Catholics and Veggie Tales?

[JMJ_Pinoy]

I like Veggie Tales! I don’t have any problems with it. I remember my parish selling some Veggie Tales videos once.

 

[Mamamull]

BTW, What about King George and the Ducky?

Do you want to actually have the story of David sending a man off to war to have his wife?

What did I learn? That being selfish, doesn’t. I tried it just the other day. I wanted to be happy. I thought it was the way, but it weren’t.
Of course, Bob T Tomato does insert the proper grammar.

I guess you would prefer that kids watch um, Power Rangers, Yu Gi Oh, Pokemon or anything like that?

Veggies are staying in this depraved home.:whacky:

 

[milimac]

Veggie Tales are extremely dangerous. My 18-month-old son watches the Silly Songs DVD at least once every day and now a day doesn’t go by that I don’t have one of those catchy songs going on in my head.

I get home from work and all I have to do is accidentally sing a few notes from one of those songs and he’ll grab me and drag me downstairs to watch “Boo” – I think it comes from the song about the Cebu, since he can’t say “Veggie Tales Ultimate Silly Songs Countdown” too well yet.

Seriously though, we also have the Easter one and a dvd about Lyle the Friendly Viking that has to do with sharing. The pastor actually wears a collar in the Easter dvd – looks like he could even be Catholic. Nothing about sola fide or anything like that so far. Nor transubstantiation for that matter either.

I think it’s a nice opportunity to share something in common with our non-Catholic Christian brothers and sisters. I can understand you keeping a wary eye out for wayward influences, but I think you can probably relax with this one.

 

[kmktexas]

Veggie Tales are extremely dangerous. My 18-month-old son watches the Silly Songs DVD at least once every day and now a day doesn’t go by that I don’t have one of those catchy songs going on in my head.

Yes, and my kids often claim to be the Pirates who Don’t Do Anything.

As for the kids recognizing the Bible Stories, this is made pretty clear in the videos. My kids aren’t toddlers but they perk right up when they hear a Bible reading at Mass that they have also heard as a Veggie Tale.

I really love that the stories are told with lessons for life in today’s world. You don’t always get that connection when hearing a homily about an OT reading.

 

[Galieo]

I am vaguely familiar with Veggie Tales, I think my cousin recommended them to us.

Are there any decidedly Catholic products out there? I ask out of curiousity, our children do not watch television/videos. I try to get them into the Cubs, but they must already know those bums are going to lose anyway. Argh.

 

[SP38]

Veggie Tales does not get into specific evangelizing because they want to appeal to all Christians. Most of the stories are from the Old Testament. I didn’t learn the story of Ester, until I watched VT and then looked it up in my Bible.
It’s a fun tool, and I just love those silly songs!

 

[Gwyn]

DS really never took to Veggie Tales, we have 1 tape and we did watch the Jonah movie in the theatre. So other than that I really have not watched it to comment.

 

[Scout]

As a former protestant, and now a devoted Catholic, I still let my children watch Veggie Tales. I would be able to point-out anything that might be anti-Catholic, but I haven’t seen anything yet. I think the producers try to make them pretty “non-denominational”. My children love them and it helps to teach them Bible stories, I don’t think it inhibits them from learning how the stories really go. In fact, in Josh and the Big Wall, Jr. Asparagus asks if the real Bible story had squishies and stuff like that in it. Bob the Tomato said “No, that’s something we put in our story…But there really was a guy named Joshua…”. So, I think children understand that these are just fun ways of telling the story. Plus, they always end if a verse from the Bible.

There’s also some jokes that the parents would only get, too. That makes it nice for the adults to watch with their kids. Nothing bad, though. For example, in Josh and the Big Wall, there are the french peas standing on top of the wall taunting Josh and the other Israelites. It’s a direct reference to “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Very funny, but done very tastefully, too.

If you want to see a one of the best VeggieTales, get *A Snoodle’s Tale! *It is phenominal. Definately one of their best shows.

I heard once that the highest demographic for viewers of VeggieTales wasn’t in preschoolers-it’s actually in high school and college students.
Scout :tiphat:

 

[puzzleannie]

my jr & sr high students love it when I play a VT clip to illustrate a point, and demand to see the whole thing.

I am concerned about VT promoting violence though, my grandson’s birthday party turned into a fight with kids throwing blueberry slushies at each other, probably under the influence of those diabolical french peas in “Josh and the big wall”

Oh the promised land its gonna be so grand, O we’re goin to the promised land

my favorite are the Grapes of Math

 

[SeekerJen]

Scout:

I heard once that the highest demographic for viewers of VeggieTales wasn’t in preschoolers-it’s actually in high school and college students.

I believe it! When I was in high school, one of my friends brought over his family’s copy of* Veggie Tales*: The Toy Who Saved Christmas (my friend had lots of little siblings), and insisted that we had to watch this new video. By the time it got to “Silly Songs with Larry”, we were laughing so hard we were crying. I went out and bought a copy for myself that weekend.

 

[fruitloops_10]

Annunciata:

I agree… I think they are just fine. Annunciata

I think its a awesome and encouraging show for the children…especially to learn about Jesus

 

[Path]

I teach Cathechism to 6th 7th and 8th Graders. We have Veggie tales in our Library so They must be alright. I find them silly but I’m a mean old man! The younger kids do love em.

 

[mposey]

Our childern watch them and I think they are great. While they are not our main resource for their teaching, they serve as a great source of entertainment (much better than most kid’s stuff out there today).

 

[enanneman]

I love Veggie Tales. While they change stories from the Bible–they make them applicable to children’s lives, and whenever my son reads a story from the Bible, he’s able to recall the particular episode and the Biblical passage is made more powerful.

Peace and God bless!

Eric

 

[sarcophagus]

The only one I saw was Joshua and the big wall and that was because my mom bought it for my nephew of the same name. When I told her it was a christian movie, she wanted to take it back and not let him watch it but I told her to let him, she did, and he loved it. I thought it was a riot because of the monty python-esque frech peas on the wall!!!

 

[Voice_Of_Reason]

I never watched it but have seen ads about it and such. However just for kicks, the local protestant bookstore has this bright red t-shirt just hanging outside the window of the store that has just a character’s face on it. It gives the creeps whenever I drive or walk by there.

 

[Makerteacher]

I have enjoyed the Veggie Tales movies and especially their music. Some of those songs are downright addictive! That said, I have never caught any alterations of Scripture… can you be more specific?

One small sidenote, regarding the signature line of a poster: I agree that coffee is a lifesaver. However, Starbucks is owned by cigarette giant Phillip Morris. The same company that donates money to Planned Parenthood. That also means that Starbucks money also goes to Planned Parenthood. So when one buys coffee there, one is supporting Planned Parenthood. I miss my caramel marachiattos.

 

[mawst]

hmm, evil? Very strong word used to describe this. I would describe maybe tarot cards as potentially evil. Not sure I would apply that word to Veggie Tales.

I liked them and encouraged my kids to watch them. While they may not be Catholic, the values they teach, in they’re silly kid friendly way are good. They present an explanation of a value the way a kid can understand - like selfishness and lie telling.

Tarot cards have a very interesting relationship to the Catholic Church. Not saying their “popular use” as is seen today is excusable. Just thought I’d mention it.

 

[Cat]

If you don’t allow your children (Catholic) to watch it, what Catholic cartoons DO you let your children watch?

 

[Matt33]

As a stay at home dad. I can actually say that we own or have rented every single Veggie Tale. I have never seen anything exclusivly protestant in any of them. In fact there is even one about Saint Patrick. I am a convert too and am leary of anything that smacks of Protestantism but Veggie Tales are just wholesome shows. Period. Out of eveything else out there that kids watch It is refreshing. But It also shows how, while Catholics may be bigger than any protestant denomination we sure lag in the areas of music and TV. Don’t pile on me for that, I love EWTN and Mark Shultz but man protestants just flat out kill us in the “voices of the people” areana. Must be because some Catholics believe that one should not have to use words to preach the Gospel (what a misunderstood quote that has turned out to be)( and Evenagelicals are exactly that, Evangelical.
PS As I am typing this my 2 year old is napping clutched to her “Larry the Cucumber” plush doll.