"(Bob) Okay, Larry, it's time for the theme song." "(Larry) Um, yeah, Bob, what do I do?" "(Bob) Hmm, let's see..." "I know, you play the guitar." "(Larry) Bob, I don't have any hands." "(Bob) Oh, you're right." "Okay..." "you play this." "(Larry) Oh, I don't want to play that," "I'll look silly." "(Bob) Oh, come on, it'll be fun." "(Larry) Nope, not going to do it." "(Bob) It's for the kids." "(Larry) Oh, okay." "But they better not laugh." "(Bob) Alright, you'd better get on out there." "Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom..." "If you like to talk to tomatoes, if a squash can make you smile, if you like to waltz with potatoes up and down the produce aisle... have we got a show for you." "Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales," "Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales." "Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales," "Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales." "(Bob) Broccoli, celery, got to be... (singers) Veggie Tales!" "(Junior) Lima beans, collard greens, peachy keen... (singers) Veggie Tales!" "(Larry) Cauliflower, sweet and sour, half an hour," "(singers) Veggie Tales." "There's never ever, ever, ever, ever been a show like Veggie Tales." "There's never ever, ever, ever, ever been a show like Veggie Tales." "It's time for Veggieta-a-a-a-a-a-a-ales." "[bonk] [kids laughing]" "Hi, kids!" "Welcome to Veggie Tales." "I'm Bob the Tomato!" "And I'm late for my Book Club!" "Uh, Book Club?" "Hi, everyone!" "Sorry about that." "It's okay, we started without you." "Discussing the book?" "No, eating the snacks." "They were delicious." "I would put them on par with the snacks from two months ago, but they paled in comparison to the snacks from last month." "What are you guys reading?" "It's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"" "by Mark Twain." "Oh, that's a classic." "What did you think?" "[crickets chirping]" "Personally, I found the book riveting, full of flawed characters and classic American humor." "[whistle sound]" "What's this?" "Norm's Notes?" "Condensed outlines of books for the Vegetable on the go." "You didn't read the book?" "You just read notes about the book?" "Do you guys allow this?" "[boing]" "It does make everything go a lot faster!" "Norm's got notes on every book you could ever want." ""War and Peace" took me fifteen minutes." "I found it riveting, full of flawed characters and classic Russian pathos." "I hate to interrupt, but, Larry, we've got a letter to answer." "Oh, right." "Who's it from?" "This one comes to us from Zachary Alexander in Glen Allen, Virginia." "How long is it?" "Just one page." "Oh, I'm sure I'll find it riveting." "Uh, right." "It says, "Dear Bob and Larry," ""there's a kid in my school named Joseph" ""who gets made fun of a lot." ""I feel really bad for him," ""but I'm afraid if I help him out," ""I'll get made fun of too." "I guess I'm just not sure if I should get involved."" "What do you think?" "I think that's enough reading for the day." "Yes!" "Who brought dessert?" "It was my turn!" "Well, Zachary," "I think you've got a real problem." "Some times the best thing to do is..." "Is to watch this story about "Huckleberry Larry."" "Uh..."Huckleberry Larry?"" "We couldn't get the rights to "Finn."" "Wait a minute!" "Are you saying we can watch the story from our Book Club?" "That's right!" "That's three minutes of my life" "I'll never get back!" "[music - whistling]" "Oh... hello, there." "Glad you could stop by." "I'm Clark Wayne... storyteller." "It's a perfect night for a story, don't you think?" "A story set on the Big River." "[click]" "Yes, the Mississippi River." "From the woods of northern Minnesota to New Orleans." "They say a drop of water that falls into Lake Itasca way up here, will be in the Gulf of Mexico" "90 days later." "Of course, most people like to get down the river a little quicker than that." "This is a story about just such a fella... and to tell it, we're going to have to take a little trip down the old river ourselves." "Hello, Chato." "[French accent] 'allo, Kimosabe." "Not a soul out here at night." "We should have the river all to ourselves." "[crows gawking] [music]" "Oh, the mighty Mississippi..." "It's flowin' strong and wide." "Just me and you in an old canoe, with a trusty Indian guide..." "Yeah, my trusty Indian guide." "[French accent] I prefer the term "Native American."" "Eh... did you say something?" "(Cheerleader #1) Ready..." "Okay!" "[quick tempo cheer] Gonna take a trip on the mighty Mississip..." "Gonna take a little trippy on the mighty Mississippi!" "[cheering]" "Must be a slumber party." "[music]" "Gonna take a trip on the Mississip..." "Gonna take a little trippy on the mighty Mississippi." "Gonna take a trip on the Mississip..." "Gonna take a little trippy on the mighty Mississippi." "Oh, the mighty Mississippi..." "It's flowin' strong and wide." "Just me and you in an old canoe, with a trusty Indian gui..." "Oh, I'm sorry..." "With my trusty Native American guide!" "Gonna take a trip on the Mississip..." "Gonna take a little trippy on the mighty Mississippi." "Gonna take a trip..." "Not so loud, Chato." "This is where our story starts... (Lumberjack #1) Timber!" "[crash]" "(Clark Wayne) "Dooley and Sons Lumber Camp. "" "That's Mr. Dooley himself." "He was in the tree removal business." "In fact, Dooley had a way of removing anything or anyone who lumbered in his way." "Get it?" "Lumber?" "Better!" "Harder!" "Faster!" "We're Loggers!" "We're Loggers..." "And for Pete's sake, NO SINGING!" "[struggling]" "What seems to be the holdup, Otto?" "Oh, we're havin' a bit a trouble with this big one." "Call Big Jim." "[reluctant] Uhhh..." "Now, Otto!" "[whistle] [thump, thump]" "(Clark Wayne) Big Jim." "Strong as an ox, and twice as tall." "Struck fear into anyone that laid eyes on him." "[whistle sound]" "He was so tough he could..." "Do I know you?" "Oh, don't mind me." "I'm just the narrator." "Okie Dokie." "(Mr. Dooley) Get a move on, Big Jim!" "I'm not payin' you to stand around all day!" "Actually, you're not payin' him at all." "Oh yeah, that's right, isn't it?" "[chuckling]" "(Clark Wayne) Unlike the other loggers," "Big Jim was not the employee of Dooley and Sons, Inc." "Five years ago he was caught in Elk River, Minnesota with 1100 pounds of stolen turkey jerky." "[police sirens]" "As the sole witness," "Mr. Dooley testified against Jim in court." "Jim didn't go to prison." "He was, however, sentenced to three years of community service at, of all places, Dooley and Sons Lumber Camp." "[whoosh]" "Good work, Big Jim." "Here, have some Jerky." "[groan] [buzzing - crash]" "Ah, Mr. Dooley!" "There's been an accident!" "What happened?" "!" "It's Silverstein." "He got a splinter!" "A splinter!" "Hurry!" "There's no much time!" "[annoyed] Ohhhh..." "You there!" "Keep an eye on Big Jim." "(Clark Wayne) There are times when fate reaches down and grabs you by the lapels." "This was one of those times." "The logger in question, Steve, was not the sharpest blade in the sawmill." "What Dooley said was, "Keep an eye on Big Jim."" "What Steve heard was," ""Please run into town and get me a strawberry smoothie. "" "[ding]" "Which is exactly what he did." "For Big Jim, the cookie of opportunity was clearly on the table." "He grabbed it." "[thump, thump...]" "Huh?" "Where's Big Jim?" "[nervous confusion]" "Hey!" "Why didn't YOU stop him?" "!" "?" "Oh..." "I'm the narrator!" "I'm not supposed to get involved!" "[growls] Otto!" "[sirens - barking]" "(Mr. Dooley) Get 'im!" "Get 'im!" "(Otto) Come back here you scally wager!" "(Mr. Dooley) Slow down!" "Stop Big Jim!" "We're gonna get you!" "You're gonna be in so much trouble!" "You'll be lifting logs 'til kingdom come." "(Otto) He's a chameleon, I tell you!" "[sirens - barking] [screech]" "Was that your dog barking?" "[a little sheepish] Uh... no, that was Steve." "He likes to bark when we chase things." "[Bark] [sirens - barking] [growl] [sirens - barking] [splash] [sirens - barking]" "(Otto) Look out for the... [incensed] Well that's just GREAT!" "[ruff]" "Is that a... smoothie?" "[music]" "(Clark Wayne) Not every day on the Mississippi was quite so exciting, nor every situation so rife with turmoil." "Take this scene, for example..." "That there green fella is Huckleberry Larry... though most folks just call him Huck." "[spit]" "And the red guy is Tomato Sawyer." "Most folks just call him Tom, since, well," ""Tomato" seems a little obvious." "These two happy bachelors are homesteading'." "What's "homesteadin'"?" "Well, when the U.S. government settled the West, they cut it into little pieces of land called "homesteads."" "[click]" "If you could live on a plot of land for five years without starvin' or gettin' run off by BEARS... the government would give it to you." "These fellas been livin' on their homesteads for four years, 362 days." "Yep... come Friday, just three days away, this land'll be theirs!" "Three more days, Huck, and this land will be ours!" "Our dreams are coming true!" "Can I borrow some more nails?" "Sure thing." "They're in my tent..." "behind the record collection." "Once I own this land..." "and finish my theme park..." "I'll be sellin' tickets and turkey jerky to all the jerky lovin' folks on the riverboats!" "I'm going to call it..." "JERKYLAND!" "And Mr. Jerky will be my mascot!" "(Tomato Sawyer) [concerned] Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that... where'd you say the nails were?" "Behind all the records." "Now before MP3 players, there were circular, vinyl disks called... oh... forget it." "You and your obscure music." "Bobby Roberts and his happy monkey." "Mama Belle and Little Jimmy..." "Mama Belle and Little Jimmy are not obscure!" "They sold over a million albums... before Little Jimmy disappeared five years ago." "(Tomato Sawyer) Huh..." "You know, Huck..." "The theme park business is very capital-intensive." "It's hard to make any money in it." "I'm not in it for the money, Tom, it's the action." "[whoosh]" "Riiight." "Hey, have you thought any more about joining me in my new business?" "There's a lot of "action" in tax preparation." "I still don't know what that is." "Well, I'm going to help people prepare their federal tax returns each year." "It's very complicated, but I've got a good head for numbers." "I'm sure you could pick it up, too!" "[grunt] Could you give me a hand?" "Sure!" "Always glad to help a friend." "You know, there isn't a single tax preparer on the Mississippi anywhere between Minnesota and New Orleans!" "The market is wide open!" "What the tomato may have missed in his business plan is that this is 1904, and the federal income tax will not be established until 1913." "For the next nine years he will, in fact, have the market all to himself." "What he will not have, is customers." "[struggling - grunting]" "I could tell him this, but as the narrator, technically speaking," "I'm not supposed to get involved." "(Huckleberry Larry) You're so heavy!" "[confused] Who's that guy?" "I think it was Colonel Sanders." "[intrigued] Really?" "[Bark!" "Bark!" "]" "(both) Whoah!" "[Bark!" "Bark!" "]" "Where's your dog?" "What?" "Oh... that's Steve." "He likes to bark." "[Yip!" "]" "We're looking for a man." "A dangerous man." "Have you seen him?" "Wrong Poster." "[tentative] No..." "I don't think so..." "Well, think harder." "He tore up a factory with his bare hands... and he's headed your way." "Hrgh!" "Hrgh!" "This is a signal flare." "If you see him, set this off and we'll come running." "Wh-why did he tear up the factory?" "He was looking for something." "What?" "[dramatic] Turkey jerky." "Eeeh!" "[music]" "Eeeeeh!" "Eeeeeh!" "What are we goin' ta do now?" "We're going to Muscatine." "But we've got to get back to camp!" "The boys won't know what to do without us!" "What are we supposed to do without them?" "We could... sing?" "Some men are dentists and some men are cops, while others run deli's and bicycle shops." "We fancy our flannel and extra long saws." "We'd only be happy with this job because..." "We're loggers!" "We're loggers!" "[music]" "Logs!" "[owl - oohing]" "(Huckleberry Larry) [very nervous] You got the flare?" "(Tomato Sawyer) Yes, it's right here in my tent." "(Huckleberry Larry) You got the matches?" "(Tomato Sawyer) Yes, I have the matches." "But honestly, why would he come here?" "We don't have any turkey jerky!" "(Huckleberry Larry) No, but we're gonna..." "as soon as I open Jerkyland." "(Tomato Sawyer) Well sure, but nobody knows that now!" "Do they?" "Do they, Huck?" "I might have put up a sign or two." "Or twenty-nine." "[panicking] Twenty-nine signs?" "!" "?" "Where?" "Along the river... [whoosh, whoosh, whoosh] [panicked] Eeep!" "It's advertising, Tom!" "My " Amusement Parks for Dummies" book says I have to do it!" "[hysterical] Well, does it tell you what to do when your "advertising" attracts a homicidal turkey jerky loving maniac?" "!" "?" "Does it?" "!" "?" "!" "?" "[irate] I don't know!" "I'm only on chapter three!" "[trees rustling]" "What was that?" "!" "?" "[crows - gawking]" "Whew... it's just birds." "Okay, we need to come up with a plan." "We need to take down all those signs!" "Tom..." "We need to build a fort..." "with cannons." "[mounting terror] Tom..." "We need, say, 60-70 tall pine trees, and iron ore..." "for the cannons." "[yelling] Tom!" "What?" "!" "?" "[grunting] [quietly] He's right behind me, isn't he?" "Mmhmmm!" "[screaming]" "Do you know the way to St. Louie?" "I want to sing." "With my mama." "[panicked] We don't have any turkey jerky!" "I haven't bought my inventory yet!" "[annoyed] I don't like turkey jerky!" "[talking sweetly] Well, of course you don't... none of us like turkey jerky... do we, Huck?" "[confused] I LOVE Turkey jerky." "I'm building [growl] a whole theme pa... [whispering] Signal flare!" "[confused] Wha-?" "So... you aren't looking for turkey jerky..." "Mmm-mmm." "You just want to sing with your mama." "In St. Louie." "She said, "Meet me in St. Louie, Louie."" "But your name is "Jim."" "My middle name is Louie." "[patronizing] Riiight." "[whispering] "Signal flare!"" "So tell me, Jim Louie..." "Mama Belle call me Little Jimmy." ""Mama Belle and Little Jimmy"?" "(Tomato Sawyer) [patronizing] Well, sure..." "I can see why they'd call you "Little Jimmy"... [reading] "Mama Belle and Little Jimmy"... so you were named after these guys?" "[beaming gasp!" "] Mama!" "That's your mama?" "And me!" "Little Jimmy!" "[completely skeptical] That's... you?" "I grew." "Well, sure you did!" "[whispering] Et-gay the air-flay!" "Kay-o... ay." "Ay-ko-ay... ay?" "Okay." "[awkwardly loud] I'm just going to put the record away, now in the other tent..." "Why don't you take a nap on your boat... or whatever... and we'll go call for help." "Heh, heh, heh... [whoosh]" "We have a..." "signaling device..." "Heh, heh, heh... [whisper shout] How do I light it?" "With the matches..." "next to my books." "Heh, heh." "[whisper shouting] Oh, here they are..." "So rest well... (Huckleberry Larry) [whisper shouting] Got it!" "Wait..." "not in the tent!" "[whoosh]" "Ooooh!" "[explosion]" "Thank you for helping me..." "It's the least we could do!" "You rest now." "Help is on the way." "What am I gonna do for a tent, now?" "!" "?" "[apologetic] I didn't know it was going to do that..." "What did you think it was gonna do?" "!" "?" "The emotion of the moment was overwhelming..." "Wait." "The reward." "What?" "[reading] "100 dollar reward"..." "that's right!" "You could buy a new tent!" "And you'll have enough money to finish Jerkyland!" "Huh!" "This day has turned out all right after all!" "Yeah." "As long as "Little Jimmy" doesn't get hungry and eat us before that scary guy with the Steve-dog gets here." "Huh, right." "Happy River..." "Doot, doot, whoo!" "Whoo!" "Do you hear something?" "It sounds like... singing." "Whoo!" "Quiver..." "giggle with glee!" "River..." "Jimmy and me!" "Wait a minute..." "Happy River..." "doot, doot, whoo!" "Whoo!" "[music]" "Sing me a song as we paddle along a Happy River." "Happy River..." "doot, doot... whoo!" "Whoo!" "No need to doubt as we paddle about a Happy River." "Happy River..." "doot, doot... whoo!" "Whoo!" "Catfish'll quiver, and giggle with glee" "As we paddle down the river just my Jimmy and me." "No need complainin' at the miles that are remainin'" " Happy River." "Happy River..." "doot, doot... whoo!" "Whoo!" "We ain't high-falutin' when the riverboats are tooting'..." "Happy River." "Happy River... doot doo!" "[yawn] [dramatic] He's telling the truth." "What?" "He's Little Jimmy!" "It's him!" "But he's huge!" "He grew!" "It's him, I tell ya!" "No one else can sing with Mama Belle just like that!" "(Tomato Sawyer) [flummoxed] But..." "I... wha..." "And we just called that scary guy and barking Steve to come take him back to whatever nasty place they came from!" "I don't know..." "I..." "We gotta help him get to St. Louis, so he can sing with his mama!" "Wait a minute!" "He tore up a factory!" "He couldn't have!" "He's ALLERGIC to turkey jerky." "See!" "Huh?" "[reading] Little Jimmy sings the" ""I'm Allergic to Turkey Jerky Blues"... [sirens - barking] [gasp] It's the scary guy and barking Steve!" "Run Little Jimmy!" "[snores]" "We gotta go wake him up!" "But... the reward money!" "We gotta save Little Jimmy!" "(Otto) I can smell..." "Too late!" "They're here!" "[siren]" "All right... where is that big ox?" "[sniff, sniff, sniff... ruff!" "]" "I shoulda known Little Jimmy would try to get back to his Mama someday." "See!" "It IS Little Jimmy!" "(Otto) Hey, boss... look at this!" "That's where they lit the signal flare... but where are they now?" "(Otto) Uh... boss... [growing angry] Big Jim?" "Is that you?" "!" "?" "[boing, boing]" "Stop!" "Come back here!" "[boing, boing] [bonk] [screech]" "Go get him!" "I can't swim!" "He only doggie paddles." "Hrrgh." "[shouting] I'll track you down..." "if it's the last thing I do!" "[groggy] Mama?" "No, Little Jimmy..." "that's not your mama." "But we're gonna find her for you." "Aren't we, Tom?" "(Clark Wayne) All Tom could think about was the $ 100 he just lost, and the fact that if he wasn't back at that homestead by Friday when the man from the government showed up, he was going to lose a whole lot more." "[whistle sound]" "You're on." "(Scallion) What's my line?" "Just read the script." "(Scallion) I don't have one!" "Larry, where's the script for the Silly Song?" "(Larry) Oops!" "Don't tell me you forgot?" "I brought a song!" "You're a life saver." "[music]" "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo." "It lies atop a mound of snow, high in the hills where the cold winds blow." "It's the Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo." " Come on!" " Yipee!" " Let's go..." " ... to see!" "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo!" "[music]" "Our bags are packed and ready to go." "Let's start the van and be gone." "Start the van and be gone." "Now our bags are all packed and we're ready to go." "Let's start the van and be gone." " Come on!" " Oh my!" " Let's go..." "...to spy!" "The Biscuit of Zazzamaranda..." "Oh what's that you say?" "We can't leave yet today?" "You've just got an errand to run?" "I just have to stop at the bank." "You just have to stop at the bank?" "...well, if you insist," "I suppose we can deal with a minor delay." "Deal with a minor delay." "(Pa Grape) Say, Archibald, who made this biscuit anyway?" "Oh, I thought you'd never ask..." "Sir James McNabb of the Guild of Dough." "He made the biscuit so long ago." "And the people they traveled to see it glow, on the mountain of Zazzamarandabo!" " Come on!" " Hooray!" " Let's go..." "...Today!" "To the Biscuit of Zazzamarandab..." "Oh, what is it now?" "This isn't the way!" "I just need to stop for some goldfish food." "You don't even have a goldfish!" "No, but I was thinking of getting one and I wouldn't want him to go hungry." "[whistle sound]" "Anybody need anything?" "Maybe a venti half-caf vanilla hazelnut latte... hold the whipped cream." "And maybe one of those little chocolate covered graham crackers?" "[engine revving]" "So Archie." "What's so great about this biscuit anyway?" "Well, if you really want to know." "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo" "Was lost to the world many years ago" "Until my great uncle Archambeaux stubbed his toe on the frozen dough of the Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo!" " Come on!" " Oh, please!" "Don't tease!" "The Biscuit of Zazzamaranda...!" "NOOOO!" "Not again!" "It's just not fair!" "We've got to have a map!" "A what?" "A map." "A what?" "A map." "(everyone) Oooooh." "A map." "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo!" "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo!" "The joy!" "The thrill!" "I think I spilled." "The Biscuit!" "The Biscuit!" "The Biscuit of Zazzamaranda..." "[BURRRRRRRP!" "]" "Bo..." "Uh, oh... [whistle sound]" "Mmm... sausage gravy." "(Larry) Hmm." "I might've made a wrong turn." "[ding]" "(Archibald) The Biscuit of Doug?" "Back to the van!" "Back to the van!" "It isn't too late!" "Let's go!" "So high in the hills where the cold winds blow" "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo!" "(Archibald) We're almost there!" "Oh, isn't this great?" "Who needs to take a potty break?" "(everyone) Meeee!" "(Archibald) Noooooooo!" "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo" "It lies atop a mound of snow, high in the hills where the cold winds blow." "It's the Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo!" "[music]" "(Scallion) I suppose this has been Silly Songs with Archie." "Tune in next time to hear Larry say..." "I always thought you were the announcer?" "So did I!" "[music - birds chirping] [yawn]" "Ahh!" "[panic] Huck?" "Huck!" "Good morning, Tom!" "Beautiful day, isn't it?" "[very concerned] How long was I sleeping?" "!" "?" "Where are we?" "!" "?" "I figure we're coming up on..." "Oh... hold on... [splash]" "Coming up on Davenport." "And we're making good time!" "Making'good time'?" "We're making terrible time, because we're not supposed to be going anywhere!" "We've gotta get back to..." "Quick!" "Follow me!" "It's important to keep the raft balanced... [splash] ...on account of Little Jimmy being so... big." "We've gotta get off this raft and get back to our campsite before... [splash]" " before the government man gets there and decides we starved..." "or got run off by BEARS!" "Look, Tom, I have it all figured out." "A couple hours ahead is a little town called Muscatine." "So we can hop off there and put Little Jimmy on the train to St. Louie." "We can walk back home by Thursday." "Plenty of time!" "[sigh] Fine." "Okay, Huck..." "Muscatine..." "But no further." "[birds - chirping]" "It is a lovely day on the river..." "Aaaah!" "Aaaah!" "[splash] [darkly] Lovely." "Mmm... refreshing!" "[yawn] [music]" "(Clark Wayne) When you're slippin' down the Mississippi, there ain't no need for gettin' lippy, laze in the sun..." "or take a dippy." "The fishing's always good!" "Here, try this one." "It's lucky." "Just grab a pole and drag a liner, lie on back..." "there's nothin' finer!" "Bighead Carp or Redfin Shiner are bitin' like they should." "[music]" "(Clark Wayne and Larry) Well, the river is my neighbor, and..." "Excuse me, this is the narrator's song." "[embarrassed] Oh." "I thought you were the chicken guy." "[snicker]" "Not a word, Chato." "Well, the river is my neighbor, and the river is my friend!" "You'll find another story hiding' 'round each river bend!" "That's right!" "So take me down the Mississippi, your hair is long..." "it needs a clippy, bring a coat..." "the nights get nippy on this you can depend..." "Oh, the river..." "she's my friend." "[splash]" "Spell it!" "[cheering] M..." "I... crooked letter, crooked letter..." "I!" "Crooked letter, crooked letter..." "I!" "Humpback, humpback..." "I!" "[cheering]" "Must be a slumber party." "[darkly] Lovely." "Wheeee!" "(Huckleberry Larry) So the bad man in the mask dumped the jerky in your hands, right when the police showed up?" "Yes." "That's why I spent five years at the lumber camp." "But you only had to serve three years." "Mr. Dooley thought I couldn't count." "That's nice." "Shouldn't we be coming up on M..." "Muh..." "Mus..." ""Muscatine."" "There it is!" "[dreamily] Muscatine!" "[excited] Okay Jim, we're gonna..." "You're going to put me on a train to St. Louis, then YOU'RE walking home to meet the government man by Thursday." "[stunned] Right." "That's right!" "Huck, run up ahead and look for the train station while I tie up the raft!" "Aye, aye Captain Tom!" "Secure the area and pick up some donuts!" "Donuts?" "Everyone deserves donuts for a job well done." "Excuse me, sir..." "Would you happen to know where I can find a train station, conveniently located next to a bakery?" "Eh... oh, head down the street yonder, young feller." "Thank you." "Wow, what a great town!" "This place has got it all." "Friendly town people..." "Shopping..." "Baby with a signal flare..." "Huh?" "[baby cooing] [whoosh, whoosh, whoosh]" "Oh!" "[towns people - commotion]" "Ah!" "[bang]" "Excuse me... [nervous, scared, alarmed] Uh..." "Oh...!" "I'm really sorry about that..." "Excuse me..." "Hey, is there somethin' I can help you with, Sonny?" "AAAAHHH!" "[baby - cooing]" "So... uh..." "You play any football in high school?" "You got the size for it." "No." "I was in musicals." "Really?" "(Huckleberry Larry) Tom!" "T-Tom!" "[gasp] [baby crying]" "TOM!" "Whoa!" "[colliding noises]" "We gotta get out of here!" "[coughing]" "What are you doing?" "Huck?" "!" "?" "What's going on?" "!" "?" "BEWARE THE BABIES!" "[whistle - explosion] [snickering] Heh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh" "Oooh... pretty." "Eh... eh, maybe no one noticed... [multiple explosions]" "They all know about Jim!" "The posters are everywhere!" "[crazily] Even the babies have signal flares!" "The babies?" "Yeah, Tom!" "The babies!" "I... no!" "Huck, I said I'd go to Muscatine." "That's it." "I did my part!" "We've got to get back home, or we lose everything!" "I know." "Do you want to be bachelors living in tents for another five years?" "!" "?" "[running out of steam] No... but I want to help Little Jimmy find his mama." "[frustrated] You..." "I... bah..." "Let's just get back on the river and think this over." "[wheels rumbling] [whistle blowing]" "Come back with my donuts, you thieves!" "Come back!" "My good baker, your own sign said" ""Free Samples!"" "It also said "Take ONE!"" "Simply a rounding error on my part..." "ROCK!" "Do accept my apologies as graciously as I have accepted your free samples..." "TREE!" "WAAAAAAH!" "Get back here!" "Get back here!" "(Clark Wayne) He, heh..." "looks like these two rascals are in a heap a trouble." "I wonder what Tom, Huck, and Jim are up to?" "(The King and The Duke) WAAAAAH!" "[whistle sound] [splash]" "He, he..." "that was close." "Yeah." "Real close." "[pop]" "Oh, dear." "Uh... good day, gentlemen!" "Our vessel is proving herself less than seaworthy." "Ah... might we come aboard?" "[wary] Absolutely not!" "No more helping!" "[water trickling] [enticingly] There could be a donut in it for you!" "[mouth full] You're really a king and a duke?" "Indeed!" "[skeptical] Of what?" "Well, my good tomato, you are looking at the King of Memphis!" "And my good friend here... the Duke of New Orleans!" "Pleased to meet you!" "But we don't have royalty in America!" "Obviously, you've never been to the South." "And who might your prodigious compatriot be?" "[confused] I'm sorry?" "Who's the big guy?" "[disinterested] Oh... uh, that's Jim." "As in BIG JIM?" "Do you know the way to St. Louie?" "I want to sing." "With my mama." "St. Louie?" "That's the site of the World's Fair!" "Is that where your mama is?" ""Meet me in St. Louie, Louie!" "Meet me at the Fair..."" "I love that song." "Meet me in St. Louie, Louie..." "I thought his name was Jim." "His middle name is Louie." "Huh." "What town are we coming up on next, Duke?" "Uh..." "I dunno." "Aha..." "I'll tell you what, friends... since you were so kind as to snatch us from the river's icy jaws," "The Duke and I will escort your large compatriot down to St. Louie, and, as a token of gratitude, we will give each of you ten dollars for train fare back north to wherever you came from!" "[excited] Did you hear that, Huck?" "Train fare back up north!" "They'll take Little Jimmy to St. Louie, and we can get back to our homesteads on time!" "Um..." "Put us ashore at..." "whatever town we come to next... and we'll telegraph ahead and let your mama know we're on our way to the Fair!" "Doot, doot, whoo, whoo..." "Doot, doot, whoo, whoo... [aggravated] Where are they?" "They've been gone almost an hour!" "If we leave right now, we still might be able to make it back before the government man shows up." "Uh... yeah." "Look Tom, I've been thinking... maybe we should ride along..." "just to be safe." "Have you forgotten about my tax office?" "And Jerkyland?" "Isn't that what you've always wanted?" "Yes... but I want to help Little Jimmy, too." "[intense whispering] I've got news for you:" "I didn't hurt Little Jimmy!" "I'm not the one who sent him up the river away from his mama!" "I didn't hurt him, so I shouldn't have to help him!" "[calmly] Sometimes not helping is the same as hurting." "[irate] What?" "!" "?" "That makes no sense!" "... doot, whoo, whoo..." "If we see someone who needs help, and we can help them..." "I think that's what God wants us to do." "[stammering] Well, you... uuugh..." "I'm gonna make sure Little Jimmy finds his mama." "[stammering] You..." "I... aaagh!" "Doh!" "(The King) I say... good news, friends!" "Everything is arranged!" "The telegram is on it's way." "And here is your ten dollars for train fare." "I..." "I'm gonna make sure Little Jimmy finds his mama." "Is that more important than the last five years of hard work?" "!" "?" "The situation is under control!" "The Duke and I are skilled... raft... drivers." "I'm gonna make sure Little Jimmy finds his mama." "[heartbroken] Then you'll be by yourself." "Goodbye, Huckleberry Larry." "[sadly] Goodbye, Tomato Sawyer." "I'm sorry, Huck." "Well, let's go find your mama." "[muttering] No point both of us losing our land." "Besides, I'm sure Little Jimmy will be fine." "[giggling] 'Allo." "(ticket agent) Ahem..." "may I help you?" "[downcast] Oh..." "Yes..." "I need a ticket." "North to Dubuque?" "Or south to St. Louie?" "[sigh] North." "[laughter]" "Hmm!" "Excuse me, sir?" "Hm-hm?" "Could you hand me my fishing pole?" "I didn't knock it down." "Besides, I'm not supposed to get involved." "[chuckle] [irritated] Well... of all the..." "Ehhh!" "[crack] [really irritated] My lucky fishing pole!" "That guy coulda helped me!" "[yelling] Listen buddy!" "I hope you learn someday that..." "that NOT HELPING someone... can be the same thing as HURTING them!" "[sad thoughtful gasp] Not helping... [concerned gasp] ...Little Jimmy!" "That'll be five dollars and seven cents." "(Tomato Sawyer) Here's ten bucks... [intense] I'm going south to St. Louis!" "Hang on, Little Jimmy!" "Help is on the way!" "Woah!" "[train whistle] [crowd - commotion]" "(Clark Wayne) Yes, it looked like everyone was headed for the St. Louis World's Fair." "What?" "Where'd you want the story to end?" "The parking lot of a Kentucky Fried Chicken?" "Trust me... this'll be fun!" "Oh... here comes Little Jimmy," "Huck, and those two rascals now!" "(Huckleberry Larry) Wow!" "(The King) Most of this was built in my honor, you know, what me being the King and all." "(The Duke) Yeah... me too!" "(The King) It's time to find your mama, Little Jimmy!" "[whispering] But first we need to lose the pickle." "I thought he was a cucumber." "Oh..." "look at the log ride!" "(Jim) Oooh!" "Ah, yes..." "Why, Huck, if you look closely, you'll see my name engraved in that log." "I don't see anything... (The King) Lean a little further..." "you'll see it." "No..." "I still don't... [boing]" " Aaah!" "Ooof!" "[frightened] Huck!" "Oh, there's so much to see here... (voice over speaker) Please remain seated while the vehicle is in motion." "Huck!" "Are you okay?" "!" "?" "I'm fine Little Jimmy!" "We'll find your mama in a minute!" "Oh, look, Little Jimmy!" "Here comes your mama now!" "There he is!" "It's Big Jim..." "the turkey jerky bandit!" "Huck!" "You're coming back with me, Big Jim!" "For a long, long time!" "Leave him alone!" "Huck!" "Ahem... before we turn him over, there is the issue of reward." "[whistle sound]" "Ha-ha!" "He's all yours..." "Bye!" "(Otto) Get back here!" "Where do you think you're going?" "!" "?" "Blow the whistle!" "Little Jimmy!" "Where ya goin'?" "!" "?" "I'm coming to help you!" "Oh, that's okay!" "I'm doin' fine!" "[bark, bark] [smash] [crowd - gasp]" "Oops." "I'll help you, Huck!" "[very worried] I'm good!" "Thanks, Little Jimmy!" "[crowd - commotion]" "That's my meal ticket!" "Otto!" "Get me a flare!" "[crowd - commotion] [track clanking]" "Oh dear... [track clanking]" "Fire in the hole!" "[whoosh]" "Ooooh!" "[pop] [crowd - gasping] [vroom, zip, vroom] [terrified] Goodbye Mother!" "Goodbye Father!" "Goodbye Turkey Jerky!" "Ah..." "Maaaamaaaa!" "[track clanking]" "Mother!" "Aaaaah..." "Aaaaaaaaa!" "[boing] [crowd - commotion]" "You forgot about your good friend Tomato!" "And your lucky fishing pole!" "I'm sorry, Huck." "You were right all along." "We DO need to help others... even when it's not easy." "I forgive you, Tom." "(Jim) Aaahh!" "[gasp] Little Jimmy!" "Aaaaaaaaaa!" "[bonk]" "Do you know the way to St. Louie?" "Straight down." "Whoa!" "[crowd - shouting]" "He's on the Ferris Wheel!" "(Huckleberry Larry) He's on the Ferris Wheel!" "(Tomato Sawyer) Follow me!" "Wheeeeee!" "(Jim) Waaaaah!" "He's headed for the Amphitheater!" "[music]" "The river is blue..." "'cuz it's full of my tears." "Poor Little Jimmy..." "ain't seen him in years." "I wish I could... [crash]" "Hi, Little Jimmy." "Hi, Mama." "[incredulous] Little Jimmy?" "[happy gasp] Mama?" "Little Jimmy?" "!" "?" "Mama?" "!" "?" "Little Jimmy!" "Maaa Maaa!" "Little Jimmy... (The King) Not so fast!" "That gourd is a wanted criminal!" "My Jimmy?" "!" "?" "[offended] Oh!" "That fella belongs to me!" "[creak sound] [whistle sound]" "Oof!" "Officer!" "Hey, Officer!" "Someone run off with all my turkey jerky!" "[whistle sound] [guilty] I was gonna come back and pay you for every last stick!" "Officers..." "I suggest you reexamine the Elk River turkey jerky case." "We have a new suspect." "[scared gasp!" "] Gotta go!" "[bonk]" "May I?" "Oh!" "Be my guest!" "[whoosh]" "Wah!" "[happy sighs] [irate] I thought you couldn't get involved!" "Well, that's just it." "When you see that someone needs help, and you know you can help 'em... you just hafta get involved!" "[music]" "Sing me a song as we paddle along," "Happy River... (Clark Wayne) So things ended up pretty well." "Mama Belle and Little Jimmy were making music again." "Why, they even released a new album!" "Whoo!" "Whoo!" "Catfish'll quiver, and giggle with glee" "As we paddle down the river just my Jimmy and me." "We ain't high-falutin' when the riverboats are tooting'..." "Happy River." "Happy River... doot doo!" "[music]" "I heard the food table was down here." "Oh, good." "You know, I'm so hungry I could eat a whole... (both) ...DONUT!" "Huh?" "!" "YOU GUYS?" "!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Get back here with my donuts!" "Those aren't even a day old yet!" "[chuckling] Yep!" "Everything worked out pretty well!" "Wait a minute..." "what about me and Huck?" "We've got nothing left 'cept one tent and a broken fishing' pole!" "It's a lucky fishing' pole!" "He's got a point." "[dejected] I guess..." "Come to think of it," "I've got a nice piece a land down by the river... hardly use it, 'cept strummin' my banjo on the dock." "You want to set up your businesses there?" "[confused] Isn't that where you raise your chickens?" "[snicker]" "Not a word, Chato." "It's chicken-free." "You interested?" "[excited] Well, sure we are!" "I'll have a tax preparation office up in no time!" "Oh yeah..." "I've been meaning to talk to you about that..." "No need complainin' at the miles that are remainin'" "Happy River." "Happy River..." "doot, doot... whoo!" "Whoo!" "Happy River..." "doot, doot... whoo!" "Whoo!" "Like sister and brother, we'll be helping one another." "The burden you're bearin' would be half if we were sharing'..." "Happy River... doot, doo!" "Personally, I found the story riveting, full of flawed characters and classic American humor." "I enjoyed how the author intertwined complicated moral dilemmas with lighthearted vegetable frivolity." "It's time to talk about what we learned today!" "And so what we have... [fast forward noise]" "We'll take a look." "What happened to the song?" "Norm's notes version." "(Lunt) For the vegetable on the go!" "[sigh]" "Let's see if Qwerty has a verse for us today... [computer beeps]" "(Bob) Very funny Qwerty... [computer beeps]" "(Bob) Ah..." "James 4: 17..." ""If you know what is right to do but you do not do it, you sin. "" "(Larry) So... the Bible tells us that not doing the right thing is the same thing as doing the wrong thing?" "Ah... yeah, Larry." "I think that's right." "When you know what you should do and don't do it, you're actually doing something wrong." "That's what I said." "I know that's what you said." "Cuz' that's what the Bible says." "Yes." "Anyway." "Zachary..." "It's wrong for the kids at school to make fun of Joseph." "But it's also wrong to see it happening and not do anything about it." "The right thing to do is to get involved." "Let the other kids know that it's not nice to make fun of other people, because it hurts their feelings." "Tell your parents or a teacher what's going on and they can help, too." "And even though it'll be hard," "You can feel good knowing that you're doing the right thing by helping Joseph." "Just like Huck knew the right thing to do was to help little Jimmy." "If he wouldn't have helped him, he would have been doing the wrong thing." "That's right, Larry." "Nice story." "Thanks, Bob." "I say next month we skip the book and go straight to dessert." "I second the motion." "All those in favor say "mmmph."" "(all - mouth's full) Mmmph!" "Opposed?" "The "mmmphs" have it." "Remember kids, God made you special... [mouth full] And he loves you very much!" "You shouldn't talk with your mouth full." "(all) Good bye!" "Subtitles by LeapinLar"