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State |
Evidence |
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Alaska
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Episode:
The Mysterious
Stranger
Character:
John Avery Whittaker
Quote:
"This
one's from Alaska" (explaining that a reader of a magazine responded to
his article in a letter addressed to him)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie Kendall |
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Episode:
Chains,
Part Two
Character:
Tony
Quote:
"I
was thinking about Alaska. I'd live off moose meat for a
while." (explaining where he and his sister Brianna would go)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Episode:
Welcoming
Wooton
Character:
Wooton
Bassett
Quote:
"In
fact, when I lived in Alaska I ate ice cream almost every day."
(explaining his lifestyle prior to moving to Odyssey)
Receiver
of Quote:
Alex
Jefferson |
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Episode:
The
Black Veil, Part Two
Character:
Jason
Whittaker
Quote:
"I'm
in Alaska." (explaining on the phone where he is)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Arizona
|
Episode:
Fifteen
Minutes
Character:
Connie
Kendall
Quote:
"His
parents moved to Arizona. I wonder why he's coming back here?"
(explaining Greg O'Neil's family and past)
Receiver
of Quote:
Jack
Allen |
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Episode:
It
Happened at Four Corners
Character:
Eugene
Meltsner
Quote:
"According
to the road atlas, it's a place called Four Corners, Arizona."
(explaining a little more about the city in which he and Bernard are
approaching)
Receiver
of Quote:
Bernard
Walton |
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Episode:
Stubborn Streaks
Character:
Liz Horton
Quote:
"You're
asking Jared if he's confused? He still thinks that aliens landed in
Arizona." (questioning Jared's credibility)
Receiver
of Quote:
Mandy Straussberg |
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Arkansas
 |
Episode:
Our Daily Bread
Character:
George Barclay
Quote:
"Well,
the company is closing the Odyssey plant and moving it to a place
called Hope, Arkansas." (explaining the future of his company after
being laid off)
Receiver
of Quote:
Mary Barclay, Jimmy Barclay, Donna
Barclay |
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California
|
Episode:
Promises,
Promises
Character:
Chris
Anthony (host)
Quote:
"She's
writing a letter to her friend Marcy in California."
(introducing the episode)
Receiver
of Quote:
AIO
Listeners |
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Episode:
Stormy
Weather
Character:
Connie
Kendall
Quote:
"I
don't want to go home. I want to go to California." (explaining
her desire to leave Odyssey)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Episode:
Fifth
House on the Left, Part One
Character:
Eugene
Meltsner
Quote:
"Then
it's Hollywood, here we come!" (accepting the fact that Bernard
wants to visit a favorite actor's home after purchasing a used
pickup truck in California)
Receiver
of Quote:
Bernard
Walton |
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Episode:
The
Time Has Come
Character:
Bernard
Walton
Quote:
"Uh
oh. Last time that happened I wound up in a Colorado jail and an
earthquake in California. W-W-What are you soul-searching about?"
(referring to Eugene's adventures with soul-searching)
Receiver
of Quote:
Eugene
Meltsner |
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Colorado
|
Episode:
The
Case of the Candid Camera
Character:
Harlow
Doyle
Quote:
"In
Colorado!" (answering a question in regards to the whereabouts
of a boy named Denver)
Receiver
of Quote:
Rodney
Rathbone |
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Episode:
Third
Degree
Character:
Eugene
Meltsner
Quote:
"Precisely
where in Colorado are we?" (waking up from a nap)
Receiver
of Quote:
Bernard
Walton |
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Episode:
The
Time Has Come
Character:
Bernard
Walton
Quote:
"Uh
oh. Last time that happened I wound up in a Colorado jail and an
earthquake in California. W-W-What are you soul-searching about?"
(referring to Eugene's adventures with soul-searching)
Receiver
of Quote:
Eugene
Meltsner |
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Connecticut
|
Episode:
Blessings in Disguise
Character:
Brenda Perry
Quote:
"Yeah, my pen pal, Thor Douglass. He
lives in Connecticut." (explaining for whom she is writing a letter)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie Kendall |
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Florida
|
Episode:
Family
Vacation, Part One
Character:
Jimmy
Barclay
Quote:
"But
we're going to Florida to Uncle Burt and Aunt Ruby's." (trying
to figure out his sister's disinterest in a family vacation)
Receiver
of Quote:
Donna
Barclay |
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Episode:
Coming of Age
Character:
Jimmy Barclay
Quote:
"Well, I've been kinda busy since our
vacation to Florida." (justifying his lack of motivation to write in
his journal for several years)
Receiver
of Quote:
Jimmy's Journal |
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Episode:
Double Trouble
Character:
Walter Shakespeare
Quote:
"You
mean Mr. Flinn, who sold the dinner theatre and moved to Florida
yesterday?" (wondering about the former owner of the Harlequin)
Receiver
of Quote:
Lucy Shultz |
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Episode:
Chain
Reaction
Character:
Bernard
Walton
Quote:
"Yeah,
my wife and I are leaving on Monday to visit her family in Florida
for two weeks." (talking about his visit with his extended
family)
Receiver
of Quote:
David
Straussberg |
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Episode:
Silent Night
Character:
Bernard
Walton
Quote:
"I'm in Florida, Whit ... Maude and I
decided to skip the Christmas blizzard this year and head south."
(explaining why he and Whit are unable to spend Christmas together)
Receiver
of Quote:
John Avery Whittaker |
|
Hawaii
|
Episode:
Aloha
Oy! Part One
Character:
Bart
Rathbone
Quote:
"That's
right! You, Jimmy Barclay, and four guests will fly first class on
an all-expense-paid trip to... Hawaii!" (explaining why an
alarm sounds at the Electric Palace just as Jimmy and Lawrence enter)
Receiver
of Quote:
Jimmy
Barclay |
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Idaho
|
Episode:
Fifteen
Minutes
Character:
Greg
O'Neil
Quote:
"It
was a local commercial... Cuna, Idaho. Didn't run very long."
(referring to a commercial he was in)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie
Kendall, Alex Jefferson, Nathaniel Graham |
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Iowa
|
Episode:
Second
Thoughts
Character:
Bernard
Walton
Quote:
"We're
in the middle of Iowa. Unless you can make micro-chips out of cow
chips, there's not gonna be a computer repair shop for probably 200
miles." (explaining the unlikelihood of Eugene's computer to be
fixed)
Receiver
of Quote:
Eugene
Meltsner |
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Kansas
|
Episode:
Welcoming
Wooton
Character:
Wooton
Bassett
Quote:
"I'll
betcha it's from Mrs. Randolf's granddaughter in Kansas. She's very
artistic you know, and today's Mrs. Randolf's birthday."
(referring to a decorated package to be delivered)
Receiver
of Quote:
Thomas
(Speedy Package Express) |
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Episode:
Welcoming
Wooton
Character:
Mrs.
Randolf
Quote:
"Oh
look, it's from my granddaughter in Kansas!" (informing Wooton
from where her package is from)
Receiver
of Quote:
Wooton
Bassett |
|
Kentucky
|
Episode:
Plan
B, Part Three - Crossfire
Character:
Wooton
Bassett
Quote:
"This
is my favorite one. It's from Kentucky." (talking about a
cancelled stamp)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker, Jack Allen |
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Maine
|
Episode:
Green
Eyes and Yellow Tulips
Character:
Robert
Mitchell
Quote:
"Yes,
I moved here last week from Maine." (explaining where he's
from)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Episode:
The
Unraveling
Character:
Connie
Kendall
Quote:
"She
suggested that I fly out to Maine." (referring to Rachel
Mitchell, Mitch's sister's proposal to put some closure on Mitch's death)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Maryland
|
Episode:
Bad Luck
Character:
Jessie Morales
Quote:
"Mrs. Thelma Morganbracket of
Loreltown, Maryland didn't send the dollar or mail the letter, and
was tragically hurt in a freak gardening accident." (reading a chain
letter aloud)
Receiver
of Quote:
Robyn Jacobs |
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Episode:
By
Dawn's Early Light
Character:
Dr.
William Banes
Quote:
"Odyssey?
Is that here in Maryland?" (wondering where Odyssey is, to
which Curt replies, "Odyssey? No, it's in another state.")
Receiver
of Quote:
Curt
Stevens |
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Episode:
Malachi's Message, Part Two
Character:
Jason Whittaker
Quote:
"Ooh, wait a minute. I can call Bob Adams at the Federal Security
Agency in Maryland. Yeah, he might know something." (referring to
his personal investigation into Malachi and his possible involvement
with espionage.)
Receiver of Quote:
John Avery Whittaker |
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Michigan
|
Episode:
Sheep's
Clothing
Character:
Monica
"Paula Jarvis" Stone
Quote:
I
uh... I grew up in a small town in Michigan. About 2000
people." (referring to where she grew up as a child)
Receiver
of Quote:
Jason
Whittaker |
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Episode:
Hear Me, Hear Me
Character:
Evelyn (Whit's cousin)
Quote:
"Hello, I'm Evelyn. I'm from out of town. Muskegon, Michigan."
(introducing herself)
Receiver
of Quote:
Wooton Bassett |
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Montana
|
Episode:
Around the Block
Character:
Eugene Meltsner
Quote:
"Barring the time in Montana when I
was a child and my head was wedged between two fence rails, I must
say no." (explaining literally that he has never been stuck,
not figuratively as Connie hoped)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie Kendall |
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Nebraska
|
Episode:
Clara
Character:
Jack
Allen
Quote:
"Before
Whit bought the building that became Whit's End, I came here and
took him back home with me... Nebraska." (explaining his past
affiliation with John Avery Whittaker after his wife's death)
Receiver
of Quote:
Eugene
Meltsner |
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New Jersey
|
Episode:
A Day in the Life
Character:
Clark Gilbert
Quote:
"Yeah, yeah right. I have a
grandmother in Jersey too." (talking on the phone)
Receiver
of Quote:
Bob |
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Episode:
Double Trouble
Character:
Walter Shakespeare
Quote:
"There was that time in New Jersey, Sir." (referring to a time in
Edwin's past in which he was humiliated)
Receiver
of Quote:
Edwin Blackgaard |
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New
York
|
Episode:
Kid's
Radio
Character:
Brad
Dillard
Quote:
"My
grandfather used to work on them [radios]. He was a producer in New
York." (Explaining how much knowledge he obtains about radio)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Episode:
Not One of Us
Character:
Bart Rathbone
Quote:
"I knew my place. There were certain parts of New York you just
didn't go if you were of a certain persuasion, if you catch my
drift." (attempting to prove he isn't a bigot, although
listeners may disagree)
Receiver
of Quote:
Lucy Shultz |
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Episode:
Where
There's Smoke
Character:
Nick
Mulligan
Quote:
"Yeah,
I won it back in New York." (in
reference to a boxing ring he won)
Receiver
of Quote:
Nathaniel
Graham |
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Episode:
The
Bad Guy
Character:
Nick
Mulligan
Quote:
"That's
what we called him [Vince] in New York." (in reference to an
old friend, "El Malvador")
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker, Connie Kendall |
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Episode:
Secrets
Character:
Nick
Mulligan
Quote:
"Well
she did kinda remind me of my neighbor's daughter back in New York,
although I never really got to know her. We could always hear her
talkin' on the phone. Talk, talk, talk..." (referring to a
photo in Robert Mitchell's briefcase)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie
Kendall |
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Episode:
A Most Extraordinary
Conclusion
Character:
John Avery Whittaker
Quote:
"He's
in New York. I talked to him four hours ago." (explaining Jack
Allen's temporary absence)
Receiver
of Quote:
Eugene Meltsner |
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North Carolina
|
Episode:
Thank You, God
Character:
John Avery Whittaker
Quote:
"Yes, but when I was about Rodney's
age, we moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where my father Harold
Whittaker taught at Duke University." (explaining his childhood)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie Kendall, Tom Riley, Agnes
Riley, June Kendall, Rodney |
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|
Episode:
Blackbeard's Treasure
Character:
Jack Allen
Quote:
"We were about ten years old at the
time. Your father always spent the summer in a little town called
Bath, North Carolina." (expounding on Whit's childhood)
Receiver
of Quote:
Jason Whittaker |
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Oregon
|
Episode:
Breaking
Point
Character:
Barry
Muntz
Quote:
"What?!
But I've got family in Oregon!" (reacting to a life-changing
conversation in which he is being sent to Ecuador)
Receiver
of Quote:
Bennett
Charles |
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Pennsylvania
|
Episode:
Top
This!
Character:
Hannah
Quote:
"Pennsylvania,
near Philadelphia." (explaining where she is moving to Odyssey
from)
Receiver
of Quote:
Jack
Allen |
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South Dakota
|
Episode:
Chains,
Part Two
Character:
Mary
Hopkins
Quote:
"I'm
from South Dakota. We didn't have crime when I was growing up.
Everyone was polite and kind, and... knives were used to cut pork
chops." (referring to her home state)
Receiver
of Quote:
John
Avery Whittaker |
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Utah
|
Episode:
A Day in the Life
Character:
Clark Gilbert
Quote:
You give the man a wrench in Utah, he
thinks he owns the world." (explaining his frustration after hanging
up the phone)
Receiver
of Quote:
John Avery Whittaker, Pat Walker |
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Episode:
Hold-Up!
Character:
Hank Murray
Quote:
"She
isn't sick. She's in the Utah State Penitentiary serving ten years
for armed robbery." (explaining his mother's unfortunate condition)
Receiver
of Quote:
Connie Kendall, Eugene Meltsner |
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Virginia
|
Episode:
The
Benefit of the Doubt
Character:
Connie
Kendall
Quote:
"So
that's it then? You're accepting their [FBI] job offer? You're
moving to Virginia?" (asking about Mitch's future)
Receiver
of Quote:
Robert
Mitchell |
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Washington
D.C. (District
of Columbia) |
Episode:
The
Vow
Character:
George
Barclay
Quote:
"He's
gonna take you all over Washington." (referring to Dr. Carol
Porter, his American History professor from college, as well as
mistaken for a woman by Donna)
Receiver
of Quote:
Donna
Barclay |
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|
Episode:
Where
There's a Will...
Character:
George
Barclay
Quote:
"Well
our head office in Washington wants me to work for them... and
that's why we might have to move." (explaining his business
trip to Washington D.C.)
Receiver
of Quote:
Mary
Barclay, Donna Barclay, Jimmy Barclay |
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|
Episode:
By
Dawn's Early Light
Character:
Lucy
Schultz
Quote:
"Wait
a minute. If President Madison left a feast, then that means we're
in Washington... and this is the White House!" (attempting to
figure out where the Imagination Station has dropped her off for an
adventure)
Receiver
of Quote:
General
Robert Ross |
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Wisconsin
|
Episode:
Sheep's
Clothing
Character:
Jason
Whittaker
Quote:
"Okay...
Wisconsin. But they have some harsh winters up there, too."
(proving that he is a good fire-maker, referring to a previous
experience as a missionary away from Odyssey)
Receiver
of Quote:
Monica
Stone |
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Episode:
A Most Surprising
Answer
Character:
Bernard Walton
Quote:
"Anyway,
when Eugene figured out what was going on, he left Odyssey with the
research and Katrina, and they got married and traveled around the
world until they thought they were safe. And after that, they went
to Wisconsin." (describing Eugene and Katrina's absence from Odyssey
over the phone, though he is immediately corrected with "Washington
D.C.")
Receiver
of Quote:
Maude Walton |
The
original "Family Portraits" series of thirteen episodes
introduced the town of Odyssey, its environment, the main characters, and
the Christian morals we value on the show today. Although the writers
later decided that Odyssey's location would never be verbally revealed on Adventures
in Odyssey, "Family Portraits" gave a direct location for
the town. "Family Portraits" is not available from Focus on the
Family at this time, but Ohio's mention will continue to inspire AIO fans
to paint the roadmap to Odyssey. We've provided a little peek into where
Odyssey used to be, before Adventures in Odyssey.