount. Oh, well. It's the Flintstones, not Perry Mason.
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That's right, Fred. Return it!
williamlangan-2287010 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
What would you do with $86,000? It might get you a used car or be used for a down payment for a house, I'd you're lucky. This Seaaon 1 episode, The Big Bank Robbery, was written by Mike Maltese, Warren Foster and Arthur Phillips. In Addison to the regular cast, John Stephenson does a few voices, including Fingers, the villain.
Plot synopsis: Fingers and his henchman Louie are being chased by the police for robbing a bank. To get the policemen off their backs, they throw the bag of stolen money in the backyard of Barney Rubble. Fred is taking on Barney's hammock and telling Barney about a dream he had being rich. All of the sudden the bag of loot falls on Fred's head. He panics at 1st. Then Barney tells him it was money. Fred.rhinks the money should be his but Barney wants some of it. So the 2 of them argue and are holding onto the bag. Wilma and Betty break up the scuffle. Betty reminds Barney he is not entitled to any of it. Wilma tells Fred he needs to return it. So. Fred and Barney plan to give the money back to the bank. However, Fred's car runs our of gas. There's news of the holdup on the radio at the gas station. The gas attendant unintentionally lifts the hood and sees the bag of money. He tells Fred the gas is "on the house" and calls the police. So now, the cops are after Fred and Barney and chase them everywhere. Fred and Barney lose them by barely making the red light. When they get home, they tell Wilma and Betty the cops are after them. They hide out and Fred camouflages his car with some branches. Barney climbs a mountain, reaches for a rock which he removes. Then he falls in a birds' nest and the mother bird thinks he's one of her babies. One by one, she takes each baby bird and Barbey out of the nest to get them to fly. Barney falls right on Fred's back. They climb up into a tree and hide out for the night. Meanwhile, Wilma and Betty come up with a plan to find the bank robbers. They visit every shady bar in Bedrock until they come to The Poiple Dinosaur. They act like 2 tough girls and tell the story of how their husbands robbed a bank that day. So they leave, and announce "Back to 345 Stonecave Road." Fingers and Louie overhear and make their way to their house. Barney goes back to the house and Wilma and Betty thinks it's the crooks and break a vase over his head. After Wilma and Betty have called the cops, the crooks really do appear. They tie up Wilma, Betty and Barney and try to leave with the money. Fred shows up, opens the door in the crooks as they try to get away. So Fred tells the reporters a whopper of a story. Meanwhile, Wilma wants a word with Fred in private. She orders a sewing machine, lots of dresses and some stuff for Betty and Barney. Then she tells Fred if he doesn't share the reward money, they'll tell. Then she tells the department store "Give the bill to Mr. Flintstone!"
Trivia: This is the only episode the Flintmobile had a trunk. Fingers and Louie would make another appearance as the villains in The Soft Touchables. Alan Reed didn't do too many voices besides the voice of Fred but here he plays Fingers' partner in crime Louie and the tough bartender.
Unsolved mysteries: How do Wilma, Betty and Barney know if all the stuff they ordered will cover Fred's reward money? Or do they?
What I liked: The line at the beginning is pretty funny. "You can take your mask off now, Louie." Louie replies "Why can't I keep it on? It makes me feel like a for-real bank robber!" The cops chasing them are also funny, with the siren coming from the mouth of the cop. It's also funny when the cops are after Fred and Barney and they follow them into the lake! I also like the tough girl voices Wilma and Betty use in the bar Finally, a great score by Hoyt Curtin, particularly the chase scene music and the panic-stricken theme as Fred comes home. 9 poiple dinosaurs out of 10!
Plot synopsis: Fingers and his henchman Louie are being chased by the police for robbing a bank. To get the policemen off their backs, they throw the bag of stolen money in the backyard of Barney Rubble. Fred is taking on Barney's hammock and telling Barney about a dream he had being rich. All of the sudden the bag of loot falls on Fred's head. He panics at 1st. Then Barney tells him it was money. Fred.rhinks the money should be his but Barney wants some of it. So the 2 of them argue and are holding onto the bag. Wilma and Betty break up the scuffle. Betty reminds Barney he is not entitled to any of it. Wilma tells Fred he needs to return it. So. Fred and Barney plan to give the money back to the bank. However, Fred's car runs our of gas. There's news of the holdup on the radio at the gas station. The gas attendant unintentionally lifts the hood and sees the bag of money. He tells Fred the gas is "on the house" and calls the police. So now, the cops are after Fred and Barney and chase them everywhere. Fred and Barney lose them by barely making the red light. When they get home, they tell Wilma and Betty the cops are after them. They hide out and Fred camouflages his car with some branches. Barney climbs a mountain, reaches for a rock which he removes. Then he falls in a birds' nest and the mother bird thinks he's one of her babies. One by one, she takes each baby bird and Barbey out of the nest to get them to fly. Barney falls right on Fred's back. They climb up into a tree and hide out for the night. Meanwhile, Wilma and Betty come up with a plan to find the bank robbers. They visit every shady bar in Bedrock until they come to The Poiple Dinosaur. They act like 2 tough girls and tell the story of how their husbands robbed a bank that day. So they leave, and announce "Back to 345 Stonecave Road." Fingers and Louie overhear and make their way to their house. Barney goes back to the house and Wilma and Betty thinks it's the crooks and break a vase over his head. After Wilma and Betty have called the cops, the crooks really do appear. They tie up Wilma, Betty and Barney and try to leave with the money. Fred shows up, opens the door in the crooks as they try to get away. So Fred tells the reporters a whopper of a story. Meanwhile, Wilma wants a word with Fred in private. She orders a sewing machine, lots of dresses and some stuff for Betty and Barney. Then she tells Fred if he doesn't share the reward money, they'll tell. Then she tells the department store "Give the bill to Mr. Flintstone!"
Trivia: This is the only episode the Flintmobile had a trunk. Fingers and Louie would make another appearance as the villains in The Soft Touchables. Alan Reed didn't do too many voices besides the voice of Fred but here he plays Fingers' partner in crime Louie and the tough bartender.
Unsolved mysteries: How do Wilma, Betty and Barney know if all the stuff they ordered will cover Fred's reward money? Or do they?
What I liked: The line at the beginning is pretty funny. "You can take your mask off now, Louie." Louie replies "Why can't I keep it on? It makes me feel like a for-real bank robber!" The cops chasing them are also funny, with the siren coming from the mouth of the cop. It's also funny when the cops are after Fred and Barney and they follow them into the lake! I also like the tough girl voices Wilma and Betty use in the bar Finally, a great score by Hoyt Curtin, particularly the chase scene music and the panic-stricken theme as Fred comes home. 9 poiple dinosaurs out of 10!
The Stolen Money
Jimmy_the_Gent431 October 2021
Two bank robbers dump their loot and Fred and Barney think it was a wish granted.
An OK episode. Wilma convinces Fred to return the money after they find out about the bank robbery. They are spotted with the money and now the police are after them. Funny moment as one of the cops has to make the siren sound himself. Another funny scene is when Wilma and Betty try to catch the real robbers when they go to a dive bar named The Poiple Dinosaur and act like tough taking dames.
An OK episode. Wilma convinces Fred to return the money after they find out about the bank robbery. They are spotted with the money and now the police are after them. Funny moment as one of the cops has to make the siren sound himself. Another funny scene is when Wilma and Betty try to catch the real robbers when they go to a dive bar named The Poiple Dinosaur and act like tough taking dames.
One of the better episodes
vitoscotti5 December 2022
Some classic scenes and bits throughout. Also many big laughs I remember watching as a kid. Loved the police siren, Mommy pterodactyl teaching her babies to fly, Barney and Fred sitting on top of the tree by moonlight, and Wilma and Betty's tough girl accents. My version only had voice audio (no background audio) but it didn't diminish the episode's brilliance. Some outstanding voices by Alan Reed as the imbecile bank robber, and tough streets speak bartender. Fred's car tires seem to be redesigned to accommodate a one-time trunk. A mystery how the cars turned with the front tires not having any turning movement. John Stephenson is his usual hilarious doing supporting voices.
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