The Flintstones (TV Series)

The Gruesomes (1964)

Howard Morris: Weirdly Gruesome, Spider, Flower, 'Uncle', TV Announcer

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Quotes 

• Fred Flintstone : [Fred just opened the door and meets Mr Gruesome for the first time]  Hello Mr Flintstone. I'm Gruesome.

  Fred Flintstone : Yeah, you are, sort of. But knowing it is half the battle.

  Weirdly Gruesome : You can call me Weirdly.

  Fred Flintstone : I was just about to do that.

• Weirdly Gruesome : Oh yes. Our son Gob is quite the little lad.

  Barney Rubble : Gob? Is he a sailor?

  Barney Rubble : Oh no. Gob is short for Goblin.

  Fred Flintstone : It figures, it figures. Does little Goblin have a pet spider that looks like a derby hat with legs?

  Weirdly Gruesome : He did have, but little Gob, shall we say, wore him out.

  Fred Flintstone : Yeah, let's say that. Spiders can't take it.

  Weirdly Gruesome : Goblin isn't the kind of boy that you don't take to when you first meet him.

  Fred Flintstone : I'll buy that.

  Weirdly Gruesome : But when you get to know him, you can't stand him!

  [laughs evilly] 

• Creepela : I hope Goblin hasn't done... you know what... to Mr Flintstone and Mr Rubble.

  Weirdly Gruesome : Could be. He is at the pranky stage.

  Creepela : Mommy won't be mad. Tell her: did you hide the nice man down the wellsy-wellsy?

  Weirdly Gruesome : Or cement him in the wallsy-wallsy?

  Creepela : Isn't he darling? The way he ignores us.

  Weirdly Gruesome : He's dilightfully disobedient.

• Weirdly Gruesome : There's our new residence dear. Tombstone Manor.

  Creepela : Oh, isn't it a lovely mess!

  Weirdly Gruesome : A little unfixing here and there, and it'll be a total wreck.

  Creepela : Abominable lawn, I love it!

  Weirdly Gruesome : Waist high crabgrass!

  [something grabs him, he holds his hands up with two crabs holding his fingers] 

  Weirdly Gruesome : With real crabs! Delightfully wretched place!

• Wilma Flintstone : Mr. Gruesome, will you bring your wife over to have some tea and sandwiches?

  Weirdly Gruesome : Thank you. I will. But I really would've liked to have had some red ants.

  Fred Flintstone : [laughs]  There he goes again. Isn't he a scream? What a sense of humor!

  Wilma Flintstone : Red ants?

  Barney Rubble : I don't get it.

  Betty Rubble : I don't want it.

• Betty Rubble : I'll bet that Mrs. Gruesome is very attractive.

  Wilma Flintstone : That's right. Usually when the husband is, well, you know, the wife is very pretty. Right, Fred?

  Fred Flintstone : And vicey versey.

  [the group hears a knock on the door] 

  Betty Rubble : Here they come.

  [the door opens] 

  Weirdly Gruesome : Mrs. Flintstone, this is my nauseatingly lovely wife, Creepella.

  Wilma Flintstone : Oh. Oh, hello, Mrs. Gruesome.

  Creepela : You may call me Creepy, cookie.

  Wilma Flintstone : Creepy?

  Fred Flintstone : [to Barney and Betty]  That's one of those vicey verseys.