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'''"Bigfoot Meets the Thing"''' is the first episode (part two) of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing|The Thing]]'' season one. It aired on September 8, 1979 on [[NBC]]. | '''"Bigfoot Meets the Thing"''' is the first episode (part two) of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing|The Thing]]'' season one. It aired on September 8, 1979 on [[NBC]]. | ||
Stretch plays a prank on Ronald by dressing up as Bigfoot, which gets the attention of a real, lonely Bigfoot looking for love. | |||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{CastTop}} | {{CastTop}} | ||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kelly Harkness]] | |||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Noelle North]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Thing|Benjy Grimm]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Thing|Benjy Grimm]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Thing]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Thing]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Joe Baker]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Joe Baker]] | ||
|- | |||
|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"| [[Spike (The Thing)|Spike]] | |||
|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"| Wayne Morton | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ronald's uncle | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bigfoot]] | |||
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |- | ||
{{CastBottom}} | {{CastBottom}} | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||
* | * [[Yancy Street Gang]] | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* | * [[Centerville]] | ||
** Harkness residence | |||
* [[North Woods]] | |||
** Ronald's uncle's chalet | |||
** [[Chickadee Resort Motel]] | |||
==Objects== | ==Objects== | ||
* Benjy's rings | * Benjy's rings | ||
* [[Desmon's Fried Chicken]] | |||
==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
* | * Ronald's car | ||
* Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* | * Turkey's eyes become visible in this episode. | ||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
* | * Benjy's depressed about being the Thing, as if this is a body he's trapped in, when he still has his human body to go back to in an instant. It's never explained why he has this responsibility to begin with, so there's no reason to feel sympathetic for the guy. | ||
* What is Benjy's motivation to going to a chalet with two snobbish classmates that only like to ridicule him? If it's because of Kelly, then this seems weird, because she's several years younger than he is. | |||
* The Thing has hardly any interaction with Bigfoot. | |||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 3 August 2020
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 Bigfoot gets affectionate with a Bigfoot-disguised Stretch. | |
| Premiere date | September 8, 1979 |
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"Bigfoot Meets the Thing" is the first episode (part two) of The Thing season one. It aired on September 8, 1979 on NBC.
Stretch plays a prank on Ronald by dressing up as Bigfoot, which gets the attention of a real, lonely Bigfoot looking for love.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Centerville
- Harkness residence
- North Woods
- Ronald's uncle's chalet
- Chickadee Resort Motel
Objects
- Benjy's rings
- Desmon's Fried Chicken
Vehicles
- Ronald's car
- Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
Behind the scenes
- Turkey's eyes become visible in this episode.
Errors
- Benjy's depressed about being the Thing, as if this is a body he's trapped in, when he still has his human body to go back to in an instant. It's never explained why he has this responsibility to begin with, so there's no reason to feel sympathetic for the guy.
- What is Benjy's motivation to going to a chalet with two snobbish classmates that only like to ridicule him? If it's because of Kelly, then this seems weird, because she's several years younger than he is.
- The Thing has hardly any interaction with Bigfoot.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Home availability
- Warner Bros. own the show, while Disney own the characters, making it difficult to release this episode onto DVD.
