Opening Sequence
When Davey asks what 'God willing' means, his Dad recounts the story of the previous summer when Davey wandered off and got lost while exploring a cave.
Davey and his family rent a boat to picnic on an island far off shore. Davey's father loses track of the time and when the Hansen family prepares to return home, they discover the tide has run out and their boat is beached far from the water line.
While on a hike, Davey rescues a mountain goat who had a leg broken by a fallen tree limb. When he brings the goat home to recuperate, the wild creature's antics soon have Davey in hot water.
Jealous and envious of his friend Mike, Davey enters a soap box derby.
Disobeying his mother, Davey skates on thin ice and falls through. Thankfully, Goliath is there to rescue him.
Davey is amazed that his father continues to show affection to Barney, Davey's annoying young cousin who has come for a visit.
Davey and his friends try to build a kite, but their feverish efforts to get it aloft are at cross-purposes and result in disaster.
Davey is fascinated by a new remote controlled robot toy until he realizes it cannot love.
Taking imaginary trips in a time machine, Davey, Sally, and Goliath see that God's love transcends time.
Davey makes a string telephone and talks to his unseen parents to show his friends how it's possible to talk to God when God is invisible.
Davey and friends reject Nat because he wears a funny tie, but they soon realize God rejects no one.
During a family outing, Davey hops a ride on a train and is trapped inside all by himself, but he is comforted remembering that God is everywhere.
Davey is curious about the holiday, so his father reads him the story of the first Thanksgiving. As Dad shares the story, it is played out in Davey's imagination.
Ignoring "Danger" signs, Davey finds himself trapped in an abandoned mine, and he must rely on Sally and Goliath for help.
Davey feels that his parents will not be as proud of their boy if he does not make the track team. Davey learns that his parents love him no matter what his failures and accomplishments are.
While visiting a carnival, Davey gets separated from his father. Though he's frightened, Davey is sure his father will find him.
During a family vacation, the Hansens get caught in a storm and the lights go out.
Davey helps Mr. Opp, a bell ringer at Davey's church, by winding clocks while Mr. Opp is out of town.
After he loses one of his father's skis, Davey learns he can't buy forgiveness.
At first suspicious of an immigrant shoemaker, Davey learns compassion for the man and his sick wife.
Davey runs off to the circus, but the daily chores of the circus send him back home where he belongs.
Davey and the other kids are promised a ride on the fire engine for following Office Bob's safety lessons. Davey disobeys one and, feeling guilty, doesn't attend the group. His father teaches him the lesson of forgiveness.
Joining in a parade, Davey and Goliath hope to win the prize-a pony. Goliath stars as a fierce lion.
Davey trains Goliath to roller skate and decides he wants to organize a dog show for Goliath to compete in. The local television station hears of the dog show and decides to broadcast it but Davey breaks his leg while practicing.
Davey tries his hand at gardening, but is neglectful of his chores. Davey learns that God sends sun and rain, but it's up to him to do the rest.
Davey attempts to rescues Goliath after he falls in a river. Together they go over a waterfall, and Davey must help an injured Goliath.
Davey compares his neighbor Hank to God after watching him do his job as an air traffic controller, but Hank quickly sets Davey straight.
As editor-in-chief of his own small newspaper, Davey lands a big scoop, but he turns it over to the real newspaper's editor-in-chief.
Davey learns responsibility as his parents leave him in charge to babysit Sally while they are away.
Davey and Goliath get into a fight with a bully and his dog,but later seeing the boy in trouble, Davey forgives him.
Davey is angry because his father allowed his younger sister, Sally, to join them on what he thought would be a father-son outing. When Davey meets a fatherless farm boy on the trip, he realizes how important a father is to all his children.
Using his ingenuity, Davey rescues Sally after a foot bridge they were walking on breaks.
After a disagreement with other club members, Davey is thrown out of the Jickets club.
When Mr. Hansen fixes Sally's doll carriage instead of helping Davey build a lemonade stand, a jealous Davey soon learns his father loves his children equally.
Davey and Teddy, helping Lorenzo the magician with his magic act, learn that magicians only do tricks, but God's miracles are real.
To celebrate "Good Neighbor Week" the townspeople give out balloons to the children. Davey misses out on the festivities because he decides to help a small child find her way home instead.
Davey and Teddy are sent to Principal Denny's office for tardiness, but to their surprise Principal Denny is understanding, not harsh.
Sally is crowned queen at a festival, but she loses her favorite rag doll in the process. Davey helps his sister by finding the doll for her.
During a ferry ride, the Hansen family's jeep falls overboard. Davey and his father go diving to see where it landed.
This Davey & Goliath special involves a boy selling Christmas trees and a sacrifice to be made by Davey.
Sally and Davey have a New Year's fight, and Sally runs away from home thinking Davey doesn't love her.
Davey's Grandma tells Davey how she will see his baseball game on Saturday and how they will get together on Easter. On Thursday after baseball practice, Davey learns that his Grandma had passed away, which totally depresses Davey. On Saturday at the game, Davey sulks and can't keep his mind off his Grandma.
A rash of vandalism occurs after a Halloween party and the perpetrators' costumes make it difficult for police to apprehend the vandals.
Davey and the Jickets rebel against going to school, but an understanding teacher shows them the value of school.
Feeling rejected, Davey imagines a world without other people, including Goliath. He quickly decides this world is not for him!
After being slothful and lazy, Davey gets a dose of his own medicine. He quickly learns that helping others around the house is a way of showing love.
Davey decides to be a champion bowler and Sally a concert pianist; however, they quickly learn that it takes effort to achieve lofty goals.
Davey buys Goliath an expensive dog collar for his birthday using ten dollars he found outside a neighbor's house. Davey knows that the money belonged to the old lady and his conscience begins to bother him.
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.
Thoughtlessly Davey pours paint down a well. When he sees how others suffer because of his misdeed, he realizes we're all responsible for taking care of God's world.
Davey ignores "Do Not Touch" signs in a museum. Instead, he swings from a dinosaur skeleton's neck and cracks a bone.
Davey's friend Larry is afraid he won't be on a gym team. To ease his frustration, Larry wants to break school furniture, but Davey stops him.
Davey's friend Jonathan is rescued by Officer Dan. Both boys learn appreciation for their police officer friend.
Davey and Jonathan help Tommy, a poor boy in their neighborhood, by collecting soda bottles for money.
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.
When Jonathan's cousin temporarily loses his sight through an accident, Davey helps teach him that friendship is color blind.
Davey and Goliath learn about the saying "Let George do it" when they visit Jonathan.
Davey learns responsible pet ownership after Goliath is dog-napped.
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.
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.
A deaf neighbor teaches Davey to appreciate all the sounds in the world around him.
Davey, Goliath, and Jonathan help clean up a park that has fallen into disrepair since Jonathan's last visit.
Davey and his friends form a handbell choir to play in church. Their first performance is imperiled when Davey and Cisco have a falling out and Davey refuses to play the following Sunday. Davey's pastor shows him the importance of responsibility and the group performs "Kum Ba Ya" after the friends' reconciliation.
Davey learns the real meaning of forgiveness when he is falsely accused of wrongdoing.
Fascinated by pirates and buried treasure, Davey buries a tin box containing the Jickets club treasury. A heavy rainstorm leaves no trace of the treasury, but the Jickets have plans to buy a baseball bat at the next meeting.
Trying to prove he isn't chicken, Davey attempts a dangerous leap and winds up in the hospital. He learns it's better to be called "chicken" than to do something foolish.
Goliath's dog house is wrecked in a storm. Davey must build another one by himself, much to his reluctance and low self confidence. After resisting and trying to get his father to help (whilst disappointing his Dad,) he becomes inspired by his pastor regarding Jesus being a carpenter and finds renewed self esteem.
Davey, Jonathan, and Goliath become lost on a school trip. Goliath, who is suffering from a cold, is unable to use his nose to lead them back to safety.
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.
Davey's Sunday School class hosts a folk fair where the children learn about the ways different cultures celebrate and remember Jesus.
While attending summer camp, Davey, Goliath and friends locate and rescue the victims of a plane crash.
While attending summer camp, Davey, Goliath and friends locate and rescue the victims of a plane crash.
An action-packed holiday special that is perfect for the whole family. Through the magic of stop-motion animation, we follow Davey and his talking dog, Goliath, on an exciting snowboarding adventure.
This one-hour documentary showcases the development of Davey and Goliath, the stop-motion animation children's program created for the Lutheran church by Clokey Productions between 1960 through 1975. It features original clips of Davey and Goliath, as well as interviews with the original animator and creators, Art and Ruth Clokey. Other interviews include Richard Sutcliffe, the original executive producer of the series and R. Marshall Stross, former director of the Commission on Press. The program highlights how stop-motion animation is created and also includes the development of characters, photos, storyboards, scripts, commercials and public service announcements as well as insight on new productions. Others appearing in the program are the ELCA's executive producers for new productions, Eric Shafer and Kristi Bangert, as well as producers and animators involved in the production of a new holiday special being created by the Clokey Productions Studio.
The TV Commercial titled DAVEY AND GOLIATH was done by BBDO New York advertising agency for Mountain Dew in United States. It was released in Feb 2002.
An excerpt from "Ten Pin Alley"
