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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Strong Mad]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Gossamer]]. | *[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Strong Mad]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Gossamer]]. | ||
*Email [[theme song]] — The announcer quotes the theme song to the TV show [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]] when he says, "They're tiny, they're toony, they're ''all'' a little loony. It's the [[Cheat Commandos]]." | *Email [[theme song]] — The announcer quotes the theme song to the TV show [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]] when he says, "They're tiny, they're toony, they're ''all'' a little loony. It's the [[Cheat Commandos]]." | ||
| + | **In the [[theme_song#DVD_Version|DVD commentary]], Matt makes references to [[Wikipedia:The Bugs Bunny Show|The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour]], one of the many titles of the Saturday morning compilations of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts on television. | ||
*[[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#DVD Version|DVD Commentary]]) — Matt mentions "the sheep and the wolf from those Looney Tunes cartoons". He was most likely referring to [[Wikipedia:Wolf and Sheepdog|Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf]]. | *[[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#DVD Version|DVD Commentary]]) — Matt mentions "the sheep and the wolf from those Looney Tunes cartoons". He was most likely referring to [[Wikipedia:Wolf and Sheepdog|Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf]]. | ||
*Email [[pizza joint]] — The Cheat having a restaurant in [[The King of Town's Grill]] is similar to ''[[Wikipedia:Rabbit Every Monday|Rabbit Every Monday]]'', where Bugs Bunny convinces [[Wikipedia:Yosemite Sam|Yosemite Sam]] that there is a party going on in a wood burning oven. | *Email [[pizza joint]] — The Cheat having a restaurant in [[The King of Town's Grill]] is similar to ''[[Wikipedia:Rabbit Every Monday|Rabbit Every Monday]]'', where Bugs Bunny convinces [[Wikipedia:Yosemite Sam|Yosemite Sam]] that there is a party going on in a wood burning oven. | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 3 November 2008
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.
- Email theme song — The announcer quotes the theme song to the TV show Tiny Toon Adventures when he says, "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony. It's the Cheat Commandos."
- In the DVD commentary, Matt makes references to The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, one of the many titles of the Saturday morning compilations of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts on television.
- 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.
