The BEST episodes of The Flintstones season 3
Every episode of The Flintstones season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Flintstones season 3!
The Flintstones is about a modern stone-age family, set in the prehistoric times. There's Fred, the meat-loving, bowling-playing fat man, Wilma, his wife who loves to cook and Pebbles, their cute baby daughter. Their next door neighbors are Barney, Fred's best friend, Betty, Barney's wife who always loves to hang out with Wilma, and their baby son Bamm-Bamm who is incredibly strong. The two families risk prehistoric danger or wild antics as they struggle to live normal lives.
#1 - High School Fred
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/7/1962
An efficiency expert hired by Mr. Slate informs Fred that he will be fired unless he gets a high school diploma. Slate offers to send Fred to school, and Wilma mistakenly assumes that Fred is being groomed for an executive position.
#2 - The Surprise
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/1963
The appearance of Barney's nephew, baby Marblehead, causes a rift between him and Fred. Fred just can't understand Barney's devotion to the visiting baby, but his attitude changes when Wilma informs him that they are going to have a baby of their own.
#3 - Baby Barney
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1962
With his eye on an inheritance, Fred tells his rich Uncle Tex that he has named his child after him. Fred, of course, has no son, which means that he has to find a baby now that Uncle Tex is coming to visit! Unable to borrow a real baby, desperate Fred cons Barney into playing "Baby Tex."
#4 - Dial 'S' for Suspicion
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/1962
A series of strange accidents coupled with Wilma's sudden insistence on having Fred take out a life insurance policy, and her devotion to a murder mystery novel about a wife who bumps off her husband, causes Fred to wonder if his life is in danger.
#5 - The Kissing Burglar
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/1963
Wilma is charmed by the exploits of the Kissing Burglar, a criminal whose m.o. involves leaving a rose and a kiss for the lady of the house. Her comment that she has nothing worth stealing annoys Fred, who decides to teach her a lesson by posing as the burglar - on the very night the real one shows up.
#6 - Dino Goes Hollyrock
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1962
Hearing about a talent search for a new animal star to appear in "The Adventures of Sassie," Fred coaches Dino and prepares for an audition. But Dino gets more than he bargained for when he lands the part.
#7 - Mother-in-Law's Visit
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1963
With fatherhood impending, Fred promises to become more kind, considerate, and thoughtful. His willingness to change is stretched practically beyond endurance when his mother-in-law shows up to help Wilma during her pregnancy.
#8 - Fred's New Boss
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1962
When Barney loses his job, Fred approaches Mr. Slate about hiring his friend for the quarry. He is mortified, however, when Barney lands the position of vice president, and becomes Fred's boss!
#9 - Barney the Invisible
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1962
In an attempt to cure Barney's hiccups, Fred offers his friend a swig from an experimental soft drink he has formulated. The brew turns Barney invisible, and Fred's elaborate attempts to hide the fact make Wilma wonder about her husband's sanity.
#10 - Nuttin' But the Tooth
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1962
Barney's loud suffering from a toothache has been keeping the entire neighborhood awake at night, so Fred promises to take him to the dentist the next morning. But having already spent the money for the dentist, Fred has to find a low-cost way to remove his friend's tooth.
#11 - Wilma, the Maid
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/1963
At Wilma's insistence, Fred hires an Italian maid, Gina Lolabrickida, to do the cooking and cleaning, but problems arise when she quits on the night Wilma has promised her to Betty, and Fred brings home Mr. Slate for an authentic Italian dinner.
#12 - Carry on, Nurse Fred
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1963
Fatherhood has already made Fred resolute in his effort to acquire serenity, but his will power is put to the test by the formidable Nurse Frightenshale, who is sent by Wilma's mother to take care of the Flintstones' cave.
#13 - Swedish Visitors
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/29/1963
After using the family's vacation money to buy a fur wrap, Wilma devises a scheme to repay the money by renting their home to Swedish musicians.
#14 - Bowling Ballet
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1962
Fred discovers he is off his game right before the big bowling match. After hearing in a television commercial that rhythm is "the secret of success in many activities, including bowling," he rushes off to the Bedrock Dance Academy to sign up for ballet lessons.
#15 - Hawaiian Escapade
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1962
Wilma and Betty enter a television contest and win first prize, a trip for two to Rockiki Beach and a role on the television show "Hawaiian Spy." The two families journey to Hawaii, where Fred ends up working as a stunt man on the show.
#16 - The Birthday Party
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/5/1963
While preparing a surprise birthday party for Fred, Wilma assigns to Barney the task of keeping Fred out of the way and occupied, and Barney is so successful that both he and Fred are missing at party time.
#17 - The Big Move
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/22/1963
Having worked to clean up his own act, Fred now worries that Pebbles will pick up Barney's uncouth ways. Fred moves the family to a "better" neighborhood, but quickly realizes that the "high life" isn't what it seems.
#18 - Fred's New Job
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1963
With the baby coming, Fred asks Mr. Slate for a raise. Slate, however, is tired of such demands from expectant fathers, so he plans to head Fred off with "Operation Cringe."
#19 - The Hero
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/1963
Barney rescues a baby from a runaway carriage, but it is Fred who gets the credit and attention. His feeble attempts to set the record straight finally give way to his enjoyment of the celebrity, until cold shoulders from both Wilma and Dino, and a visit from his own conscience, persuade him to tell the truth.
#20 - The Little Stranger
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1962
Fred overhears Wilma on the phone mentioning "a little stranger" who will shortly be visiting the household. Assuming that Wilma is pregnant, Fred summon his dreaded mother-in-law. But the "little stranger" turns out to be Arnold the paperboy.
#21 - The Twitch
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1962
Wilma is in dither over finding an act for her auxiliary's benefit show until big mouth Fred boasts that he will line up singer Rock Roll, whose hit song is "The Twitch." Now committed, Fred has to pull out all the stops to obtain the rock star's participation.
#22 - Here's Snow in Your Eyes
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1962
The Lodge delegates Fred and Barney depart for a convention at Stone Mountain Ski Resort, leaving their disappointed wives at home. The girls congratulate themselves on being so understanding until they become involved in a big diamond theft and beauty contest at the resort.
#23 - Ventriloquist Barney
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/8/1963
Barney learns how to throw his voice and can't resist having some fun at Fred's expense. He leads Fred to believe that his newborn daughter Pebbles has miraculously learned to talk.
#24 - The Buffalo Convention
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1962
The talking dodo bird that Fred gives Wilma for her birthday turns snitch, informing her that Fred and Barney are plotting to sneak away for a Water Buffalo Convention in Frantic City. Wilma, Betty, and the wives of Bedrock plan a surprise of their own at the convention.
#25 - Flash Gun Freddie
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/1962
Fred convinces Barney to buy an instant Polarock camera and the two go into the photo business. When they mistakenly snap the pictures of two escaping bank robbers, they are able to sell the photos and recoup Barney's money.