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00:00You
00:30You
00:32You
00:54That was a lousy movie you're telling a chicken in a wig
01:02You
01:06Hey, do you remember what we saw the last time we were here
01:16Hey kids, could you spare a nickel?
01:19We're not supposed to talk to strangers and no, I don't have any extra money
01:26Oh, really? Well, how about a dollar and 28 cents?
01:33How did you know I had that I've been watching you kid
01:38Every Monday morning your mom gives you a dollar and twenty-eight cents
01:43and I
01:56See you later boys, I hope you like water with your lunches
02:02I
02:15Believe you have something that belongs to those boys
02:25Who are you I'm Larry boy
02:32Oh
02:39What are you gonna do it's not nice to take people's milk money
02:52Take it easy fella
03:02I
03:10Ain't feeling so good
03:28It's another space alien
03:32It's the milk money bandit we've been looking for you for months
03:45Thank You Alfred it was pretty good
03:51Next time though try to remember to release the criminal from your super suction ear turn your head left and snap your neck
03:59down ah
04:01Yeah, that's why I couldn't get rid of him. But besides that I was super
04:12That's exactly what Harold told me yeah, but guess what I heard about
04:22Did you hear something
04:31Hey, what do you say we go get some pizza, you know to celebrate
04:40But it's getting late and I'm volunteering at the veggie Valley grade school tomorrow morning. Oh, all right
04:48Good night, Alfred. Good night, master. Larry
04:53If any more space aliens want to fall in a bumbly burg, I'm ready for you, too
05:01Oh
05:31You know
06:01I
06:24Repaired the chafing dish then sent the chef out to get another jar of pickled herring
06:31And the dinner party was saved
06:37Well, thank you, mr. Alfred wasn't that a great story kids
06:43Well, we still got more to do today
06:46Mr. Alfred, would you like to stay and watch? Oh, that sounds like fun, but I'm a bit winded from my storytelling
06:53So I think I'd better go home and recharge my batteries
06:58Well, okay, let's all thank mr. Alfred for coming today
07:06Remember tomorrow, we're gonna learn about rumors little stories that can hurt
07:15Did you hear what mr. Alfred said, yeah
07:20He said he had to go home and recharge his batteries
07:25Why would he say that? I don't know
07:30I've got a toy with rechargeable batteries. It's my robot
07:37Do you think mr. Alfred is uh, I don't know
07:42He talks kind of funny and he's kind of stiff
07:46kind of like my
07:49Robot
07:52Should we tell anybody no, we better keep it to ourselves
07:57Keep what to yourselves?
08:01Hey over here the weed
08:03Keep what to yourselves?
08:06You're a talking weed. I'm a talking weed. You're a talking carrot your point was
08:12So come on. Tell me what it is. You're keeping to yourselves
08:19It's about mr. Alfred, but we can't tell you anymore
08:23listen sprout
08:25Did your parents ever teach you to share?
08:28Well, yes, but then share with me. I'm a good friend of Albert's
08:34Alfred Alfred I ask because I care
08:41We learned something about mr. Alfred today, yeah, what is it?
08:49Well, we think mr. Alfred yeah, it's a robot no
08:57He looks so natural
08:59He's a good robot
09:02You won't tell anybody. Will you hey, I'm not like you guys. I got roots. I'm not going anywhere
09:09Your secret stays right here
09:18You
09:33Did you hear about mr. Alfred
09:35What?
09:37Mr. Alfred the guy you came to class today
09:40Yeah
09:41He's a robot
09:44Robots
09:46Dangerous, I don't know. Did you hear that?
09:49Yes, I think I did
09:52So then Alfred is a dangerous robot. Oh
09:56My whoa. Thanks for the tip
10:04Did you hear about Alfred
10:07Oh
10:11But did you hear about Alfred
10:13What about Alfred it turns out? He's really a dangerous robot
10:19Alfred uh-huh. Everybody's talking about it. Yeah, don't say
10:24Hey, I just read a book with dangerous robots took up on the world
10:29Do you think Alfred he is on the library board?
10:33Today the library tomorrow
10:43Nothing lifts the spirit more than an afternoon dabbling in the horticultural arts. I
10:50Couldn't agree more Alfred. Oh
10:54Sweet sweet petunia may your bloom be a beacon of hope for all who tread these grassy hills
11:04Oh
11:07Get it
11:12Hey, you're a weed that's right, but did you hear about Alfred? Oh, it's gonna be mad
11:18He hates weeds in his flowerbed. Yeah, but did you hear about Alfred?
11:22You better get out of here before Alfred comes back. You're not listening to me. Did you?
11:27Master Larry, it's the mayor. She says it's urgent. I'll be right there. I
11:34Gotta go hold that thought
11:38Alfred there's a huge weed in your flowerbed. I told it to leave. Oh dear. Well, wait till you hear what the mayor has to say
11:50Hello mayor, this is Larry
11:52Yes, hello Larry listen, I need you to get Larry boy
11:58Yeah, sure. But why didn't you call him with the Larry signal?
12:02Because it's daytime. You can't see it in the daytime. Good point
12:08Alfred make a note of that
12:11Tell him we need his help
12:14Terrible weeds popping up all over Bumblyberg. They are saying very strange things about your friend Alfred
12:21I don't believe them, but some of our citizens are getting worried. What's worse though?
12:27They are ruining the lawns and gardens of our fair city
12:31Yeah, if Larry boy cannot stop them our property values will plummet our homes will be worth nothing
12:39Can you find him?
12:46Don't worry about a thing mayor help is on the way
12:52All right, we've got some gardening to do
13:08Have you heard the one about Alfred a
13:12Dangerous robot I'm told he's got lasers for eyes and the microchip brain
13:18His skin is terribly cold
13:21We've heard the one about Alfred. It's strange
13:26amazing
13:28But now that we've heard about Alfred, we'd like to hear more about you
13:37I'm a rumor weed
13:40I'm a rumor weed
13:42A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess. I'm a rumor weed
13:51All right, Alfred. I am executing plan a
13:54I
14:10I'm gonna I'm gonna try plan B
14:17So what is a rumor it starts as a story, maybe it's true, maybe not
14:23But once you repeat it, it's hard to defeat it now look at the mess that you've got
14:30Yeah, Alfred's a robot
14:32Everyone knows the story is all over town
14:36We rumor weeds know how a rumor can grow just like a big weed in the ground
14:42I'm a rumor weed
14:45Yes, it's true
14:47I'm a rumor weed
14:49A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess
14:53To make a big mess. I'm a rumor weed
14:57Okay, I'm executing plan B
14:59Yes, plan B
15:16Alfred I think we have a problem. Yes, what's that? I can't stop this thing. Oh dear
15:25Laddie boy, put your super suction ear down by the weed
15:31I've installed sensors in your plungers that will tell us about the weeds genetic structure. Oh my well
15:39Here goes
15:42Hello hello testing one two three Alfred is it working
15:49Yes, yes, perfect
15:52All right, that's enough master laddie you can come back to the laddie cave now
15:59But it got me by the ear what
16:09Yeah, you'd think so but it's kind of strong
16:14I'm a rumor weed
16:20A tiny little story is all I need
16:24Ya better watch out for the rumor weed
16:28I'm a rumor weed
16:30She's a rumor weed
16:32Yeah, rumor weed
16:34A tiny little story is all I need
16:36Ya better watch out for the rumor weed
16:38You'd better watch out for the rumor weed.
16:41A tiny little story is all I need.
16:44You'd better watch out for the rumor weed.
16:51Good work, Master Larry. The data is fascinating.
16:55Have you figured out how to stop it?
16:57Well, not yet, but it's extraordinary.
17:00It's like no plant I've ever seen.
17:03It doesn't photosynthesize.
17:07Why do we care if it takes pictures?
17:09No, no. Photosynthesize.
17:11Plants turn sunlight into energy.
17:14It's how they grow, except these weeds don't do that.
17:18They don't need energy to grow?
17:20Oh, no. They need lots of energy, but they don't get it from sunlight.
17:26Well, where do they get it?
17:28I can't figure it out.
17:29They're feeding off something, but I don't know what.
17:33Look, I fed the data about the weed into the LEDI satellite in geosynchronous orbit over Bumbleyburg.
17:39Now, wherever a new weed grows, we can see it here. See?
17:46Bumbleyburg have the measle.
17:48No, those are the weeds.
17:50What? They're everywhere.
17:52Yes, and at the rate they're growing, if we can't find a way to stop them...
17:56Bumbleyburg will be really weedy.
17:59Oh, it's worse than that.
18:01These weeds are strong enough to break up sidewalks, smash through brick walls.
18:06If we can't stop them, Bumbleyburg will be...
18:09Destroyed.
18:14No, careful. That's the satellite.
18:17Oh, my goodness.
18:19What?
18:20Look, I had the satellite looking at the surface of Bumbleyburg. See?
18:24Yeah.
18:25When you bumped the control, you told the satellite to look under the ground.
18:30Now watch.
18:33They're all connected.
18:38Wow, what's that big green thing right under Bumbleyburg?
18:44It could only be one thing.
18:47The mother weed.
18:51How do you kill a weed?
18:55You go to the root.
19:01You've got to take out the mother weed.
19:05Fortunately, I made some modifications to the Larry-mobile that will really come in handy.
19:10I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.
19:12Don't worry. I've planned out the entire mission.
19:16I'll be right here giving you instructions as you need them.
19:21Remember, Bumbleyburg is counting on you.
19:25You can do it.
19:31I hope.
19:37Are you up to speed?
19:39Yes, I am.
19:40All right, press the yellow button.
19:52Okay, this is great.
19:54But, um, I thought the weed was under the ground.
19:58Yes, that's right.
19:59Now you're almost there.
20:01Steady, steady.
20:03Now push the red button.
20:06Huh? Okay.
20:10Hey, my wing! I need those!
20:13Not where you're going, you don't.
20:15What?
20:19Are you insane?
20:21It's all part of the plan, Master Larry.
20:24Now push the blue button.
20:28This better be good!
20:43Goodbye, Bumbleyburg!
20:58Alfred! I'm still alive!
21:01Yes, isn't it lovely?
21:03I'm flying under the ground!
21:06Well, actually, you're boring.
21:09Gee, Alfred, I know I'm not the wittiest of cucumbers, but I...
21:12No, no, not that kind of boring.
21:14It's like drilling. It's a boring machine.
21:18Oh, I see.
21:20Now, I've set coordinates to take you to the sewer system about 50 feet from the weed.
21:25Once you break through the tunnel wall, I'll give you more directions.
21:30Roger.
21:36I'm slowing you down now so you don't hit the wall too hard.
21:56Master Larry, are you in the tunnel?
22:00Master Larry!
22:02All right, Alfred, I'm in the tunnel.
22:05Alfred?
22:07Master Larry, can you hear me?
22:11Alfred, can you hear me?
22:15The radio isn't working.
22:17The sewer walls must be blocking the transmission.
22:21The sewer walls must be blocking the transmission.
22:25That means I can't give him his direction.
22:28What do I do? What do I do?
22:30What to do? What to do?
22:33I must save him.
22:36Alfred!
22:38I'm coming, Master Larry!
22:41Help is on the way!
22:59Okay, I can do this.
23:02I am, after all, a superhero.
23:07Oh, look, it's just a little one.
23:13What was I so nervous about?
23:16You've met your match, weed.
23:19I'm gonna take you and I'm gonna...
23:29Mother!
23:37Oh, yes, officer, I need your help.
23:41Larry boy is battling a giant weed in the sewer system.
23:45The robot!
24:07Come on, Alfred, what'd you give me?
24:11How's your ear?
24:13Huh? How'd you know about that?
24:16That's right, you're connected.
24:20Oh, Alfred, I knew you wouldn't let me down.
24:24So, did you hear the one about Alfred?
24:29Hasta la vista, weedy!
24:41Wrong button.
24:59Everyone, listen to me!
25:07Oh, Mayor, Larry boy needs our help.
25:11Look, Mayor, it's like I told you.
25:14He's got a shiny metal head, just like a robot.
25:18You're right. Stand back, evil robot.
25:24Oh, no, that's my helmet. It keeps my brain safe.
25:30Your robot brain?
25:33No.
25:34What?
25:35No!
25:44Don't look at his eyes. They're laser beams.
25:50No, wait!
25:57I'm not a robot, I'm British!
26:09I'm warning you, I'm a super...
26:13...hero.
26:17Face it, you can't stop this weed.
26:20Thanks to your friends up there, I'm getting bigger by the minute.
26:28So, did you hear the one about Alfred?
26:41I heard he wants to take over the world!
26:44I heard there are teenagers inside him that don't care a thing.
26:48Our children are in danger!
26:51No, no, it's not true! I'm not a robot!
27:01It's the robot! He's shaking the world!
27:06He's shaking the world!
27:09I'm not shaking anything! It's shaking me!
27:15No!
27:34Hey, the weed head, the robot!
27:36Sergeant Wright, the menace!
27:40Laura, Junior, what's going on?
27:43What's that thing that has Alfred?
27:45It's a big weed, Dad!
27:48Didn't you hear? Mr. Alfred is really a dangerous robot with laser eyes!
27:54What? Who said that?
27:56It's true! He's gonna take over the world!
27:59Now where did you hear that?
28:01The weed told me.
28:04Yeah, isn't that right?
28:08Did you make up this story?
28:11What? I'm a rumor weed. I never make anything up.
28:16I heard it from two very reliable sources.
28:21Right, kids?
28:25Junior, Laura, do you have something to tell me?
28:30Well, we heard Mr. Alfred tell you that he needed to recharge his batteries.
28:37So we thought he must be a robot, right?
28:44Oh, kids, that was a figure of speech.
28:47A what?
28:49Sometimes grown-ups say things that really mean something else.
28:52When Mr. Alfred said he needed to recharge his batteries,
28:55he really meant that he was tired of being a robot.
28:58When Mr. Alfred said he needed to recharge his batteries,
29:01he really meant that he was tired and needed to go home and rest. That's all.
29:05Oh.
29:07Listen, if you hear something about someone that sounds bad, or even just weird,
29:12you should ask them about it, or ask your mom or dad.
29:15But don't spread rumors.
29:17Even if it's true God doesn't want us to tell stories that can hurt,
29:21He wants us to spread nice words.
29:25He's not a robot.
29:27No, Mr. Alfred is a very nice man.
29:32Did you see that?
29:34Yeah.
29:35Do you think we can save Mr. Alfred by spreading some nice words?
29:41Come on!
29:44Hey! Mr. Alfred is a nice man!
29:48What? A scary robot?
29:51He's not a robot.
29:53He's a nice man who came to our class to tell us stories.
29:58Well, I remember when Alfred helped me out with my dinner party.
30:03A scary robot wouldn't do that.
30:06He helped me change attire.
30:09He carried my groceries for me.
30:13He helped us with our bake sale.
30:18What a nice man!
30:48We're sorry we thought you were a robot.
31:06We didn't even ask you if it was true.
31:09Oh, I forgive you. I forgive you all.
31:15Ah, has anyone seen Lenny Boy?
31:20Lenny Boy!
31:41Oh, hey Alfred.
31:43Somebody told me you were a robot.
31:46Shh!
31:52Is there a flower shop?
32:08Hey there, citizens.
32:09We really had an adventure today, didn't we?
32:11That was a thorny one.
32:13I mean, once that problem got going, it just spread like a...
32:16Master Larry, enough with the puns.
32:19Can we please get on with this?
32:21Uh, sorry.
32:22We're back at the Larry Cave to wrap this one up and send you home.
32:26Alfred, do you suppose the Bible has anything to say about what happened today?
32:30As a matter of fact, it does.
32:32It's coming up on the screen right now.
32:36Here, take a look at this.
32:39Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
32:44Proverbs 12, 18.
32:46Hmm.
32:47So the Bible says, if you're not careful, your words can hurt people, just like a sword.
32:52Oh, is that right?
32:54Junior and Laura didn't mean to hurt Alfred, but they weren't careful with what they said and who they said it to.
32:59And it caused big problems.
33:01But that verse also says that if we use nice words, we can make it all better.
33:06We can make people feel good.
33:08Remember, God doesn't want us to tell stories that can hurt.
33:11He wants us to spread nice words.
33:13And if you can do that, you'll be that hero, too.
33:17See you next time.
33:18Ta-ta!
33:36Have you heard the one about Alfred?
33:48A dangerous robot, I'm told.
33:50He's got lasers for eyes and a microchip brain, and his skin is terribly cold.
33:55We've heard the one about Alfred.
33:58It's great.
33:59Amazing.
34:00I'm thrilled.
34:01But now that we've heard about Alfred, we'd like to hear more about you.
34:05I'm a rumor weed.
34:07He's a rumor weed.
34:08I'm a rumor weed.
34:09He's a rumor weed.
34:10A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess.
34:14He's a rumor weed.
34:24So, what is a rumor?
34:26It starts as a story.
34:28Maybe it's true, maybe not.
34:30But once you repeat it, it's hard to defeat it.
34:33Now look at the mess that you've got.
34:35Alfred's a robot, everyone knows.
34:38The story is all over town.
34:40Us rumor weeds know how a rumor can grow.
34:43Just like the big weed in the ground.
34:45I'm a rumor weed.
34:47He's a rumor weed.
34:48I'm a rumor weed.
34:49He's a rumor weed.
34:50A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess.
34:54Make a big mess.
34:55He's a rumor weed.
35:17Don't start a rumor.
35:19No, no, don't start a rumor.
35:21A word can hurt this breath like a tumor.
35:24So play it safe and don't start a rumor.
35:26I'm a rumor weed.
35:27He's a rumor weed.
35:28Yes, I'm a rumor weed.
35:30He's a rumor weed.
35:31A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess.
35:36A tiny little story is all I need.
35:39You better watch out for the rumor weed.