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).
who plays mr whittaker in adventures in odyssey
Andre Stojka Andre Stojka