Who are the Perkins family? Their creator explains.

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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We’ve been hearing a lot about the Perkins family lately in Odyssey. Carla and Wyatt first appeared in “The Sandwich Initiative” and the rest of the family joined soon after. Who are these characters? Why did they come to Odyssey? And are they based on real people? Perkins creator Marshal Younger answers these questions and more.

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0:00.0	Hello Odyssey fans, I'm Bob, producer of the Adventures in Odyssey Club.
0:14.5	And I'm Jesse, editor of Focus on the Family Clubhouse Magazine.
0:18.2	Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey Podcasts.
0:20.9	You know, Jess, we've been hearing a lot about the Perkins family lately in Odyssey.
0:24.3	In fact, jumping off, jumping in, the first episode in our spring season was all about
0:28.6	Wyatt, Bridget and Carla.
0:30.2	And even though Ron, the Perkins dad didn't appear, his presence was felt everywhere in
0:34.6	that story.
0:35.6	Wyatt and Carla first appeared in the sandwich initiative back in album 65, Bridget showed
0:40.0	up in Man of the House in album 67.
0:42.9	One thing those episodes, and all the Perkins stories having common, is that they were
0:46.8	written by Marshall Younger.
0:48.4	Let's chat with him about the creation of this family and get a preview of what's ahead.
0:53.4	Hey, Marshall, welcome to the podcast.
0:59.7	That's great to be here, as always.
1:01.5	You know, Jesse and I have yet to be able to congratulate you on your new position showrunner
1:05.7	for Adventures in Odyssey.
1:07.0	For fans who hadn't heard about that, could you maybe talk about that new title and the
1:10.8	responsibilities that go with it?
1:12.6	Yeah, this is the first time that the word showrunner I think has been used.
1:16.2	But really, it's exactly what the title implies is that I'm going to be in charge of the
1:20.2	overall direction of the storylines for Odyssey.
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