Ezra Ford

Ezra Baruch Ford is a lead character in *Travels With T.I.M. ,* a segment of *It's All Been Done Radio Hour*. He is a librarian who enjoys getting out in nature to relax, and whom has never left Earth when we first meet him. He is from Canada and considers himself a student of history. He is disgusted by incest. He is impressed by a busy alien marketplace. He enjoys wine.

**First appearance:***Travels With T.I.M.* #1.01 "A New Adventure Begins"

**Number of appearances*:*** 6 (as of June 2021)

**Actor:** Joe Morales

## **Story**

Ezra was hiking through Arcadia National Park during spring break in 2042 when T.I.M. the Time Machine revealed himself to the librarian. T.I.M. explained what he was, but Ezra didn't quite believe him until T.I.M. proved he could travel through time and space. This shocked Ezra, who knew of nothing beyond Earth. Although a bit afraid, Ezra marvels at what T.I.M. shows him and decides to travel with the time machine.

It was on the first initial jump that Ezra visited the planet Meridia, his first non-Earth planet. He met Litcone Firest there, who accompanied him on further travels within T.I.M. ("A New Adventure Begins"). Their first stop was the planet Sion, where Ezra was disturbed to find the local inhabitants enslaved by a mind-control device. He really wanted to do something to help, though was afraid of confronting the rule. T.I.M. was able to free the people remotely ("Something's Wrong Here").

Ezra was deeply bothered when T.I.M. took him to a space station where a salagonzo was killing the inhabitants. Ezra wanted to help them, as T.I.M. suggested, but was afraid. He at first left the crew outside of T.I.M., in danger, until he realized his mistake. He didn't know how he could help, though, not wanting to go out and face the monster. They end up leaving without doing so, Ezra convinced by Litty not to stick around and see their fate, even though it seems callous. Litty said leaving was smart, but Ezra wondered what intelligence was worth without compassion. These decisions weighed heavily on Ezra ("The Space Station").

Following that, T.I.M. took Ezra on several adventures where he learned a lot of interesting things. But Ezra didn't appreciate T.I.M. dropping them into an incestuous custody case, and tried to emphasize to the child at the center that he needed to find a mate outside of his clan ("Family Ties"). When Litty was captured by Emperor Shizreen, Ezra didn't think he'd be able to rescue her, not brave enough to face 10,000 soliders on a massive ship. Luckily, he came up with a clever way to save Litty, as he couldn't have fought for her. She was grateful, but admitted had Ezra been captured, she probably wouldn't have just abandoned him ("Bride of Shizreen").

To relax, Ezra takes them to Napa Valley circa 2021. He is surprised to see it being bombed out, and isn't sure he believes zombies are real when told the destruction was to wipe out a zombie virus. T.I.M. reveals this is an alternate dimension, one in which Ezra's parents never met, so he doesn't exist. After rescuing some survivors, When Ezra learns Nazi rule the U.S. in this dimension, he becomes physically ill, dry heaving in the grass. The Nazis capture Ezra ("Sideways").