LarryBoy
| LarryBoy | |
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| Created by | Phil Vischer |
| Written by | Phil Vischer Richard-Liebman Smith Michael Nawrocki |
| Directed by | (video series) Phil Vischer Tim Hodge (TV show) Tom Bancroft Larry Whitaker |
| Starring | Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Shari Belgeau Lisa Vischer Marc Graue Larry Whitaker Cydeny Trent Megan Murphy Ally Nawrocki |
| Theme music composer | Nicole C. Mullen |
| Composer(s) | Kurt Heinecke Mike Nawrocki |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Vischer |
| Production company(s) | Sesame Workshop Big Idea Productions |
Larry-Boy (or, alternatively LarryBoy) began as a super hero alter-ego of Larry the Cucumber in Big Idea's Christian children's series Veggie Tales, who later received a self-titled cartoon series. First appearing in "Dave and the Giant Pickle", Larry-Boy is the vigilante-crime-fighter and defender of the fictional Veggie-populated city of Bumblyburg. His trademarks are his purple and yellow latex suit (with purple mohawk), super-suction ears (semi-modified toilet plungers), and catchphrase (in response to some statement of a hero being needed): "I . . . am . . . that . . . hero!"
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[edit] Character and Series Development
The world and character of Larry-Boy originally mirrored Tim Burton's Batman films. The key parallels exist in the form of the "Larry-Mobile" (which can transform from a modified car in the shape of LarryBoy himself to a plane or boring machine), which emerges from a Wayne Manor-esque mansion outside of town, the technically savvy butler named Alfred (Archibald Asparagus) and dark, somewhat gothic soundtrack and lighting throughout the sequences featuring the title character. In these first episodes Larry-Boy himself is a secondary character to Junior Asparagus (and in Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed, Laura Carrot) who encounters small, deceitful creatures who tempt him into some form of wrong-doing (i.e. lying or telling rumours) and as the bad influence of the creatures increases, so does the size of the creature itself. Larry-Boy then appears in an attempt to solve the problem through super-hero force, and is largely unsuccessful while the young Veggies in a crisis of conscience attempt to right their wrongs. As the truth is revealed, the evil creatures are reduced in size/potency and are neutralized. In the third Larry-Boy (Larry-Boy and the Bad Apple), the character's crime-fighting style is more reminiscent of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and as he is part of the sin-problem allowing the villain to gain influence in Bumblyburg, he is then instrumental in stopping said villain and restoring peace.
A somewhat different version of LarryBoy is presented in Larry-Boy: The Cartoon Adventures (also known as Larry-Boy). This was a 2003 television show the aired on Qubo in 2003 starring the voice of Mike Nawrocki as Larry-Boy and based on the characters created by Phil Vischer and Chris Olsen. It started out on as a DVD series which later came on to Qubo in 2006. In Season 1, Archibald Asparagus (referred to as Archie rather than Alfred), Bob the Tomato and Junior Asparagus carry over from VeggieTales, the rest of the characters being invented for this series. In this version Larry-Boy's alter ego is revealed to be a mild-mannered janitor at The Daily Bumble Newspaper, who also attends super-hero classes at the local college. These classes are taught by Master Bok Choy who references the "Super Hero Handbook" (The Bible) as the basis for his lectures.
[edit] VeggieTales Episodes
- Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space! (1997)
- Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999)
- Larry-Boy and the Bad Apple (2006)
[edit] Larry-Boy Cartoon list
- The Angry Eyebrows (2002)
- Leggo My Ego! (2002)
- The Yodelnapper! (2002)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Eggly! (2003)
[edit] Cast
- Lee Marshall.....Narrator
- Mike Nawrocki.....Larry-Boy and Jean-Claude Pea
- Phil Vischer.....Bob the Tomato, Archie
- Shari Belgeau.....Vicki, Greta Von Gruesome
- Lisa Vischer.....Junior Asparagus
- Marc Graue.....Master Bok Choy
- Larry D. Whitaker Jr......Awful Alvin, Officer Olaf
- Tom Bancroft.....The Alchemist
- Jose Vicente.....Dark Crow
| Preceded by King George and the Ducky |
LarryBoy episodes | Most recent |
