Chain Reaction
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| Season | 1999 |
| Album | 33: Virtual Realities |
| Aired | December 04, 1999 |
| Written by | Marshal Younger |
| Directed by | Phil Lollar |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Duane Harms |
| Music by | John Campbell |
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Theme: Irresponsibility, Consequences
Scripture: Matthew 25:23 See more with this reference
[edit] Summary
David sets off a chain of bad events by not mowing Bernard Walton's lawn when he's supposed to.
[edit] Plot
David and Mandy are speculating about the new waterpark coming to Odyssey. Whit acknowledges the plans and says that George Paxson is making the deal. Later that day David offers to cut Bernard Walton's grass while he's on vacation. Mr. Walton agrees, but says that he'll need to cut it twice in those two weeks. Nearly two weeks later, Mandy finds David watching TV and asks why he hasn't mowed the Walton's yard. David ends up mowing it on the day before the couple returns, but since it wasn't mowed earlier, two thieves have robbed the house (realizing that the couple was on vacation). The robbers even stole Bernard's answering machine that had a a very important message from a local landlord, asking him to come fix their electricity. Harlow Doyle, a member of the apartments, oversleeps without his alarm, and wakes up to realize that he was late for work. In his hurry, he crashes into Paxson on his way to finish the negotiations for the property where he was going to build a waterslide, causing him to be late and lose the negotiations. In the final scene, Whit tells David and Mandy that the waterslide is not going to be built after all. Will David ever realize he is responsible for the water park falling through? Seemingly small actions can have big consequences.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Who indirectly caused the water park not to be built in Odyssey?
- Are there any responsibilities in your life that you're neglecting?
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[edit] Notes
- The album version contains some additional comments with the burglars in the car. One burglar corrects the other's grammar.
- In this episode, listen for producers Mark Drury and Dave Arnold who play the parts of the two property owners who are trying to sell their land to a water park developer. When the deal falls through, they decide to sell to the law firm of "Crowe, Jorg, & Beeboff," a name Mark and Dave came up with representing fellow producers Jonathan Crowe, Rob Jorgenson, and writer John Beebee. Also, although Mark and Dave have appeared in small roles in other shows, this is actually the first time they "acted" together in the same episode. Will it be their last? Stay tuned! (Thanks to Duane Harms for the information!)
- Watch for a "Wheel of Fortune" parody in this episode. (Thanks to Duane Harms for the information!)
Television in the background while David refuses to cut Bernard's grass...
CONTESTANT: "Yes, I’d like to solve the puzzle."
HOST: "Okay."
CONTESTANT: "Don’t. look. a. gift. horse. in. the. house."
HOST: "Ooh. No. Sorry. Robin?"
Wheel spins.
HOST: "450."
CONTESTANT #2: "Is there a "D"?
HOST: "Yes, there is."
CONTESTANT #2: "I’d like to solve the puzzle. Don’t look a gift house in the house."
HOST: "No. Sorry."
- Contains an AIO Shorty: And You Think You've Got Problems? ? Josiah
- Bernard gets a message on his answering with a complaint of an electrical emergency that needs taking care of but Bernard is a janitor not an electrician.
- It was Cody that lived next door to Bernard Walton not the Strausburgs. The live next to the Rathbones.
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[edit] Resources
Chain Reaction on whitsend.org
Chain Reaction on AIO Soda Fountain
