Monster Fred

"Monster Fred"

Plot
Barney announces that he is going bowling. Betty tells him not to stay out late. He arrives at the Flintstone house when Fred tells Wilma the same thing, as he grabs his bowling ball. Wilma suggests that he take Dino with him. The threesome head for the alley when a black cat crosses in front of them, causing Barney to note the bad luck associated with it. Barney asks if Fred made a reservation, to which he replies, Alley 13. Barney expresses concern as that is known as the 'Unlucky" alley. After they park the car and have Dino wait for them, on the way into the alley, Fred walks under a ladder. Barney points out the act, which gets Fred upset at Barney's repeated statements about bad luck.

The pair bowl a few frames on Alley 13, all with varying degrees of failure. Fred throws another ball which ricochets off the lane walls, the backstop and the sign hanging above him, slamming down upon his head. As Barney races to check on him, he finds that Fred has reverted into a child, babbling about wanting his mommy. When Barney suggests taking him to a doctor, Fred begins to cry, not wanting to go.

Back in the car, Barney drives to find someone to help his friend. He find an office open and stops in to see Dr. Sigrock Freep. The doctor tries to figure out the problem by running several tests and taking X-rays. Barney decides he's a quack when Dr. Freep puts Fred in a box and attempts a magic trick by sawing him in half.

Barney goes to a phone booth to check the phone book for other doctors. When he finds someone local, he decides to call Betty and advise her of what has happened, then telling her he is taking Fred to see Dr. Frankenstone. Betty tells Barney that she will get Wilma and met them at the doctor's office.

We see Dr. Len Frankenstone in his office with his colleague, Dr. Zero. Frankenstone shows Zero his latest experiment, A Personality Transfer Machine. Zero begs him to stop, but Frankenstone proceeds. Two dinosaurs are placed on chairs: A monstrous roaring one, and another, a small, giggling little dinosaur. Frankenstone pulls the switch causing helmets to descend onto their heads. Rock hammers slam together causing a thunderous vibration that reverberates between the helmets. When they are raised, the dinosaurs have had their personalities swapped. The small dinosaur is now raging with a crazed look in its eyes, while the monstrous dinosaur is giggling.

At seeing this, Zero begs Frankenstone to stop, but Frankenstone says that he must perform his experiment on a human subject. Just then, Barney walks into the office with Fred and Dino in tow. Excited at the gift of a human subject, Frankenstone races to Barney, places him on a gurney and quickly wheels him off to the laboratory. Barney quickly protests, saying that his friend is the one in need to attention. Frankenstone dumps Barney on the floor, then races back where he grabs both Fred and Dino, whisking them off to the lab.

After repeating the experiment on Fred and Dino, they are released. Barney is seen in the waiting room when Dino walks in and begins talking to Barney, asking him what happened. Barney begins to explain about the accident, when he realizes that he is talking to Dino instead of his friend. With this Dino complains of a headache and walks back into the office, wanting to pay the bill and leave.

Betty and Wilma enter and ask Barney for an update. As he tries to explain, the women get concerned. Wilma calls out for Fred who bounds into the waiting room on all fours, barking. At first Wilma is amused, and tells his to stop, when Dino walks in and greets Wilma, followed by Dr.’s Frankenstone and Zero. At first confused, then outraged, Wilma demands that the doctor fix what he has done to her husband and dog. After being chided by Dr. Zero, Frankenstone agree and calls Fred and Dino back to the lab. Barney advises that he will go with them to make sure everything goes well.

Wilma and Betty are pacing in the waiting room when the machine is activated. The thunder crashes, then the machine shuts down. Dino comes running out and greets the women. They are overjoyed at having Dino back to normal. Fred tells them they can all leave. Fred and Barney enter the waiting room. Wilma stands with open arms, as Fred walks past her and plants a kiss on Betty's check. Confused, Wilma looks on as Betty is shocked seeing Fred, but hearing Barney greets her. As Wilma looks to her side, Barney, speaking as Fred asks what her problem is. Wilma points out that Fred is Barney and Barney is Fred. Fred, confused and thinking that all is as it should be, decides it's time for them to leave.

During the commotion, Dr.'s Frankenstone and Zero return to the waiting room to see what the problem is. Wilma insults Fred, as Betty insults Barney. The pair deciding that they will not be spoken to in such a manner, head for the exit, planning on leaving. Dr. Zero points out that hiss experiment has just broken up two families. Frankenstone, frustrated, ushers the pair back to the laboratory, with Betty and Wilma following to insure they get their husbands back correctly.

With Fred and Barney seated, Wilma and Betty stand beside the bodies of their husbands. Before pulling the switch, Fred, as Barney, asks with Frankenstone would like to have his seat. The helmets are lowered; the thunder cracks and the pair are enveloped by energy, however, after the pair is returned to their forms, the energy envelopes each couple separately. When the helmets are raised, Frankenstone proclaims that all should be right. Dr. Zero tells Fred that he can leave. At this, Wilma, now seated in Fred's body exclaims her joy, as Fred, in Wilma's body expresses his disdain for the process. Betty, seated in Barney's body also exclaims her joy and desire to leave, while Barney, standing next to her in Betty’s body agrees.

As they are planning to depart, Fred, in Wilma's body thanks Dr. Frankenstone, in his typical gregarious nature, telling him that if he ever needs anything to call him, and he'll bring his shovel. Likewise, Barney, in Betty's body, thanks Dr. Zero, asking if he would like to join their lodge, saying with a wink, that the Water buffalos have a ball, if he knows what he means.

Dr. Zero is stunned, and berated Frankenstone, who agrees to run them through his machine again, in order to set things right. With the foursome in seats, the helmets are lowered and the machine once again activated, as Dr.’s Frankenstone, Zero and Dino look on. At first there is silence, until Dr. Zero begins to howl. Zero, as Dino, chastises him as a shocked Frankenstone looks on.

After placing two more chairs under the machine, Frankenstone activates it yet again with all six subjects in place. Finally, Wilma speaks, as herself, stating that she feels fine. In order, they all claim to be back to their normal selves. As Zero confronts Frankenstone, Len lets out a Yabba Dabba Doo.

The Flintstones and Rubbles file out of Frankenstone’s office. On the ay to the car, Fred vows to never get hurt again. Suddenly, a passing car runs over his foot. Fred screams in pain, as the driver gets out of his car, He introduces himself as Dr. Dracuslab and he can render assistance to Fred, upon seeing him, Fred runs away.

Back at home, the Flintstones and Rubbles are enjoying a meal at the table. Pebbles asks for more food. Fred is excited by hearing her speak for the first time, Barney confesses that he used ventriloquist skills to throw his voice and make it seem like Pebbles was speaking. Fred becomes outraged and chases after Barney. Fred picks up a stone and bowls it at a fleeing Barney, but just before making contact, Barney jumps over the wall. The rock ricochets off the wall, into the air and once again slams into Fred’s head causing a bump to be raised, as fell passes out.

Barney is once again back at the phone booth, Fred leaning against the other side, babbling like a child, as Barney looks for another doctor to take Fred to for care. He settles on Dr. Jeckyllrock.

Fred Flintstone gets hit on the head with a bowling ball, later the Flintstones and the Rubble's go to Dr. Frankenstone to get Fred and Dino back to normal, Fred was inside Dinos body and Dino was in Fred's body, so Fred and Dino go to the laboratory to switch Fred and Dino back to normal, but when Dino comes back out he walks over and says baa baa baa baaa oooooooooooo he howls, when Fred came out he wasn't Dino anymore, but now he sounded like barney, now barney and Fred had switched bodies, so Wilma, Fred, Barney, and Betty went to the laboratory Fred inside barneys body asks Dr. Frankenstone a question before he could the pull the switch down but then he pulled down the switch anyway but it didn't work, Fred switched bodys with Wilma and barney switched bodies with Betty, Fred inside Wilma body shakes Dr Frankenstone's hand, and says, so long Mr. Frankenstone if you ever need a call, call me and i,ll bring my shovel haa haa haa haa, barney inside Betty's body asks the other dr and asks, hey ya how would you like to point a launch doc, so they sat back down in their seats to get switched back, but nobody said anything, but it seemed this time the other dr and dino switched bodys, oh no my electric bill, said Dr. Frankenstone, so the other dr and dino hop nto one of the seats and dr Frankenstone pulled down the switch now everyone was back to normal,

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