A Fridge Too Far

A Fridge Too Far is the twelfth episode of the first season of Veggie Animals.

Plot
There is a bunch of fish swimming in the river in the forest, before two pairs of paws, one pair brownish-orange and the other pair goldish-yellow, quickly reach into the water and grab up a bunch of the fish. Later, all that is left of the fish that had been grabbed up are a bunch of fish skeletons scattered along the side of the river mouth, implying that the fish had been eaten. Bob and Larry come down to the river while taking a walk, before noticing the pile of fish skeletons next to the river mouth. Bob quips that it's a mess, which Larry agrees with, though he misunderstands, saying that he doesn't like the feel of branches on his feet when he's walking, before Bob clears him up, saying that he was talking about the fish bones on the side of the river. Bob then says that he has a feeling that Jimmy and Jerry are responsible for eating the fish and carelessly leaving the bones where someone could step on them, which Larry does as he tries to get one of the fish skeletons off of his foot. Larry is successful in getting the fish skeleton off, but it flies off and hits Bob, which annoys him, which Larry apologizes for.

Bob and Larry return to the main forest, meeting up with Archibald, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape, with Archibald asking Bob and Larry where they were. Bob answers that they were down by the river, adding that Jimmy and Jerry were apparently there. Archibald then says that he should have known that it was them, saying that earlier, he nearly stepped in a pile of banana peels that they've left behind, while Mr. Lunt adds that he found a bunch of apple cores littered near his home an hour ago, which Pa notes is not good at all. Bob agrees with Pa, saying that something doesn't seem right with Jimmy and Jerry. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Jerry have finished eating a lot of the food that they've been finding around the forest, both jackal brothers satisfied with their full stomachs. Jimmy states that that was quite a feast, which Jerry agrees with, saying that that was delicious, before Jimmy says that he's full, Jerry also agreeing with him as well. However, Jimmy and Jerry then hear Bob telling them not to get too comfortable, before Bob, Larry, Archibald, Mr. Lunt, and Pa approach them afterwards.

Feeling nervous about being confronted by their friends, Jimmy casually asks the others about the weather, but Archibald tells him that they want to know if him and Jerry are responsible for leaving behind the remains of their lunch. Jimmy meekly responds that they have, with Bob telling them that that's irresponsible before Aristotle shows up as well, agreeing with Bob, telling Jimmy and Jerry that they seem to be eating a lot more than they normally do. Jimmy asks what's not normal about that, because he and Jerry are always hungry and that's just how they are. Aristotle says that that may be, before telling the two jackal brothers that they need to control their appetites and that it's not good for them to keep expanding their waistlines like this, while poking both jackals' big stomachs at the same time he says this. Bob tells Jimmy and Jerry that they like to do it anymore than they do, but they have no other choice now, which Archibald agrees with, telling the two jackals that they are going on a diet. Of course, Jimmy and Jerry are both shocked about being put on a diet.

Near the outskirts of the forest, near the city, a restaurant has just been opened, the staff of the restaurant consisting of three waiters named Byron, Thomas, and Perry and three chefs named Kyle, Sam, and Lenny. Kyle is not sure about Byron's decision to set up the restaurant near the forest, before Byron tells him that setting up the restaurant near the forest is a sure-fire way to attract more customers, so that they can be able to get a better view of the forest and all the wildlife that lurks out there from the front windows, before asking Thomas and Perry if they agree with him, which they do. Kyle then tells Sam and Lenny that they heard what Byron said, before the staff works hard to get everything ready in the restaurant. Back in the forest, Jimmy and Jerry have been put on an exercise regiment while still on their diet in an attempt to help them lose the extra pounds that they put on. Both brothers are weight lifting while supervised by Archibald, though the weights are too heavy for Jimmy and Jerry so they lose their balance and fall over. Next, Larry leads Jimmy and Jerry on a run, but while Larry is able to leap effortlessly through the forest, Jimmy and Jerry are not as fast as he is, so end up getting tired too fast. After that, Jimmy and Jerry try doing push-ups while Mr. Lunt is supervising them, but both brothers are too out of shape to push themselves up, claiming that they're not built for push-ups.

In another part of the forest, Juodas is stumbling through the forest while feeling rather stiff from having been previously caught in the rockslide caused by Laura and Isabella. Juodas is very angry from having been caught in the rockslide as he declares revenge on the Veggie Animals, before approaching the area where the restaurant is, but does not even notice the restaurant, until Sam comes out with some scraps in time to see Juodas. At first, Juodas is wary of Sam, until Sam offers him some leftovers, which he then eats after a bit of hesitance. After eating the leftovers offered to him, Juodas decides that the restaurant is not such a bad place after all since the people there give out free food. Back in the forest, Jimmy and Jerry take a break from the exercise regiment they're on, feeling very tired from all of the exercises they were forced to go through, all while also feeling very hungry. Jimmy states that he didn't realize that exercising was so tiring and that he didn't think that they'd actually make it past the chin-ups, Jerry telling him not to remind him about that, before Jimmy remarks about being so hungry that his stomach needs food, Jerry agreeing with him.

Berle then flies down to the two jackal brothers and greets them, asking them what's going on. Jimmy and Jerry tell him that they're hungry, Berle telling them to eat something if they're hungry, but Jimmy tells him that they would but they can't because Bob and the others put them on a diet just because they've been eating a lot lately. Berle sympathizes with Jimmy and Jerry about them being put on a diet, before he lets them know about the restaurant on the outskirts of the forest and next to the city. Jimmy and Jerry are surprised when they hear that a restaurant has opened at the edge of the forest, while Jimmy asks Berle how they can be sure that there really is a restaurant out there. Berle answers that he came from there after one of the chefs gave him some leftover honey, stating that it was still delicious despite not being as good as tree sap, also explaining that he heard the staff talking about their intentions being to treat their customers to window views of the wildlife, as well as also giving leftover scraps to any animals that come by there. Despite feeling tempted by this offer, Jimmy and Jerry try to resist because of the diet they are on, but end up giving in when their stomachs growl after that. Berle then leads Jimmy and Jerry towards the direction of the restaurant.

After arriving at the restaurant, Jimmy and Jerry can smell the delicious aroma of food wafting in the air, which causes their mouths to start watering at the thought of all of the delicious delicacies. Of course, right on cue, Sam, Kyle, and Lenny come out from the back door of the restaurant while carrying a pot full of scraps left over from their cooking. Jimmy and Jerry are surprised when they see this, realizing that Berle is right, before Berle urges both brothers to go forth and get a meal. Jimmy and Jerry come out from the bushes and approach the three chefs, who notice them, though Lenny mistakes them for wolves, until Sam corrects him, telling him that they're actually jackals. Kyle is amazed that Sam knows a lot about animals, Sam answering that he studies animals in his spare time when he's not cooking, Lenny stating that it's paid off for all of them. The three chefs then notice Jimmy and Jerry who are looking up at the pot of scraps and licking their lips rather hungrily, which Lenny acknowledges, saying that it's a good thing they've got plenty of scraps. Kyle still isn't certain about this idea, but Lenny tells him that if Byron says that it's a good way to attract animals to the restaurant, then it's working, which Sam agrees with.

Sam, Kyle, and Lenny take some scraps out of the pot, which Jimmy and Jerry are excited to see, before the chefs start to feed the two jackals, first starting out with some leftover pork chop and some leftover salmon. Jimmy and Jerry still look up hungrily at the chefs, who then give them some more scraps, giving them pieces of garlic bread, pieces of banana, leftover boiled eggs, sardines, anchovies, pieces of mango, and some tuna, which the two jackals eat in record time. Sam quips that he's never seen jackals eat like pigs before, which Lenny agrees with, stating that the two jackals must have been really hungry, while Kyle still thinks that it's a bad idea. Lenny disregards Kyle's negativity, before holding out two small duckling drumsticks, which he decides that the two jackals will like. Jimmy and Jerry become excited when they see the drumsticks, before Lenny tosses the drumsticks at the two jackal brothers, who then catch the drumsticks and run off, while Berle follows after them. The chefs are surprised at the two jackals running away with the drumsticks, wondering what all the rush is. Back in the forest, Jimmy and Jerry stop running after arriving back in the forest, before they proceed to eat the drumsticks they were given. Berle then meets up with the two jackal brothers, feeling glad that they got a decent meal, even in spite of the diet they are on, while Jimmy thanks Berle before proclaiming that he and Jerry are really going to like this diet.

After taking their break, Jimmy and Jerry meet up with Bob, Larry, Archibald, Mr. Lunt, Pa, and Aristotle once again, Archibald asking the two jackals where they've been, with Jimmy answering that he and Jerry were just resting a while from all the exercise that they had to do but are now ready to go ahead with the rest of the regiment. Bob is surprised to hear this, while Larry is happy to hear this, but the others aren't looking, Jimmy and Jerry wink at each other then wink at Berle who is hiding in some bushes, as he also winks back as well. Resuming the exercise regiment, Jimmy and Jerry do some jump roping while supervised by Pa, the two jackal brothers jump roping really good, which Pa is completely baffled by. Next up, Jimmy and Jerry attempt to step through some tires while supervised by Bob, but though they have some problems stepping through the tires without tripping, they are able to get better at it, which Bob is happy to see. Juodas has returned to the restaurant again, before he starts sniffing the air and picks up the scent of Jimmy and Jerry, who were at the restaurant earlier. Because of this, Juodas now claims that his appetite "has shifted from restaurant food to fresh jackal". Back in the forest, Jimmy and Jerry once again have permission to take another break from their exercise regiment, before meeting up with Berle again when the others aren't looking. Berle congratulates the two brothers for getting better at their exercise regiment, but Jimmy tells him that that doesn't matter right now, what matters now is that they're ready for supper, "at the restaurant" Jerry adds.

Berle leads Jimmy and Jerry back towards the restaurant again, while Juodas peeks out from the bushes to spy on them, confirming that he did smell jackal, realizing that it was Jimmy and Jerry that were at the restaurant. Juodas decides to lie low and follow after them then strike once they've fattened themselves, before he slinks off through the foliage again, right in the direction that Jimmy, Jerry, and Berle have gone. After Jimmy, Jerry, and Berle have arrived at the restaurant once again, they look in time to see Lenny come out from the restaurant while carrying a large wooden barrel full of lots of scraps and food, and a honey jar that still has some honey in it, which Berle is excited to see, as he flies out from the bushes and in front of Lenny, who is able to set the barrel of scraps down and sets the honey jar on the windowsill so that Berle can have the honey. Lenny is about to pick up the barrel again when Byron calls out for him, so Lenny runs back inside the restaurant but forgets to take the barrel with him. Excited to see the barrel filled with all of this food, Jimmy and Jerry come out from the bushes and approach the large barrel. Jimmy is excited, telling Jerry that they've wound up in "food paradise", which Jerry agrees with, before Jimmy then proclaims that he's going to go ahead and fill his belly no matter what, Jerry also agreeing with him as well. The two jackals climb up the barrel before they start to eat the food that's inside the barrel, at the same time that Berle notices them, telling them to be careful not to eat too much. Of course, Jimmy and Jerry still resume eating out of the barrel, before Berle resumes eating the rest of the honey.

Back inside the restaurant, Byron tells Thomas, Perry, Kyle, Sam, and Lenny about how much money they've been making off their restaurant, because of the wildlife view theme of the restaurant. Thomas admits that it was a good idea while Thomas is surprised at how much the customers were impressed by seeing all of the different animals coming by the restaurant. Sam then remarks that he's even more surprised by all of the animals that came to sample all of the leftover scraps, before Kyle asks Lenny if he remembered to bring the barrel back in after dumping out the leftover scraps. This causes Lenny to realize that he left the barrel outside when Byron called him in and when Byron asks Lenny if he dumped out the scraps, Lenny is shocked after realizing that he forgot to dump out the scraps, which the rest of the staff are also surprised about, realizing what would happen when you leave an unguarded barrel full of scraps outside. Lenny states that he forgot to dump the scraps out because he was in so much of a hurry. Sam then tells Lenny that because of what he did, some animals might get into the scraps and eat them all in one sitting without any supervision, so Lenny decides to get the barrel before anything else happens as he rushes towards the back door to get the barrel back.

Back outside of the restaurant, the barrel is now empty and laying on its side due to all of the scraps having been eaten, while Jimmy and Jerry are leaning up against the side of the back of the restaurant while asleep, both jackal brothers having gotten their bellies swollen from eating all of the food. Berle has also finished eating all of the honey as he looks down to see Jimmy and Jerry still asleep with swollen bellies, while he quips that he warned them about eating all of those scraps, but before he can do anything else, Juodas shows up, becoming gleeful when he sees that Jimmy and Jerry have actually succeeded in stuffing themselves with food. Juodas then approaches the two bloated jackals while they are still asleep, before they both wake up slightly and greet Juodas before going back to sleep. However, Jimmy and Jerry wake up again when they realize that Juodas has found them, as they try to escape, but unfortunately for them, all of the extra weight that they gained from eating all of the food prevents them from escaping into the foliage. Juodas slinks towards the two trapped jackals, intending to catch them, but Berle quickly flies down and grabs Juodas by the tail with his feet, preventing Juodas from getting at Jimmy and Jerry, before Juodas in turn swipes at Berle. Jimmy and Jerry free themselves from the bushes, but in doing so, end up getting tangled up in a vine, preventing them from trying to escape properly. Lenny comes out the back door in time to notice the commotion, just as Juodas runs out at him, but Lenny quickly gets back inside the restaurant while carrying the now-empty barrel and closes the door after that. Juodas goes after Jimmy and Jerry again as they once again try to escape, but Juodas captures them by grabbing hold of the vine that they were still tangled in before he starts to drag them away, while Berle flies off to warn the others of what happened.

Back in the forest, Bob, Larry, Archibald, Mr. Lunt, Pa, and Aristotle are wondering where Jimmy and Jerry are because they've not come back to resume their exercise regiment. Aristotle doesn't know either, but does manage to explain to the others that Jimmy and Jerry were not happy about their diet and having to go through their exercise regiment at first, but were now strangely chipper about it. Berle then catches up with the group and explains to them about Jimmy and Jerry getting captured by Juodas, which the others are shocked to hear, before Berle explains further that he tried to stop Juodas, but he caught Jimmy and Jerry and took them away. Aristotle asks Berle if he's sure about this, which Berle confirms "By the bark of a poplar", before Aristotle asks him to show them where he last saw Jimmy and Jerry. Though reluctant at first because of what they've been doing, Berle takes them to the restaurant where the struggle took place, which causes the rest of the group to realize the reason that Jimmy and Jerry became more positive about their diet, before Aristotle reiterates that Jimmy and Jerry should have realized that their gluttony would get them into more trouble if they aren't careful. Bob then states that they have to save Jimmy and Jerry before Juodas does something terrible to them, with Larry asking where they'll even look, but fortunately, Berle is able to answer that by explaining that they'll follow Juodas's footprints, before the others realize that if they follow them, then they'll lead them to where he has Jimmy and Jerry, before they start following the footprints away from the restaurant.

A ways off, Juodas is taking a nap next to a grove of bushes, while Jimmy and Jerry are still tangled in the vine, just as Bob, Larry, Archibald, Mr. Lunt, Pa, Aristotle, and Berle show up in time to see their friends still trapped. Berle then laments that it was all his fault and that he should never have told Jimmy and Jerry at the restaurant, also adding that he tried telling them that it was a bad idea to eat the entire barrel of scraps but they wouldn't listen to him. Archibald is confused about what Berle is talking about, so Berle then explains to the others that the restaurant gives leftover scraps to any animals that come by the restaurant, explaining the reason why the staff decided to set up near the forest. Aristotle then says that that explains the change in Jimmy and Jerry's attitude about their diet, and that they don't even know if they lost any weight at all from the exercises that they've been put through, before Mr. Lunt reminds him that they still need to save Jimmy and Jerry, which Bob agrees with and that they must be very careful in trying to save them. Juodas still keeps on napping, at the same time that Jimmy and Jerry try in vain to free themselves from being tangled up in the vine, realizing that their gluttony ended up leading to them getting caught by Juodas.

Jimmy laments that they've really gotten themselves into a stew (not literally), which Jerry agrees with, before both brothers look up and become happy when they see that Bob and the others have come to save them, but have to be very careful not to wake up Juodas. Aristotle and Berle cut the vine with their talons, which Jimmy and Jerry are happy about, before Bob reminds them that they're not out danger yet and that they have to be very quiet. Unfortunately, Berle kicks a small rock that sails through the air before striking Juodas in the face, waking him up from his nap, which the group is surprised to see, before Juodas becomes angry when he sees that Jimmy and Jerry are trying to escape, asking them where they're going. Jimmy humorously answers that they're going to a health spa, but this only makes Juodas very angry before he charges at the group, but they are able to get out of the way before Juodas can get either one of them, but Berle ends up getting pounced on by Juodas when he is unable to get out of the way. Jimmy and Jerry realize that Berle ended up gaining weight from eating the honey that the chefs gave him, so because of that, both jackal brothers realize that they'll have to take their exercise regiment and diet more seriously if they are to save Berle. Juodas proudly boasts that his menu preference has changed, no longer craving jackal, but now craving Berle, but before Juodas can even try to eat Berle, Jimmy and Jerry show up, preparing to face off against Juodas.

Juodas abandons Berle before he starts stalking towards Jimmy and Jerry then pounces out at them, but the two jackal brothers quickly jump out of the way, which only causes the evil wolf to crash to the ground. Juodas gets up and looks around, but can't find the two jackals anywhere, but he is suddenly taken by surprise by Jimmy and Jerry, who have now fallen on top of him, pinning him to the ground and preventing him from getting up since they are too heavy for him. With Juodas defeated again, the rest of the group are happy that Jimmy and Jerry were able to outsmart Juodas in order to save Berle, as they congratulate him, though they are rather modest about it. Berle then says that he would have been reduced to a feather duster if Jimmy and Jerry hadn't saved him, even noting that the two jackals have lost a few pounds. Aristotle then decides to let Jimmy and Jerry off of their diet since they've taken care of Juodas, which Jimmy and Jerry are happy to hear, but then Aristotle stops them after a few seconds, telling them that he hoped that they learned their lesson about their overindulgence, and that they especially need to have moderation in what they do, especially eating.

Jimmy apologizes, saying that he and Jerry were hungry, before Aristotle further explains that that's no excuse for them to put themselves in harm's way because of their food-related actions, saying that God doesn't want us to overdo what we like to do, but rather to be moderate about it. Aristotle then quotes, "It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's glory". Jimmy then states that speaking of honey, Berle ate too much honey before Juodas showed up. Because of this, Aristotle confronts Berle who then admits that he may have done a bit of overindulging himself, before Aristotle decides to put Berle on a diet as well, which Berle is shocked to hear. Back in the main forest, things are back to normal for Jimmy and Jerry once again, eating some pizza, cheeseburgers, and chicken, now that they are off their diet, but are more careful with discarding the leftovers they've been eating. While the two brothers are eating, they talk about how they're happy to be eating again after being off their diet, before wondering where Berle is. The two jackal brothers then look to see that Aristotle has put Berle under an exercise regiment as well, wherein Berle has to try and fly while an electric fan is blowing against him. Despite Berle's protests, Aristotle tells him that he gained weight so he needs to lose it, while Berle grumpily declares that that's the last time that he does a favor for Jimmy and Jerry. The two brothers then laugh after that, before they resume eating their lunch afterwards.

Fun Facts

 * The verse quoted is Proverbs 25:27.
 * The episode's title is taken from the book "A Bridge Too Far" written by Cornelius Ryan in 1974, which was adapted into a feature film in 1977.