The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing

"The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing" is the ninth episode (part two) of The Thing season one. It aired on November 3, 1979 on NBC.

Benjy loses the power to transform into the Thing, after one of his rings is lost at a dig site, which is then found by Spike.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ronald Radford
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Erwin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Harkness
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kelly Harkness
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Noelle North
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Benjy Grimm
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wayne Morton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spike Hanrahan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Art Metrano
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Turkey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Michael Sheehan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stretch
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Twilly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| James
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman in telephone box
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steamroller driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Twilly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| James
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman in telephone box
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steamroller driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steamroller driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Yancy Street Gang

Locations

 * United States
 * Centerville
 * Hardware World
 * Badger Cave
 * Barnhouse
 * Chinese restaurant
 * Centerville High School
 * Japan

Objects

 * Benjy's rings
 * Fortune cookies

Vehicles

 * Ronald's car
 * Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles
 * Helicopter
 * Steamroller

Errors

 * We have to put up with all of Kelly's wise ass comments throughout the series, and here she takes responsibility for one of Benjy's rings, and loses it in seconds. She doesn't even apologize, although Benjy doesn't hold any ill will against her for doing so.
 * Since when does Kelly carry a purse?

Home availability

 * Warner Bros. own the show, while Disney own the characters, making it difficult to release this episode onto DVD.