The Thing
1979 · NBC · 30 min · 1 season
S01E13 · The Thing and the Captain's Ghost/The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor
Sun, 2 Dec, 4:00 am
The Yancy Street Gang dares Ben and his friends to stay on a haunted ship for a night.
About
Loosely based on the Marvel's character with the same name, The Thing follows adventures of Benjy Grimm, who can change into big and mighty stone creature called Thing.
Episodes
- E01
The Picnic Panic/Bigfoot Meets the Thing
Sun, 9 Sept· 30 minWhen a motorcycle gang causes trouble at the high school picnic, The Thing must save the day.
- E02
Junkyard Hijinks/Gone Away Gulch
Sun, 16 Sept· 30 minBen and his friends decide to transform the Yancy Street Gang's junkyard into a playground for the neighborhood children.
- E03
Circus Stampede/The Thing and the Queen
Sun, 23 Sept· 30 minThe Yancy Street Gang sets a mouse loose at the circus, causing the elephants to stampede and free all the other animals.
- E04
Carnival Caper/The Thing Blanks Out
Sun, 30 Sept· 30 minAfter stopping a runaway ferris wheel, The Thing is offered a job at the carnival.
- E05
The Thing Meets the Clunk/Beach Party Crashers
Sun, 7 Oct· 30 minDr. Quimby's new robot goes rogue and causes trouble for The Thing.
- E06
Decepto the Great/The Thing's the Play
Sun, 14 Oct· 30 minA dis-honest magician comes to town, planning on stealing from the school kids.
- E07
Double Trouble for the Thing/To Thing or not to Thing
Sun, 21 Oct· 30 minAn evil scientist creates a robot Thing to rob the citizens and make them think The Thing has gone bad.
- E08
The Big Bike Race/The Thing and the Treasure Hunt
Sun, 28 Oct· 30 minBen enters a cross country bike race because the winner gets to escort the Race Queen to the dance.
- E09
Out to Launch/The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing
Sun, 4 Nov· 30 minBen and his friends are going to a ship launching but the world's greatest demolition expert intends to ruin the day.
- E10
A Hot Air Affair at the Fair/The Thing Goes to the Dogs
Sun, 11 Nov· 30 minBen enters a hot air balloon race but The Yancy Street Gang plans on doing whatever it takes to make sure he loses.
- E11
The Thing Goes Camping/Dude Ranch Rodeo
Sun, 18 Nov· 30 minBen and his friends go camping and encounter a bear who wants to hang out with them.
- E12
Photo Finish/Lights, Action, Thing!
Sun, 25 Nov· 30 minThe zoo is having a photo contest and The Yancy Street Gang resorts to their usual dirty tactics to win.
- E13
The Thing and the Captain's Ghost/The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor
Sun, 2 Dec· 30 minThe Yancy Street Gang dares Ben and his friends to stay on a haunted ship for a night.
Cast
Wayne Morton
Benjy Grimm
Joe Baker
The Thing