Chicago Film Festival Awards, one Movieguide Award, one Golden Reel Award, and one International World Animation Celebration Festival Award. It was one of the earliest computer animated franchises, predating both ReBoot and Toy Story. As of 2019, VeggieTales has sold 75 million videos (VHS, DVD, and Blu-Ray), 16 million books, 7 million music albums, and 235 million music streams. The revenue for Big Idea grew between 1996 and 1999 by 3300% from $1.3 million to over $44 million as the moral tales and off-beat humor proved popular with parents. According to Phil Vischer's book, Me, Myself, and Bob, "one third of American homes owned a Veggietales video by the year 2000". The Wall Street Journal commented on the franchise's success that "VeggieTales is the Barney of the group. It's simple characters, bright colors and catchy tunes sweeten the Christian message...The real appeal of the veggies is their wackiness. Like Bugs Bunny, the cartoons contain a multitude of adult jokes, and like a sanitized version of South Park, Comedy Central's raunchy cartoon, they rely on gross-out humor. Among evangelical Christian young adults, the veggies have a cult following, analogous to the adult audience of South Park. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie currently holds a 65% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 55 reviews from critics, with an average score of 5.8 out of 10. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything received a 39% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. Their summary of critical consensus was, "This Veggietale should please the youngest crowds, but the silly script will tire the more discerning viewer." References External links VeggieTales at CEGAnMo.com Mass media franchises introduced in 1993 1990s American animated television series 1990s American children's comedy television series 1990s American musical comedy television series 1993 American television series debuts 2000s American animated television series 2000s American children's comedy television series 2000s American musical comedy television series 2010s American animated television series 2010s American children's comedy television series 2010s American musical comedy television series 2015 American television series endings American children's animated comedy television series American children's animated education television series American children's animated fantasy television series American children's animated musical television series American computer-animated television series Animated film series Big Idea Entertainment television series Christian animation Christian children's television series DreamWorks Classics NBC original programming Qubo Fruit and vegetable characters Direct-to-video television series