3007. Junior Asparagus

The five-year-old Junior Asparagus (introduced 1993) is one of the most active co-stars of the VeggieTales series. Junior is a typical playful child, but is wise beyond his years and has taken a lead or title role in several videos, including Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, Dave and the Giant Pickle, King George and the Ducky, Lyle the Kindly Viking, Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!, and Lord of the Beans. He is also a member of the boy band "Boyz in the Sink", along with Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Jimmy Gourd, which have appeared in several Silly Songs. Junior has a loving relationship with his parents, named simply "Dad and Mom Asparagus", who have appeared in several of his videos. In "The Ballad of Little Joe", he plays Benjamin who is framed by Little Joe to see if his brothers have changed. Junior also has one of the leading roles in the VeggieTales movie, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie.
In the initial episodes, Junior was as much a main character as Bob or Larry, having a starring role in at least one segment in every episode. He even appeared alongside Bob during Josh and the Big Wall, replacing Larry and even interacting with the story's characters. He also substituted for Larry in Abe and the Amazing Promise. Although as the series has evolved, his role has become less pronounced (such that Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen would become the first episode in which Junior did not make an appearance), Junior continues to be featured prominently with leading roles in such movies as Lyle the Kindly Viking (Lyle), The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (Darby) and Lord of the Beans (Toto). Most recently, Junior has appeared as the title character in Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't.
Junior is voiced by Lisa Vischer, wife of Phil Vischer.

2974. Larry-Boy

LarryBoy (or, alternatively Larry-Boy) began as a super hero alter-ego of Larry the Cucumber in Big Idea's Christian children's series Veggie Tales, who later received a self-titled cartoon series. First appearing in "Dave and the Giant Pickle", LarryBoy is the vigilante-crime-fighter and defender of the fictional Veggie-populated city of Bumblyburg. His trademarks are his purple and yellow latex suit (with purple mohawk), super-suction ears (semi-modified toilet plungers), and catchphrase (in response to some statement of a hero being needed): "I . . . am . . . that . . . hero!"

The world and character of LarryBoy originally mirrored Tim Burton's Batman films. The key parallels exist in the form of the "Larry-mobile" (which can transform from a modified car in the shape of LarryBoy himself to a plane or boring machine), which emerges from a Wayne Manor-esque mansion outside of town, the technically savvy butler named Alfred (Archibald Asparagus) and dark, somewhat gothic soundtrack and lighting throughout the sequences featuring the title character. In these first episodes LarryBoy himself is a secondary character to Junior Asparagus (and in Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed, Laura Carrot) who encounters small, deceitful creatures who tempt him into some form of wrong-doing (i.e. lying or telling rumours) and as the bad influence of the creatures increases, so does the size of the creature itself. LarryBoy then appears in an attempt to solve the problem through super-hero force, and is largely unsuccessful while the young Veggies in a crisis of conscience attempt to right their wrongs. As the truth is revealed, the evil creatures are reduced in size/potency and are neutralized. In the third LarryBoy (LarryBoy and the Bad Apple), the character's crime-fighting style is more reminiscent of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and as he is part of the sin-problem allowing the villain to gain influence in Bumblyburg, he is then instrumental in stopping said villain and restoring peace.
A somewhat different version of LarryBoy is presented in LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures (also known as Larryboy). This' was a 2003 television show the aired on Qubo in 2003 starring the voice of Mike Nawrocki as LarryBoy and based on the characters created by Phil Vischer and Chris Olsen. It started out on as a DVD series which later came on to Qubo in 2006. In Season 1, Archibald Asparagus (referred to as Archie rather than Alfred), Bob the Tomato and Junior Asparagus carry over from VeggieTales, the rest of the characters being invented for this series. In this version LarryBoy's alter ego is revealed to be a mild-mannered janitor at The Daily Bumble Newspaper, who also attends super-hero classes at the local college. These classes are taught by Master Bok Choy who references the "Super Hero Handbook" (The Bible) as the basis for his lectures.

2674. Sweetpea

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the truest heart of all? Well – this is the question that is asked in the next VeggieTales® episode from the studios of Big Idea called “Sweetpea Beauty - A Girl after God’s Own Heart”.

The story goes like this . . .
Once upon a time, there lived a royal blueberry, a fair rhubarb maiden and a deceptive mirror! Sweetpea Beauty knows that what’s on the inside is what matters most, but insecure Queen Blueberry can not see past her own reflection! So, when a decree is handed down that only the most beautiful can rule the land, the Queen gets nervous and things turn ugly! Banished to the dark forest, Sweetpea’s future seems bleak until a charming prince, a band of merry minstrels and seven snow peas come to the rescue! Will Sweetpea and her friends be able to warn the Queen in time to save her from the clutches of the tricky mirror — or will the crumbling kingdom and the Queen’s own heart be lost forever? Find out in this fairy “Veggie” tale about the real meaning of true beauty.

2148. Larry the Cucumber

Larry the Cucumber is, as his name implies, a cucumber, Bob's best friend and one of the main protagonists of the series. 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 once in Josh and The Big Wall by Junior Asparagus and in Sumo of The Opera by the little cucumber pupet Lutfi.
Larry has one tooth. He is one of The Pirates who Don't Do Anything. He plays the super hero Larry Boy.He is voiced by Mike Nawrocki.

2111. Mikado

Mikado is the guest star in Veggie Tales' Episode 24,"Sumo of the Opera." In this episode the Rocky (a.k.a. Larry) meets Mikado, the Sumo of the Opera! Mikado is the champion Apollo Gourd who challenged Larry the cucumber to a sumo wrestling match.