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0844 Charlotte When Whit's old friend Wilson lets slip a secret he's been keeping, a chess game at Whit's End unravels into the painful story of the sister who came between them - and the family wounds that never fully healed. John Whittaker

2 of 2 0796 The Boat People A radio story about a refugee family's harrowing escape from Vietnam forces Whit to confront a painful chapter of his own past. John Whittaker

0717 Great Expectations When a grueling school project makes Emily question her lifelong dream of becoming a judge, Whit takes her on an Imagination Station journey through the dreams - kept, changed, and abandoned - of his own life. John Whittaker

2 of 2 0716 The Perfect Church When the Imagination Station drops Matthew into the persecuted early church, he discovers that the "perfect" first Christians were anything but - and that their struggles might hold the answer to his own doubts about church. Annas

0609 Prequels of Love Trapped in a basement during a tornado warning on Valentine's Day, three men compete over whose love story had the most memorable beginning. Police Officer, John Whittaker

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. John Whittaker

0539 Called on in Class Convinced that a humiliating family curse of stage fright runs in his blood, Trent DeWhite spends one agonizing Friday afternoon plotting every possible escape from giving his oral report. Harry Turner

2 of 2 0536 Living in the Gray With his career, romance, and living situation all hanging by a thread, a young man hiding the truth from everyone who loves him must decide between an easy way out and an honest way home. Airport Employee, Mr. Gardner

1 of 2 0535 Living in the Gray While staying in Washington, Connie looks in on an old friend from Odyssey and discovers that his glamorous new life as a big-city reporter may not be everything he claims. Mr. Gardner

0516 Bassett Hounds A grieving-support trip to Alaska turns out to be something else entirely, as Bernard discovers Wooton's family is far more - and far wealthier - than he ever imagined. Grandpa Bassett

2 of 2 0469 Chains When vandals halt construction and a hostile neighborhood rejects his new shop, Whit gambles that an open invitation - and stubborn trust in two runaway kids - can change hearts in Oswald Heights. Connellsville resident #1

1 of 2 0468 Chains When Whit chooses a struggling neighborhood over the safe suburbs for his new Whit's End, he discovers the community's resistance runs deeper than he imagined - and so do the needs of two children he finds in its path. Connellsville resident #1

2 of 2 0465 The Triangle When a misunderstood embrace threatens to destroy a lifelong friendship, Jack must decide whether his broken heart is worth more than the people he loves. John Whittaker

1 of 2 0464 The Triangle When a careless critique in an elevator introduces young Whit to the very writer he's mocking, an unlikely friendship blossoms - and quietly complicates his best friend's romance. John Whittaker

2 of 2 0436 A Look Back Phil Lollar's retrospective tour of Odyssey revisits its funniest names, the Imagination Station's greatest journeys, and the quiet moments that changed lives forever. Theater Doorman

0133 Cousin Albert A middle-school reporter's puff piece on her basketball-star cousin unravels when she stumbles onto the secret he's built his whole future around hiding. Walker Henderson

2 of 2 0131 Bernard and Joseph While washing windows, Bernard is roped into finishing the story of Joseph for young Artie Powell - picking up in an Egyptian prison, where a pair of troubling dreams sets Joseph's fate, and his family's, on an extraordinary new course. Joseph (a)

1 of 2 0130 Bernard and Joseph While washing windows at Whit's End, Bernard Walton helps a boy fed up with his six siblings by recounting the story of Joseph, whose troubles with his own brothers make any family squabble look small. Joseph (a)

2 of 2 0105 Lincoln While lost in America's past, a boy from the present finds himself swept from the last days of the Civil War into the company of history's giants - and a stranger whose name he can't quite place. Hank, Hunk, Theater Doorman, David Herold, Mr. Johnston

1 of 2 0104 Lincoln A ride in the Imagination Station drops Jimmy Barclay into 1865 Washington, where a chance meeting with a friendly squirrel hunter pulls him into the final, dangerous weeks of the Civil War. Hunk, Sergeant, David Herold, Mr. Johnston

0094 Operation Digout A mysterious English stranger leaves Whit a cryptic message - "Operation Digout" - summoning him to Trickle Lake and stirring memories of a wartime mission he thought long buried. John Whittaker

0093 Rescue from Manatugo Point A mysterious two-word letter from England sends Whit back to his old wartime journals - and the story of a dangerous night mission off the coast of Guadalcanal. John Whittaker

0036 Kids' Radio When every station on the dial disappoints him, a kid with radio in his blood convinces Whit to help launch Odyssey's first station run by kids, for kids. Ralph Adams

2 of 2 0032 Family Vacation When their car breaks down in a tiny town far from home, the Barclays discover that a ruined vacation might turn out to be the best part of the trip. Mr. Bostich