My mother, who got me into this business, always said to me, "Make them beg for me, then don't give it to 'em," but I'm not my mother. So if you beg, I'll give it to ya, and we'll have a real good. . . Beg!!!

As I've mentioned before, growing up we had a satellite dish. We could watch everything. Our parent did not approve of much (During the era of George Michael's "I Want Your Sex", MTV was completely banned. "If BYU does not allow it, then I don't allow it either." That really worked.), but we watched all we could when they were not around. My brother, Larry, introduced us to the Playboy Channel where we could see women in bikinis run through obstacle courses (and much more). Parental control devices did not to keep us off. I remember teaching my dad how they worked. It reallly pissed him off that a 12 year old could figure out what he couldn't.

Aside from from porn, having a dish meant we could see any animated feature that was made. . . Ever. We saw Herself the Elf, My Little Pony everything, Rainbow Brite, and Rose Petal Place. My brothers and I LOVED Rose Petal. My sister loved her too. . Or. . . Maybe it was just my mother and I who were infatuated. To make matters worse better, Rose Petal on Rose Petal Place: Real Friends was voiced by Marie Osmond. Being the good Mormons we were, we worshiped her. It was the best made-for-television animated feature EVER!!!

When ebay was new, I found a VHS copy of the film, and I bought it for my mother. I could not wait to view it! It had been so long. It was like candy. I'd forgotten how EVIL Nastina could be. However, nothing could beat the music of this show. I've mentioned the lyrics from this film on by blog before. I wish I could have all of the lyrics, but I cannot find them. I've googled everything I can think of to get the lyrics to no avail. If anyone out there reading this can hook me up with the lyrics, I'll add you to the list of gods that I pray to. Ah, Rose Petal:

I hope that we can all become very good friends at Rose Petal Place!

Never hear of Rose Petal? Here's a brief summary:

Rose Petal Place is a beautiful garden and home to
Rose Petal and her friends who came to life when they
were touched by a little girl's tears. She cried when she
had to move away and leave her lovely flowers. Rose Petal
loves to sing, in the cartoon she was voiced by Marie Osmond.
Each of Rose Petal's friends is a different flower and has
her own special talent or interest. Rose Petal is the music lover,
Orchid is the stylish, fashion plate, Lily Fair is a dreamer
and a dancer, Iris is an artist, Daffodil is business minded
and always carries around a calculator, and Sunny Sunflower
loves to laugh and talk and brings sunshine wherever
she goes. Their other friends include a hedgehog named
Tumbles and Elmer the Elm tree. Their enemies are
Nastina the Spider and her henchman, Horace the Fly.

I took a quiz to find out which Rose Petal character I am.


You are Lily Fair!!!


Take the What Rose Petal Place Character Are You? Quiz!

This quiz was created by Kara


I always had a crush on her!!!

Yay!!!

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We all needs friends. Rose Petal sang "nothing's better than friends", but some time they hurt. Friendships are not always easy to maintain, and sometimes it's not worth the effort. Everything changes, and we just have to know when to let go.


Have you ever been stabbed in the back
By someone you thought was really cool
Did they steal your heart or was it money
Or was it lies they told
Strangers just disguised as your friends
Never again cause now you know

That friends will let you down
Friends wont be around
When you need them most
Where are your friend

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
I'm talkin bout your friends

Smiles they hide behind
Never know whats on their mind
Could be true deception
Jealousy and envy reign
They never want to see you get ahead
They just hold you back

Friends will let you down
Friends wont be around
When you need them most
Where are your friend, oh, oh

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
I'm talkin bout your friends

Friends are hard to find, so be careful
You could find an inch or mile if I pay you
But some aint that bad, but one might back stab
To get the fake tips of what one might have
Bite the hand that feeds you, leave the people who need you
For those who hold you back and mislead you
To be a needle, dont get lead on unleaded
The wrong direction, a dead ends next then
Heed the detour, lifes like a seesaw
The ups and downs, and Ill bet therell be more
Potholes and obstacles in our path, thats righteous
At times you need a hand to fight this
Way of life, straighten up, take the door to the placid
And dont you act two-faced
Cause jealousy and envy, and you still act friendly
You could find the end and pretend to be

Friends will let you down
Friends wont be around
When you need them most
Where are your friends, yeah

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
I'm talkin bout your friends

Used to me kiss me, tell me you missed me
But now you try to glaze me, play me and diss me
Uh, wide awake, ready to break, so we argue
What happened to the kisses, and, Why, how are you?s, yours and mine
I'm talkin bout your friends

Friends will let you down
Friends wont be around
When you need them most
Where are your friends, yeah

Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine