A generic version of the AIO logo,
used prior to the development
of later versions.
Slight tweak to the logo to make it
fit the new name.
April
23, 1988 Name changes to Adventures
in Odyssey. First episode to air: "The Quality
of Mercy."
May 1988
First retail package (Odyssey USA) released.
Odyssey USA later re-released
as Adventures in Odyssey. Eventually, the album became The
Early Classics, with a re-arrangement of episodes to squeeze in
unreleased shows. Ultimately, The Adventure Begins was
released to restore proper chronology to the series.
A preliminary illustration of a
future Classics album release, Drive Time,
featuring the Barclays on their vacation to Florida.
June 18,
1988 The Barclays first appear on
Odyssey in "Family Vacation."
Artist Bruce Day's early
version of Eugene Meltsner.
December 3,
1988 Eugene Meltsner first
appears in Odyssey and begins working at
Whit's End ("Connie").
Early cassette label for Adventures in Odyssey.
Whit unveils something beneath a sheet, thought to be
Kids Radio equipment or the Imagination Station.
December
10, 1988 In "Connie," Connie Kendall
becomes a Christian.
