VeggieTales - Lyle the Kindly Viking

Archiald Asparagus and the French Peas as hosts.... a perfect recepie for disaster and humor. Upset about the lack of culture on the show, Archie turns VT into an episode of Masterpeas Theater. *bad pun, I know...* The first feature is the first all Veggie production of Shakespear's classic "Omelete". A famine isin the land, and the citizens don't have enough to eat. Or at least not enough eggs. Prince Omlete has the last eggs in the kingdom, cooked light and fluffy. Will he learn to share his blessings, as God wants us to? Will the people of Denmark have eggs? This piece, aimed at the older 'children' viewers, paradies classic lines, King James English, and you get to find out how Elizebethian theatre is kind to VT's lack of female characters....Archie for the second time in VT histories vuts out the Silly Song bit. In it's place is "Classy Songs with Larry", the part of the show where Larrysings a classy song.The main feature is the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's lost musical, "Lyle the Kindly Viking". Most of the vikings enjoy raiding the monastery and being 'the terrors of the sea', but the youngest member doesn't 'fit the Viking style'. Lyle is eventually found out to be giving his share of the booty back to the monks, as well as potholders. Can this bring something better than gold, money, and big-screen tv's? Will the other Vikings support him? Is Olaf finding out Lyle's biggest prolem?Now, to the DVD features. Anyone who has seen the extras and scrrens on "Countdown" and "Angry Eyebrows" would know that this is the first venture to DVD. The chapter selection has no background music. The quality of the extras are good, ut there are only 3. There's an interview of Phil and the director, widescreen version of the Classy Song, and a peek at animation develpomnet.All in all, a solid Veggie entry, though definatly not the best.

Lyle the Kindly Viking in my opinion and the opinion of my kids (certainly at the time this came out or over the next few years afterwards) was pretty good, but not as good as Rack, Shack, and Benny or other VeggieTales.The DVD case is green, which is nice, and well made. The DVD contains some bonus features, which are also a plus. The only complaint might be the Lyle the Kindly Viking itself isn't as good as other VeggieTales. However, it is still a worthy addition to a VeggieTales collection.

This is a well done DVD with great animation and story telling. The characters get the message across while keeping kids interest with music and secondary stories to keep up with short attention spans. You will get caught up in the Music and fun as well.

I so far haven't had any problems as for movies that I have ordered from Amazon, and this was is no different

High quality animation, lively songs, fast pace, upbeat, playful. Amusing characters teach kids about sharing. Strong moral message with Christian content make it particularly useful for church programs. The children were very entertained and commented: "It was funny and cute and we loved it." "Lyle helped everyone and gave them potholders." "The songs were cool." "It made me want to share." "I liked to see the Veggies hop around." Best for ages 2 to 5.

I have only had this DVD a short time and already got it memorized. My son (1 year old) will sit and watch this entire DVD and is esp. fond of the silly songs. I personally like him watching VeggieTales because they teach my child about God in a suttle way. The characters are the cutest.

There is not a lot of good out there. And this is the first VeggieTales DVD out there. If you like silly kids movies with a Christian message, this is the one to buy. And if you buy this one, the publishers might release the other great VeggieTales stories on DVD as well. Go for it. Blessing for kids is in your reach!

Just got done watching Lyle for the...um....well.... I'm too embarrassed to say! I logged back on to see if by some chance there were other VeggieTales on DVD yet....nope!Cant add to whats already been said about this title- its just fantastic. The 18-month-old, 2.5-year-old, 30-year old and 31-year-old in my house just loves them all!...