The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Wind-Up Wilma is a 1981 animated television special and the third of The Flintstone Specials limited-run prime time revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The special premiered on NBC on October 4, 1981.[1] In the special, Wilma Flintstone is recruited to play on Bedrock's baseball team.[2]
| Wind-Up Wilma | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carl Urbano |
| Voices of | Henry Corden Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gay Autterson John Stephenson Don Messick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer | Alex Lovy |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 4, 1981 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Fred's Final Fling |
| Followed by | Jogging Fever |
Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio, one of the last productions to do so.
Summary
Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers after nailing a couple of robbers with a melon at the grocery store; however, she and Fred argue over her ambition to pitch for the team because Fred thinks a woman's place is in the home.
Voice cast
- Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
- Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble, Dino
- Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone
- Gay Autterson as Betty Rubble, Traffic Cop
- John Stephenson as Frank Frankenstone
- Julie McWhirter as Hidea Frankenstone
- Jim MacGeorge as Stubby Frankenstone, Cop
- Don Messick as Announcer
- Joe Baker as Mean, Checker
- Paul Winchell as Umpire, Thief, Reporter #1
- Frank Welker as Finrock
Home media
On October 9, 2012, Warner Archive released Wind-Up Wilma on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection, in a release entitled The Flintstones Prime-Time Specials Collection: Volume 2. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[3]
References
- Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 160–161. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- Cawley, John; Korkis, Jim (1990). Cartoon Superstars. Pioneer Books. p. 98. ISBN 9781556982699.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
