Gideon: Tuba Warrior
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| Gideon Tuba Warrior | |
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| Directed by | Tim Hodge, Brian K. Roberts |
| Produced by | David Pitts |
| Written by | Robert G. Lee, Mike Nawrocki |
| Starring | Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki |
| Music by | Kurt Heinecke |
| Release date(s) | November 7, 2006 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | LarryBoy and the Bad Apple |
| Followed by | Moe and the Big Exit |
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Gideon: Tuba Warrior is the 30th VeggieTales episode. It was released in Christian bookstores on November 4th 2006, and is set to be released in general market stores on November 7th. This is the second VeggieTales Episode to only be available on DVD (it will never be released on VHS). As of Larryboy and the Bad Apple, all future Veggietales episodes will only be available on DVD. The story is an adaptation of the Biblical story of Gideon from the Book of Judges. Its lesson is about trusting God. It was be the last VeggieTales episode of 2006.
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[edit] Synopsis
As the show opens on the counter-top, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything burst in to host the show, overriding Bob and Larry. After reluctantly giving in, Bob walks off (leaving Larry, since he is one the Pirates as well), the Pirates read the letter, which asks, in essence, whether to trust God. The Captain, aka, Pa Grape, then tells the story of George Muller a man who, "Trusted God for everything."
The story is narrated by the Captain, as he tells it through the eyes of his ancestor Great-Uncle Simon, a reporter for the Bristol Snoop, a tabloid-like newspaper. Over the course of a few days, Simon witnesses miraculous things happening for George Muller, the founder of an orphanage, who never asked for donations, but relied entirely on Providence to provide his needs.
In the Silly Song, the Pirates are declared too busy to do the song and thus, Bob the Tomato is caught off-guard and thrust into a ukelele-karaoke featuring the French Peas dressed up as "dancing hula-turtles!" Despite being initially enthusiastic, he becomes increasingly frantic and confused as the music and lyrics turn from standard ukelele music into non-sensical ramblings (after he had accidentally shreaded his copy of the music through a fan and the peas taped it up).
Afterwards, the story of Gideon is played featuring Larry The Cucumber in the title role. Beginning with a montage of floats, as a victory parade for conquering the Midianites, Gideon stops the parade to explain that the large amount of praise lavished on him was not his to take. He then tells the "true" account, in which he reluctantly choses to defend his country against an undefeated army of over 30,000 excessively hairy pickles, the Midianites. When Gideon's sizable army is reduced to six carrots and six peas, he learns to trust God and is able to defeat the Midianites with horns and flashlights.
Finishing on the counter-top, the Pirates are confused about Gideon's story as the did not know who he was (beyond their knowledge of Gideons International). However, Bob comes on and acknowledges he put the story in when the Pirates seemed to be at a lack for inspiration. After congratulating the Pirates for a good job on the show, Qwerty gives a verse and the Captain declares his desire to make a Pirates Who Don't Do Anything Movie, and the show ends with the Captain saying he hopes he can get the funds necessary.
[edit] Main Character Credits
- Larry The Cucumber - Mike Nawrocki
- Pa Grape - Phil Vischer
- Archibald Asparagus - Phil Vischer
[edit] Segments
- Opening Countertop
- The Story of George Muller
- Silly Song - Ukulele Karaoke With Bob
- Gideon - Tuba Warrior
- Closing Countertop
- Credits
[edit] DVD Content
Big Idea, inc. 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] Bonus Features
- Behind the Scenes: Making a Tuba Warrior
- Behind the Scenes: A Real Drum Line
- Art Gallery & Commentary
- Studio Commentary
- Video Trivia
- Interactive Storybook
- Family Activity
- Bible Story References and Family Discussion Guides
- Turtle Toobies Music Game
- Tuba Mix Panel
- How to Draw Gideon and Pa Angel
- Bonus Clips
- Easter Eggs
- Previews
[edit] DVD Chapters
- 1. Opening Countertop
- 2. George Mueller
- 3. Breakfast
- 4. Ukulele Karaoke
- 5. Gideon Parade
- 6. Invading Midianites
- 7. Join God's Army
- 8. Tubas and Flashlights
- 9. Closing Countertop
- 10. Credits
[edit] Notes and Trivia
- This episodes title originally was "Gideon and the Horn of Scorn", but then was changed to Gideon: A Lesson in Trusting God, and now changed to its current title "Gideon Tuba Warrior".
- This is the first Veggie video in some time in which Bob the Tomato gets his own Silly Song (which also features The French Peas, who appear less frequently in the later episodes).
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything appear, hawking their upcoming feature film.
