Tot TV Watch

I watched the premier of the latest VeggieTales movie called Abe and the Amazing Promise on the Gospel Music Channel this morning. To be honest I was kind of disappointed in this VeggieTales that the commercials throughout kept saying was the best ever or something like that. It is not that it is horrible, but I think the whole viewing experience with a bazillion commercials to drag it out to be an hour thing really messed it up. The DVD info says this episode is 55 minutes long, so they must of cut a lot. One thing missing (or at least I did not notice it) was a Silly Song. I am glad they showed this on television, but I think it will turn most off of it if they are not avid fans of the show. I am not totally rating this installment down yet, as I am going to rent the DVD and still give it a fair chance.

This episode does adequately teach about patience in both of the mini stories. The first one about Abraham is the part that disappointed me, although, it did have funny scenes with the nurse on set thinking that every time they said patience they were saying they had patients for her to care for. The second story is actually a really good one, though, about Larry the Cucumber playing an inpatient inventor that gives up on inventions when they give him trouble. He finally learns about the importance of patience and the great results that can happen with patience relating to bringing the Boo Boo Birds back to their town and saving the festival by plating sunflowers.

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“The Ladybug Festival” episode of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan begins with Kai-Lan saying inviting the viewers to go with her and her friends to the Ladybug Festival, which has ladybug games, ladybug rides, and a ladybug sky dance performance. Before she leaves to hike through the woods to the festival, Ye Ye helps tie her shoe. Soon after she begins her hike she meets up with Rintoo and Hoho. Tolee is not there yet, so they ask the viewers help them call for Tolee. Tolee comes prepared with a bunch of stuff in a big panda backpack.

As they hike Kai-Lan teaches the hiking song. They then decide to look for birds on their way to the festival and Kai-Lan teaches the Chinese word for bird. They make the bird finding into a game encouraging viewers to say the Chinese word for bird every time they see a bird on screen. They end up at a fork in the road and Rintoo decides they should go down the gray path while Tolee is trying to figure out which path of the four to take by using his map. Rintoo ends up getting all wet. Tolee gets annoyed that his friends are not listening to him, especially when Hoho decides they should go down the green path. Kai-Lan also gets annoyed when Rintoo and Hoho are being loud and are ignoring Kai-Lan and Tolee.

Kai-Lan then tries to find out why Tolee will not come with. She basically knows, of course, that it is because the other friends are not listening to him. She decides that Rintoo and Hoho need to listen to Tolee and then sings the “We Got It” song with a verse about listening to friends. They finally realize that Tolee has something to say and quite down and listen to what he has to say. He tells then the branch stick path leads to the Ladybug Festival and the sing this episode’s version of the “We Got It” song again.

Once on the right path they are soon at the festival. They point out the Ladybug Bumper Cars and Ladybug Popsicles. Then they see Ye Ye. Next the ladybugs begin to do their fan dance, which ends with them forming a heart shape. Ye Ye and Kai-Lan then talk about being a good listener and sing the “We Got It” song again before saying her normal ending of Kai-Lan saying “You make my heart feel super happy.”

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The “Fairy Tale” episode of Wizards of Waverly Place starts with the Principal giving Justin the job of directing the school play, Peter Pan. He does it in order to get the Principal to write him a letter of recommendation to his alma mater, Clementine College. It then has a funny scene with Zeke singing a Mexico song. While announcing the auditions Justin mentions that he figured out that Eric put Justin’s gym clothes on the roof. The opening scene ends with the principal telling Alex that she has to be part of the locker room refurbishment club as her extra curricular. She gets out of it by saying she is going to be in the play.

The next scene begins with Max telling his mom that he is the new reviewer for the school newspaper. He convinces her to take him to the movies before doing homework. She knows his plan, but goes with it because then she gets out of the rest of her shift at the sandwich stop.

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