Heatwave
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05: Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes
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| Good Business | Heatwave | The Battle, Part 1 |
[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
- Digger said that Whit had been teaching him how to use his imagination properly. What did he mean by that?
- Do you have a place like Wonderworld where you live?
- What’s the most creative summer project you’ve done?
- List some other fun projects to do during the summer.
[edit] Cast
| Characters | Actors |
|---|---|
| Digger Digwillow | Chad Reisser |
| Jack Davis | Donald Long |
| Oscar Peterson | Joseph Cammaroto |
| Robyn Jacobs | Sage Bolte |
| Mr. Watson | Bob Luttrell |
[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.
[edit] Quotes
Jack: Elementary Mr. Watson. (BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ) AAhh! What was that, a security alarm?Mr. Watson: Nope, was my bad joke buzzer. They're on special for 9.95.
Oscar: Boy, hardware stores carry everything these days.
Oscar: How am I gonna explain this to my dad? Well dad, it's like this, I fell into a moat.
