VeggieTales (found NBC TV version of CGI animated series; 2006)
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Status: Found
Date found: 10 Sep 2023
Found by: Various users
In 2006, VeggieTales was aired on NBC's former children's programming block, Qubo (which became its own full-fledged TV channel that lasted until 2021). Though similar to the home video series, these episodes featured a brand new theme song along with bridging segments taking place at Bob's house. In addition, many of the episodes saw edits to fit 22 minutes, some minor (like the "Larry-Boy" episodes taking out title cards, and shortening scenes), others very major (like "The Toy That Saved Christmas", where the entire ending climax was cut). But what Phil Vischer didn't know was that NBC had a rule that its programs could not advocate any religious point of view. Phil Vischer said that if he knew that NBC had a restriction against religious programs, he wouldn't have given them the rights. Strangely, retellings of Bible stories still aired.
This version of the series has never been officially released on home video of any kind. Over the last few years, upon attention being gained of the series being lost, the show has popped up in syndication on some local networks, and most of the episodes have been found, including some that went unaired on NBC.
In 2020, four episodes of this series ("The Asparagus Of La Mancha", "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly", "Bully Trouble" and "Babysitter In Denile") were officially posted on IMDB TV by Big Idea, alongside other VeggieTales content. However, after the service was renamed Freevee in 2022, these episodes were moved to PureFlix.
Episodes
Season 1
Aired on NBC from September-December 2006.
| # | Episode Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Asparagus of La Mancha | Found |
| 2 | Sheerluck Holmes And The Golden Ruler | Found |
| 3 | Minnesota Cuke And The Search For Samson's Hairbrush | Found |
| 4 | Lyle, The Kindly Viking | Found |
| 5 | Dr. Jiggle And Mr. Sly | Found |
| 6 | Bully Trouble | Found |
| 7 | Sumo of The Opera | Found |
| 8 | Babysitter in De-Nile and The Story of Flibber-O-Loo | Found |
| 9 | Duke and the Great Pie War | Found |
| 10 | King George and the Ducky | Found |
| 11 | Madame Blueberry | Found |
| 12 | A Snoodle's Tale | Found |
| 13 | Dave and the Giant Pickle | Found |
Season 2
Episodes 1-6 aired on NBC from October to December 2007, when NBC cancelled the show. The remaining episodes, dubbed by fans as "The Lost Episodes" or "Season 3", have since aired in syndication.
| # | Episode Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ballad of Little Joe | Found |
| 2 | Rack, Shack and Benny | Found |
| 3 | Larry-Boy! And The Fib From Outer Space | Found |
| 4 | Esther, The Girl Who Became Queen | Found |
| 5 | The Toy That Saved Christmas | Found |
| 6 | Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed | Found |
| 7 | Gideon, Tuba Warrior | Found |
| 8 | The Gourds Must Be Crazy | Found |
| 9 | Moe and the Big Exit, Part 1 | Found |
| 10 | Moe and the Big Exit, Part 2 | Found |
| 11 | Josh And The Big Wall | Found |
| 12 | An Easter Carol, Part 1 | Found |
| 13 | An Easter Carol, Part 2 | Found |
Rumored
One segment of the direct-to-DVD release "God Made You Special", called Bob's Vacation, is rumored to have been made into a TV episode as the Season 2 premiere, as some websites list it before "The Ballad of Little Joe".[1] However there is no other proof of its existence as a TV episode, and the airdate listed is actually the release date of the home video, as are other home video-only releases included on such lists. Further disproving this theory, Big Idea's website would tell what episodes air that coming weekend on its homepage, and an archived version of it the day before the supposed airdate shows a rerun of "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly".[2] Also because there's no way to make a 10-minute episode into a 22.
Availablity
From June 6th, 2014, to March 30th, 2015, a YouTuber who goes by the name "VeggieTalesVHS" uploads some of the NBC-exclusive scenes for various episodes. On March 5th, 2016, The show being reairing episodes in syndication on multiple TV stations, including WMBC and Cozi TV.[3] Between April 16th, 2016 and August 21st, 2017, a Dailymotion user named "Yumi Fujiwara" uploaded most of the WMBC and Cozi TV airings of the show. On September 1st, 2017, a Qubo airing of "Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler" has been uploaded by VeggieTalesVHS on Dailymotion, with the NBC exclusive scenes being uploaded to his YouTube channel. As of now, "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush" is the only full episode that has not been uploaded in its entirety from its original NBC airing, but a user by the name of Videoloverfan2008 has uploaded the entire episode to archive.org, audio-synced from the Latin Spanish dub.
Videos
See Also
- Bob & Larry Family Fun (lost content of VeggieTales DVD; 2003)
- Dove Awards: Bob and Larry segments (partially found footage from award show; 1996-1997)
- Duke and the Great Pie War (found online VeggieTales game; 2005)
- GRAFx Studios (partially found production material; 1989-1993)
- He is That Hero (found extended version of "LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures" theme song; early 2000s)
- Jonah; a VeggieTales Movie (partially found deleted content of animated film; 2002)
- Khalil and the Big Gulp (lost cancelled promotional children's book based on "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie"; 2003)
- Mr. Cuke's Screen Test (found "VeggieTales" animation test; 1991)
- Os Amigos Vegetais (partially found "VeggieTales" Brazilian spin-off TV series; 2005)
- Silly Songs with Larry Musical E-Card (lost animated e-card; 2001)
- Take 38 (found VeggieTales promotional short; 1992)
- The Bob & Larry Movie (lost production material of cancelled "VeggieTales" animated film; 2005)
- Tornado Hunters (partially found Silly Song segment of VeggieTales direct-to-video series; early 2010s)
- VeggieTales (lost radio adaptation of CGI animated series; 2006)
- VeggieTales (non-existent alternate joke endings to episodes of Christian children’s animated series; late 1990s-early 2000s)
- VeggieTales (partially found radio interview discs from Christian animated children's series; late 1990s-2000s)
- VeggieTales.com (partially found series of online games from website; 2011-2013)
- VeggieTales at Dollywood/Silver Dollar City (partially found live shows based on animated series; 2002-2008)
- VeggieTales Dance Party (lost material of scrapped mobile app; 2014)
- VeggieTales Live! (partially found live shows based on animated series; 2002-2015)
- VeggieTales/Nashville Predators (partially lost VeggieTales hockey pumpers; 2012)
- VeggieTales: Special Edition (found magazines based on animated series; 2004-2006)
- VeggieTales: Whale-Watching Party (partially found event kit based on animated movie; 2002)
- VeggieTales "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?" (found original version of animated series episode; 1993)
- VeggieTown Values (found series of VBS videos; 1998-2001)
- Was He a Boy Like Me? (lost VeggieTales animated music video; 2006)
References
- ↑ TV Guide page on "Bob's Vacation". Retrieved 07 Jan '20
- ↑ Archived link to the Big Idea website which shows a rerun of "Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly". Retrieved 07 Jan '20
- ↑ TV News Check article on Veggietales airing in syndication. Retrieved 05 Mar '16