B-TV: Envy

Envy has taken over B-TV, and Bernard Walton has the stories to prove it. When Courtney demands Sam's "exciting" assignment sight unseen, she wins herself a trip to the dentist - and kicks off a show about wanting what belongs to somebody else. A talk show hosts Adam and Eve's son Cain, who envied his brother's offering to God and killed him in a field. A storekeeper named Joe gets one wish from a fairy, with a catch: his rival receives double... so Joe wishes half his own store destroyed. Then Bernard tells how King David repents after stealing another man's wife, and Detective Elijah Prophet cracks the case of King Ahab, Queen Jezebel, and the vineyard they took from an innocent man. The cure for all this coveting? A "secret formula" called TTYO - tend to your own - and a thankful heart for what God has already given.

Found on Risks and Rewards Album 24 · 12 episodes

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3 of 3 0311 The Perfect Witness A blind girl's remarkable memory for sounds and details may be the key to unraveling a bookstore robbery that's far more than it appears.

0312 Rewards in Full A citywide charity drive and a school safety campaign test what happens when the credit for good work lands on the wrong people.

0313 Top This! When her lifelong-rival cousin moves to Odyssey, Courtney turns a simple youth group fundraiser into an escalating contest to outdo her - while the local radio station stages its own outrageous bid for attention.

1 of 3 0314 The Underground Railroad Told through a curator's discovery of hidden tunnels beneath Whit's End, an enslaved Tennessee family's hope for freedom is tested when a cruel master's spite tears them apart.

2 of 3 0315 The Underground Railroad While one fugitive risks everything by mailing himself north in a shipping crate, two others race a relentless slave catcher toward a freedom that a new law may snatch away

3 of 3 0316 The Underground Railroad An enslaved family's desperate flight north along the Underground Railroad tests the limits of faith, sacrifice, and the strangers willing to risk everything to help them.

0317 B-TV: Envy When B-TV takes on the green-eyed monster of envy, Bernard and the gang use talk-show spoofs, fables, and detective drama to reveal where wanting what others have can lead.

1 of 2 0318 A Touch of Healing An ambitious experiment with the Imagination Station offers two children a taste of what their disabilities have denied them, while Connie faces a family crisis at the hospital.

2 of 2 0319 A Touch of Healing A boy in a wheelchair experiences walking inside the Imagination Station, and the fallout forces everyone at Whit's End to confront what healing really means.

0320 Where Is Thy Sting? As Connie's family gathers for her grandmother's funeral, grief forces each of them to confront what they truly believe about death, faith, and forgiveness.

0321 Hidden In My Heart When strange emergencies test what kids really know about the Bible, a lineup of imaginary helpers - an emergency operator, a verse-fetching wonder dog, and scripture-powered space gadgets - comes to the rescue.

0322 The Turning Point Eugene's disastrous first meeting with Katrina's father sets off a chain of hard conversations that force him and Katrina to confront the divide their love can no longer paper over.

0323 A Little Credit, Please Connie gets her first credit card and discovers that the ease of charging a purchase has nothing to do with being able to afford it.

Featured characters

Bernard Walton Dave Madden

Minor characters & crew 31 more roles

2 featured characters

Sam Johnson Kyle Ellison Police Officer Dave Madden

29 supporting roles

Courtney Vincent Sara Buskirk King David Will Ryan God Brian Cummings B-TV Announcer Corey Burton Servant Marshal Younger Commercial Narrator Brian Cummings Adam Corey Burton Elijah Corey Burton Eve Katie Leigh Joab Will Ryan King Ahab Brian Cummings Opera Geraldohue Maureen Davis Queen Jezebel Maureen Davis Fairy Katie Leigh Nathan (c) Corey Burton Neighbor Marshal Younger Story Narrator Brian Cummings Bathsheba Katie Leigh Butler Phil Lollar Cain Will Ryan Joe (d) Will Ryan Maid Katie Leigh Nabesh Dave Madden Wife Maureen Davis Zilpah Brian Cummings Man in Audience Dave Madden Detective Lippowicz Phil Lollar Harry's Neighbor Phil Lollar Charlie the Police Officer Bob Luttrell

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Phil Lollar Writer · Director Bob Luttrell Sound Designer · Producer Paul McCusker Producer Chuck Bolte Executive Producer

The story

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As Bernard Walton prepares B-TV, Courtney Vincent complains that Sam Johnson always receives the exciting assignments. Without reading what Sam's part is, she demands it for herself and discovers that the job is supposedly a trip to the dentist. Her jealousy neatly introduces the day's subject: envy, the desire for something that belongs to someone else.

A television talk-show parody interviews Adam, Eve, and their son Cain. Cain admits that Abel brought God the best of his flock while Cain held back his best produce. Rather than correct his own offering, Cain envied the approval Abel received. He lured his brother into a field and killed him. Adam and Eve grieve that the sin they brought into the world has produced such terrible fruit in their family.

Next, a fable follows Joe, a hardware-store owner who enjoys a comfortable life but envies a competitor's newer store and better location. A fairy offers Joe one wish, with the condition that his rival Frank will receive twice whatever Joe chooses. Joe's envy has become so poisonous that he wishes half his own business destroyed merely to see all of Frank's destroyed. He would rather hurt himself than see another person prosper.

Bernard then recounts how King David envies Uriah for his wife, Bathsheba. David sends Uriah into the fiercest fighting and orders the army to withdraw from him, ensuring his death. David marries Bathsheba, but God sends the prophet Nathan with a story about a rich man who steals a poor man's only lamb. When David angrily condemns the rich man, Nathan declares, "You are the man." David repents and receives forgiveness, yet his choices still bring grief and consequences to his household.

The command against coveting leads into a detective-show parody of King Ahab's desire for Naboth's vineyard. Naboth has been stoned after two men falsely accuse him of cursing God and the king. “Detective Elijah Prophet” learns that the vineyard lies beside Ahab's palace and confronts the king and Queen Jezebel there. Ahab had wanted the land, and Jezebel had used his seal to order community leaders to arrange the false charges. Elijah exposes the plot and announces God's judgment. Ahab humbles himself, delaying part of the punishment, but Jezebel remains unrepentant.

Bernard observes that envy can lead people into lies, theft, violence, and many other sins. B-TV's final advertisement promises greener grass through the secret formula TTYO: “tend to your own.” The comic product contains a serious answer. Instead of staring at what others possess, people can care for and appreciate what God has already given them. Bernard recommends listing those blessings, thanking God for each one, and asking for help to value them. Gratitude leaves envy far less room to grow.