1979's Fred and Barney Meet the Thing Hanna-Barbera Intro Fred and Barney Meet the Thing is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated package show and a spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from September 22, 1979 to December 1, 1979. It contained the following two segments: The New Fred and Barney Show (a revival of The Flintstones) The Thing (based on the Marvel Comics superhero Thing) Despite the show's title, the two segments remained separate and did not cros