VeggieTales

Television series
German title	VeggieTales
Original title	VeggieTales
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	Since 1993
length	30 40-50 minutes
Episodes	51
genre	Comedy
idea	Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki
music	Kurt Heinecke
First broadcast	December 21, 1993 (USA)
synchronization

VeggieTales is an American computer-animated comic series for children that aims to convey Christian values . In July 2009 the series was released in German on DVD.

history

The VeggieTales were conceived by Phil Vischer, an animator and specialist in computer animation . The first episode was released in December 1993 under the title Where's God When I'm S-Scared? broadcast. The main characters in the stories are Bob Tomato and Larry Cucumber . The stories depict Christian values ​​and attitudes towards life in an entertaining way. According to his own statements, Vischer pursued the goal of “improving the coexistence of people by spreading God's truthfulness”. The episodes are produced by the American production company Big Idea Entertainment , a subsidiary of DreamWorks Animation . The series is popular with evangelical families in the United States and among students from denominational Christian colleges .

synchronization

role	English speaker	German speaker
Bob tomato	Phil Vischer	Marek Erhardt Tobias Künzel (vocals)
Larry Pickle	Mike Nawrocki	Gerald Schaale
Archibald asparagus	Phil Vischer	Andreas von der Meden Klaus Esch (vocals) Jörg Gillner (1 episode)
Junior asparagus	Lisa Vischer (1993–2014) Tress MacNeille (2014–)	Tammo ruff
Laura carrot	Kristen Blegen (1995–2002; 2005) Jackie Ritz (2002–2005) Megan Murphy (2009) Keri Pisapia (2011–2013) Gigi Abraham (2014) Tress MacNeille (2014–)	Florence Joy
Jimmy Pumpkin	Phil Vischer	Tetje Mierendorf
Jerry Pumpkin	Mike Nawrocki	Helgo Liebig
The French peas (Jean-Claude and Phillipe)	Mike Nawrocki (Jean-Claude) Phil Vischer (Phillipe)	Rafi Guessous (Jean-Claude) Robert Missler (Phillipe) Hanjo Gäbler (vocals)
Mr. Lunt	Phil Vischer	Monty Arnold
Mr. Nezzer	Phil Vischer	Wolf Frass
Madame Blueberry	Megan Moore Burns (1998) Gail Freeman-Bock (1999) Jackie Ritz (2002–2009) Megan Murphy (2009–2014) Tress MacNeille (2014–)	Astrid Kollex
Petunia rhubarb	Cydney Trent (2005-2014) Tress MacNeille (2014-)	Tina Eschmann
Papa grape	Phil Vischer	Konrad Halver Klaus Esch (vocals) Hanjo Gäbler (vocals for 1 episode)
Scooter carrot	Jim Poole (1995-2014) Tim Hodge (sometimes)	Achim Schülke

• German synchronization: M&E Studios / Funkworld-Studio (songs)
• Dialogue book / dialogue direction: Angelika Scharf

Music and Silly Songs

German title	German interpreter	English title	English interpreter	English text
Rejoice	Florence Joy	O come, O come, Emmanuel	Lisa Vischer
Rock on LarryBoy	Rolf Stahlhofen Hanjo Gäbler	Rock On, LarryBoy	Michael Faren
Belly button song	Monty Arnold Gerald Schaale Tammo Ruff Tetje Mierendorf	Belly button	Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Lisa Vischer Tim Hodge	Mike Nawrocki
Golf Fun Association	Gerald Schaale Hanjo Gäbler	Gated community	Mike Nawrocki Matthew West Matthew Ward
Dance of the Cucumber	Gerald Schaale Marek Erhardt	Dance of the Cucumber	Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer	Mike Nawrocki
Dance the hula	Tobias Künzel Hanjo Gäbler	Lance the Turtle	Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Tim Hodge
The Cebu song	Gerald Schaale Tammo Ruff Tetje Mierendorf Helgo Liebig	The Song of the Cebu	Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Lisa Vischer	Mike Nawrocki
My cheeseburger	Monty Arnold	His cheeseburger	Phil Vischer	Mike Nawrocki
Theme song	Tobias Künzel Gerald Schaale Tammo Ruff Hanjo Gäbler Florence Joy	Theme song	Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Lisa Vischer	Mike Nawrocki Lisa Vischer
Schoolhouse polka	Gerald Schaale	Schoolhouse polka	Mike Nawrocki	Mike Nawrocki

Web links

• VeggieTales website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.pro-medienmagazin.de/medien/fernsehen/2009/07/21/christliches-gruenzeug-veggie-tales-erscheinen-auf-deutsch/
2. ↑ Randall Balmer : VeggieTales . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco, Tx. 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 712 (English).