Is Veggie Tales Lord of the Rings a Masterpiece?

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[@HS-su3cf]

Sean Bean is the quintessential bean.

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

Now that is an excellent point

[@TyZaTube]

This is correct!

[@JoanieDoeShadow]

YES!

[@ALaModePi]

Yes. But if they'd put him in the movie, he would have died in Act 2.

[@mcfarvo]

One bean to rule them all

[@DGol2015]

The silly song joke has nothing to do with "wife bad" humor because the elf is not his wife. Her first words are "do I know you?" making the joke that Larry's poetic love is entirely one-sided. He sings about their great love, and she bursts the balloon to tell him to go away. Maybe the only thing keeping it from sinister stalker territory is that the language barrier keeps him from hearing "no."

[@felipemitchell3]

not the first or last time Larry waxes poetically about a love is entirely one-sided and completely unknown to its object, usually to actual objects

[@micahphilson]

@ek5371 Barbara *_MANATEE!_*

[@ALRinaldi]

Don’t forget his Hat! Although I thing the audio visual, multimedia event is the best.

[@lillilake7259]

I love it because it the song emphasizing Aragon's desire to be more like the elves, just are Ear-o-Corn was "impersonating" elves

[@badusernam]

@@ALRinaldi cebUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@monkfishy6348]

It's clearly a baked bean. Baked in the fiery chasm of Mount Doom, by the Black Bean Lord Soyron.

[@firiel2366]

"Soyron" why I oughtta

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

Soybeans are indeed the embodiment of evil. This checks out

[@spencerlybbert]

mount legume(I know its a stretch)

[@justyouraverageblackstar3672]

A BAKED BEAN?!

[@lordtelion]

Every Britt will be able to answer that quicker than the Eagles can fly to Mordor

[@McFlingleson]

I always appreciated that Veggie Tales' answer to how its characters could manipulate objects without having hands appeared to be that everyone in this universe has mild telekinetic powers.

[@alisaurus4224]

The most WTF moment for me is when the veggies use their typical walk-bounce to climb a rope ladder while having neither arms nor legs (In “God Wants Me to Forgive Them?!”, the Gilligan’s Island parody) Then again, said ladder was leading to a functioning helicopter the Professor made entirely of bamboo, so i may be overthinking a bit

[@ALu-nq8rf]

They're vegetables, so they can use photosynthesis to float their items

[@k9guy]

this is how Bilboi wears the tank top

[@mxstrikk]

The "Crazy Looking Guy" has to be a Tom Bombadil reference, and no one can change my mind

[@atlas_of_prescottia]

Indeed! It's wild to me that Tolkien criticized C. S. Lewis for including Father Christmas when he himself included Tom. Also, the crazy looking guy is simply a short scallion.

[@janTesika]

@@atlas_of_prescottia they should have made him. y'know. dill? or at least celery, a relative thereof.

[@flyingkatya]

Appears out of nowhere with a song? Dead ass Bombadil

[@steveschritz1823]

My fav part is where they’re trying to decipher the riddle on the gate. It appears to have only a short sentence above the gate, but the Gandalf character reads it as a whole long riddle. “It’s a highly efficient tongue,” he explains. “You can fit a whole book on a napkin.”

[@cameleopard42]

Wow, just like reformed Egyptian

[@saoirse_miller]

@@cameleopard42LMAOOO

[@generalalduin9548]

That’s like the best joke of the movie, right behind making the Orcs into living sporks

[@StepperBox]

Same!

[@WaffleGlobal]

@@cameleopard42oHO!! Very good sir!

[@mintymichael8680]

ok now you have to watch the "behind the scenes cast commentary" where the IN-UNIVERSE VEGGITALES CHARACTERS comment on the "filming" and playing the lord of beans characters

[@allisongliot]

That actually was my favorite part.

[@JoanieDoeShadow]

LOL I love the In-Universe and out of Universe commentaries that Phil & Mike make.

[@ink1931]

The Jonah commentary by Larry and Mr. Lunt is perhaps the funniest audio commentary ever recorded

[@jordanfairbourne6067]

🤯 where do I watch this? I need to know immediately lol

[@Ringohulk777]

Mr. Lunts treadmill

[@JoanieDoeShadow]

The other Elf exists because it's Jerry Gourd. For most of Veggies Tales history Jimmy and Jerry were a package deal, with the exception of Boyz In The Sink. The Ultimate duo of veggies. So you make one of them the elf we're expecting and the other one the unexpected tag-a-long that the fellowship of the bean needed.

[@Roescoe]

Yup a lot of the reasons for the characters is because they are "acting a role" in the story. Veggie tales is very meta.

[@lpb8733]

The other elf is the keebler elf. My kids picked up on it right away, because of the costume. Then the cookies baked in a tree at the end.

[@lilannegirl03]

​@@lpb8733yes, exactly!! "nothing tastes better than cookies baked in a tree"! 😂

[@raineredacted161]

Yeah, not anything to do with the plot just a fun injoke that was really nice

[@therogueaxolotl.]

I see him as a stand in for Boromir and the other hobbits. He abandons the group, but ultimately saves them by being bait. And the sporks go after him like the orks go after merry and pippen.

[@Anastas1786]

Only a true Tolkien fan could meet a character like Falaminion-Tereglith, son of Therabil-Elithimon and think "Boy, that sure is a perfectly reasonable name that guy has! _I_ certainly have no problem, mechanical or otherwise, with referring to Falaminion-Tereglith, son of Therabil-Elithimon in full whenever I talk about him!". Also, I think the background flobbits and dusty townsfolk are carrots, at least most of them. They just look pale and "fleshy" due to the lighting in their scenes. VeggieTales seems to use carrots _a lot_ for background characters, though Junior's best friend and go-to "little girl" character Laura is also a carrot.

[@JohnRobertson22]

The “crazy looking guy on a unicycle” is a scallion. Voiced by Charlie Pincher, he only voices the one character that makes small appearances in many episodes 😊

[@traviscunningham7062]

He also voices the catapiller from Jonah.

[@danieloutloud9151]

It has been mentioned by the character artists at "Big Idea" productions that making a variety of vegetable characters is time consuming and expensive so it was decided early on to make crowds and such all be carrots ( pointy end up ) . These are simple to model , clothe , etc. so , what looks like "fleshy fingers" to you are carrots .

[@GeekTeach]

She caught that the children were peas, but didn't default to carrots. It seems our Part Time Hobbit is unaware of Forrest Gump as well 😁

[@D_and_B_Gaming]

Spot on! They're carrots.

[@JoshuaWillis89]

Makes sense. They look more like parsnips in this episode, but basically same thing.

[@BatTCK]

The one episode they did try that was Larryboy and the Rumor Weed. Big vegetable crowd at the end, but time consuming and expensive.

[@cimoirine]

The comment I was looking for! Carrots!!

[@tiberiuscodius5828]

The Lord of the Beans is unironically the best parody of LOTR

[@christophersanders3252]

I enjoy it. My favorite line was during Bilbo's speech- "I'm twice as tall as half of you and half as short as twice of you!"

[@micahphilson]

It 100% is. After through-watching the LotR trilogy, it's required viewing! It somehow recounts all the major plot points of the movies, while just deconstructing it entirely and blasting it with humor! While other sources tear down and reconstruct for humor, Veggie Tales legitimately topped them all with a succinct chef's kiss with a bean on top!

[@micahphilson]

@@christophersanders3252 Like chocolate pudding scraped across too much ham!

[@TeomanBaraner]

Yes but because you dont know (maybe) the italian parody "Lo Svarione degli Anelli". Every jokes is all about dr0gs lol

[@Nudelllsuppe]

​@@TeomanBaranersame with lord of the weed in german, cult classic over here.

[@itsajem1683]

The elvish impersonator line actually got me though, there’s so many levels to that joke and I’m convinced that the whole reason they made this episode was so they could make that joke with the silly song segment

[@philipgood5041]

Damn you I just got that joke f*CK that's so good and so bad at the same time

[@joshuasmith2486]

@@philipgood5041 welcome to silly songs with Larry. There to make kids laugh.

[@SingingSpock]

It's a great line. "You're no elf! You're an Elvish impersonator! You sicken me, deceitful one!"

[@hunterolson1756]

"give the gourd a bow and arrow and he's a real elf!" Is something I say to this day

[@Hercules_Flexing]

When this movie came out, my church had a special LOTR night where we all came dressed up as different characters, ate popcorn, and watched it. It was very wholesome.

[@chase5298]

being indoctrinated as a child isn't wholesome at all

[@redc2367]

@@chase5298 WEE WOO WEE WOO REDDIT ALERT

[@Plainjane1398]

​@@chase5298 oh I'm telling you right now 😂😂😂 this was only indoctrinating strange senses of humor. Also veggietales was on the cusp of beating Disney before a tragic accident.

[@nathanmontgomery7865]

@@chase5298 It is wholesome if you are being indoctrinated into the cult of Tolkien.

[@Torag55]

@@chase5298 not every sect of Christianity indoctrinates people.

[@theatand]

You no longer had to stand over whatever you were cooking to ensure it was not overcooked. It is a labor saving device.

[@lolli_popples]

“Chocolate pudding spead over too much ham” instantly launched this into a top tier parody for me.

[@jillpole]

For me it was "twelfety-twooth birthday"

[@Plainjane1398]

It was honestly one of my fav ones. Also the Jonah story but only with the commentary on jaha

[@jairlyra1797]

I love how she's not bothered by the fact that the veggies hold things by just floating them around for not having hands, but is bothered by a veggie using tank top without shoulders 😂😂😂

[@sarahs7025]

My brother wrote a stage adaptation of the Lord of the Beans for our kids church when I was probably about nine and I played one of the children in the land of woe. As I remember it, my line was “please sir, help us”

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

Your brother is powerful beyond belief

[@hurinthalion5984]

my sibling in Christ that is amazing

[@skellington8090]

Dang, I wish I could’ve seen it! It sounds awesome!

[@MitchYurko]

please tell me there is a home video of this somewhere!

[@HK8-Vicky16]

I wanted to scream, at the top of my voice, _CARROTS WOMAN, THEY'RE CARROTS!!!_ But to be fair, they look so strange with the hair and clothes. I only know this because they've made every background character a carrot or pea since the Jonah movie.

[@pdraggy]

That whole 'Treeson' gag knocked me out of my chair... just because all of the 'cannot laugh' drama had me very anxious so I didn't expect what came to be. I'm a fan of those 'first to laugh loses' youtube videos because of these type of situations so maybe it's partially due to my... imagination. lol

[@chaotic-goodartistry3903]

I can't believe you skipped over Grumpy the Dwarf's first line of dialog: "could we have parked any further away??" and the part of Bilboy's speech where he goes "I'm twice as tall as half of you, and half as short as twice of you" and the flobbits look very confused, that was the funniest shit😂

[@pamdawkins13]

My favourite thing about that is that I always thought it was hilarious, but then I watched Lord of the rings for the first time, and realized that the shot of the two confused flobbits is directly paralleling a shot in Lord of the rings, and it became even funnier.

[@newbiegamelover4767]

As long as the fruit or vegetable isn't sentient, the Veggie characters are free to eat them. This was something that was addressed in the behind-the-scenes for Duke and the Great Pie War. Also, most background characters are portrayed as carrots.

[@ReanimationLabs2000-et9ve]

Just like Pluto and Goofy. Both are dogs, but only one is sapient.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

I remember in certain specials like Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed, some of the background characters were pumpkins and mushrooms. But I'm guessing they used mainly carrots in later specials to cut costs. Also, I'm surprised only one special used an apple character, as well as the whole pumpkin and mushroom thing.

[@stevenunderwood9935]

@@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257 Yeah, in the behind the scenes of Moe and the Big Exit, it was explained that the creators were afraid that too much variety in vegetable background characters would be too visually distracting. As a kid I really liked that aspect about Rumor Weed. :)

[@RoninCatholic]

The key difference between the Bean and the Ring is that the Bean is directly a metaphor/allegory for your natural talents as a member of the audience while the Ring is meant primarily as an in-universe artefact of evil magic and is _somewhat applicable to_ metaphorical analysis as representing the use of unethical means to achieve your goals. No matter how altruistic your desires, using evil powers or evil actions to attempt this will always lead to ruin. The Bean, however, is _meant_ to be used - to simply sit on it and not use it when you could use it to help others is unethical.

[@StepperBox]

My favorite joke of this episode was the language bit over the blue gate. Where the overly large complicated riddle seems to be only a few squiggles. When Larry questions it, Gandolf explains that you can fit a whole book on a napkin. For some reason that stuck with me.

[@congreve_cap]

It’s such a good joke and the delivery is perfect, I think about it a lot 😂

[@lordfabulous6198]

14:18-14:23 as someone who used to dabble with Tolkien lore, the "crazy looking guy" is meant to, as I see it, embody Tom Bombadil from the Lord of the Rings books. I also see now that in 14:44-14:50 you've realized that, but here me out: Tom Bombadil in the books tried on the ring of power once, and found no use for it. He didn't value its power, or let it consume him. He just vibes. As for "crazy looking guy" I think the point is that he's meant to embody someone using their gift wisely. The "gift" in question being his umbrella. It's very on the nose, yet no one seems to get it. He's what Toto is meant to be like, just like Frodo and the ring compared to Tom Bombadil - not being consumed by it. I hope this helps!

[@drew_thedrawer]

13:42 To answer your question, the character on the unicycle doesn’t have a name in the story, but is played by the recurring veggie named Charlie Pincher. He’s an old scallion who often plays crotchety or sage characters. Hope this helps clear things up! Love this vid btw. You’re so fun and engaging.

[@drew_thedrawer]

20:47 Also those background veggies… they’re just carrots, ma’am. … Pale, emaciated carrots.

[@seshiontheartist951]

The character on the unicycle is supposed to be Tom bombadil. He's in the books but not in any of the movies

[@CrankyGrandma]

@@seshiontheartist951 yes! As soon as he came up singing I said “Bombadil!”

[@azmendozafamily]

A true sage of culture!

[@wonder5487]

Thank you! I thought he was a leek.

[@Dolbsha]

The most memorable thing I remember from that film is they have a commentary track done by the characters as thought they were just actors in this movie, and I will never forget the one stupid joke that made me laugh. They claimed that they filmed Lord of the Beans in Old Zealand.

[@duncanmagee]

new pealand would have been better

[@Plainjane1398]

Wait they did it for that one too!!!! I need to find this😂😂😂

[@seatbelttruck]

My favorite is the fact that they apparently compressed Archibald with a sideways cummerbund to make him short in the last scene.

[@illuminationspencer8673]

As a veteran VeggieTales watcher, the random scary looking man makes appearances in many VeggieTales episodes as a wacky side character when needed. I actually had to google it, but his name is Charlie Pincher officially. So, we both learned something new. But he’s a very distinct and recognizable character that I still have in my mind to this day.

[@marshall5319]

He kinda looks like a leek

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

I always assumed he was Scallion #4

[@brumagemm]

Reminds me of the sprouts that pop out of aging garlic bulbs lol

[@JLLunsford1]

Is he playing the part of Tom Bombadill?

[@CCClarinet12]

@@Wendy_O._Koopasame

[@carlintaylor3229]

Remember renting this from Netflix before it became a streaming service remember coming home from school and watching it a few times didn't know veggietales was similar versions of Hollywood movies at the time but i do appreciate the lesson of this episode ❤❤ as someone who didn't have a lot when first coming up in life this series means a lot to me in general

[@HellaSchway]

I got the Third Bean in the quiz. Also I LOVED this special growing up. I grew up in a very Christian household so Veggie Tales was kind of a household name for me. I had a lot of the VHS tapes. Since I also grew up loving LOTR... when this came out I was really excited and it didn't disappoint.

[@winterunterseher8937]

One thing is sure: they're really good at making parodies, puns, and gags whether too on the nose or not. It makes sense in the end and doesn't feel too overly chaotic or nonsensical. Just that right amount of "Monty python-esque" humor with pop culture references, and maybe even some not so pop culture references too at times.

[@spadinnerxylaphone2622]

I know it was a parody, but the idea of an AU where the ring (or bean) is a neutral tool rather than inherently evil is fascinating to me. I'd be interested in seeing more fantasy stories play with that idea. And the way this one ended is actually pretty heartwarming imo.

[@evangelinewood3325]

Honestly, yeah. I like the trope of an evil artifact that corrupts its holder, but it's a bit played out at this point. An artifact that is neither good nor evil, and instead just gives power to its holder, leaving it entirely in the holder's hands how they'll use the power, is an idea I'd love to see more of. Also I love integrating comedy elements into fantasy stories. So I kind of like the concept of an ancient magical artifact as old as time itself that just creates incredibly niche, specific, and usually useless objects. It'd be a clever joke given the right context.

[@adrianen4644]

@@evangelinewood3325 I feel like the triforce could probably count there. Although it splits up when misused, it can still be used for good and evil in that state, as seen in all three main characters using their respective piece of it.

[@joelpartee594]

Tolkien himself explored that with the Silmarils. Not only were they not inherently evil, they were clearly good, both in the source of their light and in their being hallowed by Varda.

[@ChristianTwombly]

I just assumed the crazy guy on the unicycle was Tom Bombadil and also a Scallion. My wife confirms she had the same assumption.

[@a-s-greig]

Technically he's Charlie Pincher, and not any of the three unnamed Scallions. Debuted as a convict in "The Star of Christmas" (2002). One of my favorite Christmas specials in any media I might add.

[@BoHorn]

It’s definitely tom bombadil,but could it be bok choy? It would rhyme with his song and greeting.

[@paulburris5216]

I think it's a leek.

[@BoHorn]

@@paulburris5216 I think ur right

[@lloydlego6088]

Talking about hands, there was a vegietales parody on Jekyll and Hyde and there walking shots with shoes and another shot where you saw hands and the inspector was freaked out and yelled “the feet! The feet!”, and did the same for the hands. It was hilarious.

[@ColtonGamingTV]

This was amazing. The only other Veggie Tale experience I have is the Yodeling Veterinarians of the Alps. As for the quiz, I got the First Bean which is good because I love food. Lastly, I can slowly the descent into madness as you describe this, and I can't help but laugh.

[@therojowo]

To discuss the "which vegetable are the flobbits" question, I look at it like this. In VeggieTales, we are watching a group of characters act out other stories (think the Muppets like in Christmas Carol). Thus, they are playing flobbits, but are still the vegetables they are. Like, Elijah Wood is a human, but played a hobbit. Does that make any sense?

[@markpolo97]

I think the background characters are carrots.

[@SkippysBacon]

It makes perfect sense. In other episodes, background characters are just peas and carrots.

[@brandelynnefreleng7597]

As someone who watched veggie tales as a kid, this tracks with all of the VT lore I know of.

[@mikedrop4421]

​@@SkippysBacon that's actually a joke too since Legend has it peas and carrots is what background characters are instructed to say in movies and TV shows due to the fact peas and carrots are tough words to lip-read

[@Jason0binladen]

Yeah I mean they're not even flesh colored they're orange

[@StrikeFreerunningFilms]

Ok but the idea of the orks being sporks is genius. Incredible idea.

[@Aechelian]

Most of the background characters are carrots. Also disappointed you didn't mention the "veggie commentary" of LOTB, in which Larry, Jimmy and Pa talk about the behind the scenes of filming it in Old Zealand.

[@TheGourdKing]

Before I became King, I was Jimmy's and Jerry Gourd's agent and they are something of an inseparable duo. Other Elf was the compromise to keep them together, as we had initially requested one of them play "Aragourd," which I still contend is better than a cucumber playing... Ear-O-Corn.

[@projectbelmont7177]

It is incredibly rare that I watch one video from someone I've never heard of before and immediately subscribe. Looking forward to watching more of your content

[@woody_you_want]

Fun fact, one of the composers for VeggieTales actually bought my house growing up. I got to meet Larry the cucumber 😂

[@mollycblaeser]

Whaaaa?! That's so cool!

[@yikesgina]

I love it.

[@ink1931]

I guess to add some context to how the gift angle is portrayed, I believe series creator Phil Vischer discussed in his autobiography titled "Me, Myself and Bob" that this episode's message was somewhat inspired by his own life experiences that led to the creation of VeggieTales itself. Phil was a boy fascinated with film and puppetry at a young age and was clearly gifted at it as noted by many of his peers and family. He wanted to use his gifts at telling fun stories with fun characters to preach the same Christian morals that just so happened to change his life and ideology in the hopes that creating VeggieTales would in some tangential way leave the world in a better place than it would be without it. The message of Lord of the Beans can easily fall under scrutiny when compared to the message of the source it's clearly parodying but when you consider how it directly ties into the creation of VeggieTales, I think it takes on a whole other meaning distinct to itself rather than just another parody. It serves (at least to me) as an example that you can use your gifts and talents to help/inspire other people and possibly even make their lives better. I remember getting this episode for Christmas when I was 5 years old and finding that message very resonant to myself at the time and it remained in the back of my head since I watched it even as I drifted away from religion as a whole in recent years. It was something that was very important for me to hear at the time, and I think that along with how much funnier it's gotten the older I get is what makes it probably my favorite episode of the show. This obviously isn't something that a casual onlooker would be aware of for obvious reasons (it really requires a bit of a deep dive) so I figured it was worth noting here

[@draketerry3497]

A crime you didn't show the line "I'm twice as tall as half of you and half as short as twice of you" absolute stellar line right there

[@maddyf.6296]

The third bean is fantastic, as am I. Also, this is the first video I've seen of you therefore I was blown away by your rats names. Probably the coolest names I've ever heard 😂❤

[@gracegrrl007]

I loved this episode as a kid and it was actually my first real exposure to Lord of the Rings! Rewatching it now that I get all the jokes is so much fun lol This was such a fun video! also, I too am the Fourth Bean, and together we will summon a million crock pots and air fryers

[@simon_magus65ad]

After seeing all the obscure pre PJ Lotr adaptions it's kinda interesting to see this "adaptation" (parody?) and which parts it takes and leaves. What I find most notable is how they completely remove Sauron (arguably the most important character in the original) in favour of Saruman, because he is so much easier to explain. Oh yeah, also, I'm the first bean! Free cheese!

[@dr.insaneoiv]

It's a parody.

[@Hyacinth828]

This popped up on my recommended and after watching I was a happier bean than before. Please keep making content, your sense of humor and general vibe just rocks!

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

That's so sweet! I'm glad this video popped up for you, happy to have you stop by the channel!

[@Potato-pn8sg]

I saw this when I was a kid! It was very funny. I find it funny that I'm a vegetarian now. Edit: most of the extras are carrots. The ones in the land of woe have a subtle sepia filter, making their orangeness less apparent. Also, they are smooth because textures were expensive in 2005, so "smooth" was what they could afford.

[@MitchYurko]

Loved this video Jess! Being a massive Tolkien fan AND having a soft spot for Veggietales stories (my kids grew up on them), this was a home run for me. A few of my own inputs here... This isn't the only time the Veggietales team pokes fun at themselves for the veggie's lack of hands... I vaguely remember an episode where Bob the Tomato asks Larry why or how he's wearing gloves, and Larry just tossing the issue aside with an "I dunno" before the plot moves along... one of the endearing comical qualities of the series, in my opinion. I think the Hobbits (aside from the Baggypantses) and the residents of the village in the Land of Woe are all supposed to be carrots... and the creepy guy, I think, was supposed to be a leek. I agree that Lord of the Beans wasn't meant as an adaptation as much as an honoring parody that was used to teach a moral lesson. After one of the times watching it with my kids, I wondered what Tolkien would have thought had he seen it... and whether or not Christopher was aware of it and what his opinion was.

[@gaspartiznado6418]

The fact that talking vegetables with invisible appendages and a limited budget have made a better adaptation of LotR than Amazon did.

[@Dicemyth]

Fun little fact: Shortly after this episode's release, Phil Vischer, the director/creator of Veggietales, got a cease-and-desist notice from New Line Cinema about them illegally parodying the "Lord of the Rings" films without permission. They had parodied a good number of things before, including Star Trek, Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hide, Batman, and Phantom of the Opera. But in all of those they deviated more from the original source, or didn't do the entire show as the parody. I want to say it was removed from the shelves because of this cease and desist order, but I could be wrong on that.

[@SirTheory]

I worked in a Christian bookstore during this era and I don't remember us having to remove LotB at any point for any reason. I might be misremembering, of course, cuz that was ages ago lol. I did a smidge of research (ie, I googled the episode with "cease and desist") and it seems like the C&D is why that episode didn't appear in a compilation release, but the individual DVD release has been and remains available. That said, I'm not sure how I feel about the sources that came up on my search (essentially IMDb's trivia page and TVTropes's trivia page) and I wouldn't be entirely shocked if there are other reasons LotB wasn't included in the compilation (namely, being popular enough to sell on an individual basis lol). Anyway, parodies are pretty well protected by US law; there are nuances to the law that I don't know/understand, and perhaps there is something in LotB that could have made a lawsuit dicey, but my gut feeling is that a C&D would have been sent more as an attempt to strongarm a smaller studio than actual intent to bring about a lawsuit.

[@dimpledwonder7461]

You don’t need permission to parody. There’s a law for it

[@alisaurus4224]

Jekyll & Hyde and Phantom are old enough to be public domain, unless they were specifically copying ALW’s musical

[@Schampu4000]

Good. They fuckin deserved the cease and desist

[@yikesgina]

I got my niece a copy for her birthday 😂

[@aNeighbour]

As a kid who did grow uo with Veggies Tales, and who read Lord of thw Rings as kid before watching the movies, Lord of the Beans was amazing! Also, the bwst thing about VeggieTales is that it never took itself too seriously. They constantly did crazy stuff for humor's sake.

[@sydneygorelick7484]

I'm not surprised Lord of the Beans has a great song and is hilarious. I'm not Christian, my parents aren't Christian, but "Oh Where Is My Hairbrush" is part of our family's inside joke canon. It gets referenced waaaay more often than is proportional to a show I personally saw maybe like 3 times ever, at other people's houses, when I was little. Heck, I still remember seeing and enjoying the "love your neighbor" one, with them shaking down Larry for his milk money, the rhyming dialogue ("you people have ilk! How will I grow if I don't drink my milk!") and the song at the end. They make pretty funny and catchy stuff for a bible teaching kids program of singing vegetables

[@laurel9629]

3:56 [Core memory unlocked] the bean is established later to have the power to summon anything the wielder wishes for. Bilboy threw down the bean to summon a cake, then slipped away while everyone was distracted

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

This is something that I never would have thought could exist ever, yet I am most glad it does.

[@gnomebreath]

I'm sure this is elsewhere in the comments: the "Other Elf" is the Keebler Elf. They can't call him that for copyright reasons, so they just awkwardly call him the Other Elf. He goes into a tree and makes cookies later.

[@ryanchou2846]

This

[@SkippysBacon]

I take it you didn't watch the whole video. She answered this question when she gets to that part of the story.

[@katmav1883]

Lol I love over analyzing Veggie Tales. 😂 I also think the majority of the background veggies are actually carrots.🤔🥕

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

Hmmm....they'd have to be a pretty pale carrot....mayhaps a turnip?

[@KarmasAB123]

@@Jess_of_the_Shire Parsnip?

[@briankinney1871]

@@Jess_of_the_Shire These ones were pale because they were dusty and/or dehydrated.

[@MaynardCrow]

@@Jess_of_the_ShireBudget isn't great and doesn't have a huge fanbase. They got to use whatever extras are willing to turnip.

[@____thecommenter1569]

​@@MaynardCrow That was a top notch joke

[@isaackaree]

congrats this is your magnum opus, you should be very proud of this thorough analysis, also there is a possibility that the lord of the beans was my second introduction to Tolkien's work after I watched The Two Towers at my cousins house go team second bean :)

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

I fully and gladly accept this as the peak of my career. It's great so many people connected to this as a kid! I can't imagine how many new LotR fans this made

[@josiahdavis323]

ok first off. i’m on the fourth bean team. so hell yeah. second off thank you for making this video, i’m going to be bingeing your channel all day tomorrow. you’ve managed to mix my favorite youtube format with my favorite piece of intellectual property!

[@VerbDoesStuff]

On the Latin Gourd thing, the implication of Veggietales is that the entire show is actually just the characters playing theatre; they’re all just friends acting out a play for a laugh

[@sbskinner369]

This was a staple of my childhood 😅 Thank You Soooo much for covering it!!❤ Plus I got the third bean, which I'm not upset about 😂

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

It was a ton of fun! And the third bean rules. Not quite as cool as the fourth, but still pretty cool

[@joshuasmith2486]

I seriously want to give her a big hug. I've grown up with veggietales so I know that the background characters are usually carrots, peas and parsnips, how there is often a part in the show where there is a silly song is not to be taken too seriously and is just there for humour, and the fact that it's more like a theatrical play with vegetable actors. But I can see now how this all can be quite confusing for those who are watching this for the first time. Everything is going to be okay Part Time Hobbit.

[@CatswoldCottage]

This was fantastic commentary. The crazy veg (I think a leek?) is very much Tom Bombadil "Bright blue his jacket is and his boots are yellow" fellow. Singing about inanimate objects are a jam. Also, I always thought the other flobbits (and the dusty background characters) were carrots. But nothing has shaken me as much as the fact Mr. Lunt is not a potato....

[@James-tk6vm]

You just earned yourself a subscriber, excellent video! Also, First Bean team for life. Also Also the background characters are Carrots. Also Also Also The real Veggietales lore is that all of the characters are in-universe actors using props and such on a kitchen counter for most episodes while the "movies" have a bigger budget for special effects.

[@stijnvth]

I love how I gotten acquainted with your channel trough to your exploits in medieval make up and food … and ended up also watching your detailed expose on veggietales. You have class. Also my apologies for you having to go through this.

[@Babycat42069]

If no one else has mentioned it, the extra elf character was a play off of the Keebler elf. At one point he goes into a tree and bakes cookies Also I'm fairly certain the fleshy characters are "baby" carrots with a weird color and the unknown plant character is most Iikely a wild onion of some sort

[@MarySueSlayer]

I came here to explain the Keebler Elf thing and I'm so glad you beat me to it 😂

[@Hannah-fe4yf]

This needs to be higher so everyone can understand

[@wolffe6044]

Clearly, you three didn't watch the video.

[@cjwoody23]

I believe the wiki has been updated as the Umbrella Guy is listed as Charlie Pincher, another scallion character and at one point part of the scallion trio. I don't know if this somehow suggests he was designed as an antagonist character but the scallions usually are. Additionally, I think the fleshy looking background characters are carrots

[@micahphilson]

Before my parents thought I was old enough to see LotR, we watched Lord of the Beans when it came out. It introduced the Tolkien universe to me, and not too long after, we finally watched the LotR trilogy. Then LotB again. And... Wow, are those amazing together! I've actually viewed LotB in its entirety far more than LotR (primarily because of their lengths), but LotB is one of my favorite most underrated shows. The music is incredible (and something LotR way undersold compared to Tolkien's books, he's huge on music!), the visuals are great, and it somehow showcasess many of the best iconic beats of the trilogy in raucous comedic fashion in a fraction of the time! So I'd say, while you may never be the type to watch the Bean, it's almost essential viewing after watching through the LotR trilogy!

[@Arthas30000]

The fact you made that quiz really shows dedication. I got the shapechange bean!!

[@postmodernguava9518]

What's funny is this episode explained in less than a minute _why_ the Hobbits didn't just fly the Eagles to Mordor: the Eagles are their own people with no obligation to be used as taxis.

[@markrolman1034]

My three kids grew up on Veggie Tales as they were born during the height of VeggieTales. I loved your reaction on the "Lord of the Beans", you really have to use your imagination with VeggieTales as they have no hands, feels, or shoulders.

[@m.j.piazza7853]

I (a certified Christian homeschooler) came here to explain that the Tom Bombadil character was played by Mr. Pincher and that most of the villagers and Flobbits are carrots, but y'all beat me to it. (Also a "pincher" can refer to a piece of a plant that you pinch off so that the plant puts more energy into growing vegetables. So Mr. Pincher might just be part of a tomato plant or something.)

[@zachmercer1065]

“-might just be part of a tomato plant or something.” Are you telling me… that all this time… Mr. Pincher is where all of Bob the Tomato’s careless silliness went? I cannot accept this. I refuse to accept this. …yet this would perfectly explain why Bob is consistently the most mature and least silly character in all of Veggie Tales and I don’t know how to feel about that.

[@philosopherking506]

I grew up watching many Veggie Tales stories on VHS and DVD, including this one. When I get coffee, I frequently have "This is that bean!" line pop into my head lol.

[@Prior2Popular]

You have such dedication 🤩 You do so much for us, appreciate

[@Video81501]

So, you didn't get that the other elf was a Keebler elf? I saw it immediately and thought it was hilarious.

[@dawica]

I believe that in VeggieTales lore, the characters are supposed to be human-sized. The best evidence I can think of for this is that in the movie *Jonah*, the titular character boards a pirate ship and sails the ocean. The waves, even during a tremendous storm, are about the size you’d expect IRL. If the vegetables (and thus, their ship) were to scale, the ocean swells would tower several stories above their heads. Thus, I’m pretty sure Mr. Lunt would weigh 100-200 lbs, making the 200 lb Peep still impossible for him to consume, but nowhere near 100x his weight. This is backed up by what we can see of the Peep, which suggests it was roughly the same size as Mr. Lunt, which would make no sense if he was only 2 lbs.

[@AlexanderJWei]

Surely The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything! ;-)

[@brendanmooney7607]

This entire video is a bizarre vegetable/legume-innuendo filled fever dream... Awesome job! 🙂 P.S. I am also on the Small Kitchen Appliances Bean Team!

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

YES. FOURTH BEAN TEAM RULES.

[@NimbusAngelo]

Great analysis! I'm surprised the movie didn't have a dragon made from actual dragon fruit!

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

Oh that would definitely work if they ever did the hobbit!

[@michaelwinterhoff8935]

The ring can only be used for evil but the bean has only ever bean used for evil

[@lauramathews3151]

Parsnips, mushrooms, casava...hearts of palm... for those mysterious plants of dubious designation.

[@karenhewett]

Thanks for doing this - it was hilarious. I think the background veggies look like pale carrots or fingerling potatoes, for what it's worth.

[@Jess_of_the_Shire]

Hmmm that's an astute observation...

[@natsmith303]

Pretty sure they were carrots, yes. That's generally how carrots in VT are animated.

[@midshipman8654]

the decision to make the ring stand in a neutral force was brave and conceptually compelling. I respect the artistic liberties of this interpretation immensely. And your critique of it was fair and even.

[@sharoncrimm]

First off I have to say that veggie tales was a huge part of my childhood cartoons and I still love it today. I actually watched lord of the beans before I watched the lord of the rings. There are a lot of differences but they are both highly entertaining in different ways. I just got through watching lord of the beans again a few weeks ago with my siblings and we got a lot of laughs from it. Also I always thought the background veggies were baby carrots and I did like the other elf and his joke. 🙂

[@PersonalStayOut]

You left out the best part: "They are his utensils."

[@dweorg4332]

This is among your top 5 episodes, so funny. Your delivery and that theater degree come in handy here

[@leonmayne797]

A wizard is never late, he arrives precisely when he beans to.

[@a-s-greig]

*_*overly long laugh sequence*_*

[@anonymoose6903]

I'm apparently the Third Bean! The fact that you put actual effort in to make that quiz has me absolutely in love with your content already. You've earned a subscriber.

[@micahphilson]

I just have to say, a few interpretations here are a little off base. Although most are spot-on. 3:27 Billboy didn't encourage "hedonistic delights". The somber and ominous tones of the song proves the point when he said "(you) Hope it makes you happy, but it only makes you fat." 13:25 Pa Grape could absolutely fit through that door. 100%. I've known that since I was 8 when this came out. 13:41 Not sure _what_ he is, but that unnamed guy is a running gag in the Veggie-Verse. But yeah... he's totally unexplained. Especially his... _umbrella._ Like some of the top comments, I feel like she distinctly misinterpreted the silly song. It was a series of puns, not meant to be dug _that_ deeply into. Which is never an excuse, but he clearly fell in love with a "foreign" woman whom he couldn't understand, when she was totally not into him. The other flobbits are clearly carrots... but why are the BaggyPants asparaguses? (asparagi?) And Ahem is... a gourd? 20:47 Again, they're carrots. Though maybe I only know this because I've watched Veggie Tales. 24:34 Yeah... I really don't get what the farmer thought would happen either, farming arid, sandy ground. But holy crap, they really are cannibals. Why have I never seen this before. Do they view corn and pumpkins (which are gourds) as lesser vegetables?! But no amount of nitpicking can make her hilarious descriptions into detractions, this video was great enough to make me watch the original show again for the first time in years! The show itself is greatly hilarious, and the message is so impacting, the songs are incredible (and I usually don't like musicals), and just overall, I'm so glad I found this channel!

[@usamaarshad8624]

I am the bean that changes the users appearance. thanks for that quiz it was delightful

[@simeonkrompart6517]

Thankyou for bringing this back from the depths of my memory

[@MrBcfeagin]

I sent Phil Vischer a message a while back about how I thought ‘Lyle the Kindly Viking’ is a masterpiece. We watch it at least twice per week as it’s my sons favorite.

[@a-s-greig]

Was my favorite for years, too.

[@mollycblaeser]

Omg my family & I still quote this! 🎼 I need to go the bathroom! 🎼 but it's a musical! 🎼

[@cipherquest3024]

Just so you're aware, the "finger" people are supposed to be carrots. They're used to be the basic background characters and used in other episodes

[@Tyguy719]

Such stunning beauty, great comedic timing, and just great energy all around. Definitely looking forward to more of your work

[@lasercraft32]

The joke about the "Other Elf" is that he's the stereotypical kind of christmas elf that bakes cookies in trees instead of the fantasy kind of elf (edit: yes, the Keebler elf, exactly). And as for the Silly Song, the joke is that Larry doesn't actually speak the elf language, and the Elf lady doesn't actually like him back he's just too dumb to realize that. Also I'd like to note that most of the "fleshy colored" background characters are supposed to be carrots.

[@bethauer9270]

This is just a theory, but I always believe that throughout the "Lord of the Rings" franchise, (the book series and the movie series) there was either little or no knowledge of Frodo's mother and father. Come to think of it, I often wondered if Bilbo was older than Frodo's parents or if he was younger than them. BTW, about the flobbits and the people in the Land of Woe. The flobbits were obviously carrots and probably pears or mangos, 🥕🍐🥭 while the people in the Land of Woe were carrots and peas.🥕 That makes sense. Doesn't it?

[@seatbelttruck]

Frodo's parents were "drownded" when they went boating on the Brandywine River. They were younger than Bilbo.

[@nevertoooldfordolls]

I was raised on veggie tales. I love every single one of the ones I've seen. Lord of the Beans definitely was a childhood favorite lol. I did see the lord of the Rings first because apparently, lord of the rings is less scary than Teletubbies to my child brain.

[@r.altman6458]

Teletubbies is definitely scarier

[@thecreditsconductor7298]

I gotta tell you, I watched LotR first as a child, then watched Lord of the Beans, then read the LotR books. So my intro to Tom Bombadil as a character was the scary-looking unicycle guy. Um. That was an experience.

[@KraylebStudios]

"He gave me the whole bean before he went and committed sudoku"

[@mertz7305]

My kids grew up on VT. I am SO HAPPY hearing you say these names and recounting the this ridiculous story. 😂

[@mirafeather7844]

Unicycle guy is an old scallion named Charlie Pincher apparently… 🤷‍♀️