The Virtual Kid

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431b: The Virtual Kid
Season 1999
Album 33: Virtual Realities
Aired Unknown
Written by John Beebee
Directed by Phil Lollar
Produced by Unknown
Sound Design by Rob Jorgensen
Music by John Campbell
Prev: Where There's Smoke
Next: You Win Some, You Lose Some

[edit] General information

Theme: Obsession, Addiction

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12 See more with this reference

[edit] Summary

Alex Jefferson finds he's cut off from the real world when he creates a website.

[edit] Plot

Whit asks Eugene about the claim that according to an exclusive interview, he said that the newest Imagination Station program contains graphic violence. The pair of them corner Alex and clear up the misunderstand. Alex apologizes to Whit and worries that he will have to shut down his Web site. Whit, however, says that he may continue his site as long as he verifies everything. Alex is excited, and even becomes obsessed with the Web site. He begins to ignore his friends because he is spending so much time on the site. A few days later at Whit's End, Whit tells him that Channel 10 News wants to interview him for television. Alex is overjoyed, but the interview turns out to be an interrogation in which the interviewer asserts that Alex is really a Virutal Kid. Whit stops the interview and explains to Alex that his passion is good, but needs to be controlled instead of it controlling Alex. The only master anyone should have is Jesus, and Whit explains that when people let someone else master you, a) the Lord doesn't like it, b) you miss out on all the fun. When the kids came back from the circus and ask to see Alex' Web site, he explains that now he wants to experience Whit's End for himself.

[edit] Discussion Questions

  1. Alex Jefferson was spending all his time working on his website. Have you had anything that has taken up too much of your time?
  2. Why do you think God wants us to be careful with our time?

[edit] Cast

Characters Actors
Alex Jefferson Travis Tedford
Davey Unknown
David Straussberg Jeff Ellison
Eugene Meltsner Will Ryan
Jaime Katie Leigh
John Whittaker Paul Herlinger
Norm Sardoni Unknown

[edit] Notes

  • The Virtual Kid is the only "un-signed" AIO, meaning that no author is given. John Beebee wrote this episode, but didn't sign his name to it.
  • The character of David Straussberg is played by Jeff Ellison, the brother of Kyle Ellison, who played Sam Johnson.
  • Contains an AIO Shorty: And You Think You've Got Problems? ? Isaac

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[edit] Resources

The Virtual Kid on whitsend.org

The Virtual Kid on AIOHQ.com

The Virtual Kid on AIO Soda Fountain

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