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#REDIRECT [[The Thung]]
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{{Confused|The Thung}}
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{{Character
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|name = The Thing
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|image = [[File:The Thing.png|250px]]
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|gender = {{Male}}
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|hair =
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|alias = Ben Grimm
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|age =
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|status = Fictional
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|job = Superhero
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|relatives =
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|appearance = "[[Homer vs. Dignity]]"
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|voiced by =
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|superhero = yes
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}}
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'''The Thing''' (real name '''Ben Grimm''') is a superhero and a member of the [[Fantastic Four]].
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== History ==
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{{Ch|Stan Lee}} once jammed a Thing action figure into [[Database]]'s [[Batmobile]], breaking the toy in the process.<ref>"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]"</ref>
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At a superhero themed pub crawl, [[Homer]] dressed as The Thing.<ref>"[[What to Expect When Bart's Expecting]]"</ref>
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[[Comic Book Guy]] has bookends of The Thing and the [[Hulk]].<ref>"[[I Won't Be Home for Christmas]]"</ref><ref>"[[Springfield Splendor]]"</ref>
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Someone was seen dressed as The Thing at [[Comicalooza]].<ref>"[[Three Dreams Denied]]"</ref>
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One of the items that [[Comic Book Guy]] asked Bart to get him from the toy store was The Thing fists and feet.<ref>''[[Spree for All]]''</ref>
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On Comic Book Guy's list of greatest quotes of all time is "It's clobberin' time!" by The Thing.<ref>''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]''</ref>
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[[Lenny]] complained about the comic ''[[The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan]]'' to [[Comic Book Guy]].<ref>''[[Bartless on a Tuesday]]''</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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When [[Lisa]] was playing with the magic stopwatch, she turned the family into the Fantastic Four. [[Homer]] became The Thing.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]"</ref>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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*{{W|The Thing}} is a comic book superhero created by writer [[Stan Lee]].
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*[[The Thung]], a parody of The Thing, appeared in the episode "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]".
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== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|Homer vs. Dignity|([[The Amazing Spider-Man|comic]])}}
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*{{ep|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIV|(Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off; Homer)}}
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*{{ep|Husbands and Knives|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|What to Expect When Bart's Expecting|(costume)}}
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*{{ep|I Won't Be Home for Christmas|(bookend)}}
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*{{ep|Springfield Splendor|(bookend)}}
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*{{ep|101 Mitigations|(figurine)}}
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*{{ep|Three Dreams Denied|(costume)}}
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*{{ep|Murder, She Boat|(costume)}}
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*{{bon|Bart's Beard|(poster)}}
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*{{bon|Bartless on a Tuesday|(comic)}}
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*{{bon|Spree for All|(mentioned on [[Comic Book Guy]]'s want list)}}
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*{{bk|Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture|(mentioned)}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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*{{Wikipedialink2|Thing|comics|The Thing}}
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{{Superheroes|marvel=yes}}
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{{Simpsons characters}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thing, The}}
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[[Category:Adults]]
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[[Category:Non-speaking characters]]
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[[Category:Recurring characters]]
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[[Category:Characters introduced in season 12]]

Latest revision as of 09:01, February 22, 2024

Not to be confused with The Thung.
The Thing
The Thing.png
Superhero Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional
Alias(es): Ben Grimm
Occupation: Superhero
First appearance: "Homer vs. Dignity"


The Thing (real name Ben Grimm) is a superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four.

History[edit]

Stan Lee once jammed a Thing action figure into Database's Batmobile, breaking the toy in the process.[1]

At a superhero themed pub crawl, Homer dressed as The Thing.[2]

Comic Book Guy has bookends of The Thing and the Hulk.[3][4]

Someone was seen dressed as The Thing at Comicalooza.[5]

One of the items that Comic Book Guy asked Bart to get him from the toy store was The Thing fists and feet.[6]

On Comic Book Guy's list of greatest quotes of all time is "It's clobberin' time!" by The Thing.[7]

Lenny complained about the comic The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan to Comic Book Guy.[8]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

When Lisa was playing with the magic stopwatch, she turned the family into the Fantastic Four. Homer became The Thing.[9]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]