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Veggie Tales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue

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This entry in the VeggieTales series features one story. Inspired by the works of Mark Twain (sort of), we get the see why helping others is truly important.

Clark Wayne (George the Postman from Toy that Saved Christmas) narrates the story, which begins at Doodle's Lumber Yard when Big Jim (Apollo Gourd) escapes. While the other employees are paid, Jim has been paying off his debt to society after his conviction of stealing Turkey Jerky. A conviction he still flatly denies.

Meanwhile, Tomato Sawyer (Bob the Tomato) and Huckleberry Larry (Larry the Cucumber) are just days away from earning the land they've been homesteading from the government. Huck wants to open an amusement park dedicated to Turkey Jerky, while Tom plans to open the first tax preparer service in the region. And he's not letting the fact that this is 1904, 9 years before income tax started, get in his way.

But when Big Jim's path crosses theirs, trouble ensues. Huck knows they need to help, but Tom is reluctant. Will they do the right thing? And if so can they still earn their land?

Meanwhile, there is the brand new silly song, featuring Archibald Asparagus as he leads a road trip to "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo." And anyone who has ever been on a road trip will love it.

Frankly, anyone will love this entire DVD. The story is fast moving with plenty of gags for the kids, but there are so many jokes that only the adults will get as well. I was laughing quite a bit all the way through. The lesson about helping others is strong without being preachy. And they've even got some get jabs at Cliff's Notes.

This is another winner from the guys at Big Idea. The entire family will love it.

We purchased yet another Veggietales video and once again we were not disappointed. In this adventure Tom and Huck teach everyone that sometimes we have to put others ahead of our own ambitions. I always find myself watching the videos just as hard as my son. He absolutely loves this movie and so do I. A parent cannot possibly go wrong teaching this important lesson to their child. By taking care of others, we take care of ourselves. And I think Huck is on to something with Jerky Land. See if you don't agree.

This movie isn't half as clever as "The Wizard of Has," which was what we were hoping it would be like. The message is good but more complex than a lot of their messages, so it might go over the heads of the youngest viewers.

One great thing about Veggie Tales is that the movies appeal to grown-up and kids alike. I bought this movie for my little brother and sisters, and we started watching it and soon we had my whole family in the room watching it!

Wonderful way to entertain the children and still have them learn Godly lessons. We thouroughly enjoyed this movie.

Another great VeggieTale video about helping others! The grandkids watch it over and over again.

I love these guys at big Idea. Biblical but not preachy, and it looks like a lot of work went into it. Too much Christian brand stuff is sooo preachy and sooo far below the bar for what the story and visual standards are for kids entertainment these days. These guys do good work, and all the extras on the dvd... I have never seen so much original extra stuff on one dvd...not even pixar films... the big guys could take a dvd lesson from these guys. (Thogh pixar films sure are pretty)

My advice, buy it if you love veggie tales, and this is a good first buy if have never seen one before.

good show, i was entertained AND NOT BORED. Thats important to me.

A good twist on the original story! My wife and I love these videos.

This arrived (like all of the other Veggie Tale DVDs) in perfect condition, and my granddaughter is getting hours of enjoyment out of it.

Maybe a 3yo will find this interesting but, this is the most boring Veggie Tales movie I have ever seen. The story was boring; the silly song was boring. I smiled a few times and laughed only once.

The story is kind of dumb. Almost terrible. It butchers _Huckleberry Finn_ without any anything funny or endearing by which to redeem the spoofing.

I used to like Veggie Tales, but for the most part the older VT stories are fine and the newer ones are poor (I haven't seen all of the latest, though). Skip this one.