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“Where’s God When I’m S-Scared” begins with young Junior the Asparagus watching Frankencelery, a scary movie before bedtime. On the way to his bedroom, he tries to convince himself that the monsters weren’t real, but his imagination gets the better of him. Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber find Junior and humorously explain through song why he doesn’t need to be afraid of the dark or any monsters. They then introduce Junior to “Frankencelery,” who in actuality is an actor from Toledo, and quite nice in real life. This is a humorous take on Frankenstein, playing on many of the tropes we commonly associate with the monster and scientist: the mad scientist, dimwitted assistant, and mindless monster. Instead of trying to reinvent or interpret

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