Joy Junction
American children's television show
Joy Junction is an American Christian children's television series produced by and initially broadcast on WCLF in Clearwater, Florida, beginning in 1979. Episodes were also aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (worldwide) and FamilyNet, among others. New episodes were still being produced as of 1990 and the show was still being broadcast as late as 2005.
The theme song is a variation of Three Dog Night's hit song "Joy to the World".
The series would become infamous when, in 2012, cast member Ronald William Brown was arrested and later sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography and conspiracy to kidnap a child. As a result, others involved in the show would subsequently cease broadcasting and remove all official sources of information on the show. While VHS recordings of clips/episodes have surfaced on the internet, a large part of the show is now considered lost media.
Summary
In the show, a cast of characters led by Sheriff Don (played by Don MacAllister) would teach children manners, values, ethics and Biblical history. It was targeted at children age 4 (despite the TV rating for the show, in later years, being TV-Y7) to 13 years of age. Joy Junction encouraged children to write in weekly to receive Bible lessons and games.
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