The Penniless Princess

The Penniless Princess^[1] is the 38th VeggieTales episode, which is a retelling of the children's novel A Little Princess. It was released on DVD on August 11, 2012. It is a lesson in true worth.

Story

Sara Crewe moves from Africa to London with her father, who is in the military. He goes off to war, so he sends her to a prestigious boarding school where she is under the strict, miserly, and compassionless direction of the Headmistress. She is bullied by her classmates, but manages to become best friends with an eccentric girl as well as one of the young servants. Sara’s world is turned upside down when she is notified of the death of her papa (as well as the loss of his fortune). Newly orphaned, Sara is allowed to stay at the boarding school but not as a student… as a servant. Although Sara has always had a tender heart towards others, she now learns to love no matter the circumstances. She shares the little food she receives with others and even reads the Bible to her friends. Meanwhile, one of her father’s close friends is desperately searching for her with no luck. Later, he befriends a poor servant girl that lives next door, only to find out that it is Sara Crewe. He then adopts her and promises to take care of her.^[2]

Cast

Sara Rhubarb as Sara Crewe
Larry the Cucumber as Captain Douglas Crewe/Fancy Larry
Miss Achmetha as Headmistress Minchin
Libby Asparagus as Ermengarde
Laura Carrot as Becky/Boarding School Girl/Herself
Annie the Green Onion as a Boarding School Girl
Papaya Poppyseed as Lavinia/Herself
Bob the Tomato as Himself and Baker
Jimmy and Jerry Gourd as Stewards
Archibald Asparagus as Mr. Carrisford
Mr Lunt as Papa Razzi
Madame Blueberry as Ms. Amelia
Junior Asparagus as Urchin Boy
Petunia Rhubarb as Herself
Phillipe and Jean Claude as Jacques and Pierre/Themeselves

Songs

VeggieTales Theme Song
Little Princess (sung by Larry the Cucumber, and others)
Imagine With Me (sung by Sara Rhubarb & Libby Asparagus)
No Matter What (sung by Sara Rhubarb & Laura Carrot)
Best Friends Forever (sung by Laura Carrot and Papaya Poppyseed)
Oh Papa (sung by Sara Rhubarb)
No Matter What (reprise) (sung by Sara Rhubarb & Laura Carrot)
Little Princess (reprise) (sung by Laura, Sara, Archibald, and others)
What We Have Learned (sung by The Singers)

References

↑ BIG IDEA ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE BRAND-NEW PRINCESS THEMED DVD TITLE , Press release, Big Idea Entertainment, May 1st, 2012
↑ VeggieTales: The Penniless Princess Official Trailer, Big Idea's Official YouTube Channel

VeggieTales

Created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki Big Idea Entertainment, LLC.

Feature films	Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)

Episodes	Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993) God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! (1994) Are You My Neighbor? (1995) Rack, Shack & Benny (1995) Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996) Josh and the Big Wall! (1997) Madame Blueberry (1998) King George and the Ducky (2000) Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (2000) Lyle the Kindly Viking (2001) The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! (2003) The Ballad of Little Joe (2003) An Easter Carol (2004) A Snoodle's Tale (2004) Sumo of the Opera (2004) Duke and the Great Pie War (2005) Lord of the Beans (2005) Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (2006) Gideon: Tuba Warrior (2006) Moe and the Big Exit (2007) The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (2007) Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (2008) Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009) Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't (2010) It's a Meaningful Life (2010) Princess and the Popstar (2011) Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men (2012) The Penniless Princess (2012)

Christmas	The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996) The Star of Christmas (2002) Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving (2009) The Little Drummer Boy (2011)

LarryBoy	Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space! (1997) Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999) LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (2006) The League of Incredible Vegetables (2012)

Silly Songs with Larry	Very Silly Songs! (1997) The End of Silliness? (1998) The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown (2001)

Minnesota Cuke	Minnesota Cuke and the Coconut Apes (2003) Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush (2005) Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (2009)

Lists	Characters Albums compilation videos

Other	Jonah Sing-Along Songs and More! (2002) Bob and Larry's How to Draw! (2004) VeggieTales in the House (2014–present)

Crew	Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Tim Hodge Kurt Heinecke Ron Smith Alan Lee Cam Clarke Yuri Lowenthal Rob Paulsen Tress MacNeille

Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess (1905)

Film	The Little Princess (1917, silent) The Little Princess (1939) A Little Princess (1995) Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (1995, in Filipino)

TV series	A Little Princess (1973) Princess Sarah (1985, in Japanese) episodes A Little Princess (1986) Princess Sarah (2007) Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (2006) Shōkōjo Seira 2009, in Japanese) "The Penniless Princess" (2012)

Other	A Little Princess (musical)