10 Years Later It's Still Great
VeggieTales launched 10 years ago with this video, which includes two shorter segments. The first, "Tales from the Crisper," teaches Jr. Asparagus that he has nothing to fear because "God is Bigger then the Boogie Man." The second retells the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den with songs feature Larry as the hero and Archibald Asparagus as King Darius. (Mr. Nezzer hadn't been created yet.) In between is the very first silly song, "The Water Buffalo Song."
Watching it again this weekend, I was struck by two things. First, how much fun this video is. With Jr. they perfectly captured a little kid and his logic and created some truly funny moments with talk about the slime monster. Although the funniest moment belongs to Daniels chatter as he's being carried to the lion's den. The second is how far they and the technology have come. By today's standards, the animation is bad. Their recent projects with bigger budgets are much better looking. However, that doesn't affect the...
A Great Video!
My two year old daughter loves this video - and so do her dad and I! The first half of the story is about Jr. Asparagus who is afraid after watching a scary movie. The Song "God is Bigger Than The Boogie Man" is one of the best of all the VeggieTales songs - and that's really saying something because there are so many great ones! The second half of the story is a great retelling of the story of Daniel, and it includes a great song from the jealous wise men as well.
This is one of the best VeggieTales videos in my opinion - the songs are top notch, the stories are very well done, and the message comes accross loud and clear in a way that is meaningful for small children and adults alike [Hey, I sing that Boogie Man song when I start worrying about the Bills - its just as relevant to me and my worries!]. One warning though - since watching this video, my two year old is fond of saying "Just four more minutes..." when she's not ready to go - just like Jr...
Welcome to VeggieTales!
I think a lot of people knew that this was the first VeggieTales episode, but some are like, "What's the difference?" A lot. I can just imagine the reaction to this first episode when it was aired how many years ago. You meet Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, the host of this wonderful show. They warmly welcome you and your little one, "Welcome to VeggieTales!" The also announce that they are there to answer YOUR questions. Who has questions? Kids! Well, this letter happens to be be about being scared. So begins the first episode of our favorite show for us and our little ones!
We finally meet for the first time, a veggie favorite, Junior Asparagus. He's watching "Frankencelery"!!! Mom says time for bed, and maybe he shouldn't watch scary stuff. Junior insists that he isn't scared. But what happens when it appears that monsters are in the closet? Enter Bob and Larry! To this day, I happen to love the song, "God is bigger than the Boogie-Man" just because I personally...
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