diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
index a7e01036aa..fa206131f7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Command for FromJson {
         input: Value,
     ) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, ShellError> {
         let span = input.span();
-        let mut string_input = input.into_string();
+        let mut string_input = input.collect_string();
         string_input.push('\n');
 
         // TODO: turn this into a structured underline of the nu_json error
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
index d1c7353d15..2a43bcee26 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,35 @@ impl Command for Table {
                     Ok(Value::Nothing { span: call.head })
                 }
             }
+            Value::Record { cols, vals, .. } => {
+                let mut output = vec![];
+
+                for (c, v) in cols.into_iter().zip(vals.into_iter()) {
+                    output.push(vec![
+                        StyledString {
+                            contents: c,
+                            style: nu_table::TextStyle::default_header(),
+                        },
+                        StyledString {
+                            contents: v.into_string(),
+                            style: nu_table::TextStyle::default(),
+                        },
+                    ])
+                }
+
+                let table = nu_table::Table {
+                    headers: vec![],
+                    data: output,
+                    theme: nu_table::Theme::rounded(),
+                };
+
+                let result = nu_table::draw_table(&table, 80, &HashMap::new());
+
+                Ok(Value::String {
+                    val: result,
+                    span: call.head,
+                })
+            }
             x => Ok(x),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 76f5ab35ae..5a3c0bdb0f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,35 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn collect_string(self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Value::Bool { val, .. } => val.to_string(),
+            Value::Int { val, .. } => val.to_string(),
+            Value::Float { val, .. } => val.to_string(),
+            Value::Range { val, .. } => val
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|x| x.into_string())
+                .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+                .join(", "),
+            Value::String { val, .. } => val,
+            Value::Stream { stream, .. } => stream.collect_string(),
+            Value::List { vals: val, .. } => val
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|x| x.collect_string())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join("\n"),
+            Value::Record { vals, .. } => vals
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|y| y.collect_string())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join("\n"),
+            Value::Block { val, .. } => format!("<Block {}>", val),
+            Value::Nothing { .. } => String::new(),
+            Value::Error { error } => format!("{:?}", error),
+            Value::Binary { val, .. } => format!("{:?}", val),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Create a new `Nothing` value
     pub fn nothing() -> Value {
         Value::Nothing {
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/stream.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/stream.rs
index f42349bf94..4ac557247f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/stream.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/stream.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ impl ValueStream {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn collect_string(self) -> String {
+        self.map(|x: Value| x.collect_string())
+            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+            .join("\n")
+    }
+
     pub fn from_stream(input: impl Iterator<Item = Value> + 'static) -> ValueStream {
         ValueStream(Rc::new(RefCell::new(input)))
     }