The Treasure Room

Aubrey Shepard is tired of hand-me-downs and never enough money - and now there's talk of a mysterious room at Whit's End rumored to hold rare paintings, golden sculptures, even stacks of cash. She and Lisa Mulligan simply have to see it for themselves. Eugene warns them that greed is never satisfied, but the girls try disguises, distractions, and finally a lock-picking kit... only to discover the door was never locked at all. Inside, they pull a tarp off a valuable-looking painting and knock over paint cans, splattering it. Caught by Whit and sentenced to a month of cleaning, they're sure they've destroyed a priceless original - until Whit reveals the artist was five years old, and the room's true treasures are the photos, cards, and keepsakes from all the kids in his life. Aubrey heads home knowing no fortune can match the people God has given her - even one exasperating little sister.

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0428b Bethany's Imaginary Friend When her little sister's invisible new friend starts turning up everywhere, a girl seeking a quiet afternoon with her book discovers her whole family is playing along.

0429 The YAK Problem When a strict former principal is scheduled to speak at a mysterious school assembly, Nathaniel's wild speculation about a program called YAK sends the kids of Odyssey into a fun-hoarding frenzy.

0430 Blind Girl's Bluff A lonely new girl in town teams up with a quick-witted blind friend on a "mind-reading" act that becomes more popular - and more complicated - than either of them expected.

0431a Where There's Smoke A boy's new hero at Whit's End discovers that being admired means every habit - good or bad - gets copied.

0431b The Virtual Kid A boy becomes so obsessed with running the website he built for Whit's End that he risks missing out on the real place - and the real life - right in front of him.

0432 You Win Some, You Lose Some A discouraged camp counselor spends a week trying to reach three difficult middle-school girls, convinced that nothing she does is making a difference.

0433a The Treasure Room When rumors spread that Whit is hiding a fortune behind a closed door at Whit's End, a girl weary of hand-me-downs decides she has to see the treasure for herself.

0433b Chain Reaction A boy's decision to cut corners on a simple lawn-mowing job quietly sets off a string of mishaps that ripples through the entire town of Odyssey.

0434 B-TV: Redeeming the Season A live holiday broadcast from the Odyssey Mall asks whether Christmas customs with tangled pagan and commercial roots can be given back to Christ - weaving in the imaginative tale of a young man named Nicholas who tries to run from wealth and position to find a humble life of faith.

1 of 2 0435 A Look Back As the millennium draws to a close, a nostalgic tour of Whit's End revisits the beloved characters and moments that made Odyssey feel like home.

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.

0437a Sunset Bowlawater When a little girl's beloved goldfish turns up dead, a bumbling detective takes the case - but the fish himself has been telling the story all along.

0437b The Long Way Home Desperate to escape her family's new home for a day of fun, a girl works odd jobs all week to earn her way onto a church youth group trip.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 2 more roles

2 supporting roles

Lisa Mulligan Nicole Myers Jeeves Will Ryan

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Kathy Buchanan Writer Phil Lollar Director · Producer Duane Harms Sound Designer · Producer Al Janssen Executive Producer

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Aubrey Shepard arrives at Whit’s End already frustrated by her family’s limited money and her hand-me-down shoes. Lisa Mulligan tells her about a mysterious new room that Whit has kept closed while he works inside. Rumors claim that it contains rare paintings, golden sculptures, archaeological treasures, or stacks of cash. Eugene warns the girls that greed is never satisfied, but their curiosity only grows.

Aubrey imagines how easy life would be if she possessed Whit’s supposed fortune. She pictures servants completing her schoolwork, washing her golden bicycle, adjusting her pillows, and even removing Bethany whenever her little sister becomes annoying. Soon she and Lisa are no longer content to imagine the treasure. They begin searching for a way into the room.

Their disguises, distractions, and offers to clean the hallway all fail. At last Aubrey brings a lock-picking kit, only for Lisa to discover that the door has never been locked. The girls slip inside and find what appears in the darkness to be a valuable painting. While pulling away a tarp, Lisa knocks over several paint cans and splashes fresh paint across it.

Whit catches them and makes them confess to their parents. Their punishment is to clean Whit’s End for a month, but the girls fear they will spend their entire lives paying for the ruined work. Whit calls the painting a priceless original, then identifies the artist as Mandy Straussberg, who gave it to him when she was five years old.

Whit reveals the finished portion of the room. Its walls are covered with photographs, cards, names, and keepsakes from the many children who have come into his life. These are his true treasures, worth far more to him than gold or museum art. He forgives Aubrey and Lisa, although their cleaning punishment remains. Aubrey leaves understanding that wealth cannot equal the value of the people God has placed in her life - even an exasperating little sister.