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#139
Melanie's Diary |
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Original Air Date:
1/05/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:35
Theme: Empathy, the folly of
revenge
Summary:
Robyn shares Melanie's private
thoughts with her friends at Whit's End, and Melanie finds a way to
get even.
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#140
The
Vow |
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Original Air Date: 1/12/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 19:5-6
Theme: The sanctity of
marriage
Summary:
For
Donna Barclay, things with her parents seem to be heading for divorce.
Mr. Barclay takes Donna on a trip and soon they'll be meeting Carol!
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#141
Over
the Airwaves |
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Original Air Date: 1/19/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 21:28-46
Theme: Parables about the
kingdom of heaven
Summary:
Kids
Radio takes to the airwaves again! The Southspoon Ranch is in
trouble and the rent isn't being paid to them. Kids Radio parallels
this to a parable.
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#142
Train
Ride |
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Original Air Date: 1/26/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Matthew 5:44
Theme: Pranks, breaking up
the daily routine
Summary:
What
seems like a harmless trip back to Odyssey via a train turns into a
classic murder mystery when Whit sees a body fall from another
passenger car.
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#143
Muckraker |
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Original Air Date: 2/02/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Proverbs 6:16, 19
Theme: Handling the power of
media responsibly
Summary:
Lucy
must sort the truth from the fiction about a shampoo company, but
she learns that journalism has a negative side to it.
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#144
Someone to Watch Over Me |
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Original Air Date: 2/09/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Psalm 91:11-12,
Matthew 18:10
Theme: God's protection,
guardian angels
Summary:
Jimmy
wakes up aboard an airplane with the evil Grim chasing after him.
It's a matter of life and death as Mr. Nagel helps Jimmy back home.
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#145
The
Second Coming |
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Original Air Date: 3/02/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Chuck Bolte, Phil
Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 24:36-42
Theme: The return of Christ
Summary:
A
popular Christian TV show has Melanie convinced that the rapture is
going to happen on Saturday.
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#146
Emotional
Baggage |
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Original Air Date: 3/09/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5-7
Theme: Holding grudges
Summary:
June
Kendall invites one of Connie's unwanted relatives to stay in her
room, but with it arises some emotional baggage that Connie has had
on her shoulders for way too long.
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#147
Where
There's a Will... |
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Original Air Date: 3/30/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Ephesians 5:17
Theme: Knowing God's will
Summary:
It
looks as if the Barclays may have to move to Washington for a new
job. They decide to pray to see what God's will is.
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#148
Isaac
the Procrastinator |
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Original Air Date: 4/06/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Proverbs 10:4
Theme: Procrastination,
laziness
Summary:
Isaac
learns that his friend Lucy doesn't want to be his partner on a
Geometry project anymore because of his laziness.
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#149
By
Dawn's Early Light |
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Original Air Date: 4/13/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Psalm 32:12-22
Theme: American War of 1812,
respect for the flag
Summary:
Lucy and Curt take a ride in the
Imagination Station and learn about the War of 1812, and how it how
the National Anthem was written.
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#150
Home
Is Where the Hurt Is |
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Original Air Date: 4/20/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Proverbs 20:1,
Ephesians 5:18
Theme: Dealing with an
alcoholic parent
Summary:
Curt is being secretive about his home
life, and Lucy tries to find out why. Curt will never be the same if
the secret is let out.
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#151
...The
Last Shall Be First |
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Original Air Date: 4/27/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 18:12-13;
20:1-16
Theme: The parable of the
workers, salvation
Summary:
Jimmy
and Artie are in need of some money, and Whit gives them a cleanup
job to work on. Connie tries to get her uncle Joe to go to church.
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#152
The
Meaning of Sacrifice |
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Original Air Date: 4/04/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:19, 22
Theme: Sacrifice
Summary:
The
Barclays decide to stop watching TV for a month, but Jimmy and Donna
can't handle the sacrifice they vowed to make.
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#153
Mayor
for a Day |
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Original Air Date: 5/11/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Romans 13:1-7
Theme: Responsibility,
leadership
Summary:
Curt
takes a peek at what it would be like to be Odyssey's mayor for a
day and finds out that it's more work than he thought.
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#154
Coming
of Age |
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Original Air Date: 5/18/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6,
Matthew 10:30, 1 Timothy 4:12
Theme: Adolescence, growing
up
Summary:
The
play in the Little Theater is coming up and Jimmy is having trouble
playing his part. Connie finds his journal and he is faced with a
startling reality of growing up.
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#155
Waylaid in the Windy I |
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Original Air Date: 6/22/91
Writers: Paul McCusker, Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Dave Arnold, Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Proverbs 29:25
Theme: God is in control,
the folly of revenge
Summary:
Whit
and Connie take a trip to Chicago to do some sight-seeing, but
that's not all they'll run into. An old friend is waiting for them.
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#156
Waylaid in the Windy II |
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Original Air Date: 6/22/91
Writers: Paul McCusker, Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Dave Arnold, Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Proverbs 29:25
Theme: God is in control,
the folly of revenge
Summary:
Whit
and Connie take a trip to Chicago to do some sight-seeing, but
that's not all they'll run into. An old friend is waiting for them.
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#157
Last
in a Long Line |
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Original Air Date: 7/06/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Proverbs 17:6
Theme: The importance of
family heritage
Summary:
Eugene sees a relative's name carved
on a tombstone in the Odyssey cemetery and sets out to look for his
living relative.
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#158
A
Day in the Life |
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Original Air Date: 7/13/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: John 8:32
Theme: Distinguishing truth
from falsehood
Summary:
An
old friend of Whit returns to Odyssey and announces that he wants to
turn his short story into a movie. The gang gets involved and learns
a startling fact about Hollywood.
Our Rating:
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Notes:
This episode is a tip-of-the-hat to
the Adventures in Odyssey video series released around this
time.
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#159
The
Homecoming |
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Original Air Date: 7/20/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 6:12
Theme: Forgiveness
Summary:
Richard
Maxwell returns to Odyssey to apologize for his past misdeeds, but
how will the citizens react when they see him?
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#160
A
Rathbone of Contention |
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Original Air Date: 7/27/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Proverbs 21:5, 26:27
Theme: The folly of taking
shortcuts
Summary:
A
new business is coming to the site of Blackgaard's Castle, and Lucy
and Whit soon find that the Rathbones are involved.
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#161
Isaac
the True Friend |
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Original Air Date: 8/03/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: 1 Samuel 20,
Proverbs 18:24
Theme: Bible story of David
and Jonathan, friendship
Summary:
Isaac
takes a ride in the Imagination Station and learns more about David
and Jonathan and finds out how to be a true friend.
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#162
Peacemaker |
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Original Air Date: 8/10/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Matthew 5:9
Theme: Being a peacemaker
Summary:
Connie
seems to be the mediator between Jessie and Donna, but she doesn't
think she can handle it. Whit helps her out.
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#163
A
Model Child |
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Original Air Date: 8/17/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7
Theme: Vanity, the source of
real beauty
Summary:
Rathbone's
Electric Palace is sponsoring a modeling contest, and Melanie Jacobs
discovers that her friend doesn't enjoy the life her mother has
created for her.
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#164
Sixties-Something |
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Original Air Date: 8/24/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Hebrews 13:8,
Revelation 22:13
Theme: God's unchanging
nature, the consequence of drug use, the true source of peace
Summary:
Since
Connie wasn't around in the sixties, she has an interest in the
enthusiasm of the era. She must learn for herself that the sixties
weren't worth it.
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#165
Bernard and Esther I |
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Original Air Date: 8/31/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Bob Luttrell, Dave Arnold
Scripture: The book of Esther
Theme: The biblical story of
Esther, courage, God's protection and providence
Summary:
Bernard
tells Robyn and Melanie Jacobs the story of Esther, Mordecai, Haman,
and King Xerxes in the Old Testament, and they find out that the
Imagination Station isn't the only way to have fun.
Our Rating:
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#166
Bernard and Esther II |
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Original Air Date: 9/07/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Bob Luttrell, Dave Arnold
Scripture: The book of Esther
Theme: The biblical story of
Esther, courage, God's protection and providence
Summary:
Bernard
tells Robyn and Melanie Jacobs the story of Esther, Mordecai, Haman,
and King Xerxes in the Old Testament, and they find out that the
Imagination Station isn't the only way to have fun.
Our Rating:
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#167 Dobson
Comes to Town |
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Original Air Date: 9/14/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Theme: Video/daily Odyssey
promotion
Summary:
Dr.
James Dobson makes a strange appearance on the show and discusses
the future AIO video series and soon-to-be daily broadcast.
Our Rating:
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Notes:
Chris finishes the episode by stating
that this is the 200th episode of Adventures in Odyssey, when
in fact, it is the 167th. The episode aired on the 200th weekend of
its broadcast schedule, thus, Chris's ending remarks.
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#168
The
Curse |
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Original Air Date: 9/21/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, 1
John 4:4
Theme: The folly of
believing in curses
Summary:
An
Indian comes to Whit's End and pronounces a curse on Whit, and
Connie, Lucy, and Eugene set out to help Whit avoid it.
Our Rating:
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#169
Hold-Up! |
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Original Air Date: 10/26/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:20,
Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23
Theme: Humankind's basic
nature, God's protection
Summary:
Eugene begins debating with a visitor
at Whit's End about the nature of man, but soon Connie and Eugene
are in a Whit's End robbery scene!
Our Rating:
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#170
A
Test for Robyn |
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Original Air Date: 11/02/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Psalm 51:17
Theme: Procrastination,
cheating
Summary:
Robyn
has trouble studying for tests, so Melanie helps her out. The day of
the test, Robyn must decide what she is going to do.
Our Rating:
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#171
The Cross of Cortes I |
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Original Air Date: 11/09/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Bob Luttrell, Dave Arnold
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:13-15,
Luke 4:8
Theme: Greed, God's
sovereignty, the object of our faith
Summary:
Mr.
Whittaker and Eugene take a trip to Mexico to help Dan Isidro look
for the "Cross of Cortes," but the enemy is tagging close
behind them.
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#172
The Cross of Cortes II |
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Original Air Date: 11/16/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Bob Luttrell, Dave Arnold
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:13-15,
Luke 4:8
Theme: Greed, God's
sovereignty, the object of our faith
Summary:
Mr.
Whittaker and Eugene take a trip to Mexico to help Dan Isidro look
for the "Cross of Cortes," but the enemy is tagging close
behind them.
Our Rating:
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#173
A
Thanksgiving Carol |
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Original Air Date: 11/23/91
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Theme: Thanksgiving, being
thankful
Summary:
Kids
Radio premieres a special drama based on "A Christmas
Carol" to show the real meaning for Thanksgiving.
Our Rating:
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#174
Where's
Your Daddy? |
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Original Air Date: 11/20/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
Theme: Having a parent in
prison
Summary:
The
Myers family comes to Odyssey with the notion of hiding the truth
about their father, but things have a way of getting out. Whit tries
to help them out.
Our Rating:
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#175
East
Winds, Raining |
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Original Air Date: 12/07/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Psalm 33:11-13, 16;
Galatians 3:26-28
Theme: Don't judge others,
trust in God
Summary:
Joe
Finneman tells Connie the story of his frightening experience during
the attack on Pearl Harbor, and how his Japanese friend died.
Our Rating:
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#176
The Star I |
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Original Air Date:
12/14/91
Writers: Phil Lollar, Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Bob Luttrell, Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-15
Theme: The Christmas story
about the visit from the Magi
Summary:
Connie
and Eugene pick up where they left off a year ago and travel to
Bethlehem to see what happened months after Jesus was born.
Our Rating:
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#177
The Star II |
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Original Air Date: 12/21/91
Writers: Phil Lollar, Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designers: Bob Luttrell, Dave Arnold
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-15
Theme: The Christmas story
about the visit from the Magi
Summary:
Connie
and Eugene pick up where they left off a year ago and travel to
Bethlehem to see what happened months after Jesus was born.
Our Rating:
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#178
Room
Mates |
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Original Air Date: 12/28/91
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Scripture: Leviticus 19:18,
Mark 12:28-31
Theme: Family relationships,
getting along with others
Summary:
Eugene
is homeless for a few days because of spring cleaning at the
college, and Bernard decides to let him bunk up with him for a few
days.
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