The Thing Meets the Clunk

"The Thing Meets the Clunk" is the fifth episode (part one) of The Thing season one. It aired on October 6, 1979 on NBC.

Doctor Quimby activates his new helper robot who malfunctions and goes on a rampage not knowing any different.

Characters

 * 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"| Professor Harkness
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Quimby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Winchell
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clunk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Construction worker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Thing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joe Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank guards
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Maintenance worker
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bus driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cab driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Freighter captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bus driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cab driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Freighter captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Freighter captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Ajax Co.

Locations

 * Centerville
 * Doctor Quimby's lab

Objects

 * Benjy's rings

Vehicles

 * Crane
 * Bus
 * Taxi
 * Freighter

Home availability

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