#52 Cause and Effect

I’ve finally received # 52 Cause and Effect.  I couldn’t wait to receive this album, and once I received it, I found that it was pretty good.  (Probably better than #51 Take it From the Top.)
      This album brought about some changes to Odyssey.  One major complaint was that Barrett Jone’s voice changed.  I hated this part.  Just when he was sounding more mature, his voice changed, and he acted like a total idiot.
      Another surprise was that the album brought back Priscilla Peterson, who I thought wouldn’t be a permanent character.  It seems that she will be in AIO a lot from now on, which I don‘t really mind.
      It seems that Focus on the Family is trying to return to their roots.  Some of the episodes in this album seemed that AIO was trying to make the series more like it used to be.  (For example “Fast As I Can”  The only new character was Matthew Parker.  And it just had more of that Odyssey feel.)
      I’ll give this episode a 31/2 out of 5 star rating.  My favorite episodes were, “Stage Fright,” “Fast As I Can,” and “The Owl-napper.”  (I haven’t fully listened to “A Thankstaking Story,” but I think it will be pretty dumb.)
      I would like to thank Tyndale for providing me with a free copy of #52 Cause and Effect to review for the blog network.  You can buy the album from cbd.com or amazon.com

"Fast As I Can" Review

My Review for “Fast As I Can”:

Things I Liked:

• This episode was really funny.  I liked the part where Wooton told how he was going to fast junk food.  There was lots of humor in this episode, such as Mrs. Randolph offering Wooton lots of cakes and sweets, and Eugene giving a speech with words containing no more than two syllables.
• I also liked the part where Matthew went into the Imagination Station and Thomas Jefferson had a computer and email and stuff.

Things I Disliked:

• I didn’t have many complaints about this episode.  The only things were that I don’t how everybody yells and hollers when they take a trip in the Imagination Station.  And the other thing was that Connie fasted make-up.  I think she should fast make-up permanently, but I won’t go into that…

Notes:

• This episode certainly had a better spiritual lesson than some.  Fasting is almost never talked about.
• I noticed that we had another bird in this story. (a duck)  We had a bird in Game For a Mystery, For the Birds, Stage Fright, The Owlnapping, The Malted Milkball Falcon, and then in this story, Fast As I Can.

I’ll give this episode 4 out of 5 stars.

I Am Really a Broadway Actor! Mwu-Ha-Ha-Ha!

Here's my review for "Stage Fright."


Things I Liked:

• I LOVED Mr. Stolfitz’s voice.  It was awesome!  (Until the end, when his voice changed and sounded more like Captain Absolutely)
• I’m glad Priscilla is back.  (Her voice sounds familiar, but I can’t think of who it sounds like.  Maybe someone from youth camp.)
• There were a few parts in this episode that were funny, and made me laugh, such as the Ichabod Crane part.
• Jay’s first part in the episode was pretty funny.  He sounded very villain-like.
• Barrett has really matured since his first episode, “Game For a Mystery.”  His voice isn’t as squeaky and whiny.  (His voice sounds kind of like Matthew’s, while Emily’s voice sounds like Priscilla’s.)
• It was dumb that Emily was the only brave person in the episode, however, I didn’t mind her as much in this episode.  She, also in part of the episode, reminded me of a girl I know, named Angela.  Her voice also reminded me of Julie’s voice, during a part of the episode.

Things I Disliked:

• Everyone was scared of the “phantom” except for Emily.  I mean really, like pre-teen boys are going to let a girl do something that they won’t do.  And what about the teacher.  She should be the one calming the kids, and reassuring them that their’s no such thing as ghosts, monsters, and phantoms.

Notes:

• Isn’t it kind of weird for Matthew to be hanging out with Emily all the time?  He really needs to find some friends who are boys.
• Barrett’s song “Twenty-two Trombones” sounded kind of like a VeggieTales song.  There was also a Thomas the Train Engine accent to Barrett’s voice during part of this song.
• I wondered, while listening to this episode, how Emily knew Jay’s number.  It’s just kind of weird for her to have the phone number of one of the school bully’s.
• I noticed that, instead of saying Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jay said Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydelberg.  I thought of the VeggieTales video, the knock-off of Dr. Jekyll, named something like Mr. Jekyll and Dr. Who.
• I also noticed that nobody could say Stolfitz’s name except for Jay.
• It was kind of weird when Matthew said that a certain pet shop was a good place because they sold hamsters.  Hamsters make a good pet shop?  Maybe it was the same place where Connie’s room-mate got her beta fish, kerplunk. J (Best of Enemies)

I’ll give this episode 3 of 5 stars.

Stage Fright - Now Airing!

The fourth episode of the new AIO season is airing today!  

Barrett couldn't be more excited about getting the lead role in the school play. But when his first practice is interrupted by a mysterious booming voice, Emily Jones must investigate the "phantom of the school play."

You can buy Stage Fright by clicking on this link.  Or you can listen to the show online by going to the Focus on the Family Media Center.  I'll try to post a review soon, possibly tonight.

My Review for "Wooton's Broken Pencil Show"

Things I Enjoyed:

• This episode was funny.
• Harlow Doyle was back. While I don’t like Harlow Doyle, it’s good to have some old characters back.
• Captain Absolutely was back.
• I liked how Wooton took a break for an advertisement, and then it went directly into a real ad.
• Andre Stojka did a good job as a villain.

Things I Disliked:

 

• Wooton isn’t as funny, in my opinion, as he used to be. He’s always saying dumb stuff, like in this episode.
• It was dumb when Wooton kept playing sound effects and instruments.

Notes:

• The music that played, when Roundhouse beat up Captain Absolutely, was more contemporary than usual Odyssey stories. 
• The part, when Roundhouse beat up Captain Absolutely, sounded violent for an Odyssey episode.

I’ll give this story a 1½ out of 5 star rating.

Here's the link to a new AIO social network, that Kevin from the Odyssey Tattler made.