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 06/015 - My Brother's Keeper

12-year old Philip Callas wishes his pesky 6-year old brother, Dean would disappear. But when he sends him home from baseball practice, his wish almost comes true.  

I kinda like this episode. When I first listened to this on broadcast, I stopped in the middle because I was scared of what would happen when Philip's wish comes true. When I bought this with the other Family Portraits episodes, I wasn't that scared anymore, and I enjoyed the episode. It's very dramatic, and it teaches about sibling rivalry. A lesson I needed to learn. But it was less powerful than Wishful Thinking, which teaches the same thing. I never heard the end of the Adventures In Odyssey version of My Brother's Keeper (with Chris in it) and in Wishful Thinking, I actually learned this lesson, that God actually put your younger sibling in your life to love and help you.  This episode doesn't say that. (No offense, Focus on the Family) But that doesn't make the episode bad, I still liked it! And I think you'll like it too! Not only was this the 6th Family Portrait, but the 15th episode of Adventures In Odyssey

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

My rating - 64%

Review for FP 04/016 - No Stupid Questions

Meg Stevens is criticized for asking  too many "stupid questions" and had an accident with a guy in a wheelchair named Chris Gotlieb.

This is one of my favorite Family Portraits. It's a pretty good episode. Some parts are funny, like my favorite part is when Meg says she thought that a Fjord was a Norwegian cjar! (Get it? Ford, car, Fjord, cjar?) That was really funny! This episode teaches that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Whenever I hear this episode, I picture Meg Stevens as Lucy Cunningham-Schultz.

Not only was this the fourth Family Portrait, but the 16th episode of Adventures in Odyssey.

You can get this on the albums -1 Family Portraits and 00 The Lost Episodes

My rating - 73%

Review for FP 02/008 - Dental Dilemma

Mark Forbes lies to his sister, Emily, about how dangerous the dentist can be.

This is a very interesting episode actor-wise. Mark Forbes was played by Chad Reisser, who would go on to play all the tough kids in Odyssey, and Whit's grandson, Monty. Emily Forbes was played by Sage Bolte, who would go on to play Karen, and later Robyn Jacobs. Emily's dad was played by Roger Scott, who would later play George Barclay for a short time before being replaced by Chuck Bolte. I think this episode is pretty good. It teaches how lying can hurt people. My favorite part is when Mr. and Mrs. Forbes argued about breakfast choices. That was kinda funny. Whenever I hear this episode, I picture Dr. Graves as Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family.

 This episode was not only the second Family Portrait, but also the eighth Adventures in Odyssey episode. Good episode.

My rating -  78%

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