| “ | Haman: Hey, aren't you the Peaoni Brothers, the most wanted peas in Persia? Bigthan: That's right, we are! Teresh: And we could've taken over the kingdom, if it wasn't for that meddling queen! |
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| ~ Haman speaking to the Peaoni Brothers, shortly before banishing them. |
The Peaoni Brothers are the secondary antagonists from the Veggietales franchise from the episode, Esther: The Girl Who Became Queen.
They are portrayed by the French Peas, Jean Claude and Phillippe. Bigthan (Jean Claude) is voiced by Mike Nawrocki, and Teresh (Phillippe) is voiced by Phil Vischer.
Biography[]
The Peaoni Brothers are part of the wanted list and their wanted posters are on the wall. Later on, Bigthan and Teresh hatch a scheme to overthrow King Xerxes and seize the throne. Bigthan disguises himself as a baker and appears uninvited, using a wedding cake as a lure. Meanwhile, Teresh readies to drop a piano on the king's head using a rope and pulley system. However, Mordecai and Esther realize the scheme and alert the king about the trap, allowing him to narrowly avoid the danger. The piano falls onto the cake, but misses the king thanks to the timely alarm. As a result, Haman urges Mordecai to apprehend the would-be assassins, which Mordecai successfully accomplishes.
The Peaoni Brothers are then revealed to be the most wanted peas in Persia, and for their punishment, Haman banishes them to the Island of Perpetual Tickling. Everyone was terrified at this, especially the two peas, nonetheless an entity known as the Grim Tickler takes them away while tickling them with a large feather. The narrator then explains that in Persia, conspiring to drop a piano on a King's head and occurring before him uninvited are both severe crimes, and these two learned it the hard way.
Legacy[]
Despite this, this gives Haman the idea of trying to get Mordecai and his family banished the same way, telling him they were much worse than the Peaoni brothers. However, Xerxes eventually realizes that they never actually thanked Mordecai for saving him from the Peaoni brothers, probably because Haman interrupted him when Esther revealed it. Not only did Mordecai receive a parade, but Esther finally had the courage to reveal Haman's true nature.
Appearance[]
As their name suggests, the Peaoni Brothers are sentient peas with small, round, green bodies. Bigthan wears a baker hat in order to pretend to be a baker, while Teresh wears a hat resembling a fedora.
Personality[]
The brothers are very egotistic, since they wanted to take the throne of the king and they are even willing to get rid of him, since they are selfish. Given that Bigthan blew a raspberry behind Haman's back, it is implied that they are just as bad as him, if not worse. However, they were horrified by their punishment at being banished to the Island of Perpetual Tickling.
Quotes[]
| “ | Stop! It's a trap! | „ |
| ~ Esther warning the King about the Peaoni Brothers' trap. |
| “ | Haman: I say the punishment should be... banishment to the Island of Perpetual Tickling! Teresh: You don't mean... Bigthan: The island where you're tickled day and night... Teresh: Night and day? Bigthan: Without stop... Teresh: Not even if you say "Pretty please?" (Both brothers scream in terror) |
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| ~ The Peaoni Brothers, after Haman told them of their punishment. |
| “ | There are two things you don't do in Persia. One of them is trying to drop a piano on a King's head. The other is appearing before him uninvited. The Peaoni Brothers found these things out the hard way. | „ |
| ~ The narrator explains the Peaoni Brothers' crimes in detail. |
Trivia[]
- In the original Book of Esther, Bigthan and Teresh were only talking about their plot. They were never said to be brothers, and they, along with Haman eventually, were hanged, but since VeggieTales is a children's series, their punishment was changed to a place where people are tickled endlessly. Although, there have been some cases where people died from laughing, but they're extremely rare.
- On that note, their punishment is based on Mike Nawrocki's childhood fear of being tickled endlessly.
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