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01x11 - Episode 21 & 22

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Vegetable Soup". Aired: September 22, 1975 – December 14, 1978.*
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01x11 - Episode 21 & 22

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[Music]

[Laughter]

[Music]

and now today's adventure of outerscope one adding up the clues it's really

puzzling here but I think Edgar and Cynthia are onto someone there come out

please come out we think we can talk to you now oh please phooey no one's coming and the door

won't open I'm sure she would have helped us well at least we have a clue now yeah but

it's not enough it's not enough to solve the mystery I want to know what the others have found hey I'm sure there's a

clue of this if only I could figure it out but all this thinking makes me so

sleepy maybe if I could just let go for a while and rest maybe I'll have an

inspiration now now mr. Kristo let's

take it fast a nice fast walk is just the thing Oh dr. Bell whoa is be I'm

feeling so well I just might recover oh now now mr. Kristo please worry a nice

fast walk like this should make you worse in no time baby I am feeling a bit sick oh wait what

isn't that it doesn't sound like snoring look now who isn't that are you asleep

no I'm awake hmm then you must be dreaming huh how could I be there their

ever mind tell us who you aren't but how can i I

can only tell you who I am why mr. Kristo I don't understand him he

must be a familiar yes I think you're wrong and familiars are of

found let's see if we can unhelpful me I

don't get it but I'm fine I guess how are you I'm getting worse thank you

soon I should be really sick worse oh I'm sorry I didn't know sorry do you

want me to be well sure I do dr. Bell this is an outrage he wants me to be

well but why not I was only trying to be friendly friendly with us but we haven't

done anything right friends indeed I'm going to tell everybody and they'll come

after you they'll come after you listen stop just a minute

Oh hurt hurt you be glad oh no what will

they do to me and I was just beginning to figure out a clue hi Willy Oh am I

glad to see you guys hello everybody just in time they coming after me

they'll come after all of us they don't understand but we have a clue so do we I

think I have one toe I just hope it's not too late you've got to put our heads together fast listen to what we found

out our words and their words are backwards from each other that's why we couldn't understand them before they say

lost when we mean found familiars means strangers that's sort of like our clue

only ours is about how they move all their gestures are just the opposite of

ours we're all backwards from each other they waved goodbye to say hello instead

of shaking hands they make a fist and when we make a peace sign to them they think it means w*r then my clue makes

sense I found out our feelings were the same we all meant well but everything we said

and did came out wrong now I know why sure they want to be friends too

it's just our words and gestures that keep tripping us up but now that we know the reason we

should be able to talk to them if we could try to understand them we could become friends with them and if we can

talk together we can solve the mystery of this room and find our way back to ask oh okay everybody keep your heads

here they come

[Music]

start noise that must mean stop

silence we are your your enemies we want

you to be enemies with us see we'll be tying them that were friends where we've

found where we are familiars to here we

need your your heart he remembers what you said he's telling them that we're

lost we're strangers and need help are you telling the lie are you truly

enemies that is right oh I mean wrong that is wrong then we will be your

enemies too we will all try to harm you Hey they want to be our friends I knew

there were nice people but we just couldn't understand each other yes but can they show us how to

find the door to a disco that's what I'd like to know to be

continued next time the vanishing door

[Music]

[Music]

1941 the Second World w*r has been raging in Europe for two years then on December 7th Japan forces the United

States to enter World w*r two with an attack on Pearl Harbor almost immediately all Asians of

Japanese ancestry are looked upon with suspicion even japanese-americans born in this country we were called nice A's

which means that our parents first generation was born in Japan but nice

A's were born here in the United States and one day conscious soldiers came and

told us that we had to leave home and they came and took us to a big camp with

barbed wires around it and towers machine g*ns on top of the towers I went tried to join the army and but

the man they had told me that

japanese-americans could not join because we were the enemy of course I

was very mad and angry it's about the whole thing

yes but around six months later though the army came and asked us if we want to

join the army to fight Ren France and I realized that here was a chance to prove

that I was a real American and not the enemy so I joined the 442nd Regimental

Combat Team we trained in Mississippi for one year and then we went to Italy

to fight and then later we went to France while we were in France our

outfit was told to go to rescue right there around three hundred and fifty men

who were trapped in the woods these men would call the lost battalion that they were

only two miles away every foot of the way was trees big trees and you can see

daylight the Germans would sh**t shells but it would hit the trees and the shell

would explode and and all of the steel would come down and that's why many of

our men were wounded and k*lled we did rescue these 350 Americans and trying to

prove that we were our 200 percent Americans we suffered I believe the most

casualties that means wounded or k*lled of any Regiment in world w*r ii the army

says that we've won more decorations more medals than any Regiment in the

history of American army I hope that what happened to the Japanese people

will never happen again to any Asian or any other people white or black or

Spanish people that they will just will never happen again in the United States

where they have to put people into camps [Music]

why don't you make a new friend make a new friend make a new friend today why

don't you make a new friend make a move then make a new friend today

mrs. tani her great grandparents were born in Japan this is Julia her family

came from China a long time ago Julia and tani both have ancestors from

Asia have you ever noticed when people

are strangers to you they tend to look all the same but it really depends on

who's looking if you haven't met very

many children whose parents came from an Asian country they may look alike to you but if you have friends who are Japanese

American or Chinese American or if you are Asian American then you probably can

see some differences let's see if you can will show two kids at a time the

child of Japanese background will always be on the same side of the screen the child of Chinese background will be on

the other hard to tell isn't it well the

Japanese children were always on the left and the Chinese children were on the right long ago all Asians lived in

the same part of the world that's why they share some similarities but now

after thousands of years Asians live all over the world sharing qualities with all other people perhaps

the reason that people seem to look alike is that we just don't know them once you get to know someone they become

special to you and then you can't mistake them for anyone [Music]

- doggy it's the retelling time once upon a time

knows a great ruler named Duke rule Duke mu was an unusual ruler four others were

concerned with battles and power Duke mu was more known as an admirer of poets

painters and particularly as a keen lover of horses it was said that he had

the most beautiful horses in the entire country perhaps even the world

I am polo I am both Duke boos beloved

friend and chief groom as a result many envied me and many are jealous of me and

none more so than Wang h* the Chief Minister because we are at peace and

never troubled with w*r my angle spends most of his time totaling the monthly

bills for the food the horses eat he does not think this work is important so

he grows more jealous of me every day he

whispers throughout the court that my eyesight is fading

sadly it is true what he says I once was a skilled horseman

[Music]

but now I am old and my eyesight is

failing even deuk-gu has noticed we

often sit together on the Dukes favorite Terrace a place of quiet and calm we

talk we play chess it was just such an

evening that the story begins

their eyes on the board but your heart is elsewhere what is your thought old

friend dear Paulo long hose thinks it is

time you retired my beard is whiter than formerly you have served me faithfully

and I confess it it grieves me to send a man of your years on such weary journeys

throughout the provinces is there any member of your family whom I might send

to look for horses in your place post of chief groom in your court is one of

Honor you have made itself I do not know

where I shall find so good a husband again please advise me it is difficult

a good horse can be tipped by as general building appearance but the mark of a

superlative honest one that raises no dust and leaves no tracks that mark is

fleeting as elusive s few eyes can

remark it that I know my son's good and

honorable men but they have not the eye that you require there is a boy named

Hancock I do not know him no he he's a son of a

poor man he helps his father Hawk fuel and vegetables and once a week he brings

fuel to the grooms I have observed him observing horses son of a fuel oh he he

is a boy with no breeding or education but when it comes to matters of horses I

judge him to be my equal I thank you certified the son of a pure

more godly the post of chief groom has always been chosen from those families

who have served in the Duke sport for generations you asked me to advise you

I'm thinking only the honor of the stables you blundered badly in that play

I fear you would have to forfeit apiece and with the loss of such a valuable

piece I suspect you certainly lose the game good night old friend

the boys name is Anton when wonho heard

of my advice to the Duke he was puzzled why should I recommend a rough country

boy for the job of chief groom why not Wan whose nephew instead as it

happens I have a nephew who though a young man of w*r Sears talents does take

an interest in horses would this be the young man who sold the fine horse to my

cousin the same yes he sold the horse at a very considerable profit with the

profit my nephew was able to build for himself a bathing pavilion in which he has both hot and cold running water

indeed [Music]

long haul saw his chance if he could convince the dupe to choose his nephew

as chief fool that he want all he would have great power one who pointed out how

clever his nephew was and above all how well he managed money well my nephew for

all his interest in horses is a practical man it is my belief that a

great deal of money could be saved in the management of the stables poor law is a good enough good no doubt

but he spends gold outrageously bill is

amiss to the treasurer are disgrace perhaps polo is more interested in the

well-being of the horses than in gold there are two kinds of people those who

ask what is the value and those who care nothing for value and ask only what is

the price I think I know what kind your nephew is let us see what sort this boy

and God may prove to be remember how much something costs does not always

tell us what it is truly worth

[Music] uncon was a country boy with country

manners he was awkward and ill-at-ease when I brought him into the Dukes presence

[Music]

the boys stared at the floor at the mention of horses the boy lifted his

head I will choose your horses it seems that polo has brought not only

a raw boy but a bracket as well shall I begin at once be patient on card the

post of chief groom is not easily deserved you have seen the horses in the

Imperial stables have you not what do you think of them I should be surprised

did they are not the finest in the land I welcome you a good opinion but of

course a man with half an eye can walk it to the Imperial stables and know that he is among great horses indeed in a

country stable where the horses are untrained ungroomed our young friend may

find it very difficult to single out the exceptional horse and perhaps on the

other hand a country boy may not be as put off by rough appearances as our

elegant chief minister might be however

you shall have a chance to prove yourself choose for me one horse and we

shall speak again

surely you do not imagine that it will be believed in the provinces that this

country boy has been sent to choose a horse for the Imperial stables I have foreseen that problem you will travel

with the boy and you will explain my commission to the provinces and you will

see that he is accorded full respect and do whatever is need full to assist him

me assist him why can I pull or travel

with the boy polo would be only too glad to go I'm

asking you to go chiefly in order to spare you a troublesome question of

question yes I would imagine that if polo were to go upon their return you

would ask but is the horse they have brought the Duke the boys choice poor

polos choice uh-huh that is very clever of you it is not that I do not trust

polo it is only that I do not trust you not to ask that question

[Music] and so Hong Kong and Wang go set out

other long journey they travelled through mountains through valleys new

streams a story of the superlative horse continues next time

[Music]

I'm saying hello the way it's said in Mexico I've got a mexican-american treat

called baked banana that can't be beat mexican-americans live all around the

United States in both city and town but mostly in and around the southwest where

their food is some of the very best we need eight banana and lemon juice to

remove the skins first that's easy to do [Music] business the whole banana in 11 juice

now wrinkle with sugar but don't you think that we're through

you've gotta put the banana back in the skin that's the truth [Music]

now we wrap them in foil are you listening to me get a grown-up to help

you yes sir read because we'll be baking [Music]

half an hour 350 degrees you can take a shower play with your settle down we shouldn't have

any trouble with this next battery it's a girl and she wears glasses I heard

what you said hardcore I can't see well without my glasses but I can see very

well [Music]

[Music]

[Laughter]

[Music]

[Music]

and now today's adventure of outerscope 1 the vanishing door now we have it all

worked out everything in this place is backwards and you even have to talk that

way - are you telling the lie are you truly enemies that is right I mean wrong

that is wrong then we will be your enemies - we will all try to harm you I

knew there were nice people but we just couldn't understand each other but can

they show us how to find the door to add a scope that's what I'd like to know now

we are enemies tell us thank you where you aren't from we are we aren't from Earth wait I know

of Earth Hey she knows about Earth hooray and see see you still understand

us yes earth children I do understand you and I know Earth is way way out

there where are we now this is back olan back

island is on the other side of your universe the opposite side the opposite

side no wonder we're backwards from each other it explains all kinds of things

see then dark corridor we traveled through what's connect our universe tobacco land but Eleanor I stood and

understand what this room is I don't either let's ask uh people of backlund

uh back Landers oh we have a question oops I mean an answer that's alright

friend I know how to speak your language it will be easier for you if we all

speak your way back a Landers the earth language is not hard to speak just turn

everything around let us try to talk their way to our new friends oh thank you well my question is

what is this room this room where we are

right now oh yes this is our outside and all those

doors lead to the inside parts of Backlund all except one

the mysterious door the one that leads to the dark corridor and outer scope one

soon will be able to leave of back Olander's back Olander's we are looking

for a special door the door that leads to our universe we desperately need to

find it why they are looking for a door to the outside beyond the outside a door

to their universe but I never heard of this door there are many doors but not that door

there is the door to the Train the door to the supermarket to school to the

office but no door to the outside beyond the outside there must be a door back

olan displeased think we know there's a door we pass through it it must be

somewhere wait I remember he is right there is a door I saw it once Oh

tell us tell us where it is I don't know I don't know I don't know either well I

saw this door long long ago I was outside working in my garden it began to

grow dark very dark and that is strange because it is never dark here never

yes go on it was so dark I could hardly see there was a terrible storm a huge

wind it grew darker and darker then all of a sudden I saw it the door who saw

the door yes it was the door the wind

blew it open I had never seen it before but there it was wide open and I caught

a glimpse a quick glimpse of the outside beyond the outside then the door slammed

this all happened so long ago that I had forgotten about it but where is the door

when the door slammed it suddenly became lighter and the door disappeared

it became invisible I never saw it again I searched the wall ride seen it but I

could not find it oh no it vanished we'll never get out wait don't give up

he gave us a clue we'll find the door yet how can we it's invisible but we can

make it visible what are we gonna use magic no something better listen this is

bacala right where everything's opposite so that means light and dark are

opposite too right right so if we paid a dog we should be able to see the door I

guess so but how with this the flashlight I remember you took with

you from outer scope but flashlights make things bright not a backlight I bet

sir about where was a door somewhere over there

okay here goes oh I hope it works

you were right it does make things dark

there it is the door we found the door hooray but how will we open it we can't

open any of the doors here Oh No we'll never get out now now don't cry don't

cry I understand your problem but here in battle and we close doors to open

them you close doors yes we do and I shall close this door

for you oh thank you and now I shall

close the door here we go again this

time I hope we find earth to be

continued next time space spin

No [Music]

who says mr. Henson with Henson my mother said you wanted enough home well son that was

a long time ago so how did you find it well we use the sextant what is it sexy

come I'll show you what does the North Pole look like actually it's not uphold

at all that's a spot on the map is this all you need to find a North Pole oh no

you need the sextant ship lots of food men planning lots of sleds because

there's nothing there but snow and ice it took us 18 years and several tries

before we reached the North Pole Wow 18 years the Fermata a genius for a hundred years we were

determined to be the first men to walk on top of the world commander Robert II Perry was leader and organizer of the

expedition I worked with the Eskimos and was responsible for everybody's safety

at times I thought we wouldn't make it there were days when it was sixty

degrees below zero and we had to worry about freezing as we travel towards the North Pole we

had to build camps and store food for our return trip we had to be very

careful traveling on the ice it could break at any moment and we'd be swallowed up by freezing cold water as

we neared the North Pole there were only six men left if it had not been for our

Eskimo friends Perry and I might not have made it wow you must be famous not exactly however you may read more

about what we did in this book I wrote

[Applause] the greatest day of my life was April 6

1909 that was the first time anyone had ever stood on the North Pole we built a

mound and planted a blight on it and we got out of there as fast as we could

Perry couldn't walk any more so I pushed him about 400 miles by sled funny thing

we never saw each other again my name is

rubber head Randy line a real good time

rubber dog dog all right you too fall into line Oh present and accounted for

mr. emmer itís fine ruler that's fine now I'll just get some materials and

we'll be all set Oh Oh sounds like work for us let's split what's that upside-down ice cream

cone party hat hula skirt that my friends is a Kikuyu watt from kenya

Kikuyu who are they a society of people who live in Kenya East Africa Kenya

where's that right about here it's warm

the word is moto in Swahili moto

moto one lots of swamps ouch and

mountains oom Lemus to you only mas

mountains only mas mountains can you build a hut from Kenya Kenya can you it

really is quite easy when you plan you take a piece of paper sort of thick cut

a three inch strip get construction paper pasted them tip to tip it's really

going great now we make a shape like half a paper plate do a little stapling

cut strips to use his grass fold into shape hey that really has got class of

course rubberhead in Kenya the walls are made of mud why mud I mean why not plaster or logs

or why not mud it lasts five to ten years lots of it around keeps the heat

out and the doors have doors I forgot all about that Julia you take your

trusty pencil Hey look ma I'm a star cut

along the line and there we are that's off to you mr. Ammer itis well folks

it's time to say knock Wenda knock Wenda Swahili Julia for good bye I am leaving

knock when dreamer itis knock when der everybody knock when de story it started

[Music]

story of the superlative horse continues with Han Khan the country boy eager to

prove himself by finding an extraordinary horse for Duke moves court

and so hong kong and wang go set out on their long journey traveling through

mountains through valleys through streams stopping at any place where there was rumored to be horses of

quality [Music]

at first Hangang looked mostly at nobleman's forces he was shown many fine

horses but traders were all eager to please him to sell a horse to the royal

stable was a great honor Han Khan would study the horses carefully and silently

[Music]

then you would beckon to Marco the journey would begin again

[Music]

miles and miles they traveled each day and often days went by without finding a

single horse [Music]

and so the trip continued with Han Khan in the lead and wonho always behind

always trying to catch up [Music]

[Music]

you'll never find a horse one who mumbled to himself and I'll be stuck on

this phony the rest of my life time past

distance past and soon the snow on the ground

[Music] into headcount

[Music]

honk on the country boy didn't seem to mind this weather at all

but Wong home was used to the elegant life of the court was miserable

[Music]

by this time wonho was sure they had seen every nobleman's horse in the

entire land and there were only peasant horses to look at what hope could there

be

[Applause] and indeed it seemed there was no hope

at all

[Music] [Applause]

[Applause]

wine home was at the end of his patience

eating country food in the middle of nowhere he was sure they were lost and

would never find their way home

[Applause] [Music]

and then the final disgrace for our elegant chief minister steeping like a

horse on a bed of hay [Music]

six months had passed Bango had given up he was certain now that Han Khan would

never find the horse he was searching for and unexpectedly in the middle of

the forest they came across a horse trader traveling from village to village most of the horse in the group were

quite ordinary all except for one there finally there was the extraordinary

horse a pure white stallion that was more magnificent than any they had seen

it is a good horse of course the neck might be longer and the head might be

larger and I myself prefer that are till much shorter what value do you place on

the horse a high price a thousand bars of gold I'm not surprised

over there there is a horse grazing I should like to see it

[Music]

[Music]

yes this is the horse I want this one

but surely you can't be serious yes I am what do you ask for this horse

I had not thought what to ask for this horse I understand it is impossible to

place a value on such a horse we to accept the same as you asked for the

white stallion yes of course prepare the hospital wait till I tell

boot took more good news Wang h* could

hardly wait to get away he was afraid hog car would change his mind he was

beside himself with joy and glee as he hurried back to court the story of the

superlative horse continues next time hi

this is worried I already know wrong we're gonna cook Americans all over the

land just barbecue spam defeat the ban so here we go we're proud about us take

one tablespoon of vinegar [Music] one small can of tomato sauce oil

despair about ten minutes

Wow what does the word race mean it

means ready set go it means a race one motorcycle race

right those are all races but the word race has another meaning a different

meaning what does the other kind of race mean then well first we have to ask what

does it take to be human I have to i right don't forget to smile no can't

have one what are those wings yeah

wings yeah that's better

what about legs two legs please on the double

eat some here it's not it's a human

person put the hair on the head okay two arms two legs hair on the head these

are some of the things that make us different from the birds and the beasts that's why humans are put in a single

group the human race but sometimes it's

convenient to divide this very large human race into smaller groups one group

of humans that you know is the family sometimes it's also helpful to divide

people into neighborhoods States and countries there are many ways to group

people by hair color by shade of skin color by size and so on the same person

can fit in many different groups bald curly size in the past scientists and

others have made attempts to group people according to qualities like shade of skin color kind of hair shape of

noses etc this idea of grouping has been called race but none of these scientists

have ever agreed on how many such groups are races there should be and the more

you look at differences in people the more it seems that every person should be in a separate group it's often quite

useful to group people even to divide them into races as long as we remember

that no one group is any better than any other it's a good feeling to be part of

a group and part of the human race hey wait

didn't you hear me say I've got it I don't know Lilly it's hard for me to listen while I'm talking

[Music]