Baby Barney

Directors: William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Airing date: November 9, 1962
Stars: The Flintstones
Rating: ★★★
Review:

After ‘The Little Stranger’ ‘Baby Barney’ is the second Flintstones episode trying out Fred’s attitude to fatherhood, anticipating the great continuity later in the series.

This time Fred’s fatherhood is triggered by the coming of a rich uncle Tex, whom he promised a ‘little Tex’. It’s the unfortunate Barney who has to pose as the improbable baby. This accounts for a lot of slapstick, but in the end it’s Fred acting like a father for the first time that stays most. Stone age gags, meanwhile, are rare, as I can only mention a lawnmower dinosaur.

Watch an excerpt from ‘Baby Barney’ yourself and tell me what you think:

This is The Flintstones Season Three episode 9
To the previous The Flintstones episode: The Little Stranger
To the next Flintstones episode: Hawaiian Escapade

‘Baby Barney’ is available on the Blu-Ray ‘The Flintstones – The Complete Series’ and the DVD-box ‘The Flintstones Season 3’