This article is part of a series on Episodes by Month.
It’s been a few months, but let’s get in June and July as we update our Episodes by Month series!
Summer is one of the most patriotic seasons, demonstrated in the United States by Memorial Day, Flag Day (kind of), and Independence Day! The “For God and Country” album from AIO is great for this season, but a few selections are particularly seasonal, including the ones we’ve listed below. Don’t forget we include the links to all episodes for easy access.
By Dawn’s Early Light
This episode focuses on the 1812 war between the United States and Britain, and is perfect for flag day. But on a more festive note, the Independence episodes of the album are particularly seasonal, especially for July 4th. If you want to listen in a sort of order of events, a few are:
The Midnight Ride
The American Revelation
And who can forget the pinnacle:
The Day Independence Came
But as far as holiday episodes go, we can’t forgo one of the most important holidays of summer: Father’s Day. AIO has an episode entitled just that!
Father’s Day
We also have some other father-themed episodes; let’s take a look:
Our Father
Father’s and Sons
Now let’s swing over to other summer-y episodes. The season isn’t just about America, after all. It’s about straight-up fun! We see this in one of Odyssey’s earliest albums, The Wildest Summer Ever! We’ll get to Barclay episodes in a second, but first, let’s add some of Odyssey’s first episodes to this list, such as:
V.B.S. Blues
Camp What-A-Nut
The Last Great Adventure of the Summer
I also skipped over Family Vacation, which is part of a lot of sets of summer-y Barclay adventures. including:
Our Best Vacation Ever
Aloha Oy!
And the other summer favorites including:
Heatwave
And the other heat-centric episode:
Fair-Weather Fans
But summer Odyssey isn’t limited to older episodes. There are lots of road trip, mission-themed (because summer is mission season of course) and other generally summer-y episodes. Those come from the Ultimate Road Trip Album and the Club Let’s pull some! We’ll start with the Bernard-Eugene Road Trip Saga:
First-Hand Experience
Second Thoughts
Third Degree
It Happened at Four Corners
Fifth House on the Left
As well as the Connie-Joanne Road Trip Arc:
Seeing Red
Black Clouds
Silver Lining
Pink is Not My Color
Something Blue
Now Club missionary episodes:
The Launch
Mission Unaccomplished
To The Ends of the Earth
Unfair Game
And some more!
The Champ of the Camp
Between a Camp and a Hard Place
Cars, Trains, and Motorcycles
And last, summer is baseball season, so finally, let’s get some of AIO’s most iconic baseball episodes in this sort of exhaustive list.
Whit’s Flop
We had to include this one, it’s a certified classic and fits pretty well in this guide! On top of it are:
The Winning Edge
The Secret Weapon
Target of the Week
All-Star Witness
The Defining Moment
As far as non-audio content, there is the sort of sequel to “Aloha, Oy!” that is the Elsewhere strip, Tokyo Woe, available for Club members. There is also the patriotic set of Imagination Station books “The Redcoats Are Coming!”, “Captured on the High Seas”, and “Surprise at Yorktown”. These are all part of a non-canonical saga within the Imagination Station universe. There are also a couple monthly strips that are seasonally appropriate. These include:
The July 2022 EIO
The Bonus July 2022 EIO
August 2022 EIO
June 2024 EIO
And there you have it! A whole guide for your summer listening pleasure! Enjoy it and we’ll be back with more in this series soon! See ya later!
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