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S DA FOUNTAIN Odyssey archive · est. 2000

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Family Portraits Album FP 13 eps
5 Jan 1987 21 min 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. 12 Jan 1987 16 min 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. 19 Jan 1987 25 min 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. 26 Jan 1987 no runtime 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. 2 Feb 1987 25 min 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. 16 Feb 1987 19 min 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. 2 Mar 1987 25 min 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. 9 Mar 1987 24 min 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. 16 Mar 1987 24 min 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. 23 Mar 1987 27 min 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. 30 Mar 1987 22 min FP11 A Member of the Family, Part 1 of 2 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. 6 Apr 1987 21 min FP12 A Member of the Family, Part 2 of 2 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. 13 Apr 1987 22 min 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.