Grandma's Christmas Visit

#678: “Grandma's Christmas Visit”

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Airdate

December 18, 2010

Last aired

December 17, 2022 ↓

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Date Recorded

March 29, 2010

Recorded at

Salami Studios

Album

52: Cause and Effect

Album

52: Cause and Effect ↓

• 52: Cause and Effect
• ADVENTures in Odyssey Advent Calendar
• Countdown to Christmas

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Theme

The true meaning of Christmas

Genre

Christmas
Kids' Radio

Scripture

Luke 2:16-20

¹⁶So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

¹⁷When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

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Previous title

“The White Elephant Gift”

Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Kirby Atkins
Dave Arnold
Paul McCusker

Directed by

Paul McCusker

Produced by

Bob Hoose

Executive Producer

Dave Arnold

Post-Production by

GAP Digital

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Engineered by

Jonathan Crowe

Music by

John Campbell

Songs by

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Grandma's Christmas Visit

The Green Ring Conspiracy, Part 1

“Grandma's Christmas Visit” is episode #678 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written by Kirby Atkins and Dave Arnold (among others), and originally aired on December 18, 2010.

Summary

The Parker’s grandma comes for a Christmas visit, in the middle of an elaborate Christmas celebration cooked up by Eugene and Connie. The Parker family parents wonder if it’s possible to have a Christmas without stress.

Plot

The gang at Whit's End are trying a new tradition. First, they act out Mary and Joseph looking for an inn-with the director yelling orders. Then they go on to the "Let's make a White Elephant Deal" game show, in which Matthew gets an 8 track tape and a quarter worth over $100, Camilla gets used socks and a gift card for the mall for $20, and Emily Jones gets a cereal box and a necklace.

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Discussion Questions

1. Like the gang in Odyssey, do we ever get caught up in holidays and traditions without giving glory to God?
2. Should we let the stress and pressure around Christmas effect us?

Cast

Heard in episode

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Eva Parker	Amanda Troop
David Parker	Marc Evan Jackson
Lucia Ortega	Lucki Wheating
Matthew Parker	Zach Callison
Camilla Parker	Sydney Shiotani
Olivia Parker	Hope Levy
John Whittaker	Andre Stojka
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Emily Jones	Cristina Pucelli
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Andre Stojka
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Matthew Parker	Zach Callison
Lucia Ortega	Lucki Wheating
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Eva Parker	Amanda Troop
Emily Jones	Cristina Pucelli
Camilla Parker	Sydney Shiotani
David Parker	Marc Evan Jackson
Olivia Parker	Hope Levy

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Barrett Jones	John Whittaker

Notes

• Read a devotional thought about this show.

Trivia

• The original title for this episode was "The White Elephant Gift."
• This was the first Christmas episode since #582: “Silent Night”.
• Eugene previously changed the Whit's End bell in #52: “Connie, Part 2”.
• Matthew's 1932 S Washington Quarter, true to Eugene's representation, would be worth around $174 if in average condition.

Audio

• The final music cue to this episode contains the iconic first four notes to the chorus of "Joy to the World".

Allusions

• The KYDS Radio game show Let's Make a White Elephant Deal is a reference to the long-running (and at the time of the episode's original broadcast, recently revived) game show Let's Make a Deal. After Whit introduces him, Eugene refers to Whit as "Jay", a reference to Jay Stewart, the narrator of Let's Make a Deal from 1964-1977.
• Christian Decor, the designer of Olivia's Mary costume, is a reference to fashion designer Christian Dior.
• Eugene refers to Matthew as the "Whiz kid of Menlo Street"; this is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname: the Wizard of Menlo Park.

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Quotes

Connie Kendall: Ready...set...Feliz Navidaaad!

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David Parker: Sorry, darling. There's no steamer in here.
Eva Parker: And I'm running out of steam.

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Matthew Parker: Grandma! I mean, Nanna! I mean, innkeeper! Innkeeper! Let us in!

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Connie Kendall: And then we exchanged white elephant gifts.
Matthew Parker: You exchanged white elephants? Did you grow up in a zoo?