Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures


Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures is an American 2D-animated children's direct-to-video series developed by former Disney animator Tom Bancroft. This is a spin-off of the VeggieTales franchise created by Big Idea Entertainment. The first video titled "Larryboy and the Angry Eyebrows", was released on March 16, 2002. The videos came to an end with "The Good, The Bad and the Eggly!", released on June 10, 2003, due to Big Idea's bankruptcy. Unlike its predecessor VeggieTales, which was animated in CGI using Softimage 3D and later Autodesk Maya, LarryBoy was animated in 2D animation using Adobe Flash. From September 2006 to September 2009, NBC aired the content of all four videos on its Qubo block alongside airing of VeggieTales videos. Each video contains two segments, a twenty-minute long segment and a seven-minute short segment.

Premise

The video series revolves around the character Larry's superhero alter ego Larryboy as he tries to manage his life as a superhero while working as a janitor for the Daily Bumble newspaper in Bumblyburg.

Characters

Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures only carries over four characters from VeggieTales: Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus, and Archibald Asparagus, with Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer and Lisa Vischer reprising their respective roles.
Voice actorRoleDescription
Mike NawrockiLarry the CucumberThe janitor Larry and his superhero alter ego, Larryboy.
Phil VischerArchibald AsparagusLarryboy's butler. Unlike previous Larryboy videos, this character is named Archie instead of Alfred.
Phil VischerBob the TomatoLarry's boss, who works as the head of the Daily Bumble newspaper.
Lisa VischerJunior AsparagusAn editor of the Daily Bumble.
Shari BelgeauVicky CucumberOne of the members of the Daily Bumble. She is the love interest of Larry.
Shari BelgeauMother PearlThe Alchemist's evil sidekick and mother.
Shari BelgeauGreta Von GruesomeA villainess with a German accent who appeared in the final two videos.
Larry WhitakerThe AlchemistA villain who appeared in the second video.
Larry WhitakerOfficer OlafBumblyburg's resident policemen.
Larry WhitakerChief CroswellBumblyburg's resident policemen.
Larry WhitakerAwful AlvinA villain who first appeared in "Larryboy and the Angry Eyebrows".
Marc GraueBok ChoyThe wise teacher of the superhero class that Larryboy attends.
Larry WhitakerHerbert and WallyThe eggplant brothers.

Videos

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. Vischer stated that fans of the original VeggieTales series criticized the series for its cheap-looking animation as well as its design looking too similar to the art style of Cartoon Network's classic animated series from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Mixed with Big Idea's bankruptcy at the time, the series was cancelled after the release of only four videos.

Home media

All of the videos were released in both VHS and DVD formats. They were also released as a set or included with the other Larryboy videos in: VeggieTales: Bumblyburg Super-Hero Value Pack, VeggieTales: Larryboy Super Hero Power Pack, and VeggieTales: Larryboy Ultimate Super Hero Collection.