The Odyssey
1992 · Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 3 Seasons · 39 Episodes ·
The Odyssey is a Canadian-produced half-hour adventure-fantasy television series for children, originally broadcast 1992-94 on CBC Television. It starred Illya Woloshyn as Jay Ziegler, Ashleigh Aston Moore as Donna/Alpha, Tony Sampson as Keith/Flash, Andrea Nemeth as Medea/Sierra Jones, Mark Hildreth as Finger, Ryan Reynolds as Macro, Janet Hodgkinson as Val Ziegler, and Devon Sawa as Yudo.
Episodes
4. By the BookIn the Upworld, Val moves Jay to an experimental private care facility called Driftwood, where she meets Dr. Max Oswald who has developed some experimental treatments. Meanwhile in the Downworld, the trio make their way to the library club where they can get a map to the tower.E55. Checkpoint EagleIn the Upworld, when Jay's paternal grandmother isn't up to the task of helping Val with Jay's physiotherapy, Val allows Donna & Keith to help in Jay's recovery. Meanwhile in the Downworld, Jay, Alpha and Flash find the first of three checkpoints but have to face tests to get through them.E66. The BelieversIn the Upworld, when Val is laid off work due to her spending so much time with comatose Jay, she decides to visit her mother in the country at the family farm. At Driftwood, Donna and Keith continue to help by reading King Arthur stories to Jay. Meanwhile in the Downworld, the trio reach a cornfield where Flash meets Lobelia & Yudo and learn of Yudo's belief of ""Big People"".E77. A Place Called NowhereIn the Downworld, when a mysterious girl named Medea, prophecizes that Jay will be the destroyer of their world, she attempts to get rid of him for good. Meanwhile in the Upworld, Keith volunteers to look after Jay's dog, Bentley, when Val becomes too busy.E88. WantedIn the Downworld, when the trio meet up with two freedom fighters, Flash is enlisted into their fight and Jay & Alpha discover their secret ammunitions tent full of explosives. In the Upworld, as part of Jay's therapy, Max suggests they return Jay to the place of the accident.E99. Galileo & the GypsiesIn the Downworld, Jay and Flash break the telescope, which causes the entire Downworld to be in complete darkness. Meanwhile in the Upworld, when visiting Jay, Keith accidentally breaks the telescope and is forced to repair it before anyone finds out.E1010. In the DarkIn the Upworld, Max attempts a new technique that immerses Jay into water to isolate his senses. Meanwhile in the Downworld, as he continues to search for Jay, Finger leads his troops to an underground cavern where kid-scientist Fractal is experimenting on a crystal with unknown powers, that causes those who touch it to turn into a zombie.E1111. The Brad ExchangeIn the Downworld, while in search of the third Checkpoint Jay & his friends visit the Brad Exchange, where Brad's supposed belongings are traded. In the Upworld, Max experiments with some of Jay's possessions to see if he responds, and oddly, he responds only to items that used to belong to his father.E1212. Welcome to the TowerIn the Downworld, once inside the tower the trio find that Brad is no longer in power, but instead Macro is running the whole show. In the Upworld, Donna sees images in a mirror that resemble Alpha, Flash and Jay in the other world.E1313. The One Called BradIn the Downworld, Jay finally meets Brad but is shocked to discover he's a 15 year old boy - not his grown father.
