Magic Saturday story
10-year-old Mark adores his grandfather "Stormin' Norman", who tells him stories and plays baseball with him every Saturday. When "Norman" soon falls ill, Mark uses a magic spell that allows them to swap bodies so the old man can treat himself to one last ball game. Directed by: Robert Markowitz. Story by: Richard Christian Matheson.
16 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| body swap | choice | Mark and his grandfather, Norman, swapped bodies by using a magical spell from the Orient. |
| familial love | choice | Mark so loved his ailing grandfather, Norman, that make the sacrifice of swapping bodies so that the grandfather could enjoy his last day on earth. |
| compassion | major | Mark felt such compassion for his ailing grandfather that he offered to swap bodies, albeit briefly, with him. |
| grandfather and grandson | major | The story concerns the relationship between 10-year-old Mark and his grandfather Norman, whom he adored. |
| human childhood | major | Featured was the day to day life of a stereotypical American 10-year-old boy, named Mark. |
| magic powers | major | Norman displayed a variety of supernatural abilities that he attributed to Chinese spells. |
| the game of baseball | major | The story concerns a bunch of kids cheating at baseball by using ancient Chinese spells. |
| what if I found myself in the body of a child | major | Grandpa Norman found himself in the body of his 10-year-old grandson for a day. He used the opportunity to pitch in one last baseball game. |
| what if I found myself in the body of another person | major | Mark, a 10-year-old boy, invoked a magic spell to switch bodies with his ailing grandpa for a day. |
| coping with the death of a family member | minor | Mark shed tears for his dearly departed grandpa. |