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VeggieTales - Madame Blueberry [VHS]

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This is one of the better installments in the Veggie Tales series. Madame Blueberry learns a valuable lesson about greed. She isn't happy and thinks it's because she doesn't have enough stuff. Then, a Stuff-Mart (a great Wal-Mart knock-off) opens up down the road. Through Madame Blueberry's quest for more stuff she realizes that all the stuff in the world won't make her happy. What she wants is a happy and thankful heart. She realizes this a little too late and loses her treehouse but is still thankful for the lesson she learned. In this age of "gotta have it all", this is a great way to show kids that having a lot of "stuff" won't buy happiness. Through excellent writing and some great songs, including the Stuff-Mart rap, the people at Big Idea have created another video that is multi-generational. Even adults will come away thinking about the need for "stuff". This video also includes the song, My Cheeseburger, a temporary replacement to the Silly Songs with Larry. Be sure to listen during the scene in the Stuff-Mart food court for the muzak version. Too funny!

Of the several Veggie Tales we currently own, this is our personal favorite, and for good reason. Madame Blueberry is a VERY blue berry -- so absorbed in her wish for material things that she doesn't appreciate all the good things that she already has, a good home, good friends, and the everyday blessings of life around her. It takes a trip to the "StuffMart" (a wonderful send-up on the discount shopping mega-malls that infest our society) and her observations of two small children for her to see that life is more than aquiring things. As the moral of the story says, a thankful heart is a happy heart.

This is a great video for the age 5 to 11 set. All the usual Veggie Tale characters are here, including Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, and Junior Asparagus. The animation is, as in every Veggie Tale, a visual treat that holds the interest of both children and adults. There are sly sight gags and a silly, campy pace to the voice characterizations. But best of all in this video is the music. The prayer song of the two children -- "I thank God for this day ..." is marvelous in its power and simplicity, and one that our child now sings at the dinner table. Doggone it, I know the words too, and I sing along. The hip-hop rendition of the StuffMart advertising jingle is downright funny: what more evidence do you need to know that conspicuous consumption is wrong? And Mr. Lunt's rendition of the "Cheeseburger Love Song" is hilarious.

The lesson of this video is delivered with a light touch. It's religious without being preachy or proselytizing. We need more videos like this. I'm betting that even the StuffMart will have them!

I think this is one of the best Veggie Tales videos! I loved the songs, 'I'm so blue', and 'A thankful Heart'. It is set in France and the story is really funny. I loved Madame Blueberry, a very blue berry because she doesn't have all that she wants. Bob and Larry are her butlers. A store opens near her called the Stuff Mart and it is her dream come true. It's funny to see what happens to her house when she brings home too much stuff! Great movie!

This is the first Veggie Tales video I've seen, and I'm not sure who likes it more...myself, or my 16 month old daughter. I'm about to order another 3 or 4 videos!

Madame Blueberry is a new veggie tale with great stories and fun songs. My 3 1/2 year old is going around singing about thanking God for this sunny day, which he picked up from one of the songs on this video. The only drawback was that it seemed to have less songs than some of the other veggie tales. However, I'm not complaining--my kids love it and I know I'm reinforcing good values, especially values that are rarely found in the popular media. Definitely a keeper.

Bob the tomato and Larry the cucumber are back as the longsuffering butlers to an ungreatful berry. In her quest for more "things", she meets a devious clan of rap-scallions and some wonderfully genuine children. The Salesmanz Rap is a riot. They play every card in the deck to convince her that happiness is a saleable commodity, and that they are only there to help her find it.

As a bonus, you get Love Songs With Mr. Lunt, in which he passionately croons a cheeseburger. Wonderful.

The animation, as with all VeggieTales, is excellent.

Warning! You may find yourself singing at the office!

Madame Blueberry is one of my favorite Veggie Tales videos. It is a wonderful contrast between greed and thankfulness. Bob and Larry play the role of Madame Blueberry's butlers. Madame Blueberry is a very blue berry with an overwhelming desire for "things." In the end she learns some hard lessons and finds joy in thankfulness.

Madame Blueberry has beautiful animation. The story begins by following a butterfly as it floats over an imaginary French landscape filled with stunning scenery.

Madame blueberry also has some great songs. My favorites are the Stuff-Mart Rap and Mr. Lunt's Cheeseburger Song. Let me take some time here to say that Mr. Lunt got ripped off...no matter what the petition in Silly Songs 2 says...Mr. Lunt is far better at silly songs than Larry. I'm afraid Mr. Lunt is suffering oppression at the hands of the system; it all smacks of cucumber-centrism.

Don't let "the man" hold you down. Get this tape (while you're still allowed to) and play the Cheeseburger song over and over. The rest of the tape is great too.

I teach a third grade Sunday school class, and I always use a Veggie Tales video if there's one to fit in with our lesson. Today, as a prelude to Thanksgiving, we watched Madame Blueberry. The kids loved it, and they were able to apply what they saw to their own lives ("hmmmmm, maybe I don't need every Pokemon trading card"). I wish QWERTY had used an additional Bible verse about thankfulness (in addition to the Proverb on greed), but that's the only thing about this video that wasn't perfect.

I have to admit it... we have no small children living in our home, yet I own every Veggie Tale released to date! Sure kids come over and it's nice to have a great video for them to watch... but these are for MY viewing pleasure! Madame Blueberry is my personal favorite. The message is perfect for our overly materialistic society (myself included)and the phrase "But... I don't NEED a toaster oven!" is tossed around whenever we find ourselves contemplating a major (non essential) purchase. And don't underestimate the age range, I've witnessed a room full of 'youth' from two year olds to college students not only watching Veggie Tales, but singing along (so they've learned the words somewhere!) Sure, buying this video isn't going to MAKE you happy, but the message will give you great directions on where you can find a VERY happy heart!

Madame Blueberry is great. Not only does it teach children great values about God, but it also has a funny intermission called 'Love Songs With Mr. Lunt'. Great movie for kids of all ages.