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The Best Episodes of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

Every episode of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing!

Fred and Barney Meet The Thing is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 8, 1979 to December 1,...
Genres:FamilyAnimation
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Circus Stampede" is the best rated episode of "Fred and Barney Meet The Thing". It scored 6.8/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1979. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bigfoot Meets the Thing".

  • Circus Stampede
    6.8/1027 votes
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    #1 - Circus Stampede

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bigfoot Meets the Thing
    6.7/1027 votes
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    #2 - Bigfoot Meets the Thing

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Junkyard Hijinks
    6.2/1026 votes
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    #3 - Junkyard Hijinks

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gone Away Gulch
    6.1/1026 votes
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    #4 - Gone Away Gulch

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Trouble for the Thing
    5.9/1026 votes
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    #5 - Double Trouble for the Thing

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/20/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing Blanks Out
    5.8/1026 votes
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    #6 - The Thing Blanks Out

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Picnic Panic
    5.7/1031 votes
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    #7 - The Picnic Panic

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing and the Queen
    4.7/1026 votes
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    #8 - The Thing and the Queen

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Carnival Caper
    4.6/1027 votes
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    #9 - Carnival Caper

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/29/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing Meets the Clunk
    4.4/1028 votes
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    #10 - The Thing Meets the Clunk

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/6/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beach Party Crashers
    4.3/1027 votes
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    #11 - Beach Party Crashers

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/6/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Decepto the Great
    4.3/1028 votes
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    #12 - Decepto the Great

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/13/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing's the Play
    4.3/1027 votes
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    #13 - The Thing's the Play

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/13/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Thing or Not to Thing
    NaN/100 votes
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    #14 - To Thing or Not to Thing

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/20/1979

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Bike Race
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    #15 - The Big Bike Race

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/27/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
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    #16 - The Thing and the Treasure Hunt

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/27/1979

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Out to Launch
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    #17 - Out to Launch

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/3/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing
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    #18 - The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/3/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Hot Air Affair at the Fair
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    #19 - A Hot Air Affair at the Fair

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/10/1979

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing Goes to the Dogs
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    #20 - The Thing Goes to the Dogs

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/10/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing Goes Camping
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    #21 - The Thing Goes Camping

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/17/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dude Ranch Rodeo
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    #22 - Dude Ranch Rodeo

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/17/1979

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Photo Finish
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    #23 - Photo Finish

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/24/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lights, Action, Thing!
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    #24 - Lights, Action, Thing!

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/24/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thing and the Captain's Ghost
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    #25 - The Thing and the Captain's Ghost

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/1/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A