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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 6 - King for a Day
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - King for a Day

    S3:E6

    In the Upworld, Jay, Keith and Donna become caught up in a group of teenagers who are harassing a shopkeeper. Meanwhile, in the Downworld: Jay, carrying a strange globe, is proclaimed the ""Pathfinder"", by a group of kids in search of their homeland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 12 - The Plague
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Plague

    S3:E12

    In the Upworld, Jay meets with his father, and tries to persuade him to come home. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, as the election campaign begins, Finger develops a plague which freezes the kids into being unable to vote.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Tichenor

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  3. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 13 - Time Bomb
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Time Bomb

    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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  4. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 9 - The Big Picture
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Big Picture

    S2:E9

    In the Upworld, Val protests at the drugs used to sedate Jay as she learns that she must take the insurance company to court over Brad's policy. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Fractal uses a new device to help Jay forget about Brad, but instead it causes a flashback to the day his father drowned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 1 - No Way Out
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - No Way Out

    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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  6. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 2 - Dart to the Heart
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Dart to the Heart

    S3:E2

    In the Upworld, Jay meets Nikki, with whom he shares his experiences in the coma, but is shocked to discover they see the same therapist. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Finger hires an assasin to kill Jay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  7. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 3 - Learning Curve
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Learning Curve

    S3:E3

    In the Upworld, Jay isn't doing well in school and considers dropping out. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Fractal invents a helmet that allows kids to through the wall to the adult side, causing Jay & Flash to compete for the chance to test it.

    Director:Allan King
    Writer:Dennis Foon

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  8. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 4 - Night Life
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Night Life

    S3:E4

    In the Upworld, Jay goes to his first party and tries to get Sierra's attention, while Donna tries to make new friends. Meanwhile in the Downworld, Jay fears Alpha may be caught up in a club of blood-sucking vampires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 5 - Cry Justice
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Cry Justice

    S3:E5

    In the Upworld, when Val starts dating a new man, Steve, Jay decides he doesn't like the man. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Macro orders that all copies of ""The Fax"", a newsletter Alpha produces be stopped and the Bladers circulating them be eliminated.

    Director:T. W. Peacocke
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 7 - The Cauldron
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Cauldron

    S3:E7

    In the Upworld, Jay asks Sierra on a date, much to the annoyance of her boyfriend, Mick. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Alpha, Jay and Flash make Tower Passes for other kids, Finger charges Medea with being a witch when she refuses to take an oath of loyalty.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 8 - Styx and Stones
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Styx and Stones

    S3:E8

    In the Upworld, Jay desperately wants to impress Sierra on their date, but much to his chagrin he has very little money. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Medea is forced to make predictions but every one is directed at Finger, and Jay & Flash plan to help Medea escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 9 - Tug of War
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Tug of War

    S3:E9

    In the Upworld, when Jay feels isolated at home he makes plans to run away and Steve promises Jay that he will search for Brad, despite Jay's claim that he doesn't want to be found. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Fractal's new invention erases all Alpha's work and kills one of her assistants.

    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 10 - Tangled Web
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Tangled Web

    S3:E10

    In the Upworld, Jay continues to see Sierra, despite warnings from Keith and Donna. Meanwhile, in the Downworld, Finger plans to stop the revolution by turning Jay's army against each other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Odyssey Season 3 Episode 11 - No Holds Barred
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - No Holds Barred

    S3:E11

    In the Upworld, Jay finally comes face-to-face with his father, Brad and learns the truth. Meanwhile in the Downworld, Jay prepares to take control of the tower, but Finger despersately tries to stop him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 6 - The Believers
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Believers

    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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  16. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 7 - A Place Called Nowhere
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - A Place Called Nowhere

    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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  17. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 9 - Galileo & the Gypsies
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Galileo & the Gypsies

    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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  18. The Odyssey Season 1 Episode 10 - In the Dark
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - In the Dark

    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 1 Episode 12 - Welcome to the Tower
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Welcome to the Tower

    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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  20. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 1 - Lands End
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Lands End

    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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  21. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 2 - To the Lighthouse
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - To the Lighthouse

    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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  22. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 4 - Whispers Like Thunder
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Whispers Like Thunder

    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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  23. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 6 - The Prophecy
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Prophecy

    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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  24. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 7 - The Greatest Show on Earth
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Greatest Show on Earth

    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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  25. The Odyssey Season 2 Episode 8 - But Where is Here?
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - But Where is Here?

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"King for a Day" is the worst rated episode of "The Odyssey". It scored 3/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/7/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Plague".