God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!

God Wants Me to Forgive Them??!

The 2004 VeggieTales Classics DVD cover
Directed by Phil Vischer
Chris Olsen
Written by Phil Vischer
Mike Nawrocki
Starring Dan Anderson
Gail Freeman
Bridget Miller
Jeff Morrow
Mike Nawrocki
Lisa Vischer
Phil Vischer
Music by Kurt Heinecke
Lisa Vischer (lyrics)
Edited by Mike Nawrocki
Production
company
Big Idea Home Entertainment, Inc.
Distributed by Word Entertainment
Lyrick Studios Home Video (VHS reprint)
Warner Bros.
Sony Wonder (2004 VHS only)
Release dates
 October 28, 1994
Running time
 32 minutes
Country United States
Language English

God Wants Me To Forgive Them??! is the second episode of the VeggieTales animated series. It is also the second episode to talk about forgiveness. It was released in October 1994, and it was reprinted in early 1999 on VHS by Lyrick Studios. In mid-2004, VeggieTales Classics re-released the show on both VHS and DVD with the distributions of Word Entertainment, Warner Home Video, and Sony Wonder. This one features two short stories about forgiveness. The first is about a family of cranky grapes that torment Junior Asparagus who needs to forgive them. The second is a parody of Gilligan's Island. Chris Olsen directed the The "Forgive-o-Matic" segment of the video.

Plot

This episode, subtitled "A Lesson in Forgiveness", teaches viewers the importance of forgiving others when they act carelessly or thoughtlessly. The episode opens with Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber on the countertop as usual and Bob remarks that the other day he ran into a boy named "Marco". Marco says that when his little sister does something that makes him upset and then apologizes, his mother says he needs to forgive her. But Marco asks "Why do I have to forgive?" In response, Larry tells a story in a style akin to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. In this segment, Pa Grape makes his VeggieTales debut as the father of family of cranky grapes, The Grapes of Wrath, who seemingly live off name-calling and insults.[1]

While driving down the road, they spot Junior Asparagus playing with his dump truck and begin to try and figure out what he is. He is then helped by his dad who explains to the Grapes that it isn't nice to pick on people and Junior forgives the Grapes at his dad's urging. Because of Junior's unforgiveness, Bob and Larry interact with the story and try to figure out how many times one should forgive. Qwerty then shows Matthew 18:22 "Jesus answered 'I tell you not seven times, but seventy times seven.' [Mt. 18:21-22]. When Rosie figures out the answer to Qwerty's question, the Grapes ask for Junior's forgiveness and the "Grapes of Wrath" are renamed "The Grapes of Math".

This is the first episode that does not have a Silly Song. Instead the Silly Song was replaced with an advertisement starring Scallion #1 for a machine used to predict that God would forgive your sin called "The Forgive-O-Matic." Junior however interrupts the commercial and tries to convince Scallion #1 that he should instead simply ask God for forgiveness. Scallion #1 then tries to re-advertise The Forgive-O-Matic as a julienne fry maker and a Chia model. The commercial closes when Junior turns of the lights and camera telling the Scallion to say "Goodnight Gracie", a reference to the ending line of the Burns and Allen radio and television shows.

The second segment, "Larry's Lagoon", parodies the first episode of the television classic Gilligan's Island. In this story, Larry the Cucumber plays the part of the ship's first mate who crashes and sinks the ship while daydreaming, thus marooning its passengers and crew on a deserted island. Due to this accident, the passengers hold a grudge against Larry despite his apology which causes him to run away. However, Bob the Tomato, playing the part of the Skipper, realizes the error of their ways and the group forgives Larry for stranding them. Then a Palm Tree named Palmy appears and congraulates everyone for their forgiveness and starts to sing "The Forgiveness Song." The cast is finally able to escape the island on a bamboo helicopter cobbled together overnight by the Professor. Then the shows ends with Qwerty giving out another Bible verse that says, "Forgive others, as The Lord forgave you."[2]

Cast

Songs

References

  1. ↑ http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/pre2000/rvu-veg2.html
  2. ↑ http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/pre2000/rvu-veg2.html
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! at the Internet Movie Database

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