Friday, February 4, 2000

No Such Thing as a Little Lie

In Larryboy and the Fib from Outer Space, a shattered Limited Edition Autographed Art Bagodi Bowling Plate spells BIG TROUBLE for Junior Asparagus -- or so he thinks until Fib comes into the picture. A small, bumpy, spherical creature, Fib's full name is Fibrillious Minimus, and he comes to Junior with some advice: Don't tell Dad what really happened to his prized plate. Unsure at first, Junior tells his dad that Laura Carrot broke the plate. Pleased with his success, he goes on to tell more whoppers and Fib continues to grow until he is enormous.

When he captures Junior and carries him to the top of a skyscraper, it seems that there is only one who can help: Larryboy. Larryboy has already been searching the town of Bumblyburg for the vile space alien, and now he must use all the special gadgets his Larrymobile has in order to save the young asparagus. With his butler Alfred's advice, Larryboy gets the Larrymobile in the air but decides to leave the hard part to his Super Suction Ears...until he finds out that there is nothing he can do to stop Fib.

This wildly imaginative video is our first glimpse of Larryboy, who we first encountered in Josh and the Big Wall, at work. And while the hapless hero has little success in his endeavors, that is the nature of the beast. Junior makes an important discovery: When a lie gets you into trouble, it's up to you to get out of it by telling the truth. That is a hard but important lesson for children to learn, and this zany Batman parody makes it easier to hear. This is only the beginning of Larryboy's adventures.

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