The Penniless Princess

**The Penniless Princess** is the forty-third episode of VeggieTales.

The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's "A Little Princess."

## Plot

### Opening Countertop

The episode opens on the countertop as it is decorated like a library. After Larry introduces himself, Bob enters the scene, wondering what Larry is up to. Larry then shows Bob a book called "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Suddenly, the French Peas enter and dress Bob up as a baker. Afterward, Larry says he received a letter from a kid named Agatha Williamson from Bristol, England, which says that in Sunday School, Agatha learned to always love others even when times are tough or when people are boorish and incorrigible. After Larry asks what those words mean and Bob defines them, Larry tells the viewers he has a story that will answer Agatha's question. The story is called The Penniless Princess.

### Act 1

The story opens in London in front of a train station as two tourists (played by Mr. Lunt and Petunia) exit it and two luggage haulers (played by Jimmy and Jerry) load a cart with luggage belonging to Sara Crewe who, along with her father, just arrived from Africa.

## Characters

* Bob the Tomato/Baker
* Larry the Cucumber/Mr. Carrisford
* Junior Asparagus/Urchin
* Sara Crewe (debut)
* Archibald Asparagus/Professor John
* Mr. Nezzer/Officer Jeff
* Scallion #1/Officer Austin
* Laura Carrot/Becky
* The French Peas/Jacques and Pierre
* Madame Blueberry/Miss Amelia
* Jimmy and Jerry Gourd/Stewards #1 and #2
* Mr. Lunt/Papa Razzi
* Petunia Rhubarb
* Mike Asparagus/Captain Crewe
* Libby Asparagus/Ermie
* Papaya Poppyseed/Lavina
* Pea Girl
* Scooter (cameo)
* Miss Minchin (debut)

## Songs

* VeggieTales Theme Song
* God's Little Princess
* Imagine With Me
* No Matter What
* *Silly Songs with Best Friends Forever*: Best Friends Forever
* No Matter What (reprise)
* God's Little Princess (reprise)
* What Have We Learned

## Other Languages

* الأميرة بنيليس (Arabic) (same translation)
* Den pengelense prinsessen (Norwegian) (The Money-hungry Princess)
* پرنسس فقیر (Persian) (Poor Princess)

## Fun Facts

### Moral

* Nothing can separate us from God's love.

### Explanations

* A paparazzi is a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities to get photographs of them.
* Escargot is a French appetizer of cooked snails.
	+ On a similar note, chocolate eclairs and croissants are French pastries.

### Remarks

* Even though the book is based on takes place in the late 1800s, the episode takes places in the early 1900s. Brian Roberts states this on the commentary so they can have the teddy bear in the story for Sara.

### Inside References

* The way the countertop is decorated goes back to Lyle the Kindly Viking.
* This episode has a few pictures from Astonishing Wigs!
	+ The Bill Captain Crewe gives the Stewards.
	+ In Mr. Carrisford's house, a picture with woman with the wig and blue dress is in a frame.

* The way that Madame Blueberry was called Miss and her first name as the assistant to a close relative who ran the business was was called by her title and last name would be similar to what happened in The Ballad of Little Joe especially being called "Miss Kitty".
* Sara is reading the book of Joseph to her friends which would be referencing The Ballad of Little Joe.
* The Happy Birthday banner is reused from Princess and the Popstar.
* In the silly song, Laura has Vanna Banana's concert outfit.
* Alfredo and Art (Scooter) reappear after Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't.

### Fast Forward

* One of the background carrots would reappear on the Czech Republic post card in The Best Christmas Gift.
* The Phone from the silly song would reappear in two future episodes.
* Mortimer the Teddy Bear would reappear in Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier.

## Gallery

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