5.7/1031 votes#1 - 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
- 6.7/1027 votes
#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
- 6.2/1026 votes
#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
- 6.1/1026 votes
#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
- 6.8/1027 votes
#5 - 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
- 4.7/1026 votes
#6 - 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
- 4.6/1027 votes
#7 - 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
- 5.8/1026 votes
#8 - 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
- 4.4/1028 votes
#9 - 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
- 4.3/1027 votes
#10 - 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
- 4.3/1028 votes
#11 - 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
- 4.3/1027 votes
#12 - 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
- 5.9/1026 votes
#13 - 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
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - To Thing or Not to Thing
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/20/1979
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/27/1979
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Dude Ranch Rodeo
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/17/1979
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#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
- NaN/100 votes
#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
The Best Episodes of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1
Every episode of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Picnic Panic" is the best rated episode of "Fred and Barney Meet The Thing" season 1. It scored 5.7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/8/1979. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Bigfoot Meets the Thing".