Second Thoughts

#275: “Second Thoughts”

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July 30, 1994

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21: Wish You Were Here!

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21: Wish You Were Here! ↓

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Genre

Eugene and Bernard's Road Trip saga

Scripture

John 15:17

¹⁷This is my command: Love each other.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Marshal Younger

Directed by

Paul McCusker

Produced by

Mark Drury
Paul McCusker

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

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Mark Drury

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First-Hand Experience

Second Thoughts

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“Second Thoughts” is episode #275 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written by Marshal Younger, and originally aired on July 30, 1994.

Summary

Eugene and Bernard's cross-country journey gets waylaid in the middle of Iowa. There Bernard and Eugene meet Graham, a kid who desperately wants to leave his small-town life.

Plot

Bernard and Eugene are tooling down a lonely stretch of highway in Iowa on their way to San Diego. Suddenly, a deer runs across the road! They swerve to avoid it and end up running off the road. Bernard’s truck is damaged. Fortunately, a mechanic/farmer named Kyle drives by them. Kyle tells them he can fix their truck. He also offers his home as lodging for Eugene and Bernard while they wait for the truck’s replacement parts to arrive.

Once there, Kyle introduces them to his wife, Sandra; his daughter, Carrie; and his son, Graham. Right away, it is obvious that there is tension between Kyle and Graham. Graham is interested in computers and big cities, while Kyle wants Graham to one day take over the garage and the farm. This conflict intensifies over the next several days. Things get bad when Graham puts his prize pig in his father’s station wagon and heads off down Route 24 to find a buyer. Graham is underage, so it doesn’t take the police long to pull him over and bring him and the pig home.

Graham and his dad have another fight. Graham is grounded indefinitely. Bernard and Eugene discuss the matter and agree to talk separately with father and son. Bernard tells Kyle that maybe he is overreacting — Graham is trying to tell him something. Kyle would be wise to listen. Meanwhile, Eugene talks with Graham. The two of them figure out how to blend Graham’s love of computers with working in his father’s garage. At first Kyle is unsure. But he soon realizes that Graham is trying to mend the relationship, and that he can do no less. After all, they are father and son.

Discussion Questions

1. Why did Kyle and Graham find it so difficult to talk to each other?
2. Why did Graham want to run away from the farm? How else could he have handled the situation?
3. Do you sometimes have trouble talking to your mom or dad?
   • What should you do about it?

Cast

Heard in episode

Role	Voice Actor
Bernard Walton	Dave Madden
Carrie Barnett	Heather Mehl
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Graham Barnett	Chris Castile
Officer Jerry Kellog	Bob Luttrell
Kyle Barnett	Charles Knox Robinson
Sandra Barnett	Donna Christie

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Maude Walton	Bernard Walton

Notes

Trivia

• Actor Chris Castile makes his AIO acting debut in this episode. Castile would go on to portray recurring characters Zachary Sellars and Nick Mulligan in future episodes.
• This episode takes place away from Odyssey: Episodes That Take Place Away from Odyssey
• This is the first episode to feature Bernard introducing the show during the opening theme. It is also the first episode to feature anyone other than Chris or Whit introducing the show.

Quotes

Bernard Walton: I'm thinking of a, uh, thing. You have twenty questions to guess what it is.
Eugene Meltsner: Is it corn?
Bernard Walton: <beat> I don't wanna play anymore.

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Eugene Meltsner: Oh, is that Woody over there? He certainly is an attractive animal. A large attractive animal.
Graham Barnett: It's a pig. Pigs are ugly.
Eugene Meltsner: Well, perhaps not to another pig.

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Bernard Walton: Well, Eugene. You wanna go watch a pig? Or does that fail to stimulate you intellectually?
Eugene Meltsner: Actually, I would enjoy a good pig watch.
Bernard Walton: Eugene, there is hope for you yet.