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The Best Episodes of Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1

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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, 1979 on NBC. It contained the following segments: ⁕The New Fred

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 1 - The Picnic Panic
    5.4/10(36 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 2 - Bigfoot Meets the Thing
    6.4/10(32 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 3 - 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. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 4 - 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. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 5 - Circus Stampede
    6.4/10(32 votes)

    #5 - 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
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  6. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 6 - The Thing and the Queen
    4.7/10(31 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  7. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 7 - Carnival Caper
    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 8 - The Thing Blanks Out
    5.6/10(31 votes)

    #8 - 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
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  9. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 9 - The Thing Meets the Clunk
    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #9 - 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
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  10. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 10 - Beach Party Crashers
    4.5/10(31 votes)

    #10 - 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
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  11. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 11 - Decepto the Great
    4.4/10(33 votes)

    #11 - 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
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  12. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 12 - The Thing's the Play
    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #12 - 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
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  13. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 13 - Double Trouble for the Thing
    5.5/10(32 votes)

    #13 - 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
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  14. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 14 - To Thing or Not to Thing
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - To Thing or Not to Thing

    S1:E14

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 15 - The Big Bike Race
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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
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  16. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 16 - The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Thing and the Treasure Hunt

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 17 - Out to Launch
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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
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  18. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 18 - The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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
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  19. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 19 - A Hot Air Affair at the Fair
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - A Hot Air Affair at the Fair

    S1:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 20 - The Thing Goes to the Dogs
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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
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  21. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 21 - The Thing Goes Camping
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - 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
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  22. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 22 - Dude Ranch Rodeo
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Dude Ranch Rodeo

    S1:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 23 - Photo Finish
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Photo Finish

    S1:E23

    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:Unknown
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  24. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 24 - Lights, Action, Thing!
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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
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  25. Fred and Barney Meet The Thing Season 1 Episode 25 - The Thing and the Captain's Ghost
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Picnic Panic" is the best rated episode of "Fred and Barney Meet The Thing" season 1. It scored 5.4/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/8/1979. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Bigfoot Meets the Thing".