But the overt lessons about the sanctity of marriage and the glory of the traditional family are insistently otherwise. He also makes it a priority to enable others to enjoy the bliss of correctly constituted families. He makes sure the prostitute's daughter, for instance, ends up with one of his own upright friends, a retired cop, and arranges for the mother to move in with them as a sort of secondary parent. Of course, the ancient Greeks were more attuned to Fate than Chance, but this is America, land of second chances, and chancing it, and chance events, like an 18-wheeler arriving just in time. We don't even have to ask for assistance.
Chance simply shows up.
So, as much as it's about freedom, the fantasy is also about safety. The prostitute mother doesn't seem in the least upset that her child now legally belongs to a man she's just met. She's perfectly willing to go along with Chance's arrangement. But in fact, the Nashville Network is utterly forthright about using its programming to promote country music acts. The T2000 also gets plenty of exposure, with each episode now airing three times a week due to an influx of ad support, plus special events, like Lisa Thornhill signing autographs at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky.