Dance, Dance, Yeah! VT's Top 10 "Gourds" Of The Dance

For a show whose target audience (for the most part) was not born when disco was a thing, VeggieTales has had the 70s dance element in many of their episodes and songs -- even right down to the Bob & Larry Sing the 70s album! And being a girl with a penchant for oldies, I love that they keep that disco beat going -- all the way to now, as Celery Night Fever is less than a week away from arriving on the dance floor!

So, in anticipation, I thought it'd be fun to take a look back on some of VT's grooviest "gourds" of the dance. And that's far from difficult, considering the veggies have been dancing since the day Larry first stepped out with his tuba :) I've selected and ranked ten of the all-time best dancers in the VT world for your enjoyment! Let's get our groove on, shall we?

(Note: I highly recommend listening to the Bob & Larry Sing The 70's while you're reading this)

#10: Barbara Manatee

 

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For an aquatic mammal without legs (not to mention a plushie), Barbara moves like magic when she does the tango with Larry. And if you've seen the live show where they have a guy and girl do the tango in costume, you know she gets extra cool points for that number :)

#9: Gary, Greg, and Bruce, The Ducklings

 

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Take notes, friends: these are ducklings doing a little barbershop song-and-dance here. These adorable little guys deserve major cred for their moves! But perhaps we should give that credit to Gelato... their Dad taught them well!

#8: The Scallions

 

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These guys just have an awesome group dynamic in their dances. I love their rhythm and groove in "Oh No!" and their rap moves in the "Salesmunz Rap"! Swindlers and bad guys they may be, but they definitely got the moves.

 

#7: Dad Rock Monster

 

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If you're going to have a song about you, being an awesome dancer is kinda mandatory. The Dad Rock Monster had no problem with that! He's amazingly flexible for a guy made of rocks. All his moves in this music video well... rock! #TerriblePuns

#6: Junior Asparagus

 

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Among other awesome dances, he can tap dance without having feet. That's what I call skills...

#5: Awful Alvin

 

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Not including Alvin would be completely wrong. Being able to use one's roots as arms and legs make dancing even easier to do when you're a veggie, and he definitely makes good use of those limbs! Alvin's "Villainous Dance of Villainy" is some kinda funky -- and when Lampy joins in, they just "shimmy with badness!"

#4: Jean-Claude & Philippe

 

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These two might not be the first characters to come to your mind when you think of VT's best dancers, but they do have their own segment, "The Latest Dance Craze with Jean-Claude and Philippe." The fact that these two are already on the pulse of what's popular says something. Not to mention that they're basically heads -- it takes an awful lot of skill to dance without arms, legs, or much of a body! If "The Hopperena" isn't enough proof, just watch them on "Keep Walking" or "Steak and Shrimp"; these two put us limbed beings to shame!

#3: Khalil

 

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Khalil is a caterpillar-worm of many talents. Rug salesman, rapper, dead ringer for Don Knotts, skilled metalworker. But his motivation tapes should've also said something among the lines of, "You are a great dancer," because that he is!

#2: Jimmy Gourd/Dr. Jiggle/Mr. Sly

 

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It would be a crime not to mention the star of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly in this lineup! Jimmy's got groove, peeps. And while we love Dr. Jiggle for who he is, we must applaud the fact he's doing that dance in an spleen-bruising leisure suit. Off the show, he's still a legit disco veggie, as he's the host of the roller rink party on the 70s album and the main vocals on "Funky Town." What can we say? Gourds just wanna have fun! (Wrong era, I know... but the 80s album's awesome too!)

 

#1: Larry The Cucumber

 

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It was hard to pick the #1 dancer, but Larry was kind of the only one who can hold this spot. He's like butter on a bald monkey -- all the vegetables wish to dance as he! And he's been doing it since the beginning! I believe that the #1 spot belongs to the master of silliness, Larry the Cucumber himself!

So, what do you think? Who do you think should've taken the top spot? How would you've ranked them?

 

Anyway, if these dancing veggies haven't gotten you excited yet, here's the trailer for Celery Night Fever to help you get in a groovy mood!

 

 

GMUS&<3sUVM

- Chandler

The League Is Almost Here!

The latest VeggieTales video, entitled The League of Incredible Vegetables, hits Christian bookstores tomorrow! Until then, enjoy these videos relating to the new show.

The trailer:

New Trailer for The League of Incredible Vegetables

I didn't expect it to come until later this summer, but surprisingly enough, we have the first trailer for the first LarryBoy episode in six years, The League of Incredible Vegetables. Which, as another surprise, doesn't have the word LarryBoy in the title.

It looks amazing, doesn't it? I'm going to give it a quick review here.

0:05-0:13 Dr. Flurry looks really cool (no pun intended). He seems like the typical mad scientist kind of villain, but that's not something we've seen before in VeggieTales (except for in the 2D LarryBoy videos, perhaps). And he has penguin henchmen! How neat is that?

0:20-0:36 I really like these superhero costumes. They're pretty simple, but I guess I should have expected that. It seems like it would be difficult to design anything more complicated for a vegetable. And it wouldn't really be necessary anyway. The names of the superheros are pretty imaginative as well. I expected Bob to just be called The Red Wonder or Bobin like he called himself in LarryBoy and the Bad Apple. But nope, they decided to come up with something more creative and decided on the name Thingamabob, which was just genius.

0:37-0:39 The super vehicles. Let's see, we've got the LarryMobile, a helicopter thing which I'm assuming is Bob's, a shoe-car thing that is obviously Petunia's, and little car that could belong to either Junior or Lunt. Cool stuff. But where's the fifth one? It seems like the LarryCave is keeping its design from Bad Apple, which is good.

0:44-0:48 Wow, that logo looks awesome! And that is really all I can say about it.

Are you excited yet? Because I definitely am! This looks to be the best thing that the veggies have done in several years. And its coming to a store near you October 2012.

New Trailer for The Penniless Princess

Today we present the latest trailer for the newest addition to VeggieTales' "Just for Girls" series, The Penniless Princess.



I'll save my thoughts for some other time. But for now, I will say that it certainly looks interesting. I'm pretty excited about it.

ANNOUNCING "The Penniless Princess"

Today I'm here to tell you about a brand new DVD coming from VeggieTales this summer, called The Penniless Princess.



(Thanks to ThomasVeggieDramaFan on YouTube for the video.)

While I'm slightly annoyed that they're doing yet another princess episode, I love the story of The Little Princess, so I'm glad that they're doing this. I can't wait to see it! Of course, I'll keep you guys updated about it in the months to come. Happy Valentines Day!

Robin Good Trailer, New LarryBoy Episode Plus More

Boy, it's been way too long since I gave you readers a new blog post. I was busy with a big writing project this past month, but now that it's done I can get back to bringing you all VeggieTales news and reviews. A lot has been happening in the veggie world lately, so I'll just go down the list.

First off, we have a brand new trailer for the upcoming show, Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men.



Looks pretty good, doesn't it? I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Trailer for The Little Drummer Boy

I was happy to get on YouTube today and see that the trailer for the new Christmas episode The Little Drummer Boy had been released.



I was slightly worried about how they would handle this story because of their "no Jesus as a vegetable" rule, but thankfully it seems that my worry was unnecessary. Tell me what you think!

Two New Music Albums: Songs For a Princess and 25 Favorite Silly Songs

Hello Countertop readers! I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! Here are trailers for two new VeggieTales music albums, Songs For a Princess and 25 Favorite Silly Songs.

New Trailer for The Princess and the Popstar

The new trailer for the upcoming episode The Princess and the Popstar was finally released today.



It certainly has a very different feel to it. What do you think?

'Twas The Night Before Easter Trailer

Here is the trailer for the newest VeggieTales video, 'Twas The Night Before Easter.

 I will give my comments bit by bit here.

'Twas The Night Before Easter

From the Big Idea website:

It’s Easter time in Crisper County and cable news reporter Marlee Meade (Petunia Rhubarb) is hunting for a way to help others. On a tip that the old town theater will be shut down, Marlee cooks up a plan to save the stage and make a difference through the power of musical theater. With a cast of costume-clad townies, massive props and a 20-foot robot rabbit - “Up With Bunnies” is hatched! There’s only one thing missing – the star of the show!