Steve and earth Betty might have spent more time pondering those concerns, if they knew what Cary Wringer had planned for episode four. Alan Wilson had agreed to appear on the program with Flora, on the condition that the program would not be aired until Alan could guarantee that all of the Spindrift families would be away from their television sets and unable to watch the program. He did not tell Cary that he would achieve this by choosing a time when all of the other earthlings had teleported to earth, but he did stipulate the condition.
The only outstanding problem was giant Betty, who was a devoted follower of the show. Alan talked to her in private about his plans and the reasons, and learned more from her about her early history with Barry. Giant Betty gave him her word to watch the program but never to repeat what she saw to any of the others. As a result, one day in 2010, the fourth episode of the Cary Wringer show became the highest rating single episode of any television series in the history of television in the Land of the Giants:
"Welcome once again to the Cary Springer show," said Cary, "This afternoon, we're going to hear from a couple who have already gone public on another network. Please welcome Alan Wilson and Flora."
The audience applauded, and then settled down to allow the show to proceed.
"So you two have been dating for a few months now," said Cary.
"That's right," said Alan.
"And you no longer have any concerns about your mother's approval, Flora?"
"None at all," said Flora.
"Well we also invited your mother onto the show today, and she's coming out to join us now," said Cary, as Lahtina walked onto the stage and sat down.
"Hi Mom. What a surprise!" said Flora.
"Well Lahtina, I understand that you have something you'd like to tell your daughter," said Cary.
"That's right," said Lahtina, "Flora, there's no easy way to tell you this, but I'd like to eat your boyfriend."
"What?" said Flora, "Do you know what you're saying?"
"Of course I do," said Lahtina, "And so does he!"
"What does that mean?" asked Flora.
"I really like you, Flora, but I've always wanted her to eat me too. I gave her the chance when you were at school that day we made peace. That's how we did it. She almost swallowed me… and I liked it."
"Ca-ry! Ca-ry! Ca-ry!" came the audience, chanting louder than ever before.
"No … no … This is warped," said Flora.
"I can't be the first Little Person to have a giantess vore crush," said Alan, "And Lahtina can't be the first one to reciprocate."
"Well you heard that viewers," said Cary, "If there are any others out there, ladies or little males, we'd like to have you on the program."
"You're sick, Mom!" yelled Flora, getting out of her seat, "This is a depraved perversion that nobody with any mainstream common sense could understand, and you've entertained it under my nose."
"Actually it was under my nose," said Lahtina, "He slid into my mouth with room to spare."
Flora flew at her mother and slapped her on the cheek. The security officers were not worried about the dangers of an all-female slap-up at this point, and allowed the fight to progress.
Lahtina hit back with both open hands, shoving Flora off balance.
"What's sick is that my own daughter, though her jealousy might be excused, sides with the worst bigots in our society, who wouldn't have allowed us to have unique but still heterosize-ual feelings for each other. I want your little boyfriend in my stomach, and he's on the show because he's become increasingly keen on the idea," said Lahtina.
"Is that true? Would you really prefer that to being with me?" asked Flora, turning away from her mother to face Alan.
"I went on this show, because I didn't know any other way to tell you," said Alan.
"Well she's welcome to you, and I hope you stick in her throat!" said Flora, "But you two haven't thought this through. The Supreme Council's latest legislation protects Little People more than ever before, even from their own insanely self destructive desires. You two have just announced your disturbed urges to the television viewers at large, and the SID will never go for you changing your diet the way you planned. Think about that while you can, but you and me are done! I'm going to live with Dad, which shouldn't be any problem after he's seen this show!"
"Well we feel the way we do, and it's not depraved to us. We're two people of the opposite sexes and different sizes who've had to hide our secret longings for too long. No longer will we give in to fear of embarrassment or ridicule. Other people can enjoy making love, and we'll enjoy making lunch," said Alan.
Flora stormed out of the studio in tears.
"So what do you think about your daughter's feelings now?" asked Cary.
"I think, if anything, we've probably cured her of her interest in Little People romances," said Lahtina, "She'll get over it, move on, and find a nice boy her own size."
"But she did leave you with an ominous warning," said Cary, "Do you still intend to go ahead and eat Alan?"
"We've talked about it, and we'd both like that very much, but we won't break the law. We can still act out the motions of a good meal with Alan's special participation though. I'll leave your viewers to imagine what that would be like."
"Well Alan, do you have anything to say to the viewers?" asked Cary.
"I do. If any members of the Supreme Council are watching, this is my appeal to them to consider amending the new laws to (pardon the pun) cater for giantess vore, only so far as to permit it between two willing participants of course."
"Vore-boy! Vore-boy! Vore-boy!" came the voice of Cookie Punster.
"Is he here again?" asked Cary Wringer, "Hopefully this episode will make us enough extra capital to hire a whole new set of viewers.
(In the Land of the Giants, television's live audience members were paid a small fee for their appearances. Alan had no idea whether a similar practice had existed or would ever exist on his parents' birth planet earth.)
The Cary Wringer show episode "My Mom is eating my Little People boyfriend" sparked so much contentious debate in the community, that Bertha Frye's old instincts came in, and she decided that it was time to interview the head of the SID on the subject, having noticed the reference made to the SID on the Cary Wringer show. She contacted Inspector Camilla Evers and outlined her ideas.
"I might be able to do a better interview on your other show," said Camilla, "Having seen "My Mom is eating my Little People boyfriend," my own Little People partner and I have finally made up our minds to offer you an appearance on Size Doesn't Scatter, if you'd like to have us."
"Are you kidding?" asked Bertha, "The head of the SID has been seeing a Little People man! If anything can beat the ratings of Cary Wringer's last episode, this would be it."
Soon Bertha's fourth episode of Size Doesn't Scatter went to air.
"Welcome to the return of Size Doesn't Scatter. I'm Bertha Frye, and here with me tonight are a couple who may well become the most controversial inter-size relationship of these modern times. I'm talking to a Little People man named Dolf and the head of the SID herself, Inspector Camilla Evers. My first question, Camilla, is how you could reconcile your duty as a loyal government employee and your secret relationship with one of the very beings you were assigned to apprehend and interrogate?"