"A" Is For The Apple He Gave To Me (But I Found A Worm Inside) - Slime

"A" IS FOR THE APPLE HE GAVE TO ME (BUT I FOUND A WORM INSIDE) //

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✋pulpy jelly gummy chew x wax-dipped clay (thick, juicy, pulpy, gummy chewy stretch, bubbly w inflation)
👃red apples, pressed maple leaves, sharpened pencils, old wooden desks, autumn sunlight, seven roasted nuts

"B" is for 'beloved' that I called to him before he left my side
And “C”, see what he did, that’s “D”,
Did it to poor ol’ me
How could I be such an "E"motional fool?

“Schooltown Follies” is a seemingly-silly episode of OTGW featuring Ms. Langtree, a heartbroken schoolteacher instructing a gaggle of animals in reading, writing & 'rithmetic. Overcome by lament, she sings a lively song about her lover Jimmy Brown's disappearance, discussing all the ways he scorned her using each letter of the alphabet. Later on, she discovers Jimmy had actually gotten a job with the circus in order to buy her a wedding ring, but got stuck inside his gorilla costume. They reunite & all is well.

This episode is packed with references to the early 20th century. Ms. Langtree is modelled after the Edwardian “Gibson Girl” with a bouffant hairstyle & corseted silhouette, educated & graceful, teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. The animal schoolchildren feel like they stepped out of Beatrix Potter & other morality tales. Her ballad is like an old Victorian parlor song - once a core form of evening entertainment for families, with themes of lost love, patriotism, & old memories. Jimmy Brown’s “gorilla chase” gag resembles slapstick vaudeville stage acts, especially the 1930 short “Bear Shooters.” Even Greg’s song is a nod to “Animal Crackers in My Soup”, a song by kid star Shirley Temple in the 1935 musical Curly Top.

“Langtree’s Lament” turns an innocent children' s song into something unexpected - things might appear wholesome on the outside, but there are dark things lurking underneath: grief, sadness, struggle, horror. It reminds us that in this show, things are not as they seem… But as Greg reminds us, even imperfect things (like the struggling schoolhouse) are still worth loving.

Crack open the wax-dipped apple to reveal a wriggly fake worm, then mix it in