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Watch a classic episode of The Flintstones where Fred impersonates a tycoon who wants to mingle with the common people. See how Fred's friends and family react to his new lifestyle and the tycoon's antics.
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"The Tycoon" is the twenty-second episode of the first season of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on February 24, 1961.
Fred takes the place of missing look-a-like industrial tycoon, J.L. Gotrocks, who goes to meet the common folk, insulting everyone he meets, including Fred's wife and friends.
Everyone has a look-alike, and Fred's double is the pompous industrialist J.L. Gotrocks. During a day on which Wilma plans to travel away from Bedrock to visit her ill mother, Fred goes to work as usual. Meanwhile, Gotrocks, exasperated with incessant telephone calls and demands from his "battle-axe" wife to buy liver and hair curlers, resolves to leave his responsibilities and experience a care-free life.
After Gotrocks has escaped his business building by means of a back door, his two executives, fearing for their jobs should Gotrocks' disappearance cause his corporate empire to crumble, look high and low for their employer. They discover Fred at the rock quarry, and once satisfied that Fred is not really their company's founder, they proposition Fred to assume Gotrocks' place until Gotrocks is found. Promise of hefty remuneration entices Fred to cooperate with them, and Fred asks for and is granted a leave of absence by his boss.
At Gotrocks' office, Fred is instructed by the executives to say, "Whose baby is that? What's your angle? I'll buy that," to each contract proposal. By telephone, Wilma's mother reports to Wilma that she is recovering and does not require Wilma's visit, and Wilma agrees to stay in Bedrock. When she tries to contact Fred at the rock quarry to relay the good news, Wilma learns of Fred's leave of absence- for unspecified reasons- and is joined by Barney and Betty on an angry search for her errant husband.
In Bedrock, they find not Fred but Gotrocks and mistake him for Fred. The abrasive tycoon offends Wilma with his "battle-axe" wife description, body-slams Barney, denies knowing any of them, and spends a wad of money on a pinball machine and extravagant tips for bowling alley personnel, and Wilma, Betty, and Barney later furiously confront a thoroughly confused Fred after Fred has quit his substitution for Gotrocks and Gotrocks has willingly returned to his job, free from the harassment of Fred's folk.
•Butcher (only appearance; no lines)
•Baker (only appearance; no lines)
•Pizza pie maker (only appearance; no lines)
•Banker (only appearance; no lines)
•Fred Flintstone (main story and flashback)
•Wilma Flintstone (main story and flashback)
Bedrock
•Butcher's (only appearance) •Baker's (only appearance) •Pizza pie shop (only appearance) •Bank (only appearance) •Flintstone home (main story and flashback) •Quarry (flashback only) •Gotrocks Corp. (only appearance; flashback only) •Tar Pit Tavern (only appearance; flashback only) •Boulder Dan's Billiards (second and last appearance; flashback only) •Sam's Ice Cream Parlor (only appearance; flashback only)
Other
•Riviera (mentioned only)
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The Tycoon is a 1961 animated comedy episode of The Flintstones, where Fred impersonates a rich tycoon who flees his responsibilities. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user reviews, trivia, and more for this episode.
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- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
- 1961-02-24
Jul 14, 2023 · "The Tycoon" is the twenty-second episode of The Flintstones season one. It aired on February 24, 1961 on ABC. It was written by Warren Foster, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions .
Summaries. Fred is hired to impersonate a rich business man look-alike temporarily, leading to confusion and friction from his wife and the Rubbles. A tycoon who is a dead ringer for Fred decides to flee responsibility. The tycoon is needed to complete a big business deal, so his desperate employees find and swoop down on Fred to impersonate ...
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The Flintstones. Season 1 Episode 22 - The Tycoon. 1960 · 27 min. TV-G. Kids & Family · Animation · Comedy. Fred Flintstone discovers he looks like a business tycoon. Subtitles: English. Starring: Alan Reed Jean Vander Pyl Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet Don Messick John Stephenson. Directed by: William Hanna Joseph Barbera. Season 1. S01:E22 - The Tycoon.
