1. Segment

2. History

3. Songs

4. Albums

5. Videos

6. References
    Citations  Further reading 

Silly Songs with Larry is a regular feature in Big Idea's cartoon series VeggieTales. Often secular, they generally consists of Larry the Cucumber singing either alone or with some of the other Veggie characters. Occasionally, another character like Mr. Lunt, Bob, Junior, The French Peas, Archibald, Oscar, and Laura or an ensemble is featured in Larry's place. The Silly Songs have proven to be a very popular part of the show and has also prompted the release of several "sing-along" videos that feature compilations of these segments culled from other episodes, wrapped with new material that threads them into a fresh context.

Segment

Typically a Silly Song is introduced with a static picture of Larry and an unseen narrator saying, "And now it's time for 'Silly Songs with Larry', the part of the show where Larry comes out and sings a Silly Song". However, this format is used loosely; sometimes it is renamed, adapted to the context of the episode, or eschewed altogether.

The Silly Song, when present, always appears in the middle of an episode, usually at a cliffhanger moment or between two separate segments. The segment either takes place on the familiar countertop which opens and closes most episodes, or is presented in another setting off the countertop. On some videos, the background scenery often appeared as a stage set, behind which electrical outlets and ceramic tile can be seen.

On a few occasions, the song is stopped and replaced before it can even begin. When this occurs, the brief images that are shown of the original song are intentionally more outlandish than usual, leaving the audience to wonder what it might have been. Examples of this occurring include Madame Blueberry, Lyle the Kindly Viking, “The Ballad of Little Joe”, Moe and the Big Exit, Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue, and MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle.

History

Songs

• "The Water Buffalo Song" (Where's God When I'm S-Scared?) Written by Phil Vischer – Wearing an oversized cowboy hat, Larry comes out and sings that "everybody's got a water buffalo," until Archibald Asparagus brings the song to an abrupt end and critiques Larry over the falseness of his lyrics. Larry then starts singing that "everybody's got a baby kangaroo," which makes Archibald so exasperated he charges at Larry and knocks him off the screen. Covered by Superchick on the album Veggie Rocks!.
• "The Hairbrush Song" (Are You My Neighbor?) Written by Mike Nawrocki – Larry, wearing a towel and having recently emerged from the bathtub, rues the mysterious loss of his hairbrush while hopping and dancing around in the bathroom. Pa Grape and Junior Asparagus try to help him, but it is Bob the Tomato who finally solves the mystery. "The Hairbrush Song" marks the first of many cameo appearances by The Peach, which has become a running gag for the series. The song was also voted "Silliest Silly Song of All Time" on The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown. Covered by Audio Adrenaline on the album Veggie Rocks!.
• "Dance of the Cucumber" (Rack, Shack, and Benny) Written by Mike Nawrocki – Larry, dressed up in Argentenian garb, sings and dances to a traditional ballad "in its original Spanish," while Bob, in a sheriff's hat, translates. Bob becomes frustrated, however, when Larry begins to taunt him to the point in which he eventually snaps and chases Larry off the set. Larry, meanwhile, hopes Bob doesn't catch him.
• "I Love My Lips" (Dave and the Giant Pickle) Written by Mike Nawrocki – Larry visits his psychiatrist (played by Archibald) worried about losing his lips. Because his focus on his lips is so absolute, he sees everything as a lip when given a Rorschach test. The Rorschach test in the original release featured a picture of Sonny Bono; after Sonny's death, later releases replaced the picture with a caricature of Mike Nawrocki. Covered by Stevenson on the album Veggie Rocks!.
• "Oh, Santa!" (The Toy That Saved Christmas) Written by Mike Nawrocki – While awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, Larry is visited by a bank robber (Scallion #1), a Viking (Pa Grape), and an IRS agent (the Peach), whom Larry shares his cookies with (except the IRS agent). When Santa (Bob) arrives, however, it is revealed that Larry's remaining two guests have stolen parts of his outfit and he is fed up with it, chasing the two off the set. Larry gives the IRS agent the last cookie and says "Merry... Christmas." (presumably either to Santa or the IRS agent) and ends the song by staring at the viewer.
• "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" (Very Silly Songs!) Written by Mike Nawrocki – The "infamous" pirates (played by Larry, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape) sing of their lack of ambition, but Larry doesn't seem to grasp the concept of the song. This song was covered by Relient K for the A VeggieTales Movie and A VeggieTales Movie soundtracks.
• "The Song of the Cebú" (Josh and the Big Wall!) Written by Mike Nawrocki – In a "sequential image, stereophonic, multimedia event" (a.k.a. a slide projector and a bedsheet), Larry presents the audience (Junior and the Gourds) with a song and slide show about a boy who owns three Cebús, though due to an error by the Photo Booth (as Larry said in The End of Silliness?) Larry occasionally dives off-topic, leading Archibald to continually critique the presentation. As Junior and the two Gourds (Jimmy and Jerry) leave, Jimmy and Jerry talk about wanting their money back and how unfulfilling the presentation was.
• "His Cheeseburger" (Madame Blueberry) Written by Mike Nawrocki – Larry is about to introduce a new Silly Song when Archibald announces the cancellation of his segment "as a result of the disastrous outcome of the previous silly song (The Song of the Cebú)." He then gives Mr. Lunt a chance to sing a song in his own segment, Love Songs with Mr. Lunt. During the segment, Mr. Lunt sings of Jerry Gourd's unrequited love for a cheeseburger in this homage to typical rock 'n' roll ballads. At Archibald's assumption Mr. Lunt was going to sing about "growing up in Connecticut," Mr. Lunt clarifies he "grew up in New Jersey." This song is covered by Tait on the album Veggie Rocks!.
• "The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps" (The End of Silliness?) and on some releases (Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed) Written by Mike Nawrocki – Larry introduces this Silly Song after getting his Silly Songs with Larry segment back following a petition. Narrated in song by a barbershop quartet (consisting of the Scallions and Frankencelery), Larry is portrayed as a veterinarian who believes he is able to cure sick pets simply by yodeling to them. Meanwhile, his nurse (Pa Grape) is slipping prescriptions to the pets' owners behind his back. After refusing to give the nurse a raise, Dr. Larry realizes the painful truth of the inadequacy of his singing when a bear stuck in a trap is entirely unaffected by his 'treatment' and runs amok.
• "Endangered Love" aka Barbara Manatee (King George and the Ducky) Written by Mike Nawrocki – While watching the television soap opera, "Endangered Love", Larry sings of his love for the main character, a manatee, while dancing with a stuffed manatee doll. Meanwhile, onscreen, the story of lovers Barbara Manatee and Bill is told. However, the song is abruptly stopped when Bob interrupts Larry mid-song and suggests he read a book.
• "Larry's High Silk Hat" (Lyle the Kindly Viking) Written by Marc Vulcano – A new Silly Song (Clown Dance) is about to be introduced when Archibald intervenes and cancels the segment, calling on the French Peas Philippe and Jean-Claude, who slide the title card for Classy Songs with Larry in, before he begins introducing the new segment. During the new segment, Archibald and Larry sing to the tune of Funiculì, Funiculà, while Larry expresses his joy at having a lovely stovepipe hat and a box of chocolates while sitting at a trolley stop having to contend with nosy people (Art Bigotti, Mr. Nezzer, Miss Achmetha, Apollo Gourd, and Scallion #1) in the hot sun.
• "Do the Moo Shoo" (The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown) Written by Mike Nawrocki – Larry & Mr. Lunt create a Silly Song from the menu of a Chinese restaurant to stall for time as Pa Grape fixes the "Astonishing Contraption of Silliness."
• "Bellybutton" (The Ballad of Little Joe) Written by Mike Nawrocki – In the introduction to this song, the boy band "Boyz in the Sink" (Mr. Lunt, Larry, Jimmy Gourd, and Junior Asparagus) dramatically state their intent to be "serious" artists. During the song, Mr. Lunt admits that he lacks a bellybutton and he goes to the hospital to see the doctor and nurse (Khalil the Caterpillar and Miss Achmetha) for help. The song is a direct parody of O-Town, and the band itself is named after Boyz n the Hood. This is the first Silly Song to not be shot on the normal countertop stage.
• "Sport Utility Vehicle" (A Snoodle's Tale) – Larry and Miss Achmetha sing of their admiration for each other's SUV's, but stuck in their sedentary lifestyles, they can only dream of going off-road and performing daring rescues.
• "Schoolhouse Polka" (Sumo of the Opera) – Presented as "Schoolhouse Polka with Larry". In a parody of the Schoolhouse Rock! series, Larry plays the accordion and sings a song about homophones to the tune of the title song from the play/movie "Oklahoma!". However, he gets exhausted and tries to go off-screen, but the announcer keeps bringing him back to sing more.
• "The Blues With Larry" (Duke and the Great Pie War) – Larry enthusiastically tries his hand at singing the Blues, but lacks the necessary life experiences as his version of the Blues is filled with sunshine and happiness. A professional Blues singer named Blind Lemon Lincoln tries to help by making Larry sad so he'll get it right, but there is always something that makes Larry happy again. A frustrated Lemon eventually gives up ("Sorry, man, you are way too happy to sing the blues!"), and the song ends with Larry joining a polka player, Oscar The Polish Caterer. This song is set to the tune of Santa Claus Is Back In Town.
• "Pizza Angel" (Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush) – Larry is awaiting his pizza delivery, which is hours late, and sings a desperate, 50's-style, love ballad as he waits. When the pizza finally comes, the box is empty. The pizza delivery guy (played by Jimmy Gourd) explains that he was unable to locate Larry's house because the address number on Larry's door was broken, and that he also ate Larry's pizza out of gluttony.
• "My Baby Elf" (Lord of the Beans) – Presented as "Silly Songs with Elves, the part of the show where Ear-a-Corn comes out and sings a Silly Song for Elves". Ear-a-Corn (Larry, dressed as Elvis Presley with elf ears) sings a song about an elvish girl, whose disdain for Ear-a-Corn is mistranslated by him as compliments. Leg-o-Lamb (Jimmy Gourd) interrupts near the end, pulling Ear-a-Corn's fake ears off and accusing Ear-a-Corn of being an "elvish impersonator".
• "How Now Easter Cow" (A Very Veggie Easter) – Larry The Cucumber in Sunday School is about to sing about the Easter cows.
• "Gated Community" (Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler) and on some releases (LarryBoy and the Bad Apple) – Larry's ball bounces over the wall of a gated community. Instead of helping him, the residents of the community sing about how lovely life is there, much to Larry's irritation and annoyance. The song ends with the residents finally throwing the ball back.
• "Lance the Turtle" (Gideon Tuba Warrior) – With Larry absent, the French Peas force Bob to stand in with a replacement segment, "Ukulele Karaoke with Bob". Confused and completely unprepared, Bob sings the lyrics to his backup singers, "The Wiggly Turtle Toobies" (a trio of peas perched on turtle-shaped cut-outs). Just as Bob is starting to enjoy the song, he accidentally shreds his script through a fan, forcing the Peas to hastily tape the script back together – thus creating completely nonsensical lyrics.
• "A Mess Down In Egypt" (Moe and the Big Exit) – The Boyz in the Sink return and interrupt the Silly Songs with Larry narrator to allow them to tell the Moses story in their own way. However, Bob comes in and tells them that the show is sticking with its own Western version of the story.
• "Monkey" (The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's) – While on a photo safari, Larry continually repeats what he heard from an "expert" about the difference between monkeys and apes ("if it has a tail then it's a monkey, if it doesn't have a tail then it's an ape"), applying such logic to everything he sees. Bob repeatedly tries to correct Larry, but after Larry mistakenly identifies a cow as a monkey, Bob gives up in frustration. Bob then says that he and Larry don't have tails, but Larry utters some disagreement which Bob doesn't understand and it is later revealed that Bob does have a tail.
• "The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo" (Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue) – When Larry forgets to write a silly song, Archibald jumps in with a song of his own. In the song, Larry, Archibald, Pa Grape, Mr. Lunt, and the French Peas go on a journey to see the famed "Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo." However, Larry (the driver) is constantly stopping to get something, frustrating Archibald. After a long journey (in which they first accidentally end up at the "Biscuit of Doug") and with 0.01 miles left to the Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo, they turn around to take a "potty break", with the nearest restroom 57 miles in the opposite direction. At the end, when they cue the title card, Larry comments to Archibald: "I always thought you were the announcer." Archibald says, "So did I..."
• "Sneeze if You Need To!" (Abe and the Amazing Promise) – Bob needs to sneeze and visits the Sneeze Doctor (Larry) who tries multiple methods (potpourri, flowers, bright light, a bowling ball, and a toilet plunger) to get Bob to sneeze. Eventually a cat comes along, which makes Bob sneeze. He is relieved, but then starts sneezing uncontrollably. Meanwhile, the nurse (Mr. Lunt) shares trivia about sneezing.
• "Sippy Cup" (Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella) – Larry goes to a fancy restaurant and asks for a glass of grape juice. The waiter (Mr. Lunt) refuses because Larry has spilled grape juice several times in the past and ultimately forces Larry to use a sippy cup. Larry tries to argue his case with the waiter, busboy (Jimmy), and maître d' (Madame Blueberry), but they insist that Larry use the sippy cup. When a courtroom judge (Mr. Nezzer) is about to pass the sippy cup sentence, the governor calls in and says that Larry can have his grape juice in a glass... which he promptly spills. When the title card appears again, Larry says he will take the sippy cup.
• "Donuts for Benny" (A Story of Joyful Giving) – Presented as "Helpful Humanitarian Songs with Mr. Lunt", Mr. Lunt sings about Benny, a poor old mutt who sits outside a donut shop and begs for donuts. At Mr. Lunt's urging, passersby keep giving Benny donuts, but Mr. Lunt learns the hard ways that dogs shouldn't be fed donuts when Benny twice gives a hyperactive rendition of "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie".
• "Where Have All the Staplers Gone?" (Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't) – Presented as "Obscure Broadway Show Tunes with Larry", Larry and Petunia lament the misplacement of various office supplies and reminisce about the time when they were plentiful in this parody of the folk song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?. At the end, the narrator promotes Act 2, "Revenge of the Staplers".
• "Pants" (Sweetpea Beauty) – Presented as a "Veggie Shopping Network" infomercial. Larry and Pa Grape sell pants to viewers while Jimmy and Jerry Gourd show them off on stilts.
• "Goodnight Junior" (It's a Meaningful Life) – Presented as "Bedtime Songs with Junior", Junior is revealed to be a rather spoiled little brat, as he proceeds to continuously and unreasonably nag Mom Asparagus to get him everything he "needs" for bedtime.
• "Hopperena" (Twas The Night Before Easter) – Presented as "The Latest Dance Craze with Jean-Claude and Philippe", the French Peas invent a new dance craze (a spoof of the Macarena), which Archibald becomes a big fan of.
• "Astonishing Wigs!" (Princess and the Popstar) – In an installment of "The History of Fashion with Archibald", Archibald, Madame Blueberry, Jimmy Gourd, Mr. Lunt, and a pack of singing pigs sing about wigs. This song loosely ties to the feature by occurring after a scene where Princess Poppyseed and popstar Vanna Banana exchange clothes, including Vanna's wig, in a vain attempt to switch lives.
• "The Eight Polish Foods Of Christmas" (The Little Drummer Boy) – At "A VeggieTales Christmas Party", Oscar the Polish Caterer arrives to serve his filling cuisine (sung to "The 12 Days of Christmas"). Originally recorded for the "A Very Veggie Christmas" album, this is its first appearance in video form.
• "Bubble Rap" (Robin Good and The Not-So-Merry Men and If I Sang a Silly Song) – The Boyz In the Sink perform a song about the wonders of bubble wrap.
• "Best Friends Forever" (The Penniless Princess) – Laura and another girl text each other about being friends forever in internet talk.
• "Supper Hero" (The League of Incredible Vegetables) – Jimmy Gourd (dressed as the Supper Hero) eats the whole league's supper (including their chocolate cake).
• "Happy Tooth Day" – (The Little House that Stood) Larry sings about having his one tooth, and has a celebration for the tooth.
• "Kilts and Stilts" (MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle) – Larry and Scooter interrupt the narrator to begin a segment of "Silly Songs with Scottish Larry". The song begins Larry standing on stilts while singing in a Scottish accent, while Scottish food, music, quilting, and kilts are also mentioned. However, the French Peas interrupt the song to change the background, prompting Larry and his friends to sing similar verses about Ireland, England and the United States, much to the dismay of Scooter, who eventually faints.
• "Wrapped Myself Up for Christmas" (Merry Larry and the Light of Christmas) – Larry accidentally wraps himself, Bob, Jean Claude, Phillipe, and Pa Grape in wrapping paper. Junior unwraps them.
• "Asteroid Cowboy" (Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier) – Larry, Junior and Jimmy Gourd sing about their lives as asteroid herders.
• "Perfect Puppy" (Celery Night Fever) – Larry wants a puppy, but is having a hard time deciding what breed is perfect for him. He's taken to the kennel by Bob, and chooses a puppy which bears a strange resemblance to himself.
• "Macaroni and Cheese" (Beauty and the Beet) – A parody of Romeo and Juliet. Larry describes in operatic form how his Italian ancestors, the rival Cucaroni and Cumbarizzi families, invented Macaroni and Cheese when his great (etc.) grandmother Maria, and great (etc.) grandfather Tony, accidentally crashed their cheese and macaroni carts into each other.
• "My Golden Egg" (Noah's Ark) – An Easter egg hunt is enjoyed by Junior, Laura, and Larry. Larry sings about a special golden egg that he wants to find by imaging himself on jungle adventure. Laura finds the Golden egg first, but shares her egg with Larry.

Albums

Videos

References

Citations

Further reading

• {{cite book | title=Me, Myself, and Bob: A True Story about Dreams, God, and Talking Vegetables | publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc. | author=Vischer, Phil | year=2008 | isbn=1595551220}}

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