House Guest
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“House Guest” is the second Focus on the Family pilot episode. It was written by Steve Harris, and originally aired on November 23, 1985.
Summary
A father lives at his adult daughter's house for a while.
Plot
Norman Harper just got out of the hospital after surgery! However, all he wants to do is go home. Instead, he is at his adult daughter's house and forced to use a diet that he does not like. He is forced to give up coffee and gravy, and even eat broccoli casserole. In addition, his daughter, Jennifer Walters is being overprotective. Soon, he starts recovering and can walk a little ways without getting exhausted. Then, she and him have a good talk and start forgiving each other for their mistakes.
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Cast
Role | Actor |
---|---|
Adam Walters | Chuck Bolte |
Nurse | Unknown |
Doctor | Unknown |
Jennifer Walters | D.J. Harner |
Norman Harper | Hal Smith |
Role | Actor |
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Jennifer Walters | D.J. Harner |
Adam Walters | Chuck Bolte |
Norman Harper | Hal Smith |
Doctor | Unknown |
Nurse | Unknown |
Notes
- Trivia
- Steve Harris based this story on his own experience when his father stayed at his house.
- When Adventures in Odyssey began, actors Hal Smith and D.J. Harner would go on to play another father-daughter duo with a contentious relationship very similar to the one seen in this episode: John Whittaker and Jana Whittaker-Dowd.
- This was the first appearance on any Focus on the Family productions of Hal Smith, the actor that would eventually voice John Whittaker
- Allusions
- Adam jokingly refers to the converted master bedroom of their house as a miniature Mayo Clinic.
Quotes
Norman Harper: One cup of coffee is not gonna kill me, but this diet you got me on just might!
Adam Walters: Unless your dad was incredibly young when you were born, he's over twenty-one. And we can't exactly hold him prisoner.
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