The Battle, Part 1

#83: “The Battle, Part 1”

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Airdate

August 19, 1989

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Album

05: Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes

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05: Daring Deeds, Sinister Schemes ↓

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• The Blackgaard Chronicles: The Battle Between Good and Evil Comes Home

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Theme

God's protection

Genre

The Blackgaard Chronicles

Scripture

Romans 8:18

¹⁸I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Romans 8:21

²¹that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

Romans 8:28

²⁸And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Phil Lollar

Directed by

Phil Lollar

Produced by

Bob Luttrell
Dave Arnold

Executive Producer

Chuck Bolte

Post-Production by

Bob Luttrell

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Engineered by

Bob Luttrell

Music by

John Campbell

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The Battle, Part 1

The Battle, Part 2

“The Battle, Part 1” is episode #83 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Phil Lollar, and originally aired on August 19, 1989.

Summary

Dr. Regis Blackgaard and Richard Maxwell uses a modem to hack into Whit's End to try to steal a computer program, producing some tragic side effects.

Plot

Dr. Regis Blackgaard has finally opened Blackgaard's Castle. Whit and Eugene stop by for a visit and discover the place is the antithesis of Whit's End: noisy, rowdy, and full of unwholesome games. Blackgaard tries to dismiss all this with a "kids-will-be-kids" nonchalance. Soon Whit and Eugene have had enough, and they leave.

What they don't know is that the place is just a cover for Blackgaard and Richard Maxwell, who are trying to steal Whit's "Applesauce" computer program. They have a computer and modem of their own and log into Whit's computer, Mabel, causing "Applesauce" to wreak havoc on Whit's End. But they soon run into the password problem. Blackgaard tells Richard he must use Lucy to get more information about "Applesauce" from Whit. But Lucy overhears them and rushes off to tell Whit.

Meanwhile, Blackgaard has Richard use Mabel to produce a power surge in the Imagination Station. Richard reluctantly causes it to blow up right as Lucy rushes into the Station! Lucy is taken to the hospital. Because of her injuries, Whit must conduct an investigation. To do that, he decides to close down Whit's End.

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Pictures pertaining to The Battle, Part 1

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  A scene from this episode as depicted in the Jumpstart Comics.

Discussion Questions

1. Dr. Blackgaard said that children already have too much structure in their lives and should be given more freedom. Was he right?
   • Why or why not?

Cast

Heard in episode

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Regis Blackgaard	Earl Boen
Matthew	Matthew Gregory
Jeremy	Jerome Gregory
Joe	Bob Luttrell
Richard Maxwell	Nathan Carlson
Lucy Cunningham-Schultz	Genni Long
Mabel	Joan Gerber
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Dr. Farber	Eileen Merrick
Hospital Intercom	Unknown
Sheriff Bill	Bob Luttrell

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Regis Blackgaard	Earl Boen
Richard Maxwell	Nathan Carlson
Lucy Cunningham-Schultz	Genni Long
Sheriff Bill	Bob Luttrell
Dr. Farber	Eileen Merrick
Joe	Bob Luttrell
Mabel	Joan Gerber
Jeremy	Jerome Gregory
Matthew	Matthew Gregory
Hospital Intercom	Unknown

Mentioned in episode

Character	Mentioned By
Nicholas Adamsworth	Eugene Meltsner
Hal Cunningham	Dr. Farber
Mrs. Cunningham-Schultz	Dr. Farber

Notes

Trivia

• Oddly enough, the actor who played Richard Maxwell, Lucy's "crush" in these episodes, also played Lucy's father in #68: “Choices”.
• In the background of several scenes, sound effects from the video game Galaga can be heard.
• The episode features the first appearance of Regis Blackgaard's cat Sasha.
• The theme of the occult, previously dealt with in #24: “Gotcha!”, would later be dealt with more seriously in #788: “Between the Lines, Part 2”.
• Lucy Cunningham-Schultz's relationship with Richard Maxwell in this episode is similar to Emily Jones' relationship with Buck Oliver in The Green Ring Conspiracy.

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Quotes

John Whittaker: Hey—instead of taking the bus, let's walk back to Whit's End. Whaddya say?
Eugene Meltsner: Are you sure, Mr. Whittaker? That's quite a distance for a man of your—
John Whittaker: Uh, careful, careful.
Eugene Meltsner: Uh... social position.