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VeggieTales
''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, computer generated musical children's animation, and book franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series sees fruit and vegetable characters retelling Christian stories from the Bible, with episodes presenting life lessons according to a biblical world view. The franchise originated as a video series, with episodes distributed primarily direct to home media, first in 1993 on VHS, and later on DVD and Blu-ray through to 2015. The television series ''VeggieTales on TV!'' ran on NBC from 2006 to 2009, and two Netflix series debuted in 2014 and 2017. Two films were released: '' Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'' (2002) and '' The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie'' (2008). The success of the animations helped establish a franchise of related media, including music, stage productions, and video games. The series is distinguished as the most successful Christian children's fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of VeggieTales Characters
This is a list of characters that appear in the ''VeggieTales'' franchise. Primary characters Bob the Tomato Bob the Tomato (introduced 1993) is the friendly but slightly high-strung host of ''VeggieTales''. Creator Phil Vischer has often cited Bob as being "my inner Mr. Rogers". Alongside best friend and co-host, Larry the Cucumber, the pair introduce and wrap-up almost every show and respond to viewer mail on a tiled kitchen countertop. Bob also plays many character roles in the story segments and other times is simply the narrator or storyteller. Bob has the superhero alter-ego "ThingamaBob", the tech savvy member of the League of Incredible Vegetables. Bob made his first appearance in a 1992 short entitled "VeggieTales Promo: Take 38", where he pitches ''VeggieTales'' to potential investors while Larry absentmindedly chased after his blue wind-up lobster. Bob later made his public debut in 1993 in the first episode, '' Where's God When I'm S-Scared?''. Bob plays himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The VeggieTales Show
''The VeggieTales Show'' (often marketed as simply ''VeggieTales'') is an American Christian computer-animated television series created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki. The series served as a revival and sequel of the American Christian computer-animated franchise ''VeggieTales''. The series is produced through the partnerships of Trinity Broadcasting Network, TBN, NBCUniversal, Big Idea Entertainment, and Trilogy Animation, and ran from October 22, 2019, to April 1, 2022. Vischer, Nawrocki, and Lisa Vischer reprise their respective roles as the voices of Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, and Junior Asparagus, with Kurt Heinecke returning to compose the show's music score. They are joined by the creative team led by show-runner Todd Waterman (who worked on such projects as the 1998 Disney film ''Mulan (1998 film), Mulan'' and ''Transformers: Prime''). It was the last ''VeggieTales'' production to involve the Vischers, Nawrocki and Heinecke before their departure from the fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VeggieTales In The City
''VeggieTales in the City'' is an American computer-animated children's comedy streaming television series produced by Big Idea Entertainment. The series is a sequel to ''VeggieTales in the House''. It premiered on Netflix on February 24, 2017 with the release of 13 episodes. A second season was released on September 15, 2017. Cast Main *Bob the Tomato (voiced by Phil Vischer) – One of the main characters of ''VeggieTales'', he is best friends and roommates with Larry the Cucumber. He works part-time at Pa Grape's store doing various jobs and tasks. He enjoys doing things like reading, studying the weather with his weather machine, and helping out his friends in the city. *Larry the Cucumber (voiced by Mike Nawrocki) – Best friends and roommates with Bob the Tomato, Larry is scatterbrained and has an energetic, childlike personality. He enjoys doing very silly things, like singing silly songs, eating large amounts of sardines, and riding his bicycle on the ceiling. He work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where's God When I'm S-Scared?
This is a list of VHS and DVD releases of the animated children's television series ''VeggieTales''. Videos Original videos (1993–2015) Theatrical films Compilation videos Collections # ''Lessons From The Sock Drawer'' (May 6, 2008): Includes various "Veggie Vault" Silly Songs, shorts, and briefs including Binky the Opera Singer, Dr. Jiggle & Mr. Sly, The Story of St. Patrick, Paco and The Singing Aardvark, Gated Community, Paco and the Chicken, The Englishman Who Went Up The Hill, Larry's High Silk Hat, Larry's Lagoon, Modern Major General, Forgive-O-Matic, Larry's Blues, Going Up, Omelet, and Lunch # ''The Bumblyburg Super-Hero Value Pack'': Includes '' Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!'', ''Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed'', ''Dave and the Giant Pickle'' (first Larry-Boy Appearance), and all four episodes of '' Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures''. # ''LarryBoy Superhero Power Pack'': Includes '' Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!'', ''Larry-B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Idea Entertainment
Big Idea Entertainment, LLC (formerly known as Big Idea Productions, Inc. and Big Idea, Inc.; also simply as Big Idea) is an American Christian animation company, best known for its computer-animated ''VeggieTales'' series of Christian-themed home videos. Founded in February 1989 as GRAFx Studios by Phil Vischer, the company was renamed as Big Idea Productions in August 1993 and it released its first direct-to-video ''VeggieTales'' program in December. In 2002, Big Idea adapted the Biblical story of Jonah for its first theatrical feature film, '' Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', which was co-produced with FHE Pictures. Its second theatrical film, '' The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie'', was co-produced with Starz Animation and released in 2008. From 1999 to 2004, headquarters of Big Idea Entertainment was in Lombard, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago. After Big Idea Entertainment declared bankruptcy in 2003 and the company was sold to Classic Media, hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silly Songs With Larry
''Silly Songs with Larry'' is a regular feature segment in Big Idea's cartoon series ''VeggieTales''. Often secular, they generally consist of Larry the Cucumber singing a humorous novelty song either alone or with some of the other Veggie characters. Occasionally, another character, like Mr. Lunt, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus, Laura Carrot, Archibald Asparagus, Oscar the Polish Caterer, and the French Peas Jean-Claude and Philippe, or an ensemble is featured in Larry's place. The Silly Songs have proven to be a very popular part of the show and have also prompted the release of several "sing-along" and compilation videos of these segments, some wrapped with new material that threads them into a fresh context. Some of the silly songs have been nominated for a GMA Dove Award. Segment structure Sometimes a Silly Song is introduced with a static picture of Larry. Then, an unseen narrator, sometimes Archibald, says the following: "And now it's time for Silly Songs with Larry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VeggieTales In The House
''VeggieTales in the House'' is an American computer animation, computer-animated children's comedy streaming television series developed by Doug TenNapel (of ''Earthworm Jim'' fame) and produced by Big Idea Entertainment (owned by DreamWorks Classics), and animated by Bardel Entertainment. It picks up after ''VeggieTales'', a Christian-themed video and film series, featuring anthropomorphic vegetables. Characters Main * Bob the Tomato (voiced by Phil Vischer) – One of the main characters of ''VeggieTales'', he is best friends and roommates with Larry the Cucumber and acts as the "straight man" to Larry. He works part-time at Pa Grape's store doing various jobs and tasks. * Larry the Cucumber (voiced by Mike Nawrocki) – Best friends and roommate with Bob the Tomato, Larry is scatterbrained and has a silly personality. He works driving the town's ice-cream cart and does odd jobs at Pa Grape's store. He secretly protects the city from crime as the superhero LarryBoy. * Petun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Vischer
Phillip Roger Vischer (born June 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker, author, speaker, podcast host, animator, musician, puppeteer, and voice actor who created the computer-animated video series ''VeggieTales'' alongside Mike Nawrocki. He provided the voice of Bob the Tomato and about half of the other characters in the series. Currently, he owns a small film business, Jellyfish Labs, based in Wheaton, Illinois. Early life and education Phil Vischer was born June 16, 1966 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. For three semesters, Vischer attended St. Paul Bible College (currently known as Crown College); around that time, he also worked at a small Christian video production company. Career According to Vischer's 2005 autobiography, ''Me Myself and Bob'', Vischer and his longtime friend Mike Nawrocki founded Big Idea Productions in the late 1980s as GRAFx Studios. It started out as a small business that used computer animation to make its films. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Nawrocki
Michael Lewis Nawrocki (born July 8, 1966) is an American director, animator, writer, lyricist, and voice actor best known as the co-creator of the long-running, Christian video series, ''VeggieTales'' where he voiced Larry the Cucumber. He voiced many other main characters on the show, including Jerry Gourd, and Jean-Claude Pea, and other various characters, is the co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment alongside Phil Vischer, and currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the company. He has directed several of their productions, including the award-winning ''Silly Songs with Larry'' segments from ''VeggieTales''. Life and career Nawrocki originally wanted a career in the medicine field, and studied at St. Paul Bible College (now Crown College) where he met Phil Vischer while serving on a puppet ministry. Nawrocki later enrolled at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and joined Vischer at GRAFx, Nawrocki helped to finance his education by taking a job with Renaissance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Media
Christian media, sometimes referred to as inspirational, faith and family, or simply Christian, is a cross-media genre that features a Christian message or moral. Several creative studios and mass media formats are considered to be aspects of Christian media, including media organizations, a characteristic film industry, musical genres, radio formats, TV formats, and subgenres. Characteristics Themes The Christian genre often portrays a focus on the teachings of Jesus, the gospel, ministry as per the Great Commission, and Christian virtues: attributes encompassing love, grace, forgiveness, prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, faith, hope, and charity, along with messages of resurrection. These codes are often played out through depictions of good and evil through conflicting virtues and vices, or as in the evangelism of '' The Pilgrim's Progress'' with individuals seeking personal growth and redemption. This depiction of Christian theology, in the narrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyrick Studios
Lyrick Studios, formerly The Lyons Group, was an American video production and distribution company based in Allen, Texas best known for their flagship property '' Barney & Friends''. The company was known for producing and distributing television shows, home videos, audio products and children's books and toys. On February 9, 2001, the company was acquired by HIT Entertainment and folded into it on August 31 the same year. History The company traces its origins to 1988, when The Lyons Group was formed as a division of DLM, Inc., an educational company owned by Richard C. Leach. Lyons began producing and distributing a direct-to-video series titled '' Barney and the Backyard Gang'', which was created by Leach's daughter-in-law, Sheryl Leach. Three years after its debut, ''Barney'' caught the attention of PBS executives, who subsequently revamped the concept for television as '' Barney & Friends'' and began airing on the organization's flagship television service on April 6, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Animation
Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animations. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both static scenes ( still images) and dynamic images ( moving images), while computer animation refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics to generate a three-dimensional picture. The target of the animation is sometimes the computer itself, while other times it is film. Computer animation is essentially a digital successor to stop motion techniques, but using 3D models, and traditional animation techniques using frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations. Computer-generated animations can also allow a single graphic artist to produce such content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props. To create the illusion of movement, an image is displayed on the computer monitor and repeatedly replaced by a new image that is similar to it but advanced slightly in time (usually at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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