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The Best Episodes of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

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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,...

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  1. Background image for Bigfoot Meets the Thing
    6.4/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Bigfoot Meets the Thing

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Circus Stampede
    6.4/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Circus Stampede

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Junkyard Hijinks
    6.1/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Junkyard Hijinks

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Gone Away Gulch
    6.1/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Gone Away Gulch

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Big Bike Race
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Big Bike Race

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Thing and the Treasure Hunt

    S1:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Out to Launch
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Out to Launch

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing
    6.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Thing Goes to the Dogs
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Thing Goes to the Dogs

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Thing Goes Camping
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Thing Goes Camping

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Dude Ranch Rodeo
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Dude Ranch Rodeo

    S1:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Lights, Action, Thing!
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Lights, Action, Thing!

    S1:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Thing and the Captain's Ghost
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Thing and the Captain's Ghost

    S1:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor

    S1:E26

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Thing Blanks Out
    5.6/10(31 votes)

    #15 - The Thing Blanks Out

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Double Trouble for the Thing
    5.5/10(32 votes)

    #16 - Double Trouble for the Thing

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Picnic Panic
    5.4/10(36 votes)

    #17 - The Picnic Panic

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for To Thing or Not to Thing
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - To Thing or Not to Thing

    S1:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Thing and the Queen
    4.7/10(31 votes)

    #19 - The Thing and the Queen

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Carnival Caper
    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #20 - Carnival Caper

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for The Thing Meets the Clunk
    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #21 - The Thing Meets the Clunk

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Beach Party Crashers
    4.5/10(31 votes)

    #22 - Beach Party Crashers

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Thing's the Play
    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #23 - The Thing's the Play

    S1:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Decepto the Great
    4.4/10(33 votes)

    #24 - Decepto the Great

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for A Hot Air Affair at the Fair
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #25 - A Hot Air Affair at the Fair

    S1:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Bigfoot Meets the Thing" is the best rated episode of "Fred and Barney Meet The Thing". It scored 6.4/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/8/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Circus Stampede".