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

VeggieTales: A Snoodle’s Tale (2004)

We’re huge Veggie fans at my house, and my kids were delighted when I brought home “A Snoodle’s Tale.” We’ve never seen it before, and our anticipation was not wasted. We really liked it. We start the show with Bob, who is excited to welcome Larry home from Danish Immersion Camp. But when Larry’s bus arrives, he confesses that he only attended Danish Camp for one day – then he got lost and ended up at Overdone British Literary Adaptations Camp across the lake. But not to worry – he came home with a great idea for a story, just … Continue reading

Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (2006)

I’m afraid that despite my efforts to review the VeggieTales videos in order, I’ll have to skip around a little bit. They aren’t always available in the order they were released. Today I offer you “Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler.” This video teaches us the importance of treating our friends with kindness. The first segment is called “The Asparagus of La Mancha.” Archibald Asparagus plays Don, the owner of a restaurant. He works hard every day to keep the town fed, with the help of Sancho, portrayed by Mr. Lunt. But one day they get bad news – a … 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