A diva asparagus too scared to leave his dressing room? Peak VeggieTales drama.
Jonah Sing-Along Songs and More! is the seventeenth episode in the VeggieTales animated series. Released in 2002, it is one of several sing-along videos. Released prior to the film Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, it was intended to fuel interest in the upcoming feature. It also includes a medley of songs from Lyle the Kindly Viking, and many more. The is the only VeggieTales episode to be released only to VHS. The story behind the video is that Archibald Asparagus, who plays Jonah in the movie, is afraid to come out of his dressing room for fear of being swallowed by a whale. Bob and Larry must coax him out to play the first feature–film, Jonah.
Practical Effects
The whale anxiety bit is genuinely unhinged character work.
Sound
Lyle the Kindly Viking medley slaps harder than it should.
Director
Steve Hullfish
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is literally the only VeggieTales episode never released on DVD—Big Idea abandoned it like Jonah in the ocean.
This was pure 2002 hype-machine content, dropping months before the theatrical movie in an era when direct-to-VHS tie-ins actually worked.
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