"The Star of Christmas" is the first episode in a two-part mini series (the sequel being "An Easter Carol") which takes place in 19th century London, this episode explaining Christ's birth and the sequel explaining His death and resurrection. It stars the jingle-writers-for-dental-wax turned playwrights Cavis Appythart (Bob the Tomato) and Millward Phelps (Larry the Cucumber), along with their inventor friend Seymour Schwenk (Pa Grape).
Cavis is disillusioned by he and his business partner's career of writing jingles, and aspires to achieve something grander with his life-- teaching London how to love. He and Millward write a play called "The Princess and the Plumber", intending to invite the Crown Prince to see the show, but they have competition. St. Bart's Church is holding their Christmas pageant the same night as their play, and they're using one of the most valuable treasures of London in their show. You guessed it, the Star of Christmas. That only leaves one option for Cavis-- stealing, er, borrowing the star from the church!
This episode is an absolute riot from start to finish, and is pure VeggieTales humor at its prime. To give you an idea of how much you'll be laughing, here are some of the funniest lines from the special (out-of-context):
"It looks like a turtle."
"I'm praying to be delivered from the mighty and fearsome hand of Moyer the Destroyer."
"Short of kidnapping, which I hear is ILLEGAL now..."
"Your toilet exploded, you're flushing in vain!!!"
"You're trapped like a dog hanging on to a big juicy steak that has somehow... become trapped... in some way..."
"Tra-la-la-la-lossum!"
For how hilarious this show is, however, it also has a ton of heart. It explains the Christmas story and the true meaning of love in such a poignant way, which is rarely seen in most Christmas specials. I won't spoil the ending for you, but it may be one of the sweetest moments ever to be placed in a VeggieTales episode, and as one reviewer pointed out, Lisa Vischer's rendition of "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" is absolutely gorgeous.
This episode is available legally to watch on YouTube, so give it a try. Whether it's Christmas or not, you'll be laughing, crying, and learning about the true meaning of Christmas in such an effective and thought-out way.
Cavis is disillusioned by he and his business partner's career of writing jingles, and aspires to achieve something grander with his life-- teaching London how to love. He and Millward write a play called "The Princess and the Plumber", intending to invite the Crown Prince to see the show, but they have competition. St. Bart's Church is holding their Christmas pageant the same night as their play, and they're using one of the most valuable treasures of London in their show. You guessed it, the Star of Christmas. That only leaves one option for Cavis-- stealing, er, borrowing the star from the church!
This episode is an absolute riot from start to finish, and is pure VeggieTales humor at its prime. To give you an idea of how much you'll be laughing, here are some of the funniest lines from the special (out-of-context):
"It looks like a turtle."
"I'm praying to be delivered from the mighty and fearsome hand of Moyer the Destroyer."
"Short of kidnapping, which I hear is ILLEGAL now..."
"Your toilet exploded, you're flushing in vain!!!"
"You're trapped like a dog hanging on to a big juicy steak that has somehow... become trapped... in some way..."
"Tra-la-la-la-lossum!"
For how hilarious this show is, however, it also has a ton of heart. It explains the Christmas story and the true meaning of love in such a poignant way, which is rarely seen in most Christmas specials. I won't spoil the ending for you, but it may be one of the sweetest moments ever to be placed in a VeggieTales episode, and as one reviewer pointed out, Lisa Vischer's rendition of "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" is absolutely gorgeous.
This episode is available legally to watch on YouTube, so give it a try. Whether it's Christmas or not, you'll be laughing, crying, and learning about the true meaning of Christmas in such an effective and thought-out way.