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02x17 - Episode 33 & 34

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Vegetable Soup". Aired: September 22, 1975 – December 14, 1978.*
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02x17 - Episode 33 & 34

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come on

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[Music] and now today's adventure of outer scope

- Tia Rosa and the other medallion

Cynthia and Edgar are at brightening Beach with the boys from the playground just as they get ready to leave for the

West Indian parade the villains Bob and Robin show up and start to chase

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this gold medallion is one of a pair no one knows where the twin is although

many people have searched for it they say that the last medallion is as

magnificently crafted as this one over the years they took on an even more Universal and sacred meaning wherever

they went good things seem to be associated with both medallions which is

why people have continued to search for the lost twin to this very day but

certain things I have learned lead me to believe that the twin still exists and maybe somewhere on the North American

continent one day I hope to find out for sure excuse me ma'am but I think we may

have part of what you're looking for wait outside for me okay

hi I'm Willy this is Henry and that's Elinor I'd heard of Willy and Henry but

I never knew there was an Eleanor - oh nice I'm very glad to meet you

is it true do you really have a map and a diary we lost the nap and something Edgar have

the diary unfair in Brooklyn the drawing on the back of the map looks just like

the medallion this is that it no it's a twin Henry write our diary tells us all

about the medallion and just how Saylor Bill got it from takashima he must have been that last survivor you mentioned

right so he may gave it somehow great-great-grandfather because he'd got enough to bring him aboard the ship and

try to save his life so your sailor Bill's great-grandson well you all certainly seem to know a

lot about his story we sure do ask us anything anything yeah

you can ask us anything you like here just try it well there are three names and four places that you should know if

you do I'll tell you what I know about sailor Bill's story okay sh**t where was

sailor Bill's ship when he brought Takayama aboard off the coast of South America will a sailor bill shipwrecked

off Long Island near Montauk Point who found him after the shipwreck the shitty

where was Saylorville and chief Ryan - separated China where did sailor

bill go from there nobody's home well you certainly have the four places

okay all I need to know is three names the last time sailor bill went out to

sea he took a friend of his what was his name Oh the the man from

the island uh the West Indian Slim um Montego slim Davis yeah who get the

medallion safe for sailor bill when he went to Mexico the stalemate Chudley and

the name of the ship sailor bill and chun-li were on very very good you couldn't have done

any better can you meet me at my home tonight there's something that I have at

home that may help you in your search for the medallion it won't guarantee that you'll find it but I'm sure it'll

help Thanks thanks lucky Rosa we really appreciate it good then I'll see you tonight call

me at this number and then I'll give you the directions oh I think we're finally onto something I

think we might be yeah and Jamaica it's

usually our the in the air like the people down in New Orleans during the spring it's the same old carnival thing

Rico it's cops just had a voice man and everybody loves playing singing and

dancing in the street [Music]

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yeah I guess so all right hey is that

sure is I can't wait okay we gotta find

the others dr. Davis okay let's go next

time the West Indian Day Parade [Music]

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[Music] and now for the big job hunt machine and

that villainous vomit Long John spoilsport long johns foil sport is my name

sabotaging the job on a smart game all of you out there who are playing along

will soon be singing a very sad song so here we go my fine feathered friend

you'll see a lot of my rottenness before this show ends and yeah and now for the

host of our show sue Taylor [Music] [Applause] [Music]

hi kids welcome to the big job hunt our contestants today will be from the

Woodlawn middle school

and the Van Rensselaer school

how are you feeling max I'm just fine thank you never been better you seem unusually

cheery what's up I decided to stop worrying about spoil sport now whenever

he gets me angry I meditate you meditate yes I think peaceful thoughts

I see well it certainly appears to have improved your disposition a machine that

many takes when I joke the thoughts enough to make you shout Max's won't be

a cure for the SAPS II will enjoy okay max let's select

today's contestants first from the woodland middle school we have

[Applause] [Music]

in Mallory

and from the van Rentschler school we have Terry Tucker Deena Wilson

man hard Schultz we're glad to have you with us now will

each of you tell us your names and what you would like to do when you grow up starting with woodland middle school Kim

your name is Kayla and I like to be a psychiatrist psychiatrist and how about you Michelle my name's Michelle crest I

like to be a nurse and you ride me my name is drawing goodness and I like to be a pro basketball player thank you

very much now let's hear from the van Rensselaer school Terry my name is Terry Tucker and

I would like to be a teacher and how about you Dina my name is doing a voice I like to be a singer a singer and how about you

Bernard my name is Bernie Shelton I'd like to be a veterinarian a veterinarian thank you very much now contestants

please listen carefully to the rules of the game the object of the game is to guess the mystery job max will pick the

categories and the questions questions are worth points at the end of the round the team with the most points gets a

chance to see a clue and to name the mystery job now for you kids who are playing at home I've got a word of

warning watch out for Long John spoilsport he'll be up to his old and

dirty tricks harder this habit of trying to confuse you so watch out yeah it's

time for our first question max let's have a category

the category is history this question is

worth 10 points who was the first president of the Republic of China was

CA Chiang kai-shek be Mouse a tongue see

Sun yat-sen or D yes I can it's a yes Kim

[Applause] [Music] yeah I'm sorry the answer was C Sun

yat-sen my transmitter has power to spare not show right off the air now

let's try a little test just way will be the best what's happening we had some

technical difficulties it's okay now now

you'll see it doesn't pay to mess with me that was merely a thought the next

will be yeah these things happen

television is a very complicated process [Music]

what are you doing just thinking peaceful thoughts max spoilsport didn't have anything to

do with that you heard the engineer just a technical problem a bugger to UM spoil sports the

only bug I know Oh max come on pick a category we've got

a show here okay ready teams

the category is sports this question is

worth 10 points what game was originally a Native American game was at a dominoes

be lacrosse C checkers or D bowling yes

Bernard lacrosse

that's right the answer is B lacrosse is the most popular game of the Native Americans you now have 10 points

okay max and now for some more questions

now panelists I'm going to ask you five true or false questions each question is

worth five points the first question is craftsmen who work with stone are known

as masons yes bernard true that's correct number two

number two Arizona has the largest population of American Indians in the

United States yes Rodney that's right Oklahoma

Oklahoma has the largest American Indian population number three the language

spoken in Brazil is Portuguese yes Rodney that's correct

[Applause] number four an archaeologist is a

scientist who studies the remains of past teaming life and activities yes Kim

that's correct [Applause]

and number five our last question many birds leave the northern climate in the

fall and fly south to warmer climates this phenomenon is known as hibernation

yes Kim I'm sorry the answers false the phenomenon is known as migration the

score is now 15 to 15 a tie score [Music]

since we have a tie score the first team that hits the buzzer will get the chance

to see a clue and to name the mystery job so keep your eyes on Max's eye okay

max let's see the clue I'm the clue max

you jerk I think you're through you and your mom will have to split the big job

hunts now spoil sports bit you'll never know when I will strike I can do it any

time I like yeah I told you he was behind the

problem um max you cut that out hey you

engineers what are you going to do well you sent out for a bifurcated equilateral feedback oscillator Oh what

never mind just go on with the show everything will be all right panelists and viewers I want to

apologize for all this confusion but with the long-john spoil sport around anything can happen

max let's try to show the clue now

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remember panelists you have 10 seconds to name the mystery job and you can swap

it over with your teammates before answering yes Rodney minister

[Music] a job sorry that was a good try but a

little off the mark now teams were going to move on to our second and final round

the super bonus question this question is worth 50 points the team that gets

this right wins the final chance to see a clue and name the mystery job okay

teams are you ready let's have the question max

the category is the arts the play a

Raisin in the Sun which was made later into a movie was the major work of a

contemporary black playwright she was a Alice Walker be Lorraine Hansberry see

Tony Harrison or D Alice Childress yes

Rodney

that's right the answer was B the late Lorraine Hansberry her play won the New

York Drama Critics Award in 1955 and the score is now been Rentschler schools

fifteen points to Woodlawn middle school 65 [Applause]

okay Woodlawn middle school this is your last chance to see a clue and name the mystery job but if you guess incorrectly

then Rentschler school will get the final chance to see the clue and to name the mystery job mr. engineer can max

show the clue now go ahead we've got our bifurcated equilateral feedback oscillator now okay thanks max let's see

it the plaintiff wife and this is the

third time that it's on now and an application would make it the fourth but we asked you to market probably your

final so that we do know where we are at the next time it comes to call very well

final against defendant ok panelists remember you can talk it over with your

teammates before answering but you have just ten seconds to name the mystery job ten nine eight seven six five good yes

Rodney [Music]

I'm sorry that wasn't the correct answer but van rennselaer school do you have an

answer for us Court excuse me judge in

court [Music]

that's right the mystery job is a judge congratulations you have won the big job hunt

now let's meet the Honorable Gilbert Ramirez who has attained one of the

highest legal positions of New York State and under unusual circumstances

my name is Gilbert Ramirez I was born in the god

Puerto Rico I'm now a judge of the Supreme Court of the state of New York I

was 24 years of age when I lost my sight I had just finished college at the

University of Puerto Rico and they found myself in New York City without a job

until I was fortunate enough to land a job as a transcribing typist with the

city of New York and it was at that time that I decided that perhaps the best thing I could do for the Puerto Rican

people was to become a lawyer being bilingual is an asset knowing other

languages does give one perspective look you sit good boy I applied for admission

to law school but when I showed up everyone was worried how could a blind person study at night while working

full-time during the day but I told them there was my problem I simply put ads in the newspapers for volunteers with tape

recorders I took the law book books and gave it to these volunteers for recording then I

would take the recordings home and play them back and so I managed to do the

four years at night in only three years much to everyone's surprise it's all conformed just interesting at random but

I recall the matter this is Mike famoso is my law secretary he himself is a

lawyer and together we research cases and we prepare documents and review them

as a team item Brooklyn officer stage family courts slow down Clare chubby on

Oh is my confidential secretary she handles all my incoming correspondence and reached the Lord Journal on a

cassette recorder and then I listened to it in chambers and dictate answers to

the mail to her as well as special comments that I may want typed up I

decided that in order to make it easier for me to get about the city of New York

from court to court that I should get myself a guide dog what a relief it was to me to get that

additional mobility I soon developed a reputation with the dog and I became

known as the lawyer with the dog we became a team a knowledge of the law can

always be acquired from books and from lectures the most important quality of a

good judge is to have a sense of fairness a feeling for people to have understanding compassion for others in

1975 I was elected to the position that I presently occupied namely Justice of

the Supreme Court of the state of New York one can succeed if one would only

have a little bit of self-confidence if one's desire is such that you're willing

to work hard for what you want then it'll be easy enough to reach for the

unreachable star and to dream the impossible dream well we got through

that ok max I tired of this game of cat and mouse time for me to bring down the

house yeah what against spoil sports got

this show at La be telling us again [Music]

yeah yeah for spoil sport you'll never

learn his kind never will it's a wartime you're on the big job hunt and our grand prize the max trophy

goes to the Van Rensselaer school [Applause]

and to our fine runners-up woodland middle school here's our minimax trophy

thanks for being with us right here next time on the big job hunt

[Applause]

what would you do how would you feel

what would you do [Music]

hey come on strive for the team rule practicing on a week well I heard the

girls talking down at the gym so what happened but they are talking about that black people are better at sports the

right people that's not - you beat me lots of times in your little ribbon I am to efficiently sever try at it who I was

scared that people would laugh at me what would you do if someone told you you weren't good enough to try I just

try out for it I would just ignore them I wouldn't do it I guess I'll do it

anyways just food that I can't do it what would you do

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to make a vegetable vegetable soup

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[Laughter]

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get [Music]

and now today's adventure of outer scope to the West Indian Day Parade Tia Rosa

has told the kids that she has an important clue that will help them find sailor bills immediately then I'll see

you tonight call me at this number and then I'll give you the directions oh boy I think we're finally onto something

might be [Music]

so this is jump up time yeah and Jamaica is usually already in the air like the

people down in New Orleans during the spring it's the same old carnival thing we have something like an appointment

Rico it's called yesterday noise fun and everybody loves playing singing and

dancing in the street

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looks like we lost them yeah I guess so hopson's he and the

others are all right hey where's that guys coming from is that the festival

sure is turn around you see it wow I can't wait

okay but first we got to find the others and dr. Davis okay let's go

[Music] via Adrian over here hey here comes Leon

long time yeah so you lost the fish swim your birds fly

why would they chasing you anyway well it's a long story

remember the doctor David's we asked you about yeah what about him we think he might be able to help us

find an or medallion that's been missing a long long time I bet it's worth a lot huh yeah those

two creeps are after it well I think we lost them anyway so don't sway hey this

one else look [Music]

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what about dr. Davis agent you know where he's at I think so if it's the same one he

builds a flow for the festival every year and I know where he builds it and hope he hasn't left yet

follow me whoa whoa wait wait wait now

we're not going anywhere you're we've been walking around we're never gonna find them no no we're not gonna fight we'll find it yeah I feel like yes yes I

have a feeling excited it's like yes yes I know a psychic I can sir knowledge

sort of have a certain feeling I just know your tuition I know I know the direction I know I know we should go we

should go that way [Music] Wow

Wow [Music]

my family hasn't lived in Mexico since your great ancestor William toca passed

through that we never forget our friends and all the old times hey what's that

it's a fan Henry it's here somewhere this is where I keep all my important

papers hey this is fun what a lot of great stuff what is this mysterious

object look like yeah maybe we can help mine it it's very old and not too large

just a folded page with an old math drawn on it an old map I know what

you're thinking I thought of it too when I first heard you had a diary do you think it's I think it might be from your

great-great-grandfather there are a few words written on it too Wow another map

to take the place of the one I lost hey Mia this is it it looks like the

same Apple right boy it sure does just drawn a little smaller that's all right

see if the things about his China trip in Mexico were written on the back no there's nothing there just one short

phrase and the end [Music]

is that all that's it gee that's not much but wait isn't that

it could mean anything or nothing right what it sounds as if something else must

come before that of course it's not that's what I felt all along there must

be more of course there's I'd be right to your rose what is it Henry don't you remember

the missing page in the diamond this is it and there was something on the other page the diary - something we couldn't

figure out remember that's right this is probably that missing page from the diary Henry you're

a genius well gee thanks really when we're waiting for why don't we go down

to Chinatown to meet Cynthia ed gets on for fun good idea right if this map is

the missing diary page we're all free ta Rosa can we you're welcome to the map I hope it

helps solve the puzzle take care of it and take care of yourself thank you Tia Rosa thanks a lot you've

been so kind can we come back and see you again I'd certainly be disappointed if you didn't

okay let's old outerscope two in head for a run day Monday oh I just

can't remember that word our meeting with Cynthia and Edgar right Henry I think this is it once we matched that

map page with the diary I think we'll know exactly where to go I sure hope so it's been a long road since we first set

out for montar point in the Shinnecock village bye-bye to you Rosa [Applause]

[Music] next time the torn page

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albert yet such it tell me this is a party yeah don't feel too badly Albert

there are times when each of us feels like we don't fit in we all have something we're not too happy about

could be the way we look the way we play baseball how much money we have

sometimes other people can be painfully good at picking on our weak points and that's when a nasty word or even a look

can really hurt so think about how you've been hurt by someone finding your

flaws before you make fun of others let's run the film back and see what

might have happened at that party [Music]

this way for the poetry in art section would you draw it I'm not finished

you might know take a guess at it okay I'll give you a hint it's the best place in the whole neighborhood the pizza

joint note the zoo no I'll give you one notice the part

[Music]

that is a neighborhood is it a brotherhood is it has a short and tall

or is it people being small it's all

those things and much much more [Music]

if the people around the corner will come from Spain it's the doctor down the

block we ease his pain it's a gray-haired lady who feeds stray cats

it's a newsboy who wears cowboy hats it's a lady next door who dyes her hair

black it's a man down the street whose dogs attack it's the kids who play

stickball in the street at the candy store were boys and girls

it's all folks and the young folks who care for each other

it's the odds and uncles and sisters and brothers and I'm just where your many

years ago in a faraway place was a beautiful land where people from

different countries had come to leave everything they planted grew tall and no

one was ever sick or hungry there was only one problem

no one was friendly honey where's Shaka

[Music] and then one day a stranger appeared

[Music] [Applause]

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[Applause] Oh must be something to do we must eat

afternoon why are you what do you want I'm a weary traveler looking for food and a place to rest I don't have any

money ah but I can entertain you and your family in exchange for your kindness

[Music]

what magic is this what have you done daddy boy bring a boy back here buddy

[Music] quietly listen we are poor people and we

have nothing to spare on your kind you you are not one of my people go away

you're not wanted here

my friend it looks like they're not ready for you yet we try something

simpler the next place hello who have

come a long way today I was wondering if you could give me something to eat and

let me sleep for a while in your stable as soon as I have rested I'll be on my way I don't have any money but I can

entertain you in exchange for your generosity I'm sorry I have no time for

such foolishness last night we were

robbed of everything we had we have no food you all have to look us way I don't

like your looks anyway look at your clothes you may as well leave there's

nothing for you here

you know I think this is going to be harder than I thought

I'll try once more it's alright I'm just

a lonely traveler looking for food and a place to rest could you perhaps give me

some leftovers and let me sleep under one of your trees I don't have money but I can entertain you and your families oh

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I don't see how you have the nerve to ask me for something after the way

you've just scared me sneaking around people's doors but I didn't mean to spray I have nothing to eat here anyway

you'll have to go somewhere else why don't you look for someone like yourself huh there are all kinds of strange

people around here

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I think it's time [Music]

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[Music] this is longer who will be Abie

[Applause] sounds familiar

how do you know that song it's a folk song for my country in my travels I've heard songs from many

lands since you have no food perhaps you'd like to join me for a modest lunch

that looks like nothing but boiling water at first glance but soon after I

add magic soup stove we shall have a

delicious pot of hot steaming soup I

have to let it to let it steep for a while to bring out the flavor [Music]

do you play that so beautiful

that that tune is for my country but how do you know

he's playing that song I used to see it as a child in my mother's eyes ever did

you learn it I've been many places

what's this he's making soup with a magic stone I saw him put it in with my

own eyes looks like hot water to me well it has

to simmer give it time if we added a little salt let's try this

out first

that's a little better but it still needs a little something you know in

Mexico where I come from we often use onions and peppers to flavor our food I

think I might have a few at home bamboo shoots are added to many dishes in Japan

I had been saving some for my dinner tonight but perhaps if we put some in

the soup that would be fine we have some

yuca from our unemployed Rico delicious easy my mother gave me some

Chinese mushrooms to add corn soup is cooked by many American Indians I'll add

the corn to this suit here is some okra in apricot is used to help thicken soups

in Germany we put kuraby and our soup

Hey [Music]

mmm it tastes good ah that soups don't

really worked

huh I'm so sorry I was rude to you

earlier today it's just that I all of us were suspicious of anyone who looked a

little different we'd like to make it up to you please stay a little longer and I'll show you some real hospitality you

know I can't stay I have to continue on my journey good meal with friends is enough for me but keep the soup stone

and promised me that you'll all use it as often as you can but that's your magic stone how are you

gonna eat on your journey without it there's no magic in that stone I did

nothing that that you couldn't have done yourselves a long time ago but keep the

stone as a symbol of the lesson that you've learned today

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[Music] around the world there are many different kinds of noodles and just as

many tales to explain how they came to be this is one of the stories long ago a

ship sail from Italy to China filled with goods to trade among its crew was a

young sailor who was to play an important part in our story he had visited China many times and spoke its

language as well as he spoke his own after many months of travel the ship

landed and the sailors went ashore the young sailor happened upon a maiden

making bread may I watch oh I have been

traveling for a long time seeing you make bread reminds me of home I would be

honored I myself have never been away from China what is your homeland like the sailor

told her what he knew of Italy as he talked she became so interested in what

he was saying that she stopped paying attention to what she was doing the longer the Sailor talked the more

dough dripped to the floor oh look what I've done my mother will never forgive

me for wasting so much food it's my fault I'll take it back to my

ship maybe our cook can use it oh he picked

up handfuls of the dry dough and stuffed them into his pockets until they were full then he scooped some up in his hat he

said goodbye and headed back to his ship

what am I supposed to do with that I don't know put it over there

you down there see if you couldn't cook something different I'm tired of the

same old food get me that so the cook

tried baking some but that only made them harder he tried frying them but

they just got crispy after a few more tries he gave up just then The Cook's

helper rushed in oh I'm sorry I just

wanted something to eat how many times do I have to tell you no eating between meals now look what

you've done you've ruined the soup yep this tastes pretty good

put that back I told you no eating but it's good hmm you're right that night he

served the new dish to the crew it was so popular that he made it every night

all the way back to it there the news of the new discovery spread across the country and this

according to one legend is how noodles were invented [Music]

[Music] hey where's your brother

hi Daniel what's the matter I thought you going over to play with Julie today where I was but all my other friends are

white they don't wanna play with me because I'm not so what about Trudy what's the friends I guess but I feel

funny when were with those other kids how would you feel if someone didn't

want to play with you because you were different sad but willing to play with them I feel pretty bad I would have

closed it it wouldn't bother me I'll save somebody else how would you feel

[Music]

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to make a vegetable the vegetable soup