Album 01: The Adventure Begins

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Album 01: The Adventure Begins
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Davey's pizza oven goes haywire in #1: “Whit's Flop”
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Davey's pizza oven goes haywire in #1: “Whit's Flop”
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Davey's pizza oven goes haywire in #1: “Whit's Flop”
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1991 (as The Early Classics), 2003 (as The Adventure Begins)
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Album 01: The Adventure Begins

The Adventure Begins is the 1st Adventures in Odyssey mainstream album, previously released as Odyssey USA, Adventures in Odyssey, and The Early Classics. It was released in 1991 (as The Early Classics), and in 2003 (as The Adventure Begins). Its episodes began airing on the radio starting on November 21, 1987 and finished on May 21, 1988.

Description

Meet Whit, Connie and the townspeople of Odyssey through the imaginative writing and heartwarming stories that are the hallmark of Adventures in Odyssey. In this 12-episode collection, you'll relive the very first episode, learn the real story behind Whit's End, and find out why Connie couldn't wait to leave Odyssey the moment she arrived. Be sure your Adventure in Odyssey collection includes this foundational album. The whole family will enjoy these wholesome, values-based stories - anytime, anywhere!
The Adventure begins! Welcome to a small town called Odyssey — where big things happen! These 12 classic shows laid the foundation for the lively characters and heartwarming stories that are the hallmark of Adventures in Odyssey. It’s a great place for new listeners to start, and longtime fans can relive the whimsical history!

History

This album has been released under four different titles. The first two were called Odyssey USA and simply Adventures in Odyssey. Both contained the same episodes, including Odyssey USA references and the unedited Officer Harley episodes #3: “Lights Out at Whit's End”, #7: “Promises, Promises”, #9: “Doing Unto Others”, #12: “The Tangled Web”, #13: “Bobby's Valentine”, and #14: “Missed It By That Much”. These albums were pulled after Focus on the Family decided to remove the Officer Harley episodes from availability.

The third release of this album was called The Early Classics and featured edited versions of two of the Officer Harley episodes (#7: “Promises, Promises”, and #12: “The Tangled Web”) and completely removed four episodes (#3: “Lights Out at Whit's End”, #9: “Doing Unto Others”, #13: “Bobby's Valentine”, and #14: “Missed It By That Much”). This album included three episodes that were remakes of some of the original Officer Harley episodes (#115: “An Act of Mercy”, #116: “Isaac the Benevolent”, and #117: “The Trouble with Girls”) and also included the episode #19: “Recollections” to round out the collection of twelve episodes. All of the old episodes contained new "wraps", which replaced the Odyssey USA references with Adventures in Odyssey.

When it came time to re-release this album for the Gold Audio CD series in 2003, the Officer Harley remakes were deemed out of place since, although the plots were from the beginning of Odyssey, they included episodes which contained newer characters (such as Eugene Meltsner who wouldn't be introduced until Album 03: Heroes). These three episodes were removed from this album and other older and unreleased episodes took their places. Two of the new episodes were #17: “A Member of the Family, Part 1” and #18: “A Member of the Family, Part 2” which were rebroadcast in December 2002 for the first time since the Odyssey USA days. Rather than edit the original Odyssey USA "wraps", a completely new one was recorded, the first new "wrap" for an older episode in many years.

The other new episode added for the Gold Audio re-release to make 12 episodes was #27: “A Change of Hart”, which, prior to 2003, had not been released on any album.

The result of these various re-releases is that this album is the only one to have featured 19 different episodes since its first release, though only 12 episodes were available at one time.

Bonus Features

Recurring Characters

Character Episode Number
001 002 004 005 006 007 010 012 017 018 019 027
John Whittaker
Tom Riley
Connie Kendall
Amanda
Phil
Lisa
David Harley

Episodes

The Adventure Begins

Episode Original Airdate Writer Director Rating Buy Preview
#1: “Whit's Flop”
November 21, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Davey Holcomb, a young boy with a reputation for making mistakes, learns there's a positive side to failure.

#2: “The Life of the Party”
November 28, 1987
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Craig Moorhead’s middle school friends like having him around because he makes them laugh. However, when Craig faces a problem that isn’t funny at all, and his friends aren’t so friendly anymore, he realizes that just having a sense of humor isn’t enough to keep his friends.

#4: “Connie Comes to Town”
December 12, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Even though teenager Connie Kendall has just moved into Odyssey, she can hardly wait to go back to California…and 10-year-old Bobby has secretly made up his mind that he's going with her.

#5: “Gifts for Madge and Guy”
December 19, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Mr. Whittaker tells a "fractured" version of a famous Christmas story, starring an unusual couple named Madge and Guy.

#6: “The Day After Christmas”
December 26, 1987
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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The morning after Christmas, a young girl who's already bored with her presents wanders into Whit's End looking for something to do.

#7: “Promises, Promises”
January 2, 1988
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie makes a resolution to be more patient no matter what, which turns out to be far more difficult than she imagined.

#10: “Nothing to Fear”
January 23, 1988
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Shirley Ziegler is afraid of just about everything. But when a real emergency comes up at Whit's End, she is forced to face her worst fear.

#12: “The Tangled Web”
February 6, 1988
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie reads the story of Jeremy Forsythe, a boy who tells his mother a fib about some missing money. Both Jeremy and Connie learn that one lie leads to another.

#17: “A Member of the Family, Part 1”
March 12, 1988
Susan McBride
Steve Harris
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Monty Whittaker-Dowd, Whit's grandson, comes to visit for the summer, and learns a few lessons along the way.

#18: “A Member of the Family, Part 2”
March 19, 1988
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
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Whit, Jana, and Monty finally resolve their problems.

#19: “Recollections”
March 26, 1988
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
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Whit’s best friend, Tom Riley, tells Connie the story of how Whit's End was created amid tragic circumstances.

#27: “A Change of Hart”
May 21, 1988
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Freddie Hart learns that it takes more than different surroundings to make him a different person.


Writers

Writer Episode Number
001 002 004 005 006 007 010 012 017 018 019 027
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
Susan McBride


The Early Classics

Episode Original Airdate Writer Director Rating Buy Preview
#1: “Whit's Flop”
November 21, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Davey Holcomb, a young boy with a reputation for making mistakes, learns there's a positive side to failure.

#2: “The Life of the Party”
November 28, 1987
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Craig Moorhead’s middle school friends like having him around because he makes them laugh. However, when Craig faces a problem that isn’t funny at all, and his friends aren’t so friendly anymore, he realizes that just having a sense of humor isn’t enough to keep his friends.

#5: “Gifts for Madge and Guy”
December 19, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Mr. Whittaker tells a "fractured" version of a famous Christmas story, starring an unusual couple named Madge and Guy.

#6: “The Day After Christmas”
December 26, 1987
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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The morning after Christmas, a young girl who's already bored with her presents wanders into Whit's End looking for something to do.

#7: “Promises, Promises”
January 2, 1988
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie makes a resolution to be more patient no matter what, which turns out to be far more difficult than she imagined.

#10: “Nothing to Fear”
January 23, 1988
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Shirley Ziegler is afraid of just about everything. But when a real emergency comes up at Whit's End, she is forced to face her worst fear.

#12: “The Tangled Web”
February 6, 1988
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie reads the story of Jeremy Forsythe, a boy who tells his mother a fib about some missing money. Both Jeremy and Connie learn that one lie leads to another.

#19: “Recollections”
March 26, 1988
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
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Whit’s best friend, Tom Riley, tells Connie the story of how Whit's End was created amid tragic circumstances.

#4: “Connie Comes to Town”
December 12, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Even though teenager Connie Kendall has just moved into Odyssey, she can hardly wait to go back to California…and 10-year-old Bobby has secretly made up his mind that he's going with her.

#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.

#116: “Isaac the Benevolent”
June 23, 1990
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Isaac Morton tries to put the command to 'do unto others' into action — and ends up causing far more harm than good!

#117: “The Trouble with Girls”
June 30, 1990
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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On Valentine's Day, Jimmy Barclay gets a note in his mailbox addressed to him from Jessie Morales. She thinks he is 'the cutest boy in the whole school' ...unfortunately for her, Jimmy wants to get rid of her.


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