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{{Infobox episode | {{Infobox episode | ||
|image= [[File:.png|300px]] | |image= [[File:Thing saves ungrateful Fenwick.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= | |caption= [[The Thing]] saves rather ungrateful [[Fenwick Twilly|inventor]]. | ||
|prodno= | |prodno= | ||
|premiere= December 1, 1979 | |premiere= [[December 1]], [[1979]] | ||
|run_time= 11:36 | |run_time= 11:36 | ||
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]] | |||
|writers= | |writers= | ||
|directors= | |directors= | ||
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|title_card= [[File:TT 113B title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:TT 113B title card.png|300px]] | ||
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'''"The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor"''' is the thirteenth | '''"The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor"''' is the thirteenth (part two) of ''[[The Thing (segments)|The Thing]]'' season one, and the final overall, and came as a segment of ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]]''. It aired on [[December 1]], [[1979]] on [[NBC]]. | ||
Miss Twilly takes her favorite students to the annual inventors show, where her uncle(?) is | Miss Twilly takes her favorite students to the annual inventors show, where her uncle(?) is poised to win the Eureka prize, if he can pay enough attention in time to get his invention seen by the judge. | ||
Some | Some dude at [[Hanna-Barbera]] was clearly thinking, "Why hasn't the divine Miss Twilly been given her own episode? Let's spend eleven minutes with her trying to get out a complete sentence. Now that's comedy!" | ||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{CastTop}} | {{CastTop}} | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* [[Centerville]] | * [[Earth]] | ||
** | ** [[United States]] | ||
*** [[Centerville]] | |||
**** Inventors fair | |||
==Objects== | ==Objects== | ||
* [[Eureka]] | |||
* Benjy's rings | * Benjy's rings | ||
* [[Supervac]] | |||
==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
* Ronald's car | * [[Ronald Radford's car|Ronald's car]] | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
===Filming=== | ===Filming=== | ||
==Music== | |||
The score was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. | |||
==Release== | |||
Dates are in order of release: | |||
* United States: December 1, 1979 on NBC | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* | * Something you don't usually see in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, is two people making out in public. | ||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
* Miss Twilly invites the gang out to the annual inventors fair, but Ronald's the one who has to drive her. Since this is the last episode of the series, I must ask: What was Hanna-Barbera thinking when | * Miss Twilly invites the gang out to the annual inventors fair, but Ronald's the one who has to drive her. Since this is the last episode of the series, I must ask: What was Hanna-Barbera thinking when it came up with this series? | ||
* Wouldn't it have just been easier to make the Twillys siblings? No, of course not, why make something in this series actually make sense? | * Wouldn't it have just been easier to make the Twillys siblings? No, of course not, why make something in this series actually make sense? | ||
* Why do the other kids call Fenwick Uncle Fenwick, instead of Mr. Twilly? It's not like he insisted on it. Because this is television and a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, and things like that always make sense. | |||
* Why does the Thing need Fenwick's gratitude, when he considers himself the idol of a million other people? | |||
==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]] | ||
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[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | |||
[[Category:The Thing episodes]] | [[Category:The Thing episodes]] |
Latest revision as of 12:30, 7 February 2023
The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor | |
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The Thing saves rather ungrateful inventor. | |
Premiere date | December 1, 1979 |
Run time | 11:36 |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
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"The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor" is the thirteenth (part two) of The Thing season one, and the final overall, and came as a segment of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing. It aired on December 1, 1979 on NBC.
Miss Twilly takes her favorite students to the annual inventors show, where her uncle(?) is poised to win the Eureka prize, if he can pay enough attention in time to get his invention seen by the judge.
Some dude at Hanna-Barbera was clearly thinking, "Why hasn't the divine Miss Twilly been given her own episode? Let's spend eleven minutes with her trying to get out a complete sentence. Now that's comedy!"
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Centerville
- Inventors fair
- Centerville
- United States
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 1, 1979 on NBC
Behind the scenes
- Something you don't usually see in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, is two people making out in public.
Errors
- Miss Twilly invites the gang out to the annual inventors fair, but Ronald's the one who has to drive her. Since this is the last episode of the series, I must ask: What was Hanna-Barbera thinking when it came up with this series?
- Wouldn't it have just been easier to make the Twillys siblings? No, of course not, why make something in this series actually make sense?
- Why do the other kids call Fenwick Uncle Fenwick, instead of Mr. Twilly? It's not like he insisted on it. Because this is television and a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, and things like that always make sense.
- Why does the Thing need Fenwick's gratitude, when he considers himself the idol of a million other people?
Critical reception
In other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Home availability
- Warner Bros. owns the show, while Disney owns the characters, making it difficult to release this episode onto DVD.