The Imagination Station, Part 1

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Season	1989
Album	05: Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes
Aired	March 18, 1989
Written by	Phil Lollar and Paul McCusker
Directed by	Phil Lollar and Paul McCusker
Produced by	Unknown
Sound Design by	Bob Luttrell
Music by	Unknown
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Theme: The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

[edit] Summary

Digger Digwillow learns that the Bible isn't boring, by way of the Imagination Station, in the story of the crucifixion and Easter.

[edit] Plot

Tom visits Whit to talk to him about a student in Tom's Sunday school class-Digger Digwillow. Digger doesn't show any interest in learning about Scripture and thinks the Bible is boring. So Whit decides to work on an invention that may raise Digger's interest. When Digger visits, Whit introduces him to the Imagination Station. Whit explains that it's an invention which, through the imagination, helps people to experience the Bible and history.

Digger doesn't think it will work on him, but he climbs in, pushes the red button, and soars back to first-century Jerusalem. There, Digger lives through the last week of Jesus' earthly life-from the Triumphal Entry to the Last Supper, then to the trial, where he is told by a devastated John Mark that Jesus will be sentenced to death.

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1. If Digger’s adventure were real, could he have stopped Jesus from being crucified?
   1. Could anyone have stopped Jesus from being crucified?
   2. Why or why not?
2. What would you learn if you could be taken back in time to Jesus’ death and resurrection?
3. Why is Jesus’ death and resurrection so important?

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• The Imagination Station marked the premiere of Whit's greatest invention. From the first airings, it quickly became one of the most popular episodes.

• The Imagination Station wasn't used for awhile after this because of concerns that some children wouldn't understand that Digger Digwillow was not actually there, and wouldn't understand that it was 'historical fiction' and hot history itself.

• The name of the character John Mark reflects the theory that it was at the house of John Mark (the one who wrote the gospel of Mark and the one who accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey) that the Last Supper was held. Also note that much of the story comes predominantly from the gospel of Mark.

• VERSION DIFFERENCE: There are two alternate versions of this episode which run in the broadcast cycle for AIO. One is the original version with Chris reading her Bible and the other has Chris in a clock shop presenting a special "encore" edition of the program.

• These episodes were made into an AIO Activity Pack, Roll Away the Stone, Volume #11.

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