VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas

Summary: Bob and Larry are going all out to make it the best Christmas ever at the Spring Valley Mall. With music, decorations and a light show like no other, it's an all-out spectacle to outshine the competition. But a little girl with a ...

Release Date: October 22, 2013

Genres: Comedy, Family, Animation

Director: Brian Roberts

Writer: Cory Edwards

Runtime: 0 h 46 min

MPAA: TV-G

Production: Big Idea Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, Huhu Studios

Distributor: Anderson Digital, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

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25/100

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39% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White94.44%Asian5.56%

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Message4/5
Role model4/5
Violence1/5
Consumerism3/5

This film gets a 2.35/5 family friendly score

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Race	White	Asian	Total	Visuals	Info
Forebears	11		11
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Total	17	1	18
Cast Percentages	94.44%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":94.44,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2010) Percentage	63.7%	5.61%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2010)","series":[{"name":"White","y":63.7,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.55,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.61,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.6,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":0.92,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":0.9,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.3,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":4.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":1.71,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2010) Representation	+30.74	-0.05		{"name":"U.S. Population (2010)","series":[["White",63.7],["Asian",5.61]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":94.44,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2010) Percentage	77.06%	4.93%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2010)","series":[{"name":"White","y":9431400000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":603500000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":961200000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":82500000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1018000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":143100000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2010) Representation	+17.38	+0.63		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2010)","series":[["White",77.06],["Asian",4.93]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":94.44,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	71.15%	6.95%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12537365773677,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1224794669088,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1669592222898,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":127098732932,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1442195315260,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":620954951832,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	+23.29	-1.39		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",71.15],["Asian",6.95]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":94.44,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
World population (2013) Percentage	14.85%	32.16%		{"name":"World population (2013) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":13464667900,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":40616382211,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":10133775711,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":106073528385,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":95379954414,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":229663343079,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":60187330227,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":156181078313,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2403549422,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2013) Representation	+79.59	-26.6		{"name":"World population (2013) ","series":[["White",14.85],["Asian",32.16]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":94.44,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	29.46%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+57.96	-23.9		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Asian",29.46]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":94.44,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
Notes		The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.

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Educational 0/5	Meant to inspire and entertain, not educate.
Message 4/5	Promotes the "true" meaning of Christmas: giving, loving, and helping others. This faith-based story advocates letting God's "love shine through you."
Role model 4/5	Christina, a little girl with an unselfish mission, inspires everyone else in the story (who are all well-intentioned but have lost sight of Christmas's true spirit) to remember what's really important about Christmas: giving of ourselves and helping others. The featured Veggies who associate the Christmas spirit with lights, decorations, candy, fireworks, and spectacular effects ultimately learn that Christmas's brightest light is found within each of us.
Violence 1/5	Light cartoon action in several scenes. A few characters lose their balance and tumble to the ground. A train speeds through a mall, scaring some kids and knocking things down. A bit of suspense as the Veggies race to prevent a fireworks display from exploding near a house.
Consumerism 3/5

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