Miss Charity's Diner

Miss Charity's Diner was a Canadian children's television program and spin-off of the show Faithville. It originally ran from 2002 to 2006 and is currently airing in reruns on networks such as TBN. The show incorporates various themes of the Bible while doing so.

Episodes

  1. Friendship
  2. Forgiveness
  3. Sharing
  4. Obeying
  5. Fear
  6. Truth
  7. Prayer
  8. Patience
  9. Fairness
  10. Anger
  11. Love
  12. Respect
  13. Thankfulness
  14. Loyalty
  15. Doing a Good Job
  16. Christmas
  17. Thanksgiving
  18. Valentine's Day
  19. Easter
  20. Canada Day
  21. Helpfulness
  22. Bullies
  23. Don't Quit
  24. Thoughtfulness
  25. Optimistic/Pessismistic
  26. Paying Attention
  27. Faithfulness
  28. Trust
  29. Joy
  30. Gentleness
  31. Self-Control
  32. Neat & Tidy
  33. Tender Hearted
  34. Creativity
  35. Responsibility
  36. Contentment
  37. Polite
  38. Giving
  39. Gossip
  40. Jealousy
  41. Stubbornest
  42. Listening
  43. Merciful
  44. Father's-Mother's Day
  45. Honouring Parents
  46. Complaining
  47. Disappointment/Failure
  48. Goodness
  49. Laughter
  50. Loneliness
  51. Punctuality

Characters and Segments

Each episode followed the same basic formula, using all of the same segments in almost exactly the same order. The segments and their characters are as follows.

Introduction

In this segment, at the beginning of each episode, Miss Charity welcomes the audience to her diner and introduces the theme of the episode. This almost always takes place through a conversation with her employee, Carl, a hand-operated puppet. This segment always precedes the opening theme song.

Miss Charity Helps Kids

After the introduction, the main plot of the episode would be introduced. A group of children, usually three in number, enter the diner and present Miss Charity with a personal problem relevant to the episode's theme. Less frequently, Miss Charity would have a problem of her own and ask the children for advice. This segment usually came in two parts with advice being given in the first and the positive results of the advice being reported in the second.

Farmer Shalom and Dusty

In the barn on Farmer Shalom's farm, the aforementioned is seen teaching a lesson to his dog, Dusty (a hand-operated puppet), in keeping with the episode's theme.

Mother and Daughter

A segment that was always the same in each episode involve a puppet mother and daughter. The purpose of this segment was to encourage audience members to call or write the show for a "Miss Charity's Club Card."

Miss Geranium's Flower Shop

Miss Geranium, a local florist, tells a thematically relevant story, always about a pair of brothers named Chucky and Gordy. She is always joined by a puppet named Mr. Bookworm and, less frequently, flower puppets and Mr. Bee.

Sue Lynn, Josiah and Mr. Stan

Two puppet children, Sue Lynn and Josiah, were often seen bickering about a thematically relevant problem. This segment came in two parts, the first of which saw a diner employee named Mr. Stan giving advice to one or both of the children. In the second part of the segment, Sue Lynn or Josiah would return to the diner having learned their lesson.

Constable Howie

A friendly policeman, Constable Howie, was shown giving compassionate advice to a child in need. This segment never contained any puppets.

Mr. Marty's Band

In some episodes, but not all, Mr. Marty would he shown singing a catchy repetitive song about the goodness of God.

Epilogue

At the end of each episode, Miss Charity and Carl were seen once again. This time, they would bring to resolution the conversation with which they began the show, always ending on a positive note.

Puppets

See also

Faithville

External links

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