LarryBoy has been through ups and downs throughout the course of the franchise. However, there are so many unanswered questions, when it comes to this superhero. So today, I'm bringing you my Top 10 mysteries thus far in the franchise. For this list, I'm excluding the LarryBoy episode from Veggietales In The House, because so many of these mysteries that I write down existed longer than the ones in "For the Honor of LarryBoy."
Plus, warning: SPOILERS!
10. How did the League of Incredible Vegetables came to be?
There's not much explained about how this group started up. The only explanation we get is when Junior Aspargus tells his friend Laura about the League by saying that other cities had superheroes besides Bumblyburg, and he's listing them by name and super ability.
But how did this group come together exactly? Did they meet up at a local hot spot and said, "Hey, let's collab"?
-And no, they don't go to Sharma at the end.
Just keep in mind that this movie came out months after The Avengers as a parody of the Marvel movie.
That would seem like the biggest piece of evidence as to how these heroes came together. But I don't know. I guess an hour long run time wasn't enough time to shed more light on this mystery.
That would seem like the biggest piece of evidence as to how these heroes came together. But I don't know. I guess an hour long run time wasn't enough time to shed more light on this mystery.
9. Blob monster? What blob monster?
I decided to shed light on one of the absurdities of LarryBoy and the Yodelnapper.
The monster in question first appears at the beginning of the episode, when people are at a toy store, and stuff is knocked over, thus creating this blob monster.
-I don't know. I guess the writers were starting to run out of ideas for the Cartoon Adventures franchise.
Then, towards the end of the episode, you see this monster again, and he's just chilling with the yodelers... while LarryBoy is still in his clutches.
-I don't know why!
Now here are the following questions about this monster:
-What is it?
-If a kids' chemistry set can create these creepy monsters, why were these sets on sale to begin with, if people knew that it was going to be this dangerous?
-Why is it that no one stops this monster at the end?
-How come no animal control or law enforcement subdued this monster after he's lulled to sleep with LarryBoy's saxophone music?
But you know what? Who cares? You know that those questions aren't gonna be answered anytime soon.
8. Where did that large Angry Eyebrow come from?
This was one of the things that were never explained in LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows. It's in that scene where LarryBoy finally confronts Awful Alvin, but is shocked to see this large eyebrow come after him.
Now, my question is... Where did that large eyebrow come from?
Now I know that that big of an eyebrow wouldn't have fit inside that cage that Awful Alvin shows us earlier in the episode. (There's no frickin' way!)
So, when seeing this monster appear all of a sudden, my thought was: Nope! You can't get away with that, movie! And you know why they can't get away with that?
Because it absolutely makes no sense to throw in a monster that's only going to get a few seconds of screen time and is never brought up again.
-That was also one of the things that "The Penguin Who Loved Me" fucked up on when bringing out the Chrome Claw monster and then pulling him back. (Chrome Claw being in the "Brand New Plan" musical number doesn't count, because we were all in Dr. Blowhole's mind at that time.)
And this was something that I pointed out in my review of this movie, because the giant eyebrow was something completely random.
7. Where do the Bad Apple's powers come from?
If you watched LarryBoy and the Bad Apple, you would know that the Bad Apple is tech savvy with her gadgets;
she can spin webs (mostly off-screen);
and she is lethal, because she has these shooting abilities.
More importantly: she's temptation- leading people into their temptations and seducing them.
she can spin webs (mostly off-screen);
and she is lethal, because she has these shooting abilities.
More importantly: she's temptation- leading people into their temptations and seducing them.
So... where do her powers come from?
Even though the movie makes it perfectly clear that the Bad Apple resembles temptation...
-The obvious Adam and Eve reference.
However, the movie doesn't say how she got her abilities. Nonetheless, if she supposed to resemble temptation and refer to the biblical Adam and Eve story, we can assumed that she gets her abilities from a darker force.
-I won't dwell on this theory too deeply. So let's move on.
6. What happened to the cool scenic backdrops?
I've bitched about this before in my editorial on Bumblyburg, as well as in previous blog posts, but I'll bring it up again.
The scenic backdrops caught on in LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed,
but they were made much grander, come LarryBoy and the Bad Apple. The backdrops were awesome, and they captured the spirit of the franchise.
but they were made much grander, come LarryBoy and the Bad Apple. The backdrops were awesome, and they captured the spirit of the franchise.
Now, the strangest and stupidest thing to happen is that these backdrops are replaced with a dull setting in The League of Incredible Vegetables.
-Wow. Did Big Idea have budget cuts at the time? Or was the Layout & Design team too lazy to put in the scenic backdrops? It's like they just said: Oh, well, we don't want people to ask us anymore to bring back LarryBoy. Oh look! People are seeing that superhero movie, The Avengers. Now's our chance to come up with another story for LarryBoy, so that the fan base can shut the hell up. Scenic backdrops? Who needs those this time around? People want to LarryBoy, because that was what the fanbase kept bitching about, was to see LarryBoy!
Sorry about that rant, but please Big Idea... FOR THE LOVE OF GOD... bring back the scenic backdrops!
5. How come no one questioned the rumor about Alfred Asparagus?
This was a no-brainer when viewing LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed.
When the Rumor Weed goes around to spread the rumor about LarryBoy's butler Alfred, people take it seriously- I mean, they never question why there's a talking weed in their presence; it's like a day in the office for these people!
When the Rumor Weed goes around to spread the rumor about LarryBoy's butler Alfred, people take it seriously- I mean, they never question why there's a talking weed in their presence; it's like a day in the office for these people!
-If I was one of the people in that movie, I would be asking, "How the fuck does this weed know about this person? And why should we listen to a talking plant that has no business in our yards to begin with?"
But to be fair, the people not questioning the reliability of the Rumor Weed was for the sake of plot. Fair enough.
4. The red Fib
This little monster shows up at the end of LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space. It does nothing but make a smooth landing from Earth and then go to a house across the street from Junior's house.
-Oh look! A sequel!
NOPE! We get LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed two years later. So what was that all about? Big Idea build up this ending... and they don't even take advantage of it?
-So sorry. "LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space 2" will not be in the works anytime soon. That doesn't seem right.
-So sorry. "LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space 2" will not be in the works anytime soon. That doesn't seem right.
3. How come no one noticed Junior Asparagus with a weird alien monster at first?
In LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space, we see Junior go into town with the Fib monster, soon after he lies to his dad about who broke a priced bowling plate.
I think people might criticize this as stranger-danger, because if a kid goes along with a strange person (or monster, in this case), then that's definitely stranger-danger.
Like I've mentioned before in both the review and in various blog posts (I think), where are this kid's parents, and why don't they supervise him more when going out with strangers? You'd think someone would be very concerned!
Though, as far as plot goes, the idea of the kid going with a someone he'd just met seemed like a red flag.
In LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space, we see Junior go into town with the Fib monster, soon after he lies to his dad about who broke a priced bowling plate.
I think people might criticize this as stranger-danger, because if a kid goes along with a strange person (or monster, in this case), then that's definitely stranger-danger.
Like I've mentioned before in both the review and in various blog posts (I think), where are this kid's parents, and why don't they supervise him more when going out with strangers? You'd think someone would be very concerned!
Though, as far as plot goes, the idea of the kid going with a someone he'd just met seemed like a red flag.
2. Does the Fib have an address?
-Yes, people. We're still on the same movie, but bear with me.
I think I've mentioned this before too, but I'll say it again:
All we know about the Fib is that he grows every time a person lies, and he can only be defeated if that person repents and tells the truth.
Now, the biggest mystery of this monster, if not any, is that no explanation is given as to where exactly he came from. The biggest piece of information we're given is that he's from outer space.
-That's obvious, because we see the monster fall from the sky at the beginning of the movie. And plus, people talk about how "something" fell from outer space.
But still, where in outer space did he come from? Somewhere else in the Milky Way? A different galaxy? Nobody knows. If Big Idea can give us a back story about his creature, that would be greatly appreciated.
-Yes, people. We're still on the same movie, but bear with me.
I think I've mentioned this before too, but I'll say it again:
All we know about the Fib is that he grows every time a person lies, and he can only be defeated if that person repents and tells the truth.
Now, the biggest mystery of this monster, if not any, is that no explanation is given as to where exactly he came from. The biggest piece of information we're given is that he's from outer space.
-That's obvious, because we see the monster fall from the sky at the beginning of the movie. And plus, people talk about how "something" fell from outer space.
But still, where in outer space did he come from? Somewhere else in the Milky Way? A different galaxy? Nobody knows. If Big Idea can give us a back story about his creature, that would be greatly appreciated.
1. Will the Bad Apple return?
Big Idea cannot fail on this one. They did something in a scene in LarryBoy and the Bad Apple that gave me and the fan base the right to question this move.
The scene in question is at the end when LarryBoy takes off from the tricentennial celebration of Bumblyburg, and it turns out that this was going on on TV. And then, one of the Bad Apple's spider legs turns off the TV.
And there's the big question: Will the Bad Apple return?
For me (and this is a personal belief), the Bad Apple will come back. I mean, she's not dead.
Even though she was flung out of Bumblyburg with her giant funhouse at full force. the spider leg at the end indicates that she's still alive...
-...which would be bullshit in real-life, because who can survive an ordeal like that.
I placed this mystery as number 1, because this was something that had me wondering more than the other mysteries. And I seriously hope that they don't drop this mystery like they did with the red Fib, because this last scene with the Bad Apple is too much to simply forget. I hope Big Idea does something else with this villain, because I feel that, of all the supervillains in this franchise, she would be an extremely big threat to Bumblyburg.
So yeah, those were my Top 10 mysteries in the LarryBoy universe. Hopefully, some of these mysteries can be solved in some way. But still, we can't do much about them, because they're all up to Big Idea, because they came up with the stuff, and not us.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Veggietales
The Avengers
LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures
Penguins of Madgascar (TV Show)
Courtesy: Big Idea; Marvel Studios; and DreamWorks
Big Idea cannot fail on this one. They did something in a scene in LarryBoy and the Bad Apple that gave me and the fan base the right to question this move.
The scene in question is at the end when LarryBoy takes off from the tricentennial celebration of Bumblyburg, and it turns out that this was going on on TV. And then, one of the Bad Apple's spider legs turns off the TV.
And there's the big question: Will the Bad Apple return?
For me (and this is a personal belief), the Bad Apple will come back. I mean, she's not dead.
Even though she was flung out of Bumblyburg with her giant funhouse at full force. the spider leg at the end indicates that she's still alive...
-...which would be bullshit in real-life, because who can survive an ordeal like that.
I placed this mystery as number 1, because this was something that had me wondering more than the other mysteries. And I seriously hope that they don't drop this mystery like they did with the red Fib, because this last scene with the Bad Apple is too much to simply forget. I hope Big Idea does something else with this villain, because I feel that, of all the supervillains in this franchise, she would be an extremely big threat to Bumblyburg.
So yeah, those were my Top 10 mysteries in the LarryBoy universe. Hopefully, some of these mysteries can be solved in some way. But still, we can't do much about them, because they're all up to Big Idea, because they came up with the stuff, and not us.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Veggietales
The Avengers
LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures
Penguins of Madgascar (TV Show)
Courtesy: Big Idea; Marvel Studios; and DreamWorks
