Fred and Barney Meet the Thing

Fred and Barney Meet the Thing was an hour-long omnibus show on NBC in 1979–80. Contrary to the show's title, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble did not actually meet the Thing, except in short bumper sketches. Later, the Shmoo was added to the ensemble.
The first half of the program was a rerun from The New Fred and Barney Show. The second half featured a teenage version of Benjamin Grimm alias the Thing from The Fantastic Four. This version of the Thing was not a permanently mutated adult, but a nerdy high school student who joined his rings together while intoning, "Thing ring, do your thing!"
== Voice Cast from The Thing ==
* Joe Baker as the Thing
* John Erwin as Ronald
* Wayne Morton as Benjy Grimm
* Noelle North as Kelly
* Marilyn Schreffler as Betty and Miss Twilly
== Episodes of The Thing ==
# The Picnic Panic
# Bigfoot Meets the Thing
# Junkyard Hijinks
# Gone Away Gulch
# Circus Stampede
# The Thing and the Queen
# Carnival Caper
# The Thing Blanks Out
# The Thing Meets the Clunk
# Beach Party Crashers
# Decepto the Great
# The Thing's the Play
# Double Trouble for the Thing
# To Thing or Not to Thing
# The Big Bike Race
# The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
# Out to Launch
# The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing
# A Hot Air Affair at the Fair
# The Thing Goes to the Dogs
# The Thing Goes Camping
# Dude Ranch Rodeo
# Photo Finish
# The Thing and the Captain's Ghost
# The Thing and the Absent-Minded Professor
== External Links ==
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing at the Big Cartoon Database
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Category:NBC shows
Category:The Flintstones
Category:The Funtastic Index
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