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Summary: A great episode
Review: Even though this isn't the best episode of Veggietales, it is very good. The cheeseburger song is hilarious. It teaches us to be happy for what we have.
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Summary: BAH HAH HAH! This was great!
Review: Hey, this is the kind of stuff where you wish you could give it a few more stars! When you, your wife, AND your baby girl sit through this, AFTER a full day of this, that, and the other and be like, "COOL!", you wonder why you waited this long for it. This is easily something to watch with popcorn and soda, but Hershey bars and hot chocolate couldn't hurt either.
Well, we find Bob on the set and ZZZOOOMMM!! ZZOOOMMM!!! SSCCREEEECCHHHH!! Larry parks this big lug of a toy action jeep right beside our tomato friend. But Larry says when he gets a thing or 2 more, THEN he'll be happy. Bob asks the right question, "Larry, how much stuff do you need to be happy?" Good topic for the show, right? And who might come to the rescue? The French Peas! HA! They have a story for us. And that story revolves around Madame Blueberry, who already has a house in a tree, friends and food, 2 butlers, but she isn't happy! She cries all the time, looking at pictures of her neighbors things, and crying about how their things are better. Well, if things aren't already bad enough, here come those sneaky leeks! What do they have for Madam? Why, The Stuff-Mart! What happens? French Pea, Jean Claude warns us that this is a day where Madame Blueberry learns an important lesson.
Hey, we loved this! As a guy, it is actually my favorite Veggie Tale to date! Trust me, when you view this, and you even hear your daughter, who isn't quite a year old yet, start going, "HEE HEE! HA HA!", you know you made a good choice. But, I still don't know if I'll get used to a love song by Mr. Lunt. Hey, bottom line, this is always good for a lesson, as well as a good workout for your sense of humor! Da na na na na, Stuff-Mart, Stuff-Mart! Da na na na na, Stuff-Mart, Stuff-Mart!
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Summary: Fun, Silly Video that teaches good lesson!
Review: I think this is one of the best Veggie Tales videos! I loved the songs, 'I'm so blue', and 'A thankful Heart'. It is set in France and the story is really funny. I loved Madame Blueberry, a very blue berry because she doesn't have all that she wants. Bob and Larry are her butlers. A store opens near her called the Stuff Mart and it is her dream come true. It's funny to see what happens to her house when she brings home too much stuff! Great movie!
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Summary: The Cheeseburger Song is reason enough...
Review: Madame Blueberry is one of my favorite Veggie Tales videos. It is a wonderful contrast between greed and thankfulness. Bob and Larry play the role of Madame Blueberry's butlers. Madame Blueberry is a very blue berry with an overwhelming desire for "things." In the end she learns some hard lessons and finds joy in thankfulness.Madame Blueberry has beautiful animation. The story begins by following a butterfly as it floats over an imaginary French landscape filled with stunning scenery. Madame blueberry also has some great songs. My favorites are the Stuff-Mart Rap and Mr. Lunt's Cheeseburger Song. Let me take some time here to say that Mr. Lunt got ripped off...no matter what the petition in Silly Songs 2 says...Mr. Lunt is far better at silly songs than Larry. I'm afraid Mr. Lunt is suffering oppression at the hands of the system; it all smacks of cucumber-centrism. Don't let "the man" hold you down. Get this tape (while you're still allowed to) and play the Cheeseburger song over and over. The rest of the tape is great too.
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Summary: A powerful lesson with eye-catching and listening appeal
Review: Madame Blueberry is whimsical, funny, light, lovable and oh, so enlightening! My granddaughter loves Veggie Tales. She has watched this one over and over and over... and on the same day!!! When the movie ends, she says: "Mooie! Mooie! More!" Veggie tales is a thoroughly delightful way to teach children important lessons in life, the ones too many adults forget! Each offers a different lesson. Madame Blueberry seeks a happy heart.....how wonderful to share the very simple way to achieve this. Those who created the Veggie Tales series have been blessed with foresight, imagination, and wisdom beyond their years. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for offering clean, beautifully animated stories, songs, and books for parents and grandparents to share with their children and grandchildren. Each is truly a gift that keeps on giving!
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Summary: Another Veggie Tales Winner
Review: My 6yo son is a big Veggie Tales fan, but he absolutely LOVES this episode. It's not hard to see why, as a parent, because the animation is adorable and vivid and the songs are instant classics (the chorus to "His Cheeseburger" cracks me up every time.) I'm surprised anyone thought that the concept that "stuff does not make you happy" is too hard for kids to comprehend. These days, virtually all of children's programming is basically made up of half-hour commercials for merchandise and toy lines, so this was extremely refreshing to see. The end is very concrete and leaves no room for confusion in a young child. My son was becoming extremely greedy and Mr. Asky McGrabby every time we went to any store, but it seems like he actually *learned* something with this video, because a gentle, "Are you gonna be like Madame Blueberry was?" makes him smile AND stop the constant toy-pleading. I don't disagree, though, that this video delivers a message that many adults would do well to internalize as well. =)
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Summary: Charmer whose message packs a punch!
Review: My 6yo son is a big Veggie Tales fan, but he absolutely LOVES this episode. It's not hard to see why, as a parent, because the animation is adorable and vivid and the songs are instant classics (the chorus to "His Cheeseburger" cracks me up every time.) I'm surprised anyone thought that the concept that "stuff does not make you happy" is too hard for kids to comprehend. These days, virtually all of children's programming is basically made up of half-hour commercials for merchandise and toy lines, so this was extremely refreshing to see. The end is very concrete and leaves no room for confusion in a young child. My son was becoming extremely greedy and Mr. Asky McGrabby every time we went to any store, but it seems like he actually *learned* something with this video, because a gentle, "Are you gonna be like Madame Blueberry was?" makes him smile AND stop the constant toy-pleading. I don't disagree, though, that this video delivers a message that many adults would do well to internalize as well. =)
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Summary: Wonderful and very important!
Review: My family recently discovered the veggie-tales videos, and we were instant fans. The writing is excellent, combining genuine wit with relavent messages presented in a gentle, non-judgemental way. The result is a really funny view with the satisfying sense that your kids are not wasting their time by watching. This video, Madame Blueberry, immediately became our favorite. The music is so catchy my youngest daughter has started singing, "I'm so blue-hoo-hoo-blue-hoo-hoo" whenever she gets confused. For my part, I find I can always make my wife laugh by singing a bar or two of, "His Cheeseburger." What makes Madame Blueberry so important, however, is its message: material things cannot make you truly happy, being thankful for what you have makes you happy. Some reviewers have suggested that this message is too advanced for younger children. I must disagree. Children barely able to talk are now being subjected to the merciless lure of advertising. Even if they don't watch television product advertising can be found every form of media, and no potential market is immune! And regardless of the age of the target audience, the message is the same, "You need x to be happy." In the face of this onslaught, "Madame Blueberry" is a welcome relief. Children need the video's message, that happiness is not something you can buy. For this reason I give this video five stars.
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Summary: Wonderful and very important!
Review: My family recently discovered the veggie-tales videos, and we were instant fans. The writing is excellent, combining genuine wit with relavent messages presented in a gentle, non-judgemental way. The result is a really funny view with the satisfying sense that your kids are not wasting their time by watching. This video, Madame Blueberry, immediately became our favorite. The music is so catchy my youngest daughter has started singing, "I'm so blue-hoo-hoo-blue-hoo-hoo" whenever she gets confused. For my part, I find I can always make my wife laugh by singing a bar or two of, "His Cheeseburger." What makes Madame Blueberry so important, however, is its message: material things cannot make you truly happy, being thankful for what you have makes you happy. Some reviewers have suggested that this message is too advanced for younger children. I must disagree. Children barely able to talk are now being subjected to the merciless lure of advertising. Even if they don't watch television product advertising can be found every form of media, and no potential market is immune! And regardless of the age of the target audience, the message is the same, "You need x to be happy." In the face of this onslaught, "Madame Blueberry" is a welcome relief. Children need the video's message, that happiness is not something you can buy. For this reason I give this video five stars.
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Summary: A hit with my whole family - young and old alike!
Review: My son started watching Madame Blueberry at 3 months old - it was one of only two videos he would sit still for and enjoy. (Silly Song Countdown was the other - highly recommended!!!) And as often we have played it - neither he, myself, Daddy, or even Nana gets bored of it. My son may not fully understand the message until he gets older, but the rest of us do and has come up to rememberance on more than one occasion. (Nana recently told me that she was feeling "blue" going Christmas shopping and was singing "I'm so blue..." to herself, then realized that she wasn't being thankful for what she had and quickly changed her tune to "Thankful Heart." )The story line is fun and humorous for kids to enjoy, but with enough content included to keep adults quite entertained themselves. The songs are hilarious and addicting - and you'll gain a new appreciation for the Blue Danube. The Thankfulness Song is a real treat. There's lots of music and movement from the very beginning to keep young babies attention for a while. This really is a fun video and quite entertaining.
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