Joy Junction (1980s?): Christian Kid's Show [NSFW/NSFL]
Jun 12, 2020 16:45:56 GMT
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Post by forlornjackalope on Jun 12, 2020 16:45:56 GMT
Joy Junction was a Children's TV series that was filmed presumably in the 1980s, but one source says that the show aired from 1993 to 2005 on networks like TBN,CTN and Smile of a Child (eventually renamed Smile). It was filmed in front of a live studio audience and included games that the kids could get involved in and win prizes like watches and shirts, which was alongside teaching kids about the Bible and Christian morals to live by. In spite of it's long run, there's very little information about the show that's readily available; including no Wikipedia page, nothing on IMDb, and nothing has surfaced on websites like eBay or Amazon with merchandise or bootleg tapes. However, when you look up the show, the vast majority of the results you'll get relates to the arrest of one of the main cast members in 2013.
In early 2013, Ron Brown (who did segments with his puppet Marty) was arrested for child pornography charges, alongside an accomplice named Michael Arnett he met in an online chatroom. A raid of his Largo, Florida home found tons of images of child pornography; including graphic photos of hurtcore with children that were bound and gagged, as well as alleged photos of dead children. The affidavit that included the chatroom logs delved into his fantasies of conspiring to kidnap, torture and eat children (both on not only Brown and Arnett's part, but also that of others in the chatroom); naming a young boy that Brown saw in his neighborhood as an example, and potentially to produce a snuff film.
Following his arrest, all affiliated networks that aired re-runs pulled any mention of the show from their websites and lineup schedule. The series is now considered mostly lost, with only one episode and a few clips surfacing on YouTube as of writing this. Due to the controversy, it's unlikely that we'll ever see much more than a few VHS transfers if anyone still has them. Due to there being no IMDb page for the series, a full episode guide also isn't available either.
MartinGaidrosich discussing the series, it's history, and the controversy [read the top comment because it's very interesting]:
Joy Junction (198?) - Anger
Joy Junction Ad with Ron, Marty, and Professor Clodhopper:
August 2021 Edit: MartinGaidrosich's video isn't available anymore for unknown reasons and I can't find his channel now. As a positive, someone named Danny D has been uploading episodes of the show over the past few months like rapid fire. The quality varies between rips, but this is presumably the first time these have seen the light of day in 30 years. I'm waiting to see if Danny replies back to me about a possible episode guide and what they have thus far. Cringevenom is also back and uploading regularly, so they can also be resourceful.
It's official though. We might, just might, be getting closer to having the full series in some shape or form. If I get confirmation from Danny, we can hopefully make it a goal to have the series change from partially found to partially lost by next year- maybe.
Edit 2: I linked to Danny's playlist in the thread now that the 13th episode he has is up. This currently puts us at 14 confirmed episodes found, but it's up in the air if Danny has more and what CringeVenom has since they've been posting more frequently.
