Naaman Takes a Bath

**Naaman Takes a Bath** is the twenty-third episode of The VeggieTales Show, which teaches a lesson in obedience.

## Summary

Laura Carrot is Bob’s apprentice and training as Bob’s "Assistant Stage Manager". But throughout the show, Laura is having a hard time following Bob's directions. The Veggies perform the story of Naaman, a proud man with leprosy, who refused to perform a simple ritual to be healed by God. When Naaman learns the consequences of not following directions, Laura similarly realizes how not following directions leads to all kinds of trouble on the set.

## Characters

* Bob the Tomato
* Larry the Cucumber
* Junior Asparagus
* Archibald Asparagus
* Pa Grape
* Laura Carrot
* Jimmy and Jerry Gourd
* Mr. Nezzer
* Mr. Lunt
* The French Peas
* Madame Blueberry
* Petunia Rhubarb
* Callie Flower
* Khalil
* Jimmy Neutron
* Wubbzy
* Daizy
* Dora
* Boots
* Backpack
* Map
* Swiper
* Fiesta Trio Frog
* Benny
* Isa
* Tico
* Diego
* Baby Jaguar
* Goliath *(non-speaking role)*
* Fiesta Trio Grasshopper and Snail *(non-speaking)*
* Timmy Turner *(theme song only)*
* Bruce Onion *(non-speaking role; theme song only)*

## Songs

* The VeggieTales Show Theme Song
* Stage Medley
* My Name is Naaman

## Fun Facts

### Trivia

* This is the first episode for several things:
	+ The first episode to be directed by Denis Morella since The One and Only You!
	+ The first time Cory Edwards has written an episode since Noah's Ark.
	+ The first episode to feature Goliath since The Good Shepherd and the first time he shakes the ground whenever he hops since his debut in Dave and the Giant Pickle.
	+ The first episode to feature Khalil since LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows Trouble and his first speaking appearance in a non-LarryBoy episode of The VeggieTales Show.
	+ The first episode in which Khalil and Callie Flower have roles in the Bible story.
	+ The first episode to not feature a narrator for the Bible story.
	+ The first episode to have two different skits for the first segment.
	+ The first episode to show the stage without a background since The One and Only You!
	+ The first non-LarryBoy episode to not start with Larry bursting through the doors and wanting to tell Bob about an idea for the show since Samson's Bad Hair Day.
	+ The first episode in which Larry (and mostly the rest of main cast) does not appear at the beginning of the episode before the theme song.
	+ The first episode to have Bob and Larry close the show in front of the curtains.
	+ The first episode in which only three characters close the show since A Tale of True Courage.
	+ The first episode of The VeggieTales Show where Goliath does not speak.
	+ The first episode of The VeggieTales Show to not feature Timmy Turner since Don't Give Up on Doing Good.
* This is the final episode to be released in 2021.
* This episode was released exactly a year after The Wonderfulness of Wisdom.

### Goofs

* When Stage Medley begins, the curtains don't make any sound as they open.
* When Archibald is first shown with his acrobat outfit, he doesn't have his bowtie. But when the French Peas land on him during their performance, his bowtie reappears.
* When Mr. Lunt comments on the Israelites being in the Jordan river, his body doesn't move.
* Goliath is shown in Phil Vischer's list of characters during the credits, even though he does not speak in this episode. It's possible he was intended go have lives but were taken out at the last minute.
* Timmy is also shown in Tara Strong's list of characters during the credits, even though he doesn't appear in this episode (*not counting the theme song*).

### Inside References

* Madame Blueberry's cowboy hat in Stage Medley is the same as Bob's from When Being Good Means Giving Up, albeit slightly bigger.
* Larry uses one of the chickens from God Wants Us to Make Peace and Being Gentle Makes You Great to perform his "secret move".
* Many costumes in the Bible story are re-used from previous episodes:
	+ Part of Mr. Lunt's costume is re-used from Samson's Bad Hair Day.
	+ Petunia's costume is re-used from The Wonderfulness of Wisdom and The Giving-est Day.
	+ Junior's costume is re-used from It's Cool to Be Kind and The Giving-est Day.
	+ Larry's doctor costume is the same costume he wore in Sneeze if You Need To!, albeit with a slightly different shaped head mirror.
	+ Pa's costume is re-used from Forgiveness Brings the Fixing and The Giving-est Day.
	+ Khalil's costume is similar to the one he wore in his debut.
	+ Madame Blueberry's chef costume is re-used from Samson's Bad Hair Day.
	+ Jimmy's costume is re-used from The Giving-est Day.
	+ Wubbzy and Daizy's costumes are re-used from The Good Shepherd.
	+ Dora's costume is re-used from The Giving-est Day and The One and Only You!, albeit with an added pink hood.
* Some of the backdrops are re-used from previous episodes:
	+ The ballroom backdrop during Stage Medley is re-used from the Silly Song, Sleep Singing.
	+ The backdrop of the interior of Naaman's palace is re-used from several previous episodes.
	+ The backdrop of Naaman's bedroom is re-used from A ShakeSparagus Play.
	+ The backdrop in the scenes where Mr. Lunt, Callie, and Junior travel to Elisha's house and the Jordan river is re-used from Don't Stop Believing.
	+ The backdrop during the scene where Mr. Lunt uses a dunk tank to get rid of his leprosy is re-used from The One and Only You!
	+ The backdrop during the scene where Mr. Lunt uses a well to get rid of his leprosy is re-used from It's Cool to Be Kind and Samson's Bad Hair Day.
* The slushie that Mr. Lunt drinks is re-used from the last two LarryBoy episodes.
* Larry asking if Jean-Claude said "peas" at the end of the episode is a likely callback to God Wants Us to Make Peace.

### Real-World References

* A few iMovie music tracks are used throughout the episode:
	+ Part of the track "Vintage News" is heard when the Stage Medley ends.
	+ The track "Vino" is heard in the montage of Callie and Junior trying to get rid of Mr. Lunt's leprosy.