This article is part of a series on Episode Guides.
It’s time once again for a regular update to our Adventures in Odyssey Episode Guides. Our summer guide encompasses the longest period of months, spanning from June until August/September. This guide is even more special as it falls during our Summer of Odyssey promotion. Without much more fanfare, let’s get into the episodes of the summer.
American Revolution Episodes
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:
Fathers Day Episodes
Father’s Day
We also have some other father-themed episodes; let’s take a look:
Our Father
Father’s and Sons
The Wildest Summer Ever
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
Barclay Summer Episodes
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!
Hot Days
Heatwave
And the other heat-centric episode:
Fair-Weather Fans
Vacation, Road Trip, And Mission Trip Episodes
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
Teach a Man
One other short list of episodes includes those involving summer camps and one other road trip episode.
The Champ of the Camp
Between a Camp and a Hard Place
Cars, Trains, and Motorcycles
Stormy Weather Episodes
Speaking of Black Clouds, there’s one thing interesting about summer that didn’t get a mention in our previous guide…the weather. We’ve talked about heat, it’s time we mention..storm. Here are a few stormy weather episodes that resonate for our solstice spectators.
Tornado!
Stormy Weather
Swept Away
Baseball Episodes
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
Written and Non-Audio Content
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! Have a great summer, and stay tuned for everything else we have in store!


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