A Member of the Family, Part 2

#18: “A Member of the Family, Part 2”

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Airdate

March 19, 1988

Last aired

March 11, 2022 ↓

• March 11, 2022
  
• February 1, 2019
  
• February 12, 2016
  
• April 19, 2013
  
• December 14, 2002
  
• March 19, 1988
  

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Album

01: The Adventure Begins

Album

01: The Adventure Begins ↓

• 01: The Adventure Begins

Cassette No.

CC 012, CC291

Intro

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Theme

Discipline
Family conflict

Genre

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Scripture

Proverbs 3:11-12

¹¹My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, ¹²because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

Exodus 20:12

¹²"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

Ephesians 6:4

⁴Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Steve Harris

Directed by

Steve Harris

Produced by

Bob Luttrell
Steve Harris

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production by

Bob Luttrell

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Engineered by

Bob Luttrell

Music by

Library
John Campbell

Songs by

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Sample

A Member of the Family, Part 1

A Member of the Family, Part 2

Recollections

“A Member of the Family, Part 2” is episode #18 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Steve Harris, and originally aired on March 19, 1988.

Summary

Whit, Jana, and Monty finally resolve their problems.

Plot

A tape of the original Odyssey USA version of this episode.

After the seemingly surprise visit from Jana, Whit tries to explain everything to her, but she refuses to listen, and the discussion quickly turns into an argument. Angry, she goes upstairs to find Monty, but he isn't there. He has run away! Jana tells Whit what has happened and they leave for the sheriff's office. When Whit and Jana arrive and try to report Monty's disappearance, he is already at the sheriff's office for breaking a window at Whit's End.

The three return to Whit's house to sort everything out. After talking to Monty, Jana and Whit send him to his room, leaving them to have a father-daughter conversation. Whit begins to explain some Whittaker family history to Jana. Whit begins to talk to her about when her brother, Jerry, died in Vietnam; they all grieved differently. Whit spent much more time Jason, his only remaining son, partly because he missed Jerry so much, and partly because Jason would soon be of draft age himself. Unintentionally, Jana was lost in the whole ordeal, and before Whit knew what happened, there was a huge emotional gap between the two of them. Whit tells her that he would like to fill that gap, and Jana agrees. For the first time in years, they both are happy — except for Monty, as he has to mow lawns in order to pay his grandfather back for the window.

Discussion Questions

1. Why was Jana so angry with Whit?
2. What mistakes did Whit make in raising Jana?

• How could he have avoided those mistakes?
• Corrected them?

Cast

Heard in episode

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Jana Whittaker-Dowd	D.J. Harner
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Tom Riley	Walker Edmiston
Fred	Bob Luttrell
Monty Whittaker	Chad Reisser

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Jana Whittaker-Dowd	D.J. Harner
Monty Whittaker	Chad Reisser
Tom Riley	Walker Edmiston
Fred	Bob Luttrell

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Jimmy (a)	John Whittaker
Jerry Whittaker	John Whittaker
Jason Whittaker	John Whittaker
Phil Dowd	Monty Whittaker-Dowd
Jenny Whittaker	John Whittaker
Jenny Whittaker-Dowd	Jana Whittaker-Dowd

Notes

Trivia

• This episode is a re-airing of FP #12: "A Member of the Family, Part 2".
• Whit and Jana's conversation in this episode at Whit's front door before Monty runs away was flashed back to in #212: “The Mortal Coil, Part 2”.
• Whit's parenting style versus that of Jana reflects "Old School" versus "Modern" parenting styles.
• In the early days of Adventures in Odyssey, the regular cast (aside from Whit, Tom Riley, Connie Kendall, June Kendall and the ill-fated David Harley) was constantly shifting. As a result, it wasn't uncommon for characters to appear in only a couple of episodes and actors usually found themselves playing a different character every episode.

Goofs

• Whit says that Jana started participating in anti-war demonstrations after Jerry's death, or "as much as she could at 14 years old." However, The Complete Guide says that Jana was born in 1953 and in #352: “Memories of Jerry”, Jerry died in 1971, so Jana would have at least 17.

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Quotes

Police Officer: How'd you know to come down here? We were just trying to call ya.
John Whittaker: Call me? Why?
Police Officer: Yeah, Jeff had been patrolling down by your store just now. He heard some glass breaking. He picked up a kid crawling in your back window. Says he's your grandson.
John Whittaker: Oh! Thank the Lord!
Police Officer: I wish everyone'd look that relieved when I've told them they've been vandalized.