Mother-in-Law’s Visit

Directors: William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Airing date: February 1, 1963
Stars: The Flintstones
Rating: ★★★½
Review:

The second episode of the ‘The Flintstones get a baby’ continuum is all around a visit of Fred’s mother-in-law. True to formula, Wilma’s mother is a genuine hag, but Fred tries his best, repeating to himself ‘I love my mother-in-law’ over and over again. When Barney suggests Fred work overtime as a taxi driver, the episode takes a surprising turn.

‘Mother-in-Law’s Visit’ is hampered by the all too old evil mother-in-law trope, but rescued by the fine comedy during the taxi night. Nevertheless, the silliest part is when a motor agent takes Fred and his mother-in-law to a maternity hospital, thinking she will deliver any time soon.

Outside of the comedy, the episode’s highlight is watching Wilma walking around pregnant, being the first animated cartoon character shown to be in expectation.

Watch an excerpt from ‘Mother-in-Law’s Visit’ yourself and tell me what you think:

This is The Flintstones Season Three episode 20
To the previous The Flintstones episode: The Surprise
To the next Flintstones episode: Foxy Grandma

‘Mother-in-Law’s Visit’ is available on the Blu-Ray ‘The Flintstones – The Complete Series’ and the DVD-box ‘The Flintstones Season 3’