<Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> "Operation Barney" </Td> <Td> February 16, 1962 (1962 - 02 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Fred and Barney play hooky from work to see a ball game . Their plans are foiled when Barney must report to his company's nurse who, after Fred fixes Barney's condition to make it look like he has a 312 degree fever, is alarmed enough to send him to the hospital . Fred pretends to be a doctor and give Barney "operation" to get Barney out of the hospital . After finally escaping from the hospital, it's discovered that the ball game was actually scheduled for that evening--not that afternoon, as the guys had thought--and that Barney's boss had tickets for Fred and Barney to go, but because Barney was "sick," he gave the tickets away to someone else . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> "The Happy Household" </Td> <Td> February 23, 1962 (1962 - 02 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Wilma accidentally becomes the host of the new TV cooking show "The Happy Housewife" produced by Mr. Rockenspiel, which becomes popular with all of Bedrock - except Fred, who isn't a "happy pappy" as he must go without his wife's home - cooked meals . </Td> </Tr>

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