A Fine Feathered Frenzy

03: A Fine Feathered Frenzy

Season

Original Video Series

Released

1992

Theme

Responsibility and the consequences of actions

Genre

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Scripture

Luke 16:10-12

Written By

Ken C. Johnson

Story By

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Directed By

Ken C. Johnson
Mike Joens

Music By

John Campbell

Executive Producer

Rolf Zettersten

Associate Producer

Robert Vernon
Les Shaw

Produced By

Mike Joens
Ken C. Johnson

Post-Production

Drew Barlow

Engineer

Unknown

Inventions Used

Strata-Flyer

Working title

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Other websites

Official Site
AIOHQ
Odyssey Scoop

Buy on

Focus (Digital)

Amazon

Tyndale

ISBN

9781589977556

Appearances by

Rating

A Flight to the Finish

A Fine Feathered Frenzy

Shadow of a Doubt

Summary

A garden tool with an appetite for destruction throws young Dylan Taylor headlong into adventure. After mowing down Evelyn Harcourt's rose garden, he's forced to pay the consequences - which include "parrot-sitting" her beloved Napoleon. But when Whit accidentally lets the bird escape, the chase is on! Can Whit and Dylan recapture Napoleon before Mrs. Harcourt returns home... or have they met their Waterloo? It's fun and excitement that shows the importance of taking responsibility for one's own actions.

Plot

Dylan Taylor accidentally sets Whit's lawnmower on a path of destruction that includes Evelyn Harcourt's rose garden. Whit and Dylan try to apologize, but because of past bad experiences with Whit, Mrs. Harcourt is unable to forgive or trust them.

Later that night, while helping his sister Jesse memorize a Bible verse, Dylan realizes he must try to make it up to Mrs. Harcourt.

To make up for the damage he has done, Mrs. Harcourt instructs Dylan to perform several tasks around her house while she is away, including babysitting her prize parrot, Napoleon, who is the only family she has left, since her family is gone and Napoleon's mate, Josephine, disappeared previously. Dylan accomplishes all of his tasks easily, until it comes time to feed and water Napoleon. The bird escapes from his cage, and as Dylan tries to catch him, Whit, who has come to apologize again to Mrs. Harcourt, accidentally lets Napoleon out the front door. Whit, Dylan, and Eugene Meltsner scour Odyssey for the next three hours, trying to find Napoleon before Mrs. Harcourt returns. They locate Napoleon on the clock tower with his mate, Josephine, and a nest of eggs. Risking life and limb, they retrieve the birds and are waiting for Mrs. Harcourt when she returns. Mrs. Harcourt is grateful and very impressed with how responsible Dylan is.

Characters

Heard in episode

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Dylan Taylor	Victor DiMattia
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Evelyn Harcourt	June Foray
Jesse Taylor	Janna Michaels
Train conductor	Unknown
Sherman	Unknown
Napoleon	Unknown
Josephine	Unknown

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Dylan Taylor	Victor DiMattia
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Evelyn Harcourt	June Foray
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Jesse Taylor	Janna Michaels
Train conductor	Unknown
Sherman	Unknown
Napoleon	Unknown
Josephine	Unknown

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Mr. Taylor	Evelyn Harcourt
Mrs. Taylor	Evelyn Harcourt

Notes

Audio

Some of the music which plays behind Dylan being dragged by the runaway lawn mower can be heard before Rodney's ill-fated parasailing attempt in #258: “Aloha, Oy!, Part 3”.

Allusions

When Dylan is enjoying the acoustics of Mrs. Harcourt's home he announces that he will be batting for the St. Louis Cardinals.

In-Universe

An Odyssey kid had previously lost a babysat pet in #125: “All's Well with Boswell”.

Goofs

When the baby parrots are born, one is clearly purple and the other is green. However, when Mrs. Harcourt takes a picture of the newly hatched birds, both babies are brown.