John Whittaker

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John Avery Whittaker, known to most of his friends as Whit, is the main fictional character of Adventures in Odyssey and the namesake of Odyssey's most famous attraction, Whit's End. He was originally voiced by Hal Smith; after Smith's death in 1994, Whit left Odyssey to lead an archaeological mission in Israel for the Universal Press Foundation, of which he is the CEO. Whit returned to Odyssey in 1996 and has since been voiced by Paul Herlinger.

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The character of "Whit" is somewhat of an enigma. His actual age is never mentioned but we can assume he was in his late teens or early twenties when serving in the Pacific in WWII. This would put him in his late sixties or early seventies for the series but there is no hard confirmation of that.

Although born in Scotland, Whit's family moved to North Carolina when he was a child, where his father taught at Duke University and married his stepmother, Fiona Donneral. During a horseback riding accident his stepmother was struck by a branch and lost her sight as a result. Young Whit saw the accident as his fault, but in the end, her faith and contentment about her situation were the biggest influences on his faith. These events were flashbacked to in 049: Thank You, God.

Whittaker served in the U.S. Navy as a signalman on the USS Irongate during World War II in the Pacific theater, having been deployed shortly before the Battle of Guadalcanal (as revealed in episodes #93: "Rescue from Manatugo Point" & #94: "Operation Digout"). After the war, Whit attended the University of Southern California (with help, presumably, from the G. I. Bill of Rights), where he studied English, and met his future wife, Jenny Morrow (as revealed in episodes #464 & #465: "The Triangle, Parts 1 & 2").

Following the war, Whit's history is somewhat unclear. At some point, he founded the "Universal Press Foundation", an encyclopedia publisher, and helped create the Universal Encyclopedia. His time at UPF was also spent working closely with members of the Department of Defense in creation of the powerful computer program, "Applesauce" (#73 "A Bite of Applesauce). Before he founded UPF, he was a teacher. Eventually, he moved, along with his wife Jenny, to Odyssey after founding UPF. There, he taught grade school children. His wife died there and that inspired him to open Whit's End.

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Episodes with John Whittaker with acting by:
Hal Smith	Joseph Cammarato	Jim Custer	Kyle Ellison	Paul Herlinger
Whit's Visitor (FP) (#FP 01) Dental Dilemma (FP) (#FP 02) The New Kid in Town (FP) (#FP 03) No Stupid Questions (FP) (#FP 04) You're Not Going to Believe This (FP) (#FP 05) My Brother's Keeper (FP) (#FP 06) While Dad's Away (FP) (#FP 07) The Letter (FP) (#FP 08) A Different Kind of Peer Pressure (FP) (#FP 09) In Memory of Herman (FP) (#FP 10) A Member of the Family, Part 1 (FP) (#FP 11) A Member of the Family, Part 2 (FP) (#FP 12) Whit's Flop (#001) The Life of the Party (#002) Lights Out at Whit's End (#003) Connie Comes to Town (#004) Gifts for Madge and Guy (#005) The Day After Christmas (#006) Promises, Promises (#007) Dental Dilemma (#008) Doing Unto Others (#009) Nothing to Fear (#010) Addictions Can Be Habit-Forming (#011) The Tangled Web (#012) Bobby's Valentine (#013) Missed it by That Much (#014) A Member of the Family, Part 1 (#017) A Member of the Family, Part 2 (#018) Recollections (#019) Mike Makes Right (#020) The Case of the Missing Train Car (#021) The Quality of Mercy (#023) Gotcha! (#024) Harley Takes the Case, Part 1 (#025) Harley Takes the Case, Part 2 (#026) A Change of Hart (#027) The Price of Freedom (#028) Rumor Has It (#029) Family Vacation, Part 1 (#031) The Day Independence Came (#033) Stormy Weather (#034) V.B.S. Blues (#035) Kid's Radio (#036) The Case of the Secret Room, Part 1 (#039) The Case of the Secret Room, Part 2 (#040) Heroes (#048) Return to the Bible Room (#041) The Last Great Adventure of the Summer (#042) It Sure Seemed Like It To Me (#044) What Are We Going to Do About Halloween? (#045) The Shepherd and the Giant (#046) A Single Vote (#047) Thank You, God (#049) Karen (episode) (#050) Connie, Part 1 (#051) Connie, Part 2 (#052) The Sacred Trust (#053) Peace on Earth (#054) Auld Lang Syne (#055) By Faith, Noah (#056) The Prodigal, Jimmy (#057) A Worker Approved (#059) And When You Pray... (#060) The Boy Who Didn't Go to Church (#061) Let This Mind Be in You (#062) A Good and Faithful Servant (#063) The Greatest of These (#064) Bad Company (#065) The Imagination Station, Part 1 (#066) The Imagination Station, Part 2 (#067) Choices (#068) Go Ye Therefore (#069) The Return of Harley, Part 1 (#070) The Return of Harley, Part 2 (#071) An Encounter with Mrs. Hooper (#072) A Bite of Applesauce (#073) Eugene's Dilemma (#076) The Nemesis, Part 1 (#077) The Nemesis, Part 2 (#078) Our Best Vacation Ever (#079) A Prisoner for Christ (#080) The Battle, Part 1 (#083) The Battle, Part 2 (#084) You Go to School Where? (#085) Elijah, Part 1 (#087) Elijah, Part 2 (#088) That's Not Fair (#089) But, You Promised (#090) A Mission for Jimmy (#091) The Ill-Gotten Deed (#092) Rescue from Manatugo Point (#093) Operation Digout (#094) The Very Best of Friends (#095) The Reluctant Rival (#096) Monty's Christmas (#097) Ice Fishing (#100) Scattered Seeds (#101) The Treasure of LeMonde! (#102) Lincoln, Part 1 (#104) Lincoln, Part 2 (#105) By Any Other Name (#106) Isaac the Courageous (#108) A...is for Attitude (#110) First Love (#111) Curious, Isn't It? (#112) The Big Broadcast (#114) Suspicious Minds (#113) An Act of Mercy (#115) Isaac the Benevolent (#116) The Trouble with Girls (#117) What Happened to the Silver Streak? (#118) Better Late than Never (#119) Pranks for the Memories (#120) Missing Person (#121) Castles and Cauldrons, Part 1 (#122) Castles and Cauldrons, Part 2 (#123) The Winning Edge (#124) All's Well with Boswell (#125) Have You No Selpurcs? (#127) One Bad Apple (#128) Not One of Us (#129) Cousin Albert (#133) Pamela Has a Problem (#134) Back to Bethlehem, Part 1 (#135) Back to Bethlehem, Part 3 (#137) Over the Airwaves (#141) Train Ride (#142) Muckraker (#143) Someone to Watch Over Me (Episode) (#144) The Second Coming (#145) Emotional Baggage (#146) Where There's a Will... (#147) Isaac the Procrastinator (#148) By Dawn's Early Light (#149) Home is Where the Hurt Is (#150) ...The Last Shall Be First (#151) The Meaning of Sacrifice (#152) Mayor for a Day (#153) Coming of Age (#154) Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1 (#155) Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 2 (#156) Last in a Long Line (#157) A Day in the Life (#158) The Homecoming (#159) A Rathbone of Contention (#160) Isaac the True Friend (#161) Peacemaker (#162) A Model Child (#163) Sixties-Something (#164) Bernard and Esther, Part 2 (#166) Dobson Comes to Town (#167) The Curse (#168) User:Redekopmark/testing3Template:Infobox Episode Information character.default Hold Up! (#169) A Test for Robyn (#170) The Cross of Cortes, Part 1 (#171) The Cross of Cortes, Part 2 (#172) A Thanksgiving Carol (#173) Where's Your Daddy? (#174) The Star, Part 1 (#176) The Star, Part 2 (#177) Room Mates (#178) You Gotta Be Wise (#179) Isaac the Pure (#180) It Takes Integrity (#181) The Scales of Justice (#182) Tales of Moderation (#183) Isaac the Chivalrous (#184) A Question of Loyalty (#185) An Act of Nobility (#187) No, Honestly! (#189) Moses: The Passover, Part 1 (#190) Moses: The Passover, Part 2 (#191) Modesty is the Best Policy (#192) A Tongue of Fire (#193) A License to Drive (#194) Father's Day (#195) Harlow Doyle, Private Eye (#196) The Midnight Ride (#197) Treasure Hunt (#198) Fair-Weather Fans (#201) Timmy's Cabin (#202) Double Trouble (#203) Wonderworld (#204) Flash Flood (#205) Columbus: The Grand Voyage (#209) On Solid Ground (#210) The Mortal Coil, Part 1 (#211) The Mortal Coil, Part 2 (#212) Best Intentions (#213) The Living Nativity (#214) Caroling, Caroling (#215) Like Father, Like Son (#216) Rights, Wrongs and Reasons (#217) A Class Act (#218) Treasures of the Heart (#219) This is Chad Pearson? (#220) It Is Well (#221) The Jesus Cloth (#222) Real Time (#223) Greater Love (#224) Count it All Joy (#225) An Adventure in Bethany, Part 1 (#226) An Adventure in Bethany, Part 2 (#227) A Game of Compassion (#228) The Marriage Feast (#229) Hallowed Be Thy Name (#231) Thy Kingdom Come (#232) Thy Will Be Done (#233) Our Daily Bread (#234) Forgive Us as We Forgive (#235) Into Temptation (#236) For Thine is the Kingdom (#238) The Power (#239) And the Glory (#240) Forever... Amen (#241) Hymn Writers (#242) Family Values (#243) The Mysterious Stranger, Part 1 (#244) The Mysterious Stranger, Part 2 (#245) My Fair Bernard (#246) Why Don't You Grow Up? (#247) Terror from the Skies (#248) The Case of the Delinquent Disciples (#249) Pilgrim's Progress Revisited, Part 1 (#250) Pilgrim's Progress Revisited, Part 2 (#251) The Bad Hair Day (#252) A Time for Christmas (#253) Truth, Trivia and 'Trina (#254) The Boy Who Cried 'Destructo!' (#255) The Potential in Elliot (#259) Naturally, I Assumed... (#260) Afraid, Not! (#261) A Prayer for George Barclay (#262) War of the Words (#265) It Began with a Rabbit's Foot... (#266) Fences (#269) The Secret Keys of Discipline (#271) Gone... (#280) The Time Has Come (#330)	Thank You, God (#049)	Rescue from Manatugo Point (#093) Operation Digout (#094) The Triangle, Part 1 (#464) The Triangle, Part 2 (#465) Silent Night (#582) Prequels of Love (#609)	Blackbeard's Treasure (#297)	The Search for Whit, Part 1 (#355) The Search for Whit, Part 2 (#356) The Search for Whit, Part 3 (#357) The Right Choice, Part 1 (#362) The Right Choice, Part 2 (#363) Home, Sweet Home (#364) Clara (#365) Solitary Refinement (#366) The Decision (#367) Chores No More (#367) The Other Woman (#368) It's a Wrap! (#369) Christmas Around the World, Part 1 (#370) For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll, Part 1 (#372) For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll, Part 2 (#373) For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll, Part 3 (#374) The Pushover (#375) Best Face Forward (#379) The One About Trust, Part 1 (#380) The One About Trust, Part 2 (#381) Viva La Difference (#382) Amazing Grace (#384) It's a Pokenberry Christmas, Part 1 (#385) It's a Pokenberry Christmas, Part 2 (#386) O.T. Action News: Jephthah's Vow (#389) No Bones About It (#390) Wrapped Around Your Finger (#393) Patrick: A Heart Afire, Part 1 (#394) Patrick: A Heart Afire, Part 2 (#395) Poor Loser (#396) A Case of Revenge (#398) The Spy Who Bugged Me (#400) More Like Alicia (#401) Faster Than a Speeding Ticket (#403) Hide and Seek (#404) The Graduate (#405) Malachi's Message, Part 1 (#406) Malachi's Message, Part 2 (#407) Malachi's Message, Part 3 (#408) Natural Born Leader (#409) A Lesson From Mike (#412) Opening Day (#418) Another Man's Shoes (#419) Telemachus, Part 1 (#420) Telemachus, Part 2 (#421) Blackgaard's Revenge, Part 1 (#424) Blackgaard's Revenge, Part 2 (#425) The Buck Starts Here (#426) Something Cliqued Between Us (#427) The Eternal Birthday (#428a) The YAK Problem (#429) Where There's Smoke (#431a) The Virtual Kid (#431b) The Treasure Room (#433a) Chain Reaction (#433b) Lyin' Tale (#438a) Telltale Cat (#438b) BTV: Grace (#439) I Slap Floor (#440) What Do You Think? (#441a) Idol Minds (#441b) Two Roads (#442a) Changing Rodney (#443) Career Moves (#444a) No Boundaries (#445) A Matter of Manners (#446a) Mandy's Debut (#448) The Bad Guy (#444b) Life Trials of the Rich and Famous (#451) Missionary: Impossible (#452) Opportunity Knocks (#457) Red Herring (#458) Nova Rising (#460) The W.E. (#462) Green Eyes and Yellow Tulips (#463) The Triangle, Part 1 (#464) The Triangle, Part 2 (#465) Broken Window (#466) Chains, Part 1 (#468) Chains, Part 2 (#469) Welcoming Wooton (#472) Breaking Point (#473) Strange Boy in a Strange Land (#478) Grand Opening, Part 1 (#481) Grand Opening, Part 2 (#482) Secrets (#483) Plan B, Part 1: Missing in Action (#484) Plan B, Part 2: Collision Course (#485) Plan B, Part 3: Cross-fire (#486) Plan B, Part 4: Resistance (#487) Under the Influence, Part 1 (#488) Under the Influence, Part 2 (#489) The Black Veil, Part 1 (#490) The Black Veil, Part 2 (#491) Twisting Pathway (#492) Sheep's Clothing (#493) Box of Miracles (#494) The Unraveling (#495) Exceptional Circumstances (#496) Exit (#499) Live at the 25 (#502) Live at the 25! (#502) Between You and Me (#503) The Toy Man (#505) The Benefit of the Doubt (#507) For the Fun of It (#510) The Pact, Part 1 (#511) The Pact, Part 2 (#512) Do or Diet (#513) It's All About Me (#517) The Defining Moment (#519) Hindsight (#521) All Things to All People (#522) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 1 (#523) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 2 (#524) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 3 (#525) The Taming of the Two (#528) Teacher's Pest (#531) Something Blue, Part 2 (#534) Eggshells (#542) Something's Got to Change (#545) No Way Out (#546) No Way In (#547) Think on These Things (#549) Stars in Our Eyes (#551) True Calling (#555) And That's the Truth (#556) A Lamb's Tale (#557) A Glass Darkly (#558) A Most Intriguing Question (#564) A Most Surprising Answer (#565) A Most Extraordinary Conclusion (#566) Two Friends and a Truck (#567) The Invisible Dog (#569) For Better or for Worse, Part 1 (#570) For Better or for Worse, Part 2 (#571) Odyssey Sings! (#572) Back to Abnormal (#573) All-Star Witness (#578) Tales of a Small-Town Thug (#580) A Christmas Conundrum (#581) Silent Night (#582) Dead Ends (#584) The Poor Rich Guy (#585) A Cheater Cheated (#586) Broken-Armed and Dangerous (#588) The Impossible (#589) Three O'Clock Call (#590) Switch (#591) Now More Than Ever (#592) Around the Block (#593) A Time for Action, Part 1 (#594) A Time for Action, Part 2 (#595) Cover of Darkness (#596) Blood, Sweat, and Fears (#599) The Nudge (#600) The Chosen One, Part 1 (#605) The Undeniable Truth (#607) Prequels of Love (#609) The Top Floor, Part 1 (#611) The Top Floor, Part 2 (#612) The Top Floor, Part 3 (#613) The Highest Stakes, Part 2 (#629) Chip Off the Shoulder (#630) Suspicious Finds (#632) Accidental Dilemma, Part 1 (#634) Accidental Dilemma, Part 2 (#635) The Forgotten Deed (#637) The Triangled Web, Part 1 (#638) The Triangled Web, Part 2 (#639) Rights, Wrongs, and Winners (#640)
240 Episodes	1 Episodes	6 Episodes	1 Episodes	171 Episodes
Total of 413 episodes

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I like my pants. They're comfortable. - Tales of a Small-Town Thug