<Li> John Avery Whittaker , voiced by Hal Smith ( 1987 -- 1994 ) , Paul Herlinger ( 1996 -- 2008 ) , and Andre Stojka ( 2009 - ) , often known as `` Whit , '' is the main fictional character of Adventures in Odyssey and the namesake of Odyssey 's most famous attraction , Whit 's End . He is viewed as a spiritual Christian leader to the children , and adults also , in Odyssey . He was originally voiced by Hal Smith , but after Smith 's death in 1994 , the character of Whit left Odyssey to lead an archaeological mission in Israel for the Universal Press Foundation . Whit returned to Odyssey in 1996 ; he had been voiced by Paul Herlinger until 2008 . Andre Stojka took the role following Herlinger 's retirement . This is the second character voiced by Stojka that was previously voiced by Hal Smith ( the first being Owl from Disney 's Winnie the Pooh franchise , with Stojka having voiced the character from 1997 to 2006 ) . </Li>
<Li> John Avery Whittaker , voiced by Hal Smith ( 1987 -- 1994 ) , Paul Herlinger ( 1996 -- 2008 ) , and Andre Stojka ( 2009 - ) , often known as `` Whit , '' is the main fictional character of Adventures in Odyssey and the namesake of Odyssey 's most famous attraction , Whit 's End . He is viewed as a spiritual Christian leader to the children , and adults also , in Odyssey . He was originally voiced by Hal Smith , but after Smith 's death in 1994 , the character of Whit left Odyssey to lead an archaeological mission in Israel for the Universal Press Foundation . Whit returned to Odyssey in 1996 ; he had been voiced by Paul Herlinger until 2008 . Andre Stojka took the role following Herlinger 's retirement . This is the second character voiced by Stojka that was previously voiced by Hal Smith ( the first being Owl from Disney 's Winnie the Pooh franchise , with Stojka having voiced the character from 1997 to 2006 ) . </Li>
who plays mr whittaker in adventures in odyssey
who plays mr whittaker in adventures in odyssey
Andre Stojka
Andre Stojka