The Easter Carol (2004)
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To be released in time for next Easter, but it’s in the can already. Interesting story about the production of this show: I started working on the treatment back in 2000. It was supposed to be my directorial debut at Big Idea. But we shelved the project because it was deemed too complex for our abilities at the time. So Phil Vischer pulled the script for Lyle the Kindly Viking out of his magic bag of tricks and gave me the helm. So I kept all the drawings I had done for Easter for about two years until we decided to pull it out again. I’m glad we did.

The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)
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This was a very fun show to work on, and I think it shows. You can tell everybody was enjoying their work. Oh how I would have enjoyed some more budget, though. Can’t take credit for the Silly Song. That’s all Mike Nawrocki’s (except for Khalil’s rap – yeah, I fumbled through that rendition.)

The Star of Christmas (2002)
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This fun little show is full of production stories. Despite its tight budget and playing second fiddle during the production of Jonah, it came out remarkably well. At the crew screening, I had several folks tell me it was the first time they had gotten so emotional at a Veggietales show. Just goes to show you don’t need a huge budget to make people cry (in a good way).

Lyle the Kindly Viking (2001)
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My Veggietales directorial debut and baptism into the world of computer animation! It's the story of a small viking who doesn't like to loot and pillage like all the others. He prefers to share his homemade potholders with the local monastery. Oh, and I co-wrote the co-feature, "Omelet". This show also includes Marc Vulcano's Silly Song, "High Silk Hat".