Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures

Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures is a 2002 American family animated television series which is a spin-off of the popular Computer animated series VeggieTales created by Big Idea Entertainment. 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 Jainitor for the Daily Bumble Newspaper in Bumblyburg.

Every episode is thirty minutes long and they all feature a five-minute short film after the end of each episode.

Unlike its predecessor VeggieTales, LarryBoy features entirely hand-drawn animation and characters never seen in the original show. The only returning characters from VeggieTales include Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus and Archibald Asparagus. The series was short-lived and only ran for four episodes. The reason that the show got cancelled is unknown.

Characters

Main characters

• Larry (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 in this series.

• Awful Alvin (voiced by Larry Whitaker) is a villain. A running gag is when he does a dance called "The Villainous Dance of Villainy", to signify the imminent performance of their 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 and shorts

• The Angry Eyebrows (2002)
• Leggo My Ego (2002)
• The Yodelnapper (2002)
• The Good, the Bad, and the Eggly (2003)

Shorts

• Fly by Might (2002)
• Cuke of all Trades (2002)
• A Polar Pickle (2002)
• Merry-Go Wreck (2003)

Home media

All of the episodes were released on their own separate VHS and DVD Format the following years the episodes were made. All four of the episodes were also released along with three other Larryboy films as a complete series on a VeggieTales DVD entitled The Larryboy: Power Pack which was released in 2009.

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