B-TV: Grace

#439: “B-TV: Grace”

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March 18, 2000

Last aired

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Theme

Grace

Genre

B-TV

Scripture

Ephesians 2:8-9

⁸For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- ⁹not by works, so that no one can boast.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Jim Ware

Directed by

Phil Lollar

Produced by

Todd Busteed
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Executive Producer

Al Janssen

Post-Production by

Todd Busteed

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Engineered by

Todd Busteed

Music by

John Campbell

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Other websites

Official Site
AIOHQ
Odyssey Library
Odyssey Scoop
Soda Fountain

Promo

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B-TV: Grace

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“B-TV: Grace” is episode #439 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written by Jim Ware, and originally aired on March 18, 2000.

Summary

B-TV presents various skits, stories, and clips to portray the importance of grace and how it applies to our everyday lives.

Plot

A "B-TV: Grace" cassette to be aired on the radio March 18, 2000 .

A modernized version of the prodigal son joins free hot dogs and lemonade to teach the B-TV viewers an eye-opening lesson about getting the good stuff we don’t deserve.

Discussion Questions

• What does the Bible mean when it talks about God’s grace? Can you, in your own words, define grace or describe what it is?
• Why were Bernard and Connie giving away free hot dogs and lemonade on the street in downtown Odyssey? What did this have to do with the theme of the program?
• Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” What does this mean?

Cast

Role	Voice Actor
Ezekiel (a)	Nathan Carlson
Jacob (a)	Corey Burton
Jesus Christ	Corey Burton
Levi	Nathan Carlson
Noah	Nathan Carlson
John Bunyan	Nathan Carlson
Harlow Doyle	Will Ryan
Nathaniel Graham	Blake Ewing
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Mandy Straussberg	Aria Curzon
Bernard Walton	Dave Madden
John Whittaker	Paul Herlinger

Notes

Trivia

• This episode was dropped from the album "Album 34: In Your Wildest Dreams" and all subsequent airings because the the team felt the Amish skit was too offensive to some listeners:
  • The Amish characters speak with a goofy accent.
    • This accent is very similar to one previously used by two Scandinavian characters, one also played by Corey Burton, in #434: “B-TV: Redeeming the Season”.
  • The main character is portrayed as dim-witted.
  • Jokes are made about Amish clothes and horse-and-buggies.
• This episode marks the second time that a character wins a free trip to Hawaii after #256: “Aloha, Oy!, Part 1” - though in this case, it may have been a staged part of the B-TV program rather than an actual contest.

Allusions

• Jacob's line about "swimming pools, movie stars" and "that Ellie May" is a quote from the theme song to the 1960s TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies and a reference to the beautiful character Ellie May Clampett on that show.

Reviews

• The Odyssey Scoop: Read

Quotes

Connie Kendall: Hot dog, Eugene?
Eugene Meltsner: Surely you jest! Uh, hold the mustard.

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Eugene Meltsner: But Mr. Walton, are you or are you not familiar with the popular proverb, "There's no such thing as a free lunch?"
Bernard Walton: Yes, I think I've heard that somewhere before.
Eugene Meltsner: As a student of economics and a B-TV program consultant, I feel compelled to raise an unavoidable question: who exactly is underwriting this frivolous media bash?
Connie Kendall: Translated: "Who's paying for all this?"

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Bernard Walton: And I just want you to know how happy I am that you won the prize. <beat> Of course, I would have been a lot happier if it had been Connie or Nathaniel...