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Larry-Boy! and the Fib
from Outer Space!
Directed by

Phil Vischer
Chris Olsen

Produced by

Chris Olsen

Written by

Phil Vischer

Music by

Kurt Heinecke
Phil Vischer

Distributed by

Word Entertainment
Everland Entertainment

Released

April 11, 1997

Runtime

30 minutes

Previous episode

Very Silly Songs!

Next episode

Josh and the Big Wall!

Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! is the eighth episode of VeggieTales and the first Larry-Boy episode.

Plot

Countertop Intro

Bob and Larry greet the kids once again while on the Countertop, before Bob asks who has a question. Larry then remembers that he got an e-mail from a kid named Ezzio Vietti from Hackensack, New Jersey. Bob is confused about the concept of e-mail (because at the time this video was released, e-mail was still a fairly new thing on the web, as was the internet), which Larry tries to explain to him. Bob then states that he got cable last month, before Larry replies rather condescendingly, "You are so early-90's", which offends Bob. Larry then explains that Ezzio said that he just did something that he knew that he wasn't supposed to do, so his friends are telling him to lie about it so that he won't get in trouble, and wants to know what he should do. Bob then notes that a lie can be a very dangerous thing, before asking if they have any stories about that. Larry has it covered, stating that the same thing happened to Junior Asparagus once, before telling Ezzio to grab his popcorn and turn down the lights so that he can get ready for "Larry-Boy And The Fib From Outer Space". Larry then yells "Roll film!" before the lights go dim after that, leaving Bob in the dark (both figuratively & literally.)

Larry-Boy! And The Fib From Outer Space

In the illustrious town of Bumblyburg, the camera zooms in on the town before closing in on a movie theater, which several citizens are exiting. Among the citizens exiting the theater are Percy Pea and his younger brother, Li'l Pea, who express how much they enjoyed the movie, which was about a bunch of aliens that stole a herd of cows and switched brains with the cows in order to infiltrate society unnoticed. Before the two pea brothers can head for home, they look up in the sky to see what looks like a piece of space debris falling towards Earth, wondering what it is. At the Bumblyburg Science Lab, employees Jimmy and Jerry Gourd have been instructed to survey the skies for any unusual activity. Jimmy thinks that the job is boring because he and Jerry haven't been able to see any signs of life on the screen, while Jerry is able to spot the space debris on the screen, which terrifies him very greatly. At first, Jimmy is confused at what Jerry is scared of, before he also becomes terrified at what is seen on the screen. Because of that, the two Gourd brothers then press the button that turns on the Larry Signal, to alert Larry-Boy.

Inside the mansion of Larry-Boy, Larry-Boy's butler Alfred (played by Archibald Asparagus) notices the Larry Signal before he goes to inform Larry-Boy about it. When Larry-Boy sees the signal in the sky, he then takes off in the Larry-mobile, towards the source of where the space debris is coming from. The space debris continues falling until it hits the ground as it bounces a few times before stopping, once it lands in a neighborhood. The space debris is revealed to be a small blue-skinned ball-shaped alien, who then hops off after that. The next morning, Junior Asparagus is having a tea party with his friend Laura Carrot, but they need one more plate for Junior's teddy bear, Mr. Snuggly. Of course, Junior solves this problem by using his Dad's bowling plate, which has a picture of the greatest bowler, Art Bigotti. Laura isn't so sure about that, but Junior claims that Mr. Snuggly is a very special bear and that he needs a very special plate. However, while Junior climbs up the shelf, it starts to tilt forward, but Junior pushes it forward to stop it from tilting. Unfortunately, this causes some books on the top shelf to fall over and knock the plate off its stand, before the plate then falls off the top shelf and breaks into pieces when it hits the floor. Junior is shocked when he sees the aftermath of this incident, while Laura excuses herself and leaves.

Junior is now left all alone, when he hears a strange voice tell him that he's in trouble and that he can help. Junior thinks that Mr. Snuggly can talk, but the source of the voice is actually the small alien from the previous night, who then introduces himself as "Fibrilious Minimus" (Fib for short). Junior is confused about how Fib can help him, with Fib explaining to him that the only way to get out of getting in trouble with his dad is for him to tell a lie about how someone else broke the plate instead of him. Junior then hears Dad Asparagus come home, while Fib hides behind the couch. When Dad Asparagus enters the room to ask Junior how his day was, he becomes shocked when he sees that his Art Bigotti bowling plate got broken and asks Junior what happened to it. With some urging from Fib, Junior then sings "It's Laura's Fault", telling Dad about how Laura broke the plate when demonstrating her apple chopper. After Junior finishes this song, Dad is surprised that Laura would do something like that and that he'll have to call her father about what happened. After Dad Asparagus leaves, Fib then comes out from the behind the couch, while looking slightly bigger, congratulating Junior for getting out of trouble. Once Junior realizes that his troubles are over, he and Fib then leave the house before they both start hopping down the sidewalk together happily.

Meanwhile, Alfred asks Larry-Boy if he's seen any strange activity, to which Larry-Boy replies that he didn't see anything strange, other than a boy with green hair and a dog that can whistle. Alfred then tells Larry-Boy to keep looking because the fate of Bumblyburg lies in his plungers. Larry-Boy then says hello to Junior and Fib, not even giving a second thought to Fib. After Larry-Boy passes by, Percy then approaches Junior, while Fib hides in the alley. When Percy explains to Junior about how Laura got in trouble for breaking his Dad's bowling plate, when it was actually Junior who did it, Junior then explains to Percy that it was actually Laura's brother, Lenny, who broke the plate instead. Junior then starts singing about how Lenny gave the plate to "a crocodile who chewed it up for quite a while". After Junior finishes singing, Percy is surprised that Lenny is capable of that kind of violence, and the fact that he has a crocodile, before leaving. After Percy leaves, Junior is happy that it worked again, before noticing that Fib is now even more bigger, which Fib tries to pass off as having put on a few pounds. Junior also notices that Fib has legs, before Fib once again praises Junior for having potential. Larry-Boy drives by again, insisting to Alfred that he couldn't find anything in Bumblyburg, saying "I'm tired, I'm hungry, I've got to go to the bathroom. This suit is very constricting. I'm coming home now".

After Larry-Boy drives away, Junior is confronted by Laura, Lenny, and Percy, while Fib hides again. When Junior's friends admonish Junior for lying and for unfairly blaming them for something they didn't do, Junior then claims that it was actually a bunch of space aliens who came down and grabbed these cows and switched brains with the cows, and that the cows with brains of the space aliens broke the plate. Percy then says that he saw the same thing happen in a movie "Invasion Of The Cow Snatchers", before saying that it's another lie. However, the ground then starts shaking, before everyone looks up in surprise, while Junior is surprised to see that Fib is now the size of a skyscraper, before he leans over and picks up Junior, before he starts wreaking havoc in Bumblyburg. Officer Scooter is driving along, when he notices the giant Fib causing trouble, and quickly runs out from his police car, just as Fib then steps on it. Officer Scooter then calls out, "Larry-Boy, where could he be?!?" Back at the mansion, Larry is playing a game of Candy-land with Alfred, before he turns around notices all the commotion going on in Bumblyburg. Larry then says, "Alfred, I've got work to do. Consider our game.. postponed".

Back in Bumblyburg, Fib still continues wreaking havoc, while Junior asks Fib why he's doing this and that he thought he was his friend. Fib then explains that Fibs grow and that now that he's big, it's his turn to call the shots, and that Junior now belongs to him. However, Larry-Boy then calls out to Fib, telling him to "Drop the asparagus!" Fib taunts Larry-Boy with "Why don't you come and make me, Little Purple Man?" Fib then walks towards the Bumblyburg Water Tower, before Larry-Boy then drives towards it, with Alfred telling him that once he gets close to the water tower, to press the red button, before correcting himself and saying to press the blue button. Larry-Boy retorts that he's going to run out of road and wants to know which button to press. Alfred says the blue button, which Larry-Boy presses, but that only turns on the windshield wipers. When Alfred says the green button, Larry-Boy presses it, which plays Dixie Land. Larry-Boy then yells out that he's going to die, with Alfred telling him to stop yelling, before telling Larry-Boy to press the yellow button. When Larry-Boy presses the yellow button, that causes the Larry-mobile's wheels to shoot off, before a pair of wings sprout out from the sides, turning it into the Larry-Plane, which then soars into the sky.

Up in the sky, Larry-Boy is now talking with Alfred, who explains that he discovered that the monster is a lie. When Larry-Boy asks Alfred how they can stop it, Alfred replies that he doesn't know yet. Meanwhile, a large crowd of citizens of Bumblyburg (the Grape family, the Peach, Dad Pea, Mr. Nezzer, Frankencelery, the Scallions, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, and Officer Scooter) are looking up at the Fib who has Junior. Mom and Dad Asparagus then hop up next to Officer Scooter who tells them not to look because it's not a pretty sight. Of course, when Dad Asparagus looks up, he sees that Fib is holding Junior, which causes him to faint in fright. Back up in the sky, when Larry-Boy asks Alfred what kind of weapons systems they have, Alfred explains that he's come up with a lot of ideas, but hasn't had enough time to name them yet. Because of this, Larry-Boy then decides to go with his Last Resort move, "Super Suction Ears away!" Larry-Boy then ejects out from the Larry-Plane, which then descends to the ground below Fib. Fib then looks up to see Larry-Boy falling down towards him, but he is able to catch Larry-Boy and squeezes him so hard that it causes one of his plungers to pop out and land on the ground in front of Dad Asparagus, who then faints once again.

While in Fib's grasp, Larry-Boy then tells Alfred that he's ready to know how to stop the lie. Alfred then tells Larry-Boy that he is to do nothing, to which Larry-Boy then angrily yells, "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT BEFORE I JUMPED ON HIS HEAD?!?!?" Fib then tells Junior that even a little fib can get really big really fast, and that a big fib can just swallow you up, before he starts laughing triumphantly. Alfred then tells Larry-Boy that he cannot stop the lie, but someone else can. Larry-Boy asks who, but Alfred says that he does not know, before Fib then tries to decide whether to eat Junior or Larry-Boy first. Fib then prepares to put Larry-Boy into his mouth, while Alfred says that the computer is booting up. Unfortunately, he accidentally unplugs the computer, turning it off, but he unplugs it back in before yelling, "BOOT, YOU TRANSISTORIZED TORMENTOR! BOOT!" Fib is dangerously close to putting Larry-Boy in his mouth, before Alfred then sees that the computer has brought up an image of Junior, concluding that Junior can be able to stop the lie, while Fib now has Larry-Boy partway in his mouth. After Junior hears these words, he then yells to everyone that he broke the plate, which causes Fib to spit out Larry-Boy. Junior then admits even further that he lied about Laura and Lenny breaking the plate, before saying that it was all his fault, which causes the Fib to shrink even further until he shrinks into nothingness. Now that Fib has been defeated, Junior now wants to know how to get down from the water tower, which Larry-Boy is able to solve effortlessly, using his Super-Suction Ear to lower Junior safely back down his parents again.

When Junior apologizes to Dad about the bowling plate, Dad tells him that he could have just told him, which Junior replies that he thought he would be really mad. Dad then tells Junior that he's much more important to him than any old bowling plate. When Junior asks if he's going to get punished, Mom tells him that what he's been through was punishment enough, before Dad then adds that from now on they should get the true story the first time, before Junior then happily hugs his dad afterwards. Officer Scooter then notices that Larry-Boy has left, at the same time that the Asparagus family then starts to head for home. Larry-Boy is now seen watching over Bumblyburg while standing right in front of the Larry Signal. However, another piece of space debris falls into the neighborhood, revealing another small fib, this time colored red, before this fib then hops off as well.

Countertop Outro

Back on the Countertop, Bob congratulates Larry, now in his Larry-Boy costume, for doing a good job. Larry thanks Bob before saying that he has a meeting with the action figure people in 10 minutes. When Bob questions this, Larry says that "Larry-Boy mania is sweeping the nation. If you're not on board, you're gonna miss the train". Bob then says that they're over by Qwerty to talk about what they've learned today, before Qwerty once again plays the "What Have We Learned" song. Bob hops off to turn it off, but Larry uses his Super-Suction Ear to pull Bob back. After the song ends, after Larry retracts his Super-Suction Ear again, Bob then explains that Junior thought that the best way to get out of trouble was to tell a lie. Larry then adds that Junior had to keep telling more and more lies until he was trapped, "A slave to his lies". Qwerty then brings up the verse, which is "The truth will set you free. John 8:32b", before Bob then explains to Ezzio that the only way to truly be free is to do what God wants us to do. And God wants us to always tell the truth; while Ezzio might still get punished for what he did, facing his parents and telling the truth is a lot less painful than getting stuck in a big lie. Larry then agrees before telling Bob that they need to clear the stage because it's time for the premiere of his new music video. Larry-Boy then leaves and Bob is confused & asks Larry if he is joking. Bob then realizes that Larry's not joking & says "Larry, we gotta talk!" We are then treated to a music video of The Larry-Boy Theme Song. Then, the episode ends.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Songs

  1. VeggieTales Theme Song
  2. It's Laura's Fault
  3. It's Lenny's Fault
  4. What Have We Learned
  5. Larry-Boy

Production

After the production for episodes two and three were done, Phil wanted to do a Tim Burton Batman parody episode. Originally, it was going to be Bat-Bob and the concept was that he tends to be serious. But he also wanted to add Larry as his sidekick, so he created a character named Larry-Boy, who attends to be the funny one. During Dave and the Giant Pickle, Larry role-played Larry-Boy and both fans and crew actually like the character so much, Phil decided to let Larry-Boy be the main hero. As a result, Bat-Bob never fell through, but Bob later became a hero named Thingamabob in The League of Incredible Vegetables, which came out fifteen years later.

Home media

Main article: Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!/Home Video

Other Languages

  • تيخة العجيب يواجه الأكاذيب  (Arabic)
  • Ihmelari ja puppu ulkoavaruudesta (Finnish)
  • Ο Λαρι και η Ιστορια Απο το Διαστημα (Greek)
  • Unknown (Hebrew)
  • ラリーボーイとエイリアン危機!(Japanese)
  • 래리보이외 부공킹바 (Korean)
  • /外星人危機 (Mandarin) (Taiwanese)
  • Super-Snurk! Skrønen l'ra verdensronnet (Norwegian)
  • Pepinho e o Petas Espacial (Portuguese) (European)
  • Super L. in laž iz vesolja/Laž iz vesolja (Slovenian)
  • Larry Boy và kẻ nói dối ngoài không gian (Vietnamese)

Fun Facts

Morals

  • Coming clean to your folks at home when you've done something pretty awful is always the best policy, no matter what.
  • Never should you ever live off a huge chunk of dishonesty, otherwise you'll find yourself in some pretty hot water sooner or later. Not to mention that all those bits of dishonesty you tell will eventually come back to haunt you and pretty soon; it'll end up enslaving you, too.

Explanations

  • HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a markup language to create web pages.
  • As you'll notice during the Fib scenes, he crushes every vehicle except for the Volkswagen van. That is because Ron Smith modeled it, which is an exact one that he owned and refused to destroy it (even in a piece of media).
  • "Call the shots" means to take the initiative in deciding how something should be done.

Trivia

  • This was the first episode for several things:
    • The first episode where Bob & Larry receive e-mail messages from kids.
    • The first appearance of Art Bigotti. However, he only appears pictured on the bowling plate, and would not appear in person until Lyle the Kindly Viking where he is seen in Larry's High Silk Hat.
    • The first episode where both Junior & Laura get into a conflict, although there was no apology Laura, Lenny and Percy received from the person who accused her of his own wrongdoing in this one.
    • The first episode where the animated Big Idea logo from 1997 is used.
    • The first episode to feature a bigger production crew, consisting of Joseph Sapulich, Daniel López Muñoz, and Joe McFadden. It's also the first episode with more crew members like Aaron Hartline, Cara Bukovski, Lena Spoke, Nathan Tungseth, Jennifer Combs, and Jon Gadsby.
    • This is also the first episode to have a lighting department.
    • This is the first episode to feature a much bigger musical score than the previous episodes.
    • The first episode after their debuts where none of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything or the French Peas appear.
    • The first episode where Mr. Nezzer appears without Mr. Lunt.
    • The only episode where Bob and Larry don't say the normal closing signature sign-off message, "Remember kids, God made you special & he loves you very much!" as the LarryBoy music video at the end replaced it. This would also apply to the TV version of the series nearly a decade later, but for a completely different reason.
  • Many background characters are seen looking up toward water tower seeing Fib holding Junior, they are Bob the Tomato, Mr. Nezzer, Phil Winklestein, The Scallions, Pa Grape, Ma Grape, Tom Grape, Rosie Grape, The Peach, Dad Carrot, Mom Carrot, and Dad Pea.
  • This is the only Larry-Boy episode that Phil Winklestein, Scallion #2, Pa Grape, Ma Grape, Tom Grape, Rosie Grape, The Blue Wind-Up Lobster, Mom Carrot and The Peach appear in.
  • This is also the only Larry-Boy episode to use the VeggieTales logo and intro used from 1993 to 1997.
  • This is also the only Larry-Boy episode to use the Palatino font for the end credits.
  • This is the only episode where Tom Grape and The Peach don't speak.
  • This marks The Blue Wind-Up Lobster and Rosie Grape's last appearances to date.
  • There were a few differences between pre-production and the final version:
    • The beginning was going to have Larry-Boy stopping a burglar, but was cut due to time constraints. This was, however, carried over in the next Larry-Boy episode.
    • Concept art shows Alfred with a motorcycle.
    • The shot of Dad from Junior's perspective was going to be upside down.
    • In the script, the closing credits were going to have a character hopping through the black background, but this never fell through in the final version.
  • When this episode aired on Qubo, the scene of Larry-Boy saying he's tired of searching was cut, most likely due to time constraints.
  • There is a rare teaser of this episode that's featured on the original 1997 Very Silly Songs! (originally "A Very Silly Sing-Along!") VHS copy. This makes it the first VeggieTales video to have a trailer made for it.
  • This is the second episode not to have a Silly Song.
  • According to Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki on the DVD commentary, they received a few angry letters for this episode on several subjects:
    • Larry insulted Bob at the beginning, despite no direct response from him.
    • Larry was way too serious in this episode.
    • This episode was a bit controversial as it was too intense for some kids.
    • It was wrong for Mike Asparagus to faint twice in the water tower scene. They were originally going to make Lisa Asparagus faint but it was changed to Mike because it would be deemed stereotypical of a woman to faint in a bad situation & they thought it would be funnier if it was the other way around.
  • This episode was featured as a bonus feature on a re-release of The Ballad of Little Joe.
  • This is the only Larry-Boy episode with the countertop segments rendered in SoftImage.
  • The classroom edition of this episode has the original Sonny Bono version of Love My Lips.
  • Almost all international dubs except for Arabic and Taiwanese Mandarin cut the Larry-Boy Theme Song and put an instrumental of the theme song in the credits.

Remarks

  • When Scooter shouts, "Larry-Boy! Where could he be?!", there's an echo on the word "be." This echo was omitted in the 2004 Classics release for unknown reasons.
  • The back cover shows an image of the Fib smiling when he's about to eat Larry-Boy, which never occurred in the episode. The shot was either an alternative take or was edited for marketing.
  • Bob saying he fails to remember the story is quite odd, considering he makes cameo near when Junior is about to tell the truth.
  • It's unknown how the Fib got into Junior's house. Although it is possible that he came in as Laura was leaviing the crime scene.
  • The Fib is really small when it lands, but why is it able to be seen from so far away, with the exception of the Gourds' screen?
  • The Peach is either standing or sitting, but he's in the middle of the road while Larry-Boy is searching for the supposed alien. One can only hope he got out of the road in time before being run over by a car.
  • Alfred's research reveals the Fib is a monster called a "lie." Even with the magic of 1997 Internet, what kind of research did Alfred do to learn this? Apparently, no one except the Internet knows anything about the Lie for some reason.
  • The Fib mysteriously gains lips while sucking on Larry-Boy.
  • Lisa Asparagus calls her husband "Dad." This may have been done likely because neither of Junior's parents had names at the time of this video's creation.
  • Junior's house looks like it is a bungalow, yet it has stairs.
  • Larry says he's been stuck in the Molasses Swamp for 39 consecutive turns, which is unrealistic since he would've been out by that point.
  • Officer Scooter doesn't drive away but instead chooses to flee on foot when the Fib is near him. It'd be just as easy to flee from the Fib on wheels.
  • The horn is where the gear shift should be.
  • The red Fib landing on the street is essentially Fib landing at the beginning of the episode. Except this time, the fib is red and it is flipped.
  • It is unknown how Larry-Boy got his plunger ear back after Junior ate humble pie to his father about the damaged plate.
  • The preview menu on the DVD edition has a preview for the next episode.
  • In the DVD-ROM section, it shows pictures from Dave and the Giant Pickle, Madame Blueberry, and Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie.

Goofs

  • Some animation errors are seen when Larry-Boy is searching for the alien.
    • Scallions 2 and 3 are sliding in place, and 3 is standing on the fire hydrant.
    • The wind-up lobster is hovering.
  • Dad Asparagus' broken bowling plate appears and disappears randomly between shots.
  • Something flashes after Alfred say "What do you mean, you can't find it?"
  • Alfred's bow-tie floats in some shots.
  • Larry-Boy's straps are missing in the shot where he tells Alfred he never found the Fib.
  • As Larry and Alfred are playing Candy Land, Alfred appears to be holding down his card in a way it's clipping into Larry.
  • There is no glass in the window behind Larry and Alfred when they are playing Candy Land, which was acknowledged by Phil and Mike on the commentary.
  • Junior says that Fib has got legs. They're actually feet.
  • Part of the police car flashes after the Fib steps on it.
  • Percy's mouth gets scrambled with a question mark on it for one frame after Larry-Boy arrives to stop Fib.
  • After the wipers pop out, the background freezes for a split-second.
  • When Junior realizes that he just created a huge chunk of dishonesty, the background is black.
  • Larry-Boy is missing his tooth when the Fib is about to eat him.
  • The yellow part of Larry-Boy's costume clips through his body after Alfred's computer shuts off.
  • The cow from the billboard that the Fib destroys suddenly disappears after it passes by Scooter's police car.
  • As Alfred is about to reveal who can stop the Fib before he unplugs the computer, his monocle somewhat clips into his nose.
  • Junior never admitted that the cows with the alien brains breaking the plate was a lie too. He just went straight to how he framed the carrot siblings for breaking the plate, then it was him.
  • Bob is shown without Qwerty behind him but appears in front of him in the next shot.
  • Qwerty's verse background is still on his screen even when he's done displaying the verse.

Inside References

  • A few nods from Are You My Neighbor? are referred to in the episode:
    • Jimmy saying they've been searching for space aliens for two years, which was when the video was released.
    • Mention of Mr. Slushy.
    • Scooter was listening to I Can Be Your Friend, which appeared in his debut episode.
  • Larry states he's been stuck in the molasses swamp for 38 turns.
  • Larry's bathrobe is just a recolor of Goliath's robe.
  • "I'm a Cucumber Records" is most likely a reference to Larry's quote whenever someone mistakes him for a pickle.
  • When Junior says, "Who said that?", which is likely a reference to The Toy That Saved Christmas, his television from the first show can be seen.
  • As the giant garage door for the Larry-Mobile to be let out opens up, the fence it contains was previously used in The Toy That Saved Christmas.

Real World References

  • This episode is mainly intended to be a spoof of Tim Burton's Batman film released in 1989.
  • The game Larry and Alfred were playing is Candy Land. The Molasses Swamp is an area that the player can get stuck on if they land on a black dot.
  • The Fib climbing the water tower and holding a small figure is a reference to the climax of King Kong.
  • Jerry, in the laboratory scene can be seen wearing Spock ears. Spock is a fictional character from the 1960s Sci-Fi television series, Star Trek.
  • When Larry-Boy accidentally knocks Alfred over, Alfred says "I've fallen, and I can't get up." This is a reference to a television commercial that ran in 1987 for a medical alarm and protection company called Life Call, now called Life-Alert.
  • The song the Larry-Mobile was honking was "Dixie Land."
  • The first car the Fib crushes is a Volkswagen Beetle, a German car which was built from 1938 to 2003.

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