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==Primary characters==
==Primary characters==
===Bob the Tomato===
'''Bob the Tomato''' (introduced 1993) is usually the "straight man" in his partnership with [[Larry the Cucumber]] (the "[[Lou Costello|Costello]]" of the pair), as they introduce many of the stories at the beginning and wrap-up the Biblical lesson at the end of most of the shows. He also plays many character roles in the story segments, some of which are in contrast to his more mature persona, which [[Phil Vischer]] called "my inner [[Fred Rogers|Mr. Rogers]]".<ref>[http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/2009/03/from-veggie-to-jelly-a-intervi.html ''From Veggie to Jelly: A Interview with Phil Vischer - Idol Chatter''], Interview, March 30, 2009</ref> He first appeared in 1993 in [[Big Idea Productions|Big Idea]]'s first video, ''[[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]]''. In it, he and Larry set the opening format which has largely become a ''VeggieTales'' standard, where a letter is read from a viewer by the duo on a kitchen counter (which serves as a sort of stage). In this show, Bob played himself in the first of the two 15-minute segment titled "Tales from the Crisper", comforting a frightened [[Junior Asparagus]] with the cheerful song, "God is Bigger." The end of this episode started a running gag in which Bob is annoyed by the "What Have We Learned" end-of-episode song, impatiently waiting until it is over so that he can ask [[Qwerty]] what they've learned today.

Though a convincing and easily identifiable anthropomorphic tomato from the start, his animation evolved over time to make him first more tomato-like, and later more cartoony. While in the first episodes Bob was very elastic in his animation, distorting himself significantly, this tendency was toned down greatly, giving him a more of a fruit-like consistency. Artistic changes were made as well: Bob's body became smaller in proportion to his face and more round, his skin became less shiny and more brightly red, eventually developing a smooth glow which was more stylistic. With improving technology at the disposal of Big Idea's artists, such as [[Maya (software)|Maya]], Bob's skin became gradually less angular, and the polygons that made his shell essentially disappeared. Phil Vischer's voice acting for Bob has taken a slightly higher pitch, although not nearly as significantly as [[Mike Nawrocki]]'s changes in voice acting for Larry.

He is voiced by ''VeggieTales'' co-creator Phil Vischer.

Bob recently made his first appearance in the ''[[Larryboy]]'' series as "Thingamabob" in ''[[The League of Incredible Vegetables]]''. This superhero has gadgets similar to [[Batman]].

===Larry the Cucumber===
'''Larry the Cucumber''' (introduced 1993) partners with his best friend Bob as the wacky sidekick hosting the videos. Larry also plays numerous and varied roles throughout the series and becomes the central character in the series in later episodes. Larry also stars in a spinoff role as the comical superhero [[Larryboy|Larry-Boy]] in computer-animated and traditionally animated adventures. His most notable role, however, is the host of a short, recurring musical segment entitled ''[[Silly Songs with Larry]]'', in which Larry performs humorous musical numbers of various style and content. He also has a major recurring role as "Elliot", one of the [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]], appearing in as the character in several episodes as well as both ''VeggieTales'' movies.

Larry was first used by Vischer to make a short film called "Mr. Cuke's Screen Test" in 1989 and this film inspired Vischer and [[Mike Nawrocki]] to create VeggieTales. Larry's onscreen debut was in Big Idea's first video, called ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'' In this first episode, he was the source of most of the jokes, including physical gags and silly dialogue. The video also introduced "Silly Songs with Larry", in which he wore an oversized cowboy hat and sang "The Water Buffalo Song." The Silly Song segment, placed between halves of the traditionally half-hour long story, became a very popular staple of VeggieTales entertainment. Larry is the only character to have appeared in every single VeggieTales episode (to date).

One of the most notable differences between the Larry of ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'' and more recent videos is the range of his voice. While Nawrocki has always performed Larry's voice, early shows were voiced with a broad vocal range, from Nawrocki's natural tenor to well above. Starting with ''[[Are You My Neighbor?]]'', that range was limited in scope to the upper range and included a slight lisp, giving Larry a more youthful and sillier sound. Gradually, Larry's speech became more normal, at about the time of the making of the film ''[[King George and the Ducky]]''. Like Bob, Larry's appearance has also changed over the years. In the first twelve episodes, his skin was a shiny, darker green color meant to imitate realistic cucumber skin. However, since the episode ''[[King George and the Ducky]]'', Larry's skin has become a much brighter and lighter shade of green. In significant part, the improvements to Larry's appearance are due to the animator's use of Maya software.

Larry is one of the only Veggies to have spoken about, and to have been seen with, his family. He talks about his Aunt Ruth in ''[[Dave and the Giant Pickle]]'s'' Silly Song, "I Love My Lips," in ''[[Josh and the Big Wall]]'s'' Silly Song, "Song of the [[Zebu|Cebu]]". In ''[[Duke and the Great Pie War]]'', he says that he has three brothers named Bob, Mark, and Steve, with Bob being the oldest. At the end of the show, the brothers join Bob and Larry and perform the "What Have We Learned" song. Larry has said that his father is an astronaut.

Larry is voiced by VeggieTales co-creator [[Mike Nawrocki]].

===Junior Asparagus===
'''Junior Asparagus''' (introduced 1993) is one of the most active co-stars of the [[VeggieTales]] series and is a typical child. Junior has taken a lead or title role in several videos, including ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'', ''[[Dave and the Giant Pickle]]'', ''[[King George and the Ducky]]'', ''[[Lyle the Kindly Viking]]'', ''[[Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!]]'', and ''[[Lord of the Beans]]''. He is also a member of the boy band "[[Boyz in the Sink]]", along with Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Jimmy Gourd, which have appeared in several Silly Songs. Junior can also frequently seen in videos with his parents, named simply "Dad and Mom Asparagus".

In the initial episodes, Junior was as much a main character as Bob or Larry, having a starring role in at least one segment in every episode - even appearing alongside Bob in ''[[Josh and the Big Wall]]'' and ''[[Abe and the Amazing Promise]]'' where he replaced Larry on the sink counter and interacted with the story's characters. Although as the series has evolved, his role has become less pronounced (such that ''[[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]]'' would become the first episode in which Junior did not make an appearance), Junior continues to be featured prominently with leading roles in such movies as ''Lyle the Kindly Viking'', ''The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's'', and ''Lord of the Beans''.

Junior is voiced by Lisa Vischer, wife of Phil Vischer.

===Archibald Asparagus===
'''Archibald Asparagus''' (introduced 1993) appears in the [[stereotype|stereotypical]] role of a stuffy, classically-educated "adult" contrasting with the rest of his co-stars. Archibald has a pronounced British accent and a [[monocle]], with a demeanor similar to [[Graham Chapman]]'s sergeant-major character from [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]] or [[Sam the Eagle]] from [[The Muppet Show]]. In earlier shows, Archibald had a more pronounced British accent with a side-mouth and no glass in his monocle, but the glass was added when the ''VeggieTales'' animators started using Maya software. Archibald first appeared in ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'', where he played King Darius in the ''Daniel and the Lion's Den'' segment and interrupted the Silly Song, ''The Water Buffalo Song''. Archibald has a reoccurring role as Larry-Boy's butler, Alfred. He also sang the Silly Song, ''[[Huckleberry Larry|The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo]]'' and was the title character in ''[[Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]''. Contrasting with some of the other Veggies, Archie's 3D-animated depiction has remained generally the same over the years, except that the vectors have become less sharp with rising CG technology.

Archibald is voiced by VeggieTales co-creator [[Phil Vischer]].

===Mr. Lunt===
'''Mr. Lunt''' (introduced 1995) is a decorative [[gourd]]<ref>http://www.philvischer.com/ask-phil/</ref> who grew up in [[New Jersey]] and speaks with an Italian or Hispanic accent. He often appears as Mr. Nezzer's assistant, and they debuted together in ''Rack, Shack, and Benny''. Mr. Lunt appears as one of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" as well as the "Boyz in the Sink". In addition to his "Boyz" songs, Mr. Lunt has gotten two of his own Silly Songs ("His Cheeseburger" & "Doughnuts for Benny"). A notable feature is his lack of eyes and often wears a hat and uses the brim of the hat or his eyebrows for expression.

He is voiced by [[Phil Vischer]].

Mr. Lunt recently made his first appearance in the ''[[Larryboy]]'' series as "S-cape" in ''[[The League of Incredible Vegetables]]''. This superhero has an "S" on his outfit which is inspired by [[Superman]].

===Jimmy and Jerry Gourd===
'''Jimmy and Jerry Gourd''' (introduced 1995) are brothers and appear as a secondary comic duo. While Bob and Larry can be considered animated versions of Abbott and Costello, Jimmy (the orange gourd) and Jerry (the yellow gourd) might more closely resemble [[Tweedledee and Tweedledum]]. The pair debuted together in ''[[Are You My Neighbor?]]'' which established that they love to eat. Jimmy is a member of the boy band "Boyz in the Sink" while Jerry appears with Mr. Lunt in the Silly Song "His Cheeseburger" (furthering his reputation as loving to eat). Together the pair did musical commentary in ''[[Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart]]''.

Jimmy and Jerry are voiced respectively by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki.

===Laura and The Carrot Family===
''Laura and the Carrot Family'' (introduced 1995) are baby carrots. Laura, the primary family member seen in ''VeggieTales'' episodes, debuted in ''The Story of Flibber-o-loo'' from "Are You My Neighbor?" and is usually shown as Junior's best friend. While Laura is seen alone in several episodes, the other members of the Carrot family, including older brother Lenny and younger brother Baby Lou, never appear without Laura. Laura's family (alongside Laura) also debuted briefly in the ''Are You My Neighbor?'' video "The Story of Flibber-o-loo" (as citizens of Jibberty Lot) and returned in larger roles in ''The Toy That Saved Christmas''.

Laura Carrot has been voiced by Kristin Blegen, Jackie Ritz and Keri Pisapia and Lenny Carrot has been voiced by both Natalia Lozano and Briget Miller.

===Madame Blueberry===
As her name implies, '''Madame Blueberry''' (introduced 1998) is a blueberry with a French accent and first appeared as the title character in ''[[Madame Blueberry]]''. Both her name and the theme of this video are obvious allusions to the tale of [[Madame Bovary]], who also seeks to spend beyond her means in order to find happiness. Although a blueberry, she is similar in size to Bob the Tomato and much larger than the similarly-sized-in-real-life French Peas. Madame Blueberry has a reoccurring role as the Mayor of Bumblyburg in the ''Larry-Boy'' videos.

Madame Blueberry has been voiced by Megan Moore Burns and Giselle Bock, but is currently voiced by Megan Murphy.

===Petunia Rhubarb===
'''Petunia Rhubarb''' (introduced 2005) is a red-headed rhubarb, but looks little like her namesake. Petunia is often seen with Larry as his love interest and first appeared in ''Duke and the Great Pie War'' in playing the part of Princess Petunia, the scorned "[[Ruth (biblical figure)|Ruth]]" figure waiting to be redeemed by Larry's "[[Boaz]]". Petunia has also sang alongside Larry in the Silly Song, "Where Have All The Staplers Gone?" on the video ''[[Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't]]''.

Petunia Rhubarb is voiced by Cydney Trent.

===Pa Grape===
'''Pa Grape''' (introduced 1994) is, as his name suggests, an elderly-looking grape with glasses who has a [[Yiddish]] accent. Pa made his first appearance in ''God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!'' as is the father of Tom and Rosie Grape and husband of Ma Grape. Although "son" Tom has made two more appearances (in ''Dave and the Giant Pickle'' and ''Josh and the Big Wall''), Rosie has not appeared in any further videos. It is believed that Sarah is played by Ma in "Abe and the Amazing Promise". Pa has a reoccurring role as the captain of the "Pirates Who Don't Do Anything", along with Larry and Mr. Lunt. Pa Grape typically appears as a wise, father figure such as Jesse in ''Dave and the Giant Pickle'', Little Joe's father in ''The Ballad of Little Joe'', cousin Mordecai in ''Esther… The Girl Who Became Queen'' and the angel sent to guide Gideon in ''Gideon: Tuba Warrior''.

Pa Grape is voiced by Phil Vischer

===Mr. Nezzer===
'''Mr. Nezzer''' (introduced 1995) is a zucchini who frequently takes the villain roles in the ''VeggieTales'' videos. Mr. Nezzer made his debut in ''[[Rack, Shack, and Benny]]'' as "Nebby K. Nezzer" (an allusion to [[Nebuchadnezzar]], the King of [[Babylon]]) the owner of a chocolate bunny factory who creates an idol that he wants everyone to worship. In ''[[The Toy That Saved Christmas]]'', Mr. Nezzer plays Nebby's brother "Wally P. Nezzer", again with side-kick and chief trouble-maker Mr. Lunt. In ''[[The Star of Christmas]]'' and ''[[An Easter Carol]]'', he is "Ebenezer Nezzer" (an allusion to [[Ebenezer Scrooge]]) who owns a theatre and an Easter egg factory respectively. In addition to his roles as the villain, Mr. Nezzer usually appears as the leader in ''VeggieTales'' videos such as his role as the [[Xerxes I of Persia|King Xerxes of Persia]] character in ''Esther… The Girl Who Became Queen'', Olaf the lead Viking in ''Lyle the Kindly Viking'', and the Mayor of Dodgeball City in ''The Ballad of Little Joe'' and ''[[Moe and the Big Exit]]''.

Mr. Nezzer is voiced by [[Phil Vischer]].

===The French Peas===
Headed by Philippe and Jean-Claude, '''the French Peas''' (introduced 1996) are a group of [[Monty Python|Monty Python-esque]] [[green peas]] with similar broken French accents (that seem to also harken back to [[Maurice Chevalier]]). The Peas are often portrayed as villains, albeit agitating ones as opposed to menacing. Like the French soldiers in ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', the French Peas often taunt passersby with strange, nonsensical threats which fits their overall "yapping little dog" personas. The French Peas first appeared playing the [[Philistine]]s in ''Dave and the Giant Pickle''. In this episode we also learn the name of a third brother, Christophe. The French Peas should not be confused with the more ordinary peas who frequently appear as background characters or children such as their role alongside monk Pa Grape in ''[[Lyle the Kindly Viking]]''.

Philippe and Jean-Claude are voiced respectively by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki. Christophe is voiced by Chris Olsen, a former narrator. Numerous voice actors have played other French Peas, including animator [[Brian K. Roberts]].

===Qwerty===
'''Qwerty''' (introduced 1993) is the desktop computer seen on the kitchen counter which Bob and Larry use to read the [[Bible verse]] at the end of each show and gets his name from the first six letters on the computer keyboard. Though Qwerty is not alive per se, it does have certain [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] characteristics, including responsory noises and [[speaker recognition|voice activation]]. Qwerty's name comes from the first six letters on a standard [[Qwerty|English keyboard]]. In every episode, Bob says "We're over here by Qwerty to talk about what we learned today..." to which voices start to sing the "What We Learned Today" song. Qwerty is not always perfect, as you expect from a computer. In the first episode "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?", he accidentally posted a meatloaf recipe instead of a verse, after which his screen drooped into a frown shape. According to Phil Vischer, the original design for Qwerty was an [[Intel 80386]] model computer. Qwerty was slightly updated in ''Abe and the Amazing Promise'', giving two verses instead of one, and got a more "life-changing" update in the episode ''Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't'' and now has his own voice. The design of the new update is reminiscent of an Apple [[iMac]], and even has a similar-looking interface to [[Mac OS X]].

Qwerty is voiced by Mike Nawrocki.


==Secondary characters==
==Secondary characters==
===The Scallions===
'''The Scallions''' (introduced 1993) are a trio of often devious green [[scallion]]s who are led by the tallest member. They debuted as the wisemen opposite Larry's "Daniel" in the second act of the video ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'' (Daniel in the Lions' Den) and are often cast as antagonists when seen either separately or together. In the Silly Songs "The Yodeling Veterinarian Of The Alps", "Listen", and "A Helping Hand", they appear as 3/4 of the barbershop quartet (along with [[Frankencelery]]) that narrates the songs.

Scallion #1 is voiced by Phil Vischer, Scallion #2 is voiced by Mike Nawrocki, and Scallion #3 has been voiced by Mike Sage and Brian Roberts.

===Scallion #1===
'''Scallion #1''' (introduced 1993) is the British-accented leader of The Scallions. Along with Mr. Nezzer and Mr. Lunt, Scallion #1 is one of the most consistent villains in ''VeggieTales''. He first appeared apart from the other scallions in "The Forgive-o-Matic" as a devious [[salesman]]. In the Silly Song ''Larry's High Silk Hat'' from ''[[Lyle the Kindly Viking]]'', he complains that he has never been given a name despite being in the first episode, saying, "They've never given me a name. I've been around since show one and I still don't have a name!"

Scallion #1 is voiced by [[Phil Vischer]].

===Dad and Mom Asparagus===
Junior's father, '''Dad Asparagus''', (introduced 1993) first appeared in ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?''. He often appears opposite Junior whenever a video requires a father figure. Seen less often, Junior's Mother, '''Mom Asparagus''' (introduced 1993), appears in the traditional mother role supporting Junior and also debuted in ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?''.

Dad Asparagus is voiced by [[Dan Anderson (voice actor)|Dan Anderson]] and Mom Asparagus has been voiced by Gail Bock, Lisa Vischer and Keri Pisapia.

===Scooter===
'''Scooter''' (introduced 1995), a carrot with a [[Scots language|Scottish]] accent, first appeared as the engineer of the "USS Applepies" in "The Gourds Must Be Crazy" section of ''Are You My Neighbor?'' (a spoof of [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] from the original [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] television series). Scooter also has a recurring role as a police officer in the three LarryBoy episodes. No matter which character he plays, Scooter maintains his original [[Scots language|Scottish]] accent.

Scooter is voiced by Jim Poole.

===Mabel and Penelope===
'''Mabel''' and '''Penelope''' (introduced 1993) are a [[pear]] and an [[asparagus]], respectively. Like Archibald, they have British accents, though unlike Archibald, theirs are [[cockney]]. The pair's first appearance was in ''[[Where's God When I'm S-Scared?]]'' as [[Book of Daniel#Identity of "Darius the Mede"|King Darius]]'s maidservants. The pair is frequently seen together as secondary female characters such as wives to Mr. Nezzer and Jimmy Gourd in ''Lyle, The Kindly Viking''.

Mabel and Penelope are voiced respectively by Pamela Thomas and Gail Bock.

===Phil Winkelstein===
'''Phil Winkelstein''' (introduced 1993) first appears in ''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?'' as '''Frankencelery''', the star of the veggie [[horror film]] of the same name. Hailing from [[Toledo, Ohio]], Winkelstein is a mild-mannered, high-voiced celery stalk who resembles the classic [[Frankenstein's monster]] but behaves more like [[Herman Munster]]. Apparently Winkelstein also sports purple eyelids, cervical [[electrode]]s, black hair, and a [[unibrow]] outside of his acting career. Winkelstein also sings the bass part of the [[barbershop quartet]] with The Scallions in ''[[The End of Silliness?|The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps]]'', "Listen" from "Larry Learns to Listen", and "A Helping Hand" from "Bob Lends a Helping Hand". He also appeared as a background citizen of Bumblyburg in ''Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space!''.

Phil Winkelstein is voiced by [[Phil Vischer]].

===The Green Onions===
'''The Green Onions''' (introduced 1996) consist of daughter Annie, her two parents, and Grandpa George. Grandpa George was the first Green Onion to be seen and made his debut in ''Rack, Shack, and Benny'' as the postman/episode narrator and has similar reoccurring roles as a narrator of ''VeggieTales'' episodes. Annie first appeared in ''The Toy That Saved Christmas'', alongside Grandpa George who reprises his postman role, where it is revealed that they are related. Annie's parents first appeared, alongside Annie, in ''Madame Blueberry'' playing poor French green onions.
Annie Onion has been voiced by: Shelby Vischer, Phil Vischer's daughter; Allie Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki's daughter; and is currently voiced by Maggie Roberts, Brian Roberts's daughter. Annie's parents are voiced by Phil and Lisa Vischer. Grandpa George is voiced by Phil Vischer.

===Miss Achmetha===
'''Miss Achmetha''' (introduced 2000) is a green onion who made her first appearance singing the song ''Lost Puppies'' in ''[[Esther… The Girl Who Became Queen]]''. Miss Achmetha is known for her constantly twitching eye, her somewhat confused or annoyed demeanor, and her accordion, which she sometimes plays during her singing roles. She also sang the SUV song with Larry.

Miss Achmetha is voiced by Charlotte Jackson.

===Khalil===
'''Khalil''' (introduced 2002) is a half [[worm]], half [[caterpillar]] who speaks with an Indian accent. Khalil first appeared in ''[[Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]'' as a rug salesman. He was then heard to voice the segment on [[Saint Patick]] which was the opening element of the episode [[Sumo of the Opera]]. He also has a reoccurring role in the "Boyz in the Sink" Silly Songs.

Khalil is voiced by Tim Hodge.


==Minor Characters==
==Minor Characters==
===Archibald's Wife===
'''Archibald's Wife''' (introduced 1994) is also an asparagus and first appeared in ''[[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!|Larry's Lagoon]]'' as "Lovey" and returned soon after as the Flibbian doctor in ''[[Are You My Neighbor?|The Story of Flibber-o-loo]]''. She is usually cast alongside Archibald in a supporting role.

Archibald's Wife is voiced by G. Bock.

===Tom Grape===
'''Tom Grape''' (introduced 1994) is a grape and is Pa Grape's son. Tom made his first appearance in ''God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!'', along with the rest of his family. His only other appearances have been in ''Dave and the Giant Pickle'' and ''Josh and the Big Wall'', both times alongside Pa Grape.

Tom Grape is voiced by Phil Vischer.

===Charlie Pincher===
'''Charlie Pincher''' (introduced 2002) is a young scallion who first appeared in ''The Star of Christmas'' and is usually cast as a secondary villain/bully opposite Laura Carrot or Junior Asparagus. He has also played a good guy in "Abe and the Amazing Promise."

Charlie Pincher is voiced by Tim Hodge

===The Peach===
'''The Peach''' (introduced 1995) first appears in the Silly Song ''[[Are You My Neighbor?|Where is My Hairbrush?]]'' and is only ever referred to by the rest of the cast as "the peach". He later appeared in the ''Oh, Santa!'' Silly Song in which he played an [[IRS]] agent. The [[running joke]] about The Peach is that he, unlike all the other characters, has hair. He was thus the obvious choice to play Samson in ''Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush'', however he is seen only in still pictures throughout the show.

The Peach is voiced by Mike Nawrocki.

===Don Gourdon===
'''Don Gourdon''' (introduced 2005) (also called either '''Bobby''' or '''Chester''') is one of the [[Children who bully|schoolyard bullies]] who is around [[Junior Asparagus|Junior Asparagus']] age. He first appeared in ''[[Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush|Bully Trouble]]'', had a cameo in ''LarryBoy and the Bad Apple'', and later appeared in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's]]''.

Don Gourdon is voiced by [[Brian K. Roberts]].

===Henry===
'''Henry''' (introduced 1994) is a potato and first appeared in ''[[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!|The Forgive-O-Matic]]''. He also appears in ''[[God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!|The Forgive-O-Matic]]'' as a miner from [[West Virginia]] and as Po-Ta-To (a spoof of [[Mr T]]'s character [[Clubber Lang]] from [[Rocky III]]) in the ''Sumo of the Opera''.

Henry is voiced by Greg Whalen.

===Art Bigotti===
Asparagus by nature, '''Art Bigotti''' (introduced 1997) is a [[bowling]] champion. Although he has yet to have an individual speaking part and has only appeared in one VeggieTales episode, the Silly Song ''[[Lyle the Kindly Viking|High Silk Hat]]'', Art Bigotti has been mentioned in other episodes such as when Junior Asparagus unintentionally breaks his dad's rare "Art Bigotti limited edition collector's plate" in ''Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space!''.

===Apollo Gourd===
'''Apollo Gourd''' (introduced in 2001) is a massive yellow gourd who first appears in a non-speaking part in the Silly Song ''[[Lyle the Kindly Viking|Larry's High Silk Hat]]'' wearing a "Gourd's Gym" tank top shirt. His next appearances were as King Twistomer of [[Ninevah]] in ''Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie'', Big Jim/Little Jimmy in ''Huckleberry Larry'' and as himself in ''Sumo of the Opera'' where he plays the champion wrestler who goes up against the Itallion Scallion (Larry).

Apollo Gourd is voiced by Phil Vischer.

===Goliath===
'''Goliath''' (introduced 1996) is a gigantic pickle who is much larger than any other vegetable in the show. He first appeared as the "Goliath" figure alongside the French Peas in ''[[Dave and the Giant Pickle]]'' looking for an Israelite to fight. He also appeared in ''[[Madame Blueberry]]'', on a background poster in which he is fighting the Fib from ''[[Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!|Larry-Boy and the Fib From Outer Space]]'' in a wrestling match, and in ''[[Josh and the Big Wall]]'' as the dad of a giant-pickle family that scared the Israelites out of the Promised Land.

Goliath is voiced by Phil Vischer.

===The Ducks===
A flock of three intelligent ducklings first appeared in ''[[Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't]]'' as Gelato's pets. They also appear in ''[[Sweetpea Beauty]]'' as fashion designers working with the Blueberry Godmother to make Snooderella beautiful.

===Buzz-Saw Louie===
'''Buzz-Saw Louie''' (introduced 1996) is a wooden toy that looks like a little boy with a working buzzsaw on its right arm and is the main character in the ''The Toy That Saved Christmas''. In ''Madame Blueberry'', Louie can also seen in the background at the Stuff Mart store sitting on the rack of rubber balls near Junior Asperagus and his Dad.

Buzz-Saw Louie is voiced by Ken Cavanagh

===Ellen===

'''Ellen''' (introduced 2008), debuted in ''[[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie]]'', as Mr Lunt's girlfriend, and returned in "[[It's a Meaningful Life]]".

Ellen is voiced by Keri Pisapia.

===Libby Asparagus===
'''Libby Asparagus''' (introduced 2012) is Junior Asparagus's little sister and debuted as a character in the opening story, "Lenny and the Lost Birthday", of the ''[[Robin Good and The Not-So-Merry Men]]'' video. She returned in the ''[[The Penniless Princess]]'' as Ermengarde.

Libby Asparagus is voiced by Megan Murphy.

===Nicky===
'''Nicky''' (introduced in 2009) is an orange pepper and first appeared as young Saint Nicholas (aka Little Nicky) in the Veggietales Christmas movie ''[[Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving]]''.

Nicky is voiced by Gigi Abraham.

===Esther===
'''Esther''' (introduced 2000) has only appeared as the title character in ''Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen''. Word has it that her hair was deemed too difficult to animate, requiring the introduction of another female lead which eventually became Petunia Rhubarb.

Esther is voiced by Jessica Kaplan (speaking voice) and Pamela Thomas (singing voice).


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 17:31, 12 November 2012

This is a list of characters that appear in the animated series VeggieTales.

Primary characters

Secondary characters

Minor Characters

Notes

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