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|premiere= September 8, 1979 | |premiere= [[September 8]], [[1979]] | ||
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'''"Bigfoot Meets the Thing"''' is the first episode (part two) of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the | '''"Bigfoot Meets the Thing"''' is the first episode (part two) of ''[[The Thing (segments)|The Thing]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]]''. 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. | 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== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{CastTop}} | {{CastTop}} | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | |style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ronald's | |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ronald's father | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bigfoot]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bigfoot]] | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* [[Centerville]] | * [[Earth]] | ||
** Harkness residence | ** [[United States]] | ||
* [[North Woods]] | *** [[Centerville]] | ||
** Ronald's | **** [[Harkness residence]] | ||
** [[Chickadee Resort Motel]] | *** [[North Woods]] | ||
**** Ronald's father's chalet | |||
**** [[Chickadee Resort Motel]] | |||
*** [[Desmon's Fried Chicken]] (logo) | |||
==Objects== | ==Objects== | ||
* Benjy's rings | * Benjy's rings | ||
==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
* Ronald's car | * [[Ronald Radford's car|Ronald's car]] | ||
* Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles | * Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
===Filming=== | ===Filming=== | ||
==Music== | |||
The score was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. | |||
==Release== | |||
Dates are in order of release: | |||
* United States: September 8, 1979 on NBC | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
* Benjy's depressed about being the Thing, as if this is a body he's trapped in | * 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 | * What is Benjy's motivation for 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. Although this may be partly a favor to her father, [[Professor Harkness]]. | ||
* | * Despite the name of the episode, the Thing has hardly any interaction with Bigfoot. | ||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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==Home availability== | ==Home availability== | ||
* Warner Bros. | * Warner Bros. owns the show, while Disney owns the characters, making it difficult to release this episode onto DVD. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Episodes]] | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Fantastic Four episodes]] | [[Category:Fantastic Four episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Fantastic Four]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | |||
[[Category:The Thing episodes]] | [[Category:The Thing episodes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:15, 25 December 2021
| Bigfoot Meets the Thing | |
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 Bigfoot gets affectionate with a Bigfoot-disguised Stretch. | |
| Premiere date | September 8, 1979 |
| Run time | 11:38 |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
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"Bigfoot Meets the Thing" is the first episode (part two) of The Thing season one, and came as a segment of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing. 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
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Centerville
- North Woods
- Ronald's father's chalet
- Chickadee Resort Motel
- Desmon's Fried Chicken (logo)
- United States
Objects
- Benjy's rings
Vehicles
- Ronald's car
- Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 8, 1979 on NBC
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 for 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. Although this may be partly a favor to her father, Professor Harkness.
- Despite the name of the episode, the Thing has hardly any interaction with Bigfoot.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Home availability
- Warner Bros. owns the show, while Disney owns the characters, making it difficult to release this episode onto DVD.
