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Decepto the Great
	; Decepto the Great disappears in a puff of smoke before the Thing can get him.
Premiere date	October 13, 1979
Run time	11:35
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Revision as of 19:59, 5 August 2020

This article is about the episode. For the character, see Decepto the Great.

"Decepto the Great" is the sixth episode (part one) of The Thing season one. 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.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Decepto the Great	Unavailable
Decepto the Great's wife	Unavailable
Professor Harkness	John Stephenson
Betty Harkness	Marilyn Schreffler
Kelly Harkness	Noelle North
Benjy Grimm	Wayne Morton
Tweeto	N/A
Ronald Radford	John Erwin
Mr. Janson	Unavailable
The Thing	Joe Baker
Miss Twilly	Marilyn Schreffler

Locations

Centerville
- Centerville High School
- Decepto's Magic-Park

Objects

Benjy's rings

Vehicles

Decepto's van

Production

Development

Filming

Music

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.

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.

References

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