Heatwave

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082: Heatwave

Airdate

August 12, 1989

Last Aired

June 19, 2010
June 19, 2010 April 28, 2008 October 12, 2005 July 21, 2003 October 19, 2002 August 27, 2001 January 19, 2000 June 24, 1998 February 19, 1997 October 18, 1995 September 13, 1994 November 05, 1993 June 16, 1993 May 13, 1992 September 23, 1991 August 12, 1989

Date Recorded

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Album

06: Mission: Accomplished
05: Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes
Classics 02: A Maze of Mysteries
Special 10 CD Set
Life Lessons 02: Humility
A Maze of Mysteries Travel Visor Pack
AIO Encore Collection
Classroom Editions

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Theme

Imagination

Genre

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Scripture

Romans 12:2

Written By

Paul McCusker

Directed By

Phil Lollar

Produced By

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Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production

Bob Luttrell

Engineer

Unknown

Music By

Martie Echito

Inventions Used

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Rating

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[edit] Summary

Jack Davis and Oscar Peterson solve the mystery of a strange kid and an armload of lumber.

[edit] Plot

The town is Odyssey. It's summer. The weather is hot. Very hot. The kids on the street have a name for this kind of weather. They call it a heatwave. Or so Jack Davis explains in his best detective monologue. He and Oscar Peterson sit on Jack's front porch, bored out of their wits - until they see a mysterious kid walk by with a knapsack and an armload of lumber. Jack and Oscar decide to investigate.

First, they check out the local hardware store and discover that the kid got the lumber there. The owner tells them that the kid, a loner, is building something called "Wonderworld." Next, Jack and Oscar go to Whit's End and learn from Robyn Jacobs that the kid comes in frequently to check out books from the library. They look at the checkout sheet for his name, but the only thing written down is "D. D."

The next day, Jack and Oscar follow the kid into the forest where they discover the truth! "D. D." is Digger Digwillow, and "Wonderworld" is the tree house he is building. Digger tells them that Whit is helping him develop his imagination properly so that he won't use it to get into trouble. Jack and Oscar think this sounds like a good idea, and they all head up to the tree house to play.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Digger said that Whit had been teaching him how to use his imagination properly. What did he mean by that?
2. Do you have a place like Wonderworld where you live?
3. What’s the most creative summer project you’ve done?
   • List some other fun projects to do during the summer.

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[edit] Notes

• VERSION DIFFERENCE: The broadcast version of this episode begins with Chris Anthony in a detective office. The detective tries to pry some secrets out of jail and then tries to take her to jail.
• The original version of Album 05: Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes did not feature An Encounter with Mrs. Hooper, which featured Richard Maxwell's introduction. (It was originally include in Album 06: Terrific Tales, Mysterious Missions). To correct this for the "Gold audio series," "Hooper" has been put back in album 5 and "Heatwave" was included in album 6 instead.
• This episode introduces the Wonderworld tree house, another AIO teaching device.

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