The HORSESHOE Show

The show began with Jeff apologizing for taking a horseshoe. He insisted he had a really good reason, though...and proceeded to explain.

He had returned a mostly mutilated Hannah Montana horseshoe a few days previous. The customer service clerk at the store pointed out that this was an "indoor horseshoe." It had clearly been tossed outside. Jeff hadn't realized that it was "for outdoor use only." But he had coated the plastic toy in hand sanitizer. The two men soon realized that they knew each other...from summer camp many summers ago.

Chris was attempting to sing and dance his way through the greatest rock ballad ever: "Hard to say I'm Sorry" by Chicago in the camp talent show. After being booed from the stage, he had a heart-to-heart talk with camp director, Mr. Ironsides. Ironsides was a bit distracted though. One his best counselors, Rascal, had taken ill and was at the doctor.

Spanky (AKA Rascal...or Jerome) met with a doctor at the clinic where he'd been tested for a horseshoe-shaped rash several days previous. The doctor was truly baffled by Spanky's condition, and suggested that his stressful camp lifeguard job might be the cause...or just as likely, might not. He suggested a leisurely trip to the Dixie Stampede.

The host for the behind-the-scenes tour of Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede at Myrtle Beach, explained how the live-action rodeo dinner show worked. Tour group member, Mrs. Evelyn Rosewater, asked about the horses. You see, when she was in school, horses were used to teach the girls how to kiss. Of course her uncle had been trampled by a horse when she was younger, so she wasn't crazy about horses...though she did ask the tour guide if they ever allowed retirees to interview for volunteer positions.

His interview was not going well. After casually accepting a handful of gummi bears, Jeff was now being turned down for a job as a monster truck driver simply due to his lack of will power. Would he like...a pen? a T-bone steak? two handfuls of gold American Eagle coins? Only after Jeff resisted did he get a shot at the job he so desperately needed.

Just like Evelyn Rosewater got a chance to volunteer at the Dixie Stampede...

And Spanky found a chance to overcome his mysterious illness...

And little Chris got one more shot at vocal glory...

And Jeff got a brand new set of indoor horseshoes at no extra charge.

Jeff explained that by taking the horseshoe he might be guilty of theft. But he gained so much more in the process: a new lease on life. Hope. And that...that's not so bad.