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- In the small town of Faithville, Ontario, Miss Charity is the proprietress of the local diner, where many of the neighborhood children come to visit. Miss Charity enjoys the children's company and, in addition to her and her resident cook Karl making the meals for them and the other guests, she also gives advice to the kids regarding how to overcome whatever problems they may have. Other denizens of Faithville who also have their own segments within the show (and who also visited Miss Charity's on occasion) included Farmer Shalom and his dog, Dusty, who often related the theme of the day to how members of the animal kingdom live and work; Miss Geranium, the local florist who is often joined by her friend, Mr. Bookworm, and enjoys telling stories about two boys, Chuckie and Gordy; Sue Lynn and Josiah, two neighborhood kids who visit the diner and are joined by Mr. Dan or Mr. Stan, who help in Miss Charity's kitchen and inventory the stockroom, and often helped quell Sue Lynn and Josiah's disagreements; and Constable Howie, the neighborhood policeman who also enjoys visiting with the kids and who imparted useful safety tips to them (Constable Howie's office is right next door to Miss Charity's Diner). Each episode revolved around a particular life lesson; e.g. being thankful, persevering, being neat, dealing with bullies, and avoiding gossip (at the beginning of each episode, Miss Charity would have the day's theme written out on a cake). Mr. Marty and his Music Makers provided musical interludes, with the lyrics of the songs shown on the screen so the kids at home could sing along with them.
- This family series revolved around the trials and tribulations of the people of the small town of Faithville, Ontario ("The town that lives up to its name") around the mid-to-late (postwar)-1940's. Mayor Hope oversaw Faithville, assisted by his secretary, Miss Evidence, and Officer Wisdom was the town's police officer. Mr. and Mrs. Waterwell owned the local dairy farm, Mr. Cutwright was the barber, Mr. Up owned the gas station and garage, Miss Charity owned the local diner, Miss Correct was the schoolteacher, Miss Cordial ran the local inn, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Lieve (get it?) ran the Miracle Grocery, Mr. Doubt ran the local hardware store, Mr. Loonie was the town banker, Miss Rosa Sharon (get that one, too?) was the local florist, and Pastor Shepherd was in charge of the local church. Each episode revolved around a spiritual theme tied in with a life lesson and how it applied to the people of Faithville. There were also three interstitial segments: "Proverb of the Week," in which Officer Wisdom imparted a quote from the Book of Proverbs to Freddie Fool - and later, his brother, Frankie - and how it applied to the Fools' wrongdoings; "Think About It," in which Miss Correct or one of the other Faithville residents applied a short object lesson to the theme of each show; and "Bible Story of the Week," in which Executive Producer Pastor Tom Collins related a Bible story to the theme of each show.