Game for a Mystery

658: Game for a Mystery

Preview:

Airdate

March 27, 2010

Last Aired

January 28, 2012
January 28, 2012 July 20, 2010 March 27, 2010

Date Recorded

May 14, 2010

Recorded at

Salami Studio

Album

51: Take it From the Top
The Jones and Parker Detective Agency (sampler album)

Cassette No.

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Length

24:00

Theme

Procrastination
Putting off important things

Genre

Mystery

Scripture

Proverbs 15:19

Written By

Kirby Atkins

Directed By

Nathan Hoobler

Produced By

Bob Hoose

Executive Producer

Dave Arnold

Post-Production

Christopher Diehl

Engineer

Christopher Diehl

Music By

Tim Hosman

Songs By

Unknown

Inventions Used

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Rating

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Game for a Mystery

Target of the Week

Summary

Simon Jones just wants the hedge trimmed, but his son Barrett can’t tear himself away from his portable video game – until it disappears without a trace! Emily, along with trusty sidekick Matthew, takes this as a case for the newly formed Jones and Parker Detective Agency.

Plot

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Discussion Questions

1. Why wasn’t Simon Jones happy with Barrett?
2. What things can distract you from your chores and responsibilities at home?
3. Was it right for Emily to distract Barret from trimming the hedge?
4. What are the consequences to putting off important tasks?

Cast

Characters	Actors
Barrett Jones	Andy Pessoa
Dorothy Jones	April Stewart
Emily Jones	Christina Puccelli
Matthew Parker	Zach Callison
Nelson Swanson	Georgina Cordova
Simon Jones	Joel McCrary

Notes

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(According to Focus's sched. this ep. did not air June 25,2011. Rather, Target of The Week did.)

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Quotes

Barrett Jones: <playing Verminoids> Ah! Oh! That's it! Almost there! Ah, I got it! I got it! No, wait, I didn't get it. I did get it! I got it!! I beat the level!! Whooohooo!!!

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Simon Jones: Do you hear that?
Barrett Jones: What?
Simon Jones: I can hear the hedge calling your name. It's saying, "Come bring that great electric hedge trimmer to bane all that is untrimmed and untidy!"
Barrett Jones: That's not funny, dad.
Simon Jones: Wait a minute. And I give you this, Hedge Bane the Horrible, half of my energy bar. It will aid you in mustering all of your strength!

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Barrett Jones: I'm busy.
Emily Jones: With what? Scratching ant bites and playing Verminoids?
Barrett Jones: I'm not playing Verminoids! Who said I was playing Verminoids?
Emily Jones: Well, I couldn't help but notice the concave indentations in your thumbs. About the size of the buttons on your game I would think.

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Barrett Jones: Well, I hope this is good. Like a crashed space ship or a nest of radioactive snakes!
Matthew Parker: I think Verminoids is warping your brain.

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Matthew Parker: The subconscious mind has a tendency to manipulate even casual conversation.

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