Deep Freeze (2001)
- Clips shown
Coming Soon (Video 1982)
main titleTake One: Fear on Film (TV Movie 1982)
DiscussedThe Making of 'the Thing' (TV Short 1982)
DiscussedThe Making of a Chilling Tale (TV Short 1982)
Discussed
Let's Make a Deal (TV Series 1963–2003)
Asteroids Deluxe (Video Game 1981)
Game unit appears
The Thing (2011)
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Robin Williams (TV Episode 1982)
Reference in the upcoming movies segment to the movie set in AntarcticaThe King of Comedy (1982)
Title on theater marquee."At the Movies" Where the Boys Are/Iceman/Champions/Kirov (TV Episode 1984)
Referenced during the "Iceman" review."Fast Forward" Episode #1.4 (TV Episode 1984)
Title mentioned during 'Coming Soon' trailerStarman (1984)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Utilizes same main title graphicsChariots of the Gods (1970)
Alien (1979)
The Fog (1980)
Pingu's the Thing (Short 2012)
Claymation version of the film
The Thing (Video Game 2002)
The Thing video game picks up several weeks after the movie ends
Witch Academy (1995)
Witch Academy parodies the blood test scene from The Thing- The plot and villain loosely parodies John Carpenter's The Thing.
"Celebrity Deathmatch" Deathbowl '98 (TV Episode 1998)
Charles Manson bites a chunk out of Marilyn Manson's shoulder, and the chunk grows spider legs and crawls away."Farscape" A Bug's Life (TV Episode 1999)
Central plot of the episode, and one scene in particular, is almost the same as The Thing (1982).- Satoshi's mother transforms into the Thing.
The Thing from Another World (1951)
The Thing (2011)