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'''''Gerbert''''' is a show about a chicken-nugget-shaped puppet child that teaches life lessons for children.<ref>[https://dove.org/review/514-gerbert-series/ "Gerbert Series | Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews"]</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/gerbert/ "Gerbert"]</ref><ref>[https://ovguide.com/ "OVGuide | Online Video Guide"]</ref> In its first season, it was Christian themed, however, a secular version, without religious content, was syndicated to public television stations from 1993 to 1997. It aired on the Freeform (then the Christian Broadcasting Network) from February 15, 1988 to December 25, 1991, and was also sold as a direct-to-video series in Wal-Mart and Christian book stores. It has aired on Christian television stations and networks continuously since its 1988 debut. The secular version also briefly aired on PBS during the early 1990s.


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'''''Gerbert''''' is a show about a chicken-nugget-shaped puppet child that teaches life lessons for children.<ref>[https://dove.org/review/514-gerbert-series/ "Gerbert Series | Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews"]</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/gerbert/ "Gerbert"]</ref><ref>[https://ovguide.com/ "OVGuide | Online Video Guide"]</ref> In its first season, it was Christian themed, however, a secular version, without religious content, was syndicated to public television stations from 1993 to 1997. The show aired on the Freeform channel (which has now rebranded to the Christian Broadcasting Network) from February 15th, 1988 to December 25th, 1991 for 50 episodes. The show was distributed as a direct-to-video series in various shopping and book stores.
A secular version of the series was briefly aired on PBS around the early 1990s. It is currently unknown if it has aired since then.


==Episode List==
==Episode List==
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|<span style="font-size:80%">Pilot
|<span style="font-size:80%">Pilot
|<span style="font-size:80%">"In the World Around Us"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"In the World Around Us"
|<span style="font-size:80%">N/A
|<span style="font-size:80%">n/a
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/EwRv-QZvpyA <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 7, 1987
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 7, 1987
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">1
|<span style="font-size:80%">1
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Surprise Party" / "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Surprise Party" / "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/cpNN8TtQ2wQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 1, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 1, 1988
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"A Clean Sweep" / "Created for Good Works"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"A Clean Sweep" / "Created for Good Works"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/kdYu_4Pa2qY <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 7, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 7, 1988
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">4
|<span style="font-size:80%">4
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Cat's Meow"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Cat's Meow"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/j9jTMQMgu_A <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 21, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 21, 1988
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"Things Are Looking Up" / "Little Ones to Him Belong"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Things Are Looking Up" / "Little Ones to Him Belong"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/nT6kLrIVlv8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 28, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 28, 1988
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"I'm All Right" / "The Doctor"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"I'm All Right" / "The Doctor"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/moRiDSyoIgo <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 11, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 11, 1988
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"Some Days Are Like That" / "God Knows My Feelings"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Some Days Are Like That" / "God Knows My Feelings"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/mvi8HkmkDao <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 18, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 18, 1988
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"Forever Friends"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Forever Friends"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/57qzQ9kZsDU <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 25, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">June 25, 1988
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"Look Before You Leap" / "Safe in His Arms"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Look Before You Leap" / "Safe in His Arms"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">July 9, 1988
|<span style="font-size:80%">July 9, 1988
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"Listening Is Loving" / "Listening Skills"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Listening Is Loving" / "Listening Skills"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/ae4DF3ljzSs <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 24, 1989
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 24, 1989
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:80%">26
|<span style="font-size:80%">26
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Wrongfully Blamed"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Wrongfully Blamed"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/7emlMLVatMY <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 31, 1989
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 31, 1989
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|<span style="font-size:80%">29
|<span style="font-size:80%">29
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Being Franklin"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Being Franklin"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/MV5hkS-FlL8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 8, 1991
|<span style="font-size:80%">May 8, 1991
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|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Gift of Giving"
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Gift of Giving"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/CVJlNtD908Q <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|<span style="font-size:80%">December 25, 1991
|<span style="font-size:80%">December 25, 1991
|}
|}


== Cast ==
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
=== Season 1 ===
 
* Milton Clarke - Miles (Episodes: Surprise Party, The Lost Coin, Things Are Looking Up, Hop To It, I'm All Right & Miles Get Married)
* Chris Frederick - Gerbert's Father (Episode: Look Before You Leap)
* Molly Goodrich - Miss Deegan (Episodes: Surprise Party, The Cat's Meow, Things Are Looking Up, Gerbert Saves His Money & Forgive and Forget)
* Andy Holmes - Gerbert
* David Norris - Stu (Episodes: Surprise Party, A Clean Sweep, Things Are Looking Up, Some Days Are Like That, Forgive and Forget, Gerbert Saves His Money & Miles Gets Married)
* Sharon Round - Gerbert's Mother (Episodes: Surprise Party, A Clean Sweep, The Lost Coin, Things Are Looking Up, Some Days Are Like That & I'm All Right)
* Chris Christian (Episodes: Things Are Looking Up (cameo - recording studio segment) & Some Days Are Like That)
* Shawn Dennsteadt (Episode: Forever Friends - credited as a 'Special Thanks to')
* Luke Garrett (Episodes: Things Are Looking Up (cameo - recording studio segment) & Forever Friends) (uncredited)


=== Season 2 ===
* Brad Arrington - Mr. Kramer, the School Principal (Episodes: The Crush, Jealously & Listening Is Loving)
* John Berry - Phil Alpha (Episodes: Broken Promises & Listening Is Loving)
* C. Teague Bodley - Hatley (Episodes: Overcoming Evil by Doing Good & Adoption)
* Tyler Chamberlain - Tyler (Episodes: Rainy Day, Why Do People Quit Liking Each Other?, Broken Promises, Too Much Change & Wrongfully Blamed)
* Chris Christian (Episode: Boredom - a flashback episode from 'Some Days Are Like That' singing "God Knows My Feelings")
* Stefani Crabtree - Donna (Episodes: The Crush (uncredited), Little White Lies (uncredited) & Wrongfully Blamed)
* Adam Faraizl - Patrick (Episodes: Adoption & Why Do People Quit Liking Each Other?)
* Maria Gracia - Mrs. Tollman (Episodes: The Crush, Jealousy, Listening Is Loving, Little White Lies & Wrongfully Blamed)
* Jaki Green - Ms. Taylor (Episode: Too Much Change)
* Patrick Guzman - Boy #1 (Episode: Adoption)
* Mark Holmes - Man lining up at the concert (Episode: Broken Promises)
* Wendy Holmes - Mrs. Holmes, 5th and 6th grade girls Track & Field Coach (Episode: Listening Is Loving)
* Robert Kramer - Dr. Biden (Episode: Little White Lies - only appeared on the film about Chickenpox)
* George Latchford - Mr. Earl Kiser (Episodes: The Crush, Listening Is Loving, Overcoming Evil by Doing Good, Too Much Change & Wrongfully Blamed)
* Abby Newman - Ashley (Episodes: Jealously, Listening Is Loving, Little White Lies (uncredited) & Wrongfully Blamed)
* J.R. Nutt - Max (Episode: Overcoming Evil by Doing Good)
* Sage Parker - Mrs. Baber (Episode: The Crush)
* Mikael Powell - Mr. Balman, the Milkman (Episode: Broken Promises)
* Nathan Roberts - Boy #2 (Episode: Adoption)
* Gena Sleete - Mrs. Kiser (Episodes: Rainy Day, Why Do People Quit Liking Each Other?, Roary Disappears, Adoption & Too Much Change)
* Brad Smith - Customer (Episode: Too Much Change)
* Agustin Solis - Mr. Street (Episode: Listening Is Loving)
* Melissa Townsend - Melissa (Episodes: Broken Promises, Little White Lies, Listening Is Loving & Overcoming Evil by Doing Good)
=== Season 3 ===
* Carlis Belson - Will (Episodes: Starlight, Being Franklin, Pranksters & Be Yourself)
* Christy Berry - One Little Indian (Episode: Giddy Up Pony)
* John Berry - Mr. Taylor (Episode: The Gift of Giving)
* John Cadenhead - Mr. Wigglesworth, the ice cream man (Episodes: Starlight, Bubble Trouble, Thanks, but No Thanks, Art From the Heart, Be Yourself & Fitness Follies)
* Gary Carter - Sly Fox (Episode: Giddy Up Pony)
* Tyler Chamberlain - Billy (Episode: If E'er the Twain Should Meet) / Tyler (Episode: Be Yourself)
* Darryl Cox (credited as Darrell Cox) - Malcolm, Mr. Kiser's brother (Episode: New Beginnings)
* Brian Eppes - Ricky (Episodes: Being Franklin (uncredited), Pranksters, Medicine Isn't Candy & Bubble Trouble) / Joe Bob (Episode: Giddy Up Pony) / Ned (Episode: If E'er the Twain Should Meet) / Bradley Smith (Episode: A Lesson Long Overdue)
* Chamblee Ferguson - Mr. Riley Retail (Episodes: Dreamboat, The Garden & If E'er the Twain Should Meet) / G.T. Gardener/The Giant (Episode: The Garden) / Twain (Episode: If E'er the Twain Should Meet)
* Jaki Green - Ms. Betsy Purcell, the mail carrier (Episodes: Starlight, Being Franklin, Try It, You'll Like It, Pranksters, Bubble Trouble, Manners Manor & Art From the Heart)
* Hillary Hickam - Hillary (Episode: TV and Me)
* Bryant Konnerman - Bryan (Episodes: Dreamboat, Medicine Isn't Candy, Big Dreams & Manners Manor) / Moe Bob (Episode: Giddy Up Pony) / Ben (Episode: If E'er the Twain Should Meet)
* George Latchford - Mr. Earl Kiser (Episodes: Dreamboat, Being Franklin, Medicine Isn't Candy, Try It, You'll Like It, New Beginnings, Thanks, but No Thanks, Manners Manor, How Much Is That Froggie in the Window?, Fables on the Table, Art From the Heart & Fitness Follies) / The Great Khan (Episode: A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures) / Maestro (Episode: The Little Star That Twinkled)
* Suzi McLaughlin - Artist (Episode: Art From the Heart)
* Lou Michaels - Mrs. Lawrence (Episode: The Gift of Giving)
* Greta Muller - Ms. Lenore (Episodes: A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures, Thanks, but No Thanks, A Lesson Long Overdue, Manners Manor, Be Yourself, Fables on the Table, Fitness Follies & The Gift of Giving) / Aunt Polly (Episode: If E'er the Twain Should Meet)
* Abby Newman - Cassie (Episodes: Dreamboat, Starlight, Being Franklin, Manners Manor & Be Yourself) / Becky (Episode: If E'er the Twain Should Meet) / ? (Episode: A Lesson Long Overdue)
* Stephanie Oakes - Jennifer (Episode: Fitness Follies)
* David Price - Matthew Lawrence (Episode: The Gift of Giving)
* H. Lee Rimmer - Sports Announcer (voice only) (Episode: Fitness Follies)
* Jon Rivers - Radio Announcer (voice only) (Episode: Giddy Up Pony)
* Courtney Smith - Lisa Taylor (Episode: The Gift of Giving)
* Robert Tekampe - Mr. Lawrence (Episode: The Gift of Giving)
* Nikki Tilroe - Roary / Puppeteer / Alfred (Episode: How Much Is That Froggie in the Window?)
* Jenny Turner - Jenny (Episode: How Much Is That Froggie in the Window?)
* Jacqueline York - Nurse (Episode: New Beginnings)
==Availability==
==Gallery==
===Footage===
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Gerbert is a show about a chicken-nugget-shaped puppet child that teaches life lessons for children.[1][2][3] In its first season, it was Christian themed, however, a secular version, without religious content, was syndicated to public television stations from 1993 to 1997. The show aired on the Freeform channel (which has now rebranded to the Christian Broadcasting Network) from February 15th, 1988 to December 25th, 1991 for 50 episodes. The show was distributed as a direct-to-video series in various shopping and book stores.

A secular version of the series was briefly aired on PBS around the early 1990s. It is currently unknown if it has aired since then.

Episode List

# Title secular version Availability Christian version Availability Original air date
Pilot "In the World Around Us" n/a Found June 7, 1987
1 "Surprise Party" / "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself" Found Lost May 1, 1988
2 "A Clean Sweep" / "Created for Good Works" Lost Found May 7, 1988
3 "The Lost Coin" / "Lost and Found" Lost Lost May 14, 1988
4 "The Cat's Meow" Found Lost May 21, 1988
5 "Things Are Looking Up" / "Little Ones to Him Belong" Lost Found May 28, 1988
6 "Hop to It" Lost Lost June 4, 1988
7 "I'm All Right" / "The Doctor" Lost Found June 11, 1988
8 "Some Days Are Like That" / "God Knows My Feelings" Lost Found June 18, 1988
9 "Forever Friends" Lost Found June 25, 1988
10 "Gerbert Saves His Money" / "Saving Treasures" Lost Lost July 2, 1988
11 "Look Before You Leap" / "Safe in His Arms" Lost Lost July 9, 1988
12 "Forgive and Forget" Lost Lost July 16, 1988
13 "Miles Get Married" / "Wedding Bell Blues" Lost Lost July 23, 1988
14 "Rainy Day" Lost Lost April 3, 1989
15 "The Crush" Lost Lost April 4, 1989
16 "Why Do People Quit Liking Each Other" / "Loyalty Conflicts" Lost Lost April 5, 1989
17 "Broken Promises" Lost Lost April 6, 1989
18 "Roary" Lost Lost April 7, 1989
19 "Overcoming Evil by Doing Good" / "Peer Pressure" Lost Lost May 22, 1989
20 "Jealousy" Lost Lost May 23, 1989
21 "Listening Is Loving" / "Listening Skills" Lost Found May 24, 1989
22 "Little White Lies" Lost Lost May 25, 1989
23 "Boredom" Lost Lost May 26, 1989
24 "Adoption" / "Before My First Day Began" Lost Lost May 29, 1989
25 "Too Much Change" / "Integrity" Lost Lost May 30, 1989
26 "Wrongfully Blamed" Found Lost May 31, 1989
27 "Dreamboat" Lost Lost May 6, 1991
28 "Starlight" Lost Lost May 7, 1991
29 "Being Franklin" Found Lost May 8, 1991
30 "Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures" Lost Lost May 9, 1991
31 "Big Dreams" Lost Lost May 10, 1991
32 "Pranksters" Lost Lost May 13, 1991
33 "The Garden" Lost Lost May 14, 1991
34 "Medicine Isn't Candy" Lost Lost May 15, 1991
35 "Try It, You'll Like It" Lost Lost May 16, 1991
36 "Giddy Up Pony" Lost Lost May 17, 1991
37 "TV and Me" Lost Lost May 20, 1991
38 "New Beginnings" Lost Lost June 10, 1991
39 "If E'er the Twain Should Meet" Lost Lost June 11, 1991
40 "The Little Star That Twinkled" Lost Lost June 12, 1991
41 "A Lesson Long Overdue" Lost Lost June 13, 1991
42 "Bubble Trouble" Lost Lost June 14, 1991
43 "Thanks, but No Thanks" Lost Lost July 8, 1991
44 "Manners Manor" Lost Lost July 9, 1991
45 "Be Yourself" Lost Lost July 10, 1991
46 "How Much Is That Froggie in the Window" Lost Lost July 11, 1991
47 "Fables on the Table" Lost Lost July 12, 1991
48 "Art From the Heart" Lost Lost September 18, 1991
49 "Fitness Follies" Lost Lost October 17, 1991
50 "The Gift of Giving" Lost Found December 25, 1991

References