The Adventures of McGee and Me

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The Adventures of McGee and Me

Cover of VHS release of the first episode
Genre Children, Religious, Educational
Created by Ken C. Johnson
Bill Myers
Starring Joseph Damman
Sarah Damman
Terry Bozeman
Vaughn Taylor
Voices of Ken C. Johnson
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 13
Production
Producer(s) George Taweel
Rob Loos
Editor(s) Rod Stephens
Location(s) Indiana, USA
Cinematography Timothy Eaton
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original run June 4, 1989 – June 11, 1995
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Adventures of McGee and Me is an American Christian television series created by Ken C. Johnson and Bill Myers. The series premiered on June 4, 1989, spanning twelve episodes until its conclusion on June 11, 1995. Each half hour long episode centering around Nicolas "Nick" Martin, his imaginary friend McGee, and the moral lessons they learn as Nick grows up. Episodes deal with problems relevant to grade school age children such as honesty (The Big Lie), bullying (Skate Expectations), and faith in God (Twister and Shout).

Contents

[edit] Plot

[edit] Production

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Each episode of The Adventures of McGee and Me promotes a single moral lesson while containing many underlying ethos throughout. Episode titles are puns or witticisms derived from literary or pop culture references. A typical plotline involves Nick and McGee's adventures while either attempting to help others or overcome a personal setback. Before the resolution, Nick has a 5 minute dream sequence involving McGee in his native cartoon world. McGee plays out a new story that mirrors the trials Nick is facing in the real world.

The climax of the story, coupled with the situation coming to a head, is usually accompanied by a pop song written for the show, underlining the moral theme of the episode. After the resolution, Nick and McGee will discuss lessons learned and McGee will utter his catch phrase, "It's like I've always told ya." McGee receives a swift comeuppance for his haughtiness either by being scared by Whatever, or by a failure of his own making. Nick's chagrin turns to laughter and the episode fades to black.

A notable exception to this formula is the more experimental and absurdist episode, Do The Bright Thing.

[edit] Cast

  • Joe Dammann as Nicolas "Nick" Martin[1]
  • Ken C. Johnson as voice of McGee
  • Terry Bozeman as David Martin[1]
  • Vaughn Taylor as Elizabeth Martin[1]
  • Sarah Dammann as Sarah[1]
  • Chelsea Hertford as Jamie[1]
  • Eve Brenner as Grandma[1]
  • Brent Kelly as Louis[1]
  • Johnny Green as Derrick[1]
  • Shaylisa Hurt as Renee[1]

[edit] Media information

The entire series airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network Saturday Mornings at 11:30 A.M. Pacific Time. [1] The series also airs on the TBN's children network, Smile of a Child.

[edit] Episodes

  1. The Big Lie
  2. A Star in the Breaking
  3. The Not-So-Great Escape
  4. Skate Expectations
  5. Twister and Shout
  6. Back to the Drawing Board
  7. Do the Bright Thing
  8. Take Me Out of the Ball Game
  9. 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

[edit] The New Adventures of McGee and Me

In these episodes, Nick has matured from 11 to about 13 or 14.

  1. In the Nick of Time
  2. The Blunder Years
  3. Beauty in the Least

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i McGee and Me Cast Profiles. Tyndale House Publishers. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.

[edit] External links

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