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Album 08: Beyond Expectations
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Eugene rigging the cash register in #113: “Suspicious Minds”.
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Eugene rigging the cash register in #113: “Suspicious Minds”.
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Eugene rigging the cash register in #113: “Suspicious Minds”.
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Album 08: Beyond Expectations

Beyond Expectations is the 8th Adventures in Odyssey mainstream album. Its episodes began airing on the radio starting on March 3, 1990 and finished on December 29, 1990.

Description

Originally released as Cunning Capers, Exciting Escapades.

The town of Odyssey is abuzz. Is Curt really giving everyone free ice cream? Who stole $100 from the Whit's End cash register? And forget all that...is Mr. Whittaker really getting married?!? The kids in Odyssey find the answers in this exciting collection, with parables on superstitions, not-so-innocent games, and more.
Cunning capers and exciting escapades are a way of life for the Odyssey kids! They’re always up to something—and every adventure leads to an important lesson about living for God.

Bonus Features

Episodes

Beyond Expectations

Episode Original Airdate Writer Director Rating Buy Preview
#106: “By Any Other Name”
March 3, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Curt Stevens runs for student council, but lies a lot in his speeches, while Phil Phillips attempts to cash in on Odyssey businesses. Including Whit's End.

#107: “Bad Luck”
March 10, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Robyn is intent on proving that a chain letter won't cause her bad luck, but it would seem that there is some magical force working against her.

#110: “A...is for Attitude”
April 14, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie is convinced that having a positive attitude will enable her to overcome any problem.

#111: “First Love”
April 21, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Connie falls in love for the first time with a guy named Jeff Lewis, who turns out to be a non-Christian.

#112: “Curious, Isn't It?”
April 28, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Ben and Esther Langford become convinced that Whit is getting married.

#113: “Suspicious Minds”
May 5, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Money mysteriously disappears from the cash register at Whit's End, and Connie and Eugene are determined to find the perpetrator.

#115: “An Act of Mercy”
June 16, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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After Tom Riley forgives Rodney Rathbone for breaking a fence and stealing apples, Rodney does not pass on that forgiving spirit.

#120: “Pranks for the Memories”
July 21, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Curt Stevens tries a few pranks at Whit's End and later tries one prank too many as he suspects revenge.

#121: “Missing Person”
July 28, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Various Odyssey residents search for Rodney Rathbone after he disappears.

#122: “Castles and Cauldrons, Part 1”
August 4, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Jimmy Barclay begins to play a role-playing game with his cousin and is drawn into the strange experiences and occurrences associated with the game.

#123: “Castles and Cauldrons, Part 2”
August 11, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Jimmy Barclay falls into a world of fantasy and magic, as he and his cousin Len Barclay battle the forces of evil. But does Jimmy realize what he's gotten himself into?

#124: “The Winning Edge”
August 18, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Bart Rathbone persuades Traci Needlemeyer that winning at any cost is the only thing that matters.

#125: “All's Well With Boswell”
August 25, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Robyn Jacobs tries to 'babysit' a cat named Boswell, but goes on all sorts of adventures when the cat escapes.

#138: “The Adventure of the Adventure”
December 29, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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A look at the creation and production of Adventures in Odyssey.

Writers

Writer Episode Number
106 107 110 111 112 113 115 120 121 122 123 124 125 138
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar


Cunning Capers, Exciting Escapades

Episode Original Airdate Writer Director Rating Buy Preview
#106: “By Any Other Name”
March 3, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Curt Stevens runs for student council, but lies a lot in his speeches, while Phil Phillips attempts to cash in on Odyssey businesses. Including Whit's End.

#107: “Bad Luck”
March 10, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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FOTF.png

Robyn is intent on proving that a chain letter won't cause her bad luck, but it would seem that there is some magical force working against her.

#110: “A...is for Attitude”
April 14, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Connie is convinced that having a positive attitude will enable her to overcome any problem.

#111: “First Love”
April 21, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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FOTF.png

Connie falls in love for the first time with a guy named Jeff Lewis, who turns out to be a non-Christian.

#112: “Curious, Isn't It?”
April 28, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Ben and Esther Langford become convinced that Whit is getting married.

#113: “Suspicious Minds”
May 5, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Money mysteriously disappears from the cash register at Whit's End, and Connie and Eugene are determined to find the perpetrator.

#120: “Pranks for the Memories”
July 21, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Curt Stevens tries a few pranks at Whit's End and later tries one prank too many as he suspects revenge.

#121: “Missing Person”
July 28, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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FOTF.png

Various Odyssey residents search for Rodney Rathbone after he disappears.

#122: “Castles and Cauldrons, Part 1”
August 4, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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FOTF.png

Jimmy Barclay begins to play a role-playing game with his cousin and is drawn into the strange experiences and occurrences associated with the game.

#123: “Castles and Cauldrons, Part 2”
August 11, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".%
FOTF.png

Jimmy Barclay falls into a world of fantasy and magic, as he and his cousin Len Barclay battle the forces of evil. But does Jimmy realize what he's gotten himself into?

#124: “The Winning Edge”
August 18, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Bart Rathbone persuades Traci Needlemeyer that winning at any cost is the only thing that matters.

#125: “All's Well With Boswell”
August 25, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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FOTF.png

Robyn Jacobs tries to 'babysit' a cat named Boswell, but goes on all sorts of adventures when the cat escapes.


Version Difference

The Gold Audio release included two extra episodes that were not on the original album: #115: “An Act of Mercy”, which had originally been featured in "The Early Classics" but removed for the gold audio re-release "The Adventure Begins", and #138: “The Adventure of the Adventure”.

Album Art


The original release came in a green clamshell case. When albums 2-8 were updated circa 1993, they all came in a white clamshell cases.

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