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The Best Episodes of The Odyssey

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 1 - The Fall
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    S1:E1

    When 11-year-old Jay Ziegler falls from a treefort after being pursued by bullies who wanted his father's precious telescope, he ends up in a coma - in the real world (known as the Upworld). In the Upworld, Jay's mother Val, his best friend Donna and the bully Keith all try to cope with their reality. In the Downworld (Jay's mind), Jay finds himself in a world entirely populated by children, where he meets up Alpha and Flash (the Downworld counterparts of Donna and Keith) and the trio embark on a mysterious mission involving a telescope, the land's mysterious leader Brad, and a connection to Jay's father.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 13 - Time Bomb
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    S3:E13

    In the Upworld, Jay prepares to tell his mother the truth about her husband. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, angry over the takeover of the Tower, Finger plants a bomb that will destroy the Downworld forever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 2 - No Fair
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    S1:E2

    In the Upworld, Jay's coma worsens and he's taken to intensive care, causing Val to be faced with the prospect that her son may never recover. Meanwhile in the Downworld, Jay believes that his connection to home lies in the Tower, so he sets out with his companions to find it.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 6 - The Believers
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    S1:E6

    In 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"".

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 11 - The Brad Exchange
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S1:E11

    In 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 3 - Out of the Woods
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    S1:E3

    In the Upworld, Jay's condition becomes more stabile and his classmates make him get-well-soon cards. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, as Jay and Alpha prepare for re-education at the mission, Flash recruits some tower-resistance fighters to help rescue the pair.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 7 - A Place Called Nowhere
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    S1:E7

    In 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.

    Director:Don McBrearty
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 13 - The One Called Brad
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    S1:E13

    In the Downworld, Jay finally meets Brad but is shocked to discover he's a 15 year old boy - not his grown father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 12 - Welcome to the Tower
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    S1:E12

    In 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 2 - To the Lighthouse
    6.8/10(20 votes)

    S2:E2

    In the Downworld, en route to the Lighthouse, Jay and friends are captured by pirates and Flash disappears. In the Upworld Val is forced to go to a lawyer to have Brad declared legally dead, in order to pay for Jay's treatment.

    Director:T. W. Peacocke
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 4 - Whispers Like Thunder
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    S2:E4

    In the Upworld, Jay wakes up which delights his mother, but it's only short-lived. In the Downworld, they're struck by earthquakes until Jay returns in time to find the Brad is turning 16 and leaving this world.

    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:Hart Hanson

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  12. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 7 - The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    S2:E7

    In the Downworld, Jay and Flash find themselves in a circus show, run by Baz, a girl who claims to receive orders from ""the man"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 8 - But Where is Here?
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    S2:E8

    In the Upworld, Keith puts up a poster in Jay's room of actress, Sierra Jones, which awakens Jay once again. In the Downworld, when Jay and Flash become lost in a maze of mirrors, Flash must face his inner demons while Jay must choose between both worlds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  14. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 4 - By the Book
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    S1:E4

    In 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.

    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 5 - Checkpoint Eagle
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    S1:E5

    In 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 5 - The Hall of Darkness
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    S2:E5

    In the Upworld, Val tells Donna she should spend less time with Jay and more time in the real world. In the Downworld, Yudo leads Jay to a school where the records of every person are kept in order to get more info about Jay's father.

    Director:T. W. Peacocke
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  17. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 8 - Wanted
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    S1:E8

    In 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.

    Director:T. W. Peacocke
    Writer:Hart Hanson

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  18. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 10 - In the Dark
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    S1:E10

    In 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hart Hanson

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  19. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 1 - Lands End
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    S2:E1

    In the Downworld, a downhearted Jay spends time in the ""bus-cafe"" but is soon reunited with Flash and Alpha, as they find themselves on the run again, and find themselves near the lighthouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 1 - No Way Out
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    S3:E1

    In the Upworld, Jay has finally come out of his coma, and is attempting to re-adjust to living a normal life, but his mom insists on counseling. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Finger is the new leader and he puts Jay and Flash in a fight for survival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 9 - Galileo & the Gypsies
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    S1:E9

    In 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.

    Director:Don McBrearty
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 6 - The Prophecy
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    S2:E6

    In the Upworld, when Keith and Donna research the death of Jay's father, they learn that reports claimed he drowned but he was really a champion swimmer. In the Downworld, Yudo tries to use Jay to bring the ""Big People"" by putting Jay into a coffin with a window of crystal.

    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:Dennis Foon

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  23. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 13 - You Decide
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    S2:E13

    In the Upworld, Jay is finally awake and is shocked to find someone in his room that shouldn't be there - his father. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Jay's not there and yet the earthquakes have stopped.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 3 - Some Place Like Home
    6.3/10(17 votes)

    S2:E3

    In the Upworld, Donna and Keith prepare a birthday party for Jay's deceased father, in order to get a reaction from Jay. In the Downworld, Jay and Medea travel into the Lighthouse to rescue Flash.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 10 - Tick Tock
    6.3/10(18 votes)

    S2:E10

    In the Upworld, Val takes the insurance company to court and must testify that she believes Brad is dead. Meanwhile, in the Downworld when Jay meets the pirates again, they convince him to go inside a giant clock that transports him to a middle-world where his father is alive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Fall" is the best rated episode of "The Odyssey". It scored 7.2/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Jorge Montesi and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/9/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Time Bomb".