Changing Rodney

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[edit] General information

Theme: Changing others, Believing in people

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32 See more with this reference

[edit] Summary

Upon advice from Eugene, Mandy tries to change Rodney into a nicer person.

[edit] Plot

Mandy is taking a high school class with Rodney Rathbone and notices how mean he is to everyone else, including her. She heads to Whit’s End after school to find that Connie is trying to be a world famous chef to impress her dad. She tells Eugene about Rodney and he agrees to help her. He first suggests that Mandy show kindness to Rodney, which doesn’t quite seem to work. Then Eugene begins to dish out advice from a psychology textbook that he’s been reading, but nothing seems to work. Finally, Rodney suddenly asks Mandy for help on an algebra test. Mandy helps him study and things seem to be taking a turn for the better as Rodney actually starts being polite to people. Then Rodney comes to her with a big problem. He has stolen the answer sheet for the test, he says, and feels guilty about it. He and Mandy go to the school to return it. Just as Mandy is returning the answer key, Rodney disappears and Miss Hamer shows up. Mandy gets in big trouble for stealing the answer key and Rodney doesn’t even seem to show any real remorse. Whit explains to her that only God can truly change someone.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Why did Mandy want to change Rodney?
   1. How did Rodney respond?
   2. Why?
2. How can you best respond to people who are mean to you?

[edit] Cast

Characters	Actors
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Miss Hamer	Pamela Hayden
John Whittaker	Paul Herlinger
Mandy Straussberg	Aria Curzon
Rodney Rathbone	Steve Burns
Principal Skinner	Will Ryan

[edit] Notes

• The character of Miss Hamer was named after Kathy Wierenga's roommate, who people often call "Miss Hammer" by accident. Additionally, Miss Hamer?s ordering Mandy to ?March, march? is a reference to the real Miss Hamer?s first name, March.

• This episode originally had an AIO shorty in the middle of it. The shorty was titled "Apostle Paul: Armed and Ready" and was later featured as a segment on 568: The Power of One.

[edit] Reviews

[edit] Quotes

Rodney-Outta my way people, I've got places to go, people to beat up, and problems to cause.

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Rodney-Move please, do you know you're a large person and you're in my way?

Mandy-I think 'Excuse me' would work better, Rodney.