On Nov 2, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Robert Haynie Jr. wrote:

I remember it well which says something about my age, I fear...

IIRC, the actual premise was that for SOME reason, Ben Grimm had in  
a failed
attempt at a cure, been trapped in a teenage body, and the Thing  
could be
unleashed with the rings... it was a typical bad attempts at a  
Marvel to TV
toon, and was as lame as it ever could hope to be.

You ain't missing anything  Trust me.

I remember it well which says something about my age, I fear...

IIRC, the actual premise was that for SOME reason, Ben Grimm had in  
a failed
attempt at a cure, been trapped in a teenage body, and the Thing  
could be
unleashed with the rings... it was a typical bad attempts at a  
Marvel to TV
toon, and was as lame as it ever could hope to be.

You ain't missing anything  Trust me.

I don't think that's it. There's a brief mention on this page, and  
Grimm in the show had a teenage love interest. If Grimm was reverted  
to a teenager, he wouldn't have been chasing a teenage girl, not on a  
series made in the 70's for kids.

http://www.toonopedia.com/thing.htm

And this summarizes the series as an AU

http://www.chezcomics.com/comics-resources-information-pages/marvel- 
comics-information-resources/marvel-superhero-film-movies-tv-shows/ 
thing-cartoon-series-1979/thing-cartoon-series-1979.htm



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