Episode
Original Airdate
Writer
Director
Rating
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#5: “Gifts for Madge and Guy”
December 19, 1987
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
91%
Whit tells the people in Whit's End a story about Madge and Guy , who are willing to sacrifice their most treasured possessions for one another.
#6: “The Day After Christmas”
December 26, 1987
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
82%
Annie McNeal goes with Whit to the Foster Creek ghetto. Unfortunately, Annie falls into some danger when a gang starts causing trouble around one of the neighborhoods.
#54: “Peace on Earth”
December 24, 1988
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
89%
The Barclays forget the true meaning of Christmas.
#96: “The Reluctant Rival”
December 9, 1989
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
88%
Whit 's granddaughter, Jenny Whittaker-Dowd , is given a special violin solo which causes friction with the other children.
#97: “Monty's Christmas”
December 16, 1989
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
93%
Frustrated that his mother always insults his father , Monty Whittaker-Dowd tries to find a way to escape from his family problems.
#98: “The Visitors”
December 23, 1989
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
90%
The Barclay family finds a family huddling in their shed and are uncomfortable with them staying. After the family has left, the Barclays realize they have made a big mistake and go looking for them.
#135: “Back to Bethlehem, Part 1”
December 8, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
96%
Connie and Eugene go into the Imagination Station and experience the birth of Jesus Christ!
#136: “Back to Bethlehem, Part 2”
December 15, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
97%
Connie and Eugene go into the Imagination Station and experience the birth of Jesus Christ!
#137: “Back to Bethlehem, Part 3”
December 22, 1990
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
97%
Connie and Eugene go into the Imagination Station and experience the birth of Jesus Christ!
#174: “Where's Your Daddy?”
November 30, 1991
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
91%
The Myers family comes to Odyssey with a secret: Father and husband Ernie Myers is in jail.
#176: “The Star, Part 1”
December 14, 1991
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
84%
Connie and Eugene take another Christmas trip in the Imagination Station to meet King Herod, three wise men, and the baby Jesus.
#177: “The Star, Part 2”
December 21, 1991
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
89%
Eugene Meltsner and Connie Kendall get separated in the Imagination Station when they return to finish their adventure following the birth of Jesus.
#214: “The Living Nativity”
December 12, 1992
Marshal Younger
Phil Lollar
89%
A nativity display at Odyssey 's city hall sparks a controversy over the “separation of church and state.”
#215: “Caroling, Caroling”
December 19, 1992
Paul McCusker
Chuck Bolte
69%
Whit and some of the kids from Odyssey go caroling.
#253: “A Time for Christmas”
December 18, 1993
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
90%
Whit takes middle-schooler Courtney Vincent on an Imagination Station tour of Christmases past.
#294: “Unto Us a Child Is Born”
December 24, 1994
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
87%
On Christmas eve, Jimmy produces a live Kids' radio presentation of the birth of Jesus--which includes an unexpected real birth .
#385: “It's a Pokenberry Christmas, Part 1”
December 13, 1997
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
96%
Whit and Eugene travel to Pokenberry Falls to help George Barclay , who has lost faith that he should be a pastor … which leads to a bizarre series of events.
#386: “It's a Pokenberry Christmas, Part 2”
December 20, 1997
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
84%
Whit and Eugene travel to Pokenberry Falls to help George Barclay , who has lost faith that he should be a pastor … which leads to a bizarre series of events.
#434: “B-TV: Redeeming the Season”
December 11, 1999
Jim Ware
Phil Lollar
83%
Bernard Walton and the B-TV crew explore the legend of Saint Nicholas and how many Christmas customs first began.
#480: “The Popsicle Kid”
December 22, 2001
Torry Martin
Marshal Younger
83%
Rodney Rathbone discourages Austin O'Conner from hanging around Colby Cabrera because he's “weird.” Wooton Bassett and the kids try to win a Christmas decorating contest.
#557: “A Lamb's Tale”
December 11, 2004
Marshal Younger
Marshal Younger
90%
The Odyssey crew is involved in six interwoven stories about Christmas. It all begins when Tamika gives away her toy lamb for Christmas . . .
#581: “A Christmas Conundrum”
December 10, 2005
Kathy Buchanan
Marshal Younger
94%
Eugene , Tom , Connie , and Whit get confused over who's giving which Christmas present to whom.
#582: “Silent Night”
December 17, 2005
John Fornof
Bob Hoose
87%
At home alone on Christmas Eve, Whit remembers holidays past that were difficult--but still made for treasured family memories.
#678: “Grandma's Christmas Visit”
December 18, 2010
Kirby Atkins
Paul McCusker
83%
The Parker’s grandma comes for a Christmas visit, in the middle of an elaborate Christmas celebration cooked up by Eugene and Connie . The Parker family parents wonder if it’s possible to have a Christmas without stress.