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- Voice of John Avery Whittaker, 1987-1994
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Hal Smith (1916-1994) was the first voice of John Avery Whittaker through 1994. He also was the voice of dozens of minor characters during the time he was on the show. He first began working with Focus on the Family in 1984 on several radio dramas. Before that time, he was a well known actor, having played Otis Campbell on the Andy Griffith Show (although unlike his character Otis, who was the archetype of the town drunk, Hal did not drink in real life), and providing the voices for many cartoon characters.
Katie Leigh, Walker Edmiston, and Will Ryan had all worked with Hal Smith before the start of Adventures in Odyssey in 1987, and the fact that Hal Smith was playing the lead character was one of the primary reasons that they each decided to join the show.
Hal Smith's health began deteriorating through the early 90s, after the death of his wife. Initially, the plan was for Whit to die when Hal Smith became unable to continue voicing the role. The Mortal Coil was recorded to explain Whit's death, but this decision was later reversed and the episode was changed so that Whit didn't die after all. Shortly after that, on January 27, 1994, Hal Smith died. After that, Whit disappeared from Odyssey for what at the time appeared to be permanent.
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Hal Smith has acted in 260 episodes with an average rating of 89.6%
FP 01: Whit's Visitor (1)
FP 02: Dental Dilemma (2)
FP 03: The New Kid in Town (3)
FP 04: No Stupid Questions (4)
FP 05: You're Not Going to Believe This (5)
FP 06: My Brother's Keeper (6)
FP 07: While Dad's Away (7)
FP 09: A Different Kind of Peer Pressure (8)
FP 10: In Memory of Herman (9)
FP 11: A Member of the Family, Part 1 (10)
FP 12: A Member of the Family, Part 2 (11)
FP 13: A Simple Addition (12)
001: Whit's Flop (13)
002: The Life of the Party (14)
003: Lights Out at Whit's End (15)
004: Connie Comes to Town (16)
005: Gifts for Madge and Guy (17)
006: The Day After Christmas (18)
007: Promises, Promises (19)
008: Dental Dilemma (20)
009: Doing Unto Others (21)
010: Nothing to Fear (22)
011: Addictions Can Be Habit-Forming (23)
012: The Tangled Web (24)
013: Bobby's Valentine (25)
014: Missed It By That Much (26)
015: My Brother's Keeper (27)
016: No Stupid Questions (28)
017: A Member of the Family, Part 1 (29)
018: A Member of the Family, Part 2 (30)
019: Recollections (31)
020: Mike Makes Right (32)
021: The Case of the Missing Train Car (33)
022: A Simple Addition (34)
023: The Quality of Mercy (35)
024: Gotcha! (36)
025: Harley Takes the Case, Part 1 (37)
026: Harley Takes the Case, Part 2 (38)
028: The Price of Freedom (39)
029: Rumor Has It (40)
030: Honor Thy Parents (41)
031: The Family Vacation, Part 1 (42)
032: The Family Vacation, Part 2 (43)
033: The Day Independence Came (44)
034: Stormy Weather (45)
035: V.B.S. Blues (46)
036: Kid's Radio (47)
037: Camp What-A-Nut, Part 1 (48)
038: Camp What-A-Nut, Part 2 (49)
039: The Case of the Secret Room, Part 1 (50)
040: The Case of the Secret Room, Part 2 (51)
041: Return to the Bible Room (52)
042: The Last Great Adventure of the Summer (53)
043: Back to School (54)
044: It Sure Seems Like It to Me (55)
045: What Are We Gonna Do About Halloween? (56)
046: The Shepherd and the Giant (57)
047: A Single Vote (58)
048: Heroes (59)
049: Thank You, God (60)
050: Karen (61)
051: Connie, Part 1 (62)
052: Connie, Part 2 (63)
053: The Sacred Trust (64)
054: Peace on Earth (65)
055: Auld Lang Syne (66)
056: By Faith, Noah (67)
057: The Prodigal, Jimmy (68)
058: A Matter of Obedience (69)
059: A Worker Approved (70)
060: And When You Pray... (71)
061: The Boy Who Didn't Go to Church (72)
062: Let This Mind Be in You (73)
063: A Good and Faithful Servant (74)
064: The Greatest of These (75)
065: Bad Company (76)
066: The Imagination Station, Part 1 (77)
067: The Imagination Station, Part 2 (78)
068: Choices (79)
069: Go Ye Therefore (80)
070: The Return of Harley, Part 1 (81)
071: The Return of Harley, Part 2 (82)
072: An Encounter with Mrs. Hooper (83)
073: A Bite of Applesauce (84)
076: Eugene's Dilemma (85)
077: The Nemesis, Part 1 (86)
078: The Nemesis, Part 2 (87)
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079: Our Best Vacation Ever (88)
080: A Prisoner for Christ (89)
083: The Battle, Part 1 (90)
084: The Battle, Part 2 (91)
085: You Go to School Where? (92)
087: Elijah, Part 1 (93)
088: Elijah, Part 2 (94)
089: That's Not Fair (95)
090: But, You Promised (96)
091: A Mission for Jimmy (97)
092: The Ill-Gotten Deed (98)
093: Rescue from Manatugo Point (99)
094: Operation Digout (100)
095: The Very Best of Friends (101)
096: The Reluctant Rival (102)
097: Monty's Christmas (103)
100: Ice Fishing (104)
101: Scattered Seeds (105)
102: The Treasure of LeMonde! (106)
104: Lincoln, Part 1 (107)
105: Lincoln, Part 2 (108)
106: By Any Other Name (109)
108: Isaac the Courageous (110)
110: A...is for Attitude (111)
111: First Love (112)
112: Curious, Isn't It? (113)
113: Suspicious Minds (114)
114: The Big Broadcast (115)
115: An Act of Mercy (116)
116: Isaac the Benevolent (117)
117: The Trouble with Girls (118)
118: What Happened to the Silver Streak? (119)
119: Better Late than Never (120)
120: Pranks for the Memories (121)
121: Missing Person (122)
122: Castles and Cauldrons, Part 1 (123)
123: Castles and Cauldrons, Part 2 (124)
124: The Winning Edge (125)
125: All's Well With Boswell (126)
127: Have You No Selpurcs? (127)
128: One Bad Apple (128)
129: Not One of Us (129)
130: Bernard and Joseph, Part 1 (130)
131: Bernard and Joseph, Part 2 (131)
133: Cousin Albert (132)
134: Pamela Has a Problem (133)
135: Back to Bethlehem, Part 1 (134)
136: Back to Bethlehem, Part 2 (135)
137: Back to Bethlehem, Part 3 (136)
138: The Adventure of the Adventure (137)
141: Over the Airwaves (138)
142: Train Ride (139)
143: Muckraker (140)
144: Someone to Watch Over Me (141)
145: The Second Coming (142)
146: Emotional Baggage (143)
147: Where There's a Will... (144)
148: Isaac the Procrastinator (145)
149: By Dawn's Early Light (146)
150: Home Is Where the Hurt Is (147)
151: ...The Last Shall Be First (148)
152: The Meaning of Sacrifice (149)
153: Mayor for a Day (150)
154: Coming of Age (151)
155: Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1 (152)
156: Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 2 (153)
157: Last in a Long Line (154)
158: A Day in the Life (155)
159: The Homecoming (156)
160: A Rathbone of Contention (157)
161: Isaac the True Friend (158)
162: Peacemaker (159)
163: A Model Child (160)
164: Sixties-Something (161)
165: Bernard and Esther, Part 1 (162)
166: Bernard and Esther, Part 2 (163)
167: Dobson Comes to Town (164)
168: The Curse (165)
169: Hold Up! (166)
170: A Test for Robyn (167)
171: The Cross of Cortes, Part 1 (168)
172: The Cross of Cortes, Part 2 (169)
173: A Thanksgiving Carol (170)
174: Where's Your Daddy? (171)
176: The Star, Part 1 (172)
177: The Star, Part 2 (173)
178: Room Mates (174)
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179: You Gotta Be Wise (175)
180: Isaac the Pure (176)
181: It Takes Integrity (177)
182: The Scales of Justice (178)
183: Tales of Moderation (179)
184: Isaac the Chivalrous (180)
185: A Question of Loyalty (181)
187: An Act of Nobility (182)
189: No, Honestly! (183)
190: Moses: The Passover, Part 1 (184)
191: Moses: The Passover, Part 2 (185)
192: Modesty Is the Best Policy (186)
193: A Tongue of Fire (187)
194: A License to Drive (188)
195: Father's Day (189)
196: Harlow Doyle, Private Eye (190)
197: The Midnight Ride (191)
198: Treasure Hunt (192)
201: Fair-Weather Fans (193)
202: Timmy's Cabin (194)
203: Double Trouble (195)
204: Wonderworld (196)
205: Flash Flood (197)
209: Columbus: The Grand Voyage (198)
210: On Solid Ground (199)
211: The Mortal Coil, Part 1 (200)
212: The Mortal Coil, Part 2 (201)
213: Best Intentions (202)
214: The Living Nativity (203)
215: Caroling, Caroling (204)
216: Like Father, Like Son (205)
217: Rights, Wrongs and Reasons (206)
218: A Class Act (207)
219: Treasures of the Heart (208)
220: This is Chad Pearson? (209)
221: It Is Well (210)
222: The Jesus Cloth (211)
223: Real Time (212)
224: Greater Love (213)
225: Count It All Joy (214)
226: An Adventure in Bethany, Part 1 (215)
227: An Adventure in Bethany, Part 2 (216)
228: A Game of Compassion (217)
229: The Marriage Feast (218)
231: Hallowed Be Thy Name (219)
232: Thy Kingdom Come (220)
233: Thy Will Be Done (221)
234: Our Daily Bread (222)
235: Forgive Us as We Forgive (223)
236: Into Temptation (224)
237: Deliver Us From Evil (225)
238: For Thine Is the Kingdom (226)
239: The Power (227)
240: And the Glory (228)
241: Forever, Amen (229)
242: Hymn Writers (230)
243: Family Values (231)
244: The Mysterious Stranger, Part 1 (232)
245: The Mysterious Stranger, Part 2 (233)
246: My Fair Bernard (234)
247: Why Don't You Grow Up? (235)
248: Terror from the Skies (236)
249: The Case of the Delinquent Disciples (237)
250: Pilgrim's Progress Revisited, Part 1 (238)
251: Pilgrim's Progress Revisited, Part 2 (239)
252: The Bad Hair Day (240)
253: A Time for Christmas (241)
254: Truth, Trivia and 'Trina (242)
255: The Boy Who Cried 'Destructo!' (243)
258: Aloha, Oy!, Part 3 (244)
259: The Potential in Elliot (245)
260: Naturally, I Assumed... (246)
261: Afraid, Not! (247)
262: A Prayer for George Barclay (248)
265: War of the Words (249)
266: It Began With a Rabbit's Foot (250)
269: Fences (251)
271: The Secret Keys of Discipline (252)
280: Gone... (253)
330: The Time Has Come (254)
370: Christmas Around the World, Part 1 (255)
500: 500 (256)
501: Inside the Studio (257)
FD1: Spare Tire (258)
FD2: House Guest (259)
FD3: Gone Fishing (260)
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Hal Smith has voiced 38 characters
Hal Smith has acted in 6 videos with an average rating of 90.6%
Hal Smith has appeared in 1 podcast
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