Moses: The Passover

It's Jimmy Barclay's birthday, and Whit has built an Imagination Station adventure about Moses for Jimmy and his dad to share - but George shows up late, buried in office work, and Jimmy has already gone in without him. So George climbs into ancient Egypt to find his son, and everything goes wrong fast. Beaten for protecting an old woman from a slave driver's whip, George is marched off to make bricks in the mud pits, while Jimmy is dragged away to Pharaoh's palace and put to work serving the lonely young prince. Then Moses stands before Pharaoh with one last warning: at midnight the Lord will pass through Egypt, and every firstborn son will die. In Goshen, George hears Moses tell the slaves to mark their doorposts with a lamb's blood so death will pass over their homes... and suddenly he realizes what night this is. The angel of death is coming for every house in Egypt - even Pharaoh's, where Jimmy is trapped inside.

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0184 Isaac the Chivalrous When a legendary knight steps out of the Imagination Station and into modern-day Odyssey, young Isaac gets a firsthand - and unexpectedly challenging - lesson in what chivalry really means.

0185 A Question of Loyalty When shy newcomer Emily's hidden writing talent blossoms under Lucy's mentorship, a countywide newspaper contest puts their new friendship to the test.

0186 The Conscientious Cross-Guard A by-the-book middle school crossing guard must decide whether to abandon his post or face down the school's meanest gang alone.

0187 An Act of Nobility A young American traveler in a small foreign kingdom discovers he bears an uncanny resemblance to its prince - on the eve of a coronation someone is plotting to prevent.

0188 The Courage to Stand A girl's shot at joining the popular cheerleading crowd hinges on one party - and one condition her mother won't bend on.

0189 No, Honestly! The town's least trustworthy kid becomes convinced a charming newcomer is up to no good - but who's going to believe Rodney Rathbone?

1 of 2 0190 Moses: The Passover On his son's birthday, a workaholic father chases the boy into an Imagination Station adventure and finds himself trapped in ancient Egypt on the eve of the tenth plague.

2 of 2 0191 Moses: The Passover Trapped in different corners of ancient Egypt on the night of the first Passover, a father and son each discover that finding their way back to one another will take more than their own strength.

0192 Modesty is the Best Policy When her father vetoes her trendy new dress, a teenage girl discovers that turning heads at school is easier - and more complicated - than she expected.

0193 A Tongue of Fire When aspiring kid broadcaster Jimmy Barclay takes career advice from Odyssey's most notorious shock jock, his quest for laughs puts his friendships - and his show - on the line.

0194 A License to Drive When Connie is challenged to prove she has what it takes to be a teacher, her first pupil is the last person she'd choose: Eugene, who needs to learn how to drive.

0195 Father's Day When Connie's estranged father breezes into town for one night with an invitation and a suspicious hesitation, she hatches an elaborate scheme to rekindle her parents' old flame.

0196 Harlow Doyle, Private Eye When a girl at Whit's End confesses she's lost her faith, Odyssey's eccentric new private eye takes the case - determined to find it like any other missing item.

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Minor characters & crew 12 more roles

12 supporting roles

Moses Bill Erwin Joshua (a) Corey Burton Pharaoh Ramses II Bernard Erhard Amen-Hir-Khopshef Gabe Tigerman Hotshutpa Hal Smith Watmos Jerry Houser Egyptian house servant Phil Lollar Benjamin (i) Actor Unknown Egyptian herald Chuck Bolte Israelite man Corey Burton Pharoah's servant Corey Burton Egyptian slaver Bob Luttrell

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

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It is Jimmy Barclay's birthday, and Whit has built a special Imagination Station program about Moses and the Egyptians for Jimmy and his dad to experience together. But George Barclay arrives at Whit's End late and swamped with office work, hoping to trade the adventure for a quick birthday hamburger. Jimmy, convinced his dad was not coming at all, has already gone into the Imagination Station without him. Whit refuses to pull Jimmy out: if George wants his son, he will have to climb in and find him himself.

George lands in the land of Goshen in ancient Egypt, where Jimmy is staying with a kind Israelite named Joshua. The whole country lies under the ninth plague, a darkness so deep it has lasted three days, and Joshua has explained how the eight plagues before it - blood, frogs, lice, flies, dying cattle, boils, hail, and locusts - have only tightened Pharaoh's grip on his Hebrew slaves. When the darkness lifts, the slave drivers return. George finds Jimmy and tries to hurry him home for lunch, but Jimmy would rather stay, and before the argument is settled George is beaten for defending an old woman from a slaver's whip. Jimmy is dragged away, and George is marched off to the mud pits to make bricks. Joshua promises to search for the boy, and later smuggles George a drink of water with the news that Moses has gone to speak with Pharaoh again.

Jimmy is handed over to Hotshutpa, who runs Pharaoh's kitchen, and is soon sent to carry a meal to the young prince, a bored and lonely boy who has thrown all his other servants into the dungeon. Jimmy wins him over by teaching him baseball with a stick and an orange, and the delighted prince brings Jimmy along to court to witness an affair of state. There Moses and Aaron stand before Pharaoh. Pharaoh offers to let the Hebrews go and worship their God, so long as they leave their flocks and herds behind; Moses answers that not a hoof will be left, for the animals are needed to worship the Lord. Enraged, Pharaoh takes back his offer entirely, and Moses delivers God's final warning: about midnight the Lord will pass through the land, and every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh on his throne to the firstborn of the cattle. Pharaoh drives Moses out and instead summons his army commanders, vowing that terrible suffering will fall on the sons of Israel before the week is through.

That evening in Goshen, George shares Joshua's empty table and sees the slaves' misery up close: no food, children starving, old ones dying of exhaustion. He is desperate to go and find Jimmy when word races through the village that Moses has returned. Moses tells the people to prepare a feast of a spotless lamb and unleavened bread, and to put the lamb's blood on the doorposts of their houses, for the Lord will pass through Egypt that very night to strike down every firstborn, and wherever He sees the blood He will pass over that house and no plague will touch it. As Joshua turns to prepare, George suddenly understands what night this is. It is the Passover, and the angel of death is coming for every house in Egypt, not even sparing Pharaoh's - and Jimmy is inside Pharaoh's palace. George cries out his son's name.