Finding the Way Back to Mayberry
Episode # 75, "The Bed Jacket"
Introduction: Aunt Bee is having another birthday, and she tells Andy to be "sensible," and not do anything "foolish" or buy anything "fancy." Afterward, she changes her mind when she sees a beautiful, light-blue bed jacket in Lukens Style Shop. Andy buys her two dozen preserve jars and then must trade his prized fishing pole to Mayor Stoner to obtain the bed jacket that Aunt Bee really wants.
Lesson Points:
Whats in it for ME? Mayor Stoner Luke
9:23-25
I am the greatest! Luke 22:24-30
I cant be a servant! Matthew 6:24
I want to be a taker, not a giver! 1 Samuel 12:24
Ill help you IF you help me out FIRST! Proverbs 21:3, 1
Samuel 20:4 and 17
Dont make a fuss Over ME Aunt Bee 1
John 2:15-17
I dont want to be first Mark 9:35
I feel others are more important Proverbs 25:6-7
I expect to serve, rather than be served Matthew 23:11-12
I know I said, "Dont make a fuss over me," BUT
. 1 Peter 3:8-17
Serving you (and God) Rewards ME! Andy John
3:16-18, Colossians 3:23-25
Abrahams testing Genesis 22:1-18
Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
Christ, the best example of servant leadership Mark 10:45, John
13:1-17
Can I measure up to these standards? Mark 8:34-38
How charitable, selfless, merciful, and humble do I have to be?
Ephesians 5:1-2,
Hebrews 13:16, Galatians 6:2, John 13:34-35, Luke 3:10-11, Joshua
24:14-15
Discussion:
1) Throughout the episode, what different items, services, or favors did the Mayor want?
Were they to satisfy himself or someone else? Really? What did you notice about his
four monetary offers for Andys fishing rod?
2) Opie had a difficult time deciding between the salt/pepper shaker set and the baseball cap. Would Aunt Bee have appreciated anything Opie gave her, even if it was the baseball cap? Why or why not?
3) Aunt Bee wanted Andy to be practical, so he bought canning jars (two cases to make it even more special!). Was her reaction to the jars selfish and childish? Why or why not?
4) Andy finally discovered what Aunt Bee really wanted for her birthday and gave up his fishing rod to make her happy. Ho would Aunt Bee have felt if she knew about his sacrifice? Why wouldnt Andy want her to find out? Was it important for Opie to know?
5) Did everyone get what he or she wanted in this episode? Did anyone deserve more? Who, in your opinion, was the happiest of all, and why?
Final Thought:
Opie: You sold it? But, you said youd never sell it!
Andy: No, not quite. I said I kept it because it gave me so much enjoyment and that
I wouldnt sell it for money. And I didnt sell it for money. I just kinda
swapped it for a different kind of enjoyment. So ol Eagle-Eye Annies doing
just what she did before. Even right now shes giving me pleasure real, heart-warming
pleasure.