Easy Money
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[edit] General Information
Albums: Album 26: Back on the Air
Theme: Gambling; responsibility
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10
[edit] Summary
Butch and Sam want to buy some new hockey equipment, but Butch takes a few short cuts that land him into serious trouble.
[edit] Plot
Butch and Sam both want to play on a neighborhood roller-hockey team. The only problem is, they don’t have the money to buy the equipment necessary to play. So they decide to get jobs cleaning up at a local automotive garage, where they’ll have to get up extremely early to get their work done before school. Butch decides that kind of work is for the birds. When he finds a friend who likes to make bets, Butch decides doing that is a better way to make easy money.
Meanwhile, Sam continues to work at the garage. He becomes so obsessed with working that he begins neglecting almost everything else, including his homework, his friends, and his family. In fact, Sam can’t even stay awake in church. Butch wins enough bets to buy his equipment, but soon he starts losing and gets deeply in debt. Before long, Sam decides that he really needs to give up his job. Butch is forced to stop gambling when his bookie comes looking for payment and winds up taking Butch’s new roller-hockey equipment. Both Sam and Butch learn the hard way that there is no such thing as easy money.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Where did Sam go wrong?
- Why did Butch feel he had to bet on the big game?
- Is gambling wrong?
- Why or why not?
- What are the dangers of gambling?
[edit] Cast
| Characters | Actors |
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| Brian (Butch) Evans | John Burdick |
| George Barclay | Chuck Bolte |
| Mac McCorby | Chad Reisser |
| Pete Johnson | Steve Bridges |
| Sam Johnson | Kyle Ellison |
[edit] Notes
Television in the background when Butch is betting on the game... ANNOUNCER: "It's caught! Touchdown! Jones makes the catch! What an unbelievable catch! (BEAT AS CROWD REACTS) Jones, the rookie out of Virginia Tech with a miraculous dive and catch. And the Raiders go up 23 to 14. JOHN MADDEN: "It was a hook and go. Jones ran down the sideline, beat Darrell Brown and made the catch in the back of the end zone. Watch the blocking on this. Murdock comes around the end and Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom Boom! Boom! Boom Boom Boom Boom! And look at him on the sidelines--got a big chunk of grass stuck in his helmet--that's what it's all about--getting grass in your helmet.."
[PAUSE.]
ANNOUNCER: "The extra point is up and... off to the left. No good. And the Raiders' lead stays at nine, 23-14. We'll see if that comes back to haunt the Raiders." JOHN MADDEN: "The blocking really broke down on this extra point. Watch the inside here. Boom! Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom Boom! Look at Smith. He's pulling out a tooth. Now that's a football player!"
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[edit] Quotes
Mac McCorby: Some days you get your soul puréed and served to you in a melancholy milkshake!
