VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall! (Video 1997)

The Israelites are trying to get to the promised land, but first they must pass through Jericho, which is guarded by...the French Peas. Also, some of Joshua's charges have their own ideas ... See full summary »

Directors:

Chris Olsen, Phil Vischer

Stars:

Mike Nawrocki, Jim Poole, Lisa Vischer

Cast

Credited cast:
Mike Nawrocki	...	Larry the Cucumber (Josh), Jerry Gourd, Jean-Claude (voice)
Jim Poole	...	Scooter (voice)
Lisa Vischer	...	Junior Asparagus (voice)
Phil Vischer	...	Bob the Tomato / Jimmy Gourd / Pa Grape / Tom Grape / Percy Pea / Phillipe (voice)

Storyline

The Israelites are trying to get to the promised land, but first they must pass through Jericho, which is guarded by...the French Peas. Also, some of Joshua's charges have their own ideas on how to get past the walled city. Will Joshua listen to God's directions, or will he try to do things his way?

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Plot Keywords:

pea | christian | fruit | gourd | cucumber | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Musical

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

October 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Josh and the Big Wall

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Idea Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Tom Grape: Pa? Do you still want to see the pyramids?
Pa Grape: Awww... I've seen the pyramids. Ha! I built the pyramids!

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Connections

Followed by VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer & Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (2008)

User Reviews

It's great but...

I love the Veggie Tales videos, as do my two toddlers. However, this one video has a major stumbling block for me. I can allow for the fact that the characters are vegetables and that they soften the violence of the original Bible story for young ears. I do not, however, like the fact that the whole story is based on the Israelites not 'following God's directions' when, in this instance, they *did.* They followed his directions to the letter. There are so many other instances in Scripture where the Israelites disobeyed. There was plenty of material out there on which to base a story with this lesson. To imply disobedience here when they obeyed seems slanderous.

Beyond that, the video is great. Some of the people at Big Idea Productions are obvious Monty Python fans. I just gotta love that! However, I've decided to avoid purchasing the VT videos based specifically on Bible stories (as opposed to morality tales) as history is not something I like to see messed with.