I can't watch the Superbowl (and i'm SO SAD about that) so we are going to do an episode of #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Today I'll be livetweeting VeggieTales "Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed" (1999) #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZi2fmvXFu4 …
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A robber comes up and demands money from the peas—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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"I been watchin' ya kid. Every Monday morning your mom gives you a dollar an' twenty-eight cents. And I want it!"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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LarryBoy is here to stop the thief #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
LarryBoy grabs the thief with his super-suction ear, flips him over, and shakes him until the change falls out #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
omg—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
the police man is like "It's the milk money bandit! We've been looking for you for months!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Larry Boy accidentally knocks a potted plant off the roof, onto a phone line #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The woman on the phone line is GOSSIPING OH NOESSSSS—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
This is the rumor weed's origin story
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We see the plant in the sewer, it lifts up its head and smiles—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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Ooooh Larry Boy theme song—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
PURPLE AND YELLOW HE'S ONE SUPER FELLOW #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Alfred: So I repaired the chafing dish, then sent the chef out to get another jar of pickled herring. And the dinner party was saved!—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
entire classroom of kids: [stares]
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Alfred says he has to go home and "recharge his batteries"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Junior & Laura are trying to figure out what it means
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"I've got a toy with rechargeable batteries... it's my robot"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
"Do you think Mr. Alfred is a........."
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Junior and Laura decide Alfred is a robot—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
"Should we tell anybody?"
"No, we better keep it to ourselves"
Then the rumor weed shows up and coerces them into telling her
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I'm so confused about why Junior and Laura think they shouldn't tell anybody? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The Rumor Weed promises not to tell anybody #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The rumor weed comes to a pea playing outside and announces that Alfred is a robot.—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The pea says "aren't robots dangerous?"
The rumor weed adds that to the story
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Then the rumor weed comes to Mr Nezzar's backyard where he is barbequeing.—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Mr. Nezzar: "A weed? In MY yard???"
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Mr. Nezzar's carrot friend says he saw a movie when robots tried to take over the world. Maybe Alfred is taking over the world! He's on the library board! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Larry: "Alfred, there's a huge weed in your flower bed! I told it to leave." #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Hahaha the mayor tells Larry that he needs to get Larry Boy #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Madame Blueberry has a cameo as the mayor #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Larry Boy is going to deal with the weed problem! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The rumor weed song #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
"I'm a rumor weed, I'm a rumor weed, a tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess, I'm a rumor weed." #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
LarryBoy shows up with hedge trimmers and attacks the rumor weed. It has no effect. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred instructs LarryBoy to put his super-suction ear near the weed because there are sensors that can tell him about the weed's genetics—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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The rumor weed has grabbed LarryBoy's ear and he can't get away #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred is geeking out about the data they got from the rumor weed #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
These weeds don't use photosynthesis. Alfred is trying to figure out where they get their energy #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred sent the data to the Larry satellite in geoshynchronous orbit over Bumbleburg #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
When the satellite looks underground, Alfred discovers that all the weeds are connected. It's the mother weed! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
LarryBoy is SO NERVOUS, Alfred is sending him on the mission to the mother weed #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The Larry mobile is going to burrow under the ground #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred tells Larry Boy "you're boring"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
As in, digging under ground #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Now Larry Boy is in the underground tunnel. But he has lost his signal and can't communicate w Alfred #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Larry Boy and Alfred are both panicking—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred decides "I must save him!!!!" GO ALFRED!
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LarryBoy is down in the tunnel trying to regain confidence #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Oh no, he met the mother weed, it's huge and scary #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred goes to the policeman, played by Scooter, to get help. The policeman gets scared and drives away because he believes Alfred is a robot #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Alfred drives into the town square to get help—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The policeman says, "It's like I said! He's got a shiny metal head, just like a robot!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Oh no, all the townspeople are closing in on Alfred #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
"I'm not a robot! I'm ... British!!!!!!!!!!!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Meanwhile, the rumor weed is beating up Larry Boy #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Poor Alfred, trying to tell everybody he's not a robot #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Suddenly the rumor weed pops up out of the sewer and grabs Alfred. The weed is big enough to wrap around buildings #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Dad Asparagus turns up & is the 1st person to do any fact-checking. He asks everyone "now where did you hear that?" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
lololol Dad Asparagus explains "recharge his batteries" is a figure of speech #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Dad Asparagus tells the kids that if they hear something bad/weird abt someone, they should ask the person, or ask their parents. Don't spread rumors. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Dad says "Mr Alfred is a nice man" & the weed grows a few flowers #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
All the townspeople remember nice things Alfred did for them #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The rumor weed turns into a huge flower #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
The townspeople apologize, & Alfred is immediately all "I forgive you!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Oh here comes Larry Boy, up from the ground—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
"Hey Alfred. Somebody told me you were a ... robot"
all the townspeople: "SHHH!"
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That's the end of the story. Now we are back at the Larry cave to talk about what we learned #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
LarryBoy sums it up as "God doesn't want us to tell stories that can hurt. He wants us to spread nice words." #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Okay, that's the end of VeggieTales "Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed." Let's discuss. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
So, Junior & Laura speculated that Alfred is a robot. But immediately they were like "we should keep it to ourselves." I don't really understand why? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Is it because they weren't sure if it was true or not? Or is it because it's a bad thing about Alfred, & they're not supposed to say bad things abt ppl? Or is it because it's Alfred's personal life & maybe he doesn't want to be outed? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Because, whether or not you should "tell rumors" abt someone really depends on a lot of factors #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
First of all, if you heard something but you don't know if it's true or not, then you probably shouldn't tell ppl #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
If you heard that somebody is dangerous & you feel like you should warn others abt them, then that might be a good reason to "tell rumors". (The obvious example is women warning each other abt creepy men) #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
If you know some details abt someone's personal life, that they wouldn't want to be shared, & there's no practical reason why other ppl would need to know, then NO don't "tell rumors" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
in my opinion, these 3 factors should go into your decision on whether or not to "spread rumors":—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
1. Is it true or not?
2. Are you warning ppl that someone is potentially dangerous?
3. Is it personal information they wouldn't want shared? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Overall, the message of this VeggieTales episode was "you shouldn't say bad things about people, you should say good things."—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
But that's how abuse gets covered up....... #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Instead of "don't say bad things abt people", we should teach kids guidelines abt when they should or shouldn't share information about someone #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
when I was a little kid, i read some stories like this: Everyone said so-and-so was scary& bad. Then our heroes meet so-and-so. At first our heroes are scared, but then they realize all those rumors weren't true, actually so-and-so is nice—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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I seem to recall there was a teacher at elementary school, everyone said she was strict & she was the worst, let's call her Mrs. A. I remember as a little kid i didn't believe the rumors bc i was taught not to believe rumors #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
I think it was years later I found out that my mom had called the school and requested that I not be in Mrs. A's class. My mom said Mrs A yelled at kids, and it would have been really bad for me—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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I remember being really confused abt it, bc of the stories that adults had read me, abt how you shouldn't believe so-and-so is bad just because everyone says that, you should get to know them, they are probably nice #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Anyway I really don't know if Mrs A was actually as mean as they said. I never met her and I don't remember any specific examples of bad things she supposedly did. Just everyone said she was too strict. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
I'm telling this story here bc as a kid, adults taught me "don't trust rumors" but that's not how reality works—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Over here in reality, you should ask more questions & try to figure out if it's true or not
instead of just automatically ignoring it bc it's a "rumor"
At the end of the story, the townspeople all started saying nice things Alfred had done for them, thereby "proving" that he's a good person & not a "dangerous robot" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
I've read a lot of blogs recently abt churches covering up abuse, so that scene felt extremely bad to me #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Because inevitably, when someone is accused of abuse, a bunch of ppl show up & say "no it can't be true bc he was always so nice to me"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
WELL GUESS WHAT, abusers don't abuse EVERY PERSON in their lives
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In the situation in "Larry Boy & the rumor weed", the rumor was all speculation with no concrete evidence to back it up, & it was hurtful to Alfred. THAT'S why it was bad to "spread the rumor." #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Again, the lesson SHOULD HAVE BEEN "here are some guidelines abt how to know when you should repeat something bad you've heard abt someone. and here is how you fact-check." #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Because "don't say bad things abt someone, only say nice things" and "don't believe bad rumors" are just terrible advice. Sometimes is IS good to warn ppl "hey this person is not safe, so be careful" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
Okay i thought of 1 more thing I want to say about "Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
You could make some parallels between the rumor about Alfred being a robot and stereotypes #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
When Alfred comes to the town square to get help, the people are so afraid of him that they're not able to actually understand what's going on & that he's telling them he needs help #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
It reminds me of stereotypes abt how ppl of certain demographics are "dangerous"- if that's the default thought that comes to mind when you see them, you're not going to be able to correctly see the reality of the situation #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
So I think the story would have made more sense as a lesson abt "don't believe stereotypes abt entire groups of ppl" instead of "don't believe rumors abt 1 specific person" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-02-04
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