Childish Things

702: Childish Things

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Airdate

December 17, 2011

Last Aired

Date Recorded

May 10, 2011

Recorded at

Salami Studio

Album

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Theme

Putting away childish things

Genre

Scripture

1 Corinthians 13:11

Written By

Paul McCusker

Directed By

Paul McCusker

Produced By

Bob Hoose

Executive Producer

Dave Arnold

Post-Production

Nathan Jones

Engineer

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Music By

John Campbell

Songs By

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Summary

Before a gallery exhibit of her work, Penny tries a variety of methods to decide whom she can trust in life.

Plot

Penny Wise decides to find a way to tell if she can trust people or not after her previous experience with Dr. Trask. She gets a book on facial expressions and motions and evaluates almost everyone she meets, making them very uncomfortable.

On her "date" with Wooton, she translates his facial expressions, making the "date" very uncomfortable. She does the same when she is interviewed for a job. The contacts of Mr. Henri, her boss-to-be, are bothering him and causing him to blink a lot, and Penny ends up translating that as a sign of nervousness. She walks out on the job because she believes that Mr. Henri cannot be trusted.

Whit and Connie then show Penny how wrong it is to translate people's feelings only on their expressions and movements. She then apologizes to Wooton, Eugene, and Mr. Henri, who in turn asks her to come work at his art gallery. She accepts the job, and her art is exhibited at that art gallery.

Discussion Questions

1. Was Penny wrong to study body language?

Cast

Characters	Actors
Penny Wise	Kimmy Robertson
John Whittaker	Andre Stojka
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Wooton Bassett	Jess Harnell
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Jacques Henri	Daniel Hagen

Notes

• Jack and Joanne Allen are mentioned in this episode.

Quotes

Connie Kendall: Is it possible that you're putting so much emphasis on body language that you're missing the obvious?
Penny Wise: Oh no. I'm getting really good at it.

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Jacques Henri: I have known my share of temperamental artists, and she is certainly one of them.

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Connie Kendall: So what are you gonna do with all these confused feelings while Penny figures things out?
Wooton Bassett: I'm gonna wait and silence my body language.
Connie Kendall: How are you gonna do that?
Wooton Bassett: Oh I'm thinking about wearing a space suit whenever I'm around her.

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Penny Wise: Connie!
Wooton Bassett: Ah! I haven't had time to change!

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Connie Kendall: Take Eugene and Wooton. They're afraid to be seen by you by fear that you'll misread their expressions and gestures.
Penny Wise: They are?
Connie Kendall: Isn't that right Eugene?
Eugene Meltsner: The word fear may be extreme. Anxious, nervous,disconcerted, discomforted, annoyed, vexed. Any of those are better words.
Connie Kendall: Whatever. Wooton?
Wooton Bassett: No, I think fear sounds perfect.

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John Whittaker: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child but when I became mature I put away childish things. I wonder how much it is.
Connie Kendall: Two hundred and fifty dollars.
John Whittaker: Maybe I'll just read it in my Bible.

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Connie Kendall: You don't get wisdom by following a check list, its not a paint by number process, things like wisdom and knowing who to trust come from knowledge and experience and discernment and because your a christian help from the Holy Spirit.
Penny Wise: Good, 'cause I hate Paint by Numbers.

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Eugene Meltsner: I wear spectacles!
Wooton Bassett: And I'm buying sunglasses!