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0565, 2005, 22 min. When Eugene returns to Odyssey a stranger to his own past, his friends must find out whether love can reach memories that science locked away. 0250, 1993, 1 of 2, 19 min. Burdened by a dire warning and a weight he cannot shed, a man flees his doomed hometown on a narrow path toward a distant city - where every helpful stranger may be friend or trap. 0103, 1990, 20 min. Desperate to escape gym class forever, a scheming student and his reluctant best friend talk their way onto the school newspaper - only to discover that journalism is harder than running laps. 0049, 1988, 20 min. At a Thanksgiving dinner at Whit's shop, a boy who feels he has nothing to thank God for prompts Whit to share the story of the remarkable stepmother who changed his life. 0457, 2000, 22 min. When financial trouble at the Timothy Center accidentally goes public over Kids' Radio, a mysterious new company's arrival in Odyssey brings both a tempting opportunity and unsettling questions.

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1042 You're in Good Hands When a class assignment asks fourth graders what they want to be when they grow up, one kid launches an insurance company and another chases stand-up comedy stardom - and both discover their shortcuts come with a price.
2 of 2 1041 The Measure of a Patriot Two kids time-travel through American history hoping to find a flawless founding father to write about - but every patriot they meet keeps disappointing them.
1 of 2 1040 The Measure of a Patriot When two classmates use the Imagination Station to settle whose American patriot is most inspiring, meeting their heroes face-to-face proves far more complicated than the history books let on.
1039 The Great Yellowstone Heist A know-it-all kid's obsessive vacation planning becomes his family's only hope when a Yellowstone camping trip takes a criminal turn.
1038 Accountability, Please On the same day a mom returns to the police force under a difficult partner, her daughter's friends must decide whether caring about someone means confronting her about a secret.
1037 A Quick Fix When a get-rich-quick promise lures a young lawn-mowing entrepreneur away from honest work, two families in Odyssey learn what fast money really costs.
1036 What's the Catch? A high schooler starting college classes gets roped into a friend's scheme to flatter a student teacher for fundraiser money - and finds the plan harder on her conscience than she expected.
1029 This Is My Story When a downtown bookstore burns and a reporter suggests Whit's own words may have inspired the arsonist, Whit responds not by defending himself but by gathering the stories of Odyssey's newest believers.
1035 Word in the Hallway When a hallway rumor about her spirals out of control, a middle schooler must decide whether staying silent to help her best friend is worth the harm it causes.
3 of 3 1028 Face the Truth Reeling from a secret trip through the Imagination Station that left her shaken and empty, Renee Carter boards a one-way bus out of town - and finds the ride home is anything but ordinary.
2 of 3 1027 Face the Unknown When Renee loads a mysterious old Imagination Station program in search of answers about the afterlife, she gets an adventure far different from the one she expected - while an angel shows Connie how the smallest moments matter more than she knows.
1 of 3 1026 Face the Future When three unrelated conversations in one day all point to the same question about her future, Connie begins to wonder whether God is sending her a message - and whether it's time for an adventure.
2 of 2 1034 The Prodigal Twin When Wooton's estranged twin brother vanishes amid accusations of a multimillion-dollar theft, the Bassett family must decide whether some relationships are truly beyond repair.
2 of 2 1025 Value of a Buck After his con-artist mentor's death, Buck Meltsner must untangle a cryptic dying message, a charity scam, and a painful secret - all while wrestling with who he really is.

The Leonard Meltsner Search

0157 Last in a Long Line A chance shortcut through a cemetery leads Eugene to a gravestone bearing his own family name - and a mystery that could rewrite everything he believes about being the last of the Meltsners.
1 of 3 0574 Prisoners of Fear A missionary couple parachutes into an isolated African village said to be cursed, where the locals mistake the newcomer for a legendary figure who vanished long ago.
2 of 3 0575 Prisoners of Fear After learning the truth behind his parents' long-ago disappearance, Eugene defies a village's deadly curse to search for them in hostile territory.
3 of 3 0576 Prisoners of Fear Trapped in a cell in a remote jungle village, Eugene follows a trail of clues about his father's fate - and uncovers the truth behind the curse that has kept an entire tribe isolated for decades.
0584 Dead Ends While searching for his long-missing father, Eugene follows a promising clue about the mysterious fax that led him to Africa - only to find that every answer raises harder questions about why his father has never come looking for him.
1 of 2 0594 A Time for Action A singed guidebook among his late parents' belongings sends Eugene and Whit chasing a mysterious train ticket to Africa, while young Grady learns what it really means to help someone in need.
2 of 2 0595 A Time for Action While tracing a mysterious fax to its true source, Eugene follows a trail of clues through a gas station, a homeless shelter, and a cemetery in his desperate search for his long-lost father.
0596 Cover of Darkness Twenty years after a tragedy tore them apart, Eugene Meltsner reunites with the father who believed him dead - but a shadow from their past forces their reunion into secrecy.
0607 The Undeniable Truth While hiding from a dangerous pursuer, Eugene's father tries to protect his son - only to jeopardize the very work and reputation Eugene has built.
1 of 3 0611 The Top Floor When a dangerous man from Leonard's past resurfaces, father and son must return to Africa to recover the one piece of evidence that could bring him to justice.
2 of 3 0612 The Top Floor Posing as janitors inside a bitter rival's fortress-like penthouse, Leonard and his allies race to recover stolen evidence before its owner discovers who is hunting him.
3 of 3 0613 The Top Floor A grieving father discovers his long-lost son alive in a penthouse fortress - and must risk everything to prove the truth to a boy who loves the man who took him.
1 of 3 0619 A New Era With his long ordeal finally behind him, Eugene's father settles into a peaceful new life in Odyssey - until a hidden illness and an urgent plea from a distant village upend everything.
2 of 3 0620 A New Era As Eugene recovers from donating a kidney to his father, he and Katrina wrestle with whether a plea from Africa is God's call or a distraction from the ministry they already love.

B-TV

0298 I Want My B-TV! When Odyssey's TV station loses its children's show, an unlikely janitor rallies the town's kids to build a homegrown program of their own.
0317 B-TV: Envy When B-TV takes on the green-eyed monster of envy, Bernard and the gang use talk-show spoofs, fables, and detective drama to reveal where wanting what others have can lead.
0345 B-TV: Compassion An elderly shoemaker, promised in a dream that Jesus will visit his shop, spends a cold winter day watching his window for the Lord's arrival.
0383 B-TV: Thanks When jealous officials turn a king's own law against the empire's most faithful man, B-TV explores what it truly means to give thanks - even when gratitude comes at a deadly price.
0410 B-TV: Forgiveness Blindfolded and hauled to the city dump for a B-TV episode on forgiveness, Bernard must puzzle out Eugene's mysterious metaphor while fairy-tale characters in Cozy Creek debate whether a Big Bad Wolf can truly change.
0434 B-TV: Redeeming the Season A live holiday broadcast from the Odyssey Mall asks whether Christmas customs with tangled pagan and commercial roots can be given back to Christ - weaving in the imaginative tale of a young man named Nicholas who tries to run from wealth and position to find a humble life of faith.
0439 B-TV: Grace A free downtown lunch giveaway sparks a B-TV broadcast about grace - God's undeserved favor - told through Scripture, comedy, and the story of a farmer's son who trades his inheritance for Hollywood dreams.
0460 Nova Rising When a powerful media company showers Odyssey with gifts, Bernard's big TV break and two boys' dream jobs reveal there may be strings attached.
0461 B-TV: Obedience When Bernard broadcasts B-TV from an obedience school, he sets out to show that real obedience is built on trust and love, not blind rule-following.
0515 B-TV: Behind the Scenes A behind-the-scenes look at a live TV broadcast about unity that threatens to fall apart because the crew can't stop fighting long enough to save their own struggling station.
0622 B-TV: Temptation When B-TV explores why smart people fall for bad choices, the story of history's wisest king shows that wisdom alone is no shield against temptation.
0769 B-TV: To Tell the Truth When a parking ticket puts Connie on trial, BTV turns a simple courtroom squabble into a full investigation of what truth really is - complete with a wisecracking Roman detective digging into the strangest case in Jerusalem.
0830 B-TV: Revenge Connie Kendall joins the caped crusader Wombatman for a sketch-comedy broadcast exploring why revenge never pays - just as a puzzle-obsessed villain invades the lair seeking payback of his own.
0858 B-TV: Trinity When a world-famous ocean explorer refuses to let her submarine dive, the B-TV crew must unravel the mystery of the Trinity - and the secret fear keeping her at the surface.

The 2000s

2 of 2 0642 The Imagination Station, Revisited A trip through an unfinished Imagination Station drops Kelly into the final days of Jesus' life, where she can only watch as betrayal and injustice unfold around her.
2 of 2 0571 For Better or For Worse Eugene's romantic rescue attempt strands him and Katrina on a mountain while fires, storms, and a runaway swan dismantle the elaborate wedding waiting for them back at the church.
0633 License to Deprive the Washington family signs on to portray frontier settlers at a restored historic homestead, only to learn that living history is far harder than performing it
2 of 2 TTC07 Stepping Stones With winter closing in and no home yet found, the Mayflower pilgrims must brave freezing expeditions, sickness, and the fear of attack in search of a place to plant their new colony.
1 of 3 0616 The Other Side of the Glass A mysterious hidden symbol - Power Boy's secret call for help - starts appearing in brand-new windows all over town, and Bernard, Wooton, and the Whit's End crew set out to discover who put it there and why.
TTC01 Here Am I When Whit's newest invention drops Connie into a series of surreal scenarios, she must defend the idea of absolute truth against game-show pundits, talk-show guests, and a very persuasive adversary.
0505 The Toy Man When a toy-company executive's push for family-friendly toys puts him at odds with his corporate colleagues, an unlikely job offer from Whit forces him to weigh security and status against a calling he thought he'd left behind.
3 of 3 0576 Prisoners of Fear Trapped in a cell in a remote jungle village, Eugene follows a trail of clues about his father's fate - and uncovers the truth behind the curse that has kept an entire tribe isolated for decades.
0582 Silent Night Stranded alone on Christmas Eve when a blizzard cancels his flight to a long-awaited family reunion, Whit finds his quiet house filling with memories of Christmases past.
1 of 3 0643 Kidsboro When Career Day leaves them disillusioned with adult jobs, a group of Odyssey kids get the chance to build and govern a town of their very own - and quickly learn that running a society is harder than it looks.
0487 Plan B, IV: Resistance As a hidden surveillance war escalates around Whit, Connie searches for a way to say goodbye to someone she never told how much she cared.
0597 Out of Our Hands When their parents' separation upends everything, a sister stakes her hopes on a play meant to reunite the family - while her brother plots a very different kind of response.
1 of 3 0611 The Top Floor When a dangerous man from Leonard's past resurfaces, father and son must return to Africa to recover the one piece of evidence that could bring him to justice.
0559 The Coolest Dog Marvin's dream of rock stardom with his two-person band hits a snag when his ego proves louder than his drums.

Featuring John Whittaker

FP01 Whit's Visitor When a nighttime noise draws Whit into his garage, he finds not a possum but a runaway neighbor boy who's convinced his family's troubles are all his fault.
FP02 Dental Dilemma A big brother's teasing turns a fearless little girl's beloved dentist visit into a day of dread - until Dr. Graves finds out.
FP03 The New Kid in Town A lonely girl who's tired of always being the new kid meets a stranger in Odyssey who isn't quite what he seems.
FP04 No Stupid Questions A curious ten-year-old girl who's been banished from her mother's workplace for asking too many questions finds an unlikely afternoon home at Whit's End - and an even unlikelier friend at the library.
FP05 You're Not Going to Believe This When the family's most notorious storyteller swears his latest outlandish tale is true, his skeptical cousin has to decide whether anyone can believe the boy who's fibbed one time too many.
FP06 My Brother's Keeper When Philip's pesky little brother ruins his school project and embarrasses him at baseball practice, an angry wish spoken in the heat of the moment teaches him how much a brother is worth.
FP07 While Dad's Away A father's dream promotion slowly turns him into a stranger in his own home - and a curious young couple wants to know why the house is selling so cheap.
FP09 A Different Kind of Peer Pressure When his father lectures teenage Blair about caving to the popularity crowd, Richard Hudson discovers that peer pressure isn't something adults outgrow - it's something they get better at.
FP10 In Memory of Herman When a backyard frog funeral reignites a couple's clash over faith, it takes an ordinary workday turned upside down to make a stubborn husband reconsider everything he thought he knew.
1 of 2 FP11 A Member of the Family When Whit's spoiled nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, the old man's patience - and his ideas about love and discipline - are put to the test.
2 of 2 FP12 A Member of the Family A week with Grandpa ends in turmoil as Whit and his daughter Jana must face the anger that has divided them for years - before it costs them Monty.
0001 Whit's Flop After a humiliating Little League loss cements his reputation as the kid who ruins everything, young Davey Holcomb is challenged by Whit to unravel the mystery of a failed invention called "Whit's Flop."
0002 The Life of the Party The funniest kid in town discovers what happens when the laughter stops and he needs his friends for something more than jokes.
0003 Lights Out at Whit's End When a town-wide blackout halts their movie about communication, Whit and the kids at Whit's End must discover whether fun is possible without electricity.

From the shelf: Battle Lines

1 of 2 0488 Under the Influence A teenager's reunion with a wealthy old friend pulls her into a widening web of small deceptions that tests her honesty, her family, and her faith.
2 of 2 0489 Under the Influence A homeschooled teen's secret loyalty to a rebellious new friend pulls her deeper into lies, testing how far her family and true friends will go to reach her.
1 of 2 0490 The Black Veil When an inexplicable wave of rage and exhaustion sweeps through two towns thousands of miles apart, Whit and Jason each begin searching for the source before their communities tear themselves apart.
2 of 2 0491 The Black Veil When a mysterious illness of anger and paranoia strikes two towns thousands of miles apart, Whit and Jason race to uncover the one thing both communities have in common.
0492 Twisting Pathway A desperate teenager's scheme to save her father's job pulls her into a dangerous bargain that puts Whit's End's most treasured invention at risk.
0493 Sheep's Clothing While tracking a package that could complete a dangerous corporate scheme, a charming stranger in Alaska earns Jason Whittaker's trust - but her story doesn't quite add up.
0494 Box of Miracles When a revolutionary new device arrives in Odyssey promising miracles, Whit must decide how far he'll go to warn a town that doesn't want to listen.
0495 The Unraveling While grieving Connie travels to Maine seeking answers about Mitch's past, the kids in Odyssey investigate why their neighbors are suddenly buying things nobody wants.
0496 Exceptional Circumstances With Mitch's fate finally revealed, Connie must guard a dangerous secret while Jason's search for the truth behind Eugene's research uncovers what the NovaBox really costs its users.
0497 Expect the Worst As Novacom's true agenda comes into focus, a desperate act at the broadcast tower puts lives - and one man's freedom - on the line.
0498 Exactly as Planned As Tom Riley's trial exposes the staggering depths of Novacom's conspiracy, Whit follows a hunch that the real bomber may still be out there.
0499 Exit With a mysterious satellite launch just minutes away and a hostage's life on the line, Whit must choose between saving his greatest invention and stopping a plan that threatens everyone.

Featuring Tom Riley

FP01 Whit's Visitor When a nighttime noise draws Whit into his garage, he finds not a possum but a runaway neighbor boy who's convinced his family's troubles are all his fault.
FP06 My Brother's Keeper When Philip's pesky little brother ruins his school project and embarrasses him at baseball practice, an angry wish spoken in the heat of the moment teaches him how much a brother is worth.
1 of 2 FP11 A Member of the Family When Whit's spoiled nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, the old man's patience - and his ideas about love and discipline - are put to the test.
2 of 2 FP12 A Member of the Family A week with Grandpa ends in turmoil as Whit and his daughter Jana must face the anger that has divided them for years - before it costs them Monty.
0001 Whit's Flop After a humiliating Little League loss cements his reputation as the kid who ruins everything, young Davey Holcomb is challenged by Whit to unravel the mystery of a failed invention called "Whit's Flop."
0002 The Life of the Party The funniest kid in town discovers what happens when the laughter stops and he needs his friends for something more than jokes.
0003 Lights Out at Whit's End When a town-wide blackout halts their movie about communication, Whit and the kids at Whit's End must discover whether fun is possible without electricity.
0004 Connie Comes to Town A restless girl from Los Angeles takes a temporary job at Whit's End to earn bus fare home, but small-town Odyssey has other plans for her.
0005 Gifts for Madge and Guy At Whit's End, a Christmas squabble over what to buy a friend prompts Whit to tell the story of a penniless young couple, each determined to give the other a perfect gift.
0007 Promises, Promises New in town and new to her job at Whit's End, teenage Connie Kendall bets her boss Whit that sheer willpower is enough to make a person better - and puts it in writing.
0015 My Brother's Keeper Fed up with his pesky six-year-old brother, Phillip asks Whit for help getting rid of Dean - and learns to be careful what you wish for.
1 of 2 0017 A Member of the Family When his pampered nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, Whit discovers that love sometimes means holding the leash tight.
2 of 2 0018 A Member of the Family When Whit's estranged daughter arrives furious over how he disciplined her son, a family crisis forces three generations to confront the hurts they've never spoken aloud.
0019 Recollections When Connie wonders why Whit is away from the shop, Tom Riley shares the bittersweet story of the remarkable woman behind Whit's End and the fight to save an old building the whole town had forgotten.

Where it started

FP01 Whit's Visitor When a nighttime noise draws Whit into his garage, he finds not a possum but a runaway neighbor boy who's convinced his family's troubles are all his fault.
FP02 Dental Dilemma A big brother's teasing turns a fearless little girl's beloved dentist visit into a day of dread - until Dr. Graves finds out.
FP03 The New Kid in Town A lonely girl who's tired of always being the new kid meets a stranger in Odyssey who isn't quite what he seems.
FP04 No Stupid Questions A curious ten-year-old girl who's been banished from her mother's workplace for asking too many questions finds an unlikely afternoon home at Whit's End - and an even unlikelier friend at the library.
FP05 You're Not Going to Believe This When the family's most notorious storyteller swears his latest outlandish tale is true, his skeptical cousin has to decide whether anyone can believe the boy who's fibbed one time too many.
FP06 My Brother's Keeper When Philip's pesky little brother ruins his school project and embarrasses him at baseball practice, an angry wish spoken in the heat of the moment teaches him how much a brother is worth.
FP07 While Dad's Away A father's dream promotion slowly turns him into a stranger in his own home - and a curious young couple wants to know why the house is selling so cheap.
FP08 The Letter A prideful father and his embarrassed teenage daughter, wounded by each other's words, discover what it takes to close the distance between them.
FP09 A Different Kind of Peer Pressure When his father lectures teenage Blair about caving to the popularity crowd, Richard Hudson discovers that peer pressure isn't something adults outgrow - it's something they get better at.
FP10 In Memory of Herman When a backyard frog funeral reignites a couple's clash over faith, it takes an ordinary workday turned upside down to make a stubborn husband reconsider everything he thought he knew.
1 of 2 FP11 A Member of the Family When Whit's spoiled nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, the old man's patience - and his ideas about love and discipline - are put to the test.
2 of 2 FP12 A Member of the Family A week with Grandpa ends in turmoil as Whit and his daughter Jana must face the anger that has divided them for years - before it costs them Monty.
FP13 A Simple Addition When his baby sister arrives before his promised new boots do, a little boy must learn that a growing family doesn't mean a shrinking share of love.
0001 Whit's Flop After a humiliating Little League loss cements his reputation as the kid who ruins everything, young Davey Holcomb is challenged by Whit to unravel the mystery of a failed invention called "Whit's Flop."

From the shelf: Friends, Family, and Countrymen

0461 B-TV: Obedience When Bernard broadcasts B-TV from an obedience school, he sets out to show that real obedience is built on trust and love, not blind rule-following.
0476 Relatively Annoying Stuck for a week with the grandparents he can barely stand, a boy schemes to win back his confiscated video game - and stumbles onto secrets that change how he sees them.
0480 The Popsicle Kid A new kid at school must choose between fitting in with the town bully and standing by the odd, creative boy whose handmade gift he publicly mocked.
0503 Between You and Me Reunited after a long crisis, Connie and Mitch dive headfirst into inseparable togetherness - until unexpected news forces Connie to face what their romance has been crowding out.
0504 Aubrey's Bathrobe When a confident new friend arrives in Odyssey with a grand plan for serving God, Aubrey begins to wonder if her own ordinary life is a waste of the gifts she's been given.
0505 The Toy Man When a toy-company executive's push for family-friendly toys puts him at odds with his corporate colleagues, an unlikely job offer from Whit forces him to weigh security and status against a calling he thought he'd left behind.
0506 For Trying Out Loud When repeated tryouts leave Liz Horton convinced she has no talent, an eccentric mailman's disastrous stage debut helps them both discover that real gifts aren't always found where you're looking.
0507 The Benefit of the Doubt With Novacom in ruins, the people of Odyssey must decide whether its ordinary employees deserve suspicion or trust.
1 of 2 0508 The American Revelation When Marvin dismisses the American Revolution as history that has nothing to do with him, Whit's rebuilt Imagination Station drops him into 1775 to see for himself.
2 of 2 0509 The American Revelation When Marvin joins the exhausted defenders of Bunker Hill, he must find his own courage while discovering the forgotten Black patriots who fought for a freedom not yet their own.
1 of 2 0511 The Pact At Hillingdale Haven, an elderly woman with a failing memory becomes convinced she made a long-forgotten promise that must be kept on a fast-approaching date - if only she can remember what it was.
2 of 2 0512 The Pact When Agnes vanishes on the anniversary of a secret childhood promise, Tom and his friends race to decode her journals and paintings before six o'clock.

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