Bart Rathbone

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Bart Rathbone

Nickname

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Occupation

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Religious Status

Non-Christian

Number of Episodes

70

Type

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Voiced by

Robert Easton
Walker Edmiston

First Episode

115: An Act of Mercy (1990)

Last Episode

632: Suspicious Finds (2008)

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Bart Rathbone is a main character in Adventures in Odyssey, voiced by Walker Edmiston.

Rathbone is known as a cheap and schemish businessman, always plugging "The Electric Palace" (phone number is 555-3122), an electronics store he manages, pushing questionable sales promotions, and launching half-baked entrepreneurial ideas (such as "Rathbone's Electric Castle and Rock and Roll Instruments of Destruction" in episode #164: "Sixties-Something". He is also known for his ill-fated campaigns for the Mayorship of Odyssey. In episodes #286 "Tom for Mayor, Part 1" & #287 "Tom for Mayor, Part 2", he faces off against Tom Riley; in episodes #380: "The One About Trust, Part 1" & #381: "The One About Trust, Part 2", he runs against Margaret Faye. According to Bart himself in It Takes Integrity, he has been running for office since his school days. The Rathbones live at 4242 Sycamore Ln. In #545: Something's Got To Change we find out that the Washington's are the new neighbors of the Rathbones. Rathbone and his son also spent time in jail due to their negative actions during the Blackgaard saga. Now that Walker Edmiston has passed away, Bart Rathbone's original voice is gone. The creative team has revealed that for at least one show a new actor will take over Bart's voice, but whether the take-over will be permanent or not depends on the fans' reactions.