The Thing and the Captain's Ghost
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| The Thing and the Captain's Ghost | |
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 Benjy and his friends are all scared off by the ghost of Captain Clancy, who is really Spike in disguise. | |
| Premiere date | December 1, 1979 |
| Run time | 11:37 |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
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"The Thing and the Captain's Ghost" is the thirteenth episode (part one) of The Thing season one, and came as a segment of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing. It aired on December 1, 1979 on NBC.
Spike dares Ronald (because let's face it, it's been more his show than the Thing's) to spend a night on an abandoned showboat in the swamp, which he then pretends to haunt.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
- Benjy's rings
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
- This episode has been the most Scooby-Doo-ish out of all of them.
Errors
- Ronald is surprised he has to spend the night, despite the fact that's what Spike dared him to do to begin with.
- When Stretch tells Turkey to shake the floorboards, his voice is coming out of Turkey.
- The Centerville Belle's name identifying banner pops up out of nowhere for a close up when the Thing pulls it loose.
- In another close-up, when Benjy leaves the ship, the showboat has its name in red across the wall.
Critical reception
In other languages
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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.
