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- | {{ | + | {{tgsnav|9|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_8|Issue 8|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_10|Issue 10}} |
- | [[Image: | + | [[Image:ilsg.PNG|200px|thumb|Old man Pitters is looking so good.]] |
- | When Cheerleader dies, the | + | When Cheerleader dies, the girls, along with an old man named Mr. Pitters, attempt to re-make themselves as the "Best Friends Squad." |
- | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Mr. Pitters]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Learner's Permit Girl|Learner's Permit Girl]], | + | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Mr. Pitters]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Learner's Permit Girl|Learner's Permit Girl]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Vultures|The Vultures]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Port-O-John|Port-O-John]], {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Tompkins}} (Easter Egg), [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Friends of Science Fiction Greg|Friends of Science Fiction Greg]] (Easter Egg), [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]] (Easter Egg) |
'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Teen Girl Squad Field|The Field]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Vultures' Dining Room|Vultures' Dining Room]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#What's Her Face's House|What's Her Face's House]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#A Theatre|A Theatre]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Babbage's|Babbage's]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The Spirit World|The Spirit World]] | '''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Teen Girl Squad Field|The Field]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Vultures' Dining Room|Vultures' Dining Room]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#What's Her Face's House|What's Her Face's House]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#A Theatre|A Theatre]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Babbage's|Babbage's]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The Spirit World|The Spirit World]] | ||
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{screen shows Cheerleader wearing a dress with "sell fish" on the front and "backyard pool!" next to her}'' So and So! ''{library!}'' What's Her Face! ''{24 hour diner!}'' The Ugly One! ''{parking deck?}'' | '''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{screen shows Cheerleader wearing a dress with "sell fish" on the front and "backyard pool!" next to her}'' So and So! ''{library!}'' What's Her Face! ''{24 hour diner!}'' The Ugly One! ''{parking deck?}'' | ||
- | '''CHEERLEADER:''' Okay my spanish galleons, this summer's gonna be different! Say guh-bye to hanging out next to this old person! | + | '''CHEERLEADER:''' Okay my spanish galleons, this summer's gonna be different! Say guh-bye to hanging out next to this old person! |
''{Mr. Pitters appears on the left hand side of the screen.}'' | ''{Mr. Pitters appears on the left hand side of the screen.}'' | ||
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'''MR. PITTERS:''' ''{simultaneously}'' LEARNER'S OINTMENT!!! | '''MR. PITTERS:''' ''{simultaneously}'' LEARNER'S OINTMENT!!! | ||
- | '''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I've had my license for a year | + | '''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I've had my license for a year— |
'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{interrupting}'' Stop saying words. Here she comes now! | '''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{interrupting}'' Stop saying words. Here she comes now! | ||
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''{...as well as The Ugly One, who looks like a mess, with a pig.}'' | ''{...as well as The Ugly One, who looks like a mess, with a pig.}'' | ||
- | '''THE UGLY ONE:''' I CAN STOP SHOWERING!!!! | + | '''THE UGLY ONE:''' I CAN STOP SHOWERING!!!! |
''{...as well as Mr. Pitters, who looks like an old person teen girl, and wears a dress with "boy toy" on the front, and has two pigtails, like Cheerleader's.}'' | ''{...as well as Mr. Pitters, who looks like an old person teen girl, and wears a dress with "boy toy" on the front, and has two pigtails, like Cheerleader's.}'' | ||
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'''SO AND SO:''' You guys, I think this might be the start of a kinder, gentler squad of teen girls. | '''SO AND SO:''' You guys, I think this might be the start of a kinder, gentler squad of teen girls. | ||
- | ''{Cut to the intro to "Best Friends Squad | + | ''{Cut to the intro to "Best Friends Squad." The normal music is switched for the Best Friends Squad theme, as sung by Strong Bad.}'' |
- | ''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' |
+ | A glue stick, some glitter paint, ''{a "GLOO STICK" is seen on the first part, some "GLITTA PAINT" on the second}''<br> | ||
Words cut out from a magazine, ''{Cut-out words are placed to read "Scrap BOOKS R Scrap TASTIC"}''<br> | Words cut out from a magazine, ''{Cut-out words are placed to read "Scrap BOOKS R Scrap TASTIC"}''<br> | ||
BFF carved in a tree, ''{A heart with "BFF" is seen on a tree}''<br> | BFF carved in a tree, ''{A heart with "BFF" is seen on a tree}''<br> | ||
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==Easter Eggs== | ==Easter Eggs== | ||
- | * At the end, click the "o" to see Sci-Fi Greg brag | + | * At the end, click the "o" to see Sci-Fi Greg brag about how the ladies and Valkyries are all over his experience points. |
:'''SCI-FI GREG:''' I knew she'd come back to me. Ever since my experience points went into triple digits I've had to keep the ladies and valkyries off with a 2 handed plus 3 broad sword. | :'''SCI-FI GREG:''' I knew she'd come back to me. Ever since my experience points went into triple digits I've had to keep the ladies and valkyries off with a 2 handed plus 3 broad sword. | ||
- | :'''D N' D GREG:''' ''{leaning in from the left}'' Hey! Quit bitin my style! | + | :'''D N'D GREG:''' ''{leaning in from the left}'' Hey! Quit bitin my style! |
* Also at the end, click the "!" to see the "Over Achiever" strike Tompkins' homework. | * Also at the end, click the "!" to see the "Over Achiever" strike Tompkins' homework. | ||
- | :'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{holding a piece of paper with mathematical symbols on it, graded "A+++++"}'' Who did the rest of my pre-algebra homework? | + | :'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{holding a piece of paper with mathematical symbols on it, graded "A+++++"}'' Hey! Who did the rest of my pre-algebra homework? |
:'''SO AND SO:''' ''{leaning in from the right, wearing a Lone Ranger mask and a handkerchief over her mouth}'' The Over-Achiever Bandit strikes again!!! | :'''SO AND SO:''' ''{leaning in from the right, wearing a Lone Ranger mask and a handkerchief over her mouth}'' The Over-Achiever Bandit strikes again!!! | ||
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===Explanations=== | ===Explanations=== | ||
+ | *Although Strong Bad says BFF stands for BAOW! FOM! FROOSH!, the acronym usually stands for "Best Friends Forever." | ||
+ | *Sci-fi Greg's speech in the Easter Egg uses terminology from [[Wikipedia:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]], or "D&D", which is why D N'D Greg accuses him of "bitin' my style." | ||
+ | *In America, a learner's permit is granted by some states to drivers as young as fourteen. When drivers have a permit, they must be accompanied by a licensed driver. | ||
*A [[Wikipedia:galleon|galleon]] was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by the nations of Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries. | *A [[Wikipedia:galleon|galleon]] was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by the nations of Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries. | ||
- | + | *For many years, American teenagers were taught in Driver's Education class that the proper position for hands on the steering wheel was ten o'clock for the left hand and two o'clock for the right. Most teenagers are now taught to hold the wheel at nine and three o'clock. | |
- | *For many years, American teenagers were taught in Driver's Education class that the proper position for hands on the steering wheel was ten o'clock for the left hand and two o'clock for the right. Most teenagers are now taught to hold the wheel at nine and three o'clock | + | *According to Norse Mythology, [[Wikipedia:Valkyrie|Valkyries]] were fierce warrior-women who would swoop down on a battlefield, carrying away fallen warriors to [[Wikipedia:Valhalla|Valhalla]]. |
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- | *According to Norse | + | |
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | *The song Strong Bad sings in this episode has him singing the lowest note of all the musical interludes he performs on | + | *The song Strong Bad sings in this episode has him singing the lowest note of all the musical interludes he performs on H*R.com (low C, below the bass clef). |
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===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
- | + | *Vultures usually do not actively kill animals to feed, as implied with Mr. Pitters, but wait for the animal in question to die of other causes before feeding (though Mr. Pitters, being quite old, may have died off camera before the vultures started feeding). | |
- | + | *In this issue, Strong Bad secretly inserted a "crap." The word "scraptastic" is pasted together with an S, the word "crap," and "tastic." | |
- | + | *Generally speaking, American teenagers get a driver's license at about sixteen years of age. Given the fact that she's had a driver's license for a year, it appears that What's Her Face is at least seventeen years old. | |
- | + | *This cartoon has neither an "Again" nor a "Back" link at the end. | |
- | *Vultures usually do not actively kill animals to feed, as implied with Mr. Pitters, but wait for the animal in question to die of other causes before feeding | + | |
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- | *In this issue, Strong Bad secretly inserted a " | + | |
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad comic in which Strong Bad appears outside of an Easter egg. | *This is the first Teen Girl Squad comic in which Strong Bad appears outside of an Easter egg. | ||
- | *Assuming | + | *Strong Bad usually does the voices for Teen Girl Squad toons, but the vultures, Mr. Pitters, and the two Gregs sound nothing like Strong Bad or Strong Bad imitating the voices. |
- | + | *Assuming Science Fiction Greg was indeed referring to Dungeons and Dragons, he would still be a level one character if his experience points were still only in triple digits; a character becomes level two at 1,000 experience points. | |
===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
- | *The font used for Strong Bad's handwriting contains European Qs and 7s, which have small | + | *The font used for Strong Bad's handwriting contains European Qs and 7s, which have small lines running through them. Normally, [[The Brothers Chaps]] edit them, removing the lines, but they didn't here. |
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===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
- | *The phrases Cheerleader uses to address the Squad, "my | + | *Mr. Pitters's last line, "I look so good," is Cheerleader's last line in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]]. |
- | + | *Inside Babbage's is a sign that appears to offer [[Cheap as Free]] software, although it is partially obscured. | |
- | + | *Mr. Pitters' obsession with [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] is a running gag. | |
+ | *The phrases Cheerleader uses to address the Squad, "my Spanish galleons" and "my art galleries", are an extension of the phrase used in [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]], "my gallies." | ||
*This is another mention of [[showering]]. | *This is another mention of [[showering]]. | ||
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===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
+ | *Now known as [[Wikipedia:GameStop|GameStop]], Babbage's, along with Software, Etc., EB Games and FuncoLand, were popular chains of software stores. There are some [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2004-13%2CGGLD%3Aen&biw=801&q=babbage%27s+software&btnG=Search Babbage's] stores still in business today, while some of the stores merely changed names. | ||
+ | *The [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|TurboGrafx-16]] was a fourth-generation video game console released by NEC in 1989, for the North American market. It did not sell well, in large part because of the stranglehold [[Nintendo]] had on the home video game market at the time. | ||
*The "Johnny Rite There" label on the [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Port-O-John|Port-O-John]] is a reference to [http://www.johnnyonthespot.com Johnny On The Spot, Inc.], a major US manufacturer and distributor of portable toilet stalls. | *The "Johnny Rite There" label on the [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Port-O-John|Port-O-John]] is a reference to [http://www.johnnyonthespot.com Johnny On The Spot, Inc.], a major US manufacturer and distributor of portable toilet stalls. | ||
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+ | *[[Podstar:TGS9.m4v|download "Teen Girl Squad Issue 9" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]]) | ||
+ | *[[Forum:3947|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 9"]] | ||
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