Editing Fan Costumes 2017

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[[Image:Fan Costumes 2017.png|thumb|"I found that SHMUPs taste best."]]

Strong Bad once again mocks the costumes sent to him by the fans, this time with some unexpected characters.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|D n' D Greg}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (all voice only)

'''Costumes depicted (in order of first appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[D n' D Greg]], [[What's Her Face]], [[The Paper]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Marzipan]], [[Matt Chapman]] as [[Sample of Style Too|Motion Capture Strong Bad]], [[Large Bean (character)|Large Bean]], [[Homsar]], [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]], [[Il Cartographer]], [[Gardenboy]], [[Mr. Cheatayama]]

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, November 15, 2017

'''Running Time:''' 5:30 ([[TV Time Toons Menu]]), 5:34 (Actual)

'''Page Title:''' Dress em' up Dan!

==Transcript==
''{As usual, the toon starts in the basement of the Brothers Strong; the light dims and the projector screen comes down. The first image displayed is a bald man wearing make up to resemble Strong Bad's mask. Two keyboards can be seen behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing in the tune of The System is Down. Every time he says "bald", the image bops along to the music and is mirrored.}'' The system is bald! The system is bald! The system is bald! Bald, bald, bald, bald! ''{The image is covered with some rave effects and the image randomly reversed or flipped upside down.}'' DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE!

{The next image shows a guy in a The Cheat hoodie kneeling down. A glow stick appears and spins in front of him.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{resumes singing and mimics a techno beat mimics.}'' Doom doom doom doom. The system is bald! ''{The picture of the guy in the Strong Bad makeup appears again. The image then spins around.}'' Dah dah doh-la dah dah!
 
''{The next image shows up with the same man as before, holding a glass next to a man dressed as Ned Flanders. A little piano ditty plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to a different tune.}'' Now go have a Cold One with Ned Flanders!

''{The next frame shows a giant Homestar costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Impressive Homestar costume! I see you made him with his rectangle mouth, which I like to call 'Cartridge Mouth Homestar'! I'm always just tempted to shove a VHS tape ''{as Strong Bad lists the examples, the item gets inserted and pressed down into Homestar's mouth}'' or a dusty old musty Game Pak right in there!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I found that SHMUPs taste best! You know, like Xeliogravius... IV? ''{the box for Videlectrix game Xeliogravius IV drops down, showing a spaceship fighting a green alien inside a large mouth. On it is a caption that says "Not a total rip-off!"}'' That's a good game.

''{The next slide shows a man dressed up as Coach Z.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, there's actually some pretty good ''{the next slide shows another person dressed as the aforementioned character}'' looking Coach Z costumes this year! You guys have really{{--}} ''{the next slide appears, featuring a Coach Z costume with a skin-tight suit}'' Oh, the pain! ''{the next slide appears, with another Coach Z costume, this time a full-body suit}'' Oh, the mercy! All right, you guys! I'm calling it! I don't want to see anybody wearing these skin tight green jobs next year!

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, you asked for it! ''{Coach Z hums to himself as some rustling and squishing noises are heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! I was talking about the fans! And what did I tell you about humming those saucy "getting undressed" songs?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' INA-PRO-PRO! ''{The "INA-PRO-PRO" stamp is slammed onto the screen, accompanied with a buzzer noise.}''

''{The next image shows a man dressed up as Senor Cardgage holding a bag. The "INA-PRO-PRO" stamp is slammed onto the image again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh my dear yes! ''{The "INA-PRO-PRO" stamp fades away.}'' Gonna have to get analogous on this one.

''{An analysis sheet is pulled up. The top is written "ANALOGY WORKSHEET - Unit 1 - Cardgage" with the bottom written "this guy: cardgage:: cardgage: strong bad". A sketch of the person wearing the costume appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This guy's costume is to ''{a sketch of Senor Cardgage appears}'' Cardgage, as Cardgage ''{the aforementioned sketch appears, but mirrored}'' is to ''{a sketch of Strong Bad appears}'' Strong Bad. ''{The sheet moves out of view.}'' He's like a Cardgage among Cardgages. He's like Cardgage squared! Aww, and look! ''{zooms in on the bag of a take out bag of Chick-fil-A lying on the ground. Strong Bad then imitates Cardgage.}'' Somebody finally took him to Chick-fil-A.
 
''{The next image shows a guy dressed as D n'D Greg and a woman dressed as What's Her Face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, that's a dead-on D n'D Greg and What's Her Face, and your wall even dressed up as D n'D Greg's front hallway!

''{Speech bubbles for D n'D Greg and What's Her Face appear}''

'''D N'D GREG:''' The KROKUS banner on my front porch drew her near... and this Slayer poster in my hallway won her heart.

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Uhh... I like pavement.

{The next image shows another giant Homestar costume standing in front of a closed door.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' B-WHOA-HO-HO! If I came out the bathroom and saw that thing standing in the hallway, I'd call in the SWAT flamethrower strike team. ''{Mimics a caller.}'' Uh, yes, officer, there's a seven-foot-tall Homestar Runner with saggy ankles standing in my s-st-stounch! ''{laughs over his next few lines}'' That's what we call the area between the bathroom and the laundry room. The stounch. Come and get him. In my stounch.

''{The next slide scrolls down with "Pree-ow" playing. A guy has The Paper taped on his face and is standing behind a computer monitor with a Tandy 400 background reading "a> Pretend this computer is 30 years old."}''

''{The next slide shows a guy dressed as David Byrne and a woman dressed as The Log Lady. They are sitting on a table with candles and a picture of a plant on it, while the guy holds his hands up with his eyes closed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So wait, you didn't actually dress up as Strong Sad or Marzipan, you dressed up as the ''{a still showing Strong Sad and Marzipan appear on the bottom right}'' people they dressed up as one time, and then painstakingly ''{the images move up to the slide, scales to match the propositions and becomes translucent}'' recreated the scene in which they appeared. Well, that sounds exactly like the kinda nerdy thing those two losers would be into anyways. ''{The comparison fades away.}'' So good job.

''{The next slide shows a person dressed up as motion-capture Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothing like dressing up as an obscure Internet cartoon's even more obscure DVD bonus feature. ''{An image of motion-capture Strong Bad appears on the left side.}'' Mo-Cap Strong Bad, more like "Mowed-Down Strong Bad"! ''{Bubs's baloney truck runs into the picture of Mo-Cap Strong Bad and knocks it out of view.}'' 'Cause it's a very{{--}} there's a lot of black in the costume. Might be hard to see.

''{The next slide shows a guy wearing a giant light brown pillow over his head, making it resemble a bean. He's sitting on a chair with a travel case next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Finally, Large Bean's getting the respect he deserves!

''{The next frame shows the same character with a cardboard bean on the person's face. The background is dark and blurred.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! No fair blurring out the rest of your living room! How am I supposed to make fun of your family's terrible taste in decor?

''{The next frame shows a boy in a Homsar costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' AaAaAaAaA! I'm a tall kitty in a pumpkin bag! ''{zooms in the kitty dressed decor in the background.}'' Or, ''{zooms back out}'' don't froth up, ''{zooms in on the unplugged appliance in the background}'' I unplugged the papasan! Man! Middle America's houses ''{zooms back out}'' are rife with Homsar quotes!

''{The next frame shows a guy dressed as Old-Timey Strong Bad sitting on the steps next to a sign. The image is in a sepia tone.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Yes, feast your depression-era eyes on Strong Bad's Flavor Taste ''{zooms in on the sign}'' Tricks and Treats! {A logo of a spoon holding a white powder slide in from the top right} A spoonful of bakinged soda one could mistake for sugar and some molasses {a bottle of molasses slides in the bottom left with a dead goat on it. On it has the words "premulum" on it} bequeathed to me by a goat, upon its untimely demise! ''{zooms back out}'' Strong Bad is your number one candym'n!

''{The next frame shows someone wearing a Coach Z costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You guys.

''{The next frame shows someone wearing a Senor Cardgage costume with some animals strapped on his knees, with a similar background and image quality.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You guys!

''{The next frame shows both images, with Senor Cardgage on the left and Coach Z on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You guys!! These are good costumes. These are ''great'' costumes! But why, in the year of our King of Town 2017, when everyone has a 12-jillion gregapixel camera in their pocket, ''{close-up of the Senor Cardgage costume's mask}'' do you send me pictures that look like they were taken on your... ''{a pink flip-phone with "Sweet Digits" written on it slides to the center of the screen}'' grandma's candy flip-phone that you don't have the heart to tell her ''{the phone opens, revealing a cartoony winking face on the screen, and a hole filled with colored balls below the buttons, with some spilling out of the phone.}'' it's not a real phone?! ''{grandma voice}'' But I had ''such'' good conversations with Little Protelzo! ''{normal voice}'' That's her{{--}} that's her grandson. Little Protelzo.

''{The next frame shows one person dressed as il Cartographer, with a flag and map to the restroom, and a person dressed as Gardenboy beside him, with a rake and watering can, and a Kick The Cheat toy designed to look like Mr. Cheatayama, all against a wall with some sheets taped to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, this costume thing is not a contest. But you guys... win the costume contest! ''{an instrumental version of the il Cartographer theme plays as an image of il Cartographer, Gardenboy, and Mr. Cheatayama in the wrestling ring appears in the corner, with the character in the same positions as the costumes. As Strong Bad points out various things, it cuts close to them.}'' It's all here! Il Cartographer's floppy hat! And flag! And maps to the restroom! The insidious Mr. Cheatayama with his trademark whisk! ''{Cut to the entire picture; the image in the corner disappears}'' And you even took the picture in front of a depressing basement wall with some sheets taped to it! That was an actual venue we used to wrestle in! ''{the music stops}'' That's where il Cartographer finally won... ''{A wrestling belt, with a gold waffle design in the middle, zooms in from the center of the screen. There is a carton, melting butter, and a muffin on the waffle design, with the words "Continental Breakfast Champion" written at the top and bottom. The AWMPSCE logo is on both of the sides. The music continues.}'' the Continental Breakfast title belt!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' il Cartographer!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He won the title match!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' il Cartographer!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He took-a no crap!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' il Cartographer!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He's gonna draw another map!

''{A brown map flies in from the left side of the screen to the middle. There is a compass pointing north in the bottom-left corner. There is a road that goes past Carrot and Kazoo Hill (labeled "CK Hill") and The Stick (unlabeled) to an X near Bubs' Concession Stand, with an arrow pointing to it, with red text reading "here be savings". There is a Yello Dello (labeled "yello-dello") just past the stand. In the bottom right-corner, there is a Bubs head wearing a hat.}''

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' He's the il Cartographer!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I claim-a this belt in the name of Bubsmfort Inn & Suites! Home of the free continental breakfast! ''{quickly, quietly}'' Located just past Carrot-Kazoo Hill, one mile south of the Yello Dello.

'''BUBS:''' ''{a speech bubble appears from the Bubs head on the map, as Bubs reads it:}'' Make yourself Bubsmfortable!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"SHMUP" is an abbreviation of "{{w|Shoot 'em up|'''sh'''oot 'e'''m up'''}}", a subgenre of video games that involves controlling a ship to dodge obstacles and blast away enemies with projectile weapons.
*A {{w|papasan chair|papasan}} is a bowl-shaped chair, originally from the Philippines, that features a removable round futon cushion on a sturdy lightweight frame.

===Trivia===
*The Strong Bad depicted with Ned Flanders is having a [[Cold One]].
*The low-quality Senor Cardgage appears to have plush animals tied to his knees, a reference to [[too cool]].
*The motion-capture Strong Bad costume is from [[Sample of Style Too]], which was DVD-exclusive before being uploaded to [[YouTube]].
*The costumes at the end and [[AWMPSCE]] are all from [[yes, wrestling]].
*The scene recreated is from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], where [[Strong Sad]], dressed as [[Popular Music References#Talking Heads|David Byrne]], and [[Marzipan]], dressed as [[Twin Peaks|the Log Lady]], conducted a seance to contact [[Credenza]].
*The person in [[:image:sucky-treats fanstume.jpg|the first Coach Z costume]] is wiki user [[User:Bleu Ninja|Bleu Ninja]].
*The person in the [[:File:Religious Corn as Coach Z - 2007.jpg|second Coach Z costume]] is wiki user [[User:Religious Corn|Religious Corn]]. The photo was taken ten years prior.
*This video is titled "Fan 'Stumes 2017" on YouTube.
*The YouTube description for this video is "Strong Bad's Annual H*R Themed Halloween Costume Bashing Bash".
*The [[HR:menuswfs/menu_fanstumes17.swf|preview]] for this toon is the spaceship fighting an alien inside a large mouth picture on the box for Xeliogravius IV without the box.

===Remarks===
*In the 'Cartridge Mouth Homestar' photo, another person wearing a costume is partially visible on the left-hand side. Decompiling the Flash file reveals that the person is dressed up as [[wikipedia:Undertale|Sans]], a character from the RPG video game [[wikipedia:Undertale|Undertale]] by [[wikipedia:Toby Fox|Toby Fox]]. While some other photos in this toon are cropped when compared to their decompiled versions, this photo has been trimmed the most, and is the only one in which another person is cropped out. Strong Bad previously referenced [[wikipedia:Homestuck|Homestuck]], which contains some of Toby Fox's music, at [[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013|W00tstock 5.0]].

===Inside References===
*The page title of this cartoon is "[[X 'em up|Dress em'<!--sic--> up]] [[Dan]]".
*The song [[The System is down (song)|The System is Down]], [[The Cheat's glowsticks]] and the rave lights are from [[techno]].
*Strong Bad mocked a Homestar costume's mouth in [[Fan Costumes '08]] for being bass-mouthed and in [[Fan Costumes '06]] for having the wearer visible in the mouth.
* Xeliogravius IV is made by [[Videlectrix]], and the box says "[[Not X|Not]] a [[total]] rip-off!" The enemy alien shown on the cover is green and has yellow eyes on eyestalks, like [[Nebulon]].
*Strong Bad complained about Coach Z costumes in the Fan Costumes toons of [[Fan Costumes '06|2006]], [[Fan Costumes '08|2008]], [[Fan Costumes '09|2009]] and [[Fan Costumes 2016|2016]].
*"[[Ina-Pro-Pro]]!" is from [[Halloween Safety]].
*Senor Cardgage mentioned wanting Chick-fil-A in [[Senor Mortgage]].
*What's Her Face professed [[She Likes Cloth|liking cloth]], another inanimate material, in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]].
*Strong Bad professed his desire to kill a large Homestar Runner in the original [[Fan Costume Commentary]] with a compound bow.
*Strong Bad prank-called Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] to wear black and jump into the street with the intent of getting mowed down. [[Getting run over]] while trick-or-treating was also mentioned in [[Costume Commercial]].
*[[Sample of Style Too|Mo-cap Strong Bad]] is run over by the [[Baloney Sammich Truck]].
*"Flavor taste" is a phrase used to describe [[Fluffy Puff]] Air-Puffed Sugar Delights in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]] and Old-Timey Strong Bad's "chewing powders" in [[2 emails]].
*Old-Timey Strong Bad refers to himself as a "[[Man pronounced as m'n|candym'n]]" and the sign refers to him as a [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing|thousandaire]]. He also says his molasses comes from a [[goat]].
*"Gregapixel" is a [[portmanteau]] involving the name [[Greg]].
*Strong Bad has been mocking fans' rooms since [[Fan Costume Commentary]]. He particularly singles out [[Homsar]] in [[Fan Costumes 2015]] and the [[The Poopsmith|Poopertrooper]] in [[Fan Costumes '09]].
*Strong Bad also hassled a fan for a low-quality image in [[Fan Costumes 2016]].
*Bubs' Concession Stand was a [[Bubs' Motor Lodge|hotel]] in [[secret identity]].
*[[Carrot and Kazoo Hill]] is from [[nightlife]], and Bubs' Concession Stand is indeed visible from there.
*[[The Yello Dello]] is on the Bubsmfort map.
*The Continental Breakfast Belt is in the same vein as the AWMPSCE "Sizzleweight Belt" from [[yes, wrestling]]. Both belts depict [[breakfast]] foods.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Ned Flanders|Ned Flanders]] is a character from [[The Simpsons]].
*Xeliogravius is a [[Portmanteau]]/parody of [[wikipedia:Xevious|Xevious]], a scrolling shooter game from [[Namco]], and [[wikipedia:Gradius|Gradius]], a series of space shooters by [[wikipedia:Konami|Konami]].
*[[wikipedia:Krokus (band)|Krokus]] and [[wikipedia:Slayer|Slayer]] are heavy metal bands, while "pavement" has a double meaning that refers to the alternative rock band [[wikipedia:Pavement (band)|Pavement]].
**Krokus was previously mentioned in [[band names]].
*[[Wikipedia:Chick-fil-A|Chick-fil-A]] is a fast-food restaurant chain that primarily sells chicken sandwiches and other boneless chicken dishes.
*Bubsmfort Inn & Suites is a parody of the hotel chain [[Wikipedia:Choice Hotels|Comfort Inn & Suites]].

*The "Continental Breakfast" Belt is a play on the Intercontinental Championship, a title in both [[wikipedia:WWE|WWE]] and [[wikipedia:New Japan Pro Wrestling|New Japan Pro Wrestling]].

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