"Kleptomaniac Caper" is the thirtieth episode of the second season and the fifty-eighth overall episode of the original series, The Flintstones. It aired on April 13, 1962.
Synopsis[]
Wilma secretly clears Fred's wardrobe of all his old belongings to sell at a rummage sale, but when Fred finds his treasured possessions gone he accuses Barney.
Plot[]
Without telling Fred, Wilma confiscates Fred's high school football shirt to add to a box of materials to be donated to a ladies auxiliary rummage sale. She believes that Fred will never notice that the shirt is gone, but Fred, watching a televised football game, decides to pull his football attire from storage, discovers the shirt gone, suspects theft, and calls the police. Officer O'Rockery of Car 34 theorizes that the robber was very selective and is someone who knows Fred and where Fred's possessions are located- and speculates that the culprit is a sick, compulsive, involuntary thief. A kleptomaniac.
The policeman then discovers Fred's shirt in the box of rummaged articles that Betty and Wilma placed in Barney's car for transport to the sale. Though Fred, concerned for his pal, denies ownership of the shirt in the box to protect Barney from criminal charges, he jumps to the conclusion that Barney is a kleptomaniac.
On the pretense of himself having a headache and needing to visit a "head doctor", Fred persuades Barney to accompany him so that Dr. Stonewall, an addle-brained, hypochondriac psychiatrist, can observe Barney's behavior. Watching Barney's holding of and admiration for Stonewall's lighter, Fred and the doctor believe that Fred's suspicions are justified.
While Barney is at the Bedrock Department Store to, "...pick up a few things," for Betty, has payed for the varied merchandise, and is about to leave the store, Fred appears there and attempts to reshelve the items which he believes that Barney shoplifted, arousing the suspicion of a store detective, who chases Fred and Barney into the sporting goods and toy departments and eventually catches them. Wilma and Betty release their husbands from jail, and Wilma confesses to being the cause of the misunderstanding.
Characters[]
- Fred Flintstone
- Wilma Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Betty Rubble
- Joe Rockhead (mentioned)
- Rita Rockhead (mentioned)
- Rockowski (only appearance)
- Dr. Stonewall (only appearance)
- Officer O'Rockery (only appearance)
Locations[]
Bedrock[]
- Flintstone home
- Dr. Stonewall's Office (only appearance)
- Bedrock Department Store
- Bedrock Police Station
- Captain Danger's Boys Club (only mentioned)
Objects[]
- Baseball
- Junk boxes (only appearance)
- Barney's old fraternity paddle (only appearance)
- Fred's old football uniform (only appearance)
- Hockey stick
- Telescope (only appearance)
- Bow and arrow
- Hunting spears
- Stone axe
- Log slide
- Flint-Ridge Razor (only appearance)
- Rock Bell Phone
Food[]
- Pterodactyl Drumstick
Animals[]
- Saber-Toothed Cat (as a trophy)
- Mammoth (as a trophy)
- Pterodactyl (as a Pterodactyl drumstick and hedge clippers)
Vehicles[]
- Flintmobile
- Betty's car
Cast[]
| Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone |
|---|---|
| Jean Vander Pyl | Wilma Flintstone Salesgirl |
| Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble Rockowski |
| Bea Benaderet | Betty Rubble Woman |
| Herb Vigran | Officer O'Rockery |
| Herschel Bernardi | Detective |
| John Stephenson | Dr. Stonewall Announcer |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Joe Rockhead is mentioned in the episode, although he doesn't appear.
- The doctor's name is Stonewall and the officer's name is O'Rockery.
- Fred Flintstone's high school football jersey was number 22.
Errors[]
- In the book, The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon, the title was mistakenly known as "Kleptomania Caper".
| Season 2 of The Flintstones |
|---|
| "The Hit Songwriters" • "Droop-Along Flintstone" • "The Missing Bus" • "Alvin Brickrock Presents" • "Fred Flintstone Woos Again" • "The Rock Quarry Story" • "The Soft Touchables" • "Flintstone of Prinstone" • "The Little White Lie" • "Social Climbers" • "The Beauty Contest" • "The Masquerade Ball" • "The Picnic" • "The House Guest" • "The X-Ray Story" • "The Gambler" • "A Star is Almost Born" • "The Entertainer" • "Wilma's Vanishing Money" • "Feudin' and Fussin'" • "Impractical Joker" • "Operation Barney" • "The Happy Household" • "Fred Strikes Out" • "This is Your Lifesaver" • "Trouble-in-Law" • "The Mailman Cometh" • "The Rock Vegas Story" • "Divided We Sail" • "Kleptomaniac Caper" • "Latin Lover" • "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" |