The Way-Outs

The Way-Outs are characters in The Flintstones.
== About The Way-Outs ==
They are a rock quartet who all look alike, with orange hair that covers their eyes, and spool-like torsos that can stretch when they perform. They are brought in by a record company to replace the more conventional group The Beasties, who'd only started a week earlier with their signature song, "My Broken Heart Will Never Mend".
As a publicity stunt, a DJ at the local radio station begins broadcasting a fake warning that Bedrock has been invaded by the Way-Outs, calling them creatures from way, way out, and saying they are there to capture all the citizens. Just as with Orson Welles' infamous broadcast of The War of the Worlds, the people take the "warning" too seriously. This creates a problem for Fred, who is wearing a spaceman costume to the masquerade ball at the Water Buffalo Lodge. The citizens who see him either run into their homes in fear, or throw rocks at him. A cabbie even refuses to give him a lift. Fred eventually receives a ride with the Way-Outs and their manager, Scoop. The Way-Outs explain that their stretching torsos are just their gimmick. Fred brings them to the party, unaware that the guests and Lodge Brothers know all about the "invasion," and throw Fred and the Way-Outs out. Only when Fred's helmet falls off do they realize it was him. At the same time, the DJ, surrounded by police officers armed with clubs, finally admits the invasion was just a hoax. Fred wins a bowling ball for having the best costume, and the Way-Outs perform their song, "We're Going Way Out".
== Trivia ==
* The episode in which they appear has the same plot as an episode of The Honeymooners, in which Ralph wears a spaceman costume.
* The Way-Outs design was later used for Multi Man of The Impossibles.
== Appearances ==
* "The Masquerade Party"
 
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