500

#500: “500”

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July 13, 2002

Last aired

December 26, 2023 ↓

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Date Recorded

March 2002

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Album

The Lost Episodes

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Genre

Retrospective

Scripture

Psalm 103:2

²Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Nathan Hoobler

Directed by

Nathan Hoobler

Produced by

Jonathan Crowe
Marshal Younger
Bob Hoose

Executive Producer

Paul McCusker

Post-Production by

Bob Luttrell
Jonathan Crowe

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Engineered by

Jonathan Crowe

Music by

Various

Songs by

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500

Inside the Studio

“500” is episode #500 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Nathan Hoobler, and originally aired on July 13, 2002.

Summary

Five hundred episodes of Odyssey are remembered with highlights from hundreds of Odyssey clips and never-before-heard material.

Plot

The 500th episode of Odyssey has several behind the scenes interviews and peeks in the studio. Hear hundreds of Odyssey clips, never-before-heard Odyssey music, bloopers from the actors, and more.

Discussion Questions

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Cast

All characters and mentions are in flashback.

Heard in episode

Role	Voice Actor
Announcer	Corey Burton
Announcer	Will Ryan
Artie Powell	Kyle Fisk
B-TV Announcer	Corey Burton
B-TV Story Announcer	Will Ryan
Bart Rathbone	Walker Edmiston
Bernard Walton	Dave Madden
Brad Dillard	Donald Long
Brandon Teller	Gary Reed
Brian Evans	John Burdick
Brink Chetley	Earl Boen
Bryan Dern	Corey Burton
Bobbi Walker	Flo Di Re
Charles Thompson	Mark Shillinger
Clara	Aria Curzon
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Courtney Vincent	Sara Buskirk
David Timic	Charles Knox Robinson
Digger Digwillow	Chad Reisser
Donna Barclay	Azure Janosky
Doris Rathbone	Pamela Hayden
Dwayne Oswald	Kris Kachurak
Edwin Blackgaard	Earl Boen
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
George Barclay	Chuck Bolte
Guy Feldstein	Corey Burton
Harlow Doyle	Will Ryan
Huge Gowns	Walker Edmiston
Jack Allen	Alan Young
Jack Davis	Donald Long
Jared DeWhite	Brandon Gilberstadt
Jason Whittaker	Townsend Coleman
Jimmy Barclay	David Griffin
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
John Whittaker	Paul Herlinger
Katrina Shanks	Pamela Hayden
Lucy Cunningham-Schultz	Genni Long
Marty	Corey Burton
Mary Barclay	Patti Parris
Melanie Jacobs	Erin Bolte
Mr. Miffland	Walker Edmiston
Radio Caller	Barry Stigler
Regis Blackgaard	Earl Boen
Richard Maxwell	Nathan Carlson
Rodney Rathbone	Steve Burns
Phil Phillips	Greg Berg
Robyn Jacobs	Sage Bolte
Sam Johnson	Kyle Ellison‎
Tom Riley	Walker Edmiston
Walter Shakespeare	Corey Burton
William Shattered	Phil Lollar
Racetrack Announcer	Bob Smithouser
ZuZu	Steve Bridges

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Curt Stevens	Phil Phillips
Victor Laslic	Bernard Walton
Armitage Shanks	Eugene Meltsner
Millie Shanks	Katrina Shanks
Crock	William Shattered

Notes

VERSION DIFFERENCE: ^[view] The CD version of this episode includes an extra track with 11 minutes of behind-the-scenes discussion with crew and cast, including both Townsend Coleman and David Griffin, neither of whom were heard in the broadcast version.

Trivia

This episode was released on a CD with bonus content.
At one point you get to hear 500 seconds (8 minutes and 20 seconds) of Odyssey
When the 500th episode aired, many radio stations held a marathon of AIO, playing hours of episodes during the week of July 13th. Some fans living outside the broadcast area for radio stations doing the marathon who contacted Focus were sent CDs of all episodes played during the marathon.
Several of the Odyssey and Focus on the Family cast and crew members are heard as themselves in this episode, including:

Reviews

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Quotes

Alan Young: Parents can listen to [Adventures in Odyssey] with their children and not feel embarrassed, but feel inspired.

John Whittaker: Use your imagination, and anything can happen!

Regis Blackgaard: Mwahahaha!

Walker Edmiston: <in Bart Rathbone voice> When I do Bart, it's more metallic and it's up there! <changes to Tom Riley voice> But Tom, to give him that warmth and sensitivity...

Bart Rathbone: And I told him forever, forever, even in the writing, it says on the paper, right there and I read it: don't call me pop!
Rodney Rathbone: Eh, sorry about that, Pop!
Bart Rathbone: Ya see?

Chris: Adventures in Odyssey is... uh... over. Bye.