Uncle Fred Flits By

"Uncle Fred Flits By" is a short story by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, which was published in the United States in the July 1935 edition of Redbook, and in the United Kingdom in the December 1935 issue of the Strand. It was included in the collection Young Men in Spats (1936).

The story is part of the main Drones Club canon. It features club member Pongo Twistleton and his mischievous Uncle Fred. This is Uncle Fred's debut -- and only short story -- in the Wodehouse canon; Pongo had appeared in a couple of previous Drones Club stories. Pongo and Uncle Fred would go on to appear in four novels, including making two visits to Blandings Castle.

In the story, Uncle Fred manages to gain access to a house to use as shelter after he and Pongo get caught in the rain. When relatives of the house's owner come to speak with him about a family drama concerning a young couple, Uncle Fred naturally involves himself in their affairs, leaving Pongo no choice but to play along.