History Series / WhatsInTheBible

''What's in the Bible?'' was definitely groundbreaking, both as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' and as its own series. Like the former, it teaches children about the Bible in a fun and humorous way, but unlike its precursor manages to do what no other kids' show has ever done: Teach kids about the ''entire'' Protestant Christian Bible and "God's rescue plan", from Genesis to Revelation, help them understand concepts that other educational shows never touched, and answer questions that kids would probably be asking themselves when learning about the Bible (i.e., "Why are some laws of Leviticus still followed today but not others?"). The show was an instant hit, scoring high with parents and Christian children programs, and quickly developed something of a PeripheryDemographic.

** Discussed and averted by Captain Pete after his usual Church History segment was absent from Volume 3. Paranoid that he'd become one of those characters that "just disappears," he takes on a larger role as the leader of numerous songs from Volume 4 onward.

** Discussed and averted by Captain Pete after not getting much to do in Volume 3. Paranoid that he'd be one of those characters that "just disappears," he gives himself a lot more to do in later volumes.

%%* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Sunday School Lady.

* {{Expy}}: Agnes and Winnifred are basically female versions of [[Franchise/TheMuppets Statler and Wardolf]].

** Initially Sunday School Lady counts as she often talks to "Magic Flannelboard" directly, but this is dropped come Volume Three/Episode Five.

* CaffeineBulletTime: Not "Bullet time", but Buck does get ''extremely'' hyper when he drinks too much coffee in Episode 13.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Lampshaded with regards to the puppets. The sheer number of them (13 total once Marcie turns up) means they start jockeying for screentime around Volume Five, especially Pirate Pete, whose initially recurring segment "A Pirate's Guide to Church History" is demoted to an occasional bonus feature on the volumes after Two. Adding the animated Reginald, the unseen Chester Wiggit, the live-action Bentley Brothers, and Phil Vischer AsHimself ups the total of "cast members" to 18. Moreover, the bulk of them appear in every episode, though the Bentley Brothers leave for good after Volume 7.

* WavingSignsAround: Frequently turns up in the animated segments. Job has one that says "I [Heart] God", and both real and false prophets carry them in Volume 9.

** Another comical example in Volume 7, when Chester Wigget says that King Xerxes had been "drinking a lot."
-->'''Buck:''' Ooh, too much coffee?
-->'''Chester:''' ...Something like that.

* CallingYourBathroomBreaks: Agnes in Episode 3.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Ian, seriously.

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: [[ItMakesSenseInContext So there you have it. The bible is wood, black oil, and cow]].

* CoolOldLady: Sunday School Lady.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Sunday School Lady.

* RetroactiveRecognition: ''WebVideo/RhettAndLink'' as "The Fabulous Bentley Brothers".

* RetroactiveRecognition: ''WebVideo/Rhett&Link'' as "The Fabulous Bentley Brothers".

* Retroactive Recognition: ''WebVideo/Rhett&Link'' as "The Fabulous Bentley Brothers".

* RetroavctiveRecognition: ''WebVideo/Rhett&Link'' as "The Fabulous Bentley Brothers".

* {{Adorkable}}: Ian and Michael.

* ObviouslyEvil: All the animated characters' physical appearances clearly reflect their morallity, but the most noteworthy case would have to be [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Jezebel]], who looks like an {{Expy}} of Cruella [=DeVil=] from ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' (as does her daughter Ahaliah).

* MustHaveCaffeine: Buck, during Episodes 13 and 14. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny It eventually caused him to be required by law to not drink caffeinated beverages]]!

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Lampshaded with regards to the puppet cast. The sheer number of them means they start jockeying for screentime around Volume Five, especially Pirate Pete, whose initially recurring segment "A Pirate's Guide to Church History" is demoted to an occasional bonus feature on the volumes after Two.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Until Marcie came along, Sunday School Lady was the only onscreen female character. Granted, one male performer provides everybody's voices.