26th final episode season american animated television series episode overall broadcast originally april cable network nickelodeon plot follows series regulars babies trapped attic pass time tells jewish story exodus episode babies story young tommy portraying moses cousin represents directed script episode conceived responded nickelodeon request special creating episode instead episode scored nielsen rating making highest rated nickelodeon history received overwhelmingly positive reviews including jewish community publications nominated primetime emmy award award episode attracted controversy compared artistic design older characters anti semitic drawings 1930s nazi newspaper episode animated series focus jewish holiday success precipitated creation special attracted critical acclaim novelization episode exhibited oklahoma plot episode opens tommy parents gathering celebrate home parents christians find boring argues parents especially considering aren actually related following argument type wine glasses use glasses belonged mother ones belonged father storms room families arrive tries mom believes run away hasn reappeared time tommy best friend dad arrive join celebration begins children set search eventually finding attic explains felt bad gone look mother wine glasses locked inside door closed open inside tests door inadvertently locks tells missing admits thinks dumb holiday tries convincing telling boys story exodus hoping improve understanding talks commands hebrew slaves imagined numerous babies throw newborn sons hebrew slave order putting infant son moses imagined tommy basket setting basket afloat river basket baby discovered shows moses palace kingdom decides partner explains unaware moses actually hebrew enters attic looking children locked rest sits continues years later says moses stood abused hebrew slave imagined hebrew episode pictures tommy moses fleeing desert shepherd egypt voice god calls burning bush telling free slavery moses confronts demands free refuses calls guards kid named voiced drag moses away kingdom terrible allows moses leave enslaved explaining prevents leaving parents drew charlotte arrive locked resumes story causes moses curse time plague born children egypt realizing born child moses leave calls final plague moses leads egypt promise realizing set free leads remaining army pursue arrive attic find group end story moses calls power god red_sea approaching pass parted waters crash army story family gets finish wind blow door shut locking decides tell story thinks desert years finally reaching promised land explains actually story aunt uncle met russia production episode inception followed nickelodeon production staff pitching concept special episode concerning crew agreed instead special offer historical interest funny idea founder series pitched idea instead wrote episode regular writers animators directed scripting episode entitled writers forced elements portrayal particularly accessible children frightening regular episodes series comprised separate minute segments special minute format occupying network slot voice actors spent minutes hours recording sessions episode episode released formats including dvd vhs appears video release alongside features toys attic let babies featured video release episode return publisher released novelization episode entitled let babies story written featuring illustrations themes unusual contemporary animations attention jewish ritual tradition portrayal dinner received press attention rare occurrence children programming episode unusual animated series discussing characters religious revealed adherence judaism compared relative non participation family father portrayed inclusive learn customs holiday episodes depicts innocence baby perception world emphasizing young characters intense reactions environment identified episode depiction family loving basically functional different prevailing trends contemporary television programming episode element common series broader themes treatment mother charlotte episode cell phone business life despite professed desire provide educational environment reception ratings accolades broadcast originally april nickelodeon television network repeats episode began saturday episode received nielsen rating share american audiences making sixth watched american telecast week according vice president executive producer episode highest nielsen rated telecast network history episode supplanted nickelodeon viewed special thanksgiving episode turkey came dinner attracted million viewers episode nominated primetime emmy award category primetime emmy award outstanding animated program programming hour lost simpsons episode lisa wedding 23rd annual annie awards nominated category best individual achievement writing beaten episode account animated series submission award received nomination win critical response received overwhelmingly positive reviews series time popular episodes connor new_york_times wrote episode certainly rarity called episode best holiday specials produced reviews applauded episode treatment judaism authors book perfect films occasion holiday mood ordeal praised episode celebrating secular entertaining fashion kids epic albeit exodus story forward magazine called episode comical getting children ready upcoming left lost teen spirit noted episode jewish themes clearly expressed context mass appeal entertainment positive reviews episode jewish community publications said episode entertain children ages parents aol squad hand noted hated episode resented themed television episodes find google search controversy episodes featuring attracted controversy claimed characters resembled anti semitic drawings appeared 1930s nazi newspaper nickelodeon president jewish professed criticism calling absurd controversy resurfaced criticized appearance time reciting comic strip published newspapers jewish new year unlike nickelodeon new president agreed criticism apologized promising run character strip legacy nickelodeon programming network went broadcast episodes concerning jewish traditions including bar episode hey arnold character prepares turn produced second jewish holiday episode time meet network executives original special pitch recently converted judaism david stem collaborated write script directed episode entitled originally broadcast december nickelodeon received nielsen rating kids demographic like critically acclaimed popular episodes series oklahoma opened exhibition biblical images art pop culture including poster let babies story picture book based items highlighted gallery included promotional poster simpsons episode simpsons bible stories vintage superman comic book entitled red headed featuring character time traveling adventures biblical age
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