
Ed Norton: Hey,
there he is, Fred Flintstone in the flesh. It’s a great honor to meet up wit
you.
Fred Flintstone:
Ed Norton you’re just the man I want to see. Sit down, sit down. Can I buy ya a beer? Hey bartender, two Rolling Rocks on the
double.
Ed: Why thank ya
there Freddy boy. So, what’s the
occasion?
Fred: Well, ya
probably heard that Barney and me, well, we’re on the outs.
Ed: Naw!
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Fred Flintstone |
Fred: Yup, it’s
true, Barney wants to be on his own, the big star, the top banana, the cream
del a crop…
Ed: The cat’s
meow.
Fred: Exactly, he
says I’m holding him down.
Ed: Gee, that’s
too bad Fred, good second fiddles don’t grow on no trees ya know.
Fred: That’s why I
wanted to talk to you. You did such a
great job as Ralph’s sidekick. Why, it
seemed like just a natural fit. Whadda
ya say? Wanna be my second fiddle?
Ed: Gee, I dunno
there Freddy boy, I mean It’s been a long time since I done any fiddling around
ya know. Me and Ralphy boy were together
a lot a years. I gotta do some thinkin
on it before I make a decision with this kind of monumentalness to it.
Alf: (from a dark corner of the bar and slurring his
speech) Don’t do it Eddd (burp) Once
he’s got his hooks…..(burp)
Archie Bunker:
(bartender to Alf) Hey why don’t
you just stifle yourself over
there, eh!
(to Fred and Ed) Here’s your
beers boys. Don’t pay no nevermind to
that furry drunk in the corner. He’s
just down cuz he can’t find no woik.
Fred: Thanks Arch,
Ed you’ll love Bedrock. I’ll get you a job in the quarry, oh you’ll
love workin in the quarry.
Ed: Yah, well coming
from the NYC sewer system the quarry would be a step up.
Fred: Hey, well go
bowlin every Saturday night and you'll join the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo
Lodge No. 26 and be my lodge brother, oh we'll have a gay ole time.
Ed: Well, ya make
it all sound rather inviting but, one thing, Betty, I mean how’s that gonna woik
out.
Fred: Don’t worry
about a thing, I already talked to Betty and you’re in like Flynn. (winking)
Ed: Ya, ya sure,
wow! Boy it’ll be great to get back to woik.
I’ve been so bored I was about to go nutz.
Fred: It will be
great! We’ll go down as one of the great
comedy duets like Laurel & Hardy, Abbot and Costello….
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Ed Norton |
Ed: (interrupting) Nixon & Agnew
Alf: Cagney &
Lacey (burp)
Fred:
(Angrily) Why don’t you shut up
you intergalactic drunken bum! (turning
to Ed) Ed, whadda ya say? Are we a team
or are we a team?
Ed: Whadda I say,
whadda I say, I say we are a team there Freddy boy, a team from now on!
(reaching out hands and shaking on it)
Fred: YABBBA
DABBBA DO!!!
Fred and Ed walked out arms around each other like two
true buddies as Alf passes out on the floor.
Wow! We witnessed
comedy history. I can’t wait to watch
the new adventures of Fred & Ed.
I would have loved to be in the bar to see and hear this first hand. I too can't wait to see what kind of a team they'll be.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous Silly Sunday. ☺
Archie Bunker's Place is a great place to hang out. Just ask Alf (when he wakes up).
DeleteHave a Silly Memorial Day.
It would be just like Alf to bring up Cagney and Lacey.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think Nixon & Agnew thought of themselves that they were a comedy team.
DeleteThanks for visiting.
Ah Cagney & Lacey - loved watching that as a kid!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us on #FridayFrolics. Hope to see you next time
Glad you enjoyed them in my story.
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Agent 54- this was comedy gold. I wonder if anyone else knows the Honeymooners? I have to hand it to you, you have the speech patterns of these characters down pat. Thoroughly enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteOh, you're too kind. Now if I could figure out how to get paid.
DeleteThanks for your support.
Hmmm....wondering if that bar is still around, or did it get updated like everything else? Ahhh, the good ole' days eh?
ReplyDeleteYeah, Archie's Place was a great bar to hang out in.
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this was entertaining and a good jog of the memory cells. but i'm wondering....do you work with a couple, comedy duo in their own right, named Maxwell Smart and Agent 99? they would have fit right in this bar scenario if working undercover. or did you leave them out to protect their identity? you're one smart cookie, Agent 54!
ReplyDeleteCorrect! Max is one of my bosses at the NSA under the DORD.
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LOL a good one. Thumb up.
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Great piece, but would you think less of me if I said I was not a big fan of either The Honeymooners or The Flintstones? I know, I know, it is practically unAmerican to admit. Don't report me to the honchos at the NSA, okay?
ReplyDeleteThanks for partying with us over on #FridayFrivolity
It's cool, just our secret.
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I haven't been exposed to Fred Flintstone or Betty for the longest time!
ReplyDeleteYes, the whole crew is looking to work their way back to the top.
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