The Adventures of McGee and Me! | |
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Cover of VHS release of the first episode |
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Genre | Children, Spiritual, Educational |
Created by | Ken C. Johnson Bill Myers |
Starring | Joseph Dammann Sarah Dammann Terry Bozeman Vaughn Taylor |
Voices of | Ken C. Johnson |
Composer(s) | James Covell |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Executive producer(s) | Dan Johnson |
Producer(s) | George Taweel Rob Loos |
Editor(s) | Rod Stephens |
Cinematography | Timothy Eaton |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Focus on the Family Living Bibles International Tyndale Productions |
Broadcast | |
Original run | June 4, 1989 – June 11, 1995 |
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Website |
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 centers around Nicholas, his cartoon friend, McGee, who may or may not be real, and the moral lessons they learn as Nick grows up after moving to a new town. McGee and Me! deals with issues such as honesty ("The Big Lie"), bullying ("Skate Expectations"), and faith in God ("Twister and Shout").
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On January 25, 1992, ABC aired "The Big Lie" as a pilot for a possible series run.[2] The episode aired as part of the ABC Weekend Specials series.[3] ABC spokeswoman Janice Gretemeyer stated that the episode had been edited to allow for commercials, and to remove specific Christian references.[2] Another episode, "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" aired as part of the ABC Weekend Specials series on September 12, 1992.
Recently, the entire series has aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and on TBN's children network, Smile of a Child.
In these episodes, Nick has matured from 11 to about 13 or 14.
1."In the Nick of Time" [4]
2."The Blunder Years"
3."Beauty in the Least" - Nick and his family learn to "love your neighbor as yourself".[5] Much to everyone's dismay, Nick's Romanian penpal and his father pay a surprise visit to the Martins, just in time for Thanksgiving. Even though the two visitors seem like an inconvenience, they eventually teach the family a lesson in love, hospitality, and the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
Mary Stevens of the Chicago Tribune described the children's series as "exceptional", and that "the production quality is top-notch". Stevens goes on so say that the series "offers an entertaining mixture of live action, animation and well-written stories with positive moral messages", and despite being based on Bible principles "the series isn't excessively preachy or pushy".[6] Entertainment Weekly rated the episode "A Star in the Breaking" an A, saying "No matter what your religious orientation, you and your child will likely find the message compelling".[7]
In 1990, producer George Taweel received the Michael Landon Award for the series.[8] In 1992, Joe Dammann received a nomination for "Outstanding Performers in a Children's Program".[9] In 1993, Joe Dammann, Sarah Dammann, Chelsea Hertford, Whit Hertford, and Shaylisa Hurte received nominations for "Outstanding Youth Mini-Video Series".[4]
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