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Madame Blueberry
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Tuesday, July 21, 1998 VHS Cover

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Phil Vischer
Animation Direction:
Chris Olsen
David Pitts
Tim Hodge

Mike Nawrocki

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Phil Vischer
Chris Olsen

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Mike Nawrocki
Phil Vischer

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Kurt Heinecke

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Word Entertainment

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July 21st, 1998

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Runtime

37 minutes

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"There's a new Madame Blueberry in town, and she's going to be thankful for what she has!"
— Madame Blueberry

Story of Madame Blueberry (episode) is the tenth episode of VeggieTales. This story's protagonist is the character with the same name and is loosely based on the French novel "Madame Bovary."

Episode Guide[]

Previous episode: Very Silly Songs!

Next episode: Josh and the Big Wall!

Plot[]

The show opens up with Bob alone with Larry driving a vehicle in the background. When Larry drives up, he says that it is his new "Suzy Action Jeep," a thing that Larry has been wanting for a long time. He also says that he also needs the "Suzy Action Camper" next. Wondering how much stuff that Larry needs to be happy, Bob asks for a story based on Larry's desires for new stuff. Hearing Bob's request, the French Peas come by and tell the story of "Madame Blueberry."

In the story, Madame Blueberry is a very sad lady because she is ungrateful for all of the things that she owns. Every day, her two butlers (Bob and Larry) come to her tree house to help her around the house. One day, after she cries over things that she does not own, Madame Blueberry, Bob, and Larry look out her window and see a new store being built. Then, three crooked salesmen (The Scallions) come by and say that they represent a new store being built down the street, called the Stuff-Mart. They then begin to manipulate Madame Blueberry (through song) that she will be very happy if she buys a lot of items that she does not need. Madame Blueberry agrees to go shopping, much to Bob's dismay.

We then transition into what seems to be the usual Silly Songs with Larry segment, but then Archibald Asparagus interrupts and makes an announcement that because of what happened during the previous Silly Song in the previous episode, Silly Songs will have to be cancelled until further notice. We then get "His Cheeseburger" (a.k.a. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt).

Leaving Love Songs with Mr. Lunt, we see that the gang are on the way to the Stuff-Mart. Madame Blueberry and the rest of the gang notices a little french girl dressed beautiful in a black cap and a tattered peach dress celebrating her birthday with one piece of pie that her family could only afford since they are poor. Madame Blueberry thinks that surely they must be very sad to have so little, but then, as the little girl smiles at her piece of pie, she sighs with love and sings about being thankful for what she has. Madame Blueberry begins to wonder what makes her happy despite being poor, but forgets upon entering the Stuff-Mart. Once inside the giant store, she begins to buy a lot of useless products and has them shipped to her house. At the food court, Madame Blueberry notices a little boy excited about a train set that he has always wanted, but his dad says that he cannot afford it and asks if he would like a ball instead. The boy changes his mind by saying yes to the ball, and sings the same song the poor girl sang earlier. Wondering why the children who do not have what they want are happy and she is grumpy while she has what she wants, Madame Blueberry realizes that they have happy hearts and that buying a lot of useless things is not making her any happier. She dismisses the Scallions and heads on home.

As the trio head on out, they notice that Madame Blueberry's house is tipping over from the excessive amount of bought items. The gang get in shopping carts (except Larry, who is in a carrying basket) and head over to the house to stop the remaining deliveries from flooding the house. As they head there, the back door begins to open, so the items everywhere in the house begin to pour out and land in the lake behind the house. Bob thinks that her house is alright, but right on cue, the sudden loss of weight causes the house to be flung across the town and crash-land upon a dangerous impact.

Later that evening, after the destructive disaster, Madame Blueberry is comforted by her butlers, the poor girl's family, and the little boy with his dad at the picnic table. They begin to sing the same song that the poor girl and the little boy sang earlier and Madame Blueberry believes that everything will turn out alright in the end.

Back on the countertop, Bob and Larry are sobbing emotionally about the story. The French Peas appear again and, now in an impatiently manner (despite being guests), remind them that they need to wrap up the show. Then, they head over to Qwerty for the bible verse of the day. The Bible verse that Qwerty pulls up is Proverbs 15:27a: "He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house." Larry decides that even if he never gets the camper for his jeep, he will be happy for what he already owns as they sign out, ending the episode.

Characters[]

  • Bob the Tomato As Madame's butler
  • Larry the Cucumber As Madame's butler
  • Junior Asparagus As Poor boy
  • The Scallions as The Salesmen
  • The French Peas as themselves and Stuff-Mart workers
  • Madame Blueberry As Hat with dress
  • Dad Asparagus As French outfit
  • Annie Onion As French girl
  • Annie's Parents
  • Goliath (Banner)
  • Fibrilious Minimus (Banner)
  • Jimmy Gourd (Banner)
  • Jerry Gourd
  • Mr. Lunt As Robe
  • Burger Bell Clown
  • Archibald Asparagus As A Red Bowtie
  • Buzz-Saw Louie (Banner)
  • Phil Winklestien (Banner)
  • Art Bigotti Asparagus (Banner)
  • Pa Grape (Banner)
  • Gladis Mushroom (Banner)
  • Lovey Asparagus (Banner)
  • Butterfly
  • Woman Voice (Singing)
  • Qwerty

Songs[]

Production[]

Madame Blueberry was actually did conceive during the early process of VeggieTales when Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki were thinking of spoofing classic literature, before Where's God When I'm S-Scared? even did come up. Mike Nawrocki read a book on Madame Blueberry for college, and after production on VeggieTales did start, He did want to adapt a happy version of the story after seeing how it does remind him about everyone in his life. He did also take some basis from VeggieTales' "The Toy That Saved Christmas," where the main character does have a change of heart and a big climax.

Other Languages[]

  • مدام توتة الزعلانة (Arabic) (Madame Blueberry the Upset)
  • 藍草莓夫人 (Cantonese)
  • Madame Mustikka (Finnish)
  • Madame Blaubeere (German)
  • Η Κυρία Βατόμουρο (Greek) (The Raspberry Lady)
  • マダムブルーベリー (Japanese)
  • 우울한 징징 부인 (Korean) (Depressed Whining Lady)
  • 蓝莓夫人 (Mandarin) (Taiwan)
  • Madam Blåbærhulk (Norwegian)
  • Madame Blueberry (Portuguese) (Brazil)
  • Madam Borovnička (Slovenian)
  • Madame Blueberry (Spanish) (Latin America)

Home media[]

Main article: Madame Blueberry (episode)/Home Video

It was the tenth released on July 21, 1998 was released by Word Entertainment on VHS, and it was reprinted on October 5, 1999 was reprinted by Lyrick Studios on VHS, and it was reprinted on May 20, 2003 was reprinted by Warner Home Video and Word Entertainment on VHS and DVD on the release on VeggieTales Classics in promotion of The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!, and it was reprinted on October 5, 2004 was reprinted by Lyrick Studios on DVD and VHS in promotion of Holiday Double Feature, and it was reprinted on July 21, 2020 was reprinted by Word Entertainment on DVD, and it was reprinted on November 10, 2020 was reprinted by Word Entertainment on DVD.

Fun Facts[]

Moral[]

  • If all you want in life is more material things, you will be consumed by greed. You will always want more and more, and that will make you both miserable and unsatisfied.
  • Be thankful for what you have.

Explanations[]

  • The kitchen sink being the last item is a visual gag on the term "Everything but the kitchen sink."
  • Toaster ovens are miniature ovens that work the same way as a regular stove-top one.

Trivia[]

Remarks[]

Goofs[]

  • There is very loose continuity on the appearances of the blonde wig Madame Blueberry wears throughout the episode.
  • When Larry drives past Bob on the countertop, he is first seen without a mouth.
  • Closed Captions spell "Soo-Vee" as "Susie." But if you watch this episode on Amazon Prime Video, the captions say "Suzy."
  • In I'm So Blue, while Madame Blueberry sings the line "Just look at this sofa of Edward and Tammy's, and lovely armoire where they keep all their jammies," an animation error featuring a question mark over Madame Blueberry's mouth can be spotted for one frame before the shot shifts to Bob and Larry.
  • When Larry trips over the ceramic fish while carrying the tray of tea to Madame Blueberry, the teapot and cup do not shatter like they would in real life.
  • At the end of the Stuff-Mart Suite, the scallions clip through the door as they walk out of Madame Blueberry's house.
  • There is a shot where the inside of Madame Blueberry's mouth is missing while she is shopping through the store aisles.
  • The shadows on the toy train set do not follow the movement of the train itself.
  • As the camera turns during Junior and his dad singing in the end of "The Thankfulness Song," the various banners and shopping carts in the background appear to "buzz" due to a rendering error. The shadows can be spotted flickering as well.
  • When Madame Blueberry moves while sitting, she often clips through the cushions of her sofa.
  • After Madame Blueberry gets off her shopping cart, the pea driver glitches a bit.
  • In one shot, Annie is shown with no mouth.
  • After most of the stuff falls out of Madame's house, both Bob and Madame Blueberry appear smaller than how they appeared in the previous shot.
  • The air compressor clips through the wall when it flies out the door. Also, in the same shot, one of the wood supports for the house glitches a bit.
  • When Madame's house is flying, there is a black hole in the middle of the bottom of the house.
  • When Junior and Annie are shown singing at the end, the plate of pie is missing from the picnic table and then it reappears. They also change positions between shots.
  • Still waters are shown.
  • Bob and Larry are crying without any tears showing from their eyes.
  • In the Brazilian Portuguese Audio News dub of the episode, after the second half of the What Have We Learned song plays and after Bob takes a deep breath, Jean-Claude doesn't say "Well?", although his mouth moves as he did.
  • In the VHS release, during the Stuff Mart scene, before it fades to the food court, the closed captioning shows Jean Claude’s "After awhile, Madame started to feel a little tired from shopping so hard. So, she decided to take a short break," but was muted out.

Inside References[]

Real-World References[]

  • Jerry Lewis, born in Newark, NJ, was a comedian and actor, known for his works such as 1963's "The Nutty Professor." He was known currently for hosting telethons supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He passed away on August 20th, 2017.
  • The way Jean Claude narrates some parts in rhyme is a similar manner towards the Madeline series (a children's series about a little girl in France, and the narrator would rhyme in a dime).
  • Jeep is a car brand owned by car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
  • Junior mentions the train he wanted was a Casey Junior Deluxe working lights and real live stock smell. It sounds similar to the circus train from Dumbo.
  • The design of Annie's parents was based on that of Phil Vischer and Lisa Vischer. Annie is voiced by their real-life daughter, Shelby Vischer.
  • Jerry's car seen in the Silly Song segment is modeled after a Ford Festiva that Mike Nawrocki rode at the time.
  • Franklin Mint was a Pennslyvania mint that produced silverware.

Fast Forward[]

Episode Transcript[]

Credits[]

VHS[]

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 1998 Word VHS Release[]

  1. What's the Big Idea? Promo (1997-1999)
  2. Word/Everland Entertainment Warning (1997-2000)
  3. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000) (from "Madame Blueberry")
  4. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  5. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  6. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt: His Cheeseburger (from "Rack, Shack and Benny")
  7. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  8. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  9. Madame Blueberry End Credits
  10. 1998 Big Idea Closing Bumper

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 1998 Lyrick Studios VHS Release[]

  1. FBI Warning and Interpol Warning Screens (1996-2003)
  2. Distributed By Lyrick Studios Still Logo (1999-2001)
  3. What's the Big Idea? Promo (1997-1999)
  4. Big Idea Presents Logo (1998-2000)
  5. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000) (from "Madame Blueberry")
  6. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  7. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  8. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt: His Cheeseburger (from Rack, Shack and Benny)
  9. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  10. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  11. Madame Blueberry End Credits
  12. 1998 Big Idea Closing Bumper

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 1999 Lyrick Studios VHS Reprint[]

  1. FBI Warning and Interpol Warning Screens (1996-2003)
  2. Distributed By Lyrick Studios Still Logo (1999-2001)
  3. VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed VHS Trailer (Coming Soon Version)
  4. Big Idea Presents Logo (1998-2000)
  5. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000) (from "Madame Blueberry")
  6. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  7. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  8. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt: His Cheeseburger (from Rack, Shack and Benny)
  9. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  10. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  11. Madame Blueberry End Credits
  12. 1998 Big Idea Closing Bumper

VeggieTales Classics: Madame Blueberry 2003 Word VHS Reprint[]

  1. 2001-2006 FBI Warning Screen
  2. Jonah — a VeggieTales Movie Trailer (Now on DVD & Video)
  3. VeggieTales: "The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!" (2003) Trailer
  4. 2003-2005 Stay Tuned Bumper (Behind-the-scenes Variant)
  5. Why We Do What We Do Promo (10th Anniversary Variant)
  6. VeggieTales Theme Song (2001-2003) (from "Lyle the Kindly Viking")
  7. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  8. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  9. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt: His Cheeseburger (from Rack, Shack and Benny)
  10. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  11. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  12. Madame Blueberry End Credits
  13. 1998 Big Idea Closing Bumper
  14. VeggieTales: "The Making of Madame Blueberry"
  15. VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe Teaser (Finished and Unfinished Animation)
  16. 3-2-1 Penguins! - Moon Menace on Planet Tell-a-Lie! Trailer

VeggieTales Classics: Madame Blueberry 2003 Warner Home Video VHS Reprint[]

  1. 2001-2006 FBI Warning Screen
  2. Jonah — a VeggieTales Movie Trailer (Now on DVD & Video)
  3. VeggieTales: "The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!" (2003) Trailer
  4. 2003-2005 Stay Tuned Bumper (Behind-the-scenes Variant)
  5. Why We Do What We Do Promo (10th Anniversary Variant)
  6. VeggieTales Theme Song (2001-2003) (from "Lyle the Kindly Viking")
  7. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  8. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  9. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt: His Cheeseburger (from Rack, Shack and Benny)
  10. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  11. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  12. Madame Blueberry End Credits
  13. 1998 Big Idea Closing Bumper
  14. VeggieTales: "The Making of Madame Blueberry"
  15. VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe Teaser (Finished and Unfinished Animation)
  16. 3-2-1 Penguins! - Moon Menace on Planet Tell-a-Lie! Trailer

VeggieTales Classics: Madame Blueberry 2004 Lyrick Studios VHS Reprint[]

  1. FBI Warning and Interpol Warning Screens (1996-2003)
  2. Distributed By Lyrick Studios Still Logo (1999-2001)
  3. VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed VHS and DVD Trailer
  4. Big Idea Presents Logo (1998-2000)
  5. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000) (from "Madame Blueberry")
  6. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  7. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  8. Love Songs with Mr. Lunt: His Cheeseburger (from Rack, Shack and Benny)
  9. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  10. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  11. Madame Blueberry End Credits
  12. 1998 Big Idea Closing Bumper
  13. VeggieTales: "The Making of Madame Blueberry"

DVD[]

Settings[]

Bonus Features[]

Fun[]

Previews[]

Original 2003 Release[]

2004 Lyrick Studios Reprint[]

Opening[]
Closing[]

2020 Word Entertainment Reprint[]

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 1998 Word VHS Release[]

VHS[]

Release Date: July 21, 1998

  1. What's the Big Idea? Promo (1997-1999)
  2. Word/Everland Entertainment Warning Screen (1997-1999)
  3. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000)
  4. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  5. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  6. His Cheeseburger
  7. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  8. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  9. End Credits
  10. Big Idea Logo

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 1999 Lyrick Studios VHS Reprint[]

VHS[]

Release Date: October 5, 1999

  1. FBI Warning and Interpol Warning Screens (1996-2003)
  2. Distributed By Lyrick Studios Still Logo (1999-2001)
  3. VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed VHS Trailer (Coming Soon Version)
  4. Big Idea Presents Logo (1998-2000)
  5. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000)
  6. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  7. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  8. His Cheeseburger
  9. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  10. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  11. End Credits
  12. Big Idea Logo

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 2003 Warner Home Video VHS/DVD Reprint[]

VHS[]

Release Date: May 20, 2003

  1. Big Idea Warning Screen
  2. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (Now on DVD & Video)
  3. VeggieTales: The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! VHS and DVD Trailer
  4. Stay Tuned for an Exciting Behind-the-Scenes Special After our Feature Presentation
  5. Why We Do What We Do
  6. VeggieTales Theme Song (2001-2003)
  7. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  8. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  9. His Cheeseburger
  10. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  11. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  12. End Credits
  13. Big Idea Logo
  14. Behind the Scenes Featurette
  15. VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe Teaser (Finished and Unfinished Animation)
  16. 3-2-1 Penguins! Moon Menace on Planet Tell-a-Lie! VHS and DVD Trailer

DVD[]

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 2020 Word VHS/DVD Reprint[]

VHS[]

Release Date: July 21, 2020

  1. Word/Everland Entertainment Warning (1997-2000) (HQ Remake)
  2. Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie VHS Trailer
  3. Mulan DVD Trailer
  4. Madeline VHS and DVD Promo
  5. A Bug's Life DVD Trailer
  6. VeggieTales: What's the Big Idea? Promo (Animated)
  7. Stay Tuned After Our Feature Presentation For A Special Bonus Feature Bumper
  8. Big Idea Why We Do What We Do Bumper (with the "Thankfulness Song" playing)
  9. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000)
  10. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  11. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  12. His Cheeseburger
  13. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  14. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  15. End Credits
  16. Big Idea Logo
  17. VeggieTales: The Making of Madame Blueberry
  18. How to Draw Madame Blueberry
  19. How to Draw the Salesman
  20. Family Fun Activity: Egg Drop Soup
  21. The Rugrats Movie VHS Trailer
  22. VeggieTales: The End of Silliness? Trailer

DVD[]

VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry 2020 Word VHS/DVD Reprint[]

VHS[]

Release Date: November 10, 2020

  1. Word/Everland Entertainment Warning (1997-2000) (HQ Remake)
  2. Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie VHS Trailer
  3. Mulan DVD Trailer
  4. Madeline VHS and DVD Promo
  5. A Bug's Life DVD Trailer
  6. VeggieTales: What's the Big Idea? Promo (Animated)
  7. Stay Tuned After Our Feature Presentation For A Special Bonus Feature Bumper
  8. Big Idea Why We Do What We Do Bumper (with the "Thankfulness Song" playing)
  9. VeggieTales Theme Song (1998-2000)
  10. Opening Countertop Madame Blueberry
  11. Madame Blueberry Part 1
  12. His Cheeseburger
  13. Madame Blueberry Part 2
  14. Closing Countertop Madame Blueberry
  15. End Credits
  16. Big Idea Logo
  17. VeggieTales: The Making of Madame Blueberry
  18. How to Draw Madame Blueberry
  19. How to Draw the Salesman
  20. Family Fun Activity: Egg Drop Soup
  21. The Rugrats Movie VHS Trailer
  22. VeggieTales: The End of Silliness? Trailer

DVD[]

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