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VeggieTales in the House is an American animated comedy Christian television series developed by Doug TenNapel (of Earthworm Jim and Catscratch fame) and produced by Big Idea Entertainment (owned by DreamWorks Classics), and animated by Bardel Entertainment.[2] It picks up after the original series, VeggieTales and stars many of the same cast members as in the first series, with additional ones such as Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, Kel Mitchell, China Anne McClain, Maurice LaMarche, Tony Hale, and Jon Heder.[3]
| VeggieTales in the House | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Based on | VeggieTales by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki |
| Developed by | Doug TenNapel |
| Written by | Ethan Nicolle Eric Branscum Michael J. Nelson Wes Halula Kristine Lacey Doug TenNapel |
| Directed by | Tim Hodge Craig George Bill Breneisen |
| Voices of | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Tress MacNeille Rob Paulsen Kel Mitchell China Anne McClain Maurice LaMarche Tony Hale Jon Heder |
| Opening theme | VeggieTales in the House Theme Song |
| Ending theme | VeggieTales in the House Theme Song (instrumental) |
| Composers | Terry Scott Taylor Robert D. Watson Michael "Smidi" Smith Scott Krippayne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Doug TenNapel |
| Running time | 22 minutes (two 11-minute stories)[1] |
| Production companies | Bardel Entertainment (animation) Big Idea Entertainment (DreamWorks Classics) DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 26, 2014 – September 23, 2016 |
| Related | |
Characters
editMain
edit- 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.
- Petunia Rhubarb (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – Good friends with Bob, Larry, and Tina Celerina. She often enjoys hanging out with them and often offers them advice whenever they get into a fight or face personal problems. After working at Pa Grape's store, she opened her own flower shop.
- Laura Carrot (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – A young carrot who is friends with Bob and Larry and Junior Asparagus, her best friend. She eventually gained a superheroine alter ego dubbed "Night Pony" and helps fight crime with LarryBoy and other superheroes.
- Junior Asparagus (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – Best friends with Laura, Junior is a typical child and looks up to Larry. Like Larry, he also has a superhero alter ego, "Junior Jetpack," using a jet pack given to him by Ichabeezer.
- Madame Blueberry (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – A female blueberry with a British accent. She lives in a blue, teapot-shaped house, where she spends most of her time drinking tea and enjoying the "fancier" things in life.
- Archibald Asparagus (voiced by Phil Vischer) – The Mayor of the town with an upper-crust British accent. He enjoys being the mayor and leader of the town, but more often than not, he can be overwhelmed by the amount of work he does. He often acts as a judge/impartial third party when something goes wrong.
Recurring
edit- Pa Grape (voiced By Phil Vischer) – A wise old grape, he runs a convenience store called Pa's Corner Store. He often provides wise and insightful advice to his friends and customers.
- Jimmy and Jerry Gourd (voiced by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki) - Brothers that live together in an apartment not far from Bob and Larry's house. They don't do much, but they love to eat. Jimmy also gained a superhero alter ego by the name of JimmyBoy and is being trained under the wing of LarryBoy.
- Ichabeezer (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – Ichabeezer is a grumpy, gruff and elderly zucchini who doesn't get along with the other veggies. For the Netflix era, he has essentially assumed Mr. Nezzer's role as an outsider/villain foil for Bob and Larry.
- Jean-Claude and Phillipe Pea (voiced by Mike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer) – The brothers are peas with French accents.
- Mr. Lunt (voiced by Phil Vischer) – A gourd who works around town and sells various items, often joking that his job changes every episode. He eventually sets up his own place of business, where he can be seen doing various odd jobs. Carrying on from the original videos, his lack of eyes is a running gag throughout the show.
- Bacon Bill (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – An eccentric genius who is the son of one of Pa Grape's friends. He looks up to Larry as an older brother figure.
- Lil’ Pea (voiced by Kel Mitchell) - A pea who's the son of Dad Pea.
- Tina Celerina (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – Petunia's best friend and employee of her flower shop.
- Motato (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – An evil, deformed Sweet Potato who is LarryBoy's chief nemesis. Along with his radish minions, he carries out various nefarious plots to destroy the town. He is the series' main antagonist.
- Radishes (voiced by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki) - Evil minions of Motato.
- Callie Flower (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - A cauliflower who is a classmate of Junior Asparagus.
- Mike Asparagus (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Junior Asparagus' astronaut dad.
- Lisa Asparagus (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - Junior Asparagus' mom.
- Tom Celeriac (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - A mustachioed celery root movie star.
Episodes
editProduction
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The series was executive produced by TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim and Catscratch. The series was released to Netflix on November 26, 2014.[1] The show lasted for three years before ending in 2016.[1] A follow-up series, titled VeggieTales in the City, was released on February 24, 2017, but ended by September 2017.[4][5]
The two creators of the traditional VeggieTales series from 1993 reprise their voices of the characters: Phil Vischer reprises the voices of Bob the Tomato, Archibald Asparagus, Jimmy Gourd, Phillipe Pea, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape and Mike Nawrocki reprises the voices of Larry the Cucumber, Jerry Gourd, and Jean-Claude Pea. Other characters on the show (including the rest of the original characters brought over from the original VeggieTales series) are voiced by Tress MacNeille as Petunia Rhubarb, Madame Blueberry, Laura Carrot, and Junior Asparagus, Rob Paulsen, who provides the voice of Ichabeezer and two new characters named Bacon Bill and Motato, Maurice LaMarche, and Kel Mitchell, among others.
The series was removed from Netflix on September 23, 2022, six years after the release of the fourth and final season.[6] Despite this, VeggieTales in the City was available on the service until September 2023.
Reception
editDespite receiving positive reviews from critics, the series was criticized by some for the redesigns of the characters and superficial Christian messages.[7][8][9] Viewership of both the series and its follow-up on Netflix were significantly lower than the viewership of the original series, and was eventually cancelled in March 2018, before a revival of the series titled The VeggieTales Show was announced.
Home media
editBig Idea Entertainment have released only two DVD volumes of VeggieTales in the House. Each release contained seven episodes from the first season, and one episode from the second season.
| Title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puppies and Guppies | 1, 2 | 8 | March 25, 2016 |
| Contained "Puppies and Guppies" (1a), "Laura at Bat" (5a), "Larry's Cardboard Thumb (6b)", "Junior Gets a Pet" (11b), "Cool as a Cucumber (12a)", "Popcorntastrophe!" (13a), "Junior Jetpack" (13b) and "The Guppy Whisperer" (16b). | |||
| Captain LarryBeard and the Search for the Pirate Ship | 1, 2 | 8 | October 18, 2016 |
| Contained "Sorry, We're Closed Today" (1b), "Bob and the Awesome Frosting Mustache" (2a), "Trading Places" (3b), "The Gong Heard 'Round the House" (7a), "The Bucket List" (8a), "The Rich Young Comic Ruler" (12b), "Captain LarryBeard" (15b) and "DUO Day" (20b). | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c Dickson, Jeremy (November 20, 2014). "VeggieTales Q&A: Off the counter and onto Netflix". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Women in Business to hear from VeggieTales president - Nolensville Home Page". 2017-12-30. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Chandler, Diana (November 26, 2014). "Netflix gives VeggieTales' Bob, Larry a new world". Baptist Press. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Daniele (January 24, 2017). "New on Netflix in February: Finding Dory and Santa Clarita Diet". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Hartropp, Joseph (February 23, 2017). "Brand New VeggieTales Brings Godly Vegetables Back To Netflix: Exclusive Clips". Christian Today. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (2022-09-22). "Every Netflix Original Show and Movie Removed from Netflix". What's on Netflix. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "VeggieTales in the House TV Review | Common Sense Media". Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Veggie Tales hops to Netflix, is God in it? | Christian Examiner". Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "19 of the Most Extreme Reactions to the VeggieTales Redesign – Dave Wakerley". 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.