Dealing with Change

Dealing with Change
Released	August 9th, 2022
Runtime	23 minutes and 12 seconds
Previous	Generosity
Next	Building Others Up

Dealing with Change is the thirteenth episode of Very Veggie Silly Stories which teaches a lesson in change.

Plot

Bob and Larry are having issues with Alice the computer who seems to be wired to change things without any explanation. It is causing quite a bit of upset with Bob who doesn't like unexpected changes. In the end though Bob learns something important about God that helps in dealing with any kind of change, unexpected or planned.

Characters

• Bob the Tomato
• Larry the Cucumber
• Petunia Rhubarb
• Mr. Lunt
• Archibald Asparagus
• Dr. Flurry (commercial only)
• Phil Winklestein (song only)
• The Scallions (song only)
• Pa Grape (song only)
• Pregnant Cat (song only)
• Bear-Trapped Bear (song only)
• Junior Asparagus (non-speaking role; song only)
• Percy Pea (non-speaking role; song only)

Mr. Lunt's Animal Friend

• Lady Penelope the Frog

Real-Life Kid

• Alice the Kid

Surprise Special Guest

• Alice the Computer

Songs

• The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps (from The End of Silliness?)

Sponsor

• Dr. Flurry's Time-Travel Bubble Gum

Fun Facts

Trivia

• This is the first episode of a few things:
  • The first episode of the podcast to not have the theme song.
  • The first episode where Mr. Lunt communicates with only one animal instead of two.
  • The first production to feature Scallion #1 since LarryBoy and Awful Alvin's Grudge, Scallion #2 since LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom, and Scallion #3 since LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy, as well as the first production to feature all three of them together since the latter episode, although they are only featured in this episode's song.
  • The first episode to feature Phil Winklestein since Try, Try Again, although he is only featured in this episode’s song.
  • The first production to feature Percy Pea since Callie Flower, although he is only featured in this episode’s song, albeit with a non-speaking role.
  • The first episode of the podcast to have the surprise special guest appear early in the episode, or in other words, before his or her introduction.
  • The first episode of the podcast where the real-life kid and the surprise special guest have the same name.
  • The first episode of the podcast to feature a commercial with the same person or character from that of another episode. In this case, Dr. Flurry, who was in the commercial from the previous episode, appears in the one from this episode.
  • The first Big Idea production to feature a real artificial intelligence voice and the first episode to feature a device with artificial intelligence since LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper.

Inside References

• Lady Penelope, Mr. Lunt's animal friend, has the same name as a female gourd from the original series.
• The verse that Bob quotes at the end of the episode is the same verse from A Tale of True Courage.
• Both Alice’s share their names with a kid that Bob and Larry received a letter from in the TV version of Josh and the Big Wall!

Real-World References

• Alice the Computer's voice is provided by Siri, a popular virtual assistant used in many of Apple Inc.'s devices as part of the company's operating systems.
• The music that plays during the commercial is very similar to the 1981 Olivia Newton-John song, Physical.
  • Coincidentally, Newton-John passed away on the day before this episode was released.