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Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures

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Created by
  
Phil Vischer

Narrated by
  
Lee Marshall

First episode date
  
16 March 2002

Directed by
  
Larry Whitaker

Opening theme
  
He is That Hero

Adapted from
  
VeggieTales

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Based on
  
VeggieTalesby Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki

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.

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Premise

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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

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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

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  • Larry the Cucumber (voiced by Mike Nawrocki) as the janitor Larry and his superhero alter-ego, Larryboy.
  • Archibald Asparagus (voiced by Phil Vischer) as Larryboy's butler. Unlike the previous Larryboy videos, 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.
  • Junior Asparagus (voiced by Lisa Vischer) works as the editor of the Daily Bumble.
  • Vicky Cucumber (voiced by Shari Belgaue) is one of the members of the Daily Bumble. She is the love interest of Larry.

    • Villains

  • Awful Alvin: (voiced by Larry Whitaker) A villain. A running gag is when he does a dance called "The Villainous Dance of Villainy" To signify the imminent performance of the villainous duties.

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

  • The Alchemist: (voiced by Larry Whitaker) A villain. As a running gag, He takes great offense at his mom when she calls him "cubby".
  • Greta Von Gruesome: (voiced by Shari Belgeau) A villain with a German accent.
  • Lampy: Awful Alvin's fake sidekick. Unvoiced.

    • Recurring characters

  • Bok Choy (voiced by Marc Graue) is the wise teacher of the superhero class that Larryboy attends.
  • The Dark Crow, The Scarlet Tomato, Lemon Twist, Electro-Melon, Bubblegum, Sweet Potato, and Hot Tamale are superheroes that also attend Bok Choy's superhero class.
  • Officer Olaf (voiced by Larry Whitaker) and Chief Croswell (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) are Bumblyburg's resident policemen.
  • Other Bumblyburg residents include brothers Herbert and Wally (Both voiced by Dee Bradley Baker), the baker, Mr. Mahoney, (voiced by Dallas McKennon) and the candlemaker, Mr. Vandrahosenhegamerr (voiced by Larry Whitaker).

    • 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).

    References

    Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures Wikipedia
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