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Veggie Tales: Pistachio | 
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Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4213
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 796019822770
UPC: 796019822770
EAN: 0796019822770
ASIN: B002ZPIBUY
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: March 2, 2010
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Product Description
ONCE UPON A TIME, A LONELY TOYMAKER NAMED GELOA DECIDED TO CARVE A LITTLE BOY OUT OF WOOD. IMAGINE HIS SURPRISE WHEN HIS LITTLE TOY BOY COULD TALK! WHEN PISTACHIO TRIES TO DO THINGS HIS WAY HE LANDS IN A 'WHALE' OF A SITUATION! WILL HE DECIDE TO LISTEN TO HIS FATHER IN TIME TO SAVE HIS WHOLE FAMILY?
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 I say five! July 20, 2010
Jandsm
I'm not sure why people don't like it, I thought it was great and possibly even funnier than many of their videos. Maybe they hated the changes to the intro?
A nice return to form for the Veggies July 14, 2010
Roger C. Delaney (Frederick, MD United States)
Afetr the disappointment that was Abe and the Amazing Promise, I was beginning to become concerned that the creative minds behind Big Idea in its current incarnation (basically, Mike Nawrocki and some hired guns) weren't up to the task of continuing the legacy Phil Vischer and Nawrocki had created. Thankfully, Pistachio shows there may yet be life left in the franchise. Surely the best-looking Veggies episode ever in terms of the animation, the story is solid and the jokes are funny and in character for the most part. Khalil does steal the show, to be sure, but Larry and Bob and Junior are enjoyable as always. The "Extreme Re-Do" gag is clever, especially since it doesn't really change much about the look of the countertop (blue walls and throw pillows), and Qwerty's upgrade seems logical given the technological advances we've seen in the past few years. Also, it's a relief to see the return of Mike Nawrocki as the co-writer of the latest Silly Song; the last few Silly Songs were fairly weak with the exception of "Sippy Cup," and I was pleased to see Nawrocki returning to arguably what he does best - write Silly Songs (with Kurt Heinecke, who's also back on board for the rest of the music). All in all, Pistachio teaches a valuable lesson, though I'd argue that the payoff - the moment where Pistachio chooses to listen to his dad instead of insisting on his own way - isn't as strong as it could have been. Still, I'd guess this one will find its way into our DVD player on a regular basis. Nice job, Big Idea.
 Not their best work April 11, 2010
M. Keating (Atlanta, GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
While I wouldn't be as harsh as some reviewers, this is certainly not the best effort they've made. The story is fine and the message is fine, it's just not that creative or done with the excellence you might expect. I enjoyed this more than my wife (she would probably give it only 2 stars).
Great book to teach small children about right and wrong April 6, 2010
dezeme
On March 2, 2010, Veggie Tales released its newest DVD, Pistachio: The Little Boy that Woodn't. This DVD is used to teach children the value of listening to their parents.
This DVD is the story of Pistachio (think Pinocchio), which like many other Veggie Tales videos, is another familiar story. Like Pinocchio, there is a toy maker, who carves the title character from wood, and just as in the original story, the character encounters several life lesson hurdles and lies just like Pinocchio.
Gelato (think Geppetto) had no children of his own, so one day he decided to carve a little boy out of wood. Gelato soon learned this little boy could walk, talk and have a mind of his own just like a real human child.
Just in case you haven't followed the previous Veggie Tales movies, each of them usually feature an intermission, which is the "Silly Songs" part of the show. This DVD's "Silly Song" is Office Supplies: Where Have all the Staplers Gone?
This video, as with other Veggie Tales videos are completely kid friendly. At the end of the "Office Supplies" section their is a part showing a "scary stapler" with big teeth that may frighten smaller children. This DVD addresses great lessons for children, the main one being, 'listening to your parents is a good idea'. My niece fell in love with this movie, nothing could take her attention away from it and see was singing the songs the rest of the day.
 Pistachio Review April 5, 2010
Henry Zonio (Thunder Bay, ON Canada)
In one of their most recent videos, the VeggieTales crew addressed the theme of listening to your parents. Junior Asparagus takes on the role of Pistachio, a boy carved out of wood who has a hard time listening to his father, Gelato, a wood carver who had no children of his own (played by Larry the Cucumber). My favorite character is the return of Khalil the Caterpillar who plays Cricket, a caterpillar who isn't a cricket (I thought it was funny). From the picture and little bit of the setting, you are correct to assume that this is a retelling of the Disney classic Pinnochio with a VeggieTales twist.
For those of you who have been fans of VeggieTales from the very beginning (Where's God When I'm Scared), you will immediately notice something different... they remixed the introduction! The song, itself, hasn't changed; it's just a bit different. In addition to changing up the theme song, the VeggieTales set gets an update courtesy of a Veggie version of Extreme Makeover. Not only that... Qwerty has been updated to! Qwerty can talk and receive video emails!
It was a bit of a shock to see all the changes, but overall, I think that these are positive changes. One thing that would be really neat is for the video emails to be real ones that VeggieTales receives through one of the many social media outlets like Facebook or a blog or something like that.
As for the story in this video, I found it a bit simplistic and overly moralizing. They did clearly make the point that it is important to listen to parents even though I think it was overdone. I do give VeggieTales kudos, though, for trying to go beyond the "obvious" theme of truth-telling when it comes to the story of Pinnochio. Children will still enjoy this video. I also found it fun to see throwbacks from the Jonah movie like Khalil, the whale, and even some deja vu of being inside the belly of a whale.
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