Adventures in Odyssey

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

John Avery Whitaker: Oh hi there. I'm John Avery Whitaker, but you can call me Whit. We were just getting ready for a time of wonder, excitement, and discovery. Care to join us? You never know what'll happen next when you have an adventure in Odyssey.

Jimmy Barclay: I can't believe you volunteered us to go to the Electric Palace just as Rick Rancid was about to start, Lawrence.

Lawrence Hodges: Sorry, Jimmy. I didn't know what I was thinking.

Jimmy Barclay: I may have to kick you out of the fan club for this.

Lawrence Hodges: You'd look pretty silly attending the meetings all by yourself.

Jimmy Barclay: That's true. What was it we're supposed to get here?

Lawrence Hodges: Fuses.

Jimmy Barclay: Oh, that's right. Your dad was trying to fix something again, wasn't he?

Lawrence Hodges: Yeah, the toaster. I told him he shouldn't plug that many tools into one outlet. Hey, cool. I didn't know the Electric Palace put in automatic doors. Open, close. Open, close. Open...

Jimmy Barclay: Will you stop fooling around and come on?

Lawrence Hodges: I'll get the door for you. After you.

Jimmy Barclay: As it should be. Age before beauty.

Lawrence Hodges: Very funny.

Bart Rathbone: What's going on?

Jimmy Barclay: I don't know.

Bart Rathbone: You! Not you, you! Do you know what you've done?

Jimmy Barclay: Nothing, honest Mr. Rathbone. He was playing with the door, I haven't done anything.

Bart Rathbone: Yes you have. You are the ten thousandth customer to enter the Electric Palace, and that makes you our grand prize winner!

Jimmy Barclay: What?

Bart Rathbone: That's right. You, Jimmy Barclay, and four guests will fly first class on an all-expense-paid trip to Hawaii!

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George Barclay: I see. Well, thank you very much for your help. We always will. Bye.

Donna Barclay: Well, Dad? What'd they say?

Jimmy Barclay: Is it real?

Mary Barclay: Don't keep us in suspense, George.

George Barclay: Well, they said... Oh, look at the time, Rick Rancid's on.

Jimmy Barclay: Dad!

George Barclay: Okay, okay. It all checks out. The trip is legit.

Donna Barclay: Oh yeah! We're going to Hawaii. Way to go, Jimmy!

George Barclay: Hey now, let's give credit where credit's due. I'm the one who sent him to the store.

Jimmy Barclay: Yeah, but I walked through the door.

Lawrence Hodges: Only after I opened it for you.

Donna Barclay: This is amazing. I mean, why would Bart Rathbone give away such a valuable prize?

George Barclay: Now, Bart isn't. The Bonsai Corporation is.

Donna Barclay: The Bonsai Corporation?

George Barclay: Yeah, they're a huge Japanese electronics company.

Donna Barclay: Okay, why would the Bonsai Corporation let Bart give away such a valuable prize?

George Barclay: It's part of a promotional push. Believe it or not, Bart is one of the biggest Bonsai dealers in the area, so they've let him give away the trip.

Jimmy Barclay: Who cares why they're doing it? We're going to Hawaii! There's only one problem.

George Barclay: What's that?

Jimmy Barclay: What to do with the extra ticket.

George Barclay: What to do with it? Oh, that's right. There are five tickets and only four of us.

Lawrence Hodges: Guys? Who should we take? Hello? It would have to be somebody close to us. Have I ever told you guys how much you mean to me? And someone who would appreciate the educational value of the trip. My next school report is on Hawaii's flora and fauna. If only I had some samples.

Jimmy Barclay: Who could it be? Who? Who?

Lawrence Hodges: Oh, come on, guys!

Jimmy Barclay: I know! Lawrence!

Donna Barclay: Yes! Can you think of anybody?

Lawrence Hodges: What?

Jimmy Barclay: We're just kidding, Lawrence. Of course we're going to take you along.

Lawrence Hodges: We are?

Jimmy Barclay: We are, sure. If your mom says it's okay.

Lawrence Hodges: She will, she will! It looks like we're off to Hawaii!

Guest (Male): Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Boarding for flight 714 to Honolulu will begin momentarily.

Lawrence Hodges: Hey, you think we'll see Steve McPhair while we're there?

Donna: Who?

Lawrence Hodges: You know, from Hawaii Five-O Aloha. Book 'em, Danno.

Donna Barclay: I can't believe you guys are talking about some old TV show when we're about to go to one of the most exciting places in the world.

Jimmy Barclay: This from the young lady who plans to do nothing but lie out on the beach all day?

Donna Barclay: I want to work on my tan.

Jimmy Barclay: Well, you'll get no argument here. Lying out on the beach doing nothing sounds like a great vacation to me.

George Barclay: Well, I wouldn't count on doing nothing, honey. The Bonsai Corporation has set up a tour guide for us. He probably has lots of activities planned.

Donna Barclay: Well, I hope he won't be disappointed if I don't do them. I just want to relax on this trip. I'm looking forward to some peace and...

Bart Rathbone: Look! Hey, everybody! Say cheese!

Jimmy Barclay: Ow! Cheese.

Bart Rathbone: Oh, what a great shot! Rodney, get one of the kids.

Rodney Rathbone: Right, Pop.

Bart Rathbone: Super! A regular Kodak moment. How's my little contest winner?

Jimmy Barclay: Well, aside from a slight case of fried eyeballs, I'm fine, sir.

Bart Rathbone: Over here, Doris. That wife of mine, she's always about two steps behind everybody.

Doris Rathbone: Oh, there you all are. Hi hi!

Donna Barclay: Hi, Doris.

George Barclay: Bart, this is really awfully nice of you, but you didn't all have to come down here just to see us off.

Bart Rathbone: We didn't. I wanted some publicity photos of my contest winners.

George Barclay: Oh, well, I guess that makes sense.

Bart Rathbone: And besides, we're going with you!

George Barclay: What?

Bart Rathbone: Yes, surprise! The Electric Palace was such an important part of the Bonsai promotional push, I was able to piggyback the three of us onto your trip.

Doris Rathbone: So we're all going together. Ain't it great?

George Barclay: Yeah, great, great.

Bart Rathbone: And I even booked it so we can all sit together.

George Barclay: Really.

Guest (Male): Thank you for your patience, ladies and gentlemen. This is a pre-boarding call for flight 714 to Honolulu through gate 7A. At this time, we'd like to board all first-class passengers and those passengers with small children or who may require special assistance.

Bart Rathbone: First class! That's us. Come on, everybody! Let's go to Hawaii!

Jimmy Barclay: Lawrence? You okay?

Lawrence Hodges: Yeah, why?

Jimmy Barclay: I've never seen you this quiet before. I thought you'd be driving me crazy, pretending you're the captain of a crippled 747 jetliner that's about to crash land.

Lawrence Hodges: Nah, I was just thinking about my dad.

Jimmy Barclay: Oh, your dad?

Lawrence Hodges: Yeah, he's in the Navy. He's been to Hawaii lots of times. I don't know where he is right now, but I was thinking how great it'd be if he was waiting for me when we got there.

Jimmy Barclay: Oh.

Guest (Female): Can I get you boys anything?

Jimmy Barclay: Oh, yeah. Do you have any pilot's wings?

Guest (Female): I sure do. Do you both want a pair?

Jimmy Barclay: Absolutely. My co-pilot and I can't land a crippled 747 jetliner without them.

Lawrence Hodges: Co-pilot?

Jimmy Barclay: Sure. Here, put these on and help me out.

Lawrence Hodges: Right!

Guest (Female): I'll just see to the other passengers, Captain, Co-Captain.

Jimmy Barclay: Thanks, stewardess. Flight 714, Mayday, Mayday! We're going down!

Guest (Female): Can I get you ladies anything?

Donna Barclay: Yeah, could I have a blanket and pillow, please?

Guest (Female): Let me see if I can find them for you.

Doris Rathbone: I just love airline blankets and pillows, don't you, Mary?

Mary Barclay: Well, I hadn't really thought about it, Doris.

Doris Rathbone: This is so exciting. I can't wait to start collecting souvenirs. I'm going to get as many as I can. How about you?

Mary Barclay: Oh, well, we're going to be pretty light in the souvenir department, I'm afraid. We're practicing frugality.

Doris Rathbone: Oh, against your religion, huh?

Mary Barclay: No, what I meant was we're not going to be spending money on things we don't need, like souvenirs.

Doris Rathbone: Well, you don't always need money to collect souvenirs, you know.

Guest (Female): Here are your blanket and pillow, ma'am.

Mary Barclay: Thank you.

Doris Rathbone: Mary, could you hand me that? What can I get you?

Donna Barclay: Orange juice, please.

Guest (Female): Of course. And what about your boyfriend here?

Donna Barclay: Boyfriend?

Rodney Rathbone: Boyfriend?

Guest (Female): Oh, you two aren't together?

Donna Barclay: We're traveling together, but he's definitely not my boyfriend.

Rodney Rathbone: You can say that again.

Guest (Female): Oh, my mistake. I only thought...

Donna Barclay: No, don't even think it.

Rodney Rathbone: Well, Hawaii is the land of love, you know.

Donna Barclay: Not for us it isn't. Believe me, that won't happen.

Rodney Rathbone: You got that right. I mean, if you only knew this guy, you'd know how completely ridiculous even the idea is.

Guest (Female): Okay, okay, she got the picture, Donna. You don't have to go overboard.

Donna Barclay: I just want to make sure she understands.

Guest (Female): I understand. It's impossible for you two to get together. Here's your juice.

Donna Barclay: Thanks.

Rodney Rathbone: Well, I wouldn't say impossible.

Donna Barclay: Rodney, it's impossible.

Rodney Rathbone: Why?

Donna Barclay: Because you're a rude, obnoxious, unromantic, unappealing bully.

Rodney Rathbone: Who's unromantic?

Guest (Female): Well, you two obviously want to talk, so I'll just move on.

Rodney Rathbone: I could get you to fall for me if I wanted to.

Donna Barclay: What planet are you living on? There is no way!

Bart Rathbone: I am Bart. We're looking forward to just lying on the beach and soaking up the sun.

Guest (Female): Can I get you gentlemen anything?

Bart Rathbone: Oh, yeah, diet soda.

George Barclay: And some coffee, please.

Bart Rathbone: Sun! We got sun in Odyssey. This is Hawaii, a place of wonder and adventure.

George Barclay: Well, the Bonsai Corporation is sending us a tour guide, so...

Bart Rathbone: Tour guide, shmoor guide. What's he going to show us? The same old things everybody else sees. We don't want that.

George Barclay: We don't?

Bart Rathbone: No! No! We want to get off the beaten path, see the essential Hawaii.

George Barclay: The essential Hawaii.

Bart Rathbone: Yeah, read all about it in this here book here.

George Barclay: The Essential Hawaii. Well, that would certainly explain it. All right, look, Bart, we really don't...

Bart Rathbone: No, no, don't you worry about a thing, Barclay. I'll map us out a plan of action. We are going to have a great time, trust me.

Guest (Female): Here's your soda.

Bart Rathbone: Thanks.

Guest (Female): And your coffee. Anything else?

George Barclay: Yes, two aspirin, please.

Guest (Female): Coming right up.

Bart Rathbone: What's the matter? You got a headache?

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Guest (Male): Aloha, and welcome to Honolulu International Airport. Thank you for flying with us. We hope your stay on the islands is a pleasant one, and please watch your step as you exit the plane.

Jimmy Barclay: Come on, Lawrence!

Lawrence Hodges: Right behind you, Chief!

George Barclay: Donna, would you go after Lawrence and Jimmy and make sure they stay out of trouble, please?

Donna Barclay: Okay, Dad.

Bart Rathbone: Rodney, you go with her.

Rodney Rathbone: Right, Pop.

Guest (Female): Watch your step. Have fun on the islands. Ma'am?

Doris Rathbone: Yeah?

Guest (Female): I'm afraid I'm going to need the blanket and pillow back now.

Doris Rathbone: Blanket and pillow?

Guest (Female): The ones in the bag. They're airline property.

Doris Rathbone: They're not souvenirs?

Guest (Female): No. And neither are the silverware, the drinking glass, the food tray, the coffee pot, the flotation device, or the bag, actually.

Doris Rathbone: The bag is airline property?

Guest (Female): No, the bag is my property.

Doris Rathbone: Oh. Well, why didn't you say so? Here you go. Won't ask twice.

Guest (Female): Thank you. Have a nice day.

Bart Rathbone: Doris, you took a bag?

Doris Rathbone: It was up in the compartment. I didn't know it was hers!

Bart Rathbone: I told you they wouldn't let you keep that stuff.

Doris Rathbone: That's okay. There's plenty of other souvenirs around here. What in the world's that?

Bart Rathbone: Sounds like Rodney.

Rodney Rathbone: Get away from her! Hey, hey, what's going on? I'm protecting Donna's honor.

Donna Barclay: What?

Rodney Rathbone: That guy was making a pass at her.

Donna Barclay: He was putting a lei around my neck, Rodney. It's a traditional Hawaiian greeting.

Rodney Rathbone: Yeah, that's what they all say.

Jimmy Barclay: She's right, Rodney. See, they even have one for you.

Rodney Rathbone: Not me. I ain't wearing no flower necklace.

Doris Rathbone: I'll take it! In fact, I want all your leis when you're finished with them. I need Christmas presents for Bart's side of the family.

Jimmy Barclay: But they're flowers. They won't keep until Christmas. They'll be all dried out.

Doris Rathbone: Perfect. They're allergic.

Don Iwoye: Excuse me. Are you the Barclay family?

George Barclay: Yes, but we're the Barclay family.

Bart Rathbone: And we're the Rathbones. Who are you?

Don Iwoye: I am from the Bonsai Corporation. Your tour guide? That's right. Don Iwoye, guest liaison.

Doris Rathbone: Oh, I just love Hawaiian names. How do you spell that?

Don Iwoye: D-O-N.

Doris Rathbone: No, your last name.

Don Iwoye: I-O-W-A.

Jimmy Barclay: Isn't that Iowa?

Don Iwoye: Well, yes, actually. That's where I'm from originally.

Jimmy Barclay: I didn't think there were too many blond Hawaiians in the world.

Don Iwoye: The hair usually gives it away. However, I now make my home on the islands, and I'm here to make sure you have a wonderful time. Follow me to the baggage claim area. And as we go, I'll teach you an old Hawaiian song I learned when I was just a little Kahuna. Everyone now!

So the islanders were always fighting with each other until around 1795 when a mighty chief, King Kamehameha I, united most of the main islands under his rule. Hawaii is the only one of the 50 United States that was ever a royal kingdom.

King Kamehameha made this island, Oahu, the gathering place, and they would all meet right here on Waikiki Beach.

Mary Barclay: He has quite an imagination.

George Barclay: You don't know the half of it.

Donna Barclay: How many years have you lived here?

Don Iwoye: On the islands, we don't measure time in years, but in full moons.

Donna Barclay: Okay, how many full moons have you been here?

Don Iwoye: About three years' worth.

Jimmy Barclay: I wonder where Mom and Dad are.

Donna Barclay: When I left our room, the Rathbones were there. Mr. Rathbone was trying to borrow a pair of Bermuda shorts from Dad, and Mom was trying to keep Mrs. Rathbone from taking all of our towels. Oh, here comes Rodney. Maybe he knows something. Hey Rodney, are our folks coming or what?

Rodney Rathbone: What am I, their keeper? How should I know?

Jimmy Barclay: Ask a civil question, get a grumpy answer.

Don Iwoye: Well, I'm going to see what's keeping them. Nice talking to you, Rodney. Sad faces are out of place on the islands, young friend. What darkens your brow? Why are you upset, Rodney?

Rodney Rathbone: Because you can't even pick some flowers around here without somebody getting all bent out of shape.

Jimmy Barclay: Rodney, those are on display. They're part of a contest.

Rodney Rathbone: Can I help it if I have good taste? Sue me.

Donna Barclay: Oh brother. I'm going to go out and surf first.

Don Iwoye: Don senses that you are fond of her. You desire her heart?

Rodney Rathbone: Nah, I'm just trying to get her to fall for me.

Don Iwoye: Well, here on the islands, there is an old saying: *Kukui loa mele puna ala wahine aloha*.

Rodney Rathbone: What's that mean?

Don Iwoye: Courage and strength win a maiden's love. Either that or "Ride on, my brown brother". I get them mixed up. The point is, words will not impress her. You can only win her with deeds.

Rodney Rathbone: Yeah, maybe you're right. But what kind of deeds?

Don Iwoye: In ancient times, the *kane*, or man, believed that if he performed great athletic or daring feats in front of a *wahine*, or woman, she would be his forever.

Rodney Rathbone: Yeah! Athletics! I'll see you later!

Jimmy Barclay: Mom! Dad!

Mary Barclay: Hi, Jimmy.

Jimmy Barclay: There you guys are. It's about time you came out. What took so long?

George Barclay: Oh, we just had a few things we had to take care of.

Bart Rathbone: Don't you just hate it when shorts split that way right up the middle? Thanks again for the loaners.

Doris Rathbone: Yeah, and thanks for letting me have all your little soaps and shampoos. They make great stocking stuffers, you know.

Mary Barclay: No problem.

Doris Rathbone: By the way, I love how your room opens right out onto the beach there. We got put right above the garbage bins.

Mary Barclay: Oh, that's terrible.

Doris Rathbone: Why? It's just like home.

Bart Rathbone: So, Barclay, have you seen the schedule of activities our tour guide has lined up for us?

George Barclay: No, I haven't had a chance to, Bart.

Bart Rathbone: Well, it's just like I said it would be. All that typical touristy stuff. Diamond Head Crater, Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona. How boring.

George Barclay: Yeah, I can't imagine why anybody would want to see those things.

Bart Rathbone: Exactly. Well, don't worry. I'll have a talk with him, I'll set him straight. Where is he?

George Barclay: In fact, Jimmy, where's everyone?

Jimmy Barclay: Oh, well, they were right over there, but now... Oh, there's Mr. Iwoye. Mr. Iwoye!

Don Iwoye: Aloha, my friends. All settled into your rooms?

Mary Barclay: Yes, thank you.

Don Iwoye: Good. Now if you need anything, you know you have only to ask.

Doris Rathbone: Hey, how about some more towels?

Bart Rathbone: Never mind the towels! I want to talk to you about the schedule.

Mary Barclay: Excuse me, but where are Lawrence and Donna?

Don Iwoye: Well, Lawrence is over there pretending to be King Kamehameha I. Donna is over there watching the surfers.

Mary Barclay: And what about Rodney?

Don Iwoye: Rodney is one of the surfers Donna is watching.

George Barclay: What?

Jimmy Barclay: He's right. Look out there!

Donna Barclay: But Rodney doesn't know how to surf!

Lawrence Hodges: He barely knows how to swim!

Jimmy Barclay: It's too late now. He's up on a wave. Hey, he looks pretty good.

Lawrence Hodges: Yeah, he's doing it! He's doing it!

Donna Barclay: He's headed right for the pier! Rodney, look out!

Rodney Rathbone: Wait! Me! Hey! No! Wait!

Chris: What'll happen to Rodney? Will he catch the wave or wipe out? There's only one way to find out. Tune in next time.

Meanwhile, if you want to write and tell us about your favorite vacation, we'd surely love to hear about it. Just send your card or letter to: Odyssey, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80995. Or in Canada, write to: Box 9800, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4G3. And when you do, don't forget to ask how you can get a copy of today's episode. It's called "Aloha, Oy!". That address again is: Odyssey, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80995.

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

Hi, this is Chris.

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Chris: We always love hearing what you think of our show.

Harlo MacFarlane: Yep. In fact, sometimes we might just walk up to you and ask, "So, what do you think of the show?"

Guest (Female): Well, we have really enjoyed Odyssey for many years. Oftentimes, we will spend family nights sitting around just listening to Odysseys and working a puzzle or whatever.

Guest (Male): It's part of our ritual Saturday mornings. We make pancakes and we listen to Odyssey and we laugh at the stories.

Guest (Female): I started to listen to Odyssey when I was four.

Guest (Male): I've been listening to Odyssey for seven years. I started listening when I was eight, and I've continued listening till I am now 15.

Guest (Female): My 19-year-old loves Odyssey.

Guest (Female): I grew up on Odyssey, and my family took a lot of trips and we would listen to the tapes all the way, and that was probably one of the highlights of the trips.

Guest (Female): We have five boys. Ever since the oldest, who's now 19 and in college, was little, we've traveled with Odyssey. And it's always been, instead of "How many more miles, Mom?", it's "How many more Odyssey tapes, Mom or Dad, till we get there?"

Guest (Male): Love to have two or three Odysseys in the car all the time.

Guest (Female): As a parent, it makes me feel that I can use any moment in the car as a time to teach my children. And sometimes I've actually referred back to an Odyssey episode and I've said, "Well, how did... what did Whit say about that?" or "How was this situation handled, and do you think it was a good way to handle it?" So it has kind of promoted some discussion along those lines.

Guest (Female): Underground Railroad. Many interesting discussions out of that one, and just what was the whole Civil War about? Was it really slavery? Was it states' rights? How did this affect the individual families? How would we react if we were in their shoes at that time? So many of those types of discussions have been generated.

Guest (Female): I listen to Odyssey every night when I go to sleep.

Guest (Female): We listen to Adventures in Odyssey because my daughter has trouble going to sleep at night, and she enjoys listening to the stories, and it helps settle her down and gives her something to concentrate on.

Guest (Female): Well, there was this one tape, and I used to be afraid and I'd wake up in the middle of the night and go into my mom and dad's room, and then it taught me about not being afraid. And that's why I like it.

Guest (Male): Well, my family's used Odyssey tapes and CDs so much, the kids can quote them back to me.

Guest (Female): I really like Odyssey and I've memorized lots of the shows. And they're learning, even though they may not realize they're learning great moral lessons and things that they can apply in their everyday life.

Guest (Male): Best radio drama ever made.

Guest (Mixed): We love Odyssey!

Chris: We appreciate your comments. Keep those cards and letters coming.