Pearl Slaghoople
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Pearl Slaghoople was a fictional character on the animated TV show The Flintstones. She was the mother of Wilma Slaghoople, who later married Fred Flintstone to become Wilma Flintstone. In the original series, she portrayed Fred's stereotypical antagonistic mother-in-law, acting as a nagging irritant. Her appearance was similar to Wilma's although Pearl was noticeably heavier, similar in build to the men of Bedrock rather than the more shapely Wilma and Betty.
It has been stated that Pearl has four children: Jerry, Wilma and two twin sisters.
How Pearl was a Slaghoople, and yet Wilma's maiden name was Pebble, was never explained. Possibilities include Pearl divorcing Wilma's father, Mr. Pebble, and later marrying a Mr. Slaghoople, or a possibility that Pearl herself was using her maiden name, but Hanna-Barbera merely attributes the discrepancy to a continuity error. Later spinoffs would retroactively assign Wilma's maiden name as "Slaghoople."
In the movies, Pearl Slaghoople was played by Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Collins.
