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BibleMan is an American video series with an evangelical superhero character (originally played by Willie Aames). The series includes videos, books and live shows, where they tour locations around North America. The series started with the name "The Bibleman Show," but after the first four episodes, the series' name became "The Bibleman Adventures." In 2006, the series was renamed "Bibleman: Genesis." Bibleman started to grow in popularity when its new series name changed in 1997[citation needed].

In 2004, Willie Aames retired from the role of Bibleman. Robert T. Schlipp plays Josh Carpenter, a new, younger Bibleman. A Bibleman video game was released in 2005 entitled: "BibleMan: A Fight For Faith" after the Fight for Faith DVD and Schlipp's debut story. Bibleman: PowerSource is the second series of the Bibleman Story; it premiered with its first episode in August 2006. The Willie Aames episodes currently air Saturdays on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Network.

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[edit] Major characters

  • Miles Peterson/Bibleman: A wealthy businessman who found purpose when he found a Bible in the rain and saw the power of God. Becomes Bibleman by donning a high-tech suit of armor based on the book of Ephesians. Played by Willie Aames.
  • Coats: A soldier/inventor. Bibleman's original sidekick. Played by Marc Wayne.
  • Cypher: The brains of the team, he joined after Coats left. Played by Brady Williams.
  • Biblegirl: A struggling actress who joins the team after she helps in a battle with Luxor. Her real name is Lia Martinez, but they stopped calling her that when she was replaced by another actress in the episode Jesus Our Savior. Originally played by Tracy Henao, Biblegirl was later replaced by Heather Hazelwood (only a tongue-in-cheek joke is given to explain the change; "I feel like a whole different person.").
  • Josh Carpenter/Bibleman: The new Bibleman, takes over when Miles retires in A Fight For Faith. The "new" Bibleman is played by Robert T. Schlipp.
  • U.N.I.C.E.: Universal Networking Intelligence Computing Entity. Bibleman's supercomputer.
  • Luxor Spawndroth: Bibleman's archenemy. He adopts numerous guises representing various sins (the Prince of Pride, El Furioso, Shadow of Doubt, Dr. Fear, Master of Misery, Temptation). Often, they poke fun at the fact that they are all the same actor. Played by Brian Lemmons.
  • Ludicrous: Luxor's annoying sidekick. Played by several different actors.
  • Andy & Anthony Stonecrop: Brothers who influence kids to rebel against God.
  • Wacky Protestor: A nerdy villain who uses technology to fight Bibleman.
  • L.U.C.I.: Link to Underhanded Computer Influences. The villains' supercomputer.

Fibbler: A yellow skinned villain who influences kids to lie to get out of trouble.

[edit] Parodies

MADtv has a recurring skit, Bible Dude, featuring Michael McDonald, which pokes fun at Bibleman. Bible Dude is a church janitor who is warned by Jesus when teens do things like download music or play video games without parental supervision. Arriving at the scene, he recites a completely inapplicable Bible quote, then kills the guilty party (and often an innocent one or two) with lightning bolts. [1] [2]

[edit] Production Notes

[edit] Episodes

Series One

  • Big Big Book! (1996)-no longer available
  • Back to School (1996)-no longer available
  • The Six Lies of the Fibbler (1996)
  • Silencing the Gossip Queen (1996)
  • Defeating the Shadow of Doubt (1998)
  • The Incredible Force of Joy (1999)
  • The Fiendish Works of Dr. Fear (1999)
  • Conquering the Wrath of Rage (2000)
  • Shattering the Prince of Pride (2000)
  • Breaking the Bonds of Disobedience (2001)
  • Lead us Not Into Temptation (2001)
  • Jesus, Our Savior - Part 1 (2002) [In 2006, this episode was jointed with part 2, for Bibleman's first 90-minute episode]
  • Jesus, Our Savior - Part 2 (2002) [In 2006, this episode was jointed with part 1, for Bibleman's first 90-minute episode]
  • A Light in the Darkness (2003)
  • Divided We Fall (2004)
  • A Fight for Faith (2004)
  • A Fight for Faith: Live 2005 (2005)

In 2006, All Bibleman episodes were reproduced by Tommy Nelson with a whole new cover design.

[edit] Spinoffs

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Bible Dude takes on Net Pirates. YouTube. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  2. ^ Bible Dude: Video Games (#1022). Planet MADtv. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.

[edit] External links