How It All Began

* Title card
* Superbook's image

**How It All Began** (アダムとエバ物語, *Adamu to Eba monogatari*), is a *Superbook* episode from Season 1. In this episode, Chris, Joy and Gizmo meet Superbook while reluctantly cleaning the attic for Chris' father. Superbook transports the children back in time, where they meet the first man and woman in the Garden of Eden.

## Characters

* Superbook (debut)
* Fred Peeper (debut)
* Ruffles (debut)
* Chris Peeper (debut)
* Joy (debut)
* Gizmo (debut)
* Adam (only appearance)
* Eve (only appearance)
* Satan (debut)
* God (debut)

## Synopsis

The episode begins with how Superbook was waiting to be discovered, lying around in Fred Peeper's bookshelf. Superbook tells the audience that he is a book that contains supernatural powers and that he could unlock the hidden mysteries of history. The scene cuts to the Professor looking for a specific book, which he searches for in the attic. While he finds his book in the dusty old attic, his son Chris Peeper has just come home from school. He rushes inside his house in shock to see that his attic is on "fire", causing him to splash water onto the Professor's dusty books. He angrily scolds Chris, making the latter argue with his father. The Professor then makes Chris clean up the attic. As he and his dog Ruffles begin cleaning up the mess, his friend Joy visits him in the attic. Chris persuades Joy to help him clean up, making him lose his balance and fall off the stool.

Ruffles barks at a mysterious glowing object, which turns out to be Superbook. Chris attempts to open the book, but its pages are shut tightly. He dashes to his room and attempts to open the book with a screwdriver, but fails to do so. The book begins to talk, introducing itself as Superbook to Chris and Joy. Superbook then presents a great adventure for the two, then proceeds to open its pages to a picture of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Superbook then asks them if they want to travel back in time, reassuring them that he will protect them and take them back to the present. In a bright flash of light, Superbook takes the two children to the beginning of time.

Chris and Joy find themselves in the Garden of Eden, when the earth was still new. At first, Chris is confused why they are here, but then realizes that Superbook took them there. A metallic voice welcomes the two, and Chris sees his toy robot, Gizmo who is now in a larger size. Gizmo explains that his inner thoughts were never heard when he was just an inanimate object, and that he is now happy that he can move and express his feelings. But after taking a few steps, Gizmo stops moving, because he is still a wind-up toy. Chris winds him back to life again, then Gizmo detects two "alien beings" with his radar, which turn out to be Adam and Eve. While Adam and Eve are naming all the animals they can find, Joy and Chris begin to admire them, respectively. When Gizmo states that Eve is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, Joy remarks that she will be prettier then Eve when she grows up, startling the nearby animals. Adam and Eve are confused to see the three for the first time, yet they still welcome the three to their garden home.

While going for a walk, Adam then tells how God created him, Eve, and everything else in the world. He tells them how God created everything, from the skies to the seas and to the plants and the animals. Adam also tells them how God formed him out of clay, and how his wife Eve was formed from one of his ribs. However, Adam and Eve warn Chris, Joy, and Gizmo not to eat the fruits from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the middle of the garden, or else they will die. As Adam was about to go to sleep, a Serpent with glowing red eyes is seen spying on them, plotting his evil scheme.

The next day, Chris and Joy have a breakfast of fresh fruits. Eve tells them how God sees and takes care of all His creations everywhere. While the three head out for a swim, Chris instructs Gizmo to accompany Eve, just to be sure. At the same time, Eve walks past by the Tree of Knowledge, and meets the Serpent. The Serpent tempts Eve to eat the fruits of the tree, claiming the fruits are not deadly. Gizmo finally makes it to Eve and sees her about to bite from the Forbidden Fruit. Gizmo attempts to stop her, but then loses energy. He signals Chris and Joy by shooting a firework out of his head.

Adam is surprised that Eve has eating the fruit, but Eve persuades Adam to still do so, since she never died. Much like Gizmo, Chris runs towards Adam and tells him to stop, before the Serpent lunges at him. Adam finally takes a bite of the fruit, and begins to feel strange. In a ray of light, God becomes angry at Adam and Eve for disobeying Him, causing the two to hide in fear. Adam blames Eve, and Eve blames the Serpent. God then punishes Adam, Eve, and the Serpent. The Serpent was cursed to crawl on its belly and eat dust. Eve was punished by giving birth in sorrow, and Adam was punished by death. Adam and Eve were later driven out of the Garden of Eden. Now wearing coats of animal skins, the two make one last glance into their former Paradise home.

As Superbook promised, he takes Chris, Joy, and Gizmo back to the present. The Professor comes looking for Chris again, and Chris apologizes for talking back to his father earlier. The Professor cannot believe Chris' change of heart. Superbook concludes the episode of how he is rescued by Chris and Joy. But in Superbook's words: "That was just the beginning."

## Trivia

### General

* This is the first and only episode of *Superbook* where nudity is shown (of Adam, Eve, and Chris at one scene), albeit it is not much detailed because of the anime art style.
	+ This could be the reason why this episode was temporarily removed from the official Superbook YouTube channel. However, only one scene has been altered, the scene where Chris is informed about the firework signal. In this new version, he is given underwear.
	+ However, the episode can still be viewed in the *Superbook* app, given that parental controls are turned off. When signed in an account, the episode will disappear. To watch the video, the user must sign out and clear the data of the app.
* The iconic "harp jingle", which plays in every title card from Season 1, is absent.
* Since this is the pilot episode of how the kids discover Superbook, the pre-time travel sequence is 5 minutes long, instead of the usual 1 to 2 minutes.

### Errors

* Even before God cursed the Serpent, he is shown to not have any legs.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbn.com/superbook/app/video/?&language=en&videoType=superbookepisodes&videoId=344016

## External links

* Full episode (YouTube)
* "In The Beginning", the *Reimagined* counterpart of this episode