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Well, it had to happen--Archibald Asparagus is hosting his own VeggieTales show. The 15th video from this groundbreaking Christian-lite company gives us plenty of what makes the series so much fun: leader Bob the Tomato, daffy Larry the Cucumber, catchy songs, and scattershot humor. Tired of the wacky ways of the normal VeggieTales shows, Archibald wants to inject an element of class. First up: an all-vegetable staging of Hamlet. Unfortunately, the only script that can be found is a slightly different version called "Omelet." The Bard's famous lines take a beating with the usual Monty Python-esque humor of the Veggie crew. Next, after an Archibald-influenced "Silly Songs with Larry" segment, the featured event of the evening proves to be the lost Gilbert & Sullivan musical Lyle the Kindly Viking. This brawny band of Vikings love their job (and have an affinity for big-screen TVs) but cannot understand why the meek Lyle (Junior Asparagus, natch) wants to share his meager belongings with their victims. Certainly, the sharing ways of Lyle will win the day. After such experiments as the Larry-Boy shows, which dropped the series' familiar opening and even Bob himself, this familiarly structured VeggieTales video is a joy to watch and illustrates how far the creators have come while sticking to their roots. For ages 4 and up. --Doug Thomas
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Oh, my! Determined to present something "classy" for a change, Archibald Asparagus has taken over VeggieTales! Assisted by those rascally French Peas, Archibald aims for new heights in "veggie programming" by attempting to produce "the world's first all-vegetable staging of Shakespeare's Hamlet," the first ever "Classy Songs with Larry," and for the grand finale, the world premier of what he believes to be Gilbert and Sullivan's "lost musical" - "Lyle the Kindly Viking!" Of course, working with the French Peas as assistants is a recipe for disaster and in the chaos - and hilarity - that ensues, Bob, Larry and Junior all learn a great lesson about sharing. Archibald, on the other hand, mostly just learns to never again work with the French Peas. Don't miss Junior Asparagus as "Lyle the Kindly Viking" in this hilarious VeggieTales musical adventure! Your whole family will sing - and laugh - along as they learn that "sharing gets us more of what we really want - friends!"
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By Sarah Klacka
Format:DVD
Junior Asparagus is by far my favorite veggie, and he is featured in this cute take on "generosity". Larry the cucumber is also featured with his dry wit and eyebrow-raising jokes. Even my stalwart husband got a laugh out of this cute DVD.
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I bought this for my daughter for Christmas last year. She is almost 2, but she loves the Veggie Tales. As with all of the Veggie Tales shows, they teach very good lessons. This one has to be about sharing. I like how they use a theme for each of their shows they come out with. This one in particular the veggie's are all vikings whom rob the poor and Lyle the friendly viking takes his share of the gold back to whom the others robbed the gold from. Eventually the other vikings decide that what they were doing was wrong. Another great tale from Big Idea.
Format:VHS Tape
I love the Veggie Tales movies almost as much as my three year old son. They are funny at multiple levels and carry a strong moral message that is age-appropriate for kids.
"Lyle" is my favorite of the Veggie Tales.Unlike most of their other tapes, this one is hosted by Archibald Asparagus who wants to "class up" the show. His first feature is "Omelet", a take-off on Hamlet with some very funny lines. The interlude is changed to "Class Songs with Larry" - a terrific spoof. The second feature is the side-splitting story of Lyle, the Viking who shares instead of pillages. The music is done in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan. Brilliantly done.
My son's other tapes are good, but after the first time through... Well, they get old fast. When he asks for "Lyle", I sit down to watch it again with him whenever I can. I enjoy it as much as he does.
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A must have Veggie Tales
This is the best in the Veggie Tales series on DVD. I have all the Veggie Tales DVDs, including the Silly Song (which I would also highly recommend), and I think the story script... Read more
Published on Aug 15 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funniest Yet.
This Veggie Tales movie is the funniest one I have seen yet. I love the humor and of course the visual aspects are incredible. Read more
Published on July 16 2002 by Amber E. Gulmatico
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best
This is just a great Veggie Tales movie. It is funny just as many of the Veggie Tales movies are and the music is really great. Read more
Published on May 3 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
Actually, closer to 4.5
Archiald Asparagus and the French Peas as hosts.... a perfect recepie for disaster and humor. Upset about the lack of culture on the show, Archie turns VT into an episode of... Read more
Published on Mar 24 2002 by "solomon_spade"
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best
We have almost every Veggie Tales video. This one and "Where is God When I'm s-s-Scared" are my kids' favorite. The music particularly seems to get them excited. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2002 by "accroya"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get 5 servings of veggies a day
Veggie Tales rock and this is a perfect example. This dvd is colorful, fast-paced, has singable songs and teaches a good lesson. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2002 by "scottang"
5.0 out of 5 stars
VeggieTales - Lyle the Kindly Viking (DVD)
I have only had this DVD a short time and already got it memorized. My son (1 year old) will sit and watch this entire DVD and is esp. fond of the silly songs. Read more
Published on Feb 11 2002 by C. Espinoza
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
As with all the other videos, extremely well done. Not as popular as King George with my 2 year old, but enjoyed greatly as certain values seep insidiously in ...
Published on Jan 27 2002 by Kraig A. Melville
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lookin' better all the time
I hadn't seen Veggie Tales for many years, but when I finally picked this one out, my interest was immediately sparked again. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2002 by Kent
3.0 out of 5 stars
This is okay
We had bought silly songs dvd for my son and thought it was just hilarious. So when we saw this we decided it to get this for him. It was very cute and nice. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2001 by firefencer
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