VeggieTales in the House

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VeggieTales in the House
VeggieTales in the House logo.svg
Genre
Based on VeggieTales
by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki
Developed by Doug TenNapel
Written by Ethan Nicolle
Eric Branscum
Michael J. Nelson
Wes Halula
Kristine Lacey
Doug TenNapel
Directed by Tim Hodge
Craig George
Bill Breneisen
Voices ofPhil Vischer
Mike Nawrocki
Tress MacNeille
Rob Paulsen
Kel Mitchell
China Anne McClain
Maurice LaMarche
Tony Hale
Jon Heder
Opening themeVeggieTales in the House Theme Song
Ending themeVeggieTales in the House Theme Song (instrumental)
Composers Terry Scott Taylor
Robert D. Watson
Michael "Smidi" Smith
Scott Krippayne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52 (104 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDoug TenNapel
ProducersChris Neuhahn (supervising)
Randy Dormans (supervising)
Running time22 minutes (two 11-minute stories) [1]
Production companies Bardel Entertainment (animation)
Big Idea Entertainment (DreamWorks Classics)
DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseNovember 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) 
September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
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VeggieTales in the House is an American animated children's comedy television series developed by Doug TenNapel (of Earthworm Jim and Catscratch fame) and produced by Big Idea Entertainment (owned by DreamWorks Classics), and animated by Bardel Entertainment. [2] It picks up after VeggieTales , a Christian-themed video and film series, featuring anthropomorphic vegetables. [3]

Contents

Characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 155November 26, 2014
5January 30, 2015
5April 17, 2015
2 11September 25, 2015
3 13March 25, 2016
4 13September 23, 2016

Production

Poster for VeggieTales in the House featuring (from left to right:) Laura, Larry, Bob, and Petunia VeggieTales in the House poster.jpg
Poster for VeggieTales in the House featuring (from left to right:) Laura, Larry, Bob, and Petunia

The series was executive produced by TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim and Catscratch . The series was released to Netflix on November 26, 2014. [1] The show lasted for three years before ending in 2016. [1] A follow-up series, titled VeggieTales in the City , was released on February 24, 2017, but ended by September 2017. [4] [5]

The two creators of the traditional VeggieTales series from 1993 reprise their voices of the characters: Phil Vischer reprises the voices of Bob the Tomato, Archibald Asparagus, Jimmy Gourd, Phillipe Pea, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape and Mike Nawrocki reprises the voices of Larry the Cucumber, Jerry Gourd, and Jean-Claude Pea. Other characters on the show (including the rest of the original characters brought over from the original VeggieTales series) are voiced by Tress MacNeille as Petunia Rhubarb, Madame Blueberry, Laura Carrot, and Junior Asparagus, Rob Paulsen, who provides the voice of Ichabeezer and two new characters named Bacon Bill and Motato, Maurice LaMarche, and Kel Mitchell, among others.

The series was removed from Netflix on September 23, 2022, six years after the release of the fourth and final season. [6] Despite this, VeggieTales in the City was available on the service until September 2023.

Reception

Despite receiving positive reviews from critics, the series was criticized by some for the redesigns of the characters and superficial Christian messages. [7] [8] [9] Viewership of both the series and its follow-up on Netflix were significantly lower than the viewership of the original series, and was eventually cancelled in March 2018, before a revival of the series titled The VeggieTales Show was announced.

Home media

Big Idea Entertainment have released only two DVD volumes of VeggieTales in the House. Each release contained seven episodes from the first season, and one episode from the second season.

Region 1
TitleSeason(s)Episode countRelease date
Puppies and Guppies1, 28March 25, 2016
Contained "Puppies and Guppies" (1a), "Laura at Bat" (5a), "Larry's Cardboard Thumb (6b)", "Junior Gets a Pet" (11b), "Cool as a Cucumber (12a)", "Popcorntastrophe!" (13a), "Junior Jetpack" (13b) and "The Guppy Whisperer" (16b).
Captain LarryBeard and the Search for the Pirate Ship1, 28October 18, 2016
Contained "Sorry, We're Closed Today" (1b), "Bob and the Awesome Frosting Mustache" (2a), "Trading Places" (3b), "The Gong Heard 'Round the House" (7a), "The Bucket List" (8a), "The Rich Young Comic Ruler" (12b), "Captain LarryBeard" (15b) and "DUO Day" (20b).

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