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Review for 005 - Gifts for Madge and Guy

Whit tells a wacky Christmas story about a poor couple named Madge and Guy.

This is the first Christmas episode of Odyssey. It's also the funniest Christmas episode. One of my favorite episodes of the album 01 The Adventure Begins. I love all the puns in the episode, like Guy describing his nose when Madge asks "Your nose! What is it?" That was funny! I loved this episode a lot. It teaches about giving. It's one of the funniest episodes of Adventures in Odyssey. Definitely a must-hear!

You can find this episode in the albums 01 The Adventure Begins, A Christmas Odyssey, Ultimate Christmas Collection, Christmas Classics, and Encore Collection. (Wow, that's a lot.)

My rating - 95%

Review for 004 - Connie Comes to Town

A teenage girl named Connie Kendall comes to Odyssey and gets a job at Whit's End. But she wants to go back to her previous home in California.

This is the introduction to Connie Kendall. The eternal teenager we all know and love. For people who want to know how Connie came to town, this episode will give you all the answers.  This episode teaches about contentment. A lesson a lot of people need to learn. I kinda liked this episode. I loved the part at the beginning with Whit trying to make a phone call, help Tom Riley with boxes, and give kids their orders at the same time! I recommend this to first timers.

You can find this episode on the albums 01 The Adventure Begins and Discovering Odyssey

My rating - 78%

Review for 003 - Lights Out At Whit's End

When Whit's End has a power outage, the kids try to find something fun to do.

This is one of those episodes that were never aired again and not in any albums (In this case, an album that is no longer available) The reason why it is unreleased is because it included Officer Harley, a character that made a bad example of police officers, and said rules that aren't really true (Including "Ignorance of the law is no excuse"). Another reason is because of the rap at the end. It was kinda embarrassing, and according to the Official Guide, it is an episode that is "not up to Odyssey standards." I snatched this episode on a link that is no longer available. I listened to it, and I don't know why they thought that. I loved the play they did, and I liked the rap. They made a fan remake of the rap, and that was cool. This is one of those episodes that still has the Odyssey USA label after 25 years, which makes this episode the source of the third part of my Adventures In Odyssey Theme History. I liked this episode!

You cannot find this in any album

How I liked it - 85%

My rating for everyone - I'm not sure

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Review for 002 - The Life of the Party

Craig Moorhead makes lots of friends with his jokes. But no one will comfort him when he is going to move away against his will.

This is a pretty funny episode. Some of the jokes are corny, but I still like this episode. I think this should've been on the album Comic Belief, because it had to do with jokes. I love the orange knock-knock joke. That was pretty funny! Also, David Griffin, voice of Jimmy Barclay, plays Freddy in this episode. Also, Will Ryan, voice of Eugene Meltsner plays Craig's dad. A pretty good episode I guess

You can find this episode on the album 01 The Adventure Begins

My rating - 84%

Review for Album 01 - The Adventure Begins

Episodes:

• 001 - Whit's Flop (cover picture)
• Bonus - Clip of Family Portraits
• 002 - The Life of the Party
• 004 - Connie Comes to Town
• Bonus - Katie Leigh on the Creation of Connie Kendall
• 005 Gifts for Madge and Guy
• Bonus - Officer Harley Featurette
• 006 - The Day After Christmas
• 007 - Promises, Promises
• 010 - Nothing to Fear
• 012 - The Tangled Web
• 017 - A Member of the Family Part 1
• 018 - A Member of the Family Part 2
• Bonus - Paul Mckusker Talks About Whit's Family
• 019 - Recollections
• 027 - A Change of Hart

I got this album on my 11th birthday and I enjoyed it very much. One of the three places to start (The other two are Family Portraits and Discovering Odyssey) My favorite episode is Gifts for Madge and Guy, because it's sooooooo funny! The only thing I don't like about this album is that most of the episodes weren't labeled Odyssey USA. The first 22 dramas had the label. They released an album of that name.

Anyway, it's a very good album.

My rating for people who are seeking the early episodes - 99%

My rating for everyone - 89%

Review for 001 - Whit's Flop

Davey Holcomb never succeeds at anything, but is faced with a dilemma when he has to fix one of Whit's inventions -- Whit's Flop.

This is the first episode of the Odyssey canon. One of the 3 places to start. (the other two are Whit's Visitor and Welcome to Whit's End) This episode teaches about failure and responsibility. Very good lessons to learn. It is the episode of the cover picture. There was an opening wraparound from the original broadcast that was very different from the album version. (hear here) I like the original version better. As far as first episodes go, this is a very good one. 

You can find this episode on the albums 01 The Adventure Begins and Silver Celebration

My rating for people who are seeking the early episodes - 99%

My rating for everyone - 90%

Review for FP 13/022 A Simple Addition

Little Nicky Rogers has a newborn sister named Shannon. But it seems like his parents love Shannon more than Nicky.

This is a double final episode. It is the final episode of Family Portraits, and the last episode to be labeled Odyssey USA (It was called that for the first 22 episodes) The episode teaches that there's a place in the hearts of your parents for you. To me, I think it's a younger-kids episode, but that's actually a all-ages lesson.  I love how they named their dog Jingle Bells. I guess it's a pretty good episode.

You can find this episode in the albums -1 Family Portraits and 00 The Lost Episodes

My rating - 65%

Review for FP 11-12/017-018 - A Member of the Family

Monty, Whit's grandson, comes to Odyssey for 8 weeks, but strangely enough, he thinks Whit is the meanest grandpa there ever was

This episode is pretty good. It gives Whit a lot more character. It's the first episode with Whit's family. This episode teaches about the meaning of discipline, and how to resolve family conflict. I like in the AIO version how Chris explained the situation, and I like how they cleverly connected part 1 and part 2 in the Family Portraits album version. Not only is this the 11th and 12th Family Portraits, but the 17th and 18th Adventures In Odyssey episodes.

You can find this episode in the albums -1 Family Portraits and 01 The Adventure Begins

My rating - 85%

Review for FP 10 - In Memory of Herman

Randy Hardwick's frog, Herman, dies and his mother, Amanda tries to teach him about eternity, but her husband, Vic ruins the attempt. Amanda tries to get Vic to believe in Jesus.

I think this is a pretty good episode. It is probably the most adult Odyssey episode, because it talks about hell and divorce. This episode teaches about evangelism. I enjoyed this even though it's for adults. I learned that you can't change someone, but God can. Your job is to "be there when it happens." It was a pretty good episode, but I'm not sure younger kids would understand it.

You can find this episode on the album -1 Family Portraits

My rating - 75%

Review for FP 09 - A Different Kind of Peer Pressure

Richard Hudson puts his daughter on restriction for giving in to peer pressure. But he himself gives in to peer pressure.

An interesting episode. It has Earl Boen (Who later played the villainous Regis Blackgaard and the Shakespeare-devoted Edwin Blackgaard) as Richard Hudson. It teaches about adult's peer pressure. Whenever I hear this episode, I picture Richard's daughter, Blair Hudson as Katie Leigh (voice of Connie) with glasses. A pretty good episode.

You can find this episode on the album -1 Family Portraits

My rating - 72% 

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Review for FP 08 - The Letter

After her father humiliates Stacey in front of her friend, her mom shows Stacey a letter from her dad proving his love for her.  

This is one of my favorite Family Portraits, because it's so emotional. Slight tears were streaming in my eyes when I first listened to it. It teaches communication (according to other sources) and another thing that makes it interesting is that Katie Leigh (Connie Kendall) was acting as Stacey. She sounded almost exactly like Connie, but a tad bit younger. A pretty good episode.

You can get this episode on the albums -1 Family Portraits and 14 Meanwhile, In Another Part of Town

My rating - 78%