Decemberween in July

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-	== Screenshot ==	+	{{aholidaynav}}
-	http://img49.exs.cx/img49/3938/dween.png	+	[[Image:dween.png|thumb|220px|Decemberween, Decemberween, you're 7 months after you should've been...]]
-	== Summary ==	+	A series of [[Decemberween]]-themed cartoons that are...in July! Includes:
-	A series of Decemberween-themed cartoons that are...in July! Includes:	+
-	*[[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]]	+	*[[Teen Girl Squad]]: [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]]
-	*[[Decemberween Kids' Book]]	+	*Kids' Book: [[That Time of Year]]
-	*[[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]	+	*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]: [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
-	*[[Decemberween Puppet Style]]	+	*Puppet Style: [[Homestar and the Nice Present]]
-	*[[Decemberween Marzipan Song]]	+	*[[Seasonal Sweaters]] (Easter egg) <!--Please do not move this; it is technically a toon on this menu, and therefore it belongs in this column.-->
		+	*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl]] (Easter egg) <!--Please do not move this; it is technically a toon on this menu, and therefore it belongs in this column.-->
-	'''Page Title:''' Decemberween In July Sale!!	+	'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]
-	== Easter Eggs ==	+	'''Date:''' Monday, July 12, 2004
-	*Click on the candy cane to change its color.	+
-	*Click on the green light at the top of the screen to view a puppet thing called [http://www.homestarrunner.com/dween_puppet2.swf Homestar vs. Little Girl].  The green light is directly above the "w" in "Decemberween".	+
-	*Under the "Puppet Style" toon there is a hidden music video by Marzipan about sweaters.	+
-	== Fun Facts ==	+	'''Running Time:''' 4:56 (all combined)
-	*The candy cane Easter Egg and the Christmas lights are the similar to the ones in the Secret Strong Bad Email Christmas menu.	+
-	*You cannot play with the contrast knob on the [[Compy 386]].	+
-	*The back button will always take you back to [[Main Page 16]], which is the snow themed homepage.	+
-	*In the Homestar vs. Little Girl easter egg, the little girl ask for "space shows" which is the name of one of tapes from the easter egg in [[12:00]].	+
-	== "Homestar vs. Little Girl" Easter Egg Transcript ==	+	'''Page Title:''' Decemberween In July Sale!!
-	''{The title "Homestar vs. Little Girl" appears.  Scene opens to reveal Puppet Homestar with Little Girl.  Homestar wears a Santa hat. Throughout the cartoon the action often cuts, as if we're watching selected pieces of a longer video.}''	+
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' What do you want for Decemberween?	+	{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
		+	==Easter Eggs==
-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' I want ''{pauses, contemplating her answer}'' a space show! ''{throws her arms into the air to emphasize}''	+	*Click on the candy cane to change its color.
-		+	*Click on the green light at the top of the screen to view a [[Puppet Stuff|puppet toon]] called [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]]. The green light is directly above the "w" in "Decemberween".
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{befuddled}'' A space show?	+	*Click directly underneath the Puppet Style link to see [[Seasonal Sweaters]].
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-	''{Cut to the little girl waving her hands around excitedly. A Christmas tree is now partially visible in the background.}''	+
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-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Geet geet geet geet geet geet geet geet.	+
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-	'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{waving back and forth}'' Geet geet geet geet geet geet geet geet.	+
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-	''{Cut to Homestar's Santa hat sitting crooked on his head.}''	+
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-	'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey, did you want to fix my hat?	+
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-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Okay.	+
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-	''{Little Girl attempts to fix the hat with limited success.  She tries pulling it down in the front, but it isn't working.}''	+
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-	'''HOMESTAR:''' Ow.  Ow.  Ow.  Ow, my eyes!	+
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-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' That's okay.	+
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-	''{Cut and Homestar's hat is somewhat fixed.}''	+
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-	'''HOMESTAR:''' What would you like for Decemberween?	+
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-	''{Slight cut.}''	+
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-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' DVD.	+
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' DVD?	+	==Fun Facts==
-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Do--do you like all these DVDs? ''{she makes an 'all encompassing' gesture with her hands}''	+	===Explanations===
		+	*This off-season Decemberween cartoon was made because there had not been a Decemberween toon in [[2003]]. [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Missy Palmer|Missy]] were planning their wedding, which left [[The Brothers Chaps]] little time for a proper Decemberween toon. Several ideas were tried, but all were scrapped by Christmastime 2003; these various abandonded concepts eventually inspired the cornucopia approach of this toon.<!--fact added by [[User:Rebochan]], who attended the UCF event per [[User talk:Thunderbird L17/Archive 13]]-->
		+	**An unfinished version of [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad|the Teen Girl Squad segment]] was shown at [[University of Central Florida - Apr 9 2004|an appearance at the University of Central Florida]] in spring 2004.
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' I love every DVD that was ever made.	+	===Trivia===
-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' What kind of DVD do you like?	+	*The back button will always lead back to [[Main Page 16]], which is the snow-themed homepage.
		+	*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "A collection of Decemberween shorts!"
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' I like space show DVDs best.	+	===Remarks===
		+	*One can still click on the other Easter eggs and toons while watching either of the puppet toons.
		+	**This is because the puppet toons themselves are separate Flash files, designed ''and'' scripted to appear within the main Flash file.
-	''{Cut.}''	+	===Goofs===
-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Going to eat lots and lots of breakfasts!	+	*The contrast knob on the [[Compy 386]] cannot be adjusted.
		+	*The reflection of the candy cane on the Compy's screen is wrong. The stripes should be going down from right to left, opposite the direction of the actual candy cane. Otherwise, all individual stripes would end up where they started from.
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' Lots of breakfasts.  What type of breakfast do you have?	+	===Inside References===
-	''{Cut.}''	+	*The candy cane Easter egg and the Christmas lights are the similar to the ones in the [[Decemberween Email Menu]]. The orange-and-blue candy cane having a gray piece is also from the Decemberween Email Menu.
-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' ''{singing, sort of}'' Some jelly, and peanut butter.	+	===Real-World References===
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{singing}'' Jelly, and peanut butter.  Jelly, and peanut butter. ''{his hat begins to slip off his head as he sings}'' Here goes my hat.	+	*The title is a play on stores that have "[[Wikipedia:Christmas in July|Christmas in July]]" sales.
-	''{Cut.}''	+	===Fast Forward===
		+	*The release date of this toon (July 12) would later become the official "Decemberween in July" date on the [[2010 Calendar]].
-	'''LITTLE GIRL:''' ''{laughing}'' That sounds like funny.	+	== DVD Version ==
		+	*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl]] can now be viewed by selecting the candy cane.
		+	*A creators' commentary can be accessed in [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]].
-	'''HOMESTAR:''' It sounds like funny, but it's not.	+	==YouTube Version==
		+	*All the toons are played in order, except for [[Seasonal Sweaters]], which does not play at all.
-	== External Links ==	+	==External Links==
-	*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/dween_menu.html watch "Decemberween In July"]	+	{{nextlinks|{{HR|||}}|old=dween_menu|269|youtube=iYKgQP8yeqo}}
-	*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/dween_menu.swf view the flash file for "Decemberween In July"]	+
-	*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=269 forum thread re: "Decemberween In July"]	+
-	[[Category: Decemberween In July]]	+	{{decemberweennav|{{PAGENAME}}}}
		+	{{Decemberween in July}}

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Current revision as of 09:06, 17 January 2025

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A series of Decemberween-themed cartoons that are...in July! Includes:

• Teen Girl Squad: Decemberween Teen Girl Squad
• Kids' Book: That Time of Year
• Sweet Cuppin' Cakes: Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes
• Puppet Style: Homestar and the Nice Present
• Seasonal Sweaters (Easter egg)
• Homestar vs. Little Girl (Easter egg)

Places: Computer Room

Date: Monday, July 12, 2004

Running Time: 4:56 (all combined)

Page Title: Decemberween In July Sale!!

DVD: Everything Else, Volume 2

Contents 1 Easter Eggs 2 Fun Facts 2.1 Explanations 2.2 Trivia 2.3 Remarks 2.4 Goofs 2.5 Inside References 2.6 Real-World References 2.7 Fast Forward 3 DVD Version 4 YouTube Version 5 External Links

[edit] Easter Eggs

• Click on the candy cane to change its color.
• Click on the green light at the top of the screen to view a puppet toon called Homestar vs. Little Girl. The green light is directly above the "w" in "Decemberween".
• Click directly underneath the Puppet Style link to see Seasonal Sweaters.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

• This off-season Decemberween cartoon was made because there had not been a Decemberween toon in 2003. Mike and Missy were planning their wedding, which left The Brothers Chaps little time for a proper Decemberween toon. Several ideas were tried, but all were scrapped by Christmastime 2003; these various abandonded concepts eventually inspired the cornucopia approach of this toon.
  • An unfinished version of the Teen Girl Squad segment was shown at an appearance at the University of Central Florida in spring 2004.

[edit] Trivia

• The back button will always lead back to Main Page 16, which is the snow-themed homepage.
• The YouTube description for this toon is "A collection of Decemberween shorts!"

[edit] Remarks

• One can still click on the other Easter eggs and toons while watching either of the puppet toons.
  • This is because the puppet toons themselves are separate Flash files, designed and scripted to appear within the main Flash file.

[edit] Goofs

• The contrast knob on the Compy 386 cannot be adjusted.
• The reflection of the candy cane on the Compy's screen is wrong. The stripes should be going down from right to left, opposite the direction of the actual candy cane. Otherwise, all individual stripes would end up where they started from.

[edit] Inside References

• The candy cane Easter egg and the Christmas lights are the similar to the ones in the Decemberween Email Menu. The orange-and-blue candy cane having a gray piece is also from the Decemberween Email Menu.

[edit] Real-World References

• The title is a play on stores that have "Christmas in July" sales.

[edit] Fast Forward

• The release date of this toon (July 12) would later become the official "Decemberween in July" date on the 2010 Calendar.

[edit] DVD Version

• Homestar vs. Little Girl can now be viewed by selecting the candy cane.
• A creators' commentary can be accessed in Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes.

[edit] YouTube Version

• All the toons are played in order, except for Seasonal Sweaters, which does not play at all.

[edit] External Links

• watch "Decemberween in July"
• watch "Decemberween in July" on YouTube
• watch "Decemberween in July" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "Decemberween in July"
• forum thread re: "Decemberween in July"

Decemberween

2000: A Holiday Greeting 2001: The Best Decemberween Ever 2002: A Decemberween Pageant; Decemberween Email Menu 2004: Decemberween in July; Snowglobe; Homestar Presents: Presents 2006: what i want; Decemberween Short Shorts 2007: Happy Dethemberween 2008: Hooked on Decemberween; A Death Defying Decemberween 2010: A Decemberween Mackerel; Which Ween Costumes? 2017: Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack 2022: Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)

Decemberween in July
Decemberween Teen Girl Squad | That Time of Year | Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes | Homestar and the Nice Present | Homestar vs. Little Girl | Seasonal Sweaters