The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!
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| The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! |
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| Directed by | Keith Lango, Michael Spooner |
| Written by | Keith Lango, Mike Nawrocki |
| Starring | Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer |
| Distributed by | Sony Wonder |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Star of Christmas |
| Followed by | The Ballad of Little Joe |
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The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! is the 19th episode in the VeggieTales series. It was released in early 2003 on DVD and VHS. It is a variety show in which the Veggies sing songs from various sing-along albums in a format that conforms to Larry's idea of what the future of entertainment will be like. In Larry's estimation, entertainment will be fully automated. Using devices such as the "Wheel of Veggies" and the "Balls of Disorder", random performers will be paired with random musical numbers. Even jokes will be randomly generated. It is the first VeggieTales episode to be made by Big Idea since its acquisition by Classic Media in mid-2003.
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[edit] Main Characters
- Larry The Cucumber as himself
- Bob The Tomato as himself
- Mr. Lunt as the Techno-Gourd of the Future
- The Ventrilomatic and Rusty as themselves
[edit] DVD Content
Big Idea has consistently packed the VeggieTales DVDs with a variety of additional features intended to appeal to both children and adults alike. This section itemizes the content of the DVD.
[edit] Chapters
- 1. Just What is Auto-Tainment?
- 2. "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea"
- 3. "Zacchaeus"
- 4. Lunch
- 5. "Modern Major General"
- 6. "You are My Sunshine"
- 7. "Erie Canal"
- 8. "My Day"
[edit] Bonus Features
Audio Commentary – Behind the Scenes – Art Gallery – How to Draw the Ventriolomatic, Rusty, and the robot kids! – Progression Reel – Josh and the Big Wall! Interactive Storybook – Veggie Karaoke – Joke-a-Matic 500 – Family Fun "Bon Appetit" Activity – DVD-ROM Fun
[edit] Notes and Trivia
- The inclusion of "Modern Major General" from The Pirates of Penzance continues VeggieTales writers' obsession with Gilbert and Sullivan. Other parodies involving the operatic duo are Lyle the Kindly Viking (2001), The Star of Christmas (2002), and Sumo of the Opera (2004).
- Rusty and the Ventrilo-matic were introduced in an Easter Egg on the DVD of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie.
