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- For the character, see the Thing. You may also be looking for The Addams Family character Thing.
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Network | NBC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 8—December 1, 1979 |
Run time | 11 minutes |
Starring | Joe Baker Wayne Morton Noelle North Marilyn Schreffler John Erwin Art Metrano Michael Sheehan John Stephenson |
Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
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The Thing is a series of animated segments as part of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing, produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC's Saturday morning programming block. It ran in 1979, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season. It is the second and final series based on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, which was a straightforward adaptation of the same name.
*Sigh.* This time around, the Thing/Ben Grimm (sans Fantastic Four) has been reimagined as a man who was caught in a mysterious accident transforming him into the rock-like mutant. Thanks to Professor Harkness, he can transform back into a human due to a special ring called "Ring Thing," but unfortunately, only as a teenager, who comes to be known as "Benjy" Grimm. As if that couldn't get more pathetic, his only friend is Professor Harkness' youngest daughter, a precious girl called Kelly, although they hangout with Kelly's popular older sister and Benjy's completely not inappropriate love interest, Betty, her rich boyfriend, Ronald Radford, and last but not least, their Centerville High teacher, Miss Twilly. Yes, they love nothing more than taking old Miss Twilly on rides on outings, usually on school trips that leave all other students absent for some reason. Benjy also has to deal with the local biker gang led by Spike Hanrahan. *Sigh*
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
Episode | Number | Air date |
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"The Picnic Panic" / "Bigfoot Meets the Thing" | 1x01 | September 8, 1979 |
"Junkyard Hijinks" / "Gone Away Gulch" | 1x02 | September 15, 1979 |
"Circus Stampede" / "The Thing and the Queen" | 1x03 | September 22, 1979 |
"Carnival Caper" / "The Thing Blanks Out" | 1x04 | September 29, 1979 |
"The Thing Meets the Clunk" / "Beach Party Crashers" | 1x05 | October 6, 1979 |
"Decepto the Great" / "The Thing's the Play" | 1x06 | October 13, 1979 |
"Double Trouble for the Thing" / "To Thing or Not to Thing" | 1x07 | October 20, 1979 |
"The Big Bike Race" / "The Thing and the Treasure Hunt" | 1x08 | October 27, 1979 |
"Out to Launch" / "The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing" | 1x09 | November 3, 1979 |
"A Hot Air Affair at the Fair" / "The Thing Goes to the Dogs" | 1x10 | November 10, 1979 |
"The Thing Goes Camping" / "Dude Ranch Rodeo" | 1x11 | November 17, 1979 |
"Photo Finish" / "Lights, Action, Thing!" | 1x12 | November 24, 1979 |
"The Thing and the Captain's Ghost" / "The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor" | 1x13 | December 1, 1979 |
Cast
- Joe Baker as The Thing
- Wayne Morton as Benjy Grimm and Stretch
- Noelle North as Kelly Harkness
- Marilyn Schreffler as Betty Harkness and Miss Twilly
- John Erwin as Ronald Radford
- Art Metrano as Spike Hanrahan
- Michael Sheehan as Turkey
- John Stephenson as Professor Harkness