Opposite Day

It's Opposite Day at school, and Olivia is doing everything backward - walking in reverse, cheering for bad grades, even joining a computer club she'd never touch. There she meets Amber, whose best friend Danielle just moved away, and who is sure she's found a replacement. But when Opposite Day ends, Olivia is stuck pretending to love rocks, computers, and insect museums... until she finally shouts that she can't be Danielle. Meanwhile, Barrett racks up five hundred friends on Club KidChat, only to discover that not one of them really cares when he posts that he's lonely. With a nudge from Whit, Olivia stops pretending and apologizes, Barrett logs off to spend time with friends he actually knows, and Olivia and Amber make peace - different interests and all.

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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.

1 of 2 0667 The Mystery of the Clock Tower When City Hall's computerized clock mysteriously keeps resetting itself to 11:45, Eugene's investigation uncovers black roses, a warning note, and a twenty-year-old secret someone in Odyssey has kept hidden.

2 of 2 0668 The Mystery of the Clock Tower When a mysterious countdown on Odyssey's clock tower grips the whole town, Whit and Eugene must untangle black roses, a buried family secret, and a trail of clues that all point somewhere a little too neatly.

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.

0670 Stage Fright When an eerie voice haunts the theater during rehearsals for their middle school musical, Emily and Matthew must unmask the phantom before fear shuts down the show.

0671 Fast As I Can When Whit explains the spiritual discipline of fasting, the Whit's End gang each give up something they love for a week - and discover their sacrifices are far harder, and stranger, than expected.

0672 Opposite Day On school Spirit Week's Opposite Day, Olivia's game of doing everything backward lands her in a friendship she never meant to start - while Barrett discovers his five hundred online friends may not add up to much.

0673 The Owlnapping When the Odyssey Owls' beloved mascot vanishes before a critical stretch of games, team captain Ryan must decide whether to chase a ransom-demanding kidnapper or convince his superstitious teammates that their luck was never in a stuffed bird.

0674 Square One When Matthew is invited into a secret club of boys who take machines apart to see how they work, one broken promise puts his new friendships - and a rare pinball machine - on the line.

0675 A Thankstaking Story When an ice storm strands Whit and his friends at Whit's End on Thanksgiving, they pass the time by inventing a tale about villains scheming to steal the holiday from a cheerful town.

0676 An Agreeable Nanny A polished new babysitter seems to agree with everything the Parker kids want - which turns out to be exactly the problem.

0677 The Malted Milkball Falcon A church fundraiser turns into an all-night mystery when the candy prize at the center of a rock-a-thon vanishes without a trace.

0678 Grandma's Christmas Visit A grandmother's holiday visit turns a hoped-for quiet Christmas into Odyssey's biggest, messiest celebration yet.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 4 more roles

4 supporting roles

Priscilla Peterson Georgina Cordova Priscilla Peterson Gatlin Green Amber (b) Corrie Shenigo Drama Club Teacher Diane Ingolia

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Chris Anthony Host Kathy Buchanan Writer Nathan Hoobler Director Jonathan Crowe Sound Designer Bob Hoose Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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For school Spirit Week, Olivia celebrates Opposite Day by doing everything differently from usual. She walks backward, reacts to grades in reverse, and accepts an invitation to a computer club even though technology does not interest her. There she meets Amber, whose best friend Danielle has recently moved away.

Amber eagerly introduces Olivia to computer science and geology. Olivia treats their time together as a chance to practice becoming a different personality, but Priscilla warns that Amber believes she has found a real friend. Olivia admits she is only participating because of Opposite Day, yet Amber hopes Olivia will grow to enjoy her interests just as Danielle once did.

Meanwhile, Barrett becomes absorbed in Club KidChat. He collects more than five hundred online friends, including strangers he knows only through their status updates. Reading and answering so many posts consumes his time, causing him to skip ordinary activities and forget promises to friends nearby.

When Opposite Day ends, Amber still wants to spend time with Olivia. Olivia agrees out of guilt but dislikes rocks, computers, and Amber's planned trip to an insect museum. They try Drama Club together, where Amber wants to reenact a scientific discovery and Olivia wants to invent a melodramatic scene. Both become frustrated, and Olivia finally shouts that she cannot replace Danielle.

Whit helps Olivia think about what friendship means. Shared interests and history can bring people together, but friends do not have to be identical. They must appreciate one another's differences rather than demand that someone become a replacement for another person. Olivia realizes that she has been pretending, while Amber has been trying to make her fit Danielle's place.

Barrett also learns the weakness of shallow connections. One online acquaintance removes him after realizing she mistook him for her dog walker. When Barrett posts that he feels lonely, none of the responses offers the personal care that Matthew and other friends show him at school. He decides to take a break from Club KidChat and invest more time in friends he actually knows.

Olivia finds Amber and apologizes for the hurtful way she spoke. Amber admits that missing Danielle made her expect Olivia to replace her. They accept that they may never be best friends and that their interests remain very different, but both are glad to know each other without pretending to be someone else.