The Penniless Princess is the thirty-ninth episode of VeggieTales.
The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, A Little Princess.
Plot
Opening Countertop
The episode opens on the countertop as it is decorated like a library. After Larry introduces himself, Bob enters the scene, wondering what Larry is up to. Larry then shows Bob a book called "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Suddenly, the French Peas enter and dress Bob up as a baker. Afterward, Larry says he received a letter from a kid named Agatha Williamson from Bristol, England, which says that in Sunday School, Agatha learned to always love others even when times are tough or when people are boorish and incorrigible. After Larry asks what those words mean and Bob defines them, Larry tells the viewers he has a story that will answer Agatha's question. The story is called The Penniless Princess.
Act 1
The story opens in London in front of a train station as two tourists (played by Mr. Lunt and Petunia) exit it and two luggage haulers (played by Jimmy and Jerry) load a cart with luggage belonging to Sara Crewe who, along with her father, just arrived from Africa.
Silly Song
- Main article: Best Friends Forever
Act 2
Closing Countertop
Characters
Major
- Bob the Tomato/Baker
- Larry the Cucumber/Captain Crewe
- Sara Crewe (debut)
- Miss Minchin (debut; as herself)
- Archibald Asparagus/Mr. Carrisford
- Laura Carrot/Becky
- The French Peas/Jacques and Pierre
- Madame Blueberry/Miss Amelia
- Ermie Asparagus/Ermie
- Papaya Poppyseed/Lavina
Minor
- Junior Asparagus/Urchin
- Jimmy and Jerry Gourd/Stewards #1 and #2
- Mr. Lunt/Papa Razzi
- Petunia Rhubarb
- Grandma Gourd
- Annie Onion
- Silly Song Announcer
Cameo
Songs
- VeggieTales Theme Song
- God's Little Princess
- Imagine with Me
- No Matter What
- Silly Songs with Best Friends Forever: Best Friends Forever
- Oh, Papa
- No Matter What (reprise)
- God's Little Princess (reprise)
- What Have We Learned
Other Languages
- الأميرة الفقيرة (Arabic) (Poor Princess)
- Den pengelense prinsessen (Norwegian) (The Money-hungry Princess)
- پرنسس فقیر (Persian) (Poor Princess)
Home Media
- Main article: The Penniless Princess/Home Video
Features
Trailer Appearances
Fun Facts
Moral
- Nothing can separate us from God's love.
Explanations
- A paparazzi is a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities to get photographs of them.
- Escargot is a French appetizer of cooked snails.
- On a similar note, chocolate eclairs and croissants are French pastries.
- Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.
Trivia
- This is the first episode for several things:
- The first episode to not use Qwerty since Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving.
- The first episode Bob and Larry's roles are opposite from each other.
- The first episode since Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving to have Easter Eggs on the DVD menus.
- The first episode to have a letter read since 2009, and the first time the letter is written from a child not from the United States.
- The first appearance of Petunia Rhubarb since 'Twas The Night Before Easter.
- The first episode to be released after DreamWorks bought Classic Media.
- This is the second time when Larry dies (in a story only). The first was in Moe and the Big Exit.
- This is also the eleventh time when a character dies in VeggieTales. The first was in Rack, Shack & Benny, the second time was in Dave and the Giant Pickle, the third time was in Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!, the fourth time was in Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed, the fifth was in An Easter Carol, the sixth was in Duke and the Great Pie War, the seventh was in Moe and the Big Exit, the eighth was in The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie, the ninth was in Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving, and the tenth time was in Sweetpea Beauty.
- This is the final episode for a few things:
- The final episode to have Easter Eggs on the DVD menus.
- The last episode to be dubbed in Persian and Arabic.
- The final episode to feature the voices of John Wahba, Mike Sofka, Molly O'Connor, Gloria Ballard, and Shannon Kozee.
- The last appearance of The Banker and Alfredo.
- The last Big Idea Production to take place in London.
- This is the only episode to have one Easter Egg on the DVD menu.
- Bob was dressed as a baker in the story and in the countertop scenes.
- Captain Crewe was originally going to be played by Mike Asparagus.
Remarks
- Even though the book is based on takes place in the late 1800s, the episode takes places in the early 1900s. Brian Roberts states this on the commentary so they can have the teddy bear in the story for Sara.
Goofs
- On the 25th Anniversay Movie Collection, the Silly Song Announcer is incorrectly referred to Woman in the closed captions.
Inside References
- The way the countertop is decorated goes back to Lyle the Kindly Viking.
- This episode has a few pictures from Astonishing Wigs!
- The Bill Captain Crewe gives the Stewards.
- In Mr. Carrisford's house, a picture with woman with the wig and blue dress is in a frame.
- Pierre was using the same Brush.
- The way that Madame Blueberry was called Miss and her first name as the assistant to a close relative who ran the business was was called by her title and last name would be similar to what happened in The Ballad of Little Joe especially being called "Miss Kitty".
- A few of the paintings in Sara's room are the same ones from Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler.
- The box of Milk bottles is the same one from George Mueller.
- The Happy Birthday banner is reused from Princess and the Popstar.
- In the silly song, Laura has Vanna Banana's concert outfit.
- Alfredo and Art (Scooter) reappear after Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't.
Fast Forward
- One of the background carrots would reappear on the Czech Republic post card in The Best Christmas Gift.
- The Phone from the silly song would reappear in two future episodes.
- Mortimer the Teddy Bear would reappear in Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier as well as Sara's luggage.
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