Episode Reviewed:
It's
All About Me (517)
Writer: Kathy
Wierenga & Marshal Younger
Director: Bob
Hoose
Production
Engineer: Bob
Luttrell
Original
Airdate: 5/17/03
Rating
(Out of 5 cones): 
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It's
All About Me
[Episode
Info]
Episode
Summary: Connie
decides that she should start a Kids' Radio advice show. Trent
worries that he's getting credit for something he didn't do.
Theme:
Credit;
honesty (Matthew 6:1)
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“Welcome
to ‘Ask Dr. Wise.’ The doctor is in for your questions about anything
and everything.”
[Connie Kendall]
The
Review
Wow,
this episode really reminded me of And
the Glory! In that episode, Lawrence Hodges steals all the credit on
Jimmy’s KIDS Radio coverage of the little league games. The same happens
with Connie and Mitch in It's
All About Me. Connie becomes jealous of Mitch when the reviews
start pouring in complementing Mitch’s good advice, when in reality,
Connie is the one with the valuable insight. Things get so bad that the
show’s name changes to ‘Ask Dr. Wise and Professor Brilliant.’ Even
though some episode ideas accidentally and/or purposely end up repeated,
it’s interesting how different they are from one another. Did you notice
that ‘Ask Dr. Wise’ sounds similar to ‘Ask Dr. Phil?’
I liked hearing Connie
and Mitch argue on KIDS Radio, just like Jimmy and Lawrence and their
endless conversation about Crinkle Cut French Fries.
It's
All About Me seems
almost as if two split episodes with basically the same moral have been
merged together. You can hear a lot more of those in the general area of the
album Risks and Rewards. Two different stories are
intertwined during the episode, ending with two resolutions. I liked it a
lot back in the day when AIO did a lot of episodes like that. However, if
they ever decided to go back to split episodes, I would most likely ram my
head into the nearest refrigerator, stick my head in the sink, turn it on,
allowing it to flow over my head, just to see if I was really understanding
what a horrible catastrophe had returned. I would probably boycott Adventures
in Odyssey or something… Nah. I could never do that.
It was really good to
have Jared DeWhite back in Odyssey and for a visit. The terms ‘Prank
Man’ and ‘Pathetic Man’ were a little on the corny side, but it was
interesting to see how the story turned out. Jared’s little brother Trent
was a good addition to the show, however, I would greatly like to see an
improvement in his acting in the future. He sounds like he’s reading most
of the time. And did I hear right? Trent mentioned in this episode that he
and Jared are out of town (Odyssey) and are trying to build up their
reputations. If so, then they won’t be on the show for long. That
doesn’t settle well in my stomach if it’s true.
The
Rating
I
actually don’t have very many things to talk about in this review.
Everything was well done, the music was nice, and the episode was quite
enjoyable.
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