Rock Bottom

In the episode, Wilma catches Fred talking to his little green friend Gazoo. Of course Wilma can't see Gazoo. So she immediately becomes concerned for her husband's well being. She talks the situation over with neighbours Betty and Barney. The conversation goes something like this:

Wilma: Betty I'm worried about Fred. I think he's losing his mind.

Betty: Oh Wilma, you're just getting carried away with those new fangled psychology books. Fred's not crazy. He's just been possessed by evil spirits!

After that an appointment with Bedrock's resident exorcist is booked. The only problem - how to get Fred to co operate. He'd obviously be in a strong state of denial! Well Wilma and the Rubbles cook up a plot to lure poor Fred into a trap. With the promise of a freshly baked pie, Fred is lured into the kitchen, where Betty and Barney ambush him!

Betty: Quick, put this ball gag in his mouth.

Wilma: The only question is, is it big enough?

Barney: Stop squirming Fred, I'm trying to tie you up!

Fred: Mmmmph! Mrrrgh!

Wilma: Well don't just stand there Barney, hit him over the head!

After a quick bop on the head, poor Fred becomes docile and co operative. Then it is simple a matter of getting his considerable bulk into the gunny sack, and taking him to his exorcism appointment.

Exorcist: This should work, of course it might also kill him.

Wilma: I don't care, just as long as I get my Fred back!

It seems that Gazoo has gotten Fred into another fine mess! The Flintstones were the 'modern stone age family', unlike the Simpsons, or the Griffiths, who are the stone age modern families. Fred & Co. faced every variety of modern situation. It is interesting to note that in this lost episode, they anticipated the intervention by 25 years! Truly they were cavemen ahead of their time.

Meanwhile in the real gossip:

Angelina Jolie is planning to adopt again! She recently adopted her fourth child Pax, and now is hot on the trail of a 5th! She says that she hopes to bag a girl from Chad, to "balance out the family". A source has said, "Angelina and Brad want to make sure Zahara doesn't feel alienated as the only black face in their family. She feels the children need a balance of faces in their life." Rumour has it that Jolie has already picked a girl out, and begun the adoption process!

As for Pax's natural Mom, Vietnamese drug addict Pham Thu Dung, seems happy with the new arrangement. Dung had this to say "He is better off with a movie star". Does Hollywood's most notorious impulse adopter need an intervention, or merely a ball gag?

Black Eyed Pea's Fergie admits that she was a handful growing up. Her family were strictly Catholic, and as a girl she rebelled with all her might. Around 18 she got into drugs. She pushed the envelope even further by having sex, but not just regular vanilla flavoured adventures. Fergie had some lesbian relationships! She said: "I have had lesbian experiences in the past. But I started having sex quite late on - after I was 18. I was raised a good Catholic girl." Nice to know that she has her limits!

As for drugs, the Grindhouse star was at one time heavily addicted to Crystal Meth. Meth make users stay awake for days at a time. If taken to far, a psychotic break can occur. Unfortunate addicts may start hearing voices. Says the Fergilicious One: "When I was going through my out-of-control phase, I could have got into some very dangerous situations. But I never sold my body - ever. I even had a gun put to my head during a Los Angeles drug deal that went wrong. Luckily, I got out of it."

It should come as no surprise that Fergie was a child star, and appeared in such shows as "Mr Belvedere" and "Married With Children".

Perhaps Jolie has better cool it on the adoption, at least until after she hears about this next story. It seems that a MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA housewife was injured, when her 18 month old infant ran her down in the family drive way! "The car was parked in the driveway near the entrance of the garage and the child got in and started up the engine," a spokeswoman for Melbourne police said. "The car somehow moved forward and mum became pinned between the car and a brick wall. She was taken to Dandenong hospital suffering from a possible broken hip." The woman is in stable condition. The toddler has been grounded!

Thought of the day:

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
-Voltaire, philosopher

"Believing that anything is possible is optimism, but believing anything is foolish."
-Anonymous

Wondertrash daily recipe:

TO PREPARE:

* Butter an 8-cup loaf pan and line with waxed paper or parchment paper.

* Process the mushrooms, celery, pecans, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and parsley in a food processor until a coarse mixture forms.

* Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots.

* Saute the shallots until pale. Add the mushroom mixture, breadcrumbs, basil, oregano, salt and cayenne; mix well. Pack the mixture into the prepared pan. Cover with additional buttered waxed paper.

* Bake at 400 degrees for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until tester comes out clean. Let stand until cool. Invert onto a serving platter.

NOTE: Pate is best served cool, but not cold.

SERVES: 10

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