Novacom Saga
Adventures in Odyssey began as a radio show, broadcasting content over the airwaves to families across the country. The Novacom saga began with the idea that a technology might be invented to convert brain waves to radio waves, thus allowing people to control machines just by thinking about it. Instead of pressing a button on the remote control to turn on the TV, you could just think it. From there the idea developed into Novacom Broadcasting, a nefarious company with the goal of using radio waves to control people's brain waves, equating to a form of mind control. Novacom chooses the town of Odyssey as a test site for their new technology, and it's up to our friends in Odyssey to stop them before it's too late.
The main Novacom saga, from its beginnings in Opportunity Knocks to its explosive finale in Exit, was broadcast over a period of eighteen months. It introduces memorable characters just as Robert Mitchell, Monica Stone, Arthur Dent, Mr. Charles, Agent Bourland, and the infamous Chairman.
Album 35: The Big Picture457: Opportunity Knocks
With the Timothy Center in a financial crisis, it seems like an answered prayer when a company called Novacom offers Tom Riley a lot of money to build a tower on his property. 458: Red Herring Alex Jefferson and his cousin, Cal Jordan, attempt to find out what Eugene is doing at Campbell College. 460: Nova Rising Novacom buys B-TV from Bernard. Meanwhile, Alex and Cal get jobs working for the company. |
Album 36: Danger Signals462: The W.E.
To compete with the new Novacom Kids’ Center, Whit experiments with a massive overhaul to Whit’s End and its attractions. 463: Green Eyes and Yellow Tulips Connie falls for a Novacom employee named Robert Mitchell. Bart Rathbone protests that Novacom’s programming is immoral. 468-469: Chains, Parts 1-2 As construction begins on Whit’s End in Connellsville, Whit learns that many people don’t want his shop there after all. |
471: Fifteen Minutes
Alex breaks a miniature-golf record, which rockets him to local fame. Meanwhile, an Odyssey local, who made it big in Hollywood, returns for a visit.
473: Breaking Point
As construction on the new Whit’s End nears completion, Whit finds his time stretched to the limit.
Alex breaks a miniature-golf record, which rockets him to local fame. Meanwhile, an Odyssey local, who made it big in Hollywood, returns for a visit.
473: Breaking Point
As construction on the new Whit’s End nears completion, Whit finds his time stretched to the limit.
Album 37: Countermoves478: Strange Boy in a Strange Land
Mandy Straussberg and Sarah Prachett go camping far from Odyssey and run into an old friend–Jared DeWhite! 481-482: Grand Opening, Parts 1-2 Whit’s End Connellsville opens amidst much fanfare. The celebration is cut short when Whit finds hidden cameras all over the shop. 483: Secrets Connie’s relationship with Robert Mitchell is tested when she discovers the picture of another girl in his briefcase. |
484: Plan B, Part 1: Missing in Action
As tension increases and more pieces of a sinister plot come together, Whit and Connie find that Eugene has eloped with Katrina Shanks and left town.
485: Plan B, Part 2: Collision Course
Connie continues to investigate Eugene’s disappearance and has to decide if she will trust Mitch. Or is he a spy for Novacom?
486: Plan B, Part 3: Cross-fire
Connie mourns the loss of Mitch while Jack Allen and Whit try to retrieve a package with crucial information.
487: Plan B, Part 4: Resistance
Wooton Bassett helps Connie deal with Mitch’s departure, while Whit collaborates with FBI Agent Bourland.
As tension increases and more pieces of a sinister plot come together, Whit and Connie find that Eugene has eloped with Katrina Shanks and left town.
485: Plan B, Part 2: Collision Course
Connie continues to investigate Eugene’s disappearance and has to decide if she will trust Mitch. Or is he a spy for Novacom?
486: Plan B, Part 3: Cross-fire
Connie mourns the loss of Mitch while Jack Allen and Whit try to retrieve a package with crucial information.
487: Plan B, Part 4: Resistance
Wooton Bassett helps Connie deal with Mitch’s departure, while Whit collaborates with FBI Agent Bourland.
Album 38: Battle Lines488-489: Under the Influence, Parts 1-2
An old friend pits Aubrey Shepard against her parents and their beliefs. 490-491: The Black Veil, Parts 1-2 Jason Whittaker’s stop in Alaska reveals strange problems affecting the members of the church. Meanwhile in Odyssey, Whit notices a strange surge of anger and violence. 492: Twisting Pathway When Mr. Charles makes demands that Kevin Colburn finds uncomfortable, his daughter, Erica, takes things into her own hands. |
493: Sheep's Clothing
Monica Stone tries to steal a disk from Jason, who is in Alaska. Back at Odyssey, Whit and Agent Bourland investigate Novacom.
494: Box of Miracles
Novacom releases the Novabox, an amazing new technology that seems to heal Tom Riley’s wife, Agnes.
495: The Unraveling
Connie goes to Maine to talk to Robert “Mitch” Mitchell’s sister. Working hard in Odyssey, the kids investigate unusual buying trends connected to the Novabox.
496: Exceptional Circumstances
Connie passes the kids’ Novabox information to Mitch, while Jason discovers that Monica Stone has a personal connection to the Novacom scheme.
497: Expect the Worst
Using Connie’s information, Mitch makes a critical connection in proving what Novacom is doing, but the situation changes when the tower on Tom Riley’s property blows up.
498: Exactly as Planned
Whit and Alex Jefferson work to prove Tom’s innocence, and Jason learns that Novacom’s final scheme is about to be set in motion.
499: Exit
Whit, Tom, and Jason race to stop Novacom’s launch date, but Mr. Charles has a way to stop them.
Monica Stone tries to steal a disk from Jason, who is in Alaska. Back at Odyssey, Whit and Agent Bourland investigate Novacom.
494: Box of Miracles
Novacom releases the Novabox, an amazing new technology that seems to heal Tom Riley’s wife, Agnes.
495: The Unraveling
Connie goes to Maine to talk to Robert “Mitch” Mitchell’s sister. Working hard in Odyssey, the kids investigate unusual buying trends connected to the Novabox.
496: Exceptional Circumstances
Connie passes the kids’ Novabox information to Mitch, while Jason discovers that Monica Stone has a personal connection to the Novacom scheme.
497: Expect the Worst
Using Connie’s information, Mitch makes a critical connection in proving what Novacom is doing, but the situation changes when the tower on Tom Riley’s property blows up.
498: Exactly as Planned
Whit and Alex Jefferson work to prove Tom’s innocence, and Jason learns that Novacom’s final scheme is about to be set in motion.
499: Exit
Whit, Tom, and Jason race to stop Novacom’s launch date, but Mr. Charles has a way to stop them.
Album 39: Friends, Family, and Countrymen
507: The Benefit of the Doubt
Robert Mitchell searches for a job in Odyssey, but his work at Novacom scares away potential employers.
Robert Mitchell searches for a job in Odyssey, but his work at Novacom scares away potential employers.
Album 40: Out of Control523: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 1
Mitch has to make a decision about the FBI, but his investigating skills are challenged in a case involving Whit and an old nemesis. 524: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 2 Mitch finds out that the IP address on Whit’s computer leaves him as a suspect. He tells Agent Bourland, who informs him that since he’s a suspect he’s off the case. Mitch refuses to give up. 525: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Part 3 Mitch, Whit, and Agent Bourland chase after a Novacom villain who's escaped from prison and on the run. |
Album 44: Eugene Returns564: A Most Intriguing Question
Whit is doing secret experiments in the Imagination Station. Is that why a government agent is watching Whit’s End? Connie, Bernard Walton, and Tom Riley take action to find out what’s going on. 565: A Most Surprising Answer Whit has to break the news to Connie, Bernard, and Tom about Eugene’s memory loss . . . and his risky plan to fix it. 566: A Most Extraordinary Conclusion Eugene’s closest friends take drastic steps to bring him to a full recovery. |
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