Studio: Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Produced by: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Short Synopsis
Secret agent Rock Slag, an exact double of Fred Flintstone, is chased through Bedrock and pushed off a building by the villains Ali and Bobo. The Flintstones and Rubbles, meanwhile, are getting ready for a camping holiday, until Fred crashes Barney's car and they end up at the hospital where Slag is recovering. When Ali and Bobo put Slag out of action again, Chief Boulder of the Secret Service recruits Fred to take his place on a mission to Paris: to meet Tanya, the top lieutenant of the master criminal the Green Goose, who has agreed to betray her boss in exchange for a meeting with the irresistible Rock Slag. Fred, assuming the Green Goose is a bird, turns the trip into a family holiday in "Eurock". In Paris and then Rome he dodges assassination attempts, Rock's swarm of female admirers and his own family, who catch him with Tanya and think he is having an affair. Learning that the Green Goose plans to destroy the world with a missile, Fred goes ahead, follows Tanya to the villain's hideout in an abandoned amusement park, and with Barney's help foils the plot.
Why It Matters
- It is a full-scale parody of the 1960s spy craze, from the poster pose borrowed from Our Man Flint to the Bond-style villains, gadgets and glamorous European locations, all translated into Stone Age puns. The songs, including one performed by Louis Prima, make it an affectionate period piece.
- It was the theatrical finale of The Flintstones, released four months after the first prime-time animated sitcom ended its six-season run, and the second feature by Hanna-Barbera after Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964). It shows the studio that had built its business on television trying to take its stars back to the cinema.
Notes and Trivia
- Henry Corden sings for Fred; he became Fred's speaking voice after Alan Reed's death in 1977.
- The series' famous "Meet the Flintstones" theme does not appear.
- See also: Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964), I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993).