The Trouble with Girls

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Season	1990
Album	00: The Lost Episodes
Aired	June 30, 1990
Written by	Paul McCusker
Directed by	Paul McCusker
Produced by	Unknown
Sound Design by	Bob Luttrell
Music by	Unknown
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[edit] General information

Theme: Crushes, puppy love

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13: See more with this reference

[edit] Summary

On Valentine's Day, Jimmy Barclay finds a note in his mailbox addressed to him from Jessie. She thinks he is "the cutest boy in the whole school"... unfortunately for her, Jimmy wants to get rid of her.

[edit] Plot

It's Valentine's Day in Odyssey, and Bobby is flustered. There is a note in the mailbox addressed to him. The note is from Amy, who thinks Bobby is the cutest boy in school. She wants to go steady with him. Bobby, however, wants to stay as far from Amy as possible. Later, in the cafeteria, Bobby tells his friend Jeff about the problem. Jeff thinks Bobby should tell Amy to get lost, then throw mud on her. Fortunately, Bobby knows there are better ways to handle this. He resolves to talk to Amy, but the bell rings before he can do it. After school, Amy sits at the counter in Whit's End, waiting for her true love. Connie walks over, and the two talk about Bobby. Amy says she's written Bobby several notes and poems, but he hasn't responded to her. Connie suggests a trick that once worked for her: ignoring him. Meanwhile, Bobby and Jeff run into Officer Harley, who is on a stakeout in the middle of the sidewalk. Bobby explains his problem to the well-meaning officer, who suggests that Bobby should tell Amy he's madly in love with her. Harley says that if Amy thinks she can have Bobby's affection, she won't want him. Both youngsters put their plans into action. Unfortunately, once Bobby professes his "like" for Amy, she vows to be his forever and to never leave him-then rushes off to record her feelings in her diary. The following week, Amy dotes on Bobby, writing him more notes and poems. She even gives him flowers while he's playing softball. Finally, Bobby seeks out Whit. Whit suggests that Bobby just wait until the crush passes, but Bobby doesn't want to wait. So Whit says the best thing to do is be direct and honest with Amy. Tell her the truth. Bobby screws up his courage and starts to confront Amy-but before he can say anything, she breaks up with him. Much to Bobby's relief, Amy has a new crush: Officer Harley! Bobby is amused by Amy's crush on Officer Harley but is generally bewildered by the whole experience. Isn't love grand?

[edit] Discussion Questions

• Why is it a bad idea to "play games" with someone's emotions?
• What's the difference between acting friendly and being a pest?
• List some ways that you can best deal with people who make you uncomfortable.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Notes

• "The Trouble With Girls" is a remake of "Bobby's Valentine," OUSA episode #13. Jimmy Barclay replaces Bobby, Jessie replaces Amy, and Eugene replaces Officer Harley.
• In Bobby's Valentine, Dave Griffin played Bobby. It's interesting that in this episode, Dave also plays Jimmy, who took Bobby's role.
• GOOF ALERT: In this episode, Curt Stevens says that "his mom packed his lunch." However, in AIO150: Home is Where the Hurt Is, Curt says that his mom left them when he was little.

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[edit] Quotes

• Jimmy reading a note he got from Jesse

"Nothing compares to a boy named Jimmy,he makes my head spin and my heart feel swimmy,when I see him my face brightens up and turns grinny , this is how I feel about a boy named Jimmy.

• Jessie: Boys there so wierd!