It started when four burly bodyguards appeared at my office door. “He’s ready,” they said. “Bring your tape recorder.” Next they put a blindfold over my eyes. “It’s for security reasons,” they assured me. “To keep the location of his hideout a secret.”

I nodded my understanding, but that didn’t stop the butterflies from fluttering in my stomach. I tried to think about all the parents whose kids love the mega-hit Christian video series, Veggie Tales, and who want to know more about the series’ stars. After all, they were the reason I was doing this.

Next they put me in a car and we drove, and drove, and drove until the limousine finally stopped at an undisclosed location. We got out, and they led me down some unknown hallway and through a hidden door. There the blindfold came off, and sitting before me in four-color animated flesh was none other than that super-suction hero, Larryboy!

Ever the gracious host, he offered to share a snack of Cap’n Crunch cereal with me. Then we settled down to the business at hand. It was time for my very first interview with a bona-fide super hero—and I recorded the whole thing for you. Here’s what Larryboy had to say...

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Larryboy: Ever since I can remember, I’ve been really good with toilet plungers. But I never really considered that a super hero power until one day when I was brushing my teeth and my blue plastic windup lobster—who makes sure I brush and floss every night—fell off the side of the sink and into the toilet. He went right down the hole! I freaked out and called 911. They told me they were sorry about my lobster, but that if I called again they’d have to slap me with a stiff fine. I wasn’t sure what that meant, all I knew was that I didn’t want to get slapped—I wanted to save my lobster! So I did the only thing I could; I grabbed my plunger and started plunging. I plunged for about 10 minutes and then I went to bed because by that time I was really sleepy. The next morning I got up and went into the bathroom and there was my lobster—looking right up at me! It was then when I realized that I was special.

The sucking action of the plungers on my helmet keeps my head from getting too big.

I’d tell them to get out of the hero business and open up a laminating service or something. Being a role model is a big part of a hero’s job.

Probably a combination of the Man from Atlantis and my uncle Louey. The Man from Atlantis can wiggle like a dolphin when he swims—which is really cool. And my uncle Louey taught me how to polka and has a pet tarantula.

To the kids I’d say, don’t be so sure that you aren’t a hero. You may not even know you have super powers until something falls in the toilet. Be open to finding your own gift.

To the parents I’d say, keep an eye on your kids.

I do all my own stunts.

One time I got my nose caught in a soda machine, but I’m not real sure if that could actually be considered a stunt. If anybody would have put in 50 cents and pushed a button, I could have lost my tooth. So, you know, that was pretty dangerous.

Because it’s God’s Word and it teaches us how much He loves us and His plan for our lives!

There are rumors abounding that your secret identity is actually Larry the Cucumber of Veggie Tales fame. How would you like to respond to those rumors?

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Those guys are great. Mike even lets me live in his basement and do his laundry. You can’t ask for a nicer boss than that.

I am that hero!...And I like Frosted Mini-Wheats.