History Recap / VeggieTalesInTheHouseS1E1

!!Puppies and Guppies
->'''Episode number:''' 1a
->'''Subject:''' Responsibility
->'''Focus veggie(s):''' Laura, Larry

Bob, Larry, Petunia, and Laura meet up with Ichabeezer who has gotten himself a new olive dog, which he named Rooney. Larry and Laura want to have Rooney, but Petunia is not so sure about that, which Ichabeezer agrees with, telling them that this is his dog. Fortunately, Ichabeezer tells the group that his neighbors have more puppies that are looking for homes, which Larry and Laura are excited to hear since they want their own puppies. Of course, Bob tells them that puppies aren't cheap, before asking Ichabeezer how much they'll cost, with Ichabeezer answering that they're free to a good home. Unfortunately, when Larry and Laura are excited to hear that the puppies are free, they inadvertently cause Ichabeezer to throw a stick that he had been holding, which Rooney chases after right into a dumpster, pulling Ichabeezer along with him. When Larry and Laura both express their desire to have their own puppies, Bob tells them that neither of them have any puppy experience, as well as telling them that other than buying the puppies, they also have to pay for food and shots and the like. Petunia has to go to work at Pa Grape's store, which gives Laura the idea that she and Larry could work at Pa's store so that they could buy the things they need for the puppies that they're going to get. Bob still isn't certain that Larry and Laura can actually do it, with Petunia telling him that Pa will know what to do.

Ichabeezer ends up getting pulled all through town by Rooney while still in the dumpster, causing mayhem to all of the vegetable citizens of the town. At Pa Grape's store, Larry and Laura ask Pa if they could have a job so that they could buy puppy supplies, before Petunia explains the situation to Pa afterwards. Pa then decides to give Larry and Laura a chance to work at the store so that they can be able to buy the supplies necessary for the puppies they'll get. Meanwhile, Ichabeezer still gets pulled all around town by Rooney, eventually pulling him up to the kitchen counter and right across the kitchen sink. Larry and Laura are drawing pictures of the puppies that they're going to get, Laura wanting to call hers Paulina and Larry wanting to call his Steve. The two then sing a song about all the exciting things that they're going to do with their puppies. This time, Rooney now pulls Ichabeezer right into the home of Jimmy and Jerry, which leads to the duo getting chased around by Rooney, before Rooney and Ichabeezer leave after that, before Jerry then says, "Intrusive".

The next day, Larry and Laura are ready to start their first day of work at Pa's store, their chores being sweeping, mopping and dusting. Pa then tells Larry and Laura that they are also to care for his guppies by feeding them before they leave at 5:00 every day. Soon, Larry and Laura are working at their job, but they end up slacking off, playing instead, so because of that, they end up forgetting to feed the guppies before they leave, so Pa has to feed them himself. Soon, after the week is up, Pa asks Larry and Laura to report to the front of the store, where he asks them when they last fed his guppies. Laura mentions that Larry did once, before Larry adds that he offered them some water, but they didn't want any. Pa then pulls out a stack of money and puts it on the table, with Laura asking if it's puppy money, before Pa tells them that it's the amount they would need to buy puppy supplies, but it's not the amount they earned, instead having only earned a dollar. Laura is shocked to hear this, saying that it's nowhere near enough, before Larry asks how they're going to get more puppy money. Fortunately, Pa tells them not to lose hope, before telling them, "This doesn't mean that you'll never get your own puppies, but I think it does prove that you're not ready to care of your own puppies". Pa then tells Larry and Laura that he gave them the guppies to see if they could take care of them, before asking them how they did. Laura says "Not so good", before Larry adds that he was a "bad guppy daddy". Pa then tells them that they could afford a fish bowl and fish supplies for a dollar, which catches Larry and Laura's interest, before Pa then shows them that the back of the fish bowl has a bible verse on it, which is, "'''Luke 16:10, Whoever can be trusted with very little can be also be trusted with much. And whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.'''" After that, Pa then says, "And may I add, whoever can be trusted with guppies may one day be trusted with puppies". Larry and Laura start to admire the guppies in the bowl after that.

Meanwhile, Bob then meets up with Petunia, thanking her for coming, saying that he doesn't know if he can handle "a sad and disappointed Larry and a sad and disappointed Laura all by myself". Of course, Larry and Laura then come in while singing a reprise of the song, this time singing about their brand new guppies. After the song ends, Larry asks if guppies eat marshmallows, but Bob tells him that guppies do not eat marshmallows. The foursome then start laughing, before they are interrupted by Ichabeezer, who is still being pulled around by Rooney. Larry then asks, "[[LampshadeHanging Why doesn't he just let go of the leash?]]"

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!!Sorry, We're Closed Today
->'''Episode number:''' 1b
->'''Subject:''' Cooperation
->'''Focus veggie(s):''' n/a

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A loud stomping sound is heard, before a monstrous Franchise/{{Godzilla}}[=-esque=] monster called Plantasaurus (really Larry playing pretend) shows up, loudly proclaiming that all are doomed. However, Larry is suddenly met with Laura, telling her that he's just playing and that he's not the real Plantasaurus. When Laura tells Larry that there's no such thing as Plantasaurus, Larry tells her, "Tell that to my DVD collection", before Laura tells him that he's so silly before leaving after that. Larry then resumes pretending to be Plantasaurus saying that "no one can stop me!" However, he suddenly hears a voice say, "Oh, really?", before he turns around to see a helmeted Series/{{Ultraman}}[=-esque=] hero called Ultra-Veggie (really Bob also playing pretend). Plantasaurus and Ultra-Veggie then charge towards each other (in an anime fight sequence reminiscent of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''), before they start fighting against each other. After this little fight scene, Bob says that they are expertly choreographed, with Larry adding that that is good teamwork, before the two then high-five each other afterwards (despite not having any hands). The two then resume playing, before Bob looks over in time to notice Jimmy and Jerry heading in their direction.

Larry tries getting Bob to play with him more, but Bob tells him that Jimmy and Jerry are coming, which Larry is not happy about, asking, "Remember what happened yesterday?" In a {{Flashback}}, Larry and Jerry have gotten into an argument about who gets to be Plantasaurus, with Jimmy suggesting that Larry be 'Son of Plantasaurus'. Larry rebuffs this, saying, "Son of Plantasaurus is a cheap knockoff of the real thing that no one ever wants to be!" When Jimmy tells Larry, "You should still be Son of Plantasaurus", which Larry is shocked to hear before he leaves after that, leaving Jerry laying on the ground after he fell over. After the flashback ends, Larry says that he doesn't like to play with Jimmy and Jerry, which Bob agrees with, saying that "they never cooperate". Bob then decides that the only mature thing to do in this situation is to hide in Pa Grape's store until the gourds leave, which Bob and Larry do, without Pa even knowing. While hiding behind one of the shelves, Bob tells Larry that they'll hide until Jimmy and Jerry leave and then they'll go after that. Bob then becomes surprised when he sees Larry helping himself to several cans of sardines. Outside, Jimmy and Jerry then see Madame Blueberry coming in their direction, with Madame Blueberry telling them that she's still waiting for them to help weed her garden. Because of this, Jimmy and Jerry also decide to hide in Pa's store, once again without Pa even knowing. Madame Blueberry then sees Jean-Claude and Phillipe coming, as they ask her when they'll help them with their homework, which also prompts her to hide in Pa's store. Jean-Claude and Phillipe then see Mayor Archibald coming, saying that he makes them pick up trash at the park and that he never helps, before they also hide in Pa's store. Archibald then sees Ichabeezer coming, saying that he's the least cooperative person that he knows before he also hides in the store. Soon, Ichabeezer, Mr. Lunt, Junior, and Laura have also come into Pa's store to hide, which Pa is still unaware of.

After sweeping up the floor, Pa then leaves the store and locks it up for the night, inadvertently locking Bob, Larry, Jimmy, Jerry, Madame Blueberry, Jean-Claude, Phillipe, Archibald, Ichabeezer, Mr. Lunt, Junior, and Laura in the store. This causes everyone to start running around in a panic once they realize their predicament, while Laura asks Bob what they're going to do. Bob is certain that Pa will notice that they're all gone and that he'll come back, which Madame Blueberry is concerned that Pa might not come back, while Ichabeezer asks what they'll eat. Bob then tells everyone that there's enough food to last them several months, but unfortunately, Larry and Jerry have already eaten half of the food, before Jerry then says, "That'll only last a few hours". Madame Blueberry then says that they'll have to find something to pass the time, before Mr. Lunt then decides that he's going to play Solitaire. Larry wants to play Plantasaurus, but this angers Jerry, before he and Larry then once again lock horns with each other, before Jimmy says, "Do we have to separate you two?" Bob is still certain that they'll be out in a couple of minutes. Jean-Claude and Phillipe don't care what the others do, so they hop off. Madame Blueberry is playing checkers all by herself, when Jimmy comes up, asking if he can play too, but Madame Blueberry brushes him off, saying that it's fun with just one. Mr. Lunt is playing cards when Jimmy also asks him if he can play, but Mr. Lunt brushes him off as well.

Larry and Jerry are still arguing with each other about who gets to be Plantasaurus, and when Jerry says, "Accept no substitutions", this only angers Larry even more before he charges forward and tackles Jerry, which sends the two slamming into where the lobster tank stands. This causes the lobster tank to fall over as the lobsters then fall and pinch both Larry and Jerry. Junior and Laura are making shadow puppets of a dog and a cat, respectively (despite the lack of hands), before they notice Ichabeezer coming their way. Ichabeezer manages to outshine them by pulling off a bevy of impossibly impressive shadow puppets. Larry is attempting to get one of the other Veggies to play Marco Polo with him, but they don't know what he's doing, so Larry ends up crashing instead. Bob and Larry attempt to escape from the store by themselves, but when Bob tries helping Larry up, Larry accidentally knocks a can off the shelf as he falls off before the can hits Bob on the head. When Bob realizes that they can't reach the windows, he says that he needs some paper to write his last will and testament. Unfortunately, this causes the others to run around in a panic again, with Mr. Lunt caught in a shopping cart and Jimmy and Jerry trying to break out of the store by using Larry as a battering ram, which only results in Larry getting flung all around the room. Bob manages to quell the others by telling them, "Just look at what's happened to us. What have we become?" This only causes the others to run around screaming again, but this time, Larry is fed up with what's been happening, saying that they're not helping each other and that they need to get out. When Junior asks how, Larry looks up in time to notice an open window, saying that they need to cooperate if they're to get out. Fortunately, Larry has a plan on how they'll escape, which involves getting a bunch of cans and boxes, stacking them up in a pyramid, and that they'll all stand on the pyramid and stand on each other's shoulders in order to reach the window. Everyone is happy to hear this plan, before Larry then starts singing a song about how cooperation is the key to reaching the goal that lies ahead, as everyone also joins in as well.

After the song ends, once everyone has stacked up on each other's shoulders, Bob then tells the others that he and Larry came in the store to hide from Jimmy and Jerry, while Jimmy and Jerry admit that they were hiding from Madame Blueberry, etc. Bob then says that they all learned a valuable lesson, which is that they all need each other and that everyone has something to offer, before asking if they remember the verse in Ecclesiastes, which is, "'''Two are better than one, for they have a good reward for their work. For if they fall, one will lift up the other.'''" After everyone has apologized to each other, the plan is then put into action as Larry then leaps out the window and lands in the dumpster outside. One by one, each of the others are able to escape out the window and make it to freedom. Once everyone has gotten out of Pa's store, they wonder where Larry is, before Larry then emerges from the dumpster afterwards. The group then looks up in time to notice that the sun is coming up, before Larry suggests to the others that they should all have breakfast together, which everyone agrees with as they leave after that. Once the morning has come, Pa then returns as he unlocks the door to the store, before becoming surprised when he sees the mess that was caused by the group.

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!Tropes found in ''Puppies and Guppies'':

* BigWhat: Laura says this when she and Larry discover that they only made a dollar working at Pa's store for a week, after failing to care for Pa's guppies.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Laura notices that one of the guppies is sparkly near the end of the episode.
* NoodleIncident: This exchange:
-->'''Bob:''' Larry, remember the last pet I got you?
-->'''Larry:''' ''[sadly]'' Yeah, poor thing. I'll never forget the day I flushed him down the toilet.
* RecordNeedleScratch: Happens at the end of the "GFF's" song.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: The corn man screams this way when he sees Ichabeezer getting pulled down the street by Rooney heading in his direction.
* ShoutOut: During the "PFF's" song, Larry mentions about how his puppy will be "[[Film/TheTerminator half-puppy and half-machine]]".

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* PinchingPain: Larry and Jerry end up falling victim to this after accidentally knocking over the lobster tank in Pa's store.

After sweeping up the floor, Pa then leaves the store and locks it up for the night, inadvertently locking Bob, Larry, Jimmy, Jerry, Madame Blueberry, Jean-Claude, Phillipe, Archibald, Ichabeezer, Mr. Lunt, Junior, and Laura locked in. This causes everyone to start running around in a panic once they realize their predicament, while Laura asks Bob what they're going to do. Bob is certain that Pa will notice that they're all gone and that he'll come back, which Madame Blueberry is concerned that Pa might not come back, while Ichabeezer asks what they'll eat. Bob then tells everyone that there's enough food to last them several months, but unfortunately, Larry and Jerry have already eaten half of the food, before Jerry then says, "That'll only last a few hours". Madame Blueberry then says that they'll have to find something to pass the time, before Mr. Lunt then decides that he's going to play Solitaire. Larry wants to play Plantasaurus, but this angers Jerry, before he and Larry then once again lock horns with each other, before Jimmy says, "Do we have to separate you two?" Bob is still certain that they'll be out in a couple of minutes. Jean-Claude and Phillipe don't care what the others do, so they hop off. Madame Blueberry is playing checkers all by herself, when Jimmy comes up, asking if he can play too, but Madame Blueberry brushes him off, saying that it's fun with just one. Mr. Lunt is playing cards when Jimmy also asks him if he can play, but Mr. Lunt brushes him off as well.

Larry tries getting Bob to play with him more, but Bob tells him that Jimmy and Jerry are coming, which Larry is not happy about, asking, "Remember what happened yesterday?" In a {{Flashback}}, Larry and Jerry have gotten into an argument about who gets the be Plantasaurus, with Jimmy suggesting that Larry be 'Son of Plantasaurus'. Larry rebuffs this, saying, "Son of Plantasaurus is a cheap knockoff of the real thing that no one ever wants to be!" When Jimmy tells Larry, "You should still be Son of Plantasaurus", which Larry is shocked to hear before he leaves after that, leaving Jerry laying on the ground after he fell over. After the flashback ends, Larry says that he doesn't like to play with Jimmy and Jerry, which Bob agrees with, saying that "they never cooperate". Bob then decides that the only mature thing to do in this situation is to hide in Pa Grape's store until the gourds leave, which Bob and Larry do, without Pa even knowing. While hiding behind one of the shelves, Bob tells Larry that they'll hide until Jimmy and Jerry leave and then they'll go after that. Bob then becomes surprised when he sees Larry helping himself to several cans of sardines. Outside, Jimmy and Jerry then see Madame Blueberry coming in their direction, with Madame Blueberry telling them that she's still waiting for them to help weed her garden. Because of this, Jimmy and Jerry also decide to hide in Pa's store, once again without Pa even knowing. Madame Blueberry then sees Jean-Claude and Phillipe coming, as they ask her when they'll help them with their homework, which also prompts her to hide in Pa's store. Jean-Claude and Phillipe then see Mayor Archibald coming, saying that he makes them pick up trash at the park and that he never helps, before they also hide in Pa's store. Archibald then sees Ichabeezer coming, saying that he's the least cooperative person that he knows before he also hides in the store. Soon, Ichabeezer, Mr. Lunt, Junior, and Laura have also come into Pa's store to hide, which Pa is still unaware of.

A loud stomping sound is heard, before a monstrous Franchise/{{Godzilla}}[=-esque=] monster called Plantasaurus (really Larry playing pretend) shows up, loudly proclaiming that all are doomed. However, Larry is suddenly met with Laura, telling her that he's just playing and that he's not the real Plantasaurus. When Laura tells Larry that there's no such thing as Plantasaurus, Larry tells her, "Tell that to my DVD collection", before Laura tells him that he's so silly before leaving after that. Larry then resumes pretending to be Plantasaurus saying that "no one can stop me!" However, he suddenly hears a voice say, "Oh, really?", before he turns around to see a helmeted Series/{{Ultraman}}[=-esque=] hero called Ultra-Veggie (really Bob also playing pretend). Plantasaurus and Ultra-Veggie then charge towards each other (in an anime fight sequence reminiscent of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', before they start fighting against each other. After this little fight scene, Bob says that they are expertly choreographed, with Larry adding that that is good teamwork, before the two then high-five each other afterwards (despite not having any hands). The two then resume playing, before Bob looks over in time to notice Jimmy and Jerry heading in their direction.

Meanwhile, Bob then meets up with Petunia, thanking her for coming, saying that he doesn't know if he can handle "a sad and disappointed Larry and a sad and disappointed Laura all by myself". Of course, Larry and Laura then come in while singing a reprise of the song, this time singing about their brand new guppies. After the song ends, Larry asks if guppies eat marshmallows, but Bob tells him that guppies do not eat marshmallows. The foursome then start laughing, before they are interrupted by Ichabeezer, who is still being pulled around by Rooney. Larry then asks, "[[LampshadeHanging Why doesn't he just let go of the leash?"