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Broken-Armed and Dangerous

Album: 46: A Date with Dad (and other Calamities)

Episode: 588

Lesson/Theme: Forgiveness

Bible Verse: 1 John 1:9

Characters: Marvin, Tamika, Connie, Eugene, Whit

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Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: March 4, 2006

Last Air Date: March 5, 2006

Description:
An accident at Whit's End leaves Connie with a broken arm...and Eugene is sure he's responsible. He apologizes continually throughout the trip to the hospital, and though Connie assures him that she has forgiven him, he still feels terrible. To make amends, Eugene follows Connie around for days, trying to help her with everything from walking to decorating for her mother's birthday party at Whit's End. Meanwhile, Whit unveils his latest invention, the Mega-Mixo-Matic, to Marvin and Tamika. They're both pretty impressed. Unfortunately, after Whit leaves, Tamika breaks it while trying to show off for an eager customer. Tamika leaves the scene of the crime. However, when Whit comes back later, everything points to Marvin as the one responsible. Marvin is forced to pay for a replacement. Eventually, guilt gets the better of Tamika, and she gives Marvin the money. She fails to tell Marvin that it's her fault, and her feelings of guilt grow as Marvin keeps praising her for being such a wonderful sister. Meanwhile, perparations for Connie’s mom's party continue. Eugene desperately tries to help, with disastrous results. Connie retreats to Whit’s office to work on her book, but when Eugene finds her there, he insists on helping her type. The story she is working on reminds Connie of how terribly she treated Eugene when he first came to Odyssey. She begins to apologize profusely, despite Eugene's repeated protests that all is forgiven. Connie races downstairs to tell Whit. Meanwhile, Marvin continues to brag on his sister when he repays Whit for the blade, but Tamika's guilt is too great, and she breaks down and confesses. At the same time, Connie and Eugene come downstairs. Out of frustration with Connie's constant apologizing, Eugene snaps at Connie, asking why she has to keep apologizing and feeling bad when it's already been forgiven...and then realizes that's exactly what he's been doing. Both Tamika and Eugene learn a valuable lesson about confessing sin and accepting forgiveness.

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