Eugene Meltsner

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Eugene Meltsner is a major character in Adventures in Odyssey, voiced by Will Ryan. A long-time employee at "Whit's End", Eugene is the local "brainiac", having a reputation for erudition and a fondness for trivia. Major plot arcs involving Eugene include his conversion to Christianity and his courtship, engagement, and marriage to Katrina Shanks. Eugene first entered Odyssey in the episode "Connie", when Connie Kendall, fellow employee, went to California. After a rather confusing introduction, Eugene was hired, and stayed on even after Connie's return. Eugene attended Campbell County Community College, and now does odd jobs for them, but hopes for full-time employment. He finally became a Christian when he felt an incredible sense of loss when Regis Blackgaard was taking over Odyssey during "#330 The Time Has Come". Although their relationship was rough, Eugene finally married his sweetheart Katrina, first at her father's deathbed, and again for all their friends in Odyssey.

Eugene disappeared from Odyssey for a great deal of time, all the way from "#484 Plan B: Missing in Action" to "#564 A Most Intriguing Question", in which he made a rather unusual entrance back into the world of AIO. While working for the Government he accidently wiped out his memory of everything that happened in Odyssey. It was later restored after Mr. Whitaker made some changes to the Imagination Station. However because Eugene and Mr. Whitaker prayed immediately afterwards, it is not known if God or the Invention healed his memory, although Credit is rightly given to God. In the more recent episodes, Eugene's adventures in Africa result in Eugene coming into contact with his father, Leonard Meltsner, who he thought was dead. He also discovers that he has a brother still living who was kidnapped from his father by his father's nemesis, Dalton Kearn. Dalton is ultimately brought down by Eugene and his friends in the episodes entitled "The Top Floor."

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"To borrow the colloquialism... " - Various Episodes

"Has anyone seen my keys?" - Various Episodes