McGee and Me
| 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 |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Johnson |
| Producer(s) | George Taweel Rob Loos |
| Cinematography | Timothy Eaton |
| Editor(s) | Rod Stephens |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Focus on the Family Living Bibles International Tyndale Productions |
| Release | |
| Original release | June 4, 1989 – June 11, 1995 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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 on Nicholas, his cartoon friend, McGee, 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").
On January 25, 1992, ABC aired "The Big Lie" as a pilot for a possible series run. The episode aired as part of the ABC Weekend Specials series. ABC spokeswoman Janice Gretemeyer stated that the episode had been edited to allow for commercials, and to remove specific Christian references. 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, but as of April 2012 is not currently airing.
In these episodes, Nick has matured from 11 to about 13 or 14.
Mary Stevens of the Chicago Tribune described the children's series as "exceptional", and that "the production quality is top-notch". Stevens goes on to 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".Entertainment Weekly gave the episode "A Star in the Breaking" an A rating, stating "No matter what your religious orientation, you and your child will likely find the message compelling".
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