Episode
The Flintstones: Nuttin' But the Tooth
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Flintstones
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1962-11-30
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Nuttin' But the Tooth is Episode 12 in Season 3 of The Flintstones. It aired on 1962-11-30. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 11: Ladies' Day
Barney and Fred skip work to go to the ball park, but Barney only has one ticket. The situation gets complicated when Fred dresses up as a women so he can get in free for Ladies' day. After Betty finds lipstick on Barney's handkerchief, the wives are in hot pursuit. Adding to Fred's problems is the fact that Mr. Slate is entertaining a client at the game.
Episode 13: High School Fred
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.
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Episode 10: Hawaiian Escapade
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.
Episode 14: Dial S for Suspicion
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.
Episode 9: Baby Barney
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.""
Episode 15: Flash Gun Freddie
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.
Episode 8: The Little Stranger
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.
Episode 16: The Kissing Burglar
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.
Episode 7: The Buffalo Convention
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.
Episode 17: Wilma, the Maid
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.
Episode 6: Here's Snow in Your Eyes
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.
Episode 18: The Hero
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.