Kidsboro

Kidsboro is under attack - stink bombs, glued doors, and no one knows who's behind it. The council blames Rodney Rathbone's gang and hires Nelson to brew a smell-fighting formula for every citizen, paid for with higher taxes. But when Valerie ruins her pink shirt with the stuff, she sues the government in Kidsboro's brand-new court... and wins, nearly emptying the town's treasury. With Valerie now gunning for his job as mayor, Ryan starts digging for the real vandal - and the clues lead straight to his friends. At Nelson's house he finds cut-up soda bottles that match the stink canisters, and Nelson admits he staged the attacks himself, just to feel needed. Now Nelson wants Ryan to keep the secret and cash in on a new security scheme - and Ryan, knowing it's a cover-up, agrees to hear the plan.

Found on The Truth Chronicles Album 50½ · 11 episodes

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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.

TTC02 The Truth Be Told When a new newspaper editor asks a young reporter to dig up dirt on Whit's End, her investigation unfolds alongside a homespun superhero tale about a librarian transformed into a champion of absolute truth.

TTC03 The Science Club When a young science club president is assigned a presentation on Darwin, a curious question from Whit turns his topic into a test of whether the club really follows the truth wherever it leads.

TTC04 Three in One When a new cable access channel comes to Odyssey, Connie steps up to be a voice for what kids really need - while everyone around her keeps stumbling onto the same big idea.

TTC05 In My Image Fed up with rules, a village boy declares he's done with God - and a mysterious traveling showman just happens to sell replacements.

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.

2 of 3 0644 Kidsboro When a citizen sues Kidsboro's young government over a ruined shirt, Mayor Ryan must untangle a financial crisis and a string of mysterious stink attacks that may be coming from closer to home than anyone suspects.

3 of 3 0645 Kidsboro With Kidsboro's trust crumbling and a mysterious crime wave gripping the town, Mayor Ryan must decide whether protecting his young government is worth the secret it's built on.

1 of 2 TTC06 Stepping Stones A study session at Whit's End turns into an imagination-powered voyage back to 1620, where a band of persecuted believers risks everything for a new life across the ocean.

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.

TTC08 The Final Call When Whit tells the story of Jonah on Kids Radio, Connie and the young listeners of Odyssey discover that a biblical worldview is about far more than obedience.

N/A B-TV: Live! When Bernard and the B-TV cast go live to explore how God calls each person, comedy sketches, surprise guests, and one very bad Whit impression put the theme to the test.

1 of 9 0646 Passages: Darien's Rise An old manuscript discovered in an Odyssey attic tells the strange tale of two siblings whose exploration of an abandoned pirate house pulls them into a world of kings, generals, and dangerous royal intrigue.

Featured characters

Valerie Swanson Rochelle Greenwood

Minor characters & crew 5 more roles

5 supporting roles

Ryan Cummings Adam Wylie Nelson Swanson Georgina Cordova Jill Segler Kelly Stables Pete Marcus Toji Alice Funderburk Ashleigh Prather

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Marshal Younger Writer · Director · Producer GAP Digital Sound Designer · Producer Bob Hoose Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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Pete begins organizing Kidsboro's scattered laws into a real constitution. Meanwhile, Nelson invents a chemical mixture that removes the stink from his clubhouse. Two more houses are attacked, and the council blames Rodney Rathbone's gang, the Bones of Wrath. The trouble earns Nelson a government job producing his neutralizing formula for every citizen.

Paying for the program requires higher taxes, but everyone initially accepts the cost as protection. Then Nelson's sister Valerie spills the mixture on an expensive pink shirt and demands forty Kidsboro dollars from the government. Ryan dismisses the complaint as a mere stain, so Valerie sues.

Kidsboro creates a court. Ryan represents the government, and Alice serves as judge because of her love for law. Valerie establishes that neither Nelson nor the council tested the formula on fabric. Ryan offers no witnesses and relies on calling the lawsuit silly while warning that a loss will cancel other government projects.

Alice dislikes the case but rules that the government acted negligently. She awards Valerie forty dollars - nearly twice the town's entire tax income. The council gives up salaries and postpones projects, yet still cannot see how to recover financially. Ryan refuses to seek Whit's advice because he wants to solve the problem himself.

Jill studies one of the stink devices and doubts the Bones of Wrath made it. The canister is neatly built from a cut soda bottle, and the unusual liquid requires scientific skill. The attacks also stopped as soon as Nelson's formula became available, suggesting that someone inside Kidsboro knew it would defeat them.

Another act of vandalism glues Pete's door shut. Valerie uses the failure to argue that Ryan has wasted taxes and should be replaced by her. Under pressure to defend both the town and his reputation, Ryan begins investigating his own friends.

At Nelson's house, Ryan finds discarded soda bottles whose cut tops may match the canisters. Nelson confesses that he created the smells because he felt useless while the other founders had important jobs. His attacks manufactured a need for his invention and his government position.

Nelson also glued Pete's door because he wants the threat to continue. He proposes another tax-funded security plan and asks Ryan to conceal the truth. The citizens will feel protected, the new money will rescue the government, Valerie will lose her complaint against Ryan, and Nelson can remain on the council. Knowing it is a cover-up, Ryan nevertheless asks to hear the plan.