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00:00That was a lousy movie.
00:07You're telling me, that monster looked like a chicken in a wig.
00:18Hey, do you remember what we saw the last time we were here?
00:24Yeah.
00:25Hey, kids, could you spare a nickel?
00:32We're not supposed to talk to strangers.
00:35And no, I don't have any extra money.
00:39Oh, really? Well, how about a dollar and twenty-eight cents?
00:44What? How did you know I had that?
00:48I've been watching you, kid.
00:50Every Monday morning, your mom gives you a dollar and twenty-eight cents.
00:55And I want it.
00:58But that's my milk money.
01:08See you later, boys. I hope you like water with your lunches.
01:20I believe you have something that belongs to those boys.
01:31Well, I, uh, I, I, uh...
01:38Who are you?
01:40I'm Larry Boy.
01:42Larry Boy!
01:44What are you going to do?
01:54It's not nice to take people's milk money.
02:04Hey, take it easy, fella. Don't get crazy.
02:10Hey!
02:12Whoa!
02:23I ain't feeling so good.
02:27Hey! Hey! Hey!
02:30Where are we going?
02:31You can't do this!
02:33Hey! Hey! Hey!
02:37I'll be your friend.
02:40Ah! It's another space alien.
02:44Oh, it's the Milk Money Bandit. We've been looking for you for months.
02:50Thanks, Larry Boy.
02:53Well done, Master Larry. Splendid job.
02:57Why, thank you, Alfred. It was pretty good, wasn't it?
03:00Bumblyburg should be proud.
03:03Next time, though, try to remember to release the criminal from your super suction ear,
03:09turn your head left, and snap your neck down.
03:13Ah, yes. That's why I couldn't get rid of him.
03:16But besides that, I was super.
03:20Um...
03:21What? What happened?
03:23Uh, nothing.
03:25That's exactly what Harold told me.
03:28Yes, but guess what I heard about Ethel.
03:32Uh-huh. She goes to a salon for that.
03:35Did you hear something?
03:37Oh, well, I don't know.
03:46Hey, what do you say we go get some pizza?
03:49You know, to celebrate.
03:51Oh, I'd love to, Master Larry.
03:53But it's getting late, and I'm volunteering at the Veggie Valley Grade School tomorrow morning.
03:59Oh, all right. Good night, Alfred.
04:02Good night, Master Larry.
04:05If any more space aliens want to fall into Bumblyburg, I'm ready for you, too.
04:23Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:54Purple and yellow, he's one super fellow
04:57Larry Bunt
04:58Groovin' Larry
04:59Larry Bunt
05:00You're out of sight
05:01You're lookin' great, fashion great
05:04Larry Bunt
05:05Larry
05:06Larry Bunt
05:07Oh, Larry
05:09You're leanin' in your green machine
05:11You're Larry Bunt
05:13What a dude
05:14Larry Bunt
05:15What a guy
05:16You're out of sight
05:17There's a knife
05:19Larry Bunt
05:20Do your thing
05:21Larry Bunt
05:22Larry Bunt
05:23Yeah
05:24You're leanin' in your green machine
05:27You're lookin' great, fashion great
05:29Larry Bunt
05:30Out of sight
05:31Dynamite!
05:32Larry Bunt
05:37So I repaired the chafing dish, then sent the chef out to get another jar of pickled herring.
05:44And the dinner party was saved.
05:48Well, thank you, Mr. Alfred.
05:50Wasn't that a great story, kids?
05:53Well, we've still got more to do today.
05:56Mr. Alfred, would you like to stay and watch?
05:59Oh, that sounds like fun.
06:01But I'm a bit winded from my storytelling,
06:04so I think I'd better go home and recharge my batteries.
06:08Well, okay.
06:10Let's all thank Mr. Alfred for coming today.
06:13Thank you, Mr. Alfred.
06:17Remember, tomorrow we're going to learn about rumors, little stories that can hurt.
06:27Did you hear what Mr. Alfred said?
06:31Yeah, he said he had to go home and recharge his batteries.
06:37Why would he say that?
06:39I don't know.
06:41I've got a toy with rechargeable batteries.
06:45Rechargeable batteries?
06:47It's my robot.
06:50Do you think Mr. Alfred is a...
06:53I don't know.
06:55He talks kind of funny, and he's kind of stiff.
06:59Kind of like my...
07:02Robot!
07:05Should we tell anybody?
07:07No, we better keep it to ourselves.
07:10Keep what to yourselves?
07:12Who said that?
07:14Over here, the weed.
07:17Keep what to yourselves?
07:19You're a talking weed!
07:21I'm a talking weed, you're a talking carrot.
07:24Your point was...
07:26So come on, tell me what it is you're keeping to yourselves.
07:32It's about Mr. Alfred, but we can't tell you anymore.
07:36Listen, Sprout, did your parents ever teach you to share?
07:41Well, yes, but...
07:43Share with me. I'm a good friend of Albert's.
07:47Alfred.
07:48Alfred. Ask, because I care.
07:54We learned something about Mr. Alfred today.
07:58Yeah? What is it?
08:01Well, we think Mr. Alfred...
08:05Yeah?
08:06Is a robot.
08:08No.
08:10He looks so natural.
08:12He's a good robot.
08:14You won't tell anybody, will you?
08:17Hey, I'm not like you guys.
08:19I got roots. I'm not going anywhere.
08:22Your secret stays right here.
08:43Psst! Did you hear about Mr. Alfred?
08:47What?
08:49Mr. Alfred, the guy who came to your class today.
08:52Yeah?
08:54He's a robot!
08:56Are robots dangerous?
08:59I don't know. Did you hear that?
09:02Yes, I think I did.
09:04So then, Alfred is a dangerous robot.
09:08Oh, my!
09:10Oh, thanks for the tip.
09:16Psst! Did you hear about Alfred?
09:19What? A weed? In my yard?
09:23Yeah, yeah, yeah. But did you hear about Alfred?
09:26What about Alfred?
09:28It turns out he's really a dangerous robot.
09:31Alfred?
09:32Uh-huh. Everybody's talking about it.
09:35You don't say.
09:37Hey, I just read a book where dangerous robots took over the world.
09:42Do you think Alfred?
09:44He is on the library board.
09:46Today, the library. Tomorrow, the world.
09:56Nothing lifts the spirit more than an afternoon dabbling in the horticultural arts.
10:03I couldn't agree more, Alfred.
10:06Oh, sweet, sweet Petunia.
10:09May your bloom be a beacon of hope for all who tread these grassy hills.
10:19I'll get it.
10:25Hey, you're a weed.
10:27That's right. But did you hear about Alfred?
10:30Oh, Alfred's gonna be mad. He hates weeds in his flower bed.
10:33Yeah, but did you hear about Alfred?
10:35You better get out of here before Alfred comes back.
10:38You're not listening to me.
10:40Master Larry, it's the mayor. She says it's urgent.
10:45I'll be right there.
10:47I gotta go. Hold that thought.
10:51Alfred, there's a huge weed in your flower bed. I told her to leave.
10:55Oh, dear. Well, wait till you hear what the mayor has to say.
11:00Hello, Mayor. This is Larry.
11:02Yes. Hello, Larry. Listen, I need you to get Larry Boy.
11:07Uh, yeah, sure. But, uh, why didn't you call him with the Larry signal?
11:12Because it's daytime. You can't see it in the daytime.
11:16Good point. Alfred, make a note of that.
11:20Tell him we need his help. There are weeds, terrible weeds,
11:25popping up all over Bumbleyburg.
11:27They are saying very strange things about your friend Alfred.
11:31I don't believe them, but some of our citizens are getting worried.
11:35What's worse, though, they are ruining the lawns and gardens of our fair city.
11:41Larry, if Larry Boy cannot stop them, our property values will plummet.
11:46Our homes will be worth nothing. Can you find him?
11:51Don't worry about a thing, Mayor. Help is on the way.
11:57Alfred, we've got some gardening to do.
12:00Larry Boy! Larry Boy!
12:21Have you heard the one about Alfred?
12:24A dangerous robot, I'm told.
12:27He's got lasers for eyes and the microchip brain.
12:31His skin is terribly cold.
12:34We've heard the one about Alfred. It's strange.
12:38Amazing. That's true.
12:40But now that we've heard about Alfred, we'd like to hear more about you.
12:46What?
12:50I'm a rumor weed.
12:53I'm a rumor weed.
12:56A tiny little story is all I need.
13:00So make a big mess. I'm a rumor weed.
13:04All right, Alfred. I am executing plan A.
13:08Good luck, Master Larry.
13:21Um, I'm gonna... I'm gonna try plan B.
13:25All right. Trying plan B.
13:29So what is a rumor?
13:31It starts as a story. Maybe it's true, maybe not.
13:36But once you repeat it, it's hard to defeat it.
13:39Now look at the mess that you've got.
13:42Yeah, Alfred's a robot. Everyone knows.
13:45The story is all over town.
13:48We rumor weeds know how a rumor can grow.
13:52Like a big weed in the ground.
13:55I'm a rumor weed.
13:57Yes, it's true.
13:58I'm a rumor weed.
14:00Uh-uh-uh.
14:02A tiny little story is all I need.
14:05To make a big mess, I'm a rumor weed.
14:09Okay, I'm executing plan B.
14:12Yes, plan B.
14:19Huh?
14:29Alfred, I think we have a problem.
14:32Yes? What's that?
14:34I can't stop this thing.
14:36Oh, dear.
14:38Larry boy, put your super suction ear down by the weed.
14:42What? Why?
14:44I've installed sensors in your plungers
14:47that will tell us about the weed's genetic structure.
14:51Oh, my. Well, here goes.
14:55Hello, hello. Testing one, two, three.
14:59Alfred, is it working?
15:01Yes, yes. Perfect.
15:05All right, that's enough, Master Larry.
15:07You can come back to the Larry Cave now.
15:10Um, I'd love to, Alfred.
15:12But it got me by the ear.
15:14What? You're a big, strong superhero.
15:18Surely you can get away from a little weed.
15:21Uh, yeah, you'd think so, but it's kind of strong.
15:27I'm a rumor weed.
15:29Yes, it's true.
15:31I'm a rumor weed.
15:33Uh-uh-uh.
15:34A tiny little story is all I need.
15:37You better watch out for the rumor weed.
15:40I'm a rumor weed.
15:42She's a rumor weed.
15:44I'm a rumor weed.
15:45Yeah, rumor weed.
15:47A tiny little story is all I need.
15:50You better watch out for the rumor weed.
15:53A tiny little story is all I need.
15:57You better watch out for the rumor weed.
16:04Good work, Master Larry. The data is fascinating.
16:08Have you figured out how to stop it?
16:10Well, not yet, but it's extraordinary.
16:13It's like no plant I've ever seen.
16:16It doesn't photosynthesize.
16:19Why do we care if it takes pictures?
16:22No, no, photosynthesize.
16:24Plants turn sunlight into energy.
16:27It's how they grow, except these weeds don't do that.
16:31They don't need energy to grow?
16:33Oh, no, they need lots of energy,
16:36but they don't get it from sunlight.
16:39Well, where do they get it?
16:41I can't figure it out.
16:42They're feeding off something, but I don't know what.
16:46Look, I fed the data about the weed
16:48into the LEDI satellite in geosynchronous orbit
16:51over Bumblyburg.
16:52Now, wherever a new weed grows, we can see it here.
16:56See?
16:58Bumblyburg have the measles.
17:01No, those are the weeds.
17:03What? They're everywhere.
17:05Yes, and at the rate they're growing,
17:07if we can't find a way to stop them...
17:09Bumblyburg will be really weedy.
17:12Oh, it's worse than that.
17:14These weeds are strong enough to break up sidewalks,
17:17smash through brick walls.
17:19If we can't stop them, Bumblyburg will be...
17:22Destroyed.
17:27No, careful, that's the satellite.
17:30Oh, my goodness.
17:32What?
17:33Look, I had the satellite looking at the surface of Bumblyburg.
17:37See?
17:38Yeah.
17:39When you bumped the control,
17:41you told the satellite to look under the ground.
17:44Now watch.
17:47They're all connected.
17:51Wow, what's that big green thing right under Bumblyburg?
17:57It could only be one thing.
18:00The mother weed.
18:04How do you kill a weed?
18:08You go to the root.
18:15You've got to take out the mother weed.
18:18Fortunately, I made some modifications to the Larry-mobile
18:21that will really come in handy.
18:23I don't know what to do.
18:25Don't worry.
18:27I've planned out the entire mission.
18:29I'll be right here giving you instructions as you need them.
18:34Remember, Bumblyburg is counting on you.
18:39You can do it.
18:44I hope.
18:50Are you up to speed?
18:52Yes, I am.
18:53All right, press the yellow button.
19:05Okay, this is great.
19:07But, um, I thought the weed was under the ground.
19:11Yes, that's right.
19:12Now you're almost there.
19:14Steady, steady.
19:16And now push the red button.
19:19Huh? Okay.
19:23Hey, my wing. I need those.
19:26Not where you're going, you toad.
19:28What?
19:32Ah, Brett, are you insane?
19:34It's all part of the plan, Master Larry.
19:37Now push the blue button.
19:40This better be good.
19:54Goodbye, Bumblyburg.
20:09Alfred, I'm still alive.
20:13Yes, isn't it lovely?
20:15I'm flying under the ground.
20:18Well, actually, you're boring.
20:21Gee, Alfred, I know I'm not the wittiest of cucumbers, but...
20:24No, no, not that kind of boring.
20:26It's like drilling.
20:28It's a boring machine.
20:30Oh, I see.
20:32Now, I've set coordinates to take you to the sewer system
20:35about 50 feet from the weed.
20:37Once you break through the tunnel wall,
20:39I'll give you more directions.
20:42Roger.
20:43Roger.
20:48I'm slowing you down now,
20:50so you don't hit the wall too hard.
20:53Master Larry, are you in the tunnel?
20:56Master Larry?
20:58All right, Alfred, I'm in the tunnel.
21:01Alfred?
21:03Alfred?
21:05Alfred?
21:07Alfred?
21:09Alfred?
21:11Alfred?
21:13Alfred?
21:15Alfred?
21:17Alfred?
21:19Alfred?
21:22Alfred?
21:24Master Larry, can you hear me?
21:28Alfred, can you hear me?
21:32The radio isn't working.
21:34The sewer walls must be blocking the transmission.
21:37That means I can't give him his...
21:40Direction! What do I do? What do I do?
21:43What to do? What to do?
21:46I must save him!
21:49Alfred!
21:51I'm coming, Master Larry!
22:01Help is on the way!
22:12Okay, I can do this.
22:15I am, after all, a superhero.
22:23Oh, look, it's just a little one.
22:26What was I so nervous about?
22:29You've met your match, Weed.
22:32I'm gonna take you, and I'm gonna...
22:42Bunger!
22:45Bunger!
22:57Oh, yes, Officer, I need your help.
23:00Larry-Boy is battling a giant weed in the sewer system.
23:04Ah! The robot!
23:16Come on, Alfred. What'd you give me?
23:19How's your ear?
23:22Huh? How'd you know about that?
23:25That's right. You're connected.
23:28Oh, Alfred, I knew you wouldn't let me down.
23:33So, did you hear the one about Alfred?
23:38Hasta la vista, Weedy!
23:51Wrong button.
23:55Everyone, listen to me!
24:03Oh!
24:06Oh, no!
24:09Oh, no!
24:12Oh, no!
24:15Oh, no!
24:18Oh, no!
24:22Mayor, Larry-Boy needs our help.
24:25Look, Mayor, it's like I told you.
24:28He's got a shiny metal head, just like a robot.
24:32You're right. Stand back, evil robot.
24:37Oh, no, that's my helmet.
24:40It keeps my brain safe.
24:43Your robot brain!
24:46No! What? No!
24:51Oh, no!
24:59Don't look at his eyes! They're laser beams!
25:05No! Wait!
25:11I'm not a robot! I'm British!
25:22I'm warning you, I'm a super...
25:27hero.
25:30Face it, you can't stop this weed.
25:33Thanks to your friends up there, I'm getting bigger by the minute.
25:41So, did you hear the one about Alfred?
25:52I heard he wants to take over the world!
25:56I heard there are teenagers inside him that know karate.
26:00Our children are in danger!
26:03No! No, it's not true! I'm not a robot!
26:13It's the robot! He's shaken the world!
26:17He's shaken the world!
26:23I'm not shaking anything! It's shaking me!
26:47Hey, the weed has the robot!
26:49Sergeant Wright, the menace!
26:53Laura, Junior, what's going on?
26:56What's that thing that has Alfred?
26:58It's a big weed, Dad!
27:00Didn't you hear? Mr. Alfred is really a dangerous robot with laser eyes!
27:06What? Who said that?
27:08It's true! He's gonna take over the world!
27:12Now, where did you hear that?
27:14The weed told me.
27:17Yeah, isn't that right?
27:23Did you make up this story?
27:25What? I'm a rumor weed. I never make anything up.
27:30I heard it from two very reliable sources.
27:35Right, kids?
27:40Junior? Laura? Do you have something to tell me?
27:47Well, we heard Mr. Alfred tell you that he needed to recharge his batteries.
27:53So, we thought he must be a robot. Right?
28:00Oh, kids, that was a figure of speech.
28:03A what?
28:05Sometimes grown-ups say things that really mean something else.
28:08When Mr. Alfred said he needed to recharge his batteries,
28:11he really meant that he was tired and needed to go home and rest. That's all.
28:17Listen, if you hear something about someone that sounds bad or even just weird,
28:23you should ask them about it or ask your mom or dad.
28:26But don't spread rumors.
28:28Even if it's true God doesn't want us to tell stories that can hurt.
28:32He wants us to spread nice words.
28:35So, Mr. Alfred isn't a robot?
28:39No. Mr. Alfred is a very nice man.
28:44Did you see that?
28:46Yeah. Do you think?
28:49We can save Mr. Alfred by spreading some nice words. Come on!
28:56Hey! Mr. Alfred is a nice man!
29:00What? A scary robot?
29:03He's not a robot. He's a nice man who came to our class to tell us stories.
29:10Well, I remember when Alfred helped me out with my dinner party.
29:15A scary robot wouldn't do that.
29:18He helped me change attire.
29:21He carried my groceries for me.
29:25He helped us with our bake sale.
29:30What a nice man!
29:40What a nice man!
30:11We're sorry we thought you were a robot.
30:14We didn't even ask you if it was true.
30:17Oh, I forgive you. I forgive you all.
30:25Ah, has anyone seen Letty Boy?
30:41Letty Boy!
30:54Oh, hey Alfred. Somebody told me you were a robot.
31:04Is there a flower shop?
31:10No.
31:21Hey there, citizens. We really had an adventure today, didn't we?
31:25That was a thorny one. I mean, once that problem got going, it just spread like a...
31:30Master Larry! Enough with the puns! Can we please get on with this?
31:34Uh, sorry. We're back at the Larry Cave to wrap this one up and send you home.
31:39Alfred, do you suppose the Bible has anything to say about what happened today?
31:43As a matter of fact, it does. It's coming up on the screen right now.
31:49Here, take a look at this.
31:51Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 12, 18.
31:59Hmm. So the Bible says, if you're not careful, your words can hurt people, just like a sword.
32:05Oh, is that right?
32:07Junior and Laura didn't mean to hurt Alfred, but they weren't careful with what they said and who they said it to.
32:12And it caused big problems.
32:14But that verse also says that if we use nice words, we can make it all better. We can make people feel good.
32:21Remember, God doesn't want us to tell stories that can hurt. He wants us to spread nice words.
32:26And if you can do that, you'll be that hero, too. See you next time.
32:31Ta-ta!
32:37♪
32:58Have you heard the one about Alfred? A dangerous robot, I'm told.
33:03He's got lasers for eyes and a microchip brain, and his skin is terribly cold.
33:08We've heard the one about Alfred. It's strange. Amazing. Untrue.
33:13But now that we've heard about Alfred, we'd like to hear more about you.
33:18I'm a rumor weed. He's a rumor weed. I'm a rumor weed. He's a rumor weed.
33:23A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess. He's a rumor weed.
33:29♪
33:36So, what is a rumor?
33:38It starts as a story. Maybe it's true, maybe not.
33:43But once you repeat it, it's hard to defeat it. Now look at the mess that you've got.
33:48Alfred's a robot, everyone knows. The story is all over town.
33:53Us rumor weeds know how a rumor can grow, just like a big weed in the ground.
33:58I'm a rumor weed. He's a rumor weed. I'm a rumor weed. He's a rumor weed.
34:03A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess. He's a rumor weed.
34:09♪
34:29I'm a rumor weed. He's a rumor weed. I'm a rumor weed. He's a rumor weed.
34:34A tiny little story is all I need to make a big mess.
34:39A tiny little story is all I need.
34:42You better watch out for the rumor weed.
35:04♪