Once upon a time in the small Italian town of Bologna-Salami, there lived a lonely toymaker named Gelato and his assistant Cricket. Gelato had no children he could call his own, so one day he decided to carve a little boy out of wood. Imagine Gelato's surprise when he learned that this little toy boy could walk...and talk...and definitely has a mind if his own! Like the little lost sheep who strays from the fold, Pistachio decides to try things his way and lands in a "whale" of a situation! Will Pistachio learn that obeying the wisdom if a loving father will help him find what he really needs and could be the key to saving his while family from becoming fish food? Find out in this all new VeggieTales adventure with a lesson about the importance of family and listening to your parents.