"The Flintstones" The X-Ray Story (TV Episode 1961) Poster

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X ray mix up
kellielulu7 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A sickly Dino just wants to sleep . Wilma can't even entice him with his favorite dinosaur food. Betty jokes maybe they should feed it to Fred and Barney. Wilma points out dinosaurs and humans need different things. This comes into play later.

Fred takes Dino to the vet and his an X ray shows a germ that Dino simply needs to sleep off like he has been. Humans however need to stay awake for 72 hours.

Fred's name is on the X ray and it flies out of the doctor's office window another finds it and informs Wilma. What comes next is a series of funny attempts to keep Fred awake but without telling him why. Wilma,Betty and Barney take Fred out doing everything including roller skating. Eventually it becomes too much Fred wants/ needs sleep. They finally tell him he could die if he doesn't stay awake and he's frantic until he questions them he informed them it's Dino's and he joins Dino in some much needed sleep. ( Dino even gives Fred a blanket) .
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No Sleep For Fred
Jimmy_the_Gent42 January 2022
Fred takes Dino to the vet, Dino's x rays are mistaken for Fred's.

A very funny Season 2 episode. It begins with a very sick looking Dino who won't eat. The vet explains that the x-ray shows that Dino has a dinosaur germ that will go away after some rest. He also says that if a human gets the germ it will be very serious. After another doctor gets the x-ray by mistake he tells Wilma that Fred needs to be kept awake for 72 hours. Many funny scenes as Wilma and the Rubbles keep him awake by dancing, ice skating and pouring cups of coffee down his throat.
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10/10
FRED HASN'T LONG TO LIVE!
tcchelsey2 March 2024
This was another re-working of a HONEYMOONERS episode with Jackie Gleason. In that story, Ralph mistakes a letter from a vet, thinking it's for him, and he hasn't long to live!

Very similar stuff here, only involving Dino. An xray shows that Dino has a slight illness --but if a human gets it --likeFred --it would be fatal! Best scenes are when a doctor tells Wilma to keep Fred awake for three days! Outrageous stuff. Gotsta' see.

Even better with multiple viewings. The doctor is played by popular voice actor John Stephenson who was a staple in cartoons, doing voices for such shows as SCOOBY DOO for years, later the TRANSFORMERS.

Alan Reed as Fred has never been funnier. 10 Stars.

SEASON 2 EPISODE 15 originally aired in black and white, later remastered color.
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