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|caption= [[The Thing]] stops the [[Yancy Street Gang]] in their tracks. | |caption= [[The Thing]] stops the [[Yancy Street Gang]] in their tracks. | ||
|prodno= | |prodno= | ||
|premiere= September 15, 1979 | |premiere= [[September 15]], [[1979]] | ||
|run_time= 11:35 | |run_time= 11:35 | ||
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]] | |||
|writers= | |writers= | ||
|directors= | |directors= | ||
|previous= Bigfoot Meets the Thing | |previous= Bigfoot Meets the Thing | ||
|next= Gone Away Gulch | |next= Gone Away Gulch | ||
|title_card= [[File:TT 102A title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:TT 102A title card.png|300px]] | ||
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'''"Junkyard Hijinks"''' is the second episode (part one) of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the | '''"Junkyard Hijinks"''' is the second episode (part one) of ''[[The Thing (segments)|The Thing]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]]''. It aired on [[September 15]], [[1979]] on [[NBC]]. | ||
Benjy and Kelly want to turn the Yancy Street Gang's junkyard into a playground against the latter's wishes. | Benjy and Kelly want to turn the Yancy Street Gang's junkyard into a playground against the latter's wishes. | ||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{CastTop}} | {{CastTop}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Thing|Benjy Grimm]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Thing|Benjy Grimm/The Thing]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Wayne Morton]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Wayne Morton]] (Benjy)<br />[[Joe Baker]] (Thing) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kelly Harkness]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kelly Harkness]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Betty Harkness]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Betty Harkness]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Marilyn Schreffler]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Marilyn Schreffler]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sewer worker | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sewer worker | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* [[Centerville]] | * [[Earth]] | ||
** [[Yancy Street]] | ** [[United States]] | ||
*** [[Centerville Community Playground]] | *** [[Centerville]] | ||
**** Yancy Street Gang headquarters | **** [[Yancy Street]] | ||
*** [[Eva's Cafe]] | ***** [[Centerville Community Playground]] | ||
*** [[Starduster]] | ***** [[Yancy Street Gang headquarters]] | ||
*** [[Mac TV and Radio Shop]] | **** [[Eva's Cafe]] | ||
**** [[Starduster]] | |||
**** [[Mac TV and Radio Shop]] | |||
==Objects== | ==Objects== | ||
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==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
* Ronald's car | * [[Ronald Radford's car|Ronald's car]] | ||
* Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles | * Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles | ||
* Ronald's tractor | * Ronald's tractor | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
===Filming=== | ===Filming=== | ||
==Music== | |||
The score was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. | |||
==Release== | |||
Dates are in order of release: | |||
* United States: September 15, 1979 on NBC | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
* When Kelly first talks about the playground, there is a plain field behind the Yancy Street Gang, but when it cuts up close to them, there | * When Kelly first talks about the playground, there is a plain field behind the Yancy Street Gang, but when it cuts up close to them, there are buildings all around them including Eva's Cafe. | ||
* When Benjy and Kelly walk away from the Yancy Street Gang after the former pair are first dismissed, they walk past another building with the Eva's Cafe sign now on the window. | * When Benjy and Kelly walk away from the Yancy Street Gang after the former pair are first dismissed, they walk past another building with the Eva's Cafe sign now on the window. | ||
* This whole episode is made moot in "[[The Thing and the Queen]]" | * This whole episode is made moot in "[[The Thing and the Queen]]," when the park goes back to being a junkyard again. | ||
==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
| Junkyard Hijinks | |
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 The Thing stops the Yancy Street Gang in their tracks. | |
| Premiere date | September 15, 1979 |
| Run time | 11:35 |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
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"Junkyard Hijinks" is the second episode (part one) of The Thing season one, and came as a segment of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing. It aired on September 15, 1979 on NBC.
Benjy and Kelly want to turn the Yancy Street Gang's junkyard into a playground against the latter's wishes.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
- Benjy's rings
Vehicles
- Ronald's car
- Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles
- Ronald's tractor
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 15, 1979 on NBC
Behind the scenes
- Benjy doesn't transform until over four minutes in the episode, the longest time yet.
- Betty said "Jeepers," which is usually Daphne Blake's catchphrase in Scooby-Doo cartoons.
Errors
- When Kelly first talks about the playground, there is a plain field behind the Yancy Street Gang, but when it cuts up close to them, there are buildings all around them including Eva's Cafe.
- When Benjy and Kelly walk away from the Yancy Street Gang after the former pair are first dismissed, they walk past another building with the Eva's Cafe sign now on the window.
- This whole episode is made moot in "The Thing and the Queen," when the park goes back to being a junkyard again.
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.
