Coyote Moon story
While driving across the desert to California, a professor agrees to take on a hitchhiker Julie. However, Julie brings along her father, Pops and her "brother" Harry, and the three of them take the Professor's belongings. The Professor tricks them into abandoning him and his car, and follows them to a gas station where he calls the police and reports them. Directed by: Herschel Daugherty. Story by: Kenneth B. Perkins, Harold Swanton.
7 total · 3 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| compassion | major | Central to the story was the, possibly misguided, compassion of a professor who tried to save a coyote and help a suspicious young woman in need. |
| con artistry | major | The Professor was taken for a ride by three accomplished hoodwinkers. |
| helping a stranger in need | major | The Professor picked up three hitch-hikers and came sorely to regret doing so. |
| brother and sister | minor | Julie interacted with her supposed brother, Harry. |
| father and daughter | minor | Julie and her supposed father Pops conspired to take the Professor for everything he had. |
| father and son | minor | Harry took exception to the Professor calling his supposed father a thief. |
| law enforcement | minor | A country sheriff appeared to apprehend the evildoers. |