Junior Asparagus is one of the most active co-stars and the tritagonist of the "VeggieTales" series. Junior is a typical 5-year-old faithful child, but also is wise beyond his years, taking the lead role in several videos, including "Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!", "Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed", "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?", "Dave and The Giant Pickle", "King George and the Ducky" and "Lyle The Kindly Viking ". He is also a member of the band Boyz in the Sink, which also consists of Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Jimmy Gourd. Junior has a loving relationship with his parents, who also appear in several of the videos. He plays Benjamin in "The Ballad of Little Joe", who is framed by Little Joe to see if his brothers have changed. Junior also has one of the leading roles in the VeggieTales movie. In the initial episodes, Junior was as much a main character as Bob and Larry, having a starring role in at least one segment in every episode. He even appeared alongside Bob, during, replacing Larry, and even interacted with the story's characters. He is best friends with, Laura Carrot.
Junior was originally voiced by Lisa Vischer, wife of VeggieTales co-creator Phil Vischer. In 2014, Junior's voice was provided by veteran voice actress, Tress MacNeille.
