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Red Hollard is a good-natured handyman in Odyssey, known for his tow truck and for having a folksy saying or story ready for nearly every occasion. He is a friend of John Whittaker, who sometimes borrows Red's cabin for fishing trips. Red is far more at home with engines and toolboxes than with anything fancy. When he joins aspiring chef Trey Calhoun as a partner in a cooking contest, he has never even heard of a julienne. His goofiness hides a warm heart, and his homespun tales often carry real wisdom. One of them, about a mayor who forgives a tow-truck driver's enormous debt, teaches Camilla Parker what forgiveness really means. Above all, Red dearly loves his grandson, who lives far away.

Appearances

18 episodes Art Text No.

1007 Up His Sleeve When a televised baking competition rolls into Odyssey, an aspiring teen chef must team up with a handyman who can't cook - and learns that answered prayers rarely look the way you expect.

0987 Quiet as a Smouse Three kids must track down their elusive fourth teammate - the only one who knows the password to their contest entry - before their audio drama plays, following a trail of his strange errands across town.

0857 Same Mold Story When a wall-smashing family game night uncovers a moldy secret, the Parker kids are scattered to three very different households - and learn what "boring" family life is really worth.

0846 The Last Straw A ruined science project and an on-air joke gone wrong force two sisters and a radio host to wrestle with what forgiveness really requires.

0810 The Grass is Always Greener When a broken lawn mower sends their parents to town, Olivia convinces her siblings to secretly swap bedrooms, sure the grass is greener in someone else's room.

0801 The Feud of Mason County A weary Whit's quiet fishing getaway takes a wrong turn when getting lost lands him in the middle of a generations-old backwoods feud between two clans warring over a lake.

0746 The Lone Lawman When a Kids' Radio western goes on the air, a lone survivor of a stagecoach ambush must decide what it truly means to pursue justice.

0745 Like a Good Neighbor When a rash of neighborhood break-ins reveals how little the residents of Odyssey know each other, Olivia sets out - brownies in hand - to discover what it really means to love your neighbor.

4 of 4 0711 Sergeant York A reluctant soldier who hates killing must find a way to save his trapped comrades from deadly machine-gun fire.

3 of 4 0710 Sergeant York A young man of deep faith must climb a mountain alone to decide whether his conscience will let him carry a rifle into the Great War.

2 of 4 0709 Sergeant York A backwoods Tennessee sharpshooter who believes killing is a sin is drafted into the Army, forcing him to choose between his conscience and his country.

1 of 4 0708 Sergeant York A reckless Tennessee sharpshooter's wild ways collide with tragedy, faith, and a war he wants no part of.

0695 Forgiving More...or Less When a school recording project goes sideways and a broken machine goes unconfessed, young Camilla discovers that forgiving others is a lot trickier than it sounds.

0669 Wooton's Broken Pencil Show When Connie steps away from her Kids' Radio show to deal with a blaring car alarm, Wooton takes the microphone and improvises his way toward answering whether entertainment really needs a point.

3 of 3 0666 The Jubilee Singers With Fisk University on the brink of collapse, a weary group of student singers must decide whether to keep performing on a grueling tour that has cost them their health, their dignity, and nearly all hope.

2 of 3 0665 The Jubilee Singers A Fisk choir and their determined director set out on a perilous tour to sing their school out of debt, facing hostility and hardship at every stop.

1 of 3 0664 The Jubilee Singers When Olivia dismisses school as pointless, a portrait of Frederick Douglass introduces her to the students of a struggling university whose only hope may be the songs they carry.

0657 Clutter A family garage sale grinds to a halt when every Parker discovers that nothing they own is quite easy to let go.