Looney Tunes

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Strong Mad as Gossamer

MIKE: Matt always throws in this stuff from old Looney Tunes that I don't know.
MATT: Well, I mean, it's sub— subconscious.

funny DVD commentary

The Looney Tunes shorts produced by Warner Bros. have inspired many animators, including The Brothers Chaps.

References

• The Poopsmith, like Wile E. Coyote, sometimes talks by holding up signs.
• Email island (Easter Egg) — Homestar Runner and Strong Bad imagine each other as various foods as the two castaways from Wackiki Wabbit did.
  • Email funny — Some of Strong Bad's wacky movements and sounds also come from Wackiki Wabbit.
• Email lackey — Strong Bad quotes Bugs Bunny when he calls The Cheat "so trusting, so naive".
• Email rock opera — Strong Bad applauds his creation with Speedy Gonzales' catchphrase, "¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!"
• Email bottom 10 — When displaying #6 on Strong Bad's bottom 10, which is "The foul stench of wet The Cheat", The Cheat is seen sopping wet next to a glass of water and a tall ladder, which is likely a reference to several Looney Tunes cartoons which featured someone doing a high dive into a glass of water, instead of a tank of water, such as Stage Door Cartoon.
• Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Strong Mad dresses as Gossamer.
• Weclome Back (DVD Commentary) — Matt mentions "the sheep and the wolf from those Looney Tunes cartoons". He was most likely referring to Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf.
• Email pizza joint — The Cheat having a restaurant in The King of Town's Grill is similar to Rabbit Every Monday, where Bugs Bunny convinces Yosemite Sam that there is a party going on in a wood burning oven.
• Sickly Sam's Big Outing — Old Timey Marzipan quotes Hare Tonic as she invites Sickly Sam to "cut [himself] a slice of rug".
• Play Date — Homestar shouting of "peppering" refers to Bugs Bunny's line, "That's the old pepper, boy!" heard in Baseball Bugs.