The Flintstones (TV Series) The Buffalo Convention (1962) User Reviews

Doozy Do-Do

[wonderbrat99 · 9/10 · 8 April 2020]

I have quoted this bird for many years. Another fine episode.

I did notice today, though, that this episode also contains the only typo I've ever seen in a cartoon. In the sporting goods store window, the word "gauge" on a box of bullets is spelled "guage."

Squawk! Frantic City, Frantic City, squawk! Whistle!

[williamlangan-22870 · 10/10 · 10 November 2020]

Happy upcoming Veterans Day, everyone. I think a more suitable episode would be The Astra Nuts, which is on my bucket list. But this episode The Buffalo Convention, written by Warren Foster and Arthur Pierson, is the latest one I've watched so enjoy it. Plot summary: It's Wilma's birthday and she's just gotten a card. Fred goes looking for a suitable present but all he's got is 5 bucks. A rather shady guy offers him a dodo bird which can talk. Fred takes him after he hears Doozie (appropriately named) say "Squawk! Fred and Barney!" Barney is less sure of the purchase but supports Fred. Wilma is not so appreciative and bangs the cage over his head. She cheers up when Doozie bites Fred's finger! He doesn't have much to say at the moment, so Wilma doesn't believe Fred when he says the bird can talk. Later in the evening, it's the Water Buffalo lodge meeting and Dino attacks both Fred and Barney when he sees the Water Buffalo hats. The Grand Poobah announces a weekend convention in Frantic City (a pun on Atlantic City). Fred and Barney know Wilma and Betty wouldn't allow it. The Poobah says the Doctor would prescribe a weekend away to each Water Buffalo. The next evening, the "Doctor" (who's really a plumber) comes and checks Fred and Barney. Fred and Barney are alarmed when Doozie learns enough phrases to spill the beans so they feed Doozie plenty of crackers to keep him quiet. The "Doctor" tells the wives they've caught "dippy doodle-itus" and prescribes a weekend away. Wilma and Betty are naturally suspicious but go along with it. Meanwhile, Doozie has eaten all the crackers. Fred and Barney drive 100 miles and Fred shoves the bird in a cave. The next day, Fred and Barney drive off, still "moaning and groaning" from the symptoms of "dippy doodle-itus." Then Wilma and Betty witness an exhausted Doozie coming home. They feed him water and he speaks his 1st words "Squawk, Frantic City!" Then he pipes up "Convention, 3 days, Doctor's a plumber! Squawk!" That's enough to give away their husbands' secret! So Wilma calls the wives of the other Water Buffalos. The angry wives catch the next bus, with Doozie in tow, to Frantic City to surprise their naughty husbands in the act! Fred tells Barney about the cake cutting ceremony and tells him it's filled with bathing beauties waving flags! Wilma and Betty come to where the convention is, barge in (even though the guard says "No women allowed!") and attack the bathing beauties. Meanwhile, it's time to remove the cake and the Grand Poobah picks Fred and Barney as volunteers. Naturally, they're shocked to find instead of the bathing beauties smiling and waving flags, inside the cake are many of their scowling wives! So Fred and Barney run for it with Doozie giving away where they are. Fred and Barney jump in the water at the beach with Wilma and Betty ready to clobber them as soon as they come out! Unsolved mystery: How did Doozie find his way home? He must've had a keen sense of direction! What I liked: 1st of all, the introduction is quite peaceful, albiet the most peaceful you'll get in this episode! Doozie (voiced by Mel Blanc) is hilarious as a one-shot-wonder. I'm sure he wore out his welcome when spilling the beans with Wilma and Betty plan a shopping trip later! The monkey who burns his finger at the traffic light and the sneezing elephant vacuum (both also voiced by Blanc) are also hilarious! John Stephenson is the cheerful Mailman, the goofy Grand Poobah, the deadpan "Doc" Sam Slagheap and the bus driver. Hal Smith is the shady peddler, the emcee and the Guard. Bea Benederet is the militant Mrs. Stonewall and she and Jean Vander Pyl play some of the girls expected in the cake. The surprise inside the cake is the icing as the girls show up inside! 10 dodo birds out of 10! Just make sure you take your spouse on a trip like that and make sure the entertainment is family friendly!

That Dodo bird in the Flintstones episode is annoying and ruined the show

[crosswalkx · 1/10 · 4 December 2018]

This was another crummy episode as the Dodo bird completely ruined the show.

Fred wants to buy a birthday gift for his wife Wilma but he makes the mistake of buying the talking Dodo bird. Later on a doctor tricked Fred and Barney to go to Frantic City to see a showgirl show as part of the Buffalo club. Fred and Barney hide the dodo bird in a cave. But the bird manages to escape and tells Wilma and Betty the news. Wilma and Betty gather up the wives of Buffalo Club and they go to Frantic City and they crash the party. Wilma and Betty chases after their husbands Fred and Barney and they dive in the sea and magically hold their breath while the annoying dodo bird shows up right next to them.

This was a disappointing episode as the Dodo bird was very annoying and he talked nonstop and wouldn't shut up and and he just got Fred and Barney into trouble. Yes I understand that Fred and Barney shouldn't sneak out without their wives to see a showgirl show. But that talking bird was annoying.

I would like to see a part 2 sequel where they get revenge on the dodo bird, grab the bird and pound the bird good and hard and get rid of it for good, and be able to apologize to their wives and resolve their issues peacefully. Meantime do yourself a favor and watch the other 164 episodes and also skip "Day at the Races". There are far better Flintstones episodes to watch than this worst episode "The Buffalo Convention".