Where's God When I'm S-Scared?
| Where's God When I'm S-Scared? | |
|---|---|
| File:VeggieTales.jpg Cover art of the 15th Anniversary Edition DVD | |
| Directed by | Phil Vischer |
| Written by | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki |
| Produced by | J. Chris Wall |
| Starring | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Lisa Vischer Chris Olsen Dan Anderson G. Bock Mike Sage |
| Narrated by | Gail Freshman |
| Edited by | Mike Nawrocki |
| Music by | Kurt Heinecke |
| Distributed by | Lyrick Studios Everland Entertainment |
Release dates | December 1993 (VHS) February 10, 2004 (DVD) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
| Language | English |
Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, known in Japan as VeggieTales I: I'm Scared! Where's God? (ヴェジーテイルズI 私はおびえている! 神はどこにいるか?), is the first episode of the Christian VeggieTales animated series. It was initially released in December Template:Fy and was released on DVD February 10, 2004.[1][2] Subtitled "A Lesson in Handling Fear", it features two short stories titled Tales from the Crisper & Daniel and the Lion's Den, as well as the first Silly Song, The Water Buffalo Song. The first segment features Junior Asparagus who lies awake at night after watching a scary Frankencelery movie. The second is a re-telling of the Biblical story Daniel and the Lion's Den.
Plot
In the first episode of VeggieTales, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber on the counter-top of a kitchen. Bob reads a letter from Lucy Anderson of Phoenix, Arizona who is scared because she sometimes thinks there are monsters in her closet. Bob then asks her to watch a story about when Junior Asparagus got scared.
In the first segment, Tales from the Crisper, Junior Asparagus watches a late-night "Frankencelery" movie and is told by his mom that he needs to go to bed. He asks for a few more minutes but his mom sends him up to bed with a slight reprimand for watching spooky movies that late. As he's lying in bed, afraid, Bob and Larry drop in to help him by singing a song to cheer Junior Asparagus up. They tell Junior that he doesn't need to be afraid because God is watching out for him, and that God is bigger than anything. Junior is even confronted by Frankencelery who is really an actor named Phil Winklestein from Toledo, Ohio and apologizes for intimidating Junior. Junior is convinced and celebrates that "God is Bigger" than anything. Junior's dad comes in to his room and they talk about how God takes care of them and how he needs to be more careful about what he watches.
Following this segment is the introduction to the first of the "Silly Songs with Larry", The Water Buffalo Song.
Immediately following, the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den immediately is told. The Narrator introduces the story. King Darius is in his court with his wisemen and he confides that he is confused by a dream and wants help with what it means. The wisemen concede that they cannot help, but that Daniel can. Daniel comes in and helps the King who is very pleased and promotes Daniel. The wisemen become envious and plot to trap Daniel breaking a newly penned law that one may only pray to Darius. The wisemen catch Daniel praying to God and have him thrown into the lion's den. Daniel is scared but an angel comforts him. Darius appears the next morning expecting him to have perished, however, Daniel spent the night eating pizza with his new lion friends.
In the closing countertop sequence, Qwerty gives a scripture (Isaiah 41:10), preceded by What We Have Learned. Bob and Larry then end the episode.
Cast of characters
Tales from the Crisper
- Junior Asparagus as himself (debut)
- Mom Asparagus as herself (debut)
- Bob the Tomato as himself (debut)
- Larry the Cucumber as himself (debut)
- Dad Asparagus as himself (debut)
- Frankencelery as himself (debut)
Daniel and the Lion's Den
- Cedric as Wiseman #1 (debut)
- The Rapscallions as the Wisemen (debut)
- Mabel and Penelope as the King's maids (debut)
- Archibald Asparagus as King Darius (debut)
- Larry the Cucumber as Daniel
Release
As part of their 15th Anniversary promotion in 2008, Big Idea re-released "Where's God when I'm S-Scared?" with remastered picture and sound.[3]
References
- ^ "Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993) (V) - Release dates". Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "VeggieTales - Where's God When I'm S-scared?". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Where's God When I'm S-scared? VeggieTales Remastered DVD". Retrieved 2009-03-12.
External links
- Where's God When I'm S-Scared? at IMDb
- Where's God When I'm S-Scared? at Rotten Tomatoes
- Review at ChristianAnswers.net
