"The Soda Fountain" - AIO Episode 345: B-TV: Compassion

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345: B-TV: Compassion

February 10, 1996

B-TV teaches people about compassion using a variety of skits and sketches.

Characters

Character	Actor	App.
Bartimaeus	Steve Bridges	# 1
Bernard Walton	Dave Madden	# 37
Courtney Vincent	Sara Buskirk	# 10
Dale Martwinkle	Steve Bridges	# 1
David, King	Will Ryan	# 5
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan	# 99
Jesus	Corey Burton	# 11
Marty (b)	Corey Burton	# 1
Sam Johnson	Kyle Ellison	# 25
Steven	Will Ryan	# 1
William Shakespeare	Corey Burton	# 1

Production Team


Phil Lollar	Dave Arnold
Writer Director	Sound Designer

Trivia

The passage of Shakespeare quoted in this episode is spoken by Portia in "The Merchant of Venice."
- Ben

Goofs

Allusions

The name of Dan Perdue (the announcer on the game show "Who's Got Compassion?") is a reference to Don Pardo, longtime TV announcer.
- Ben

The name Dale Martwinkle (host of the "Who's Got Compassion?" game show) is an anagram of famous real-life game show host Wink Martindale.
- Ben

Bernard's story in this episode is based on the short story "Martin the Cobbler" by Leo Tolstoy.
- Ben

Quotes

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