Two Sides to Every Story

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Season	1990
Album	09: Just in Time
Aired	March 24, 1990
Written by	Paul McCusker
Directed by	Paul McCusker
Produced by	Unknown
Sound Design by	Dave Arnold
Music by	Unknown
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Theme: Considering another person's point of view

Scripture: Proberbs 20:23 See more with this reference

[edit] Summary

Jimmy and Donna tell two very different stories of how an evening at home actually went.

[edit] Plot

George and Mary Barclay are on their way home from a well-deserved night on the town, thankful that the kids are finally old enough to stay home by themselves. But as they turn up their street, they see a fire truck parked in front of their house! George and Mary race home, where the fire captain calms them. He says the kids just experienced a small electrical fire when they dumped water on their malfunctioning television set.

After the firemen leave, George and Mary attempt to find out from Jimmy and Donna exactly what happened. But both kids keep talking at the same time, so George and Mary decide to split up the kids and get their individual stories. George takes Jimmy, and Mary takes Donna. Each couple retreats to separate rooms to get the scoop.

When Donna tells her side, she blames Jimmy for the whole thing, while painting herself as a long-suffering saint. Jimmy does the same-Donna acted like a mean old witch to Jimmy, the handsome, young (and innocent) prince.

George and Mary find it hard to believe either one of them. They piece together what really happened and, not surprisingly, both kids were at fault. George and Mary decide on appropriate punishments for Jimmy and Donna, and the Barclay family illustrates that there are always two sides to every story.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Who lied in this story?
   1. Explain your answer.
2. Do you think that Jimmy and Donna meant to lie?
   1. Why or why not?
3. Why is it important to try and see both sides to every story?
   1. Do you think that’s how God looks at things?
      1. Give a biblical example.

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[edit] Notes

• This episode is loosely based on the movie "Rashomon," a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. In that movie, four people involved in a crime tell varying accounts of what happened.

• After the original airing of this episode, firefighters wrote in and strongly suggested to inform the listeners to never put out an electrical fire with water. The end of the episode was then re-recorded with Chris saying this in her wrap-up.

• Jimmy says, "I'd tell you the rest, Dad, but this is a family show." This is one of the (extremely) rare fourth-wall references that this show makes.

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