Season 1
(1979)
Episodes
The Picnic Panic 5.0
September 8, 1979
Benjy and his friends attend their high school picnic at the Centerville Picnic Grounds, but when the Yancy Street Gang…
Bigfoot Meets the Thing 5.0
September 8, 1979
Benjy and his friends confront a real Bigfoot while on a ski trip at North Woods Ski Lodge.
Junkyard Hijinks 6.0
September 15, 1979
Benjy and his friends decide to transform the Yancy Street Gang's junkyard into a playground for the neighborhood child…
Gone Away Gulch 6.0
September 15, 1979
Benjy and his friends visit the town of Gone Away Gulch and, during a storm, the group seeks shelter in a deserted hote…
Circus Stampede 6.0
September 22, 1979
Benjy and his friends attend the Barney and Baillum Circus where the Yancy Street Gang sets loose a mouse, causing the …
The Thing and the Queen 6.0
September 22, 1979
When Betty runs for homecoming queen, the Yancy Street Gang (whose friend Sophie is also vying for the same title) reso…
Carnival Caper 6.0
September 29, 1979
Benjy and his friends visit a local carnival and, after stopping a runaway ferris wheel and fixing it, The Thing is off…
The Thing Blanks Out 6.0
September 29, 1979
Benjy and his friends enjoy a trip aboard Ronald's father's yacht; Thing saves the group from crashing into a downed dr…
The Thing Meets the Clunk 6.0
October 6, 1979
Dr. Quimby introduces his latest invention – a robot called Clunk who is programmed to do good – however, the robot mal…
Beach Party Crashers 6.0
October 6, 1979
Benjy attends a beachside surf party with Kelly, Betty, Ronald and Miss Twilly, but the Yancy Street Gang are up to the…
Decepto the Great 6.0
October 13, 1979
A magician, Decepto the Great, performs his magic show at the high school fair, but Benjy discovers Decepto is stealing…
The Thing's the Play 6.0
October 13, 1979
Betty studies with acting teacher Ferdinand Bestmore so she can audition for a TV crew coming to Centerville High Schoo…
Double Trouble for the Thing 5.0
October 20, 1979
An evil scientist named Danton Blackwood creates a robot Thing to commit crime to make the citizens believe The Thing h…
To Thing or Not to Thing 5.0
October 20, 1979
The Big Bike Race 6.0
October 27, 1979
Benjy enters a cross country bike race because the winner gets to escort the Race Queen to the dance.
The Thing and the Treasure Hunt 6.0
October 27, 1979
Out to Launch 6.0
November 3, 1979
Benjy and his friends are going to a ship launching but the world's greatest demolition expert intends to ruin the day.
The Day the Ring Didn't Do a Thing 6.0
November 3, 1979
The Yancy Street Gang decides to steal Benjy's ring, causing no end of trouble for The Thing.
A Hot Air Affair at the Fair 0.0
November 10, 1979
The Thing Goes to the Dogs 6.0
November 10, 1979
Ronald has entered his dog Countess in the Centerville Dog Show, but chaos ensues when Countess is dognapped by the tro…
The Thing Goes Camping 6.0
November 17, 1979
Benjy, his friends and Miss Twilly go on a camping trip as part of a special school project which is anything but relax…
Dude Ranch Rodeo 6.0
November 17, 1979
Photo Finish 0.0
November 24, 1979
Benjy accompanies his friends to the Centerville Zoo which is sponsoring a photo contest and the Yancy Street Gang reso…
Lights, Action, Thing! 6.0
November 24, 1979
Ronald and Betty are hired to appear in a movie currently filming at a local lake, but problems occur when a mechanical…
The Thing and the Captain's Ghost 6.0
December 1, 1979
The Yancy Street Gang dares Ben and his friends to stay on a haunted ship for a night.
The Thing and the Absent-Minded Inventor 6.0
December 1, 1979
Benjy and his friends attend Centerville's annual inventors show where they meet the absent-minded Fenwick Twilly (Miss…