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The Penniless Princess
Directed by	Brian Roberts
Produced by	Chris Wall
Written by	Mark Steele; Mike Nawrocki
Music by	Kurt Heinecke
Distributed by	Vivendi Entertainment; (Mass market); Word Entertainment; (Christian market)
Released	August 11, 2012
Runtime	49 minutes
Previous episode	Robin Good and His; Not-So-Merry Men
Next episode	The League of; Incredible; Vegetables

Latest revision as of 20:15, 27 February 2024

The Penniless Princess is the forty-third episode of VeggieTales.

The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's "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.

Maybe we should fall back together and regroup.

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Silly Song

Main article: Best Friends Forever

Act 2

But there's nothing here! Not even a jellybean...

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Closing Countertop

But there's nothing here! Not even a jellybean...

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Characters

Bob the Tomato/Baker
Larry the Cucumber/Captain Crewe
Junior Asparagus/Urchin
Sara Crewe ^(debut)
Archibald Asparagus/Mr. Carrisford
Laura Carrot/Becky
The French Peas/Jacques and Pierre
Madame Blueberry/Miss Amelia
Jimmy and Jerry Gourd/Stewards #1 and #2
Mr. Lunt/Papa Razzi
Petunia Rhubarb
Libby Asparagus/Ermie
Papaya Poppyseed/Lavina
Pea Girl
Scooter ^(cameo)
Miss Minchin ^(debut)

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 بنيليس (Arabic) (same translation)
Den pengelense prinsessen (Norwegian) (The Money-hungry Princess)
پرنسس فقیر (Persian) (Poor Princess)

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.

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 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.
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 and 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 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.
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.

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.
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".
Sara is reading the book of Joseph to her friends which would be referencing The Ballad of Little Joe.
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.
Archibald said "It's a Miracle" in Where's God When I'm S-Scared?

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.

Episode Transcript

Transcript

Credits

Credits

Gallery

VeggieTales episodes

1990s episodes
Where's God When I'm S-Scared? \| God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! \| Are You My Neighbor? \| Rack, Shack and Benny \| Dave and the Giant Pickle \| The Toy That Saved Christmas \| Very Silly Songs! \| Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! \| Josh and the Big Wall! \| Madame Blueberry \| The End of Silliness? \| Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed

2000s episodes

2010s episodes

Feature films
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie \| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie \| Untitled 'VeggieTales' film

Compilation episodes
God Made You Special \| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything Sing Along Songs and More \| Lessons from the Sock Drawer \| Silly Little Thing Called Love \| Happy Together! \| Larry Learns to Listen \| Bob Lends a Helping Hand \| God Loves You Very Much \| If I Sang A Silly Song... \| Little Ones Can Do Big Things Too! \| Lettuce Love One Another! \| Parade of Animals

Television and Video Specials
VeggieTown Values \| VeggieTales Christmas Spectacular! \| VeggieTown Values on the Job! \| Jonah: An Overboard Adventure! \| Bob and Larry's How to Draw! \| Silly Songs with VeggieTales \| VeggieTales Live! Sing Yourself Silly

Spin-off series
LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures \| VeggieTales on TV \| VeggieTales in the House \| VeggieTales in the City \| The VeggieTales Show

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+The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's "A Little Princess."
-'''The Penniless Princess''' is the 44th episode of [[VeggieTales]].
+==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.
+{{Section-expand}}
+===Silly Song===
+{{Main|Best Friends Forever}}
+===Act 2===
+{{Empty}}
+===Closing Countertop===
+{{Empty}}
+==Characters==
+*[[Bob|Bob the Tomato]]/Baker
+*[[Larry|Larry the Cucumber]]/[[Captain Crewe]]
+*[[Junior Asparagus]]/Urchin
+*[[Sara Crewe]] <sup>(debut)</sup>
+*[[Archibald Asparagus]]/Mr. Carrisford
+*[[Laura Carrot]]/Becky
+*[[The French Peas]]/Jacques and Pierre
+*[[Madame Blueberry]]/Miss Amelia
+*[[Jimmy and Jerry Gourd]]/Stewards #1 and #2
+*[[Mr. Lunt]]/Papa Razzi
+*[[Petunia Rhubarb]]
+*[[Libby Asparagus]]/Ermie
+*[[Papaya Poppyseed]]/Lavina
+*Pea Girl
+*[[Scooter]] <sup>(cameo)</sup>
+*[[Miss Minchin]] <sup>(debut)</sup>
+==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 بنيليس (Arabic) (same translation)
+*Den pengelense prinsessen (Norwegian) (The Money-hungry Princess)
+*پرنسس فقیر (Persian) (Poor Princess)
-The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's "A Little Princess".
 ==Fun Facts==
-====Explanations====
+===Moral===
+*Nothing can separate us from God's love.
-*Chocolate eclairs and croissants are French pastries.
+===Explanations===
-* Even though the book it's based on takes place on 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.
+*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.
+===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 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|'Twas the Night Before Easter.]]
+*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 and Benny (episode)|Rack, Shack and 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 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 [[Minor Characters in VeggieTales|Alfredo]].
+*[[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.
+===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.
+*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".
+*Sara is reading the book of Joseph to her friends which would be referencing [[The Ballad of Little Joe]].
+*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]].
+*Archibald said "It's a Miracle" in [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]]
+===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 [[The League of Incredible Vegetables|future]] [[The Little House That Stood|episodes]].
+*Mortimer the Teddy Bear would reappear in [[Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier]].
+==Episode Transcript==
-====Trivia====
+*[[The Penniless Princess/Transcript|Transcript]]
-*This is the first episode not to use [[Qwerty]] since [[Sumo of the Opera]]. This is also the first episode to be read on a letter since 2009.
-*Originally, Brian wanted to use Dad Asparagus as the role of Sara's dad since he "disappears" in the first act. But they decided to stick with Larry since he fits more better.
+==Credits==
-====Inside References====
+*[[The Penniless Princess/Credits|Credits]]
-*The way the countertop is decorated like goes back to [[Lyle the Kindly Viking]].
 ==Gallery==
-[[File:ThePennilessPrincessTitleCard.png|250px|link=The Penniless Princess /Gallery]]<br />
+[[File:ThePennilessPrincessTitleCard.png|250px|link=The Penniless Princess /Gallery]]
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