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Esther, the Girl Who Became Queen is the 14th episode in VeggieTales. Subtitled, "A Lesson in Courage," it conveys the message that you never need to be afraid to do what is right.

Synopsis

The story is taken from the "Book of Esther" in the Old Testament, in which Esther becomes Queen and must tell King Xerxes that his right hand man Haman is plotting to commit genocide against the Jewish people. The violent undertones are, of course, removed because this is obviously a VeggieTales recapping; murder is replaced with banishment to the "Island of Perpetual Tickling", and the intended victims are limited to just Esther and her family without reference to their race or creed.

This is one of the few episodes that didn't follow the regular VeggieTales format: there is no opening & closing countertop sequence, the "VeggieTales Theme" song, the "What Have We Learned" song, Silly Songs with Larry or a verse from QWERTY. Not to mention the whole "God made you special and he loves you very much" ending. The video features the only appearance of the Esther Veggie character who was expensive to render, due to the complexity of her hair, and the character has not returned. This is the only episode to date that narrated by a non-VeggieTales character (credited as Eric Dymes) and is the only video to date in which Bob the Tomato does not appear.

Plot

The story opens at 3:00 A.M. at a palace in Persia in the year 2500 B.C. where Haman (Mr. Lunt), King Xerxes' (Mr. Nezzer) right-hand-man, is throwing Queen Vashti out because in the Bible Story she said that she wouldn’t come to show her beauty and refused to come, so Mr. Nezzer must find a new queen.

The following day, Esther and her cousin Mordecai (Pa Grape) are talking with each other as they’re walking and at first she doesn’t go but then she does

At the Room Mr. Nezzer and Mr. Lunt have the singing competition with all of the women when Esther gets on the stage beginning to sing the two of them are completely shocked at her singing and enjoy her song she sings her first song in front of them called The battle Prelude in the song she says that none of them have to be afraid about doing what’s right because God is there at their side. They enjoy her song and decide to let her be their new Queen!

The next day Esther comes in and she realizes what is going on since she can see the piano at the top inside the room After Mr Nezzer tries to eat a piece of the cake She knows that something isn’t right and from in the corner says Mr Nezzer stop it’s a trap! Shouting to him in time so he can’t get hurt Mr. Nezzer jumps back and the piano falls on the cake instead of Him he is surprised at how Esther saved his life and says You saved my life Esther! Making him think that she saved him in the Story Esther helped but she didn’t save the Kings life Mordecai saved the life of the king she tells him that Mordecai Saved Him and she didn’t since in the Bible Story it didn’t happen like that


Esther finally tells Mr Nezzer what is going on and something is going to happen to her she tells him that Tomorrow being the next day Her People and even her will be banished to the Island of Perpetual Tickling! Mr Nezzer laughs for awhile and then freaks out when he hears her say this saying What? Banish you? My Queen! Who would dare? She then looks at Mr Lunt who is Haman angry saying It’s Mr. Lunt! Mr. Lunt is shocked and Mr Nezzer asks him if this is true and he says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about saying she’s crazy! Esther then shows Mr Nezzer the paper that is white with the word Banished! And a picture of Pa Grape as Mordecai in the middle being in the form of a square on it telling him that it is true! Mr Nezzer is so angry! And he loves Esther can’t believing that something this evil would happen to her so he decides to punish Mr Lunt for all eternity turning against him believing Esther before he lets him leave he is angry at him saying that he will be sent to the Island of Perpetual Tickling Along with anyone else who ever dares schemes against His Queen and her family! He screams saying no! As he gets taken away from Esther being tickled staying gone. Esther is happy! And just stands on her balcony as her second song The battle is not Ours plays in the background only she doesn’t sing it and it’s instrumental.

Cast of Characters

Trivia

  • A poster for King George and the Ducky, the preceding video, can be seen in the village.
  • The Happy Together! version of the episode is edited around, particularly to remove the first scene in which Vashti is thrown out of the palace by Haman for refusing to make Xerxes a sandwich.
  • This is the first and only time one of the characters said the word "stupid"
  • This is the first time that Percy is seen without Junior or any other Veggie kids, since the kids don't appear in this episode.
  • This episode can be featured from Heroes of the Bible!: Lions, Shepherds and Queens (Oh My!), and Happy Together!.

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