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26. They don't picture the Christian life as all sunshine and roses. (The Other Woman)
27. They went top-notch from the beginning, getting the best vocal talent they could find.
28. An awesome group of old guys that always had each others' backs.

Doris Day turned this into a hit song years after its release, and starred in a movie of the selfsame name. (1909)

26. Because the bad guys actually die or get locked away... Usually.

30. It brings people to Christ.
31. Jay's obsession with Elvis Presley
32. The Green Ring Conspiracy

Wait a sec... Why are there 3 different reasons labeled as #26?

Oops! Sorry Mandy! I think the numbering got off. I'll edit my post!

33. It displays, not just once, but as a constant theme, that the Christian life is truly a lifestyle. Not just to be acted out at church and then left, but to be genuinely lived. Christ in you producing Godly actions through your life just as commonly as eating or breathing.

A song written by a pro-Communist author displaying the supposed abuses of wealthy capitalists upon a Chinese immigrant. (1932)

34. Connie never ages in a million years
35. It's so creepy that the person who plays Connie is in Her 40s!!

Wait, why are those positives?

TigerShadow wrote:Wait, why are those positives?

Yes, I wonder the same.

(3,000th post)

Miss Friendship wrote:

TigerShadow wrote:Wait, why are those positives?

Yes, I wonder the same.

(3,000th post)

They aren't really...

36: Villains never die.

kittymeow28 wrote:35. It's so creepy that the person who plays Connie is in Her 40s!!

She is actually 56, and in twenty days from this post will have celebrated her 57th birthday. She would have been 28 when she started the role, which means that she has spent a little over half of her life working on this role.

37. They have actors so dedicated to the show and their characters that they spend decades with one character.

TigerShadow wrote:Wait, why are those positives?

Think, Tiger, the character never changes, though their actor counterpart does.

38. Connie remains eternally young because she is trapped in the Vortex of Time.

A song written to teach little children how to perform a tap-dance routine known as the "Waltz Clog." Originally known as The Teapot Song. (1939)

39: The Eugene and Bernard episodes and the Bernard and Wooton episodes

40. The show deals with different issues and problems Christians experience though seldom address in media.

41. It deals with hard topics.
42. It well develops characters, like Jason over episodes.
43. It crafts masterful sagas that are brilliant.
44. It forces you to use your imagination in many ways.
45. It teaches valuable lessons.
46. It uses situations in every day life that people can relate to.

47. The child characters aren't the only ones making mistakes abd learning lessons.

48. It knows how to take difficult topics and create episodes about these topics that everyone, regardless of their age, can enjoy and learn from.

49. The different types of episodes; comedy, adventure, mystery, slice of life...

50. Many episodes have good historical aspects, like Whit being wounded at Guadalcanal, and Whit's end being part of a church that was part of the Underground Railroad.
51. Because it isn't cheesy(most of the time) and when it is, they usually did it on purpose.

52. It is a Christian show, though not all characters are Christians. Which results in lessons of worldview and gaining perspective.

53. Lucy and Curts friendship.
54. How funny and wonderful Bernard is.
55. How almost all non-Christians become Christians.
56. How most episodes are not very creepy but, they still keep you interested.