Robin Good & His Not So Merry Men [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Oh Veggie Tales, how I love you! And then I love Robin Hood too, so to combine the two and end up with Robin Good. *sigh* I am one happy mama. Entertaining for all ages (from my six month old to my parents) - Veggie Tales is well loved in my family. This video starts with a great short perfect for celebrating Leap Year and President's Day. Then we have the Robin Good story full of value in moral and entertaining songs. (Who knew "Big Brother" was with so much in common with Prince John? hmm...) I love the humor and the entertainment for my toddler is priceless. Oh what a joy to, in a way, introduce her to the classic story I love with a Biblical message.

Definitely recommended!

First off, I wanted to start off my post by saying how much I love Veggie Tales. If you've ever seen our DVD collection, you'll see that we have almost every Veggie Tales DVD. I love their parodies of movies and the way that their movies teach good morals and values. I loved the movie, but I was slightly upset with their newest silly song that is entitled Bubble Rap. The reason that I am upset is because of a couple of the lyrics in the song. I know some people might think that it is crazy to be annoyed by these lyrics, but as Christians we are not supposed to give even the appearance of doing that something that is wrong. We're also called not to conform to the world. Which is why it bugs me when people take a bad word or phrase and tweak it so that it sounds a little different. It's still wrong even if you change one or two words. With that being said, I will tell you the two parts in the song that I was irked about. In the song Boyz in the Sink say, "oh, snap" and "What's up, BITS?" What does snap rhyme with and what is a word that means the same thing as it? I admit that I might be stretching a little bit here. But the other saying- say "what's up, BITS?" out loud and tell me what it sounds like you're saying. It sounds a bit like the B-word phrase. Yes, I know that BITS is an acroynym for Boyz in the Sink, but I still have to wonder what the writers were thinking when they came up with that phrase in the song. Imagine a 2-3 year belting that phrase out in the grocery store at the top of his or her lungs. And couple that with the fact that they don't always pronounce things correctly. HMMM.... So not a good combination!! Maybe it was just an honest mistake like the original lyrics to the Veggie Tales "The Bunny Song" that went something like- "I don't love my mom or my dad, just the bunny. And it's such a shame about the phrase used in the song, Bubble Rap, because other than that it's a cute song! Okay, enough ranting!!

My boys have only seen one other Veggie Tales DVD but they love the silly characters. I mean who wouldn't love and laugh at a dancing/singing tomato, cucumber or squash! Veggie Tales is a wholesome DVD that features all sorts of vegetable characters and does reference God. Don't think this DVD is full of religion as it really isn't but it does have references when they are pointing out how to be good or what was wrong.
The DVD starts out with "Lenny & The Lost Birthday" which is an adorable short episode on Lenny who thinks everyone forgot his birthday. He goes about his day sad and made, but then his mom points out that it is Leap Day and explains that. It made it perfect to explain Leap Year! Next up was a Bubble Rap video featuring Larry singing with his friends about bubble wrap!

My boys laughed and laughed and the show made it easy for them to understand what was going on. The main part of the DVD is "Robin Good and His Not-So Merry Men" which showed how sharing and working together is good. It is the tale of Robin Hood with a wholesome spin.

Overall, the DVD is full of fun songs and great lessons for young kids. My boys have watched it a few times now and laugh every time!