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Ck, Shack & Benny Re-molded - A VeggieTales Fan Project

This is the transcript for Rack, Shack, & Benny Re-Molded.

Transcript[]

VeggieTales Promo: Take 38[]

(The video starts with remake of VeggieTales Promo: Take 38. We fade in to reveal the kitchen countertop with the clapperboard that states the following: "VeggieTales" at top, the first row reads: "Promo", "Scene" 1, and "Take" 38, and the second row is stacked: "Director: Mike Nawrocki" and "Camera: Phil Vischer".)

Director: All right. VeggieTales Promo: Take 38.

(The clapperboard claps and slides away to the left to reveal a male, anthropomorphic tomato who turns around and faces the camera)

SPR (fade in and out): ... A Brief Message from Bob (Tomato) & Larry (Cucumber)... (Voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson & Kevin Hart) Hosts of VeggieTales

Bob: Okay, get this: All the citizens of the kitchen come together, fruits, vegetables, small kitchen appliances, regardless of species, color or brand name, (A male, anthropomorphic cucumber hops behind Bob) they all come together with one purpose, and that purpose...

Larry: (leans in from the left, interrupts Bob) Hey Bob! have you seen my plastic wind-up lobster?

Bob: Not now Larry. Can’t you see I’m busy?

Larry: Oh yeah… Right. (hops out)

Bob: That purpose is to recreate the most fantastic Christian children's series anyone has ever reimagined. A show bursting with positive (Larry's blue wind-up lobster passes by behind him) reunion values filled with lighthearted stories, songs and educational materials. (Larry's lobster moves to the left as Larry looks for it) A show so bold, so innovative, so earth-shattering, it could only be called one thing: VeggieTales Reimagined!

(An card that says "Special Thanks to Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki, For all the memories" drops down onscreen, getting into focus.)

Larry: (offscreen) Oh, here it is. (The card shakes once again) Ow!

(Then the card fades to It's time for VeggieTales)

SPR (fade in and out): In Loving Memory of Tito Jackson, founding member of The Jacksons (1953 – 2024)

Theme Song[]

Bob: (O.S.) Okay, Larry, it's time for the theme song.

Larry: (O.S.) Uh, yeah, Bob. What do I do?

SPR (fade in and out): Universal Pictures And DreamWorks Animation Presents… In Association With Kingstone Studios… To Celebrate Big Idea's 30th Anniversary (1993-2024)

Bob: (O.S.) Hmm... let's see. Oh! I know! You play the guitar.

Larry: (O.S.) Bob, I don't have any hands.

Bob: (O.S.) Oh, you're right. Oh, okay, Would you play this?

SPR (fade in and out): VeggieTales Reimagined… Adapted by Fernando Montes & Yolanda Renee King

Larry: (O.S.) I don't want to play that. I'll look silly.

Bob: (O.S.) Oh, come on. It'll be fun.

Larry: (O.S.) Nope. Not gonna do it.

SPR (fade in and out): Based on the series, originally created by Phil Vischer & Mike Nawrocki

Bob: (O.S.) It's for the kids.

Larry: (O.S.) Oh. Okay. But they better not laugh.

Bob: (O.S.) Alright. Better get out there.

(Larry walks on the screen with a sousaphone. While he's playing it, Bob appears.)

Bob: If you like to talk to tomatoes

If a squash can make you smile

If you like to waltz with potatoes

Up and down the produce aisle...

Have we got a show for you.

(Larry nods, then cuts to clips from the original VeggieTales episodes)

All: VeggieTales! (8x)

Bob: Broccoli, celery, gotta be...

All: VeggieTales!

Junior: Lima beans, collard greens, peachy keen...

All: VeggieTales!

Larry: Cauliflower, sweet and sour, half an hour...

All: VeggieTales!

All: There's never, ever, ever, ever, ever been a show like VeggieTales! (2x)

It's time for VeggieTales!

(Larry faints then kids laugh at him)

Opening Countertop[]

(Fade in. Bob standing all alone on the kitchen countertop.)

Bob: Hi, kids! And welcome to VeggieTales! I'm Bob the Tomato. Uh, I'm Bob the Tomato! (calls out) Larry!

Larry: (O.S.) Just a minute! (Crashing sound is heard.)

Bob: Are you okay?

Larry: (O.S.) I'll be right there! Whoa! Excuse me! (Shows up with an oven mitt on his head.)

Bob: Uh, Larry?

Larry: Yeah, Bob?

Bob: Over here.

Larry: Oh. Yeah?

Bob: Have you been cooking?

Larry: What? Ohhhh, you noticed my new hat!

Bob: Your hat?

Larry: Yeah, isn't it the coolest?

Bob: Um, Larry, you've got an oven mitt on your head.

Larry: Oh, yes, they're all the rage. Simply everyone is wearing them.

Bob: Really?

Larry: Well, all the cool people anyway.

Bob: Yeah, but you can't see where you're going! Isn't that a little dangerous?

Larry: Fashion has its price.

Bob: Larry, you almost fell into a toaster back there.

Larry: Oh, Bob, Bob, Bob! Don't you read VeggieBeat magazine? This is the look! Without this oven mitt on my head, I just wouldn't be cool!

Bob: I see. Hey! That reminds me of a letter we just got from Dexter Wilmington of Tuscaloosa, Alabama!

Larry: Oh, you don't say.

Bob: I do! Now Dexter says that sometimes when he's at his friend Billy's house, Billy wants to watch this TV show that Dexter's not supposed to watch. Now Dexter knows it's a bad show, but Billy says that if he doesn't watch it, it means he's not cool! What should he do?

Larry: Oh, what a pickle! You know, Bob...

Bob: Over here, Larry.

Larry: You know, Bob, I think we need Qwerty for this one. I'll be right back. (Hops off)

Bob: Um, Larry, watch out for the... (Larry falls into the...) Sink.

Larry: Ouch!

Bob: Are you okay?

Larry: They didn't mention this in "VeggieBeat" magazine.

Bob: Heh. You know, Dexter, while I try to get Larry out of the sink, I want you to listen to a story about three boys named Rack, Shack and Benny who were in a pickle just like yours.

(The scene dissolves into town of Babylon. The Nezzer Chocolate truck passes by)

Rack, Shack, and Benny Act I[]

George: (O.S.) That's right, those weren't their real names. No. Their real names were uh, let me see if I can get this right. Uh, Shadrach, Meshach, and uh Abednego. Of course no one would remember those, so we took to calling them Rack, Shack and Benny. Anyways, they came with a bunch of other boys and girls as Mr. Nezzer sent them to work at his chocolate factory. Oh, and Mr. Nezzer? (Onscreen) We'll get back to that later. Who am I? Why, I'm George! Anything that goes in and out of Nezzer's chocolate's gotta come by me! Well, speaking of which, it's almost 8 o' clock! The time for the morning milk delivery! (A six-year-old carrot named Laura approaches the gate in a flying tanker truck) Here comes Laura now! Oh, she's my favorite.

(Truck stops at the gate as a song starts)

Laura: Good morning, George, how are you? I hope you're feeling fine.

I'd like to stay and talk, but it's almost 8 o' clock, and I haven't got the time!

George: See you later!

Laura: Because we work real hard at the chocolate factory!

We start at 8, and we don't get lunch till 3!

I've got to drive a truck, to make a buck,

so I can send it home to my family.

(As she parks her truck, she's greeted by a gourd known as Mr. Lunt.)

Mr. Lunt: Well now, you are in trouble!

Your time card is a wreck!

It's almost 2 past 8. I'll tell Nezzer that you're late, and he'll take it from your check!

Laura: Yes, Mr. Lunt.

Mr. Lunt: (enters the factory) Oh yes, we work real hard at the chocolate factory!

(We see a pea with an anvil on his head.)

Pea: Excuse me, Mr. Lunt, but I've got an injury.

Mr. Lunt: Now get back on the line!

You'll be just fine!

With all this work to do we've got no time for sympathy!

(Pan down to an assembly line showing chocolate bunnies being made. As a robotic arm with a Mickey Mouse glove puts ears on the bunnies, we're introduced to Rack, Shack and Benny (played by Junior, Bob and Larry.)

Benny: We used to be so happy.

Rack: We used to laugh and run.

Shack: Now there's no time to play, cause we've gotta work all day, And it isn't very fun!

Rack: I'm Rack!

Shack: I'm Shack!

Benny: I'm Benny!

Workers: We work here in the plant!

Rack, Shack, and Benny: We'd like to take a break. For goodness sake,

(Rack, Shack, and Benny stand on the belt and tip their hats)

Workers: But Mr. Nezzer said-

Mr. Lunt: You can't! Ha!

(We see robotic arms putting bowties on the bunnies.)

All: We all need a vacation!

Our schedule is severe!

We're getting very tired, but stopping gets us fired, so we'll have to stay right here!

Because we work real hard at the chocolate factory,

We start at 8 and we don't get lunch til 3.

We work the whole week through to make a buck or two, so we can send them home to our families.

(During this part, a misshapen chocolate bunny is pushed down a slide and into a furnace.)

Someday they'll come and join us,

We live in harmony,

We hope the day is near, until then you'll find us here....

[The bunny counter just turn into 2,000,000 bunnies]

...at the Nezzer Chocolate Factory!

[A chocolate bunny box and a pea fall down to the sand at the entrance.]

George: (narrating) Heh. The Nezzer Chocolate Bunny. Every day they make 14,680 of these fellas. Give or take a few. Oh yeah, Mr. Nezzer. Nebby K. Nezzer. Ah, but you better call him Mr. Nezzer.

(We cut to Mr. Lunt being inside the elevator. The elevator stops as he goes to Mr. Nezzer's office.)

George: Now Mr. Nezzer's not a bad man, he just gets confused sometimes. Why, his chocolate bunnies are selling so well, I think he's got a little big for his britches. And that's saying something cuz his britches were pretty big to start out with. What's all this have to do with Rack, Shack & Benny? Well, their trouble starts when Mr. Nezzer makes a little announcement.

(Everyone is working well, when suddenly... A whistle blows like a train as a belt stops.)

Mr. Nezzer: Attention, little people I have an announcement. This morning, Mr. Nezzer shipped its two millionth chocolate bunny! (The cannon appears as it blows out confetti. Cut to Mr. Nezzer's office.) To celebrate this momentous occasion, for the next 30 minutes, everyone may eat as many bunnies they want. Bon appétit!

Mr. Lunt: Hey, boss that's awfully nice of you giving away all those bunnies.

Mr. Nezzer: Oh if I could just see to look on their faces right now.

Worker #1: ENDLESS BUNNIES!!

(The rest of the employees start eating chocolate bunnies. During this, bits and pieces of chocolate fly everywhere. Cut to Rack, Shack and Benny, eating the chocolate bunnies when Shack decides he's had enough.)

Shack: Hey guys, I don't think we should eat any more bunnies.

Rack: What do you mean? Mr. Nezzer said we could eat as many as we- (got hit by the box offscreen)

Worker #2: Sorry!

Rack: -we want!

Shack: Well, don't you remember what our parents taught us? We shouldn't eat very much candy because it's not very good for us!

Rack: Shack, our parents aren't here now. We're on our own. Besides, everybody else is doing it.

Shack: Rack, Benny, listen to me! I know our parents aren't here right now, but I keep thinking of a song my mom and dad used to sing to me a long time ago.

(Camera zooms out on Baby Shack's room as Mike and Lisa Asparagus enters inside with Baby Shack.)

Shack's Mom (Mom Asparagus): Think of me everyday.

Hold tight to what I say,

and I'll be close to you even from far away.

(Baby Shack smiles)

Shack's Mom and Dad: Know that wherever you are,

it is never too far.

If you think of me, I'll be with you.

(Shack's Mom puts the pacifier on Baby Shack's mouth as Baby Shack falls asleep. then his Dad begins to sing)

Shack's Dad (Dad Asparagus): Think of me everyday.

Hold tight to what I say,

and I'll be close to you even from far away.

(Then, we fade back to present day.)

Shack: (singing) Know that wherever you are,

it is never too far.

If you think of me, I'll be with you. (Talking) You see, even though our parents aren't here right now, they help us do what's right. If we remember what they taught us, it's kinda like they are here!

(Both Rack and Benny began to develop tears as they finally understand after listening to the song.)

Rack: (sniffles) Okay, no more bunnies. I'm doing it for my mother and father.

Benny: (spits the bowtie and sniffles) Me too.

(We cut to the elevator. Mr. Nezzer's clock goes to 12 as it rings)

Mr. Nezzer: Well, that about does it. What do you say we pop in and let them show their appreciation?

Mr. Lunt: Oh yeah. They're really gonna appreciate you, boss.

(They enter the main room. But all they see is the employees lying on the floor getting sick from all the bunnies they ate.)

Mr. Nezzer: (O.S.) Hello? (on screen) I don't feel very appreciated.

(Mr. Lunt walks up to the pea and poke him with the pencil)

Mr. Lunt: Hey, look. They're lying on the floor like they're sick or something!

Mr. Nezzer: Hmm? You mean I let them eat my bunnies, and in return they all want to play hooky?!

Mr. Lunt: Wait, boss, those three guys over there! They don't look sick.

Mr. Nezzer: Oh? Hmm.

Rack: Ahem. Thank you Mr. Nezzer for your lovely gift of chocolate.

Benny: Yeah, thanks.

Mr. Nezzer: Everybody else is lying down, but you three are standing up!

Mr. Lunt: Actually, boss. I think that tomato is sitting.

Rack: I'm standing.

Mr. Lunt: Sitting!

Rack: Look, this is sitting and this is standing. I'm standing.

Mr. Lunt: Okay, he's standing.

Mr. Nezzer: What are your names, boys?

Rack: I'm Shadrach.

Shack: I'm Meshach.

Benny: I'm Abednego. And just call us "Rack, Shack, and Benny".

Mr. Nezzer: Well, Rack, Shack, and Benny, how would you like to be Junior Executives?

Benny: What does that mean?

Mr. Lunt: It means you have to wear a tie.

Rack: Sure, that'd be great!

Mr. Nezzer: Alrighty! Mr. Lunt, get them their ties.

Mr. Lunt: Right away, boss!

Mr. Nezzer: Boys, I want to see you in my office first thing in the morning.

Rack, Shack and Benny: Yes, sir!

(The camera zooms by the fiery furnace as Grandpa George puts coal in.)

George: Well, what do you know?! Rack, Shack & Benny did what they thought was right, even though nobody else was doing it and it paid off this time anyway.

(We cut to Rack, Shack, and Benny, who are now officially the Junior Executives, get in Mr. Nezzer's office.)

George: But boy were they in for a surprise when they got to Mr. Nezzer's office the next day.

(The door opens)

Mr. Nezzer: Boys, have I got a surprise for you.

(As Mr. Nezzer is talking, Mr. Lunt gives Rack, Shack, and Benny the sign seats. As they sit down, Benny looks at one of the employees and smiles, but then she blows the bubble gum in Benny's face.)

Mr. Nezzer: The other day I was thinking about the Nezzer chocolate bunny, thinking about how wonderful the bunny is, how beautiful the bunny is, and I thought to myself. I thought "Oh, if only all my workers loved the bunny as much as I do" I asked myself, why don't they love it as much? Do you know why? Because it's small, it's a little bunny! What they need is a bunny they can look up to, and I mean way up to. (Mr. Lunt brings in a model of a bunny statue.) This is just a model. The real bunny is 90 feet high. My workers finished it this morning.

Shack: Wow, that's a neat bunny, sir.

Mr. Nezzer: Mm-hm. Since you're my Junior Executives, I wanted you to see it first, but this afternoon everyone will meet the new bunny and it's gonna be a beautiful thing when everybody bows down and sings "The Bunny Song".

Benny: Um... (Mr. Nezzer and the employees look at Benny, who look surprised) I don't think I'm familiar with that particular tune. Can’t you just hum a few bars? Thanks for giving us ties and hats by the way.

Mr. Nezzer: You know, Benny, I was hoping you'd ask. And you’re welcome.

(The pea enters with the guitar, and he starts playing)

Mr. Nezzer: The bunny song's how all my employees will show just how much they love the bunny. How nothing is more important than the bunny. How they'd do anything for the bunny, and it goes something like this.

(The Bunny Song begins)

Mr. Nezzer: The bunny.

The bunny.

Whoa! I love the bunny!

I don't love my soup or my bread,

Just the bunny!

The bunny.

The bunny.

Yeah! I love the bunny!

I gave everything that I had

For the bunny!

I don't want no health food

When it's time to feed.

A big bag o' bunnies

Is all that I need!

I don't want no buddies

To come out and play.

I'll sit on my sofa;

Eat bunnies all day!

I won't eat no beans,

And I won't eat tofu!

That stuff is for sissies,

But bunnies are cool!!

Lovey Asparagus, Petunia Rhubarb, & Miss Achmetha: I don't want no pickles; I don't want no honey!

I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!

I don't want a tissue when my nose is runny;

I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!

I don't want to tell you a joke that is funny;

I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!

I don't want to play on a day that is sunny;

I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny! (girls repeat under Nezzer)

Mr. Nezzer: The bunny.

The bunny.

Whoa! I love the bunny!

I don't love my soup or my bread,

Just the bunny!

The bunny.

The bunny.

Yeah! I love the bunny!

I gave everything that I had…

For the bunny!

(The pea grabs the stool and leaves as the Bunny Song ends)

Mr. Nezzer: Well, what do you think?

Rack: Um, what would happen, say, if someone didn't quite agree with everything in that song, so they didn't, um... didn't sing it, what would happen?

(Mr. Nezzer leads, Rack, Shack, Benny, and the employees over to a window.)

Mr. Nezzer: What's that over there?

Shack: That's the furnace!

Mr. Nezzer: What's it for?

Benny: Well, that's where the bad bunnies go!

Mr. Nezzer: Let's just say in my mind, if you don't bow down and sing the song, you're a bad bunny.

Rack: You don't mean?

Mr. Nezzer: But I'm sure that won't happen. It's almost time for the ceremony. I'll see you out there!

(Rack, Shack and Benny worry as Mr. Nezzer and the employees leave the office.)

George: Now this was a pickle! That bunny song was chuck full of stuff they knew was wrong, but if they don't sing it, Nezzer says he's gonna throw 'em in the furnace! Woo! What would you do if you were there? (Madame Blueberry stares at him) I better hold that thought, the ceremony's starting!

(We fade to black. Then we cut to the Conference Room D as the ceremony starts)

Singer: One, two, one, two, three, four!

Mr. Nezzer: Thank you for attending today's festivities. It is with great pleasure, I present to you the object of affection, your new best friend, the bunny! (The giant bunny statue appears) Now it is time to bow and sing the bunny song!

(Everyone bows down. Everyone except our heroes.)

Mr. Lunt: Hey, boss. Those three guys don't look like they're bowing.

Mr. Nezzer: Hmm, aren't those our new Junior Executives?

Mr. Lunt: I think so. Maybe they're stuck.

Mr. Nezzer: Let's find out.

(He orders his employees to get the three boys in front of the stage.)

Mr. Nezzer: I said, it's time to sing the bunny song.

Laura: Come on, guys, sing the song! Everybody's doing it!

(Rack Shack and Benny are a little nervous)

Mr. Nezzer: (trying to be patient) Sing the song!

(Rack, Shack, and Benny just stand there silently)

Mr. Lunt: They ain't singing, boss.

Mr. Nezzer: (losing patience) SING!!!

Shack: (singing while Mr. Nezzer, Mr. Lunt and Laura are talking) Think of me everyday.

Hold tight to what I say.

And I'll be close to you

even from far away.

Mr. Nezzer: Is that the bunny song?

Mr. Lunt: No, I don't think so.

Laura: Are you crazy?! That's the wrong song!

Rack, Shack and Benny: Know that wherever you are.

It is never too far.

If you think of me,

I'll be with you.

(Mr. Nezzer turns around and thinks, and then...)

Mr. Nezzer: (heartfelt) Oh, that was beautiful. I'm gonna be singing that song myself. (angrily) As I throw you into the furnace!!!! Guards, seize them! Take them to the furnace!

(Rack, Shack and Benny get escorted by his employees. Laura tries to think of a good idea.)

Laura: I've got to help them. But how?

(As Laura keeps thinking, we fade to black)

George: (V.O.) "Rack, Shack and Benny" will be right back after this short break.

Dance of the Cucumber[]

(Silly Songs with Larry begins. The title card shows Larry wearing Argentinian attire. We fade to Jimmy, Jerry, and Manuel playing their instruments and wearing their Spanish costumes)

Announcer: And now it's time for "Silly Songs with Larry," the part of the show where Larry comes out and sings a silly song. Larry will be performing the traditional Argentinian ballad, "The Dance of the Cucumber", in its original Spanish. Bob the Tomato will translate.

Larry:
Miren al pepino
miren como se mueve
como un león
tras un ratón.
Bob:
"Watch the cucumber
See how he moves
Like a lion
Chasing a mouse"
Miren al pepino
Sus suaves movimientos
Tal como mantequilla
En un chango pelón.
"Watch the cucumber
Oh, how smooth his motion
Like butter
On a ... bald monkey."
Miren al pepino
Los vegetales
Envidian a su amigo
Como el quieren bialar
"Watch the cucumber
All the vegetables
Envy their friend
Wishing to dance as he"
Pepino bailarin, pepino bailarin
Pepino bailarin, ¡baila, baila, ya!
"Dancing cucumber, dancing cucumber
Dancing cucumber, dance, dance, yeah!"
Miren al tomate
¿No es triste?
Él no puede bailar
Pobre tomate!
"Look at the tomato
Isn't it sad?
He can't dance
Poor... tomato!"
Él deberia poder bailar
Como el pepino
Libre y suavemente
Pero él no puede danzar.
"He wishes he could dance
Like the cucumber
Free and smooth
But he can't."

Bob: Okay, stop the music!

(The band stops playing and The lights from the countertop turn on)

Bob: What do you mean I can't dance? I can dance! What about Uncle Louie's polka party? Didn't you see me dancing at Uncle Louie's polka party?

Larry: No comprendo.

(Bob looks at the camera in confusion)

Bob: "No comprendo?" (grabs Larry by the collar) I'll show you "no comprendo!"

(Junior, wearing Mickey Mouse ears, enters the scene.)

Junior: Mom! Dad! Look over here! Get a picture of me next to the cucumber in authentic Argentinian garb!

Mike: Okay Junior, but we'd better hurry. I think the dwarves have your mother confused with someone else! (As he says this, three dwarves follow Junior's mother, Lisa.) Say "Peas!"

Larry and Junior: Peas!

Bob: Huh?!

(After a photo is taken, the song continues. Eventually, Bob gets annoyed as he throws the picture away. Then, Larry as begins to sing again)

Larry:
Escuchen el pepino
oigan su voz fuerte
como un león
listo a devorar
Bob:
"Listen to the cucumber
Hear his strong voice
Like a lion
About to eat"
Escuchen al pepino
Que dulce as su canto
La voz de su garganta perece un triar
"Listen to the cucumber
How sweet his voice
The breath from his throat is like a chorus of little birdies"
Escuchen al pepino
los vegetales
envidian a su amigo
como el quieren cantar.
"Listen to the cucumber
All the vegetables
Envy their friend
Wishing to sing as he."
Pepino cantador, pepino cantador
Pepino cantador,¡canta, canta, ya!
"Singing cucumber, singing cucumber
Singing cucumber, sing, sing, yeah!"
Escuchen al tomate
¿No es triste?
Él no puede cantar.
¡Pobre tomate!
"Listen to the tomato
Isn't it sad?
He can't sing
Poor tomato"
Él deberia poder cantar
Fuerte y ducle como el pepino
Pero no puede...
¡Ni siquiera da un silbido!
"He wishes he could sing
Strong and sweet like the cucumber
But he can't.
Can't even... whistle."

Bob: Alright, that's it señor! Come over here and let me sing you a song!

Larry: ¡Adios, amigos!

Announcer: This has been "Silly Songs With Larry". Tune in next time to hear Larry sing ...

Larry: Bob is really angry!

I hope he doesn't catch me!

It's so hard to run with this sombrero on my head!

Rack, Shack, and Benny Act II[]

George: (V.O) And now, back to our story!

(Fade in to Mr. Nezzer)

Mr. Nezzer: Is everyone comfortable? (​​​​​​Cut to Rack, Shack, and Benny tied up.) Good!

Benny: Rack, I can't move my arms!

Rack: Uh, Benny, you don't have any arms.

Benny: Oh.

Mr. Nezzer: I've tried to be patient,

I've tried to be kind.

Can you tell me what the trouble is?

Am I losing my mind?

Now, I didn't ask for much…

Just one simple, little thing.

Didn't ask ya' to part the waters;

I just wanted to hear ya' sing!

I gave ya' hats! I gave ya' ties!

I letcha' eat my bunnies!

And this is how you repay me?

C'mon boys! D'ya think that's funny?

Well, now at last, your fate is sealed!

You're paying for your crime!

But to show you what kind of guy I am,

I'll ask you one more time…

Will you or will you not sing the song?

Rack: Well, you see sir. our parents taught us to stand up for what we believe in.

(As Rack is talking, Laura is sneaking by with her crowbar.)

Laura: Shh!

Benny: And God wants us to do what's right.

Shack: And there's a lot of stuff in that song that's not right.

Rack: So, we don't mean to be a bother.

Benny: We hope you understand.

Shack: But we cannot sing that song.

Mr. Nezzer: (still angry but calms down) I understand, boys.

Benny: You do?

Mr. Nezzer: Oh yes. I understand... that you're bad bunnies!!!

(A red-light flashes as a bell rings. The pusher pushes the boys down the slide to the fiery furnace, but suddenly, Laura removes the moving platform, making a screaming Rack, Shack and Benny fall into Laura's truck.)

Mr. Nezzer: Hmm?

Laura: Sorry sir! Can't do that to my bunnies! (jumps offscreen)

Mr. Nezzer: Guards, get them!

Laura: Hang on, guys! (Laura flies her truck into a ventilation tunnel as the employees follow her. One of the employees was following her, until he couldn't find her, in annoyance.)

Rack: Um, aren't we going a little fast?

(Miss Achmetha was getting close until Laura goes left, causing him to crash offscreen)

Laura: Which way do I go?

Rack: Go up, go up! Or down

(Laura goes down and lands. Laura got out of the truck and shuts the light off.)

Rack: Way to go!

(Then, one of the employees are going after them.)

Laura: Let's get outta here!

(Laura gets back in the truck and drives off. Then Goliath got crashed offscreen. The potato worker got out of the elevator. We cut to the tunnel.)

Rack: I knew this is the way.

Laura: I don't think this is the way.

Rack: This ain't the way.

Laura: I see light!

Rack: Go left, go left!

(Unfortunately, they end up on top of the furnace)

Laura: Uh-oh.

Worker #3: The bunny

The bunny.

Whoa! I love the bunny!

Mr. Nezzer: You're back! (Two robotic hands grab Laura's flying truck.) Now, if I'm not mistaken, that truck belongs to me. Oh, but look. My truck seems to be full of garbage. Mr. Lunt, is there anything you can do about that?

Mr. Lunt: Hey, no problem, boss.

(As the hands rotate the truck, the boys look down at the fiery furnace as it opens up. Laura is in shock about what's gonna happen to them)

Shack: Remember how our parents said that God was always watching out for us?

Rack: Yeah?

Shack: I sure hope they were right.

(The truck stops tilting.)

Mr. Nezzer: Huh? Mr. Lunt?

Mr. Lunt: It wasn't me, boss.

(Laura has unplugged the robotic arms.)

Laura: I said, NOBODY cooks my bunnies!!!

(Our heroes smile, but their smiles quickly disappear as a pin holding the door shut starts to bend under their weight.)

Mr. Nezzer: Listen here, young lady, if you don't plug that back in, you're gonna be in BIG trouble!

(The pin breaks and the three veggies fall out. Laura gasps as the flames rage.)

Mr. Nezzer: (laughing evilly) Nobody's ever gonna stand up to me again! (The lights suddenly go out.) Hmm?

(Mr. Nezzer turns to see a heavenly glow coming out of the furnace. He and Laura watch in surprise. Mr. Lunt peeks through a window.)

Mr. Lunt: Hey boss, how many guys did we throw in the furnace?

Mr. Nezzer: Uh, three?

Mr. Lunt: Well, it looks like four guys in there now and one of them's REAL SHINY!

(Mr. Nezzer looks away as the heavenly light dies down and lights in the factory turn back on. He is in shock.)

Mr. Lunt: One more thing, boss. They ain't burnin' up.

Mr. Nezzer: Rack! Shack! Benny! Come on out!

(The door opens as Rack, Shack and Benny step out, completely unharmed, thanks to God.)

Mr. Nezzer: God has saved you from the fiery furnace. Oh I’m sorry that I was wrong to try and make you do things you weren't supposed to do. What was I thinking? I must have forgot everything my mommy and daddy taught me. Can you boys forgive me?

Rack, Shack and Benny: We forgive you.

Mr. Nezzer: Oh, thanks. Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?

Shack: Well, you could sing one of our favorite songs.

Mr. Nezzer: How's it go?

Shack: You know, sir, I was hoping you'd ask.

(Stand Up/Stand starts.)

Shack: My parents always told me to do what's right!

To wash behind my ears and try to be polite.

You see, she loves me so.

Mr. Nezzer: That's beautiful.

Shack: That's why she tells me what I need to know.

Mr. Nezzer: I've got a lot of respect for that woman.

Shack: But sometimes when I'm playing with a buddy or two,

they're doing things you're not supposed to do.

Mr. Nezzer: Do you go along,

even though the things they do are wrong?

Shack: No Way! I remember stand.

Workers: Stand up, stand up.

Shack: For what you believe in, believe in, believe in God.

Workers: He's the one to back you up.

Shack: We'll stand with you!

Rack: When everybody tells you that you gotta be cool,

remember what you learned in church and Sunday school.

Just check it out.

Mr. Nezzer: Mm-hmm.

Rack: The Bible tells us what it's all about.

Mr. Nezzer: Oh, you know that's right.

Benny: So if you have a question, go ask your Mom and Dad,

and he can tell you if the thing is good or bad.

You'll make their day.

Mr. Nezzer: Uh-huh.

Benny: If you remember what your parents say.

Mr. Nezzer: What'd they say?

Rack, Shack, and Benny: They told us stand.

Workers: Stand up, stand up.

Rack, Shack, and Benny: For what you believe in, believe in, believe in God.

Workers: He's the one to back you up.

Rack, Shack, and Benny: We'll stand with you!

(The workers and employees dance, Rack, Shack, Benny, Mr. Nezzer, Mr. Lunt, Laura, Scooter, Archibald, and Grandpa George also dance to the song. Then, we fade out of the factory.)

Shack: Oh, stand.

Workers: Stand up, stand up.

All: For what you believe in, believe in, believe in God.

Workers: He's the one to back you up.

All: We'll stand with you!

Shack: He'll stand with you! Oh yeah!

(Camera fades to black as the story ends.)

Closing Countertop[]

(Fades back with Bob at the sink.)

Bob: Oh, you're back! Well I still haven't been able to get Larry out of the sink.

Larry: I want to get out, Bob.

Bob: But it's time now to talk about what we've learned today.

Larry: (singing) And so what we have learned applies to our lives today and God has a lot to say in His book.

Bob: Larry, you know how I feel about that song.

Larry: (singing) You see we know that God's word is for everyone and now that our song is done we'll take a... (Bob then grins slyly & he turns the cold water tap on and drenches Larry in it.) Hey! That's cold!

(Bob turns off the water)

Bob: As I was saying "It's time to talk about what we've learned today". Right, Larry?

Larry: I'm wet.

Bob: Right. Well, Rack, Shack and Benny learned that standing up for what they believe in was pretty hard, but it was worth it. When all their friends were doing things that were wrong, Rack, Shack and Benny remember what their parents had taught them, and that God wanted them to do what was right. In the end, God was protecting them even in the fiery furnace. What did you learn, Larry?

Larry: Well, I learned that doing something that isn't such a good idea, just to be cool, isn't very cool. I put an oven mitt on my head just because VeggieBeat Magazine said it will make me cool. Even though, I couldn't see anything. It didn't make me cool. It made me, it made me bump into the toaster and then fall into the sink, and now I can't get out of here. I'm gonna be stuck here forever, and people are gonna set plates on my head and I'm never gonna get to go to the circus or run through the characters from Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Trolls, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, The Boss Baby, Puss in Boots, The Bad Guys, and Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken, or the comic books of DogMan and Captain Underpants, written by George Beard & Harold Hutchins. (gasps before quoting The Wizard of Oz.) Oh Auntie Em. There's no place like home, there's no place like home. Click, click, click.

Bob: Are you finished?

Larry: Yeah.

Bob: Okay Larry, see that spoon over there?

Larry: Uh-huh.

Bob: If you stand on that end of it and I jump onto the other end, it'll fling you out of there. Okay?

Larry: Okay.

Bob: This'll just take a second.

Larry: I'm ready.

Bob: Okay, here I come.

(He jumps into the sink, and Larry gets out and rolls out to the countertop. Then, Larry sighs in relief.)

Larry: Oh, that's much better. Thank you, Bob. Bob? Bob?

Bob: (O.S.) I'm in here, Larry.

Larry: Oh there you are. Hey, let's see if Qwerty has a verse for us.

(QWERTY opens the verse)

Larry: "Stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you". 2nd Thesaloofians. Thesielians. Thesaloppians. Uh, Bob.

Bob: Thessalonians.

Larry: Thanks.

Bob: Can I get out now?

Larry: Not yet. "2nd Thessalonians 2:15."

(The verse fades back to blue)

Larry: That means, remember what your parents teach you, and what you've learned from the Bible. When someone wants you to do something that you know is wrong, stand firm and do what's right. So Dexter, the next time you go to Billy's house, maybe you can bring one of your favorite videos to watch instead. He might think it's pretty cool! It isn't always easy, but knowing you've done the right thing sure feels good inside. Right, Bob?

Bob: Yep, that's right, Larry. I'd like to get out now.

Larry: Well kids, that's all the time we have for today. Always remember, God Made You Special, and He Loves You Very Much. (with Australian accent) G'night mates.

(He turns and leaves. The credits roll, while starting the orchestra version of "This Is It", by Michael Jackson)

(Kingstone Studios)

(DreamWorks Animation Television)

(Universal Television)

(Big Idea Reimagine Studio)

(End of Transcript)

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