Loyalty

Loyalty is the twenty-second episode of Very Veggie Silly Stories, which teaches a lesson in loyalty.

Plot[]

Petunia receives some packages in the mail and Larry can't stop thinking about who sent the packages. It turns out the packages are full of very tasty chocolate and Larry is afraid Petunia will no longer be his friend. Larry learns a valuable lesson on sticking with a friend no matter what.

Characters[]

Real-Life Kid[]

Timmy (from Waxhaw, North Carolina)

Mr. Lunt's Animal Friends[]

Ziggy the Yak (from Kathmandu, Nepal)

Sponsors[]

Garden Gnome Removal Services

Songs[]

VeggieTales Theme Song (short version)

Fun Facts[]

Trivia[]

This is the first episode of several things:
- The first episode to not feature a song (other than the theme song) since Lasting Joy.
- The first episode in which Jerry appears without Jimmy since Gone Lobster and the first episode of Very Veggie Silly Stories in which this happens.
  - It is also the first episode in which either one of them appears without the other since LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom (not counting the song featured in Curiosity).
- The first episode to have a game show segment since Waiting with a Happy Heart.
- The first episode where either Bob or Larry are aware of the location that Mr. Lunt is calling from during one of his animal translations rather than either of them asking him where he is calling from.
- The first episode in which the sponsor (or at least something related to the sponsor) is acknowledged near the beginning of the episode since Making Right Choices.
- The first episode to have Mr. Lunt appear outside of his animal translations since Generosity.
- The first episode in which Petunia does not tell the real-life kid caller that they are live on the podcast with Bob and Larry, and the first time she does not interact with a real-life kid in any way since On Being Brave.
- The first episode in which Mr. Lunt only talks to one animal since Hospitality.
- The first odd-numbered episode to not feature a surprise guest.
- The first episode to not end with Bob recapping or mentioning a Bible story or verse since Faithful Friends.
This is the second episode in which the kid caller has the same name as another kid caller from an earlier episode, after Taking Care of the Earth.
- Coincidentally, both of the kid callers from these episodes also share their names with other kids that Bob and Larry received some form of message from in at least one of the franchise's earlier works.
This episode was released exactly 16 years after the 3-2-1 Penguins! episode, Give and Let Give and the TV version of The Toy That Saved Christmas.
This episode features the longest commercial break out of any podcast episode.

Inside References[]

Petunia being given packages by a delivery man is similar to when Bob was given a letter by a delivery veggie in Patience Takes Practice.
- The delivery man's interactions with Petunia might also be a nod to when she brought Postman Pete in as a surprise guest for another episode.
Two familiar Bible stories are mentioned in this episode: Daniel in the lion's den and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace. Mr. Nezzer's chocolate factory from the adaptation of the latter story is also mentioned.
Petunia counts down from three to start the podcast, just like in the previous episode.
Ziggy the yak shares his name with a character from Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier.
Timmy has the same name as another kid caller from To Tell the Truth, who, in turn, shares his name with yet another kid that Bob and Larry talked to via video messaging in 'Twas The Night Before Easter.
Petunia says that chocolate-covered gummy worms are her favorite snacks, possibly as an allusion to what Minnesota Cuke's favorite snacks are.
Larry telling Petunia a knock-knock joke is a likely callback to Bob telling jokes during his comedy bit in A Thankful Heart Is a Happy Heart.
The price for the French Peas' pizza (as well as the monthly price for keeping porches wind chime-free, as mentioned in the Garden Gnome Removal Services commercial) is $19.95, the same price for the Forgive-O-Matic and Ginsu steak knives bundle.
This is the third time Mr. Lunt has hosted a game show.
Bob tells Larry to think about his hairbrush as a way of resisting Snuggles the puppy's cuteness.

Real-World References[]

Wheel of Loyalty is a parody of the popular game show, Wheel of Bravery, which was previously parodied in A Tale of True Courage.
The fact that Petunia is given chocolate-related items in this episode may be a nod to the Roald Dahl book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as its 1971 and 2005 film adaptations, the former of which is known as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
- Coincidentally, this episode was released on the same day that Wonka, the film based on the origins of that book's character Willy Wonka, was released in theaters.
Mr. Lunt saying, "yakkity yak", plus the fact that he is talking to a yak, may be a reference to either the 1991 celebrity charity music video, Yakety Yak, Take It Back, or the 2002 cartoon series, Yakkity Yak.
Jean-Claude references some iconic quotes in this episode:
- "One small step for peas, one giant leap for legumes," - a reference to the late Neil Armstrong's iconic quote, which originated from the 1969 moon landing.
- "The time for talking is over. Now is the time for action." - a reference to a line from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode, "Big Sister Sam".
  - The first half of this line is also a nod to a similar quote from the Glowing Eyes meme, also known as the Laser Eyes meme, while the second half references part of Evil Morty's monologue during the song, For the Damaged Coda, in the Rick and Morty episode, "The Ricklantis Mixup".
Phillipe's line "I laugh in your general direction, monkeys!" is a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.