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''"The Yello Dello is the most rare and beautiful bird in this entire cartoon."''
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One of the earliest [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] toons, featuring Homestar's quest for a rare bird for Marzipan's birthday present, is remade and expanded with DVD-ish features, commentary, and behind-the-scenes information.
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Homestar wants to get a gift for Marzipan, but can't decide what to get. Coach Z advises him to get something rare and exotic, so Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Sad head out to catch the Yello Dello.
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The DVD is complete with commentary, the old version of the cartoon, and deleted scenes. The characters are drawn in a [[Stylized Character Designs|stylized fashion]].
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Unnamed Characters#Other Characters|The Alien Guy]], [[The Mountain Goat]], [[The Yello Dello]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Announcer}},  {{Film|Strong Mad}}
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Unnamed Characters#Other Characters|The Alien Guy]], [[The Mountain Goat]], [[The Yello Dello]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Announcer}},  {{Film|Strong Mad}}
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'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], A Mountain, [[Far Off Lands]], Various Fields, Marzipan's Garden, [[Homestar's House]]
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'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], A Mountain, [[Far Off Lands]], Various Fields, Marzipan's Garden, [[Homestar Runner's House]]
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'''Date:''' 2000
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'''Date:''' Friday, August 17, 2001 or earlier
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'''Commentary''': Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and Homestar Runner talk about the movie as it's being played. Hilarity ensues.
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'''Page Title:''' LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS' PLATE -- I MEAN DVD!!
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'''Deleted Scenes''': A pixelated challenge which is a parody of the Atari 2600 game <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=976 Barnstorming]</span>; Coach Z and Homestar Runner in the shower room; and Strong Mad telling Marzipan about the Yello Dello.
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{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
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==Transcripts==
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==Menu==
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{{YelloDello}}
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The screen is styled after a typical [[interactive menus|DVD menu]]. The Yello Dello stands silhouetted on a mountaintop, in front of the title "In Search of the Yello-Dello". Six menu options, in two columns of three on either side of the mountain, make up much of the page:
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* '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|new version]]'''
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* '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|commentary]]'''
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* '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello Theatrical Trailer|theatrical trailer]]'''
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* '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello Storyboards|storyboards]]'''
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* '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes|deleted scenes]]'''
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* '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello Old Version|old version]]'''
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Selecting the new version, commentary, trailer, or old version will redirect to the respective page; once it finishes playing, the browser automatically redirects back to the menu. "Deleted Scenes" opens a menu of three options to select, which then redirects the viewer to the page as before.
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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=== Explanations ===
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*The way the music fades as it reaches the end of a loop (unlike most other loops on the site) mimics the looping music used on some early DVD menus where due to technical limitations the background music could not loop.
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=== Trivia ===
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* A "DVD version" of the Yello Dello toon was teased by [[Mike Chapman]] in [[l33t Interview|a 2001 interview]], approximately a week before it was posted to the site.
=== Remarks ===
=== Remarks ===
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*During the scene where Coach Z is giving advice to Homestar, Homestar's star appears as a pentacle &mdash; a hollow star drawn with lines across each point.  Stars are often drawn this way because it's easier to make them symmetrical.
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*Onscreen [[title card]]s for both versions as well as this menu hyphenate "Yello-Dello". However, "Yello Dello" is not hyphenated in Toons menus (from the [[Lava Lamp Toons Menu]] through the [[TV Time Toons Menu|present]]), the current [[page title]]s, or the [[Everything Else Vol. 2]] menu.
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*If you go to the third deleted scene (where Strong Mad plays Strong Bad's role), the tattoo on Strong Mad's right arm is of the band [[Wikipedia:Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]].  He is also wearing a shirt with a megaphone decal on it.
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*The flower that Marzipan is watering is similar to the flower in Coach Z's "bad gift" scenario.
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*Marzipan's handprint seems to indicate that she has [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible arms and hands]].
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*Unless Pom Pom had two identical guns, he couldn't have pulled out the gun the second time, because he threw it away.
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*There is no "back" link at the end of the old version.
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*The link to the storyboards no longer works.
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*Despite the Yello Dello's feminine appearance and the fact that it's referred to as a ''her'', it speaks in a male voice.
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*This is the first appearance of [[Atari 2600]] graphics on HomestarRunner.com.
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=== Goofs ===
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=== Glitches ===
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*In the locker room scene, Coach Z's right foot is cut down by a thin gray line in the middle, showing a mistake in copy and pasting.
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* As of the [[post-Flash site update]], the storyboard link does not function.  
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=== Inside References ===
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*The goat head that pops out from behind the mountain in Coach Z's "bad gift" scenario also appeared in [[Audition With Marzipan]].
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*In the commentary, Strong Sad reveals that he dreams of [[Death#Strong Sad's Imagined Death|his own death]] (over and over and over...)
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*In the commentary, Homestar accidently introduces the toon as "the King of Town Super DVD", which references to the [[King of Town DVD]].
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*In the commentary, Strong Bad's saying that he doesn't trust Pom Pom any further than he can throw him is another reference to [[King of Town DVD]], where SB makes the same quote in the commentary about the little chef guy.
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*[[Oven Mitts|Oven mitts]] appear several times in the DVD.
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=== Real-World References ===
=== Real-World References ===
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* "Hello Yello Dello" might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|The Three Stooges']] quote of "Hello, Hello, Hello! Hello hello hello hello hello!"
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*The menu theme is similar to the music from ''{{w|Pitfall II: Lost Caverns}}''.
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*The deleted scene with the plane is a reference to the Atari 2600 game [http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=976 Barnstorming].  The scene with the scorpion is from the classic Atari 2600 game [http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360 Pitfall].
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*The title may be a reference to the old TV series [[Wikipedia:In Search of...|"In Search Of"]], which was narrated by [[Wikipedia:Leonard Nimoy|Leonard Nimoy]] ([[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek's]] [[Wikipedia:Mr. Spock|Mr. Spock]]) and detailed the search for various legendary beasts, artifacts, and places (e.g. In Search of [[Wikipedia:Bigfoot|Bigfoot]], In Search of [[Wikipedia:Loch Ness Monster|The Loch Ness Monster]], and so on).
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*[[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]] (mentioned in the third deleted scene) is a brand of soda made by [[Wikipedia:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] similar to [[Mountain Dew]].
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*The menu theme being obnoxiously loud is a reference to Pitfall 2, in which it played all through the game incredibly loud for an Atari. The menu theme is not the same as Pitfall 2's; however, it does sound very similar to it.
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* H2-OH! is a bottled water brand.
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*The Yello Dello's manner of eating is a reference to the Lucasarts adventure game LOOM, in which a seagull eats a clam in the same way.
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* The character from [[Wikipedia:Yars' Revenge|Yars' Revenge]] that Homestar mentions in the Commentary is the Yar that you control in the game. In the game you can eat squares off of the Quotile's (the enemy) Shield.
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=== Fast Forward ===
=== Fast Forward ===
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*In the deleted scene, where Homestar and his companions are in the plane, after they fly into the ducks  Homestar yells out, "Somebody get this freakin' [[Ducks|duck]] away from me!" This would be later said by Strong Bad relating to the Atari dragon on [[Main Page 13]].
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*[[Matt Chapman]] would later joke [[The Best Decemberween Ever#Commentary Transcript|in a 2006 DVD commentary]] that he was unlikely to reference "The Yello Dello" again.
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*The quote, "I think I has the solution" was also said by Strong Bad in [[little questions]]
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== DVD Contents ==
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== Everything Else Vol. 2 Version ==
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*Switch the audio in the Old Version to hear commentary from Mike and Matt Chapman and [[Y-O-U|Peter Olson]].
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*The storyboard now has commentary.
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*When played in "Play All", only the New Version is played.
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*An Easter egg is added, featuring a fourth deleted scene. To access it, select the deleted scenes option and press right three times and click on the red Yello-Dello drawing.
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<div style="float: left; width: 50%; padding-bottom: 1em; border-right: 1px solid #c0c0c0;">
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:''{Open to a blue background with Michael Stipe's face with a message reading "Deleted Scene #4; 'Yello Dello' featured Strong Sad's first spoken lines in a cartoon. This was the first stab at his voice: Matt's bad {{w|Michael Stipe}} impression. So bad, in fact, that it was never to be heard again". Cut to Strong Sad in a scene from the new version of Yello Dello.}''
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''' Menu '''
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:'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't know, Homestar. That looks... really dangerous.
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*Page Title: '''LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS' PLATE -- I MEAN DVD!!'''
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**[[HR:yellodellomenu.html|view the "Yello Dello" DVD menu]]
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**[[HR:yellodellomenu.swf|view the flash file for the "Yello Dello" DVD menu]]
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''' New Version '''
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*Page Title: '''IN SEARCH OF THE YELLO-DELLO v2.0'''
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**[[HR:yellodello_mark2.html|watch "In Search of the Yello Dello", the new version]]
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**[[HR:yellodello_mark2.swf|view the flash file for the new version of "In Search of the Yello Dello"]]
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''' Commentary '''
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*Page Title: '''YELLO-DELLO COMMON TATERS'''
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**[[HR:dellocomment.html|watch the commentary]]
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''' Theatrical Trailer '''
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*Page Title: '''Coming in June to a theater near you'''
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**[[HR:dellotrailer.html|watch the theatrical trailer]]
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== See Also ==
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*[[The King of Town DVD]]
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*[[The Yello Dello]]
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''' Storyboards '''
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== External Links ==
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*Page Title: '''Yello Dello Storyboards'''
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**[[HR:delloboard1.html|view the storyboards]]
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*Page title: '''Diluted Scene #1'''
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*Page title: '''In Search of the Yello Dello'''
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**[[HR:yellodello.html|watch the old version]]
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[[Category:In Search of the Yello Dello]]
[[Category:In Search of the Yello Dello]]

Current revision as of 16:24, 4 October 2024

Toon Category: Big Toon
watch ← The King of Town (toon) The Reddest Radish →
One hot bird.

One of the earliest Homestar Runner toons, featuring Homestar's quest for a rare bird for Marzipan's birthday present, is remade and expanded with DVD-ish features, commentary, and behind-the-scenes information.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Pom Pom, The Alien Guy, The Mountain Goat, The Yello Dello, Strong Sad, Strong Bad, Marzipan, The Announcer, Strong Mad

Places: The Athletic Field, Coach Z's Locker Room, A Mountain, Far Off Lands, Various Fields, Marzipan's Garden, Homestar Runner's House

Date: Friday, August 17, 2001 or earlier

Page Title: LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS' PLATE -- I MEAN DVD!!

DVD: Everything Else, Volume 2

Contents

[edit] Menu

The screen is styled after a typical DVD menu. The Yello Dello stands silhouetted on a mountaintop, in front of the title "In Search of the Yello-Dello". Six menu options, in two columns of three on either side of the mountain, make up much of the page:

Selecting the new version, commentary, trailer, or old version will redirect to the respective page; once it finishes playing, the browser automatically redirects back to the menu. "Deleted Scenes" opens a menu of three options to select, which then redirects the viewer to the page as before.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

  • The way the music fades as it reaches the end of a loop (unlike most other loops on the site) mimics the looping music used on some early DVD menus where due to technical limitations the background music could not loop.

[edit] Trivia

  • A "DVD version" of the Yello Dello toon was teased by Mike Chapman in a 2001 interview, approximately a week before it was posted to the site.

[edit] Remarks

[edit] Glitches

[edit] Real-World References

[edit] Fast Forward

[edit] Everything Else Vol. 2 Version

  • Switch the audio in the Old Version to hear commentary from Mike and Matt Chapman and Peter Olson.
  • The storyboard now has commentary.
  • When played in "Play All", only the New Version is played.
  • An Easter egg is added, featuring a fourth deleted scene. To access it, select the deleted scenes option and press right three times and click on the red Yello-Dello drawing.
{Open to a blue background with Michael Stipe's face with a message reading "Deleted Scene #4; 'Yello Dello' featured Strong Sad's first spoken lines in a cartoon. This was the first stab at his voice: Matt's bad Michael Stipe impression. So bad, in fact, that it was never to be heard again". Cut to Strong Sad in a scene from the new version of Yello Dello.}
STRONG SAD: I don't know, Homestar. That looks... really dangerous.

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

In Search of the Yello Dello
New Version | Old Version | Commentary | Theatrical Trailer | Storyboards | Deleted Scenes
Retrieved from "http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/In_Search_of_the_Yello_Dello"
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