A New Era, Part 1

#619: “A New Era, Part 1”

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September 15, 2007

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June 10, 2024 ↓

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Album

49: The Sky’s the Limit

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49: The Sky’s the Limit ↓

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• The Leonard Meltsner Saga

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Theme

Salvation
Sanctity of life
God's will
Redemption

Genre

Leonard Meltsner Saga

Scripture

1 Thessalonians 5:9

⁹For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Marshal Younger
Nathan Hoobler

Directed by

Marshal Younger
Nathan Hoobler

Produced by

Marshal Younger
Bob Hoose

Executive Producer

Dave Arnold

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Music by

John Campbell

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The Other Side of the Glass, Part 3

A New Era, Part 1

A New Era, Part 2

“A New Era, Part 1” is episode #619 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Marshal Younger and Nathan Hoobler, and originally aired on September 15, 2007.

Summary

Upon returning to Odyssey, Leonard Meltsner faces a medical crisis while Eugene and Katrina get disturbing news from the Ashanti tribe in Africa.

Plot

Eugene and Leonard return home to get settled back into Odyssey, but complications arise when Leonard falls ill and the Ashantis ask for help.

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Cast

Heard in episode

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Katrina Meltsner	Audrey Wasilewski
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Leonard Meltsner	Phil Proctor
Aman	Paunita Nichols
Kwame	Tre Rogers
John Whittaker	Paul Herlinger
Joanne Allen	Janet Waldo
Thelma Meltsner	Salli Saffioti
Doc Morton	Diane Michelle
Eugene Meltsner (young)	Shane Baumel

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Katrina Meltsner	Audrey Wasilewski
Leonard Meltsner	Phil Proctor
John Whittaker	Paul Herlinger
Joanne Allen	Janet Waldo
Aman	Paunita Nichols
Thelma Meltsner	Salli Saffioti
Eugene Meltsner (young)	Shane Baumel
Doc Morton	Diane Michelle
Kwame	Tre Rogers

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Everett Meltsner	Leonard Meltsner
Connie Kendall	Katrina Meltsner
Dalton Kearn	Leonard Meltsner
Jason Whittaker	Eugene Meltsner
Michael Barnes	Joanne Allen

Notes

Trivia

• This episode begins with the return of the Odyssey characters who went to New York in #613: “The Top Floor, Part 3”.
• Early in this episode Katrina references Eugene's childhood attempt to help his parents diet by booby-trapping the family refrigerator — a story first referenced in #113: “Suspicious Minds”. She also references his destruction of a bathtub, an event referenced in #584: “Dead Ends”.
• In the same scene as above, Eugene references his purchase of Katrina's engagement ring; this occurred in #393: “Wrapped Around Your Finger”.
• Katrina makes a reference in this episode to Eugene's insistence on lecturing her regarding the efficiency of cleaning strokes on the dishes. This habit of Eugene's was seen with Bernard Walton in #178: “Room Mates”.
• In Leonard's flashback from this episode, Thelma asks him if he is traveling to Peru to find The Treasure of the Incas — a reference to the 2005 AIO computer game of the same name.
• This episode had possibly the most re-recording work done for any Adventures in Odyssey episode, according to Nathan Hoobler in an interview on The Unofficial Adventures in Odyssey Podcast.
• As discussed in the new Official Guide, this issue was alternately planned to be a 3 part and 2 part show.
• This three-part episode is only the second episode (collectively) in which abortion is mentioned or even suggested. The other episode is #134: “Pamela Has a Problem”.
• Young Eugene is portrayed in this episode by Shane Baumel, the actor who also portrayed Eugene's younger brother Everett just a few episodes prior in #613: “The Top Floor, Part 3”.
• Eugene's disaster with the bathtub and destruction of his father's desk, recounted in this episode, may have been inspired by a similar occurrence in the life of Thomas Edison, who dripped sulfuric acid on the floor while he was at work, destroying his boss's desk on the floor below. The incident would be discussed in #656: “The Inspiration Station, Part 2”.
• Eugene's wry joke to an unconscious Leonard in this episode about his being bedridden being the only way to get peace and quiet harkens back to a similar line spoken by Jason Whittaker to his own father in #212: “The Mortal Coil, Part 2”, suggesting that Whit's coma was the only way to get the family together. Doc Morton also tends the bedridden patients in both episodes.

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Quotes

John Whittaker: Now, that doesn't sound so unimaginable to me, Eugene.
Eugene Meltsner: W-what do you mean?
John Whittaker: A Meltsner being obstinate on matters of faith?
Eugene Meltsner: Ah... oh, I see.
John Whittaker: Keep working on him, Eugene.