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| - | [[File:Homestar_TheBlackKnight.PNG|thumb|"It's just a fwesh wound!"]] | + | [[Image:StrongBad CarmenSanDiego.PNG|150px|thumb|NOBODY expects <s>The Spanish Inquisition</s> Carmen Sandiego!]] |
| - | [[File:Holy_Grail_Black_Knight.png|thumb|"It's just a flesh wound!"]]
| + | '''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]]''' is a British '70s comedy troupe best remembered for their TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and for movies such as ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Life of Brian|Life of Brian]]''. [[The Brothers Chaps]] pay tribute to these legends by referencing them in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. |
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| - | '''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]]''' was a British '70s comedy troupe consisting of [[Wikipedia:John Cleese|John Cleese]], [[Wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]], [[Wikipedia:Eric Idle|Eric Idle]], [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], and formerly [[Wikipedia:Graham Chapman|Graham Chapman]] and [[Wikipedia:Terry Jones|Terry Jones]]. They are best remembered for their TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and for movies such as ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Life of Brian|Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python's the Meaning of Life|Monty Python's the Meaning of Life]]''. [[The Brothers Chaps]] pay tribute to these legends by referencing them in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. | + | |
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| - | *The [[Heavy Lourde]] {{--}} ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' had a similar running gag with a weight that said "16 TONS" on it. | + | *[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] — The "scene missing" gag is used in an episode of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. |
| - | *[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] saying [[Strong Bad]]'s costume is the "Spanish Inquisition" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)|a Monty Python sketch of the same name]], in which [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], [[Wikipedia:Terry Jones|Terry Jones]], and [[Wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]] were dressed in similar costumes. | + | *[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — "Prawn Salad" is a skit-name from ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. |
| - | *[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] {{--}} The "scene missing" gag is used in an episode of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. | + | *[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — [[Homestar Runner]] saying [[Strong Bad]]'s costume is the "Spanish Inquisition" is a reference to a Monty Python sketch of the same name, in which [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], [[Wikipedia:Terry Jones|Terry Jones]], and [[Wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]] were dressed in similar costumes. |
| - | *[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] {{--}} [[The Red and Blue Knights|The Blue Knight]]'s face guard slamming down over his face after he says his last line is reminiscent of ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', in which [[Wikipedia:Sir_Bedevere#Modern_depictions|Sir Bedevere's]] face guard slams down after he says many of his lines. | + | *The [[Heavy Lourde]] — A similar gag appears in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which had a similar running gag with a weight that said "16 TONS" on it. |
| - | *[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} "[[Wikipedia:Live_from_the_Grill-O-Mat#.22Accidents_Sketch_.28Prawn_Salad_Ltd..29.22|Prawn Salad]]" is a skit name from ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''.
| + | *[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] — [[The Red and Blue Knights|The Blue Knight]]'s face guard slamming down over his face after he says his last line is reminiscent of ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', in which Sir Bedevere's face guard slams down after he says many of his lines. |
| - | *[[Peasant's Quest Outtakes]] {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] sounds very similar to [[Wikipedia:List of recurring characters in Monty Python's Flying Circus#Mr.Gumby|Mr. Gumby]] when he has his wig forward.
| + | *[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-02-16|Sketchbook]] — on 2/16/06, the sketch is a drawing of [[The Poopsmith]] in an intimidating pose saying "None shall pass." This is a quote by The Black Knight from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. |
| - | *[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-02-16|Sketchbook]] {{--}} On 2/16/06, the sketch is a drawing of [[The Poopsmith]] in an intimidating pose saying "None shall pass." This is a quote by The [[Wikipedia:Black Knight (Monty Python)|Black Knight]] from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. | + | *[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — Just before you begin answering the hag's questions, she says "If ye answers questions three..." This is a reference to'' Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', in which the old man at the Bridge of Death proclaims "Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, 'ere the other side he see". |
| - | *[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] {{--}} Just before you begin answering the hag's questions, she says "If ye answers questions three..." This is a reference to'' Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', in which the old man at the Bridge of Death proclaims "Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see". | + | *[[Peasant's Quest Outtakes]] — [[Matt Chapman]] sounds very similar to [[Wikipedia:List of recurring characters in Monty Python's Flying Circus#Mr.Gumby|Mr. Gumby]] when he has his wig forward. |
| - | *[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} | + | *[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad refers to a fish skeleton as an "ex-fish", referencing the line in the [[Wikipedia:Dead Parrot|Dead Parrot]] sketch, "This is an ex-parrot". Elsewhere, if you attempt to cross a vacant Stone Bridge, [[Strong Mad]] will tell you "NONE SHALL PASS", in much the same way as the Black Knight tells Arthur from ''Holy Grail''. |
| - | **In [[Country]], if you attempt to cross a vacant [[Stone Bridge]], [[Strong Mad]] will tell you "NONE SHALL PASS", in much the same way as the Black Knight tells Arthur from ''Holy Grail''.
| + | *[[Fan Costumes '08]] — One of the photos is of a boy dressed as Homestar Runner, wearing a viking hat, standing in front of a television with an image of [[Wikipedia:John Cleese|John Cleese]] on it. |
| - | **The fish skeleton in [[the King of Town]]'s [[The King of Town's Castle|castle]] is identified as an "ex-fish", referencing the line in the [[Wikipedia:Dead Parrot|Dead Parrot]] sketch, "This is an ex-parrot". | + | |
| - | *[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} Strong Bad's remark about the peasants starting a commune is a reference to ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', specifically the scene in which Dennis explains that he and his fellow peasants are an [[wikipedia:Anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] commune.
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| - | *[[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] {{--}} Homestar dresses as {{w|Black Knight (Monty Python)|The Black Knight}} from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' after his arms have been cut off. He also tries to quote the knight after both arms have been cut off, with the line "It's just a flesh wound", but Strong Bad enforces the fact that Homestar's impediment keeps him from being able to.
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