In Search of Dudley Dumpling: VHS Review | Too Many Tapes

In Search of Dudley Dumpling is what happens when you have too much funding and not enough sense. It's the work of someone with a vision, but no ability to articulate that vision, leading to an end product that's both too long and totally devoid of actual content. It is the purgatory of 80s children's Christian puppet films, and I am trapped here. On this episode of Too Many Tapes, your mission is simple: save me.
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Box description:
A fun-filled adventure for the young at heart!
Floy'd plan to save radio station WCMR from financial ruin is daring: "We'll kidnap Dudley Dumpling and make him reveal his secret for happiness to our radio audience." Dudley, however, mysteriously disappears, and Floyd orders Barney, Charlie, and Elvira to find Dudley Dumpling in 24 hours or lose their jobs.
During their frantic search for Dudley, this humorous team of bumbling news reporters provide fun and excitement as they discover for themselves the secret of true happiness.
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[@frenchabortion]

14:56 “Come on guys, let’s get out of here” 1 adult male and approximately 6 puppets all shuffle inside a single bathroom stall

[@frenchabortion]

Although I LOVE how they tried and negate that by putting up the Exit sign in the bathroom. Like there’s just SO MANY odd things.

[@PatrickMoore-yw6lu]

I'm more surprised no one mentioned the puppet dog wearing glasses.

[@DustinReckling]

This is the first video I saw on your channel, and the one I have revisited the most. Rewatch value is certainly there! :)

[@august3833]

This feels so vaguely familiar. I think maybe they showed it on CBN, ETWN (or was it EWTN?) or TBN. I definitely remember Old Kid from my childhood.

[@flemishdog]

the aesthetic of christian 16mm puppet films on VHS is just... dream like.

[@frenchabortion]

If there’s ONE THING I come to RUclips for it’s CHRISTIAN PUPPET SHOWS!

[@Quijotesca]

I'm not aware of any sweat sock poetry, but I do know a puppet emo band called Fragile Rock that has a song called "Socks are Murder." They sing it during their old Tiny Desk Concert video and it goes without saying that it's way better than this terrible VHS tape.

[@BDWriter92]

Every time they ay Elvira my brain does "humbopa humbopa"

[@ThommyofThenn]

8:16 early 2010s teenage hipsters
10:30 AND speaking of mentioning better things in their videos. Why did they throw a Motley Crew reference in there?

[@Antifearn]

Random question, but does anyone know what that toy the racist boss is playing with at 11:55? The way he bends and twists it makes it look really satisfying to play with.

[@ThommyofThenn]

CW: childhood trauma/ violence
I totally identify with this guy
14:30 as a quarter Asian, babyfaced homeschool in high school, I was in confrontations just like this but significantly more violent ones on a pretty regular basis. This was in a state where most people were white and I was one of the few to have a slightly different skin.
One time I was stabbed in the stomach with a compass during wood shop and later by having a hard plastic comb dragged across my throat during an assembly.

[@ThommyofThenn]

This is the "Citizen Kane" of low budget, denomimationally questionable christian "children's" straight to VHS tapes

[@AA-in4so]

New time watcher, really enjoy your work!

[@Vertabreaker3]

Another hilarious video! Awesome my man!

[@oliversacco7320]

Christian Greg the bunny 🐰