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Tom for Mayor, II

Album: 22: The Changing Times

Episode: 287

Lesson/Theme: God's guidance in times of trouble.

Bible Verse: John 17:11

Characters: Bart, Sam, Bernard, Connie, Eugene, Tom

Writer: Paul McCusker

Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: November 5, 1994

Last Air Date: February 27, 2009

Description:
Continued frompart I... The Environmental Detection guys aren't as they seemed. They want to collect evidence to try and implicate Tom in some sort of scandal. When they can't find real evidence, they make it up! Along the way, it's revealed that Glossman is not acting on his own but is on orders from a mysterious person "higher up". Despite Glossman's best efforts, Tom clears his name and wins the election. But even as Tom celebrates his victory, Glossman vows that Odyssey hasn't seen the last of him or his mysterious boss.

Questions:
Do you think Christians should run for public office? Explain. What was wrong with the way Bart ran his campaign? Could Tom have done anything to avoid the scandal? Why was Glossman so intent on ruining Tom? Explain.