LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom

**LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom** is the twenty-fourth episode and the fourth LarryBoy episode of The VeggieTales Show, which teaches a lesson in forgiving and forgetting.

## Plot

A tabloid TV reporter, Belle Pepper, gives The League of Incredible Vegetables non-stop coverage, ostensibly to celebrate their exploits. In fact, she’s an accomplice of Buttons Crimini, a grudge-bearing criminal mushroom! Buttons Crimini is determined to sow seeds of discord among the Leaguers and break up the team of the Incredible Vegetables with their infighting. He figures that LarryBoy and the rest of the League will be so busy fighting that they won't be able to stop his takeover of Bumblyburg! Ricochet exposes the plot, and with Alfred's help they convince LarryBoy, Thingamabob, Vogue and S-Cape to “forgive one another and walk in love.” The teammates reunite in time to thwart Buttons Crimini's evil plan. Buttons Crimini is eventually defeated by the heroes and is then arrested for his crimes.

## Characters

* Larry-Boy (Larry the Cucumber)
* Thingamabob (Bob the Tomato)
* Ricochet (Junior Asparagus)
* S-Cape (Mr. Lunt)
* Vogue (Petunia Rhubarb)
* Alfred (Archibald Asparagus)
* Scallions #1 and #2
* Scooter
* Jimmy Gourd
* Mayor Blueberry (Madame Blueberry)
* Adele Pepper
* Houston (Krazy Kenny)
* Qwerty
* Buttons Crimini
* Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder (Timmy Turner)
* Brain Boy (Jimmy Neutron)
* Wonder Wubbzy (Wubbzy)
* Flower Power (Daizy)
* Laura Carrot (*non-speaking role*)
* Scallion #3 (*theme song only*)
* Rumor Weed *(glasses only)*

## Fun Facts

### Explanations

* A criminal record is a list of crimes a criminal has committed during his or her life.
* Galooshes are rubber boots suitable for mud.

### Trivia

* This is the first episode for several things:
	+ The first episode to be released in 2022.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode to have an original story since LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper.
	+ The first episode to feature a mushroom character since The Yodelnapper! and the first episode to have one in a computer-animated episode since Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed.
	+ The first physical appearance of Adele Pepper since her debut in LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper, not counting her cameos on billboards in the last two LarryBoy episodes or her appearance in The LarryBoy Theme from LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows Trouble.
		- Therefore, this is also the first episode to feature Melissa Mabie as part of the voice cast since the aforementioned episode.
	+ The first episode to feature Qwerty with a speaking role since LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode to feature the LarryMobile since LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows Trouble.
	+ The first episode to be written by Len Uhley since Noah's Ark.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode where Laura does not have any major dialogue.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode in which Callie Flower does not appear.
	+ The first episode in which not all of the Scallions are present since Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier (not counting Scallion #3's appearance in the theme song).
	+ The first episode where LarryBoy drives the LarryMobile in an episode featuring the League since The League of Incredible Vegetables.
	+ The first time Mike Nawrocki voices Krazy Kenny since Celery Night Fever.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode of The VeggieTales Show to re-use an intro from another LarryBoy episode.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode to feature more than one verse.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode where Vogue did not inflate.
	+ The first episode in which a character grows to be large since Grow-tato.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode where LarryBoy does not drive the LarryMobile outside the Larry Cave.
	+ The first LarryBoy episode where LarryBoy does not say his signature catchphrase "I am that hero!" (or at least a variant of it) since Attack of the Marshmallow Laser.
	+ The first episode of The VeggieTales Show to have a similar lesson to one of the show's previous episodes.
	+ The first episode where Scallion #3 doesn't appear with the other two Scallions since Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't.
* This was the twenty-third episode in production, while it was the twenty-fourth released.
* The verse that Qwerty quotes is Colossians 3:14, while the verse that the League quotes is 1 Corinthians 13:4-5.
* There were a few differences between pre-production and the final product:
	+ Houston was going to have a different design, using that of a green bean character from Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier (who is also named Houston) and Beauty and the Beet. His appearance would have also used his design from the latter episode.
	+ Adele was going to say "Well, you don't want to be the last one to get a word in, do you?" when urging the League to announce their breakup. In the final episode, this was shortened to her just saying "Well?".
	+ Adele was going to manipulate Alfred into holding a grudge against the League after she blows the green powder on him. She would do so by reminding him of times when the League would ignore what he says. Alfred, however, would brush this off, thus showing him to not be affected by the green powder. He would then threaten to expose Adele and Crimini's plan, leading Houston to stuff him in a sack. This was likely cut out due to time reasons.
	+ Adele was going to say that Crimini's spores help people who are affected by the green powder to remember any grudges they might hold. Ricochet ended up being the one to acknowledge this.

### Remarks

* Houston appears to use the same model as Krazy Kenny, although it is unclear whether or not they are the same character.
* Adele Pepper is shown to be a reporter for the Bumblyburg Inquisitor in this episode. However, in her last appearance, she was reporting for Channel 1 News. It is possible that either she switches jobs between the two news networks, got fired from Channel 1 News for some unexplained reason and become a reporter for the Bumblyburg Inquisitor, or she just decided to quit her job at Channel 1 News and become a reporter for the Bumblyburg Inquisitor instead.
	+ On another note, Adele states that no real network would hire her as a serious reporter, leaving her to do reports on bad news instead. This somewhat leaves the true motive behind Adele switching jobs between the two aforementioned episodes unclear.
		- Buttons also mentions that he was Adele's first scoop, implying that she reported on him long before the events of this episode. This may have also happened before LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper, but again, this may be unclear.
* The white zig-zag lines on Qwerty move like a mouth whenever he talks. This was something that was never shown in LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper.
* It is never explained why Alfred and Ricochet weren't affected by the green powder, despite both being exposed to it. It could be possible that the green powder doesn't affect those who don't hold grudges (or at least ones that resulted from recent mishaps).
	+ According to storyboards by Shawna Cha, this would be the case for Alfred. Adele would remind him that the League always ignores what he says, but he brushes it off. When Alfred threatens to expose their plan, Houston would stuff him in a sack.
* Like the last LarryBoy episode, Scallions #1 and #2's noses are black and dark green instead of navy blue and dark teal, respectively. They also have different voices at some points.
* The same recording of S-Cape saying "Me too also!" is repeated three times throughout the episode. Similarly, the same recording of Adele Pepper saying "Adele Pepper reporting!" is repeated twice.

### Goofs

* Adele Pepper is mistakenly named "**Belle Pepper**" in the episode's description.
* When Mayor Blueberry says "The kind where nothing can go wrong," her mouth does not move when she says "wrong."
* Scallion #2's stalks are seen clipping through the roof of the getaway car at some points. Additionally, his middle stalk is missing while he is in the car, but it reappears after he and Scallion #1 escape.th
* Although technically not a goof, Laura can be seen moving slowly to the left (viewer's right) in the shot where Ricochet receives a medal, but she stops just before Ricochet says "Can't we all just get along?"
* When Buttons Crimini says "Nobody will escape me," Scooter is seen driving the white shuttle bus away from Buttons, but in the next scene, Scooter is seen amongst the crowd of people interviewing the League.
* When Ricochet tells the League about Buttons Crimini, Adele Pepper appears right next to them, but she disappears in the next shot.
* When LarryBoy gets caught in Crimini's whirlwind, one of his plunger reels is not connected to his helmet.
* Vogue disappears when LarryBoy says "Always glad to share the good news.", but she reappears in the final shot of the episode.
* There are a few mistakes shown in the cast of characters during the credits:
	+ Jimmy and Scallion #1 are not shown with Phil Vischer's list of characters.
	+ Scallion #2 is not shown with Mike Nawrocki's list of characters.
	+ Kira Buckland is not credited for voicing Vogue and Laura.

### Inside References

* The Scallions' bandit costumes are reused from the last LarryBoy episode.
* The audio recording of LarryBoy cheering as he takes off and charges towards the Scallions is re-used from Forgiveness Brings the Fixing and the previous LarryBoy episode.
* Many of Qwerty's noises from the original series, as well as the angelic choir from his new upgrade introduced in Pistachio, can be heard when he tracks down Adele Pepper's news team.
* The verse that Alfred quotes is Colossians 3:13, which is the same verse used in God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! and Forgiveness Brings the Fixing, both of which also discuss the topic of forgiveness.
* Adele Pepper's news van is the same van that appeared in LarryBoy and the Bad Apple and LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper.
* The audio recording of one of LarryBoy's "Woa-uh" when he and Thingamabob bounce on the canopy is re-used from several previous episodes. Likewise, most of LarryBoy's screams when he collides with Thingamabob are re-used sound-bytes from the first two LarryBoy episodes of The VeggieTales Show.
* The audio recording of one of the Scallions' screams when S-Cape lifts them into the air is re-used from the previous LarryBoy episode.
* The chariot driver from the previous episode appears as one of the arguing citizens.
* The way LarryBoy hits the building and slides down is similar to what happened in Duke and the Great Pie War.