In Search of the Yello Dello

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== Screenshot ==
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[[Image:searchfortheyellodello.PNG|thumb|200px|One hot bird.]]
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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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== Summary ==
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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}}
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[[The Yello Dello]] is the most rare and beautiful bird in this entire cartoon.
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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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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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'''Date:''' Friday, August 17, 2001 or earlier
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The DVD is complete with commentary, the old version of the cartoon, and deleted scenes.
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'''Commentary''': [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Sad]], and [[Homestar Runner]] talk about the movie as its being played. Hilarity ensues.
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'''Page Title:''' LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS' PLATE -- I MEAN DVD!!
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'''Deleted Scenes''': [[Coach Z]] and [[Homestar Runner]] in the shower room, [[Strong Mad]] telling [[Marzipan]] about [[The Yello Dello]], and a pixelated challenge which is probably a parody of the ATARI 2600 game [http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=976 Barnstorming].
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{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
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==Menu==
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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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== Transcript ==
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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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''{Homestar, Coach Z, and Pom-Pom are on a football field. Pom-Pom is seen kicking a basketball around in the background whilst Homestar kicks a can, depressed}''
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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.
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'''CAPTION''': "One day after sports, Coach Z noticed Homestar Runner looking troubled"
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== 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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'''COACH Z:''' Hey, what's the problem there, Homestar?
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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.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, Coach Z, I guess I just don't understand the ladies.
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'''COACH Z:''' Oh jeez, I figured it was girl trouble. Step into my office.
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''[Cut to the locker room]''
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'''COACH Z:''' So, tell me what's the matter.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's Marzipan's birthday, and I don't what to get her!
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''[The alien in the shower's towel falls off]''
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'''COACH Z:''' Well, Homestar, I tell you. Girls are like a great sports play. ''[we now see a blackboard with a gameplay on it]'' You can't just rush in to the score zone! You kiddin' me? You'd be clobbered! You've gotta stick and move and zig and zag to get past the defenses, so you's can score! ''[blackboard writing forms a skull]''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But Coach, I don't understand! ''[Homestar's mouth simply stays open through the entire sentence here]''
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'''COACH Z:''' Don't just get her a flower. ''[Scene showing Homestar giving Marzipan a regular flower; flower droops.]'' Get her some rare flower from the tallest mountain! ''[Scene showing Homestar at the top of a mountain with a rare flower wearing laderhosem]'' That way she knows how much she means to yah's!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks Coach! {''Levitates and flys away to the sound of squealing tires''}
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{''Homestar is sitting on a rock next to a tree. The sun and moon rise and set several times''}
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'''CAPTION:''' So he thought and thought... Until finally...
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I has the solution! The Yello-Dello!
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{''Scene changes to the Yello-Dello on the "Discover Network." An australian host describes the bird''}
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'''HOST''': Found only in north-eastern Potamia, the Yello-Dello is the most rare and beautiful bird in this entire cartoon.
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{''Strong Sad, !PomPom and Homestar are about to set out on their journey''}
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'''CAPTION''': And So Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong ad set out in search of the Yello-Dello...
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{''A map appears and red dotted lines track their route through Far Off Lands, Prance, Portugal and Potamia''}
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'''CAPTION:''' They traveled many miles...
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{''The adventurers are in a game of Pitfall.''}
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'''CAPTION:''' Encountered many dangers...
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{''Homestar swings over the alligators''}
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'''CAPTION:''' Until at last they reached their destination...
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{''The Yello-Dello is shown atop a mountain. The three approach the base of the mountain''}
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh I don't know Homestar, that looks really dangerous.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah, come one guys, lets do it for Marzipan!
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, I already got Marzipan a present and I don't really think that-
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, Right. We do it for Marzipan.
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{''Cut to Marzipan watering some flowers with a watering can that says "H2Oh!".''}
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'''CAPTION:''' Meanwhile...
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{''Strong Bad flies onscreen, wearing what appear to be oven mitts''}
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Marzipan, I heard Homestar's getting you the Yello-Dello for your birthday. You wanna know what I got you? NOTHING!
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{''Marzipan is angry at Strong Bad's rudeness but cheers herself up by thinking about the Yello-Dello''}
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'''MARZIPAN:''' {happily} My very own Yello Dello!
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{Back to our hero's at the bottom of the mountain. A burlap sack wiggles next to them''}
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ok, we got it. Now let's go home and get ready for the party.
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{''Marzipan's house is decorated with balloons (on the mailbox) and a big banner reading "happy birthday marzipan" Marzipan hops around a bit by her mailbox then walks over to her house. She opens the door to see Pom Pom, Strong Sad and Homestar, who is holding chicken on a platter''}
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'''ALL:''' Happy Birthday!
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{''Marzipan thinks the chicken is the Yello-Dello, screams and slaps Homestar. Hard. The unharmed Yello-Dello pops out of a giftbox.''}
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'''YELLO-DELLO:''' Gee, waddya think her problem was?
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I guess I just don't understand the ladies.
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'''CAPTION:''' end. {The scorpion from the Pitfall scene crawls by and you hear creepy music}
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== Fun Facts ==
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*The title may be a reference to the old TV series "In Search Of", which was narrated by Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek's Mr. Spock) and detailed the search for various legendary beasts, artifacts, and places (e.g. In Search of Bigfoot, In Search of The Loch Ness Monster, and so on).
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=== Remarks ===
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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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*This was one of the very first toons that [[The Brothers Chaps]] made, before they established their visual style, and at the time, they were still learning how to use the tools. Every artist has to get their start somewhere.
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* As of the [[post-Flash site update]], the storyboard link does not function.  
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*This movie contains the only instance of nudity (when the green man in Coach Z's shower drops his towel) on the entire website, besides censored versions of a naked Homestar. '' actually, in parsnips a plenty when they're walking into the depot fat dudley's overall type thing is open a little.''
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=== Real-World References ===
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*The menu theme is similar to the music from ''{{w|Pitfall II: Lost Caverns}}''.
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*When [[Homestar Runner]] goes on the mountain at one scene, his star looks sorta like a flower.-walt
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=== Fast Forward ===
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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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*When [[Coach Z]] talks to [[Homestar Runner]] about not just getting [[Marzipan]] a flower, but getting a special flower, Homestar's Star is a little... Well, it has lines in it... See for yourself.
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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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*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 and stuff is also from the classic Atari 2600 game [http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360 Pitfall].  
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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 [[R.E.M.|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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*In the deleted scene, where Homstar and his companions are in the plane, after they fly into a bird or something, Homestar yells out, "Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!" This is a reference to what Strong Bad says, or visa versa.
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:'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't know, Homestar. That looks... really dangerous.
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*If you go to the third deleted scene, the one where Strong Mad plays Strong Bad's role, you can see that Strong Mad has a Black Flag tattoo on his right arm. Also, he has a shirt with some kind of decal on it.
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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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== DVD Contents ==
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== External Links ==
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{{nextlinks|{{HR||yellodellomenu|}}|old=yellodellomenu|action=view|title="In Search of the Yello Dello" DVD menu|noquotes=true}}
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''' Menu '''
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{{YelloDello}}
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*Page Title: '''LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS' PLATE -- I MEAN DVD!!'''
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/yellodellomenu.html view 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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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/yellodello_mark2.html watch "In Search of the Yello Dellow", the new version]
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/yellodello_mark2.swf watch "In Search of the Yello Dellow", the new version in fullscreen]
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''' Storyboard '''
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*Page Title: '''Yello Dello Storyboards'''
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/delloboard1.html view the storyboards]
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''' Commentary '''
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*Page Title: '''YELLO-DELLO COMMON TATERS'''
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/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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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/dellotrailer.html watch the theatrical trailer]
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/dellotrailer.swf watch the theatrical trailer in fullscreen]
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''' Old Version '''
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*Page title: '''In Search of the Yello Dello'''
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/yellodello.html watch the old version]
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**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/yellodello.swf watch the old version in fullscreen]
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[[Category:Toons]]
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[[Category:In Search of the Yello Dello]]

Current revision as of 20:03, 14 December 2025

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
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