Steve Carras
01-20-2006, 02:38 AM
I'm watching "The Postman COmeth" on the last disc, second side of the 2nd season FLINTSTONES...
This show featured guest voices as Frank Nelson (from Season 1), Hal Smith, Verna Felton (her first appearance on the show), John Stephenson, Don Messick, Herb Vigran (first FLINTSTONES appearances), etc. and special guest Hoagy Carmichael, and continued with the pre-Simpson opening with Fred driving open and stock closing credits with Warren Foster, Michael Maltese and Arthur Phillips (story), Mel Blanc, Alan Reed, Bea Benadaret, Jan VanderPyl, Jerry Mann, Don Messick, Daws Butler, John Stephenson, and Hal Smith (voices), Frank Paiker and some toehrs (camera operators/videographers), Joe Ruby(who with ken Spears would pull a Don Bluth and leave H-B in the late 70s to do thier own Studio),m Warner Leighton, Don Douglas (credited for the HB esque sound FX on the 1969 Cool Cat, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts caroton with reguarly WB credited "Bugs Bunny' producer asiistant Harold Geer,in "Bugged By A Bee",) Gregory Watson, (Film Editing), and George Nicholas, Hicks Lokey (love that namne) Ed Aardal,etc. (animation), F.Monteleagre and a few others (Background,Layout) listed respective in those depts . plus Hanna and barbera, produced and Directed credit (no "by"?) and Music Direction by Hoyt Curtin being constant,mof course.. Stock credit by Earl Kress, the guy also responsible for the compilaiton and liner notes thereof o the sumptious Rhino Hanna Barbera CD set issued ten years ago! (maybe a anniversary thread on that could be done!). The show still showcases the best of the characters; Fred's temper is a hilarious highlous of the show many episiodes.. Even in "The Hit Songwriters", the season premire (Sept.,1961), Fred stands up to take credit, then is pushed down by Wilma, and gets angry.. Probaly the best is the last, both sides NOT that best and last are not mutuall exclusive!! (The ENTIRE disc set is still worth having!!)
Side A of the only two sided disc here, has the great epsidoes like another major one.."The Happy Household", guest starring Paul Frees (in a RARE "Flintstones", as with LAST season's "The Babysitters" as Barney's boss!!) and John Stephenson as avrious Hollywood bigshots of professional broadcasting..Fred's male chauvinism, early 1960s style's, tested by Wilma the HAPPY HOUSRWIFE (caps intended), though Fred and the stati0ons have a 2 outta 3 agreement..but it doesn't stop Fat Freddy from dining out at, and having a bad experience at Mother's (a beanery owned by a tough Mel Blanc-voiced -- think :"Barnyard Dawg" from Warner Bros. Foghorn carotons--New yawker named Sam Muddah!!)<but ending with a happy reconiclaiton and the classic song,sung as always by Jean Vanderpyl, and done instrumentally, and this would be a longtime standby by Hoyt Curtin of the show.. also some shows with Fred's anger really tested as a portion and part and parcel..on SIDE A, DISC 4 as I'm keeping on the subejct of this partical disc on the FLINTSTONES DVD Season 2, "Feudin' and Fussin'", with Fred and barne4y in one of their several break up a best friendship shows (think the very firwt one written, "The Swimming Pool", and "impractical Joker", with actually some unuual suspence Fred's worired abotu Barney the counterfiet (actlaly,it's a practical counter prank against Fred's many jokes..these have endings too good to spoil..).
Herb Vigran is listed in references as doing the cop in the one I'm watching, but unless he did a lot of diffeent voices, going by what I know of him the cop here isn;'t his voice..but it DOES sound like Allen "Officah Dibble" Jenkins, who was doing that role at the same time on "Top Cat",("The Postman COmeth"DISC 4 SIDE B-that one's the old Letter to the boss but the boss--explains it was an accident--so-o-=o, a rescue of that letter,and thus Fred's career, gag, borrowed from "The Honeymooners", the source for the Flintstones and from "Dennis the Menace" (the good Jay Niorth show on TV at the time) --a great gag following Fred and barney finally getting out of the mailbox with the two cops debating over whether the one supposedly voiced by mr.Vigran's hallucinating..and the cop crawls on hsi knees begging aginst being reassigned to a different beat.."Noo....Noooo...not that!". Other standouts: "Wilma's Wanishing Money" (which kicks off SIDE A on the same disc, 4), with Frank Nelson as one of his gimmck nasty sour salespeople ("How about baby blue": Nelson asks..'to match your baby blue eyes.."),and guess who...Herschel bernardi, usually a New York voice (Charle Tuna, Terrytoons), as the Burglar (He's other Flintstones guest voices too), and Don messick as a very hilarious Arnold, with a harebraied birthday scheme of Fred that cuases his money to be swithced back and forth in various business exchanges with the Frank Nelson salesguy, and in an attempt to have WIlma be ABLE to BUY HIS BIRTHDAY PRESENT... (uh, you'll have to see for yourself..:))
Art Phillips, who wrote the episode I am watching (the aforementioned "The Postman Cometh"), is credited to tyhe exlcusion of eveyrone else save great Warner Bros. writers Mike Maltese & Warren Foster, even though Joanna Lee (credited as the WinX club producer), Tony Benendict, B.E.Blitzer,Jack Raymond, Larry Markes,etc. contributed to this seaon (and likewise, since these stock credits were used for the previous season, also Joe Barbera,)..
Despite the seletice voice creits, in addition to thsoe whom I've cited, Vertna Felton is heard on the Lee-written "Trouble in Law", which introduced Wilma's mother in law and with another Hal Smith Texas Guy -- Melville.(FLINTSTONES Season 2, Disc 4, SIDE B,first episode)
The one before this, "This is your Lifeaver", Fse2, Disc 4, SIDE A, final episode, mentions WIlma's Mother ("Mrs Slaghoopple", later done by Janet Waldo in a major break in her voicing, starting with a season 4 episode--I have all four and will a more in depth coverage later!--"Fred El Terrifico"--the next/last two seasons on their way!!) by name..That one's great for it's main part..Walker Edmiston (popular puppeter, mimic, host--http://www.POVonline.com Mark Evanier's column, go to Live kids host, puppet, Edmiston), as Hans Conried/Jerry Collona/John Barrymore inspired hammy grifter JM Gypsum, who is the ultimate matchstick man, a confidence man, a (you same favourite synoms!) who cons Fred and Barney into talking himn home, with the guest cuasing annoying (and for us) hilarious trobule for Fred. That was written by the great Warren Foster and contains a refernce to the George Washing(s)tone bridge. John Stephnon, again, appears as Mr.Slate (one of the first episodes to have him,his name and voice and looks,c,.f.,with past ones)
More later.
This show featured guest voices as Frank Nelson (from Season 1), Hal Smith, Verna Felton (her first appearance on the show), John Stephenson, Don Messick, Herb Vigran (first FLINTSTONES appearances), etc. and special guest Hoagy Carmichael, and continued with the pre-Simpson opening with Fred driving open and stock closing credits with Warren Foster, Michael Maltese and Arthur Phillips (story), Mel Blanc, Alan Reed, Bea Benadaret, Jan VanderPyl, Jerry Mann, Don Messick, Daws Butler, John Stephenson, and Hal Smith (voices), Frank Paiker and some toehrs (camera operators/videographers), Joe Ruby(who with ken Spears would pull a Don Bluth and leave H-B in the late 70s to do thier own Studio),m Warner Leighton, Don Douglas (credited for the HB esque sound FX on the 1969 Cool Cat, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts caroton with reguarly WB credited "Bugs Bunny' producer asiistant Harold Geer,in "Bugged By A Bee",) Gregory Watson, (Film Editing), and George Nicholas, Hicks Lokey (love that namne) Ed Aardal,etc. (animation), F.Monteleagre and a few others (Background,Layout) listed respective in those depts . plus Hanna and barbera, produced and Directed credit (no "by"?) and Music Direction by Hoyt Curtin being constant,mof course.. Stock credit by Earl Kress, the guy also responsible for the compilaiton and liner notes thereof o the sumptious Rhino Hanna Barbera CD set issued ten years ago! (maybe a anniversary thread on that could be done!). The show still showcases the best of the characters; Fred's temper is a hilarious highlous of the show many episiodes.. Even in "The Hit Songwriters", the season premire (Sept.,1961), Fred stands up to take credit, then is pushed down by Wilma, and gets angry.. Probaly the best is the last, both sides NOT that best and last are not mutuall exclusive!! (The ENTIRE disc set is still worth having!!)
Side A of the only two sided disc here, has the great epsidoes like another major one.."The Happy Household", guest starring Paul Frees (in a RARE "Flintstones", as with LAST season's "The Babysitters" as Barney's boss!!) and John Stephenson as avrious Hollywood bigshots of professional broadcasting..Fred's male chauvinism, early 1960s style's, tested by Wilma the HAPPY HOUSRWIFE (caps intended), though Fred and the stati0ons have a 2 outta 3 agreement..but it doesn't stop Fat Freddy from dining out at, and having a bad experience at Mother's (a beanery owned by a tough Mel Blanc-voiced -- think :"Barnyard Dawg" from Warner Bros. Foghorn carotons--New yawker named Sam Muddah!!)<but ending with a happy reconiclaiton and the classic song,sung as always by Jean Vanderpyl, and done instrumentally, and this would be a longtime standby by Hoyt Curtin of the show.. also some shows with Fred's anger really tested as a portion and part and parcel..on SIDE A, DISC 4 as I'm keeping on the subejct of this partical disc on the FLINTSTONES DVD Season 2, "Feudin' and Fussin'", with Fred and barne4y in one of their several break up a best friendship shows (think the very firwt one written, "The Swimming Pool", and "impractical Joker", with actually some unuual suspence Fred's worired abotu Barney the counterfiet (actlaly,it's a practical counter prank against Fred's many jokes..these have endings too good to spoil..).
Herb Vigran is listed in references as doing the cop in the one I'm watching, but unless he did a lot of diffeent voices, going by what I know of him the cop here isn;'t his voice..but it DOES sound like Allen "Officah Dibble" Jenkins, who was doing that role at the same time on "Top Cat",("The Postman COmeth"DISC 4 SIDE B-that one's the old Letter to the boss but the boss--explains it was an accident--so-o-=o, a rescue of that letter,and thus Fred's career, gag, borrowed from "The Honeymooners", the source for the Flintstones and from "Dennis the Menace" (the good Jay Niorth show on TV at the time) --a great gag following Fred and barney finally getting out of the mailbox with the two cops debating over whether the one supposedly voiced by mr.Vigran's hallucinating..and the cop crawls on hsi knees begging aginst being reassigned to a different beat.."Noo....Noooo...not that!". Other standouts: "Wilma's Wanishing Money" (which kicks off SIDE A on the same disc, 4), with Frank Nelson as one of his gimmck nasty sour salespeople ("How about baby blue": Nelson asks..'to match your baby blue eyes.."),and guess who...Herschel bernardi, usually a New York voice (Charle Tuna, Terrytoons), as the Burglar (He's other Flintstones guest voices too), and Don messick as a very hilarious Arnold, with a harebraied birthday scheme of Fred that cuases his money to be swithced back and forth in various business exchanges with the Frank Nelson salesguy, and in an attempt to have WIlma be ABLE to BUY HIS BIRTHDAY PRESENT... (uh, you'll have to see for yourself..:))
Art Phillips, who wrote the episode I am watching (the aforementioned "The Postman Cometh"), is credited to tyhe exlcusion of eveyrone else save great Warner Bros. writers Mike Maltese & Warren Foster, even though Joanna Lee (credited as the WinX club producer), Tony Benendict, B.E.Blitzer,Jack Raymond, Larry Markes,etc. contributed to this seaon (and likewise, since these stock credits were used for the previous season, also Joe Barbera,)..
Despite the seletice voice creits, in addition to thsoe whom I've cited, Vertna Felton is heard on the Lee-written "Trouble in Law", which introduced Wilma's mother in law and with another Hal Smith Texas Guy -- Melville.(FLINTSTONES Season 2, Disc 4, SIDE B,first episode)
The one before this, "This is your Lifeaver", Fse2, Disc 4, SIDE A, final episode, mentions WIlma's Mother ("Mrs Slaghoopple", later done by Janet Waldo in a major break in her voicing, starting with a season 4 episode--I have all four and will a more in depth coverage later!--"Fred El Terrifico"--the next/last two seasons on their way!!) by name..That one's great for it's main part..Walker Edmiston (popular puppeter, mimic, host--http://www.POVonline.com Mark Evanier's column, go to Live kids host, puppet, Edmiston), as Hans Conried/Jerry Collona/John Barrymore inspired hammy grifter JM Gypsum, who is the ultimate matchstick man, a confidence man, a (you same favourite synoms!) who cons Fred and Barney into talking himn home, with the guest cuasing annoying (and for us) hilarious trobule for Fred. That was written by the great Warren Foster and contains a refernce to the George Washing(s)tone bridge. John Stephnon, again, appears as Mr.Slate (one of the first episodes to have him,his name and voice and looks,c,.f.,with past ones)
More later.