Hold Up!
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[edit] General information
Theme: Mankind's basic nature, God's protection
| Scripture: | Ecclesiastes 7:20 | See more with this reference |
| Jeremiah 17:9 | See more with this reference | |
| Romans 3:23 | See more with this reference |
[edit] Summary
A stranger holds Eugene and Connie hostage when he decides to hold up Whit's End.
[edit] Plot
Connie and Eugene are closing up the shop one evening when they begin talking about the nature of man. Connie takes the Christian perspective that man is basically evil. Eugene takes the New Age theory that man is basically good.
A stranger sitting in the corner booth overhears their conversation and agrees with Eugene, that mankind is basically good, it’ simply man’s circumstances that cause him to do evil. The stranger, Hank Murray, uses himself as an example. He has no money and no job. He is basically a good person, but the only way he can pay for his banana split and make a little cash on the side is by holding up Whit’s End! He does this, pulling out a gun to make his point!
Eugene manages to set off the silent alarm, dispatching the police. The police don’t want to have any unnecessary shooting, though, so they wait for Whit to arrive to see if he can show them a different way into the building. Whit, who has been delivering a lecture at Campbell County Community College, knows of a tunnel leading into Whit’s End from the forest. Not only that, but he has a plan that will use the displays and attractions inside Whit’s End to scare Hank Murray into surrendering. Through this, Whit proves that the emporium is really what you make of it. If you make it something good, it will be good. But if you make it something scary . . .
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Why did Whit and Connie think that humans are basically evil?
- Why did Eugene and Professor Ronan believe that people are basically good?
- What do you think?
- Why was Hank Murray so frightened by the displays in the Bible Room?
- Did Connie and Eugene do the right thing when Hank Murray held them up?
- What would you have done?
[edit] Cast
[edit] Notes
- PARENTAL WARNING: This episode is about a holdup at Whit's End. Though it is comical and no one gets hurt, several gunshots are fired during the end of the program, which may be too intense for younger listeners. Recommended maturity level: 9 and up.
- Connie has no idea that Whit has a safe, even though Whit explicitly told her that he does back in "Suspicious Minds". Actuallly, she says 'I want to know how [Eugene] knew there was a safe here'. So she knew there was a safe...just didn't know where it was.
- Hank Murray asks Connie about "an autographed picture of Andy Griffith." Connie says that Whit is "a big fan." This refers to Hal Smith's role as Otis Campbell on "The Andy Griffith Show."
- The cop identifies himself over the radio as "1 Adam 3", a reference to the 70's cop show, Adam 12.
- Hank Murray says he wanted a nice simple job, but he got Burns and Allen and the fun factory, a reference to the George Burns and Gracy Allen Show.
