Making and Being Friends is the first episode of Very Veggie Silly Stories, which teaches a lesson in friendship.
Plot[]
Bob and Larry record their first podcast episode on their new 3000X super computer that Larry picked up Stuffmart. They decide to begin with stories about one of their favorite subjects – friendship. Junior and Laura share a story about their friendship and Mr. Lunt calls in from the jungles of Ecuador with his two new howler monkey friends, Janet and Anne. Things are going swimmingly until Larry begins to feel a little left out. It’s a surprise ending for Larry that wraps with Larry learning that true friends trust, protect, hope and believe the best in their friends.
Characters[]
- Bob the Tomato
- Larry the Cucumber
- Junior Asparagus
- Laura Carrot
- Jimmy and Jerry Gourd
- Mr. Lunt
- Petunia Rhubarb
- Scooter (song only)
- Aunt Ruth (song only; mentioned)
Real-Life Kid[]
- Emma
Mr. Lunt's Animal Friends[]
- Janet and Anne the Howler Monkeys
Surprise Guest Stars[]
- The French Peas (as fans/ventilateurs)
Songs[]
Sponsor[]
Fun Facts[]
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode of several things:
- The first production to not involve Phil Vischer or Mike Nawrocki, as they, along with Lisa Vischer and Kurt Heinecke, had been laid off prior to this series' release.
- The first production to not involve Lisa Vischer or Kurt Heinecke since VeggieTales in the City.
- Thus, this is also the first production since said show in which Junior is voiced by someone other than Lisa Vischer.
- The first production to feature Joe Zieja as the voice of Bob, Jimmy, Mr. Lunt, and Phillipe. This is also the first time the former is voiced by someone other than Phil Vischer since God Made You Special Live!.
- The first production to feature Larry, Junior, Jerry, and Jean-Claude with their new voice actors.
- The first production in which Larry, Jerry, and Jean-Claude are voiced by someone other than Mike Nawrocki.
- The first production in which Junior is voiced by someone other than Lisa Vischer since Bye Bye Bacon Bill!
- The first production to acknowledge Stuff-Mart since On the Road with Bob & Larry.
- The first production to feature a real kid and the first in which a kid speaks to either Bob or Larry, both cases since Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men.
- The first production where Petunia interacts with a real kid since Sweetpea Beauty.
- The first production to feature a real kid's voice since Little Ones Can Do Big Things Too!.
- This episode was released exactly 19 years after The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!, as well as the Classics reprints of Madame Blueberry and King George and the Ducky.
- According to Junior and Laura, they first met at recess when they were younger.
Goofs[]
- The first sentence in the episode's description is grammatically incorrect, as it leaves out a word in-between "picked up" and "Stuffmart". This missing word could likely be "at" or "from".
- Additionally, Stuff-Mart is misspelt as "Stuffmart".
Inside References[]
- At the beginning of the episode, Larry tells Bob to guess what is under the box with the Podcast 3000X super computer. Among Bob's guesses are:
- Emma (the kid that speaks to Larry and Petunia) has the same name as a kid that Bob and Larry received a letter from in The Good Shepherd.
Real-World References[]
- When Larry is testing the Podcast 3000X super computer, one of the buttons he presses plays the famous "Wilhelm scream," which is used in several movies and shows.
- The voice that Larry does when he presses the button that makes him sound like a robot is an imitation of Darth Vader from Star Wars. Larry even does an impression of Vader's infamous breathing sounds. Additionally, his quote, "Luke, I am a cucumber." is a parody of Vader's famous quote "No, I am you father.", commonly misheard as "Luke, I am your father."
- Slurpee is a type of slushie that is commonly sold at 7-Eleven locations.
- Stock news music plays before and after Larry's interview with Junior and Laura.