Let's do an episode of #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales ! Today I'll be live-tweeting "LarryBoy and the Bad Apple" (2006) https://t.co/v40xg111bg— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
we start with Bob & LarryBoy & Alfred (Archibald) on the counter. I love Archibald #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
oh my godddd— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Bob: do you even have a letter?
Archibald: today we have a text message from ...#PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales
larryboy reading the text message on his 2006 phone #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/WJi26OZ2da— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
the letter writer tells LarryBoy that she love video games & plays too much, can't focus on other things she's supposed to be doing #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Archibald says it sounds like the letter writer has a problem with temptation #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
begin story.— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
oh my godddd LarryBoy swings in (from his super-suction ear) like spiderman & now he's dangling upside down near this female reporter (love interest?) #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/zuCVRpW3WB
larryboy catches the chocolate thief & gives chocolate back to Junior Asparagus & celery girl. He says "with great chocolate comes great responsibility" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
so is this going to be like spiderman? the other larryboy episodes were like batman #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
larryboy buys himself a box of chocolate to celebrate. Alfred warns him that he shouldn't eat too much #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
now we are watching the reporter (Petunia) telling us that OH NO the statue of the city's founder has been mysteriously covered in spiderwebs, and just before the city centennial celebration #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
cut to this villain-looking apple and her worm henchman laughing maniacally #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Larryboy gets home to Afred. Larryboy says he doesn't feel good, immediately goes into the bathroom #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
back to the villain apple. she explains her evil scheme is TEMPTATION #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/s9DpUZYnp4— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
so far we have 3 female characters- Petunia the reporter, Madame Blueberry the mayor, and this villain apple, that's a pretty good amount compared to most veggietales movies #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
worm explains secret weaknesses that the apple can exploit:— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Mayor Blueberry wants to be beautiful
Petunia loves video games
LarryBoy... don't know what his weakness is yet #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales
Back to LarryBoy & Alfred. Larryboy comes out of the bathroom still feeling sick. Alfred says it's bc he ate too much chocolate #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred: what you need, master larry, is to eschew chocolate— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Larry: what's eschew?
Alfred: not much, what's eschew with you [laughs so hard at his own joke]
larry: [unimpressed face]#PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales
Alfred says "you can't be the superhero God wants you to be if you eat too much chocolate" but OH NO the evil worm overheard it! now he knows Larry's weakness! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred made an exercise plan for Larry #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/1WbNFqvvmq— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Meanwhile the bad apple is at Mayor Blueberry's office offering to help with her outfit for the city celebration. "You could be a knockout!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred is watching tv while supervising Larryboy's exercise. Is Alfred's temptation tv? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Now the bad apple is offering a new video game console to Petunia #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
For both the mayor & Petunia the reporter, the apple shows this VR-ish image inside a spider web & tells them to "walk right in" and they do #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Worm comes to tell the bad apple that Alfred's weakness is bananas, Larryboy's weakness is chocolate #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
because the cartoon Alfred was watching had a banana #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred goes to the library for research bc he says the mysterious spiderwebs have appeared before. tells larry to make sure not to give in to temptation while he's gone. Larry reassures him that he's stronger than temptation #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Apple shows up at Larry's door with chocolate. he lets her in. Oh no! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Meanwhile Alfred is at the library watching a filmstrip abt how Obadiah Bumbly brought a group of vegetables over on the Cauliflower to start the town of Bumblyburg #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/qeEKuMs4xA— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
But the pilgrims had a problem, they all were going to apple's fun house #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Meanwhile the apple is offering chocolate to Larryboy, waving it in front of his face. LarryBoy says no. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
the apple has robotic spider legs and is spinning webs all over the larry cave #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
now LarryBoy is inside the apple's "chocolate museum" vision, & the apple has a willy Wonka hat?????? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/ceqUxTEIj1— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
she convinces Larryboy to take a bite of chocolate because it's "educational." He takes a bite. She tells him to eat more. He says no. She says he needs to compare the flavors, it's educational! He eats more! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
meanwhile Alfred learns that (back in the day) Ephraim Apply was trying to "enslave the community with nonstop fun" but he was stopped by Obadiah Bumbly #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred comes home & finds Larryboy has "fallen into a web of chocolate temptation!' #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred confronts the apple— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
she tries to convince him he deserves a break & should watch banana cartoons#PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/XwL3C9URI2
oh no! Alfred is sitting there watching tv, & tied up with spiderwebs #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Apple goes to set up "Apply's Funhouse 2" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Alfred sees the ad on tv for Apply's Funhouse 2. He calls to Larryboy, bumblyburg needs a hero! Larryboy says they need each other's help to get out! They both help each other get free. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
They go to the Mayor & tell her "you can't be the mayor God wants you to be if all you ever think abt is how you look! Bumblyburg is in trouble!" & helps her get out #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
They go to Petunia. Larryboy says "there's nothing wrong w playing video games but you've let this video game play you!" & helps her get out #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
They are arresting the worm, the charges are "accomplice to temptation in attempt to lead astray, & operating a giant macintosh without a permit" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
umm that's odd bc what the worm did was just completely normal advertising #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Petunia gets on the news camera & reports on what's happening. "Authorities are cautioning the public, do not go in to Apply's Funhouse! It's a trap! Flee temptation!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
people are running away screaming, it's chaos. this seems like not really the best evacuation plan. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
the police & firemen squirt sports drinks on the spider web (bc it dissolves) while larryboy swings around fighting the apple #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
there's a "spiderman stopping the train" scene for some reason #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/gNRmJMKIWt— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
hooray, the city is saved. time for the 300th anniversary city celebration #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Mayor thanks Larryboy for saving the city. Larryboy says he can't take credit- to fight temptation, we need God's help, & our friends' help #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
there is a huge chocolate cake. Alfred says Larry can have a small piece.— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
The end. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales
Back to the country with Qwerty the computer. Bob shows up & says he is a superhero too! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales pic.twitter.com/MmzFSibwqb— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
HA OH MY GOD. The bible verse from Qwerty is from Matthew 27, the one about "keep alert & pray ... the spirit is willing but the body is weak" wowwwwwww this is so far out of context #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
wow there's a ... bon-jovi style (???) larryboy theme song at the end of this video #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
that's the end of Veggietales "LarryBoy and the Bad Apple." Let's discuss. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
In general, I'm not really a fan of "temptation" as a *concept*. I don't think it's useful. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
VeggieTales did a good job by saying (repeatedly) it's okay to enjoy these things in moderation, & showing that it becomes a problem when it interferes w your other responsibilities. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
But still, I personally don't like the framing of "temptation" as this abstract thing that is *bad* and we need to *fight* it #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
I believe pleasure is good. It's good to do things that make you happy. It's bad if you spend so much time doing those things that you neglect the other things you're supposed to be doing- that's when it becomes unhealthy. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
And psychologically, there are lots of reasons why ppl get into unhealthy habits that feel good in the short-term. But I don't really think it's useful to think of those reasons as "temptation" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
It's not helpful to turn this into an abstract, spiritualized "fight" against a *concept*. & maybe that's not how VeggieTales meant to portray it, maybe it's bc I have 20+ years of experience in evangelical culture so that's what I hear when ppl say "fight against temptation"— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
I think you should look at the REALITY OF YOUR SITUATION, & think abt the REASONS that YOU PERSONALLY want to do a thing (why does it feel good, what makes it "easy" while doing healthier habits feels "hard") ... #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
You should decide what your long-term priorities are & remind yourself of those things & why they are important, in order to motivate you to develop healthy habits #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
& at the same time, remember your emotions & desires are real, & it's good to do things that make you feel good right now in the short term. pleasure is good. do enough to make yourself happy, but not so much that it interferes w your long-term priorities— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
See? Makes way more sense to think of it in these terms, instead of framing it as "fighting against temptation" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
For me, "fighting against temptation" means if something makes me happy, I should automatically view it with suspicion. I should worry that i'm doing it "too much" (and there's no clear definition of "too much") #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
I should constantly worry that if I like something too much, that's BAD & maybe it's "becoming an idol" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
I am SO GLAD that this VeggieTales episode did not say ONE SINGLE WORD about "it's bad if you love chocolate/ video games/ etc more than you love God", or "idols". THANK GOODNESS #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
That kind of thinking has been really unhealthy for me in the past, bc how on earth do you measure "do I like this thing more than I love God?"— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
& if I answer "no" than maybe that's because I'VE BEEN LED ASTRAY BY TEMPTATION so I can't even trust myself
VeggieTales did a really good job saying repeatedly that it's okay to enjoy things in moderation. & that the reason "too much" is bad is bc it distracts u from your more important responsibilities— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
But still I don't like the overall framing abt "temptation" as an abstract concept
I don't like how "temptation" gets abstracted & separated from "this becomes a bad thing IF AND ONLY IF it interferes w the healthy habits you should be doing" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
Listen: If it *doesn't* interfere with your healthy habits, then IT IS NOT BAD. There's nothing INTRINSICALLY BAD abt enjoying something a lot & spending a lot of time doing it #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
All right, that's all I got. Remember everyone, your emotions & desires are valid. Think abt your priorities- short-term & long-term. You are capable of making the decisions that are right for you. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggietales— Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2019年4月14日
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To see all my VeggieTales reviews: Perfect Number Watches VeggieTales (Master Post)
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