Odyssey Scattergories

[Laura Ingalls]

For 'a character's first name', 'Aubrey' and 'Agnes' canceled out. 'Ashley' (Jenkins), 'Arthur' (Dent) and 'Amber' (Just Say Yes) each scored. Other correct answers include 'Austin', 'Artie', 'Armitage', 'Amy', 'Abraham' and many more.

Awww, I should have gone with Alex. That's who I thought of right off, but then I thought he might be too common and decided on Agnes. Oh well.

[King Butter Turtle]

A Lesson from Mike seriously counted for love/romance? It's about dealing with grief and reaching out to unpopular kids. I don't see the love story... at all.

It's a bit of a stretch, yes, but, aiowiki lists its themes as 'love, reaching out to others and showing God's love to everyone'. While it's certainly not a romantic sort of love, I consider the lesson learned (from Mike ) to relate to love in the 'expressing God's' sense of the term.

[American Eagle]

A Lesson from Mike seriously counted for love/romance? It's about dealing with grief and reaching out to unpopular kids. I don't see the love story... at all.

It's a bit of a stretch, yes, but, aiowiki lists its themes as 'love, reaching out to others and showing God's love to everyone'. While it's certainly not a romantic sort of love, I consider the lesson learned (from Mike ) to relate to love in the 'expressing God's' sense of the term.

It's your call. If I had known that any episode where a character shows love to a character counts, though, I could've entered about 700 different episodes.

[shadowdog]

A Lesson from Mike seriously counted for love/romance? It's about dealing with grief and reaching out to unpopular kids. I don't see the love story... at all.

It's a bit of a stretch, yes, but, aiowiki lists its themes as 'love, reaching out to others and showing God's love to everyone'. While it's certainly not a romantic sort of love, I consider the lesson learned (from Mike ) to relate to love in the 'expressing God's' sense of the term.

It's your call. If I had known that any episode where a character shows love to a character counts, though, I could've entered about 700 different episodes.

Someone's a little bitter about the zero points they scored this last round.

[bookworm]

My Round 3 submissions:
1. Agnes Riley
2. A Name, Not A Number
3. Artificial Plants (in Suspicious Minds)
4. Animatronic Whit (cover of In Your Wildest Dreams)
5. America Sings
6. Always

[snubs]

Here are my Round 3 submissions:
1. A Character's First Name: Ashley Jenkins
2. A Multi-Part Episode: A Name Not A Number
3. Something in Whit's End: Apple Sauce
4. A Scene that Appears in Album Art: A Flight to the Finish
5. An Odyssey Spoof of a Real World Person or Product: Arnold Schwarzenbanger
6. An Episode that has Something to do with Love or Romance: Aloha, Oy! parts 1, 2 and 3

[King Butter Turtle]

ROUND 4

LETTER = 'F'
1. A kid character's name
2. An adult character's name
3. Something at the Timothy Center
4. An episode that includes a family (i.e. - at least one scene that includes members of one family exclusively or almost exclusively - extended families count)
5. A location in Odyssey
6. An episode that has at least one scene that takes place in Bible times

The Deadline is Tuesday Night!

[Jehoshaphat]

Would a nickname be allowed?

[bookworm]

1. A kid character's name
2. An adult character's name

First, last, or either?

[King Butter Turtle]

Would a nickname be allowed?

Um... PM me what you're thinking and I'll decide. Yay for spontaneous rule decisions.

1. A kid character's name
2. An adult character's name

First, last, or either?

First, please.

[Jehoshaphat]

Nevermind I found a better one.

[King Butter Turtle]

Round 4 Scores

Graces4you - 5
shadowdog - 3
American Eagle - 2
bookworm - 2
Laura Ingalls - 2
snubs - 2
Woody - 2
Jehosaphat - 0
Jesus' Princess - 0

Scores After Round 4

Laura Ingalls - 15
shadowdog - 10
bookworm - 8
Woody - 7
Graces4you - 6
snubs - 5
American Eagle - 4
Jehosophat - 3
Jesus' Princess - 1
aussie aio fan - 0

Both of the name categories were a little fuzzy. Namely (haha ) because there's like a million Fred/Freddys! But, the category asked for a 'character's name', not a 'character' so, if one person said Freddy thinking of Freddy (b) and another person said Freddy thinking of Freddy (c), they canceled out. However, if one person just said 'Freddy' and another said 'Freddy Hart' (which happened), I counted that. So basically, I counted full names as being separate from lone first names but, didn't count first names as being separate from full names with that first name, regardless of the fact that there may be a character with that first name and no last name. I hope you follow that. Otherwise... take my word for it.

So, for 'a kid character's name', as I mentioned above, I counted 'Freddy Hart' but did not count the various 'Freddy'/'Freddie' submissions. A couple people specified that they meant the Freddy who appears in Connie Comes to Town which is even more borderline but, luckily they canceled out, rendering the submission's fuzziness moot. (ooh - that was fun to say ) I also didn't accept 'Felicia' as a kid nor did I accept 'Fred Wright' who is mentioned in More Like Alicia but, doesn't have a speaking part.

Then, for 'an adult character's name', 'Fred Holstein' canceled out along with 'Felicia'. I also considered 'Fred' to cancel out along with the Holsteins as per the aforementioned paradigm. Scoring responses included 'Foster Smith-Hammer' (Fifth House on the Left), 'Fox Fletcher' (Nothing but the Half Truth) (the only double score this round ), 'Fiona' (Thank You, God) and 'Flavius' (A Prisoner for Christ). Other correct answers include F. Bailey Babcock (The Merchant of Odyssey), Fanny Crosby (Hymn Writers), Fenimore Cooper (A Victim of Circumstance) and a few (but, not many) others.

'Something at the Timothy Center' was also rather ambiguous. I decided to only accept concrete nouns that have been specifically mentioned or implied in episodes but, as long as a response met those criteria, I judged them pretty broadly. 'Fences' counted because in The Quality of Mercy, Scott Williams breaks a fence on Tom Riley's farm and we know it's the same property. 'Forest' counted because it's been noted in several episodes and 'food' counted because of the food fight in You Win Some, You Lose Some. 'Floor'/'Floorboards' (Malachi's Message) also would have counted but, they canceled out. Answers that I did not accept were 'Family Cabin' since it's never been referred to as that, 'Free Time' since it's not a concrete noun (had I accepted things like 'fun', 'friendship', etc. it would have been far too vague) and 'feed' since it's never been specifically mentioned to my knowledge. We can assume that, since there are animals there, there must be feed but, by those parameters 'fridge' or... 'fiskar scissors' would have had to count and then... what's the point.

For 'an episode that includes a family', 'Family Values' canceled out. Other than that, all responses scored; 'First Hand Experience' (Bernard and Eugene count), 'For the Fun of It' (the Bassetts), 'Forever, Amen' (the Schmidts), 'For Better or For Worse' (the Meltsners), 'Forgive Us as We Forgive' (the Myers) and 'For the Birds' (the Parkers). Other correct answers include Fair-Weather Fans, Father's Day, Fences, Feud for Thought and probably at least a few others.

For 'a location in Odyssey', there were several easy answers but, to get points, you had to think outside the box. Finneman's Market, Frank's Breakfast Inn and Fillmore Recreation Center each canceled out. The only scoring answers were 'Fraley's Laundromet' (an impressive catch from a KODY commercial in Top This!) and 'First Church' (A Question About Tasha). The only other correct answer I can think of is Fishbine's Department Store. *looks it up* Ooh - First National Bank of Odyssey also would have counted.

For 'an episode that has at least one scene that takes place in Bible times', there were no correct answers submitted, nor are there any to my knowledge. (remember, I come up with the categories before choosing a random letter so, I wasn't expecting 'F' That's just the way it goes sometimes ) A few people tried things like '(by) Faith Noah', '(B-TV:) Forgiveness' and 'For the Fun of It' but, I couldn't count any of them.

Great job, everyone! The fifth and final round should be up soon.

[bookworm]

My Round 4 submissions:
2. Foster Smith-Hammer
3. Floor where Timmy’s box was found
4. First Hand Experience
5. Frank’s Breakfast Inn

[Jehoshaphat]

My list
1. A kid character's name
Freddy from Connie Comes to Town
2. An adult character's name
Felicia "Living in the Gray"
4. An episode that includes a family (i.e. - at least one scene that includes members of one family exclusively or almost exclusively - extended families count)
Family Values
5. A location in Odyssey
Frank's Breakfast Inn
6. An episode that has at least one scene that takes place in Bible times
(by) Faith Noah

[American Eagle]

Hmm, you didn't say the kid character had to speak in order to be counted. Oh well.

[Graces4you]

My answers:
1. A kid character's name Freddy Hart
2. An adult character's name Fox Fletcher
3. Something at the Timothy Center Family Cabin- I just listened to Opening Day again and Tom asks the Shepherds if they want to work there and he says they could fix up one of the family sized cabins, oh well
4. An episode that includes a family (i.e. - at least one scene that includes members of one family exclusively or almost exclusively - extended families count) Family Values
5. A location in Odyssey Fraley's Laundromat(Advertisement in Top this)

[King Butter Turtle]

Hmm, you didn't say the kid character had to speak in order to be counted. Oh well.

'character' - a person represented in a play, film, story, etc; role

To me, a character is only 'represented' if they require an actor. Otherwise, they're only referred to. Gosh - you guys make me get all technical!

3. Something at the Timothy Center Family Cabin- I just listened to Opening Day again and Tom asks the Shepherds if they want to work there and he says they could fix up one of the family sized cabins, oh well

I'm glad you mentioned that. I just listened to the episode and you're totally right! Well... he says 'family-sized cabins' so the F is only in an adjective but, he does say that specifically so, I'll go ahead and give it to you. I assumed you were talking about Timmy's Cabin. *score changed*

[Laura Ingalls]

My answers:
1. A kid character's name: Freddie (I was thinking of Freddie Hart, but didn't put the last name as I didn't think it counted.
2. An adult character's name: Fiona
3. Something at the Timothy Center: Floorboards
4. An episode that includes a family: Forever, Amen
5. A location in Odyssey: Finneman's Market (I knew others would get that one, but couldn't come up with anything else. I thought of Fishbine's, but then I was thinking it was from All's Well With Boswell and re-listened. The lady was Mrs. Fishbine and the store Robyn goes to is Greenblatts. Is there really a Fishbine's in another episode?)
6. ? Couldn't come up with anything.

[King Butter Turtle]

5. A location in Odyssey: Finneman's Market (I knew others would get that one, but couldn't come up with anything else. I thought of Fishbine's, but then I was thinking it was from All's Well With Boswell and re-listened. The lady was Mrs. Fishbine and the store Robyn goes to is Greenblatts. Is there really a Fishbine's in another episode?)

Uh... make that Fishbine's Jewelers. It's in Gifts for Madge and Guy, which is actually a story so, I guess it's not in Odyssey. AIO wiki also says that Mrs. Fishbine (from All's Well with Boswell) is the wife of the owner of Fishbine's Jewelers but, I'm not sure how we know that. Maybe you're right.

[snubs]

Here our my answers to Round 4:
1. A kid character's name: Felicia
2. An adult character's name: Flavius
3. Something at the Timothy Center: Feed (as in horse feed)
4. An episode that includes a family: Forgive Us As We Forgive
5. A location in Odyssey: Fillmore Recreation Center
6. An episode that has at least one scene that takes place in Bible times: B-TV: Forgiveness (idk)

For #3, I was going to say "families," but I figured other people would've said that...and I thought it sounded vague.