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S DA FOUNTAIN Odyssey archive · est. 2000

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Collection All Series Club Specials Only Years 1987–2026
1991 Season 40 eps
0139 Melanie's Diary When Robyn laughs off her little sister's diary as harmless fun, she learns the hard way that private things have a way of becoming very public. 0140 The Vow When a schoolyard checklist for predicting divorce starts matching her own family, a worried Donna hatches a plan to hold her parents together - contract and all. 0141 Over the Airwaves When Bible study night takes an unexpected form, a broadcast from the little radio station at Whit's End brings Jesus' parables of the kingdom to life as a family drama and a Wild West showdown. 0142 Train Ride A weary Whit and Eugene board a train home to Odyssey, only to find the ride crowded with old grudges, curious strangers, and trouble that refuses to stay quiet. 0143 Muckraker A young school-paper reporter goes hunting for her first big consumer exposé and learns that chasing an important story can be far trickier than it looks. 0144 Someone to Watch over Me When a boy is thrust from his bedroom into a series of increasingly strange adventures - always aboard a ship called the Wonder, always pursued by the same relentless enemy - he must figure out why he can't wake up. 0145 The Second Coming A young girl becomes convinced a TV preacher's formula has revealed the exact day of Jesus' return - and she intends to be ready. 0146 Emotional Baggage When an unwelcome relative's visit forces Connie out of her room and into old memories, Whit devises an unusual game to show her the true weight of what she's been carrying. 0147 Where There's a Will... When a big job offer threatens to uproot the Barclay family from Odyssey, each family member tries their own method of figuring out what God wants them to do. 0148 Isaac the Procrastinator When a bright student's habit of putting things off starts costing him grades, friendships, and opportunities, Whit offers him an unusual remedy. 0149 By Dawn's Early Light A school assignment about flag burning sends two kids tumbling through the Imagination Station into the War of 1812, where the question of what a symbol is worth stops being homework. 0150 Home is Where the Hurt Is A scheme to score a teacher's edition math book unravels when it forces Curt Stevens to face the one thing he's spent his whole life hiding - what's waiting behind his front door. 0151 ...The Last Shall Be First When Connie can't convince her stubborn great-uncle that it's never too late to come back to church, an ordinary cleanup job at Whit's End turns into a living lesson from an old parable. 0152 The Meaning of Sacrifice When the Barclay family gives up television for a month as an act of sacrifice to God, everyone discovers that keeping a promise is harder than making one. 0153 Mayor For a Day When young Curt Stevens enters Odyssey's Mayor for a Day contest convinced the job is all cushy offices and celebrity handshakes, his imagination shows him just how wrong he might be. 0154 Coming of Age Aspiring young actor Jimmy Barclay starts keeping a journal again just as a string of strange changes - in his family, his body, and his heart - begins turning his world upside down. 1 of 2 0155 Waylaid in the Windy City A business trip to Chicago turns perilous when Whit and Connie cross paths with a fugitive thief and a stolen laptop full of military secrets. 2 of 2 0156 Waylaid in the Windy City When Connie is taken by an old enemy demanding a top-secret computer as ransom, Whit must navigate a Chicago full of double-crosses where no one - friend or foe - is quite what they seem. 0157 Last in a Long Line A chance shortcut through a cemetery leads Eugene to a gravestone bearing his own family name - and a mystery that could rewrite everything he believes about being the last of the Meltsners. 0158 A Day in the Life When a Hollywood producer buys Whit's affectionate short story about everyday life in Odyssey, the whole town lines up for its shot at movie stardom. 0159 The Homecoming A young man with a troubled past returns to Odyssey seeking something the town may not be ready to give. 0160 A Rathbone of Contention When Bart Rathbone fast-tracks the grand opening of Odyssey's new electronics store, his habit of cutting corners - and borrowing other people's talent for free - puts the whole venture on shaky ground. 0161 Isaac the True Friend Feeling friendless, Isaac takes an Imagination Station trip into the story of David and Jonathan and discovers what true friendship really costs. 0162 Peacemaker When two friends' quarrel threatens a church project to help the homeless, Connie learns that making peace takes more than smoothing things over. 0163 A Model Child An eleven-year-old girl's envy of a glamorous young model fades as she discovers the painful cost of growing up too fast. 0164 Sixties-Something When a sixties nostalgia craze sweeps Odyssey, Connie goes searching for the decade's most inspiring writer - and finds far more than she bargained for. 1 of 2 0165 Bernard and Esther With the Imagination Station broken, Bernard proves a well-told story beats any machine by spinning the biblical tale of a brave young queen whose people's fate rests in her hands. 2 of 2 0166 Bernard and Esther At Whit's End, Bernard finishes his cliffhanger tale of Queen Esther, who must risk her life before the king to save her people from the scheming Haman. 0167 Dobson Comes to Town A bewildered stranger walks into Whit's End with no idea how he got there - and he turns out to be someone the whole town of Odyssey knows by name. 0168 The Curse A mysterious medicine man walks into Whit's End and pronounces an ancient curse on the building's owner - and one by one, the impossible signs start coming true. 0169 Hold Up! When a nervous stranger pulls a gun at closing time, Whit's End becomes the stage for a battle of wits - and a debate about whether people are really good at heart. 0170 A Test for Robyn A shortcut-loving Robyn learns the hard way that "cramming Thursday night" is no match for a big history test - or for her own conscience. 1 of 2 0171 The Cross of Cortes When a mysterious map from an old missionary friend draws Whit and Eugene to Mexico, their fact-finding trip turns into a treasure hunt shadowed by a dangerous rival. 2 of 2 0172 The Cross of Cortes A hunt for a legendary golden cross deep in a cave-riddled Mexican mountain turns treacherous when Whit, Eugene, and Dan discover they can't be sure who's really on their side. 0173 A Thanksgiving Carol When Eugene claims God has nothing to do with modern Thanksgiving, Whit and the gang set out to prove what the "thanks" is really about - by staging their own classic holiday tale on Kids Radio. 0174 Where's Your Daddy? A struggling mother and her two children, new to Odyssey and hiding a painful secret, find unexpected kindness at Whit's End as Christmas approaches. 0175 East, Winds Raining On Pearl Harbor Day, old Joe Finneman finally tells his great-niece what he saw in Honolulu on December 7, 1941 - and why his best friend, a Japanese American codebreaker, is the reason he can't hate anyone for that day. 1 of 2 0176 The Star A trip through the Imagination Station's new Christmas adventure separates Connie and Eugene in the ancient world, where each finds an unexpected guide on the road to the Christ child - and to King Herod's Jerusalem. 2 of 2 0177 The Star While Connie helps care for a very special newborn in Bethlehem, Eugene arrives in Jerusalem with three star-following magi - and their search for a newborn king draws the dangerous attention of King Herod. 0178 Room Mates When a college fumigation leaves Eugene homeless for a week, his distant cousin Bernard takes him in - and two stubborn know-it-alls discover just how hard sharing a house and a window-washing job can be.
Family Portraits The early Focus on the Family dramas 13 eps
FP01 Whit's Visitor When a nighttime noise draws Whit into his garage, he finds not a possum but a runaway neighbor boy who's convinced his family's troubles are all his fault. FP02 Dental Dilemma A big brother's teasing turns a fearless little girl's beloved dentist visit into a day of dread - until Dr. Graves finds out. FP03 The New Kid in Town A lonely girl who's tired of always being the new kid meets a stranger in Odyssey who isn't quite what he seems. FP04 No Stupid Questions A curious ten-year-old girl who's been banished from her mother's workplace for asking too many questions finds an unlikely afternoon home at Whit's End - and an even unlikelier friend at the library. FP05 You're Not Going to Believe This When the family's most notorious storyteller swears his latest outlandish tale is true, his skeptical cousin has to decide whether anyone can believe the boy who's fibbed one time too many. FP06 My Brother's Keeper When Philip's pesky little brother ruins his school project and embarrasses him at baseball practice, an angry wish spoken in the heat of the moment teaches him how much a brother is worth. FP07 While Dad's Away A father's dream promotion slowly turns him into a stranger in his own home - and a curious young couple wants to know why the house is selling so cheap. FP08 The Letter A prideful father and his embarrassed teenage daughter, wounded by each other's words, discover what it takes to close the distance between them. FP09 A Different Kind of Peer Pressure When his father lectures teenage Blair about caving to the popularity crowd, Richard Hudson discovers that peer pressure isn't something adults outgrow - it's something they get better at. FP10 In Memory of Herman When a backyard frog funeral reignites a couple's clash over faith, it takes an ordinary workday turned upside down to make a stubborn husband reconsider everything he thought he knew. 1 of 2 FP11 A Member of the Family When Whit's spoiled nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, the old man's patience - and his ideas about love and discipline - are put to the test. 2 of 2 FP12 A Member of the Family A week with Grandpa ends in turmoil as Whit and his daughter Jana must face the anger that has divided them for years - before it costs them Monty. FP13 A Simple Addition When his baby sister arrives before his promised new boots do, a little boy must learn that a growing family doesn't mean a shrinking share of love.