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Album 01 12 episodes

The Adventure Begins

Previously released as The Early Classics

Welcome to Odyssey, a small town where nothing much seems to happen... until you step through the door of Whit's End. It's an ice cream shop like no other, and behind the counter stands John Avery Whittaker - Whit, to his friends - an inventor who really listens. So why do the kids of Odyssey keep finding their way to him? Flopped inventions, tangled lies, pitch-black basements, bullies who won't quit - whatever trouble they bring, Whit meets it with a scoop of ice cream and a truth worth keeping. Even Connie, a city girl saving up bus fare to leave, begins to wonder if this odd little place is right where she belongs. Pull up a stool with Whit, Connie, Tom and the rest, and taste faith, friendship and discovery for yourself. Are you ready for the place where the adventure begins?

Album Contents

12 episodes No.
21 Nov 1987 26 min 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." 28 Nov 1987 25 min 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. 12 Dec 1987 25 min 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. 19 Dec 1987 25 min 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. 26 Dec 1987 25 min 0006 The Day After Christmas A bored girl with a pile of unwanted Christmas presents tags along on a charity trip to the poor side of town, where a forbidden detour teaches her what real riches look like. 2 Jan 1988 26 min 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. 23 Jan 1988 25 min 0010 Nothing to Fear A girl who's afraid of everything is lured into a prank that leaves her facing her worst fear in a pitch-black basement. 6 Feb 1988 25 min 0012 The Tangled Web When Connie asks for the afternoon off while hiding her real plans, Whit hands her one of his old stories to read aloud - a tale about a boy whose one small lie spirals wildly out of control. 12 Mar 1988 21 min 0017 A Member of the Family, Part 1 of 2 When his pampered nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, Whit discovers that love sometimes means holding the leash tight. 19 Mar 1988 17 min 0018 A Member of the Family, Part 2 of 2 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. 26 Mar 1988 25 min 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. 21 May 1988 23 min 0027 A Change of Hart When relentless bullying makes a lonely boy beg his family to move away, he gets a fresh start at a new school and the chance to reinvent himself as somebody cool.