The Bad Guy

#444b: “The Bad Guy”

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#444c: “Bethany's Flood”

Airdate

April 29, 2000

Last aired

September 7, 2017 ↓

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• May 17, 2001
  
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Album

34: In Your Wildest Dreams

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34: In Your Wildest Dreams ↓

• 34: In Your Wildest Dreams

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Theme

Temptation

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Scripture

Proverbs 4:26-27

²⁶Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.²⁷Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Marshal Younger

Directed by

Phil Lollar

Produced by

Rob Jorgensen
Phil Lollar

Executive Producer

Al Janssen

Post-Production by

Rob Jorgensen

Engineered by

Rob Jorgensen

Music by

John Campbell

Songs By

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Career Moves

The Bad Guy

Bethany's Flood

“The Bad Guy” is episode #444b of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written by Marshal Younger, and originally aired on April 29, 2000.

Summary

Nick Mulligan's controversial friend Vince seems to have become a better person.

Plot

Nick’s old friend Vince shows up in Odyssey and Nick expects him to act like he did back in New York- big and bad! Nick is even trying to give lessons to Whit and Connie on how to act in his presence. Vince surprises Nick, however, by telling him he is a Christian and acting nicely to everyone. Nick wants to prove that Vince has not changed and tries to get Vince to sin. He plants cigarettes in Vince’s car, tries to get him to start a fire, go partying, and even get into a fight. All his efforts fail, but then a camera ends up missing at Whit’s End. Nick is overjoyed! Vince fell on his own, he says. Vince, however, comes back and returns the camera, saying how sorry he is for stealing it. Whit reprimands Nick for trying to tempt Vince and then tells him to go after Vince. Nick apologizes to Vince and it’s clear he’s learned a bit more about what it means to be a Christian.

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Discussion Questions

1. How did Nick pre-judge his friend Vince?
2. Should he have given Vince the benefit of the doubt?
3. Was it right for Nick to tempt Vince.
4. Have you ever assumed something bad about another person like Nick did?
5. How did they respond?

Cast

Role	Voice Actor
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Mugsy	Will Ryan
Nick Mulligan	Chris Castile
John Whittaker	Paul Herlinger
Vince	Chad Reisser

Notes

• This episode originally aired with the split 444a: Career Moves, but when that episode was pulled from distribution, it was repaired with the unnumbered episode Bethany's Flood for the album version and all subsequent airings.

Reviews

• The Odyssey Scoop: Read

Quotes

John Whittaker: Do you remember what I told you when you stopped smoking? Who tempts people to sin?
Nick Mulligan: Satan.
John Whittaker: Well, is that the role you want to play in someone's life?