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[[File:HomestarRunnerSpookyWoods.png|200px|thumb|"No amount of gulps can express how scared I am!"]]
[[File:HomestarRunnerSpookyWoods.png|200px|thumb|"No amount of gulps can express how scared I am!"]]
Strong Bad reads the tale of The Homestar Runner turning into a ghost, and venturing into the Spooky Woods to face three fears and earn back his corporeal form.
Strong Bad reads the tale of The Homestar Runner turning into a ghost, and venturing into the Spooky Woods to face three fears and earn back his corporeal form.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner (storybook)}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Tiny-Handed Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Wheelchair}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Eh! Steve!}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Sherlock}} (Easter egg)
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner (storybook)}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Tiny-Handed Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Wheelchair}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Eh! Steve!}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Sherlock}} (Easter egg)
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'''Places:''' [[Storybook World]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[The Field]], [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]] (Easter egg)
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'''Places:''' [[Storybook World]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[The Field]], [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]] (Easter egg), [[Computer Room]] (Easter egg)
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'''Date:''' Wednesday, October 30, 2019
'''Date:''' Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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''{Music plays as the cover of a storybook is shown against an orange background, titled "homestar runner enters the spooky woods contest" and subtitled "a thoroughly hallowed ween story for kids and children aboth"}''
''{Music plays as the cover of a storybook is shown against an orange background, titled "homestar runner enters the spooky woods contest" and subtitled "a thoroughly hallowed ween story for kids and children aboth"}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Contest. Er{{--}}never mind. ''{an X appears over the word "contest"}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods Contest. Er—never mind. ''{an X appears over the word "contest"}''
''{The first page shows The Homestar Runner against the same orange background, in front of a red-orange pumpkin. The caption reads, "Everyone loves The Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete."}''
''{The first page shows The Homestar Runner against the same orange background, in front of a red-orange pumpkin. The caption reads, "Everyone loves The Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete."}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Everybody loves The Homestar Runner. ''{Homestar poses happily}'' He is an athletic terrife. ''{the caption changes to "athletic terrife"; Homestar plops down again and gives Strong Bad a weird look}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody loves The Homestar Runner. ''{Homestar poses happily}'' He is an athletic terrife. ''{the caption changes to "athletic terrife"; Homestar plops down again and gives Strong Bad a weird look}''
''{The next page shows The Homestar Runner and Pom Pom in the storybook field.}''
''{The next page shows The Homestar Runner and Pom Pom in the storybook field.}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Once upon that singular time, The Homestar Runner and Pom Pom were playing it safe.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Once upon that singular time, The Homestar Runner and Pom Pom were playing it safe.
''{The Homestar Runner concentrates for a moment with his eyes closed, then straightens, his eyes popping.}''
''{The Homestar Runner concentrates for a moment with his eyes closed, then straightens, his eyes popping.}''
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''{Enter Tiny-Handed Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Strong Sad, each wearing a mask}''  
''{Enter Tiny-Handed Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Strong Sad, each wearing a mask}''  
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Up bounded The Fearsome Brothers Strong wearing scary monster outfits.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Up bounded The Fearsome Brothers Strong wearing scary monster outfits.
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' ''{wavy motion lines coming from his mouth}'' HORRORSHOW!!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' ''{wavy motion lines coming from his mouth}'' HORRORSHOW!!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Burped Strong Bad.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Burped Strong Bad.
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' SUCH A FRIGHT!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' SUCH A FRIGHT!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Squelched The Homestar Runner, and he lay down and died.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Squelched The Homestar Runner, and he lay down and died.
''{The Homestar Runner lays down and turns transparent. A white ghost Homestar with a wiggly tail floats up from his body.}''
''{The Homestar Runner lays down and turns transparent. A white ghost Homestar with a wiggly tail floats up from his body.}''
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'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' Uh... that was unexpected.
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' Uh... that was unexpected.
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Admitted Strong Bad just now.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Admitted Strong Bad just now.
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as his ghost}'' Oh no! I gave up the ghost!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as his ghost}'' Oh no! I gave up the ghost!
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'''STRONG SAD:''' You'll stay that way unless you enter the spooky woods ''{the spooky woods is shown as ominous music plays}'' and face your 3 fears before the witching hour!
'''STRONG SAD:''' You'll stay that way unless you enter the spooky woods ''{the spooky woods is shown as ominous music plays}'' and face your 3 fears before the witching hour!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''[Said Strong Sad.]'' Quothed Lord High Plotlayer.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''[Said Strong Sad.]'' Quothed Lord High Plotlayer.
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{determined look}'' It's what I must do! Let's go Pom Pom! ''{draws out the second "Pom"}''
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{determined look}'' It's what I must do! Let's go Pom Pom!
''{Wide shot reveals Pom Pom is gone. Homestar looks distressed.}''
''{Wide shot reveals Pom Pom is gone. Homestar looks distressed.}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' But Pom Pom had already gone to a party at some rich kid's house.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' But Pom Pom had already gone to a party at some rich kid's house.
''{Cut to outside the Prince of Town's castle, where Pom Pom, wearing sunglasses, is floating in the pool. The Poopsmith bounces on the diving board repeatedly. Party music plays. Cut back to a close-up of The Homestar Runner.}''
''{Cut to outside the Prince of Town's castle, where Pom Pom, wearing sunglasses, is floating in the pool. The Poopsmith bounces on the diving board repeatedly. Party music plays. Cut back to a close-up of The Homestar Runner.}''
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{each gulp is simply captioned "gulp"}'' I (gulp) guess (gulpo) I'm on (gulpamundo) my own (Gulp Fantasy 2000).
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{each gulp is simply captioned "gulp"}'' I (gulp) guess (gulpo) I'm on (gulpamundo) my own (Gulp Fantasy 2000).
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Tedioused The Homestar Runner at great risk to the listenability of the story.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Tedioused The Homestar Runner at great risk to the listenability of the story.
''{Cut to the entrance to the spooky woods, where ghost Homestar floats in, looking nervous}''
''{Cut to the entrance to the spooky woods, where ghost Homestar floats in, looking nervous}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And so The Dead Homestar Runner entered the Spooky Woods.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And so The Dead Homestar Runner entered the Spooky Woods.
''{The Dead Homestar Runner floats through the spooky woods}''
''{The Dead Homestar Runner floats through the spooky woods}''
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No amount of gulps can express how scared I am!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No amount of gulps can express how scared I am!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Just then, he came face to face with his first fear!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Just then, he came face to face with his first fear!
''{A life science textbook with a picture of a frog on the cover pops into existence before him, then opens to page 73, which has a picture of an pink organelle}''
''{A life science textbook with a picture of a frog on the cover pops into existence before him, then opens to page 73, which has a picture of an pink organelle}''
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'''COACH ZEE:''' ''{speaking as the organelle}'' Can you identify this organelle, that is located in a plant cell?
'''COACH ZEE:''' ''{speaking as the organelle}'' Can you identify this organelle, that is located in a plant cell?
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Asked the life science textbook in Coach Z's voice for some reason.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Asked the life science textbook in Coach Z's voice for some reason.
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' I'm not gulp-afraid of you... Golgi Apparatus!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' I'm not gulp-afraid of you... Golgi Apparatus!
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That was easy! I'll have my corporeal form back in no time!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That was easy! I'll have my corporeal form back in no time!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said The Homestar Runner after ''clearly'' consulting a thesaurus.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Said The Homestar Runner after ''clearly'' consulting a thesaurus.
''{The Homestar Runner leaves the scene. The Brothers Strong rise up from behind a teal-colored bush with purple berries.}''
''{The Homestar Runner leaves the scene. The Brothers Strong rise up from behind a teal-colored bush with purple berries.}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Meanwhile, behind a very great bush, the Brothers Strong were schemin' and steamin'.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Meanwhile, behind a very great bush, the Brothers Strong were schemin' and steamin'.
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' All types of drat!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' All types of drat!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said Strong Bad, ''{not captioned}'' coining an awesome new phrase that will endure throughout the ages. ''{Tiny-Handed Strong Bad grins}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Said Strong Bad, ''{not captioned}'' coining an awesome new phrase that will endure throughout the ages. ''{Tiny-Handed Strong Bad grins}''
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' We've got to make sure his next fear is so gruesome, he won't be able to face it!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' We've got to make sure his next fear is so gruesome, he won't be able to face it!
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'''STRONG MAD:''' Grunt!
'''STRONG MAD:''' Grunt!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Grunted Grunt Mad.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Grunted Grunt Mad.
'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm here because family is hard to say no to.
'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm here because family is hard to say no to.
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said a pallid bust of Pallas.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Said a pallid bust of Pallas.
''{Cut to ghost Homestar floating through the woods}''
''{Cut to ghost Homestar floating through the woods}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And so The Little-Bit-Less-Dead Homestar Runner forged ahead, and faced his next fear. Which was...
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And so The Little-Bit-Less-Dead Homestar Runner forged ahead, and faced his next fear. Which was...
''{A bathtub full of vomit and eyeballs appears against a pink and purple background as a spooky sound plays}''
''{A bathtub full of vomit and eyeballs appears against a pink and purple background as a spooky sound plays}''
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'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' What the...?
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' What the...?
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Almost cussed Strong Bad. ''{Tiny-Handed Strong Bad puts a glove over his mouth}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Almost cussed Strong Bad. ''{Tiny-Handed Strong Bad puts a glove over his mouth}''
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{suddenly scared}'' But I am scared of... gulp gulp gulp gulp gulp gulp... FRILLY TOOTHPICKS!!!
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'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' ''{suddenly scared}'' But I am scared of... gulp gulp gulp gulp gulp gulp... FRILLY TOOTHPICKS!!!
''{Cut to Strong Sad, who is holding a plate of club sandwiches with frilly toothpicks}''
''{Cut to Strong Sad, who is holding a plate of club sandwiches with frilly toothpicks}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And all eyes turned to Strong Sad's club sammich.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And all eyes turned to Strong Sad's club sammich.
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' That's stupid! No one's afraid of frilly toothpicks!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' That's stupid! No one's afraid of frilly toothpicks!
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''{The Homestar Runner gains his red star shirt.}''
''{The Homestar Runner gains his red star shirt.}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{"had" is not spoken aloud}'' And with that, The Homestar Runner ''[had]'' successfully faced his second fear.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{"had" is not spoken aloud}'' And with that, The Homestar Runner ''[had]'' successfully faced his second fear.
''{The Homestar Runner floats on}''
''{The Homestar Runner floats on}''
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'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' All types of drat!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' All types of drat!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Repeated Strong Bad, flirting with oversaturating the market with his new phrase too soon.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Repeated Strong Bad, flirting with oversaturating the market with his new phrase too soon.
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' It looks like we have to come up with something stupid and weird, not gruesome.
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' It looks like we have to come up with something stupid and weird, not gruesome.
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''{Cut to The Homestar Runner floating through the woods}''
''{Cut to The Homestar Runner floating through the woods}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And so The Nearly-Not-Dead Homestar Runner ventured deeper into the spooky woods.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And so The Nearly-Not-Dead Homestar Runner ventured deeper into the spooky woods.
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Two down, one to go! I wonder what horrors my third fear will bring.
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Two down, one to go! I wonder what horrors my third fear will bring.
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Just then he came to a clearing in the woods.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Just then he came to a clearing in the woods.
''{The Homestar Runner witnesses Tiny-Handed Strong Bad and Strong Mad playing ping-pong on a round kitchen table}''
''{The Homestar Runner witnesses Tiny-Handed Strong Bad and Strong Mad playing ping-pong on a round kitchen table}''
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'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' Look at us! We're playing ping-pong on a kitchen table. Not regulation in the slightest!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' Look at us! We're playing ping-pong on a kitchen table. Not regulation in the slightest!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said Strong Bad wearing dress shoes with no socks. ''{close-up of Tiny-Handed Strong Bad's feet; he is indeed}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Said Strong Bad wearing dress shoes with no socks. ''{close-up of Tiny-Handed Strong Bad's feet; he is indeed}''
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' While definitely illegal, I don't think non-regulation ping-pong is my third fear.
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' While definitely illegal, I don't think non-regulation ping-pong is my third fear.
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''{Cut back to The Homestar Runner, Strong Mad and Strong Bad}''
''{Cut back to The Homestar Runner, Strong Mad and Strong Bad}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said the Homestar Runner in a ''children's book''. ''{the words each become italicized as he reads them}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Said the Homestar Runner in a ''children's book''. ''{the words each become italicized as he reads them}''
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Awww, but look. The gross wet pigeons think Strong Bad's ping-pong ball is an egg!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Awww, but look. The gross wet pigeons think Strong Bad's ping-pong ball is an egg!
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' They were just as gulp of me, as I was gulp of them!
'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' They were just as gulp of me, as I was gulp of them!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said the Homestar Runner, ''really'' shoe-horning some ''{Homestar poses with pride}'' kind of half-baked moral into this thing.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Said the Homestar Runner, ''really'' shoe-horning some kind of half-baked moral into this thing.
'''STRONG SAD:''' Behold! The witching hour!
'''STRONG SAD:''' Behold! The witching hour!
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''{The moon clock strikes midnight with a gong sound}''
''{The moon clock strikes midnight with a gong sound}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And so having faced his three fears, Homestar Runner gained back his corporeal form. ''{The Homestar Runner gains back his legs}'' Said narrator Strong Bad, who totally already knew what 'corporeal' meant, like, ''way'' before this book.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And so having faced his three fears, Homestar Runner gained back his corporeal form. ''{The Homestar Runner gains back his legs}'' Said narrator Strong Bad, who totally already knew what 'corporeal' meant, like, ''way'' before this book.
''{Close-up on The Homestar Runner, whose backside seems to "ding"}''
''{Close-up on The Homestar Runner, whose backside seems to "ding"}''
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, hey hey! ''{wide shot; a transparent ghost tail is protruding from under his shirt}'' Looks like I get to keep my squiggily<!-- sic --> ghost-tail! ''{turns his rear to Tiny-Handed Strong Bad}'' Does it tickle your fancy, Mr. Strong Bad? ''{makes a duck face and starts making high-pitched noises}''
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'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, hey hey! ''{wide shot; a transparent ghost tail is protruding from under his shirt}'' Looks like I get to keep my squiggily ghost-tail! ''{turns his rear to Tiny-Handed Strong Bad}'' Does it tickle your fancy, Mr. Strong Bad? ''{makes a duck face and starts making high-pitched noises}''
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' SUCH A FRIGHT!
'''TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' SUCH A FRIGHT!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Moaned Strong Bad and he lay down and died.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Moaned Strong Bad and he lay down and died.
''{Tiny-Handed Strong Bad lays down and turns transparent. A white ghost Strong Bad with a wiggly tail floats up from his body.}''
''{Tiny-Handed Strong Bad lays down and turns transparent. A white ghost Strong Bad with a wiggly tail floats up from his body.}''
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'''ALL BUT TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
'''ALL BUT TINY-HANDED STRONG BAD:''' Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Laughed all the other characters in a satisfying, end-of-story fashion.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Laughed all the other characters in a satisfying, end-of-story fashion.
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''{The page turns to a gray "end." screen. As Strong Bad speaks, a new storybook appears: "strong bad's ghost enters the homestar runner", with an illustration of Tiny-Handed Strong Bad's ghost being sucked into a surprised The Homestar Runner.}''
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''{The page turns to a gray "end." screen. As Strong Bad speaks, a new storybook appears: "strong bad's ghost enters the homestar runner", with an illustration of Tiny-Handed Strong Bad's ghost being sucked into a surprised The Homestar Runner}''
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Join us next week, children, when we read "Strong Bad's Ghost Enters The Homestar Runner, Thereby Possessing Him Demonically". ''{the additional part of the title appears as he reads it}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Join us next week, children, when we read "Strong Bad's Ghost Enters The Homestar Runner, Thereby Possessing Him Demonically". ''{the additional part of the title appears as he reads it}''
''{Cut to the modern day characters, costume-less, standing in the field at night. Strong Bad is holding the book.}''
''{Cut to the modern day characters, costume-less, standing in the field at night. Strong Bad is holding the book.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Such a great story, Strong Bad.
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Such a great story, Strong Bad.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, I just r{{--}}read it. To you.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, I just r&mdash;read it. To you.
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{puzzled}'' Um, I know.
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{puzzled}'' Um, I know.
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:''{The Poopsmith folds his wings back in}''
:''{The Poopsmith folds his wings back in}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I thought you already dressed up as Trondorman, like, twenty years ago!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I thought you already dressed up as Trondorman, like, twenty years ago!
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:'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh! I smell a shared cinematic universe{{--}}!
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:'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh! I smell a shared cinematic universe&mdash;!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up.
* At the end, click on Coach Z.
* At the end, click on Coach Z.
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:'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, shut up! I'm known far and wide for my enthusiasm for... Bic ballpoint pens. Look it up.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, shut up! I'm known far and wide for my enthusiasm for... Bic ballpoint pens. Look it up.
* At the end, click on Marzipan.
* At the end, click on Marzipan.
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:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Marzipan, I really like your{{--}}
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:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Marzipan, I really like your&mdash;
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, let me stop you right there. I have no idea what this is from. I just wore what Strong Sad told me to wear.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, let me stop you right there. I have no idea what this is from. I just wore what Strong Sad told me to wear.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yeah, and honestly, I only saw the movie once when I was, like, ten. I just like that pirate guy.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yeah, and honestly, I only saw the movie once when I was, like, ten. I just like that pirate guy.
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===Explanations===
===Explanations===
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*The [[Wikipedia:Golgi apparatus|Golgi apparatus]] is a part of a eukaryotic cell that encloses protein products within vesicles and transports them throughout the cell.  Despite what this cartoon implies, it is not exclusive to plant cells.
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*The [[Wikipedia:Golgi apparatus|golgi apparatus]] is a part of a eukaryotic cell that encloses protein products within vesicles and transports them throughout the cell.
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*[[Wikipedia:ASMR|ASMR]] stands for autonomous sensory meridian response. There are many YouTube videos that claim to trigger it to help people to relax, similar to the Falling Asleep Great with Character 1 false autoplay image from [[The Next April Fools Thing]].
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===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Strong Bad reads the gang a chilling new children's book for Halloween! All types of drat!"
*This is the first time The Cheat is shown onscreen while speaking comprehensibly.
*This is the first time The Cheat is shown onscreen while speaking comprehensibly.
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*This is the first time all twelve main characters have an Easter egg when clicked on at the end.
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*This is the first time all 12 main characters have an Easter egg when clicked on at the end.
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**In addition, there are a total of fourteen Easter eggs in this cartoon, the largest number in any Homestar Runner toon until [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]].
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*The gong sound heard as the Witching Hour strikes comes from the 2013 first-person exploration/puzzle game ''[[wikipedia:Kairo (video game)|Kairo]]''.
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*Bubs's costume seems to indicate that his skin beneath his shirt is the same blue color as his face.
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*Strong Sad's mask resembles a proboscis monkey.
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===Remarks===
===Remarks===
*The Poopsmith is seen partying at the pool, while he was specifically forbidden from entering in [[keep cool]].
*The Poopsmith is seen partying at the pool, while he was specifically forbidden from entering in [[keep cool]].
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*While in costume, Homestar does not blink as he normally does.
 
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*Marzipan's line is presented in a slightly lower [[audio quality]] from the rest of the toon.
 
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*The contrast dial on the Compy in the Easter egg is not interactable.
 
===Goofs===
===Goofs===
[[File:SpookyWoodsDragonFont.png|200px|thumb|I make drawing incorrect fonts fun!]]
[[File:SpookyWoodsDragonFont.png|200px|thumb|I make drawing incorrect fonts fun!]]
*In the Flash version, the first line on Strong Bad's computer is not displayed in the correct font. The same line is displayed correctly in the YouTube version.
*In the Flash version, the first line on Strong Bad's computer is not displayed in the correct font. The same line is displayed correctly in the YouTube version.
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*When the text box says "SUCH A FRIGHT! squelched The Homestar Runner", there is no period following it.
 
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*As everybody leaves to change into their costumes, Homestar's legs are separated from his body for one frame.
 
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
*Pom Pom abandoning Homestar to go to a cooler party occurred previously in [[senior prom]].
*Pom Pom abandoning Homestar to go to a cooler party occurred previously in [[senior prom]].
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*The cast "[[Peow]]s" away at the end of the toon.
 
*Homestar [[Bathing|bathes]] in eyeball [[Puking|puke]].
*Homestar [[Bathing|bathes]] in eyeball [[Puking|puke]].
*I'm Just a Bill was previously referenced in [[4 branches]].
*I'm Just a Bill was previously referenced in [[4 branches]].
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*When Homestar says The Poopsmith previously dressed as "Trondorman", he's thinking of the Tron costume in [[Homestarloween Party]], which was made 19 years before this cartoon.
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*When Homestar says The Poopsmith previously dressed as "Trondorman", he's thinking of the Tron costume in [[Homestarloween Party]].
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**''Condorman'' itself was one of the VHS tapes labeled in an Easter egg in the email [[12:00]].
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*Homestar guesses that Bubs is dressed as Captain Lou Albano, the costume he wore in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*Homestar guesses that Bubs is dressed as Captain Lou Albano, the costume he wore in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
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*The strip[[èd]] [[pants]] were previously seen in [[high school]].
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*The stripèd [[pants]] were previously seen in [[highschool]].
*Hovan rolls were previously mentioned in [[Halloween Potion Ma-jig]].
*Hovan rolls were previously mentioned in [[Halloween Potion Ma-jig]].
*Mode-7 was previously mentioned in the [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]] and [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]].
*Mode-7 was previously mentioned in the [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]] and [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]].
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*The phrase "Cheatsa [Parties]" was first used in [[mile]] and then used in better context in [[pizza joint]].
*The phrase "Cheatsa [Parties]" was first used in [[mile]] and then used in better context in [[pizza joint]].
*Strong Sad's fan fiction was previously shown in [[fan club]].
*Strong Sad's fan fiction was previously shown in [[fan club]].
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*Homestar was similarly insistent about Bubs's costume in [[Later That Night...]], prompting a similar reaction from him.
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*The skeleton scene from Bubs' easter egg was previously seen in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]].
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*The skeleton scene from Bubs's Easter egg was previously seen in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]. ''(See also [[#Real-World References]])''
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===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*"Horrorshow" is a slang term frequently used in the [[wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange (novel)|novel]] and [[wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange (film)|film]] ''A Clockwork Orange''. It's a corruption of the Russian word ''khorosho'', meaning "good".
 
*The Life Science textbook Homestar encounters is based on the 1999 edition of ''Life Science'' by Lucy Daniel, Edward Paul Ortleb, and Alton Biggs (ISBN 0028277775).
*The Life Science textbook Homestar encounters is based on the 1999 edition of ''Life Science'' by Lucy Daniel, Edward Paul Ortleb, and Alton Biggs (ISBN 0028277775).
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*"A pallid bust of Pallas" refers to [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s poem [[wikipedia:The Raven|"The Raven"]].
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*"A pallid bust of Pallas" refers to [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s poem ''[[wikipedia:The Raven|The Raven]]''.
*Two references are made to [[Don Bluth]] and his works:
*Two references are made to [[Don Bluth]] and his works:
**Bubs is dressed up as Commander Borf, the antagonist from ''Space Ace'', a game similar to ''Dragon's Lair''.
**Bubs is dressed up as Commander Borf, the antagonist from ''Space Ace'', a game similar to ''Dragon's Lair''.
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*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] was a processing technique that allowed the Super [[Nintendo]] Entertainment System to scale and rotate visual elements. Although it wasn't used to animate Burt the Bashful in ''[[Wikipedia:Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (The Super FX-2 chip was used instead), his animations did distort his sprite in a Mode 7-esque manner.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] was a processing technique that allowed the Super [[Nintendo]] Entertainment System to scale and rotate visual elements. Although it wasn't used to animate Burt the Bashful in ''[[Wikipedia:Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (The Super FX-2 chip was used instead), his animations did distort his sprite in a Mode 7-esque manner.
*Strong Mad yells the name of [[Wikipedia:Syd Barrett|Syd Barrett]], a founding member of Pink Floyd who was ousted from the band in 1968.
*Strong Mad yells the name of [[Wikipedia:Syd Barrett|Syd Barrett]], a founding member of Pink Floyd who was ousted from the band in 1968.
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**Strong Mad yelling "WIZARD OF OZ!", as well as Strong Bad's response that that's the "wrong album", is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Dark Side of the Rainbow|Dark Side of the Rainbow]] theory, which states that the Pink Floyd album [[wikipedia:The Dark Side of the Moon|The Dark Side of the Moon]] can be synchronized to ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
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*Strong Mad yelling "WIZARD OF OZ!", as well as Strong Bad's response that that's the "wrong album", is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Dark Side of the Rainbow|Dark Side of the Rainbow]] theory, which states that the Pink Floyd album [[wikipedia:The Dark Side of the Moon|The Dark Side of the Moon]] can be synchronized to ''[[wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.
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*Homsar's line in his Easter egg is a corruption of a line from another [[Wikipedia:Schoolhouse Rock!|Schoolhouse Rock]] song: "Conjunction Junction, what's your function?"
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*Homsar's line in his Easter egg is a corruption of a line from another [[Wikipedia:Schoolhouse Rock!|Schoolhouse Rock]] cartoon: "Conjunction Junction, what's your function?"
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*Dobby and [[wikipedia:Ron Weasley|Ron Weasley]] are both characters from the [[wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] franchise.
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*Dobby and Ron Weasley are both characters from the [[wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] franchise.
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*The "pirate guy" from ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxy Express 999|Galaxy Express 999]]'' that Strong Sad refers to could either be Emeraldas, who was the captain of the ''Queen Emeraldas'' and aimed to switch bodies with Maetel, or Captain Harlock, who was the ruler of the Time Castle. Both are recurring characters in the works of Leiji Matsumoto.  
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*The "pirate guy" from [[Wikipedia:Galaxy Express 999|Galaxy Express 999]] that Strong Sad refers to could either be Emeraldes, who was the captain of the ''Queen Esmeraldes'' and aimed to switch bodies with Maetel, or Captain Harlock, who was the ruler of the Time Castle. Both are recurring characters in the works of Leiji Matsumoto.  
*Strong Bad references the white clamshell VHS case [[Disney]] movies came in.
*Strong Bad references the white clamshell VHS case [[Disney]] movies came in.
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*Strong Sad suggests that ''[[Wikipedia:Condorman|Condorman]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Tron|Tron]]'' could belong to a shared cinematic universe because both movies (as well as the [[Wikipedia:Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe]]) were produced by Disney, and ''Tron'' was released a year after ''Condorman'' in 1982.
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*The Eh!-gustus Steve Easter egg, with its Roman-style statues and cyan- and magenta-outlined palm tree, references the [[Wikipedia:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]] aesthetic.
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*The Eh!-gustus Steve Easter egg, with its use of Sweet Cuppin Cakes' color palette and tile floor, slow synth pop music, Roman-style statues, and cyan- and magenta-outlined palm tree, references the [[Wikipedia:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]] aesthetic, which Sweet Cuppin' Cakes in general has been likened to, including by [[The Brothers Chaps]] themselves in a later [[@StrongBadActual]] {{prs|1238159425023758337|12|Apr|2020|alt=Tweet}}.
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*Homestar sings part of [[youtube:9YAmXjBUp-g|the theme]] from [[Wikipedia:Moomin (1990 TV series)|the 1990 Moomin TV anime series]] (on which the design of his costume is largely based).
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*Coach Z's costume banter references DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand", specifically the lyrics "But if you don't want to I can live with that but/You gotta put back the double-knit reversible slacks" and "There's no need to argue, parents just don't understand".
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===Fast Forward===
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*True to his word, Strong Bad [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1191946722114777092|shared a scene]] from "Strong Bad's Ghost Enters The Homestar Runner, Thereby Possessing Him Demonically" on [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]] a week after this toon's release.
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==YouTube Version==
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[[File:YT Autoplay - Eyeball Barf ASMR.png|thumb|So soothing.]]
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Strong Bad reads the gang a chilling new children's book for Halloween! All types of drat!"
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*The ending Easter eggs play automatically in the following order:
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**The Cheat
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**Bubs
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**Strong Mad
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**Homestar Runner
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**The King of Town
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**Pom Pom
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**Strong Sad
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**The Poopsmith
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**Coach Z
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**Homsar
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**Strong Bad
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**Marzipan
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**Eh!-gustus Steve
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**Bic-point pen
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*The [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|false autoplay image]] is titled "Eyeball Barf 10 Hour Loop - Deep Relaxation/ASMR".
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==External Links==
==External Links==
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