Tag Archives: Christian entertainment

The Star of Christmas (2002)

Bob the Tomato stars as Cavis Appythart and Larry the Cucumber as Millward Phelps in this Christmas movie by the creators of VeggieTales. Cavis and Millward are hopeful British composers, somewhat after the style of Gilbert and Sullivan, who are trying to make it big with their production, “The Princess and the Plumber.” They’ve asked Miss Effie Pickering (Madame Blueberry) to head up their cast, and now they need a big show stopper, a main attraction. If they don’t get a good crowd, their entire dream will go up in smoke and they won’t be able to pay for all … Continue reading →

Lord of the Beans (2005)

Those rascally vegetables have done it again – pulled off a hysterical spoof of a blockbuster movie, “Lord of the Rings.” But in this version, there were powerful beans created, beans that would give the owners clothes, food, and power, and one bean with the power of them all. The fate of those first beans was pretty tragic – they got eaten. But the last bean ended up in the hands of a Flobbit named Billboy Baggypants, and then passed down to his nephew, Toto. Toto saw the effect the bean had on his uncle, how he used it and … Continue reading →

Lyle the Kindly Viking (2001)

Archibald Asparagus is a bit of a loner on the VeggieTales set. It seems that he is the only vegetable with a strong sense of the aesthetic, that no one else can understand art and literature. It’s his cross to bear. In an attempt to inject some culture into the Veggietales video series, he asks for permission to be in charge of just one episode, which Bob grants him, but not without misgivings. Archibald immediately redecorates the set to look like an old English library, and settles down in an easy chair to narrate the first tale, which was supposed … Continue reading →

King George and the Ducky (2000)

When I first heard that the folks at VeggieTales were going to do the story of Bathsheba, I thought their brains must be the size of peas. How would you tell that story in a way that is appropriate for children? Well, I should have had a little more faith. They not only did it, but they did it very well. Taking their cue from the fact that there was a bath involved in the original Bible story, they created a storyline where the object of desire was a rubber duck. Larry the Cucumber plays King George, a man who … Continue reading →

Esther (2000)

With the addition of “Esther” to the VeggieTales movie lineup, we see these ordinarily cheerful vegetables take on a story that’s a little hard to recount. How would you tell the story of Esther in a way that children could relate to without getting nightmares? First, you would take a cute scallion and ask her to play Esther. Then you’d cast Pa Grape in the role of Mordecai (although how we’re supposed to believe that a grape could be a scallion’s cousin, I don’t know.) A twist here, a plot change there, and you’re good to go. The king awakens … Continue reading →

The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)

In this VeggieTales movie, apparently Bob and Larry had a misunderstanding. Larry thought Bob said they could do a Western-themed story, and Bob wants to do a Bible story. After some compromising, they agree to do a Western-Bible story, and thus “The Ballad of Little Joe” is born. Little Joe, played by Larry the Cucumber, is a very beloved son. One of twelve, he is favored about all the others, and for his birthday, he gets an embroidered vest. This doesn’t sit well with the brothers (played by the French peas) who only got mittens for their birthdays. Their jealousy … Continue reading →

Madame Blueberry (1998)

In this installment of the VeggieTales movie series, we meet Madame Blueberry. She’s a blueberry, obviously, and she lives in a beautiful home high in a tree. She’s feeling very disconsolate, however – all of her neighbors have things she doesn’t have, and it’s making her blue. Her good friends Bob and Larry try to tell her how blessed she is, but she’s not in the mood to listen. If she doesn’t have everything she wants, she just knows she’ll never be happy. A new store is being built down the road. Called “StuffMart,” it has everything! Even if you … Continue reading →

Jonah (2002)

“Jonah” is the first full-length feature film produced by Big Idea, and was the dream of Phil Vischer from the inception of the company. To date, it is the only feature film released and now that Phil no longer owns Big Idea, who knows if there will be another. But we’ll take what we can get when we can get it. Bob the Tomato is driving a busload of kids to a concert starring Twippo, their favorite children’s song artist. Laura Carrot won the golden ticket and will get to meet Twippo, and she’s having a marvelous time rubbing it … Continue reading →

The Toy That Saved Christmas (2002)

Okay, so it’s not Christmas anymore, but I’m trying to review the VeggieTales movies in order and this one comes next. We’ll keep the spirit of Christmas alive all year! Once upon a time, there was a town that didn’t “get” Christmas. They had it, but they didn’t understand it. They thought it was solely for the purpose of getting presents, and the television commercials didn’t help any. All day long, the people were bombarded with advertisements specifically designed to make the children whine and scream for that particular toy. It was a cranky, unhappy town. Up on the hill … Continue reading →

Josh and the Big Wall (2002)

“Josh and the Big Wall” is the movie that started it all for the Pinkston family. That’s right; it’s the movie my mom brought home from Virginia, babbling about produce all the way. Once I saw it, I started babbling about produce too. You might say, we now speak celery. This VeggieTales video tells us the story of Joshua (Larry the Cucumber) the man who was chosen to be prophet upon the death of Moses. Moses had led the children of Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness, but he died before they actually entered the Promised Land. It … Continue reading →