The Flintstones (TV Series) The Mailman Cometh (1962) User Reviews

Trouble, Freddy, king-sized or rather cop-sized!

[williamlangan-22870 · 10/10 · 25 November 2020]

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I guess all of us have reason to be thankful. Fred Flintstone had reason to be thankful in Season 2's The Mailman Cometh, written by Warren Foster, Michael Maltese and Arthur Phillips. John Stephenson plays the 2 mailmen and the Police Chief. Mel Blanc plays the airmail bird and Bea Benederet plays Mr. Slate's secretary Alice. Herb Vigran. plays the tough cop who's keeping his eye out on Fred and Barney! Plot synopsis: Fred is anxiously awaiting a letter from his boss, Mr. Slate, notifying him of his raise. The mail comes and there's no letter from Mr. Slate. Fred is furious and Wilma, Barney And Betty deal with his wrath! He draws a likeness of Mr. Slate on a tree and throws darts at his likeness. Then he decides to write a nasty letter to Mr. Slate, calling him a "cheapskate" and threatening to quit. Fred drops the letter in a local mailbox. Meanwhile, Mr. Slate comes to the Flintstones and apologizes for the bookkeeping error and lets Wilma know Fred will indeed get his raise! Wilma shares the good news and Fred runs to the mailbox to try and get his letter. Along comes a cop who tells Fred to get his hand out of the mailbox! Fred throws Barney in the mailbox and he can't see anything in the dark. So Fred gives Barney a light and smoke exits out of the mailbox. The cop returns and sees the smoke and throws a bucket of water in the mailbox. Barney sneezes and so the cop gets the Police Chief. Meanwhile, the mailman comes to collect the mail and sees Barney in there. "I know, you forgot to let go of the letter. It happens all the time!" The mailman picks up the offending letter and the cop returns with the Police Chief. They find nobody inside and the Chief harshly reprimands the cop. The next morning, Fred claims "sickness" and the mailman retuned the letter for insufficient postage. Fred is ecstatic and is dancing on the bed with Barney! He stops dancing and claims sickness again when he realizes Barney had paid the 2 cents postage! Wilma demands to know what it's all about. So Fred explains and Wilma races to Fred's office. She offers to clean Mr. Slate's eyeglasses and "accidentally" breaks them! So Wilma reads the letter "And may I thank you for acting as a shepherd." Fred tries to stop Wilma but she's already "read" the letter. However, Mr. Slate tells them he'd like to frame the letter written on a stonr. Wilma "accidentally" breaks it! "Just call me Butterfingers, you know!" Thanks to Mrs. Butterfingers, Fred's job is safe! What I liked: There's not much I'd change about it. It's actually based on an old Honeymooners episode. Fred shows remorse for what he did and you kind of feel sorry for him as a result. This is the 1st time Fred says "Racka fracka" to describe his boss (probably not something you'd let your kids say!). The cop was also funny, both suspicious and a little gullible. md Fred has reason to be thankful to have an understanding wife like Wilma! She sums up Fred "You're the same stubborn fool I love and married!" This is why we love Wilma, too!10 letters out of 10!