History YMMV / FredAndBarneyMeetTheThing

* BrokenBase: Depending on your view of the character, it was actually nice to see Ben "free" of being stuck in Thing form, and actually choosing to transform back to help his friends. For whatever it's worth, the show helped popularize both Aunt Petunia and his catchphrase of being "the lovable blue-eyed Thing, Idol of millions"; he was only short a phrase of being [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] before there ever was a Rock. It also becomes easier to be on the hate side as a comics fan but much easier to be on the love side when ignoring it's comic adaptation status.

** The Thing was called "Pebbles" by the Human Torch in ''Film/FantasticFour2005''.
** The Thing segment's scrawny Benjy Grim would seem hilarious now that the Thing was played by skinny Creator/JamieBell in Film/FantasticFour2015.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Thing segment's scrawny Benjy Grim would seem hilarious now that the Thing was played by skinny Creator/JamieBell in Film/FantasticFour2015.

* EpilepticTrees: For fans who may like the Thing show in itself but not as an adaption of the character, the joke has been made that this "Benjy Grimm" suffered a mental breakdown from the experiment (that was actually an accident that gave him his thing form) and as a result Kelly (and when applicable others) are simply humoring his thinking he is Marvel Comics the Thing.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Thing segment's scrawny Benjy Grim would seem hilarious now that the Thing was played by skinny Jamie Bell in Film/FantasticFour2015.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kelly is actually well liked due to her being emotionally supporting to Benjy and an all around nice girl in contrast to the smug Ronald and the bitchy Betty. That she is also a blonde {{Tomboy}} certainly helps.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kelly is actually well liked due to her being emotionally supporting to Benjy and an all around nice girl in contrast to the smug Ronald and the bitchy Betty.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Admit it, the way the show is titled is practically begging for an actual crossover between ''The Flintstones'' and The Thing.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Thing segment's scrawny Benjy Grim would seem hilarious now that the Thing is being played by skinny Jamie Bell for Film/FantasticFour2015.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Depending on your view of the character, it was actually nice to see Ben "free" of being stuck in Thing form, and actually choosing to transform back to help his friends. For whatever it's worth, the show helped popularize both Aunt Petunia and his catchphrase of being "the lovable blue-eyed Thing, Idol of millions"; he was only short a phrase of being [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] before there ever was a Rock.
** It also becomes easier to be on the hate side as a comics fan but much easier to be on the love side when ignoring it's comic adaptation status.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Mexico, the show was actually well liked and there were some rewrites. Several episodes state that the Professor in the show transformed the Thing ''back'' into Benjamin Grimm, but overshot it and made him a teenager. Still doesn't explain why the show's Benji is a redhead whereas the original Ben Grimm is dark haired.

* {{Squick}}: Benjy has a crush on the high-school aged Betty Harkness, but he's actually an adult stuck in a teenage body, leading to some (thankfully) never-explored UnfortunateImplications.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Mexico, the show was actually well liked and there were some rewrites. It is implied that the professor in the show transformed the Thing ''back'' into Benjamin Grimm, but overshot it and made him a teenager. Still doesn't explain why the show's Benji is a redhead whereas the original Ben Grimm is dark haired.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Admit it, the way the show is titled is practically begging for an actual crossover between ''The Flintstones'' and ''The Thing''.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Mexico, the show was actually well liked and there were some rewrites. It is implied that the professor in the show transformed the Thing ''back'' into Benjamin Grimm, but overshot it and made him a teenager. Still doesn't explain why the show's Benji is a redhead whereas the original Ben Grimm is dark haired.\\
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Depending on your view of the character, it was actually nice to see Ben "free" of being stuck in Thing form, and actually choosing to transform back to help his friends. For whatever it's worth, the show helped popularize both Aunt Petunia and his catchphrase of being "the lovable blue-eyed Thing, Idol of millions"; he was only short a phrase of being [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] before there ever was a Rock.

GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In México the show was actually well liked and there were some rewrites as it is implied that the professor in the show transformed the thing BACK into Benjamin Grimm, but overshot it and made him a teenager. Still doesn't explain why the show's Benji is a redhead whole the original Ben Grimm is dark haired.
Depending on your view on the character; it was actually nice to see Ben "free" of being stuck in Thing form; and actually choosing to transform back to help his friends. and for whatever is worth, the show helped popularize both Aunt Petunia and his catchphrase of being "the lovable blue eyed Thing, Idol of millions"; he was only short a phrase of being The Rock before there ever was a Rock.

In México the show was actually well liked and there were some rewrites as it is implied that the professor in the show transformed the thing BACK into Benjamin Grimm, but overshot it and made him a teenager. Still doesn't explain why the show's Benji is a redhead whole the original Ben Grimm is dark haired.