Where's God When I'm S-Scared?

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Where's God When I'm S-Scared?

DVD cover
Directed by Phil Vischer,
Chris Olsen
Written by Phil Vischer
Starring Phil Vischer,
Mike Nawrocki,
Lisa Vischer,
Dan Anderson,
G. Bock,
Mike Sage
Music by Kurt Heinecke,
Phil Vischer,
Mike Nawrocki
Distributed by Sony Wonder
Release date(s) December 1993
Running time 30 minutes
Language English
Followed by God Want Me to Forgive Them?!?
IMDb profile

Where's God When I'm S-Scared? is the first episode of the VeggieTales animated series. It was released in December of 1993. Subtitled "A Lesson in Handling Fear", it features two short stories titled Tales from the Crisper & Daniel and the Lion's Den, as well as the first Silly Song, The Water Buffalo Song. The first features Junior Asparagus who lies awake at night after watching a scary Frankencelery movie, while the second is a fun re-telling of the Biblical story Daniel and the Lion's Den.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

This being the very first episode of VeggieTales, we are introduced to Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber for the first time on the countertop, which is to become the stage for most opening segments, various silly songs and even some stories in most following episodes.

Bob reads a letter from Lucy Anderson (Age 6) of Phoenix, Arizona who is scared because she sometimes thinks there are monsters in her closet. Bob then asks her to watch a story about when Junior Asparagus got scared.

In this segment, we see Junior Asparagus watching a late-night Frankencelery movie and is told by his mom that he needs to go to bed. Like any boy his age, he asks for a few more minutes but his mom lovingly sends him up to bed with a slight reprimand for watching spooky movies that late. As he troops up the stairs, he begins to get a bit scared and while trying to gain comfort from a family portrait he 'sees' them all turn into monsters. He then rushes upstairs and hides under the covers.

As he's lying in bed, afraid, Bob and Larry drop in to help him by singing a song to cheer him up. They tell Junior that he doesn't need to be afraid because God is watching out for him, and that God is bigger than anything he is afraid of. Junior is even confronted by Frankencelery who admits his real name is Phil Winkelstein from Toledo and apologizes for scaring Junior. Junior is convinced and sings along.

Junior's dad comes in to his room and they talk about how God takes care of them and how he needs to be more careful about what he watches.

Following this segment is the introduction to the first "Silly Songs with Larry", The Water Buffalo Song. It is the first time we see Archibald Asparagus.

Without going back to the countertop, the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den immediately begins. King Darius is in his court with his wisemen and he confides that he is confused by a dream and wants help with what it means. The wisemen concede that they cannot help, but that Daniel can. Daniel comes in and help the King who is very pleased and promotes Daniel. The wisemen become envious and plot to trap Daniel breaking a newly penned law that one may only pray to King Darius.

The wisemen catch Daniel praying to God and have him thrown into the lion's den. Daniel is scared but an angel comforts him. King Darius appears the next morning expecting him to have perished, however, Daniel spent the night eating pizza with his new lion friends.

In the closing countertop sequence, we are introduced to QWERTY the computer who gives a recipe for Yummy Meatloaf and a scripture (Isaiah 41:10). We also see the beginning of Bob's perpetual frustration with the What We Have Learned song, as well as the common ending of 'God made you special and He loves you very much' which ends nearly every episode.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Cast of Characters

[edit] Tales from the Crisper

  • Junior Asparagus as himself
  • Mom Asparagus as herself
  • Bob the Tomato as himself
  • Larry the Cucumber as himself
  • Dad Asparagus as himself
  • Frankencelery as himself

[edit] Daniel and the Lion's Den

[edit] Segments

  • Opening Countertop
  • Tales from the Crisper
  • Silly Song: The Water Buffalo Song
  • Daniel and the Lion's Den
  • Closing Countertop

[edit] Songs

In addition to the ubiquitous "VeggieTales Theme" and "What We Have Learned," this episode contains the following songs:

  • God is Bigger, sung by Bob, Larry and Junior
  • Opening Theme, sung by King Darius, and Wisemen
  • My Name is Daniel, sung by Daniel
  • Oh No!, sung by Wisemen
  • We've Got Some News, sung by King Darius, and Wisemen
  • The Water Buffalo Song (Silly Song), sung by Larry the Cucumber and inturrupted by Archibald Asparagus
  • Fear Not Daniel, sung by the narrator

[edit] Notes and Trivia

  • This is the only episode in which the counterop segment letter is read by the letter's author, rather than Bob and Larry.
  • First appearance of the main core of characters (Bob, Larry, Junior, Junior's parents, the three Scallions, Archibald Asparagus), and the classic Veggietales segments (Silly Song, countertop sequence, etc)
  • One of two episodes in the Veggietales canon to feature a human narrator, although the narrator is only included in the Daniel Segment.
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