Davey and Goliath

- Season 5

(1972)

Davey learns responsible pet ownership after Goliath is dog-napped.

Davey and his friends form a band and must decide whether their first gig will be for pay or for free at a children's hospital.

When Davey and Goliath are home alone and the electricity fails during a severe storm, Davey panics. Later he imagines what he should have done.

A deaf neighbor teaches Davey to appreciate all the sounds in the world around him.

Davey, Goliath, and Jonathan help clean up a park that has fallen into disrepair since Jonathan's last visit.

Davey and his friends form a handbell choir to play in church. Their first performance is imperiled when Davey and Cisco have a falling out and Davey refuses to play the following Sunday. Davey's pastor shows him the importance of responsibility and the group performs "Kum Ba Ya" after the friends' reconciliation.

Davey learns the real meaning of forgiveness when he is falsely accused of wrongdoing.

Fascinated by pirates and buried treasure, Davey buries a tin box containing the Jickets club treasury. When a hard rain washes away the box, Davey replaces the money.

Trying to prove he isn't chicken, Davey attempts a dangerous leap and winds up in the hospital. He learns it's better to be called "chicken" than to do something foolish.

Goliath's dog house is wrecked in a storm. Davey must build another one by himself, much to his reluctance and low self confidence. After resisting and trying to get his father to help (whilst disappointing his Dad,) he becomes inspired by his pastor regarding Jesus being a carpenter and finds renewed self esteem.

Davey, Jonathan, and Goliath become lost on a school trip. Goliath, who is suffering from a cold, is unable to use his nose to lead them back to safety.

Davey witnesses a robbery, but doesn't want to get involved until Officer Dan and Mr. Hansen succeed in teaching Davey the real meaning of the Golden Rule. (No longer distributed.)

Davey's Sunday School class hosts a folk fair wherethe children learn about the ways different cultures celebrate and rememberJesus.