The Blessed Event

The Blessed Event is an episode of The Flintstones that aired on 22 February 1963.
== Summary ==
At the Bedrock Gym, Fred Flintstone goes to his trainer to ask for something to soothe his aching muscles. The man, who is actually a skinny guy in an inflatable costume, gives Fred rubbing alcohol. When Fred goes to bring Wilma home from the doctor, the doctor asks him for a sample of his blood. Fred refuses, but the doctor goes through with it, and draws the rubbing alcohol by mistake.
With Wilma Flintstone due to go into labor at any time, Fred becomes increasingly nervous. He tells Barney Rubble and even Dino and Baby Puss to hold down the noise, since Wilma needs rest. Later, he offers Wilma a wide variety of unusual snacks, including a lobster and hot fudge sandwich on pumpernickel bread. Finally, he and Barney decide to try a dress rehearsal to determine how long it will take to bring Wilma to the hospital. They're pulled over by a cop for speeding.
Fred jumps the gun, packing a suitcase and bringing the car out, only to find out Wilma isn't ready yet.
Finally, Wilma really does go into labor, and Fred, more jittery than ever, mistakes Dino for Wilma, and is pulled over by the cop again. Meanwhile, Wilma and Barney eventually catch up with Fred, and after a few more mishaps, all three head for the hospital. Fred ends up in a hotel by mistake, and Wilma is mistaken for Barney's wife. Fred finally arrives, and meets a man whose wife bore him way too many kids after eating large amounts of food. He also sees two doctors who resemble Dr. Ben Casey and Dr. Zorba, and believes he's seen them before. He has-on their TV show. Dr. Rockpile calls out for hot water, and says he needs it for his tea.
Eventually, Fred and Barney find out that Wilma has delivered the baby. Barney is mistaken for the father, but Fred tells the nurse he's the newborn's dad. He sees lots of babies in the delivery room, and thinks he's hit the jackpot, but the nurse tells him only one baby is his. Fred goes in to see Wilma and his brand new daughter, and they decide to name her Pebbles.
== Goofs ==
* The doctor remarks that Fred's rubbing alcohol is very strange blood. Surely a medical professional would be able to identify it correctly.
* Pebbles is born with a full head of hair. In real life, newborn babies have no hair.. Hair grows gradually as the baby gets older.
== Trivia ==
* The two doctors Fred sees at the hospital resurface with different character designs in the episode "Monster Fred."
* The title of this episode is also known as "Dress Rehearsal."
*Originally, the Flintstones were to have had a son, Fred Flintstone, Jr. This character was seen in early storyboards. However, the decision was made for their child to be a girl, as Pebbles dolls were seen as more marketable. Hence, Ideal Toys produced a number of Pebbles Flintstone baby dolls.
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