Product Details

• Actors: Mike Nawrocki, Chris Olsen (II), Lisa Vischer, Phil Vischer
• Directors: Phil Vischer
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: February 10, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00017LVZA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,823 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Another winning video from the VeggieTales folk. To teach Larry the Cucumber about self-esteem, Bob the Tomato tells the story, slightly renamed, of David and Goliath. Jr. Asparagus plays the young man who wants to prove himself and will face the towering pickle. These adorable tales, brightly animated and containing bouncy songs, teach Christian-lite values in an entertaining way. Telling a single story (instead of the normal two), this 30-minute video goes on a bit too long, but it does contain the funniest entry in the "Silly Songs with Larry" series: Love My Lips. --Doug Thomas

Product Description

Have you ever felt too small to do a really big job? That's what a little shepherd boy named Dave feels when his big brothers head off to defend their country, leaving Dave behind with the sheep. "Big people do big things, and little people do little things,"they tell him. They're in for a surprise, however, when they find out their foe is much bigger than they thought! This telling of the classic biblical story of David and Goliath teaches kids that "with God, all things are possible." It makes no difference whether you're 9-feet tall or 2-feet tall -- with God's help, even little guys can do big things!

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VEGGIE TALE "BIBLE" CHARACTERS "ACT THEIR HEARTS OUT", June 4, 1999

By	Terry Fenwick (Half Moon Bay, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VeggieTales - Dave and the Giant Pickle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just spent a delightful day watching this video, over, and over, and over. My Granddaughter, Brooke, age 3 knows the story of David and Goliath by heart ! She has become a theologian. What an incredible video idea. Brooke also knows the other Bible Stories, as she has a collection of the Veggie Tales. Her Mother and Father sing the songs and are also learning the stories with her; just in case they had not known them before, or needed to be reminded again. What a great idea ! You will fall in love with all the Veggie Tale Characters who "act their hearts out" making the Bible come alive in your homes. Hats off to these wonderful people who bring us this worthwhile project ! Who said "the world is going to hell in a handbasket" ? They just might be wrong, when little children are growing up learning the truth of the scripture acted out in a great and entertaining way ! Grandparents need not call and ask for gift ideas any longer. . .just give them Veggies ! A great diet !

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of them all, December 18, 2001

By	tn_sehlat (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VeggieTales - Dave and the Giant Pickle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm an adult Veggie Tales fan who got introduced to the series through a bunch of college kids. I love the series because there is something for all age groups. Just for kids? No.

Anyway... this one is my favorite. There are all kinds of gags worked into the story that kids would miss but that adults will enjoy, espcially in the battlefield scenes. The important parts of the story are kept sacred, then nothing else is. Where something funny can fit in, it's there. It's a good laugh even when there aren't kids in the house.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff!, May 17, 2000

By	William Krischke (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: VeggieTales - Dave and the Giant Pickle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you've never seen VeggieTales, you need to. Whatever age you are. Like only a few things in the past (Rocky & Bullwinkle comes to mind) the humor here appeals to kids and to grownups. Some of it is clearly over the kids' heads -- like the philistine peas, a ripoff of The Frenchman in Monty Python's Holy Grail -- but there is plenty for the kids to love.

This is my favorite VeggieTales video thus far, and I've seen all the way through Madame Blueberry. I like that they tell one story instead of two short ones, and there are some great funny moments in here. David's sheep just can't stay upright. And Goliath wears boxing gloves.

And the silly song is beautiful. Usta!