A Simple Addition (FP)

#FP13: “A Simple Addition”

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Airdate

April 13, 1987

Last aired

April 13, 1987 ↓

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Album

Family Portraits

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Family Portraits ↓

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Theme

Sibling rivalry

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Scripture

Romans 12:10

¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.

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Host

Mike Trout

Written by

Susan McBride

Directed by

Paul McCusker
Steve Harris
Chuck Bolte
Phil Lollar

Produced by

Bob Luttrell
Steve Harris

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production by

Bob Luttrell

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Engineered by

Bob Luttrell

Music by

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A Member of the Family, Part 2 (FP)

A Simple Addition

Whit's Flop

“A Simple Addition” is episode #13 of the Family Portraits audio series. It was written by Susan McBride, and originally aired on April 13, 1987.

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.

Discussion Questions

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Cast

Heard in episode

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Joe Rogers	Unknown
Nicky Rogers	Unknown
Shelly Rogers	Unknown
Shannon Rogers	Unknown

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Nicky Rogers	Unknown
Joe Rogers	Unknown
Shelly Rogers	Unknown
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Shannon Rogers	Unknown

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Tom Riley	Joe Rogers

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.
• Whit tells Jimmy, an early Whit's End employee, to lockup the store in this episode.

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