"The tryouts are only one week away." "If you want the honor of representing Bedrock elementary in the annual grammar school games, you better start shaping up." "And I think you know who I mean." "[PANTING]" "I told you we were gonna be late, Freddy." "I'm the athlete, Barney, and I'm telling you, I needed that extra banana split for energy." "Okay, I need contestants for the 60-yard dash." "What do you say, men?" "What about women?" "Uh, of course, and, uh, women." "How come you're not racing, Freddy?" "Because I'm saving myself for the decathIstone the iron man event." "He's also saving himself from losing." "REDWOOD:" "On your marks." "Get set." "[CHIRPS]" "Guess the better man won." "Try woman." "You got it, but look out for me next time, man." "I mean, woman." "Nice going, SIaghoopIe." "I'II put you down for the 60-yard dash." "well, you can put me down for the decathIstone, coach." "I'm ready." "Watch this." "He'II never make it." "Not too good, huh, Coach Redwood?" "You can say that again." "I better not." "Freddy might get mad." "actually, throwing the discus is one of my best events." "Oh, boy, this kid needs help." "ROCKY:" "hold it." "Yo, Weakstone, the discus is in better shape than you are." "Motivation, FIintstone, you need motivation." "You haven't seen me in the dashes yet, coach." "I'm looking at you, Lardstone." "And you're looking at the winner of the decathIstone." "[ROCKY LAUGHS]" "Come on, Freddy." "Forget it." "She's right." "unless FIintstone can shape up, this team's stuck with someone who's, uh...." "totally obnoxious?" "[RINGS]" "Ah, saved by the bell." "And these balloons carry the weatherman's instruments high into the sky." "Frederick, will you hold on to this?" "[FREDDY SCREAMING]" "Frederick FIintstone, you come down immediately!" "FREDDY:" "tell that to the balloon, Miss Rockbottom." "That is not a toy, that is a weather balloon." "It sure is." "He can't tell whether he's coming or going." "[ROCKY LAUGHING]" "[LAUGHING]" "[RINGS]" "KIDS:" "Yay!" "It's nice having ajob where you're appreciated." "Don't forget to take your report cards, children." "Frederick, come down here." "We need to have a little talk." "[THUDS]" "You've been fooling around, talking in class..." "...and doing unsatisfactory work." "But I" "I want to see your parents' signature on this report card." "Oh, boy, I see some stormy weather ahead." "[DINO BARKING]" "What the--?" "Dino, come back here with that!" "EDNA:" "What is this card, Freddy?" "Oh, uh...." "Uh, it's a card somebody gave me." "Kind of a "get well" card." "You're not sick." "No, but I may be." "well, you'd better get well in time for dinner." "Now wash up." "No, Dino, it's not a game." "That's my report card." "Uh-oh." "FREDDY:" "Okay, so it's not so good." "Ah...." "FREDDY:" "Okay, so I'm dead." "[SIGHS]" "But not if I can get them to sign it without looking at it." "Gee, Dad, what a great signature." "Show me how you do that." "Sure, son." "Not now, it's time to eat." "Is that the card again?" "Let me see that." "What card is that, Mom?" "EDNA:" "That card." "A toasted report card?" "Boy, I'm so hungry, I'II be glad to eat it." "What's it say, Ed?" "well, it's burnt a little, but that "F" is very clear." "What did he get an F in?" "F...?" "F...?" "Ha-ha." "It must be a mistake." "That's just a B with the bottom part burned off." "You're lucky I don't warm your bottom part with my hand." "I don't like this one bit, Freddy." "until you start studying more, you are grounded." "No after-schooI activities." "But the grammar school games!" "No, nothing." "But it's a mistake." "I'II straighten it out with Miss Rockbottom tomorrow, you'II see." "How are you gonna get Miss Rockbottom to change your grades?" "With the old shiny red apple and my winning smile." "What do you think?" "Ha." "Uh, reminds me of our piano." "Heh-heh!" "If that's for Miss Rockbottom, you'II have to deliver it to her home." "She's got the flu." "She'II be out for a week." "Oh, no!" "I'II lose my chance at the decathIstone." "You mean the part you didn't lose yesterday." "Oh, how nice." "Is that an apple for the teacher?" "Uh...." "Uh...." "I can see you're just the pertect young man to help me on my first day at school." "Ha-ha-ha...." "until Miss Rockbottom returns, I'm your substitute teacher, Miss alright." "AII right!" "would somebody like to clean the board?" "Have you ever seen Freddy's arm move so fast?" "only when he's eating a banana split." "[LAUGHING]" "Miss Rockbottom said you were to work on a science project." "Oh, my, what a pretty vase." "We must get some flowers for it." "Hey, nice broad jump." "And better high jump." "Yabba-dabba-doo!" "These are for you." "That's what I call special delivery." "Now, according to Miss Rockbottom she saw an abandoned pterodactyI nest in the woods with some eggs in it which I thought some adventurous young person might bring back for us to study." "I'II do it." "I know all about that stuff." "Very good." "We're also going to build a little tree in the class to give it the proper environment." "I'II do it." "I know all about that stuff." "I'II tell you another thing he knows all about:" "Conning the teacher." "well, you gotta give him credit, WiIma, for trying to help his grades." "Then I can count on you to stay after school?" "You can count on me for anything." "Uh, I mean, yes, ma'am." "Wait till his dad hears about this." "I'II bet he un-grounds him and then faints." "[CHUCKLES]" "Oh, imagine our Freddy carrying so many books home." "I didn't think he was that smart or that strong." "DINO:" "Woof, woof, woof." "No, Dino." "Thanks, Dino, but I got no time to play." "Don't call me for dinner, Mom, I gotta study." "No dinner?" "Don't worry, Edna, it'II never last." "Stay out, Dino, I'm busy." "DINO:" "Unh!" "[KNOCK]" "Mr." "FIintstone, is Freddy home?" "I never thought I'd live to say this but he's studying." "Oh, that's music to my ears." "[LAUGHS]" "Sounds more like a rockbaII game to me." "rubble's rule number 12:" ""AII work and no play makes Barney go to bed early."" "I'II be through in a minute, Dad." "Are you shaving?" "Yeah." "And if it looks good this time, next time I'II use a razor." "Have you had a chance to talk to him, Ed?" "No, he's" "Hey, that's my cologne." "It's for your face." "Don't worry, Dad, it'II work its way down." "Freddy leaving early, studying...." "Getting tough with him really worked, Ed." "I've got a hunch there's something more to it." "Freddy here?" "You just missed him." "[SNIFFING]" "Then he must have missed that skunkasaurus that got loose in the neighborhood." "That was Freddy." "And when you see him, tell him he's un-grounded." "He can try out for the grammar school games." "Great!" "Or as Freddy says, "yabba-dabba-doo!"" "I don't see Freddy anywhere." "You sure you told him, Barney?" "Maybe he didn't hear you." "well, I got as close as I couId, then yelled." "No use looking for Dimstone, he's past history." "I'm the next Bedrock iron man." "Why not?" "You're Bedrock's present iron head." "Iron head?" "[LAUGHING]" "Oh, WiIma, my princess, you are the funniest." "Come on, we better find our own iron head." "You mean, iron man." "Oh, I'm not so sure." "Our iron man hasn't been himself lately." "Hey, Freddy, how come you're not at practice?" "Your dad said it's okay." "I don't have time." "Can't you see?" "I'm working on this project." "Something is wrong with Freddy." "Oh, Freddy, that's looking super." "I Iove it." "And I Iove you for doing it." "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you." "She likes me." "She really likes me." "Uh-oh." "Goodbye, Freddy and the grammar school games." "You think he hurt himself by failing?" "Yeah, by failing in love." "BOTH:" "Uh-huh." "[CHATTERING]" "But, gee, Freddy, if your dad lifted the after-schooI curtew...." "Barney, there are some things that are more important than winning tryouts." "And I just saw one of them." "You'II love the food here, Miss alright, but the service is even better." "How about a nice table down front?" "Boy, did you see him take those hurdles and the high jump?" "Yeah." "Romeo is getting in great condition for those tryouts he's not gonna be in." "And who will we have in his place?" "Rocky." "ALL:" "Yeuch!" "If Freddy fell in love with somebody else, he'd forget Miss alright." "Miss Rockbottom." "No kidding." "You think Freddy would fall for Miss Rockbottom?" "No, but if we cure Miss Rockbottom's flu she'II be back, and no more Miss Substitute Teacher." "I think I'm gonna like it." "Me too." "As soon as I understand it." "It's very sweet of you children to come visit me." "We just want you to get well, Miss Rockbottom." "This hot water bottle ought to help." "Ooh!" "Uh, thank you, dear, but it's a little warm." "BETTY:" "This ice pack will cool you off, Miss Rockbottom." "Best cure there is." "Ooh!" "Are you sure?" "PHILO:" "well, I'm sure." "My auntie says there's nothing like a good mustard plaster for what ails you." "Ooh-ooh!" "Open a little wider, Miss Rockbottom." "I couldn't find a small spoon." "Wh--?" "Wh--?" "What is that?" "I'm not sure but we give it to our dog and he's never had a sick day in his life." "Ah, he wouldn't dare." "Uh, guess what I brought you, Miss Rockbottom?" "Et tu, Barney?" "Uh-uh." "I haven't even "et" one." "This chicken soup's all for you." "I don't know about her, but I feel marvelous." "I don't think it's done yet." "I think I am." "How do you feel now, Miss Rockbottom?" "Is that the Iast remedy?" "Yes." "Oh, that makes me feel much better." "We've got plenty more." "No, no." "I'II be fine now." "And you won't have to come back again, please." "Oh...." "That's the slowest I've seen Freddy move since last time at practice." "Yeah, Mother Nature doesn't take that long to grow a tree." "And the tryouts are this afternoon, gang." "Makes me think of a new rubble's rule:" ""I think that I shall never see Freddy at tryouts and not up a tree."" "Hey, you kids, what's so interesting in there?" "ALL:" "Nothing." "Maybe I better make it unanimous." "Hop on." "[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]" "Ooh, you call that nothing?" "I call that something." "It's our new substitute teacher, Miss alright." "And our former decathIstone star." "well, I don't wanna intertere with his studies." "Don't worry, Coach Redwood, at Ieast I'II be there." "And maybe Freddy will be too, Barney." "If you'd be willing to help." "Freddy." "Yes, ma'am?" "Why don't you come down here?" "I've got a little surprise for you." "Fo--?" "Fo--?" "For me?" "Surprise for me?" "I Iove surprises." "How about an A on that history quiz yesterday?" "Oh." "Uh, well, that's not much of a surprise considering I've got the best teacher in the whole wide world." "Oh, why, Freddy, what a lovely thing to say." "And I'II tell you something else that's lovely." "Yeah?" "The tree." "I think it's ready for the pterodactyl nest, don't you?" "BARNEY:" "I sure do." "Who asked you?" "I just thought I couId help you, Freddy." "I think that's lovely, Barney." "Yeah, lovely." "Uh, I was thinking that you and me" " Uh, I" "You and I...." "Yeah, they're the ones." "couId go look for the nest together." "And dump the tryouts?" "What tryouts?" "Forget the tryouts." "Ooh, not you." "I'II be back." "Come on." "We're getting out of here." "Is that you and me, or you and I?" "You and I." "But I thought...." "Gee, maybe we will get back in time for the tryouts." "Something's going on." "Better tell Rocky." "AII you gotta do is keep Dimstone away from the nest." "What for?" "So he won't finish the project..." "...and show up at the tryouts." "Why not?" "So I'II win the decathIstone." "Not that I couldn't beat him anyway." "No more questions, understand?" "You understand that?" "That I understand." "Okay, get going." "[GROWLING]" "Pertect." "StaIagbite, introduce Mr. Dinosaur to Mr. Dimstone." "[GROWLING]" "Get going, dog-brain." "[BARKS]" "[ROARING]" "ROCKY:" "Yow!" "FIintface, you'II pay for this!" "I think we're getting warmer." "That's funny." "I was just wishing I'd brought a sweater." "Now we got them." "Go to it, Hewstus." "Uh, what happened?" "It's that darn bird." "Hewstus!" "I know, I know, I'm fired." "I didn't know you were so good at climbing trees, Freddy." "When you got the right incentive, you can do anything." "Uh, maybe if I pretended I was a monkey." "Whatever works." "Got a banana?" "Three eggs." "Oh, I didn't know monkeys liked eggs." "In the nest." "Now don't jiggIe around." "I gotta do this very carefully." "Okay, big guy, make like an earthquake." "Hey." "What the...?" "The eggs!" "No!" "Someone very special is waiting for those eggs." "Uh, you don't suppose she'd settle for an omelet?" "There goes my Iife." "Looks like Dumbstone's little project has laid us a grade A egg." "[LAUGHING]" "Make tracks, Big Foot." "Too bad, Freddy, because rubble's rule number 13 says:" ""A bird in the hand is worth an A in the class."" "No A, no nest." "I let her down, Barney." "What am I gonna tell the only girl in the world?" ""Gone to the tryouts." "Hope to see you there."" "You hear that?" "You think she's gone to see me?" "Never mind, of course she's gone to see me." "Fast Freddy, who else?" "Yabba-dabba-doo!" "Good news." "Fast Freddy's on the way." "And there's the bad news." "Oh." "This is fun." "I wish I'd know about this sooner." "If I'd known about you sooner, you'd have known about this sooner." "You mean, she didn't come to see Freddy?" "Not anymore." "Here's where Freddy's crush gets crushed." "Any ideas will be welcomed." "We keep them apart like this." "[WHISTLES]" "Hey, coach!" "glad you made it, Freddy." "Uh, I think." "Uh, not much of a crowd." "Yeah, nobody's here." "Ready for the high jump, FIintstone?" "Rocky's already made it." "Put it higher." "He must be kidding." "He wasn't kidding." "Easy as jumping over the rail at the cafeteria." "AII that jumping out of windows sure paid off." "I gotcha by two events, Rocky." "You ready to fold?" "And not be around for your total collapse?" "Ooh." "It's getting a little chilly." "I think I can handle that." "I guess he's only used to jumping over tables." "Move over for the winner, FizzIestone." "Nothing like a bath after a hard day's work." "I don't believe it." "What's happened to Fast-Fading Freddy?" "ALRIGHT:" "With all the running around he's been doing for me, he must be in condition." "But, uh, maybe there's another condition I didn't count on." "You'II get him in this last race, Freddy." "Yeah, because if you don't, it's "wait till next year."" "Kids, mind if I talk with Freddy?" "Guess I'm not doing so hot, huh?" "But you could be." "You've been ajoy to teach, Freddy." "Your enthusiasm, your motivation...." "Oh, heck, I was only doing it to pIease" " Uh...." "I know." "You have a crush on your teacher, and I'm very flattered." "But you did it because you had it in you to get good grades and be good at sports." "You think so?" "I'm certain of it." "And I'm certain Miss Rockbottom's gonna find a brand-new Freddy when she comes back on Monday." "Yeah." "But it won't exactly be the same." "I mean, once you've been in love...." "Look around you, Freddy, you're surrounded by love." "Yeah." "I guess I am, at that." "This is it, SIowstone, for all your marbles as if you had any." "[LAUGHING]" "REDWOOD:" "Your marks, get set!" "[STARTER PISTOL FIRES]" "[KIDS CHEERING]" "[ALL SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "ALL:" "Yabba-dabba-doo!" "well, Frederick, that certainly is a unique tree, but what about the nest and eggs?" "well, you see" "Rocky to the rescue, Miss Rockbottom." "Oh, splendid, Francis." "[CHIRPING]" "Boy, we sure learn a Iot in this class." "Yeah, Freddy learned the problems with faIIing in love." "And Rocky is gonna learn the problems with an angry pterodactyI."