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S DA FOUNTAIN Odyssey archive · est. 2000

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2004 Season 23 eps
1 of 2 0535 Living in the Gray While staying in Washington, Connie looks in on an old friend from Odyssey and discovers that his glamorous new life as a big-city reporter may not be everything he claims. 2 of 2 0536 Living in the Gray With his career, romance, and living situation all hanging by a thread, a young man hiding the truth from everyone who loves him must decide between an easy way out and an honest way home. 0537 My Girl Hallie When a struggling student receives an experimental computer that responds to his thoughts, his grades soar - but the machine's help comes at a growing cost. 0538 Stubborn Streaks When honesty gets uncomfortable, a young critic must review her ex-best friend's play while Bernard the window washer refuses to believe his famously reliable work is slipping. 0539 Called on in Class Convinced that a humiliating family curse of stage fright runs in his blood, Trent DeWhite spends one agonizing Friday afternoon plotting every possible escape from giving his oral report. 0540 The Girl in the Sink When a mysterious traveling laborer arrives at his grandfather's farm, young Bernard must decide whether his gentle new friend is an angel - just as a frightened town turns against the stranger. 0541 Bernard and Saul After losing a student-council election to a more popular classmate, a bitter Trent hears Bernard tell the story of King Saul, a leader whose jealousy threatened to consume everything he had. 0542 Eggshells After canceling her engagement, Connie comes home ready to move on with her life - but the people who love her most can't stop treating her like she's about to break. 0543 Nothing But the Half Truth When easygoing Wooton Bassett agrees to stand in for his identical twin at a high-stakes business meeting, his promise to just smile and nod proves harder to keep than anyone expected. 0544 Split Ends A modeling agency's flattering scouts pull two feuding former best friends into a head-to-head audition for a shampoo commercial. 0545 Somethings Got to Change A beloved carnival-master's hour-long commute forces his family to weigh the home they love against the community that needs him. 0546 No Way Out Whit awakens injured in a hidden room with no door, held by a strange, childlike man who won't explain how either of them got there - while his son races to trace a garbled cry for help. 0547 No Way In When a missing friend's abandoned car points to the Washingtons' new house, a search uncovers hidden passages - and secrets the old home was built to keep. 0548 Sounds Like a Mystery When a priceless Statue of Liberty model vanishes from Whit's exhibit and suspicion falls on Nick, an experimental audio recording system at Whit's End may hold the clues to the real thief. 0549 Think on These Things When two boys discover a machine that can turn homework into thrilling adventures, their shortcuts inside it start reshaping who they are outside it. 0550 Fairy Tal-e-vision Kids' Radio imagines what television would look like in fairy-tale land, where nursery-rhyme characters' news flashes, courtroom dramas, and commercials reveal how one person's bad choices ripple out to everyone around them. 0551 Stars in Our Eyes With only days to invent a television commercial for Whit's End, the gang's wildly clashing visions collide - while Tamika's essay assignment sends her searching for what truly makes someone a hero. 0552 Sunday Morning Scramble Determined to finally arrive at church on time for their big Scripture recitation, the Washington family discovers that a laminated schedule is no match for gum-tangled hair, an uninvited neighbor in a bathrobe, and three secretly adjusted clocks. 0553 Potential Possibilities A boy tries to escape the gifted class he's convinced he doesn't belong in, while Aubrey and Tom Riley strike a bargain that forces each to face a fear of failing at what they do best. 0554 Call Me if You Care A late Christmas card and a stranger's misdirected phone messages pull Connie into reuniting a father and daughter separated for twenty years - forcing her to face her anger at her own dad. 0555 True Calling When two retired comedy magicians are asked to fill in at a school assembly, their crisis of confidence collides with a student's fears about chasing an impractical dream. 0556 And That's the Truth When Tamika vows to always tell the truth, she learns the hard way that honesty without kindness can hurt as much as a lie - while Jack discovers that avoiding hard truths carries its own cost. 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.
2000 Season 29 eps
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. 0438a The Lyin' Tale A trip to the dumpster leaves Aubrey with a scratch, a crowd of curious kids, and a story that keeps getting bigger every time she tells it. 0438b The Telltale Cat When Mandy's new cat makes David Straussberg's life miserable, his desperate scheme to get rid of it comes back to haunt him. 0439 B-TV: Grace A free downtown lunch giveaway sparks a B-TV broadcast about grace - God's undeserved favor - told through Scripture, comedy, and the story of a farmer's son who trades his inheritance for Hollywood dreams. 0440 I Slap Floor When two kids ask why Whit is home recovering from Odyssey's strangest week ever, Bernard spins a tale of a mysterious returning visitor and a town where everyone suddenly starts acting like their opposite. 0441a What Do You Think? Desperate to know what people really think of her, a girl uses one of Whit's inventions to hear the private thoughts behind everyone's polite words. 0441b Idol Minds While Whit is away for two weeks, the kids of Odyssey turn to Eugene's technology to fill the void - with results no one anticipates. 0442a Two Roads Two boys from the same neighborhood face the same spilled-candy temptation in a school cafeteria - and Whit follows the very different roads their choices set them on. 0442b Sticks and Stones When a former classmate he once tormented returns to Odyssey as a potential business rival, Bart Rathbone launches a scheme to drive him out of town before old scores can be settled. 0443 Changing Rodney A gifted young student sets out to reform the school bully with relentless kindness - and learns that changing a heart is harder than acing any test. 0444a Career Moves A middle schooler's career-fair internship at the Electric Palace teaches him Bart Rathbone's sales tricks - until a customer's return puts his conscience to the test. 0444b The Bad Guy When a notorious troublemaker from his past arrives in Odyssey claiming to be a changed man, a skeptical Nick Mulligan sets out to prove the transformation is too good to be true. 0445 No Boundaries Tired of his parents' rules, a boy gets the chance to experience a life with no limits at all - and learns what freedom without boundaries really costs. 0446a A Matter of Manners When two boys banished from Whit's End for rudeness reinvent themselves as the school's manners experts, their newfound politeness becomes a weapon nobody can defend against. 0446b The Seven Deadly Dwarves A little girl's mixed-up Sunday school lesson becomes a fairy-tale dream in which Princess Snow DeWhite, misled by a talking mirror, flees her father's hardware-store kingdom and falls in with seven dwarves named for the deadly sins. 0447 Potlucks & Poetry A teenage poet's secret reading collides with a church potluck as three generations of her family scheme to avoid embarrassing - and being embarrassed by - each other. 0448 Mandy's Debut A young playwright's opening night at Whit's End puts two comedies of guilt and neglected chores on stage - with her friends cast as themselves. 1 of 2 0449 The Big Deal When her parents forbid her from taking the theater role of a lifetime, Aubrey travels through the Imagination Station to the wilderness of a fearless prophet, hoping to learn how to stand up to them. 2 of 2 0450 The Big Deal A young girl caught up in the story of an imprisoned prophet risks everything to win his freedom from a king swayed by pleasure and a queen bent on revenge. 0451 Life Trials of the Rich and Famous When Nathaniel suddenly starts avoiding his friends, their curiosity uncovers a secret that changes how everyone sees him. 0452 Missionary: Impossible Inspired by a world-traveling missionary's thrilling stories, Alex signs up for a summer mission trip and launches an increasingly outlandish fundraising campaign to get there. 1 of 2 0453 The Great Wishy Woz After a tornado sweeps her away from Aunt Bea's farm, a heartbroken girl and her dog land in a strange miniature world where the only hope of getting home lies with the mysterious Great Wishy Woz. 2 of 2 0454 The Great Wishy Woz Dotty and her friends finally reach the all-knowing Woz, only to discover that the answers they've been promised - and the way home - may not be what any of them expected. 0455 Best Laid Plans Stormy weather strands a retreat's keynote speaker at a stranger's house, leaving Connie to keep a hundred rival gang members entertained - and at peace - on her own. 0456 Worst Day Ever Mandy's excitement for a perfect evening collides with a day where absolutely everything that can go wrong, does. 0457 Opportunity Knocks When financial trouble at the Timothy Center accidentally goes public over Kids' Radio, a mysterious new company's arrival in Odyssey brings both a tempting opportunity and unsettling questions. 0458 Red Herring A class trip's glimpse of a guarded college laboratory pulls Alex and his cousin Cal into a tangle of forbidden secrets, computer break-ins, and a mysterious stranger who seems a little too eager to help. 0459 Slumber Party Mandy's slumber party turns into a battleground when her two feuding best friends put her in the middle of every argument - and two uninvited guests appear at the window.
1990 Season 39 eps
0100 Ice Fishing A boy tired of living in his talented little sister's shadow joins an ice fishing trip hoping to finally prove himself by landing the lake's legendary uncatchable fish. 0101 Scattered Seeds When Connie despairs of ever writing stories like Whit's, he walks her back through her chaotic first attempt at directing a play to show her that great stories have been happening to her all along. 0102 The Treasure of Le Monde! When a boarded-up attic room at Whit's End reveals an antique pipe organ hiding a century-old riddle, Robyn and Connie join Whit on the trail of a legendary French nobleman's buried treasure - but greed has a way of trapping the hunters. 0103 Front Page News Desperate to escape gym class forever, a scheming student and his reluctant best friend talk their way onto the school newspaper - only to discover that journalism is harder than running laps. 1 of 2 0104 Lincoln A ride in the Imagination Station drops Jimmy Barclay into 1865 Washington, where a chance meeting with a friendly squirrel hunter pulls him into the final, dangerous weeks of the Civil War. 2 of 2 0105 Lincoln While lost in America's past, a boy from the present finds himself swept from the last days of the Civil War into the company of history's giants - and a stranger whose name he can't quite place. 0106 By Any Other Name When a slick consultant urges Odyssey's shops to reinvent themselves with flashy new names, Whit must convince a young student council hopeful that a fancy label can't change what's underneath. 0107 Bad Luck When a menacing chain letter arrives at Whit's End, skeptical Robyn Jacobs tears it up - only to find herself buried under a suspiciously well-timed avalanche of misfortune. 0108 Isaac the Courageous A boy desperate to shed his reputation as a coward endures a bully's brutal gang initiation, until a winter afternoon forces him to discover what courage really means. 0109 Two Sides to Every Story A couple returns from a rare night out to find a fire truck at their house and two children with wildly different stories about what went wrong. 0110 A... Is For Attitude When a TV self-help guru convinces Connie that attitude beats effort, she spreads her new philosophy all over Odyssey - to a friend with stage fright, a losing basketball team, and a boy terrified of heights. 0111 First Love When Connie falls for the charming star of the Odyssey High baseball team, she discovers that first love can pull her heart in a direction her faith won't follow. 0112 Curious, Isn't It? When two curious kids overhear Mr. Whittaker giving a mysterious woman a ring in the woods, their eavesdropping sets all of Odyssey buzzing with a conclusion nobody bothered to confirm. 0113 Suspicious Minds When money goes missing from the Whit's End cash register, Connie and Eugene launch increasingly ridiculous schemes to catch a thief - and end up suspecting each other. 0114 The Big Broadcast When Tom Riley discovers Whit's End's dusty old radio equipment, he and Whit decide to bring Kids Radio back to life with one big broadcast for the whole town of Odyssey. 0115 An Act of Mercy When a farmer's kindness toward a young apple thief goes unappreciated, he finds a more hands-on way to teach the boy about mercy. 0116 Isaac the Benevolent When Isaac Morton memorizes the Golden Rule but can't figure out how to actually live it, his well-meaning attempts to help the people of Odyssey keep backfiring in ways he never expected. 0117 The Trouble with Girls When a classmate's love notes start piling up in his desk, Jimmy discovers that every clever scheme for discouraging a crush only makes things worse. 0118 What Happened to the Silver Streak? When a prized model train engine vanishes from Whit's End, an amateur investigation puts a girl with a troubled past under suspicion - but the truth is harder to find than anyone expects. 0119 Better Late than Never A girl notorious for being late to everything gets one unforgettable night to discover just how much her habit could cost her. 0120 Pranks for the Memories Odyssey's self-proclaimed prank master is so sure no one can fool him that a simple act of kindness sends him spiraling into an elaborate counterattack of his own making. 0121 Missing Person When the town bully vanishes on the morning of the state fair, the search for him uncovers more than one secret - and puts his least likely rescuer on the trail. 1 of 2 0122 Castles and Cauldrons A summer visit from Jimmy's cousin Len turns unsettling when the "game" packed in his suitcase demands secrecy, incantations, and total trust. 2 of 2 0123 Castles and Cauldrons When Jimmy's out-of-town cousin introduces him to a fantasy role-playing game that demands ever-deeper commitment, the line between make-believe and something far darker begins to blur. 0124 The Winning Edge When a win-at-all-costs new coach takes over a girls' softball team, his hunger for a championship pushes two young friends on rival teams toward a collision neither of them wants. 0125 All's Well with Boswell Robyn's first babysitting job takes an unexpected turn when her charge turns out to be a giant, spoiled cat with a talent for chaos. 0126 Wishful Thinking When her little brother's constant pestering pushes her past her limit, a teenage girl makes a careless wish that shows her exactly what life would be like without him. 0127 Have You No Selpurcs? When a quiz at Whit's End exposes very different ideas about honesty, Mr. Whittaker invents a mysterious game called Selpurcs to teach two kids a lesson neither of them sees coming. 0128 One Bad Apple When several Odyssey children fall ill after eating at Whit's End, Whit and Tom Riley trace the trouble upstream to a source no one in town would ever have suspected. 0129 Not One of Us A young reporter's assignment on bigotry takes an unexpected turn when her search for people who've experienced discrimination leads her to a strange little town off the interstate. 1 of 2 0130 Bernard and Joseph While washing windows at Whit's End, Bernard Walton helps a boy fed up with his six siblings by recounting the story of Joseph, whose troubles with his own brothers make any family squabble look small. 2 of 2 0131 Bernard and Joseph While washing windows, Bernard is roped into finishing the story of Joseph for young Artie Powell - picking up in an Egyptian prison, where a pair of troubling dreams sets Joseph's fate, and his family's, on an extraordinary new course. 0132 Thanksgiving at Home When the flu strikes on Thanksgiving morning, two kids decide they can cook the family feast themselves - how hard can one turkey be? 0133 Cousin Albert A middle-school reporter's puff piece on her basketball-star cousin unravels when she stumbles onto the secret he's built his whole future around hiding. 0134 Pamela Has a Problem When Connie's out-of-town friend arrives in Odyssey carrying a secret she can't bring herself to tell anyone, Connie and Whit must help her face the hardest decision of her young life. 1 of 3 0135 Back to Bethlehem While posing for a nativity display at Whit's End, Connie and Eugene are sent by the Imagination Station to first-century Bethlehem, where their debate over what Christmas was really like collides with a crowded inn, a mysterious star, and restless Roman soldiers. 2 of 3 0136 Back to Bethlehem While the census crowds Bethlehem to bursting, two time-displaced visitors find themselves swept into the very night they only ever knew from nativity scenes. 3 of 3 0137 Back to Bethlehem Trapped in first-century Bethlehem on the night of the nativity, Connie and Eugene must untangle two unwanted marriage proposals, a hot-headed young zealot, and the suspicions of a Roman general before they can witness the moment they came to see. 0138 The Adventure of the Adventure At Whit's End, an inventor's dream of making stories come to life sends kids into the greatest adventures imaginable - with plenty of mishaps, surprises, and laughter along the way.