Join Andy, Opie, Barney and Aunt Bee for the parables of Mayberry! Each volume features classic short clips with short lesson material for use as modern parables on the teachings of Jesus. Topics covered include accountability, hope, idolatry, mercy, generosity, ambition, love, revenge and more. For more information about the specific topics and clips from this volume, click the More Info tab on this screen. DVD kit includes one leader/participant guide. Primetime Parable Ministries. EcuFilm reviewer’s note: This is an extremely flexible resource. Because it is perfect for a variety of church settings, including classes and sermons, groups may use as few or as many clips as time permits. Each clip is unique so groups may purchase Mayberry Moments volumes and Primetime Moments without worrying about “reruns.”
Audience: Youth and adults
Running Time: 40 clips, 1 to 3 minutes each
Suggested Settings: Sunday school, evening programs, retreats, worship services, sermon illustrations, small-group discussion starters
Topics and clips for Mayberry Volume 2 are:
Ambition
Clip 1: Barney’s landlady grows mushrooms for money. (1:10)
Clip 2: Barney hires Gomer as the number three officer. (2:10)
Boasting
Clip 1: A postman says Andy isn’t the right “receptacle.” (:49)
Clip 2: Barney remakes the small jail into the Big House. (:54)
Clip 3: Barney lectures prisoners about “life at the Rock.” (1:32)
Concern
Clip 1: Barney enlists Otis and Gomer to protect Andy. (1:17)
Clip 2: Andy acts as father, mother—and nurse—to Opie. (:56)
Courage
Clip 1: Barney deputizes Gomer and Otis. (1:34)
Clip 2: Andy bravely waits for an ex-con to visit his house. (2:52)
Example
Clip 1: Opie dresses up—and Andy has to too. (1:00)
Generosity
Clip 1: Andy offers a dog a lunch—Barney’s lunch, that is. (2:24)
Help
Clip 1: Andy gives Malcolm directions—like “crooked.” (2:34)
Clip 2: Mr. Darling asks for help with Ernest T. Bass. (2:07)
Clip 3: Gomer can't tell a carburetor from a car. (1:04)
Humility
Clip 1: Barney tries to be cool toward an old flame. (1:53)
Clip 2: Barney’s fancy new intercom flops. (1:22)
Clip 3: Barney brags about his attention to detail. (1:12)
Judgment
Clip 1: Barney labels Malcolm the butler a “troublemaker.” (2:05)
Clip 2: Barney misjudges an ex-con with a gift for Andy. (2:50)
Clip 3: Andy spiffs up farmer Rafe for the town musicale. (2:43)
Longing
Clip 1: Barney talks too sweetly over the phone to a girl. (1:26)
Clip 2: Barney starts a syrupy poem—and Andy ends it. (1:44)
Clip 3: Andy reunites with his high school sweetheart. (2:01)
Love
Clip 1: Ernest T. tries to woo Charlene—with chin-ups. (2:21)
Clip 2: Opie shows off the jail to his would-be girlfriend. (2:31)
Clip 3: Opie asks why Barney wants to date Thelma Lou. (2:10)
Meddling
Clip 1: Andy prods Barney back out of his personal life. (2:28)
Clip 2: Barney gets Andy and Helen together—and apart. (2:21)
Clip 3: Andy and Opie talk—and Barney interrupts. (1:42)
Parenting
Clip 1: Opie asks Andy how he can get a girl to like him. (1:48)
Clip 2: Opie tries to pitch a fit—and explains each step. (1:57)
Clip 3: Barney lectures Andy on how to raise Opie. (1:35)
Revenge
Clip 1: Barney fakes a phone call—to trick Thelma Lou. (1:34)
Clip 2: Barney holds a grudge against a rude little girl. (2:39)
Scheming
Clip 1: Barney manipulates his intercom to prove a point. (1:54)
Clip 2: Mr. Darling gets one room—and brings five folks. (2:06)
Teaching
Clip 1: Andy tells Opie history is hard. (2:26)
Clip 2: Barney tries to teach Andy how to memorize dates. (1:41)
Clip 3: Andy recounts the midnight ride of Paul Revere. (3:31)
Wake-Up
Clip 1: Otis goes from dead to full steam ahead. (1:56)