Decepto the Great


 * For the character himself, see Decepto the Great (character).

"Decepto the Great" is the sixth episode (part one) of The Thing season one, and came as a segment of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing. It aired on October 13, 1979 on NBC.

A phony stage magician and his wife come to Benjy's school fair to steal from all the kids.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Decepto the Great
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Decepto the Great's wife
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Harkness
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Tweeto
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ronald Radford
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Erwin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Janson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Thing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joe Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Twilly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ronald Radford
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Erwin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Janson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Thing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joe Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Twilly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Twilly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Centerville
 * Centerville High School
 * Decepto's Magic-Park

Objects

 * Benjy's rings

Vehicles

 * Decepto's van

Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 13, 1979 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * Betty asks Benjy if he wants to go out on a date, despite the fact she is dating Ronald.
 * This is the first time Benjy loses one of his rings and is wrongly accused of a crime.

Errors

 * From a long shot, Decepto's wife is missing when the camera is on his side of the van, and the same happens to him when the camera is on her side.

Home availability

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