Larry the Cucumber (VeggieTales)
| Larry the Cucumber | |
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| VeggieTales character | |
| File:Bob&Larry.jpeg Larry (left) and Bob (right). | |
| First appearance |
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| Last appearance | "Noah's Ark" (2015) |
| Created by | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki |
| Voiced by | Mike Nawrocki |
| Information | |
| Full name | Lawrence Cardiovascular Activity Cucumber |
| Species | Vegetable: cucumber |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | co-host of VeggieTales |
| Relatives | Bob the Tomato (best friend) |
| Origin | kitchen countertop |
| Nationality |
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Larry the Cucumber is a fictional anthropomorphic green cucumber and one of the two main characters and the secondary host of the American Christian children's computer-animated educational video series VeggieTales. He is also the main duteragonist (sometimes the protagonist) of the educational children's series. Larry is best friends with Bob the Tomato. Larry is also voiced by series co-creator and animator Mike Nawrocki. He is partners with his best friend Bob as the wacky companion hosting the videos. In the pre-2015 theme song, he plays a sousaphone while Bob and other characters sing it. Larry is often cast as the central character in videos with one of his central roles is as the host of the short, recurring musical segment entitled Silly Songs with Larry, in which Larry performs humorous musical numbers of various style and content. The Silly Song segment, typically placed in the middle of the video, immediately became a very popular staple of VeggieTales entertainment. Larry also has several other recurring roles including: "Minnesota Cuke" (a parody of Indiana Jones); "Elliot"/"Buccaneer Larry", one of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything; and the comical "superhero" LarryBoy in both computer-animated and traditionally animated adventures. In 2002, Larry was also the star of his own short-lived animated series, Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures. He is Bob's best friend, and one of the main protagonists of the series and the tertiary antagonist-turned-anti hero of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. For many shows he has acted as co-host for the show with Bob, such as Lyle the Kindly Viking and Where's God When I'm S-Scared?. He was replaced as host in Josh and the Big Wall and Abe and the Amazing Promise by Junior Asparagus and in Sumo of the Opera by the little cucumber puppet Lutfi. He also acts as the host for the intermission segment "Silly Songs with Larry". He is also a character called "Elliot" in The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie. Larry was first used by Vischer to make a short film called "Mr. Cuke's Screen Test" in 1991 and this film inspired Vischer and Mike Nawrocki to create VeggieTales. Larry's on-screen debut was in Big Idea's first video, Where's God When I'm S-Scared? ??In this first episode, he was the source of most of the jokes, including physical gags and silly dialogue. The video also featured the first Silly Song in which Larry wore an oversized cowboy hat and sang "The Water Buffalo Song." Larry is the only character to have made an appearance in every single VeggieTales episode (to date). He is best friends with Bob and they host the show together. Yeet.
Role in VeggieTales[edit]
In the pre-2015 theme song, he plays a sousaphone while Bob and other characters sing it. Larry is kind, funny, forgetful, charming, wacky, good-natured, friendly, cheerful, thoughtful, preposterous, scatterbrained, and energetic, as he is often the opposite to Bob's and Archibald's personality. He also likes to be funny and make people laugh.
Bio[edit]
Larry has been part of the show since day one, both he and Bob host it.
Larry also has his own segments called Silly Songs with Larry, where he sings songs that are really silly. Though Archibald didn't like how they often come out.
Personality[edit]
Larry is partners with his best friend Bob as the wacky companion hosting the videos. In the pre-2015 theme song, he plays a sousaphone while Bob and other characters sing it. Larry is kind, funny, forgetful, charming, wacky, good-natured, friendly cheerful, thoughtful, preposterous, scatterbrained, and energetic, as he is often the opposite to Bob's and Archibald's personality. He also likes to be funny and make people laugh. Though sometimes, people often don't laugh at his jokes. He is also hinted to be madly in love with Petunia.
Physical Appearance[edit]
Larry is a green cucumber. During the early episodes, he was dark green until the production to Maya.
In VeggieTales in the House, Larry gained amber irises and eyebrows.
Filmography[edit]
Here is a List of Larry's Filmography.
Voice[edit]
Larry the Cucumber has a voice that's provided by VeggieTales series co-creator Mike Nawrocki. Larry had a lisp until Lyle the Kindly Viking. He wouldn't get it back until The Lost Tooth, though this is because of him missing his tooth. According to Mike Nawrocki in the audio commentary for Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, he just got tired of the lisp and went to speech therapy for a while and got rid of the lisp. When Where's God When I'm S-Scared? was produced, he had a lower dopey-key type of voice. He eventually gotten his voice format higher after the first two episodes beginning with Are You My Neighbor?. The lower dopey voice was inspired from an old puppet named Soupy that Mike Nawrocki used when he was studying in the puppet ministry at Bible college. Larry's voice format later turns into a SpongeBob SquarePants-style tone. Larry speaks with a slight American accent.
Actor[edit]
Acting[edit]
- Water Buffalo, Daniel and Himself in "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?"
- Narrator, First Mate, Captain Larry and Himself in "God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!"
- The Boy with the Shoe, Larry With Towel Lieutenant Larry and Himself in "Are You My Neighbor?"
- Oven Mitt, Benny, Argentinian Garb and Himself in "Rack Shack & Benny"
- Larry-Boy and Himself in "Dave and the Giant Pickle"
- Pajamas Larry and Winter Cucumber in "The Toy That Saved Christmas"
- Gourd's Gym, Home Improvement Larry, Pirate Larry, and Success Video in "Very Silly Songs!"
- Himself, Larry With Black Suit and Larry Boy in "Larry-Boy and the Fib From Outer Space"
- Joshua, Himself and Pajamas Larry in "Josh and the Big Wall!"
- Himself, The Boy with the Shoe, First Mate Larry, Daniel, And Lieutenant Larry in "Bob & Larry's Favorite Stories"
- Oven Mitt, Benny, Argentinian Garb, Himself, Larry With Black Suit and Larry Boy in "More of Bob & Larry's Favorite Stories"
- Larry the Butler, Bear Trap and Himself in "Madame Blueberry"
- Himself and The Vet in "The End of Silliness"
- Gourd's Gym, Home Improvement Larry, Pirate Larry, Success Video, Joshua, Pajamas Larry, Larry the Butler, Bear Trap and Himself in "Junior's Favorite Stories"
- LarryBoy and Larry With Black Suit in "Larry-Boy! and the Rumor Weed"
- King George and Himself in "King George and the Ducky"
- LarryBoy, Larry With Black Suit, The Vet, King George and Himself in "Larry's Favorite Stories"
- Markus of Scribe in "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen"
- Larry the Clown, Silk Hat Larry, Sven and Himself in "Lyle the Kindly Viking"
- Buccaneer Larry in "The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown"
- Markus of Scribe, Larry the Clown, Silk Hat Larry, Sven, Buccaneer Larry, and Himself in "Classics from the Crisper"
- Himself and Larry Overboard in "Jonah Sing-Along Songs! And More!"
- Pirate Larry in "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie"
- Millard Phelps in "The Star of Christmas"
- Himself in "The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!"
- Little Joe, Boyz in da Sink, Narrator, Himself and Danish Outfit in "The Ballad of Little Joe"
- Millard Phelps in "An Easter Carol"
- Poole, Curly, Himself and The Boy with the Shoe in "A Snoodle's Tale"
- Curly, Unnamed Cucumber Men, The Italian Scallion and Himself in "Sumo of the Opera"
- Blues Larry, Duke and Himself in "Duke and the Great Pie War"
- Larry's Agent, Minnesota Cuke and Himself in "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush"
- Ear-a-Corn, Elf Cucumber and Himself in "Lord of the Beans"
- Mirror Guard, Unnamed Cucumber Kid, Sheerluck Holmes, Himself and Larry Boy in "Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler"
- Larry Boy, Gourd's Gym and Obadiah Bumbly in "LarryBoy and the Bad Apple"
- Himself, Pirate Larry and Gideon in "Gideon: Tuba Warrior"
- Moe and Boyz in da Sink in "Moe and the Big Exit"
- Himself in "God Made You Special"
- Farmhand #2, Tin Man, Safari and Himself in "The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's"
- Himself in "Lessons From the Sock Drawer"
- Elliot in "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie"
- Huckleberry Larry, Mr. Cucumber and Himself in "Tomato Sawyer And Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue"
- Sneeze Doctor, Jacques, Gourd's Gym and Himself in "Abe and the Amazing Promise"
- Minnesota Cuke, Sippy Cup Cucumber, Larry With Bag Head and Himself in "Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella"
- Winter Cucumber and Larry Toga in "Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving"
- Himself, The Boy with the Shoe, Duke, and Larry the Butler in "Silly Little Thing Called Love"
- Gelato, Unnamed Cucumber Men and Himself in "Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't"
- Shopping Cucumber, Prince Larry, Hats, Larry With Bag Head and Himself in "Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart"
- Stewart Green and Himself in "It's a Meaningful Life"
- Himself, Sheerluck Holmes, Argentinian Garb, Shopping Cucumber, Blues Larry, and Markus of Scribe in "Happy Together"
- Louis the Cucumber and Himself in "Twas the Night Before Easter"
- Mr.Poppyseed and Himself in "Princess of the Popstar: A Story of Trading Places"
- Himself, Gelato and Joshua in "Larry Learns to Listen"
- Himself, Huckleberry Larry, Sven, Larry-Boy and Larry With The Helping Hand in "Bob Lends a Helping Hands"
- Painting Larry, Little Joe, Gideon, and Benny in "God Loves You Very Much"
- Larry With The Sweater and Belthaser in "The Little Drummer Boy"
- Himself in "If I Sang A Silly Song"
- Boyz in da Sink, Robin Good and Hamster Owner in "Robin Good And His Not So Merry Men"
- Captain Richard Crewe and Larry Fancy in "The Penniless Princess: God's Little Girl"
- Himself and LarryBoy in "The League of Incredible Vegetables"
- Himself, Sven and Gelato in "Little Ones Can Do Big Things Too!"
- Himself, King George and Huckleberry Larry in "Lettuce Love One Another"
- Little House, Birthday Cucumber, Little Boy Blue and Ginger Bread Larry in "The Little House that Stood"
- MacLarry and Scottish Larry in "MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle"
- Himself, Larry With The Sweater and Lawrence in "Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas"
- Captain Cuke, Cowboy and Major Larry in "Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier"
- Lanny and Himself in "Celery Night Fever"
- Larry Dill, Larry With The Macaroni and Cheese and Himself in "Beauty and the Beet"
- Himself in "VeggieTales in the House"
- Himself, Builder and Sailor in "Noah's Ark"
Fun Facts[edit]
- In VeggieTales Promo: Take 38, Larry's original voice would later be used for Scallion 2's newer voice (which sounds like Jean Claude Pea without the French accent). When Where's God When I'm S-Scared? was produced, he had a lower dopey type of voice. He eventually gotten his voice higher after the first two episodes beginning with Are You My Neighbor?. The lower dopey voice was inspired from an old puppet named Soupy that Mike Nawrocki used when he was studying in the puppet ministry at Bible college.
- He is the only character to appear in every VeggieTales project and Big Idea production in general.
- A running gag in the series is other characters mistake him as being a pickle. Thus, he often responds, "I'm not a pickle, I'm a cucumber!"
- Larry had a lisp until Lyle the Kindly Viking. He wouldn't get it back until The Lost Tooth, though this is because of him missing his tooth. According to Mike Nawrocki in the audio commentary for Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, he just got tired of the lisp and went to speech therapy for a while and got rid of the lisp.
- According to the official Jonah website, if he weren't an actor, he would've been an world champion at Candy Land.
- Before Phil Vischer came up with Larry as a cucumber, he was going to make him a candy bar. But in the making of making the model, Phil's wife Lisa came in and looked at the image and told him that parents are going to be mad if he makes the kids fall in love with candy bars. So he changed the candy bar to a cucumber.
- He was at one point going to be called Kooky. But Phil Vischer thought that was too cute and he wanted to use bland names.
- His favorite foods are:
- Chicago hot dogs without pickles.
- Sardines.
- There's been debate about his last name:
- In Monster Manners and Destination: SPACE STATION!, the name "Cucumber" is depicted as his last name, but the credits still say "Larry the Cucumber".
- Larry made his first screen debut in Mr. Cuke's Screen Test, a little animation test done by Phil Vischer in 1991.
- Larry has three brothers named Bob, Mark, and Steve, and his dad is an astronaut, as revealed in "Duke and the Great Pie War".
- He is one of the many characters who have been to jail.
- He is one of the only characters to be harshly beaten up.
- Not only is he the only character to be in all Big Idea productions, but he was literally the first VeggieTales character made. He was created by Phil Vischer in 1991, two years before "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?" in a little animation test called "Mr. Cuke's Screen Test" according to Phil Vischer's biography "Me, Myself, and Bob".
- Larry has died twice in episodes (stories only) In Moe and the Big Exit the narrator said that Little Joe and his generation passed, he also died in The Penniless Princess.
- He always has the fame and is more popular than Bob, which sometimes makes Bob mad.
- He plays the sousaphone in the theme song.
- In VeggieTales Promo: Take 38, his voice slightly sounded different and very similar to Scallion 2's voice (also voiced by Mike Nawrocki).
- The only time where he was the villain was in King George and the Ducky.
- Speaking of which, there also angry letters complaining about Larry's behavior in that episode.
- In the Netflix series, Larry now has a high-pitched scream.
Gallery[edit]
References and Notes[edit]
From Veggie to Jelly: A Interview with Phil Vischer - Idol Chatter, Interview, March 30, 2009 http://www.philvischer.com/ask-phil/ https://web.archive.org/web/19990128104835/http://www.bigidea.com:80/kids/WTBI_Online/pagrape_interview.asp VeggieTales Official (2019-04-24), VeggieTales is Back: Brand New VeggieTales Show Trailer, retrieved 2019-05-02
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