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VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas
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Product Details
- Starring: Lesley Benodin, Kristin Blegen, Ken Cavanagh, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer
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- Binding: VHS Tape
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- Director: Phil Vischer, Chris Olsen (II)
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- EAN: 9781571326775
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- Format: Animated, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
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- ISBN: 1571326774
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- Label: Lyons Group/Lions Gate Home En
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- Manufacturer: Lyons Group/Lions Gate Home En
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Product Group: Video
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- Publisher: Lyons Group/Lions Gate Home En
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- Release Date: 2000-11-07
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- Studio: Lyons Group/Lions Gate Home En
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- Theatrical Release Date: 1996-10
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- Title: VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas
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- UPC: 045986021427
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Avg Customer Rating: 
Product Description: The video is sadly the first misstep from the Christian-lite VeggieTale folks. The tale, about the true meaning of Christmas, seems like a rip-off of the Grinch and the splendid Charlie Brown Christmas. The VeggieTale stalwarts--Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber--don't even show until the tale is half over (not even the catchy theme is used here). In an echo of their own chocolate bunny show (Rack, Shack, and Benny), another Mr. Nezzer wants to sell over the airwaves his Buzz-Saw Louis doll that delivers this Christmas message: "Christmas Is When You Get Stuff." One Buzz doll that believes that is wrong sets off to find the true meaning of Christmas and finds some friends to spread the word. Pretty flat all around (though the cute penguins are a plus) and, like the worst of Hollywood, gives us an action sequence instead of the goods. Even, heaven forbid, the Silly Songs with Larry segment ("Oh, Santa") is stale. --Doug Thomas
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Customer Reviews
Christ Centered
Very funny video. Good character interplay. Hillarious songs. Moral values shines through all the silliness. Good for any time of the year. Highly recommended for children of any age.
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A classic veggie tales you'll watch over and over again
am a veggie tales fan. I have seven of the movies and this is my favorite! It has action and comedy and good morals. You won't wanna miss this veggie tales.
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My first and favorite Veggie Tales video!
This was the first Veggie Tales video I ever saw, and I never complained when my kids wanted to watch it 2000 times! This episode illustrates why I sometimes describe Veggie Tales as "The Simpsons for Christians." I love the exchange, "Billy has more toys than me!!" "Who's Billy?" "I don't know, but he has more toys than me! (Waaaah!)" And the promotion for Buzz-saw Louie rivals some of the Saturday Night Live ad parodies I appreciate so much. Not only are Veggie Tales "Sunday morning values with Saturday morning fun," but they are also quite amusing for parents. Oh, and I love the "Oh, Santa!" song!
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Read the other reviews - Great video!
In this case, I wouldn't pay much attention to the editorial review above because quite frankly, he sounds like scrooge to me! My little one really likes this video - it impresses the true meaning of Christmas and once again, drives it home pretty well. Bob and Larry appear about 10 minutes into the video, not as the reviewer said at 1/2 over. They're not the stars this time, it's Buzz-saw Louis, the toy that is trying to save Christmas. Mr. Nezzar comes from a greedy family and he, along with his brother that owns the chocolate factory, are trying to overrule everything that is right about Christmas. It isn't about "getting stuff," but giving as Jesus did. This is the message throughout the video once mailman George explains it to Larry, Bob, Junior and Buzz.This is a very cute video and a very important one to play during the holidays because as we all know, it's way too easy to lose the focus on why we celebrate Christmas. An added bonus is an interview with the creators of Veggietales and how hard it was to get this video produced. Quite interesting!
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Fun Show
I bought this 2 years ago when my son was 11 months. It was the ONLY video that held his attention. Two years later, all three of my kids love it. I find the Silly Song in this one to be hilarious - probably the best ever. This movie definitely honors the true meaning of Christmas, but with fun and humor. Colorful animation and comical characters bring a cozy Christmas feel to the house. If you have very young ones, chances are you'll be glad you picked it up.
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