Hermie & Friends: Webster, the Scaredy Spider

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Summary: Wonderful Kids Movie!!!
Review: Thank you for a terrific kids movie. It teaches children not to pre-judge and also how to face fears. It has made a huge impact on our family.

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Summary: Thank you Hermie!
Review: The Hermie series consistently offers light hearted fun and a solid message. Webster is one of the funniest characters they have created. The voices and script are top notch and it's wonderful entertainment for the entire family. My kids keep asking to pray like Hermie does to God. That's the real testament to the video. That it impacts the children more when it's off then when it's on. Keep cranking out quality!

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Summary: Kids Learn Another Valuable Hermie Lesson
Review: This is yet another winner in the Hermie & Friends series. My two year old is especially afraid of the dark and this lesson about praying to God when you're scared really helped him understand that he can take his fears to God. I appreciate a DVD lesson that kids will remember and one that stimulates a follow up discussion, even in young children like my son.
Thank you Hermie and friends, you make the lessons of life fun for kids of all ages!

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Summary: Is this a Christian children's video???
Review: You wouldn't expect to hear profanity on a video that is meant for small children, right? You also wouldn't expect to hear it on a video that is being marketed as having a Christian theme, right?

Well, get ready for some disappointing news. This video contains something quite inappropriate for the audience in which it was intended. In one section of the dvd, the voice talent actors are being interviewed. Since the theme of the video is fear, the actors are being asked about what different words ending in "phobia" mean. (Ex. "aquaphobia" is the fear of water, etc.) The actors sometimes really try to answer the question, and other times they just give what are meant to be 'funny' answers. The word "astraphobia" (the fear of lightning) is given. Tim Conway says, "It is the fear of being kicked in your @$$." The final word, @$$, is bleeped, but you can see him say it and since the word is "astraphobia", it is very clear -even to children- what he has just said.

I expect to hear rough language in a regular movie. I'm not offended by that. I do not appreciate, however, when I'm watching a children's Christian video with my kids and suddenly there is an unexpected vulgarity in the video!

If you don't mind your children hearing coarse language in their Christian children's videos, then by all means pick up this video. If, however, you find this as inappropriate as I do, find some other video for them to watch.