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Introduction and Rules
I'm now going to do a rewrite of the episode "Rack, Shack, and Benny". This episode had problems when it came to "The Bunny Song". The only version that doesn't have any bad messages is the "new and improved" version that was introduced in "Very Silly Songs!", which is the version I'll be using in my take of the episode. I ask that you please do not re-write what I'll be typing up. If you'd rather listen to the "bad" Bunny Song, click here. Enjoy reading!
OPENING LOGOS
1998-2001 Original logos -
- Big Idea presents logo
Current version logos -
- Dreamworks Animation SKG logo
- Big Idea presents logo
COLD OPENING (Since 1998 Lyrick Studios VHS)
NOTE: Bob and Jean-Claude's lines are based on their lines before "The Bunny Song" plays in the first sing-along episode, "Very Silly Songs!". This cold opening would also be used in my version of "VeggieTales Heroes of the Bible: Stand Up, Stand Tall, Stand Strong", but instead of playing the theme song after this opening, it just starts the episode.
(The screen fades from black showing Bob facing the camera)
Bob: Now kids, it's time to watch today's episode of "VeggieTales", "Rack, Shack, and Benny". Featuring one of my favorite songs, "The Bunny Song"!
Jean-Claude (Off-screen): Monsieur Bob, we're not suppose to listen to ze "Bunny Song"!
Bob: Oh, ho-ho-ho-ho. Thank you for pointing that out, Jean-Claude. But this version has the "New and Improved" bunny song. This is the version we're suppose to watch.
Jean-Claude (Off-screen): I see.
(The screen fades to black, starting the intro to the series.)
COUNTERTOP 1 (Introduction)
(As soon as the theme song ends, the screen fades from black revealing only Bob on the countertop.)
Bob: Hi, kids. And welcome to "VeggieTales". I'm Bob the Tomato... (Waits for Larry's cue) I'm Bob the Tomato... (Bob turns to the left of the screen and calls for Larry) Larry, Come over her! We're on!
Larry (Off-screen): Just a minute!
(Crashing sounds are heard as Larry hops over to Bob)
Bob: Are you okay?
Larry (Off-screen): I'll be right there! Whoa! Excuse me! (Larry finally appears and we see him wearing an oven-mitt on his head, which is covering his eyes.)
Bob: Uh, Larry?
Larry: (Turns to the audience) Yeah, Bob?
Bob: Over here, Larry.
Larry: (Turns to Bob) Oh. Yeah, Bob?
Bob: Have you been cooking?
Larry: What? Ohhhh, you noticed my new hat!
Bob: Your new 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 he's not old enough to watch it, but his friend Billy says if he doesn't watch it, it means he's not cool. What should he do?
Larry: (Turns away from Bob) Oh, what a pickle! (Faces the audience again) You know, Bob...
Bob: Over here, Larry.
Larry: (Turns to Bob) You know, Bob, I think we need Qwerty for this one. I'll be right back.
(Hops off, but without looking, Larry ends up hopping to the edge of the sink)
Bob: Um, Larry, watch out for the... (Larry falls into the sink, and a spoon flips up and lands back in the sink) ...sink.
Larry (Voice echoing from the sink): Ouch!
Bob: (Hops over to Larry and looks down) Are you okay?
Larry: They didn't mention this in "VeggieBeat" magazine.
Bob: (Nervously chuckles, then faces the camera) 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 similar pickle just like yours.
(The screen fades to black)
Prologue ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
(The screen fades from black showing the front doors of the Nezzer Chocolate Factory. The camera rotates showing us the gates of the factory, until it stops at a booth.)
George: That's right. Now, those weren't their real names. No. Their real names were uh... let me see if I can get this right. Uh, Shadrach [Shad-rack], Meschach [Me-shack], and uh, Abendigo [A-Ben-Di-Go]. 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 and Mr. Nezzer brought them to work at his chocolate factory.
(The camera flies down to the middle of the booth where we see an elderly onion as a security guard. His name is Grandpa George.)
Who's Mr. Nezzer? Heh. We'll get back to that later. Who am I? Why, I'm George! Anything that goes in and out of Nezzer Chocolate's gotta come by me!
(Camera shows George's calendar and clock, with the little hand at 7 and the big hand at 55)
Well, speaking of which, it's almost eight o' clock! The time for the morning milk delivery!
(Sees Laura fly over to the gate in her flying truck, loaded with a giant canister of milk to make the chocolate with.)
Here comes Laura, now! Oh, she's my favorite!
"Good Morning, George" ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
("Good Morning, George" starts to play as George smiles to Laura. Laura has her flying truck set on hover.)
Laura: ♪Good morning, George, how are you? I hope you're feeling fine.♪
(George presses the button to open the gates)
Laura: ♪I'd like to stay and talk, but it's almost 8 o' clock and I haven't got the time. (Sets her truck back to accelerate and flies through the gates)♪
George: See you later!
(Laura flies the truckload to the top of the tower where Mr. Lunt stands)
Laura: ♪Because we work real hard at the chocolate factory! We start at eight, and we don't get lunch till three!♪
♪I've gotta drive a truck, to make a buck, so I can send it home to my family!♪
(On the final note of the verse, the tub of milk links together with the tower, then the camera rotates to show Mr. Lunt's closeup.)
Mr. Lunt: ♪Well now, you are in trouble! (Laura looks behind her) Your time card is a wreck!♪
♪It's almost two past eight, I'll tell Nezzer that you're late and he'll take it from your check!♪
(Mr. Lunt turns on the elevator and rides it down into the factory's processing room)
Laura: Yes, Mr. Lunt.
Mr. Lunt (While riding the elevator down): ♪Oh yes, we work real hard at the chocolate factory!♪
(A pea worker alerts Mr. Lunt, and Mr. Lunt stops the elevator. The pea next to him has an anvil on his head)
Pea Worker: Excuse me, Mr. Lunt. But I've got an injury.
Mr. Lunt ♪Now get back on the line!♪
(Looks at the pea with the anvil) You'll be just fine!
(Continues riding the elevator down until it touches the floor of the ground)
♪With all this work to do we've got no time for sympathy!♪
(The camera rotates to the left where we see chocolate bunnies in an assembly line on the conveyor belt. A robot hand with a white latex glove pulls the back of each bunnies' heads to make the bunny ears. Here we see the title characters doing their jobs.)
Larry/Benny: ♪We used to be so happy.♪
Bob/Rack: ♪We used to laugh and run.♪
Junior/Shack: ♪But now there is no time to play, 'cause we've gotta work all day. And it isn't very fun!♪
(We cut to another part of the bunny-building process where two gloved robot hands with paint brushes dab black dots to make the eyes.)
Bob/Rack: ♪I'm Rack.♪
Junior/Shack: ♪I'm Shack.♪
Larry/Benny: ♪I'm Benny.♪
All 3: ♪We work here in the plant!♪
♪We'd like to take a break, for goodness sake, but Mr. Nezzer says...♪
Mr. Lunt: (Suddenly pops up, blocking the camera with his face) You can't! Ha!
(From the ceiling's view, we see a rotating wheel of four arms with the same gloved hands grabbing each bowtie from one conveyor belt, and slapping the bow-ties onto the bunnies on the conveyor belt going the opposite way.)
All Workers: ♪We all need a vacation! Our schedule is severe!♪
(Camera changes views. One hand grabs a bowtie from one side, then puts them on the bunnies that come by.)
♪We're getting very tired, but stopping gets us fired, so we'll have to stay right here!♪
(A pea worker is shown observing which bunnies are good and which have been badly made. The good bunnies mean the light goes green and a box falls on it, the bad bunnies mean the light goes red and they get pushed down a slide that sends them to the furnace.)
♪Because we work real hard at the chocolate factory! We start at eight, and we don't get lunch till three!♪
(The bad bunny slides down the slide until it flies into the furnace as it opens where the fire ignites and melts the chocolate.)
♪We work the whole week through, to make a buck or two, so we can send them home to our families!♪
(We cut back to Laura now with the truck full of packaged bunnies she's ready to ship out to the world. And she flies out of the factory.)
♪Someday they'll come and join us. We live in harmony.♪
♪We hope the day is near, until then you'll find us here at the Nezzer Chocolate Factory!♪♪
(On the final notes of the instrumental, a box falls off the truck. The last note switches to a shot of the falling box until it lands by Grandpa George.)
Mr. Nezzer's Announcement ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
NOTE: Exclusive to my version of "Rack, Shack, and Benny", I had them portrayed as three orphan boys with no families. The three of them work in the factory for money in hope of finding a family to adopt all three of them.
George: Heh! A Nezzer chocolate bunny! Every day they make fourteen-thousand six-hundred and thirty-eight [14,638] of these fellas. Give or take a few. Oh yeah, Mr. Nezzer. Nebby K. Nezzer. but you better call him "Mr. Nezzer". 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 gotten a little big for his britches. And that saying something, 'cause his britches were pretty big to start out with. What's all this have to do with Rack, Shack, and Benny? Well, their trouble starts when Mr. Nezzer makes a little announcement.
(The camera rotates to the distant chocolate factory we saw. Then we cut to inside the processing room. A fire bell starts ringing and a giant TV screen comes up. The static fades revealing Mr. Nezzer on the screen.)
Mr. Nezzer (On TV): Attention, little people! I have announcement. This morning, Nezzer Chocolate shipped its two millionth [2,000,000th] chocolate bunny!
(Larry and Junior smile and look at each other, then we cut to Mr. Nezzer's office where Mr. Lunt is filming Mr. Nezzer with a camera connected to the cable)
To celebrate this momentous [mo-ment-us] occasion, for the next thirty [30] minutes, everyone can eat as many bunnies they want. Bon appétit!
Mr. Lunt: (Stops recording) Hey, boss. That's awfully nice of you giving away all those bunnies.
Mr. Nezzer: (Leans back against his chair in a sleeping position) Oh if I could just see the looks on their faces right now.
(Laura's eye twitches and she falls on her face, then comes back up eating a chocolate bunny. A couple of chewing and eating noises are heard while eaten pieces of chocolate bunnies fly all over the place, and even when they come down the assembly line. As soon as Junior finishes eating and swallowing his chocolate bunny, he turns to Bob and Larry, who are still eating.)
Shack/Junior: Hey guys, I don't think we should eat any more bunnies.
Bob/Rack (With his mouth full): What do you mean? Mr. Nezzer says that we could eat as many as we want. (Larry nods in agreement)
Shack/Junior: Well don't you remember what your parents taught us? We shouldn't eat very much candy because it's not very good for us.
Bob/Rack: Shack, our parents died a long time ago. That means we're orphans.
Larry/Benny: (Swallows his piece of chocolate) Yeah, and that means we're on our own until someone adopts us. (Continues eating another part of his chocolate bunny)
Bob/Rack: Besides, everybody else is doing it.
Shack/Junior: Rack, Benny, I know our parents aren't here right now. But I keep thinking of a song my mom used to sing to me (Camera zooms in a little closer on junior and rotates the angle) a long time ago.
(The screen fades to a flashback where we see Junior as a baby sucking a pacifier as he's about to be put down for a nap.)
"Think of me" ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
Lisa Asparagus: ♪Think of me every day. Hold tight to what I say. And I'll be close to you even from far away.♪
♪Know that wherever you are, it is never too far. If you think of me, I'll be with you.♪
(The screen fades back to reality, where Shack/Junior sings the other half of his deceased mother's lullaby.)
Shack/Junior: ♪Know that wherever you are, it is never too far. If you think of me, I'll be with you.♪♪
You see? You see, even though our parents aren't here right now to help us do what's right, we should still remember what they taught us. And if we remember what they taught us, then... it's kinda like they really are here.
(Moved by what Junior explained, Bob and Larry end up with tears in their eyes. Both of them don't want to forget their parents either.)
Bob/Rack (Crying): Okay. No more bunnies. I'm doing it for my mom.
Larry/Benny (Crying): (Spits out the chocolate bunny he was in the middle of eating) Me too.
Rack, Shack, and Benny get promoted ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
(As time went by, Laura and the other pea workers were still eating chocolate until they end up getting sick to their stomachs and lay on their backs. Back in Mr. Nezzer's office, his timer goes off on the golden bunny clock.)
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.
Mr. Nezzer: (Opens doors) Hello. Hmm. I don't feel very appreciated.
Mr. Lunt: Hey, look. They're lying on the floor. Like they're sick or something.
(The camera shows all the queasy workers on the floor)
Mr. Nezzer: Hmm? You mean I let them eat my bunnies, (Suddenly angry) and in return they all want to play hooky?!
Mr. Lunt: Wait, boss. Those three guys over there. (Camera shows Bob, Larry, and Junior still standing) They don't look sick.
Mr. Nezzer: Oh? Hmm.
Bob/Rack: Ahem. Thank you Mr. Nezzer for your lovely gift of chocolate.
Larry/Benny: Yeah, thanks.
Mr. Nezzer: (Hops up to the orphan trio) Everybody else is lying down, but you three are standing up.
Mr. Lunt: Actually, boss. I think that tomato is sitting.
Bob/Rack: I'm standing.
Mr. Lunt: Sitting!
Bob/Rack: No. (Squats down) This is sitting, (Stands back up) and this is standing. I'm standing.
Mr. Lunt: Okay, he's standing.
Mr. Nezzer: What are your names, boys?
Bob/Rack: I'm Shadrach [Shad-rack].
Junior/Shack: I'm Meshach [Me-shack].
Larry/Benny: I'm a bumblebee. A bennyboo. I'm Benny.
Mr. Nezzer: We can use boys who know how to stand up here at Nezzer Chocolate. How would you like to be Junior Executives?
Larry/Benny: What's it mean?
Mr. Lunt: It means you have to wear a tie.
Bob/Rack: Sure, that'd be great!
Mr. Nezzer: Alrighty. (He and Mr. Lunt hop back to the office) Mr. Lunt, get them their ties.
Mr. Lunt: Right away, boss! (Hops into Mr. Nezzer's office)
Mr. Nezzer: (Turns to the trio) Boys, I want to see you in my office first thing in the morning.
Bob, Larry, and Junior: Yes, sir!
(The camera zooms out revealing George out of his booth)
George: Well, what do you know. Rack, Shack, and Benny did what they thought was right, even know nobody else was doing it, and it paid off. This time anyway. But boy, were they in for a surprise when they got to Mr. Nezzer's office next day.
A talk with Mr. Nezzer ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
Mr. Nezzer: (Opens the double doors and lets Bob, Larry, and Junior in) Boys, have I got a surprise for you. 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 love the bunny as much as I do.". I asked myself, "Why don't they love it as much?". Do you know why? (Bob gasps) Because it's small. It's just a wee little bunny. What they need is a bunny they can look up to. And I mean way up to! (Pulls off the tarp, revealing the model of a giant bunny statue) This is just a model. The real bunny is ninety [90] feet high. My workers finished it this morning.
Junior/Shack: Wow, that's a big bunny, sir.
Mr. Nezzer: Mm-hmm. 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 (Puts head forehead to Larry's) "The Bunny Song".
Larry/Benny: (Shaking his head with Mr. Nezzer as their foreheads touched) Um, I don't think I'm familiar with that particular tune. Could you just hum a few bars?
Mr. Nezzer: You know, I was hoping you'd ask.
"The Bunny Song" ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
NOTE: The "New and improved" version is used here only.
(A guitar is heard as "The Bunny Song" starts playing)
Mr. Nezzer: "The Bunny Song" is 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.
(Mr. Lunt dims down the lights off-screen, and Mr. Nezzer breaks into song.)
♪The bunny. The bunny. Whoa, I ate the bunny. I didn't eat my soup or my bread, just the bunny.♪
♪The bunny. The bunny. Oh! I love the bunny. But now I feel sick in the head from the bunny.♪
(Mr. Nezzer, Bob, Larry, and Junior are now in a black background with orange and green bunnies hopping around them to the rhythm.)
♪I didn't eat my salad. I didn't eat my steak.♪
I had too much candy and got a tummy ache!
♪I need to eat good food to help me to grow! I'll obey my mama, 'cause she loves me so!♪
♪Yeah, I'll go to church!♪
And I'll go to school!
♪That stuff is important, and I ain't no fool!♪
(Mr. Nezzer slides down and three female asparagus ladies appear as backup singers)
Three Asparagus Ladies: ♪I don't want no pickles, I don't want no honey, I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny.♪
Mr. Nezzer (Voice-over): No, no, no, no, girls!
Three Asparagus Ladies: ♪I don't want a tissue when my nose it runny, I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny.♪
Mr. Nezzer (Voice-over): No, that's wrong! I learned my lesson! Oh, you're gonna get tummy aches!
Three Asparagus Ladies: ♪I don't wanna tell you a joke that is funny, I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny.♪
Mr. Nezzer (Voice-over): Now you stop singing that stuff!
Three Asparagus Ladies: ♪I don't wanna play on a day that is sunny, I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny.♪
Mr. Nezzer (Voice-over): Listen here, girls! Oh no.
(Mr. Nezzer appears on-screen again for the rest of the song, and the three backup singers repeat their refrain.)
Mr. Nezzer: ♪The bunny. The bunny. Whoa, I ate the bunny. I didn't eat my soup or my bread, just the bunny.♪
(The 3 backup singers fade away)
♪The bunny. The bunny. Oh! I love the bunny. But now I feel sick in the head...♪
(Music stops)
♪...from the bunny!♪♪
(The last of the instrumental plays until Mr. Nezzer stops holding his long note and bows his head down on the final note)
Mr. Nezzer's warning ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
(The lights come back on and Mr. Nezzer rises his head)
Mr. Nezzer: Well? What did you think?
(The boys felt uncomfortable about the song, and Bob nervously asks.)
Bob/Rack (Nervously asking): Um, what would happen if, hypothetically speaking, someone didn't agree with everything in that song, and they um... didn't sing it? What would happen?
Mr. Nezzer: Let me show you something. (Shows Bob, Larry, and Junior out the window where they can see the processing room.) What's that over there?
Junior/Shack: That's the furnace.
Larry/Benny: That's where all the bad bunnies go.
Mr. Nezzer: Let me just put this as simple as I can. If you don't bow down and sing the song, let alone sing at all, (Looks angry) you're a bad bunny!
Bob/Rack (Frightened): You don't mean...?
Mr. Nezzer: (Smiles again) But I'm sure that won't happen! It's almost time for the ceremony. I'll see you out there!
(As Bob, Larry, and Junior look frightened by the window, the camera slowly flies to George, who is outside of the office.)
George: Now this was a pickle! That bunny song was chocked full of stuff they knew was wrong. But if they don't sing it, Nezzer says he's gonna throw them in the furnace. Whew! (Faces the camera) What would you do if you were them? I'd better hold that thought for later. The ceremony's about to start.
(As soon as Grandpa George hops out of the shot, the camera rotates to the coliseum where the bunny will be presented)
The Ceremony ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
Mr. Nezzer: Thank you for attending today's festivities. It is with great pleasure, that I present to you the object of our affection, your new best friend, the bunny.
(Mr. Nezzer presses the button that makes the 90-foot bunny rise up)
And now it's time to bow and sing "The Bunny Song"!
(Laura and the peas bow before the bunny)
Mr. Lunt, hit it!
(Mr. Lunt pushes a button that makes two movie theater screens from each side of the stadium interior rise. Then he puts a vinyl record in the record player, playing the instrumental version of "The Bunny Song" over the speakers, with karaoke subtitles appearing on each screen for the workers to sing along with.)
Laura and Pea Workers (Singing along with the words): ♪The bunny. The bunny. Whoa, I ate the bunny. I didn't eat my soup or my bread, just the bunny.♪
(As the workers sing the song, Mr. Lunt notices Bob, Larry, and Junior just standing there. Neither bowing nor singing.)
♪The bunny. The bunny. Oh! I love the bunny. But now I feel sick in the head from the bunny.♪
Mr. Lunt: Hey, boss. Those three guys, they don't look like they're bowing or singing.
Mr. Nezzer: Hmm, aren't those our new Junior Executives?
Mr. Lunt: I think so. Maybe they're stuck.
Laura and Pea Workers (In the background): ♪I didn't eat my salad, I didn't eat my steak...♪
Mr. Nezzer: Let's find out.
(Mr. Nezzer turns off the music and the workers get all confused, wondering why the music stopped. Then Mr. Nezzer aims his throne to where the orphan trio are and pushes the lever forward to get the throne closer to the boys. Mr. Nezzer stops pushing as soon as he and Mr. Lunt get close to their level.)
I said "And now it's time to bow and sing "The Bunny Song".
Junior/Shack: But, we don't feel like bowing down. Isn't there another way?
Mr. Nezzer: Of course there is.
Mr. Nezzer (Strictly): Sing "The Bunny Song".
Laura (Whispering): Come on, guys! Sing the song! Everybody else was doing it.
Mr. Nezzer: Sing "The Bunny Song"!
Mr. Lunt: They ain't singing, boss.
Mr. Nezzer: Sing "The Bunny Song"!
(We now see Bob's eyes up close, looking scared and nervous.)
Mr. Nezzer (Off-screen): Sing "The Bunny Song"!
(The camera now shows us Junior's nervous eyes, then Larry's in the next shot. Larry's head however starts sweating. Having enough, we see Mr. Nezzer's angry eyes up close as he bellows, making the screen shake.)
Mr. Nezzer: SING!!!
"Think of me (Reprise)" ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
Junior/Shack: ♪Think of me every day.♪
Mr. Lunt: Boss, that's not "The Bunny Song". (Notices his boss's eyes saddening and tearing up) Boss?
Junior/Shack (Off-screen): ♪Hold tight to what I say.♪
Laura (Whispering): Are you crazy!? That's the wrong song!
Junior/Shack: ♪And I'll be close to you even from far away.♪
Bob, Larry, and Junior: ♪Know that wherever you are, it is never too far. If you think of me, I'll be with you.♪♪
Mr. Nezzer (Crying happily): Wow. That was the most beautiful singing I've ever heard. I'm gonna be singing that song in my sleep (Suddenly becomes angry, revealing he was faking his tears of joy.) after I throw you into the furnace for being BAD BUNNIES!
(Bob, Larry, and Junior cower away, and the next shot has Mr. Lunt smiling as he knew Mr. Nezzer was faking his crying.)
Guards! Cease them! Take them back to the factory!
(Just then, three carrot guards march up to Bob, Larry, and Junior. Then we cut to Laura watching the trio getting kidnapped.)
Laura: I've got to help them. But how?
(Laura looks around sees her flying truck. As soon as she hops out of the shot, presumably to ride her flying truck back into the factory, the screen fades to black.)
George (Voice-over): "Rack, Shack & Benny" will be right back after this short break.
"THE DANCE OF THE CUCUMBER"
Narrator: And now it's time for "Silly Songs with Larry", the part of the show where Larry comes out a sings a Silly Song.
(Screen fades to the countertop where Larry is shown wearing a giant sombrero with a blue poncho, along with Bob wearing a white hat.)
Larry will be performing the traditional Argentinian ballad, "The Dance of the Cucumber" in its original Spanish.
(Lights dim down and Larry hops around Bob)
Bob the Tomato will translate.
Larry: ♪Miren al pepino,♪
Bob: "Watch the cucumber".
Larry: ♪Miren como se mueve.♪
Bob: "See how he moves".
Larry: ♪Como un león,♪
Bob: "Like a lion"...
Larry: ♪Tras un ratón.♪
Bob: ..."chasing a mouse".
Larry: ♪Miren al pepino,♪
Bob: "Watch the cucumber"!
Larry: ♪Sus suaves movimientos.♪
Bob: "Oh, how smooth his motion.".
Larry: ♪Tal como mantequilla.♪
Bob: "Like butter on a"...
Larry: ♪En un chango pelón.♪
Bob: ..."bald... monkey"?
Larry: ♪Miren al pepino.♪
Bob: "Watch the cucumber".
Larry: ♪Los vegetales.♪
Bob: "All the vegetables"...
Larry: ♪Envidian a su amigo.♪
Bob: ..."envy their friend"...
Larry: ♪Como el quieren bialar♪
Bob: ..."wishing to dance as he"!
Larry: ♪Pepino bailarin!♪
Bob: "Dancing cucumber",
Larry: ♪Pepino bailarin!♪
Bob: "Dancing cucumber",
Larry: ♪Pepino bailarin!♪
Bob: "Dancing cucumber",
Larry: ♪Baila, baila, ya!♪
Bob: "Dance, dance, yeah"!
Larry: Miren al tomate.
Bob: "Look at the tomato".
Larry: ¿No es triste?
Bob: "Isn't it sad"?
Larry: (Spins super fast) Él no puede bailar.
Bob: "He can't dance".
Larry: Pobre tomate.
Bob: "Poor tomato".
Larry: Él deberia poder baila, como el pepino.
Bob: "And wishes he can dance like the cucumber"...
Larry: Libre y suavemente.
Bob: "Free and smooth"...
Larry: Pero él no puede danzar.
Bob: "But he... can't".
(Bob immediately stops translating)
Okay, stop the music!
(The lights turn on, stopping the song for a while.)
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?
(Subtitles say "I do not understand" as Larry talks)
Larry: No comprendo.
Bob: "No comprendo"? I'll show you "no comprendo"!
Junior: Mom! Dad! Look over here! (Hops and stands next to Larry) Get a picture of me next to the cucumber in authentic Argentinian garb!
Mike Asparagus: Okay, Junior. But we'd better hurry. I think the dwarves have your mother confused with someone else.
(Lisa chuckles and hops by as she has three dwarves following her. One with a yellow hat, one with a blue hat, and finally, a dwarf with a red hat)
Say "peas".
Larry and Junior: Peas!
(Bob, Larry, and Junior get their picture taken and we fade back to the countertop with the dimmed lights as the guitar continues the song. Bob however is bored this time.)
Larry: ♪Escuchen el pepino.♪
Bob: "Listen to the cucumber".
Larry: ♪Oigan su voz fuerte♪
Bob: "Hear his strong voice".
Larry: ♪Como un león♪
Bob: "Like a lion"...
Larry: ♪Listo a devorar♪
Bob: ..."about to eat".
Larry: ♪Escuchen el pepino.♪
Bob: "Listen to the cucumber".
Larry: ♪Que dulce es su canto.♪
Bob: "Oh how sweet his voice".
Larry: ♪La voz de su garganta perece un triar.♪
Bob: "The breath from his throat is like a chorus of little birdies".
Larry: ♪Escuchen al pepino♪
Bob: "Listen to the cucumber".
Larry: ♪Los vegetales.♪
Bob: "All the vegetables"...
Larry: ♪Envidian a su amigo.♪
Bob: ..."envy their friend"...
Larry: ♪Como el quieren cantar.♪
Bob: ..."wishing to sing as he".
Larry: ♪Pepino cantador!♪
Bob: "Singing cucumber",
Larry: ♪Pepino cantador!♪
Bob: "Singing cucumber",
Larry: ♪Pepino cantador!♪
Bob: "Singing cucumber",
Larry: ♪Canta, canta, ya!
Bob: "Sing, sing, yeah".
Larry: Escuchen al tomate.
Bob: "Listen to the tomato".
Larry: ¿No es triste?
Bob: "Isn't it sad"?
Larry: (Does another fast spin) Él no puede cantar.
Bob: "He can't sing".
Larry: ¡Pobre tomate!
Bob: "Poor tomato".
Larry: Él deberia poder cantar...
Bob: "He wishes he can sing"...
Larry: Fuerte y ducle como el pepino.
Bob: ..."dance like the cucumber"...
Larry: Pero él no puede danzar.
Bob: "But he can't".
Larry: ¡Ni siquiera da un silbido! (Mischievously smirks at the camera and bounces his eyes, similar to the Chuck Jones cartoons that do this trick.)
Bob: "Can't even... whistle". (Stops translating and turns to Larry in anger) Alright, that's it, señor! Come over here and let me sing you a song! (Hops out of the shot to the right)
Larry: (Pops his head from the left of the shot) Adios, amigos!
(Larry slides his head out of the shot, and Bob angrily hops after Larry from the right of the camera.)
Narrator: This has been "Silly Songs with Larry". (Screen fades back to the title card) Tune in next time to hear Larry sing...
(Larry rushes to the left out of the shot, with Bob chasing after him.)
Larry: ♪Bob is really angry! I hope he doesn't catch me!♪
(Now they hop in the opposite direction, hopping to the right until they're both out of the shot.)
Larry: ♪It's so hard to run with this sombrero on my head!♪♪
(The screen fades to black as soon as the piano finishes the song)
"The Bunny Song (Reprise)/I've tried to be patient" ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
NOTE: The music used here for my version is from the soundtrack version. Especially the final guitar note at the end.
George (Voice-over): And now, back to our story.
(Screen fades from black, and Mr. Nezzer pops his face into the shot.)
Mr. Nezzer: Is everyone comfortable? (Bob, Larry, and Junior are revealed to be tied up together) Good.
("The Bunny Song" starts up again as Mr. Lunt turns on the conveyor belt off-screen)
Larry/Benny (Whispering): Psst, Rack. I can't move my arms.
Bob/Rack (Whispering): Um, we don't have arms, Benny.
Larry/Benny (Whispering): Oh, right.
Mr. Nezzer (Mad): ♪I tried to be patient, I tried to be kind.♪
Can ya tell me what the trouble is? (Jumps onto the conveyor belt) Am I losing my mind?
Now, I didn't ask for much! Just one simple little thing. Didn't ask you to part the waters,
(Jumps onto the conveyor belt on the other side going in the same direction)
♪I just wanted to hear you sing!♪
Mr. Nezzer: ♪I gave you hats, I gave you ties, I let you eat my bunnies!♪
(Jumps onto a robot arm and spins around on the wheel)
And this is how you repay me? (Jumps off and glares at Bob) Come on, boys. Do you think that's funny?
(Mr. Nezzer then climbs up the stairs until he reaches the controls of the finishing "Good/Bad Bunnies" process)
Mr. Nezzer (Spoken): ♪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.♪♪
(Music stops and the guitar strum fades out. After a few seconds of silence, Mr. Nezzer speaks the final lyrics)
Will you, or will you not sing the song?
(The final guitar strum is heard, leaving Bob, Larry, and Junior in suspense.)
The Flying Chase ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
George (Voice-over): While Rack, Shack, and Benny were at their mercy, they had no choice to come clean and tell Mr. Nezzer the truth, even if it meant getting scorched in the furnace. But they knew God would watch over them no matter what was going to happen next. So Rack spoke first.
Bob/Rack: Well, you see, sir. Our parents taught us to stand up for what we believed in.
Larry/Benny: And God wants us to do what's right.
Junior/Shack: And there's a lot bad things in that song that just didn't seem right.
Bob/Rack: So, we don't mean to be a bother.
Larry/Benny: We hope you understand.
Junior/Shack: But our parents would be very upset from above.
Bob, Larry, and Junior (While shaking their heads): We cannot sing the song.
Mr. Nezzer: So that's how it's gonna be huh? Such a pity. You know, I'm beginning to think you didn't eat a single bunny yesterday, haven't you?
Larry/Benny: Well, we...
Bob/Rack: That's not the point. Sir, if you do this, God will haunt you. You're making a mistake!
Junior: (Looks down at the open furnace with fire burning inside it) We're just orphans! You don't understand!
Mr. Nezzer (Mad): Oh, I understand.
Bob, Larry, and Junior (In surprise): You do?
Mr. Nezzer (Mad): I understand that you're all bad bunnies! Not to mention the fact that you three lied to me! Well, guess what. You're (Presses the "Bad Bunny" button) "fired"!
(Bob, Larry, and Junior get pushed down a slide and they are about to meet their "fiery" deaths, until suddenly, someone swoops in and grabs the orphans, much to the confusion of Mr. Nezzer and Mr. Lunt.)
Mr. Nezzer: Hmm?
Mr. Lunt: Boss, no "boom".
Mr. Nezzer: No smoke either. But that's impossible! Nothing comes in or out of the furnace in one piece!
(Suddenly, Laura flies up behind Mr. Nezzer with Rack, Shack, and Benny in the trunk)
Laura: Sorry, sir. Nobody bakes my bunnies!
Mr. Nezzer: Guards, get them!
(Two carrot guards by the doorway jump in flying bunny cruisers and take off)
Laura: Hang on, guys! (Sets her truck back to accelerate and flies into an air vent)
(As the two guards fly after her, one falls behind and ends up crashing into a wall and landing in a vat of melted chocolate. The camera then shows us Laura's POV as she flies through the ducts, until the camera switches to a shot of the remaining carrot guard flying right behind our heroes. During the chase, we see more camera views of the carrot guard chasing Laura in-flight.)
Laura: Which way do I go?
Bob/Rack: Go up! Go up!
(Laura drives down)
Or down.
(Laura stops the truck, and the carrot guard flies right past her. A whoosh sound plays as he falls off his vehicle and lands in another vat of melted chocolate. He tries to get out, but the chocolate hardens like wet cement drying into solid concrete.)
Way to go!
Laura: Let's get out of here! (Turns the truck around and flies up through the vents)
Bob/Rack: I knew this was the way.
Laura: I don't think this is the way.
Bob/Rack: This ain't the way.
Laura: (As she flies down a tunnel, she sees two paths. One end has lights shining) I see light!
Bob/Rack: Go left! Go left!
(It was the wrong path though, they were back where they started.)
Laura: Uh-oh.
Mr. Nezzer: You're back. Now, if I'm not mistaken, that truck belongs to me. Mr. Lunt? Let's give them a hand.
(With that pun, Mr. Lunt pushes the button that makes two gloved robot hands grab each side of the trunk. Fortunately, knowing what would happen to the boys, Laura unbuckled her seat belt and jumped off in time.)
Oh, but look. My truck seems to be full of garbage. (Turns to Mr. Lunt) Is there anything we can do about that?
Mr. Lunt: Hey, no problem, boss. (Makes the hands rotate the flying truck so Bob, Larry, and Junior can fall right off. The top of the furnace opens up revealing smoke rising and fire burning down below.)
Junior/Shack: Remember how our parents said that God would always be watching out for us?
Bob/Rack: Yeah?
Junior/Shack: I sure hope they were right.
Larry/Benny: If we die Shack, I just want you to know you're the best adopted brother I've ever had!
Bob/Rack: And brothers stick together!
(Even when they expected the worst, the hands suddenly stop rotating.)
Mr. Nezzer: Huh? Mr. Lunt?
Mr. Lunt: It wasn't me, boss.
Laura: (Stands triumphantly while holding the cord she unplugged) I said, "Nobody bakes my bunnies"!
(Bob, Larry, and Junior sigh of relief. Unfortunately, they hear something snap, and see one of the screws are bending)
Mr. Nezzer: Listen here, young lady. If you don't plug that back in, you're gonna be in BIG trouble!
(Suddenly the screws bend and fall off, resulting in the trunk opening. Worst of all, the orphan boys fall into the furnace!)
(A fiery eruption occurs, and Laura gasps in horror while Mr. Nezzer evilly laughs in victory.)
Nobody's ever gonna stand up to me again!
(The power suddenly goes off and the screen fades to black. Only Mr. Nezzer's eyes are shown.)
Mr. Nezzer (In the dark): Huh? What happened to the lights?
God's protection ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
George (Voice-over): Just when all hope seemed lost, the power went out. Until suddenly, a bright glowing light shined inside the furnace.
(Mr. Nezzer and Laura end up surprised as they watch the furnace's white light, and Mr. Lunt heads closer to the furnace.)
Mr. Lunt: Hey, boss, how many guys did we throw into the furnace?
Mr. Nezzer (Getting scared): Uh, three?
Mr. Lunt: Well, it looks like four guys in there now, and one of them's real shiny. One more thing, boss. They ain't burnin' up.
Mr. Nezzer (Scared): Rack! Shack! Benny! Come out of there!
(The furnace door opens and we Bob, Larry, and Junior's shadows as they hop out. Then the power comes back on revealing that Bob, Larry, and Junior haven't gotten burned, and were saved by God.)
It looks like God saved you from the fiery furnace. Oh I was wrong to try to make you do things you weren't supposed to do. What was I thinking? I must have forgotten everything my mommy taught me. Can you ever forgive me?
Bob, Larry, and Junior: We forgive you.
Mr. Nezzer: Oh, thanks. As a way to express how sorry I am, I want to adopt you boys as my sons.
Bob/Rack: Really? For real!?
Bob, Larry, and Junior: Yay!
(Laura and the other peas cheer)
Mr. Nezzer (Crying happily): Wow. It warms my heart feel forgiven for what I did. Is there anything else I can do to make it up to you three?
Junior/Shack: Well, you could sing one of our songs.
Mr. Nezzer: How does it go?
Junior/Shack: You know, I was hoping you'd ask.
"Stand Up!" ("RACK, SHACK, AND BENNY")
NOTE: My version of this ending song mixes together the original with the credits version, resulting in the trumpet solo being used for a dance solo. A sound file for this will be uploaded.
(A bouncy jazz theme plays and Junior hops to the rhythm of the music)
Junior/Shack: ♪My mommy 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.
Junior/Shack: ♪That's why she tells me what I need to know.♪
Mr. Nezzer: I've got a lot of respect for that woman.
Junior/Shack: ♪But sometimes when I'm playing with a buddy or two, they're doing things I know I'm not supposed to do!♪
Mr. Nezzer: ♪Do you go along? Even though the things they do are wrong?♪
Junior/Shack: Mm-mmm!
♪I remember stand!♪
Pea Workers: Stand up! Stand up!
Junior/Shack: ♪For what you believe in, believe in, believe in God!♪
Pea Workers: He's the one to back you up!
Junior/Shack: ♪He'll stand with you!♪
(To the rhythm of the trumpets, Bob hops three times to the screen.)
Bob/Rack: ♪When everybody tells you that you've gotta be cool, remember what you learned in church and Sunday school. Just check it out.♪
Mr. Nezzer: Mm-hmm!
Bob/Rack: ♪The Bible tells us what it's all about.♪
Mr. Nezzer: Oh, you know that's right!
Larry/Benny: ♪So if you have a question, go ask your Dad. (Crashes into a wall) And he can tell you if a thing is good or bad. (Gets back onto the platform) You'll make their day.♪
Mr. Nezzer: Uh-huh. (Larry hops in front of him and blocks him)
Larry/Benny: ♪If you remember what your parents say.♪
Mr. Nezzer: (Pops his head from behind Larry) What'd they say?
(An instrumental trumpet solo from "Stand (Reprise)" plays here, and the veggies dance on the conveyor belts. In another shot, Mr. Nezzer would be shown signing his signature on the adoption paper. As he puts the clipboard down, it transitions back to Bob, Larry, and Junior in line with their new father, Mr. Nezzer and the trio continue singing.)
Bob, Larry, and Junior: ♪They told us stand!♪
Pea Workers: Stand up! Stand up!
Bob, Larry, and Junior: ♪For what you believe in, believe in, believe in God!♪
Pea Workers: He's the one to back you up!
Bob, Larry, and Junior: ♪He'll stand with you!♪
(During the three trumpet beats, we see three zoomed out shots of the interior. Then on the six trumpet beats after, we see six zoomed out shots of the outside of the factory. After the drums beat, the factory starts dancing to the music.)
Junior/Shack: Oh!
Bob, Larry, and Junior (Voice-over): ♪Stand!♪
Pea Workers: Stand up! Stand up!
Bob, Larry, and Junior (Voice-over): ♪For what you believe in, believe in, believe in God!♪
Pea Workers: He's the one to back you up!
Bob, Larry, and Junior (Voice-over): ♪He'll stand with you!♪
(The front gates close as the music stops for a bit.)
Junior/Shack (Voice-over): ♪He'll stand with you!♪
(During the final part of the instrumental, Grandpa George is back in his booth, and he smiles with his teeth at the audience.)
♪Oh yeah.♪♪
(After the final trumpet solo, George's teeth sparkle and the screen fades to black, ending the story.)
COUNTERTOP 2 (Ending)
(The screen fades from black revealing Bob looking down into the sink, until he notices the camera.)
Bob: Oh, you're back! Well I still haven't been able to get Larry out of the sink.
Larry (In the sink): I want to get out, Bob.
Bob: But it's time now to talk about what we've learned today.
Larry (In the sink): ♪And so what we have learned applies to our lives today, and God has a lot to say in his book.♪
Bob (Annoyed): Larry, you know how I feel about that song.
Larry (In the sink): ♪You see, we know that God's word is for everyone, and now that our song is done, we'll take a...♪♪
(Before Larry can finish singing the "What we have learned" song, Bob mischievously turns on the cold water and Larry gets sprayed from above.)
Hey! That's cold!
(Bob turns off the water and gets back to the edge of the sink)
Bob: As I was saying, it's time to talk about what we've learned today. Right, Larry?
Larry (In the sink): I'm wet.
Bob: Right. Well, Rack, Shack and Benny learned that standing up for what they believed in was pretty hard, but it was worth it. When all their friends were doing things that were wrong, Rack, Shack and Benny remembered what their parents had taught them before they died, 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 (In the sink): Well, I learned that doing something that you know 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 would make me cool. Even though I didn'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!
Larry (In the sink, talking quickly in a panicking manner): And people are gonna set plates on my head and I'm never going to get to go to the circus, or run through the fresh-cut grass, or feel the ocean breeze in my face as I pilot my nimble schooner [s-coon-er], Felix, off the coast of our family home in Kennebunkport [Ken-ee-bunk-port]!
Larry (In the sink, crying): Oh, Auntie Em! There's no place like home! There's no place like home!
Larry (In the sink): Click, click, click!
Bob: Are you finished?
Larry (In the sink): Yeah.
Bob: Okay, Larry. You see that spoon over there?
Larry (In the sink): 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 (In the sink): Okay!
Bob: (Faces the camera) This'll take a second. (Hops backwards until he's out of the shot)
Larry (In the sink): I'm ready!
Bob (Off-screen): Okay. Here I come!
(Bob charges into the sink, and catapults Larry out with the end of the spoon in the sink. Larry isn't wearing his oven mitt anymore, but now Bob's stuck in the sink.)
Larry: Oh, that's much better! Thank you, Bob. Bob? Bob!
Bob (In the sink): I'm in here, Larry.
Larry: (Looks down into the sink) Oh there you are. (Faces the camera) Hey, let's see if Qwerty has a verse for us.
(QWERTY pulls up a verse about peer pressure)
Larry (Reading): "Stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you". Second [2nd] Thesaloofians. Thesielians. Thesaloppians. Uh, help me out here, Bob.
Bob (In the sink): "Thessalonians" [Tha-si-low-n-ee-ans].
Larry: Thanks.
Bob (In the sink): Can I get out now?
Larry: Not yet. "...- 2nd Thessalonians 2:15". That means, remember what your parents teach you, and what you've learned from the bible. If someone wants you to do something that you know it's wrong, stand firm and do what's right. In our story, Rack, Shack, and Benny stood firm when all their friends were doing things they knew were wrong. 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. (Hops back over to the edge of the sink) It isn't always easy, but knowing you've done the right thing sure feels good inside. (Faces the sink) Right, Bob?
Bob (In the sink): Yep, that's right, Larry. I'd like to get out now.
Larry: Sure thing, Bob. First I gotta wrap up this episode, then I'll go get help. (Faces the camera) Well, that's all the time we have for today. Remember, God made you special and he loves you very much. Goodbye!
(Larry hops out of the shot to get help as the screen fades to black, then the credits start rolling.)
CLOSING LOGOS
1998-2007 Original logos -
- Big Idea logo (The screen fades from black showing Bob and Larry in front of the "BIG IDEA" letters, which are very small. Bob's "I'd like to get out now." voice clip makes the letters big. Bob and Larry look at each other confused, but then smile in their trademark poses. Then the sound of Bob catapulting Larry out of the sink with the spoon landing makes the "A" in "IDEA" bounce. The logo is a still frame until it fades to black.)
2012-PRESENT logos -
- Big Idea logo (The screen fades from black showing Bob and Larry in front of the "BIG IDEA" letters, which are very small. Bob's "I'd like to get out now." voice clip makes the letters big. Bob and Larry look at each other confused, but then smile in their trademark poses. Then the sound of Bob catapulting Larry out of the sink with the spoon landing makes the "A" in "IDEA" bounce. The logo is a still frame until it fades to black.)
- Dreamworks Animation logo (The screen fades from black after the Big Idea logo as we see a still frame of the 2018/2019 Dreamworks Animation logo until it too fades to black.)
THE END
Sound Files for my version of "Stand Up!"
The normal version of "Stand Up!" used in the episode
The soundtrack version of "Stand Up!"
The karaoke version of "Stand Up!" (Version 1)
The karaoke version of "Stand Up!" (Version 2)
The instrumental version of "Stand Up!" (Version 1)
The instrumental version of "Stand Up!" (Version 2)
Sound Effects used for my version
Bob landing in the sink and catapulting Larry out [Also used for the second sound during the Big Idea closing logo]
Bob, Larry, and Junior slide out of the trunk and fall into the furnace
Trivia/Fun Facts
- The new and improved version of "The Bunny Song" is the only version I'll ever listen to.
- In the original version, it wasn't clear what Bob meant by "Our parents aren't here right now", looking back, I took the line as an exaggeration of they died. So to make my version understandable, I reworded Bob's line to make it relatable to orphans in real life.
- The whole "orphan subplot" inclusion was my idea.
- In the original version, Larry just left Bob in the sink, leaving some people mad at Larry. This was acknowledged on the commentary. But for my version, Larry would remind Bob that he'll get help once he ends the episode.
References
- Mr. Lunt's line "No boom" when Bob, Larry, and Junior don't land in the furnace is a reference to Disney's "Peter Pan" when Mr. Smee tells Captain Hook "No splash" when Wendy walks off the plank and doesn't land in the water.
- Larry's line "Oh, Auntie Em! There's no place like home! There's no place like home!" is a direct reference to Warner Bros./MGM's "The Wizard of Oz".
Moral(s)
- Stand up for what you believe is right.
- Don't try to force people into doing something they feel is unsettling.
Remarks
- In the original version of "Rack, Shack, and Benny", "The Bunny Song" was intended to be a song kids were not suppose to sing along to. It had bad messages like "I don't love my mom or my dad" and "I won't go to church and I won't go to school". And yet, kids sang along anyway. Because of the embarrassment from parents whose kids DID sing the song, Big Idea received angry letters from parents. And due to this controversy, Big Idea wrote a "New and Improved" version of the song for "Very Silly Songs!" [See here], which would later be used on the 2002 "VeggieTales Classics" VHS and DVD, "Heroes of the Bible: Stand Up, Stand Tall, Stand Strong" VHS and DVD, the televised version, and all future DVD and Blu-Ray releases. The Lyrick Studios version of the episode (With the exclusive line "I won't eat no beans, and I won't eat no tofu.".) is an optional feature for the "Rack, Shack, and Benny" DVD and Blu-Ray releases only.
- What did Larry do to help Bob get out of the sink after finishing the episode if he said he would go get help? [That would up to your imagination]