My Fair Freddy

My Fair Freddy is an episode of The Flintstones.
== Plot Summary ==
At the Stonyside Country Club, a group of women are playing golf, and discussing the Flintstones' application for membership. They decide to pay them a visit, and arrive just as Wilma Flintstone is telling Betty Rubble that Dino is descended from royalty. They think the ladies are talking about Fred Flintstone, and enter to congratulate Wilma on having such a distinguished husband. They accept the Flintstones' application, and leave before Wilma has a chance to explain.
Meanwhile, Fred Flintstone and Barney are on their way home from work during rush hour. They want an easy way out of the traffic and tickets from the police, so the Great Gazoo turns the Flintmobile into a helicopter. This only makes things worse, as a police helicopter flies up to them, and the officer gives Fred a ticket for not having a pilot's license.
When Fred comes home, Wilma tells him about the sudden visitors from Stonyside. Fred immediately begins thinking about golf, swimming, and other activities. Wilma finally gets through to him, and tells him the story. She fears that it will be embarrassing when the members realize they're not royalty or wealthy. Fred decides to come up with a way to blend in.
In Barney's garage, the Great Gazoo begins educating Fred about culture. Fred tries to deflect Gazoo's magic with a mirror, and it turns Barney into a sophisticated gentleman. Gazoo changes him back, and then gives Fred ballet lessons. Wilma and Betty look in on them, and figure Barney is trying to train Fred. Just then, Joe Rockhead arrives, and also looks in. Wilma asks him if he's going to repeat this to others, and he runs off, calling it the scoop of the century. "And they call us women gossipy," Wilma gripes.
Almost instantaneously, the word about Fred's ballet lessons spreads quickly, and Fred's friends from the bowling alley, pool hall, and Water Buffalo Lodge all converge outside the garage. Fred opens the door, telling Barney he wouldn't want anyone to see him in ballet garb. That's when he sees the crowd standing there and laughing at him. He shrinks from embarrassment, and hides in the bushes. Wilma realizes this is all her fault, and apologizes. Fred decides to forget about culture and charm, and tells her that they'll be going to Stonyside as just themselves. Wilma is completely in favor of it.
Come Saturday night, Fred and Wilma arrive at Stonyside. Fred asks the bandleader if he knows rock music. The man dons a Beatles' wig, and states that he most certainly does. Fred and Wilma then do the Duckwalk. The members soon join in, and discover they like doing the dance. 
Afterwards, Fred goes outdoors, and meets up with Gazoo. Gazoo tells him he heard about Fred's humiliation outside the garage, and Fred tells him to forget it, since they made many new friends thanks to him. Realizing that he finally did something worthwhile, Gazoo is delighted that he can finally return to Zatox. Wilma and the members come out, and everyone heads to the Flintstones' house for coffee and sweet cake.
== Trivia ==
* The episode's title is a play of words on My Fair Lady, and even has a parody of "The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain."
* Final appearance of The Great Gazoo in the series. He later appeared in advertisements for Pebbles Cereals and the live action movie The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
* The Duckwalk is a real dance that originated earlier in the 20th century, and was popularized by Chuck Berry.
* Fred had previously taken ballet lessons in the episode "The Bowling Ballet."
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