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RiaW #258: Veggie Tales


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Computer animation in the 90s was so bad, the creators of Veggie Tales opted for vegetables because they were easier to draw than people. The primitive animation also smoothed over all the slavery in the Old Testament.

We sat down with Angela Webber, one half of the nerd-folk band The Doubleclicks, to talk about her childhood (and some adulthood) favorite show, Veggie Tales. We watched four episodes:

  • 1995 – Are You My Neighbor
  • 1995 – Rack, Shack, and Benny
  • 1996 – Dave and the Giant Pickle
  • 1997 – Josh and the Big Wall
  • It was a great overview of the weird world of singing religious vegetables that will stick with us for a while.

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    Read it and WeepBy Alex Falcone