The BEST episodes of The Odyssey
Every episode of The Odyssey ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Odyssey!
Jay Ziegler is a normal boy until he falls into a coma after an accident. In the real world, aka the Upworld, Jay is in a coma and his family and friends must deal with life around them. But in Jay's mind, aka the Downworld, Jay is travelling though a land populated entirely by kids. With the help of his friends Alpha and Flash (the Downworld counterparts of his friends Donna and Keith), Jay must fulfill his mission of finding the mysterious leader of the Downworld, discover what really happened to his father and find his way home. Join Jay and his friends as their Odyssey unfolds. The original title for the series was The Jellybean Odyssey. The Odyssey was filmed entirely on location in British Columbia, Canada.
#1 - No Fair
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/1992
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.
#2 - A Place Called Nowhere
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/1992
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.
#3 - The Believers
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1992
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"".
#4 - The Fall
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/1992
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.
#5 - Some Place Like Home
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/1994
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.
#6 - The Brad Exchange
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/1993
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.
#7 - The One Called Brad
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/1993
In the Downworld, Jay finally meets Brad but is shocked to discover he's a 15 year old boy - not his grown father.
#8 - Lands End
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/1994
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.
#9 - In the Dark
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/1993
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.
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#10 - To The Lighthouse
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/1994
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.
#11 - Welcome to the Tower
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/1993
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.
#12 - Galileo & The Gypsies
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/28/1992
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.
#13 - Wanted
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/1992
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.
#14 - Checkpoint Eagle
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/1992
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.
#15 - Whispers Like Thunder
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/1994
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.
#16 - The Hall of Darkness
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/1994
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.
#17 - The Prophecy
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/1994
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.
#18 - By the Book
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/1992
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.
#19 - Out of the Woods
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/1992
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.
#20 - Time Bomb
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/1994
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.
#21 - Run for Your Life
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/4/1994
In the Downworld, Macro sends Finger and his monitors after Jay by turning it into a game show called ""Run for Your Life"".
#22 - The Greatest Show on Earth
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/1994
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"".
#23 - The Cauldron
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1994
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.
#24 - Styx and Stones
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1994
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.
#25 - Night Life
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1994
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.