“Barney Rubble: Why should I fill the pool for that hippopotamus next door? Betty Rubble: Because the wife of that hippopotamus next door happens to be my best friend, that's why. Wilma Flintstone: [cut to Fred and Wilma] The fence comes down because the wife of that little sawed-off runt happens to…”— Warren Foster, Fred Flintstone, Alan Reed, imdb.com