God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!
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| God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?! | |
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| Directed by | Phil Vischer, Chris Olsen |
| Written by | Phil Vischer |
| Starring | Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer, Dan Anderson, Jeff Morrow |
| Music by | Phil Vischer, Lisa Vischer |
| Distributed by | Sony Wonder |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Where's God When I'm S-Scared? |
| Followed by | Are You My Neighbor? |
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God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?! is the second episode of the VeggieTales animated series. It was released in 1994. It features two short stories about forgiveness. The first is about a family of cranky grapes that torments a young boy (Junior Asparagus) who must find it in himself to forgive them. The second is a parody of Gilligan's Island.
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[edit] Synopsis
This episode, subtitled "A Lesson in Forgiveness" teaches viewers the importance of forgiving others when they act carelessly or thoughtlessly. The first segment is a loose parody of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. In this story Pa Grape makes his VeggieTales debut as the patriarch of a family of cranky grapes, who, upon seeing ("a stranger") Junior Asparagus standing by the side of the road, proceed to hurl insults at him. Junior forgives them at his father's urging, but must forgive them a second time when they laugh at his comical though unintentional tumble down a hill.
The second segment, "Larry's Lagoon" parodies the television classic Gilligan's Island. In this story Larry the Cucumber plays the part of the first mate who, while daydreaming, crashes and sinks a ship, marooning its passengers and crew on a deserted island. The passengers are unable to forgive him for ruining their vacation, but Bob the Tomato, playing the part of the Skipper, convinces them of the error of their ways. The cast is finally able to escape the island on a bamboo helicopter cobbled together overnight by the Professor.
[edit] Cast of Characters
[edit] The Grapes of Wrath
- Pa Grape as himself
- Ma Grape as herself
- Tom and Rosie Grape as themselves
- Junior Asparagus as himself
- Dad Asparagus as himself ("a stranger")
[edit] Larry's Lagoon
- Bob the Tomato as the Skipper
- Larry The Cucumber as First Mate Larry
- Archibald Asparagus as the Millionaire
- Mom Asparagus as his wife
- Dad Asparagus as the Professor
- Palmy the Palm Tree as himself
[edit] Segments
- Opening Countertop
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Forgive-o-Matic
- Larry's Lagoon
- Closing Countertop
[edit] Songs
In addition to the ubiquitous "VeggieTales Theme" and "What We Have Learned," this episode contains the following songs:
- We Are the Grapes of Wrath, sung by the Cranky Grapes
- Some Veggies Went to Sea (tune: Some Pirates Went to See), sung by Bob and Larry
- The Forgiveness Song, sung by Palmy
[edit] Notes and Trivia
- Other than the title and a pastoral setting, "The Grapes of Wrath" bears no resemblance to the Steinbeck classic of the same name.
- The voice of Palmy was provided by Jeff Morrow, who also was the voice of Dig 'Em Frog, mascot for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks.
- Instead of a "Silly Song with Larry" this episode features an infomercial for a device called the Forgive-o-Matic. However, the Silly Songs proved to be such a fan favorite that the creators of the show subsequently planned for their inclusion in most future episodes. The Forgive-o-Matic has been used as a source for self-referential humor in several subsequent episodes.
- There are no veggie equivalents for Ginger (the movie star) and Mary Ann in "Larry's Lagoon". According to the Skipper (Bob), they cancelled their trip. At the time, there were relatively few female veggie characters.
- This is the first episode in which characters are portrayed with facial hair (Larry and Bob have thick mustaches and beards when Larry is pretending to be a Russian whale rescuer)
- This is the only episode in which Ma Grape and Rosie Grape appear.
