First episode date 16 March 2002 | Opening theme He is That Hero | |
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Starring Mike NawrockiPhil VischerShari BalgaueLisa VischerLarry Whitaker Program creators Phil Vischer, Butch Hartman Cast Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lee Marshall |
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 first video was released in 2002. Unlike its predecessor VeggieTales, LarryBoy was animated in Adobe Flash. The video series was short-lived and includes only four releases due to the Big Idea bankruptcy. From September 2006 to September 2009, NBC aired the content of the four videos on its Qubo block alongside other VeggieTales videos.
Contents

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 Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures only carry over four characters from VeggieTales: Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus, and Archibald Asparagus.
Main characters

Villains
Mother Pearl: (voiced by Shari Belgeau) The Alchemist's sidekick and mother.
Recurring characters
Reception
The series was nominated for a Golden Reel Award in 2003 for Best Sound Editing in Direct to Video, but lost to The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina. Furthermore, according to the creator Phil Vischer, fans of the original VeggieTales series criticized the series for its cheap-looking animation. Mixed with Big Idea's bankruptcy at the time, the series ended after the release of only four videos.
Home media
All of the episodes were released in VHS and DVD formats. The four episodes were also released in one addition in both the Bumblyburg Super Value Pack (2004) and The Larryboy: Power Pack (2009).