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The Flintstones: Season 3

28 episodes Premiered Sep 14, 1962 Updated Sep 25, 2026

The Flintstones Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 28 episodes.

Previously on The Flintstones

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Flintstones Season 2.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

The Flintstones Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 28 episodes.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Dino Goes Hollyrock

Sep 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 bargaine

S3·E2 Core

Fred's New Boss

Sep 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 become

S3·E3 Core

Barney the Invisible

Sep 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 atte

S3·E4 Core

Bowling Ballet

Oct 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

S3·E5 Core

The Twitch

Oct 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 co

S3·E6 Core

Here's Snow in Your Eyes

Oct 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 u

S3·E7 Core

The Buffalo Convention

Oct 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 C

S3·E8 Core

The Little Stranger

Nov 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-l

S3·E9 Core

Baby Barney

Nov 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 U

S3·E10 Core

Hawaiian Escapade

Nov 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 Haw

S3·E11 Core

Ladies' Day

Nov 23, 1962

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'

S3·E12 Core

Nuttin' But the Tooth

Nov 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

S3·E13 Core

High School Fred

Dec 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

S3·E14 Core

Dial S for Suspicion

Dec 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 bu

S3·E15 Core

Flash Gun Freddie

Dec 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

S3·E16 Core

The Kissing Burglar

Jan 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

S3·E17 Core

Wilma, the Maid

Jan 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

S3·E18 Core

The Hero

Jan 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

S3·E19 Core

The Surprise

Jan 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 change

S3·E20 Core

Mother-In-Law's Visit

Feb 1, 1963

With fatherhood impending, Fred promises to become more kind, considerate, and thoughtful. His willingness to change is strechted practically beyond endurance when his mother-in-l

S3·E21 Core

Foxy Grandma

Feb 8, 1963

Fred's inept efforts at housework during Wilma's pregnancy are worse than no efforts at all, so he sets out to hire a housekeeper, ultimately bringing home a bank robber named Gran

S3·E22 Core

Fred's New Job

Feb 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.""

S3·E23 Core

The Blessed Event

Feb 22, 1963

Wilma is still pregnant and Fred is trying to be calm. This shatters when the docter tells him the blessed event could happen any day now.

S3·E24 Core

Carry On, Nurse Fred

Mar 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 mot

S3·E25 Core

Ventriloquist Barney

Mar 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 tal

S3·E26 Core

The Big Move

Mar 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 t

S3·E27 Mytharc

Swedish Visitors

Mar 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.

S3·E28 Mytharc

The Birthday Party

Apr 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

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