The Cheatar

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The Cheat is a Transformer!

The Cheat turns into a guitar! Or maybe not...

Cast (in order of Appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Gary Palaroncini (easter egg)

Page Title: Witness the Cheatar!

Transcript

{You see a wall with a purple door and a giant The Cheat guitar, in real life. A silhouette of Strong Bad comes in.}

STRONG BAD: The Cheat! I need you to help me open up this can of peas! {Surprised noises} The Cheat! You turned into, like, a giant guitar! You never told me you could do that! Wait a minute... what good is a giant guitar if you're not a giant... guitar..-ist? Why couldn't you turn into, like... a Semi! Or at least a tape player. You know, like: Ke-ka-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-kokah! I don't think I like you like this. You're way taller than me. And way... guitarer than me.

{The Cheat's silhouette enters}

The Cheat: {The Cheat noises sounds like 'Hey what's that?'}

Strong Bad: What the - The Cheat! You mean you can't turn in to a giant guitar after all? Then what good are you?

The Cheat: {The Cheat noises. We hear a pop.}

Strong Bad: Hey! You opened my can of peas! Thanks, The Cheat! Now let's go pour these on that ant-hill I found.

The Cheat: {Looks at guitar and makes stance like guitar, probably trying to transform, makes The Cheat noises and walks away.}

Easter Eggs

• Move your mouse over the Guitar to see a message: The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame was nice enough to ask us to paint a giant fiberglass guitar for an exhibition they're doing. 'The Cheatar' will be on display in Cleveland for a while, then auctioned off for charity with the other giant guitars.

• At the end of the toon, click on the door to see a picture of Gary from Limozeen chillin with 'The Cheatar.' Keep clicking to see other pictures and finally a clip of Larry playing a solo on this big guitar.

Fun Facts

• The 10-foot-tall fiberglass Fender� Stratocaster� from this short was created for a program called GuitarMania. Through this program, hundreds of these guitars are creatively transformed into works of art. The sculptures are then sold at a live auction at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Proceeds benefit The United Way and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Educational Fund.

• It is unknown what the final bid on the Cheatar was, but bidding started at $5,000.

• The Cheatar doesn't have any strings.

• Gary's chord progression during that video goes like this: GGDCGDCDG

• When Strong Bad mentions the Semi and the tape player, he is referring to Optimus Prime, and Soundwave of the Transformers. He also makes the The "Tche-te-to-to-to-to-to-to-tah" transformation sound, but pronounced "Ke-ka-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-kokah".

• The font of the "Comin' up..." Loading screen is reminiscent of the logo of Metal band Iron Maiden.

External Links

• watch "The Cheatar"
• view the flash file for "The Cheatar"
• view the flash file for the Limozeen clip
• visit the Guitarmania official site
• See The Cheatar's page on Guitarmania.