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Airing Schedule

This was the first season to re-air previous episodes on weekends throughout the summer, with a more than 3-month break between #357: “The Search for Whit, Part 3” on June 1 and #358: “The Secret Weapon” on September 21. This resulted in 1996 having the fewest new episodes since 1987.

The summer re-air schedule soon became the norm. With the exceptions of 2003 and 2005, each year has had 3 or more consecutive months without the premiere of new Adventures in Odyssey episodes on the radio.

Adventures in Odyssey

The 1996 Season contains 32 episodes that have an average rating of {{#w4grb_cat_rating:1996 Season Episodes}}%.
Episode Original Airdate Album Writer Director Rating Buy Preview
#340: “Pokenberry Falls, R.F.D., Part 1”
January 6, 1996
26: Back on the Air
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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The Barclays are presented with a difficult choice when a small church in New England asks George to be their pastor.

#341: “Pokenberry Falls, R.F.D., Part 2”
January 13, 1996
26: Back on the Air
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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The Barclays are presented with a difficult choice when a small church in New England asks George to be their pastor.

#342: “Welcome Home, Mr. Blackgaard”
January 20, 1996
26: Back on the Air
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Edwin Blackgaard returns to Odyssey to take over the Electric Palace and reopen the Harlequin Theatre.

#343: “The Pretty Good Samaritan”
January 27, 1996
26: Back on the Air
Marshal Younger
Marshal Younger
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Charles Edward Thompson's attempt to act like a Good Samaritan is challenged when he meets an annoying boy named Glenn.

#344: “Letting Go”
February 3, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Marshal Younger
Marshal Younger
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Zachary Sellars has a hard time adjusting when his mother starts dating again.

#345: “B-TV: Compassion”
February 10, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Bernard Walton, Eugene, and the B-TV crew talk about compassion with the help of Marty the shoemaker.

#346: “St. Paul: Voyage to Rome”
March 2, 1996
26: Back on the Air
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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A young Antonius sets off on a sea journey with his father and a prisoner--the apostle Paul.

#347: “St. Paul: An Appointment with Caesar”
March 9, 1996
26: Back on the Air
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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The apostle Paul arrives in Rome for his appointment with the emperor.

#348: “With a Little Help from My Friends”
March 16, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Sam Johnson, Connie, and her mother, June Kendall, compare stories about giving in to peer pressure.

#349: “Blessings in Disguise”
March 23, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
April Dammann
Marshal Younger
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Brenda Perry's pen pal, Thor Douglas, comes to visit, and Brenda is panicked because she has to live up to all the exaggerations she's written.

#350: “The Time of Our Lives”
April 13, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Marshal Younger
Paul McCusker
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Kids' Radio tells a Twilife Zone sketch of Kathy and Jeremy, two kids who have a propensity for wasting time.

#351: “What Are You Gonna Do with Your Life?”
April 20, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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As Connie tries to decide on a career, she experiments with several new jobs.

#352: “Memories of Jerry”
April 27, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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An old postcard triggers Jason Whittaker's memories about the last weekend he spent with his older brother, Jerry.

#353: “A Question About Tasha”
May 4, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Jason Whittaker and Tasha Forbes announce that they're getting married . . . tomorrow!

#354: “Blind Justice”
May 11, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Marshal Younger
Paul McCusker
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Eugene and Bernard wind up on the same jury and must decide the fate of a young boy accused of burglary.

#355: “The Search for Whit, Part 1”
May 18, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Jason and Eugene get a cryptic message from Whit in the Middle East, which leads them on a wild investigation that could change Christian history as we know it.

#356: “The Search for Whit, Part 2”
May 25, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Jason and Eugene get a cryptic message from Whit in the Middle East, which leads them on a wild investigation that could change Christian history as we know it.

#357: “The Search for Whit, Part 3”
June 1, 1996
27: The Search for Whit
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Jason and Eugene get a cryptic message from Whit in the Middle East, which leads them on a wild investigation that could change Christian history as we know it.

#358: “The Secret Weapon”
September 21, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie becomes coach of the Odyssey Coyotes baseball team and has a plan for boosting Sam Johnson's confidence.

#359: “The Merchant of Odyssey”
September 28, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Edwin Blackgaard has to borrow money from Bart Rathbone to pay his taxes.

#360: “Three Funerals and a Wedding, Part 1”
October 5, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie tells the romantic story of Ruth, who risks all to stay committed to her family.

#361: “Three Funerals and a Wedding, Part 2”
October 12, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Connie tells Courtney Vincent and Jenny Roberts the story of Ruth and how she was so faithful to God that she became the great-grandmother of King David.

#362: “The Right Choice, Part 1”
October 19, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Stopping in Chicago on the way home from the Middle East, Eugene learns that Katrina Shanks may be marrying someone else!

#363: “The Right Choice, Part 2”
October 26, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Stopping in Chicago on the way home from the Middle East, Eugene learns that Katrina Shanks may be marrying someone else!

#364: “Home, Sweet Home”
November 2, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Whit finally returns to Odyssey--but Connie can't seem to meet up with him.

#365: “Clara”
November 9, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Jack Allen tells Eugene about a shocking incident from his past. Whit gets angry and says that he never wants to see Jack again.

#366: “Solitary Refinement”
November 16, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Dave Arnold
Phil Lollar
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Eugene considers joining a monastery to get over the pain of losing Katrina.

#367: “The Decision”
November 23, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Phil Lollar
Phil Lollar
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Whit must decide whether or not to accept an offer to return to the mission field, and so Connie sets out to prove that he is needed in Odyssey.

#368: “The Other Woman”
November 30, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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The Rathbones sniff out a scandal when they catch Tom Riley visiting a mysterious woman at Hillingdale Haven.

#369: “It's a Wrap!”
December 7, 1996
28: Welcome Home!
Paul McCusker
Phil Lollar
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Lucy Cunningham-Schultz and the Kids' Radio team take an in-depth look at Whit's End and the return of John Avery Whittaker.

#370: “Christmas Around the World, Part 1”
December 14, 1996
Unreleased episodes
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Whit creates a program in the Imagination Station to show how other cultures celebrate Christmas.

#371: “Christmas Around the World, Part 2”
December 21, 1996
Unreleased episodes
Paul McCusker
Paul McCusker
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Whit creates a program in the Imagination Station to show how other cultures celebrate Christmas.

Three albums encompass most of the episodes in the 1996 Season:

Unreleased episodes

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The final episodes of 1996, Christmas Around the World: #370: Part 1 and #371: Part 2, are currently unreleased. These episodes were originally released in 1994 on an individual cassette/CD called Joy to the World. They were then edited for broadcast in 1996. The 1996 episodes were available to order on cassette or CD from Focus on the Family until 2011, but have never been available since.


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