04x10 - Hot Sauce Cook Off

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♪♪ Strawberry Shortcake ♪

♪ She's a berry bitty girl ♪

♪ with berry big possibilities ♪

♪ And fruit filled fun ♪

♪ is the secret to her recipe ♪

♪ She may be small ♪

♪ No task is too tall ♪

♪ She'll be your best bud ♪

♪ Just give her a call ♪

♪ Strawberry Shortcake ♪

♪ Strawberry Short... ♪

♪ She may be small but... ♪

♪ no task is too tall ♪

♪ for Strawberry ♪

♪ Shortcake ♪♪

Berrykin Bloom(Humming)

Keep 'em coming, Apple!

(Giggles)

StrawberryAnd...

We...

Uh, here ya go!

StrawberryAre...

done!

Good morning, Strawberry! Hi, Apple!

Well! What do you have today that's fresh and exciting?

Somebody thinks it's time to change the menu at the cafe.



Meaning she wants to fix something that isn't broken.

Well, as I always say, it's good to find new ways of doing things.

Shows you take pride in your work.

Berrykin Bloom was just delivering his crop of chiles.

A hybrid, I call the "Hot-And-Not." Crossed half a jalapeno

with sun-sweet sugarplum and a hint of mint.

Been growing them for years. I sort of like them, (sigh)

but I don't imagine anyone else will.

(Sniff)

Mmm. They look beautiful and smell great!

As much as I don't like to agree with my sister... she's right.

I use them to make my "Hot-And-Not Chili Sauce."

What do you think?

(Lip smacking)

Mmmmm! That is the best chili sauce ever!

We have to have it at the cafe!

That's twice in one day I've agreed with her. I'm starting to get worried.

It's wonderful, Berrykin Bloom. What's your secret?

Hmmm. No secret, really. I follow three simple rules.



And always add a little loving care.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well.



-Don't tell me. When it's this time of year, I know who it's from!

Tell him I'm not here. Left town. Out of the country.

Not expected back for a year! Or ten!

Wait, he sent you a video! (Giggle) Who is this guy?

(Sigh) My Cousin. Bertram.

BLOOM! Where are ya, Cuz!? I tried every number in Berry Bitty City!

This time of year I bury my phone in the bottom of a flower pot.

Heh! Y'didn't bury your phone in the bottom of a flower pot again, did ya?

Ha! You know it's that time of year!

What's he talking about?

Ahh, the Chili Sauce Contest at the Big Berry County Fair.

Hope you're not entering the contest?



I thought I'd give ya a preview.

This year, I've cooked my best batch yet using my most powerful peppers!

Looky-lookyyy...! Ha, ha, ha.

Ready for a taste test, my little friend?

I'll just give him a drip of a drop to warm up the palate, y'see!

Don't try this at home, eh? He's a trained professional.

(Slurp)

Oooooohhh! Ahhhh!

UGHH!!

Let's see you top that cuz.

(Laughter)

Ohhh, sometimes he makes me so angry

I could just... just...

ooo!

(Grunt)

(Sigh) Do forgive me.

Great galloping gooseberries. I've never seen him so upset.

Cousin Bertram's been getting the best of me since... well,

as long as I can remember.

When I entered the first hot sauce contest...

well...

(Sigh)

...he's won the Golden Chili every year.

(Ugh!) That is so... so...

Wrong!

Right! Exactly!

Oh, you don't need a gold medal to prove how good a chili sauce cook you are.

Oh, thank you, my dear.

But it wouldn't hurt. I mean fine, sure, a medal isn't everything.

But it's something and that's better than nothing.

And it'd be the perfect way to show up that... that Ooooh! Cousin of yours!

Sour's right. There's no reason you can't b*at Bert!

Ah, yes, but. Really.

I... I couldn't. It just isn't my... my... my style!

SourStyle?

When I was faced with making eight dozen rhubarb trifles in one night,

did I say "it just isn't my style?"

When my souffle deflated like a flat tire, did I climb under the covers

and pull the sheet over my head?"

NO!

I say enter that contest and b*at him!

(Enthusiastic cheering)

Oh my dears,

I thank you. But really...

It just isn't... what I do.

Maybe Berrykin Bloom should do what's comfortable for him.

AppleOf course he should!

And that means he's gotta win!

That! Contest!

This year, the name Berrykin Bloom will mean hot sauce!

Yes? ...Why, yes! This year... Is my year!

BothTO THE CHILI PATCH AND VICTORY!

Victoryyyy!

Oh! Wahooh! Ha ha ha ha.

That's the spirit! Don't let anything hold you back!

Hmmmmmm?

Berrykin Bloom?

You're going to have the hottest chili sauce that ever was.

With this recipe Apple n' I've cooked up,

you'll flambe that bully Bertie once and for all.

How are those new chili peppers coming along?

Oh, very nearly there, my dears. I call this one the Hoppin-Poppin.

Just a drop of Bloom's Berry Best Plant Food...

Careful now, they're very...

(Huffing and puffing)

-Hot-hot-hot!

(Splash)

Oh, yes. That's what we want to see.

Are we ready for a taste test?

Absolutely!

Volunteers!

Just try a drop okay?

(Slup)

Give it a moment. The Hoppin-Poppin Chili Pepper has a delayed reaction.

(Gulp!)

(Scream!)

(glug glug glug)

Ahhhhhhh!

Both(Cheering)

(Phone ringing)

It's for you. It's him. Another video.

It's okay. You got him b*at.

He just doesn't know it yet.

Greetings, Cuz! I thought you might like to see how things are going here...

Behold, my latest creation!

(Slurp)

Wahhhhhh-uhh, wahh-Uh, wah-uh, wah-uh, wah-uh.

Let's see ya top that! BWAAAHAHAH!

There's hot and there's hot and that's hot.

You'll just have to make yours even hotter.

More peppers, Berrykin Bloom! The hottest you have!

(Tasting)

Wawawawawawaa!

Hahahahahaha

(Tasting)

(Cheering)

(Tasting)

Aaaahhhhhhh!

BWAAAAA-HAH-HAH-HAAAAAH!

That isn't hot sauce, it's rocket fuel.

There's no way I can compete with him.

How does he do it?

Bertram? (Sigh) I don't know. He wins. He always wins.

Oh, there's no use going on.

Wait, wait... here...

Take a look at this...!

SourWhat am I supposed to look at?

AppleThat. What is that stuff?

Huh!! So that's his trick!

Oooh, I should've known.

That, my dear, is the hottest chili pepper in the Berry Bitty world!

The Big Blue Blazer!

Wow. Do you have any? Can you grow one?

No, unfortunately, no. It's a very rare species.

A giant chili that only grows under conditions

which cannot be duplicated in a garden.

Well, if Bertram got one, they gotta grow somewhere. So... where?

No one knows. It's said they need "a speckle of sunlight, a dollop of dew,

a whisper of wind, and a twist of morning mist."

Speckle, sunlight dollop, dew

wind whisper twist, mist.

The "Meandering Meadow" fits those conditions!

Where exactly is this Meandering Meadow?

You cross Dewdrop Dell, up Loganberry Hill, then a half a mile to the Meadow.



Well, of course, but uh, there's hardly time, my dear.

The contest is only a day and half away.

How long would it take to get there and get back?

If there's no bad weather... umm we can have it by noon tomorrow.

Plenty of time! Whattya say, Apple, should we go for it?!

If it's a giant chili, we're going to need some help bringing it back.

I'll call Strawberry.

Heh, okay Bloom, have everything ready to go the second

we bring the Blue Blazer back!

C'mon, Apple!

Oh, it's lovely of them, but still... hopeless. Bertram always finds a way to win.

You sure this is what he wants?

Absolutely!

Keep his spirits up while we're gone, okay?

How?

I dunno, distract him. Do that happiness thing you do.

Let's go, go GO! We need to get to Loganberry Hill by nightfall.

Well! How's the Picklekberry Casserole?

Are we ready for more?

(Mouthfull!)

Wonderful! But be sure to leave room for dessert.

We have a fresh Butterberry pie that's simply scrumptious!

(Swallows) I understand what you're doing, my dear, and I am very grateful, but--

-Me? Oh I'm just trying to feed you!

And keep my mind off the contest. It's sweet of you,

Sweet, and it's worked. I haven't thought all about--

-Bloom, where are ya!? You know you can't hide from me!

Him.

Hope you're not wasting time with the contest. Ha ha.

You don't stand a chance! Take a look at--

Thought I had that turned off.

It hardly matters, my dear.

(Sigh) He's right, of course. I'll never win that contest.

But, Berrykin Bloom, what is it you always say? Never give up.

I do say that, don't I? And I won't give up. There's still time, still hope!

If our friends get back by noon tomorrow...

According your map, we ought to be there right about...

(Gasp!)

There must be something wrong. The map doesn't show this.

We can't climb down there. It'd take a week!

What're we gonna do?

Hmmmm?

Strawberry?



C'mon!

Isn't this lovely? And no way for Cousin What's His Name to intrude.

A package for me? Oh well, thank you.

(Laughter) There's no hiding from me, cuz!



BWAAAAA-HAHAHAHAH HAHHHHH

Look! There it is!

The Big Blue Blazer...

(Haha) Oh, boy! We're having fun now!

Say, wanna go for a walk?

Nuh-uhh!

Why not?

It's too...chili outside! (Giggles)

"Dah-da-da'dah-da-dahhh..woooh!.

(Ugh!)

All(Pulling)

StrawberryPull!

All(Straining)

AllPull! (Straining)

Heave!

Ho!

AllWhew!!!

We made it. Heh. We actually made it.

(Panting) It's amazing what you can do when you really try.

But we gotta get going!



We did it and we did it for Berrykin Bloom.

Right. But we gotta get going!

StrawberryAfter that chili!!!

AppleOh, no, no, NO!!!

Well, now what do we do?!?

(Crackle and groan)

We better not go out there. We have to find a way to--

-My, what a predicament you have here.

But I see you found the last Blue Blazer of the season.

Still, it's not doing my cousin much good out here.

Well you don't need to worry. We'll take care of this.

Oh, no. Let me help. I insist.

(Boing)

What're you doing?!

Oh, me. Oh, my. Did I do that?

(Rattling!)

AllNOOOOO!

(Crash!)

Oh, tsk, tsk. What a shame.

I've seen some low things in my day, but you... are the lowest.

You don't play fair, Berrykin Bertram.

No I play to win. (Evil laughter)

All(Gasp!)

It's nearly noon. I'm sure they'll be here.

It was an ambitious undertaking, my dear. I'd be very surprised if--

-There they are!

You made it, you're back!

And... the Blue Blazer?

It's in the bottom of a gorge, in little pieces.

But... but what happened?

Berrykin Bertram. He destroyed the Blue Blazer!

We're so sorry, Berrykin Bloom.



(Sniffling) I guess we better pack all this up.

Yeah. We'll do it. It's the least we can do.

(Sniff sniff)

What is that delicious aroma...?

Oh, another batch of Hot-And-Not Sauce. Made it while I was waiting.

(Lip smackinig)

MMMmmm!

Isn't that good? We're adding it to the cafe's menu.

Have you ever entered this in the contest?

Oh, goodness, no. It's not nearly as hot as the sauce Cousin Bertie makes.

But it's delicious! (Giggle) And what really matters is... it's yours!

You know... she's right!

Hm. Never considered it before. But... why not?!

We don't have much time, but we can get it there if we hurry!

Well... now all we can do is wait to hear from the judges.

(Cafe chatter)

Have you heard anything about the contest yet?

Ah, no, but, uh, ah, no my dear, no. Uh hadn't thought about it,

really, until you just mentioned it. Heh.

Put it completely out of my mind.

Any word from the judges?!

Not that I care, mind you. Only curious.

I came by to see if you've heard anything.

Not yet. But we could get a call any second.

IT'S THEM!!!

Well, what did they say? How did Berrykin--

-Bloom? Where'd he go?

He had to leave. Take a message. Oh, what did they say?



And I do. Oh hoo, if you see what I mean.

(Shriek!) YOU WON!

All(Screams of joy)

I did?! Ohhhh, Cousin Bertie won't be happy about that.... hahahah.

He was disqualified. For conduct unbecoming a chili grower.

They said Berrykin Bloom's sauce showed great craftsmanship.



That's more than a sauce. It's you, Berrykin Bloom.

Really, my dear, I find myself speechless. I simple don't know what to say.

Well, I do. I say get busy. Start making more Hot-And-Not Sauce.

We put it on our BerryBestBits page catalogue and we're already getting orders!

Oh, no, not again...!

No, it's from the contest judges!

(Gasp!)

(Whooping and cheering)

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