History Recap / VeggieTalesEpisode2GodWantsMeToForgiveThem

* NaturallyHusklessCoconuts: On the island, huskless coconuts are seen growing on palm trees. When Palmy starts singing "The Forgiveness Song", [[AnthropomorphicFood the two coconuts growing on his branches join in]].

* NaturallyHusklessCoconuts: On the island, huskless coconuts are seen growing on palm trees. Not only that, but when Palmy starts singing "The Forgiveness Song", [[AnthropomorphicFood the two coconuts growing on his branches join in]]!

Bob and Larry remember the time that they learned about forgiveness, before they tell the story about their cruise on the ocean, in a parody of ''Series/GilligansIsland'', with Larry as "a mighty sailor man" and Bob as the Skipper who is "brave and sure". The two of them, who are running a tour-boat service, greet their passengers, the Professor (played by Dad Asparagus), the millionaire (played by Archibald Asparagus), and his wife, Lovey. Soon, the cruise is underway as Bob and Larry comment on how beautiful the day is. Bob goes to see how the passengers are doing, so he entrusts Larry at the wheel and warns him not to daydream.

Scallion #1 is acting as a salesman, presenting the audience to a brand new product called the Forgive-o-matic, which ostensibly allows God to forgive you for all the bad things you've ever done. It even comes with a lovely collection of Ginsu Steak Knives.

Junior then appears in front of Scallion #1 and explains that the Bible says that God forgives us for all that we've done. Scallion #1 is surprised that anyone can forgive without the use of a Forgive-o-matic, so he tries other uses for the Forgive-o-matic, such as making french fries or trying to sell a chia look-a-like of the Forgive-o-matic. Junior then says "Say good night, Gracie", which Scallion #1 then responds "Good night, Gracie" as the lights then go out, before he trips in the dark.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: There is no Silly Song in this episode, as Phil Vischer intended it to be a one-off concept. Instead the intermission skit is a mock advertisement for a "Forgive-o-matic". When viewers complained about the lack of a Silly Song segment, it was brought back as a permanent addition to the show.

* SnakeOilSalesman: The announcer in "The Forgive-o-Matic", who sells an item that has a completely useless purpose, for forgiving yourself—something God can already do for you at no cost. Junior calls him out with no hesitation.

* ThingOMatic: The Forgive-o-matic.

Bob and Larry remember the time that they learned about forgiveness, before they tell the story about their cruise on the ocean, in a parody of ''Series/GilligansIsland'', with Larry as "a mighty sailor man" and Bob as the Skipper who is "brave and sure". The two then greet their passengers, the Professor (played by Dad Asparagus), the millionaire (played by Archibald Asparagus), and his wife, Lovey. Soon, the cruise is underway as Bob and Larry comment on how beautiful the day is. Bob goes to see how the passengers are doing, so he entrusts Larry at the wheel and warns him not to daydream.

* NaturallyHusklessCoconuts: On the island, huskless coconuts are seen growing on palm trees. Not only that, but when Palmy starts singing "The Forgiveness Song", [[AnthropomorphicFood the coconuts join in]]!

Larry is now steering the boat, and he daydreams about being a master captain, who can pilot ships through ice with ease. His mission is to save a pair of whales. However, Bob shows up just as Larry's daydream ends. Larry explains what he's about to do, Bob points out there are no icebergs in the area. Larry inadvertently crashes the boat into a rock, sending the passengers tumbling onto an island. After the incident is over, Bob and the other passengers are angry at Larry for sinking the boat.

* AdaptedOut: Ginger and Mary Ann in the ''Gilligan's Island'' spoof. There were very few female characters on the show at the time and there wasn’t enough money to model new ones, so this was probably [[PragmaticAdaptation justified]]. This was even lampshaded by Bob and Larry. According to them, they cancelled.

* InNameOnly: "The Grapes Of Wrath" has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath the novel of the same name]], rather it's about a family of mean-spirited Grapes. This is even lampshaded by Bob when he asks Larry if that's really how the story goes.

* NaturallyHusklessCoconuts: On the island, huskless coconuts are seen growing on palm trees. Not only that, but when the tree starts singing "The Forgiveness Song", [[AnthropomorphicFood the coconuts join in]]!

* NaturallyHusklessCoconuts: On the island huskless coconuts are seen growing on palm trees. Not only that, but when the tree starts singing "The Forgiveness Song", [[AnthropomorphicFood the coconuts join in]]!

-->'''Larry:''' I'm sorry? At least the boat's still floating. (''boat immediately sinks'')

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: There is no Silly Song in this episode, as Phil Vischer intended it to be a one-off concept. Instead the intermission skit is a mock advertisement for a "Forgive-o-matic". When viewers complained about the lack of a Silly Song segment, it was brought back as a permanent addition to the show.

* IAmNotWeasel: The Grapes mistake Junior for a bean and his yellow hat for cheese, which bother him. When he takes his hat off they also think his hair is peas.

* IAmNotWeasel: The Grapes mistake Junior for a bean and his yellow hat for cheese, which bother him. We he takes his hat off they also think his hair is peas.

The episode begins with Bob and Larry on the countertop again, before Bob remarks that the other day, he met up with a boy named Marco. Bob explains that Marco says that when his little sister does something that makes him mad then she says that she's sorry, his mother says that needs to forgive her. The question is, "Why do I have to forgive?" Larry remarks that that is a good question, before deciding to tell Marco the story of "The Grapes of Wrath", which tells the story of some very cranky grapes.

Down a winding road, a family of ill-tempered grapes, consisting of Pa Grape, Ma Grape, and their children, Tom and Rosie Grape, drive down the road while singing about their reputation of being grumpy and sour. While driving down the road, their car suddenly hits a stump, which sends Tom and Rosie tumbling across the ground. The two start insulting each other, before the entire family notices Junior Asparagus standing off to the side. When they try to figure out what Junior is, they guess that he is a bean, as well as mistaking his trademark yellow cap for cheese.

Junior tells the Grapes that he is not a bean, he is an asparagus (along with a detailed scientific explanation of an asparagus), and tells them that what he has on his head is not cheese, but rather a hat. However, his hat suddenly falls off, exposing the top of his head. The Grapes burst into laughter, thinking that Junior has peas on his head. This causes Junior to start crying, before Dad Asparagus comes outside to find out what all the commotion is. When Junior explains what happened, Dad Asparagus then explains to the Grapes that when we make fun of others, it makes them feel bad, before also explaining to them that God wants us to forgive others. After that, the Grapes then feel bad for making fun of Junior.

Dad Asparagus tells Junior to forgive the Grapes. When Junior asks why, Dad explains that when others apologize for what they did, God wants us to forgive them. Junior forgives the Grapes after that, but when Dad calls Junior by his name, Tom and Rosie then start teasing Junior once again, which angers Junior very much. Junior is about to confront the Grapes, when he accidentally steps on a rake that hits him in the face, before he falls backwards into his dump truck which then rolls down the hill and hits the edge of the sandbox, sending Junior flying into the air until he lands in the sandbox. When Junior gets back up, he is covered with sand, before he falls back down again, before Tom and Rosie then laugh at him again. Dad hears all the racket, telling the Grapes that he thought that they weren't going to tease anymore.

When Pa Grape says that Grapes always keep their promise and asks Tom and Rosie if they agree, they both agree rather reluctantly, before apologizing to Junior once again. Of course, Junior is reluctant to forgive the Grapes again because they made fun of his name and laughed at his misfortune. Throughout the segment, Bob and Larry interact with the story, explaining to Junior that God wants us to forgive others for wrongdoing of any kind. When Junior asks how many time he's supposed to forgive, Bob and Larry consult Qwerty, who gives them the verse "'''Jesus answered, "I tell you not seven times, but seventy times seven." Matthew 18:22'''".

Bob and Larry don't know what seventy times seven is, so they ask the characters if any of them know the answer. Rosie is able to correctly guess the answer, which is 490. Because of that, Junior forgives the Grapes again. Pa says that now that they're going to be nice from now on, they shouldn't be called 'the Grapes of Wrath' anymore. Dad suggests that because Rosie has quite a head for numbers, they could be called 'the Grapes of Math'. The Grapes drive off down the road again, but this time to share their new found kindness with everyone around them. After the story ends, Bob compliments Larry for the story, before asking him if that's how the story goes, to which Larry then replies "Oh, yeah", before winking at the viewers as the screen goes dark.

Scallion # 1 is acting as a salesman, where he asks kids if they've ever done anything bad in their lives, before presenting to them a brand new product called the Forgive-o-matic, which ostensibly allows God to forgive you for all the bad things you've ever done. Not only that, but Scallion # 1 also explains that anyone who orders the Forgive-o-matic will also receive a lovely collection of Ginsu Steak Knives. Junior then appears in front of Scallion # 1 and explains to him that the bible says that God forgives us for all that we've done, then he will. Scallion # 1 is surprised that anyone can forgive or be forgiven without the use of a Forgive-o-matic before attempting to make other uses with the Forgive-o-matic, such as making french fries or trying to sell a chia look-a-like of the Forgive-o-matic. Junior then says "Say good night, Gracie", which Scallion # 1 then responds "Good night, Gracie" as the lights then go out, before he trips in the dark.

Larry is now steering the boat, before he begins imagining himself as Captain Larry Romanoff, the famous Russian icebreaker pilot, best known for being able to pilot ships through the ice with ease. His mission is to save a pair of whales that are trapped in the ice, so he prepares to break through an entire iceberg to free the whales. However, Bob shows up just as Larry's daydream ends. When Larry explains what he's about to do, Bob is incredulous, saying that there are no icebergs in the area. It turns out that Larry had inadvertently piloted the boat towards a rock, crashing into it and sending the passengers tumbling onto an island. After the incident is over, Bob and the other passengers are angry at Larry for sinking the boat.

The next morning, Archibald and Lovey wonder where Skipper is, before they hear Bob calling out if anyone has seen Larry. It is revealed that Bob is up in a palm tree, looking for Larry. The Professor comes up with an idea on how to escape from the island, which is building a catapult. When the Professor demonstrates with a coconut model of Bob, the catapult then flings the coconut, which hits Bob on the head, knocking him out of the tree and crushing Archibald and Lovey's bamboo house. Archibald angrily blames Bob for destroying their house while Bob angrily blames the Professor for hitting him with a coconut. When the Professor apologizes for hitting Bob with the coconut, Bob forgives him, before Bob apologizes to Archibald and Lovey for what happened to their house, to which they forgive him as well. When Bob and the others realize that they made a terrible mistake for not forgiving Larry, they go off into the forest to find him.

After arriving at the other side of the island, Bob spots Larry attempting to leave the island on a homemade raft. When Bob calls out to Larry to come back, Larry yells back, "You guys don't like me anymore! So I'm just gonna leave!" When Archibald says that they do like him and that they forgive him for smashing the boat, Bob tells Larry that they realize now that it was wrong of them not to forgive him, before they ask him to forgive him for not forgiving him. Larry then forgives them after that, before a palm tree named Palmy shows up, happy to see that everyone has forgiven each other. Palmy starts to sing "The Forgiveness Song", singing about how when we forgive others, we can live in harmony. During the song, the Professor shows up in a helicopter fashioned out of bamboo and coconuts, before the others then climb on after that. Once everyone is aboard the helicopter, they fly off and leave the island, as the song ends.

Back on the countertop, Bob and Larry talk about how they've learned a lot about forgiveness, while Larry starts talking about how they've also learned about how many things you can make out of bamboo. When Bob explains that it's time to talk about what they've learned the '''"What Have We Learned"''' song then plays, but when Bob tries to say something, Larry interrupts by repeatedly saying the word "Bamboo". After the song ends, Bob and Larry then review the lessons that they've learned about forgiveness, before Qwerty then gives another verse, which is, "'''Forgive others as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13b.'''" Bob answers that that's why we need to forgive, before he and Larry sign off, ending the episode.

* InNameOnly: "The Grapes Of Wrath" has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath the novel of the same name]], rather it's about a family of mean-spirited Grapes.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first episode to not contain a Silly Song during the intermission, instead being replaced with an advertisement for the Forgive-o-matic (which was based off of a puppet show the creators did at a Sunday school). This is because Silly Songs wasn't intended as a recurring segment and only became one when viewers complained about it's absence.

* PapaWolf: Dad Asparagus when he calls out the Grapes of Wrath for making fun of Junior. Larry's narration overbears Dad's dialogue, but you can tell from the facial expressions and inflections that he's ''pissed''.

* SnakeOilSalesman: The announcer in "The Forgive-o-Matic", who sells an item that has a completely useless purpose, for forgiving yourself - something God can already do for you at no cost. Junior calls him out with no hesitation.

* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Bob and Larry when they scream as they're about to crash their boat into the rock.

* BigDamnHeroes: Dad Asparagus in both sections. In the former, he teaches his son and the Grapes the importance of apologies and forgiveness, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and comes up with the Grapes' new name]]. In the latter, he uses a helicopter "made entirely of bamboo and coconuts" to get everyone off the island.

* ButWaitTheresMore: The Scallion in the "Forgive-O-Matic" segment says this word-for-word right before announcing the Steak Knives.

* HeelFaceTurn: When the Grape family learn about forgiveness from Dad Asparagus, and that people can be forgiven 490 times, they decide to be nice from now on, and become the Grapes of Math due to Rosie being an expert on math, particularly her equation of seventy times seven.

The episode begins with Bob and Larry on the countertop again, before Bob remarks that the other day, he met up with a boy named Marco. Bob explains that Marco says that when his little sister does something that makes him mad then she says that she's sorry, his mother needs to forgive her. The question is, "Why do I have to forgive?" Larry remarks that that is a good question, before deciding to tell Marco the story of "The Grapes of Wrath", which tells the story of some very cranky grapes.

* JerkassRealization: The rest of The folks stranded have this when they realize why Larry ran away.

* BigDamnHeroes: Dad Asparagus in both sections. In the former, he teaches his son and the Grapes the importance of apologies and forgiveness, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and comes up with their new name]]. In the latter, he uses a helicopter "made entirely of bamboo and coconuts" to get everyone off the island.