Nothing to Be Scared Of

Are there monsters under your child's bed? Well, never fear, the veggies are here! In the Tales from the Crisper, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber come to the rescue when young Junior Asparagus is afraid to go to sleep after watching a scary movie. With a bouncy, boisterous song, they explain to Junior that "God is bigger than the Boogieman" so he doesn't have to worry. They even bring in Phil, an actor from Toledo who played the terrifying Frankencelery, to help illustrate the point. By the time Junior's dad comes to tuck him in, Junior's fears are assuaged and he can sleep soundly through the night.

Next comes Silly Songs with Larry, which in this case is The Water Buffalo Song. Unfortunately, it is cut short by an indignant Archibald Asparagus who chides Larry for claiming that everyone has a water buffalo when, in fact, everyone does not. Thus we see the beginning of an ongoing struggle between Larry and Archibald over singing songs that are just plain silly. Old Archie may not like them, but kids love 'em.

The next portion of the video tells the Biblical story of Daniel. Archibald is King Darius and Larry is the faithful Daniel. The king's three wise men are cunning villains who, as is often the case, have a really great song. As a matter of fact, they have two, but Oh, No, the song in which they plot Daniel's downfall, is especially impressive. Daniel is thrown to the lions as a result of their trickery, but his faith in God protects him; instead of eating him, the lions end up feeding him.

Finally Bob and Larry gather on the countertop to talk about what they've learned, and a song begins to play from out of nowhere. This What We Have Learned song is also a constant in the videos, and it's always interesting to see what Bob will do to try to stop it from playing. They conclude that there's no reason to be scared because God loves us, and it is on that note that the video ends.

This video tells two wonderful stories with humor zany enough to get a chuckle out of many adults. The songs are terrific, the animation is superb, and the message is a very important one. They don't call it "Sunday morning values and Saturday morning fun" for nothing!