Episode ideas should not give away the entire story, but merely provide a
teaser summary for the episode. Readers can fill in the blanks for
themselves and imagine how the episode would turn out.
"A War of Inspiration"
Connie discovers that her overly-friendly,
central character, grandfatherly figure is spending too much time in the
Imagination Station. To combat this, she invents a new machine of her
own and plants it in the soda shop for easier access. But when Whit goes
into her invention to find inspiration, a different Whit comes out,
causing devastating results.
"A Young Girl, The Odyssey Crew, and a Sad Story"
Grace is a mysterious girl, new in town and doesn't talk much
of her family. But, when the Odyssey crew figures out her secret, will they
provide her with what she needs the most or shrug her off their minds?
Submitted by Lydia Spencer
"Reunion"
Mitch is in Budapest and he is talking to a friend of his
there. Mitch is saying how much he misses an old friend in Odyssey, so his
friend suggests that he take a vacation to go visit this girl. Meanwhile in
Odyssey, Connie is telling Whit how much she remembers about her and Mitch,
and how they had been great friends. Later when Connie is on the computer
Mitch walks in and startles her.
Submitted by Brittini P.
"One Giant Leap For Eugene Melsner"
While Eugene is closing up Whit's End for Connie, he
accidentally gets locked in the Imagination Station and sent on an adventure
with Neil Armstrong to the moon. Will Eugene survive his space adventure and
find his way back to the Bible Room, or will he discover that he's not the "Eugenius"
that he thought he was?
Submitted by Caleb Walton
"Jack and Emily"
Have a story that goes back in time with Jack and his first
wife Emily. You only mentioned her twice...at the beginning and end. You
need to fill in the middle. Use the old story to deal with whatever is
happening in his life currently...and you should bring Joanne back for the
episode too. And put in something that has to do with spaghetti!
Submitted by Kelsey
"When the Seasons Turn"
Fall is on the way and with it comes surprises for the town
of Odyssey. Emily Jones is learning to have patience with her broken leg,
while Matthew Parker tries to take on the Jones and Parker Detective Agency
alone. And what happens when Eugene thinks a mohawk would be better in the
attempt to scare away birds?
Submitted by Amy E.
"Mr. Muffin"
The Parker family has broken thier "no pets" rule again and
have taken in a stray cat. But trying to keep it from the refrigerator, the
frequently filled bathtub, and last but not least, Mom's chair, has become
stressful. Now the Parkers are having second thoughts about Mr. Muffin and
maybe... future pets.
Submitted by Amy E.
"Romance of the Pages"
Connie Kendall is trying desperately to write a romance novel
based on her relationship with Mitch. As much as she wants to do it, she
just can't bear the pain of her memories with him. In a desperate attempt to
deal with her feelings, she decides to take a trip to Budapest to reunite
with Mitch. Along the way, the plane crashes and Connie is injured badly.
While Mitch is in government training, he meets a girl named Rachel. he
starts to fall in love with her. Rachel is a nurse in the local hospital and
Connie is taken there. Rachel and Connie develop a strong friendship. While
Connie is in rehab, she sees Mitch's car out the window. While trying to get
Mitch's attention, she sees Rachel and Mitch share a kiss. Connie is
instantly crushed inside and has a panic attack right then and there. Connie
is escorted back to her room. When Rachel comes to check on Connie, Connie
has an outburst of anger. Later she has an MRI and the doctors discover she
has heavy brain damage. Connie is sent back to America and is put in a
mental facility. After months in rehab, Connie is ready to go home. Connie
counts on the comfort of Whit and her friends to help her. Once again she
tries to write a novel, but decides to make the story lighter and not as
depressing. Connie's friends give her a positive outlook on life, and Connie
feels better. Connie finishes the book and decides to enjoy life again.
Submitted by Samantha Webb
"Love From Whit"
If you ask Connie, Whit's been really looking forward to
seeing Wooton every morning. And what's so strange about that? Well,
nothing, if Wooton wasn't the mailman. With letters from Scotland arriving
regularly and Whit in a daze, Connie can almost contain her curiosity until
she finds a letter signed "Love, Whit".
Submitted by Amy E.
"Falling Up"
Matthew Parker starts noticing disappearances all over town.
First, it's only streetlights and stop signs here and there. Then plants and
trees start vanishing right from where they were standing. But the trouble
comes when one of the kids in his class at school disappears completely. So
Matthew convinces Emily to help him interview the kid's parents about the
vanishing. But after a few days, more kids and even adults start
disappearing. The Jones & Parker Detective Agency is forced to go on a
stakeout. All the facts point to Mr. Whittaker as the next victim. They keep
watch in the bushes at his house, particularly looking for anything above
his house. And just as the clock tower in the middle of town strikes 12
a.m., a UFO appears at the top of Whit's house. Matthew struggles to wake
Emily up as a strange white beam shoots out of the middle of the strange
floating spacecraft. Whit is pulled up through the air into the ship, and
then the whole thing disappears. The next morning at Whit's End, Connie
hears from both Lawrence Hodges and Jared DeWhite that they plan to come
back to town and disprove all of this nonsense. Coming soon to a radio near
you.
Submitted by Christian A.
"Recollections II"
A grownup Jenny from "Recollections" visits Whit's End and
rekindles memories of how she met Whit at the Fillmore Recreation Center
when she was a child.
Submitted by ODYSSEYFAN
"Old Friends"
A lot of old characters like Lucy, Curt and Jared etc. make
an appearance on Adventures in Odyssey!
Submitted by John Thornton
"Bully Battle"
One day as Rodney Rathbone is picking on Isaac Morton, Isaac tells Rodney if
he doesn't look out one day he'll be picked on. Rodney blows his comment
off, but starts getting really scared that that will really happen. He
dreams that a bully named Butch Brandenburg moves into a house next to him.
There is a clash of wills as the bullies determine who will be in charge.
Submitted by Jason
"Finally Three"
(COULD BE A SAGA)
Eugene and Katrina prepare to adopt a child from another
country. Unexpectedly, Katrina finally becomes pregnant. They struggle with
what to do, but ultimately decide to not adopt the child they were already
arranging to adopt. However, after a while, Katrina miscarries and suddenly
they have no baby. After grieving, they contact the adoption agency to get
the first child. Unfortunately, the baby has another family interested in
adopting them. They struggle with whether they made the right decision in
the first place, and God's will. And somehow, in the end, they end up
getting the child even thought they had practically given up.
Submitted by Ellie K.
"A Missing Whit"
Strange things have happened before, but this? Is it
possible? Whit is dead? Well, at least it seems so to the people in Odyssey,
when an old enemy comes back to town.
Submitted by Bethany P.
"The Rathbone's Revenge"
Is it the end of Whit's End? It sure seems so when Bart
Rathbone becomes mayor of Odyssey!
"Pregnant"
Katrina Meltsner finally gets up the courage to tell Eugene
that she is pregnant. They decide not tell anyone until they know for sure
that the baby will be okay. The next day at work Eugene struggles to not
tell Connie and Whit the news. Meanwhile Katrina is experiencing the same
problem. She makes up her mind to tell someone when she gets in a car crash,
gets a concussion and goes unconscious.
Submitted by Eugtrina
"A Healing Hand"
When Grandma Lucia comes down with cancer, Olivia prays to
God to heal her. But instead, a series of disasters complicates Olivia's
life. First, their house is robbed, then her grades drop lower in school.
When she realizes that all the things she cares about are fading away, she
is even more desperate for Grandma Lucia to live. But where there is
darkness, there is always a ray of hope...
Submitted by John Thornton
"I Do, Love You"
Connie is excited, thrilled - nervous. She is getting
MARRIED!!! And to whom, do you ask? Who else? Mr. Jason Whittaker! A
surprising turn of events occur in the busy task of getting ready. Connie
can barely keep herself together. She screams when the phone rings, jumps at
every sound, and even finds a random piece of paper to write out her vows
for the hundredth time - ending in "becausing". But when Connie doesn't show
up at rehearsal, everyone becomes worried and anxious. Has she been
kidnapped? Will she return in time for the wedding?
Submitted by Connie's Vacuum
"Expecting"
Katrina's been acting really weird lately. Eugene can't find
out what's wrong with her either. Katrina tells Eugene she is pregnant.
Eugene is really excited to tell everyone that they are pregnant, but
Katrina wants to make sure that everything is okay with the baby until they
tell everyone. Eugene goes into work the next day and everyone can tell he
is keeping a secret. Connie tries to figure out what's up and Eugene won't
tell her for Katrina's sake. When Eugene gets home he tells Katrina that he
can't keep the secret any more. So Eugene and Katrina go to Whit's End the
next day and tell everyone they are pregnant.
Submitted by Tara (Eugtrina)
"Missing Connie"
When Connie is looking for a job, she decides to check out
the agency that Jason and Tasha were in, she accepted and starts on a big
case. While working with Jason, she gets kidnapped and held hostage. But,
when Jason comes to save her she becomes lost and no one can find her, until
Tasha comes on to the case.
Submitted by Camilla P.
"Thespians Unite"
Edwin Blackgaard takes an adventure in the Imagination
Station to the time of William Shakespeare, but it isn't quite what he
expected. Still, he insists upon teaming up with William Shakespeare in the
Globe Theater. Discouraged when Shakespeare dislikes his ideas, he goes
around England trying to find someone who can help him. He eventually finds
the person... in the form of a peasant!
Submitted by The Odyssey Expert
"A New World"
When Mitch mysteriously shows up, he confesses his deep love
for Connie. After certain consideration Mitch asks Connie to marry him.
Unexpectedly Whit and Eugene sees him purpose and start planning, but will
Connie say yes or will she turn down his offer?
Submitted by Moriah H.
"Return of Mitch"
Breaking News: Mitch is back in town! He retired from the
F.B.I and now he wants Connie as his bride. But as it turns out, Connie has
held a grudge ever since he left her. He tries everything. He brings her
flowers, takes advice from Whit, and even kidnaps Connie for a picnic at
Trickle Lake. Will Connie get over her anger, or will her anger turn into
bitterness and hate?
Submitted by Mystery Writer
"Backpacking"
The Parker and Jones families decide to go on a backpacking
trip in the mountains outside Connellsville, but when Matthew and Barrett
get lost, Emily gets deathly ill, and the families get separated in a snow
storm. Will they all make it out okay? And more important, will Barrett's
faith stay intact after his questions about God working all things together
for good?
Submitted by Jon
"The Inspiration Station, Revisited"
One of Whit's inventions "The Inspiration Station" is tried
out again by Whit himself after long unuse. But something goes wrong. When
Whit comes out of the machine, he has a different mind. No longer is he
inspired, but uninspired! The machine has reversed! But no one has done
anything with the machine. Someone has been toying with it. Who could it be?
It's up to the Odyssey crew, minus Whit, to find out.
Submitted by Aaron Barrow
"Temporarily Love"
Connie has been in weird mood-swings ever since Mitch left
her to go to Budapest. Even Mr. Whittaker notices something. Finally, when
he decides to bring it up, Connie spills everything. She tells him that
she's been having weird daydreams about him and can't seem to get him out of
her mind. Mr. Whittaker takes all this to heart, and secretly plans Mitch's
arrival back to Odyssey. It's all set up and Connie has absolutely no
idea! Then one day, Mr. Whittaker announces he's going to take a drive and
pick up someone very special and bring him back to Whit's End (in other
words, pick Mitch up from the airport). Connie question's this, but Mr.
Whittaker doesn't answer but leaves. When Mr. Whittaker returns, Connie's
astonished to find Mitch in the car with him! Mitch steps into Whit's End
and everything seems great. Mitch tells her about his journeys and about
what he's done so far, and Connie tells him everything that happened to her.
Connie gets over-obsessed about him again, and finds out he's living at a
hotel in Connellsville. Connie couldn't be more happy, and Mitch and Connie
spend the weeks together doing fun things. Then one day, they decide to go
up to Trickle Lake and have a picnic. And while they sit and talk, Mitch
spills the beans about going back to Budapest! Connie becomes very upset and
asks, "Why are you leaving me again?" Mitch tells her that this was
only a temporary vacation and that he had to go back. It was his job.
But Connie doesn't understand and suddenly tells him that if he wasn't going
to stay he shouldn't have come in the first place. Then she leaves without
saying anything else. Mitch decides it would be best to leave early when
Connie keeps ignoring him. He leaves a secret note on her porch before he
leaves and then lets Mr. Whittaker take him to the airport. Connie wakes up
the next morning to find the note. It reads: "Connie, I have no way to
express the feelings I have toward you. I'm very sorry that I have to leave
now... And I promise that one day I'll come back for good, and not just a
vacation. Love, Mitch." Connie is overwhelmed and decides that she was
acting foolish about Mitch. She decides that she was glad he came, even if
it was only temporarily, and looks forward to his promise of coming back one
day for good.
Submitted by Michelle H.
"To Lie or Not to Lie"
Cryin' Bryan Dern doesn't have anything to talk about on his
show. He starts making up stories, but he's about to tell his biggest story
yet: that Eugene and Connie work together in the FBI and are spies.
Meanwhile, Emily Jones tells Mr. Whittaker that she solved a baffling case
on her own without Matthew's help, but Matthew actually solves the case. Can
Emily and Bryan Dern own up to the truth before it's too late?
Submitted by Jon
"More Fun Than a Barrel of...?"
Eugene is swept far far down river inside one of Tom's apple
barrels.
Submitted by Jake D.
"Backwards Day"
Fed up with all the arguments between Connie and Eugene, Whit
puts them in a new program in the Room of Consequence that puts Connie in
Eugene's life and Eugene in hers.
Submitted by Finn H.
"A Blue Box Named T.A.R.D.I.S."
A man walks in to Whit's End and thinks that the Imagination
Station is really the T.A.R.D.I.S. from the BBC science fiction show
Doctor Who, and claims that Whit is a time lord from Gallifrey.
Submitted by Stephen C.
"A Different Way to Think"
A new kid named Spencer moves in to town and all seems
normal... until Connie notices that Whit is spending a lot of time with him.
Connie would investigate, but she has made a deal with Eugene not to meddle
for one month. To overcome her curiosity, Connie asks Whit anyway and Whit
tells her that Spencer had Asperger's disorder when he was little. When
Connie finds out what Asperger's is, she becomes over-protective of Spencer.
Spencer explains that he no longer has the worst of Asperger's, but will
think and process information differently. At the end Spenser gives Whit an
idea for a brand new Imagination Station adventure claiming "Imagination is
my best asset!"
Submitted by Stephen Caroe
"For Whom the Wedding Bells... Break?"
One normal day at Whit's End, Jenny, Whit's granddaughter,
walks through the doors. Whit says, "Jenny! Oh, it's good to see you!" A man
walks up, says "Are you gonna introduce me?" Whit says, "Jenny, who's this?"
Jenny replies, "Grampa,this is David Nielson. He's my fiancé."
Submitted by Wyatt O.
"He's Alive!"
The gang at Whit's End is telling all of the new kids like
the Parkers about their great adventures. Connie says, "Whit, don't forget
about Dr. Blackgaard." Whit replies, "Oh, please don't, Connie." But Connie
tells the story anyway. It switches over to someone shuffling through an
alley. It's Phillip Glossman. He says, "Good, you're here." "Of course, my
dear Mr. Glossman; Dr. Regis Blackgaard is always on time! Now let's get
down to business."
Submitted by Wyatt O.
"Babysitter Connie"
Katrina has a baby named Cleo and Eugene hates the pain of
being a parent. So he asks Connie to watch her for a while. Will Connie or
Cleo survive? And Eugene learns to put up with being a parent.
Submitted by Tiffany
"A Friend Returns"
Jared DeWhite comes to Whit's End on a secret case for the
government. He is after a criminal named Peter Klistan. He asks Whit if he
can borrow some computer equipment to do the job. He also asks for some help
along the way, so Connie, Eugene, and Jared become a dynamic duo. At the
end, they realize that the whole thing was merely a hoax.
Submitted by AIO Freak
"How Long Ago?"
This episode gives us a special look into the future! Olivia
is a missionary, Barrett and Priscilla are married musicians, Wooton finally
married Penny after she became a Christian, Emily has become a judge, Mitch
has come back and he's dating Connie, and Matthew is a soldier. But Ryan on
the other hand has become a scientist who doesn't believe in ''Christian
Fairy tales''. They're joining together for Christmas this year. On the way
Ryan's wife becomes pregnant, but the catch is, there aren't any rooms in
any hotels because of a blizzard. In the warm basement of Whit's End, Ryan
realizes he's been living his life in the dark too long. His wife gives
birth to a son, and they both give their lives to the Lord. [if wanted, it
can be a dream Mathew or Camilla had.]
Submitted by Josiah Jenks
"Love Me Again"
Connie is depressed and lonely. Lately, she's been thinking a
lot about Mitch and missing him, wondering what if she had married him.
Connie meets a guy named Ryan at her art class and they become close
friends. In the meantime, Mitch has dated different girls, but still misses
Connie, so he comes back to Odyssey to start over with her. Mitch goes to
Whit's End, but overhears her talking to Ryan about their date. Mitch feels
hurt and tries to talk to her, but Connie said he would have to prove he
would stay. As time goes on, Mitch falls in love with Connie all over again,
but Ryan seems to have stolen her heart. Will Connie ever love Mitch the
same way?
Submitted by Mary Jenks
"Good or Bad? Parts 1 & 2"
You won't believe it! Skint is back in town! [Green Ring
Conspiracy] And he wants Buck to re-join him. To do so, he's been bugging
Buck when no one is around. Buck is scared and has a dream that Mr. Skint is
at every corner that he turns. He even hides cameras in trees to prove he's
not going crazy as everyone says. He shows it to Detective Polehaus. Whit
finds out and gives Buck advice on courage to stand up to Mr. Skint. Can he
do it?
Submitted by Josiah Jenks
"The Meltsner Twins"
Eugene and Katrina have twins! Everyone is excited, and
Connie starts wondering if she should host baby showers instead of wedding
planning.
Submitted by Hope
"Sgt. York Told by An Amateur"
Jason chases Mr. Grote. They have a skirmish, and Mr. Grote
gets Jason's gun. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Mitch, the returning hero,
knocks the gun out of Mr. Grote's hand and handcuffs him. The FBI cart Mr.
Grote off, and Mitch and Jason return to Odyssey to find that Monica Stone
is out of jail and has accepted Jesus. Mitch and Connie get married and have
their honeymoon in Budapest, While Jason and Monica get married and go on
top secret missions together. All is well in Odyssey, but a big surprise
awaits everyone as Whit's End is handed down to Nick Mulligan.
Submitted by Michah Folkers
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