A Simple Addition (FP)

FP 13: A Simple Addition

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Airdate

April 13, 1987

Last Aired

April 13, 1987
April 13, 1987

Date Recorded

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Album

00: Family Portraits

Cassette No.

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Theme

Sibling rivalry

Genre

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Scripture

Romans 12:10

Written By

Susan McBride

Directed By

Paul McCusker
Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Chuck Bolte

Produced By

Bob Luttrell
Steve Harris

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production

Bob Luttrell

Engineer

Bob Luttrell

Music By

Unknown

Songs By

Unknown

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Rating

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Summary

In an effort to get attention, young Nicky Rogers does whatever he can to get his parents to stop thinking about their soon-to-be-born child.

Plot

The Rogers household is about to add a new member, and Joe and Shelly are happy about the prospect of having a baby. But four-year-old Nicky is only excited about the prospect of getting some new boots. Joe promises Nicky they will go shopping, but before they can, Shelly goes into labor. They all rush to the hospital, and Shannon Rogers comes into the world. Everyone is excited, except Nicky. He'd rather have his boots. Nicky feels even worse when Joe and Shelly bring little Shannon home. Shannon gets Nicky's old baby bed and pacifier (thoroughly sanitized, of course), not to mention most of Joe and Shelly's attention. Nick feels rejected and seeks comfort from the only family member who will still listen to him: Jingle Bells, the dog.

A few hours later, Joe finds Nicky and talks with him about his responsibilities as a new big brother. Joe reassures Nicky that his parents still love him more than ever. Nicky feels better and even gets a little excited about being a big brother. But he still wants his boots. Just then, a package arrives for Nicky from his grandparents, who are missionaries in Brazil. Inside the package is a pair of boots. God knew all along.

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Cast

Characters	Actors
Joe Rogers	Unknown
Nicky Rogers	Unknown
Shannon Rogers	Unknown
Shelly Rogers	Unknown
John Whittaker	Hal Smith

Notes

Trivia

• Dr. Dobson mentions the "possibilities" of making another series from Family Portraits. They received 4965 letters about Family Portraits. 4771 (96.1%) were positive and 194 (3.9%) were negative. Dr. Dobson reads a few of the letters on the air.
• This episode was re-aired as #22: “A Simple Addition”.
• This episode concludes the Family Portraits series.

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