Strawberry, Alvin and The Great Escape!

It's a Not-So Meaningful Light is a sequel to It's a Meaningful Life. This is similar to that of It's a Wonderful Life and Jonah - a VeggieTales Movie.

Plot
With "King George and the Ducky", "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen", "The Ballad of Little Joe" and "Gideon: Tuba Warrior" in its heels, the artists at Big Idea Entertainment take you on an adventure through the belly of a shark, slavery reactions and pirates. They'll even turn their attention to... the biggest fish story of all time that has a league of its own! The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, everyone's favorite motivationally challegened seafarers, are back! And this time, this group of lazy slackers, and Alvin (the awesomst guy who lived before the reign of the Boo-Boo Bird Festival), Simon (the smartest guy who lived during the reigh of the ham-loving Prince John) and Theodore (the chubbiest guy who lived after the reign of the three builders constructing houses for three pigs), a group of popstar-singing leeks team up with a group of girls and break Mr. Marigold's slavery plan. But the pirates who don't do anything don't let on. They have hit a few snags. With four more days left, and as they scramble to come up with the money for some operations by doing very ridiculous things that the Marigolds suggest them to do, including building pyramids of sheep; the league and the Marigolds, of course, become very suspicious. Those operations cost lots and lots of fortunes! If Strawberry is to stand a chance against the businessmen, drastic measures will be taken from being in the belly of a shark and making pirate impostors sing for a painter to pushing the captain overboard and breaking the balcony of a palace. When everyone is focused on this rotten plot, can a kind rhubarb help to get to the root of the problem? Find out as VeggieTales presents a quest for eternal life, a battle for the kingdom and a lesson in being loyal to others.

Main Characters

 * Larry, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape as The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything


 * Jean-Claude Pea as Jude
 * Phillipe Pea as Reuben
 * Various french and american peas as cowboys
 * Charlie Pincher as a slave
 * Karen as herself
 * Alvin, Simon and Theodore the Leeks as themselves
 * Gil the Onion as himself
 * Geo the Onion as himself
 * Geo's Mother as herself
 * Milli the Rhubarb as herself
 * Molly the Rhubarb as herself
 * Glamour Gourd, Sweater Gherkin and Hipster Carrot as themselves

The League of Incredible Pastry-Girls

 * Petunia Rhubarb as Strawberry Shortcake
 * Laura Carrot as Ginger Snap
 * Ermie Asparagus as Angel Cake
 * Madame Blueberry as Orange Blossom
 * Annie as Blueberry Muffin
 * Ellen as Rainbow Sherbert
 * Sara Crewe as Raspberry Torte
 * Emma Green as Lemon Meringue
 * Princess Eloise as Annie Oatmeal

Supporting Characters

 * Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus and Jimmy Gourd as Pirate Impostors
 * Archibald Asparagus as Jonah
 * Khalil as himself
 * Gabe as Ticket Guy
 * Mr. Malab as Himself
 * Christina's Mom as The Queen
 * Dirk Evert as Huckleberry Pie
 * Tom Tod Tim Ted and Tad the Turnips as themselves
 * Dad Pea as The Warden
 * The Potato Guy as the gatekeeper
 * Kyle as himself
 * Cockney Guards
 * Mayor's Daughter as herself
 * The City Official as himself
 * Scooter as Cargo Ship Captain
 * Percy Pea as Mayor Jimmy
 * The Peach as Mayor Jimmy's Assistant
 * Three Female Scallion Pirates as themselves
 * Dad Carrot as Asslyum Owner

Construction Workers

 * Construction Worker Onion as himself
 * Construction Worker Asparagus as himself

Bording School Students

 * Arisa the Asparagus as herself
 * Claire Asparagus as herself

Major Characters

 * Jill Pea/Li'l Sister as a fitness guru
 * Chog Norrius as himself
 * Professional Angels
 * Painter Carrot as himself
 * Sarah as herself
 * The City Official's Guards as themselves
 * Parkman Scallion as himself
 * Barking Steve as himself
 * The Military Carrot Soldiers as themselves

Police Officers

 * Garius Grape as Police Chief #1
 * Stevus Grape as Police Chief #2
 * Roman Grapes as Police Officers

Mr. Malab's Crew

 * Prince Alexander as Mr. Malab's Crew #1
 * Nicky the Pepper as Mr. Malab's Crew #2
 * Cassie Cassava as Mr. Malab's Crew #3

Animals

 * The Sheep as themselves
 * The Ducks as themselves
 * Gaspard the Shunk as himself
 * Benny and Soleil as Dog Sled Pullers
 * Blue Plastic Lobster as himself
 * Barbara Manatee as herself

Minor Characters

 * Sheriff as herself
 * Baker as himself
 * Goliath the Pickle as The Viking
 * Miss Achmetha as Headmistress Minchin
 * Scallion #1 as The Sheriff's Assistant
 * Scallion #2 and Scallion #3 as The Sheriff's Guards
 * Random Asparagus as himself
 * Three Zucchinis as The Judges
 * Milano, Espresso and Dorito as the Policeman's Assistants
 * Harold the Cucumber as himself
 * Potato Guards as The Sheriff's Soldiers and Mr. Marigold's Guards

Citizens

 * People of Scone, People of Bumblyburg, and People of London as citizens of Ninaborough #1
 * Library Members, People of Boo Boo Ville and People of Greece as citizens of Ninaborough #2
 * People of Italy, People of Cabbageville and People of Rockwell as citizens of Ninaborough #3
 * People of Spian, People of Bethlingham and People of Nineveh as citizens of Ninaborough #4

Children

 * Lenny Carrot, Baby Lou, Li'l Nate, Baby Moses and Lil' Pea as children of Ninaborough #1
 * Orphan Girl, and Pepper Poppyseed as children of Ninaborough #2
 * Barth, Gourdy Gourd, Renne Blueberry, Don Gourdon and Issac as children of Ninaborough #3
 * Jacob Lewis, George Jr, Football Grape, Harold Carrot and Andy as children of Ninaborough #4

Prisoners in Jail

 * Betty as Woman in Jail #1
 * Mabel and Penelope as Women in Jail #2 and 3
 * Grape Girl as Woman in Jail #4
 * Sumo Passerby as Man in Jail

Main Villains

 * Mr. Nezzer as Martin Marigold
 * Gangster Grape, High Silk Hat Pea and Fedora-Clad Scallion (Mr. Marigold's henchmen) as themselves
 * Wicker as Professor Hamlin
 * Soldier Peas, Soldier Carrots, Soldier Scallions and Soldier Zucchinis as Professor Hamlin's henchmen
 * Lady Ari the Asparagus as Professor Hamlin's henchwomen

Cameo Characters

 * Jerry Gourd as himself
 * Grandma Gourd as Gil's Mother
 * Joe the Yellow Tomato as himself
 * Tom Grape as himself
 * Young Guy with Teal-Green Hat as himself
 * Maids as themselves
 * Silas as himself
 * Grandpa George as himself
 * Country Fans as themselves
 * Mom Pea as The Warden's Wife

Taglines

 * Something BIG is coming...
 * Something beyond IMAGINATION...
 * It's not ANIMAL...
 * It's not MINERAL...
 * So it must be... VEGETABLE.
 * After Jaws...
 * After Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea...
 * After Free Willy...
 * After The Hunt for Red October...
 * After Top Gun...
 * You've danced with Fiddler on the Roof...
 * You've thrilled to The Sound of Music...
 * She saw the signs...
 * She tried to warn us...
 * Now, in our darkest hour...
 * She's got a plan...
 * To save us all...
 * From a greedy man.
 * Hoist the mainstay!
 * Trim the sails!
 * Paint the... poopdeck!?!
 * This Christmas, the Pirates are back.
 * Have you ever been in a whale of a situation before lately?
 * Coming soon... to Ninaborough and beyond!
 * Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince, who set out on a quest to save a fair princess...
 * For it was his destiny to climb to the highest room of the tallest tower...
 * Pull back the guestimate curtains to find her true love.

Front Cover

 * The characters on a raft

Back Cover

 * Mr. Malab at sea as the girls try to reel him back in
 * A group of people cheering in the baseball stadium.
 * Mr. Malab in the shark's stomach.
 * The women locked up in a jail cell.
 * An abrupt shot of the Light Factory Palace

Scene Selection

 * 1) In the Not-Too Distant Future...
 * 2) A Dream for Baseball
 * 3) Working on Summer Vacation, It's Criminals!
 * 4) The Boardroom
 * 5) Setting Sail
 * 6) The Storm!
 * 7) And Now, A Word from Our Sponsors...
 * 8) The Outboard Motor
 * 9) Everything Falls Apart
 * 10) In the Belly of a Shark
 * 11) The Light Factory Palace
 * 12) Call in the Calvary!
 * 13) "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"
 * 14) What Did You Learn?
 * 15) A Big Musical Number!
 * 16) End Credits

Bonus Features

 * Outtakes
 * DVD-ROM Features
 * Digital Dailies
 * Interviews
 * Deleted Footage
 * The Popstar Pledge
 * "We May Indeed Have Seen the Return Of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"

Home media
The video is presented on a double-sided disc, featuring both full screen and widescreen formats. The Walmart edition features a bonus exclusive music CD. The Kmart edition includes a free novel of the film. The Costco edition features a bonus rescoure DVD. The Lifeway edition includes a free t-shirt. The Christian bookstore editions feature the sample tape A Taste of VeggieTales. The Best Buy edition includes 6 mini plush toys of Strawberry, Buccaneer Larry, Buccaneer Lunt, Captain Pa, Orange Blossom and Ginger Snap in a collectible box.

Tracks

 * 1) Love for Christmas
 * 2) Oh MacLarry
 * 3) Do the Moo Shoo
 * 4) I Love My Lips
 * 5) I Can Be Your Friend
 * 6) Haman's Song
 * 7) Schoolhouse Polka
 * 8) The Blues with Larry
 * 9) Dance of the Cucumber
 * 10) Minnesota Cuke Theme Song (Charlie Daniels)
 * 11) It's About Love (Wyonna Judd)
 * 12) Viking Medley
 * 13) Prince of Ham
 * 14) Jonah Was a Prophet
 * 15) A Mess Down in Egypt
 * 16) Silly Song Remix Medley
 * 17) Opening Credits/Meet Alvin, Simon and Theodore
 * 18) Ninaborough
 * 19) The Aftermaths
 * Ahh, The Sea
 * 1) The Belly of a Shark
 * 2) The Light Factory Palace
 * 3) What a Refund!
 * 4) Larry's High Silk Hat
 * 5) Happy Tooth Day
 * 6) The Credits Song
 * 7) Love for Christmas (instrumental)
 * 8) Oh MacLarry (instrumental)
 * 9) Do the Moo Shoo (instrumental)
 * 10) I Love My Lips (instrumental)
 * 11) I Can Be Your Friend (instrumental)
 * 12) Haman's Song (instrumental)
 * 13) Schoolhouse Polka (instrumental)
 * 14) The Blues with Larry (instrumental)
 * 15) Dance of the Cucumber (instrumental)
 * 16) Minnesota Cuke Theme Song (Charlie Daniels) (instrumental)
 * 17) It's About Love (Wyonna Judd) (instrumental)
 * 18) Viking Medley (instrumental)
 * 19) Prince of Ham (instrumental)
 * 20) Jonah Was a Prophet (instrumental)
 * 21) A Mess Down in Egypt (instrumental)
 * 22) Silly Song Remix Medley (instrumental)
 * 23) Larry's High Silk Hat (instrumental)
 * 24) Happy Tooth Day (instrumental)
 * 25) The Credits Song (instrumental)

Tracks

 * 1) Solid Stuff
 * 2) Oh No, What We Gonna Do
 * 3) The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps
 * 4) I Love My Duck
 * 5) My Baby Elf
 * 6) His Cheeseburger
 * 7) Endangered Love
 * 8) Supper Hero
 * 9) Astonishing Wigs
 * 10) Donuts for Benny
 * 11) Solid Stuff (instrumental)
 * 12) Oh No, What We Gonna Do (instrumental)
 * 13) The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps (instrumental)
 * 14) I Love My Duck (instrumental)
 * 15) My Baby Elf (instrumental)
 * 16) His Cheeseburger (instrumental)
 * 17) Endangered Love (instrumental)
 * 18) Supper Hero (instrumental)
 * 19) Astonishing Wigs (instrumental)
 * 20) Donuts for Benny (instrumental)

Song Credits

 * "I Can Be Your Friend", "Viking Medley", and "I Love My Duck", written by Phil Vischer
 * "Jonah Was a Prophet", written by Phil Vischer and David Mullen
 * "The Credits Song", "Supper Hero", "Kilts and Stilts", "Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps", "His Cheeseburger", "My Baby Elf", "Happy Tooth Day", "The Credits Song", "Astonishing Wigs", "Mess Down in Egypt", "Donuts for Benny", "Endangered Love", "Oh MacLarry", "Bubble Rap", "Haman's Song", and "Do the Moo Shoo", written by Mike Nawrocki and Kurt Heinecke
 * "Prince of Ham", written by Mark Steele and Mike Nawrocki
 * "Larry's High Silk Hat", traditional melody, written by Marc Vulcano
 * "The Blues with Larry", written by Tim Hodge, Mike Nawrocki and Kurt Heinecke
 * "Solid Stuff", written by Cory Edwards and Mike Nawrocki
 * "Lend a Little Hand", written by Mark Steele, Brian K. Roberts and Kurt Heinecke
 * "Oh No, What We Gonna Do", written by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki
 * "Dance of the Cucumber", written by Mike Nawrocki, translation by Lisa Nawrocki and Manuel Valencia
 * "Love for Christmas", written by Cory Edwards, Brian K. Roberts and Mike Nawrocki
 * "I Love My Lips", written by Mike Nawrocki
 * Wynonna Judd appears courtesy of Curb Records
 * Charlie Daniels appears courtesy of Epic Records, Buddah Records and Liberty Records
 * "It's About Love" appears on the Singing Christmas Tree CD and the Lord of the Beans video
 * "Minnesota Cuke Theme Song" appears on the Minnesota Cuke and Sampson's Hairbrush DVD

Special thanks to:

 * Max Hsu
 * Muriel Fahrion
 * Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
 * Heath-Ar and Rob of Lombard
 * Steve Taylor
 * Andrew Peterson
 * Randall Goodgame
 * Chuck Thomas
 * Tim Johnson
 * Terry Flowers
 * Page High School
 * Jim McGowan
 * The Make-a-Wish Foundation
 * The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
 * Alvin, Simon and Theodore's mother
 * A few of their friends in the record biz
 * Another few of their friends who sold pirate equipment
 * The guy who invented deep-fried ice cream
 * Jerry Johnson
 * Kor-Daddy

Dedicated to:

 * Grandma Philips (1933-2013)
 * Chris Farley (1954-1997)
 * Bernie Mac (1957-2008)
 * William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
 * Dr. Seuss (1904-1991)
 * Walt Disney (1901-1966)

Trivia

 * Original titles: Big Idea presents Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie 2: Parallels Attract, It's a Meaningful Light and It's a Meaningful Life 2: The End of Spookiness!?! 
 * The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, played by Larry, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape, return for the 6th time.
 * The original ending had Jude, Karen and Reuben brutally insulting the queen, but it was removed due to a level of extreme violence.
 * In "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" song, the lines "And I've never kissed a chipmunk" and "And I've never licked a spark plug and I've never sniffed a stinkbug" are replaced with "And I've never trained a dragon" and "Oh, I've never met a donkey and I've never ate a cockroach".
 * Originally, this was to be about Morty Bumble trying to banish the people of Rockwell to an unknown island and Stewart trying to tell the truth to an important ruler.
 * The following songs "Belly of the Whale" (performed by Newsboys), "Second Chances" (performed by Anointed), "Light of Christmas" (performed by Owl City and tobyMac), "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" (the remix from "Jonah-Sing Along Songs and More"), and "We're Vikings" were in the program, but not on the soundtrack and CD sampler.
 * The machine the people build is inspired by an advertisement Dr. Seuss done for Ramsdell and Dagget toiletries.
 * The songs that were on the soundtrack and the CD sampler appear on both the soundtrack and the sampler disc, but not in the program.
 * Originally, Alvin, Simon and Theodore complained about them tired of becoming popstars and that they want to become something else, but Stewart and Morty tell them not to because they're popstars and they sing the popstar pledge, but it was cut out.
 * The conversation between Alvin, Simon and Theodore after Alvin sings his random verse is replaced with the following:
 * Townsperson 1: Wow!
 * Townsperson 2: That's some great singing there, my boy!
 * Townsperson 3: We should crown him king of all Ninaborough!
 * Townsperson 4: Hey, you're right! He likes being a troublemaker.
 * Alvin: Right!
 * Townsperson 5: I mean, you never trained a dragon before? That's just silly!
 * Townsperson 6: Why bring that up?
 * Gil: Is that true?
 * Molly: Whaddaya know about that?
 * Reuben: I think you look like Ronald McDonald.
 * Jude: Oh, no I don't.
 * Reuben: Do too.
 * Jude: Do not.
 * Reuben: You're making me hungry.
 * Townsperson 7: That's that.
 * Townsperson 8: He tries falling a piano on someone.
 * Milli: That's true.
 * Geo: Tell them about his silly life.
 * Molly: Yup. He can get anyone out of anything.
 * Jude: (chuckles)
 * Molly: GRRRRRRRRR!
 * Cowboys, Cowgirls, and Karen: Yipes! (all jump into the sea)

Goofs and Errors

 * In one scene, Simon mentions "Now you've got it!" after Alvin sings "And I do look good in leggings", but the DVD subtitles state that Strawberry said it.
 * The jacket tied to Strawberry's waist and the glasses she wears throughout kept disappearing.
 * When Simon and Theodore sing about greed, they were naked, when they were chased out, they had their clothes back on.
 * In one scene where Alvin mutters "I don't like the sound of that." when Mr. Marigold finishes his announcement, but the DVD subtitles say that Karen said it.

Character Voices

 * Cydney Trent:
 * Strawberry Shortcake
 * Justin Long
 * Alvin the Leek
 * Jesse McCartney:
 * Theodore the Leek
 * Matthew Gray Gubler
 * Simon the Leek
 * Phil Vischer:
 * Pirate Impostor #1
 * Pirate Impostor #3
 * Jonah
 * Captain Pa
 * Buccaneer Lunt
 * Reuben
 * Mayor Jimmy
 * Cowboy Peas
 * King Twistomer
 * Parkman Scallion
 * The Sheriff's Assistant
 * The Viking
 * Martin Marigold
 * Cockney Guard #2
 * The Warden
 * Professor Hamlin


 * Mike Nawrocki:
 * Buccaneer Larry
 * Jude
 * Cowboy Peas
 * Hipster Carrot
 * Police Chief
 * The Sheriff's Guard #1
 * Cockney Guard #1
 * Construction Worker #2
 * Baguette Guy
 * Mayor Jimmy's Assistant
 * Tom Turnip
 * Tod Turnip
 * Tim Turnip


 * Lisa Vischer:
 * Pirate Impostor #2
 * Women in Jail #2


 * Gail Bock:
 * Women in Jail #3


 * Jim Poole:
 * Cargo Ship Captain


 * Tim Hodge:
 * Khalil
 * Charlie Salve
 * Sumo Passerby
 * Gangster Grape
 * Fedora-Clad Scallion


 * Keri Pisapia:
 * Ginger Snap
 * Rainbow Sherbert
 * Geo's Mother


 * Megan Murphy:
 * Orange Blossom
 * Angel Cake
 * The Queen


 * Brian K. Roberts:
 * The Sheriff's Guard #2
 * Cowboy Peas
 * Sweater Gherkin
 * Police Officer #2
 * Painter Carrot
 * High-Silk-Hat Pea
 * Tad Turnip


 * Marian Miller:
 * Glamour Gourd
 * Headmistress Minchin
 * John Wahba:
 * Asslyum Owner


 * Henry Haggard:
 * Chog Norrius
 * Mr. Malab
 * Ted Turnip


 * Ron Smith:
 * The City Official


 * Alan Lee:
 * Ticket Guy


 * Laura Neutzling:
 * Women in Jail #1
 * a fitness guru


 * Julie Smith:
 * Mayor's Daughter
 * Cowgirl Peas


 * Trevor Devall:
 * Policeman's Assistant #1


 * Lee Tockar:
 * Policeman's Assistant #2
 * Policeman's Assistant #3


 * Ethan Kempner
 * Geo the Onion


 * Sophia Fox
 * Milli the Rhubarb


 * Brianna Gentilella
 * Molly the Rhubarb


 * Zachary Gordon
 * Gil the Onion


 * Mark DeCarlo:
 * Harold the Cucumber
 * Jonah the Cucumber
 * Jonah the Yam
 * Professor Hamlin's henchmen
 * Dan Anderson
 * Random Asparagus
 * Gigi Abraham
 * Mr. Malab's Crew 2
 * Anna Grace Stewart
 * Raspberry Torte
 * Soozie
 * Melinda Doolittle
 * Mr. Malab's Crew 3
 * Stevey Joy Ru Chapman
 * Lemon Meringue
 * Maggie Roberts
 * Blueberry Muffin
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * Mr. Malab's Crew 1
 * Laura Gerow
 * Annie Oatmeal
 * Delilah Rene
 * Sarah
 * Michael Jr. Nawrocki
 * Huckleberry Pie

Police Officers

 * Brian K. Roberts
 * Mike Nawrocki
 * Kurt Heinecke
 * Dustin Ballard
 * Rachel Curet
 * Ron Eddy
 * Russ Evers
 * Brittini McAlister
 * Brian Mitchell
 * Haverly Pennington
 * John Pfaender
 * Jessica Shaw
 * Sarah Smith
 * Jason Zito
 * Brittany Stephens
 * Andy Youssi

Citizens of Ninaborough

 * Sarah Vorhees
 * Rachel Pitts
 * J. Chris Wall
 * Cydney Trent
 * Laura Richey
 * Joe Spadaford
 * Mark Steele
 * Jackie Ritz
 * Kevin Gamble
 * Andy Youssi
 * John Wahba
 * Brain K. Roberts
 * Chuck Vollmer
 * J. Michael Spooner
 * Cory Edwards
 * Eric Newman
 * Philip Walton
 * Dustin Ballard
 * Delilah
 * Henry Caparoso

Children of Ninaborough

 * Mike Nawrocki
 * Maggie Roberts
 * Logan White
 * Michael Jr. Nawrocki
 * Alexis Bancroft
 * Gretchen Heinecke
 * Abby Hodge
 * Matthew Hodge
 * Tayler Vulcano
 * Josh Vulcano
 * Shelby Vischer
 * Ally Nawrocki
 * Justin Eddy
 * Steve Eddy
 * Ariel Mock
 * Hailey Mock
 * Clayton Heinecke
 * Joe Spadaford
 * Drake Lyle
 * Brian K. Roberts

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