Stormy Weather

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034: Stormy Weather

Airdate

July 09, 1988

Last Aired

August 26, 2010
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Date Recorded

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Album

02: Stormy Weather
02: Grins, Grabbers, and Great Getaways
Classics 01: Welcome to Odyssey

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Theme

Courage
Faith
Friendship

Genre

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Scripture

Psalm 103
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Written By

Paul McCusker

Directed By

Phil Lollar

Produced By

Unknown

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production

Bob Luttrell

Engineer

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Music By

Tim Hosman

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Rating

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[edit] Summary

Connie doesn't like Odyssey and feels she is being swamped by Christians. So she wants to go back to California. But when Whit gets hurt, she realizes how much he means to her.

[edit] Plot

Rain, rain, rain-it's been storming in Odyssey for days, and Connie is sick of it. Sick of that and the way Whit, Tom, and everyone else in town seem to be "preaching" at her. It all escalates when Whit assumes Connie will emcee the upcoming Bible Drill. Connie blows up, then takes a walk in the rain. She goes to a friend's house, but finds no comfort there. Finally, she ends up at home, where she begs her mom to let her go back to California - permanently. Mrs. Kendall says she'll have to think about it. To Connie, that means it's a done deal. Suddenly, Mrs. Kendall remembers that she called Whit because she was worried about Connie, and Whit went looking for her out in the storm.

Connie dons a slicker and rubber boots and takes off in search of Whit. They meet up in a neighbor's shed, and Connie informs Whit of her decision to go back to California. Whit is bothered but suggests that they go back to Whit's End to talk about it. The storm gets much worse. Whit and Connie barely get inside the door when the front window explodes! Glass flies everywhere, and a large chunk embeds itself in Whit's leg. Connie panics, but Whit steadily issues instructions to her while quietly quoting a psalm to calm himself.

Just when things seem their darkest, Mrs. Kendall arrives. She and Connie take Whit to the hospital where he gets stitches. Connie tells Whit that she didn't realize how much Whit meant to her until the accident. Whit tells Connie virtually the same thing, then asks if she's still going to California. Connie says maybe around Christmas. Then she adds that she'd be happy to judge the Bible Drill. Whit and Connie hug, and Connie realizes that Whit is much more to her than just a nice employer. He's her friend.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Why was Connie so anxious to get back to California?
2. Why did Whit want Connie to stay in Odyssey?
3. Why did Whit start reciting the psalm?

[edit] Cast

[edit] Notes

• The Debbie that Connie visits is probably the same one that she was planning to go to the concert with in The Tangled Web.
• This is officially billed as June Kendall's first appearance-but in the edited version of The Tangled Web she has one line: 'Hello', and that becomes her first appearance.
• The original title of this episode was "A Stormy Afternoon."
• When June Kendall enters Whit's End near the end of the show, the doorbell isn't heard.
• VERSION DIFFERENCE: In the broadcast version of this episode, Chris Anthony visits a weather station that gives the weather for specific AIO episodes. It also mentions Nothing to Fear and The Tangled Web.

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