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This show is BETTER then your average Christ show. Only others I like is The adventures in Odyssey. Anyways, my review. All the characters are likable, the effects (while rare) started out bad but it got better. I LOVE the parodies they make of movies. And, it's a good interpretation of Christ! It's like a Christian Friendship is Magic.(Even though that show IS better.) Yep, I'm a Christian Brony. Even when the jokes can be too obvious, it's still funny. And, the voice acting is pretty good, though it started okay. But one thing that gave this an 8 was that they rarely have any silly songs with Larry! That's a minor flaw, but it still isn't expectational.

This episode of talking vegetables seems to personify everyday objects and make them out not what one would expect from such a movie. Although the characters are cute and have very simple interactions with one another, it is troubling when your children start talking to their food, believing that it is still alive. I don't particularly care for their excuses when they don't want to eat their veggies (and tomato) because they will one day come to life. It also seems unacceptable to bury their food because their friends will be unable to breathe under the soil. For this reason, my children are now addicted to this cartoon personification of their food which they should be eating. Honestly, its a cute idea, but playing with your food is a thing of the past; think of all the hungry children who have to watch this with nothing to eat. I would give this 7.98/10 starts because it made me hungry for some salad and it also promotes God to a young audience, but people know that your food isn't alive and talking. Especially those rotten tomatoes.

I watched this show a lot when I was 4-7 years old and I thought it was ok because the animation and the close ups scared me. I did like the comedy and the story's were nice. However i rewatched it when I was 13 and I got hyped again for veggie tales. I realized it was made when cgi animation was new and I get the adult jokes now. A great master peace.

VeggieTales is one of those things that I enjoyed more than most people expect themselves to before they watch it, like The LEGO Movie, Disney-Descendants, or even Ralph Breaks the Internet. I really appreciate the time and effort that Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer, and other writers and directors of VeggieTales put into telling brilliant stories palatable for both Christian and non-Christian kids that teach them positive life lessons. When Phil Vischer made The VeggieTales Show in 2018, he regretted only teaching kids to behave Christianly in the original video series without teaching them more about Christianity, but I ironically think that the wide variety of entertainment in VeggieTales movies is why it has been so popular and long-running, with different people like Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Tim Hodge, Jim Fisher & Jim Stahl, Brian K. Roberts, Mark Steele, and Cory Edwards seeming to serve different terms for writing or directing 3-to-9 ideas of VeggieTales films aired over the course of several years. Some of them did a great job writing female-led storylines in recent years when most of the films before Esther's introduction (and re-introduction as Petunia) were all male protagonists, but I would like to see Lisa Vischer or Megan Murphy write VeggieTales tales for a change, so they could be the first female directors or writers of their kind.

I miss Esther, but I am glad that the character designers made a suitable replacement for her 4 years later. Petunia Rhubarb was a great new addition to the main cast, and Cydney Trent can be a friend close in age to Lisa Vischer as Mike Nawrocki is to Phil Vischer. What I said before about the variety of entertainment in VeggieTales refers to the fact that some of their movies are based on Bible stories with our veggies being renamed in them to match the characters they play, but other times, their films are a nice spoof on classic literature, TV shows or movies that the creators enjoy, and there are also some stories such as Are You My Neighbor, Madame Blueberry, Auto-tainment or the LarryBoy stories, in which the veggie characters are still themselves and not playing a character with another name. VeggieTales has graced us with affectionate parodies of Gilligan's Island, Star Trek: The Original Series, An Easter Carol, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Pirates of the Caribbean (maybe), It's a Wonderful Life, Pinocchio, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen + The Avengers, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Saturday Night Fever, and Beauty and the Beast, all while still teaching the traditional veggie life lesson that they always do. It was fun growing up with VeggieTales for 20 years from 1993 to 2014 (except I was actually born in 1998), and watching Big Idea's computer animation improve over the years like when you watch a Pixar movie, except that with VeggieTales, you get to see the look of the same characters change over time within the advanced animation instead of waiting many years to see them again in a sequel. Speaking of Pixar, I think it is a very nice coincidence that Big Idea's The Toy That Saved Christmas featured a living human-like toy one year after Pixar came out with Toy Story, their first full-length animated feature.

I watched Veggietales as a kid and now as a parent I can still appreciate the humor and characters. I'll admit that most Christian shows can be pretty corny but Veggietales has a strong entertainment value much as it does for the themes. The pop culture nods, silly songs and characters can be compared to an Animaniacs for slightly younger viewers.

The series has stretched out to TV, home viewing and movies. I'd say the best experience is the home viewing as the episodes on TV are edited for time and, to lessor extent, removing a little of the Christian lines. The videos also include fun silly song intermission breaks in the episode which are pretty entertaining.

I can only knock the show currently for its slower and less flashy older episodes and a couple of so-so episodes.

I have done 3 Veggie Tales reviews: Jonah, Rack, Shack and Benny, and Where's God When I'm S-Scared. Rack used to be my favorite, now it's The Star of Christmas. There are a few clunkers(The Penniless Princess comes to mind) but most of them are great. I think Veggie Tales is the greatest show ever made! I had to watch this growing up since I was sheltered, but even as a 19 almost 20 year old, I still adore it. When I am scared, I sing God is Bigger. I remember Rack, Shack, and Benny when I'm pressured to do wrong. Sweetpea Beauty makes me worry less about how unattractive I am to girls. It's a Meaningful Life makes me appreciate the life God made me. I could keep going. Veggie Tales has shaped me into the man I am today. I could write a novel out of why I love this show! And shame on those who give the overall show less than a 10! There's so much more I could write, but just watch the show and see why it's great. And remember, God made you special, and He loves you very much!

PS, this is the 100th 10 star review I have written!

This should be rated TV-14 , he must choose whether to be a Christian or not.

Why does this get only 6.8? Yes it's a kids show, but i know older people who like it (Not including me.) I know a lot of Christian shows can be pretty corny but Veggie Tales is I think the highest quality Christian series for kids. It is also good and clean for young kids, and entertaining enough for the adults like what one of the other reviewers said. It has fun great characters kids love like Bob the tomato and Larry the cucumber. They're cute and teach Christian values in a good way. The content is stuff that most parents will not find offensive even for there youngest kids 3-4 years. The have a Super hero i used to love when i was a kid. Larry-Boy! While the villains may sometimes frighten kids, they are still fun. The violence is very light and should not frighten kids. And they don't really say any bad words. Except the parents guide said that there is one use of stupid in an early episode, and if they said it i didn't hear it. Over all if you have kids, get them this.

Veggie Tales is a great well made Christian animation for kids and it's the best. Teaching Bible lessons and great morals is what this show offers. It's funny and as an adult I enjoyed watching it as well. Those who criticize this show as bad just because it's Christian is not a fair review, obviously they haven't watched it without a bias.Veggie Tales not only have great lessons but great catchy silly songs as well for a sing along. The characters are all Veggies and cute looking and bad guys are not too scary for kids. Nothing bad like adult jokes are never said in this show like they do in other kids animation shows. It's a overall great show and I highly recommend this show for everyone to watch and enjoy.

Note: I wrote this on a Google Doc for fun back on July 18th, 2022. I wanted to share it here so it could be seen more. I titled my essay "Why I Still Love VeggieTales".

Even though I am 23 years old (24 next month), I still love the Christian animated series VeggieTales. Why is that? The simple answer is that I still think it's really entertaining. But it goes much, much deeper than that. That's what I need to write this essay for.

To start off, it's nostalgic. I've watched it all my life. Sometimes watching it gives memories of being younger, like watching Minnesota Cuke and the Search For Samson's Hairbrush every weekend when I was 7.

It also started my passion for movies. Not only was VeggieTales what introduced me to film, but it took part in me getting into what are now some of my favorite movies. This is from them parodying movies such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Rocky, and It's A Wonderful Life. (I actually saw IAWL first.)

Even bits of episodes helped me in school. In Senior Year English, I could explain homophones ("Where the toads are towed down on the plain!..I need my kneaded biscuits plain!") due to the Silly Song Schoolhouse Polka from Sumo of the Opera, the Rocky parody.

In science class, I could define photosynthesis due to Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed, and in 7th Grade English, I was the only one who understood "Who's On First?" because of Duke and the Great Pie War.

Even then, that doesn't scratch the surface of why VeggieTales is so deep for me. Here it is- the series has shaped me into the person I am today.

I hope writing this isn't pompous of me, but many people praise how well I know The Bible. VeggieTales is the origin for this. From the Bible stories it taught me to the verses, much of my love for The Bible and knowledge of it comes from VeggieTales.

As a kid, that's what got me to actually READ The Bible. My favorite video growing up was Rack, Shack, and Benny. That got me to read Daniel Chapter 3 by myself. (To be honest, I copped out from reading David and Goliath- who wants to read 58 consecutive verses when you are a kid?)

Even today, some of the humor is amusing. In Are You My Neighbor, there is a story based on The Good Samaritan. Larry gets his head stuck in a hole, and the Mayor and Nurse of his town refuse to help him. Why?

"We're busy, busy, frightfully busy, more than a bumblebee, more than an ant! Busy, busy, horribly busy, we'd love to help, but we can't!"

Mind you, they can stand around and sing and dance and set up a DISCO BALL OUTSIDE, but they can't pull a cucumber out of a HOLE!

Speaking of humor, there's also the Silly Songs. It's a cherry on top for these videos to have songs about a bald vegetable missing a hairbrush or a gourd's infatuation with a cheeseburger.

It's also impressive how they handle rough parts of The Bible. For example, in King George and the Ducky, the story of David and Bathsheba is told. However, a king coveting his neighbor's wife is replaced with coveting his neighbor's rubber bath ducky.

In Esther: The Girl Who Became Queen, instead of Haman wanting the Jews to be hanged, he wants them banished to an island where they are to be tickled for eternity.

For a final example, in The Ballad of Little Joe, a Western version of Joseph and His Brothers, Joseph being accused of raping his master's wife is replaced with Little Joe being accused of stealing money from his boss. While different sins are accused of, they both show Joseph being accused of trying to take something that isn't his, in a way that kids can understand.

Anyways, to top it all off, most importantly, the lessons from the videos have guided me in life. Take Rack, Shack, and Benny, for example. Once, when I was in elementary school (circa 3rd grade), we were given candy at the end of the day but told to not eat it until we got home.

I was ridiculed by a classmate shortly later for being the only one (and I mean the only one) actually listening to the teacher. It felt weird then, but I'm proud of it now.

Rack, Shack and Benny was what kept me from eating the candy. Just like those 3 boys, I knew I had to do the right thing, even if everyone else was doing the wrong thing.

Where's God When I'm S-Scared?!? The very first video has helped me in numerous areas of my life. When I endured my abuse 9 years ago, or went to school 3 hours away, or stayed home alone for 10 days, I would be afraid. But then I'd remind myself:

"God is bigger than the Boogie Man! He's bigger than Godzilla, or the monsters on TV! Oh, God is bigger than the Boogie Man, and He's watching out for you and me!" This would always ease my fears.

Other episodes have helped me in life- Minnesota Cuke helped me show love to kids who picked on me. Not always, to be honest, but often. Sweetpea Beauty helped me not worry about girls not finding me attractrive. It's A Meaningful Life stopped me from thinking about death as a young kid, and also kept me going in my abuse. Again, this barely scratches the surface.

VeggieTales also works for me because of how good they are compared to other Christian movies. I recently wrote an essay called "I'm A Christian And I Hate Most Christian Movies", writing how movies like God's Not Dead hate on atheists.

That's not what VeggieTales taught me. Bob and Larry taught me to love my neighbor (Are You My Neighbor), my enemies (Minnasota Cuke/Hairbrush), my family (Duke and the Great Pie War), and others (The Star of Christmas). And of course, most importantly, to love God. (Shouldn't I just put every video here?)

And that's why I, a man in my 20s, still love VeggieTales, and why I probably always will. It's nostalgic, entertaining, and a deep part of my life. I will be forever grateful for that, and to me, that's not worth giving up. VeggieTales isn't just a Christian cartoon to me, it's something deeply meaningful.

Veggie Tales is a very unique and entertaining cartoon that takes stories from the Bible and puts in cool and creative twists. The show also has plenty of fun characters, like Larry, that are so fun to watch and the silly songs that are sung in the show rock! I know this show isn't for everyone but personally I love it.

I felt like a real child of God when I watched this masterpiece of a show. It truly opened my eyes to all of the world and gave me an insight into the most interesting and meaningful of topics. Veggie Tales is truly the best show of all time.

I used to be in a Christian family and this was one of the few Christian shows that were actually good. I am an atheist now but this show is still a big part of my childhood. Overall 9/10 one star has been subtracted as I am now an atheist.

I remember watching the original Veggietales videos when I was a kid at the time when CGI animation was rising. And I even owned a CD which included the songs.

That being said, the show has left an impact on so many people who grew up in the 90's. Not only does it provide some thought-provoking themes when it comes to telling biblical stories while giving some comedic levity, but it also has some fun and charm. The characters, mostly Bob, Larry, Junior, and Archibald Asparagus , are likeable and heartwarming, the musical numbers are really good, and the stories are not only funny, but tearjerking and poignant.

If there's one quibble I do have with the show is that the animation in the earlier entries does feel dated although it did improve over the years.

Overall, Veggietales is one of the best children's shows ever made.

A wonderful, funny and wholesome show that teaches OT Bible stories in a kid friendly way. The stories are very imaginative and the dialog positive and understandable even to younger children. The moral of each story is reinforced throughout the story with each character playing a part in explaining how they are impacted by the positive and negative side of the story as it unfolds. The songs are silly, cute and catchy. Fun show to watch with your children or grandchildren that presents adults with an easy way to introduce values that all children will benefit from. The stories will spark interest in children to learn more about the Bible stories portrayed and might even encourage children to read the Bible. Win-win.

"Veggietales" has a special place in my heart and my childhood. This is a moral-driven kids show done right. I still find myself watching this show as an adult.

The show is entertaining, creative, and funny, but it also manages to do a good job with its various lessons without getting too preachy like most shows of this kind end up being.

The characters are all lovable and really funny. We have Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, Junior Asparagus, Senior Asparagus, Archibald Asparagus, Pa Grape, Mr. Lunt, Mr. Nezzer, Madame Blueberry, Laura Carrot, Petunia Rhubarb, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, and the French Peas.

We are treated to many adventures that are either retellings of old Bible stories or parodies of famous movies, which helps make the show enjoyable for adults as well.

Some of my favorite episodes include "King George And The Ducky," "Sumo Of The Opera," the two "Minnesota Cuke" adventures, and "The Ballade Of Little Joe." The show has also released two full-length feature films: "Jonah" and "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything." Some episodes don't hold up that well, but even the worst of the original series is better than anything from "Veggietales: In The House" (the less said about that travesty of a show, the better).

If you have kids, they will surely get a kick out of it. The fact that an agnostic atheist like Youtuber TheMysteriousMrEnter likes this show should tell you how good it really is. Whatever age you are, you should definitely check it out.

RATING: A