Jenny Whittaker

From Adventures in Odyssey Wiki

Jenny redirects here. For other uses see Jenny (disambiguation).

Jenny Whittaker

Nickname

{{{nickname}}}

Occupation

{{{occupation}}}

Religious Status

[[:Category:Characters who are {{{religion}}}s|{{{religion}}}]][[Category:Characters who are {{{religion}}}s]]

Number of Episodes

8

Type

[[:Category:{{{type}}} Characters|{{{type}}}]][[Category:{{{type}}} Characters]]

Voiced by

Mandy Kaplan
Natalie O'Hare
Rebecca Meyers

First Episode

019: Recollections (1988)

Last Episode

609: Prequels of Love (2007)

Jenny Whittaker, less commonly known by her maiden name of Guinevere Morrow, is the deceased wife of Whit, who died about a month before the creation of Whit's End due to complications from an untreated strep infection which led to a fatal case of chronic glomerulonephritis. Jenny, who has been described by Tom Riley as having "fiery red hair and hazel eyes", buried herself in volunteer work after the death of her son, Jerry Whittaker, in the Vietnam War, and was responsible for leading a group of Odyssey citizens to save the Fillmore Recreation center from demolition. She worked hard on the project, ignoring her own health and case of strep throat, which eventually settled in her kidneys and deteriorated them, causing her to collapse during a city council meeting to determine the fate of the building. She died soon afterwards on August 17, 1984 (at a presently unknown age).

Whit, who viewed the Fillmore center as a broken-down building that needed to be demolished and blamed the citizens of Odyssey for her death, grieved bitterly for about a month, until he met a young girl, who told him how much she cared for the old building and hated to see it torn down. When Whit learned the little girl's name, Jenny, he felt that the encounter was a sign from God and purchased the building on behalf of the Universal Press Foundation. Whit renovated it, making it into what is presently Whit's End.

She died nine years before the start of the episode The New Kid in Town. (This information could be somewhat faulty though, as it conflicts with the date given in Behind the Locked Door. If the information came from Family Portraits, it is probably not correct since the Family Portraits series is technically not part of the AIO canon.)

[edit] Episodes

Episodes with Natalie O'Hare (5)

Episode Original Airdate Album Writer Director Rating iTunes 019: Recollections March, 16 1988 01: The Adventure Begins Phil Lollar Steve Harris 90.2% Whit talks about the history of Whit's End. 211: The Mortal Coil, Part 1 November 21, 1992 16: Flights of Imagination Paul McCusker Paul McCusker 99.8% Whit uses the Imagination Station in a new and exciting way... a program that simulates what life is like after death! 212: The Mortal Coil, Part 2 November 28, 1992 16: Flights of Imagination Paul McCusker Paul McCusker 100% Whit creates an Imagination Station program that shows the user a glimpse of life after death. The program shows Whit a heaven from which he might not want to come back, while it gives Eugene a taste of hell which terrifies him to no end. 501: Inside the Studio November 23, 2002 00: The Lost Episodes Nathan Hoobler Nathan Hoobler 98.9% Not Available Stories, bloopers, secrets and humor from the actors who make Adventures in Odyssey such a huge success. Featuring many of the actors who have recorded with Odyssey over the past 15 years. 582: Silent Night December 17, 2005 45: Lost and Found John Fornof Bob Hoose 79.8% Not Available Whit's Christmas plans are ruined, and so he has to find a way to spend his Christmas alone. Episodes with Rebecca Meyers (2) Episode Original Airdate Album Writer Director Rating iTunes 464: The Triangle, Part 1 March 03, 2001 36: Danger Signals Nathan Hoobler Paul McCusker 95.2% Connie hears the story of how Whit and Jenny met in college. 465: The Triangle, Part 2 March 10, 2001 36: Danger Signals Nathan Hoobler Paul McCusker 98.7% Connie hears the story of how Whit and Jenny met in college. Episodes with Mandy Kaplan (2) Episode Original Airdate Album Writer Director Rating iTunes 582: Silent Night December 17, 2005 45: Lost and Found John Fornof Bob Hoose 79.8% Not Available Whit's Christmas plans are ruined, and so he has to find a way to spend his Christmas alone. 609: Prequels of Love Febuary 10, 2007 48: Moment of Truth Kathy Buchanan Kathy Buchanan 96.3% Not Available While trapped in the basement of the Electric Palace, Bart, Whit, and Bernard tell Marvin about how they met and proposed to their wives-from rock piles to funerals, from pork rinds to chicken costumes, these stories are (not) the most romantic things you'll hear all year, but may be the funniest.