One Bad Apple

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#128: “One Bad Apple”
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Genesis 1:1-31

1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day. 6And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day. 9And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day. 14And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. 16God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19And there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day. 20And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." 23And there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day. 24And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 26Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." 29Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day.

Genesis 2:15
15The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

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One Bad Apple

“One Bad Apple” is episode #128 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Paul McCusker, and originally aired on September 15, 1990.

Summary

Tom Riley investigates what could be causing people to become sick from eating his apples.

Plot

Something unthinkable is happening at Whit's End. Kids are getting sick from food served there. Whit can't imagine what the cause might be, until he and Connie figure out it was a batch of apples Whit bought from Tom Riley.

Tom is having illness problems of his own, though. He thought one of his horses was down with colic, but instead it turns out to be a mild form of insecticide poisoning. When Curt Stevens informs Tom that his creek is filled with dead fish, Tom decides to launch a full-scale investigation.

He and Curt do some exploring upstream. They come across an empty barrel from Edgebiter Chemical Company lying in the middle of the creek. Further up, they discover the industrial complex that houses the Edgebiter offices. They try to get some information but end up getting the runaround. So Whit joins the investigation.

That night, the three of them examine the industrial complex more closely and discover a warehouse with an illegal drainage system that dumps into the creek. But their discovery does them little good-right then, an Edgebiter security guard catches them and takes them inside the offices. There, they confront Jerry Edgebiter himself.

Mr. Edgebiter admits that the warehouse has been illegally draining an accidental chemical spill into the creek. But he also points out that Whit, Tom, Curt, and the rest of America are quick to accuse big businesses of polluting the environment, but they hardly live up to their own responsibilities to keep the world clean. None of them recycles or conserves. They simply use things and throw them away. It is a point well taken. Both sides agree to try in the future to take better care of this planet God has loaned to us.

Discussion Questions

  1. Were Whit, Tom, and Curt wrong to walk around Edgebiter after hours?
    • Explain your answer.
  2. Do you and your family recycle?
    • Why or why not?
  3. Why is it important to take care of our environment?
    • Besides recycling, what else can you do to help?

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Agnes Riley Public Relations Representative
Frank Stevens Curt Stevens


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  • Curt's part in this episode was originally written for Bernard Walton, but Dave Madden was not available for recording.
  • The security guard's name, "Eustace," could possibly be a reference to the character Eustace Scrubb from C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Naria book series.
  • Curt compares himself and Tom to the American pioneer Daniel Boone as they trek through the woods.
  • This episode is likely based on two environmental disasters: the Love Canal Disaster, the first nationally publicized environmental disaster in the United States, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. In Love Canal, Hooker Chemical company had buried 21,000 tons worth of chemical waste contained in metal drums, which eventually leaked into nearby basements and the canal itself. Unlike the relatively mild symptoms in the episode, victims of Love Canal experienced severe health issues, including seizures and birth defects. Although the disaster was initially declared in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, renewed scrutiny of the cleanup efforts brought Love Canal back into public awareness in 1988, when the area was controversially declared safe for residents. Then, early the next year, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, spilling 10 million gallons of oil into the ocean, killing millions of fish and other wildlife. By the time "One Bad Apple" aired, public and media scrutiny of the relationship between corporations and the environment was at an all-time high.

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Curt Stevens: You don't operate on fish do you, Doctor Baker?
Dr. Baker: Sorry, I don't. Unless they have four legs and wear a saddle.
Curt Stevens: Oh, seahorses, huh?

Jerry Edgebiter: I'm Jerry Edgebiter, I own this company. And you are John Whittaker, Tom Riley, and Curt... Um...
Curt Stevens: I'd like to remain anonymous if I may.

Curt Stevens: Boy, it gives me chills when he talks tough.

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