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00:00Hi, kids. Welcome to VeggieTales. I'm Bob the Tomato.
00:04And I'm Larry the Cucumber.
00:06And we're here to answer your questions.
00:09Hey, Bob, you remember the Ballad of Little Joe?
00:12Uh, yeah.
00:14Wasn't that a great show?
00:16Well, sure, Larry. It was terrific.
00:18You just gotta love westerns, don't ya?
00:20Well, you don't have to, I suppose, but I do enjoy a good western every now and then.
00:26Great.
00:27Today's letter is from Wesley Thomas of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
00:31Wesley writes,
00:33Dear Bob and Larry, can you do a sequel to the Ballad of Little Joe?
00:37Your friend, Wesley.
00:39Uh, Larry, that's a nice letter, but we answer letters for kids who are having moral and ethical dilemmas.
00:46Ethel who?
00:48You know, kids who have questions about what's right and wrong.
00:51Who wanna know what the right thing to do is.
00:54Exactly. So to Wesley I say, a sequel to Little Joe is the right thing to do.
01:00But does the letter say anything about having problems listening to his parents or losing interest in school?
01:07No, but now that you mention it, I did get this one from Mr. Sammy Tidwell of Brentwood, Tennessee.
01:13Dear Bob and Larry, don't miss this exciting opportunity to take advantage of our low interest rates.
01:19Who's screening your mail?
01:22No.
01:23Look, Larry, I'm sure a sequel to the Ballad of Little Joe would be nice, but, uh, well, listen here.
01:30Dear Bob and Larry, I fight with my brother a lot.
01:33In church this week I learned that I'm supposed to be loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, gentle, and self-controlled.
01:42I know God wants me to be all that to my brother, but I don't think I'm strong enough.
01:47What do I do?
01:48Your friend, Elise.
01:50You see, Larry, that's the kind of letter we answer on the show.
01:55Wait a minute. I've got the perfect story for Elise.
02:00You do?
02:01Yep. It's the story of Moe and the Big Exit.
02:04Moe and the Big Exit?
02:06Or as the Indians called it, The Lone Stranger.
02:09Either way, it's Little Joe Part 2. Roll film!
02:21In the grape-painted desert a long time ago
02:25Twixt the feet of the Rockies and the Bighorn Plateau
02:30Lived a man of great calling, a man of great skill
02:34In the city of Dodgeball they sing of him still
02:40Oh, Lone Stranger
02:44Your mask hides your face
02:46Who you are we can't say
02:49Oh, Lone Stranger
02:53They sing, hi-ho, slibber, hey, wade
02:58To tell the story of the Lone Stranger, you gotta start with the first big hero of Dodgeball City.
03:05That'd be Little Joe.
03:07Now, Little Joe was what you might call a visionary.
03:12But his dreams ticked off his brothers who sold him off to a group of desperados.
03:17Oh, dear.
03:18And after traveling in a ziggy-zaggy line, he ended up in Dodgeball City
03:23Where his hard work and scrupulous character landed him in the pokey.
03:29But with God's help, he got the mayor out of a bind by figuring out that hard times were on the way.
03:36The mayor granted him a reprieve and a job in emergency management.
03:40Little Joe organized the town, gathered up seven years, worked the grub and saved the day.
03:47He also saved his own family.
03:50He forgave his brothers for selling him off and set them all up with nice lives right there in Dodgeball.
03:57But times changed.
04:00Well, after Little Joe and his brothers passed, their descendants multiplied like prairie dogs
04:07Till the new mayor and the people of the town started to worry that they'd be overrun.
04:13So they set taskmasters over the sons of Little Joe to afflict them with heavy burdens and keep them down.
04:24They set them to digging with shovels and picks
04:28And drove them to building with boulders and bricks
04:33Till tired and battered, they fell to their knees
04:38And cried to the heavens,
04:40See, leave us, please!
04:43Oh, lone stranger
04:47Your mask hides your face
04:49Who you are, we can't say
04:52Oh, lone stranger
04:56We sing, hi-ho, slither away
05:01Oh, lone stranger
05:05We work like the dickens but don't get no pay
05:10Oh, lone stranger
05:14Please come take us away
05:18We really don't want to stay
05:23I've had a really bad day
05:27Singing, hi-ho, slither away
05:45Something wrong, Mayor?
05:47There's too many of them, Wyatt.
05:50Ah, too many of who?
05:52Too many workers. Look at them all.
05:56Isn't that a good thing?
05:58I mean, you can't dig the Grand Canyon, build Monument Valley and paint the Painted Desert with just a few guys.
06:04And what happens if they decide all at once that they're no longer interested in working for free?
06:10Ah, I see your point.
06:13Well, what do you want me to do?
06:17Thin the herd.
06:19Thin the herd?
06:22You know, make sure they're not so many.
06:26I'm not sure I...
06:29Gather up all the baby boys and send them up the river.
06:36Up the river?
06:38Up the river.
06:42Now the Mayor thought his plan was awfully clever.
06:46But God had his eye on one special boy he was going to use to turn this whole mess around.
07:12What in the world?
07:33Now I've been told when you panned for gold, I west of Illinois
07:38It ain't rare to find a bear but not a baby boy
07:42I think I'll name you Nugget.
07:44And if you do, one thing is true, if to kindness you are prone
07:48You'll line your pack with bubble wrap and take that baby home
07:53I know. What about Moe?
07:56It's Indian for looking for gold and finding a baby.
07:59Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, she picked him up and named him Moe
08:04Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, she took that baby home
08:08She named that baby Moe
08:13Sincerely yours, Mayor Nezza.
08:16Okay, read that back to me.
08:18Dot, dot, dot. Dash, dash.
08:20Hi, Daddy!
08:21Oh, hi, sweetheart. Any luck today?
08:23I found a baby!
08:25Oh, that's nice.
08:27Whoa!
08:28Oh, little Moe began to grow but not as strong as others
08:32Couldn't hold a cup or measure up to his big zucchini brothers
08:40To compensate, little Moe got great at working on his draw
08:44It knocked you flat if you're standing at the wrong end of that fall
08:52Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, look out for that mighty throw
08:56Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, man that boy can throw
09:00The boy that we call Moe
09:10In his defense it made good sense but made his mother nervous
09:14To take those skills and pay his bills through a life in public service
09:20He joined the Corps of Badger or Zucchini's four companions
09:24With Mom's consent soon off he went to guard over the canyons
09:30Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, standing high and looking low
09:34Singing hi-yo the boy can throw, that's our brother Moe
09:38Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, standing high and looking low
09:43Singing hi-yi yippee-ki-yo, he's not that big we know
09:47But man that boy can throw
09:49The boy that we call
09:53Moe
10:01Howdy
10:10Here, let me help you
10:12I don't need your help
10:15I was just trying to
10:16Well it's too late for that isn't it
10:18Must be nice growing up pampered in the mayor's house
10:21Instead of out here breaking your back along with the rest of your kin
10:25How did you know
10:26Well your sister told a few friends
10:28He told a few friends and
10:30Well I reckon everybody knows by now
10:32They do?
10:33Besides, you're the spitting image of little Joe himself
10:37Of course he'd be spitting if he saw you wearing that badge
10:41Traitor
10:42Huh?
10:44Everything okay here Moe?
10:47Yeah, everything's fine
10:49Sure it's fine when the mayor's your granddaddy
10:52We all know your rightful place is down there
10:55He giving you a hard time?
10:57Yeah, what if I am?
10:59Don't talk back to me
11:03It's okay Bill
11:04No it's not okay
11:08No one talks back to me
11:11Especially a low-life descendant of little Joe
11:14Leave him alone Bill
11:16Looks like you need a little lesson in respecting your superiors
11:21Oh
11:22Leave him alone Bill
11:28That's enough
11:30Stop
11:31Huh?
11:36Yeah right
11:39Ah
11:53He was gonna hurt Charlie
11:55I was helping you
11:57If the mayor finds out I'm a goner
11:59Come on guys, we're family
12:01You gotta hide me
12:03Or what?
12:04You're going to whack us too?
12:06What's going on here?
12:11Huh?
12:29If you find him, bring him to me
12:31This time I'll see to it myself he goes up the river
12:36Now there weren't much for Moe to do
12:38But head for the hills
12:40He did a few loop-de-loops
12:42To keep the mayor and his gang off his trail
12:44And eventually
12:46Moe made it to the Rockies where he was safe
12:55Well, except for the bears
13:00That's the thing about mountains
13:02They got bears
13:05Well, after he lost that bear, he
13:08Whoops
13:10Bear's still around
13:35Home, home on the range
13:40Where the deer and the cantaloupe play
13:49Where seldom is heard
13:52A discouraging word
13:56And the skies are not cloudy all day
14:02But fortunately for Moe
14:04Bears aren't the only ones who live in the mountains
14:10Come on, Zippy
14:12Are you thirsty, boy?
14:21Oh, wow, Zippy
14:23It's heavier than last time
14:31Ah!
14:36Oh, I'm terribly sorry
14:38That's okay
14:43You startled me
14:46My, you're a tall drink of water
14:49Uh, not that tall
14:51You should see my brothers
14:53Oh, you dropped your hat
14:56Thanks
14:57Nice buffalo
15:00What were you doing at the bottom of the well?
15:02Bear
15:03Bear?
15:06Not again
15:08Hey!
15:10I'm tired of running
15:12And I'm not going back in that well
15:17All right, bear
15:18Find another cucumber to chase
15:30I'm going to hang on to this
15:32Wow, that was an awfully brave thing to do
15:36You think so?
15:40My name is Sally
15:42And this is Zippy
15:44Hi, Sally and Zippy
15:46Pleased to meet you
15:48My name's Moe
15:51When the larks go tweet
15:53A tweetle-dee-dee-dee
15:55A tweetle-dee-dee-dee
15:57When the larks go tweet
15:58A tweetle-dee-dee-dee
15:59And the doves say coo
16:01A coo-dee-oo-dee-oo
16:02And the sun hangs high
16:03In the Rocky Mountain sky
16:06You know it must be love
16:09You must be starving
16:11Would you like to join us for dinner?
16:13Well, ma'am, that's mighty kind of you to ask
16:16I'd love to
16:17Now, some matches are made in phosphorus factories
16:21While others are made in heaven
16:24Either way, it all starts with a little chemistry
16:29Oh, when the ducks go quack
16:31A wacky-wacky-wack
16:32And the owls say hoo
16:33A hoo-dee-oo-dee-oo
16:34And the stars shine bright
16:36In the Rocky Mountain night
16:39You know it must be love
16:42Well, Sally and her folks were mighty thankful to Moe
16:45For saving her from that bear
16:47And Moe was mighty thankful to feel appreciated
16:51And with all of that cordialness and niceness going around
16:55It weren't long before they were all thankful for other things
17:01Yep, Moe and Sally got hitched and started a family
17:05Oh, when the bees go buzz
17:07A fuzzy-wuzzy-wuzz
17:08And the little butterflies
17:09A flutter-tutter-bye
17:11And the clouds spoke prayer
17:12Through the Rocky Mountain air
17:16You know it must be love
17:19Moe took the domestic life like butter to a biscuit
17:22Gone were the days of canyon garden and dodgeball for one wife
17:27Anymore, Moe couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a dodgeball
17:31Nor did he try
17:33He was content caring for his family and walking Zippy
17:38Oh, thank the Lord above
17:44You know it must be love
17:53Come on, boy, let's go for a walk
17:58Did you remember Sliver?
18:00Yep, never leave home without it
18:02Moe named his walking stick Sliver
18:05On account it was a sliver of wood he pulled off that tree the day he met Sally
18:10He never went anywhere without it
18:12What with the bears and all
18:15Now, with Moe's stories, this could be what you might call a happy ending
18:20Look at that
18:21He's even walking off into the sunset with his buffalo
18:25But this is different for Moe's stories
18:28And I expect it's just getting started
18:33Hello?
18:36Who's there?
18:38All right, bear, I've got Sliver
18:41I suggest you stay away
18:49Moe had never seen a burning tumbleweed before
18:53This tumbleweed was not only on fire
18:56It seemed to have a mind of its own
19:00Now, if this were just an ordinary burning and talking tumbleweed
19:05The story should have just ended with the sunset
19:08But God himself was using this tumbleweed to speak to Moe
19:13God told Moe he had a job for him to do
19:17What?
19:18Who, me?
19:21God told him that he had heard the cries of Little Joe's family
19:25And that he was sending Moe to go to the mayor and demand he let them leave Dodgeball City
19:32But who am I to go to the mayor?
19:34Look at me, I'm puny
19:36I used to be pretty good with a dodgeball, but I put that behind me
19:40God told Moe that he would help him, that he would be Moe's strength
19:45But what if the people don't believe me when I tell them it's you who sent me?
19:49Tell them I am who I am, God said
19:54Tell them I am has sent me to you
19:57Okay, got it
19:59I am has sent me to you
20:02But, okay, what if, you know, they're still like, yeah, right
20:07This? Oh, this is sliver
20:10It's my walking stick and berry pellet
20:13Throw it on the ground? Okay
20:33God told Moe to pick up the snake
20:36That's a rattlesnake? Highly venomous?
20:43Huh?
20:46Okay, God, I think I can do this
20:49But can I ask a favor?
20:52I've got this thing about public speaking
20:55Really, it terrifies me
20:57What?
20:58Really, it terrifies me
21:00What?
21:01Imagine everyone in their underwear?
21:03Yeah, tried it
21:05Didn't work
21:06Scared the willies out of me
21:09God told Moe he'd have someone waiting for him outside of Dodgeball City
21:14To help him out with his public speaking, too
21:18So, Moe went back to tell his family he needed to go on a business trip
21:23God's business
21:25Come on, Zippy
21:27Thanks for the new outfit, Sally
21:29You're welcome, Moe
21:31You're gonna need it
21:32It'd be best if the mayor doesn't recognize you
21:34He'll have you sent up the river
21:36Oh, I almost forgot
21:43You be careful now
21:46I'm gonna miss you, Sally
21:48Gherkin, you listen to your ma now, you hear?
21:51Goodbye, Moe
21:53Now you go do what God says
21:56You're a good woman, Sally
21:58All right, Zippy, let's go
22:01Zippy?
22:03Hi-ho, sliver!
22:05Away!
22:08Bye, boys
22:09Bye, Zippy, and don't forget to take care of each other
22:12Say hi to the mayor for me
22:27Howdy
22:32You good at public speaking?
22:36Do you ever have to use the
22:38Imagine everyone in their underwear trick?
22:46Moe!
22:47Shh!
22:49Moe!
22:51Moe!
22:53Moe!
22:55Moe!
22:56Shh!
22:58How did you know my name?
23:00I'm Aaron, your brother
23:02What are you talking about? You're not a zucchini
23:05Wait a minute
23:07You're my brother-brother
23:09That's right, I was adopted
23:11Plus, your wanted poster is still up all over town
23:14Anyone within a hundred miles of here knows your name
23:17You'd better keep that mask on
23:19I didn't recognize you with the mask, which is good
23:22The mayor still has it in for you
23:24Moe told Aaron everything God had sent him to say
23:27And about all the miraculous signs he had commanded him to perform
23:44So, I do the talking, you do the thing with the stick
23:49God does the rest, and we all go free?
23:52Exactly
23:54All right, well, I won't have to sell rubber tomahawks anymore?
23:59Not unless you want to
24:01I'm in!
24:06Don't you get bored out here?
24:08Oh, dreadfully, but it beats working in the canyon
24:12You know, my sensitive skin, it just, it doesn't hold up
24:16Looky there!
24:17Huh?
24:18Blimey!
24:19This can't be good
24:20Who is that?
24:21He ain't wearin' black
24:22Hope you don't get that hat dirty
24:24That buffalo looks mean
24:26Can you tell he's not a little buffalo?
24:28I've never seen him before
24:30Who's that fella behind him? I've seen him somewhere
24:32Isn't that the rubber tomahawk guy?
24:34Who is that masked man?
24:36He must be a stranger
24:39I'm sorry, I had to
24:42Yes?
24:47Wait a minute. You're that worker who sells souvenirs outside of town, aren't ya?
24:52I'm not a worker
24:54Then what are you?
24:55I'm an old man
24:56You're not an old man
24:57I'm an old man
24:58You're an old man
24:59I'm an old man
25:00You're an old man
25:01I'm an old man
25:02You're an old man
25:03I'm an old man
25:04You're an old man
25:05I'm an old man
25:06You sell souvenirs outside of town, aren't ya?
25:09Isn't that boring?
25:11Eh, beats the canyon
25:13Who's this stranger?
25:15He come with you or did he come alone?
25:18Ah, uh, yes
25:20He's the, uh, he's the lone...
25:23The lone stranger
25:25The lone stranger, eh?
25:27You know how to talk, stranger?
25:30Ah, he's a bit shy
25:33He prefers to have me speak for him
25:35You forget to buy a backbone with that new cowboy hat, stranger?
25:39Well, what do you want? I don't have all day
25:42Ahem, this is what the Lord God says
25:46Let my people go
25:48What's that?
25:49Let us go, set us free, we want to leave
25:52No more digging and stacking and selling rubber tomahawks
25:54Adios, amigo
25:56Let you go?
25:58God said so
26:00Yeah, well, we'll just see what the mayor has to say about...
26:04Oh, sorry
26:06What is it?
26:07He's only hauling 20 wheelbarrows an hour
26:10I'm old
26:1130's the minimum
26:12I can't do 30, I'm 80
26:1430's the minimum
26:15Oh, you drive 30 at my age, you ungrateful...
26:18That's enough! You heard the God, the rule is 30
26:22If you can't do 30, it's up the river
26:25No, please!
26:27Take him away
26:31Hold this
26:32But... but... the plan!
26:39Nobody draws a dodgeball in the mayor's office but me
26:46You want me to let you go, eh?
26:48Well, how's this?
26:5060 barrels an hour, and that goes for everyone
26:53And you're gonna dig without shovels or picks to boot
26:56How we gonna do that?
26:58You figure it out
27:00You! You can go back and tell your people you just made their lives even more miserable!
27:06Now get back to work!
27:11Needless to say, Moe and Aaron's first meeting with the mayor did not go well
27:17And not only did they not get their request granted
27:21But the mayor more than doubled the workload for everyone
27:25In case you're wondering, the children of Little Joe were none too appreciative
27:31So, that mouse guy's name is the Lone Stranger
27:37He's the one to thank for this?
27:39He's the biggest goofball to come around here since that Moe guy
27:43Remember him?
27:45That guy was a piece of work
27:52Let's go home, Zippy
27:54I'm just making it worse
27:56I don't know what I was thinking
27:58What are you doing? You can't leave now
28:02But have you seen what I've done?
28:04They're better off without me
28:06That's true
28:08But that's the whole point
28:10When you just rely on yourself, on your own strength
28:14I do the talking, you do the thing with the stick, and God does the rest
28:19That was the plan, remember?
28:21God's plan
28:23Well, I guess I did kinda blow it in there
28:26Kinda? And if I'm not mistaken, that's not the only time you've gotten yourself into trouble with a dodgeball
28:32But that was a long time ago, and only because I was trying to help
28:36All your life you wanted to be strong
28:39But what God has called you to do here is far beyond your own strength
28:45So I can't do this on my own
28:48I can only do this if I let God do this
28:54La-ta-da-ta-da
28:56When the earth was born
28:59Who lit the light in the dark?
29:02God did
29:04That's right
29:05When the rain came down
29:08Who drew the plans for an ark?
29:11God did
29:13Precisely
29:14And in case you ever wondered
29:16When old Dave turned a hundred
29:19Who took the reins and gave him diapers to change?
29:22God did
29:23Exactly! And when the...
29:25All right, all right, I get your point
29:28It isn't my strength that's gonna help my people
29:31It's God's
29:32And since God called me to do this, he'll supply the strength I need
29:37I'm gonna stick to the plan!
29:40So Moe and Aaron headed back to Dodgeball City to follow God's plan
29:44I've got two more verses
29:46Now y'all sit tight to see how things turn out
29:53And now it's time for Silly Songs with Larry
29:56The part of the...
29:57Check it, me old dude
29:59Yo, me and the boys had an idea about another way to tell this Moe story
30:04Right, boys?
30:05Yo!
30:15Yo, listen to the boys and we'll tell you how
30:18How losing your cool and having a cow
30:20How can run you out when your lip gets flipped
30:23And get your mind up all over Egypt
30:25Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
30:30On the banks of the Nile, born and raised
30:32In the grip of the Pharaoh in his teenage days
30:35Chillin', kickin', wearin' silk jams
30:37He's learnin' hieroglyphics from his granddad Ramses
30:39When a whack Egyptian
30:41Black belt kung fu
30:42Started whoopin' it up
30:43On his homie, he grew
30:44Coulda called the cops, stood back, but instead
30:47He took a big stick up side of his head
30:49The stress down in Egypt
30:51Our troubles are severe
30:53Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
30:58The stress down in Egypt
31:01Increases more each year
31:03Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
31:11Now word spread fast and he got all scared
31:13He beat better off by avoidin' the Pharaoh
31:15He packed his bags, thinkin' if he'd stay
31:17They'd be punishin' him in a capital way
31:21Now Lord only knew, but he thought he might
31:23Spend a while in the desert like a million knights
31:26To disengage his raids and become equipped
31:28To return to his home as the Prince of Egypt
31:31I guess down in Egypt
31:33No moving day is near
31:35Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
31:40Unless the Prince of Egypt
31:43Will take us all out here
31:45Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
31:50Na, na, na, na, na, na, hey!
31:55Uh, no. Let's stick with the Western.
32:01See ya, guys.
32:07Great-granddad loves his little coochie-coochie-coo.
32:10Your mama's gonna be back soon, you cutie-cootie-cootie-cootie.
32:15Who's your favorite great-granddad?
32:17Who's gonna be the mayor someday?
32:19Who's gonna hootie-hootie?
32:22Oh, uh...
32:24What do you want?
32:25We've come back to assure you that God means business.
32:29What's that supposed to mean?
32:31If you do not set the workers free, you will face dire consequences.
32:37Excuse me?
32:41Hi-ho, sliver!
32:44Away!
32:58So then, you'll turn all our sticks into snakes?
33:02Ooh, I'm so scared.
33:11Thanks.
33:22That's the sorriest snake I ever seen.
33:24You couldn't do better than that?
33:26I was on the spot.
33:30Big deal. So you're better at snakes.
33:33I'm still not letting anyone go.
33:36Get back to your souvenir shack and take what's-his-name with you before I lose my patience.
33:48So, what's next?
33:53Now in the Old West, taking a bath was a special occasion.
33:58And for the mayor, that occasion came every Saturday morning.
34:02But the mayor's bath was about to turn sour.
34:06Along with the rest of his week.
34:09Good morning, mayor.
34:11You two again. Didn't I tell you...
34:14God has sent me to tell you, let my people go.
34:19Gods!
34:23Hi-ho, sliver! Away!
34:36Huh?
34:39What is it?
34:40It's... tomato juice!
34:46Well, the river turned red.
34:51And the mayor wouldn't listen.
34:58Let my people go!
35:01Fever!
35:03Hi-ho, sliver! Away!
35:07Or...
35:23Prairie dogs!
35:25And the prairie dogs spread.
35:30And they still wouldn't listen.
35:38Let my people go!
35:40Nuh-uh!
35:41Hi-ho, sliver! Away!
35:44And the grasshoppers called.
35:49And the mayor wouldn't hear him.
35:55Hi-ho, sliver! Away!
35:57You keep away from here, you...
36:00And the cattle fell dead.
36:05And he still didn't fear him.
36:11Hi-ho, sliver! Away!
36:13And the pimples came off.
36:18In every dimension.
36:24Hi-ho, sliver! Away!
36:27No! Twister!
36:30And the winds blew in.
36:35Still he wouldn't pay attention.
36:44Oh, the river turned red.
36:45And the mayor wouldn't listen.
36:46And the prairie dogs spread.
36:47And he still wouldn't listen.
36:48And the grasshoppers came.
36:49And the mayor wouldn't hear them.
36:51And the cattle fell dead.
36:52And he still didn't fear them.
36:53And the pimples came off.
36:54In every dimension.
36:55And the winds blew in.
36:56Still he wouldn't pay attention.
36:59Moe could not get through.
37:05Oh, what could he do?
37:12Moe and Aaron had done everything God had asked.
37:16But the mayor still wouldn't budge.
37:19So one more plague was visited upon Dodgeball City.
37:24The worst, saddest one of all.
37:29Oh, it was terrible.
37:31But the mayor, well, he had brought it on himself.
37:36Now, God told the children of Little Joe
37:38to place a sign on their door to keep them safe.
37:42But for the rest of Dodgeball City,
37:45But for the rest of Dodgeball City,
37:48all of the firstborn boys were taken by the river.
37:59Moe, the mayor would like to see us.
38:15Leave us.
38:16Go away, all of you.
38:19Get out of Dodgeball City.
38:36And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud
38:40to lead them along the way.
38:44There they go.
38:46Good riddance.
38:48We're going to have to figure out who's going to do all the work now.
38:52Who was that masked man?
38:58It's Moe.
38:59Huh?
39:00The lone stranger.
39:02He's Moe.
39:03He just took off his mask.
39:05Give me those.
39:10Moe.
39:12Round up the posse.
39:13I got a score to settle.
39:21Death Valley.
39:23Huh?
39:25God wants us to go through Death Valley?
39:28We can't do that.
39:29We'll be barbecued.
39:39Maybe we can just go around and catch up with the cloud on the other side.
39:42I don't know if...
39:44Sir?
39:45Not now.
39:46How many could we fit on your buffalo?
39:48Can anybody bring flip-flops?
39:49Sir?
39:50Can't you see we have a problem?
39:56It's the mayor.
39:57And he's got a posse.
40:03Thanks a lot, Moe.
40:04We should have never left Dodgeball City.
40:07We'd be better off serving the mayor than dying in the desert.
40:13Perhaps I could ride out and ask the mayor to take it easy on us.
40:17Did anyone bring any dodgeballs?
40:19Aaron, the plan, remember?
40:21I do the thing with the stick.
40:29Hi-ho, sliver!
40:32Away!
40:52Huh?
41:01Lookie up there!
41:04What is that stuff?
41:05What's going on?
41:07What?
41:08It's snowing!
41:09Well, I'll be.
41:13Lookie there.
41:14Well, look at that.
41:16Snow in the distance.
41:19I ain't never seen snow before.
41:31I'm not gonna let you get away again.
41:33Come on, boys!
42:02Come on, boys!
42:32Come on, boys!
42:59This is bad.
43:23In the great painted desert a long time ago,
43:27Twixt the feet of the Rockies and the Bighorn Plateau,
43:32Lived a man of great calling, a man of great skill,
43:36To trust the Almighty, his plan to fulfill.
43:41You did it, Moe!
43:43Nah, God did.
43:45I just followed the plan.
43:47Hold on, stranger.
43:51Your mask hides your face.
43:53Who you are, we can't say.
43:56Hold on, stranger.
44:00We sing hi-ho, sliver!
44:02Away!
44:05It's time for a manna buffet.
44:09We sing hi-ho, sliver!
44:13Away!
44:17Hi-ho!
44:18Away!
44:26Wow, Larry.
44:27You were right.
44:28That was the perfect story for Elise.
44:30See?
44:31I told you.
44:32What a great story about God's strength and following his directions.
44:36Come again?
44:38You know, God's strength.
44:40The whole point of the story?
44:42Oh.
44:43Yeah, but...
44:44I was thinking about the whole fighting with the brother thing.
44:47Elise is having a problem fighting with her brother, just like Moe.
44:50Except his brothers mostly fought with him.
44:53What's your point?
44:55Well, all Elise needs is a big stick.
44:57Come again?
44:58Yeah.
44:59He should leave her alone then, don't you think?
45:02Larry, that's totally not the point.
45:06It's time to talk about what we've learned today.
45:09So what we have learned applies to our lives today.
45:12And God has a lot to say in his book.
45:16If the stick doesn't work, a dodgeball might.
45:19No.
45:21You see, we know that God's word is for everyone.
45:24And now that our song is done, we'll take a look.
45:28Larry, that was the perfect story for Elise's question
45:31because it was about God's strength and following his directions.
45:35When Moe did things his own way, he just made things worse.
45:38To free his people, Moe had to rely on God and follow his plan.
45:43Oh.
45:45Yeah, and there's that, too.
45:48Let's see if Qwerty has a verse for us today.
45:53The Lord is my strength and my shield.
45:56My heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
45:59Psalm 28, 7a.
46:02So we can call on God to help us.
46:04And follow his directions when we know we can't do it by ourselves.
46:07Just like Moe.
46:09Cool.
46:10So, Elise, you're right.
46:12You aren't strong enough to do everything God asks you to do.
46:15Neither was Moe.
46:16But just like Moe, God can give you the strength to do what he asks.
46:20If you let God be your strength and follow his directions,
46:24you'll be amazed at what he can do through you.
46:27And, Wesley, you asked for a sequel to Little Joe,
46:30and, well, you got one.
46:32Two for one.
46:33How about that?
46:35You know, Moe's story reminded me a lot of the story of Moses in the Bible.
46:41Oh, yeah, now that you mention it.
46:43But it was a little different, in a Western kind of way.
46:47Yahoo.
46:48Well, that's all the time we have for today.
46:51Remember, God made you special.
46:53And he loves you very much.
46:55Goodbye.
47:05He's not that big, we know.
47:07But, man, that boy can throw.
47:09The boy that we call Moe.
47:16Oh, the river turned red, and the mayor wouldn't listen,
47:19and the prairie dogs spread, and he still wouldn't listen.
47:21And the crash of booze came, and the mayor wouldn't hear it,
47:24and the cattle fell dead, and he still didn't fear it.
47:26And the pimples came up in every dimension,
47:28and the wind blew, and still he wouldn't pay attention.
47:32Oh, when the ducks go quack, the wacky, wacky, wack,
47:37and the owls say ooh, a-hoo-dee-ooh-dee-ooh,
47:40and the stars shine bright in the rocky mountain night,
47:44you know it must be love.
47:48La-ta-da-ta-da.
48:01La-ta-da-ta-da.
48:04La-ta-da-ta-da.
48:08La-ta-da-ta-da.
48:11La-ta-da-ta-da.
48:14La-ta-da-ta-da.
48:23Oh, lone stranger,
48:27your mask hides your face,
48:29Who you are, we can't say
48:32Hold on, stranger
48:35We sing hi-ho, sliver, a-way
48:40It's time for a manna buffet
48:44We sing hi-ho, sliver, sliver, sliver
48:50A-way
48:53Hi-ho, a-way
48:59We sing hi-ho, sliver, a-way
49:04It's time for a manna buffet