Great topic, CEMS! Here are my responses to some of your points: Jay's relationship with his parents. His relationship with Wally (Wally's awesome). Ah, yes. Jay's relationship with his family. Until "There and Back Again" episodes Wally was the only family member that Jay had consistent i...

Welcome to the Soda Shop, CEMS! It's good to have you! Completely agree about the Rydells. I have problems with them and their whole arc in general. :anxious: That's pretty cool that you draw! I myself lack artistic ability, so you and all other artists have my respect. :clap: Jay Smouse is one of m...

What episode did Jules Set off fireworks illegally in city limits? because I only remember Buck doing that in one of The Best is Yet to Come 4 part episodes. That would be in "Connie the Counselor" in Album 62, Jules' first episode retuning to Odyssey since The Ties That Bind. I need to r...

I need to listen to this again. At some point. As I have stated before, my investment in this ongoing Rydell arc has greatly diminished. But I do have some thoughts on this episode. I thought this episode was basically like "Have You No Selpurcs?" with Whit having Morrie and Suzu going out...

Welcome to the Soda Shop, AIOFanWriter! It's good to have you! Feel free to introduce yourself in our introductions thread , we look forward to conversing with you! Very well-written stories! :clap: I especially liked the Jay Smouse story. Jay is one of my favorite characters and I always appreciate...

I need to listen again, but I have thoughts. Jules had growth! \:D/ Unbelievable! :mad: It was going to have to come to a near death experience for her to get here. I am very surprised. Although I would want to see how she acts in the future before making any judgements, consider my extremely low op...

Voting for the 2025 Avery Awards for albums 77: A New Perspective and Album 78: At Face Value is now open! Go to the latest episode of the Official Podcast Adventures in Odyssey to cast your votes! Voting this year has the following categories: Best Actress Best Sound Design Best Actor Best Script B...

I need to listen again, but here are my thoughts on part 1: First off, how is a band supposed to stay together if its members are always fighting? They need to do some team building activities. Bridget's appearance in this episode at the drive through at Burger World through felt really random. It w...

like a cat dragging a dismembered pigeon to the doorstep This made me laugh. :lol: Very good analogy! :clap: I myself have a lot of reasons for coming back. One is, as y'all said, because this is a great relevant place to talk about AIO, which is the main thing that brings us together. While we do ...

So I have yet to read any of the Blackgaard Chronicle books. Are they simply a rehashing of the series, or do they expound and improve upon it? Thanks. :) Great question! It is not merely a rehashing of the audio series. While a good amount of it is adapting episodes into book form, it is also prov...

Thanks for the response, Bob! Very well-done comparison of Rodney and Jules! I don't have the time to respond in detail to all the points, but I have read through it a bunch of times. Very greatly thought out! :clap: As you said, the way that the characters are portrayed in terms of one being a come...

I honestly have never been a huge fan of Jules. She crossed all my lines a long time ago. As early back as her return to Odyssey in Album 62 and her behavior in Album 63. Looks like in these episodes she is once again wrecking vehicles. CRIMINAL!! :mad: I would like to see if anyone still likes Jul...

I liked this episode! I generally enjoy studying Presidents for fun and some of my research has included the Secret Service. I thought it was fun hearing Buddy's 'movie mode' throughout the episode. We got hear from Carrie Daniels again, who appeared in "Two's Company, Four's a Crowd" in A...

If I had actually watched Gordon Ramsey before I would probably appreciate it more. But it was still a fun reference. :) Wooton and Penny were fun in this episode, and I liked that there is continuity from, "In for A Penny" in this episode. One thing that annoys me is when something happen...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SODA SHOP!! [/color][/b][/size] That's right, the Soda Shop Message Boards is 13 years old! \:D/ :mad: :clap: I myself have really enjoyed being here for some of those years. I recall that when I was first exploring the Adventures in Odyssey online fan communities, I initially wa...

I know that I have some, but cannot seem to recall :anxious: (which is why I never replied when this topic was first created). However, I finally remembered one! In the episode “The Revenge of Bigfoot”, when Jay and Buddy realize that the "Bigfoot" creature that was chasing them was really...

I am a bit late. :anxious: But I do have quite a few thoughts on this earth-shattering news. I wrote my thoughts here , but I'll repeat them for the Soda Shop here and share some new thoughts as well. I can't say I am very happy about them not airing new episodes on the radio AND not making new epis...

Wow! Congratulations, Doll!! \:D/ Hope the wedding went well! Can't say I have had anything nearly as interesting as that happen to me. My own life has generally been becoming busier with things the additional things I voluntarily take on. :anxious: I have found that I really have to force myself to...

Great topic, Bob! This is actually a question which I have had in my mind for years. Some years ago I was receiving Clubhouse magazines, but am unfortunately no longer in possession of those magazines. I recently subscribed and started receiving them consistently again but I still find myself wantin...

The final episode of Album 78, featuring the finally-now-appearing-in-the-mainstream-episodes character Renee D. Carter! This episode was interesting. I loved that we hear Whit being on the board at Campbell County Community College again! This is something we've known about from way back in Album 5...