Chicken Soup for the Soul - Season 1
Season 1
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Episodes23
DatesAug 17, 1999 - May 16, 2000
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
The Window / All the Good Things / The Appointment / The Cookie Thief
Aug 17, 1999
Season 1Episode 260 min
A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy / The Cape / Starlight, Starbright / The Gift ...
A SANDPIPER TO BRING YOU JOY: Despondent over her divorce, a woman finds solace on the beach with a little girl who teaches her to love again.
THE CAPE: Much to his mother's dismay, a kindergartner risks his acceptance to a private academy by insisting his name is Superman.
STARLIGHT, STARBRIGHT: A teenage girl wishes upon a star for the courage to approach someone she likes, but discovers she's not the only one wishing.
THE SEED JAR: The seeds of hope are sealed in a jar for two sisters reunited after a tragedy.
TAKING A BREAK: An overworked mother of three rambunctious boys is ""a-rested"" during their game of cops and robbers.
THE GIFT: Saying it with flowers, kindness wins the day on a city bus.
LOOK OUT, BABY, I'M YOUR LOVE MAN: Opportunity knocks at a radio station, but is a D.J. hopeful prepared to answer?
Aug 24, 1999
Season 1Episode 360 min
No Less a Starfish / My Convertible / Love Is Never Lost / A Gentle Caress....
NO LESS A STARFISH: A woman's emotional scars from a mastectomy are healed by a starfish and a little girl.
LOVE IS NEVER LOST: After his girlfriend breaks up with him, a high school football player learns that love never is really lost.
A GENTLE CARESS: A young couple learns that it's not what you say that means the most.
THE LAST DANCE: At his father's death bed, an estranged son remembers the only closeness they've ever had.
WRITE YOUR OWN LIFE: The endless possibilities of life are encompassed in a pen.
THE PRETTIEST ANGEL: ""Benjamin Franklin"" is faced with his toughest question, by a boy whose mother has died.
THE WALLET: A man finds a wallet and discovers a treasure inside far more valuable than any amount of money.
Aug 31, 1999
Season 1Episode 460 min
Billy / Salesman's First Sale / Angel in Uniform / Handwriting on the Wall....
BILLY: A clown in a pediatric ward learns his job is more important than he could have ever imagined.
THE SALESMAN'S FIRST SALE: A young boy's rocky apprenticeship in sales teaches a valuable lesson to his parents.
ENCOURAGEMENT: Even the astute Nathaniel Hawthorne learns that there's nothing stronger than someone's belief in you.
THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL: A little boy writes on new, expensive wallpaper -– what's a mother to do?
ENDURING LABOR: A well-meaning nurse pulls an unsuspecting man into a delivery room, and he witnesses the greatest moment of his life.
MY CONVERTIBLE: Late for a meeting, an egocentric executive speeding in his new convertible gets a new outlook on life, delivered by a brick.
LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE: Compassion by strangers is so welcomed, even by a dog-tired canine.
ANGEL IN UNIFORM: Two World War II soldiers meet back on American soil and discover what they have in common might save a life.
Sep 7, 1999
Season 1Episode 560 min
From the Heart/Don't Hope, Friend, Decide/How Much is Enough/Going, Going, Gone...
FROM THE HEART: An adopted boy learns from an unexpected source the value and significance of family.
DON'T HOPE, FRIEND…DECIDE: A young married man realizes that relationships are not a matter of destiny but of choice.
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?: Caught in the net of his hectic life, a businessman learns what the finer things in life really are from a fisherman.
GOING, GOING, GONE: In their eagerness to earn extra allowance money, two young sisters clean out their parents' garage all too well.
JOE'S PLACE: A group of teens learns that their two wrong assumptions can be turned around into a righteous act.
AN AFTERNOON IN THE PARK: A young boy has a ""vision"" as he searches for God in a city park.
NIGHT WATCH: A Marine brings comfort to a father on his death bed through ""memories"" they never shared.
Sep 14, 1999
Season 1Episode 660 min
Faith, Hope and Love/Behind Every Great Man is a Great Woman/Mother's Day...
Cat Hammons was in this episode as the mother everyone is willing to help get back to school.
Sep 21, 1999
Season 1Episode 760 min
Just Say It!/Security Blanket/Try Something Different/Live Your Life...
JUST SAY IT: A widower discovers that the best Valentine a person can receive is the one that is given away.
SAFETY BLANKET: A young son's thoughtful gift cloaks his father in devoted love.
TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Inspired by a common housefly that thinks it is trapped, three men find a way out of their own dilemma.
LIVE YOUR LIFE: A mother questions her skills as a parent until she discovers the sage writings of her daughter.
THE PERFECT DOG: A deaf boy demonstrates to his class why his ugly dog is also the most beautiful.
SILENT NIGHT: Two World War II soldiers, an American and a German, are trapped together in a barn on Christmas Eve and learn who one another really are.
Sep 28, 1999
Season 1Episode 860 min
Pitch/Dance Night/Attitude, One of Life's Choices/Grass/Goodwill...
PITCH: In an unexpected fashion, a high school baseball player learns as much about parental love and pride from his coach as he does from his parents.
DANCE NIGHT: An athletic tomboy invited to her first dance is apprehensive about her father's response when he sees her all dressed up.
ATTITUDE: The attitude of a self-proclaimed positive thinker is put to the test, and then it becomes personal.
GRASS: The simple beauty of green grass becomes a metaphor of an adult son's newly rediscovered affection for his mother.
GOODWILL: Clothes don't make the young man, nor do they win his heart.
BERNIE'S BALLOON: A young girl misses her deceased grandfather and sends him a note to heaven via balloon. The biggest surprise is the return message.
THE REAL FATHER: Questioning the paternity of the child he is raising as his own, a man discerns the true meaning of parenthood.
Oct 12, 1999
Season 1Episode 960 min
The Green Boots/How Magic Helped a Blind Girl See/Lady, Are You Rich?...
THE GREEN BOOTS: Confidence has many sources, and an unassuming school janitor becomes one of them.
HOW MAGIC HELPED THE BLIND GIRL SEE: Magic is in the cards as a magician helps a despondent blind girl to unfailingly ""see.""
LADY, ARE YOU RICH? A little girl's innocuous question reveals to a disaffected homemaker how rich the woman's life really is.
THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS BLACK OR WHITE: Two teenagers arguing over the solution of a math problem learn the real solution is in their point of view.
GOODBYE, MY FRIEND: An elderly man and his trusted companion, a dog, struggle to find a way to say goodbye to each other and say hello to new lives for the both of them.
BEAUTIFUL DAY, ISN'T IT? A blind woman's lesson to others is that losing one's sight isn't nearly as bad as losing one's vision.
THE ICE BREAKER: A couple hoping to adopt a child fear their beloved dog will hurt their chances of being accepted by the adoption agency.
Oct 26, 1999
Season 1Episode 1060 min
The Anniversary / Lady, Are You Rich? / Where's My Kiss, Then?
BLIND DATE WITH BELINDA: A teenager talks himself into a blind date with the new school mascot, but is she a ""dog?""
TOMMY'S ESSAY: A negative third grader's essay deals with his parent's break-up in an unexpectedly positive way.
WHERE'S MY KISS, THEN?: Something lost can become something gained, until it's lost again. A young girl and her father absorb a poignant lesson.
SIMPLE TOUCH: It's said a teacher's influence lives on for generations, but this time it saves the life of a student.
THEIR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY: The impact of a short poem spans 50 years in the lives of a couple celebrating their anniversary.
Nov 9, 1999
Season 1Episode 1160 min
Rescued/The Surprise Date/What Bravery Is/Lost and Found/Paco Come Home
RESCUED: The fate of an orphaned girl is about to be decided in a small-town courtroom in 1934, but she influences an unexpected edict.
THE SURPRISE DATE: A woman arranges a blind date for her granddaughter who meets the man of her dreams.
WHAT BRAVERY IS: A raw recruit shows his fellow infantrymen the meaning of true bravery.
LOST AND FOUND: It's said a person's true character is revealed on the golf course. One man learns more than a golf lesson.
PACO, COME HOME: A family argument causes a father and son to realize the value of their relationship.
Nov 16, 1999
Season 1Episode 1260 min
Angels Once and a While / Carrie's Gift / A Secret Promise Kept
A SECRET PROMISE KEPT: An unexpected gift from a grateful son comforts a dying father during his last days.
APPLE CIDER AND A LOVE STORY: Inspired by an old man's stories about his wife, a young husband gains a new perspective on his own marriage.
ANGELS ONCE IN A WHILE: With Thanksgiving nearing, a struggling waitress discovers how large a ""family"" she really has.
TWO NICKELS AND FIVE PENNIES: An impatient waitress learns from a young boy that people who have the least to give often give the very most.
CARRIE'S GIFT: Big, family grudges become small, forgiven misunderstandings thanks to a persistent granddaughter.
THE BAG LADY: A bag lady renders the example that having needs and being needy are degrees in attitude, gratitude and generosity.
NOBODY KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE: Selfishness and dishonesty are traits more common than most people would like to believe, as a young boy's metaphoric mirror reveals.
Nov 23, 1999
Season 1Episode 1360 min
Sand Castles /Crying's Okay/ It's Never Too Late / Egg Lessons
SAND CASTLES: An estranged couple pledge to repair their marriage.
CRYING'S OKAY: Teacher is concerned after finding a student crying in an empty classroom.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE: A middle-aged man returns to his hometown to make amends for a minor crime he had not been charged for years earlier.
EGG LESSONS: A mother and teenage daughter talk.
Nov 30, 1999
Season 1Episode 1460 min
The Giving Tree / Simple Wooden Boxes / A Birthday Song / The Heart of Christmas
Dec 14, 1999
Season 1Episode 1560 min
Making the Grade / $700 Salvation / The Question
Jan 18, 2000
Season 1Episode 1660 min
14 Steps / Damaged Goods / Ballerina Dreams
14 STEPS
A man (Philip Casnoff) crippled in an accident learns to live with his disability and heal the strained relationships caused by his bitterness.
DAMAGED GOODS
A divorcee (Tracey Gold) visits her rabbi (Joseph Bologna) about the possibility of remarriage.
BALLERINA DREAMS
A young dance student yearning to be a ballerina learns to cope with a career-curtailing foot injury.
Jan 25, 2000
Season 1Episode 1760 min
Thinking of You / Mama's Soup Pot / The Letter
THE LETTER: A tale about a young man sent to WW2 and the girlfriend he leaves behind.
MAMA'S SOUP POT: A teenage boy is ashamed of his loud, ethnic family until he realizes how much his rich society friend appreciates them.
THINKING OF YOU: An elderly widow remembers and shares a dance with her dead husband.
Feb 1, 2000
Season 1Episode 1860 min
What's Happening With Today's Youth?/Mustang and The Tutor/Father
MUSTANG AND THE TUTOR:
In exchange for her teenage student studying his math with her, a teacher (Nora Dunn) is instructed in the art of cars.
Feb 8, 2000
Season 1Episode 1960 min
Footprints on My Heart /Legacy / Elopement
Feb 15, 2000
Season 1Episode 2060 min
The Right Thing / Letters to Suzie / A Reason for Being
Feb 22, 2000
Season 1Episode 2160 min
Mason Dixon Memory / Summer School / The Final Show
May 2, 2000
Season 1Episode 2260 min
A Pearl of Great Value / Two Sides of Love / Destiny in a Bottle
May 9, 2000
Season 1Episode 2360 min
A Bad Influence/The Surprise/Who You Are Makes A Difference
A BAD INFLUENCE: A mother and father's (Julia Duffy, Jerry Lacy) concerns about their daughter's (Alicia Leigh Willis) leather-jacketed, motorcyle-riding boyfriend (Eamon Behrens) are assuaged when he saves her from trouble.
THE SURPRISE: With a surprise party, a longtime feud between brothers (Joe Penny, Jerry Levine) is resolved.
May 16, 2000
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