Treasure Hunt

A treasure hunt is sweeping through the outskirts of Odyssey, complete with riddles, a hidden prize, and dye-filled water pistols that eliminate anyone who gets splattered. Eugene wants nothing to do with the pistols - he'd rather carry a canteen and an ear-splitting whistle - but he and his partner Isaac are in it to win. Meanwhile, escaped convict Hank Murray shows up at Tom Riley's farm with a very real gun and ties up Tom and Whit in the garage. Then Isaac bursts in, mistakes Murray for a rival contestant hiding a clue, and "eliminates" the dangerous fugitive with a blast of red dye. It takes Eugene, one shrill whistle, and a very startled horse to finally knock Murray flat... and the dazed convict begs to be hauled back to jail, away from "this asylum." Best of all, the farm was the hunt's secret final stop all along, and the treasure belongs to Eugene and Isaac.

Found on Meanwhile, in Another Part of Town Album 14 · 13 episodes

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0192 Modesty is the Best Policy When her father vetoes her trendy new dress, a teenage girl discovers that turning heads at school is easier - and more complicated - than she expected.

0193 A Tongue of Fire When aspiring kid broadcaster Jimmy Barclay takes career advice from Odyssey's most notorious shock jock, his quest for laughs puts his friendships - and his show - on the line.

0194 A License to Drive When Connie is challenged to prove she has what it takes to be a teacher, her first pupil is the last person she'd choose: Eugene, who needs to learn how to drive.

0195 Father's Day When Connie's estranged father breezes into town for one night with an invitation and a suspicious hesitation, she hatches an elaborate scheme to rekindle her parents' old flame.

0196 Harlow Doyle, Private Eye When a girl at Whit's End confesses she's lost her faith, Odyssey's eccentric new private eye takes the case - determined to find it like any other missing item.

0197 The Midnight Ride At Whit's End, Whit sets the record straight on Longfellow's famous poem, telling Marsha the fuller, stranger, and truer story of Paul Revere's midnight ride.

0198 Treasure Hunt A charity treasure hunt turned water-pistol war game collides with a manhunt when an escaped convict stumbles back into the one town he swore he'd never see again.

0199 The 'No' Factor When everyone in Odyssey suddenly wants Connie Kendall at once, her enthusiastic yeses pile into a schedule no one could survive.

0200 Feud for Thought When Eugene discovers he's related to Bernard Walton, his first family reunion turns sour as a fifty-year-old grudge over a pig deal puts his grandfather's honor - and his newfound family ties - on the line.

0201 Fair-Weather Fans When a heat wave hits Odyssey, Isaac partners with a smooth-talking new kid to sell miracle fans door-to-door - and learns that easy money always comes with a catch.

0202 Timmy's Cabin When the state moves to bulldoze his orchard for a new highway, a grieving farmer's last hope may rest with a mysterious wandering stranger and the old cabin his late son left behind.

0203 Double Trouble A famous actor's arrival in Odyssey sends the town into a panic when he turns out to be the spitting image of its most notorious villain.

0204 Wonderworld A reluctant Jimmy Barclay, convinced he's outgrown make-believe, gets strong-armed into babysitting Lawrence Hodges - a kid whose imagination refuses to take an afternoon off.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 4 more roles

4 supporting roles

Officer Patrick O'Ryan Will Ryan Commercial Narrator Phil Lollar Hank Murray Charles Knox Robinson Contest participant Phil Lollar

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director · Producer Dave Arnold Sound Designer · Producer Chuck Bolte Executive Producer

The story

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Bart Rathbone and radio station Odyssey 105 are sponsoring a treasure hunt through the outskirts of Odyssey, with the proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Teams of two race from clue to clue toward a hidden treasure and an all-expense-paid weekend in Chicago. Bart has added a twist, though: every contestant carries a realistic-looking water pistol filled with red dye, conveniently for sale at Rathbone's Palace, and anyone who gets splattered is eliminated. When radio host Bryan Dern asks whether kids will think he is condoning playing with guns, Bart shrugs that he played with toy guns as a boy, "and look how I turned out." Isaac Morton, whose mom works at the hospital, is teamed with Eugene Meltsner, who signed up believing the war games would be a computer contest. Eugene dislikes the pistols so much he vows not to shoot anyone, even if it costs them the game, but he comes prepared in other ways - a canteen of ice water, and a whistle so shrill it is known to drive people and animals to distraction.

Across town, Whit has skipped the contest and gone for a bike ride instead, stopping at Tom Riley's farm, where Tom is wrestling a new fuel pump into his truck. The radio interrupts with news: Hank Murray, the convict who once tried to rob Whit's End, has escaped from the detention center, and Whit was a key witness at the trial that put him away. Tom jokes that coming back for revenge only happens in the movies, right up until Murray appears behind them holding a very real gun. He wants a car, not revenge, but Tom's truck is in pieces and Whit came on a bicycle, so when a police helicopter passes overhead, Murray ties both men up in the garage while he decides what to do.

The clues, meanwhile, have split the partners. Eugene is certain a riddle about apples points to a fruit stand, while Isaac is just as sure it means Riley's farm. Isaac arrives alone, bursts in on the hostages, and, convinced Murray is a rival contestant hiding the next clue, holds the escaped convict at water-pistol point. Deaf to every warning that this is not part of the game, Isaac fires, splatters Murray with red dye, and announces that he is eliminated. Murray, now certain the whole town is crazy, ties Isaac up too, changes into Tom's overalls, and heads for the horses.

Eugene appears at the window, admits Isaac was right about the clue, and hears what has happened. Swept up in the day's excitement - "all of a sudden he thinks he's Rambo," Isaac says - Eugene charges off alone, orders Murray down from Tom's horse, and, when the convict refuses, blows the whistle. The panicked horse throws Murray to the barn floor, and the dazed prisoner surrenders gratefully, asking only to be taken back to jail, away from "this asylum." Captain O'Ryan carts him off to safety, and Whit tells Eugene the rescue was one of the dumbest stunts he has ever pulled. Then Tom reveals one last surprise. His farm was the treasure hunt's final stop all along, and the X marks a spot in his barn, right where Murray fell. Since Eugene and Isaac truly did get there first, the treasure is theirs.