Pants (also known as The Pants Song) is the 28th Silly Songs with Larry and was featured in Sweetpea Beauty. It was featured in the VeggieTales Live shows starting with God Made You Special. It is sung by Larry, Pa Grape, Jimmy, Jerry and Pairs of Pants in the original and Larry, a Human Performer, Jimmy and Pairs of Pants in the Live Shows.
Presented as a "Veggie Shopping Network" infomercial, Larry and Pa Grape sell pants to viewers while Jimmy and Jerry Gourd show them off on stilts.
Lyrics
Original
Announcer: Next up on Veggie Shopping Network...pants.
(screen shows the pants price while the bottom of the screen shows the remaining number of pants)
Larry: Welcome viewers, what comes next?
A pair of pants with stripes or checks
Dig in your wallet, dump out your purse
Who'll be the one to buy the first...pair...?
(Jimmy and Jerry show up on silts with pants on)
All three: You can wear 'em if you're big
You can wear 'em if you're small
They're pants if you're shorts
And shorts if you're tall
You can wear 'em in the spring
You can wear 'em in the fall
They're pants if you're shorts
And shorts if you're tall
Pa Grape: Sold five so far, down to twenty!
Larry: Look what you get
For a little bit of money
(shows a picture of Archibald and Scooter wearing the same pair of pants with the caption reading SIMULATION)
Down to your feet
And up to your tummy
(2D Animated pairs of pants show up)
Pairs of Pants: Pants (9x)
Larry: If you buy right now, tonight
We'll throw you a set of Ginsu Knives
A pair of pants could change your life
One easy payment, $9.95
(Jimmy and Jerry show up again)
See the tag on the back
One size fits all
Jimmy: They're pants if you're shorts
Jerry: And shorts if you're tall
Larry: You can wear 'em to the farm
You can wear 'em to the mall
Jimmy: They're pants if you're shorts
Jerry: And shorts if you're tall
Pa Grape: 16 more, were down to 4!
Larry: You can't buy these in any store
They're just like your granddaddy wore
(Shows Jimmy and Jerry dancing, with the Pants showing up)
Pairs of Pants: Pants (9x)
All three: PAAAANNNNTTTTSSSS (simultaneously); 2x)
(Shows up a picture of a squid wearing pants, with x's on the six arms)
Larry: Pants have six legs, less than a squid
(shows a picture of a dog, sticking its tongue out)
It's a verb for a dog
(shows a picture of Junior wearing pants)
And a noun for a kid
With a pair of pants, you're not alone
(shows a picture of a dancing cow, with the sign HOME)
You can dance with your pants 'till the cows come home
This pair of pants will win your heart
Pa Grape: We accept most credit cards
Jimmy: A stretchy waist, elastic band
Make these your "buffet eatin' pants"!
Jerry: Trousers, slacks, or corduroys
Pants bestow a special joy
Larry: As seen on the screen of your TV
These pants can hide unsightly knees
Jimmy: This pair is made with high grade vinyl
Pa Grape: Don't hesitate, all sales are final
Larry: To summarize, you might recall
Larry, Jimmy, and Jerry: They're pants if you're shorts and shorts if you're TAALLLLLL
Pairs of Pants: Pants (9x) (simultaneously)
Pa Grape: 4, 3, 2, 1
(Pa Grape taking the pants from both Jimmy and Jerry)
Going, going, going, DONE!
Larry: We're outta pants, we gotta run!
(The Pants show up for a second)
Pair of Pants: PANTS!
(Jimmy looks at Jerry's silts)
Jimmy: You've got some skinny legs.
Pair of Pants: PANTS!
Live Shows version
All three: You can wear 'em if you're big
You can wear 'em if you're small
They're pants if you're shorts
And shorts if you're tall
You can wear 'em in the spring
You can wear 'em in the fall
They're pants if you're shorts
And shorts if you're tall
Human Performer: Some people think they might look funny.
Larry: Look what you get
For a little bit of money
Down to your feet
And up to your tummy
Pairs of Pants: Pants (9x)
Larry: If you buy right now, tonight
We'll throw you a set of Ginsu Knives
A pair of pants could change your life
One easy payment, $9.95
See the tag on the back
One size fits all
Jimmy: They're pants if you're shorts
Human Performer: And shorts if you're tall
Larry: You can wear 'em to the farm
You can wear 'em to the mall
Jimmy: They're pants if you're shorts
Human Performer: And shorts if you're tall. Custom made size 44.
Larry: You can't buy these in any store
They're just like your granddaddy wore
Pairs of Pants: Pants (9x)
All three: PAAAANNNNTTTTSSSS (simultaneously); 2x)
Larry: Pants have six legs, less than a squid
It's a verb for a dog
And a noun for a kid
With a pair of pants, you're not alone
You can dance with your pants 'till the cows come home
This pair of pants will win your heart
Human Performer: We accept most credit cards
Jimmy: A stretchy waist, elastic band
Make these your "buffet eatin' pants"!
Human Performer: Trousers, slacks, or corduroys
Pants bestow a special joy
Larry: As seen on the screen of your TV
These pants can hide unsightly knees
Jimmy: This pair is made with high grade vinyl
Human Performer: Don't hesitate, all sales are final
Larry: To summarize, you might recall
All 3: They're pants if you're shorts and shorts if you're TAALLLLLL
Pairs of Pants: Pants (9x) (simultaneously)
Human Performer: 4, 3, 2, 1. Going, going, going, DONE!
Larry: We're outta pants, we gotta run!
Pair of Pants: PANTS!
(song ends)
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Trousers, slacks, and corduroys are other names for pants.
Trivia
- This is the first Silly Song animated by Hawaii Animation Studios.
- Shama Mrema recorded a Trap Remix for the VeggieTales Remix episode Honor Your Parents.
- This song was briefly heard during the Summer Pants commercial in the Very Veggie Silly Stories episode, Peace in the Storm.
- It was later featured in Taking Care of the Earth.
- As mentioned in the Silly Song Sing-Along live show, Pants was Jimmy's 2nd favorite silly song.
- In the live shows, there were some changes when it was performed:
- "16 more! we're down to 4" was changed to "Custom made size 44."
- "Sold five so far, down to twenty!" was changed to "Some people think they might look funny."
- The intro and ending dialogue were cut off
- The Human Performer does Pa Grape's and Jerry's parts.
- Mike Nawrocki has stated that he loves that visual of Jerry and Jimmy on their stilts. And at the very end, the pants get taken off of the gourds, and Jimmy comments on Jerry’s skinny legs, which he thought was really funny.
Remarks
- A squid normally has ten tentacles, not eight.
Inside References
- Larry mentions he'll throw a set of Ginsu Knives with a purchase of pants.
Goofs
- After the announcer says “Pants”, Larry frowns and switches to a smile.
- Jimmy is tan rather than his usual orange color. Jerry's color is also much brighter and his green lines are missing.
- The blue shoe is blurred.
- When Jimmy stretches the waist, his right foot fuzzes out for a second.
- When Pa Grape says "All sales are final" his mouth has a shadow.
- When Pa Grape says "Going, going, going, done!", his mouth doesn't move.
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