Kid's Radio

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036: Kid's Radio
Season	1988
Album	02: Stormy Weather
Aired	July 23, 1988
Written by	Paul McCusker
Directed by	Paul McCusker and Phil Lollar
Produced by	Unknown
Sound Design by	Bob Luttrell
Music by	Unknown
Prev: V.B.S. Blues Next: Camp What-A-Nut, Part 1

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Theme: perseverance, commitment

Scripture: Hebrews 10:36 See more with this reference

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Brad and Sherman hit the air waves with their very own radio station. The station is called "KYDS Radio", but without proper support, the project is headed for trouble.

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Brad Dillard loves radio. He tells Whit that he wishes a radio station existed just for kids. Whit is intrigued by the idea and shows Brad all sorts of old broadcasting equipment that came with the building when he bought Whit's End. Whit says he'll provide the equipment if Brad will run the station. Brad agrees and calls all the kids together. Everyone is enthusiastic, especially a nerdy little kid named Sherman who is a whiz at electronics. The gang all agrees to help Brad get "Kid's Radio" off the ground.

But soon Brad and Sherman learn that what kids promise and what they deliver are two different things. The only ones who put any real work into the station are Brad and Sherman! They work hard to get it on the air, and once they do, they work to keep it on the air.

After a while the work starts to take its toll, making both Brad and Sherman frazzled. Brad's father tells Whit that Brad is endangering his health by working so hard. Brad cannot continue. Whit agrees. He goes on the air to praise Brad and Sherman for their commitment and mildly scolds the kids listening for not following through on their promise to help. Whit also announces that everyone interested in keeping Kid's Radio on the air should meet at Whit's End at 3 p.m. the next day. Unfortunately, no one shows. Brad, Sherman, and Whit are disappointed-until the manager of a local station walks in the door. The manager says he loves the show and wants it for his Saturday morning lineup. Brad and Sherman happily agree, having learned firsthand the value of perseverance.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Why didn't anyone help Brad and Sherman get Kid's Radio on the air?
2. Why did Brad apologize to Sherman?
3. How can you become a good promise keeper?

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[edit] Notes

• The actors of Brad and Sherman later played the better-known pair of Jack and Oscar.

• Near the end of the show, Whit alludes to starting a radio program, only what he's describing is Adventures in Odyssey! The ironic part - the radio man he describes it to thinks the idea is rediculous! This is similar to the scene in "I Slap Floor" when Whit suggests that Strata Flyer and people think he's crazy.

• This episode marks the first appearance of KYDS Radio, although it would not be heard again until quite a while after this episode.

• When Sherman says to Whit that five of the tubes work, three break, equaling two. But Sherman says that only one works now.

• Brad says that Leonard requested for them to play the theme song from "Texas Chainsaw Mass Attack" which is a parody of the hit horror movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

• This episode was used in Radio Scripts, Volume 1.

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