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00:00Hi kids, I'm Bob the Tomato. Welcome to VeggieTales.
00:05Now Larry won't be with us today, he's helping out some kids at a toy drive.
00:09He agreed to volunteer his time to help kids who normally don't have much, and I think that's great.
00:14God loves it when we help others.
00:16Now Larry thought you might miss him, so he asked me to introduce you to his special friend.
00:21Hello, I am Lutfi, the kindly teensy weensy cucumber.
00:27Well hi Lutfi, do you want to say hi to the kids?
00:31Oh yes, hello children, I am friendly and I am kind, and I am teensy weensy.
00:38That's right, and since Larry is away, you're going to help with the show, right Lutfi?
00:43Oh yes, even though I am teensy weensy, I can be a great big helper.
00:48Well, let's get started.
00:52Uh, I'm sorry, will you excuse me for a moment?
00:57Cover me Lutfi.
01:01Um, hello?
01:03Hi Larry, I was just talking about you. We just started the show. Here, let me put you on speaker.
01:10Can you hear me?
01:12Yeah, I hear ya.
01:13Who's helping?
01:14It is I, Lutfi, the kindly teensy weensy cucumber.
01:19Oh hi Lutfi, you may be teensy weensy, but you're a great big helper, aren't ya?
01:24Indeed I am.
01:26Larry, I was just telling the kids about your volunteer work.
01:29We're proud of ya buddy, that's a great thing you're doing. God likes it when we...
01:34Bob, I'm not doing it.
01:35Uh, not doing what?
01:37I'm giving up Bob, I'm coming home. This whole day has been a big mess.
01:41Huh? What happened?
01:43I didn't think it would be this hard. I got on the 151 bus and transferred to the 146,
01:48but I forgot to buy a transfer in the 151, so the bus driver wanted me to buy a whole new ticket, but I ran out of nickels.
01:54So he dropped me off like 12 blocks before I got to the 81 stop, so I hopped 7 blocks and got on the subway,
01:59but I was so tired from hopping that I fell asleep.
02:02But...
02:03So that's where I am now Bob, on a payphone at the end of the subway line. I'm giving up and coming home.
02:09You can't quit now.
02:11But perhaps Lutfi can help.
02:12Not now Lutfi. Larry, just think of all the kids you can help today.
02:16And remember, you gave your word. You need to persevere.
02:20Yes, you need to...
02:21Lutfi, let me handle this.
02:23What's that?
02:24What's what?
02:25What's persevere?
02:26Oh, well, perseverance is just a big word that means to keep on keeping on, even when it's hard.
02:32I know that quitting and coming home would be easier, but many things worth doing take hard work.
02:37Don't you want to be a finisher?
02:39Uh, yeah. I'm finished riding on the bus, and I'm finished hopping around the whole town.
02:44Lutfi is a great big helper.
02:47One quarter Bob, that's all I got.
02:49Alright buddy, hang on. Roll film!
03:09The wrestlers of Japan
03:12Are many a match and ring
03:16For many a sumo fan
03:31He is the sumo champion wrestler
03:35A master court and holder of the title
03:38Many have tried but none have beaten him
03:42A fact that is particularly vital
03:46Defer, defer to the sumo champion wrestler
03:53Defer, defer to the champion
03:58To the champion, to the champion sumo wrestler
04:09To the champion, to the champion sumo wrestler
04:14Champion son, champion son, Jim Gordley for ESN, the Emperor's Sports Network.
04:20Apollo Gord, you have a championship match coming up to celebrate the year of the scallion.
04:26Would you care to comment on your opponent, Potato?
04:32Yes, I've got a haiku for Potato.
04:38No way Potato will stay on the mat and linger when I give him a belly ringer.
04:49I don't think that's actually a haiku.
04:51Not even close. Tell him.
04:53I'm not gonna tell him. You tell him.
04:56I'm not gonna tell him.
04:57Hey, who's the clown climbing into the ring with Potato?
05:01I'll pity the clown.
05:04Uh, hey Po, look!
05:11I'm a spring roll.
05:13Oh, yeah, spring roll.
05:16Wait, that's no clown. It's his sparring partner, the Italian Scallion.
05:22Italian Scallion? He's a cucumber. How'd he get a name like Italian Scallion?
05:27You never heard how that got started?
05:29Story goes he was raised by an onion family known as the Scallions.
05:34Hey.
05:35He never realized he was different and grew up thinking he was a scallion.
05:40Uh, that doesn't make sense.
05:42Sure it does. Plus, scallion only rhymes with like five words and Italian is the catchiest.
05:48No, I mean the silkscreen.
05:50The silkscreen is a theatrical device used to make exposition more visually interesting.
05:56It's avant-garde.
05:59Oh, this food. That's good. That was funny.
06:03Quit laughing, Po. You're supposed to be sparring with that joker.
06:07Hey Mikey, have any recycling today? Help yourself.
06:13Look at that jibba jabba. Oh, that's funny.
06:29Oh, Mikey's back. Might as well call workman's comp. It's thrown out again.
06:36Now that's a haiku.
06:39Haiku. Three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haiku.
06:45What are you doing, Scallion?
06:47I'm trying to make a jibba jabba.
06:49What?
06:50I'm trying to make a jibba jabba.
06:52What?
06:53I'm trying to make a jibba jabba.
06:56What are you doing, Scallion? You're supposed to help Po train, not give him a sprain.
07:01Sorry. I was just joking around.
07:09A joking sumo I, a lad of quips and wisecracks
07:15Who throws his custard pies back where whoopee cushions lie
07:22My shenanigans are long through every end
07:27Degranging and to your humors changing
07:32I sing my silly song
07:36I sing my silly song
07:51Sit down.
08:02That's your problem. You're always joking around. Look at you.
08:07You said you wanted to be a sumo, but the minute it got hard, you gave up.
08:12You got no guts, kid. Well, no gut. You're skinny.
08:16You could have had seconds, even thirds at the dinner table.
08:19You could have been big. You never finish anything.
08:23Unless it's a punchline.
08:25Not finish anything. Name one thing I didn't finish.
08:28Yo, Scallion, did you finish fixing my bike yet? I need it for my paper route.
08:33Uh, uh.
08:34Y'all want a list?
08:40Oh, a pity to me.
08:43What do you mean Potato is hurt? Who did it?
08:47Uh, it was an accident.
08:50Champion son, now who will you wrestle for the championship and the prize that goes with it?
09:02Wow. A tiger bike.
09:06I want the championship. I don't care about the prize.
09:11I won't have to finish fixing Hadrian's bike if I can have that one.
09:15Hey, I'll take it.
09:17You? Wrestle Apollo for the championship?
09:20Wrestle Apollo? I was talking about the bike.
09:23Hmm. How about this, Haiku?
09:26In the year of the Scallion, how about a bout with the Italian Scallion?
09:34Closer. The champ's only off by two syllables.
09:38No, no, no. Forget it. Apollo's way out of Scallion's league.
09:42Hey, I knocked Potato out of the ring.
09:44He slipped on a banana peel.
09:46Well, it was my fault anyway. I owe it to Po. Tell him I'll take his place.
09:52What did he say?
09:54He got to take his place.
09:56Come here, Scallion. You're a hoot. That's the funniest joke I've ever heard.
10:01The Italian Scallion in the ring with Apollo Gord because you want a bike?
10:07That joke won't last eight seconds in the ring with Apollo.
10:12Are you all right, Gumball?
10:14No, really. I accept the challenge.
10:17What could be so hard about staying in the ring for eight seconds?
10:20I've got jokes with punchlines longer than that.
10:24He's accepted the challenge from Gordon.
10:27They say he's a quitter. He'd better get fitter or Scallion will surely succumb.
10:31So tame your expressions of glee.
10:34On this subject we pray you'll be mum.
10:36You'll find there are not many who fight for a penny
10:39despite with a rather large sum.
10:41A very good bargain indeed.
10:43On this subject we pray you'll be mum.
10:46Despite with a rather large sum.
10:48You'll find there are not many, not many, not many who fight for a penny.
10:53It's a very good bargain indeed.
10:55It's a very good doctor you'll need.
10:57As you can see, a good bargain indeed.
10:59As you can see, a good doctor you'll need.
11:01Yes, indeed, yes, indeed, yes, indeed, yes, indeed.
11:07Kid, why are you doing this?
11:09I owe it to Po. And I need that bike. I owe that to Hadrian.
11:14But Apollo's the champ.
11:16No one's ever stayed in the ring with him longer than eight seconds.
11:20There's always a first time.
11:21But you only have two weeks to train.
11:24How do you expect to stick to it and see it through to the end?
11:27You could help me. You could be my trainer.
11:30Me?
11:32Oh, you know, kid, in a funny kind of way,
11:35you remind me of myself when I was your age.
11:38Okay, I'll do it.
11:39But you gotta promise to do everything I say,
11:42no matter how ridiculous it seems at the time.
11:45You gotta stick with it and not give up.
11:47Okay, I promise.
11:49Hi-ya!
11:51Big sweeping cycles, big sweeping cycles.
11:56This is training? I'm mopping the floor.
11:59It's an agility drill.
12:03Hi-ya!
12:08Love your recycling drill, Mikey.
12:10It teaches the most important thing any wrestler should have,
12:13a keen sense of balance.
12:17Make that the second most important thing.
12:20Hi-ya!
12:28You gotta keep eating, kid.
12:30I told you getting into shape wasn't gonna be easy.
12:35Here.
12:36Yuck! I'm supposed to drink this?
12:39Of course not. They're raw. You scramble them.
12:44Hi-ya!
13:01I've never heard of training
13:03for a sumo match in a recycling center.
13:07It'll give Skully and a taste of what it's like
13:10to go up against Apollo.
13:12Hi-ya!
13:14Have you made all the arrangements for my victory party?
13:18And my post-game interview with the new champion?
13:21I've got it all planned out.
13:23I'll be back in a minute.
13:25Hi-ya!
13:28And my post-game interview with Jim Gordly?
13:33But what?
13:34Aren't you going to train for the wrestling match?
13:37Train? To fight Scallion?
13:39He's a pushover. I could beat him in my sleep.
13:44For training he says he'll do none, none, none
13:47Think Scallion's a quitter, he won't get much fitter
13:49In seconds the match will be done, done, done
13:52Stay tuned, this is just getting fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun
13:55Fun, fun, fun, so much fun!
13:59Hi-ya!
14:09What's the matter, kid?
14:11Training is tough.
14:13I want to show you something.
14:15Who's that clown?
14:17Me, when I was your age.
14:19They called me Mr. Juicy.
14:22Yeah, I goofed around like you.
14:24I never took anything seriously.
14:26But I learned you can change.
14:28The key is sticking it out to the end, even when it's hard.
14:32That's perseverance.
14:34I learned that working hard and finishing well can be very rewarding.
14:41Is that you?
14:43Yep, Alexander the Grape.
14:45Grand sumo champion, three years running.
14:48Before my knee injury, of course.
14:50Look, Scallion.
14:52Sometimes there's a good reason to stop and quit.
14:55But not just because it's too hard.
14:57God asks us to do lots of things that are hard.
15:00But they're good things, and they make us better people.
15:04Most things worth having take hard work.
15:07Perseverance, Scallion.
15:09Perseverance.
15:12That's the problem, Mikey.
15:14I don't got what it takes.
15:16That's the problem, Mikey.
15:18I don't got what it takes.
15:20Maybe that's the reason I'm always clowning around.
15:22It's the only thing I'm any good at.
15:24I'm no good at training or wrestling or finishing.
15:28I'm only good at making with the jokes.
15:31I... I quit.
15:34Yo, Scallion!
15:36Yo, Hadrian.
15:38Why aren't you training?
15:40I don't know.
15:42Look, Hadrian, about the training.
15:44What's that thing on your head?
15:46Oh, I made it for show and tell.
15:48It's a Scallion headpiece, like you wear.
15:51It felt great to finish it and show everyone, you know.
15:55I'm glad you like it.
15:57I'm glad you like it.
15:59I'm glad you like it.
16:01It felt great to finish it and show everyone, you know.
16:04No, I don't.
16:06I never finished any of my show and tell projects.
16:09Was it hard?
16:11Yeah, but then I figured if you could stick to something,
16:14so could I.
16:16You figured that?
16:18Mm-hmm.
16:22A sumo can't go wrong
16:26When he keeps on keeping on
16:30Put up a fight for what is right
16:34Don't quit until you're done
16:37Until that final bell
16:41God loves it when we finish well
16:46So don't stop
16:51Just keep on keeping on
16:55Just keep on keeping on
17:07Hey, Scallion, you quit yet?
17:09Or are you going to wait until you get in the ring with Apollo?
17:16So, what did you want to tell me about your training?
17:19That I've got to get back to it.
17:22I've got to keep my eye on the tiger.
17:26Oh!
17:52♪
18:02♪
18:12♪
18:22♪
18:32♪
18:42♪
18:52♪
19:02♪
19:06It's time.
19:08Time's up!
19:14The match between Apollo Gord and the Italian Scallion is on!
19:19This is Jim Gordly for ESN reminding you
19:22that the first sumo to toss his opponent out of the ring wins!
19:28I'm going to bounce you out.
19:31Go for it.
19:37Scallion is in trouble already!
19:40Apollo is pushing him around the ring!
19:43Uh-oh!
19:45Here it comes, fans!
19:47Apollo's infamous belly ringer right at the eight-second mark!
19:56Ladies and gentlemen, it did not work!
19:59Apollo Gord's belly ringer move didn't work!
20:02This is unbelievable!
20:04The challenger is still standing!
20:06Eight seconds have passed and the Italian Scallion is still in the ring!
20:11I am in. I am in.
20:17I can't believe it!
20:19The Italian Scallion belly-bumped Apollo!
20:22Now, kid, mop the floor!
20:28Whoa!
20:31Up the escalator, kid! Up the escalator!
20:35Scallion, who has given it to Apollo,
20:39Scallion, who has given absolutely no chance at lasting eight seconds,
20:44is pushing Apollo towards the edge of the ring!
20:47He's going for the win!
20:51Great! The champ is back up!
20:53Did I say unbelievable? That's not big enough!
20:56This is inconceivable!
20:59No, I'm not sure that's a word.
21:01It is? Wait, folks, they're telling me inconceivable is a word!
21:05But inconceivable is more appropriate in this instance!
21:23Oh, my! They both fell out of the ring at the same time!
21:27It's a tie! It's a tie!
21:30That means Apollo is still the champ!
21:34But then, no challenger has ever lasted that long!
21:38He went longer than anybody! He's a winner in my book!
21:45I did it! I persevered! I feel great!
21:50The feeling of finishing is a blossom that blooms in my heart
21:55As I merrily dance and I sing
21:58I welcome the hope that it brings
22:01Of finishing things that I start
22:04Of finishing things that he starts
22:07And that's what he means when he says finish
22:10He's welcome as flowers that bloom in the spring
22:16♪ Ay-ya-ya-ya-ah, ay-ya-ya-ya-ah
22:18 The flowers that bloom in the spring
22:21♪ Ay-ya-ya-ya-ah, ay-ya-ya-ya-ah
22:23♪ Ay-ya-ya-ya-ya-ah
22:26♪ Ay-ya-ya-ya-ah, ay-ya-ya-ya-ah
22:30♪ Ay-ya-ya-ya-ya-ah
22:33Great, folks! The story's not over!
22:36Yo! Hadrian. I got something for ya.
22:39The tiger bike? You won the tiger bike!
22:43They gave me the bell, and finishing is its own reward.
22:47I feel great!
22:54Oh, uh, one more thing.
22:55Since I'm gonna be a finisher from now on...
22:59You put my bike back together!
23:01Yep. It wasn't easy.
23:03Well, it was easier than wrestling Apollo Gord,
23:06but it still felt great.
23:08♪
23:11Hi-yah!
23:16Well, Larry, what'd you think?
23:18Are you ready to persevere and keep on keeping on to the toy drive?
23:22If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again.
23:26Larry? Larry?
23:29Oh, no. He must have run out of quarters.
23:31I sure hope he...
23:32Hi, Bob.
23:33Larry, you're back!
23:35Yep. Here I am.
23:36Well, what about the kids?
23:38I don't know how much of the story you heard, but it was...
23:40I pretty much heard the whole thing.
23:42Ran out of quarters right near the end.
23:44But I had a great time with the kids, Bob.
23:46I helped give away toys, and we had sandwiches, took pictures.
23:50You should have seen the look on their faces.
23:52It was so cool.
23:54When I heard the busy signal, I thought you'd given up.
23:57Nope. I got right back on the subway,
23:59got off at the 81 bus, took that to the 49,
24:01grabbed a burrito, got on the 92,
24:03hopped three more blocks, and I was there.
24:05Wow. Sounds complicated.
24:07But worth it.
24:08Well, what do you say we talk about what we learned today?
24:11And so what we have learned applies to our lives today.
24:16And God has a lot to say in his book.
24:22What happened?
24:23Qwerty, you okay?
24:26Sorry. Lutfy, what did you do?
24:28Lutfy fits into tiny places.
24:31You killed Qwerty!
24:33Oh, no, I did not kill him.
24:35I just made him sputter and smoke, and there is a difference.
24:38Well, we're going to have to get him repaired,
24:40and we need a verse now.
24:42What are we going to do?
24:43Lutfy might be teensy-weensy,
24:45but he is a great big helper who knows his scripture memory verses.
24:49Memory verses?
24:50Oh, yes.
24:52You see, we know that God's word is for everyone.
24:56Take a look.
24:59You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God,
25:03you will receive what he has promised.
25:06Hebrews 10.36.
25:08Wow, you're one smart teensy-weensy cucumber.
25:11You see, Larry, God wants us to persevere, to keep on keeping on.
25:15Even when it's hard, right, Bob?
25:17Especially then.
25:18That's when we need to decide to be a finisher.
25:21When we're trying to do something we know God would want us to do,
25:24he cares whether we finish or not.
25:26God promises that finishing has its rewards.
25:29Hi-ya!
25:31Well, that's all the time we have for today, kids.
25:34Remember, God made you special.
25:36And he loves you very much.
25:38This is wonderful!
25:40So, what are we doing for our next show?
25:44Bye!
25:47Guys?
25:49Guys?
25:53Fellas?
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