Our favorite plunger-headed hero is back in this wacky animated adventure of madness and mayhem starring Larry the Cucumber. A weed has popped up in a crack in the sidewalk and starts spreading rumors about the good citizens of Bumblyberg. With a large head of yellow hair and a voice that sounds remarkably like Joan Rivers, it’s hard to ignore this weed, especially with her bright red lipstick. As people listen to the rumors she spreads, she gains power, growing larger and larger. The two gossip-mongers who do the most damage are Laura Carrot and Junior Asparagus, those two little impressionable children who believe almost anything they are told, to the detriment of Alfred, Larry’s butler. When the Rumor Weed tells the children that Alfred is an alien from another planet, they take that information and run with it.
When Larry Boy arrives on the scene, he finds that the weed is several stories high and more powerful than ever. It takes the entire town reciting everything nice they’ve ever discovered about Alfred to bring that weed into humble submission. The message: God wants us to spread nice words, not words that can hurt people. An interesting tidbit of Veggie Trivia: Bob the Tomato does not appear in this episode.
As Larry Boy gains in popularity, so does the availability of additional Larry Boy merchandise. In 2002, Big Idea began to produce a line of Larry Boy animated cartoons, which utilize the voices we know so well but don’t include as much of the humor. My favorite Larry Boy cartoon is “The Angry Eyebrows,” in which pairs of eyebrows flit through the air like birds and attach themselves to the face of anyone who gives in to their anger. It’s quite attractive. You can learn more about the cartoons here.
Ever thought of owning a Larry Mobile? How about shirts with vegetables on them? VeggieGear.com may be your answer to that! Or what about a Larry Boy onesie for your toddler? VeggieTales sudoku puzzles? A Larry tote bag? And don’t forget the Larry Boy Pillow Buddy! Whatever your little betacarotine craving heart desires, you can find it on the Internet. If nothing I’ve mentioned here does it for you, click on one of the links anyway and then browse the site. Each site I linked to has scads of merchandise; you’re bound to find something there to please your little tater tot.
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