List of Adventures in Odyssey episodes

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This is a list of all the episodes of Adventures in Odyssey , a Christian animated radio drama series produced by Focus on the Family. It has aired on the radio since its debut on November 21, 1987, and has been one of the longest-running radio programs still in production. Almost all the episodes, sorted into a series of albums, have been available, originally on cassette tape, but also on CD, digital download, and through Focus on the Family's online subscription service, the Adventures in Odyssey Club.

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
16November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21)December 26, 1987 (1987-12-26)
249January 2, 1988 (1988-01-02)December 31, 1988 (1988-12-31)
344January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)December 30, 1989 (1989-12-30)
439January 20, 1990 (1990-01-20)December 29, 1990 (1990-12-29)
540January 5, 1991 (1991-01-05)December 28, 1991 (1991-12-28)
638January 4, 1992 (1992-01-04)December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)
737January 2, 1993 (1993-01-02)December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
842January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31)
944January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)
1032January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
1115September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)December 20, 1997 (1997-12-20)
1231January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)November 28, 1998 (1998-11-28)
1319March 6, 1999 (1999-03-06)December 25, 1999 (1999-12-25)
1423March 4, 2000 (2000-03-04)December 16, 2000 (2000-12-16)
1521February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)December 22, 2001 (2001-12-22)
1622January 5, 2002 (2002-01-05)November 30, 2002 (2002-11-30)
1732January 11, 2003 (2003-01-11)November 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)
1823January 11, 2004 (2004-01-11)December 11, 2004 (2004-12-11)
1925January 15, 2005 (2005-01-15)December 17, 2005 (2005-12-17)
2025January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28)December 23, 2006 (2006-12-23)
2123February 3, 2007 (2007-02-03)December 15, 2007 (2007-12-15)
2224March 1, 2008 (2008-03-01)June 7, 2008 (2008-06-07)
239September 19, 2009 (2009-09-19)November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)
2424March 6, 2010 (2010-03-06)December 18, 2010 (2010-12-18)
2524March 12, 2011 (2011-03-12)December 17, 2011 (2011-12-17)
2624March 3, 2012 (2012-03-03)December 22, 2012 (2012-12-22)
2712August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26)
2826January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)
2918January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01)December 1, 2015 (2015-12-01)
3024January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01)December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03)
3125January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)
3224January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01)December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)
3324January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)
3424January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01)
3526January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)
3622January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)
3724January 1, 2023 (2023-01-01)December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)
3824January 1, 2024 (2024-01-01)December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01)
3924January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01)December 1, 2025 (2025-12-01)

Episodes

Season 1 (1987)

Episodes 1-19 were originally aired under the name "Odyssey USA".

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Whit's Flop"Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21)
Note: The series debuted as Odyssey USA.
22"The Life of the Party"Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Paul McCuskerNovember 28, 1987 (1987-11-28)
33"Lights Out at Whit's End"Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
December 5, 1987 (1987-12-05)
44"Connie Comes to Town"Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
December 12, 1987 (1987-12-12)
55"Gifts for Madge and Guy"Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
December 19, 1987 (1987-12-19)
66"The Day After Christmas"Steve Harris
Phil Lollar
Paul McCuskerDecember 26, 1987 (1987-12-26)

Season 2 (1988)

Episode 19, Recollections, was the last episode of the series being known as Odyssey USA. For Episodes 20-22, the series was known simply as Odyssey before changing to its permanent title, Adventures in Odyssey, beginning with Episode 23.

Season 3 (1989)

Season 4 (1990)

Season 5 (1991)

Season 6 (1992)

Season 7 (1993)

Season 8 (1994)

Season 9 (1995)

Season 10 (1996)

At the end of the 1996 season, the AIO team took a nine-month break, with no new episodes until September 1997. According to the "Adventures in Odyssey HQ" website, "the hiatus" means the time from December 1996 to September 1997 where no episodes were produced. The writers, producers, actors, and production engineers needed a break from the daily pressure of the program and after ten years of production decided it was time. Many things have changed from "old Odyssey" before the hiatus to "new Odyssey" after the hiatus. None of the children (unless you count Rodney Rathbone) from old Odyssey have been carried over to new Odyssey. Nearly all of the storylines from old Odyssey were finished off in the final album of that era (Welcome Home) and the show has in general had a different "flavor" than before."

Season 11 (1997)

Season 12 (1998)

Season 13 (1999)

During this season, the series began experimenting with a "split-episode" format for some episodes. The concept was not particularly popular and the format was ultimately discontinued during the 2000 season.

Season 14 (2000)

Season 15 (2001)

Season 16 (2002)

Season 17 (2003)

Season 18 (2004)

Season 19 (2005)

Season 20 (2006)

Season 21 (2007)

Season 22 (2008)

Note: Episodes 631 through 642 are part of Album 50, The Best Small Town. To celebrate the 50th album as well as the 20th anniversary of the show, the title of each episode in Album 50 references a past Odyssey episode title. [4]

Note': Episodes TC1 through TC8 are part of the special collection The Truth Chronicles which is not part of the show's continuity despite featuring main characters from the rest of the series and has never aired on the radio.

Following the airing of episode 645, Kidsboro, Part 3, the Odyssey team put the series on hiatus for nearly two years, not releasing any new episodes except for the spinoff Truth Chronicles and Passages: Darien's Rise episodes until March 2010. All of the major ongoing storylines from the past several years had been resolved during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, so it was a natural time for the team to take a break. Also, several major actors had passed away, most notably Walker Edmiston; and Paul Herlinger retired as the voice of Whit. Other actors left the program for new projects, requiring the team to search for a new wave of voice actors for the program. Beginning with the 2010 season, the program underwent a soft reboot with many new characters, though many of the major characters from past albums such as Whit, Connie, and Eugene continued on. [5]

Season 23 (2009)

Season 24 (2010)

Season 25 (2011)

Season 26 (2012)

Season 27 (2013)

Season 28 (2014)

Season 29 (2015)

Season 30 (2016)

Season 31 (2017)

Season 32 (2018)

Season 33 (2019)

Season 34 (2020)

Season 35 (2021)

Season 36 (2022)

Season 37 (2023)

Season 38 (2024)

Season 39 (2025)

Albums

Originally, the first few albums included every episode in chronological order exactly as it aired on the radio. The 3rd album release (#2) would have featured the episodes starting with the 19th episode "Recollections" and ending around the 30th episode "Honor Thy Parents", but it was shelved when the controversy surrounding the character Officer David Harley (voiced by veteran voice actor Will Ryan) occurred. The following album, Grins, Grabbers, and Great Getaways (1988) was then released, continuing where the unreleased album would have left off. After those releases, future albums no longer followed the exact chronological order, and starting with the 5th album release, Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes (1989), many episodes were often edited to remove references to product promotions and upcoming episodes. The original 1987 four-cassette package containing all the episodes of Family Portraits, the test pilot series, was later phased out, and the 1st album release was re-released several times, first with simply a title change and the same tapes, and in 1992 with all references to the Officer Harley character and Odyssey USA removed.[ citation needed ]

Episodes by Album

Family Portraits (1987)

The Officer Harley Collection (Adventures in Odyssey Club exclusive) (2014)

The Lost Episodes (2002)

1 -The Adventure Begins (1988)

2 -The Wildest Summer Ever (1988)

3 - Heroes (1988)

4 - FUN-damentals (1989)

5 - Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes (1989)

6 - Mission: Accomplished (1989)

7 - On Thin Ice (1989)

8 - Beyond Expectations (1990)

9 - Just In Time (1990)

10 - Other Times, Other Places (1991)

11 - It's Another Fine Day..."

12 - At Home and Abroad (1991)

13 - It All Started When... (1992)

14 - Meanwhile, In Another Part of Town (1992)

15 - A Place of Wonder (1992)

16 - Flights of Imagination (1993)

17 - On Earth As It Is In Heaven (1993)

18 - A Time of Discovery (1993)

19 - Passport To Adventure (1994)

20 - A Journey of Choices (1994)

21 - Wish You Were Here (1994)

22 - The Changing Times (1995)

23 - Twist and Turns (1995)

24 - Risks and Rewards (1995)

25 - Darkness Before Dawn (1995)

26 - Back on the Air (1996)

27 - The Search For Whit (1996)

28 - Welcome Home (1996)

29 - Signed, Sealed & Committed (1997)

30 - Through Thick & Thin (1997)

31 - Days To Remember (1998)

32 - Hidden Treasures (1998)

33 - Virtual Realities (1999)

34 - In Your Wildest Dreams (2000)

35 - The Big Picture (2000)

36 - Danger Signals (2001)

37 - Counter Moves (2002)

38 - Battle Lines (2002)

39 - Friends, Family and Countrymen (2003)

40 - Out of Control (2003)

41 - In Hot Pursuit (2003)

42 - No Way Out (2004)

43 - Along For the Ride (2005)

44 - Eugene Returns! (2005)

45 - Lost & Found (2005)

46 - A Date with Dad (and Other Calamities) (2006)

47 - Into the Light (2006)

48 - Moment of Truth (2007)

49 - The Sky's the Limit (2007)

50 - The Best Small Town (2008)

The Truth Chronicles (2008)

Passages: Darien's Rise (2009)

51 - Take It From the Top (2010)

52 - Cause and Effect (2010)

53 - The Green Ring Conspiracy (2011)

54 - Clanging Cymbals... and the Meaning of God's Love (2011)

55 - The Deep End (2012)

56 - The Grand Design (2012)

57 - A Call to Something More (2013)

Odyssey Adventure Club, Season 1 (2014)

58 - The Ties That Bind (2014)

Odyssey Adventure Club, Season 2 (2015)

59 - Taking the Plunge (2015)

60 - Head Over Heels (2015)

Odyssey Adventure Club, Season 3 (2016)

61 - Without a Hitch (2016)

62 - Let's Put on a Show (2016)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 4 (2017)

63 - Up in the Air (2017)

64 - Under the Surface (2017)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 5 (2018)

65 - Expect the Unexpected (2018)

66 - Trial by Fire (2018)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 6 (2019)

67 - More Than Meets the Eye (2019)

68 - Out of the Blue (2019)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 7 (2020)

69 - Best Kept Secrets (2020)

70 - Finding A Way (2021)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 8 (2021)

71 - A Slippery Slope (2021)

72 - The Long Road Home (2022)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 9 (2022)

73 - 28 Hours (2022)

74 - Buckle Up! (2023)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 10 (2023)

75 - The Best Is Yet To Come (2023)

76 - Keep It Together (2024)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 11 (2024)

77 - A New Perspective (2024)

78 - At Face Value (2025)

Adventures in Odyssey Club, Season 12 (2025)

79 - Eleventh Hour (2025)

Unreleased episodes

Gold Audio Series

a first 15 albums were originally released on audio cassette tape only. Starting in 2003, Focus on the Family updated and re-released those albums as part of the Gold Audio series. In the process, these albums, which were digitally remastered, were released on compact disc for the first time. Not only did these releases contained remastered episodes, but they also contained behind-the-scenes material from the cast and crew as bonus features. In addition, a number of episodes that never appeared in the original cassette albums made their debut in the discs.

As mentioned above, all episodes that originally contained Officer Harley have been replaced with edited versions of the original episodes or with other unrelated episodes, carrying over the changes first made in The Early Classics when it was released in 1992. The openings to many episodes have been removed or replaced, sometimes with newly recorded openings with Whit voiced by Paul Herlinger rather than Hal Smith. Other changes include the reordering of the episodes (or, in the case of albums 12 and 13, entire albums) to make the chronological listening experience more accurate, and the removal of references to cassettes at the end of multi-part episodes (e.g., "For the rest of the adventure, please turn over the tape."). The changes are most noticeable in the chronologically earliest albums, while albums 8 onwards feature comparatively fewer changes. Most albums were also renamed, by suggestions from listeners as well other means. Re-releases of these albums have dropped the Gold Audio label.

The sixteenth album, The Lost Episodes, contained an additional 100 episodes that were not included in any of the other Gold Audio releases. Most of these episodes were previously available as individual cassettes from Focus on the Family.

Thematic albums

Videos

AIO released a series of animated videos starting on September 24, 1991, and ending on June 3, 2003. Each are now available on both VHS and DVD formats, in English and Spanish.

Original Series (1991-1998)

Episode #TitleOriginal airdateProd. code
1"The Knight Travellers"September 24, 1991 (1991-09-24)101
2"A Flight to the Finish"October 29, 1991 (1991-10-29)102
3"A Fine Feathered Frenzy"November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)103
4"Shadow of a Doubt"April 13, 1993 (1993-04-13)104
5"Star Quest"November 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)105
6"Once Upon an Avalanche"August 9, 1994 (1994-08-09)106
7"Electric Christmas"November 1, 1994 (1994-11-01)107
NOTE: This video was dedicated to the memory of Hal Smith.
8"Go West, Young Man"August 8, 1995 (1995-08-08)108
9"Someone to Watch Over Me"October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)109
10"In Harm's Way"May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)110
NOTE: This is the last episode distributed by Word Kids!.
11"A Twist in Time"October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)111
NOTE: This is the first episode distributed by Tommy Nelson.
12"A Stranger Among Us"July 7, 1998 (1998-07-07)112
13"Baby Daze"NOTE: This is the last episode of the original series, and distributed by Tommy Nelson.113

The New Series (2000-2003)

The opening credit has been changed while the end credit remain the same for episodes 1, 2 and 4. This show contains four episodes.

Episode #TitleOriginal airdateProd. code
14"The Last Days of Eugene Meltsner"September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)114
15"Escape from the Forbidden Matrix"January 30, 2001 (2001-01-30)115
16"The Caves of Qumran"April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23)116
17"Race to Freedom"June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)117

Merchandise

Activity Packs

Games

  • At Whit's End
  • The Imagination Station

DVD Games

  • Answer That! - "Adventures in Odyssey" Edition

Computer programs

  • 1. Adventures in Odyssey 3-D CD-ROM
  • 2. Adventures in Odyssey Print Crafter Plus
  • 3. Adventures in Odyssey and the Sword of the Spirit
  • 4. Adventures in Odyssey and the Treasure of the Incas
  • 5. Adventures in Odyssey and the Great Escape

Apparel

  • Hats
  • Shirts
  • Jackets
  • Aprons
  • Shorts
  • Beach Towel

Gear

  • Keychains
  • Wristbands
  • Backpacks
  • Flashlights
  • Water Bottles
  • Dog Tags
  • Coin Purse
  • Bible Covers
  • Pencils and Pens
  • Flash Drive
  • Zipper Pull
  • Eyeglasses
  • Pins
  • Lip Balm
  • Adventures in Odyssey Club Patch
  • Lunchboxes
  • Pillows
  • Blankets

Toys

  • Action Figures
  • Flying Discs
  • Go West Young Man Pogs
  • Balls
  • Fidget Spinners
  • Balloons
  • Peel and Play
  • Create-a-Scene
  • Puzzles

Calendars

  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2002-2003
  • 2004
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • Advent Activity Calendar
  • 2017

Resources

  • Children's Ministry Resource Kit
  • VBS Kits
  • Awana at Home
  • Booklets

Collectibles

  • Go West Young Man Collector's Kit
  • Video Collections
  • Trading Cards [6]
  • Ornaments
  • Organizer
  • Diary
  • Pencil Case
  • Photo Album
  • Bookmarks
  • Magnets
  • Posters
  • Rubber Stamp Kit
  • Stationery Pack
  • Stickers
  • Scrapbook
  • Postcards
  • Christmas Cards
  • Chick-fil-A samplers
  • Animation Cels
  • Coaster
  • Bookstore Decorations

See also

References

  1. Hoobler 2012, p. 584.
  2. Hoobler 2012, p. 584.
  3. Hoobler 2012, p. 584.
  4. Hoobler 2012, p. 501.
  5. Hoobler 2012, p. 509-515.
  6. "Adventures in Odyssey Trading Cards". Focus on the Family. August 2, 2024.