Welcome to our World! Where we serve you cookies to ensure you get the best viewing experience on our site.

Did you know that you can remove censorship board-wide, use our advanced search functions, be notified when new content is posted, join our memberships, set episodes to show in any order you want & more if you are logged into your account?

Register or sign in here: ucp.php?mode=register

02x03 - Episode 5 & 6

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Vegetable Soup". Aired: September 22, 1975 – December 14, 1978.*
Watch/Buy Amazon


Episodes are made up of a mix of live action, cartoon, puppetry, and mixed-media segments.

02x03 - Episode 5 & 6

Post by bunniefuu »

[Laughter]

[Music]

[Music] come on along and join

[Music]

get [Music]

[Music]

[Music] and now today's adventure of outer scope

- lost in the storm quick get the diary

and see if it can give us a fix on somewhere anywhere the voyage north continued fair I felt

we would make homeport without incident but such was not the case outer scope is flying again but with only three riders

Woolley and Henry got left behind in the dump and now the ship is caught in a big storm my point that's what we're head

first hey storm right away all avoid

parish save myself I floated ashore draped across a broken Mouse the gold chain and medallions still around my neck I knew

it I knew the medallion was safe you knew what boy I sure hope cutting this fuel system will bring us down too fast

oh brother that's all we need I know we shouldn't have taken the ship up it'll be a miracle if we're not k*lled

[Music]

[Music]

where are we so hot and sticky no if I

didn't know better I'd say we were on a desert Oh all places to land on a desert

the dye me quick where is it maybe it fell outside when we crashed that's

right let's go see we've lost one of our

umbrellas what are we gonna do now we're lost on some desert the ship won't fly

and now we lost the diary

[Music] what a bad strong we had last night I

better go get some dry wood for the fire

[Music]

now what's this [Music] a weather vane no an umbrella

[Music]

a funny old book the Journal of William

Topor [Music] an event has occurred that I must write

down it happened on my third voyage I sure feel a lot better and knowing the

ship's okay now that we cleaned it up and checked it out yeah that was a good idea yeah but now there are two problems

we have to solve oh where are they finding the diary right and finding

Willie and Henry uh-uh I just thought of something else with that water we're in

the middle of a desert without any water okay then let's get going we have to find water and we have to find that

diary maybe we'll be lucky I sure hope we can find our way back to the ship

it's so easy to get lost in the desert Osun yeah I'll be able to find my way

back real easy I hope you're right Edgar anyway let's spread out a little but make sure that

we stay within shouting distance

hey Cynthia Eleanor come quick who are you what are

you doing here you're not lost - are you lost no why we crashed in a storm crashed

what do you mean crash we didn't crash too hard the desert sand kind of cushioned our fall desert what desert

hey those are our bra and the diary yeah I found me early this morning are they

yours they sure are Liv did you read any of it not all of it except for wanted to

listen hey I think I got about halfway through uh-oh then you know what we're looking

for maybe but if it's the almond alley whether you believe it or not I knew

about that before I read the diary what do you mean my grandmother one of the story she

sometimes tells me is about a gold medallion and the man found on the beach many years ago by my people your people

what people the shinny this is Shinnecock land and my father is a

Shaniqua we've lived on this beach for centuries you're an Indian that's what you call us I am a native of this land

oh but I don't see any Peter out here all I see is desert desert you mean you

really believe you lost on a desert well with all the sand around you haven't paid attention listen

the ocean

Anker you two were right we have been heading east all along

Long Island South Fork this Montauk Point bought from here not too far but

you don't need to go all the way up there to get a lead on the Medallia my grandmother should have some pretty good

information at least I think so gee that'd be great it can't hurt to have her tell us the

story again maybe they'll be a clue in it to help you which reminds me how did

you say you got here Oh IG you see I oh why not we could trust

her right but you've got to promise not to tell anyone okay would you believe a

spaceship you've got to be kidding no no we built it it really works this I've

got to see it's over there behind those dunes come on we'll show you sure let's

go [Music]

I'm Cynthia and this is Eleanor hi Wendy

and I'm Edgar pleased to meet you isn't

it beautiful I'll say free it notice the seagull who would have thought we were on a

desert epidemic adhesive I could sit here and watch the girls all day

have to go in school you don't like it huh well I have a

problem at my school what about it maybe we can help

no I don't think you'd understand try Sin City come on tell us about it

well it's just well this one teacher is that your ship let's go

next time Wendy's complaint

[Music]

the story of the Chinese railroad strengthened Sierra Nevada 1867 what's

happening

come here let me help you up [Music] all right where am I see I read Nevada

what year is it 1867 why'd you ask all

these questions how did you get into this basket what does it say the Chinese

workers on the railroad are calling the strike what's a strike we stopped work to get

equal pay you could work in hours and you could benefit hours in pay equal to

home the railroad pays the white workers more money they work fewer hours and

they get more benefits the Chinese workers think it is unfair and we want

to strike there's a meeting tonight to put the strike into effect are you going

to come I don't know it is difficult to

strike one sacrifice as many things when one strikes for example we won't get paid there's a

lot injuring both sides that can be dangerous help me bring the basket down

this job is dangerous enough without getting involved in strikes I believe you what do you use this

basket for we have to plan dynamite into the side of the mountains hanging in a

basket like this one the Chinese are the only ones who would do it and you shouldn't go on strike

there's a meeting tonight of our community leaders to discuss the strike you should at least go to the

strike meeting maybe you're right men are dying from overwork low wages

and no benefits we must strike for equal rights but if we strike we will have no

pay and no money to send to our families in China if conditions continue as they

are your families will never see you again if we strike we will all starve

here we cannot be any hungrier than we are now besides there are Asian businesses

in the town that can help us we've carved roads through bedrock work

through freezing cold winters and many of our friends have died in avalanches

the bosses know we have very little money and cannot last very long without

work but their deadline is greater than our need

men if we don't strike our bodies will top the entire length of this railroad

who's around here spying on us man we should follow him let's go if we stick

together and strike there'll be no one to build their railroad we must strike

for our families we must strike for our respect men we must strike we must

strike to stay alive right must strike

they're really gonna do it let me get this straight the Chinese workers are

going on strike they are really going on strike I am sick and tired of those

people you know you know what just means don't you if they're gonna strike I'm

gonna have to give in a little get them back to work otherwise I'll never make my deadline what's that hey hey

there was somebody listening oh we're gonna be in our world we must get the

information to the strikers if they know the boss is in trouble they can plan their next move we get out of this alive

the information we have will lead the strikers on to victory [Music]

[Applause] [Laughter]

then the railroads both psmith were agreed to your demands then although it

is a partial victory our working conditions will improve from now on [Applause]

after a united struggle the Chinese workers when half their demands from the railroad they got a raise in pay and

better apples although not a total victory the strike itself was one of the

first in the history of organized labor [Music]

[Music]

[Music] furgus I asparagus you've never even

tried it yeah but I know I don't like it well that's just prejudice the

clubhouses all finished mom we even have a sign that says no boys allowed don't

you think that's being prejudiced I don't want to go it'll be boring no it

won't it's an opera for kids all operas are boring oh don't be so prejudiced

what's prejudice prejudice comes from two words three and Judge pre means

before and judge means to make up your mind sometimes it's a necessary part of

life like judging when they're branch will hold you or not right prejudice

means making up your mind before knowing like deciding you hate asparagus even if

you have never tried it you know people who are not prejudiced have a better

chance to make new friends and discover new experiences hey what are they doing

it's a camera they've got a movie camera yeah that's me are you thinking what I'm

thinking yeah just a second

[Music] hey I want to use our Clubhouse for your movie I don't know you want to make a

movie with them I guess anyone can overcome prejudice if they really want

to it's a choice you can look at people and see that they're different shades of

color or have a different way of talking or live in a different neighborhood or

you can choose to see past the differences [Music]

you can look for the real person inside all of us maybe you'll see that people

aren't really so different after all I like to see some real people

Deebo my name is Keiko I live in Florida

this is a season's last kickball game before the school vacation starts

[Applause] [Music]

[Music] we've gotta go now but you can its last

Danny I told you we have to good Dennis today all right I'll see you guys tomorrow

[Music] hey can you guys play kickball a little we haven't pretty much that's alright

you can go on their team and you can come with us [Music]

[Applause]

[Applause]

come on kick it [Music]

[Applause]

[Applause]

this matter man you leave your arms at home with something next time try using two feet instead of one no it's better

chance of kicking the ball hey listen I thought you said you could play I told you we don't play much much you aren't

playing at all look we did the best we could oh yeah all I see is McAllister hey come

back here you think you are I Know Who I am who do you think you are come back here no Santa said I'm gonna stumble

into what I ever did either he didn't really mean it forget it he doesn't understand I'm used to hey

come back here come off the kiko there farm laborers they don't get a lot of time to play besides it's only a game

what do you mean such a big deal out of it I'm sick of those guys they can't do anything right except pick tomatoes hey

Kiko that's not fair that she comes like us what they do doesn't man yeah and if they weren't picking those

Tomatoes we won't have any well but I don't like tomatoes anyway come on Kenny

man you really tell them then yeah I get us and to top it all off I go to go visit my uncle and cousins so they're

migrant workers Oh [Music]

I Kiko you want to go play some kickball today nah Robbie I've gotta call me my

dad in his office maybe I'll see you later yeah [Music]

[Music]

[Music]

hi Maria oh hi Kiko you can go right in Marcus Yanis the yoga Ronald boss says

ah see Oscar yeah tenemos akiko listo para su viaje hey mesa dudas Martha

Alito uh Haditha yeah yeah Fernando ah well hasta luego

I just spoke to your uncle Oscar and everything's ready for your trip you ready to go shopping

dad kind of sick I don't think I can go you look all right to me maybe we should take you to see a doctor

never mind maybe it's something my okay then let's go okay but then I won't know

anybody there you'll know your cousin's on elite and Fernando go take the Blue Bear

[Music] but dad I haven't seen him since I was a

baby well this will give you a chance to get to know them all over again but they'll all speak Spanish I want to

understand them please speak English too and you can learn a little Spanish while you're there but Dad we won't have

anything to talk about I've never been on a farm that should keep him dry well

they can show you around and you can tell them all about the city but I'll miss my friends they'll be here when you get back here

take things then I'll take this besides

look at all the stories you can tell your friends when you get back but Dad but Dad what about the

mosquitoes mosquitoes what about him they bite

may I help you yes we'll take this pad all right hey what's wrong my son I really don't

want to go dad look eco it's the way I grew up and I would really like for you to see what it's all about okay

okay the story continues next time

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

hey come on oh yeah what's wrong what's taking you

so long I just feel kind of funny wouldn't know anybody don't be crazy man you don't

know me and my brother besides you never been to my house before all my cousins

are coming in some friends you never met hurry up I'll wait downstairs just just watch

I'll be the one white person there how would you feel if you were the only one at a party who was different I wouldn't

want to go because I'd feel uncomfortable I feel fine I wouldn't care I'll be a little knows but I'll

make friends I wouldn't care cuz I couldn't make friends and it's pretty easy to make friends how would you feel

[Music] come on

[Music]

get [Music]

[Music]

to make a vegetable vegetable soup

[Music]

[Laughter]

[Music]

[Music] come on enjoy

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music] and now today's adventure of outer scope

- Wendy's complaint Eleanor Edgar and Cynthia crashed in the

storm and found themselves on the beach there they met Wendy who thinks she can help them find the medallion thanks for

helping us with the ship Wendy that's okay it was fun does it really fly sure does that's how

we got here we don't have any transportation problems so wish could solve my problems at school we'll have

you tried talking to your teacher about it look Cynthia why should I it wouldn't make any difference come on let's go see

my grandmother you sure it'll be okay to visit her I mean she won't mind will she

I'm sure Edgar should be glad to tell us the story now that I read part of the

diary I really want to hear it again [Music]

you know Wendy a couple of years ago I had the same problem with the teacher I had the same thing well it was similar

he went much too fast for me really Spanish is really my first language so I'll be translating what he said from

English to Spanish and back again before I could answer you know a lot of extra steps I can see where that can be a

problem yeah it sure was and I wasn't the only one either and we were all

afraid to say anything so the teacher didn't know are you the only Native American in your class no are they as

upset as you are about the history lessons we're probably but they haven't said anything watch Ellen off that's

poison ivy [Music] have you talked to your teacher about it

Wendy that's what I did and it helped what's he gonna do rewrite all their history books let's

face it it's not just my teacher it's the whole setup you may be right but

you've got to start somewhere and you might as well start with your teacher right listen I wasn't too sure we could

build a spaceship but we just started and one piece at a time little by little and with the five of us

working together we did it and it worked five of you where are the others

my little brother Henry and our friend Willie got left behind when we took off

we think they're using the map that goes with the diary to try to link up with us

at least I sure hope so [Music]

how you doing Henry okay I guess a little tired

yeah I know what you mean we missed a while yeah sure how about under one of

those apple trees come on let me have one of them apples we'll look who stole

the stuff in the first place me I did they were too chicken to climb the tree well whose idea was it huh nein

my idea good idea in your life well I'll tell you one thing the worst idea I ever

had was hooking up with you in the first place

[Music]

it's just a couple of kids do you think we'll find the treasure Willie well I

don't know but it sure can't hurt to try did you hear what that kids in

boy I'm sure glad we have that map you see this is where you watch the show

with the medallion right there risky by Indians gold medallion and chain and tax

[Music] hello Wendy children welcome to my home

thanks very much you have a lovely home here well thank you Wow look at this

that's an Eskimo soapstone carving that's a polar bear that's very

dangerous to the Eskimo what kind of dolls are those those are Cheyenne dolls from Wyoming

they're neat look at that these are Iroquois red masks also called false

faces false faces some are very sacred

it looks like you had quite an adventure for yourself young lady and didn't quite make it to school well these kids were

lost and you know I had to help them lost 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 robbed 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 really

yes ma'am William he's my best friend sure the

diary says here his ancestors name was William - this is it all right this is

the diary of William topor 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 stayed William Topher's life

next time grandmother tells a story

[Music]

[Music]

[Music] do you remember the last time there was a new kid in school well what if the new

kid came to class in a box

[Applause]

now you probably wonder what the person inside was like maybe it's a girl maybe

it's a boy if you knew their name that would usually tell you the name might

also tell you if the person in the box was Chinese a Filipino or English or whatever but not always you might wonder

where they came from what their religion is whether they're rich or poor or even

if the person inside was good-looking enough now if you had the answers that

might put some labels on the box but you still couldn't see inside labels and

names that sometimes make us speak we already know what people are like but

when we don't know much about some people all we have to go on is what we've heard now some of that could be

exaggerated or just plain wrong we may

not even understand the things we do know about them if you are afraid of new

ideas or just don't know you could get boxed up with a bad case of prejudice

[Music] so take the easy way yeah find out for

yourself who is a friend [Music]

[Music]

[Music]

people

my name is Kiko I'm on my way to visit my uncle Oscar and his family for a

couple of weeks I haven't seen him in a long time the whole family picks vegetables I

don't want to be here [Music] I don't think I'm going to like this

summit [Music]

[Music]

[Music]

oh yeah bonito Lausanne Senator McCain Chrome hi s Takayama Latino sense understand I'm sorry I don't speak that

stuff

[Music]

Kieko look at you you've grown so much I almost didn't know you these are your cousin's Angelita in Hernando come on

let's go home

I should have known it what'd you say I said a Mexican Cadillac it's what you

call these things back home new week on what pickup trucks

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

hey Kiko I'll just be a minute I got to drop off this letter okay

Hey wowie this one's really camps we used to live here yeah mondo mica Center help get it

started Oh Miko what's that it's a group of ex farm workers who help the people who

stood in the fields I dad might be working for them if it works out we might get to stay here what do you mean

I'm tired of moving around maybe stay in one place and keep my friends that always having to make new ones

yeah and maybe we can spend a year just one school for a change

[Music]

école humor of your son Verity otra vez tell me how was your trip fine it Marta

come in come in Fernando will show you where you are going to sleep will change

soon why here okay you can put your stuff in this room all right can I help

no well come with this no what are those

boats and things your place I've been to see this was from the Orange Bowl and this was from my late oh I've been here

too yeah did you wanna studio tours nah we were working

hey let's go swimming for week [Music]

[Music]

don't play game come on not again hope you guys you hit the kicking wants

to play don't you sheriff just what I did look like a man just try and get on the tool

[Applause]

it's not funny I'm sorry I can't help it you just look so funny that wasn't fair

Fernando he never played this game before it's easy let me show you how yeah he's the best he never loses your

mind if you say anything

[Applause] Kieko wake up oh what's happening

you better have your few want break food that lives in the truck trap what trap truck to the fields the fields on

Saturday it's too early but heavy action item daddy's you have to walk come on

sleepyhead it's time to go

[Music]

[Music]

thank you [Music]

let me [Music]

then you think oh they mean

things for me

then we cheat women best [Music]

[Music]

[Music]

hey don't let it bother you hard the first day yeah your hands are gonna hurt

because you're working against the plan your backs gonna hurt because you're working against your body your heads

gonna hurt because you're doing real work yeah hi Gina well I've seen a lot of people at harvest for the first time well it looks

easy for you it's not but there are ways to make it easier here I'll show you

pick up the plant they cost the best tomatoes lay the plant gently done

protect it and take it easy your back will last longer and so will you how's

it going Kiko okay I Benito are you doing with your reading tutor you need a

reading tutor no well yeah we move around a lot so I'm trying to keep a woman out of school you two know each

other well sorta Benito this is my nephew Kiko

he's gonna spend a few weeks with us you two are about the same age so you should have a lot to talk about

yeah like what tomatoes the story of

Kiko continues next 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

[Music] [Applause]

what would you do if you had a duck say leave us alone can't you go away and not

one of us you're not our kind if it happened to you do you think you'd mind

well what would you think of giraffes wouldn't eat with the other animals cuz they weren't as me the way someone

looks for st*lks that eats decide who he talks to / he meets so what is it

elephant after walking all day ignored the monkeys because I like to play it we are like different things

it's true because we're all different I am aren't you

[Music] [Applause] we should be glad that we're not all the

same if we were we'd be playing a whole different game we'd spend all our time

trying to tell who is who instead of us learning about me and yeah

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

we're going to learn how to make tostones today and the stories are fried

plantains and in spanish-speaking countries we call them Platanos can you say that what's the difference between

plans and bananas they almost look the same except that plantains are considerably larger how come they're so

brown ok these got a little brown because we put them on the hot water what we do first is that you let them

soak in the hot water for a while it makes it easier to peel I'll put a slash

in them and then you can peel it down when plantains start becoming very

yellow they get sweet and you cook them differently than the green ones

plantains are a staple food in countries in South America and Africa they look

different than any yujeong just peel a regular banana well because the skin sticks onto the plantain oh

yeah I can tell this was coming off they're coming off pretty good here after they peeled off we cut them in a

in an angle a diagonal cut well the reason is that it exposes more of the

plantain to cook okay always be careful when you're using the knives not too

thick this is called a French cut forget another pot and we soak them for about

15 minutes we put it in salt water when you do this you put around 2 tablespoons

now I'm just measuring by I do want stick your hands in if y'all sticky oh

yeah that's a SAP it's in the plantain and usually will stain your hand

and I'm gonna get the oil heated up now what you do is that you put enough oil

so that you cover the plantains at least halfway so that's like a good amount

like half an inch of oil in the in the pot now whenever you get to this part

make sure that you're always with some adult because when water hits that hot oil it's going to really splatter fry

them we cook them until they're golden yellow his confused isn't even flatten

that one out if you got to do is just flatten it out a little bit like a like

a hamburger patty what we're doing here is now is we're finishing cooking it

[Music]

Tony's we can just put salt on it but we're in Puerto Rico we put a special

seasoning called Maho which is made out of garlic and vinegar and salt okay

let's try one I think when Tia you can

try it yours out when you got the time there's a lot of fun and when you're

finished you can eat what you've done [Music]

[Music]

well I just don't know what to do well Jay if you want the birthday party she

just ask your mom yeah I know pursue one I have it at my grandmother's another fashion I don't know if the key to

school or to go up there don't worry don't like it a lot of kids will go you

really think so then sure I'll go I just don't want to get a party and nobody

show up there how would you feel if you gave a party and no one wanted to come because of where you lived I would feel

sad I wouldn't like that person if they don't want to go my house I would want to go there

either I wouldn't care well if they couldn't visit me I wouldn't be mad or

sad I would just visit them how would you feel

[Music]

why don't you make a new friend make a new friend make a new friend today

[Music]

get [Music]

[Music]

to make a vegetable vegetable soup