For the Birds

#660: “For the Birds”

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Airdate

April 10, 2010

Last aired

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Recorded at

Salami Studios

Album

51: Take it From the Top

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Theme

Responsibility

Genre

Parker Family

Scripture

Matthew 10:29-31

²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

³⁰And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

³¹So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Phil Walton
Paul McCusker

Directed by

Paul McCusker

Produced by

Bob Hoose

Executive Producer

Dave Arnold

Post-Production by

Jonathan Crowe

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Engineered by

Jonathan Crowe

Music by

John Campbell

Songs by

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For the Birds

When You’re Right, You’re Right

“For the Birds” is episode #660 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written by Phil Walton and Paul McCusker, and originally aired on April 10, 2010.

Avery Award Winner!

This episode won an Avery Award for Best Scene in the Spring 2010 Season!

Summary

Camilla Parker desperately wants a pet, but her family seems to suffer from the “Parker Family Pet Curse.” To prove her responsibility, Camilla takes care of a baby blue jay.

Plot

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Discussion Questions

1. Caring for “Dexter” was a lot of work! Who helped Camilla care for her bird?
2. What did Whit mean when he said that “curse” was a word we might use for things we don’t like?
3. Camilla says that she learned responsibility isn’t easy. How have you seen that lesson in your life?
4. How can you show responsibility?

Cast

Role	Voice Actor
Camilla Parker	Sydney Shiotani
David Parker	Marc Evan Jackson
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Matthew Parker	Zach Callison
John Whittaker	Andre Stojka
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Wooton Bassett	Jess Harnell
Eva Parker	Amanda Troop
Olivia Parker	Hope Levy
Susie	Ellie McCusker

Notes

• VERSION DIFFERENCE: ^[view] The aired version does not include Camilla's prayer about ending "The Parker Family Pet Curse" over dinner, Chris's jokes ("I'm glad Eugene is finally flying free of his hairy bird-en!", etc.) or her skit with Dave Arnold. Also, in the first release version, Matthew comments on the demise of the Parker goldfish, Spanky and Lester, saying, “I think they had a suicide pact.” Olivia laughs. The line was cut from future releases.
• Read a devotional thought about this show.

Trivia

• When cutting Eugene's hair Connie says, “Hair today”; this is a possible reference to the episode #523: “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 1”.
• Eugene identifies the baby bird Camilla rescues as a blue jay. This places Odyssey within the natural habitat of blue jays.

Audio

• To get the foley for Eugene's haircut Jonathan Crowe's wife came in and gave him a real haircut

Allusions

• Wooton Bassett mentions Doctor Who in this episode.
• Eugene's trouble with birds is probably an allusion to the Hitchcock film The Birds.
• There is a Pixar short by the same name that was released in 2000.

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Quotes

Camilla Parker: Hi Eugene!
Eugene Meltsner: Oh, greetings Miss Parker!
Camilla Parker: Camilla. What are you doing?
Eugene Meltsner: Doing?
Camilla Parker: You're just standing there in the middle of the park!
Eugene Meltsner: Oh, on the contrary! I'm not merely standing here: I'm basking in the glory of an exquisite day!

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Camilla Parker: Wow! I never seen a bird do that before! It looked like it was aiming for your head!

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Eugene Meltsner: Uh, Miss Parker take cover!...I've never tried out-running a bird before!!

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David Parker: And who here remembers the goldfish?
Olivia, Matthew and Camilla: Oh! Spankie and Lester!
David Parker: Dead within six weeks.
Matthew Parker: I think they had a suicide pact.

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Olivia Parker: Pickles, Pickles! That wasn't my fault! Mom sat on him!
Eva Parker: Well, what was he doing loose? And on the kitchen chair?
Matthew Parker: You called us all for dinner. He thought he was part of the family!

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Matthew Parker: Hey, maybe Wooton knows.
Wooton Bassett: Wow! Well, I never did before, but there's a first time for everything. What is it?

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Wooton Bassett: He was a Great Horned Owl named Doctor What.
David Parker: Doctor... what?
Wooton Bassett: Yeah, exactly. Doctor Who would have been a better name, but I think it’s trademarked.

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Connie Kendall: Okay, here goes! <turns on razor> Hair today, gone tomorrow.
Eugene Meltsner: What?!
Connie Kendall: <snickers> Goodbye!

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Camilla Parker: And [the bird] bit Eugene and now he may have bird rabies, but I think he's just hungry.
Eva Parker: Eugene’s hungry?