Tuesdays with Wooton

Every Tuesday, a boy in a borrowed Scout uniform waits at the Hamptons' mailbox and walks off with their mail - and Wooton, the friendliest mailman in Odyssey, has no idea he's been fooled for a month. When Wooton discovers the real Max Hampton is out of town, he realizes his mystery friend has been swiping something that only comes on Tuesdays: the latest issue of Power Boy. Instead of turning him in, Wooton offers the boy a comic of his own and a deal - stop taking mail, and start helping build a treehouse. But when the boy meets Seth Young and bolts, Wooton learns the painful truth: a church kid once used him and his sister to win a contest, then dropped them cold, and now he's sure Christians only pretend to care. So Wooton sets out to prove him wrong the slow way... showing up every Tuesday with a new comic and asking nothing in return. Week by week, the boy owns up to the stolen comics, makes things right with the Hamptons, and finishes the treehouse with his friend. And at last, he tells Wooton the one thing he's been holding back all along - his name is Grady.

Found on Eugene Returns! Album 44 · 12 episodes

The run See every episode

0557 A Lamb's Tale A Christmas donation drive in Odyssey sets three intertwined stories of giving in motion, as a girl parts with her beloved stuffed lamb, a boy uncovers his uncle's hidden past, and a wounded soldier returns from war carrying a secret.

0558 A Glass Darkly Falsely blamed for a food fight, a young musician must choose between clearing his name and trusting God when detention threatens the audition of a lifetime.

0559 The Coolest Dog Marvin's dream of rock stardom with his two-person band hits a snag when his ego proves louder than his drums.

0560 The Present Long Ago When a classmate demands the school lab key and won't say why, an anxious boy cycles through imagined advisers and wild theories before finding a wiser way to face him.

0561 Lost By a Nose Determined to expose her town's beauty-pageant obsession, a skeptical young journalist goes undercover as a contestant - and gets far more invested than she planned.

0562 The Last 'I Do' When a Roman emperor outlaws marriage to build a more loyal army, a defiant priest named Valentine risks everything to keep performing forbidden weddings.

0563 Tuesdays with Wooton A lonely boy's mailbox scheme unravels when the mailman he's been fooling decides friendship is worth more than an easy confession.

0564 A Most Intriguing Question A government agent's arrival, a secretive all-night invention, and a mysteriously running Imagination Station convince Whit's friends he's hiding something dangerous - and they're determined to find out what.

0565 A Most Surprising Answer When Eugene returns to Odyssey a stranger to his own past, his friends must find out whether love can reach memories that science locked away.

0566 A Most Extraordinary Conclusion With every experiment exhausted and his friends' borrowed memories failing to feel like his own, Eugene makes one last desperate attempt to reclaim the life he's forgotten.

0567 Two Friends and a Truck When Eugene borrows Bernard's beloved old pickup for his big move, a minor mishap sets off a chain of accidents, cover-ups, and comic misunderstandings that puts their friendship to the test.

0568 The Power of One A Kids' Radio broadcast reimagines the Bible's most famous underdogs - from a shepherd facing a giant to a secret-agent apostle - to discover where real strength comes from.

0569 The Invisible Dog When Lester introduces his friends to a dog only he can perceive, Trent sets out to disprove it with logic while Whit suspects the invisible companion is hiding something deeper.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 4 more roles

4 supporting roles

Seth Young Robin Knight Mr. Blaylock Bob Hoose Ms. Drummond Actor Unknown Mrs. Hampton Diane Michelle

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Torry Martin Writer Marshal Younger Director · Producer Glenn Montjoy Sound Designer · Producer Bob Hoose Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

The story

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Grady McKay hurries home from school on a Tuesday and waits beside the Hamptons' mailbox. When Wooton arrives with the mail, Grady lets him assume he is Max Hampton and takes the family's delivery. He has also begun wearing a secondhand Boy Scout uniform, and Wooton cheerfully accepts that disguise as well.

Wooton happens to mention his new young friend to Mrs. Hampton and learns that the real Max is visiting his grandparents. A photograph confirms that Wooton has been giving the Hampton mail to a complete stranger for about a month. Connie helps him recognize that the boy may be stealing something that arrives only on Tuesdays.

The Tuesday delivery includes the newest issue of Power Boy. Wooton understands why the boy keeps appearing and confronts him at the mailbox. Grady insists that he returned the borrowed comics the next day. Wooton warns that taking another person's mail is a serious offense but offers him a Power Boy issue of his own if he promises never to do it again.

Grady accepts the gift and attends a Power Boy fan-club meeting at Whit's End, though he still refuses to share his real name. He enjoys the Imagination Station, trades character cards with Marvin, and agrees to help Wooton build a treehouse. Their new friendship seems to be growing until Grady meets Seth Young.

Grady immediately treats Seth with open dislike. When Wooton says that Seth attends his church, Grady abruptly leaves the treehouse project and stops meeting Wooton on Tuesdays. Connie suggests that Grady's disappearance may be a test: he might need proof that Wooton cares enough to keep looking for him.

Knowing Grady still loves Power Boy but cannot afford new issues, Wooton searches a bookstore and finds him reading comics while hidden beneath a table. Grady explains why he avoids church people. A year earlier, Seth brought Grady and his sister to church for a contest, collected points and applause for bringing guests, then ignored them without even explaining how to catch the bus home. Grady had to call his mother for a ride and concluded that Christians only pretend to care in order to make people religious.

Wooton admits that Seth treated them badly but insists that not everyone at church behaves that way. When Grady says he is not yet sure whether Wooton himself is different, Wooton decides to prove his friendship over time. He keeps meeting Grady each Tuesday with the latest Power Boy issue rather than pressuring him for immediate trust.

Eventually, Grady confesses that he lied about returning the comics taken from the Hampton mail. Wooton tells him he must return them and apologize, and that the theft must be reported if he refuses. If Grady makes things right, however, Wooton will speak for him and replace the issues himself. Grady accepts the arrangement.

Grady expects Wooton to demand a church visit in return, but Wooton asks only for help completing the treehouse. Week after week, the two work together, and Wooton continues finding advance copies of Power Boy just for him. Grady begins to believe that a friend can care consistently without turning kindness into a contest or a bargain.

As he leaves the treehouse one Tuesday, the boy finally tells Wooton his name. Wooton does not make a grand speech or demand anything more; he simply tells Grady it is a good name and promises to see him the following Tuesday.