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thing three and thing four

Thing One (1) and Thing Two (2), also known as Bim and Ben, are the first two of the Number Things from One and Up from The Cat in the Hat book. They were released from the box that the cat brought in to introduce to Conrad, Sally, and the fish. The Things later caused mischief by recklessly flying kites in the house which bumped the wall and also knocked everything down in their path. Conrad was able to stop the Things with a net. They were also taken away by the Cat, who put them back in the box. As of now, they also appear in the TV series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, voiced by Rob Tinkler.

At some point, there happens to be Thing Three (3) and Thing Four (4) if the Cat ever needs extra help.

In the 2003 film, Thing One is played Danielle Chuchran and Taylor Rice, and Thing Two was played by Brittany Oaks and Talia-Lynn Prairie, but Dan Castellaneta provided the voices for both of the Things. In the deleted scenes of this film, the Things stall Joan Walden from getting home by three methods of a flood.

In the video game based on the 2003 film, they were both voiced by Kath Soucie.

In the 1971 cartoon short, Thing One was voiced by the late Thurl Ravenscroft and Thing Two was voiced by the late Lewis Morford.

In the mid-80's, Thing One was voiced by Phil Hartman and Thing Two was voiced by Jon Lovitz.

Appearance[]

The Things wear red jumpsuits with the names "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" and have blue afro hair in almost their other appearances. In the Learning Library, they are wearing blue jumpsuits, their afro hair is blond, and their skin color is peach.

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