Album 01: The Adventure Begins

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Album 01: The Adventure Begins

Released

1988 (as Odyssey USA) 1989 (as Adventures in Odyssey) 1991 (as The Early Classics) and 2005 (as The Adventure Begins)

Season

1987

Artist

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Genre

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Album Type

Gold Audio Series

Other Versions

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Number of Episodes

12

Cover Artist

Gary Locke

Average Episode Rating

81.8%

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[edit] Description

This album laid the groundwork for the imaginative writing, lively characters, and heartwarming stories that are the hallmark of Adventures in Odyssey. If you are an Odyssey veteran, then sit back and relive a bit of history. If you've only recently started listening to the series, these early shows will be a real treat.

This album has been release in three different versions.

[edit] Album Differences

This album has been released under four different titles. The first two were called Odyssey USA and simply Adventures in Odyssey. Both contained the same episodes, including Odyssey USA references and the unedited Officer Harley episodes Lights Out at Whit's End, Promises, Promises, Doing Unto Others, The Tangled Web, Bobby's Valentine, and Missed It by That Much. These albums were pulled after Focus on the Family decided to remove the Officer Harley episodes from availability.

The third release of this album was called The Early Classics and featured edited versions of two of the Officer Harley episodes (Promises, Promises, and The Tangled Web) and completely removed four episodes (Lights Out at Whit's End, Doing Unto Others, Bobby's Valentine, and Missed It by That Much). This album included three episodes that were remakes of some of the original Officer Harley episodes (An Act of Mercy, Isaac the Benevolent, and The Trouble with Girls) and also included the episode Recollections to round out the collection of twelve episodes. All of the old episodes contained new "wraps", which replaced the Odyssey USA references with Adventures in Odyssey.

When it came time to re-release this album for the Gold Audio CD series in 2005, the Officer Harley remakes were deemed out of place since, although the plots were from the beginning of Odyssey, they included episodes which contained newer characters (such as Eugene Meltsner who wouldn't be introduced until Album 02: Stormy Weather). These three episodes were removed from this album and other older and unreleased episodes took their places. Two of the new episodes were A Member of the Family, Part 1 and A Member of the Family, Part 2 which had not been rebroadcast since the Odyssey USA days until right before this release. Rather than edit the original Odyssey USA "wraps", a completely new one was recorded, the first new "wrap" for an older episode in many years.

The other new episode added for the Gold Audio re-release to make 12 episodes was A Change of Hart.

The result of these various re-releases is that this album is the only one to have featured 19 different episodes since its first release, though only 12 episodes were available at one time.

[edit] Bonus Features

Clips of a Family Portraits episode
Paul McCusker talks about Whit's family
Katie Leigh on the creation of Connie
Officer Harley featurette
Naming John Avery Whittaker

[edit] Episodes

[edit] The Adventure Begins

Episode	Original Airdate	Writer	Director	Rating	iTunes	Preview
001: Whit's Flop	November 21, 1987	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	82.6%		Not Available
Davey Holcomb learns that failure is important when Whit shows him how to turn a failure into a great success.
002: The Life of the Party	November 28, 1987	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	67.4%		Not Available
Craig is a funny kid that makes people laugh. But he is having problems at home and takes it out on the kids at Whit's End.
004: Connie Comes to Town	December 12, 1987	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	94%		Not Available
Whit's End is packed with so many customers that Whit can't handle it by himself. Fortunately, a girl by the name of Connie Kendall comes to work for him while she tries to earn some money to return home to California.
005: Gifts for Madge and Guy	December 19, 1987	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	96.9%		Not Available
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.
006: The Day After Christmas	December 26, 1987	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	81%		Not Available
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.
007: Promises, Promises	January 02, 1988	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	94.6%	Not Available	Not Available
Connie is writing to her best friend Marcy about the various people and places of her new home: Odyssey; and remembers how she promises to be more patient and finds out about the "nature of man".
010: Nothing to Fear	January 23, 1988	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	74.8%		Not Available
Shirley seems to be afraid of everything! But when Shirley's courage it put to the test, she has to put her fears behind her.
012: The Tangled Web	February 06, 1988	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	91.3%		Not Available
In a story written by Whit, Connie learns about the consequences of telling little white lies and how they effect those we love.
017: A Member of the Family, Part 1	March 12, 1988	Susan McBride	Steve Harris	68.8%		Not Available
Whit's grandson comes to visit for the summer, and learns a few lessons along the way.
018: A Member of the Family, Part 2	March 19, 1988	Steve Harris	Steve Harris	70.7%		Not Available
Whit, Jana, and Monty finally resolve their problems.
019: Recollections	March, 16 1988	Phil Lollar	Steve Harris	90.2%		Not Available
Whit talks about the history of Whit's End.
027: A Change of Hart	May 21, 1988	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	69.3%		Not Available
Freddie Hart learns that it takes more than different surroundings to make him a different person.

[edit] The Early Classics

Episode	Original Airdate	Writer	Director	Rating	iTunes	Preview
001: Whit's Flop	November 21, 1987	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	82.6%		Not Available
Davey Holcomb learns that failure is important when Whit shows him how to turn a failure into a great success.
012: The Tangled Web	February 06, 1988	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	91.3%		Not Available
In a story written by Whit, Connie learns about the consequences of telling little white lies and how they effect those we love.
002: The Life of the Party	November 28, 1987	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	67.4%		Not Available
Craig is a funny kid that makes people laugh. But he is having problems at home and takes it out on the kids at Whit's End.
115: An Act of Mercy	June 16, 1990	Paul McCusker	Paul McCusker	85.5%		Not Available
After Tom forgives Rodney for breaking a fence and stealing apples, Rodney does not pass on that forgiving spirit.
005: Gifts for Madge and Guy	December 19, 1987	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	96.9%		Not Available
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.
019: Recollections	March, 16 1988	Phil Lollar	Steve Harris	90.2%		Not Available
Whit talks about the history of Whit's End.
004: Connie Comes to Town	December 12, 1987	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	94%		Not Available
Whit's End is packed with so many customers that Whit can't handle it by himself. Fortunately, a girl by the name of Connie Kendall comes to work for him while she tries to earn some money to return home to California.
116: Isaac the Benevolent	June 23, 1990	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	82.5%	Not Available	Not Available
Isaac Morton tries to put the command to "do unto others" into action -- and ends up causing far more harm than good!
006: The Day After Christmas	December 26, 1987	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	81%		Not Available
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.
117: The Trouble with Girls	June 30, 1990	Paul McCusker	Paul McCusker	84.8%	Not Available	Not Available
On Valentine's Day, Jimmy Barclay finds a note in his mailbox addressed to him from Jessie. She thinks he is "the cutest boy in the whole school"... unfortunately for her, Jimmy wants to get rid of her.
007: Promises, Promises	January 02, 1988	Phil Lollar	Phil Lollar	94.6%	Not Available	Not Available
Connie is writing to her best friend Marcy about the various people and places of her new home: Odyssey; and remembers how she promises to be more patient and finds out about the "nature of man".
010: Nothing to Fear	January 23, 1988	Paul McCusker	Phil Lollar	74.8%		Not Available
Shirley seems to be afraid of everything! But when Shirley's courage it put to the test, she has to put her fears behind her.