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I Want My B-TV!

Album: 23: Twists and Turns

Episode: 298

Lesson/Theme: Foundations; cooperation; the importance of watching and listening to quality programs.

Bible Verse: Philippians 4:8

Characters: Sam, Bernard, Connie, Eugene

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: January 21, 1995

Last Air Date: March 16, 2009

Description:
Bernard is cleaning the local television station and overhears a conversation between the station manager and his program supplier. The station manager is unhappy with the quality of the programs the supplier is sending him. They all seem to be about dinosaurs. Bernard tells the manager that he knows of several local people who could probably put on an entertaining show. The station manager loves Bernard’s idea. Bernard goes back to Whit’s End, gathers the gang, and tells them that they are now all part of a television variety show. They brainstorm ideas and come up with a variety of sketches, jokes, and fascinating facts about many subjects. The gang even amusingly retells an old fairy tale. Welcome to "B-TV"!

Questions:
Why is it important to be careful about what you listen to and watch? How can TV, movies, and music affect people? What do you think the Dudley and Mudley sketch was really about? Think about the Percival sketch. What’s the best way to study the Bible?