The VeggieTales Show is a revival series of the original VeggieTales, produced by Universal and TBN (through their animation division Trilogy Animation Group). The series most notably brought back many original crew members including Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki, along with bringing back the original designs of the characters after they were redesigned for VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City. The series debuted on iTunes on October 15th, 2019, and on DVD on October 22nd, 2019 with the Christmas special, The Best Christmas Gift. It later premiered on TBN on December 25th, 2019. Yippee TV became the exclusive streaming service of the series two months later, premiering episodes monthly starting in February 2020.
The show focuses on Bob, Larry, and their friends leaving the kitchen countertop and producing shows in Mr. Nezzer's live theater for an actual audience.
Voice Cast[]
- Phil Vischer as Bob the Tomato/Thingamabob, Archibald Asparagus/Alfred, Pa Grape, Jimmy Gourd, Mr. Lunt/S-Cape, Phillipe Pea, Goliath, Scallion #1, Krazy Kenny (2021), Guy Broccoli, and Radio Announcer
- Mike Nawrocki as Larry the Cucumber/LarryBoy, Jerry Gourd, Jean-Claude Pea, Lil' Pea, Qwerty, Mother Nezzer, Scallion #2, Scallion #3, the Milk Money Bandit, Frank, Krazy Kenny/Houston (2022), and Delivery Veggie
- Lisa Vischer as Junior Asparagus/Ricochet
- Kira Buckland as Petunia Rhubarb/Vogue and Laura Carrot
- Stephanie Southerland as Madame Blueberry/Mayor Blueberry, Callie Flower, and Miss Minchin
- David Mann as Mr. Nezzer
- Elise Napier as Miss Achmetha
- Todd Waterman as Khalil
- Joe Zieja as Dr. Flurry, the Emperor of Envy, Jesse, and Buttons Crimini
- Sean Chiplock as Scooter Carrot, Awful Alvin, and Scallini
- Melissa Mabie as Adele Pepper
Episodes[]
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History[]
Production[]
When working on the two Netflix series, VeggieTales in the House and its sequel VeggieTales in the City, DreamWorks shut down Big Idea's headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee after the two series were done being made. As of 2021, Big Idea currently exists as an IP holder for both social media and all future projects.
Around late 2018, TBN requested to Universal that they license a brand new revival of the VeggieTales series, to which they accepted. Both companies then called Phil Vischer, asking him to do voices on the new show. Phil was a bit skeptical about this, and he stated that he would accept the offer if they were capturing the classic VeggieTales feel. TBN and Universal explained that that's what they were going for, and that they had a pilot already written. When they sent him the pilot script, Phil said that he liked it, but requested that he re-write the pilot entirely. The companies ended up liking Phil's script better, and Phil further requested that they have Mike Nawrocki and Kurt Heinecke involved.
Marketing[]
In 2018, there was some speculation about a possible VeggieTales revival coming soon. This was mainly because of the social media accounts re-branding and going back to using the original designs instead of the Netflix ones, and e-mails from the VeggieTales customer support stating that the staff was in a conversation about a "possible new release".
The series was officially announced on March 28th, 2019 at the National Religious Broadcast Convention, where Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki announced their return as writers and voice actors. Details about the series itself were revealed around the same time, including the announcements of a holiday special, a nine-part series on the Fruits of the Spirit and the return of the League of Incredible Vegetables.
The first trailer for the series was released on April 24th, 2019, where more details about the production and the show, in general, were announced. The trailer also showed off a small piece of test animation and storyboards of the first episode.
In May 2019, during the K-LOVE Fan Awards, another shorter version of the trailer premiered with some rough, mostly unfinished animation of the series.
On August 2, 2019, VeggieTales announced on their social media accounts that the show would premiere on October 22nd of the same year.
On August 16, 2019, the first official trailer for the first episode (which is also the previously announced Christmas special) was released with finished animated footage, with pre-orders of the DVD release on various online shopping sites becoming available around the same time.
After the first episode came out on digital platforms and DVD, Yippee TV extended the first season from 18 episodes to 26 episodes (thus adding eight more episodes to the season).
On January 27th, 2022, 11 episodes came to MinnoKids streaming. This listing ran from God Wants Us to Make Peace (titled episode one) to The Wonderfulness of Wisdom (titled episode 11).
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Trivia[]
- This is the fourth series in the VeggieTales franchise following LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures, VeggieTales in the House and VeggieTales in the City.
Sources[]
- Panel photos
- Tweet by Eric Metaxas
- Phil Vischer's tweet
- Official press release
The VeggieTales Show on Wikipedia
The VeggieTales Show on IMDb
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