It Takes Integrity

181: It Takes Integrity

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January 18, 1992

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Theme

Integrity

Genre

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Scripture

Proverbs 10:29

Written By

Phil Lollar

Directed By

Phil Lollar

Produced By

Bob Luttrell

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production

Bob Luttrell

Engineer

Bob Luttrell

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Summary

After seeing that Curt Stevens is running unopposed in a student council campaign, Lucy Cunningham-Schultz decides to run a campaign based on integrity.

Plot

It all started when the Odyssey Middle School student council elections began. Lucy is upset that Curt Stevens is running for office again. This time he has his sights set on being student body president! He’s asked Lucy to interview him for the Odyssey Owl, which Lucy refuses to do, knowing that all Curt wants is a fluffy story about himself.

What really gets Lucy, though, is that Curt is running unopposed! Lucy’s incensed that the only kid at Odyssey Middle School who cares enough to get involved in their school elections is Curt. She tells Whit that the students need someone who stands for integrity!

Whit thinks Lucy is absolutely right. He says that the person the students need is Lucy! He convinces her to run for office against Curt, and the race begins. Both Curt and Lucy work hard to get votes. Curt says anything to get elected, while Lucy conducts an upright campaign that focuses on the issues.

Curt begins to get creamed in the polls. He is desperate to save his sinking campaign. So at Bart Rathbone's suggestion, Curt digs up some dirt on Lucy. He parades Lucy’s past misreporting of the facts in “Muckraker,” using it in a debate to make her look like a first-class hypocrite. Lucy is devastated and decides the only honorable thing she can do is withdraw from the race.

But Whit takes matters into his own hands and confronts Curt with his dirty politicking. Curt says all is fair in love and war until Whit makes Curt believe that Whit is going to reveal the truth about Curt’s alcoholic father to the Odyssey Owl. Curt panics, begging Whit not to do it. Whit says he’d never do anything so cruel, unlike Curt. For once, Curt gets the message and ends up beating Lucy to the punch: He withdraws from the race, leaving the office wide open for Lucy.

Discussion Questions

1. Why was Lucy so upset that Curt was running for office?
2. Whit told Lucy, “If you’re not willing to participate in democracy, then you can't complain when it goes sour.” What did he mean?
3. Do you agree with Curt’s statement that “all is fair in love and war”?
   • Why or why not?

Cast

Characters	Actors
Bart Rathbone	Walker Edmiston
Curt Stevens	Fabio Stephens
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Lucy Cunningham-Schultz	Genni Long

Notes

• This episode references "Muckraker" and "Home Is Where the Hurt Is".
• This was Curt's last show until The Triangled Web, Part 1 and The Triangled Web, Part 2.

Quotes

Lucy: Would this be the Curt-Stevens-offering-candy-as-they-come-out-of-the-bathroom-so-they-will-say-what-I-want-them-to-say poll?
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