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This is Chad Pearson?

Album: 16: Flights of Imagination

Episode: 220

Lesson/Theme: The folly of hero worship.

Bible Verse: Philippians 2:3-11

Characters: Bart, Connie, Whit

Writer: Marshal Younger

Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: February 20, 1993

Last Air Date: October 21, 2008

Description:
At the Electric Palace one afternoon, Bart Rathbone notices Kim and Erica glued to the row of televisions. They are watching a show starring the character Chad Pearson. Bart notices how devoted the girls are to this TV personality, and he recognizes a potential money-making opportunity. He sponsors a contest. The winner gets to spend a day with the actor Nick Grant, who plays Chad Pearson! The young girls of the town are ecstatic at the prospect, especially Erica. But she is terribly disappointed when the winner of the contest turns out to be . . . Connie Kendall! As it turns out, Connie couldn't be less interested in the whole situation. Nick ends up to be a nice guy who isn't at all like his television character, but who is lonely. And Connie ends up making a new friend.

Questions:
Was it wrong for Kim and Erica to be so devoted to a TV star? Why or why not? Why was Connie so disinterested in Nick (Chad) at first? What made her change her mind? Who are your heroes? Who should your main hero be ?