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The Star of Christmas is a 2002 American computer-animated film and is the eighteenth episode of the VeggieTales animated series and the second holiday special in that series. It was released on October 29, 2002 and re-released on September 5, 2006 in Holiday Double Feature with its earlier episode The Toy that Saved Christmas. Like the other holiday episodes, it has no usual ”A Lesson in...” subtitle and the countertops. A message, however, is that you can't teach people to love through pomp and flash, but rather that love must come from the inside; Jesus was sent on Christmas to help enable such a change, and He is the true "Star of Christmas".
The story of The Star of Christmas centers on two would-be operatic composers who are based on W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. VeggieTales has spoofed Gilbert and Sullivan's work in Lyle the Kindly Viking and (specifically The Mikado) in Sumo of the Opera. In this episode however they spoof the people, Gilbert and Sullivan, themselves.
The film was nominated for an Annie Award in 2002 in the category of Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Home Video Production, but lost to Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun.
Original Release
10/29/2002
US Release
10/29/2002
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Cast
| Name | Character |
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| Dan Anderson | Dad Asparagus (Rev. Gilbert) / Reverend Gilbert (Dad Asparagus) (voice) |
| Matthew Hodge | Wiseman Pea (voice) / Wiseman Pea |
| Tim Hodge | Charles Pincher / Walla Group / Charles Pincher (voice) |
| Mike Nawrocki | Larry the Cucumber (Millward) / Jean-Claude Pea (Winston) / Jerry Gourd (Constable) / Millward Phelps (Larry the Cucumber) / Winston (Jean Claude Pea) / Constable (Jerry Gourd) (voice) |
| Jim Poole | Scooter (Moyer) / Moyer (Scooter) (voice) |
| Jacquelyn Ritz | Miss Effie Pickering (Madame Blueberry) (voice) |
| Mike Sage | Scallion #3 (Tradesman) / Tradesman (voice) |
| Lisa Vischer | Junior Asparagus (Edmund) / Edmund Gilbert (Junior Asparagus) (voice) |
| Phil Vischer | Pa Grape (Seymour) / Bob the Tomato (Cavis) / Percy Pea / Phillipe Pea / Archibald Asparagus (Arthur Hollingshead) / Jimmy Gourd (Plumber) / Mr. Lunt (Prince Frederick) / Mr. Nezzer (Uncle Ebeneezer) / Seymour Schwenk (Pa Grape) / Cavis Appythart (Bob the Tomato) / Arthur Hollingshead (Archibald Asparagus) / Plumber (Jimmy Gourd) / Prince Fredrick (Mr. Lunt) / Uncle Ebenezer (Mr. Nezzer) (voice) |
| Shelby Morimoto | Annie (Abigail) |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dan Anderson | Dad Asparagus (Rev. Gilbert) / Reverend Gilbert (Dad Asparagus) (voice) |
| Matthew Hodge | Wiseman Pea (voice) / Wiseman Pea |
| Tim Hodge | Charles Pincher / Walla Group / Charles Pincher (voice) |
| Mike Nawrocki | Larry the Cucumber (Millward) / Jean-Claude Pea (Winston) / Jerry Gourd (Constable) / Millward Phelps (Larry the Cucumber) / Winston (Jean Claude Pea) / Constable (Jerry Gourd) (voice) |
| Jim Poole | Scooter (Moyer) / Moyer (Scooter) (voice) |
| Jacquelyn Ritz | Miss Effie Pickering (Madame Blueberry) (voice) |
| Mike Sage | Scallion #3 (Tradesman) / Tradesman (voice) |
| Lisa Vischer | Junior Asparagus (Edmund) / Edmund Gilbert (Junior Asparagus) (voice) |
| Phil Vischer | Pa Grape (Seymour) / Bob the Tomato (Cavis) / Percy Pea / Phillipe Pea / Archibald Asparagus (Arthur Hollingshead) / Jimmy Gourd (Plumber) / Mr. Lunt (Prince Frederick) / Mr. Nezzer (Uncle Ebeneezer) / Seymour Schwenk (Pa Grape) / Cavis Appythart (Bob the Tomato) / Arthur Hollingshead (Archibald Asparagus) / Plumber (Jimmy Gourd) / Prince Fredrick (Mr. Lunt) / Uncle Ebenezer (Mr. Nezzer) (voice) |
| Shelby Morimoto | Annie (Abigail) |
| Josh Vulcano | Angel Pea (voice) / Angel Pea |
| Jackie Ritz | Madame Blueberry (Miss Effie Pickering) / Laura Carrot |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Phil Vischer | Executive Producer |
| Terry Botwick | Executive Producer |
| David Pitts | Producer |
| John Wahba | Producer |
