LESSONS FROM THE SOCK DRAWER

Contains previously-released material
According to the bigidea web site, this DVD contains a lot of previously-released material. The following paragraph is copied from their site:

Short Features Include: Binky the Opera Singer, Going Up, Larry's Blues, Dr. Jiggle & Mr. Sly, Paco and the Singing Aardvark, Omelet, Gated Community, The Englishman Who Went Up The Hill, Larry's Lagoon, Paco and the Chicken, Modern Major General, Forgive-O-Matic, Lunch (A Parable), The Story of St. Patrick, Larry's High Silk Hat

Now of those, there are only three I'm not sure I've already seen (Binky and the Opera Singer -- although that may have been the 10-second clip on "Autotainment" -- and the two Paco shorts). The rest I'm certain I've seen on other VeggieTales DVDs. So if you've seen the entire collection, this is going to be mostly, if not entirely, repeats.

That said, a repeat of a VeggieTale is still better than 90% of what's out there on television or on the sales racks today, but it's difficult to...

Great collection of favorite bits!
A neighbor loaned me their copy of this dvd the other day to watch with my toddler and I had to order a copy of our own because he loved it that much! Even though he's seen most of the material on other dvds or in the series, this is still a great compilation and perfect for when we don't necessarily have time to watch a whole dvd. (We do the same with the Silly Songs dvds, too ... pop one in just long enough for one or two songs while getting ready to head out.)

I think they dropped the ball on this one.
I've loved VeggieTales since I was a teenager, and now my son loves them too. I love sitting down to watch the cute little movies with their simple messages with him. However, I think they dropped the ball on this one. It's really just a compilation of scenes and songs from other videos. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but I'm surprised that they didn't include any new content to keep it interesting. As it is, it's a little repetitive and disappointing.

Click to Editorial Reviews