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  Episode Information  
Title: The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin
Episode Number: 3
Season: 1
Season Episode #.: 3
Original Airdate: Friday November 02nd, 2007
Special Airtime: 08:00 pm
9.3/10 (3 Votes cast)
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Episode Crew
Director: Juli Hashiguchi
Writer: (Unknown)
Story: C. H. Greenblatt (1)
  Episode Summary  
Mung Daal’s Catering has just received an order for an extremely difficult dish, a Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin. Mung Daal hasn’t made the dish in over several hundred years, and since it’s an advanced level dish, he decides to allow his young apprentice to help him out, so that he may learn as much as he possibly can. However, the recipe for a Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin is extremely long and complicated, so Mung knows that it’s going to take a lot of hard work in order to make the customer happy.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Guest Stars
C. H. Greenblatt (1)voicedKimchi, Kiwi, CustomerRecurring (8th appearance)
Dwight SchultzvoicedThrice Cream VendorRecurring (4th appearance)
Kevin Michael Richardson (2)voicedPiston Vendor, Marching Band Member, Shnitzel 
  Episode Notes  
Revealed Dishes:
  • Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin
     
  • Revealed Ingredients:
  • Maple Bear Extract
  • Mint
  • No Fruit
  • Twelve Legged Cave Frog
     
  • This was the pilot episode of Chowder, which is why Shnitzel was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. Once the series was green-lit, Kevin Michael Richardson was no longer available to provide Shnitzel’s voice, so John DiMaggio was selected for the role instead.
     
      Episode Quotes  
    (The telephone rings several times, until Truffles answers it)
    Truffles: Hello! Mung Daal Catering Company! You book it, we cook it! Ah, you’d like to place an order? Ah, terrific!
    (The customer’s dialogue is deliberately unintelligible)
    Truffles: Oh, you mumble, darling. Could you please spell that?
    (The customer’s dialogue is deliberately unintelligible)
    Truffles: Excellent! Oh, you spelled it wrong, so spell it again.
    Customer: Uh, is that really any necessary?
    Truffles: Well, look, which one of us is the chef here? Me or you?
    Customer: You?
    Truffles: Oh no, not me; I am the chef’s wife, but I’ll tell him what you want. He will know you don’t know how to spell.
     
    (Mung Daal samples an ingredient that he is chopping up, only to turn into a block of ice)
    Mung Daal: Whew! That is some strong mint; I love it!
     
    Shnitzel: Radda radda radda.
    Mung Daal: No, I’m not going to have Chowder sit this one out. We’re making a froggy apple crumple thumpkin!
    Shnitzel: A radda radda radda radda?!
    Chowder: A froggy apple crumple thumpkin?!
    Shnitzel: Radda radda radda radda! Ya’ radda!
    Mung Daal: Yes, I know it’s a very difficult dish to make. Shnitzel, how many years have you worked for me?
    Shnitzel: Radda radda.
    Mung Daal: And how many times have I been wrong?
    Shnitzel: Radda radda.
    Mung Daal: Really, that many?
     
    (Chowder slowly regurgitates a man)
    Marching Band Member: Thanks for the ride, kid!
    (The man marches off with the rest of his band)
     
    Mung Daal: Now, a froggy apple crumple thumpkin is an advanced level dish.
    Chowder: An advanced level?!
    Mung Daal: So, I’ll need you to stay focused, and… Get back over here!
    (Chowder tries to leave, but runs right back to Mung)
    Mung Daal: It’s been a few hundred years since I made this, so we’ll have to consult the really, really, really big book of recipes.
    Chowder: Excitement!
     
    Mung Daal: This little marvel is called a “no fruit”. Go ahead, taste it!
    Chowder: It doesn’t have any flavor!
    Mung Daal: Exactly! Now, watch what happens when I do this.
    (Mung Daal pulls off a leaf, which causes it to quickly transform into many different types of fruit)
     
    (Mung Daal, Shnitzel and Chowder are about to whack the no fruit, to turn them into apples)
    Mung Daal: Okay, now. Remember, a good chef always whacks them at just the right time. Ready?
    (Chowder whacks one of the no fruit before its leaf is pulled)
    Mung Daal: Too soon.
    Chowder: Sorry.
     
    (Chowder whacks at the no fruit, turning it into a watermelon instead of an apple)
    Chowder: Oh, no, I’m a bad chef.
    Mung Daal: There’ll be a few flummups. Just keep at it!
     
    Mung Daal: Now it’s time to prepare the meat!
    Chowder: What kind?!
    Mung Daal: A twelve legged cave frog.
    Chowder: Oh, boy!
     
    Mung Daal: There’s just one thing left! Before a chef can serve a froggy apple crumple thumpkin, you have to beat it at thumb wrestling!
     
    (Mung Daal is wrestling with a giant hand that emerged from the froggy apple crumple thumpkin)
    Mung Daal: I don’t want to have to get crazy on you, but I will! I will get… Crazy…
    (The thumb of the hand hits Mung Daal in the face, and continues to hit him several more times)
     
    Mung Daal: Alright, Chowder, are you ready?
    Chowder: Say what?!
    (Mung Daal reaches towards him and slaps him on the face)
    Mung Daal: Tag, you’re it!
    (Chowder replaces Mung Daal next to the froggy apple crumple thumpkin, only to run away screaming)
    Mung Daal: No, don’t run away! I weakened it for you!
    Chowder: I don’t want to make the recipe anymore!
     
    (The customer has just received the froggy apple crumple thumpkin, which Chowder wants to eat)
    Mung Daal: Hurry, run for it! I can only hold him off for so long! Book it, man, your life depends on it!
    Truffles: And please, come again soon.
    Mung Daal: That went well.
    Truffles: Oh, yes.
    Shnitzel: Radda.
     
      Cultural References  
    Visual: A red robot with the word “JUPITER” on its chest.

    During the scene where many pictures flash by, one of the pictures was of a robot. The robot was created by Yonezawa Company and was sold as a Jupiter Robot; it was made during the 1950s, and its only function was that it could move forward and wiggle its arms around.
     
    Visual: A real man with strange clothing and makeup on his face.

    During the scene where many pictures flash by, one of the pictures was of a man who was dressed up like a Klingon, from the Star Trek series. The series debuted in 1966 and has since covered a wide array of media.
     
    Visual: A controller is seen with four buttons and a directional pad.

    During the scene where many pictures flash by, one of the pictures was of a controller for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. The system helped revitalize the gaming industry after the 1980s crash and revolutionized the concept of home consoles.
     
    Visual: Three golden triangles form a much larger triangle, with a reverse indention in the middle.

    During the scene where many pictures flash by, one of the pictures was of a triforce, from the Zelda series of games. The triforce is made up of three golden triangles, each of which have their own distinction: the triforce of power, the triforce of wisdom and the triforce of courage.
     
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