VeggieTales/Nashville Predators (partially lost VeggieTales hockey pumpers; 2012)

Screenshot of one of the pumpers.

Status: Partially Lost

VeggieTales is a Christian children's franchise created by Big Idea in 1993.

Background

Around early 2012, Big Idea produced a series of pumpers featuring VeggieTales characters to be played at different sporting events, most of which were centred around baseball. These pumpers were typically very short in length and would mark certain points or achievements during the games, including a home run or a 7th-inning stretch. All of these pumpers were animated by slimboJones, a team of former Big Idea animators.

A few hockey-themed pumpers were also created in conjunction with these. Little information is known about these pumpers aside from the fact that they were specifically created for the Nashville Predators team.

Availability

Although most of the aforementioned pumpers are available on the official VeggieTales YouTube channel, the only footage of the hockey-themed pumpers that could be found were in a demo reel from slimboJones' YouTube channel.

On August 1, 2023, Joe McFadden, founder of SlimboJones, uploaded several of the hockey pumpers to his Twitter account, which were compiled into one video by VeggieTales Music Archive the following day. This confirmed that more than one pumper was created. However, some pieces included in the demo reel were not uploaded in full by slimboJones, furthering the question of how many pumpers were created.

Gallery

Footage

Demo reel containing clips from the pumper.

Compilation of the hockey pumpers.

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 (found NBC TV version of CGI animated series; 2006)
• VeggieTales (non-existent alternate joke endings to episodes of Christian children’s animated series; late 1990s-early 2000s)
• VeggieTales.com (partially found series of online games from website; 2011-2013)
• VeggieTales (partially found radio interview discs from Christian animated children's series; late 1990s-2000s)
• 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: 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)