Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1

Fred and Barney Meet The Thing - Season 1

1979 • 26 episodes

5.8
26 episodes
Sep 08, 1979

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Episodes

Seasons & Episodes

26 episodes
The Picnic Panic
Episode 1

The Picnic Panic

Episode 1 • Sep 08, 1979

Benjy and his friends attend their high school picnic at the Centerville Picnic Grounds, but when the Yancy Street Gang shows up at the picnic and causes trouble, The Thing must save the day.

5.0
60m
Bigfoot Meets the Thing
Episode 2

Bigfoot Meets the Thing

Episode 2 • Sep 08, 1979

Benjy and his friends confront a real Bigfoot while on a ski trip at North Woods Ski Lodge.

5.0
60m
Junkyard Hijinks
Episode 3

Junkyard Hijinks

Episode 3 • Sep 15, 1979

Benjy and his friends decide to transform the Yancy Street Gang's junkyard into a playground for the neighborhood children.

6.0
60m
Gone Away Gulch
Episode 4

Gone Away Gulch

Episode 4 • Sep 15, 1979

Benjy and his friends visit the town of Gone Away Gulch and, during a storm, the group seeks shelter in a deserted hotel haunted by an old prospector.

6.0
60m
Circus Stampede
Episode 5

Circus Stampede

Episode 5 • Sep 22, 1979

Benjy and his friends attend the Barney and Baillum Circus where the Yancy Street Gang sets loose a mouse, causing the elephants to stampede and all the other animals to escape.

6.0
60m
The Thing and the Queen
Episode 6

The Thing and the Queen

Episode 6 • Sep 22, 1979

When Betty runs for homecoming queen, the Yancy Street Gang (whose friend Sophie is also vying for the same title) resorts to their usual dirty tactics as they try to sabotage Betty's campaign.

6.0
60m
Carnival Caper
Episode 7

Carnival Caper

Episode 7 • Sep 29, 1979

Benjy and his friends visit a local carnival and, after stopping a runaway ferris wheel and fixing it, The Thing is offered a job at the carnival by its owner.

6.0
60m
The Thing Blanks Out
Episode 8

The Thing Blanks Out

Episode 8 • Sep 29, 1979

Benjy and his friends enjoy a trip aboard Ronald's father's yacht; Thing saves the group from crashing into a downed drawbridge, but then he is stricken with amnesia following the closing drawbridge's impact on his head.

6.0
60m
The Thing Meets the Clunk
Episode 9

The Thing Meets the Clunk

Episode 9 • Oct 06, 1979

Dr. Quimby introduces his latest invention – a robot called Clunk who is programmed to do good – however, the robot malfunctions, goes out-of-control and causes trouble for The Thing.

6.0
60m
Beach Party Crashers
Episode 10

Beach Party Crashers

Episode 10 • Oct 06, 1979

Benjy attends a beachside surf party with Kelly, Betty, Ronald and Miss Twilly, but the Yancy Street Gang are up to their old tricks as they crash the party and sabotage a volleyball game.

6.0
60m
Decepto the Great
Episode 11

Decepto the Great

Episode 11 • Oct 13, 1979

A magician, Decepto the Great, performs his magic show at the high school fair, but Benjy discovers Decepto is stealing from the school kids and it's up to The Thing to stop him from escaping town.

6.0
60m
The Thing's the Play
Episode 12

The Thing's the Play

Episode 12 • Oct 13, 1979

Betty studies with acting teacher Ferdinand Bestmore so she can audition for a TV crew coming to Centerville High School to shoot a commercial; however, Bestmore confuses Betty with an old actress he once discovered and whom she resembles so he kidnaps her.

6.0
60m
Double Trouble for the Thing
Episode 13

Double Trouble for the Thing

Episode 13 • Oct 20, 1979

An evil scientist named Danton Blackwood creates a robot Thing to commit crime to make the citizens believe The Thing has gone bad, but which also lands the real Thing in jail.

5.0
60m
To Thing or Not to Thing
Episode 14

To Thing or Not to Thing

Episode 14 • Oct 20, 1979

5.0
60m
The Big Bike Race
Episode 15

The Big Bike Race

Episode 15 • Oct 27, 1979

Benjy enters a cross country bike race because the winner gets to escort the Race Queen to the dance.

6.0
60m
The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
Episode 16

The Thing and the Treasure Hunt

Episode 16 • Oct 27, 1979

6.0
60m
Out to Launch
Episode 17

Out to Launch

Episode 17 • Nov 03, 1979

Benjy and his friends are going to a ship launching but the world's greatest demolition expert intends to ruin the day.

6.0
60m
The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing
Episode 18

The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing

Episode 18 • Nov 03, 1979

The Yancy Street Gang decides to steal Benjy's ring, causing no end of trouble for The Thing.

6.0
60m
A Hot Air Affair at the Fair
Episode 19

A Hot Air Affair at the Fair

Episode 19 • Nov 10, 1979

0.0
60m
The Thing Goes to the Dogs
Episode 20

The Thing Goes to the Dogs

Episode 20 • Nov 10, 1979

Ronald has entered his dog Countess in the Centerville Dog Show, but chaos ensues when Countess is dognapped by the troublesome Yancy Street Gang and it's up to The Thing to rescue her.

6.0
60m
The Thing Goes Camping
Episode 21

The Thing Goes Camping

Episode 21 • Nov 17, 1979

Benjy, his friends and Miss Twilly go on a camping trip as part of a special school project which is anything but relaxing with a bear running loose at their campsite and a big storm triggering a landslide that threatened the entire camp.

6.0
60m
Dude Ranch Rodeo
Episode 22

Dude Ranch Rodeo

Episode 22 • Nov 17, 1979

6.0
60m
Photo Finish
Episode 23

Photo Finish

Episode 23 • Nov 24, 1979

Benjy accompanies his friends to the Centerville Zoo which is sponsoring a photo contest and the Yancy Street Gang resorts to their usual dirty tactics to win.

0.0
60m
Lights, Action, Thing!
Episode 24

Lights, Action, Thing!

Episode 24 • Nov 24, 1979

Ronald and Betty are hired to appear in a movie currently filming at a local lake, but problems occur when a mechanical octopus monster (controlled by an angry stuntman) attacks the set, trying to sabotage the entire production.

6.0
60m
The Thing and the Captain's Ghost
Episode 25

The Thing and the Captain's Ghost

Episode 25 • Dec 01, 1979

The Yancy Street Gang dares Ben and his friends to stay on a haunted ship for a night.

6.0
60m
The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor
Episode 26

The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor

Episode 26 • Dec 01, 1979

Benjy and his friends attend Centerville's annual inventors show where they meet the absent-minded Fenwick Twilly (Miss Twilly's uncle) who unveils his gigantic vacuum cleaner Supervac, which sucks everything in sight and destroys all the other inventions during its rampage.

6.0
60m