VeggieTales (partially found radio interview discs from Christian animated children's series; late 1990s-2000s)
VeggieTales is a popular 3D animated Christian children's series made by BigIdea that started in 1993, and has sold over 10 million videos. Due to the popularity of the series, BigIdea made many promotions to promote upcoming episodes/events, one of these promotions being radio interviews. CDs were sent to certain radio stations, which contained pre-recorded responses for the interviews, songs from the episode they were promoting, sound bites from said episode, and radio spots made to promote the episode.
Availability
Due to information being incredibly limited, only 18 of these radio discs are known to exist, the latest being the Gideon: Tuba Warrior Radio Disc. Five of these discs have made their way online, however.
On December 15th, 2018, LMW user Teddykledbold uploaded the entirety of the Christmas 1999 Radio Disc to MEGA. On December 16, 2018, YouTuber 9babyeinstein uploaded the Lyle the Kindly Viking Radio Disk to Google Drive.
On July 3rd, 2019, ProfessorSlendercat uploaded the entire "Big Idea's Fall 2002 Radio Fun" disc to archive.org. 3 days later on July 6th, former BigIdea artist John Trauscht confirmed that he has multiple VeggieTales radio discs, but doesn't plan on sharing them due to copyright troubles.[1]
On January 9th, 2020, a user on Archive.org found a part of the old website for Word Distribution, who used to distribute VeggieTales, which included some parts of other radio discs for the show. This included soundbites for An Easter Carol and the radio spot for A Snoodle's Tale. The website also had the full radio disc for Lord of the Beans, but only the character interview segments can be downloaded.[2]
On May 14th, 2023, WoopDoo uploaded the Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen Radio Disc (ripped by 9babyeinstein) on both YouTube and Archive.org.
Radio Discs
# | Radio Disc | Year Released | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The End of Silliness? Radio Disc | 1998 | Lost |
2 | Larry-Boy the Radio Disc | 1999 | Found |
3 | Christmas 1999 Radio Disc | 1999 | Found |
4 | Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen Radio Disc | 2000 | Found |
5 | 3-2-1 Penguins! - Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn Radio Disc | 2000 | Lost |
6 | Lyle the Kindly Viking Radio Disk | 2001 | Found |
7 | 3-2-1 Penguins! - The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka Radio Disc | 2001 | Lost |
8 | The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown Radio Disc | 2001 | Lost |
9 | LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures - The Angry Eyebrows Radio Disc | 2002 | Partially Found |
10 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Radio Disc | 2002 | Lost |
11 | Big Idea's Fall 2002 Radio Fun | 2002 | Found |
12 | Rootin' Tootin' VeggieTales Radio Disc | 2003 | Lost |
13 | An Easter Carol Radio Disc | 2004 | Partially Found |
14 | A Snoodle's Tale Radio Disc | 2004 | Partially Found |
15 | Sumo of the Opera Radio Disc | 2004 | Lost |
16 | Minnesota Cuke Radio Disc | 2005 | Lost |
17 | Lord of the Beans Radio Disc | 2005 | Partially Found |
18 | Gideon: Tuba Warrior Radio Disc | 2006 | Lost |
Gallery
External Links
- The entirety of LarryBoy: The Radio Disc. Retrieved 07 Aug '18
- The entirety of the Christmas 1999 Radio Disc. Retrieved 15 Dec '18
- The entirety of the Lyle the Kindly Viking Radio Disk. Retrieved 17 Dec '18
- The entirety of the Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen Radio Disc. Retrieved 14 May '23
- Official BigIdea artist page, containing an image of the Rootin' Tootin' VeggieTales Radio Disc. Retrieved 07 Aug '18
References
- ↑ John Trauscht's comment about the multiple radio discs. Retrieved 23 Aug '19
- ↑ Archived site that has snippets of audio from the VeggieTales Radio Discs. Retrieved 11 Jan '20