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00:00Hi kids, and welcome to VeggieTales. I'm Bob the Tomato.
00:09And I'm Larry the Cucumber.
00:13And we're here to answer your questions.
00:17Right.
00:20Now, we got a letter today from a kid named, uh, Jimmy,
00:26who lives in a place near Texas somewhere.
00:31Yeah. Texas.
00:34This kid, Jimmy, says that he knows this other kid named, um...
00:40Jerry.
00:41Yeah, sure. Jerry. This other kid named Jerry.
00:46Now, Jimmy said that this kid, Jerry, is so selfish,
00:52one of the most selfish kids in the whole world.
00:56So selfish, it just makes you sick.
01:01No, no he's not.
01:03Who's not?
01:04Jerry. He's not selfish. He's nice.
01:08No, he's selfish. Remember the letter?
01:13Uh, no. Jimmy said Jerry was nice and that other kid, Hubert, was selfish.
01:19Hubert?
01:20Yeah. Hubert.
01:23Who's gonna name their kid Hubert?
01:26Look, Jerry, Larry, in the letter we got today from that kid, Jimmy,
01:31who lives near Texas somewhere, it said that his friend, Jerry, was selfish.
01:37That's what it said. Remember?
01:40You wanna piece of me?
01:41Whoa! Oh, man! You're the one that said Jerry!
01:46Hey! What's going on here?
01:50Yeah. What are you guys doing?
01:53Uh, hi there. I'm Bob the Tomato.
01:58And I'm not selfish.
02:00You're not Bob the Tomato. I'm Bob the Tomato.
02:05Jimmy? Jerry? Is that you?
02:09What in the world are you guys doing?
02:12Oh, man. We were just trying to help you guys out.
02:17Yeah. Help.
02:18We figured you needed a break.
02:21Break? I just had a break. I don't need another one.
02:25Oh, come on, Bob. Please let us do this.
02:28We've been wanting to host a show ever since Dave and the Giant Pickle.
02:33I don't know about this. I'm not sure I...
02:36We got a story.
02:39You do?
02:40Yeah, we do. Jerry wrote it himself. Right, Jerry?
02:44That's right, Jimmy. I got a story.
02:47Well, what's it about?
02:49It teaches kids not to be selfish.
02:53Huh. Well, that's a good thing to teach kids, I suppose.
02:57Maybe if you've got a good story...
03:00Oh, thanks, Bob. You won't be sorry. You'll see.
03:05What's it called?
03:06It's called... I don't know. Jerry, what's it called?
03:11It's called The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down With All The Bananas.
03:19Catchy.
03:20Well, then, if you'll excuse us, we've got a show to do.
03:24Oh. Okay.
03:29Break a leg.
03:31Well, Jimmy from near Texas, here's a story for you to show that other selfish kid.
03:39Hubert, roll film.
03:46Uh, roll film.
03:52The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down With All The Bananas.
04:01Hello. I'm the Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down With All The Bananas.
04:06Leaving, of course, the inhabitants of the hill with no bananas
04:10and therefore bestowing the term selfish upon myself.
04:14You're so selfish!
04:17I know. But I've got all the bananas.
04:23Well, then, let's see.
04:27Hubert, aren't you going to eat them?
04:31Why, of course not. You can't eat bananas without strawberries.
04:39Hello. I'm the Swede Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down With All The Strawberries.
04:44Leaving, of course, the inhabitants of the hill with no strawberries
04:48and therefore bestowing the term selfish upon myself.
04:52Selfish upon myself.
04:55You're not Swedish.
04:58Shhh!
05:02You're so selfish!
05:05I know. But I've got all the strawberries.
05:11Well, are you going to eat them?
05:15Oh, no. You can't eat strawberries without bananas.
05:23Pardon me, good Swede. Could you spare a strawberry?
05:29Uh, no.
05:31You're so selfish!
05:37Excuse me, Mr. Englishman. Could I trouble you for a banana?
05:42Uh, no.
05:44You're so selfish!
05:52You guys are not so bright!
05:57The End
06:03Oh, wow. That was something.
06:06I guess it's not good to be selfish, eh, Jerry?
06:10Mm-mm. Nope. Not so good.
06:13Oh, yeah. Let's see if Qwerty has a verse for us today.
06:17Yeah, Qwerty.
06:20Hi, Qwerty! Got a verse?
06:24Qwerty?
06:26Qwerty? Uh, Qwerty?
06:28Oh, great! Somebody turned off Qwerty!
06:31Who turned off Qwerty?
06:34Let's see. Uh, Control-Shift-Tab-Delete.
06:38Uh, no, no, no.
06:40Shift-Escape-6-Option.
06:43No. Function-Escape-Tab-L.
06:46Hey, Jimmy.
06:49Oh, would you look at that!
06:52Don't be selfish.
06:54Hey, that's a good one.
06:56Well, we're out of time for today, kids.
06:59Remember...
07:00Hold it! Hold it!
07:02Stop! Stop! Stop!
07:04You can't end a show like that!
07:07Well, it's way too short.
07:10The story was kind of, well, I don't know.
07:14Qwerty's off!
07:16There's not even a verse!
07:18No, no! This is all wrong!
07:20We gotta do it again!
07:24My apologies, boys and girls.
07:26We're gonna give this another go-round.
07:29Jimmy! Jerry!
07:30Take off those ridiculous costumes!
07:33We've got a real story to tell!
07:36Larry, do you remember that letter we got
07:39from Lucy Thomas of Bismarck, North Dakota?
07:42Uh, yeah.
07:44The one where she said she didn't like to play with her sister
07:46because she wanted to keep all her toys to herself?
07:48That's the one.
07:50I'd say it's about time we taught little Lucy a thing or two
07:53about being selfish.
07:55What do you say?
07:56I say aye-aye, Skipper.
08:00It's good to be back.
08:02Action!
08:09Once upon a time, there lived a king.
08:11Like other kings, he had a really neat castle to live in
08:14and a lovely little kingdom to rule.
08:17But unlike other kings,
08:19this king spent most of his time in the bathtub.
08:23Oh, yes, his name was George.
08:26King George.
08:29Um, King George, Your Highness,
08:32do you think you'll be coming out any time soon?
08:35We have important business to discuss.
08:39What do you think, Ducky?
08:41Oh, I couldn't agree more.
08:43Uh, not right now, Lewis.
08:45We're not finished with our royal bath.
08:50It's quite important, sir.
08:54Oh, Ducky, why can't they just leave us alone?
08:59Yes, it was a little odd.
09:01You see, the kingdom was at war.
09:05The Great Pie War, to be exact.
09:13And usually, when a kingdom was at war,
09:16the king would, uh, help.
09:20It'll have to wait, Lewis.
09:22First things first.
09:24Right, Ducky?
09:27King George loved to take baths.
09:30And best of all, King George loved his rubber ducky.
09:36Some kings love horses
09:39and some kings love cattle.
09:43Some kings love leading their troops into battle.
09:50But me, I'm not like that.
09:54I find that stuff yucky.
09:58I'd much rather stay in my tub with my ducky.
10:09Because I love my duck.
10:11Uh, sir, if I could have a minute.
10:13Love my duck.
10:14There are some things we must discuss.
10:16I love my duck.
10:18See, there's a war and, well, we're in it.
10:20Love my duck.
10:21Oh, I don't mean to make a fuss.
10:24Then don't.
10:25Sing with me, Lewis.
10:26Huh? Oh, okay.
10:29Because he loves his duck.
10:31And that is why I can't be bothered.
10:33Loves his duck.
10:34With the particular, the boar.
10:36He loves his duck.
10:38Cause quite unlike my dear old father.
10:40Loves his duck.
10:41I find it all a bore.
10:45Now concentrate, dear Lewis,
10:47and I think you will agree.
10:50The most important person in the whole wide world is me.
10:57So please don't drag me down with all the people and their troubles.
11:02Go run some water in my tub to freshen up my bubbles.
11:13Because I love my duck.
11:15I don't know why I even bother.
11:17Love my duck.
11:18You just can't reason with this guy.
11:20Because I love my duck.
11:22It's time to face the facts.
11:23I think we're all a little stuck.
11:25Oh, let the army run amuck.
11:26I fear the kingdom's out of luck.
11:28Because I love my duck.
11:30Yes, undoubtedly we're stuck.
11:31Oh, let the army run amuck.
11:33Oh boy, we're really out of luck.
11:34Because I love my...
11:37Hey, what's that?
11:48Give me a quarter.
12:18Because I love my duck.
12:21You're always there to make me smile.
12:27I love my duck.
12:30You're my very favorite toy.
12:35Because I love my duck.
12:58It's beautiful.
13:02I want it.
13:04What? The house?
13:06No. The ducky.
13:08Oh. But you already have a ducky.
13:12What do you think? That I shouldn't have whatever I want?
13:15Well...
13:17I must have it, I must get it, you must go and get it for me.
13:20If you want me to be happy, then you'll show me you adore me.
13:23Don't rest another minute till it's sitting here before me.
13:26If you wanna do your best, I would suggest you go and bring me back that duck.
13:30But sir, if I could just jog your memory,
13:33you already have quite a few duckies.
13:41Those are yesterday's duckies.
13:44Huh?
13:46These are all perfectly good duckies.
13:48Why, most of your loyal subjects would love to have even one ducky this nice.
13:54I don't like these, I don't need these, I don't want these any longer.
14:01My affection for those duckies isn't getting any stronger.
14:04To say I can't have what I want, you couldn't be more wronger.
14:08Don't ask me to explain, there will be pain if you don't go and get that duck.
14:14Our conversation is over.
14:17Did you say... wronger?
14:20What? I don't know. Perhaps.
14:23It's more wrong, not more wronger.
14:27Big head to rhyme. Don't question a king's grammar.
14:31Now go and get that duck.
14:33But King George, we can't just barge in and take Thomas' duck.
14:38Why not?
14:39Well, he'll tell people,
14:41and then everyone will think you're gonna come in and take their stuff.
14:45You can't run a kingdom that way.
14:48Oh, all right.
14:50Well, then we'll have to do something about Thomas.
14:53What?
14:56Come in.
14:59Ah, Frederick.
15:00My favorite general. How goes the war?
15:03As Louis has told you, the pie war has grown ferocious.
15:11We need more men at the front.
15:14Louis didn't tell me that.
15:16I was trying to, but you wouldn't come out of the...
15:19Hmm. More men, eh?
15:22Yes. We need more men.
15:27You know, I believe Thomas would like to help.
15:31Thomas? He's rather small.
15:35He's surprisingly strong for his size.
15:38As you wish, sire.
15:40Your highness.
15:41And one more thing, Cedric.
15:44Put Thomas at the front of the battle.
15:47Then have everyone else step back.
15:53But he'll be creamed.
16:01Your king has spoken.
16:04As you wish, sire.
16:10Louis, meet me at dusk at the east gate.
16:13We've got a little job to do.
16:15It was terrible.
16:17Louis didn't want Thomas to get hurt.
16:19And he certainly didn't want to take his ducky.
16:22But he also didn't want King George to send him to the pie war, too.
16:27So he did what the king asked.
16:43All right. Follow me.
16:45And try to act inconspicuous.
17:14We did it!
17:16Oh, now, now, now I'm happy!
17:20Let's have a look at it.
17:44It looks just like your other duckies.
17:47What? Hold your tongue, Infidel!
17:50This is the most perfect ducky the world has ever known!
17:55It's time for a bath!
17:57Who could that be?
18:00Come in!
18:04Thomas!
18:06Yes, Thomas!
18:08Back for the bath?
18:11Yes, Thomas! Back for food?
18:14It was astounding!
18:16There he was, alone at the front line.
18:19But he never gave up.
18:21He stood his ground.
18:23And this little fellow single-handedly stopped the advancing horde.
18:31He did?
18:32He's a war hero, sire.
18:34Yes.
18:35Well, Thomas, I, uh...
18:39Come in! Poison berry at three o'clock!
18:43I'm sorry.
18:45I'm afraid he's lost his mind, sire.
18:48The trauma of war.
18:51Oh, no.
18:53Well, how long will he be like this?
18:56No telling.
18:57Perhaps the rest of his life.
18:59Yeah?
19:00Cobbler in the hall!
19:02Hit the deck!
19:05Well, we will give him the highest honor of the kingdom.
19:09Yes, sire.
19:11If he were conscious, I'm sure he would thank you.
19:14I'll take him to his room now.
19:16Thank you, Cedric.
19:19Now, finally, I can take that bath.
19:22Oh, I feel just terrible.
19:26Oh, that's all right.
19:28I still have time for my bath.
19:30What?
19:31Are you the only one you think about?
19:34No.
19:35I've been thinking about this ducky for quite some time now.
19:38Since Thomas has lost his marbles, he won't be needing it.
19:41So, come on!
19:42Help me out with that bath.
19:46Oh, great.
19:48Come in!
19:49I did.
19:51I see.
19:52And who are you?
19:53You remember me?
19:55I'm Novus.
19:56Novus, that slightly odd wise man who shows up every so often to tell you things.
20:03Ah, yes.
20:04Well, what is it?
20:06I have to tell you a little story.
20:09Not now.
20:10I'm gonna go take a bath.
20:11Come back at bedtime.
20:13It's important.
20:15Oh.
20:16Okay.
20:18What's that?
20:19It's the flanograph to illustrate.
20:22Ooh.
20:24Flanograph.
20:28There once was a man.
20:30A very rich man.
20:33He had a lot of sheep.
20:35He had a lot of land.
20:38He threw a lot of parties.
20:41He was sapper.
20:42He was dead.
20:43Yet, there once was a very rich man.
20:50Okay.
20:51Great story.
20:52I'll see you next time.
20:53Wait just a minute.
20:55My story isn't done.
20:58It's about two men and I've only mentioned one.
21:06Oh.
21:07There once was a man.
21:10A very poor man.
21:13He had next to nothing.
21:16Just a little lamb.
21:18But he loved it like the sun.
21:20And he fed it rabbit heads.
21:23Yet, there once was a very poor man.
21:29Then one day, there was a guest at the house of the rich man.
21:39What did he do?
21:42Have you guessed?
21:44He's a guest of the rich man.
21:49Well, let's see.
21:51He had plenty of sheep, so he could just share one of his sheep.
21:54Not a problem.
21:56He took the lamb of the poor man.
22:03He took the lamb of the poor man.
22:10The rich man took to feed his guest.
22:16The very, very poor man's lamb.
22:24What?
22:25Is that a true story?
22:27As surely as I stand before you today, my story is true.
22:33Who is that man?
22:35Tell me.
22:36He took the lamb of the poor man.
22:38When he had lots of sheep, the poor man only had one.
22:43Man!
22:44For his cruelty, he will spend the rest of his days locked in my dungeon.
22:50Who is he?
22:53O King George, you're that man.
23:04What?
23:05You are the king.
23:07You have many duckies.
23:09But Thomas only had one, and he loved it very much.
23:14But you weren't thinking about Thomas.
23:16You were only thinking about yourself and what you wanted.
23:21But I...
23:22Your Highness, what you have done has made God very unhappy.
23:27For whether you are a king or just a kid, God wants us all to think of others first.
23:36You have been selfish, King George.
23:38And when we are selfish, we hurt the people around us, just as you have hurt Thomas.
23:45I...
23:46God wants us to love our neighbors, not hurt them.
23:50What do I do? What do I do?
23:53Here is what you must do.
23:56Ask God to forgive you.
23:58Ask Thomas to forgive you.
24:00And then...
24:02Yes?
24:04Make it right.
24:09Well, King George knew exactly what to do.
24:14Louis, draw a bath.
24:16What?
24:17Trust me.
24:18Okay.
24:19I gotta find Thomas.
24:27He figured a nice hot bath in the royal tub would help Thomas.
24:34Hello.
24:37Here, let's clean you up a little.
24:40And sure enough, he was right.
24:44Hey, where am I?
24:48Wow, big tub.
24:51Am I in heaven?
24:54No, silly. It's just my bathtub.
24:58I've got something for you.
25:03My ducky.
25:06King George told Thomas what he had done and asked Thomas if he could forgive him.
25:11After thinking it over a bit, Thomas said yes.
25:15Then King George prayed and asked God to forgive him, too.
25:19Yes, sir, being forgiven felt really great.
25:22And the people he had hurt, Thomas and even Louis, by making him do things Louis knew were wrong,
25:28felt much better once they knew King George was really sorry.
25:32Yep, it was a happy day.
25:35So, King George, what did you learn today?
25:39What I learned? Let me tell you.
25:42Today, I learned...
25:44That being selfish doesn't pay.
25:49I tried it just the other day.
25:53I wanted to be happy.
25:55I thought it was the way, but it weren't.
25:57I think you mean wasn't. It wasn't the way.
26:00Well, now I know just what to do.
26:03Before I think about me, I'd better think about you.
26:07So send a message out to every boy and girl.
26:11There's no better way to make a really ducky world
26:19than being selfish.
26:21Selfish.
26:22It doesn't pay.
26:24I tried it.
26:25You tried it just the other day.
26:28I wanted to be happy.
26:30You thought it was the way, but it weren't.
26:32Weren't, weren't, weren't.
26:34Wait a minute.
26:35No, it weren't.
26:36Wasn't.
26:37Weren't, it weren't.
26:38It shouldn't be.
26:39No, it weren't.
26:40King George.
26:41Wasn't.
26:42Wasn't.
26:43No, it weren't.
26:44Wasn't.
26:45Wasn't not.
26:46Wasn't.
26:47No, it wasn't.
26:48Wasn't.
26:50Well, that was really something.
26:53I'll say.
26:54King George sure learned a valuable lesson about being selfish.
26:57He sure did.
26:58In fact, the next day, he went around his kingdom
27:01giving his old duckies away to anyone who wanted one
27:04so they could be happy too.
27:06Wow.
27:07We're over here by Qwerty to talk about what we've learned today.
27:11And so what we have learned applies to our lives today.
27:17And God has a lot to say in his book.
27:22What?
27:25Hey, you wouldn't let us do the show.
27:28We gotta do something.
27:31Oh, all right.
27:34You see, we know that God's word is for everyone.
27:40Now that our song is done, we'll take a look.
27:44Our song is done, we'll take a look.
27:49Take it, Bob.
27:53King George learned that being selfish,
27:56like when we want to take something that belongs to someone else
27:59or when we won't share the things that belong to us,
28:02well, it hurts the people around us.
28:05That's right, Bob.
28:07Hey, let's see if Qwerty has a verse.
28:09Good idea, Larry.
28:14Love each other as brothers and sisters
28:17and honor others more than you do yourself.
28:20Romans 12, 10.
28:23So the Bible says that instead of just trying to honor ourselves
28:27or make ourselves happy, we should think about the people around us,
28:31about our friends at school or our brothers and sisters.
28:34What could we do that would make them feel good?
28:38Bobsy Thomas of Bismarck, North Dakota,
28:40I bet it would make your sister very happy if you would share your toys with her.
28:45I think so, too, Bob.
28:47Well, we're out of time for today, so remember, kids.
28:51God made you special, and he loves you very much.
28:55Hey, Bob, if it's okay with you,
28:57some friends of ours would like to take the next show.
29:01What?
29:02Hello, I am Bobsy Tomato.
29:05And I am Larry the Cucumber.
29:12I don't feel good about that.
29:14Goodbye.
29:15Wait, huh?