Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

S1 · E1 · 8. Sep 1979

The Picnic Panic Folge 1

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.

S1 · E2 · 8. Sep 1979

Bigfoot Meets the Thing Folge 2

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

S1 · E3 · 15. Sep 1979

Junkyard Hijinks Folge 3

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

S1 · E4 · 15. Sep 1979

Gone Away Gulch Folge 4

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.

S1 · E5 · 22. Sep 1979

Circus Stampede Folge 5

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.

S1 · E6 · 22. Sep 1979

The Thing and the Queen Folge 6

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.

S1 · E7 · 29. Sep 1979

Carnival Caper Folge 7

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.

S1 · E8 · 29. Sep 1979

The Thing Blanks Out Folge 8

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.

S1 · E9 · 6. Okt 1979

The Thing Meets the Clunk Folge 9

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.

S1 · E10 · 6. Okt 1979

Beach Party Crashers Folge 10

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.

S1 · E11 · 13. Okt 1979

Decepto the Great Folge 11

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.

S1 · E12 · 13. Okt 1979

The Thing's the Play Folge 12

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.

S1 · E13 · 20. Okt 1979

Double Trouble for the Thing Folge 13

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.

S1 · E14 · 20. Okt 1979

To Thing or Not to Thing Folge 14

S1 · E15 · 27. Okt 1979

The Big Bike Race Folge 15

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

S1 · E16 · 27. Okt 1979

The Thing and the Treasure Hunt Folge 16

S1 · E17 · 3. Nov 1979

Out to Launch Folge 17

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

S1 · E18 · 3. Nov 1979

The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing Folge 18

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

S1 · E19 · 10. Nov 1979

A Hot Air Affair at the Fair Folge 19

S1 · E20 · 10. Nov 1979

The Thing Goes to the Dogs Folge 20

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.

S1 · E21 · 17. Nov 1979

The Thing Goes Camping Folge 21

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.

S1 · E22 · 17. Nov 1979

Dude Ranch Rodeo Folge 22

S1 · E23 · 24. Nov 1979

Photo Finish Folge 23

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.

S1 · E24 · 24. Nov 1979

Lights, Action, Thing! Folge 24

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.

S1 · E25 · 1. Dez 1979

The Thing and the Captain's Ghost Folge 25

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

S1 · E26 · 1. Dez 1979

The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor Folge 26

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.