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Donna Barclay is the oldest child and only daughter in the Barclay family, one of Odyssey's best-known households. She lives with her parents, George and Mary, and her younger brother Jimmy, who pesters her constantly. Despite all the squabbling, she loves him and her family very much. In many ways Donna is a typical young girl. She enjoys the mall, cares about clothes, and can be bossy with her friends. Yet she has a tender heart. She patiently befriends a lonely widow at the local retirement hall, and she gives up a coveted coat so she can give to missionaries instead. She often turns to John Whittaker at Whit's End for guidance as she works through questions about prayer, friendship, fairness, and growing up.

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0501 Inside the Studio On the fifteenth anniversary of the adventures in Odyssey, the cast and crew step out from behind the microphones to reveal the friendships, discoveries, and happy accidents that bring the town's beloved voices to life.

0500 500 Odyssey marks its five hundredth episode with a look behind the microphones at the people, voices, and happy accidents that built the town.

1 of 2 0435 A Look Back As the millennium draws to a close, a nostalgic tour of Whit's End revisits the beloved characters and moments that made Odyssey feel like home.

2 of 2 0386 It's a Pokenberry Christmas When a discouraged pastor wishes he'd never come to Pokenberry Falls, he and Eugene find themselves in a town where no one remembers him at all.

1 of 2 0385 It's a Pokenberry Christmas While visiting an old friend for Christmas, Whit and Eugene find a small-town pastor buckling under pressures that threaten his church, his family, and his faith in himself.

2 of 2 0341 Pokenberry Falls, R.F.D. A visit to a fading mountain town forces the Barclay family to weigh comfortable life in Odyssey against a call to serve people who have lost hope.

1 of 2 0340 Pokenberry Falls, R.F.D. Fresh out of seminary, George Barclay flies his family to a picture-postcard New England town to weigh a pastoral call - only to find the postcards may not tell the whole story.

0300 Preacher's Kid When her father becomes the church's interim pastor, teenager Donna Barclay struggles under the congregation's watchful eyes - until one forbidden night out with friends puts everything her family has to the test.

0294 Unto us a Child is Born When young Jimmy Barclay decides to stage a live Christmas Eve radio drama of the Nativity with his reluctant family and friends, chaotic rehearsals and a very pregnant leading lady put the whole broadcast on shaky ground.

0289 A Call for Reverend Jimmy When casual comments convince Jimmy that he's destined for the pulpit, he throws himself into preaching - while Donna squirms as her father's sermons keep mining her most embarrassing childhood moments.

0285 George Under Pressure An overworked seminary student's family stages a surprise picnic to rescue him from exhaustion, forcing everyone to confront what his calling is truly costing them.

0268 Pet Peeves When Donna Barclay adopts a scruffy stray dog to bring some stability back to her rapidly changing family, she gets far more chaos - and far more insight - than she bargained for.

0264 Making the Grade When career day sparks Jimmy's dream of becoming a paramedic, he discovers the job may demand far more than enthusiasm and a first-aid book.

0262 A Prayer for George Barclay With their unemployed father strangely at peace while the family sells off what they own, two kids decide to pray him into a new job - and get an answer no one saw coming.

3 of 3 0258 Aloha, Oy! A parasailing mishap, a sinking tour boat, and a chase through Honolulu collide as two vacationing families scramble to salvage their Hawaiian day - and Lawrence makes one last attempt to catch up with his Navy father.

2 of 3 0257 Aloha, Oy! A Hawaiian vacation goes sideways when a lovestruck teen's risky stunts, a broken-down rental car, and a trip to Pearl Harbor each set the two families on a collision course with trouble.

1 of 3 0256 Aloha, Oy! A prize trip to Hawaii turns into anything but a relaxing getaway when the Barclays discover they won't be vacationing alone.

0236 Into Temptation Jimmy's birthday-money showdown over a coveted video game leads him into Whit's newest invention - a room that shows not the past, but the consequences of the choices you're about to make.

0234 Our Daily Bread When a devoted family man loses his job for the first time in his life, his family rallies to keep the household afloat - but what he really needs may not be a paycheck.

0219 Treasures of the Heart When a dinner-table question about what each family member would save from a fire sends George digging through the attic, the Barclays confront what they truly treasure - while Jimmy schemes to buy the most expensive sneakers in Odyssey.

0204 Wonderworld A reluctant Jimmy Barclay, convinced he's outgrown make-believe, gets strong-armed into babysitting Lawrence Hodges - a kid whose imagination refuses to take an afternoon off.

0192 Modesty is the Best Policy When her father vetoes her trendy new dress, a teenage girl discovers that turning heads at school is easier - and more complicated - than she expected.

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.

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.