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At a superhero themed pub crawl, [[Homer]] dressed as The Thing.<ref>"[[What to Expect When Bart's Expecting]]"</ref>
 
At a superhero themed pub crawl, [[Homer]] dressed as The Thing.<ref>"[[What to Expect When Bart's Expecting]]"</ref>
  
[[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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[[Comic Book Guy]] has bookends of The Thing and the [[Hulk]].<ref>"[[I Won't Be Home for Christmas]]"</ref><ref>"[[Springfield Splendor]]"</ref>
  
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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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>
  
 
[[Lenny]] complained about the comic ''[[The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan]]'' to [[Comic Book Guy]].<ref>''[[Bartless on a Tuesday]]''</ref>
 
[[Lenny]] complained about the comic ''[[The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan]]'' to [[Comic Book Guy]].<ref>''[[Bartless on a Tuesday]]''</ref>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
*{{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]]".
 
*[[The Thung]], a parody of The Thing, appeared in the episode "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]".
  
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*{{Wikipedialink|Thing (comics)|The Thing}}
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 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]