Food of the Week

Lima bean cookies, made with lima bean cookie dough, and split pea fudge

Guests

Clarence Clemmons as Miner David Bowe as Miner David Lander as Miner Emo Philips as Slawmeister Martha Quinn as Herself Michael McKean as Miner

Lesson of the Day

You should try to understand and appreciate people who are different from you. Don't make quick judgments.

Pictures

Al and the Miners singing Harvey's Stunt - Being shot out a cannon Michael McKean and Dave Bowe Phil Frye the Science Guy The race between the Knight and the Fireman The Slawmeister

Song Lyrics

Cheese Harvey the Wonder Hamster Like a Surgeon

Sounds

Today's Lesson Today's Food Maybe There's Something We Can Do Phil Frye the Science Guy Words Are Powerful Got Milk? Our Friend Dirt Red or Blue? Cheese Is Good What Did We Learn Today?

Stunts

Harvey is shot out of a cannon.

27 References

There are no 27s in the show, but the show first aired on September 27, 1997. This episode repeated on both December 27, 1997 and June 27, 1998.

The Adventures of Fatman

Fatman is busily working to set the time on his VCR when a message from the Slawmeister interrupts the regularly scheduled broadcast. Slawmeister ells Fatman that he has planted a bunch of bombs looking like potato in a potato salad factory. Slawmeister's scheme is to rid the world of potato salad and make cole slaw the world's only side dish. Fatman instantly jumps into action and goes and looks for a Pick Me Up bouqet for Slawmeister. Harvey tricks Fatman by saying Slawmeister always leaves fudge at the crime scene. Fatman goes to the potato salad factory and picks up all the potato bombs looking for the fudge. He doesn't find it, but takes the potatoes into space since he'd already picked them up. They explode and it rains hash browns. Slawmeister is taken away by the police.

Memorable Lines

Al: Maybe there's something we can do without having to talk to each other or look at each other. I know TV! Minor: The perfect solution. I love TV. Announcer: Today on Phil Frye the Science Guy, Phil teaches us all about grass! Phil: Grass is green! Girl: Grass is green! Grass is green! Phil: Grass is green. Phil (as opera singer): All grass is green! All grass is green! Announcer: That's Phil Frye the Science Guy. Today at noon! Bobby: Hey, Al. I got a question. Where does dirt come from? Al: I don't know, Bobby, but I can tell you where it goes, onto them. (Points at minors) Bobby: But I need to know where it's from! Al: Well, Bobby, that is one of the many mysteries of the universe. But perhaps this short film can help you understand a little better. Announcer: Can you imagine a world without dirt? It seems dirt is everywhere. Chances are there is dirt somewhere underneath you right now. Many things grow in dirt. Like carrots. Carrots are good to eat. But you should never eat dirt; it doesn't taste very good and you might get dirt on your uvula. Dirt is dirty, so if it gets on you, wash it off. Rocks are dirty because they're found in the dirt and they have dirt on them. Some people like to study rocks. Whatever. But where does dirt come from? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years. Most researchers now believe that dirt is actually nothing more than dried up mud. When mud dries up, it becomes dirt. And when dirt gets wet, it becomes mud again. So which came first, dirt or mud? You might as well ask, "Which came first, water or ice cubes?" It remains one of the mysteries of the universe. Al: Press the red button if you want to see Brad Pitt mud wrestling with Cindy Crawford! Or press the blue button if you want to see a Fatman cartoon. Okay! What's it gonna be? Mud wrestling? Or a dumb cartoon? (Blue button is pressed) WHAT?! You want to see a Fatman cartoon?! Oh! What are you people thinking?! Well, all right, if that's what you really want.

Plot and Review

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