The Stopped Clock

E1

Feeling rejected, Davey imagines a world without other people, including Goliath. He quickly decides this world is not for him!

Who Me?

E2

After being slothful and lazy, Davey gets a dose of his own medicine; Davey quickly learns that helping others around the house is a way of showing love.

If At First You Don't Succeed

E3

Davey decides he wants to be a champion bowler and Sally wants to be a concert pianist, two very different careers.

Finders Keepers

E4

Davey finds ten dollars and wants to spend it on a birthday present for Goliath, but whose is it?

Kookaburra

E5

Davey's geography lesson on Australia is very amusing at first with its dingos and kookaburras, but he soon tires of it and doesn't study for the test. He resorts to cheating, but that night his conscience begins to bother him.

The Caretakers

E6

Davey thoughtlessly pours paint down a well. When he sees how others suffer because of his misdeed, he realizes that everyone is responsible for taking care of God's world.

The Hard Way

E7

Davey learns "the hard way" at the natural history museum that grownups have rules "for your own good."

Rickety-Rackety

E8

Davey's friend Larry has a little trouble with his French and starts smashing up the classroom furniture. Davey reminds him of the school cheer, and helps him prepare for a test next day.

Help!

E9

Davey's friend Jonathan is rescued by Officer Dan and both boys learn appreciation for their police officer friend.

Boy in Trouble

E10

Davey and Jonathan help Tommy, a poor boy in their neighborhood, by collecting bottles for money.

The Greatest

E11

Davey has trouble with Nicky, a new boy who continually boasts about his father. But Davey feels compassion when he learns Nicky doesn't have a father.

Blind Man's Bluff

E12

Jonathan's cousin Scottie, who doesn't like white boys, teaches Davey about racism. An important lesson.

Who's George?

E13

Davey and Goliath learn about the saying "let George do it" when they visit Jonathan, finding out what it means.

Six-Seven-Six-Three

E14

Dognappers are foiled by the identification number given to Goliath by the authorities.

The Zillion Dollar Combo

E15

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.

Upside Down and Backwards

E16

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.

Louder Please

E17

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

Ready Or Not

E18

After a lecture by Mrs. Reed on caring for the world (and keeping your room neat), Davey and Jonathan clean up a favorite city park gone to rack and ruin (and rats).

Kum Ba Yah

E19

Davey and Jonathan decide to help the church with a bell choir. They rehearse "Kum Ba Yah" with Cisco, whose mynah bird offends Goliath because nobody understands Goliath except Davey. The bell choir disbands until Pastor Miller has a little talk with Davey about the meaning of the song.

Whatshisname

E20

Davey imagines gruesome revenges against a new kid who's crossed him.

Pieces of Eight

E21

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.

Chicken

E22

Trying to prove he isn't a chicken at heart, Davey attempts a dangerous leap and winds up in the hospital.

Doghouse Dreamhouse

E23

After a rough start, Davey builds a doghouse for Goliath, whose original doghouse was destroyed by a storm.

Good Bad Luck

E24

Davey's class goes on a field trip to the woods. He's resentful of his teacher's strict guidance, and becomes lost.

The Watchdogs

E25

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.

Come, Come to the Fair

E26

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