VeggieTales Classics: Larry-Boy & The Fib from Outer Space (1997)

Larry-Boy is a VeggieTales spinoff (with the classic VeggieTales musical intro) that conveys more than the usual dose of the series' trademark absurdist humor. (Can anyone really explain why the Batman-ish hero Larry-Boy sports toilet plungers for his helmet ears and cruisemobile wheels?) Kids love this stuff though as an adult, I got a few good chuckles -- mainly parody-related since Larry-Boy's behind-the-scenes tactical support is his English butler, who comes up with all kinds of high-tech weaponry that he unfortunately hasn't found time to make or install or label correctly yet. (For example, as a tech guy myself, I found the computer's restart process to be a quick two-second stitch.) The story involves a palm-sized ball of a space alien that represents a "small fib" which grows to gargantuan size and can only be defeated by one person. (Hint: It's definitely not superputz Larry-Boy.) Appropriately didactic with a clear summary of the moral of the story in the lessons-learned section, this Larry-Boy episode is VeggieTales chic with even more humorously obnoxious musical numbers than usual. My youngest son and I watched this title on a videotape from the public library to save a rental slot. 3.5 stars.