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| + | '''The Countertop''' is the main setting for [[VeggieTales]], and mostly the main stage for [[Silly Songs with Larry|the Silly Songs]]. |
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| − | |episode name = Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler |
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| − | |director = [[Mike Nawrocki]] |
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| − | |producer = [[David Piits]] |
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| − | |writer = [[Robert G. Lee]] |
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| − | |music = [[Kurt Heinecke]] |
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| − | |release date = March 11, 2006 |
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| − | |runtime = 52 minutes |
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| + | This is where [[Bob ]]and [[Larry]] read their letters and emails from kids who have problems. |
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| − | '''Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler''' is the 28th episode of [[VeggieTales]]. |
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| + | Larry once fell in the sink when he wasn't paying attention to where he was going. Bob rescued him, but got stuck as well. |
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| + | The Countertop got slightly remodeled in 2010 when Larry asked the crew of Extreme Re-do: Crying Edition to help fix the place up while Bob was in vacation. |
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| − | The first story is a retelling of " Don Quixote de la Mancha", while the main feature is parody of the Sherlock Holmes series. |
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| + | The Countertop has consists of: |
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| − | At the counter top, hosted by Bob and Larry who receive a message from a child from Minot, North Dakota asking how to get friends. But Larry just tells mean jokes about South Dakota losing to North Dakota. When Larry thinks that he's "On a Roll" on his jokes, Bob angrily starts the stories. |
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| + | *[[Qwerty]], the desktop computer |
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| + | *Canisters |
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| − | Knight Don Quixote facing three Peas in a surrealist world made of cooking utensils and foods. Then he wakes up. It was a dream. He and his best friend Poncho work in a Spanish restaurant of Cafe LaMancha. However, Jean Claude comes in to inform the duo of a new restaurant opening across the street called 'The Food Factory', the most successful, and biggest, restaurant in the world. With their customers abandoning them, Don is sure they will go out of businesses. |
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| + | *Throw pillows |
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| + | *A sink |
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| − | After losing another game of Spanish checkers to Poncho, Don goes back to sleep. He assumes his latest dream has informed him to try different themes to win back their customers. This fails, and shortly after, the Food Factory manager offers Poncho a job at the Food Factory. Poncho refuses. |
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| + | *Cabinetry |
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| + | The other side of the kitchen can be seen in the background in earlier episodes, including a refrigerator. A toaster was also mention a few times. |
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| − | Don's next dream convinces him to attack the Food Factory. Poncho tries to tell him out of it by giving him his idea; A Touchdown Turkey but Don refuses Poncho's idea and attacks the Food Factory only to get incarcerated. While visiting Don in prison, Poncho learns that Don's addiction to his super-spicy salsa is causing the bad dreams. He weans Don off the salsa, much to Don's disappointment. The next morning, Don claims he slept well. Sheriff Bob claims he'll let Don go if he quits the salsa. Poncho has an idea to open their restaurant for "la breakfast", as the Food Factory doesn't open until lunchtime. |
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| − | ====Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler==== |
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| − | It opens up to Sheerluck and Watson entering Doylie's ice cream parlor, claiming they have "The Howling Dogs of Baker Street" case wrapped up. Sheerluck takes all the credit and praise, upsetting Watson. After leaving, Scooter informs the duo of a plot to steal the Golden Ruler, the kingdom's most valuable treasure. |
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| − | At the palace, they meet up with the Prime Minister, and find a few clues including footprints and a secret passageway, but police group, Fish and Chips, want to solve the case themselves. |
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| − | Back at Doylie's, when Sheerluck takes the credit again for the clues Watson finally cracks and leaves, saying to Sheerluck, "When you want to start treating me like a friend, come talk to me." |
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| − | The very next morning, at Sheerluck's apartment, Scooter informs him that the Golden Ruler has been stolen. He arrives at Watson's apartment, only to be battered by Watson's maids. |
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| − | Back at the palace, Sheerluck is clueless without Watson. He finally realizes the Golden Rule after which Watson appears; he has been disguised as one of the palace guards. In a CSI-type method, he explains the clues and finds that the thief is a palace guard who is a French spy imposter. The Prime Minister interrogates them politely, but they cannot match any of them to the crime. However Sheerluck trips and falls onto the guards causing them to fall onto each other like dominoes and revealing the culprit to be a guard. The guard is arrested, and Sheerluck and Watson celebrate at Doylie's. |
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| − | Back at the countertop, Larry apologizes for insulting South Dakota and receives a musical message from South Dakota which shows their/its acceptance for his apology. Following this, Bob and Larry finish up and the show ends with the credits rolled. Bob is then confused about the next show and wonders why he's not part of it... |
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| + | The Countertop has light blue walls with yellow and pink titles. Prior to its' resigned, the wall used to be light yellow. |
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==Fun Facts== |
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| + | *The canisters were originally designed symmetrically, until [[King George and the Ducky]] where they're now designed more cartoony. |
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| + | **Also, when the show first started, there were three canisters. However, one disappeared after [[Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush]]. The third canister returned when the countertop got remodeled. |
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| − | *"Hurts like the Dickens" is a old way of saying "Ow, that hurts!" The term "dickens" means devil. People assume it means Charles Dickens, but the term was first invented during Shakespeare's era. |
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| + | *The sink was originally placed in-between the canisters and Qwerty. However, it was moved towards the edge after the series switch to Maya. |
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| + | *The throw pillows were removed after the kitchen's initial redesign. |
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| − | * This is the first episode to not have the [[What Have We Learned]], but instead have a different song as it was stolen by the Sporks in the previous episode. |
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| − | *Originally, "La Mancha" was going to be on Bob and Larry and the theme was outer space. This was changed after Disney's "Treasure Planet" was released. |
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| − | *This is the last episode of VeggieTales to be released on VHS. This is also the first episode the current Big Idea closing bumper is used. |
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| − | * In some scenes in "Sheerluck", Jimmy and Jerry sometimes switch voices. Mike Nawrocki acknowledges this in the commentary. |
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| − | [[File:SheerluckHolmesTitleCard.png|250px|link=Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler/Gallery]]<br /> |
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Revision as of 16:44, 1 November 2014
The Countertop is the main setting for VeggieTales, and mostly the main stage for the Silly Songs.
This is where Bob and Larry read their letters and emails from kids who have problems. Larry once fell in the sink when he wasn't paying attention to where he was going. Bob rescued him, but got stuck as well.
The Countertop got slightly remodeled in 2010 when Larry asked the crew of Extreme Re-do: Crying Edition to help fix the place up while Bob was in vacation.
Items and other surroundings
The Countertop has consists of:
- Qwerty, the desktop computer
- Canisters
- Throw pillows
- A sink
- Cabinetry
The other side of the kitchen can be seen in the background in earlier episodes, including a refrigerator. A toaster was also mention a few times.
Design
The Countertop has light blue walls with yellow and pink titles. Prior to its' resigned, the wall used to be light yellow.
Fun Facts
- The canisters were originally designed symmetrically, until King George and the Ducky where they're now designed more cartoony.
- Also, when the show first started, there were three canisters. However, one disappeared after Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush. The third canister returned when the countertop got remodeled.
- The sink was originally placed in-between the canisters and Qwerty. However, it was moved towards the edge after the series switch to Maya.
- The throw pillows were removed after the kitchen's initial redesign.