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The Best Episodes of The Story Keepers

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Storykeepers is an animated Christian video series produced by Zondervan from 1995 to 1997 in America and Ireland. It tells the story of a Christian leader and his family's adventures living in Ancient Rome, Italy

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    The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 11 - Nabbed by Nero
    9.5/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Nabbed by Nero

    S1:E11

    Ben asks Justin to tell the story at their next meeting, but the boy is too nervous, and Ben compares his uncertainty with that of the disciples when Jesus was arrested. Ben, Justin, and Marcus are captured during a raid on the Catacombs, so Ben comforts his frightened friends by telling of Peter's fears when Jesus was taken before Caiaphas. Finally, Justin gets up the courage to tell the story of what happened when Caiphas sent Jesus to Pilate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 4 - Ready, Aim, Fire
    9.3/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Ready, Aim, Fire

    S1:E4

    Ben and the gang find themselves the object of Nero's latest neighborhood renovations-- firebombing by catapult! Zak is eager to help, but his overzealous attempts to prove his leadership abilities spark disaster. His harrowing adventure is punctuated by three stories of Jesus, who heals a man's withered hand, brings sight to blind Bartimaeus, and teaches his disciples a lesson about children... one that Zak also needs to learn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 10 - Betrayed!
    9.3/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Betrayed!

    S1:E10

    Ben and the gang must smuggle those who helped them free Tacticus out of Rome. But their fear of betrayal by Antonius, the miller, leads Ben to tell the stories of Judas and the Last Supper. Helena, meanwhile, relates the story of Mary Magdalene anointing the head of Jesus with perfume. When the Romans threaten to burn down Ben's bakery, with Anna and the boys still inside, the stage is set for an exciting—and surprising--climax!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 8 - Captured
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Captured

    S1:E8

    Cyrus's acrobatic talent turns him from a captive to a star of the show in the mansion of his new "friend," Flavian the merchant. He has a life of luxury--until the abused slaves revolt. Suddenly, he wishes he'd cooperated when the gang tried to smuggle him home. Can love redeem the ungrateful Cyrus, as it does the prodigal son in Jesus' parable? Can it heal the rift between Cyrus and Justin, just as Jesus healed the centurion's servant?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 1 - Breakout
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Breakout

    S1:E1

    A young kid who has good juggling skills gets captured by Caesar. The Story Keepers group take it upon themselves to get him out of the cruel place of Caesar.

    Directors:Fernando Moro, Hal Clay
    Writer:Eric J. Danenberg

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  6. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 5 - Sink or Swim
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Sink or Swim

    S1:E5

    A secret search for Justin's father on a Roman slave ship leads to high-seas adventure. Trapped aboard the galley when it leaves port, Ben and his group find themselves headed for battle against a rebel slave ship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 9 - Trapped!
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Trapped!

    S1:E9

    Nero is having a birthday party, but Tacticus is not in a festive mood. He faces a tough choice: worship Nero as a god and receive a promotion, or stay true to his faith and risk death. With the gang to the rescue, his worries are over... or maybe they've just begun. See three stories of Jesus come to life--the royal ride on the donkey, the transfiguration on the mountaintop, and the parable of the vineyard. It's the wildest birthday party ever!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 3 - Catacomb Rescue
    8.9/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Catacomb Rescue

    S1:E3

    Ben's friend, master-storyteller Ephraim, braves the threat of capture to visit Rome--and his story of the Good Samaritan helps Anna and Justin make a difficult choice. With Nero's soldiers searching everywhere, Ben, Helena, and the kids help Ephraim escape through the catacombs. Amid the excitement, his vivid stories recount Jesus' parables of the Sower and the Unforgiving Servant, lessons that bare wonderful results in the end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 13 - The Final Conflict
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #9 - The Final Conflict

    S1:E13

    In the exciting conclusion, Ben and the gang sail off to safety in an Arabian village, but a vengeful Nihilus is on their trail. Justin and Marcus fear they will never see their parents again, so Helena tells how Jesus reassured his disciples after rising from the dead. Ben's gang gets separated in the desert, but with the story of "Doubting Thomas" to encourage them, they survive in the wilderness. And soon, the stage is set for the last confrontation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 2 - Raging Waters
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Raging Waters

    S1:E2

    Zak is arrested while delivering a story to a Christian meeting in Rome, and its up to Ben and the gang to rescue him and deliver the story in time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 7 - Roar in the Night
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Roar in the Night

    S1:E7

    Two lion cubs have escaped, and Crassus, Nero's head animal trainer, is furious. Where could they be? Marcus knows and it looks like curtains when Crassus tracks the cubs to Ben's door. It's animal antics to make your whole family roar... plus three stories of Jesus, who tells the parable of the lost sheep, restores a man's speech and hearing, and praises the widow for her gift to the temple.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 6 - Starlight Escape
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Starlight Escape

    S1:E6

    En route by night to a neighboring city, Ben, Helena, and the kids narrowly avoid capture by Nero's soldiers. The cost of their escape is a broken wagon wheel. While the wheel is being mended, Ben and Helena take the kids on another journey--back to the days of Mary and Joseph. Join them by the firelight to hear about the birth of Jesus, the shepherds and the angels, the Magi and the star, the flight to Egypt, and more!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Story Keepers Season 1 Episode 12 - Getaway!
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Getaway!

    S1:E12

    Helena and the others must free their friends from Nero's stockade, where Justin and Marcus suffer without food and water, and poor Ben awaits execution. Meanwhile, an overjoyed Cyrus learns that his parents are still alive. As the former circus clowns plan an unusual rescue, Ben recalls how bravely Jesus met his own death on the cross. He also tells the joyous story of how Jesus eventually rose from the dead on Easter Sunday.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Nabbed by Nero" is the best rated episode of "The Story Keepers". It scored 9.5/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/1997. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ready, Aim, Fire".