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Big Idea Entertainment, LLC (formerly known as Big Idea Productions and Big Idea, Inc.) is an American Christian animation production company best known for its computer-animated VeggieTales series of Christian-themed family home videos. It is a subsidiary of DreamWorks Classics, which is owned by DreamWorks Animation.
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, 45minutesOrigin USA
Themes Christmas films
Actors Michael Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
Bob, Larry and the other veggies find out that Laura's Dad might be out of a job and that her stocking will be empty. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob knows what will really help... and tells the story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery in Bethlehem that changed Christmas forever. The story starts off with Laura's dad's truck breaking down, and the mechanic Gustav will only fix it for double the normal price. Then everyone sings about Christmas presents and Bob asks Junior Asparagus what Christmas is about, and Larry points to the nativity set. Junior Asparagus asks Bob what Santa has to do with Jesus, and Bob starts telling the story of Saint Nicholas. Nick is at church and afterwards, he and his dad go fishing. While they are there, they see a historical counterpart Gustav firing a man who has no food, and Nick's dad gives him of the fish they caught. That night, Nick's parents go to help a sick person, but because of a plague affecting the village, they too get sick and die. Distraught and helpless to assist his neighbors, Nick sails to Bethlehem, where he hears about Jesus, and goes back to Greece to live out his parents' legacy. While there, he gives coins to three girls to pay the fine, because Gustav had become mayor and made a rule against giving people free gifts, and they had broken this rule. Then Bob ends the story when the girls get the coins, and the entire town gives money to help fix Laura's dad's truck, and Gustav even has a change of heart, finishing the deliveries himself, so Laura and her family can have a merry Christmas. The town surprises them in secret with a decorated tree at their house, and leave content that they have spread Christmas cheer.
, 1h25Directed by Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films
Actors Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki, Tim Hodge, Mike Nawrocki, Cam Clarke, Yuri Lowenthal
The film opens somewhere in the late 17th century with two pirate ships fighting. The prince, Alexander of Monterria, is captured by Robert the Terrible, his ruthless uncle. The other pirates search the ship for the princess, Eloise, but miss her hiding spot and leave. When Eloise and her butler Willory (played by Archibald Asparagus) emerge, she sends a device that her father made, a "Helpseeker," to find heroes to save Alexander. It evades the pirates on the ship and jumps into the sea.
, 52minutesDirected by Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Animation
Actors Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Tim Hodge, Michael Nawrocki
At the countertop, hosted by Bob and Larry who receive a message from a child from Minot, North Dakota asking how to get friends. But Larry just tells mean jokes about South Dakota losing to North Dakota. When Larry thinks that he's "On a Roll" on his jokes, Bob angrily starts the stories.
LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (2006)
, 45minutesDirected by Tim Hodge
Actors Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki, Tim Hodge
Archibald Asparagus joins Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber on the countertop. He and Larry have received a text message concerning one viewer's struggles with the temptation to play video games all day. Pushing the "frail and helpless" tomato out of the way, they present the story of "LarryBoy and the Bad Apple".
, 44minutesDirected by Tim Hodge, Brian K. Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Actors Phil Vischer, Brian K. Roberts, Mike Nawrocki, Michael Nawrocki, Tim Hodge
As the show opens on the counter-top, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything burst in to host the show, overriding Bob and Larry. After reluctantly giving in, Bob walks off (leaving Larry, who is one of the Pirates), the Pirates read the letter, which asks, in essence, whether to trust God. The Captain, aka, Pa Grape, then tells the story of George Muller a man who "trusted God for everything."
Lord of the Beans (2005)
, 52minutesDirected by Michael Nawrocki
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Middle-earth films
Actors Tim Hodge, Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki
"Lord of the Beans" begins with the arrival of Randalf in the Shire for Billboy Baggypants' 122nd birthday party (which he calls his "Twelfety-twoth" birthday, referencing Bilbo's "eleventy-first" birthday in The Fellowship of the Ring). Billboy talks about retiring and leaving the Shire and uses a strange bean to produce a birthday cake. Returning to his home, he finds Randalf waiting in his living room. Randalf remarks on Billboy's impressive height, his fine clothing, and his luxuriously appointed home, knowing they have come from the bean, and warns his friend of using such things lightly. Billboy concedes that the bean has given him almost everything he could want. He then announces that he is leaving the Shire and bequeathing everything he owns, including the bean, to his nephew Toto.
An Easter Carol (2004)
, 49minutesDirected by Tim Hodge
Genres Animation
Themes Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films
Actors Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki, Rebecca St. James, Tim Hodge
The local church is having a new window unveiling service the next day on Easter. We find out that Ebenezer Nezzer used to come to church with his grandma when he was little, but no longer goes. Reverend Gilbert and his son Edmond agree to pay Ebenezer a visit and invite him to the Easter service.
, 30minutesOrigin USA
Actors Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Bob and Larry welcomes the viewers to Jonah Sing-Along Songs & More and announces about their first big movie. They want to bring Archibald out to tell everyone about his staring role as Jonah, but he's afraid to come out of his dressing room due to the fear of being swallowed by a whale, so Bob tells him that before Jonah was swallowed by a whale, he was a famous prophet who brought God's message to his people.
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
, 1h23Directed by Michael Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Phil Vischer, Tim Hodge, Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Bob the Tomato is driving Dad Asparagus and some of the Veggie children to see the popular singer "Twippo" in concert. Meanwhile, Laura Carrot is taunting the other children because she won a backstage pass. Her taunting makes Dad Asparagus accidentally hit Bob, who loses control of the vehicle. Laura loses her backstage pass as the vehicle loses control and careens down a hill, stopping short of a river.
The Star of Christmas (2002)
, 50minutesDirected by Tim Hodge, Phil Vischer
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Michael Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Tim Hodge
The episode is set in London in 1882. It begins with Cavis Appythart and Millward Phelps—jingle writers who decide to make their big break into musical theatre. While Millward is content to see their work featured on billboards and in newspapers, Cavis believes they can make a difference in crime-ridden London by staging a grand musical that will move the citizens to greater expressions of love. Their opportunity arises when Millward's Uncle Nezzer grants them the use of his theater on Christmas Eve. They plan the huge production of a new musical called "The Princess and the Plumber". Unfortunately, the script is not yet complete, and the premiere is only three days away.
, 38minutesDirected by Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Actors Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
The episode opens with Jimmy and Jerry Gourd looking like Bob and Larry, who both are trying to host the show but aren't doing a convincing job of it. When the real Bob and Larry arrive, Jimmy and Jerry explain that they figured that Bob and Larry could use a break, and they've been wanted to host a show ever since Dave and the Giant Pickle. Bob argues that he just had a break, but humors the gourds and lets them tell a short story they wrote called "The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill (And Came Down With All The Bananas)".
, 33minutesDirected by Phil Vischer
Genres Musical, Animation
Actors Michael Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki
The opening sequence features the Veggies at a theater filming "The VeggieTales Christmas Spectacular" in their "first ever" network broadcast. Entertainment includes Junior Asparagus in the Holy Land singing "While By My Sheep" and Archibald Asparagus singing "Ring, Little Bell" (with help from Larry the Cucumber) while Bob the Tomato, Pa Grape, and others search for the feature film that the Veggies had planned on showing. Just when the network is about to cancel them in favor of Bonanza, the film can is finally located by Jimmy and Jerry Gourd (who mistook it for a pizza) and the episode begins.
, 30minutesDirected by Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Genres Musical, Animation
Actors Phil Vischer, Michael Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki
Because one of Larry's silly songs, "The Song of the Cebu" was so silly and confusing, Archibald Asparagus has replaced Silly Songs with Larry with "Love Songs with Mr. Lunt." Feeling depressed, he goes down to Jimmy's ice cream parlor to drown his sorrows. While there, Jimmy tries and fails to cheer up Larry by showing him past Silly Songs.
Madame Blueberry (1998)
, 38minutesDirected by Michael Nawrocki
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Actors Michael Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
The show opens with Larry the Cucumber driving onto the countertop in a brand-new "Soo-Vee Action Jeep", which causes Bob the Tomato to feel upset. Larry has been waiting for the Action Jeep for a really long time.. Larry goes on to admit that he will not be really happy until he has all the additional vehicles in the Soo-Vee line, and Bob the Tomato decides that this would be a good theme for an episode. The French Peas, Jean-Claude and Philippe, they appear and begin narrating the story.
, 30minutesDirected by Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Actors Michael Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki
The opening countertop finds Junior Asparagus filling in for Larry the Cucumber, who is sleeping in today (he was tired after the last show). Junior and Bob the Tomato field a question for Victor from Sausalito, California about obedience. Using their imaginations, Bob and Junior are transported to the Holy Land so that they can tell the show's story.