Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

"*Well, it's more fun to be here. Anyway, I always glad to come back with my friends. I want to be here!*"
— Janice's catchphrase about being with her friends

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**Why, Charlie Brown, Why?** is the third episode of VeggieTales. The first segment is in the style of the works of Dr. Seuss. The second segment is based on the 1990 of the first appearance of Janice Emmons by having leukemia in the hospital.

## Plot

### Countertop Intro

Bob and Larry are on the countertop again, though Larry's seen with a shoe on his head. When Larry asks why he has a shoe on his head, Bob explains that he got a letter from Latasha Robbins of Savannah, Georgia, who wants to know what it means to love your neighbor. Bob then says that he's going to tell Latasha "The Story of Flibber-O-Loo".

### Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

At the beginning of the episode, butlers Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Scooter Carrot, Pa Grape and Mr. Lunt are getting up in the morning and prepare for breakfast. Bob asked Larry if he has any cereal left, but Larry tells him that there are none left. Scooter is watching television in the living room, Pa comes to him and said, "Scooter, why are you watching TV? Mr. Lunt has something to say to you!", before Scooter tells him that Mr. Lunt is looking for something in the kitchen. Back in the kitchen, Bob reminds Larry to brush his tooth and prepare to take the shower. Larry runs upstairs and showers himself first, then brush his tooth. Bob eagerly looks at Scooter and said, "Larry is brushing tooth and the shower. Could you check up on him?", with Scooter answers that he will be checking on him.

### Bible Verse

Leviticus 19:18, Love your neighbor as yourself.

## Characters

* Bob the Tomato
* Larry the Cucumber
* Charlie Brown (second segment)
* Linus van Pelt (second segment)
* Lucy van Pelt (second segment)
* The Scallions
* Snoopy (second segment)
* Woodstock (second segment)
* Sally Brown (second segment)
* Janice Emmons
* Peppermint Patty (second segment)
* Marcie (second segment)
* Schroeder (second segment)
* Bully kid
* Junior Asparagus
* Archibald Asparagus
* Mr. Nezzer (second segment)
* Mr. Lunt (second segment)
* Lovey Asparagus
* Dad Asparagus
* Jimmy and Jerry Gourd (second segment)
* Laura Carrot
* Lenny Carrot
* Dad Carrot
* Scooter Carrot
* Pa Grape (second segment)
* Tom Grape (second segment)
* Ma Grape (second segment)
* Rosie Grape (second segment)
* Lisa Asparagus

## Songs

* VeggieTales Theme Song
* Busy, Busy
* Love Your Neighbor
* Silly Songs with Larry: The Hairbrush Song
* The Leukemia Song
* When is Janice is Gonna Come Back?
* I Can Be Your Friend
* What Have We Learned

## Home media

*Main article: Why, Charlie Brown, Why?/Home video*
## Fun Facts

### Moral(s)

* Everybody is unique in their own way.
* What's inside is more important than what's outside.

### Trivia

* This is the first episode for several things:
	+ The first appearance of The Peach, Scooter, Laura, Lenny, their father, Mr. Lunt, and Mr. Nezzer.
	+ The first to feature Bob and Larry's voices they would use for the rest of the series.
	+ The first episode not to have "God" in the title.
	+ The first episode to originally be released by Word Entertainment and Everland Entertainment.
	+ This is the first episode to feature the kitchen sink.
	+ The first episode to use Big Idea's logo (with Bob and Larry) at the end of the video.
* The previous two shows and the VeggieTunes CD never had this in their original releases, as the company likely didn't have a logo until this episode came out.
	+ The first episode to start the trend on December 31, 1994 of cancelling out the prototype video cover prior to its release. However, it can be found on the back cover of the original release of the VeggieTunes CD.
	+ The first VeggieTales video to have an FBI Warning screen and the Word, Inc. bumper logo before the show. This had only made it into a rarer 1995 VHS edition of the episode.
	+ This had a blue version of the Disney's 1991 Green FBI Warnings, where the second screen was in a different font. The Word, Inc. logo used a Sonic the Hedgehog/Sega Genesis/New jack swing-like synth fanfare.
	+ Also, this is the only VeggieTales video in the entire series to include the Word, Inc. bumper logo before the show. Besides this, the Word, Inc. logo in any form only appeared on video cover art of other episodes.
* The first episode to be distributed by Lyrick Studios in 1997.
	+ It was also the only episode to reuse the 1995 cover print (with minor differences) and original Everland Entertainment master for its initial Lyrick Studios reprint in 1997, as it was used as a test tape. All the other episodes didn't reuse their original cover prints or Everland masters for their Lyrick Studios reprints, unless otherwise for their screener tapes.
* While this episode and A Charlie Brown Christmas had this effect of audiovisual remastering, reanimating and graphic corrections in 1998, You're in Love, Charlie Brown (which had the least visual differences) didn't have this effect until its 2002 VeggieTales Classics re-release.

### Remarks

* In the DVD-ROM section, it shows pictures of It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown, Mimi and Linus van Pelt's Big River Rescue, and Heather Wold.
* On the DVD and Netflix versions, the audio is only in mono. If you compare this to the original VHS, there's some sound effects that were missing in the DVD (eg. a rooster crowing after the opening credits).
	+ The original version of the episode with these sound effects was included on the *Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!* VHS release.
* Janice's cap looks a little different to the boys', but she's a girl to that of the episode.
* Although not a goof, there are some shots where Larry's seen without his tooth.
* It's unknown how Janice's hair got grown back after she's got chemotherapy, having her hair is still there in the beginning, and she had lost her hair and wears a cap in the middle but grows back afterwards.
* Jimmy and Jerry can work at the hospital, despite not wearing any masks on their faces.
* It's unknown how Janice got ended up in the hospital, having calling her mother to come and pick her up.
* Larry mentions that he has shoes. But since he is a vegetable, he has no feet.
* The table, despite losing one leg, still stands.
* During the end credits, you can see Janice's cap falls to the ground as she laughs.
* After the end of the credits and the Big Idea logo is shown with the letters popping, we hear Janice laughing once when the letter "A" pops.
* The previews option has a preview for the episode itself.

### Fixed Goofs/Goofs

* In the original version of the video, when the doctor of Flibber-o-loo, Larry, and the mayor of Flibber-o-loo gather with Junior to perform a chorus during the song "Love Your Neighbor," a couple of glitches occurred (which were fixed in later re-releases of the episode, despite the Stars edition still keeping in the animation glitches):
	+ The frames were chopping ahead when the doctor and mayor hop over to Junior.
	+ Larry abruptly appears halfway on the screen (while the doctor was hopping) before hopping over to Junior.
* Also in the original version, Bob turns away from the viewer to face Qwerty for the Bible verse, then suddenly jerks back to facing the viewer like he was before. Bob's face after this is only visible for a frame or two before the scene shifts to Qwerty displaying the verse. Like the glitches above, this too was fixed in later re-releases.
* When Henry is standing on top of the building, he clips into the edge where he's standing.
* When Larry says, "It's great that my lobster can get out and run!", his mouth doesn't move.
* When the bandits make their way down the hill to rob Larry, the sky is black.
* When the mayor of Flibber-o-loo first approaches Larry (while his head was stuck in a hole), he's seen coming from Jibber-de-Lot (the green town), not Flibber-o-loo (the pink town). He might have some diplomatic business to attend to.
* In the shot showing Junior and Larry walking up the hill after Junior helped Larry out of the ground, neither of them have mouths.
* There are a few instances where the characters' pupils clip through their eyelids. These include:
	+ Scooter when he is watching television.
	+ Bob when his eyes are in closeup.
* When Janice is shown getting in the bus, part of her arm clips through the bus railing.
* Linus clips through the door frame as he enters the bus.
* When Bob, Larry, Scooter, Jimmy, Jerry, Pa Grape and Mr. Lunt are heading to the bus, Janice is walking next to Bob, but when Larry shows the map, she is walking next to Pa.
* As Bob notices that Janice is not feeling so well, Larry is clipping into the door.
* When Mr. Nezzer says "I must've been feeling about Janice is not having chemotherapy, his belt clips through his body.
* Jimmy is clipping into his seat between shots.
* Janice's book disappears in one shot.
* Archibald's monocle clips into his nose in one shot.
* During *The Leukemia Song*, Jimmy and Jerry disappear when Janice sings the second verse.
* Bob's eyes are detached from his nose in one shot.
* One shot shows Jerry clips into the table.
* One shot shows Jerry without his headset, and he has it in the next shot.
* There's a book behind Janice's arm. When Linus is shown getting the bus, there's a string that gives Janice's arms limited movement behind the book, but when Charlie Brown and Sally are getting off the bus, the string is gone.
* During the end of the second segment, when Bob and Larry are happy that Janice's hair is back, the poles flicker when Janice is swinging on the swings.
* Qwerty's verse background stays on his screen even when he's done displaying the verse.
* The 2003 VeggieTales Classics DVD strangely has the framerate slightly messed up with interlace flickers. This could be due to the original 29.97fps interlaced video being transcoded at a different framerate in some form.

## Miscellaneous

### Etc.

The original 1994 prototype VHS cover (seen on the back cover of the original VeggieTunes CD), which never made it into the final VHS Cover.The original 1995 Word Entertainment/Everland Entertainment Reissued VHS Front, Left Spine and Top Spine CoversWCW1995VHS2.jpgThe original 1995 Word Entertainment/Everland Entertainment Reissued VHS Right Spine and Back CoversWCW1995VHSStickerLabelVersion1.pngThe Original 1995 Word Entertainment Sticker LabelWCW1995VHSStickerLabelVersion2.pngThe Original 1995/1998-2000 Reissued VHS sticker label with Dark Purple OvalsWCW1997VHSLyrickStudios1.jpgThe 1997 Lyrick Studios VHS Front, Left Spine and Top Spine CoversWCW1997VHSLyrickStudios2.jpgThe 1997 Lyrick Studios VHS Right Spine and Back CoversWCW1997VHSLyrickStudiosStickerLabel.pngThe 1997 Lyrick Studios Sticker LabelWhyCharlieBrown1998VHSFrontCover.jpgThe 1998/1999-2000 Word Entertainment/Everland Entertainment reprinted VHS Front CoverWhy Charlie Brown Why 2003 DVD.jpgThe Original 2003/2004 reprinted DVD Front Cover