Larry Needlemeyer

Laurence Needlemeyer (also known as Larry, as Gumball and Nicole call him) is a supporting character in The Amazing World of Gumball. He works at almost every store in the town of Elmore, usually as a cashier. Laurence is not fooled easily, and generally dislikes most anyone who bears the name "Watterson". However, in The Refund, he is kind to the two Watterson boys at first and even shows a liking towards them. He is terrified of his managers and never disobeys an order from them unless provoked. He manages to work at all his jobs by "working very hard".

His first appearance was in the first episode, The DVD, at Laser Video. He appeared in The End in a cameo, as the cashier in the supermarket. He also appeared in The Spoon as a cashier at the gas station, in which he had been robbed from in that episode. He seems to be working at most of the stores right now. He is also a coward, as shown in The Spoon, when he knocked himself out while being robbed by a Robber and was a victim of the criminal. Then he appeared in The Laziest, where he lost his job, his car, and his girlfriend because of Gumball and Darwin's begging of him to beat their dad in a laziness competition. He also appeared in The Ghost for a small appearance as a cashier at the fast food restaurant called Joyful Burger when Carrie possessed Gumball for an infernal food rampage. He also made a small appearance in The Prank, where he worked in a shoe store as a cashier. Yet again, he appears in The Refund as the cashier who will not give the Watterson boys a refund for their game. He is voiced by Rupert Degas.

Appearance
Laurence's appearance is hard to describe. He wears a greenish shirt, an orange tie, and an orange, white and red hat. He is made out of rock. His head appears to be a rock, though he said Richard that he is lazier than a rock, possibly meaning he is a concrete species. He is very skinny, and his head is much larger than possible in the real world. While being Lazy Larry, he is fat and lazy, as well as his head being joined to his body.

His shape vaguely resembles a T4 bacteriophage.

Episode Appearences

 * The DVD
 * The End [Cameo]
 * The Spoon
 * The Ghost
 * The Prank
 * The Refund

Personality
He appears somewhat irritated by people, but he is occasionally happy. He is scared very easily and may be slightly dim-witted due to thinking a rusty spoon was going to hurt him in The Spoon. He was once the laziest person in Elmore until the summer of 1983, when he lost his title to Richard Watterson. Larry then almost got married before he and his girlfriend broke-up, so then Larry became lazy once more. He appears to have become normal Laurence again, and he manages to keep up with all his jobs by working very hard.

Jobs
Similar to Rocky Robinson, Laurence works numerous jobs. Rocky works at Elmore Junior High, but Laurence works cashier/clerk jobs in various stores of Elmore.

Laser Video
Laurence's first job was at Laser Video. He is the cashier of the the store, though he probably got fired after he failed to get repayment of the late fee from the DVD that Gumball and Darwin broke.It is very simular to Riply 2000 from The Refund.

The Gas Station
Laurence was then seen as a cashier at The Gas Station. He probably got fired from there too after he failed to keep the money of the store safe from the robbery.

The Supermarket
Laurence worked here as a cashier after getting fired from he previous jobs. He most likely got fired because of yelling at a customer as an attempt to get Gumball and Darwin away from him. This has so far been his longest job he held.

Joyful Burger
It is Laurence's fourth job and works as a cashier there, and has not yet been fired from there.

Shoe Store
It is his fifth job and he works as a cashier as usual. He was seen doing his job there in The Prank, where Richard wanted to return the shoes he bought originally for Gumball and Darwin (for his prank), but denied the return because there were baked beans contained inside the shoes.

Ripley 2000
For his sixth job, he works as a clerk, as he does in his other jobs, in the local videogame store. He was first featured working here in The Refund, when he denies Gumball and Darwin a refund for their computer game.

Quotes
Gumball: "Aw man, what gave it away?" Larry: "Dude, it's five seconds long and every name in the credits is one of you two."
 * "Ah... The Wattersons. It's about time you showed up. I assume you have my money."
 * "I hope you don't mind if I make sure it's real, because last time I checked it was a piece of cardboard."
 * Larry: "This had better be a joke."
 * "That will be seven hundred dollars."
 * "Hey! Hey! HEY!!"
 * "Ha! I knew you were trying to skip my messages."
 * "Well, there is no way I can accept this, you need to give the real DVD now."
 * "Welcome to the Gas Station, where we never sleep...[suddenly afraid] because we're not allowed to..."
 * "OH MY GOSH, HE'S GOT A SPOON, HE'S GOT A SPOON!!!!"
 * "NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * "GET OUT OF MY LIIIIIIIFE!"
 * "She kicked me out...."
 * "Sir, I like my package, thank you very much!"
 * " You heartless monster that was 25 cents !"
 * Larry: [to richard] "Unfortunetly sir, you seem to have filled them with baked beans."
 * Richard: [angrily] "I've done nothing of the sort, sir!"
 * Larry: "Well, then i'm sure you wouldn't mind taking a walk in them to prove it."
 * Richard: "And i'm most sure i wouldn't mind either." [puts on the baked bean-filled shoes, then shudders because he DID put baked beans in them] "On second thought, sir, i think i shall keep them. I seem to have grown quite attached to them." [walks away with the baked bean-filled shoes, leaving Larry in a confused state]