After meeting actor/director Michael Landon, Thames was cast in the NBC television network dramatic television series Father Murphy in 1981 at the age of eleven opposite actor and former NFL athlete Merlin Olsen.
Merlin | Mary-Kate Olsen | Jimmy Olsen | Ashley Olsen | Dino Merlin | Rolls-Royce Merlin | Gregory Olsen | Olsen Gang | Olsen | Merlin (wizard) | Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | William Olsen | Scott Olsen | Paul E. Olsen | Ola Dybwad-Olsen | Merlin (TV series) | Merlin Olsen | Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley | Merlin (film) | Merlin Entertainments | Merlin (bird) | MERLIN | Jimmy Olsen (wrestler) | Gary Olsen | Tillie Olsen | The Olsen Gang Sees Red | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen | Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders | Merlin Mann | Leroy Merlin |
--Please only add references that are notably sourced by third party reliable resources, not just those that appear in the episode itself.-->The episode makes several cultural references, including Alien, Kindergarten Cop, actor Merlin Olsen, and his role on the 1980s series Father Murphy.