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'''Boyz in the Sink''' is a fictional band of [[VeggieTales]] characters who first appear in the [[Silly Songs with Larry]] segment of [[The Ballad of Little Joe]] in August 2003. Like other recurring themes such as [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie|The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]], the group is made up of familiar VeggieTales characters performing specific roles. Members include [[Larry the Cucumber]], [[Mr. Lunt]], [[Junior Asparagus]], and [[Jimmy Gourd]].
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"Belly Button", their first song, is Lunt's musical lament that he lacks a navel, while the video depicts his visit to a medical clinic. [[Tim Hodge]] voices Khalil the Caterpillar, who appears at the climax of the video dressed as a physician, informing Lunt that his stem serves the purpose of a belly button, and that surgery to correct the problem would be "covered by your shirt, but not your HMO".
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While originally included as the Silly Song for The Ballad of Little Joe, "Belly Button" was released separately and won the Children's Jury Award for Animated Short Film or Video at the 2004 Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The song has been cited as the favorite silly song of VeggieTales co-creator [[Mike Nawrocki]], who voices Larry the Cucumber.
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| Origin = ''VeggieTales''
 
| Genre = Christian Animation, Comedy
 
| Years_active = 2003 - 2007
 
| Label = [[Big Idea]], Bob & Larry Records
 
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| Current_members = [[Larry the Cucumber]]<br>[[Junior Asparagus]]<br>Jimmy Gourd<br>[[Mr. Lunt]]
 
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'''Boyz in the Sink''' is a fictional band of [[VeggieTales]] characters who first appear in the [[Silly Songs with Larry]] segment of ''[[The Ballad of Little Joe]]'' in August 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=VeggieTales Latest Blends Bonanza and Bible|last=Blakey|first=Scott|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|date=2004-01-30|page=12|accessdate=2009-07-20|url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=535321181&sid=5&Fmt=3&clientId=20886&RQT=309&VName=PQD}} (Registration required)</ref> Like other recurring themes such as [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie|The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]], the group is made up of familiar VeggieTales characters performing specific roles. Members include [[Larry the Cucumber]], [[Mr. Lunt]], [[Junior Asparagus]], and Jimmy Gourd. The foursome is a "boy-band parody".<ref name=owh>{{cite news|title=Veggies are Good for Co-Creator Mike Nawrocki|last=Keenan|first=John|work=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|date=2005-07-05|accessdate=2009-07-20|page=01E|url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=863041581&sid=6&Fmt=3&clientId=20886&RQT=309&VName=PQD}} (Registration required)</ref>
 
== Belly Button ==
 
"Belly Button", their first song, is Lunt's musical lament that he lacks a [[navel]], while the video depicts his visit to a medical clinic. [[Tim Hodge]] voices Khalil the Caterpillar, who appears at the climax of the video dressed as a physician, informing Lunt that his stem serves the purpose of a belly button, and that surgery to correct the problem would be "covered by your shirt, but not your HMO".
 
=== Reception ===
 
While originally included as the Silly Song for ''The Ballad of Little Joe'', the video was released separately and won the Children's Jury Award for Animated Short Film or Video at the 2004 [[Chicago International Children's Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=21st Aannual Chicago International Children’S Film Festival 2004 Awards|url=http://www.cicff.org/bin/file/docs/Award%20List%202004.pdf|format=pdf|accessdate=2009-07-20|publisher=[[Chicago International Children's Film Festival]]}}</ref> The song has been cited as the favorite silly song of VeggieTales co-creator [[Mike Nawrocki]], who voices Larry the Cucumber,<ref name=owh /> and [[Milwaukee Bucks]] center [[Jake Voskuhl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bucks/features/questions_5th_grader.html|title=Truman Reed's Questions from a Fifth Grader|accessdate=2009-07-20|publisher=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref>
 
== A Mess Down in Egypt ==
 
For the silly song in the VeggieTales episode ''[[Moe and the Big Exit]]'', the group interrupts the silly song announcer in order to tell the Moses story their own way, with a rap entitled "A Mess Down in Egypt".<ref>{{cite web|title=Moe & The Big Exit Veggietales DVD|url=https://bigidea.com/products/shows/shows_content.aspx?pid=139|accessdate=2009-08-24|publisher=[[Big Idea]]}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] called the silly song a "charmingly goofy musical number".<ref>{{cite web|title=VeggieTales - Moe and the Big Exit (2007)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veggietales_moe_and_the_big_exit/?critic=3#contentReviews|date=2007-11-01|accessdate=2009-08-24|last=Angulo Chen|first=Sandie|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
 
== You Put This Love In My Heart ==
 
This song is sung in Veggietales Worship Songs and was originally sung by [[Keith Green]].
 
==Jesus Is Just Is Alright==
 
Boyz in the Sink sing this song in Bob and Larry Sing the 70's.
 
==Christmas Sizzle Boy==
 
Boyz in the Sink sing that song in "The Incredible Singing Christ Mass Tree".
 
 
==Album==
 
==Album==
 
The band's only album, Boyz in the Sink, was released by [[Big Idea]] in 2006, peaking in 2007 at #10 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart. It features some of the band members' hits from other VeggieTales appearances and some remixed musical content including Belly Button 2006.
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| Artist = Boyz in the Sink
 
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| Alt = "Boys in the Sink" album cover, depicting the animated band members
 
| Released = [[2006]]
 
| Recorded = 2005
 
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| Label = Big Idea<br>Bob and Larry Records
 
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The band's only album, ''Boyz in the Sink'', was released by Big Idea in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boyz in the Sink VeggieTales CD|url=https://bigidea.com/products/music/music_content.aspx?pid=80|accessdate=2009-07-20|publisher=[[Big Idea]]}}</ref> peaking in 2007 at #10 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=VeggieTales|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kjftxq9jldae~T5|accessdate=2009-07-20|publisher=Allmusic.com}}</ref> It features some of the band members' hits from other VeggieTales appearances and some remixed musical content including Belly Button 2006, a version of the band's 2003 single.
 
 
# Boyz in the Sink
 
# Boyz in the Sink
 
# Bigger Than The Bogeyman
 
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# Oh No! What We Gonna Do?
 
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# I Can Be your Friend.
 
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Some of the songs are original, like "Boyz in the Sink", "B-O-Y-Z Dance", and "Funky Polka",
 
while others are remixed from other Veggietales episodes ("Oh No! What we Gonna Do?", and "I Can Be your Friend") or Silly Songs with Larry segments ("The Hairbrush Song", "Belly Button", and "Do The Moo Shoo").
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Some of the songs are original while others are remixed from other VeggieTales episodes or [[Silly Songs with Larry]] segments.
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[[Category:VeggieTales Albums]]
==Other appearances==
 
Big Idea released a jigsaw puzzle featuring Boyz in the Sink.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigidea.com/products/toys/toys_content.aspx?pid=335|title=Boyz in he Sink VeggieTales Inlaid Puzzle|accessdate=2009-07-20|publisher=[[Big Idea]]}}</ref> Boyz in the Sink also appear on the 2006 Big Idea release ''Veggie Tales: Worship Songs''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Religious Music|last=Castillo|first=Brent|work=[[The Wichita Eagle]] via McClatchey Tribune News Service|date=2006-03-29|accessdate=2009-07-20|url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1011794291&sid=4&Fmt=3&clientId=20886&RQT=309&VName=PQD}} (Registration required)</ref> The band was featured as part of 2005's "VeggieTales Rockin' Tour LIVE",<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Christian Post]]|title=VeggieTales Rockin' Tour LIVE! Hits The Road This Summer|last=Camacho|first=Justin|date=2005-04-26|accessdate=2009-07-20|url=http://www.christianpost.com/article/20050426/veggietales-rockin-tour-live-hits-the-road-this-summer/index.html}}</ref> the second traveling stage show featuring VeggieTales music and characters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Neal|first=Robert|work=[[Tulsa World]]|title=Lettuce Entertain You|date=2005-08-15|accessdate=2009-07-20|issn=87505959|url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=883939581&sid=5&Fmt=3&clientId=20886&RQT=309&VName=PQD}} (Registration required)</ref>
 
==External links==
 
* [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0439132/ Bellybutton] at [[IMDB.com]]
 
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kcfwxqudldae Boyz in the Sink] at [[Allmusic]]
 

Latest revision as of 23:40, 16 February 2016

Boyz in the Sink

Boyz in the Sink is a fictional band of VeggieTales characters who first appear in the Silly Songs with Larry segment of The Ballad of Little Joe in August 2003. Like other recurring themes such as The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, the group is made up of familiar VeggieTales characters performing specific roles. Members include Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt, Junior Asparagus, and Jimmy Gourd.

"Belly Button", their first song, is Lunt's musical lament that he lacks a navel, while the video depicts his visit to a medical clinic. Tim Hodge voices Khalil the Caterpillar, who appears at the climax of the video dressed as a physician, informing Lunt that his stem serves the purpose of a belly button, and that surgery to correct the problem would be "covered by your shirt, but not your HMO".

While originally included as the Silly Song for The Ballad of Little Joe, "Belly Button" was released separately and won the Children's Jury Award for Animated Short Film or Video at the 2004 Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The song has been cited as the favorite silly song of VeggieTales co-creator Mike Nawrocki, who voices Larry the Cucumber.

Album

The band's only album, Boyz in the Sink, was released by Big Idea in 2006, peaking in 2007 at #10 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart. It features some of the band members' hits from other VeggieTales appearances and some remixed musical content including Belly Button 2006.

Songs

  1. Boyz in the Sink
  2. Bigger Than The Bogeyman
  3. The B-O-Y-Z Dance (featuring Kirk Franklin as himself)
  4. Belly Button 2006 (featuring Kirk Franklin as himself)
  5. The Hairbrush Song (Guest starring Apollo Gourd)
  6. Do the Moo Shoo (Guest starring Apollo Gourd)
  7. My Day
  8. The Funky Polka
  9. Cheeseburger
  10. Oh No! What We Gonna Do?
  11. I Can Be your Friend.

Some of the songs are original while others are remixed from other VeggieTales episodes or Silly Songs with Larry segments.