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1991, truly an electrifying year of Adventures in Odyssey. So begins a long lasting electronics store in Odyssey called "The Electric Palace," where according to it's owner Bart Rathbone, "if we don't have it, you don't need it." But that's not all. From a mystery in Chicago to an archeological expedition in Mexico. While at home, Curt Stevens becomes mayor of Odyssey? Hollywood making a movie about Odyssey? Along the way, the kids in Odyssey learn about the difficulties in growing up, dealing with curses, and the tragedy of alcoholism. Making their debut this year are Roybn Jacob's sister Melanie, Sam Johnson, Hank Murray and even a special visit by Dr. James Dobson. Peace out!
#139: Melanie's Diary
Original Airdate: January 5, 1991
Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 32:35
Theme: Empathy / Revenge
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Ann Jacobs, Dale Jacobs, Melanie Jacobs, Robyn Jacobs, Eugene Meltsner, Jessie Morales

Melanie Jacobs finds revenge after her sister Robyn snoops in her diary.

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10), Adventures in Odyssey 10CD Set, Adventures in Odyssey: Collection 3

#140: The Vow
Original Airdate: January 12, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 19:5-6
Theme: Marriage
Categories: Barclay Family Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: Martie Echito
Characters: Jimmy Barclay, Mary Barclay, George Rand McNale Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Jessie Morales, Caroll Porter, Mrs. Porter

Donna's gets the impression that her parents are headed for a divorce, so she sets up a plan to keep the two of them together!

Included in Collections: #9: Amazing Antics, Dynamic Discoveries, Just In Time (Gold Audio #9)

#141: Over the Airwaves
Original Airdate: January 19, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 21:28-46
Theme: Kingdom of Heaven
Categories: KYDS Radio Episodes
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Jesus (Yeshua), Jimmy Barclay, George Rand McNale Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Jeremy Cartwood, Matt Cartwood, Wes Chester, Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Headlock Harry, Connie Kendall, Big John McBear, Silver Saddle-Slapper Stephanie (Fishface Francine), Trigger-Finger Troy (Stubby-finger Stanley), John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

KYDS Radio puts together a bunch of shows involving adaptations of parables that deal with living a good life.

Included in Collections: #9: Amazing Antics, Dynamic Discoveries, Just In Time (Gold Audio #9), Bible Eyewitness: New Testament (Classics #4), Life Lessons: Humility (Volume 2), Bible Eyewitness: Collector's Edition, AIO Platinum Collection

#142: Train Ride
!! PARENTAL WARNING !!
Original Airdate: January 26, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:44
Theme: Pranks
Categories: Mystery Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Conductor, Officer Jim, Jeffery Chism (Lawrence Chalmers, Inspector McGreavy), Jennifer Marley (Margaret Hoffmeyer-Chalmers, Porter), Eugene Meltsner, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

When a former nemesis of Eugene's is seemingly killed in a train accident, Eugene is blamed. Whit helps to solve the mystery to clear Eugene.

Included in Collections: Lost Episodes (Gold Audio #16), A Maze of Mysteries (Classics #2), AIO Platinum Collection, A Maze of Mysteries Travel Visor Pack

#143: Muckraker
Original Airdate: February 2, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 6:16-19
Theme: Responsibility
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Dr. Bloomberg, Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Dale Jacobs, Connie Kendall, Jim Norton, Marjorie Sadler, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Lucy decides to write an investigative journalism article about the shampoo from the Calvin Bloom Company and gets in over her head.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11)

#144: Someone to Watch Over Me
Original Airdate: February 9, 1991
Scripture Reference: Psalm 91:11-12, Matthew 18:10
Theme: God's Protection
Categories: Barclay Family Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Grimstaad / Grimkauf / Grimbeard / Grim, Nagel, Jimmy Barclay, George Rand McNale Barclay, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

A man by the name of "Grim" is following Jimmy everywhere he goes! Nagle tried to help him out, but when Jimmy discovers he is not in the in the Imagination Station, he learns his future lies in the hands of God.

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10), Life Lessons: Courage (Volume 1), Adventures in Odyssey: Collection 1, AIO Platinum Collection

#145: The Second Coming
Original Airdate: March 2, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 24:36-42
Theme: The Second Coming
Writer: Paul McCusker
Directors: Chuck Bolte, Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: Martie Echito
Characters: Ann Jacobs, Dale Jacobs, Melanie Jacobs, Robyn Jacobs, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

After reading a book, Melanie believes she knows the exact date of Christ's return.

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10)

#146: Emotional Baggage
Original Airdate: March 9, 1991
Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:5-7
Theme: Grudges
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Connie Kendall, June Kendall, Traci Needlemeyer, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Connie is upset that her aunt is coming... the aunt who introduced her father to the woman he later married. Whit helps Connie realize that she should hand all of her problems over to God.

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10)

#147: Where There's a Will...
Original Airdate: March 30, 1991
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:17
Theme: God's Will
Categories: Barclay Family Episodes
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Gideon, Jimmy Barclay, Mary Barclay, George Rand McNale Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Mr. Cole, Jessie Morales, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

When George gets a job offer in Washington, D.C., the entire Barclay family tries to help him figure out God's will.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11)

#148: Issac the Procrastinator
Original Airdate: April 6, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 10:4
Theme: Procrastination
Categories: Isaac Morton Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Dale Jacobs, Mr. Ligner, Isaac Morton, Mr. Phillips, Artie Powell, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

After Isaac lets some of his projects drag, Whit helps him get over his procrastination with an interesting method.

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10), Classroom Editions

#149: By Dawn's Early Light
Original Airdate: April 13, 1991
Scripture Reference: Psalm 33:12-22
Theme: Patriotism
Categories: Historical Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: James Gabriel
Characters: Benjamin (Worker for Dr. William Beans), Dr. William Beans, Admiral George Cockburn, Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Francis Scott Key, Robert Ross (General), John Skinner (Dr.), Curt Stevens, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Curt and Lucy take an amazing trip in the Imagination Station back to the year 1812. They witness the British General Ross's tragic capture and torching of Washington, D.C., the British Admiral Cockburn's epic bombardment of Fort McHenry, and the composition of our national anthem by a young lawyer named Francis Scott Key.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Star-Spangled Stories (Classics #6), Life Lessons: Perseverance (Volume 6), Adventures in Odyssey: Collection 3, AIO Platinum Collection, For God and Country, Classroom Editions, Star-Spangled Stories

#150: Home Is Where the Hurt Is
Original Airdate: April 20, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 20:1, Ephesians 5:18
Theme: Dealing with an Alcoholic Parent
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Curt Stevens, Frank Stevens, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Curt orders the teacher's edition of one of his textbooks so he can get all the answers for a class. But things get complicated when his father finds out about it... and isn't in the best of moods.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11)

#151: ... The Last Shall Be First
Original Airdate: April 27, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:12-13, Matthew 20:1-16
Theme: Salvation
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: Martie Echito
Characters: Jimmy Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Joe Finneman (Connie's Uncle), Connie Kendall, Artie Powell, Curt Stevens, Mrs. Tilane, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

The kids of Odyssey clean out the Little Theatre at Whit's End, while Connie tries to convince her Great Uncle Joe to return to church.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Adventures in Odyssey: Collection 1

#152: The Meaning of Sacrifice
Original Airdate: May 4, 1991
Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 15:19-22
Theme: Sacrifice
Categories: Barclay Family Episodes
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: Pat Woodland
Characters: Jimmy Barclay, Mary Barclay, George Rand McNale Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Joe Finneman (Connie's Uncle), Jessie Morales, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

The Barclays decide to listen to their pastor and sacrifice something they love to do... watch television! But it turns out to be a lot more difficult than anyone expected.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), AIO Platinum Collection

#153: Mayor For a Day
Original Airdate: May 11, 1991
Scripture Reference: Romans 13:1-7
Theme: Responsibility / Leadership
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Characters: Ted (News Anchor), Mr. Brown, Mr. Gazinsky, Dale Jacobs, Dr. LeMan, Murray Mench, Jessie Morales, Harvey Nelson, Artie Powell, Miss Primblush, Curt Stevens, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Curt Stevens gets to be mayor of Odyssey for one day, and finds there is a lot more to government than just meeting celebrities and calling the president.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Life Lessons: Citizenship (Volume 9)

#154: Coming of Age
Original Airdate: May 18, 1991
Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 31:6, Matthew 10:30, 1 Timothy 4:12
Theme: Adolescence
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Jimmy Barclay, George Rand McNale Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Connie Kendall, Artie Powell, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Jimmy Barclay begins his journey of adolescence, while confronting his changing voice and his first crush.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Adventures in Odyssey 10CD Set

#155: Waylaid in the Windy City (Part 1)
!! PARENTAL WARNING !!
Original Airdate: June 22, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 29:25
Theme: God's Sovereignty / Revenge
Writers: Phil Lollar, Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Part of Saga: Darkness Before Dawn
Characters: Driver (Excelcier Hotel Van), Pinky, TV Reporter, Dr. Regis Blackgaard, Victor Herman, Greg Kelley, Connie Kendall, Richard Maxwell, Frank Phillips (Agent), John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Connie and Whit go to Chicago for a board meeting, but when Whit's computer is switched with a stolen computer, they fall into a web of intrigue!

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10), A Maze of Mysteries Travel Visor Pack, The Blackgaard Chronicles

#156: Waylaid in the Windy City (Part 2)
!! PARENTAL WARNING !!
Original Airdate: June 22, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 29:25
Theme: God's Sovereignty / Revenge
Writers: Phil Lollar, Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: John Campbell
Part of Saga: Darkness Before Dawn
Characters: Pinky, Woody, Dr. Regis Blackgaard, Connie Kendall, Richard Maxwell, Frank Phillips (Agent), John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Connie and Whit go to Chicago for a board meeting, but when Whit's computer is switched with a stolen computer, they fall into a web of intrigue!

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10), A Maze of Mysteries Travel Visor Pack, The Blackgaard Chronicles

#157: Last in a Long Line
Original Airdate: July 6, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 17:6
Theme: Family
Categories: Eugene's Search For His Father Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Part of Saga: Meltsner Family Saga
Characters: Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Mrs. Grayson, Eugene Meltsner, Ralph Reams, Bernard Walton, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Walking around an old cemetery, one can dig up some amazing discoveries - as Eugene learns! He is shocked by a painful discovery about his past - until Whit helps him see the bigger perspective. It's an important time of reflection!

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10)

#158: A Day in the Life
Original Airdate: July 13, 1991
Scripture Reference: John 8:32
Theme: Honesty
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Jaime (Theatre Vendor), Clark Gilbert, Connie Kendall, Eugene Meltsner, Marty Scoresberg, Heather Shapely, Patrick Walker, Bernard Walton, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

A movie crew comes to Odyssey to film a movie about Whit's End! But the Odyssey gang soon learns that Hollywood isn't interested in the facts.

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Encore Collection

#159: The Homecoming
Original Airdate: July 20, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:12
Theme: Forgiveness
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Part of Saga: Darkness Before Dawn
Characters: Jeff (Eugene's Friend), Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Richard Maxwell, Eugene Meltsner, Patrick O'Ryan (Officer / Captain), Tom Riley, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Richard Maxwell returns to Odyssey to try and ask forgiveness from the townsfolk. It's hard for Richard, as some people don't want to forgive what he's done.

Included in Collections: #10: Other Times... Other Places, Other Times, Other Places (Gold Audio #10), The Blackgaard Chronicles

#160: A Rathbone of Contention
Original Airdate: July 27, 1991
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 21:5, Proverbs 26:27
Theme: Folly of Taking Shortcuts
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Joe, Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Courtney McNeil, Eugene Meltsner, Patrick O'Ryan (Officer / Captain), Bart Rathbone, Rodney P. Rathbone, Tom Riley, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Rodney Rathbone and his father, Bart, try to cause problems for Whit and Whit's End when they open up a new store called "The Electric Palace."

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), The Blackgaard Chronicles

#161: Issac the True Friend
Original Airdate: August 3, 1991
Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 20, Proverbs 18:24
Theme: Friendship
Categories: Isaac Morton Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Johnathan, King David, Sam Johnson, Isaac Morton, King Saul, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Isaac takes a ride in the Imagination Station and learns more about David and Jonathan and finds out how to be a true friend.

Included in Collections: Lost Episodes (Gold Audio #16), Amazing Stories Series #5: Friendship, Bible Eyewitness: Hall of Faith

#162: Peacemaker
Original Airdate: August 10, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:9
Theme: Peace
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: George Rand McNale Barclay, Donna Renae Barclay, Connie Kendall, Jessie Morales, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Connie tries to keep Jesse and Donna interested in a project without having them fight constantly.

Included in Collections: #14: Meanwhile in Another Part of Town, Meanwhile in Another Part of Town (Gold Audio #14)

#163: A Model Child
Original Airdate: August 17, 1991
Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 16:7
Theme: Vanity
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Characters: Dr. Lawrence, Dr. Evanston, Ann Jacobs, Dale Jacobs, Melanie Jacobs, Traci Needlemeyer, Bart Rathbone, John Avery Whittaker (Whit), Kay Winters, Monica Winters

All the girls are jealous of Monica Winters. They all want to be like her, but Melanie and Traci find out that Monica's life may not be as great as they thought.

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Amazing Stories Series #4: Self-Esteem

#164: Sixties-Something
Original Airdate: August 24, 1991
Scripture Reference: Hebrews 13:8, Revelation 22:13
Theme: Drug Abuse / Peace
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Bobby (The Gyroscopes), Grace (The Gyroscopes), Jeff (The Gyroscopes), Librarian, Mark (The Gyroscopes), Martin (The Gyroscopes), Connie Kendall, Bart Rathbone, Jim Reeves (Josh Guthrie), John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

When a "remember the sixties" festival comes to town, Whit tells Connie why he won't participate in the celebration.

Included in Collections: #14: Meanwhile in Another Part of Town, Meanwhile in Another Part of Town (Gold Audio #14)

#165: Bernard & Esther (Part 1)
Original Airdate: August 31, 1991
Scripture Reference: Esther
Theme: Courage / God's Providence / God's Protection
Categories: Biblical Episodes , Stories From Bernard
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Bigthan, Esther (Hadassah), Haman, Mordecai, Queen Vashti, Terash, Melanie Jacobs, Robyn Jacobs, Bernard Walton, King Xerxes

Bernard tells the story of Esther to Melanie Jacobs and Robyn Jacobs

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Bible Eyewitness: Old Testament (Classics #3), Bible Eyewitness: Collector's Edition, Encore Collection

#166: Bernard & Esther (Part 2)
Original Airdate: September 7, 1991
Scripture Reference: Esther
Theme: Courage / God's Providence / God's Protection
Categories: Biblical Episodes , Stories From Bernard
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Esther (Hadassah), Haman, Mordecai, Zeresh, Melanie Jacobs, Robyn Jacobs, Bernard Walton, John Avery Whittaker (Whit), King Xerxes

Bernard tells the story of Esther to Melanie Jacobs and Robyn Jacobs

Included in Collections: #11: It's Another Fine Day, It's Another Fine Day (Gold Audio #11), Bible Eyewitness: Old Testament (Classics #3), Bible Eyewitness: Collector's Edition, Encore Collection

#167: Dobson Comes to Town
Original Airdate: September 14, 1991
Categories: Behind The Scenes Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Edgar Bass, Dr. James Dobson, Fred J. Faustus, Dale Jacobs, Melanie Jacobs, Connie Kendall, Eugene Meltsner, Chuck Swindell, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Dr. James Dobson comes to Odyssey! Whit and him talk about the upcoming video series and Dr. Dobson gives some advice to Melanie Jacobs.

Included in Collection: It All Started When… (Gold Audio #13)

#168: The Curse
Original Airdate: September 21, 1991
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:12, 1 John 4:4
Theme: Superstition
Categories: Whit's End History
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Worker (Aqueous Technologies), Lucy Cunningham-Shultz-Davis, Nathan Forrest, Connie Kendall, Eugene Meltsner, David Timic (Timic the Mimic), John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Lucy, Connie, and Eugene think Whit's life is in danger when a medicine man visits town and places a curse on him!

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12)

#169: Hold Up!
!! PARENTAL WARNING !!
Original Airdate: October 26, 1991
Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 7:20, Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23
Theme: God's Protection / Sin
Categories: Computer Room Episodes
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Hildy (Police Dispatcher), Security Officer Gillespie, Connie Kendall, Officer Dan Kern, Eugene Meltsner, Hank Murray, Patrick O'Ryan (Officer / Captain), Professor Ronan, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Are people basically good or evil? Find out as Connie and Eugene get a real-life answer to that question when a stranger tries to rob Whit's End!

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12)

#170: A Test For Robyn
Original Airdate: November 2, 1991
Scripture Reference: Psalm 51:17
Theme: Procrastination / Cheating
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: Martie Echito
Characters: Mike (Madman), Ann Jacobs, Dale Jacobs, Melanie Jacobs, Robyn Jacobs, Eugene Meltsner, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Robyn Jacobs doesn't like to study. But, when a big test at school comes up she must make a difficult choice.

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Life Lessons: Excellence (Volume 10), Classroom Editions, Chick-fil-A: A Test for Robyn

#171: The Cross of Cortes (Part 1)
Original Airdate: November 9, 1991
Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 6:13-15, Luke 4:8
Theme: Greed / God's Sovereignty
Categories: Worldwide Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Roberto Cordova (Inspector), Dan Isidro, Eugene Meltsner, Maria Mendosa, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Whit and Eugene head to Mexico to help Dan Isidro. But when they get there, they set off on an adventure they hadn't planned on to find the Cross of Cortes!

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12)

#172: The Cross of Cortes (Part 2)
Original Airdate: November 16, 1991
Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 6:13-15, Luke 4:8
Theme: Greed / God's Sovereignty
Categories: Worldwide Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Roberto Cordova (Inspector), Dan Isidro, Eugene Meltsner, Maria Mendosa, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Eugene, Whit, and Dan Isidro look for the mysterious "Cross of Cortes".

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12)

#173: A Thanksgiving Carol
Original Airdate: November 23, 1991
Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Theme: Thankfulness
Categories: Thanksgiving Episodes
Writer: Phil Lollar
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Jacob Arley, Terence Clodbody, Connie Kendall, Cheerful Lady, Eugene Meltsner, Ebenezer Stooge, Teeny Tom, Bernard Walton, John Avery Whittaker (Whit), Bob Wretched, Mrs. Wretched

It's a haunting tale! In classic Dickens tradition, a mean old grouch refuses to celebrate Thanksgiving until he spends an eerie evening with some spooky visitors!

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12)

#174: Where's Your Daddy?
Original Airdate: November 20, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:31-46
Theme: Having a Parent in Prison
Categories: Christmas Episodes
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Sandy, Connie Kendall, Brooke Myers, Eric Myers, Julie Myers, Tom Riley, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

For some families, Christmas is the loneliest time of year - especially when a parent can't be home for the holiday! Whit, Tom and the kids want to help out a needy family struggling to make ends meet. But where is the family's father? How long has he been missing?

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Christmas Classics

#175: East Winds, Raining
Original Airdate: December 7, 1991
Scripture Reference: Psalm 33:11-22, Galations 3:26-28
Theme: Trust / Bigotry / Judging Others
Categories: Historical Episodes
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Bill, Kevin (Naval Communications), Larry (Naval Intelligence Officer), Captain Anderson, Private George Elliot, Joe Finneman (Connie's Uncle), Joe Finneman (Young), Mr. Fuji, Connie Kendall, John Lockard (Private), Bart Rathbone, Ensign Roberts, Dave Saburo, Sam Saburo

It's a day of tragedy that America will never forget. Connie's great uncle recalls the drama and heartache he experienced concerning the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Meet Uncle Joe's UNLIKELY friend and how appearances can be deceiving!

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Star-Spangled Stories (Classics #6), For God and Country

#176: The Star (Part 1)
Original Airdate: December 14, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-15
Theme: Christmas
Categories: Biblical Episodes , Imagination Station Episodes , Christmas Episodes
Writers: Phil Lollar, Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Baby Jesus, Balthazar, Benjamin (Owner of Bethlehem Inn), Gaspar, Joseph, Mary (Mother of Jesus), Melchior, Proclus (King Herod's Soilder), Simeon, King Herod, Connie Kendall, Eugene Meltsner, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Connie and Eugene join the journey of three odd travelers following a strange sign in the heavens. Can they escape the evil plot of a wicked ruler and find the child King?

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Bible Eyewitness: Collector's Edition, A Christmas Odyssey, Bible Eyewitness: Follow the Star

#177: The Star (Part 2)
Original Airdate: December 21, 1991
Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-15
Theme: Christmas
Categories: Biblical Episodes , Imagination Station Episodes , Christmas Episodes
Writers: Phil Lollar, Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Dave Arnold, Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Dave Arnold
Music By: John Campbell
Characters: Baby Jesus, Balthazar, Gaspar, Joseph, Mary (Mother of Jesus), Melchior, Proclus (King Herod's Soilder), Simeon, King Herod, Connie Kendall, Eugene Meltsner, John Avery Whittaker (Whit)

Connie and Eugene join the journey of three odd travelers following a strange sign in the heavens. Can they escape the evil plot of a wicked ruler and find the child King?

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Bible Eyewitness: Collector's Edition, A Christmas Odyssey, Bible Eyewitness: Follow the Star

#178: Room Mates
Original Airdate: December 28, 1991
Scripture Reference: Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:28-31
Theme: Family / Friendship
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Phil Lollar
Producers: Chuck Bolte, Bob Luttrell
Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell
Characters: Eugene Meltsner, Bernard Walton, John Avery Whittaker (Whit), Mr. Wilcox

Eugene moves out of his college dorm room and in with the most unlikely room mate - Bernard Walton! Will either of them survive?

Included in Collections: #13: At Home and Abroad, At Home and Abroad (Gold Audio #12), Life Lessons: Friendship (Volume 8), Amazing Stories Series #5: Friendship