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02x04 - Episode 7 & 8

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Vegetable Soup". Aired: September 22, 1975 – December 14, 1978.*
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02x04 - Episode 7 & 8

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[Laughter]

[Applause]

[Music]

come on

Jo come on we going

to come on along and join

delicious in little bowl of vegetable

soup

[Music]

sou of

vegetabl all kind of vegetabl it all

kinds of

vegetables to make a vegetable vegetable

soup and now today's adventure of outer

scope 2 grandmother tells a

story Wendy's grandmother remembers a

lot about the history of her people and

Wendy thinks she knows something about

sailor Bill and The Medallion well you

did the right thing what can we do to

help them they want to hear that

wonderful story you've told me about

sailor bill

what the wreck of the big ship and the

survival with the gold medallion what

about it Wendy one of their friends is

related to the man with the gold

medallion I would like to meet this

friend we'd like you to meet him but

we've lost him his name is Willie and my

brother Henry is with him your friend's

name is Willie yes ma'am William he's my

best friend show her the diary

Cynthia his ancestor's name was William

2 this is it all right this is the Diary

of William toer I thought I'd never see

it gather around and I'll tell you the

story just as wine dance told it to me

the man who saved William Topper's

life it was in the early summer of the

year of the great storms some men were

along the shore fishing when they

noticed a body along the water's edge it

was the young man we came to know as

sailor Bill Willie

great-grandfather at first he seemed

already dead but he was still breathing

when they moved him it was at this time

that wine dance noticed the beautiful

golden medallion and promised him he

would protect it and he he got well then

sailor Bill began to tell wi dance the

story about the gold medallion the same

story that is in this Diary of Sailor

bill but isn't there more grandma oh yes

what happened when sailor bill got well

wine dance returned The Medallion to

sailor Bill everyone credited The

Medallion with somehow aiding his

survival they called it sailor bills

good medicine and while he lived in the

village All Good Things seemed to

flourish no one envied sailor Bill's

Medallion and he and wi dance became

great friends but grandmother didn't

something else happen something bad yes

Wendy it happened at sea wine dance and

sailor bill went on a voyage and that's

when it happened and you don't remember

any more of the story no but I'm sure

Maurice cuffy could he's a historian of

the tribe let's go find him I'm sure he

can tell you more he should be down at

the park setting up for the dancers oh

that's right thanks grandmother come on

you guys just a minute Wendy I want to

talk to you about school I want you to

go back you guys go ahead I'll catch up

okay bye-bye we'll be out by the

fence there are many things to be

learned from others there is great

knowledge to be found like a great

treasure I know but I think you should

see your teacher but school's just about

out for today all the better if you go

now give you a chance to see your

teacher alone all right

grandmother hi Wendy ready to go hi

remember the field I pointed to earlier

yeah that's where they're setting up for

the Thunderbird dances I'll meet you

over there later I've got to do

something else first anything we could

help with

school oh do you want us to come with

you sure we'd be glad to right no thanks

anyway it's my problem not take care of

it you go on to the field and I'll meet

you there later okay goodbye so long

good luck

Wendy hello Maurice hello Alina I

sending you some children they are

searching for The Medallion they have

sailor Bill's diary they have the diary

let's give them the PE King clue

okay with that clue they ought to find

it you see this is where he washed the

shore with The

Medallion right

there rescued by

Indians coal Medallion and chain intact

hey M did you hear that

mallion gold chain treasure sh be quiet

up listen see Henry that line runs right

back this way to here what's that X for

shinok Indian village boy I wish we were

with the others and had that diary then

we could read up on what really happened

well one thing's for sure we might as

well head for that Village that's the

best place to start looking yeah maybe

it's still there well we might as as

well let's take a chance

anyway let's snatch the

map now you lay low just like that now

look why should we jump them when all we

got to do is tell them see let them do

the work then we run in and we grab the

prize after they hey that's not a bad

idea I'm not bad at all but what about

this one what about if we con them into

traveling along with us under the guise

of lending our assistance

huh no hey what was that it came from in

there oh uh hi kids uh look I'm sorry to

startle you but uh my friend had a

little spill here but he's okay say hi

to the and uh sorry have a good day nice

meeting you come on get out here uh bye

it's

okay come on Henry let's get going yeah

all right Willie

[Music]

there are many things to be learned from

others have you talked to your teacher

about it Wendy that's what I did and it

helped hello Mr

Holmes Wendy where have you been

[Music]

next time a talk with the

teacher you want to know about

[Music]

yourself what do you want to know about

yourself

[Applause]

[Music]

if you've ever moved you know what it's

like to leave your old home and go to a

new

place everything is very different and

strange you have to sleep in a new room

and maybe go to a new school you even

have to make new

friends now imagine what it must be like

to move from one country to

another a big move like that coming to a

new country to live is called

immigration every day new people

immigrants are coming to live in this

country and this has been going on for a

long long

time in fact the families of many people

who now live in the United States came

as immigrants from all parts of the

world terminal manager

Office

Michelle come here I want to show you

something look what I found I haven't

seen these pictures in

years now take a look at this who do you

think this is well it's me when I was a

little child that was taking a long time

ago when I still lived in the old

country in

Luxembourg before I immigrated to the

United States of

America if you think we're making a big

move now you should have been around for

that one

whenever people immigrate they bring

things with them furniture clothes even

favorite

toys over the years immigrants have

brought many things to this country and

not just things that came in boxes or

suitcases they also brought

ideas an IM immigrant from the Caribbean

invented a machine that revolutionized

the shoe

industry an immigrant from Scotland

invented the telephone immigrants also

brought new words which became a part of

our language Rodeo is from

Mexico hurricane came from the tyo

Indians of Puerto

Rico and kindergarten is from Germany

they also brought some of their ways of

life like the birthday cake that's a

custom first introduced here by

[Music]

immigrants all around us are things we

may think are American but they were

actually brought here by

immigrants many of us can trace Our

Roots back to immigrants and all of us

with our different backgrounds have a

part in making the United States the

interesting place it is

At first I felt like a

stranger everything was so hard at first

a whole new language to learn finding a

place to live and work even the money

was

different but now it feels like home and

so will this place to you pretty

[Music]

soon it's difficult for anyone to be an

immigrant and the newcomers have not

always been welcomed even by those who

were immigrants before them but it

doesn't have to be so hard just by

remembering what it's like to move into

a new and strange place maybe you can

understand and help someone else feel

more at

[Music]

home Hol day holay Hol Hol day holay hly

[Music]

holiday it's time for the tanabata

festival celebrated every year by

Japanese Americans on the 7th Day of the

7th month according to one Legend a

husband and wife lived in the sky but

were separated by the Milky Way this is

the only day of the year that can be

together hi my name is Emily and I'm on

my way to the festival with my brother

Paul thank you you're beautiful you can

hang them up there

okay to celebrate we first write poems

on slips of paper in Japanese 1 2

3 the hard part is getting the brush to

write what you want it to instead of

what it wants

to we also make decorations of color

paper in the shape of things from the

tanabata Legend we call this origami or

paper folding

[Music]

and try not to go over there stars this

is a

star Grandma can you hold this this when

we finish the decorations we hang them

on bamboo

branches there are really beautiful when

they wave in the

[Music]

wind I like the concerts we have too of

Folk Music and dancing these are the TA

[Music]

[Music]

drummers there are many versions of the

tanabata legend and different ways of

celebrating the holiday here and in

Japan but the important thing is that we

remember our culture it also gives our

friends and neighbors a chance to learn

our

Traditions i' like to share a one

version of The tanabata Legend with you

[Applause]

[Music]

now once upon a time they lived a family

with three daughters in the Japanese

Countryside the girls were widely known

for their beauty and Grace so much so in

fact that one day

you must give me one of your

daughters otherwise I will destroy your

whole

family bring her to the lake before the

sunsets tomorrow

[Music]

fear and sorrow filled the house when

the Father revealed the message to his

daughters

[Music]

only tanabata the youngest found on the

courage to save the family

[Music]

[Music]

oh

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

do not

fear I am hikoboshi the dragon Prin

[Music]

in a short time tanabata and hikushi

were married

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

a year passed in happiness until one day

hikushi had to leave on urgent

business he gave tanabata a mysterious

black box

but he told her never to open it unless

in danger

[Music]

n

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

yeah the Two Sisters full of curiosity

came for a

visit tanabata welcomed them with

pleasant

surprise she left to get tea and cakes

for them

they could not contain their curiosity

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

behold

no motor has ever entered the provinces

of Heaven

[Music]

unpunished thus tanabata and hikushi

were doomed to become

Stars forever separated by the wide

stream of the Milky Way

only once each year can they meet again

in human form on the seventh day of the

seventh

[Music]

month real people I like to introduce

you to some real people

real

[Music]

people hi hi my name is Kiko this is my

cousin Fernando my father wanted me to

spend the summer with my relatives who

are Farm labors it's not as bad as I

expected and some days it's even

fun today Uncle Oscar starts a new job

at the center for helping migrants I

wonder what it's

like let's go see my dad's new office

before his meeting no I'm going to look

for Bonito and Angelita I'll see you

later okay legally you have the right to

withhold your rent and to the repairs

are made but there are certain

procedures that you have to follow if

you want to try to take this action I

can explain what you have to

do

sister

brother baby boy okay very good peace

love prosperity for all we pledge we can

and will survive LA with tomorrow's

grade we'll find our son healed with

experience armed with knowledge as

Pioneers for excellent will strive well

Angelita you wrote a fine poem I noticed

you look a little bit uncomfortable

reading it to us you shouldn't be do you

remember the poem I gave you yesterday

it was written by Rosario s is one of

the great heroins of the Mexican people

poetry is part of our heritage something

we can be proud of

[Music]

[Music]

spe

[Music]

[Applause]

la

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

hey hey I didn't know you could play so

well oh yeah tell me something I don't

know already hey maybe you in the bank

play my uncle Oscar's party on Saturday

maybe I want to thank all of you for

being here I sincerely appreciate the

support that you've given me and I hope

that I am worthy of your trust and

confidence um I'm going to try to do my

best to to do the best job that I can

and I also want to tell you that in

order to um help our people we must work

together as a family as migrant Farm

Workers as chos or as Mexican Americans

whatever we may call ourselves we need

to be proud of ourselves the various

jobs the picking tomatoes or working in

the fields uh takes a special skill and

we should be proud of this not very many

people can do this work and in working

with the organization and the program

programs that we're involved with we

should try to voice our needs otherwise

we might continue to be the Forgotten

people I think I'm beginning to

understand why my father sent me

here the story of Kiko continues next

[Music]

time why don't you make a new friend

make a new friend make a new

friend today why don't you make a new

friend make a new friend make a new

friend

today hi I'm Melissa Champlin I was born

in Vietnam and I'm 11 years old my

Vietnamese name is mink Joe which means

brilliant Pearl here in Oakland I live

with my parents my brother and my two

younger sister at home I speak two

languages Vietnamese and English however

at school I speak English with my

teachers and my friends I like sports

very much swimming is one of my favorite

activities I'm also a

Pianist at time I give solo piano

recital for friends and

neighbors during Vietnamese holidays our

friends and I celebrate the occasion

with song poetry dance and of course

Vietnamese food here in California we

have many friends with whom we celebrate

[Music]

and how would you

[Music]

be a come on April but I just don't

understand why you didn't run for class

president r a lot of kids said they vote

for

you I don't know I just I don't want to

make all those speeches and everything

why not you know what you want to say

well I feel a little you know people

think I talk funny that's silly lots of

people have accents like my parents

besides I like your accent yeah but I

still feel

funny how would you feel if someone made

fun of the way you spoke I would feel

insulted it really happens to me

sometimes because of my

braces I'd feel different cuz that's the

way I talk and I don't talk like them I

tell my mother to take me to speech

class it wouldn't bother me everyone

talks different but all means the same

how would you

feel

allet make

veget soup