Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures

Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures
Created by	Phil Vischer
Starring	Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Shari Balgaue Lisa Vischer Larry Whitaker
Narrated by	Lee Marshall
Composer(s)	Jesse Tewson
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Big Idea Entertainment
Release
Original release	2002 – 2003

Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures is an American children's direct-to-video series which is a spin-off of the Computer animated series VeggieTales created by Big Idea Entertainment. The series premiered in 2002.

Unlike its predecessor VeggieTales, LarryBoy was animated in Adobe Flash and introduces new characters such as Bok Choy and Awful Alvin. The series was short-lived and only ran for one season and four episodes.

Premise

The series revolves around the character Larry's superhero alter-ego Larryboy as he tries to manage his life as a superhero while going undercover as a Janitor for the Daily Bumble Newspaper in Bumblyburg.

Characters

The only returning characters from VeggieTales include Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus and Archibald Asparagus.

Main characters

• Larry the Cucumber (voiced by Mike Nawrocki) is the main character throughout the show as is his superhero alter-ego Larryboy.

• Archibald Asparagus (voiced by Phil Vischer) takes on the role of Larryboy's butler. Unlike the previous CGI animated Larryboy shorts, Archibald is nicknamed Archie instead of Alfred.

• Bob the Tomato (voiced by Phil Vischer) is Larry's boss, who works as the head of the daily bumble Newspaper column.

• Junior Asparagus (voiced by Lisa Vischer) works as the editor of the daily bumble Newspaper column.

• Vicky Cucumber (voiced by Shari Belgaue) is one of the members of the daily bumble who is also the love interest of Larry.

• Awful Alvin (voiced by Larry Whitaker) is a villain. He has a sidekick named Lampy, who is just an immobile lamp with a smile drawn on its shade. A running gag is when he does a dance called "The Villainous Dance of Villainy", to signify the imminent performance of his Villainous duties.

• The Alchemist (voiced by Jerry Nelson) is a villain. As a running gag, He takes great offense at his mom when she calls him "cubby".

• Mother Pearl (voiced by Shari Belgaue) is The Alchemist's sidekick and mother.

• Greta Von Gruesome (voiced by Shari Belgaue) is a villain. She speaks with a German accent.

Recurring characters

• Bok Choy (voiced by Marc Graue) is the wise teacher of the superhero class that Larryboy goes to. He speaks with a Chinese accent.
• The Dark Crow, The Scarlet Tomato, Lemon Twist, Electro-Melon, Bubblegum, Sweet Potato, and Hot Tamale are superheroes that go to Larryboy's superhero class. The Dark Crow is Hispanic, The Scarlet Tomato is Italian, Lemon Twist is Japanese, Electro-Melon gets electric every time he is angry, Bubblegum is addicted to gum, Sweet Potato wears glasses, and Hot Tamale is Chilean.
• Officer Olaf (voiced by Larry Whitaker) is Bumblyburg's resident policeman, while Chief Croswell (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) is his sidekick.
• Herbert and Wally (Both voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) are two teenage eggplant brothers.
• Mr. Mahoney (voiced by Dallas McKennon) and Mr. Vandrahosenhegamerr (voiced by Larry Whitaker) are an Irish baker and a German candlemaker.

Episodes

Season 1 (2002–03)

Every episode is 30 minutes long and they all featured a 5 minute short film at the end.

#	Title	Overview	Original airdate
1	"LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows / Fly By Might"	LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows: Awful Alvin has some new eyebrows. But these aren't just any eyebrows, these are angry eyebrows! When someone holds onto their anger, the eyebrows attch to their forehead! Will Larryboy defeat Awful Alvin? Will he perform his Villainous Dance of Vaillainy? And when will he figure out his sidekick Lampy is just a lamp with a face drawn on it?	2002
2	"Leggo My Ego! / Cuke of All Trades"	Leggo My Ego!: The Alchemist is back! This time, though, he's not alone! His mother is the brains behind his evil operation! When the Alchemist blows flower dust on Larryboy, people begin to mysteriously shrink. But the flower was no ordinary flower. It blew special dust! When Larryboy builds himself up to put others down, the dust comes out of his supersuit and makes the person shrink! How Larryboy stop them? Can he learn to build others up? Or will his alter ego get the better of him?	2002
3	"The Yodelnapper! / A Polar Pickle"	The Yodelnapper!: Larryboy is excited! The new Hula Heidi toys are coming out today! Archie doen't know why Larryboy needs another Hula Friend because he owns all the ither ones. Larry insists that he has to have it. Bu7t when the Crazy Clay becomes alive and Larry turns into Larryboy, he finds out someone has already bought every single Hula Heidi in the store! Larry is devastated! He goes to the Larry Manor ands jumps in the mud. Until Archie tells him Larry's favorite yodeler, Eingel Warbulthroat, is beforming tonight! But the performance goes horribly wrong when Great Von Gruesome yodelnaps Eingel! She needs to have every single yodeler in the world! How will Larryboy stop her?	2002
4	"The Good, The Bad and the Eggly! / Merry-Go-Wreck"	The Good, The Bad, and the Eggly!: Awful Alvin and Greata Von Gruesome have teamed up to steal the Bumblyburg Science Lab's Over-Easy Egg Ray! Now they can turn every that's not alive (like wooden cows) into over-easy eggs! How will larryboy stop them? Can he learn to work together with Dark Crow, a superhero from Bumblyburg's neighboring town? And will he get the guts to ask Vicki Cucumber to the Founder's Day Dance?	2003

Home media

All of the episodes were released on their own separate VHS and DVD Format the following years they were made. All four of the episodes were also released on both the "Bumblyburg Super Value Pack" released in 2004^[1] and The Larryboy: Power Pack released in 2009.^[2]

References

1. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-veggie-tales-bumblyburg-super-hero-value-pack/8674031
2. http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=4386