'Jimmy', an employee at Whit's End, makes his first appearance in the series and later returns in "The New Kid in Town" though Whit calls him 'Bob'. He then reappears as 'Jimmy' in "A Member of the Family I".
- Shadowpaw

Whit says Odyssey is in Ohio. Despite the fact the state is never mentioned again once Odyssey USA and later Adventures in Odyssey launches.
- Shadowpaw

The town of Odyssey apparently got its name when one resident quipped, "[This place is] in a beautiful valley. A place everyone oughta see."
- Waluigi Freak 99

The conversation between Whit and Tom in "Promises, Promises" was originally used here.
- Waluigi Freak 99

Although the third episode to be aired, this was the first "Family Portraits" episode written.
- noname

This was Paul McCusker's first script contribution to the AIO world.
- noname

The actors who played Stacy and her father in this episode (Katie Leigh Pavlakovich and Alan Bergman) would later return as Connie Kendall and her father, Bill Kendall.
- noname

"With a Little Help from My Friends", an episode which was very loosely based on this one, was made nearly ten years after this episode was.
- Waluigi Freak 99

The voice of Dr. Regis Blackgaard can be heard in this episode as Blair's father.
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode marked the first appearance of Whit's family members and revealed important facts about them.
- noname

The song that Monty turns up loud is "Another Crossroads" by Petra off the album Back to the Street. We can assume that Monty is a Christian, so he would indeed be listening to the popular bands of the day. However, living in California and the overall tone we get from the Charater of Monty, I would assume that he would be listening to secular music more than Christian Rock. The producers were probably looking for something hard and logically chose Petra.
- STRYPER

This is the first episode of the Adventures in Odyssey series, though the name of the show was "Odyssey USA".
- Shadowpaw

The Complete Guide lists Phil Lollar as "Sally's father," in this show. There's no Sally that we know of and Phil himself only appears in the background while Davey is talking to Tom.
- Chandler

I believe this is the only episode where the Odyssey Coyotes has both boys and girls on the team.
- Chandler

As the first episode, this show takes listeners on a tour of Whit's End, introducing the Train Set, the Inventor's Corner, the Workshop, and the displays.
- noname

This is the only episode to involve Davey except until way later in album 43 in "Stars in Our Eyes."
- anonymous

Actually, this is not the only episode where the Coyotes is a boys-and-girls team. There were boys and girls on the team in "A Member of the Family".
- Waluigi Freak 99

Amanda refers to Whit by his nickname in this episode. This is a rare occurance; very few times have come with a child calling Mr. Whittaker "Whit".
- Waluigi Freak 99

There is also a third episode in which the Coyotes have boys and girls on the team (The Defining Moment).
- Raindrop

This show features the debut of Will Ryan, later of Officer Harley, Eugene Meltsner, and Harlow Doyle fame. :-)
- Chandler

The original script for this episode contained the line, "What you reap you shall also sow." The line should have read, "What you sow you shall also reap." This was corrected without any re-recording.
- noname

This is also the debut of David Griffin as Freddy who later became the well-known and well-liked character of Jimmy Barclay.
- anonymous

The parts as originally assigned had Chad Reisser playing Freddy and David Griffin as Craig. After some initial read-throughs, the parts were reversed. This occurred again with the same actors years later for episode #186: The Conscientious Cross-Guard.
- Darcie

This episode marks the first appearance of the controversial character Officer David Harley.
- noname

This episode introduces Connie Kendall to Odyssey.
- Shadowpaw

Whit tells Connie to pick up a uniform but uniforms at Whit's End are ever mentioned again.
- Chandler

Bobby seems to be another early version of Jimmy Barclay, another boy played by David Griffen who developed a crush on Connie.
- noname

This episode, to my knowledge, is the first to feature a Bible Bowl. In the early version of the Bible Bowl, teams from Christian schools participated. In later ones, the contestants were individuals.
- Waluigi Freak 99

This is the first of only a few episodes where Chris (the show's announcer) appears as a character.
- noname

This is one of the few episodes with Officer Harley that has been released. "Recollections" also features him, and the Gold Audio version of "The Adventure Begins" includes a portion of Officer Harley's lines in "Missed It By That Much". He is slyly inserted into "Curious, Isn't It?" and "A Thanksgiving Carol".
- Waluigi Freak 99

Interestingly enough, this is not the only time we here of somebody named Fishbine. In the episode "All's Well With Boswell", the name of the lady who Robin babysits for is Mrs. Fishbine.
- Tim

Joan Gerber does the voice of Mrs. Rossini AND one of the Locos.
- Chandler

First episode to take place away from Odyssey.
- Waluigi Freak 99

Whit contradicts Connie's ideas about the goodness of man. Later, Connie does the same thing to Eugene in "Hold-Up!"
- Chandler

The Phil that Chris talks to in the wraparound skit for this episode is most likely Phil Lollar.
- noname

Officer David Harley was originally in this episode, but he was edited out.
- noname

The conversation between Whit and Tom in this episode was originally used in the Family Portraits episode "Whit's Visitor".
- Waluigi Freak 99

If the dialogue between Mark and Emily sounds vaguely familiar, it's probably because the actors later played Jake and Shirley in "Nothing to Fear," where they interacted in a similar way in dealing with fear.
- Chandler

This episode was a re-airing of the second "Family Portraits" show.
- noname

This episode makes its debut Adventures in Odyssey album appearance nineteen years after it was first aired as an Odyssey USA show and twenty years after it aired on Family Portraits.
- "Bubba"

The "Woodywood Pecker" theme can be heard in the background during the breakfast scene.
- Michael

This episode was later remade as "Isaac the Benevolent".
- Shadowpaw

PARENTAL WARNING: The nightmare scene and the scene in the basement at Whit's End may be too intense for younger listeners.

Although this episode is given the following warning, many episodes down the line are far scarier and get by without any such warning. This may be perhaps because AIO received a lot of negative mail about this one from parents of frightened children.
- J

Shirley's mother is played by Janna Arnold, wife of production engineer Dave Arnold.
- noname

This was the first AIO episode that garnered any noticeable negative reaction, due to the nightmare scene.
- noname

According to the Complete Guide, this was the episode that revealed the worst of Harley's foolish nature, culminating with him holding someone up with a cucumber. This is also the episode that probably sealed his fate and numbered his days on AIO.
- Jonathan

The original script for this episode contained the predictable ending, where Jeremy would get up on the stage and confess.
- noname

The bumbling policeman in this episode was originally Officer Harley and was later replaced by a neighbor, Harry Snoopnagle, in the remake.
- noname

While this is a minor point, the original Odyssey USA airing does not feature June Kendall saying "Hello" when Connie calls her at the end. This was added into a later version (presumably when scenes had been re-recorded to remove Officer Harley).
- Shadowpaw

This episode was later remade as "The Trouble with Girls".
- Shadowpaw

This episode was later remade as "Better Late than Never".
- Shadowpaw

This episode introduced the Twilife Zone.
- noname

The portion of this episode containing Officer Harley can be heard in the Gold Audio version of "The Adventure Begins".
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode is a re-airing of Family Portraits #6.
- noname

This episode is a re-airing of Family Portraits #4.
- noname

These episodes did not appear in an album until 2003. Because of this, the episode features the new theme song found on AIO episodes numbered 500+. Also interesting to note is that Paul Herlinger's Whit performs the voice over featured in the opening but it is Hal Smith who appears as Whit during the show.
- Shadowpaw

This episode is a re-airing of Family Portraits #11.
- noname

This episode is a re-airing of Family Portraits #12.
- noname

This episode was flashed back to in 212: The Mortal Coil.
- Jonathan

This show introduces Whit's wife Jenny and tells the story about Whit's End's history. It also introduces Philip Glossman, who plays a large role in later episodes.
- Shadowpaw

Philip Glossman promotes an offer from the Webster Development Firm which we later find out is owned by Dr. Regis Blackgaard.
- Chandler

In this episode, listeners finally learned about Whit's background and Whit's End's past.
- noname

This episode introduces the Webster Development Company (which was presumably owned by Dr. Regis Blackgaard). It can be said that this show is what really began the Blackgaard Saga.
- noname

During this episode (between the time that Jenny dies and the time that Tom Riley and Officer Harley visit Whit at his home), Whit and Jack Allen must travel to Nebraska and all of the events of "Clara" must take place.
- noname

The broadcast version of this episode contains an opening scene where Chris discusses definitions with an English scholar.
- noname

This episode marks the first time where John Campbell did not compose the episode music. In this case, it was written by Martie Echito.
- noname

Correction to the above note--the first episode that Martie Echito composed was the episode right before this, Recollections.
- Jonathan

This episode was later remade as "What Happened to the Silver Streak?".
- Shadowpaw

This episode features the first mention of Tom's wife, Agnes.
- Shadowpaw

In the "Odyssey USA" version, the name of this show is simply given as "Odyssey". This was the last episode aired before the show officially changed its name to "Adventures in Odyssey." Also, Whit's opening monologue is not heard during the opening theme.
- Sifo-Dyas

This episode is a re-airing of Family Portraits #13.
- noname

This was the first episode featuring the title Adventures in Odyssey, so as to not alienate fans outside of the United States. Later, the first 22 episodes had the wraparounds changed from Odyssey USA to Adventures in Odyssey as well.
- Shadowpaw

This episode was later remade as "An Act of Mercy".
- Shadowpaw

Along with the title change, this episode marked the first time Chris started signing off as "Chris" rather than "Chris Lansdowne", as she had done in previous episodes.
- Sifo-Dyas

This is the first episode that the show writers dubbed a "parallel parable," an AIO story that parallels a parable in the Bible.
- noname

This episode is the first show where another character (in this case, Tom) does the teaching instead of Whit.
- noname

In response to the post above: I own a lot of the old Odyssey episodes from 1987-1988, and I don't remember Chris ever signing off as Chris Lansdowne. Maybe they had re-recorded them by the time I bought the tapes around 1990 or 1991?
Shadowpaw's Note: I can confirm that Chris did originally sign off as Chris Landsdowne.
- Odyssey fan

This episode was later remade as "Pranks for the Memories".
- Shadowpaw

The Bible room was first introduced in this episode. The flashbacks are heard in "It Started with a Rabbit's Foot."
- J

The punchline to Officer Harley's joke is, "I sure did. Your stupid dog can't swim!"
- Waluigi Freak 99

The 'luck' part of this episode was used in the episode Bad Luck where Robyn receives a rabbit's foot (as Philo did in this episode).
- Jonathan

This episode was later remade as "Missing Person".
- Shadowpaw

This episode was written to be the last case for Officer David Harley, after Focus on the Family reacted to complaints from listeners that he poorly portrayed a man in authority. But he would return for a short stint in "The Return of Harley I & II".
- Shadowpaw

This episode was later remade as "The Boy Who Cried 'Destructo!'"
- noname

This episode was not remade as "The Boy Who Cried Destructo!" This episode was remade as "Missing Person".

"The Return of Harley" was remade as "The Boy Who Cried Destructo!"
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode first appeared in an album 15 years after its original airing.
- noname

This is the first AIO episode that didn't any appearances from "regular" characters.
- noname

This is the first episode that Whit does not appear in.
- Harlow

this is the first episode that Whit doesn't appear in
- Harlow

The War Memorial in this episode plays a prominent role in "East Winds, Raining" and "Angels Unaware."
- noname

This is the first AIO episode that had an "adult" theme.
- noname

Corrections of the two notes above:

The memorial didn't really play much of a role in "Angels Unaware" as much as it did "Gathering Thunder", when it was actually trashed and cleaned up.

For the second one, it is very arguable as to what is an "adult" episode, but certainly there were "adult" episodes before this one. There was "A Member of the Family", "Recollections", and the Family Portraits episode "In Memory of Herman".
- Waluigi Freak 99

Jack Davis is the name of Paul McCusker's stepfather. Source: Acknowledgments in PM's "A Season of Shadows"
- Catspaw

This episode introduces two long-term AIO kids, Jack Davis and Lucy Cunningham-Schultz. Five years after this episode aired, their two actors, Donald Long and Genesis Mullen, got married.
- noname

The police officer in this episode was originally Officer Harley.
- noname

The broadcast version of this episode contains a scene where Chris (the show host) conducts a gossip survey on Main Street.
- noname

This episode featuers Dave Madden's debut as an actor on Adventures in Odyssey. He would eventually play the lovable janitor, Bernard Walton.
- Shadowpaw

This episode introduces Odyssey's favorite family: The Barclays.
- Shadowpaw

The show Donna is watching on TV is "I Dream of Jeannie" - Episode 103: "Invisible House For Sale."
- Sifo-Dyas

In this two-part episode, Mary Barclay is played by Maggie Malloy (the actress who plays Connie Kendall's mom). Also, these two episodes mark the only time so far when George Barclay was not voiced by Chuck Bolte.
- noname

Listen closely while George is fiddling with the car--the announcer on the radio talks about being minutes away from hearing from Dr. James Dobson.
- Jonathan

In this two-part episode, Mary Barclay is played by Maggie Malloy (the actress who plays Connie Kendall's mom). Also, these two episodes mark the only time so far when George Barclay was not voiced by Chuck Bolte.
- noname

Jimmy Barclay suggests using lightsabers and talks about rebel space pilots and the "evil overlords" - clearly referring to Star Wars.
- noname

Daisy Inn is an Obvious reference to Days Inn.
- anonymus

If you listen very carefully when Irwin is first talking to Benjamin Franklin, you can hear Adams and Dickinson saying some of the lines that they say later when Irwin is reading the letter.
- Chandler

This is AIO's first historical episode.
- noname

To correct the note above me, it's not really Odyssey's first historical show, but rather the first one that told us an historical story. The first show to look at an event in history was actually #28 The Price of Freedom.
- Jonathan

At the end of the episode Whit uses the same voice that Ben Franklin had. This was probably done as the writers in the early years likened Whit to someone who was a lot like Ben Franklin.
- Jonathan

The Debbie that Connie visits is probably the same one that she was planning to go to the concert with in "The Tangled Web."
- Chandler

This is the first episode in which June Kendall (Connie's mom) appears, but her name is not mentioned.
- noname

The original title of this episode was "A Stormy Afternoon."
- noname

ACTUALLY, this is NOT the first episode with Connie's mom. She was briefly heard in "The Tangled Web", 22 episodes before this one. However, that short appearance is often forgotten because June only gets one line.

Shadowpaw's Note: In reviewing your entry I double checked it for accuracy and came across an interesting discovery. In the original OUSA version of the show, June does not say "hello" when answering the phone. The "hello" most have been added when the show had pieces re-recorded with Officer Harley removed.
- Waluigi Freak 99

The actors of Brad and Sherman later played the better-known pair of Jack and Oscar.
- Chandler

At the end, Whit asks Ralph Adams about his idea of a show basically about himself and Whit's End and Adams laughs at him. This is similar to the scene in "I Slap Floor" when Whit suggests that Strata Flyer and people think he's crazy.
- Chandler

This episode marks the first appearance of KYDS Radio, although it would not be heard again until quite a while after this episode.
- noname

This show introduces Camp What-A-Nut — a popular summer camp for kids in the early day of the show — for the first time.
- Chandler

This show was originally intended to be a continuation of Jimmy's summer journal so Donny and Gloria were originally Jimmy and Donna.
- Chandler

Part of the intent behind the writing of this episode was to show how big Whit's End could be. In this case, the secret room with the secret door demonstrated just that.
- noname

These two episodes were tied for 9th place in an audience poll where listeners named their favorite episodes.
- noname

The blow dart at the end of this episode was originally a gun, but it was changed to dispel potential audience fears about violence.
- noname

These two episodes were tied for 9th place in an audience poll where listeners named their favorite episodes.
- noname

The crowd of sailors was performed by only three actors: Hal Smith, Walker Edmonston, and Will Ryan.
- noname

This episode was written in story form, with characters becoming part of the story. This format wasn't incredibly strong though, and not long after we got the Environment Enhancer (ep 46) to make it realistic to put a character in a story. That format didn't prove quite right either, and shortly after we got the Imagination Station (ep 66 and 67).
- Jonathan

In this show, the good guy is George Johnston (Charles Knox Robinson) and the bad guys are Nigel (Will Ryan) and Maxim (Hal Smith). In "Hold-Up!" the good guys are Eugene (Will Ryan) and Whit (Hal Smith) and the bad guy is Hank Murray (Charles Knox Robinson). :-)
- Chandler

Early AIO illustrations show Whit (not Terry's father) with Terry Johnston running around a corner from a bad guy. Perhaps this episode was originally intended to introduce Whit's secret past.
- noname

This episode is a remake of Family Portraits #5.
- noname

This episode contains the longest title thus far for an AIO episode.
- noname

This episode marked the first (and last) appearance of the Environment Enhancer, the predecessor of the Imagination Station.
- "Bubba"

In the wraparound, Chris is talking to a statue of Abraham Lincoln. A spoof on this happens in "Eggshells" when Connie says that the Lincoln statue "isn't much for conversation."
- Chandler

Phil Lollar and Bob Luttrell teamed up to do the comedic pollworkers who remain unnamed on the show. About 6 months later, they reappear in "The Return of Harley" as a pair of goofy bootleggers. They are called Smith and Thompson in "The Return of Harley" and they are credited with those same names here for "A Single Vote."
- Chandler

This episode marks the first time Chuck Bolte played George Barclay. He was never played by anyone else after this.
- noname

Agnes is the only person in this show who doesn't say what she's thankful for. There's a good reason—the scene was cut from the original show. The scene was later added as a bonus to "The Pact I" when it aired.
- Chandler

This show marked AIO's one-year anniversary.
- noname

This is the first episode that features the second voice actor who played Mary Barclay.
- noname

This episode was based on a true incident tat happened to a friend of Sage Bolte (Chuck Bolte's daughter).
- noname

This episode introduces everyone's favorite genius: Eugene Meltsner.
- Shadowpaw

These episodes marked the end of Connie's journey to become a Christian, which took about a year of the show. In contrast, Eugene's eventual conversion took nearly eight years.
- noname

The character of Eugene was inspired in part by a listener who wrote in suggesting a character like her dad - brilliant, but always losing his keys.
- noname

This episode features Connie finally accepting Jesus Christ into her heart.
- Shadowpaw

These episodes marked the end of Connie's journey to become a Christian, which took about a year of the show. In contrast, Eugene's eventual conversion took nearly eight years.
- noname

In this episode, Eugene and Whit discuss how the "Environment Enhancer" does not contribute to the visual senses. Perhaps it is here where they thought of the Imagination Station.
- noname

Listening carefully to the first couple scenes, you can hear background dialogue from other shows. First, Leslie talking in "Back to School"; second, Shirley and Jake in "Nothing to Fear"; and Leslie and Cindy in "Back to School."
- Chandler

During the wrap-around for this episode, Chris has some men deliver her Christmas tree. Their names are Fred and Barney, a reference to "The Flintstones."
- noname

The original concept for this episode dealt solely with Whit being too busy to enjoy Christmas. Chuck Bolte came up with the idea of the Barclays getting robbed, and Paul McCusker blended the two stories together.
- noname

The clips in this episode are from "Connie, Part 1," "Kid's Radio," "The Day Independence Came," "Return to the Bible Room," and "Connie, Part 2."
- noname

Howie sounds suspiciously like Rodney Rathbone, who would later be introduced and would also be played by Steve Burns.
- noname

The last scene, with George and Jimmy, was ad-libbed.
- noname

The arcade game that Jimmy plays sounds like it was based on Galaxian, based on the description ("shoot them before the come down").
- Jonathan

This is one of the few episodes where Hal Smith had a part, but Whit wasn't in it. In this one he plays the stranger on the path.
- Jonathan

This episode introduces the popular kid characters Robyn Jacobs and Oscar Peterson.
- noname

This episode features a segment at the end where Chris and her mailman Randall read letters from AIO listeners.
- noname

The original version of the wraparound skit featured a mailman named Roger.
- noname

Eugene says he's working on a new computer program for computing student's grades at the college. We don't hear about it until later in "Eugene's Dilemma", when he gets mixed up with Richard Maxwell and the grade-changing scheme.
- Chandler

Eugene tells Connie that he never assumes. Apparently, he still had one or two kinks to work out in "Naturally, I Assumed." ;-)
- Chandler

George asks Jimmy if he failed another spelling test, a reference to "The Prodigal, Jimmy."
- Chandler

This episode introduces "Zappazoids."
- noname

The model volcano sound effects were created with a generator (the pump motor), hair gel puffed through a straw into a bottle (the lava), and mud in a wastepaper basket splattered on the floor (the explosion).
- noname

In this episode Connie asks how Whit is feeling, and he says his throat is getting better. This suggests that this episode was supposed to air after Bad Company, where Whit had a bad cold.
- Jonathan

The scenes between Connie and Whit were adjusted to accommodate Hal Smith's cold.
- noname

This is the first episode where Bob Lutrell and Dave Arnold worked on the foley (life sound effects).
- noname

This episode marked the first appearance of the Imagination Station.
- "Bubba"

The name of the character John Mark reflects the theory that it was at the house of John Mark (the one who wrote the gospel of Mark and the one who accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey) that the Last Supper was held. Also, much of the story in this episode comes predominantly from the gospel of Mark.
- noname

According to Dave Arnold, the sound effects of the film reel were created by layering the sound tracks for the film on a reel-to-reel deck and thumbing the reel so it would drag, making everything sound warbled.
- noname

The character of Robert was played by Steve Burns, who would (oddly enough) play Connie's love interest, Robert Mitchell (a different character), in the future.
- noname

This episode marks the last appearance of the controversial character Officer David Harley.
- MDB17

These episodes were remade as "The Boy Who Cried Destructo!"
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode introduces Richard Maxwell, a key figure in the Blackgaard saga and fan favorite.
- J

Richard Maxwell mentions that he has a younger sister named Rachael, who is probably the same Rachael who appeared in "Bad Company."
- noname

This episode was originally included in the album "Terrific Tales, Mysterious Missions". This messed up the continuity, and so it was placed in "Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes" for the Gold Audio series.
- Waluigi Freak 99

Parts of this episode are very similar to the very first story about disobedience, the one about Adam and Eve. God sets up a garden and says that Adam and Eve are allowed to eat from any tree but one. Whit sets up a computer room and says that Eugene may use any program but one. Connie, like Eve, was curious about the program and eventually was tempted into using it. She then got Eugene involved and at first they tried to hide what they did from Whit. In the end, they were sent away from the place they had sinned at. Also interesting is the name of the program: "Applesauce" (many think of the fruit Adam and Eve ate as an apple).
- noname

This episode introduced Whit's association with intelligence agencies and secret computer programs - revealing yet another side of his character.
- noname

In the archery scene, the sound or the flying arrow was created by blowing into a straw, the sound of the arrow's impact was from a pocketknife being thrust into wood, and the "doiiing!" sound from the impact was created by slapping a coil door stopper back and forth.
- noname

Dick Beals, the actor who played Nicholas Adamsworth, was well into his 60s when this episode was recorded!
- noname

This episode introduces the evil Dr. Regis Blackgaard.
- J

This episode was originally titled "The Arcade," and Dr. Blackgaard was originally named Jonathan Dark and later Janus Blackgaard.
- noname

This episode introduced the Wod-Fam-Chod-Sod, one of the signature drinks at Whit's End.
- noname

After this episode aired, many families who tuned in reportedly took their own vacations in their home towns.
- noname

This episode introduces the third voice actor who played Mary Barclay, who would last until "Treasures of the Heart."
- noname

The water fight in this episode was originally a food fight. This was changed because the writers felt that wasting food wasn't a great idea.
- noname

This is the last time we hear Nicholas Adamsworth before "The Power," where he turns into a shady character.
- noname

The baptism scene in this episode has generated a bit of controversy. Some listeners object to the Apostle Paul baptizing Onesimus "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit," but the writers were only intending to use the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19.
- noname

This episode introduces the Wonderworld tree house, another AIO teaching device.
- noname

Oddly enough, the actor who played Richard Maxwell, Lucy's "love interest" in these episodes, also played Lucy's father in "Choices."
- noname

This episode introduces Isaac Morton, a long-term AIO character. It also began a mini-series of programs that bear Isaac's name.
- noname

This episode was originally about keeping promises, but the script was later changed so that the story dealt with the issue of lying. However, the title remained the same.
- noname

In order to give this episode authenticity, Paul McCusker gave the script to the International Ministries department at Focus on the Family, who translated the appropriate lines into Spanish and assisted with the casting.
- noname

John Duffield is the name of Paul McCusker's father-in-law, which makes it probable that this is where Reginald Duffield's last name comes from. Source: Acknowledgments in PM's "A Season of Shadows" - John Duffield is said to have "provided information from his personal experiences in the Blitz."
- Catspaw

This episode tells the story behind the wound in Whit's leg and the missing upper part of his ear - items that were included in the first description ever written about Whit.
- noname

Paul McCusker's wife, Elizabeth - a native of Great Britain - assisted with the accents in this episode.
- noname

The events of this episode are a follow-up to those in "Karen."
- noname

In this episode, Whit says to Monty that he had finished the Imagination Station program of Jesus' birth — which Connie and Eugene experience the next year in "Back to Bethlehem."
- noname

This episode was translated into Spanish and aired on En Foque a la Familia. It was also adapted into story form and published in the December 1995 edition of Focus on the Family magazine.
- noname

In this episode, Chris and Randall (her mailman) read letters from listeners. One of the last letters is from a certain Genie Rathbone about children in Indonesia. It's possible that her last name was the source of the famous AIO family.
- noname

Although this episode (and the next) were written by Phil Lollar and Paul McCusker, they were credited as being written by "Campbell Freed," a name that came from Phil's and Paul's mothers.
- noname

Interesting to know that Connie wishes she could write yet she doesn't take action on this wish until "Tales of a Small Town Thug."
- Tim

The story Connie reads in the beginning is from another AIO ep, The Tangled Web.
- Jonathan

This episode was later remade as the third video in the "new series": "The Caves of Qumran."
- noname

The "Phil" in the wraparound skit of this episode sounds like Phil Lollar.
- noname

This episode introduced the scheming Curt Stevens.
- noname

This was the first time the Imagination Station was used for a historical adventure rather than a Biblical one.
- noname

This episode introduced another element of the Imagination Station - a remote control that allows the user to "fast forward" through the adventure. It didn't appear again, though, until almost four years later in "A Time for Christmas."
- noname

This episode marked Bernard Walto's debut, everyone's favorite window-washer.
- J

The Phil Phillips from Chicago in this episode sounds exactly like Frank Phillips from Chicago in "Waylaid in the Windy City."
- noname

This episode was the first and only time that Bernard's wife Maude was heard until more than 15 years later in "Silent Night."
- noname

This episode marks the first appearance of Rodney Rathbone and the Bones of Rath.
- noname

After the original airing of this episode, firefighters wrote in and strongly suggested to inform the listeners to never put out an electrical fire with water. The end of the episode was then re-recorded with Chris saying this in her wrap-up.
- noname

Jimmy says, "I'd tell you the rest, Dad, but this is a family show." This is one of the (extremely) rare fourth-wall references that this show makes.
- Waluigi Freak 99

According to Paul McCusker, this episode wasn't written for teens, although it deals with a "teen" issue. The concept behind this and other episodes "for teens" was to give the target audience "prescriptive" ideas before certain issues (like dating, in this case) became problems.
- noname

Officer Harley is slyly inserted in this episode. Eugene invites Officer Harley to Whit's wedding ceremony, producing nearly hidden yet amusing dialogue.
- Waluigi Freak 99

In this show Bernard goes behind the counter to get paper towels because he forgot his equipment, mainly his squeegee. Bernard, just a few seconds later, threatens Eugene with his squeegee and later Eugene says he mangled his handcuffs with it.
- alayna

This episode features the return of KYDS Radio after its apparent shut-down in the episode "KYDS Radio."
- noname

In this episode, we hear the first mention of Lucy's other last name, Schultz.
- noname

This episode introduced Bart Rathbone, although Officer O'Ryan calls him "Bill."
- noname

Contrary to this episode, you can't play the best three out of four, four out of five, six out of seven, or seven out of eight.
- noname

To add to what noname wrote, there is a probable reason that O'Ryan called Bart 'Bill'. This episode was re-made from AIO23, The Quality of Mercy. TQoM was a Harley show. In it, the father that Bart replaced was Bill, so it is probable that while making the necessary changes to the script, that line was accidently left the way it is.
- Jonathan

This episode is a remake of "Doing Unto Others."
- noname

This episode is a remake of "Bobby's Valentine."
- noname

In Bobby's Valentine Dave Griffin played Bobby. It's interesting that in this episode, the remake of BV Dave also plays Jimmy, who took Bobby's role.
- Jonathan

This episode is a remake of "The Case of the Missing Train Car." One of the biggest differences between the two episodes is the ending - in the original version, just before Michelle leaves, Whit said, "I forgive you," and Michelle scoffed. In the second version, Whit asked Michelle, "Hasn't your time [at Whit's end] meant anything to you?" Michelle answered, "It's been one big bore" - a much stronger ending.
- noname

Curt seems much dumber than usual in this episode, most likely because he was replacing Officer Harley.
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode is a remake of "Missed It By That Much."
- noname

In this episode, listeners were given the opportunity to submit a punch line for Officer O'Ryan's joke. The winning punch line was, "I see! Your dumb dog can't swim!"
- noname

This episode is a remake of "Gotcha!"
- noname

"Missing Person" is a remake of "Harley Takes the Case I, II".
- "Bubba"

This is the first episode in which Dr. Dobson comes on the air with a personal warning.
- noname

The Last Time Fred Zachery appears on AIO.
- David

According to Bob Lutrell, he recorded the sound for the cat food spilling by actually dumping a complete bag of cat food all over his kitchen floor. He also brought a neigborhood cat into his studio for hours to get the right "meows" for Boswell.
- noname

"Betsy the Bumblebee" has a sequel called "My Honey and I" mentioned in "The Mailman Cometh."
- Chandler

Apparently, there is a Zappazoids movie. Strangely, it is rated "G". That always seemed odd to me. A movie based on Zappazoids would probably be at least "PG", in my opinion.
- Waluigi Freak 99

Curt's part in this episode was originally written for Bernard Walton, but Dave Madden was not available for recording.
- noname

This episode was originally intended to get rid of the Glossman character in a scandal. However, as we all know, he didn't stay away for long.
- noname

This episode began a mini-series of several Bible stories narrated by Bernard Walton.
- noname

This episode was based on the stage production "Step into Bethlehem", written by Paul McCusker.
- "Bubba"

This episode was based on the stage production "Step into Bethlehem", written by Paul McCusker.
- "Bubba"

This episode was based on the stage production "Step into Bethlehem", written by Paul McCusker.
- "Bubba"

The episodes flashed back to in this episode are (in order): "Whit's Visitor," "Whit's Flop," "Thank You, God," "Operation Digout," "Recollections," "Whit's Flop," "Kid's Radio," "Scattered Seeds," "Gotcha!," "The Case of the Secret Room, Part 1," "The Treasure of Le Monde!," "The Case of the Secret Room, Part 1," "The Shepherd and the Giant," "The Imagination Station, Part 1," "The Imagination Station, Part 2," "Let This Mind Be in You," "Connie, Part 1," "Our Best Vacation Ever," "Isaac the Courageous," "The Greatest of These," "Ice Fishing," and "The Prodigal, Jimmy."
- noname

Hey I was wondering... Jesus is credited as actor unknown. It sounds a lot like either Marshall Younger or Paul McCuster.
- Timmy

The episode "Train Ride" was first released in the album "A Maze of Mysteries".
- "Bubba"

In this episode, it is mentioned that Odyssey is located between the cities of Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio.
- "Bubba"

Although this episode was released in "A Maze of Mysteries," it is still a part of "The Lost Episodes" collection.
- noname

"Nagel" is an anagram of "angel," which is basically what Nagel is in this episode.
- noname

This episode was remade as AIO video #9, with the same name. The cartoon version has Dylan Taylor instead of Jimmy Barclay, a few variations, and the sea battle scene cut completely.
- noname

This episode gave listeners a closer look into Connie's family history, which would play a prominent role in some later episodes.
- noname

Hal Smith's lines for this episode were recorded separately and added in later.
- noname

This episode was written in response to all the flag burning that took place around the U.S. at the time of the original airing.
- noname

This episode ends with Chuck Bolte coming on and confronting a serious issue, something that has only been done in one other episode: "The Mortal Coil".
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode contains the first instance of Chris's trademark sign-off: "Hoping you'll join us again next time for more Adventures in Odyssey."
- noname

Since David Griffin's (Jimmy Barclay's) voice was changing during this period, the AIO writers decided to handle it within the context of a show.
- noname

This episode was originally intended to take Jimmy Barclay out of AIO.
- noname

The 'comedic' version of the play was the same version done in The Very Best of Friends.
- Jonathan

The subject matter of this episode (Eugene's family) would not be majorly dealt with again until 14 years later, in the three-parter "Prisoners of Fear."
- noname

The "Movie" playing in the background when Whit and Bernard come outside to talk is actually dialogue taken from AIO:089 "That's Not Fair" in the part where Oscar is talking with his older brother.
- STRYPER

This episode introduced the central kid character Sam Johnson to AIO.
- noname

While Dr. Dobson is talking to Melanie, you can hear Connie on the phone in the background. The background scene is actually a a clip from "The Tangled Web" where Connie is discussing the concert tickets with her friend.
- Chandler

Dale Jacobs asked Dr. Dobson if he has any "sage words" for his daughter Melanie. This is perhaps an in-joke since it was Sage Bolte who played Robyn Jacobs.
- noname

This is the only episode in which someone real visits the town of Odyssey.
- noname

These two episodes were tied for 8th place in an audience poll where listeners named their favorite episodes.
- noname

These two episodes were tied for 8th place in an audience poll where listeners named their favorite episodes.
- noname

This episode was the last AIO program recorded in Pomona, California.
- noname

Joe Dammann, the voice of Eric Myers, also played Nicholas, the main character in the McGee & Me videos.
- noname

Parley Baer, who played Uncle Joe Finneman, was actually a colonel in America's armed forces during World War II. This was one of the few times that AIO featured an actor who lived through the historical event described in the episode.
- noname

The "zealot" that the inkeeper refers to is Judah, from "Back to Bethlehem".
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode is the first time where the introduction song has excerpts from the upcoming program.
- noname

Actually, this is not the first episode with excerpts from the program in the theme song. This was done with "A Member of the Family" and "First Love", both of which came before these episodes.
- Waluigi Freak 99

This episode references "Muckraker" and "Home Is Where the Hurt Is".
- Waluigi Freak 99

The middle of the program contains a rare interruption by "Sherlock, Odyssey's Super Slueth," who gives some facts about skin.
- noname

This episode is the first time where a character from the Imagination Station actually walks out of the Imagination Station.
- H Tide

Lucy refers to Mr. Whittaker as "Whit" in this episode. It is very rare for a child to call Whit by his nickname. This also happened in "Hear Me, Hear Me".
- Waluigi Freak 99

it also happens in whit's flop
- noname

Chad Reisser, who played Nick in this episode, was cast on the day of its recording.
- noname

Can you spot Paul Mccusker, Dave Arnold, Bob Luttrell, Chuck Bolte, Phil Lollar? Have fun. In this episode, former actors David Griffin(Jimmy Barclay) played young Bernard, Tanyer Hyde was played by Donald Long (Jack Davis) and Chad Reisser (Digger Diggwillow and Monty Whittaker-Dowd) played Nick. It was also a tribute to a Gary Cooper movie named "High Noon".
Blessings,
Carolynn, a listener to AIO
- noname

James Armer is really Mr. Wittikar so no James Armer really exists this is confirmed at the end when Whit opens a poket watch and we hear a melody.
- noname

The end of this episode contains excerpts from "Choices," "Eugene's Dilemma," and "First Love."
- noname

This is the only episode that Rodney has ever narrated. But even though he is actually right in this story, he still doesn't learn a lesson.
- noname

The crowd of people in the Red Sea scene was made up of only 15 people.
- noname

This is the first episode that Jack was in since "88: Elijah, II."
- AIOdude

In the background in this episode, Chris does an AIO commercial.
- noname

This is the only episode where Connie, Eugene, and Whit are the only named characters.
- noname

the pregnant woman in this episode is played by Chris Anthony
- Harlow

Actually, in response to noname's Trivia, Connie Eugenia is also a character, even though she doesn't say anything.
- Eugene

This episode introduces Harlow Doyle, who was meant to be a replacement for Officer David Harley.
- noname

This is the only episode where we hear Miss Turner, whom Harlow refers to in many other episodes.
- noname

This show originally aired with the title "War Games," but it was changed after audience concerns about violence and weapons.
- noname

This episode contains one of the longest "scenes" in AIO history (with no musical interludes): 10 minutes, 30 seconds. The perspective begins with Bryan Dern and Bart Rathbone, cuts through the radio to Whit and Tom, cuts back through the radio to Bryan Dern, stays with Eugene and Issac, moves back to Bryan Dern, and finally cuts through the radio to stay with Tom and Whit.
- noname

The Woodchucks (a sports team mentioned in the background on the radio) in this episode is the name of a music group in "And the Glory."
- noname

This episode references the plays that Jack directed, "Scattered Seeds," and "The Boy Who Didn't Go to Church."
- noname

This episode marked the first appearance of Edwin Blackgaard, the twin brother of Dr. Regis Blackgaard.
- "Bubba"

This episode introduced one of AIO's most popular characters, Lawrence Hodges.
- noname

This episode introduced Jenny Roberts, who was the first handicapped character to regularly appear on AIO.
- noname

One of very few shows that does not have Whit, Eugene, Connie or any other main character. Lucy is the largest character in the show with about 60 shows to her credit
- Jonathon

This was Odyssey's first O.T. Action News episode.
- "Bubba"

(from AIOHQ)
One really disturbing fact about this episode is reported in The Complete Guide to AIO. It says that the "first part was written to be put aside in case Hal Smith (Whit) died. But we liked the story so much, we decided to finish it." They were originally intending to use the story as Whit's death if needed. As the episode that it is, I love it. It perfectly shows the issues and has an important purpose. But if they decided to use part one as Whit's death I would have been shocked. Can you imagine how all the people who had been so attached to AIO would have felt to find out the Whit, the central character everyone wishes they could meet, basically killed himself in an invention? I think it would betray a lot of what we know about Whit. Thankfully the episode was used where it was and they did not have Whit die when Hal Smith passed away in 1994, only a little over a year after this episode was broadcast.
- J

This episode received a lot of negative mail when it originally aired. As it ends with Whit flat-lining at the hospital, a lot of people were left wondering for the next week whether he was alive. It also aired near Thanksgiving, so many families were traveling and missed part 2, making the wait even longer for distressed kids.
- Jonathan

Steve Burns was not avalable to play Rodney Rathbone, so Matt Hurwitz stepped in and did an admirable job.
- J

I remember hearing this episode when it was new and being able to tell Rodney's voice was different. I was worried that the original actor had been replaced, but thankfully, that was not the case!
- Odyssey fan

This episode mentions Chad Pearson in a fictional story, and who would make his appearence in an episode a month and half later.
- Jonathan

This episode has a very brief (and maybe vague) reference to ep 63, A Good and Faithful Servant.
- Jonathan

Alfred Brownlee was referred to in this episode. He would later play a significant role in "The Search for Whit".
- "Bubba"

In this episode we find out more about Timmy including how he died.
- Aslan

This episode marks the first appearance of the Room of Consequence.
- noname

This is the first time we see Nicholas Adamsworth since "A Prisoner for Christ," and he appears to have turned "bad" since then. This is also Isaac Morton's last episode.
- noname

Lucy's role in this show is reminiscent of Jami's role in "The Case of the Secret Room."
- Chandler

This episode marked the first appearance of Dr. Thomas Newcastle. He would later play a significant role in the episode "Buried Sin".
- "Bubba"

While Whit is reading the credits for the KYDS radio production, he says engineering by Bob David. This is a reference of sorts to Bob Lutrell and Dave Arnold, who were the production engineers for these two episodes.
- Jonathan

In this episode, Brian (Butch) Evans is first mentioned, although we never hear him.
- noname

This episode was based on Paul McCusker's musical "A Time for Christmas".
- "Bubba"

This episode introduces Katrina Shanks, Eugene Meltsner's love interest.
- noname

This episode was a remake of "The Return of Harley I,II".
- "Bubba"

When Jimmy and Lawrence are on the plane, Jimmy starts to pretend he's a 747 captain. Then Lawrence jumps in and yells "Mayday! Mayday! This is Flight 714 - we're going down!" This is directly connected to the Tintin graphic novel "Flight 714," in which Tintin, Captain Haddock, and others are in a jet (Flight 714), which is eventually forced to crashed-land on a tropical island.
- noname

Like Walker Edmiston did with Tom and Bart in Tom for Mayor, Pamela Hayden carries on a conversation with herself in this episode as both Doris Rathbone and the stewardess on the plane to Hawaii.
- H Tide

This episode takes a lot of its music from "Waylaid in the Windy City."
- noname

This episode was adjusted due to Hal Smith's death. The lines that were originally written for Whit were passed onto Eugene and Bernard.
- J

This was the last episode that Hal Smith recorded before he died.
- Applesauce

This episode features flashbacks from the episode "Gotcha!".
- "Bubba"

Hal Smith passed away between "It Started with a Rabbit's Foot" and this episode. This explains why Whit has suddenly left to run some "errands".
- J

This episode was adjusted due to Hal Smith's death. His lines were given to Connie in an attempt to help Connie mature and progress in her growing up process.
- J

This episode was adjusted due to Hal Smith's death. The story was rewritten to include Uncle Joe instead of Whit.
- J

The last time Parley Baer is voiced on AIO. Although his death wasn't untill 2002 his last apperance was in 1994.
- David

If you listen very carefully as Danny and his mom walk into the Little Theater when all the people are practising, you can hear the scene from "'A' is for Attitude" where Connie's friend Cheryl is singing "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah."
- Chandler

This is the last episode to air where Hal Smith actually recorded new lines that were featured in the episode.
- J

This episode has the lowest number of characters with known names heard.
- noname

Actually, no it doesn't. There are only three (named) characters in this episode. This fact is also true for "It Happened at Four Corners". However, this episode's "third" character only has one line, making the aforementioned statement somewhat true.
- Waluigi Freak 99

The original version of this episode had Eugene (attempt to) tell the story of the Three Little Pigs