A ShakeSparagus Play

A ShakeSparagus Play
Director(s)	Todd Waterman
Producer(s)	Vincent Aniceto; Eric Newman; Tom Newman
Writer(s)	Sean Gaffney
Music by	Kurt Heinecke
Released	June 30, 2020; (Yippee)
Runtime	23 minutes
Previous episode	It's Cool to Be Kind
Next episode	When Being Good; Means Giving Up

A ShakeSparagus Play is the sixth released episode of The VeggieTales Show, which teaches a lesson about humility.

Plot

The famous playwright, ShakeSparagus, wants Larry to star in his next play. All is not well and doesn’t end well when being the star goes to Larry’s head. That’s when Bob decides that Larry needs to learn a lesson about humility. The Veggies reenact the biblical story of King Nebuchadnezzar who ruled over a very large kingdom and was very proud. His pride hurt himself and hurt others until God put him in a "time out" to learn a very important lesson. Join the Veggie crew as they learn that whether you are a king or the star of a play, that being humble and looking out for the interests of others is always the best way.

Characters

Bob the Tomato
Larry the Cucumber
Junior Asparagus
Archibald Asparagus
Pa Grape
Laura Carrot
Jimmy and Jerry Gourd
Mr. Nezzer
Mr. Lunt
The French Peas
Madame Blueberry
Petunia Rhubarb
Bruce Onion (non-speaking role; theme song only)

Songs

Fun Facts

Trivia

This is the first episode for a few things:
- The first episode to not have Khalil make an appearance.
- The first episode since God Wants Us to Make Peace to feature Mr. Nezzer's office.
- The first episode since The Best Christmas Gift to have a closing song.
- The first episode since The Best Christmas Gift that does not have a break in the middle of the story.
- The first episode written by Sean Gaffney, as well as the first episode not written by Phil Vischer.
  - This also makes it his first writing credit with Big Idea since the LarryBoy and the Sinister Snow Day book in 2003.

Goofs

When Bob becomes shocked about putting on ShakeSparagus' play at the last minute, he goes slightly wall-eyed.
Near the end of the second scene of the MacCheese play, The French Peas' voices get swapped.
When Jimmy and Jerry enter into Nebuchadnezzar’s throne room, there is a shot where you can spot Jerry’s forehead clipping through his eyelid.
During Nebuchadnezzar’s scene in the wilderness, Laura’s line "I told you" is spoken by Lisa Vischer (using Junior’s voice) instead of Kira Buckland.
When Archibald says that God restored King Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom, his body becomes contorted. Most notably, his spear appears squished.
Throughout the episode, various characters' mouths become slightly jagged and angular in shape, most notably in some closeups of Mr. Lunt and Archibald.

Inside References

Larry's robe that he wears in the MacCheese poster is the same one from King George and the Ducky.
The French Peas taunting Larry from a giant wall is a reference to Josh and the Big Wall!
There are a few references to Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen:
- Nebachadnezzar’s throne room set looks like the one from said episode.
- Larry's Nebuchadnezzar costume is similar to King Xerxes', most notably the crown/headpiece.
- When Nebuchadnezzar is grazing in the fields, the backdrop behind him features a artistic rendering of the Babylonian palace that looks similar to the one from Esther.
Pa's Daniel costume is the same one that has been seen in previous episodes.