Adventures in Odyssey

Chris: Hi, this is Chris. Welcome to Adventures in Odyssey.

John Avery Whittaker: Hi there, I'm John Avery Whittaker, but you can call me Whit. My friends and I are about to set off for a time of wonder and excitement. You want to come along? We'd love to have you join us for today's Adventure in Odyssey.

Connie Kendall: Hi, Mom. Is Dad here?

Guest (Male): If you need me, I'll be shaking nervously in the corner booth.

Connie Kendall: Hey, what's going over there?

Mr. Mitchell: Just some workers putting up a fence.

Connie Kendall: And here I thought it was me.

John Avery Whittaker: I've met pit bulldogs with better attitudes.

Connie Kendall: Men are rodents.

Eugene Meltsner: Perhaps.

Connie Kendall: Whipped cream, a little caramel topping, and there you have it, Charles, the world's best ice cream sundae. Wait, I forgot the most important part: the cherry drop.

Charles Thompson: The what?

Connie Kendall: The key to any great sundae is the cherry drop. You hold it up over the sundae and drop it right in the middle. There's not a man, woman, or child in Odyssey who can drop cherries like I can. Right, Whit?

John Avery Whittaker: What was that, Connie?

Connie Kendall: Here goes. Plop! Right in the middle. What a shot.

Eugene Meltsner: Mr. Whittaker, might I have a word with you about—

Connie Kendall: Hey, nice shirt, Eugene. That looks good on you. Okay, who wanted the banana split?

Eugene Meltsner: Excuse me, Miss Kendall.

Connie Kendall: I just said I like your shirt.

Eugene Meltsner: And what exactly is wrong with it, might I ask?

Connie Kendall: I said I liked it. It's nice.

Eugene Meltsner: Miss Kendall, I assure you that I am quite capable of recognizing sarcasm when I hear it.

Connie Kendall: I was being serious. I like your shirt, Eugene. Lighten up.

Eugene Meltsner: You mean you're saying you just complimented me?

Connie Kendall: Well, your shirt, yeah.

Eugene Meltsner: Excuse me, Mr. Whittaker, but I think I feel faint.

John Avery Whittaker: Hey, Connie, you wouldn't be excited about your dad coming today, would you?

Connie Kendall: My dad? Is he coming today?

John Avery Whittaker: When is he getting here again?

Connie Kendall: Eight minutes, 47 seconds.

John Avery Whittaker: It'll take you that long to get home. You better hurry.

Connie Kendall: You're right. I'll see you later.

John Avery Whittaker: Have a good time. Oh, are you going to be able to teach the Bible study Tuesday night?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, sure. My dad's leaving Tuesday afternoon.

John Avery Whittaker: Do you have a topic yet?

Connie Kendall: Well, no, but I'll think of something.

John Avery Whittaker: All right. See you next week.

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Connie Kendall: I'm home! Hello, anybody home?

June Kendall: Connie?

Connie Kendall: Hi, Mom. Is Dad here?

June Kendall: Actually, he's—

Connie Kendall: Oh, that's right. He said he'd go to the hotel first. What's the number there?

June Kendall: Connie, your father's not here.

Connie Kendall: He's not? Something wrong?

June Kendall: No, no, he's fine, but he's not coming.

Connie Kendall: What? Why?

June Kendall: Well, he had to stay in California. April's mother got sick and she's in the hospital. He had to stay.

Connie Kendall: So, what? He's not coming at all?

June Kendall: I don't think so. Now, he told me to tell you he's very sorry. Are you all right?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, I'm fine. It's okay. I understand.

June Kendall: Oh, I'm sorry, honey.

Connie Kendall: It's okay. I'm just going to go sit on the porch for a while.

June Kendall: All right.

Mr. Mitchell: Hello there, Connie.

Connie Kendall: Oh, hi, Mr. Mitchell.

Mr. Mitchell: Nice day, isn't it?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, I guess.

Mr. Mitchell: Seems like every time I come out here, you're sitting on your back porch.

Connie Kendall: Really?

Mr. Mitchell: At my age, most everything that's interesting can be seen from your back porch.

Connie Kendall: Really?

Mr. Mitchell: Of course not. I just like getting out in the fresh air.

Connie Kendall: Hey, what's going on over there?

Mr. Mitchell: Just some workers putting up a fence. My son's idea. I don't get around too well anymore and he felt it'd be a good idea to put it up to keep out thieves and such. Don't like the idea much myself. My son seems to think it's necessary.

Connie Kendall: How often do you see your son?

Mr. Mitchell: He visits me every Sunday.

Connie Kendall: You get to see your son every week?

Mr. Mitchell: Sure.

Connie Kendall: What if he's busy some Sunday?

Mr. Mitchell: He usually makes time somehow.

Connie Kendall: Must be nice.

Mr. Mitchell: What was that?

Connie Kendall: Nothing.

Guest (Male): Connie! Hey, Connie!

Connie Kendall: Oh, Charles. Yeah?

Charles Thompson: I asked for a chocolate soda.

Connie Kendall: You did? That's right, you did. Sorry.

Charles Thompson: No problem.

Connie Kendall: I don't know what's wrong with me today. Maybe I'm coming down with something.

Charles Thompson: Don't you feel good?

Connie Kendall: I don't feel like being here, that's for sure.

Charles Thompson: Where do you feel like being?

Connie Kendall: Home. Just want to get out of here and do nothing but eat candy bars and watch TV until I don't feel anything anymore and this whole worthless day ends. What do you think about that?

Charles Thompson: I think I'll skip the soda. If you need me, I'll be weeping in the corner booth.

Eugene Meltsner: Connie, Whittaker, that's the way I was thinking about doing it. But might I suggest—Miss Kendall?

John Avery Whittaker: Connie, what are you doing here? I thought I gave you the day off.

Connie Kendall: You did. I decided to come in anyway. My dad couldn't make it.

John Avery Whittaker: Oh, anything wrong?

Connie Kendall: No, he just had to stay in California. April's mother's sick.

John Avery Whittaker: I see. Well, I'm sorry, Connie.

Connie Kendall: It's okay, really. I understand. I mean, I'd do the same thing if I were him. I completely understand.

John Avery Whittaker: Well, I'm sure he'll be able to come sometime soon.

Connie Kendall: Yeah, I'm sure he will. Excuse me, I'm going to grab some more cones in the back.

Eugene Meltsner: Quite a contrast to her excitement from this morning.

John Avery Whittaker: Well, I'm sure it's an awful letdown.

Eugene Meltsner: Indeed. It reminds me of my own similar disappointment when, as a small child, I had hoped to receive a high-powered microscope for my birthday and was given instead a plastic turtle. Really.

John Avery Whittaker: Well, maybe we should get back to work.

Eugene Meltsner: Perhaps.

June Kendall: She should be all right. Well, she says she's fine. Oh, here she is now. Why don't you talk to her? Connie?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, Mom?

June Kendall: Your father's on the phone. He wants to talk to you.

Connie Kendall: Really? Dad, hi! Are you coming? Oh, I see. Well, how about next month? Will you be able—conference? Dad, who cares about—you can skip it, can't you? Oh, okay. No, it's okay. Really, it's fine. Here, Mom.

June Kendall: Bill? No, no, it's all right.

Connie Kendall: Conference, I'll bet.

Mr. Mitchell: Hello there, Connie.

Connie Kendall: Mr. Mitchell?

Mr. Mitchell: Yep.

Connie Kendall: Where are you?

Mr. Mitchell: Right here, other side of the fence.

Connie Kendall: Oh, how'd you know it was me?

Mr. Mitchell: I'd know your door slam anywhere. Everything okay?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, everything's fine. Are you on your back porch?

Mr. Mitchell: No, I'm just pulling some weeds back here.

Connie Kendall: It's a nice fence. Tall. Solid, too. Of course, I feel like I'm talking to a wall.

Mr. Mitchell: I know, I hate it, too. I feel cut off from the world.

Connie Kendall: Well, there's nothing going on out here that's worth being outside for anyway.

Mr. Mitchell: That's quite an attitude you got there. What's the matter?

Connie Kendall: Nothing. Really.

Mr. Mitchell: Uh-huh.

Connie Kendall: Can I ask you a question?

Mr. Mitchell: Sure.

Connie Kendall: If your son lived in, say, California, and you could get around real easy and travel a lot, how much would you visit him?

Mr. Mitchell: Well, that's hard to say. I enjoy being with him. I figure I'd have to see him at least four or five times a year.

Connie Kendall: Really? You'd travel all that distance five times a year?

Mr. Mitchell: He's my son.

Connie Kendall: Yeah, that's right. He is your son. You should visit your son. In fact, you'd be a terrible person if you didn't. Any normal father would be happy to travel that far. Isn't that right, Mr. Mitchell?

Mr. Mitchell: I guess.

Connie Kendall: And here I thought it was me. Well, if he thinks that I'm going to sit and worry about this for one minute more, he's dreaming. Thanks, Mr. Mitchell.

Mr. Mitchell: Oh, don't mention it. You know what I always say, Connie? Connie?

Charles Thompson: Connie?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, Charles?

Charles Thompson: Look, I don't want to bother you at all. I know you're not in the best of moods today. I just thought that just maybe—

Connie Kendall: What is it?

Charles Thompson: Well, nothing big. It's just—

Connie Kendall: Go ahead, tell me. What is it?

Charles Thompson: Okay, I asked for a sundae without nuts.

Connie Kendall: Oh, I see. Sure, Charles. So you don't like my sundae?

Charles Thompson: Well, it's just that—

Connie Kendall: You want me to pick off every little nut for you? Is that it?

Charles Thompson: Well, no. I mean, that's okay. Forget it.

Connie Kendall: No, that's fine. I'll just drop everything like you're the only customer in the world. I'll eat the nuts. Look, I'm eating nuts. Good. Hand it over, Charles.

Charles Thompson: No, really, forget it. I'm not really in a mood for one anyway.

Connie Kendall: Charles! If you need me, I'll be shaking nervously in the corner booth.

Eugene Meltsner: Oh, Miss Kendall.

Connie Kendall: What is it, Eugene?

Eugene Meltsner: I was just observing your rather rash display of emotion toward Charles, and I believe it begs the question: what is your problem?

Connie Kendall: What? What did I do?

Eugene Meltsner: You've caused an impressionable young man to turn a most frightening shade of white.

Connie Kendall: Look, I'd just like to be left alone, okay? I have a headache.

Eugene Meltsner: Self-inflicted, I believe.

Connie Kendall: What was that?

Eugene Meltsner: Oh, nothing. If you'll pardon me, I have work to do in the back.

Connie Kendall: Fine, go! Don't come back! Do you have something to say to me, Miss Kendall? No, nothing! I'll just be here in the front.

Eugene Meltsner: Precisely why I'm going to the back.

Connie Kendall: What was that now?

Eugene Meltsner: Oh, nothing.

John Avery Whittaker: Yes, Eugene?

Eugene Meltsner: Have you spoken with Miss Kendall lately?

John Avery Whittaker: No, not since this morning.

Eugene Meltsner: Did she seem tense, strained, high-strung?

John Avery Whittaker: Oh, maybe a little bothered.

Eugene Meltsner: You're being diplomatic.

John Avery Whittaker: All right. Yes, she seemed upset.

Eugene Meltsner: Do you have any theories on what might be upsetting her?

John Avery Whittaker: Well, my theory is it's because of her father, but she won't tell me for sure. Every time I try to talk to her, she clams up. Whatever it is, she's going to explode if she doesn't open up about it to someone.

Eugene Meltsner: In point of fact, her volcanic disposition is already regurgitating. What do you suggest we do?

John Avery Whittaker: Well, she's teaching a Bible study tonight. Maybe getting her mind back on God will turn her around.

June Kendall: Connie, Lucy called this afternoon. She won't be able to make it to your Bible study tonight.

Connie Kendall: Oh, thanks, Mom.

June Kendall: What are you working on?

Connie Kendall: Just putting some finishing touches on my lesson.

June Kendall: What are all these magazine pictures doing on the floor?

Connie Kendall: It's for tonight.

June Kendall: They're all pictures of men, and you cut off their heads.

Connie Kendall: My lesson's entitled "The Evils of Men."

June Kendall: The evils of—could you maybe give me a sample of this lesson?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, I guess I could give you some of the highlights. I start out with some great verses. You'll love these. Genesis chapter 2, verse 7: "Then the Lord God formed man out of dust from the ground." That's my first point: men are dirt. Next verse, Isaiah chapter 2—

June Kendall: Wait, excuse me. That was your first point?

Connie Kendall: Yes. Then there's Isaiah chapter 2, verse 19: "And men shall enter caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground." My second point: men are rodents. They're animals who live in caves and sleep under rocks. Next verse, Jeremiah chapter 10, verse 14: "Every man is stupid and without knowledge."

June Kendall: But Connie, I don't think that's what those verses are about.

Connie Kendall: Oh, come on, Mom. Look at the examples of men in the Bible. Judas Iscariot, what a creep. Samson, real smart guy he was. They're all born that way and they're all the same. They don't care about other people's feelings. They just do whatever they want to do.

June Kendall: But wait a minute, Connie. You can't go to your Bible study and teach those kids that men are—oh, just a second. Hello? Oh, hi, Marge. Thanks for calling back. No, I just wanted to tell you—oh, wow, I'm late. Bye, Mom!

June Kendall: What? Hold on, Marge. Connie, wait!

Guest (Male): Now on the Adventures in Odyssey Club, Wooton gets a call from an unexpected person.

Wooton Bassett: Dad?

Guest (Male): Which leads to a family mystery.

Guest (Male): He didn't go home after he left the office on Friday and no one's seen him since.

Wooton Bassett: Wellington is missing?

Guest (Male): It's up to father and son to follow the clues.

Wooton Bassett: That is a lot of cash to have inside a fish.

Guest (Male): That's too much money for a petty cash stash. It's more like—

Wooton Bassett: Like an escape fund.

Guest (Male): The Bassett men are on the case. Now on the Adventures in Odyssey Club.

Guest (Male): Now on the Adventures in Odyssey Club, the search for Wellington Bassett continues.

Wellington Bassett: I'm in some trouble.

Wooton Bassett: Wellington, where are you?

Wellington Bassett: I have to go.

Guest (Male): Difficult questions are raised.

Guest (Male): Was he having money problems, any debts he couldn't pay?

Guest (Male): The Bassetts don't borrow money, detective. We make it.

Guest (Male): And painful memories resurface.

Guest (Male): So he was afraid to talk to me and considered running away?

Guest (Male): He did more than consider it.

Guest (Male): Secrets come to light and the stakes are raised as the prodigal twin concludes on the Adventures in Odyssey Club. Want to contact us about the episode you're hearing? Visit our website at adventuresinodyssey.com or talk to someone at Focus on the Family. Call 1-800-A-FAMILY with a parent's permission, of course. We always love hearing from you.

Connie Kendall: You wanted to see me, Whit?

John Avery Whittaker: Yes, I did. I'd like to know what you taught in your Bible study last night.

Connie Kendall: Oh, I just did a topical study. Why?

John Avery Whittaker: Because some of the girls came in here today and nearly took Eugene's head off every time he spoke.

Connie Kendall: They did?

John Avery Whittaker: Yes. Then they put Charles in a tree, hung him up by his belt loop. It's a good thing I saw him. He could have been there for days.

Connie Kendall: Wow.

John Avery Whittaker: Yeah, wow. The Men Haters Club, they call themselves. Well, I don't think hating people is something you should learn at a Bible study, do you?

Connie Kendall: The Men Haters Club, huh?

John Avery Whittaker: Connie.

Connie Kendall: Well, you see, I was just—okay, I shouldn't have said those things.

John Avery Whittaker: What I want to know is why you said them.

Connie Kendall: I don't know.

John Avery Whittaker: Yes, you do. Now I want you to sit down and tell me what's been eating you this week.

Connie Kendall: Nothing.

John Avery Whittaker: Nothing, huh? I've met pit bulldogs with better attitudes. No one wants to go near you anymore. Now, tell me what's going on.

Connie Kendall: There's nothing to tell.

John Avery Whittaker: Connie, please. I'm your friend. Let me help you.

Connie Kendall: I don't need any help.

John Avery Whittaker: All right, it's your choice, but I want you to go home.

Connie Kendall: Go home? Why?

John Avery Whittaker: I don't want you here if you're going to act this way. You're alienating people and giving them wrong ideas. Come back when you're in a better state of mind.

Guest (Male): On today's show, we have women who wish their husbands would watch more sports on TV. First off, we have Jeremy McDate. All he does is—

June Kendall: Connie, dinner's ready. Connie?

Connie Kendall: What?

June Kendall: It's time to eat.

Connie Kendall: Oh, I'm not hungry.

June Kendall: Now you need to eat something. You've been watching that box all day.

Connie Kendall: There's nothing else to do.

June Kendall: You sound just like a three-year-old.

Connie Kendall: Hey!

June Kendall: Yeah, you and I need to talk. What now? Yes?

Delivery Man: Oh, ma'am, I've got a package here for a Howard Mitchell next door, but it doesn't look like he's home. Would you sign for it?

June Kendall: Oh, sure. Mr. Mitchell isn't home?

Delivery Man: Don't believe so, ma'am.

June Kendall: Well, he's never gone. Did you knock?

Delivery Man: Oh, yes, ma'am.

Connie Kendall: Maybe he's on his back porch.

Delivery Man: I wouldn't know. The front gate on his fence was locked.

June Kendall: Let me go check. You know, she's right. He does spend a lot of time out there. Connie?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, Mom?

June Kendall: Mr. Mitchell? Are you there, Mr. Mitchell? Come to think of it, he wasn't there this morning either.

Connie Kendall: Mom!

June Kendall: Yes?

Connie Kendall: Can you give me a boost? I'm going to peek over the fence.

June Kendall: Are you sure he's not in town?

Connie Kendall: Well, he always tells us when he's leaving. There may be something wrong. Please, Mom?

June Kendall: Oh, all right. Put your foot in my hands.

Connie Kendall: Okay, here goes.

June Kendall: Can you see anything?

Connie Kendall: I don't—I don't see him. I don't even see his chair. He must be—Mom! He's laying flat on his porch!

June Kendall: Oh, dear.

Connie Kendall: Push me over and call an ambulance!

June Kendall: Be careful!

Connie Kendall: Okay, I'll be fine. Just lift me a little higher. Okay. Are you all right? Yeah, I'm fine. Oh, I'm calling an ambulance. Oh, no. Mr. Mitchell? Mr. Mitchell? Thank God, he's breathing. Mr. Mitchell, wake up! Mr. Mitchell!

Connie Kendall: They said he's going to be okay. Apparently, he fell down and knocked himself unconscious.

John Avery Whittaker: Well, it's a good thing he has a smart neighbor.

Connie Kendall: Well, it's frightening to think how long he could have stayed in there.

John Avery Whittaker: No kidding.

Connie Kendall: But it was that new fence. It cut him off from everybody.

John Avery Whittaker: Hmm, sounds like someone else I know.

Connie Kendall: Does? Who?

John Avery Whittaker: Well, think about it. Mr. Mitchell isn't the only one around here who's been cut off where nobody can help him. You know, Connie, sometimes it's easy to think that we can just live on our own without other people, but God made us so that we need each other.

Connie Kendall: I know. I just don't think I need to talk this one out. I can deal with it myself.

John Avery Whittaker: Doesn't seem to me like you're dealing with it at all. You're building up bad feelings and taking them out on other people. Who are you mad at, Connie?

Connie Kendall: My dad.

John Avery Whittaker: Hmm, I figured.

Connie Kendall: I was mad that he didn't come, and at the reason he didn't come, because of April. And I didn't want to say anything because you'd think I was being selfish. And I guess I am. I mean, his mother-in-law was sick, but it's just not fair. I was looking forward to him coming and it's always something.

John Avery Whittaker: You know, Connie, we all get hurt by people sometimes, and it's hardest when we're hurt by people we care about. But we can't let our hurt become walls and fences for us to hide behind. Sometimes we just have to let go and let people help us. And more importantly, we need to let God help us.

Connie Kendall: I guess you're right.

Charles Thompson: Connie!

Connie Kendall: What is it, Charles?

Charles Thompson: Please, you got to help me!

Connie Kendall: What's going on?

Charles Thompson: There's a bunch of girls from your Bible study chasing after me! They're trying to lock me in a closet. In fact, they want to lock all men in closets. They keep on saying I'm responsible for the high unemployment rate in America. I don't think I am. Am I?

Connie Kendall: No. Look, Charles, I'm sorry. I said some things I shouldn't have last night. I was mad at my dad and I took it out on the entire male gender. Men are not evil.

Charles Thompson: Well, that's a relief. You think maybe you can tell that to the kids in your Bible study?

Connie Kendall: Yeah, I will. I promise.

Charles Thompson: Great! I'll be cowering in the corner booth until you do. Don't tell them where I am.

Connie Kendall: I won't.

Charles Thompson: Thanks! This is such a relief. I can walk down the street without being scared. I guess I can fire my bodyguard now.

Connie Kendall: Poor kid. I better call off the Men Haters Club before they do some real damage.

John Avery Whittaker: Good idea.

Connie Kendall: I should apologize to Eugene, too. Where is he?

John Avery Whittaker: I don't know. The last time I saw him, he was talking to some of the girls from your Bible study.

Connie Kendall: Bible study? Oh, no.

Eugene Meltsner: Hello? Hello? Is anybody present? I assure you this joke has now ceased to be humorous. Locking one into a closet loses its lightheartedness very quickly. Believe me, I know! Is anyone out there? Hello?

Chris: Ecclesiastes 4 verses 9 and 10 say, "Two are better than one. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up." I think Connie now has a better understanding of these verses. It's always better to share your problems, especially with someone who can help, like your parents, a teacher, or your pastor.

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Adventures in Odyssey is a presentation of Focus on the Family. "Fences" was written by Marshall Younger and directed by Phil Lollar. Our production engineer was Mark Drury, and Chuck Bolte was our executive producer. And I'm Chris, hoping you'll join us again next time for more Adventures in Odyssey.

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