List of Adventures in Odyssey characters

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The following is a partial list of characters from the radio program Adventures in Odyssey. It is divided into four sections, concerning:

  1. Active major characters: characters present in the latest season, with more than 30 appearances apiece
  2. Inactive major characters: characters absent from the latest season, with more than 30 appearances apiece
  3. Recurring minor characters: characters with more than 10 but fewer than 30 appearances
  4. Major child characters: the most prominent of the myriad children characters in AIO


[edit] Major characters (currently active)

[edit] Major characters (currently inactive)

  • George Barclay, voiced by Chuck Bolte (left for Pokenberry Falls to become pastor at local church. Interestingly, Barclay's name shares a pronunciation with that of Bishop George Berkeley, the 18th century philosopher after whom the University of California, Berkeley is named.)
  • Mary Barclay, voiced by Carol Bilger
  • Donna Barclay, voiced by Azure Janosky
  • James (Jimmy) Barclay, voiced by David Griffin
  • Dr. Regis Blackgaard, Whit's nemesis, voiced by Earl Boen (Dr. Blackgaard was supposedly killed in an explosion of his own making in 1995. However, he left behind a virus in the Imagination Station that was destroyed a few years later after attempting to gain a corporeal form from Aubrey Shepard. Some of Dr. Blackgaard's biggest fans refuse to admit he was killed in the explosion, saying he's still alive but biding his time before returning to Odyssey again, if he ever does.)
  • Robert Mitchell—nickname Mitch—Connie's boyfriend and an FBI agent also known as AREM (phonetical spelling of RM, his initials), voiced by Steve Burns (left for FBI training in Budapest)
  • Lawrence Hodges: a hyper-active kid with a run-away imagination to the point where he is having trouble separating his make-believe world and the real world
  • Lucy Cunningham-Schultz: A pre-teen reporter for both her middle school's newspaper (The Owl) and the Odyssey Times, a hard-working and conscientious (though not perfect) girl
  • The Jacobs family, including father Dale (an editor/writer for the Odyssey Times) and his daughters Robyn and Melanie
  • Sisters Erica and Haley Clark: Erica was a typical "tweenage" girl, notable for her love of soap operas (until a trip to the Room of Consequence in the episode "Soaplessly Devoted"), who had often-turbulent relationships with her best friends Courtney and Kim. Erica was constantly teased by Haley, her younger sister, who drove her crazy. Erica and Haley seemed to replace Robyn and Melanie Jacobs as the show's chief "sister-sister" sibling pair.
  • Sam Johnson: Probably the most heard-from kid in the Odyssey of old. He, Isaac Morton, and Lucy were best friends until he and Isaac disappeared from the show (their voice actors got too old to do their voices anymore; it happens to most of the Odyssey kids). Sam was a good-hearted boy who also tended to be somewhat naive.
  • Richard Maxwell: Once employed by Dr. Regis Blackgaard, Richard had a change of heart after Blackgaard landed Lucy Cunningham-Schultz in the hospital. Having burned down Tom Riley's barn and hacked into John Avery Whittaker's computer on Blackgaard's orders, Richard served two years in the Campbell County Detention Center before being released on parole. He foiled a number of Blackgaard's plans as part of his quest for personal redemption.
  • Officer David Harley: A bumbling, affable police officer who appeared in several early episodes, but his character was replaced by Private Eye Harlow Doyle after parents complained that the character of Officer Harley gave kids the wrong impression about the intelligence of most police officers.
  • Agent Borland
  • Aubrey Shepard
  • Authur Dent
  • Armitage Shanks: father of Katrina Shanks; now deceased

[edit] Recurring minor characters

  • Edwin Blackgaard, twin brother of Dr. Regis Blackgaard and owner of the Harlequin Dinner Theatre, voiced by Earl Boen
  • Walter Shakespeare, assistant to Edwin at the Harlequin Dinner Theatre, voiced by Corey Burton
  • Wooton Bassett, Odyssey mailman, voiced by Jess Harnell
  • Tamika Washington, voiced by Courtney Brown
  • Rodney Rathbone, son of Bart Rathbone, voiced by Steve Burns
  • Doris Rathbone, mother of Rodney, voiced by Pamela Hayden
  • Nick Mulligan, current employee at Whit's End, voiced by Chris Castile
  • Mandy Straussberg, voiced by Aria Curzon
  • Rusty Gordon, a member of Rodney's gang, the Bones of Rath. He later wrote a book that painted a very negative portrait of Odyssey, which inspired Connie to write her own book.
  • Jared DeWhite, voiced by Brandon Gilberstadt
  • Trent DeWhite - Jared's little brother, voiced by Corey Padnos
  • Harlow Doyle, voiced by Will Ryan
  • Shannon Everett - a rich and popular cheerleader who often resorted to bullying tactics and/or deception to get her way
  • Ralph Reams - Former roommate of Eugene's late grandfather Hiram Meltsner
  • Tasha Forbes, Jason Whittaker's on-again, off-again beau
  • The Washingtons - Tamika's family, the show's first major African-American characters.
  • Joe Finneman - Connie's great uncle, owner of "Finneman's Market", voiced by Parley Baer
  • June Kendall - Mother of Connie
  • Agnus Riley
  • Margaret Fay
  • Phillip Glossman
  • Leonard Meltsner - Father of Eugene. Returned to America last season and currently lives with Eugene and Katrina. He is not a Christian and is in hiding because of a man named Dalton Kern who followed him to Odyssey to bring him back to Africa to be his slave. Voiced by Phil Proctor.

[edit] Major child characters (in chronological order)

  • Digger Digwillow - First person to experience the Imagination Station, and the founder of "Wonderworld." Oddly enough, he was only in two episodes.
  • Lucy Cunningham Shultz- Reporter for the Odyssey Owl/Odyssey Times as well as friend and foil to Isaac, Kurt and Sam. The two last names were actually because of a mistake by the writing staff. On several occasions Lucy is called Lucy Shultz or Lucy Cunningham. To cover the mistake, the writers made it so Cunningham was from Lucy's first father (Lucy revealed in the 1995 season episode, "The Truth About Zachary," that her birth father died in an automobile accident) and Shultz was the name of her step-dad. Has most appearances for a child character and 4th most appearances of all characters (66).
  • Sam Johnson - Best friend to Lucy and a kid who was very important in the Darkness Before Dawn Saga.
  • Issac Morton- Also a friend of Lucy, although before Kurt. He was a cowardly kid who had a lot of run-ins with a bully named Rodney Rathbone, leader of the "Bones of Rath" gang.
  • Kurt Stevens- He was always getting into trouble and was most notably known for his relationship with Lucy..
  • Jimmy Barclay- Probably the most popular child character in the show's history. He and his family were in numerous episodes. He was the only child star kept after the death of the 1st Whit and was kept after his voice changed (it was common practice for AIO to drop actors when their voice changed). He has the second most appearances for a child character, behind Lucy.
  • Donna Barclay- Older sister of Jimmy who wasn't as popular (with the fans). Her character also survived after Whit #1, and continued on as a teenager.
  • Mandy Straussberg- Fist child character after the death of 1st Whit.
  • Liz Horton- Reporter for Odyssey Owl and best friend of Mandy Straussberg.
  • Jared DeWhite- Trouble maker who moved away after a few seasons. He returned during the Novacom series and tipped off Sarah and Mandy to the activities of Novacom.
  • Aubrey Shepard- Young teenager who lived with her family at the Timmothy Center. She began the show as an atheist, but eventually became a Christian (a storyline similar to Connie Kendall).
  • Marvin Washington- Most recent child character and an African American.

[edit] Sources

AIOHQ.com Character Histories

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