Product Details

• Actors: Lesley Benodin, Kristin Blegen, Ken Cavanagh, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer
• Directors: Phil Vischer, Chris Olsen (II)
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: October 29, 2002
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007CVYW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,019 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

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The video is sadly the first misstep from the Christian-lite VeggieTale folks. The tale, about the true meaning of Christmas, seems like a rip-off of the Grinch and the splendid Charlie Brown Christmas. The VeggieTale stalwarts--Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber--don't even show until the tale is half over (not even the catchy theme is used here). In an echo of their own chocolate bunny show (Rack, Shack, and Benny), another Mr. Nezzer wants to sell over the airwaves his Buzz-Saw Louis doll that delivers this Christmas message: "Christmas Is When You Get Stuff." One Buzz doll that believes that is wrong sets off to find the true meaning of Christmas and finds some friends to spread the word. Pretty flat all around (though the cute penguins are a plus) and, like the worst of Hollywood, gives us an action sequence instead of the goods. Even, heaven forbid, the Silly Songs with Larry segment ("Oh, Santa") is stale. --Doug Thomas

Product Description

Appearing in his own TV commercials, unscrupulous toy maker, Wally P. Nezzer has convinced all of Dinkletown that "Christmas is when you get stuff!" With the town's children begging for more toys, it's sure to be the worst Christmas ever - until one brave little Buzz-Saw Louie doll decides to take matters into his own hands!

The Toy That Saved Christmas reminds children of all ages the "Christmas isn't about getting; it's about giving."

VeggieClassics contain an additional 10 minutes of bonus materials!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Christmas show for the kids!, September 16, 2002

By	"texasmommy531" (Lucas, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas (DVD)

I bought this (on video) for my kids 3 years ago, and it remains a family favorite. It's a sweet story with a timely Christmas message that's not too preachy or heavy for little kids. My kids enjoy all the VeggieTales stories - the light-hearted, positive themes are great for reinforcing the values I want them to learn, and the silliness is the icing on the cake. I recommend this highly, though you may have to hide it after Christmas, or they'll watch it all year!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 2-year-old watches it daily!, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas

We own almost all the Veggie Tales videos, but this one is my son's favorite. Each day he asks for "Christmas" and sometimes watches it two times a day. He likes it because there is a lot more background music than the other Veggies. He is full of smiles and giggles throughout the entire video.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How a toy shows Dinkletown the true meaning of Christmas, February 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas

This was our first VeggieTale video and when I heard it was a Christian video I thought it would be too preachy for kids. However I loved it and my three kids watch it all year long. It is a tale of how Buzzsaw Louie (with a working buzzsaw in his left hand) teaches the people of Dinkle town that the true meaning of Christmas is not more toys. Mr Nezzer is great as a greedy toy maker Silly Songs with Larry is the best one I've seen yet. This video inspired us to get more Veggie Tales