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| − | '''Lyrick Studios''' |
+ | '''Lyrick Studios, Inc.''', established in 1988 as '''The Lyons Group''', was an American video production and distribution company based in Allen, Texas, a Dallas suburb. They were known for producing and distributing shows like ''Barney & Friends'' and ''Wishbone,'' as well as videos and albums from two music artists, ''Joe Scruggs'' and ''The Wiggles,'' They also had book rights to Humongous Entertainment characters like ''Putt-Putt'', ''Freddi Fish'', and ''Pajama Sam''. They paired with Big Idea for mass market distribution of prints and reprints of ''[[VeggieTales]]'' home videos, as well as rights to ''VeggieTales ''plush toys. |
| ⚫ | According to [[Phil Vischer]], he chose the company to release the videos since Lyrick Studios' founder and former chairman [[Richard C. Leach]] was a committed Christian, and the company let the religious tones on the shows remain intact, unlike other distributors Big Idea had asked beforehand. The company was acquired by [[HiT Entertainment]] on February 9, 2001, shortly before Richard C. Leach died. |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | The company traces its origins to 1988, when The Lyons Group was formed as a division of DLM, Inc (Developmental Learning Materials), an educational company owned by [[Richard C. Leach]]. Lyons began producing and distributing a direct-to-video series titled ''Barney and the Backyard Gang'', which was created by Sheryl Leach, the daughter-in-law of Richard. Three years after the home video series debuted, Barney caught the attention of PBS executives, and the concept was subsequently revamped for television. ''Barney & Friends'' began airing on the Public Broadcasting Service on April 6, 1992, at which point the Lyons Group separated from DLM and became its own company. |
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| + | In 2002, Big Idea turned to [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] to serve as their new mass market distributor; HiT responded to this by filing a lawsuit against them for $11 million, which was one of the major causes of Big Idea's 2003 bankruptcy. |
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| − | Lyrick Studios was formed in 1994, and the Lyons Group became a division of the new company, under the name Lyons Partnership. Dick Leach, creator of Barney, became the company's CEO in 1997. The company developed the ''Wishbone'' series for PBS in 1995, a show about a talking dog living in the fictional town of Oakdale, Texas. This series was produced by Big Feats! Entertainment, another Lyrick division. The series was filmed at the studio and on location in Plano. By the late 1990s, Lyrick Studios turned its primary focus to distribution of children's TV shows and films. Lyrick acquired the distribution rights for ''[[VeggieTales]]'' and ''The Wiggles'', and also distributed book publishing and video gaming rights for some Humongous Entertainment video game characters like ''Putt-Putt'', ''Freddi Fish'' and ''Pajama Sam''. |
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| − | On February 9, 2001, the company was acquired by [[HiT Entertainment]] for a $275 million deal, and Dick Leach died during the sale process. Lyrick began distributing TV shows owned by HiT Entertainment, such as ''Bob the Builder'' (on May 22, 2001), and ''Kipper'' (on June 5, 2001). Though HiT purchased the company on February 9, 2001, most of its' VHS tapes still used the Lyrick logo until August 31st of the same year, when it was officially folded into the company. |
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| − | ==Projects== |
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| − | ====Original works==== |
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| − | *''Barney & Friends'' (1992-2001) |
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| − | **''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'' (1998) |
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| − | *''Wishbone'' (1995–1999) |
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| − | ====Distribution only==== |
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| − | *''Kids for Character'' (1996) |
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| − | *''Kids for Character: Choices Count!'' (1997) |
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| − | *''Groundling Marsh'' (US distribution) (1997–1999) |
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| − | *''Joe Scruggs'' (1997) |
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| − | *''[[VeggieTales]]'' (US mass market distribution) (1997-2001) |
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| − | *''Shelley Duvall's American Tall Tales and Legends'' (1998) |
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| − | *''Shelley Duvall's Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme'' (1998) |
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| − | *''The Wiggles'' (US distribution) (1999–2001) |
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| − | *''Bob the Builder'' (US distribution) (2001) |
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| − | *''Kipper'' (US distribution) (2001) |
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==Releases== |
==Releases== |
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''All re-releases were mass market reprints of videos previously released exclusively to Christian retailers'' |
''All re-releases were mass market reprints of videos previously released exclusively to Christian retailers'' |
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| − | *[[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] (March 1998 |
+ | *[[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] (March 31st, 1998/March 28th, 2000/March 16th, 2001) |
| − | *[[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!]] (February 1999 |
+ | *[[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!]] (February 9th, 1999/March 28th, 2000/March 16th, 2001/August 6th, 2001) |
| − | *[[Are You My Neighbor?]] ( |
+ | *[[Are You My Neighbor?]] (December 16th, 1997/March 31st, 1998/March 28th, 2000) |
| − | *[[Rack, Shack and Benny (episode)|Rack, Shack and Benny]] (August |
+ | *[[Rack, Shack and Benny (episode)|Rack, Shack and Benny]] (August 25th, 1998/March 28th, 2000) |
| − | *[[Dave and the Giant Pickle]] (August 1998 |
+ | *[[Dave and the Giant Pickle]] (August 25th, 1998/March 28th, 2000/March 15th, 2002) |
| − | *[[The Toy That Saved Christmas]] (October |
+ | *[[The Toy That Saved Christmas]] (October 6th, 1998/October 5th, 1999/October 3rd, 2000) |
| − | *[[Very Silly Songs!]] (June |
+ | *[[Very Silly Songs!]] (June 8th, 1999/January 11th, 2000) |
| − | *[[Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!]] (February 1999 |
+ | *[[Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!]] (February 9th, 1999/January 11th, 2000/March 15th, 2002/March 16th, 2002 as part of ''[[Larry-Boy Power Pack]]'') |
| − | *[[Josh and the Big Wall!]] (June 1999 |
+ | *[[Josh and the Big Wall!]] (June 8th, 1999/January 11th, 2000/March 15th, 2002) |
| − | *[[Madame Blueberry]] (October 1999) |
+ | *[[Madame Blueberry]] (October 5th, 1999/January 11th, 2000/September 26th, 2001/March 15th, 2002) |
| − | *[[The End of Silliness?]] ( |
+ | *[[The End of Silliness?]] (April 11th, 2000) |
| − | *[[Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed]] (March 2000) |
+ | *[[Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed]] (March 28th, 2000/March 15th, 2002/March 16th, 2002 as part of ''[[Larry-Boy Power Pack]]'') |
| − | *[[King George and the Ducky]] (August 2000) |
+ | *[[King George and the Ducky]] (August 8th, 2000) |
| − | *[[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]] (January 2001) |
+ | *[[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]] (January 9th, 2001/March 15th, 2002) |
| − | *[[Lyle the Kindly Viking]] |
+ | *[[Lyle the Kindly Viking]] (March 27th, 2001/March 15th, 2002) |
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*[[VeggieTunes]] (1998 reissue) |
*[[VeggieTunes]] (1998 reissue) |
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*[[A Very Veggie Christmas]] (1998 reissue) |
*[[A Very Veggie Christmas]] (1998 reissue) |
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*[[VeggieTunes 2]] |
*[[VeggieTunes 2]] |
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| + | *[[Larry-Boy: The Soundtrack]] |
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*[[A Queen, a King, and a Very Blue Berry]] |
*[[A Queen, a King, and a Very Blue Berry]] |
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*[[Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] |
*[[Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] |
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*[[More of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] |
*[[More of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] |
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*[[Larry's Favorite Stories!]] |
*[[Larry's Favorite Stories!]] |
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+ | ==Fun Facts== |
| + | ===Trivia=== |
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*The 1997 reprint of [[Are You My Neighbor?]], using the original 1995 version of the episode and with only the Interpol FBI warning screens at the beginning of the tape, was presumably a test to see if the ''VeggieTales'' videos were "acceptable" for a mass market release. |
*The 1997 reprint of [[Are You My Neighbor?]], using the original 1995 version of the episode and with only the Interpol FBI warning screens at the beginning of the tape, was presumably a test to see if the ''VeggieTales'' videos were "acceptable" for a mass market release. |
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| − | *This is the only ''VeggieTales'' Lyrick Studios VHS not to have the Lyrick Studios logo anywhere on the VHS box cover nor at the beginning or end of the video, other than on the cassette ink label. However, there are some very scarce copies with the 1997 Lyrick Studios logo at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BjdxbOHNBo beginning] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTquz5z1ygw end] of the tape. |
+ | **This is the only ''VeggieTales'' Lyrick Studios VHS not to have the Lyrick Studios logo anywhere on the VHS box cover nor at the beginning or end of the video, other than on the cassette ink label. However, there are some very scarce copies with the 1997 Lyrick Studios logo at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BjdxbOHNBo beginning] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTquz5z1ygw end] of the tape. |
*The 1998 release of [[Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] contains trailers for [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] and [[Are You My Neighbor?]] |
*The 1998 release of [[Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] contains trailers for [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] and [[Are You My Neighbor?]] |
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*The 1999 reprints of [[Very Silly Songs!]] and [[Josh and the Big Wall!]] contains a trailer for the 1999 reprint of [[Madame Blueberry (episode)|Madame Blueberry]]. |
*The 1999 reprints of [[Very Silly Songs!]] and [[Josh and the Big Wall!]] contains a trailer for the 1999 reprint of [[Madame Blueberry (episode)|Madame Blueberry]]. |
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| − | *The 1999 reprints of [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]], [[ |
+ | *The 1999 reprints of [[The Toy That Saved Christmas]] and [[Madame Blueberry (episode)|Madame Blueberry]], the 1999 release of [[Junior's Favorite Stories]], and the 2000 reprints of [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]], [[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!]], [[Are You My Neighbor?]], [[Rack, Shack and Benny (episode)|Rack, Shack and Benny]], [[Dave and the Giant Pickle]], [[Very Silly Songs!]], [[Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!]], [[Josh and the Big Wall!]], and Madame Blueberry all contain the trailer for [[Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed]]. |
| − | *The 2000 reprint of [[The End of Silliness?]] |
+ | *The 2000 reprint of [[The End of Silliness?]] contains a trailer for [[King George and the Ducky]]. |
*The 2000 VHS of [[King George and the Ducky]] and [[The Toy That Saved Christmas]] contains the teaser for [[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]]. |
*The 2000 VHS of [[King George and the Ducky]] and [[The Toy That Saved Christmas]] contains the teaser for [[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]]. |
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| − | *The 2001 reprint of [[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]] |
+ | *The 2001 reprint of [[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]] contains a teaser for [[Lyle the Kindly Viking]] and a message from [[Phil Vischer]]. |
| − | *The 2001 VHS and DVD of [[Lyle the Kindly Viking]] |
+ | * The 2001 VHS and DVD of [[Lyle the Kindly Viking]] contains one of the teasers for [[Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]. |
| + | *The 1998 reprints of [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] and [[Are You My Neighbor?]] and the 1998 release of [[Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] have the 1997 "Distributed by" Lyrick Studios logo. Meanwhile, the 1998 reprints of [[Rack, Shack and Benny (episode)|Rack, Shack and Benny]], [[Dave and the Giant Pickle]], and [[The Toy That Saved Christmas]], the 1999 reprints of [[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!]] and [[Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!]], and the 1998 release of [[More of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!]] (as well as its 2000 reprint) have the text "Distributed by" in a white font on a black background before the Lyrick Studios logo. |
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+ | **In 1999, these were both averted by using the 1998 Lyrick Studios logo with "Distributed by" above the logo and later a still version of said variant. |
| ⚫ | *The Lyrick promos for [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] and [[Are You My Neighbor?]] were narrated by Earl Fisher. A year later, Earl would begin to provide the voice for Pasqually from [[Chuck E. Cheese's]] which began their tie-ins with Big Idea on the very show where he debuted as Pasqually (Dance Party from April 1999). |
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| + | ***Despite this, the 2000 reprints of [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]], [[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!]], [[Are You My Neighbor?]], [[Rack, Shack and Benny (episode)|Rack, Shack and Benny]], and [[Dave and the Giant Pickle]] use a still version of the 1997 "Distributed by" Lyrick logo. |
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| ⚫ | * The Lyrick promos for [[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]] and [[Are You My Neighbor?]] were narrated by Earl Fisher. A year later, Earl would begin to provide the voice for Pasqually from [[Chuck E. Cheese's]] which began their tie-ins with Big Idea on the very show where he debuted as Pasqually (Dance Party from April 1999). Starting with the Lyrick promos for Rack, Shack and Benny and Dave and the Giant Pickle, Gail Freeman takes over with the trailer narrations. |
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| + | *The Lyrick Studios release of [[Lyle the Kindly Viking]] was released three days after it's original Word Entertainment release. |
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| + | ===Remarks === |
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| + | *Although the Lyrick reprints of [[Josh and the Big Wall!]] and [[Very Silly Songs!]] used a custom Stay Tuned bumper, certain other reprints instead used Lyrick's bumper. While this was technically alright, the latter bumper tells viewers to stay tuned for "previews of other Lyrick™ Studios Home Videos," despite the fact it was Big Idea's properties Lyrick was merely promoting and distributing. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| + | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none"> |
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| − | {{Main|Lyrick Studios/Gallery}} |
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| + | Lyrick studios 1997.PNG |
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| + | Distributed by lyrick studios 1997.PNG|Appears on VeggieTales VHS releases from March 31, 1998 and March 28, 2000 |
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| + | Lyrick studios 1998.PNG|Appears on VeggieTales VHS releases from 1998 to 1999 |
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| + | Distributed by lyrick studios 1998.PNG|Appears on VeggieTales VHS releases from 1999 to 2001 |
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| + | File:LyrickStudiosAreYouMyNeighborPromoVHS.jpeg|Lyrick Studios screener/promo VHS tape for [[Are You My Neighbor?]] |
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| + | </gallery> |
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[[Category:Mass distributors]] |
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Revision as of 22:24, 25 July 2021
Lyrick Studios, Inc., established in 1988 as The Lyons Group, was an American video production and distribution company based in Allen, Texas, a Dallas suburb. They were known for producing and distributing shows like Barney & Friends and Wishbone, as well as videos and albums from two music artists, Joe Scruggs and The Wiggles, They also had book rights to Humongous Entertainment characters like Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, and Pajama Sam. They paired with Big Idea for mass market distribution of prints and reprints of VeggieTales home videos, as well as rights to VeggieTales plush toys.
According to Phil Vischer, he chose the company to release the videos since Lyrick Studios' founder and former chairman Richard C. Leach was a committed Christian, and the company let the religious tones on the shows remain intact, unlike other distributors Big Idea had asked beforehand. The company was acquired by HiT Entertainment on February 9, 2001, shortly before Richard C. Leach died.
In 2002, Big Idea turned to Warner Home Video to serve as their new mass market distributor; HiT responded to this by filing a lawsuit against them for $11 million, which was one of the major causes of Big Idea's 2003 bankruptcy.
Releases
All re-releases were mass market reprints of videos previously released exclusively to Christian retailers
- Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (March 31st, 1998/March 28th, 2000/March 16th, 2001)
- God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! (February 9th, 1999/March 28th, 2000/March 16th, 2001/August 6th, 2001)
- Are You My Neighbor? (December 16th, 1997/March 31st, 1998/March 28th, 2000)
- Rack, Shack and Benny (August 25th, 1998/March 28th, 2000)
- Dave and the Giant Pickle (August 25th, 1998/March 28th, 2000/March 15th, 2002)
- The Toy That Saved Christmas (October 6th, 1998/October 5th, 1999/October 3rd, 2000)
- Very Silly Songs! (June 8th, 1999/January 11th, 2000)
- Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! (February 9th, 1999/January 11th, 2000/March 15th, 2002/March 16th, 2002 as part of Larry-Boy Power Pack)
- Josh and the Big Wall! (June 8th, 1999/January 11th, 2000/March 15th, 2002)
- Madame Blueberry (October 5th, 1999/January 11th, 2000/September 26th, 2001/March 15th, 2002)
- The End of Silliness? (April 11th, 2000)
- Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (March 28th, 2000/March 15th, 2002/March 16th, 2002 as part of Larry-Boy Power Pack)
- King George and the Ducky (August 8th, 2000)
- Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (January 9th, 2001/March 15th, 2002)
- Lyle the Kindly Viking (March 27th, 2001/March 15th, 2002)
Albums
- VeggieTunes (1998 reissue)
- A Very Veggie Christmas (1998 reissue)
- VeggieTunes 2
- Larry-Boy: The Soundtrack
- A Queen, a King, and a Very Blue Berry
Compilations/Triple Features
- Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!
- More of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!
- Junior's Favorite Stories
- Larry's Favorite Stories!
Fun Facts
Trivia
- The 1997 reprint of Are You My Neighbor?, using the original 1995 version of the episode and with only the Interpol FBI warning screens at the beginning of the tape, was presumably a test to see if the VeggieTales videos were "acceptable" for a mass market release.
- This is the only VeggieTales Lyrick Studios VHS not to have the Lyrick Studios logo anywhere on the VHS box cover nor at the beginning or end of the video, other than on the cassette ink label. However, there are some very scarce copies with the 1997 Lyrick Studios logo at the beginning and end of the tape.
- The 1998 release of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories! contains trailers for Where's God When I'm S-Scared? and Are You My Neighbor?
- The 1999 reprints of Very Silly Songs! and Josh and the Big Wall! contains a trailer for the 1999 reprint of Madame Blueberry.
- The 1999 reprints of The Toy That Saved Christmas and Madame Blueberry, the 1999 release of Junior's Favorite Stories, and the 2000 reprints of Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!, Are You My Neighbor?, Rack, Shack and Benny, Dave and the Giant Pickle, Very Silly Songs!, Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!, Josh and the Big Wall!, and Madame Blueberry all contain the trailer for Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed.
- The 2000 reprint of The End of Silliness? contains a trailer for King George and the Ducky.
- The 2000 VHS of King George and the Ducky and The Toy That Saved Christmas contains the teaser for Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen.
- The 2001 reprint of Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen contains a teaser for Lyle the Kindly Viking and a message from Phil Vischer.
- The 2001 VHS and DVD of Lyle the Kindly Viking contains one of the teasers for Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie.
- The 1998 reprints of Where's God When I'm S-Scared? and Are You My Neighbor? and the 1998 release of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories! have the 1997 "Distributed by" Lyrick Studios logo. Meanwhile, the 1998 reprints of Rack, Shack and Benny, Dave and the Giant Pickle, and The Toy That Saved Christmas, the 1999 reprints of God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! and Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!, and the 1998 release of More of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories! (as well as its 2000 reprint) have the text "Distributed by" in a white font on a black background before the Lyrick Studios logo.
- In 1999, these were both averted by using the 1998 Lyrick Studios logo with "Distributed by" above the logo and later a still version of said variant.
- Despite this, the 2000 reprints of Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!, Are You My Neighbor?, Rack, Shack and Benny, and Dave and the Giant Pickle use a still version of the 1997 "Distributed by" Lyrick logo.
- In 1999, these were both averted by using the 1998 Lyrick Studios logo with "Distributed by" above the logo and later a still version of said variant.
- The Lyrick promos for Where's God When I'm S-Scared? and Are You My Neighbor? were narrated by Earl Fisher. A year later, Earl would begin to provide the voice for Pasqually from Chuck E. Cheese's which began their tie-ins with Big Idea on the very show where he debuted as Pasqually (Dance Party from April 1999). Starting with the Lyrick promos for Rack, Shack and Benny and Dave and the Giant Pickle, Gail Freeman takes over with the trailer narrations.
- The Lyrick Studios release of Lyle the Kindly Viking was released three days after it's original Word Entertainment release.
Remarks
- Although the Lyrick reprints of Josh and the Big Wall! and Very Silly Songs! used a custom Stay Tuned bumper, certain other reprints instead used Lyrick's bumper. While this was technically alright, the latter bumper tells viewers to stay tuned for "previews of other Lyrick™ Studios Home Videos," despite the fact it was Big Idea's properties Lyrick was merely promoting and distributing.
Gallery
Appears on VeggieTales VHS releases from March 31, 1998 and March 28, 2000
Appears on VeggieTales VHS releases from 1998 to 1999
Appears on VeggieTales VHS releases from 1999 to 2001
Lyrick Studios screener/promo VHS tape for Are You My Neighbor?