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Episode #407: "Doodlebugs"
Original Air Date: February 1, 1998
Written by:
Ken LaZebnik
Directed by:
Terrance O'Hara Produced
by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.
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Guest
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Ada |
Barbara
Mandrell |
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Pearhead |
Morgan Rusler |
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Vinegar |
K. Todd Freeman |
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Sis |
Tina Lifford |
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Erskine |
Chris Mulkey |
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Andy Hughes |
Adam Wylie |
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Bits |
Renee Olstead |
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After the death of his
wife, small town minister Erskine gave up his ministry and his lack of
faith has spread to the rest of the townspeople. Erskine's son, Andy
now fears he will die of cancer like his mother while his daughter,
Bits, spends her time trying to draw the elusive doodlebugs out of
their holes. As Bits tries without success to draw a doodlebug out of
its nest, a young man by the name of Pearhead answers a payphone. When
he is told by a mysterious voice where to find a winning twenty-dollar
lottery ticket, it appears God is finally on his side. After Pearhead
enters Sis and Vinegar's Café and announces his "miracle,"
Sis, her brother Vinegar, and Ada, an aspiring singer all begin to sit
vigil by the phone, waiting for heavenly advice. The voice first tells
Sis to apologize to Vinegar for some hurtful things she has said and
when she does, their relationship instantly improves. Ada then answers
the phone and is told to forego her plans to sing in Atlanta because
there is someone in town she loves and she should tell him. Erskine
then answers the phone and the voice knows the pain he has felt after
losing his wife and tells him to find love where he can because his
son needs a mother. Erskine is now convinced and when Sis answers the
phone and is told to convert an old building into a bar and grill, the
entire town pitches in to help; Sis and Vinegar mortgage the café,
Pearhead sells his ice cream truck and Ada donates her savings. When
the Gem Bar and Grill burns to the ground on opening night, it appears
that all is lost. Tess, meanwhile has traced the voice on the other
end of the phone back to Andy. She tries to convince him to own his
lie but he is unable to muster the courage and runs away, opting to
send an apology note to Ada instead. Tess then reveals to the
townspeople, asking them why they had lost their faith. She tells
Erskine to begin the search where all successful searches begin, with
God. As Erskine prays, the townspeople begin to regain their faith and
they begin the search for Andy. Tess then finds Andy in his fathers
abandoned church and tells him how much God loves him. As Sis, Vinegar
and Pearhead arrive, Tess tells them they have hidden from God when
they should have reached for him. She convinces Andy that he is not
going to die like his mother. Erskine and Andy then go to Ada and
Erskine asks her to stay. At just that moment, the phone rings and
Bits answers it. Apparently, this time the caller is God and He tells
bits how to catch a doodlebug. As she cradles the entire nest in her
palm, a dove flies away. |
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Now In Bookstores:
"Doodlebugs"
a paperback book written for readers ages 9-12. Click
here to get it now!
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