Whit's End (Odyssey)
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"Whit's End" redirects here. For other uses, see Whit's End is a Victorian house and ice cream parlor at the centerpiece of the radio series Adventures in Odyssey, founded, owned, and operated by John Whittaker. Its name is a pun reflecting Whittaker's nickname. Though it is best known as an ice cream eatery, its diversity of history and uses play an important role in AIO. Whit's End has a competitor, Dairy Dream.
Paul McCusker noted on the official podcast in 2009 that
| “ | Back in the beginning, the idea of Whit's End was that it was like Snoopy's doghouse: you almost never really knew what was in there and how far it went. And we actually want to maintain that there are any number of rooms, and contraptions, and inventions, and secret passages that show up as we have need. | ” |
[edit] History
The history of the building Whit's End now occupies has been explored in numerous AIO episodes, and plays a significant role in several episodes, as well.
- In Recollections, the story of Whit's End is shared by Tom. He explains that it used to be The Fillmore Recreation Center, which his own father helped build during the Great Depression, and how Whit's End was really Jenny Whittaker's idea. She had to convince Philip Glossman and the town council not to tear it down.
The Rec Center was opened in 1946.
- In the episode The Nemesis, Part 1, Whit read the goals his late wife Guinevere Morrow established for Whit's End (as originally revealed in episode the Recollections):
| “ | Whit's End is designed to be a place of discovery and adventure, filled with books and activities, fun and games, arts and crafts, and uplifting conversation. But most of all, it is a place where kids of all ages can just be kids. | ” |
[edit] Whit's End Connelsville
- Main article: Whit's End (Connelsville)
At the present, there are two Whit's Ends; one is in Odyssey, the other in Connelsville.
[edit] Rooms
Although this floorplan appeared in The Complete Guide, it is made clear in the guide and from the producers on various occasions that this is only one interpretation of the building, it is not necessarily cannonical or complete. This is especially a valid point when considering the description of Whits End given in The Mysterious Stranger multi-part episode, where a servant staircase near the kitchen is mentioned several times as a key plot element. There is also an extensive basement which includes a secret room, tunnel to the woods in McAlister Park, a workshop, scary pipe noises, and a buried time capsule.
- Whit's office
- Computer room
- The Library
- The Bible Room
- The Little Theater
- The Basement
- Whit's workshop
- Secret room in the Basement (Location of the skeletal remains of Spencer Barfield.)
- Secret Attic (Location of the first clue to the treasure of Henri Le Monde.)
- Secret room in secret attic (Location of Le Monde's journal.)
- The Kitchen
- The Atrium
- KYDS Radio studio
- The Train Room
- Inventors' Corner
- The Room of Consequences
- Servant Staircase
- A sound proof video game room, only mentioned in Red Wagons and Pink Flamingos
[edit] Known Menu Items
- Apple Turnover
- Carmel Apple
- Soda
- Lemonade
- Milkshakes
- Banana Split
- Banana Fruit Split
- Malts
- Root beer floats
- Fizz's
- Coffee
- Pizza
- Kiddie Orange
- Ice cream Skyscraper
- Whittaker special double-decker sundae (mentioned in Back to Bethlehem, Part 1)
- Wod-Fam-Choc-Sod (World Famous Chocolate Soda)
- Loc-Kno-Stra-Mal (Locally Known Strawberry Malt)
[edit] Ice-Cream Flavors
- Raspberry Ripple
- Chocolate Ripple
- Peanut Butter
- Lime Sorbet
- Orange Sorbet
- Rocky Road
- Chocolate
- Strawberry
- Butterscotch
- Vanilla
- Pistachio
- Strawberry Mocha Cream
- Pistachio Mocha Crunch
- Cappuccino Mocha Jamocha
- Peanut-Butter & Banana
- Green Bean & Radish
