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The Twilife Zone

Album: 21: Wish You Were Here

Episode: 288

Lesson/Theme: Addicton; self-control.

Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 6:12-13a

Characters: Lucy, Sam, Connie, Eugene

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: October 22, 1994

Last Air Date: November 28, 2009

Description:
It’s Kid’s Radio time again at Whit’s End, and Connie narrates an unusual story. A young boy is walking to school one day when a friend coaxes him into an alley. The friend shows him something unusual: a talking toy chicken who tells goofy jokes. The young boy, played by Sam, is intrigued by the chicken. He ends up meeting the friend, played by Rusty, after school at a secret location. There, a bunch of boys are gathered to hear more from this chicken. Sam is so intrigued, he begs Rusty to let him have a chicken of his own. Rusty agrees to do this, for a price. Sam pays it. But soon, he becomes addicted to the chicken! He can’t even go to school without listening to its goofy jokes and hearing the chicken’s recorded voice say, "I like you. You’re my best friend". Sam still thinks it’s harmless, until the chicken actually starts talking specifically to him! Sam can’t believe it. The chicken, Henny, remarks that he can only come to life for Sam, but only if Sam does everything Henny tells him to do. One of the things Henny wants Sam to do is steal some money from a school fund-raiser! Sam nearly gives in, but he is rescued in the nick of time by his good friend, and his conscience! He finally sees the light and rejects Henny for what he is: a sick addiction, which destroys people.

Questions:
When Rusty wanted Sam to try out the chicken, what should Sam have done? Why was Sam so hooked on Henny? What should you do if anyone ever offers you drugs? How could you help a friend who was on drugs?