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Doomy Tales of the Macabre

2009-12-02T13:16:34Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

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[[File:GloomyTalesOfTheMacabre.png|thumb|Doomy Tales]]

Strong Sad takes control this year!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Onion Bubs]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

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'''Places:''' [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[The Halloween House]], [[Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Thursday, October 29, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 5:57

'''Page Title:''' Available wherever doomy books are sold!

==Transcript==
''{Open to an almost-entirely black screen, with a window in the corner. As the following words are said, they are written at the bottom of the screen in red.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{He has a slight echo throughout the toon, unless noted.}'' One chilled ''{said as "chillèd"}'' Hallow's Eve I rose,

''{Strong Sad steps out of the shadows. The next line is not written on the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sat right down to writing,

''{He sits down as a desk moves in to view, with a paper and inkwell on it. He pulls out a pen and takes it to the paper.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' For none had bothered to propose, to their parties, my inviting.

''{Cut back to another mostly-black screen with another window. Strong Sad is seen writing at the desk in white silhouette. The words are again written in red.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I crafted such a macabre ''{said in an exaggerated fashion}'' tale there in my darkened room

''{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' To achieve literary justice, and send each to their DOOOOM! ''{As he says the final word, his skull image appears over his head, the screen glows slightly green, and a musical sting is heard.}''

''{To music, a book entitled "DOOMY TALES OF THE MACABRE by S. Sad" appears. On the cover, Strong Sad is dressed as the grim reaper and laughing. In front of him lie skulls of other main characters.}''

''{Cut to the exterior of the King of Town's castle. One window is brightly lit. The camera zooms in on that window.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We start with the most expendable. Grrrreetings, ''{with the R rolled}'' King of Town!

''{Cut to inside the castle, where the King of Town is slowly sinking into a giant boiling pot.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For this glutton, a stew of mutton in which to slowly drown!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I thought these were Tales of the McArby: ''{A book appears with "TALES OF THE McARBY" on it, showing an enormous hamburger.}'' the mythical fast-food crossover sandwich of legend!

''{The book disappears. The King of Town is now mostly submerged. He gurgles a bit and munches on the mutton on the way down. The King of Town's skull, in the shape of The Municipality logo, appears over his head as he sinks, to a musical sting. Cut to an image of a crystal ball.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' What's this? ''{Marzipan walks up to the crystal, and a distorted reflection of her is visible in it.}'' The fair maid Marzipan considering a brand new man?

''{Homestar leans in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan! Have you seen my toenail clippings? I left them right on top of your toothbrush.

''{Marzipan glares at Homestar for a moment, and then into the crystal.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Crystal, crystal, on the ball, I need a better boyfriend, y'all!

''{Closeup on the ball, which is glowing. A buzzing sound is heard.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But the gypsy forces she invoked decided they would play a joke!

''{The ball flashes to a thunderclap. Cut to Homestar, but pan immediately so that only his shadow is visible.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AaaaaaaaAAAAAAA...

''{His shadow and voice both shift to match Coach Z's}''

'''COACH Z:''' AAAAARRAOOOOOORR!

''{Pan back over to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey there, my little love jorb! ''{Holds up his foot, which is encased in a shoe that's falling apart. It's stained and some hairs are on it.}'' These bunions, corns, and calluses aren't gonna pumice themselves!

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{halfheartedly; her skull appears over her face to the musical sting}'' Nuuuuuuu... Oh, wait, ''{squinting}'' what's that say? ''{The skull appears to the musical sting again.}'' Nooooooooo!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is in silhouette. The top of the screen resembles the paper Strong Sad is writing on, and Strong Sad's line is written on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obse—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{interrupting}'' Hey, ''{Sudden cut back to Coach Z.}'' what abrat ''my'' doom?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um, you're already Coach Z. No sense in beating a dead horse.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, good point!

''{Coach Z's skull appears over his face to the musical sting. Cut back to the Concession Stand, the same as before.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obsessed with sales and liquidation,

''{Cut to inside the Stand. Bubs is concocting some sort of potion with a complicated device. He has some bubble gum in his costume's wig. A bottle of "TOXIC WASTE" is sitting near him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Dabbling with fiendish tests and genetic experimentation.

'''BUBS:''' I'll just take this piece of brain from my wig... ''{grabs the bubble gum and throws it into the concoction. Strong Sad's face appears in the top-left corner of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' But you all know how these things go, with unnatural creations.

''{Cut back outside the Stand.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A puff of smoke! ''{smoke appears}'' A greenish glow! ''{the space inside the Stand turns green}'' Voila! Horrible abomination!

''{A giant puff of smoke appears. The text on the stand has been replaced with Bubs-like eyes, and teeth resembling Bubs' teeth hang above the stand's window. Bubs, now clearly visible, looks up at this. The stand growls and the teeth shake.}''

'''BUBS:''' Aw, this was supposed to ''reduce'' my overhead! Not turn ''into'' my head!

''{The teeth chomp at Bubs, severing his head from his body. The head, with Xs in place of eyes, flies forward and lands in front of Onion Bubs.}''

'''ONION BUBS:''' Welcome to ''my'' world! ''{cackles with an...}'' Ehhhhh-heheheheheheeeeeeeh!

''{Bubs' skull appears over his head to a musical sting. Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith in the middle of the field.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' These two no-talkers need to go!

''{A piece of paper comes down from the top of the screen; both characters look at it. "Poopmith" is written on it over Strong Sad's next line.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Let's eliminate a Poopsmith O!

''{The word on the paper becomes "POpmith". A tire pump from Dig Dug appears in front of the Poopsmith. The Poopsmith looks at it and starts pumping it. As he does, a tube connects from it to Pom Pom. Pom Pom becomes pixelated and grows bigger, until he pops. Crickets chirp for a moment.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover, unsure}'' Oh, uh, and Pom Pom was filled with a deadly gas... ''{a cloud of gas appears where Pom Pom was}'' that killed the Popsmith...really...fast.

''{The Poopsmith suddenly falls over onto the tire pump. His skull appears over his head, and Pom Pom's over his cloud, with a really fast musical sting. Cut to Homestar running in the field.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar Runner, fast like the whind, but how fast can he run when his knees can't bend?

''{As Homestar passes a tree, his legs straighten out to a musical sting. He keeps running, albeit slower, anyway.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oooh! Hey, this ain't so bad! ''{Hearts appear over his head}'' Gives me the good thoughts, you know.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Well, I'll revise, then, if you please. What if each leg had several knees?

''{A flash of light and musical sting as Homestar's legs become curved and tangled. Nonetheless, he shuffles along anyway.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, great! It's like I'm wadin' through puddin' with every step! And everyone knows how much the Homestar Runner loves wadin' through puddin'. ''{Zoom in on Homestar, who stops.}'' Strong Sad, these doomy tales of macrame aren't very scary. ''{He walks forward.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, there's an idea!

''{Cut to the dark room where Strong Sad is writing, now silhouetted in gray. Homestar shuffles in as a white silhouette. The words are written on the bottom of the screen again.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A crafty fad, once loved by all. I'll hang you on a '70s basement wall!

''{Suddenly, the background becomes a yellow wallpaper, and Homestar becomes a macrame owl hanging on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{terrified}'' Oh no! Macrame! My worst nightmare!

''{Marzipan steps forward.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' But Macrame Owl Homestar, I give you a macrame dream catcher for Decemberween every year.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My point exactlyyyyyyy!

''{Homestar's skull appears over the macrame Homestar to the musical sting. Marzipan jumps back in surprise. Coach Z steps in.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Get back upstairs and cook my seventies dinner, woman!

''{Marzipan scowls and walks off.}''

'''COACH Z:''' And put on a pantsuit, fer cryin' out loud!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Halloween is ''{Cut to the Sad Kids approaching a house with a candy bag. A paper appears, with Strong Sad's words written on it.}'' very handy, for those with appetites for candy.

''{The paper disappears as a hand drops a piece of candy into the bag. The Sad Kids walk off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Except for greedy trick-or-treaters...

''{Cut to Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like Strong Mad and The Cheat... ''{struggles for a rhyme}'' er...

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' CHECK OUT MY NEW TREAT BAG!

''{He indicates a dumpster with "TR[[Lowercase i's|i]]CK TREAT" spray-painted on it.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to the moon, panning back.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' All night long, they gathered sweets,

''{The dumpster comes into view. Candy is poured into it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And tossed upon the growing heap! When finally struck the midnight hour,

''{Strong Mad and The Cheat appear in the dumpster and start scarfing down candy. The Cheat disappears suddenly.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Twas not just candy he devoured! ''{chuckles}''

''{Strong Mad chokes a little and yellow hairs fly out of his mouth.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THE CHEAT? NOOOOOO!!!

''{Strong Mad's skull appears over his head, and The Cheat's over his stomach, for the musical sting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's not macabre! ''{pronounced as "macab-er"}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing near the dumpster.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad eats The Cheat like four times a day! How do you think we give him baths?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, fine! ''{Strong Bad looks upwards left and right, in search of Strong Sad}'' Well, I saved the ''most'' macabre ''{exaggerated}'' for last!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd like to see you get macabré on mé!

''{Cut to the Compé. Strong Bad types Strong Sad's words.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad, as he always does, checks emails from his fans, what if,

''{Cut to behind the Compé.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' instead of boxing gloves, a pair of human hands?!

''{Strong Bad's hands are replaced by live-action human hands. Strong Bad recoils, knocking The Compé's monitor away. The hands' fingers continually move, except when in contact with the Compé's keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaahhh! I'm hideous! How will I ever type with these waggly knuckled monstrosities?!

''{He attempts to type, but fails. His skull appears over his head to the musical sting. Fade out and back in to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Now all have met their grisly fate, such horrors for you to see. Perchance next time they'll all think twice before not inviting me!

''{The lights suddenly come on, and Strong Sad looks up with a happy surprised face.}''

'''ALL:''' Happy Halloween, Strong Sad!

''{Cut back to show Strong Sad looking at all the other main characters except Homsar.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His voice no longer exhibits the echo}'' A surprise party? Just for me?! Oh, you guys shouldn't have! You all really do care!

''{The characters all fall forward, revealed to be a giant cardboard cutout with the [[booOOMbox]] behind it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh. ''{to the viewer, nervously:}'' Heh, heh, you weren't really supposed to see that, uh... let's just flick the light back off, shall we?

''{He turns off the light. The words "the end." appear to music, with skulls of the characters appearing below it. Cut to a scene of all the characters standing around in the field.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* During the scene with Pom Pom and The Poopsmith in the field, click on The Poopsmith's Goron Ruby tattoo to see the Homsar Easter egg.

:''{Shows the clip of Homsar being crushed by the Heavy Lourde from [[homsar]].}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Crushed once by a Heavy Lourde in sbemail number two. To keep this little weirdo dead, only a heavy gourd will do!
:'''HOMSAR:''' My punjab has a pretty price-tag! ''{His bowler hat spins in midair and flies off the top of the screen}''
:''{A gourd marked "Heavy Gourd" comes down and crushes Homsar, then his skull flashes over where he used to be to the musical sting. His hat lands on top of the gourd.}''

*At the end, click on Strong Mad:
:'''STRONG MAD:''' MOVE-A MOVE-A!

*At the end, click on The Poopsmith:
:''{Homestar sings Saria's song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time|The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time]] [[Singing Out Of Tune|slightly off-key]] as The Poopsmith dances}''

*At the end, click on Bubs:
:'''BUBS:''' Hey, Coach Z, you seen my wallet?
:'''COACH Z:''' Well, what does it look like?
:'''BUBS:''' It's the one that says "Bad business practices".

*At the end, click on The King of Town:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' The King of Town ate the colonel's mustard, and the rope, and the parlor.
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I admit to only two thirds of that statement!

*At the end, click on Coach Z:
:'''COACH Z:''' Say, Marzipan, peep this: "You take two steps frorward and I'll take two steps back." Huh? No? I'm a cold-hearted snake? Rush rush? The Laker girls?

*At the end, click on The Cheat:
:''{The Cheat grabs his backside and pulls himself into the air. A stone podium inscribed "UNLESS" appears under The Cheat, and he flies away. The podium disappears and The Cheat reappears with a pop.}''

*At the end, click on Strong Bad:
:''{As he speaks, a face resembling the face of the moon in [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] fades in and out repeatedly on the surface of the moon.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Oh no, the evil moon is crashing into the Earth again! What a totally un-frustrating way to play a video game!

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run—off of a cliff, preferably.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' You Kinder-Überraschung!

*At the end, click on Homestar:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, I'm just gonna save everybody some time and burn through these. ''{quickly}'' Pom Pom? Underwater orange juice man? Classic. Strong Bad? Scarecrow and Mrs. King? I would've preferred Jake and the Fat Man, but nice work. The Cheat as the thorax? Love it. Favorite part of the insect. Coach Z? Not sure if I wanna know the answer to this, but did you steal Mickey Mouse's pants? Marzipan, off-duty Ronald McDonald? It is what it is. And finally, Homestar, you seem to be distraught. ''{turns around}'' People try and make me sound a lot... weird, y'know, and I'm strong! And I can... kick... ''{lifts his leg to kick. It becomes the curled-up tangle it was during the toon.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Macabre|Macabre]] is a literary and artistic style characterized by its grim nature and details of death.
*[[Wikipedia:Macrame|Macrame]] is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.
*[[Wikipedia:Overhead|Overhead]] refers to a business's expenses that aren't tied to sales (e.g. rent, labor, utilities, advertising).

===Trivia===
*This is the first time Onion Bubs has spoken.
*This cartoon marks the first time that both Bubs and Onion Bubs were visible at the same time.
*This is the second time that a character has sported two different costumes in the same Halloween Toon: Strong Sad is wearing his Grim Reaper getup on the cover of his book.


===Skulls===

This is the first time we see all of the main characters skulls. They give an insight to the character facial features.

*Coach Z and Pom Pom both lack a mouth and a lower jaw.
*Strong Bad's Skull is the same shape of his mask. This could back up the belief that Strong Bad's Mask IS his face.
*Homsar's hat appears to be part of his skull.
*Strong Mad's sholders appear to be part of his head.
*Strong Sad has (probably) the most human skull.
*Bubs has no lower jaw.
*Homestar has a lower jaw, but no teeth. This is strange as in [[theme song]], Homestar is shown with teeth.

===Remarks===
*Many characters [[fourth wall breaks|break the fourth wall]] by speaking to Strong Sad as he narrates. Marzipan does so by misreading a cue card. Strong Bad also does so by typing what Strong Sad is narrating. Strong Sad does so by addressing the audience at the end.
*Strong Sad pronounces "chilled" as "[[-èd|chillèd"]].
*The patty on the McArby resembles that of the [[Blubb-O's|Thick 'n Nasty]].
*Marzipan wears a tank top in this Toon, revealing her skin. This adds to the theory that her body is skirt-shaped (see also: [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]).
*This cartoon suggests that both Coach Z and Homestar have toes.
*"Boyfriend" Coach Z appearing with Macrame Owl Homestar is a strange and subtle case of a [[duplicate character]].
*Even though Strong Mad coughs up The Cheat's hair, he doesn't seem to eat The Cheat (The Cheat doesn't appear to go into Strong Mad's Mouth).
*This toon suggests that Strong Bad has a wireless keyboard.
*The Compé was purchased with, and has been shown with, a mouse. However, it appears to be absent in this toon, though it could have fallen off the desk with the Compé itself.
*When Strong Bad's Gloves turn into hands, the hands don't seem to be attached to his body at all.
*Strong Bad mentions "the parlor" in the King of Town's Easter egg, but this is not one of the rooms included in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]], on which the King of Town's costume is based.
*When Homsar's skull is shown, his hat is seen as if it were part of his skull.
*Strong Sad's not being invited to Halloween parties could be a reference to [[Homestarloween Party]], in which he so depresses the other guests that Marzipan bans him from future parties.

===Goofs===
*The Poopsmith is dressed as Darunia, but the tag at the end says that he is "King Dirunia". In addition to the spelling error, Darunia (though the leader of the Gorons) is not a king. The Gorons in Goron City refer to him only as "Big Brother".
*Homsar's hat is dressed up for Halloween, but at the end, he is wearing his normal bowler hat.
*"Poopsmith" and "Popsmith" are both missing the "s" when they are written on the parchment paper.

===Glitches===
*As with all years, the cursor can hover over Homsar to bring up his name and costume while characters give their Easter egg speeches, which is not possible for any other characters. This is due to Homsar being added in over the movie clip, and not affected by the rendering level that the others are in.

===Inside References===
*Bubs' Concession Stand also turned into Bubs's head in the [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|2005 April Fools' Day special]].
*The dispenser of "TOXIC WASTE" appears to be the the dispenser of "Green Apple" snow cone flavor Strong Bad pierced with a pencil in [[DNA Evidence]] with the label covered up.
*Strong Bad's fate is having to type with [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|human hands]].
*The dooms written by Strong Sad involve the [[death]]s of several characters.
*The King Of Town's "death" is by [[stew]].
*Strong Sad mentions that Homsar was killed by the [[Heavy Lourde]] in [[homsar|sbemail number 2]].
*Homestar has trouble [[What are you supposed to be?|identifying the costumes]].
*Strong Sad's pronunciation of "macabre" is [[Foreign Words|irregular]].
*Strong Sad suggests that Strong Mad [[The Cheat being eaten|eats the Cheat]].
*The King of Town's skull image resembles the logo for [[the Municipality]].
*This toon is done in the style of the poetry of [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
*Strong Bad previously showed his inability to type with fingers in email [[fingers]].
*Strong Sad is seen [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiling]].
*Coach Z says [[Jorb]].
*Homsar was previously referred to as "this little weirdo" in [[different town]].
*Strong Sad was first seen as the [[Grim Reaper]] in [[Experimental Film]].
*The hand that gives the Sad Kids candy was previously seen in [[hygiene]] and [[Career Day]].
*Homsar dressing up as Little Orphan Annie is another example of [[cross-dressing]].
*Strong Sad says "Grrrreetings" the same way he did in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]] has been referenced very briefly in [[alternate universe]].
*Strong Bad was previously shown being horrified by bare human hands in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].

===Real-World References===
[[File:Majora's Moon.png|thumb|300px|What a totally unfrustrating likeness!]]
*McArby is a [[portmanteau]] of [[McDonald's]] and [[Wikipedia:Arby's|Arby's]].
*Strong Bad's comment about the moon falling refers to ''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', in which, the moon would come crashing down after 3 in-game days (about 54-72 minutes real-world time, under normal conditions), causing a game over unless Link reset time using the Ocarina of Time. His comment about it being a "totally unfrustrating" manner of play refers to how this time limit and limited saving caused frustration among some gamers having to repeat similar parts of the game frequently as well as a feeling of being rushed. The face on the moon as he says this resembles the one in the game.
*The song that Homestar sings and the Poopsmith dances to is Saria's Song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]. In this game, the player must make Goron Chieftain Darunia dance to this song. This tune also plays in different locations in various later games in the series.
*Pom Pom is dressed as an enemy from the Namco game Dig Dug. The way the Poopsmith inflates and pops him with a pump is the same as how enemies are killed in the game.
*Marzipan says "Crystal, crystal, on the ball," a reference to the line "Magic mirror, on the wall" from [[Wikipedia: Snow White|Snow White]], which was mistakenly interpreted as "Mirror, mirror, on the wall."
*When you click on Homestar at the end of the toon, the Easter Egg wraps up with him claiming to be strong and able to kick. This, along with Homestar's costume, is a reference to Crispin Glover's 1987 [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover#Late Night appearance|appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman"]] where he kicked at Letterman.
*Coach Z's Easter egg makes heavy reference to [[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]], including her songs "[[Wikipedia:Opposites Attract|Opposites Attract]]", "Cold Hearted Snake", and "Rush Rush". [[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] first appeared in Abdul's "Opposites Attract" video. Paula Abdul was also once a [[Wikipedia:Laker Girls|Laker girl]].
*Strong Bad's quote "Run, Marzipan, Run" is based on the source of Marzipan's costume, the [[German]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''.
**Marzipan's reply, "You [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]]!" refers to the German confection also known as "Kinder Surprise" or "Kinder Egg".
*Bubs' Easter egg is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', where his costume, Jules, originated from. Jules had a wallet saying a similar, but vulgar phrase on it.
**Bubs pulling the brain from his hair is a reference to another scene from ''Pulp Fiction''.
*[[Wikipedia:Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]] was a US TV series that ran from 1983 and 1987 about the adventures of a spy and a divorced housewife.
*[[Wikipedia:Jake and the Fatman|Jake and the Fatman]] was a US TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992 about a prosecuting attorney and an investigator.
*The Cheat "lifts himself up by the seat of his pants" and "takes leave of this place... without leaving a trace", leaving only a pile of rocks bearing the word "UNLESS", just as The Lorax does.
**There is also a Thneed lying at The Cheat's feet when he is first shown. A Thneed is a product made from the Lorax's beloved Truffula Trees, and which (claims the Once-Ler, the book's villain) "everyone, everyone, everyone needs".
*When Strong Mad says "MOVE-A MOVE-A", it is a reference to a lyric spoken in the Dire Straits song and video "[[Wikipedia:Money for Nothing|Money for Nothing]]".
*Homsar is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], and his line refers to "Punjab", a recurring character from that comic strip.
*Strong Bad's remarks about the King of Town's costume reflect the format of Clue (who, what, and where), on which the King of Town's costume is based.

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Doomy Tales of the Macabre

2009-12-02T13:16:10Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

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Strong Sad takes control this year!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Onion Bubs]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

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'''Places:''' [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[The Halloween House]], [[Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Thursday, October 29, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 5:57

'''Page Title:''' Available wherever doomy books are sold!

==Transcript==
''{Open to an almost-entirely black screen, with a window in the corner. As the following words are said, they are written at the bottom of the screen in red.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{He has a slight echo throughout the toon, unless noted.}'' One chilled ''{said as "chillèd"}'' Hallow's Eve I rose,

''{Strong Sad steps out of the shadows. The next line is not written on the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sat right down to writing,

''{He sits down as a desk moves in to view, with a paper and inkwell on it. He pulls out a pen and takes it to the paper.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' For none had bothered to propose, to their parties, my inviting.

''{Cut back to another mostly-black screen with another window. Strong Sad is seen writing at the desk in white silhouette. The words are again written in red.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I crafted such a macabre ''{said in an exaggerated fashion}'' tale there in my darkened room

''{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' To achieve literary justice, and send each to their DOOOOM! ''{As he says the final word, his skull image appears over his head, the screen glows slightly green, and a musical sting is heard.}''

''{To music, a book entitled "DOOMY TALES OF THE MACABRE by S. Sad" appears. On the cover, Strong Sad is dressed as the grim reaper and laughing. In front of him lie skulls of other main characters.}''

''{Cut to the exterior of the King of Town's castle. One window is brightly lit. The camera zooms in on that window.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We start with the most expendable. Grrrreetings, ''{with the R rolled}'' King of Town!

''{Cut to inside the castle, where the King of Town is slowly sinking into a giant boiling pot.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For this glutton, a stew of mutton in which to slowly drown!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I thought these were Tales of the McArby: ''{A book appears with "TALES OF THE McARBY" on it, showing an enormous hamburger.}'' the mythical fast-food crossover sandwich of legend!

''{The book disappears. The King of Town is now mostly submerged. He gurgles a bit and munches on the mutton on the way down. The King of Town's skull, in the shape of The Municipality logo, appears over his head as he sinks, to a musical sting. Cut to an image of a crystal ball.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' What's this? ''{Marzipan walks up to the crystal, and a distorted reflection of her is visible in it.}'' The fair maid Marzipan considering a brand new man?

''{Homestar leans in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan! Have you seen my toenail clippings? I left them right on top of your toothbrush.

''{Marzipan glares at Homestar for a moment, and then into the crystal.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Crystal, crystal, on the ball, I need a better boyfriend, y'all!

''{Closeup on the ball, which is glowing. A buzzing sound is heard.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But the gypsy forces she invoked decided they would play a joke!

''{The ball flashes to a thunderclap. Cut to Homestar, but pan immediately so that only his shadow is visible.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AaaaaaaaAAAAAAA...

''{His shadow and voice both shift to match Coach Z's}''

'''COACH Z:''' AAAAARRAOOOOOORR!

''{Pan back over to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey there, my little love jorb! ''{Holds up his foot, which is encased in a shoe that's falling apart. It's stained and some hairs are on it.}'' These bunions, corns, and calluses aren't gonna pumice themselves!

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{halfheartedly; her skull appears over her face to the musical sting}'' Nuuuuuuu... Oh, wait, ''{squinting}'' what's that say? ''{The skull appears to the musical sting again.}'' Nooooooooo!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is in silhouette. The top of the screen resembles the paper Strong Sad is writing on, and Strong Sad's line is written on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obse—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{interrupting}'' Hey, ''{Sudden cut back to Coach Z.}'' what abrat ''my'' doom?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um, you're already Coach Z. No sense in beating a dead horse.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, good point!

''{Coach Z's skull appears over his face to the musical sting. Cut back to the Concession Stand, the same as before.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obsessed with sales and liquidation,

''{Cut to inside the Stand. Bubs is concocting some sort of potion with a complicated device. He has some bubble gum in his costume's wig. A bottle of "TOXIC WASTE" is sitting near him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Dabbling with fiendish tests and genetic experimentation.

'''BUBS:''' I'll just take this piece of brain from my wig... ''{grabs the bubble gum and throws it into the concoction. Strong Sad's face appears in the top-left corner of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' But you all know how these things go, with unnatural creations.

''{Cut back outside the Stand.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A puff of smoke! ''{smoke appears}'' A greenish glow! ''{the space inside the Stand turns green}'' Voila! Horrible abomination!

''{A giant puff of smoke appears. The text on the stand has been replaced with Bubs-like eyes, and teeth resembling Bubs' teeth hang above the stand's window. Bubs, now clearly visible, looks up at this. The stand growls and the teeth shake.}''

'''BUBS:''' Aw, this was supposed to ''reduce'' my overhead! Not turn ''into'' my head!

''{The teeth chomp at Bubs, severing his head from his body. The head, with Xs in place of eyes, flies forward and lands in front of Onion Bubs.}''

'''ONION BUBS:''' Welcome to ''my'' world! ''{cackles with an...}'' Ehhhhh-heheheheheheeeeeeeh!

''{Bubs' skull appears over his head to a musical sting. Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith in the middle of the field.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' These two no-talkers need to go!

''{A piece of paper comes down from the top of the screen; both characters look at it. "Poopmith" is written on it over Strong Sad's next line.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Let's eliminate a Poopsmith O!

''{The word on the paper becomes "POpmith". A tire pump from Dig Dug appears in front of the Poopsmith. The Poopsmith looks at it and starts pumping it. As he does, a tube connects from it to Pom Pom. Pom Pom becomes pixelated and grows bigger, until he pops. Crickets chirp for a moment.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover, unsure}'' Oh, uh, and Pom Pom was filled with a deadly gas... ''{a cloud of gas appears where Pom Pom was}'' that killed the Popsmith...really...fast.

''{The Poopsmith suddenly falls over onto the tire pump. His skull appears over his head, and Pom Pom's over his cloud, with a really fast musical sting. Cut to Homestar running in the field.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar Runner, fast like the whind, but how fast can he run when his knees can't bend?

''{As Homestar passes a tree, his legs straighten out to a musical sting. He keeps running, albeit slower, anyway.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oooh! Hey, this ain't so bad! ''{Hearts appear over his head}'' Gives me the good thoughts, you know.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Well, I'll revise, then, if you please. What if each leg had several knees?

''{A flash of light and musical sting as Homestar's legs become curved and tangled. Nonetheless, he shuffles along anyway.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, great! It's like I'm wadin' through puddin' with every step! And everyone knows how much the Homestar Runner loves wadin' through puddin'. ''{Zoom in on Homestar, who stops.}'' Strong Sad, these doomy tales of macrame aren't very scary. ''{He walks forward.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, there's an idea!

''{Cut to the dark room where Strong Sad is writing, now silhouetted in gray. Homestar shuffles in as a white silhouette. The words are written on the bottom of the screen again.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A crafty fad, once loved by all. I'll hang you on a '70s basement wall!

''{Suddenly, the background becomes a yellow wallpaper, and Homestar becomes a macrame owl hanging on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{terrified}'' Oh no! Macrame! My worst nightmare!

''{Marzipan steps forward.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' But Macrame Owl Homestar, I give you a macrame dream catcher for Decemberween every year.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My point exactlyyyyyyy!

''{Homestar's skull appears over the macrame Homestar to the musical sting. Marzipan jumps back in surprise. Coach Z steps in.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Get back upstairs and cook my seventies dinner, woman!

''{Marzipan scowls and walks off.}''

'''COACH Z:''' And put on a pantsuit, fer cryin' out loud!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Halloween is ''{Cut to the Sad Kids approaching a house with a candy bag. A paper appears, with Strong Sad's words written on it.}'' very handy, for those with appetites for candy.

''{The paper disappears as a hand drops a piece of candy into the bag. The Sad Kids walk off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Except for greedy trick-or-treaters...

''{Cut to Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like Strong Mad and The Cheat... ''{struggles for a rhyme}'' er...

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' CHECK OUT MY NEW TREAT BAG!

''{He indicates a dumpster with "TR[[Lowercase i's|i]]CK TREAT" spray-painted on it.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to the moon, panning back.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' All night long, they gathered sweets,

''{The dumpster comes into view. Candy is poured into it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And tossed upon the growing heap! When finally struck the midnight hour,

''{Strong Mad and The Cheat appear in the dumpster and start scarfing down candy. The Cheat disappears suddenly.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Twas not just candy he devoured! ''{chuckles}''

''{Strong Mad chokes a little and yellow hairs fly out of his mouth.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THE CHEAT? NOOOOOO!!!

''{Strong Mad's skull appears over his head, and The Cheat's over his stomach, for the musical sting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's not macabre! ''{pronounced as "macab-er"}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing near the dumpster.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad eats The Cheat like four times a day! How do you think we give him baths?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, fine! ''{Strong Bad looks upwards left and right, in search of Strong Sad}'' Well, I saved the ''most'' macabre ''{exaggerated}'' for last!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd like to see you get macabré on mé!

''{Cut to the Compé. Strong Bad types Strong Sad's words.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad, as he always does, checks emails from his fans, what if,

''{Cut to behind the Compé.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' instead of boxing gloves, a pair of human hands?!

''{Strong Bad's hands are replaced by live-action human hands. Strong Bad recoils, knocking The Compé's monitor away. The hands' fingers continually move, except when in contact with the Compé's keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaahhh! I'm hideous! How will I ever type with these waggly knuckled monstrosities?!

''{He attempts to type, but fails. His skull appears over his head to the musical sting. Fade out and back in to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Now all have met their grisly fate, such horrors for you to see. Perchance next time they'll all think twice before not inviting me!

''{The lights suddenly come on, and Strong Sad looks up with a happy surprised face.}''

'''ALL:''' Happy Halloween, Strong Sad!

''{Cut back to show Strong Sad looking at all the other main characters except Homsar.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His voice no longer exhibits the echo}'' A surprise party? Just for me?! Oh, you guys shouldn't have! You all really do care!

''{The characters all fall forward, revealed to be a giant cardboard cutout with the [[booOOMbox]] behind it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh. ''{to the viewer, nervously:}'' Heh, heh, you weren't really supposed to see that, uh... let's just flick the light back off, shall we?

''{He turns off the light. The words "the end." appear to music, with skulls of the characters appearing below it. Cut to a scene of all the characters standing around in the field.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* During the scene with Pom Pom and The Poopsmith in the field, click on The Poopsmith's Goron Ruby tattoo to see the Homsar Easter egg.

:''{Shows the clip of Homsar being crushed by the Heavy Lourde from [[homsar]].}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Crushed once by a Heavy Lourde in sbemail number two. To keep this little weirdo dead, only a heavy gourd will do!
:'''HOMSAR:''' My punjab has a pretty price-tag! ''{His bowler hat spins in midair and flies off the top of the screen}''
:''{A gourd marked "Heavy Gourd" comes down and crushes Homsar, then his skull flashes over where he used to be to the musical sting. His hat lands on top of the gourd.}''

*At the end, click on Strong Mad:
:'''STRONG MAD:''' MOVE-A MOVE-A!

*At the end, click on The Poopsmith:
:''{Homestar sings Saria's song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time|The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time]] [[Singing Out Of Tune|slightly off-key]] as The Poopsmith dances}''

*At the end, click on Bubs:
:'''BUBS:''' Hey, Coach Z, you seen my wallet?
:'''COACH Z:''' Well, what does it look like?
:'''BUBS:''' It's the one that says "Bad business practices".

*At the end, click on The King of Town:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' The King of Town ate the colonel's mustard, and the rope, and the parlor.
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I admit to only two thirds of that statement!

*At the end, click on Coach Z:
:'''COACH Z:''' Say, Marzipan, peep this: "You take two steps frorward and I'll take two steps back." Huh? No? I'm a cold-hearted snake? Rush rush? The Laker girls?

*At the end, click on The Cheat:
:''{The Cheat grabs his backside and pulls himself into the air. A stone podium inscribed "UNLESS" appears under The Cheat, and he flies away. The podium disappears and The Cheat reappears with a pop.}''

*At the end, click on Strong Bad:
:''{As he speaks, a face resembling the face of the moon in [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] fades in and out repeatedly on the surface of the moon.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Oh no, the evil moon is crashing into the Earth again! What a totally un-frustrating way to play a video game!

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run—off of a cliff, preferably.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' You Kinder-Überraschung!

*At the end, click on Homestar:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, I'm just gonna save everybody some time and burn through these. ''{quickly}'' Pom Pom? Underwater orange juice man? Classic. Strong Bad? Scarecrow and Mrs. King? I would've preferred Jake and the Fat Man, but nice work. The Cheat as the thorax? Love it. Favorite part of the insect. Coach Z? Not sure if I wanna know the answer to this, but did you steal Mickey Mouse's pants? Marzipan, off-duty Ronald McDonald? It is what it is. And finally, Homestar, you seem to be distraught. ''{turns around}'' People try and make me sound a lot... weird, y'know, and I'm strong! And I can... kick... ''{lifts his leg to kick. It becomes the curled-up tangle it was during the toon.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Macabre|Macabre]] is a literary and artistic style characterized by its grim nature and details of death.
*[[Wikipedia:Macrame|Macrame]] is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.
*[[Wikipedia:Overhead|Overhead]] refers to a business's expenses that aren't tied to sales (e.g. rent, labor, utilities, advertising).

===Trivia===
*This is the first time Onion Bubs has spoken.
*This cartoon marks the first time that both Bubs and Onion Bubs were visible at the same time.
*This is the second time that a character has sported two different costumes in the same Halloween Toon: Strong Sad is wearing his Grim Reaper getup on the cover of his book.


===Skulls===

This is the first time we see all of the main characters skulls. They give an insight to the character facial features.

*Coach Z and Pom Pom both lack a mouth and a lower jaw.
*Strong Bad's Skull is the same shape of his mask. This could back up the belief that Strong Bad's Mask IS his face.
*Homsar's hat appears to be part of his skull.
*Strong Mad's sholders appear to be part of his head.
*Strong Sad has (probably) the most human skull.
*Bubs has no lower jaw.
*Homestar has a lower jaw, but no teeth. This is strange as in [[theme song]], Homestar is shown with teeth.

===Remarks===
*Many characters [[fourth wall breaks|break the fourth wall]] by speaking to Strong Sad as he narrates. Marzipan does so by misreading a cue card. Strong Bad also does so by typing what Strong Sad is narrating. Strong Sad does so by addressing the audience at the end.
*Strong Sad pronounces "chilled" as "[[-èd|chillèd"]].
*The patty on the McArby resembles that of the [[Blubb-O's|Thick 'n Nasty]].
*Marzipan wears a tank top in this Toon, revealing her skin. This adds to the theory that her body is skirt-shaped (see also: [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]).
*This cartoon suggests that both Coach Z and Homestar have toes.
*"Boyfriend" Coach Z appearing with Macrame Owl Homestar is a strange and subtle case of a [[duplicate character]].
*Even though Strong Mad coughs up The Cheat's hair, he doesn't seem to eat The Cheat (The Cheat doesn't appear to go into Strong Mad's Mouth).
*This toon suggests that Strong Bad has a wireless keyboard.
*The Compé was purchased with, and has been shown with, a mouse. However, it appears to be absent in this toon, though it could have fallen off the desk with the Compé itself.
*When Strong Bad's Gloves turn into hands, the hands don't seem to be attached to his body at all.
*Strong Bad mentions "the parlor" in the King of Town's Easter egg, but this is not one of the rooms included in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]], on which the King of Town's costume is based.
*When Homsar's skull is shown, his hat is seen as if it were part of his skull.
*Strong Sad's not being invited to Halloween parties could be a reference to [[Homestarloween Party]], in which he so depresses the other guests that Marzipan bans him from future parties.

===Goofs===
*The Poopsmith is dressed as Darunia, but the tag at the end says that he is "King Dirunia". In addition to the spelling error, Darunia (though the leader of the Gorons) is not a king. The Gorons in Goron City refer to him only as "Big Brother".
*Homsar's hat is dressed up for Halloween, but at the end, he is wearing his normal bowler hat.
*"Poopsmith" and "Popsmith" are both missing the "s" when they are written on the parchment paper.

===Glitches===
*As with all years, the cursor can hover over Homsar to bring up his name and costume while characters give their Easter egg speeches, which is not possible for any other characters. This is due to Homsar being added in over the movie clip, and not affected by the rendering level that the others are in.

===Inside References===
*Bubs' Concession Stand also turned into Bubs's head in the [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|2005 April Fools' Day special]].
*The dispenser of "TOXIC WASTE" appears to be the the dispenser of "Green Apple" snow cone flavor Strong Bad pierced with a pencil in [[DNA Evidence]] with the label covered up.
*Strong Bad's fate is having to type with [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|human hands]].
*The dooms written by Strong Sad involve the [[death]]s of several characters.
*The King Of Town's "death" is by [[stew]].
*Strong Sad mentions that Homsar was killed by the [[Heavy Lourde]] in [[homsar|sbemail number 2]].
*Homestar has trouble [[What are you supposed to be?|identifying the costumes]].
*Strong Sad's pronunciation of "macabre" is [[Foreign Words|irregular]].
*Strong Sad suggests that Strong Mad [[The Cheat being eaten|eats the Cheat]].
*The King of Town's skull image resembles the logo for [[the Municipality]].
*This toon is done in the style of the poetry of [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
*Strong Bad previously showed his inability to type with fingers in email [[fingers]].
*Strong Sad is seen [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiling]].
*Coach Z says [[Jorb]].
*Homsar was previously referred to as "this little weirdo" in [[different town]].
*Strong Sad was first seen as the [[Grim Reaper]] in [[Experimental Film]].
*The hand that gives the Sad Kids candy was previously seen in [[hygiene]] and [[Career Day]].
*Homsar dressing up as Little Orphan Annie is another example of [[cross-dressing]].
*Strong Sad says "Grrrreetings" the same way he did in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]] has been referenced very briefly in [[alternate universe]].
*Strong Bad was previously shown being horrified by bare human hands in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].

===Real-World References===
[[File:Majora's Moon.png|thumb|300px|What a totally unfrustrating likeness!]]
*McArby is a [[portmanteau]] of [[McDonald's]] and [[Wikipedia:Arby's|Arby's]].
*Strong Bad's comment about the moon falling refers to ''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', in which, the moon would come crashing down after 3 in-game days (about 54-72 minutes real-world time, under normal conditions), causing a game over unless Link reset time using the Ocarina of Time. His comment about it being a "totally unfrustrating" manner of play refers to how this time limit and limited saving caused frustration among some gamers having to repeat similar parts of the game frequently as well as a feeling of being rushed. The face on the moon as he says this resembles the one in the game.
*The song that Homestar sings and the Poopsmith dances to is Saria's Song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]. In this game, the player must make Goron Chieftain Darunia dance to this song. This tune also plays in different locations in various later games in the series.
*Pom Pom is dressed as an enemy from the Namco game Dig Dug. The way the Poopsmith inflates and pops him with a pump is the same as how enemies are killed in the game.
*Marzipan says "Crystal, crystal, on the ball," a reference to the line "Magic mirror, on the wall" from [[Wikipedia: Snow White|Snow White]], which was mistakenly interpreted as "Mirror, mirror, on the wall."
*When you click on Homestar at the end of the toon, the Easter Egg wraps up with him claiming to be strong and able to kick. This, along with Homestar's costume, is a reference to Crispin Glover's 1987 [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover#Late Night appearance|appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman"]] where he kicked at Letterman.
*Coach Z's Easter egg makes heavy reference to [[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]], including her songs "[[Wikipedia:Opposites Attract|Opposites Attract]]", "Cold Hearted Snake", and "Rush Rush". [[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] first appeared in Abdul's "Opposites Attract" video. Paula Abdul was also once a [[Wikipedia:Laker Girls|Laker girl]].
*Strong Bad's quote "Run, Marzipan, Run" is based on the source of Marzipan's costume, the [[German]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''.
**Marzipan's reply, "You [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]]!" refers to the German confection also known as "Kinder Surprise" or "Kinder Egg".
*Bubs' Easter egg is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', where his costume, Jules, originated from. Jules had a wallet saying a similar, but vulgar phrase on it.
**Bubs pulling the brain from his hair is a reference to another scene from ''Pulp Fiction''.
*[[Wikipedia:Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]] was a US TV series that ran from 1983 and 1987 about the adventures of a spy and a divorced housewife.
*[[Wikipedia:Jake and the Fatman|Jake and the Fatman]] was a US TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992 about a prosecuting attorney and an investigator.
*The Cheat "lifts himself up by the seat of his pants" and "takes leave of this place... without leaving a trace", leaving only a pile of rocks bearing the word "UNLESS", just as The Lorax does.
**There is also a Thneed lying at The Cheat's feet when he is first shown. A Thneed is a product made from the Lorax's beloved Truffula Trees, and which (claims the Once-Ler, the book's villain) "everyone, everyone, everyone needs".
*When Strong Mad says "MOVE-A MOVE-A", it is a reference to a lyric spoken in the Dire Straits song "[[Wikipedia:Money for Nothing|Money for Nothing".
*Homsar is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], and his line refers to "Punjab", a recurring character from that comic strip.
*Strong Bad's remarks about the King of Town's costume reflect the format of Clue (who, what, and where), on which the King of Town's costume is based.

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[[Category:Books]]

Doomy Tales of the Macabre

2009-12-02T13:15:33Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

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[[File:GloomyTalesOfTheMacabre.png|thumb|Doomy Tales]]

Strong Sad takes control this year!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Onion Bubs]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

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'''Places:''' [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[The Halloween House]], [[Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Thursday, October 29, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 5:57

'''Page Title:''' Available wherever doomy books are sold!

==Transcript==
''{Open to an almost-entirely black screen, with a window in the corner. As the following words are said, they are written at the bottom of the screen in red.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{He has a slight echo throughout the toon, unless noted.}'' One chilled ''{said as "chillèd"}'' Hallow's Eve I rose,

''{Strong Sad steps out of the shadows. The next line is not written on the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sat right down to writing,

''{He sits down as a desk moves in to view, with a paper and inkwell on it. He pulls out a pen and takes it to the paper.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' For none had bothered to propose, to their parties, my inviting.

''{Cut back to another mostly-black screen with another window. Strong Sad is seen writing at the desk in white silhouette. The words are again written in red.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I crafted such a macabre ''{said in an exaggerated fashion}'' tale there in my darkened room

''{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' To achieve literary justice, and send each to their DOOOOM! ''{As he says the final word, his skull image appears over his head, the screen glows slightly green, and a musical sting is heard.}''

''{To music, a book entitled "DOOMY TALES OF THE MACABRE by S. Sad" appears. On the cover, Strong Sad is dressed as the grim reaper and laughing. In front of him lie skulls of other main characters.}''

''{Cut to the exterior of the King of Town's castle. One window is brightly lit. The camera zooms in on that window.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We start with the most expendable. Grrrreetings, ''{with the R rolled}'' King of Town!

''{Cut to inside the castle, where the King of Town is slowly sinking into a giant boiling pot.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For this glutton, a stew of mutton in which to slowly drown!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I thought these were Tales of the McArby: ''{A book appears with "TALES OF THE McARBY" on it, showing an enormous hamburger.}'' the mythical fast-food crossover sandwich of legend!

''{The book disappears. The King of Town is now mostly submerged. He gurgles a bit and munches on the mutton on the way down. The King of Town's skull, in the shape of The Municipality logo, appears over his head as he sinks, to a musical sting. Cut to an image of a crystal ball.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' What's this? ''{Marzipan walks up to the crystal, and a distorted reflection of her is visible in it.}'' The fair maid Marzipan considering a brand new man?

''{Homestar leans in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan! Have you seen my toenail clippings? I left them right on top of your toothbrush.

''{Marzipan glares at Homestar for a moment, and then into the crystal.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Crystal, crystal, on the ball, I need a better boyfriend, y'all!

''{Closeup on the ball, which is glowing. A buzzing sound is heard.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But the gypsy forces she invoked decided they would play a joke!

''{The ball flashes to a thunderclap. Cut to Homestar, but pan immediately so that only his shadow is visible.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AaaaaaaaAAAAAAA...

''{His shadow and voice both shift to match Coach Z's}''

'''COACH Z:''' AAAAARRAOOOOOORR!

''{Pan back over to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey there, my little love jorb! ''{Holds up his foot, which is encased in a shoe that's falling apart. It's stained and some hairs are on it.}'' These bunions, corns, and calluses aren't gonna pumice themselves!

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{halfheartedly; her skull appears over her face to the musical sting}'' Nuuuuuuu... Oh, wait, ''{squinting}'' what's that say? ''{The skull appears to the musical sting again.}'' Nooooooooo!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is in silhouette. The top of the screen resembles the paper Strong Sad is writing on, and Strong Sad's line is written on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obse—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{interrupting}'' Hey, ''{Sudden cut back to Coach Z.}'' what abrat ''my'' doom?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um, you're already Coach Z. No sense in beating a dead horse.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, good point!

''{Coach Z's skull appears over his face to the musical sting. Cut back to the Concession Stand, the same as before.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obsessed with sales and liquidation,

''{Cut to inside the Stand. Bubs is concocting some sort of potion with a complicated device. He has some bubble gum in his costume's wig. A bottle of "TOXIC WASTE" is sitting near him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Dabbling with fiendish tests and genetic experimentation.

'''BUBS:''' I'll just take this piece of brain from my wig... ''{grabs the bubble gum and throws it into the concoction. Strong Sad's face appears in the top-left corner of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' But you all know how these things go, with unnatural creations.

''{Cut back outside the Stand.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A puff of smoke! ''{smoke appears}'' A greenish glow! ''{the space inside the Stand turns green}'' Voila! Horrible abomination!

''{A giant puff of smoke appears. The text on the stand has been replaced with Bubs-like eyes, and teeth resembling Bubs' teeth hang above the stand's window. Bubs, now clearly visible, looks up at this. The stand growls and the teeth shake.}''

'''BUBS:''' Aw, this was supposed to ''reduce'' my overhead! Not turn ''into'' my head!

''{The teeth chomp at Bubs, severing his head from his body. The head, with Xs in place of eyes, flies forward and lands in front of Onion Bubs.}''

'''ONION BUBS:''' Welcome to ''my'' world! ''{cackles with an...}'' Ehhhhh-heheheheheheeeeeeeh!

''{Bubs' skull appears over his head to a musical sting. Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith in the middle of the field.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' These two no-talkers need to go!

''{A piece of paper comes down from the top of the screen; both characters look at it. "Poopmith" is written on it over Strong Sad's next line.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Let's eliminate a Poopsmith O!

''{The word on the paper becomes "POpmith". A tire pump from Dig Dug appears in front of the Poopsmith. The Poopsmith looks at it and starts pumping it. As he does, a tube connects from it to Pom Pom. Pom Pom becomes pixelated and grows bigger, until he pops. Crickets chirp for a moment.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover, unsure}'' Oh, uh, and Pom Pom was filled with a deadly gas... ''{a cloud of gas appears where Pom Pom was}'' that killed the Popsmith...really...fast.

''{The Poopsmith suddenly falls over onto the tire pump. His skull appears over his head, and Pom Pom's over his cloud, with a really fast musical sting. Cut to Homestar running in the field.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar Runner, fast like the whind, but how fast can he run when his knees can't bend?

''{As Homestar passes a tree, his legs straighten out to a musical sting. He keeps running, albeit slower, anyway.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oooh! Hey, this ain't so bad! ''{Hearts appear over his head}'' Gives me the good thoughts, you know.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Well, I'll revise, then, if you please. What if each leg had several knees?

''{A flash of light and musical sting as Homestar's legs become curved and tangled. Nonetheless, he shuffles along anyway.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, great! It's like I'm wadin' through puddin' with every step! And everyone knows how much the Homestar Runner loves wadin' through puddin'. ''{Zoom in on Homestar, who stops.}'' Strong Sad, these doomy tales of macrame aren't very scary. ''{He walks forward.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, there's an idea!

''{Cut to the dark room where Strong Sad is writing, now silhouetted in gray. Homestar shuffles in as a white silhouette. The words are written on the bottom of the screen again.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A crafty fad, once loved by all. I'll hang you on a '70s basement wall!

''{Suddenly, the background becomes a yellow wallpaper, and Homestar becomes a macrame owl hanging on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{terrified}'' Oh no! Macrame! My worst nightmare!

''{Marzipan steps forward.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' But Macrame Owl Homestar, I give you a macrame dream catcher for Decemberween every year.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My point exactlyyyyyyy!

''{Homestar's skull appears over the macrame Homestar to the musical sting. Marzipan jumps back in surprise. Coach Z steps in.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Get back upstairs and cook my seventies dinner, woman!

''{Marzipan scowls and walks off.}''

'''COACH Z:''' And put on a pantsuit, fer cryin' out loud!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Halloween is ''{Cut to the Sad Kids approaching a house with a candy bag. A paper appears, with Strong Sad's words written on it.}'' very handy, for those with appetites for candy.

''{The paper disappears as a hand drops a piece of candy into the bag. The Sad Kids walk off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Except for greedy trick-or-treaters...

''{Cut to Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like Strong Mad and The Cheat... ''{struggles for a rhyme}'' er...

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' CHECK OUT MY NEW TREAT BAG!

''{He indicates a dumpster with "TR[[Lowercase i's|i]]CK TREAT" spray-painted on it.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to the moon, panning back.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' All night long, they gathered sweets,

''{The dumpster comes into view. Candy is poured into it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And tossed upon the growing heap! When finally struck the midnight hour,

''{Strong Mad and The Cheat appear in the dumpster and start scarfing down candy. The Cheat disappears suddenly.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Twas not just candy he devoured! ''{chuckles}''

''{Strong Mad chokes a little and yellow hairs fly out of his mouth.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THE CHEAT? NOOOOOO!!!

''{Strong Mad's skull appears over his head, and The Cheat's over his stomach, for the musical sting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's not macabre! ''{pronounced as "macab-er"}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing near the dumpster.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad eats The Cheat like four times a day! How do you think we give him baths?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, fine! ''{Strong Bad looks upwards left and right, in search of Strong Sad}'' Well, I saved the ''most'' macabre ''{exaggerated}'' for last!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd like to see you get macabré on mé!

''{Cut to the Compé. Strong Bad types Strong Sad's words.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad, as he always does, checks emails from his fans, what if,

''{Cut to behind the Compé.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' instead of boxing gloves, a pair of human hands?!

''{Strong Bad's hands are replaced by live-action human hands. Strong Bad recoils, knocking The Compé's monitor away. The hands' fingers continually move, except when in contact with the Compé's keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaahhh! I'm hideous! How will I ever type with these waggly knuckled monstrosities?!

''{He attempts to type, but fails. His skull appears over his head to the musical sting. Fade out and back in to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Now all have met their grisly fate, such horrors for you to see. Perchance next time they'll all think twice before not inviting me!

''{The lights suddenly come on, and Strong Sad looks up with a happy surprised face.}''

'''ALL:''' Happy Halloween, Strong Sad!

''{Cut back to show Strong Sad looking at all the other main characters except Homsar.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His voice no longer exhibits the echo}'' A surprise party? Just for me?! Oh, you guys shouldn't have! You all really do care!

''{The characters all fall forward, revealed to be a giant cardboard cutout with the [[booOOMbox]] behind it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh. ''{to the viewer, nervously:}'' Heh, heh, you weren't really supposed to see that, uh... let's just flick the light back off, shall we?

''{He turns off the light. The words "the end." appear to music, with skulls of the characters appearing below it. Cut to a scene of all the characters standing around in the field.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* During the scene with Pom Pom and The Poopsmith in the field, click on The Poopsmith's Goron Ruby tattoo to see the Homsar Easter egg.

:''{Shows the clip of Homsar being crushed by the Heavy Lourde from [[homsar]].}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Crushed once by a Heavy Lourde in sbemail number two. To keep this little weirdo dead, only a heavy gourd will do!
:'''HOMSAR:''' My punjab has a pretty price-tag! ''{His bowler hat spins in midair and flies off the top of the screen}''
:''{A gourd marked "Heavy Gourd" comes down and crushes Homsar, then his skull flashes over where he used to be to the musical sting. His hat lands on top of the gourd.}''

*At the end, click on Strong Mad:
:'''STRONG MAD:''' MOVE-A MOVE-A!

*At the end, click on The Poopsmith:
:''{Homestar sings Saria's song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time|The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time]] [[Singing Out Of Tune|slightly off-key]] as The Poopsmith dances}''

*At the end, click on Bubs:
:'''BUBS:''' Hey, Coach Z, you seen my wallet?
:'''COACH Z:''' Well, what does it look like?
:'''BUBS:''' It's the one that says "Bad business practices".

*At the end, click on The King of Town:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' The King of Town ate the colonel's mustard, and the rope, and the parlor.
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I admit to only two thirds of that statement!

*At the end, click on Coach Z:
:'''COACH Z:''' Say, Marzipan, peep this: "You take two steps frorward and I'll take two steps back." Huh? No? I'm a cold-hearted snake? Rush rush? The Laker girls?

*At the end, click on The Cheat:
:''{The Cheat grabs his backside and pulls himself into the air. A stone podium inscribed "UNLESS" appears under The Cheat, and he flies away. The podium disappears and The Cheat reappears with a pop.}''

*At the end, click on Strong Bad:
:''{As he speaks, a face resembling the face of the moon in [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] fades in and out repeatedly on the surface of the moon.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Oh no, the evil moon is crashing into the Earth again! What a totally un-frustrating way to play a video game!

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run—off of a cliff, preferably.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' You Kinder-Überraschung!

*At the end, click on Homestar:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, I'm just gonna save everybody some time and burn through these. ''{quickly}'' Pom Pom? Underwater orange juice man? Classic. Strong Bad? Scarecrow and Mrs. King? I would've preferred Jake and the Fat Man, but nice work. The Cheat as the thorax? Love it. Favorite part of the insect. Coach Z? Not sure if I wanna know the answer to this, but did you steal Mickey Mouse's pants? Marzipan, off-duty Ronald McDonald? It is what it is. And finally, Homestar, you seem to be distraught. ''{turns around}'' People try and make me sound a lot... weird, y'know, and I'm strong! And I can... kick... ''{lifts his leg to kick. It becomes the curled-up tangle it was during the toon.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Macabre|Macabre]] is a literary and artistic style characterized by its grim nature and details of death.
*[[Wikipedia:Macrame|Macrame]] is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.
*[[Wikipedia:Overhead|Overhead]] refers to a business's expenses that aren't tied to sales (e.g. rent, labor, utilities, advertising).

===Trivia===
*This is the first time Onion Bubs has spoken.
*This cartoon marks the first time that both Bubs and Onion Bubs were visible at the same time.
*This is the second time that a character has sported two different costumes in the same Halloween Toon: Strong Sad is wearing his Grim Reaper getup on the cover of his book.


===Skulls===

This is the first time we see all of the main characters skulls. They give an insight to the character facial features.

*Coach Z and Pom Pom both lack a mouth and a lower jaw.
*Strong Bad's Skull is the same shape of his mask. This could back up the belief that Strong Bad's Mask IS his face.
*Homsar's hat appears to be part of his skull.
*Strong Mad's sholders appear to be part of his head.
*Strong Sad has (probably) the most human skull.
*Bubs has no lower jaw.
*Homestar has a lower jaw, but no teeth. This is strange as in [[theme song]], Homestar is shown with teeth.

===Remarks===
*Many characters [[fourth wall breaks|break the fourth wall]] by speaking to Strong Sad as he narrates. Marzipan does so by misreading a cue card. Strong Bad also does so by typing what Strong Sad is narrating. Strong Sad does so by addressing the audience at the end.
*Strong Sad pronounces "chilled" as "[[-èd|chillèd"]].
*The patty on the McArby resembles that of the [[Blubb-O's|Thick 'n Nasty]].
*Marzipan wears a tank top in this Toon, revealing her skin. This adds to the theory that her body is skirt-shaped (see also: [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]).
*This cartoon suggests that both Coach Z and Homestar have toes.
*"Boyfriend" Coach Z appearing with Macrame Owl Homestar is a strange and subtle case of a [[duplicate character]].
*Even though Strong Mad coughs up The Cheat's hair, he doesn't seem to eat The Cheat (The Cheat doesn't appear to go into Strong Mad's Mouth).
*This toon suggests that Strong Bad has a wireless keyboard.
*The Compé was purchased with, and has been shown with, a mouse. However, it appears to be absent in this toon, though it could have fallen off the desk with the Compé itself.
*When Strong Bad's Gloves turn into hands, the hands don't seem to be attached to his body at all.
*Strong Bad mentions "the parlor" in the King of Town's Easter egg, but this is not one of the rooms included in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]], on which the King of Town's costume is based.
*When Homsar's skull is shown, his hat is seen as if it were part of his skull.
*Strong Sad's not being invited to Halloween parties could be a reference to [[Homestarloween Party]], in which he so depresses the other guests that Marzipan bans him from future parties.

===Goofs===
*The Poopsmith is dressed as Darunia, but the tag at the end says that he is "King Dirunia". In addition to the spelling error, Darunia (though the leader of the Gorons) is not a king. The Gorons in Goron City refer to him only as "Big Brother".
*Homsar's hat is dressed up for Halloween, but at the end, he is wearing his normal bowler hat.
*"Poopsmith" and "Popsmith" are both missing the "s" when they are written on the parchment paper.

===Glitches===
*As with all years, the cursor can hover over Homsar to bring up his name and costume while characters give their Easter egg speeches, which is not possible for any other characters. This is due to Homsar being added in over the movie clip, and not affected by the rendering level that the others are in.

===Inside References===
*Bubs' Concession Stand also turned into Bubs's head in the [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|2005 April Fools' Day special]].
*The dispenser of "TOXIC WASTE" appears to be the the dispenser of "Green Apple" snow cone flavor Strong Bad pierced with a pencil in [[DNA Evidence]] with the label covered up.
*Strong Bad's fate is having to type with [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|human hands]].
*The dooms written by Strong Sad involve the [[death]]s of several characters.
*The King Of Town's "death" is by [[stew]].
*Strong Sad mentions that Homsar was killed by the [[Heavy Lourde]] in [[homsar|sbemail number 2]].
*Homestar has trouble [[What are you supposed to be?|identifying the costumes]].
*Strong Sad's pronunciation of "macabre" is [[Foreign Words|irregular]].
*Strong Sad suggests that Strong Mad [[The Cheat being eaten|eats the Cheat]].
*The King of Town's skull image resembles the logo for [[the Municipality]].
*This toon is done in the style of the poetry of [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
*Strong Bad previously showed his inability to type with fingers in email [[fingers]].
*Strong Sad is seen [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiling]].
*Coach Z says [[Jorb]].
*Homsar was previously referred to as "this little weirdo" in [[different town]].
*Strong Sad was first seen as the [[Grim Reaper]] in [[Experimental Film]].
*The hand that gives the Sad Kids candy was previously seen in [[hygiene]] and [[Career Day]].
*Homsar dressing up as Little Orphan Annie is another example of [[cross-dressing]].
*Strong Sad says "Grrrreetings" the same way he did in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]] has been referenced very briefly in [[alternate universe]].
*Strong Bad was previously shown being horrified by bare human hands in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].

===Real-World References===
[[File:Majora's Moon.png|thumb|300px|What a totally unfrustrating likeness!]]
*McArby is a [[portmanteau]] of [[McDonald's]] and [[Wikipedia:Arby's|Arby's]].
*Strong Bad's comment about the moon falling refers to ''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', in which, the moon would come crashing down after 3 in-game days (about 54-72 minutes real-world time, under normal conditions), causing a game over unless Link reset time using the Ocarina of Time. His comment about it being a "totally unfrustrating" manner of play refers to how this time limit and limited saving caused frustration among some gamers having to repeat similar parts of the game frequently as well as a feeling of being rushed. The face on the moon as he says this resembles the one in the game.
*The song that Homestar sings and the Poopsmith dances to is Saria's Song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]. In this game, the player must make Goron Chieftain Darunia dance to this song. This tune also plays in different locations in various later games in the series.
*Pom Pom is dressed as an enemy from the Namco game Dig Dug. The way the Poopsmith inflates and pops him with a pump is the same as how enemies are killed in the game.
*Marzipan says "Crystal, crystal, on the ball," a reference to the line "Magic mirror, on the wall" from [[Wikipedia: Snow White|Snow White]], which was mistakenly interpreted as "Mirror, mirror, on the wall."
*When you click on Homestar at the end of the toon, the Easter Egg wraps up with him claiming to be strong and able to kick. This, along with Homestar's costume, is a reference to Crispin Glover's 1987 [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover#Late Night appearance|appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman"]] where he kicked at Letterman.
*Coach Z's Easter egg makes heavy reference to [[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]], including her songs "[[Wikipedia:Opposites Attract|Opposites Attract]]", "Cold Hearted Snake", and "Rush Rush". [[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] first appeared in Abdul's "Opposites Attract" video. Paula Abdul was also once a [[Wikipedia:Laker Girls|Laker girl]].
*Strong Bad's quote "Run, Marzipan, Run" is based on the source of Marzipan's costume, the [[German]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''.
**Marzipan's reply, "You [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]]!" refers to the German confection also known as "Kinder Surprise" or "Kinder Egg".
*Bubs' Easter egg is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', where his costume, Jules, originated from. Jules had a wallet saying a similar, but vulgar phrase on it.
**Bubs pulling the brain from his hair is a reference to another scene from ''Pulp Fiction''.
*[[Wikipedia:Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]] was a US TV series that ran from 1983 and 1987 about the adventures of a spy and a divorced housewife.
*[[Wikipedia:Jake and the Fatman|Jake and the Fatman]] was a US TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992 about a prosecuting attorney and an investigator.
*The Cheat "lifts himself up by the seat of his pants" and "takes leave of this place... without leaving a trace", leaving only a pile of rocks bearing the word "UNLESS", just as The Lorax does.
**There is also a Thneed lying at The Cheat's feet when he is first shown. A Thneed is a product made from the Lorax's beloved Truffula Trees, and which (claims the Once-Ler, the book's villain) "everyone, everyone, everyone needs".
*When Strong Mad says "MOVE-A MOVE-A", it is a reference to a lyric spoken in the Dire Straits song "{{WikipediaLink|Money for Nothing}}".
*Homsar is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], and his line refers to "Punjab", a recurring character from that comic strip.
*Strong Bad's remarks about the King of Town's costume reflect the format of Clue (who, what, and where), on which the King of Town's costume is based.

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[[Category:Books]]

Fan Costumes '08

2008-12-11T03:15:52Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

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[[Image:FanCostumes08.PNG|thumb|"These people got the whole freakin' neighborhood involved!"]]

Strong Bad once again riffs on his fans' terrible costumes.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Sci-Fi Greg]] (all audio only)

'''Costumes depicted (in order of first appearance):''' [[Blue Laser Commander]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Cold One]], [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] girls, [[Strong Bad]] as [[Pumpkin Carve-nival Costumes|Da Bee]], [[Coach Z]], [[Limozeen]] member, [[Strong Mad]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Marzipan]], [[The Cheat]], [[Homsar]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Scantron|Scantron]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Sci-Fi Greg]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|D N' D Greg]], [[The King of Town]], [[Trogdor]]

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Monday, November 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:15 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 3:57 actual

'''Page Title:''' Hey! Some pretty good ones this year!

==Transcript==

''{A screen comes down and the lights dim. The first image appears, showing a person dressed as the Blue Laser Commander.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man, you guys remember that Cheat Commandos Halloween special where Blue Laser Commander tried to trick-or-treat at Fort Knox so they'd give him all the gold, but when they got there, the receptionist just had, like, a bowl of Smarties on her desk, and he told her that he hated her face—

''{A speech bubble appears saying "I JUST '''HATE''' YOUR FACE SO MUCH!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —''and'' her kitten sweater!

''{Another speech bubble appears saying "AND THAT SWEATER MAKES ME RETCH!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Man'', that guy's a born leader!

''{The image switches to a person with a red shirt that's bunched up around the sleeves. The shirt has an asymmetrical paper star taped to it. A paper shaped like Homestar's face is visibly being held by a hand near the person's neck.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sadly, I have a feeling this kid actually had a ''lot'' of help from his parents with this costume. Like, they stayed up all night workin' on it... spent a lot of money... and "hold this in front of your face" was ''still'' the best they could do.

''{The image switches to a man dressed as a Cold One, drinking from a glass bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A Cold One drinking a Cold One?! That's cannibalism, man! Or at least... Cold One-ibalism!

''{The image switches to two young women in CGNU shirts. Each is holding a golf club and a sign; one sign reads "EVERYBODY TO THE LIMIT!" and the other "GO DUMPLES".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Check it out! It's the Lady Dumples Golf Club Team! Man, I ''seriously'' gotta start that fake university! It doesn't get any hotter than watching young co-eds beat the crap out of George Foreman grills with a nine-iron!

''{The image switches to a small child wearing a bee costume and a Strong Bad mask.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! Everybody knows ''I'm'' the bee! What are ya, some kind of cute baby? ...Oh. You are. Then... carry on, coolest parents in the world!

''{The image switches to people dressed as Coach Z and (a very plastic-looking) Homestar. A beat starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping, imitating Coach Z}'' My name's Coach Z, and I got a low crotch! ''{imitating Homestar}'' My name's Homestaw and I'm walking the spot! ''{imitating Coach Z}'' Everybody knows I'm the rapping man! ''{imitating Homestar}'' Evewybody knows I'm a painted twash can!

''{The beat stops and the image switches to a man wearing a Limozeen-like wig and holding a Wii Guitar Hero controller.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Chuzz Palaroncini! Still livin' in the basement of his parents' basement.

''{The image switches to a scene of people dressed in various poor costumes in front of a cardboard Bubs' Concession Stand. In order from left to right, they are dressed as Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Bubs, Strong Bad, Marzipan, Homestar, and Coach Z. "Coach Z" is also holding a dog with a yellow spotted sweater, resembling The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' These people got the whole freakin' neighborhood involved! And clearly entrusted the Strong Mad costume—

''{The image switches to a different image of the person dressed as Strong Mad. The costume is a painted cardboard box with arm holes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — to Patches Barfjacket, the local drifter.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{doing his "shady drifter" voice}'' Hey, this box is my house! I'm tryin' to get me a sandwich or somethin'! What's a website?

''{The image switches to a girl in a shirt with an image that resembles Strong Bad's body, and a hard hat with part of Strong Bad's mask on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, why did you— But habbida— The hard-hatted— Rebecca said— The shirt is— I can't even think of anything to say about this conumdrum. This counts as a Homsar costume. And speaking of...

''{The image switches to a boy in a shirt with "homsar" taped to it. A piece of paper shaped like Homsar's hat is hovering over his head, presumably attached to the door behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating Homsar}'' IiI taped my hat to the door! ''{normally}'' Can you explain to me how you went out trick-or-treating in this costume? I mean, did you take the whole door with you? ...That'd be pretty impressive, actually. That'd earn you a full Thnikka if you came to my house.

''{The image switches to a person dressed as Scantron.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! An incredibly faithful Scantron costume?!

''{A paper with Scantron on it moves into the image.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice work! This guy's the coolest loser I've never met!

''{The paper disappears, and the image switches to two men in shirts that read "d n'd greg" and "sci-fi greg". "D N'D Greg" is holding what appears to be a Dungeons & Dragons character sheet. "Sci-Fi Greg" is holding a Firefly DVD set.}''

'''SCI-FI GREG:''' The proportions are all wrong! And his chest plate didn't even have the power converter!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do I get the feeling you guys didn't really have to "dress up" to be Sci-Fi and D N'D Greg?

''{The image switches to a man dressed as a skinny King of Town, in front of an open refrigerator door.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' October thirtieth, 2008, two PM. Dressed up as the King of Town again today, and stood in front of the open fridge for a few hours. I don't think the medication is working.

''{The image switches to a person in a cardboard Trogdor costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, that's a pretty awesome Trogdor costume! Look at those corrugated V's! Burninate them brand new deck stairs, Troggy!

''{The image switches to a person in a sloppy Coach Z costume. The picture was taken in a bathroom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh! No! I don't even wanna know what's going on in this picture!

''{The image switches to a topless man in a papier-mache Strong Bad mask and inflatable boxing gloves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh! No! I don't even wanna know what's going on in this picture!

''{The image switches to a boy wearing a Homestar shirt and white face paint. He's also wearing glasses and a horned helmet similar to Homestar's. He's in front of a television with an image of John Cleese on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Homestar wearing his viking helmet, and John Cleese. An age-old Halloween tradition in the Dorkelson household.

''{The image switches to a person in a lopsided Strong Bad mask and boxing gloves, as well as a white shirt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's up, eyeball-chin? How many mail boxes did ''you'' run into on Halloween?

''{The image switches to a person in a Homestar costume. The mouth of the costume is wide open so that the person's face can look out of it. The scene is in the park in the middle of the day.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like bass-mouth Homestar's about to eat himself a bunch of three-in-the-afternoon trick-or-treaters!

''{The images switches to a heavy-set man in faded Strong Bad face paint.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I... think this guy might have eaten me and sweated my mask out onto his face. That's one way to dress up as Strong Bad for Halloween.

''{A "Back" button appears.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Costume08PeaceyP.PNG|thumb|"Y'all pumpkin heads!"]]
*By using a seek bar, decompiler, or going to the Flash file, and right-click and selecting Play at the end of the toon, one can see a jack-o'-lantern carved like Peacey P.
:'''PEACEY P:''' I roasted my seeds in the oven with a little bit of cayenne pepper, y'all pumpkin heads!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Fort Knox|Fort Knox]] is a military base in Kentucky famous for housing the United States' supply of gold.

===Trivia===
*The person in the King of Town costume is Wiki user [[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]].
*The topless man in the Strong Bad papier-mâché mask is user [[User:Dom|Dom]].
*The person in the Homestar costume with the paper mask is user [[user:Absorr|Absorr]].
*The person in the Homestar with his viking helmet costume is user [[User:Abcxyq|Abcxyq]].
*The person in the Homsar costume is user [[User:ALJ123456|ALJ123456]].
*The object the person in the Sci Fi Greg costume is holding is the box set of the TV show [[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]].
*In the ninth costume, peeking out of the bed is a box for Guitar Hero: World Tour, the latest [[Guitar Hero]] game for the Xbox 360.


===Remarks===
*The Toons menu contains a costume that is a detail photo of Bubs in the scene where Strong Bad says 'They got the whole neighborhood involved!'
*Strong Bad says "Everybody knows I'm the Bee" but in fact, it was only the Goblin dressed as Strong Bad that was the Bee.
**Of course, on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] he remarks in [[Sensitive To Bees]] that he is the Bee.
*Though Strong Bad derides a Coach Z costume for having a humorously low crotch, it does resemble Coach Z's appearance in [[New Boots]].

===Goofs===
*The Peacey P Easter egg does not function properly, and the clickable area does nothing when clicked.

===Fixed Goofs===
*At first release, the "Next" button skipped over the boy in the Homsar costume, and the "Previous" button skipped over the girl wearing the hard hat.

===Inside References===
*The two speech bubbles from the person in the Blue Laser Commander costume refer to lines spoken by him in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] and [[The Next Epi-Snowed]], respectively.
*Homestar previously did a shady drifter impression and tentatively demanded a sandwich in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*In mocking The King of Town costume, Strong Bad uses the phrase "[[Drugs|I don't think the medication is working]]."

===Real-World References===
*A [[Wikipedia:George Foreman Grill|George Foreman Grill]] is an indoor grill promoted by George Foreman.
*[[Wikipedia:John Cleese|John Cleese]] is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer and singer, who is best known as being a member of [[Monty Python]]. The scene of him shown on the TV in the photograph is from an episode of [[Wikipedia:Countdown with Keith Olbermann|Countdown with Keith Olbermann]] on which he appeared on October 31, 2008.
*Strong Bad's mention of a "[[The Thnikkaman|Thnikka]]" is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Snickers|Snickers]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:costumes08.html|watch "Fan Costumes '08"]]
*[[HR:costumes08.swf|view the Flash file for "Fan Costumes '08"]]
*[[Forum:14860|forum thread re: "Fan Costumes '08"]]

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{{subtitlesLinks|costumes08}}

[[Category:Fan Material]]

Coach Z's 110%

2008-12-11T03:10:51Z

James Craven: /* Real Life Reference */

{{toonnav|Shorts|cz110|Place Ya Bets!|Strong Bad Sings}}
{{subtitlesLinks|cz110}}
[[Image:Coach Z's 110%.png|thumb|"The makers of this commercial have asked me to speak in a more toned-down voice."]]

Coach Z sells a sports motivation video tape.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Race Track]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 8, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 1:42

'''Page Title:''' Rotating Computer Graphic Guaranteed!

== Transcript ==
''{Open to Strong Sad running slowly on The Track, chanting to himself.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sports and practice! Sports and practice!

''{A loud buzzer is heard, and Strong Sad stops running just before the finish line.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, hash potatoes! I'll never be the number-one pick!

''{Bright red text reading "HOLD ON!" is seemingly slapped onto the screen, and Strong Sad looks into the camera.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Hold on!

''{The words on the screen start to skew backwards and then speed offscreen quickly. A graphic of a video tape - titled "Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video" - spins onto the screen over Strong Sad who smiles as the narrator continues to speak.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Introducing Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!

''{Brightly colored lines gleam from the video's box.}''

''{After a few seconds, an electro-pop type song starts playing, while clips of Homestar running on The Athletic Field, Coach Z talking to The Cheat in the Gymnasium, Strong Mad talking to Coach Z near the lockers in the Locker Room, and Strong Sad standing at the track, with Coach Z walking up to him fly across the screen. The latter makes its way to the center of the screen and zooms in to cover the complete viewing area.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{turns to the camera, and starts speaking very statically and detached}'' Hi. I'm Coach Z.

''{Zoom in on Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' The makers of this commercial have asked me to speak in a more toned-down voice.

''{Quick zoom in on the coach from another angle}''

'''COACH Z:''' As coach of world-champion hustlers and try-harders, ''{He holds up a trophy marked "HUSTLE", and a medal inscribed "You Tried!", and puts them down within a few seconds}'' I've cram-packed these-

''{Cut to a whitish-gray screen, where 19 VHS boxes marked with the instructional video's packaging stack up. The initials "VHS" appear, and letters fly in from the right to make the initials now say "Video Hustle Series".}''

'''COACH Z:''' -'VHS' cassette tapes, ''{cut back to Coach Z}'' with all the secrets to step-by-step sports instructional videros ''{pronounced as "vid-ee-air-o-s"}''.

''{Cut to Homestar at The Field, the edges of the screen tinted white. He turns around and speaks to the viewer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to an orange background, where blue tapes marked with the tape number and titles like "TAPE FOUR: the fundamentals" (showing a basketball player punching someone in the face), "TAPE NINE: advanced techniques" (showing a baseball player hitting a catcher in the head with his baseball bat), and "TAPE FOURTEEN: training tips" (showing a tennis player preparing to hit a rabbit flying through the air) float around the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' The fundamentals! Advanced techniques! Training tips! ''{Four tapes marked "THE JOCK- part one", "THE JOCK- part two", "THE JOCK - part three", and "THE JOCK- part four" stack up on each other, each one depicting a jockstrap}'' And a some lots more!

''{Cut to the Athletic Field where Homestar (in his "Team Kneepads" shirt), Strong Sad and The Cheat are standing behind three tires and three baseball gloves. A folded sign with "DRILLS" on it is present in front of The Cheat's tire. Homestar, Strong Sad, and The Cheat start to lean forward, pat their butts, and jump about in a 'warm-up like' fashion.}''

'''COACH Z:''' My butt-patented system will get the results ''your'' youngster needs to not-get-made-fun-of out on the field ''{Pronounced as "Fee-air-ald"}''.

''{Cut again to reveal Homestar standing around in a similar fashion to before, only at the Athletic Field, slowly zooming in with white borders. He turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, wearing a blue baseball cap, standing in front of an orange background with "This Pr&hearts;duct" repeated on it (in a similar way to the [[Index Page]]). The logo of the video is hovered in front of his cap very awkwardly and doesn't match his movements.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This product is a product ''I'' endorse. ''{Makes a punch-like gesture at the viewer, and pauses awkwardly for a second}'' On my hat.

''{Cut to Homestar in The Locker Room, white borders. He turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to a pie chart over a blue background, "HUS 75%", "T 16%", "L 6%" and "E 3%" are marked as so on the chart.}''

'''COACH Z:''' My whole deal's backed up with ''{A green pie-chart piece reading "extra 10%" is dropped onto the chart}'' actual scientific findings— ''{Text reading "!!!!" appears, with a line connecting it and the new green pie-chart piece}''

''{A horizontally rotating human 3D figure is placed on the screen. He is filled with lines.}''

'''COACH Z:''' —and rotating computer graphics, so you ''know'' it's legit! ''{"100% Rotatey" appears on the screen, with a line connecting it to the rotating figure}''.

''{Cut to the Locker Room, where Homestar, glistening with sweat and with a towel around his shoulders, is being interviewed. Microphones marked "Sporto TV" and "Sports Mics Inc." are held up to him, and TV bugs containing the text "LIVE-ish" and a logo for "VSTV - Vague Sports Television" are also on screen. Flash photos are being taken.}''

'''REPORTER:''' ''{off screen}'' Homestar Runner, ''you'' just won sports, how you diddat?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{out of breath}'' Well, we just brought our A game, you know? Everybody stepped it up out there, ''{wipes sweat off brow with towel}'' and then we stayed within ourselves, and decided that it would be a good strategy to try and score more points than our opponents within the allotted time. ''{sudden enthusiasm, holding up Coach Z's intructional video}'' Thanks, Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!

''{Cut to a blue background, with 5 of the videos stacked among each other, a flashing "CALL NOW!!", and the price of "$59.95*". Below them is the text "We Accept:", followed by four credit cards}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Coach Z's 110% whatever machine! Only $59.95 plus shipping and handing, or free with proof of VCR-have ''{The text "*Free with proof of VCR-have" appear at the bottom}''.

''{Cut to a black background, slowly zooming in, with bright lines moving around randomly. Homestar appears again, back to the camera. He turns around, sporting a mustache, and speaks to the viewer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut back to the "pricing" screen, where "CALL NOW!!" is still flashing.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the video with the visible cover to see another Strong Bad promo.
*:''{The footage of Strong Bad from the main toon is shown again, the only difference being that Strong Bad's hat now reads "[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People|sbcg4ap]]".}''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' This product is a product I endorse. ''{Makes a punch-like gesture at the viewer, and pauses awkwardly for a second}'' On my hat.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The 3-D rotating man is a reference to weight-loss or muscle-gain ads which show the potential bodily changes from using their product.
*The logos on Strong Bad's hat are a parody of super-imposed images done with digital editing.
*The acronym "VHS" really stands for "Vertical Helical Scan" or "Video Home System".

===Trivia===
*All four different cards read "5555 555 555" as their [[card numbers]].
**The one to the left reads "plastuique" on a diagonally striped blue/white/red background.
**The next one is green, reads "$$$" on it and has a circle at the top left corner.
**The third one reads an orange "[[Portmanteaus|plascardo]]" on a gray fill card.
**The one to the right reads "VCR" on a card that resembles a VHS video.

===Remarks===
*Though the ad says "Call now!", there is no phone number listed.
*Homestar is able to wipe his brow and perform butt pats, despite his [[lack of visible arms]].
*Coach Z says there are 19 VHS tapes, but there are only 18.

===Real World References===
*When Strong Bad says that he endorses the tape, it is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Fred McGriff|Fred McGriff]], who endorsed Tom Emanski's Defensive Drills in a TV commerical that ran regularly on ESPN for many years.

===Inside References===
*One of the exercises Coach Z demonstrates is [[butt-patting]].
*Coach Z claims the video will help "your youngster to be [[Not X|not-get-made-fun-of]]".
*This is another appearance of [[Team Kneepads]] (although [[Homsar]] is absent).
*The picture of Coach Z painted in the field is the Fightin' Coach Z from [[One Two, One Two]].
*This is yet another appearance of [[mustaches]].
*This is another instance of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*This is the second time Strong Bad has advertised SBCG4AP. The first was [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:cz110.html|watch "Coach Z's 110%"]]
*[[HR:cz110.swf|view the Flash file for "Coach Z's 110%"]]
*[[Forum:14916|forum thread re: "Coach Z's 110%"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Coach Z's 110%

2008-12-11T03:10:27Z

James Craven: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Shorts|cz110|Place Ya Bets!|Strong Bad Sings}}
{{subtitlesLinks|cz110}}
[[Image:Coach Z's 110%.png|thumb|"The makers of this commercial have asked me to speak in a more toned-down voice."]]

Coach Z sells a sports motivation video tape.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Race Track]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 8, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 1:42

'''Page Title:''' Rotating Computer Graphic Guaranteed!

== Transcript ==
''{Open to Strong Sad running slowly on The Track, chanting to himself.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sports and practice! Sports and practice!

''{A loud buzzer is heard, and Strong Sad stops running just before the finish line.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, hash potatoes! I'll never be the number-one pick!

''{Bright red text reading "HOLD ON!" is seemingly slapped onto the screen, and Strong Sad looks into the camera.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Hold on!

''{The words on the screen start to skew backwards and then speed offscreen quickly. A graphic of a video tape - titled "Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video" - spins onto the screen over Strong Sad who smiles as the narrator continues to speak.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Introducing Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!

''{Brightly colored lines gleam from the video's box.}''

''{After a few seconds, an electro-pop type song starts playing, while clips of Homestar running on The Athletic Field, Coach Z talking to The Cheat in the Gymnasium, Strong Mad talking to Coach Z near the lockers in the Locker Room, and Strong Sad standing at the track, with Coach Z walking up to him fly across the screen. The latter makes its way to the center of the screen and zooms in to cover the complete viewing area.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{turns to the camera, and starts speaking very statically and detached}'' Hi. I'm Coach Z.

''{Zoom in on Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' The makers of this commercial have asked me to speak in a more toned-down voice.

''{Quick zoom in on the coach from another angle}''

'''COACH Z:''' As coach of world-champion hustlers and try-harders, ''{He holds up a trophy marked "HUSTLE", and a medal inscribed "You Tried!", and puts them down within a few seconds}'' I've cram-packed these-

''{Cut to a whitish-gray screen, where 19 VHS boxes marked with the instructional video's packaging stack up. The initials "VHS" appear, and letters fly in from the right to make the initials now say "Video Hustle Series".}''

'''COACH Z:''' -'VHS' cassette tapes, ''{cut back to Coach Z}'' with all the secrets to step-by-step sports instructional videros ''{pronounced as "vid-ee-air-o-s"}''.

''{Cut to Homestar at The Field, the edges of the screen tinted white. He turns around and speaks to the viewer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to an orange background, where blue tapes marked with the tape number and titles like "TAPE FOUR: the fundamentals" (showing a basketball player punching someone in the face), "TAPE NINE: advanced techniques" (showing a baseball player hitting a catcher in the head with his baseball bat), and "TAPE FOURTEEN: training tips" (showing a tennis player preparing to hit a rabbit flying through the air) float around the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' The fundamentals! Advanced techniques! Training tips! ''{Four tapes marked "THE JOCK- part one", "THE JOCK- part two", "THE JOCK - part three", and "THE JOCK- part four" stack up on each other, each one depicting a jockstrap}'' And a some lots more!

''{Cut to the Athletic Field where Homestar (in his "Team Kneepads" shirt), Strong Sad and The Cheat are standing behind three tires and three baseball gloves. A folded sign with "DRILLS" on it is present in front of The Cheat's tire. Homestar, Strong Sad, and The Cheat start to lean forward, pat their butts, and jump about in a 'warm-up like' fashion.}''

'''COACH Z:''' My butt-patented system will get the results ''your'' youngster needs to not-get-made-fun-of out on the field ''{Pronounced as "Fee-air-ald"}''.

''{Cut again to reveal Homestar standing around in a similar fashion to before, only at the Athletic Field, slowly zooming in with white borders. He turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, wearing a blue baseball cap, standing in front of an orange background with "This Pr&hearts;duct" repeated on it (in a similar way to the [[Index Page]]). The logo of the video is hovered in front of his cap very awkwardly and doesn't match his movements.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This product is a product ''I'' endorse. ''{Makes a punch-like gesture at the viewer, and pauses awkwardly for a second}'' On my hat.

''{Cut to Homestar in The Locker Room, white borders. He turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to a pie chart over a blue background, "HUS 75%", "T 16%", "L 6%" and "E 3%" are marked as so on the chart.}''

'''COACH Z:''' My whole deal's backed up with ''{A green pie-chart piece reading "extra 10%" is dropped onto the chart}'' actual scientific findings— ''{Text reading "!!!!" appears, with a line connecting it and the new green pie-chart piece}''

''{A horizontally rotating human 3D figure is placed on the screen. He is filled with lines.}''

'''COACH Z:''' —and rotating computer graphics, so you ''know'' it's legit! ''{"100% Rotatey" appears on the screen, with a line connecting it to the rotating figure}''.

''{Cut to the Locker Room, where Homestar, glistening with sweat and with a towel around his shoulders, is being interviewed. Microphones marked "Sporto TV" and "Sports Mics Inc." are held up to him, and TV bugs containing the text "LIVE-ish" and a logo for "VSTV - Vague Sports Television" are also on screen. Flash photos are being taken.}''

'''REPORTER:''' ''{off screen}'' Homestar Runner, ''you'' just won sports, how you diddat?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{out of breath}'' Well, we just brought our A game, you know? Everybody stepped it up out there, ''{wipes sweat off brow with towel}'' and then we stayed within ourselves, and decided that it would be a good strategy to try and score more points than our opponents within the allotted time. ''{sudden enthusiasm, holding up Coach Z's intructional video}'' Thanks, Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!

''{Cut to a blue background, with 5 of the videos stacked among each other, a flashing "CALL NOW!!", and the price of "$59.95*". Below them is the text "We Accept:", followed by four credit cards}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Coach Z's 110% whatever machine! Only $59.95 plus shipping and handing, or free with proof of VCR-have ''{The text "*Free with proof of VCR-have" appear at the bottom}''.

''{Cut to a black background, slowly zooming in, with bright lines moving around randomly. Homestar appears again, back to the camera. He turns around, sporting a mustache, and speaks to the viewer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut back to the "pricing" screen, where "CALL NOW!!" is still flashing.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the video with the visible cover to see another Strong Bad promo.
*:''{The footage of Strong Bad from the main toon is shown again, the only difference being that Strong Bad's hat now reads "[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People|sbcg4ap]]".}''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' This product is a product I endorse. ''{Makes a punch-like gesture at the viewer, and pauses awkwardly for a second}'' On my hat.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The 3-D rotating man is a reference to weight-loss or muscle-gain ads which show the potential bodily changes from using their product.
*The logos on Strong Bad's hat are a parody of super-imposed images done with digital editing.
*The acronym "VHS" really stands for "Vertical Helical Scan" or "Video Home System".

===Trivia===
*All four different cards read "5555 555 555" as their [[card numbers]].
**The one to the left reads "plastuique" on a diagonally striped blue/white/red background.
**The next one is green, reads "$$$" on it and has a circle at the top left corner.
**The third one reads an orange "[[Portmanteaus|plascardo]]" on a gray fill card.
**The one to the right reads "VCR" on a card that resembles a VHS video.

===Remarks===
*Though the ad says "Call now!", there is no phone number listed.
*Homestar is able to wipe his brow and perform butt pats, despite his [[lack of visible arms]].
*Coach Z says there are 19 VHS tapes, but there are only 18.

===Real Life Reference===
*When Strong Bad says that he endorses the tape, it is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Fred McGriff|Fred McGriff]], who endorsed Tom Emanski's Defensive Drills in a TV commerical that ran regularly on ESPN for many years.

===Inside References===
*One of the exercises Coach Z demonstrates is [[butt-patting]].
*Coach Z claims the video will help "your youngster to be [[Not X|not-get-made-fun-of]]".
*This is another appearance of [[Team Kneepads]] (although [[Homsar]] is absent).
*The picture of Coach Z painted in the field is the Fightin' Coach Z from [[One Two, One Two]].
*This is yet another appearance of [[mustaches]].
*This is another instance of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*This is the second time Strong Bad has advertised SBCG4AP. The first was [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:cz110.html|watch "Coach Z's 110%"]]
*[[HR:cz110.swf|view the Flash file for "Coach Z's 110%"]]
*[[Forum:14916|forum thread re: "Coach Z's 110%"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects

2008-11-13T22:23:49Z

James Craven: /* Television */

[[Image:Mellow Mushroom.png|thumb|Notice any similarities to the [[Main Pages]]?]]
[[The Brothers Chaps]] have participated in several '''side projects''' independent of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].

==Websites==
*[[Mellow Mushroom]] — [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] designed this website in 2001 for a chain of [[pizza]] restaurants headquartered in [[Georgia]]. The layout, navigation, and [[sound effects]] are similar to that of Homestar Runner, and the voices of the brothers and [[Missy Palmer]] are very distinctive.
*<span id="Thorax">[[Thorax Corporation]]</span> — The Brothers Chaps, primarily Matt, created this website for a fictional company, and hid a link to the site in one of the [[Fortune Cookies]]. The Thorax Corporation is made up of stereotypical, overly aggressive domain-name owners who offer domain-name registration services while bombarding visitors with popups and ads.
*'''The Great World of Sound''' — The Brothers Chaps made [http://www.greatworldofsound.com/ this fake website] to promote the film they produced of the same name (see [[#Film|below]]). [[Forum:10623|According to Craig Zobel]], it was somewhat inspired by the Thorax Corporation website (see [[#Thorax|above]]).

==Television==
*''[[Wikipedia:Sealab 2021|Sealab 2021]]'' — Matt performed two songs in a [[Larry Palaroncini]]-style voice for an episode entitled [http://www.tv.com/sealab-2021/sharkos-machine/episode/380484/summary.html "Sharko's Machine"].
:*[http://www.adultswim.com/downloads/tools/audio/sealab/sealab_respektag.mp3 Download "Respek Knuckles"]
:*[http://www.adultswim.com/downloads/tools/audio/sealab/sealab_knowledge.mp3 Download "The Knowledge Hat"]
*''[http://www.channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=47 Twigger's Holiday]'' — Matt animated sequences for two episodes.
*''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]]'' - Created an animated cartoon, ''Faldarz'', for the episode "Friends".

==Film==
*<span id="Great_World_of_Sound_(film)">''[[IMDB:tt0826547|Great World of Sound]]''</span> — [[The Brothers Chaps]] served as executive producers for this film, which was directed by [[Craig Zobel]] and produced by Missy Palmer. The film focuses on a scam in the music industry called "Song Sharking" and was shown at the [[Wikipedia:2007 Sundance Film Festival|2007 Sundance Film Festival]].
**[[YouTube:C6G609-TgDE&fmt=18|Watch the trailer]].
**[[YouTube:3i9xJfBsTJc&fmt=18|Watch a scene with Missy]].
*Missy Palmer has a developing résumé of film credits, available at her [[imdb:nm0658371|IMDB page]].

==Music and Music Videos==
*[[They Might Be Giants]] — The Brothers Chaps have collaborated several times with this band: they animated a Homestar Runner based music video for their song "[[Experimental Film]]", and appeared with [[Puppet Stuff|Homestar Runner puppets]] at their concerts. The Brothers Chaps are also contributed a video, [[TMBW:Figure Eight|Figure Eight]] for They Might Be Giants' children's album, [[TMBW:Here Come the 123s|Here Come The 123s]].
*[[Wikipedia:Of Montreal|Of Montreal]] — Matt and Mike directed the music video for the song "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse".
**[http://youtube.com/watch?v=5VeIL7juFE0 Watch "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"]
*[[Y-O-U]] — In exchange for their help with producing the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] CD, Mike and Matt animated the music video for their song "LA Lindsay".
:*[[YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARKVHzCDEQ&fmt=18|Watch "LA Lindsay"]]

==Family==
*[[If I Ran the Camera]] — Mike and Matt created this Flash slideshow for a poem that their sister [[Karen Wagner|Karen]] had written for their father, [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]], for Father's Day. The slideshow featured images of Don with his granddaughter [[Little Girl|Astrid Renee]] (Karen's daughter). This piece was a [[secret page]] originally posted on [[homestarrunner.com]], but it was removed sometime in 2003 after the Brothers Chaps realized that fans had discovered it.

==See Also==
*[[Contributors]]

[[Category:Side Projects|*]]

The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects

2008-11-13T22:23:32Z

James Craven: /* Television */

[[Image:Mellow Mushroom.png|thumb|Notice any similarities to the [[Main Pages]]?]]
[[The Brothers Chaps]] have participated in several '''side projects''' independent of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].

==Websites==
*[[Mellow Mushroom]] — [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] designed this website in 2001 for a chain of [[pizza]] restaurants headquartered in [[Georgia]]. The layout, navigation, and [[sound effects]] are similar to that of Homestar Runner, and the voices of the brothers and [[Missy Palmer]] are very distinctive.
*<span id="Thorax">[[Thorax Corporation]]</span> — The Brothers Chaps, primarily Matt, created this website for a fictional company, and hid a link to the site in one of the [[Fortune Cookies]]. The Thorax Corporation is made up of stereotypical, overly aggressive domain-name owners who offer domain-name registration services while bombarding visitors with popups and ads.
*'''The Great World of Sound''' — The Brothers Chaps made [http://www.greatworldofsound.com/ this fake website] to promote the film they produced of the same name (see [[#Film|below]]). [[Forum:10623|According to Craig Zobel]], it was somewhat inspired by the Thorax Corporation website (see [[#Thorax|above]]).

==Television==
*''[[Wikipedia:Sealab 2021|Sealab 2021]]'' — Matt performed two songs in a [[Larry Palaroncini]]-style voice for an episode entitled [http://www.tv.com/sealab-2021/sharkos-machine/episode/380484/summary.html "Sharko's Machine"].
:*[http://www.adultswim.com/downloads/tools/audio/sealab/sealab_respektag.mp3 Download "Respek Knuckles"]
:*[http://www.adultswim.com/downloads/tools/audio/sealab/sealab_knowledge.mp3 Download "The Knowledge Hat"]
*''[http://www.channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=47 Twigger's Holiday]'' — Matt animated sequences for two episodes.
*''Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] - Created an animated cartoon, ''Faldarz'', for the episode "Friends".

==Film==
*<span id="Great_World_of_Sound_(film)">''[[IMDB:tt0826547|Great World of Sound]]''</span> — [[The Brothers Chaps]] served as executive producers for this film, which was directed by [[Craig Zobel]] and produced by Missy Palmer. The film focuses on a scam in the music industry called "Song Sharking" and was shown at the [[Wikipedia:2007 Sundance Film Festival|2007 Sundance Film Festival]].
**[[YouTube:C6G609-TgDE&fmt=18|Watch the trailer]].
**[[YouTube:3i9xJfBsTJc&fmt=18|Watch a scene with Missy]].
*Missy Palmer has a developing résumé of film credits, available at her [[imdb:nm0658371|IMDB page]].

==Music and Music Videos==
*[[They Might Be Giants]] — The Brothers Chaps have collaborated several times with this band: they animated a Homestar Runner based music video for their song "[[Experimental Film]]", and appeared with [[Puppet Stuff|Homestar Runner puppets]] at their concerts. The Brothers Chaps are also contributed a video, [[TMBW:Figure Eight|Figure Eight]] for They Might Be Giants' children's album, [[TMBW:Here Come the 123s|Here Come The 123s]].
*[[Wikipedia:Of Montreal|Of Montreal]] — Matt and Mike directed the music video for the song "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse".
**[http://youtube.com/watch?v=5VeIL7juFE0 Watch "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"]
*[[Y-O-U]] — In exchange for their help with producing the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] CD, Mike and Matt animated the music video for their song "LA Lindsay".
:*[[YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARKVHzCDEQ&fmt=18|Watch "LA Lindsay"]]

==Family==
*[[If I Ran the Camera]] — Mike and Matt created this Flash slideshow for a poem that their sister [[Karen Wagner|Karen]] had written for their father, [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]], for Father's Day. The slideshow featured images of Don with his granddaughter [[Little Girl|Astrid Renee]] (Karen's daughter). This piece was a [[secret page]] originally posted on [[homestarrunner.com]], but it was removed sometime in 2003 after the Brothers Chaps realized that fans had discovered it.

==See Also==
*[[Contributors]]

[[Category:Side Projects|*]]

Talk:The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects

2008-11-13T22:16:07Z

James Craven: /* Yo Gabba Gabba! */

== The purpose of this page ==

So, this page was created as a result of discussion [[Talk:The Brothers Chaps#Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse|here]]. The Brothers Chaps often participate in projects outside of Homestar Runner, and while we need not create articles for every one of these projects (we're the Homestar Runner Wiki, not the Sealab 2021 Wiki), this is information that Homestar Runner fans would be interested in. Also, directing people to some of Matt and Mike's other work is a nice way to show our support for them.

Some of the projects listed on this page already have pages. I propose that most of these be deleted, unless they have some important connection to Homestar Runner. For example, [[If I Ran the Camera]] should stay, because it was actually hosted on Homestarrunner.com for a while. [[Thorax Corporation]] should continue to exist, because it was linked to from [[Fortune Cookies]]. However, articles like [[The Knowledge Hat]] and [[Respek Knuckles]] should be deleted, and any important HSR-related information on pages like those should be merged with this article.

I'm sure I missed a lot of projects with which Mike and Matt have been involved, ([http://www.tv.com/matt-chapman/person/168766/appearances.html here's one list] of others, perhaps), so please fill in the gaps in this article if you see any. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:32, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

:Does this mean we're going to delete pages like Mellow Mushroom? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 20:11, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

::I think we should. I have tagged [[The Knowledge Hat]], [[Respek Knuckles]] and [[Mellow Mushroom]] for deletion. I'm not sure if we need a discussion on each separate talk page or if we should have a single discussion here.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

:::The first two are easy deletes; I brought over the only salvageable information (Matt's Larry-style voice). Assuming we preserve any HSR-themed things from Mellow Mushroom (I'm not sure how much there is, let me take a look at it), that one should be deleted too. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

::::The only thing HSR-related thing on that page that isn't covered on this page is the reference to [[Melonade]]. I tried finding a way to add it in the blurb on this page, but it seemed awkward. It's such a minor thing, I think we can ignore it and go ahead and delete that page too. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:39, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

== tv.com references ==

Some of those television appearances for Matt seem rather dubious. The Rocko's Modern Life cameo was originally aired in 1995 — just after he turned nineteen, so I'm betting it was somebody else with the same name. IMDB ''does'' have [http://imdb.com/find?q=Matt%20Chapman&nm=1&ex=1&nr=1 ten Matt Chapmans], although number ten's only credit to date has been "thanks" on a film that both Mike and Craig worked on. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 23:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

:Hmm...I see what you mean. I agree with removing any that you think are dubious. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:09, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

::I added those, even though the appearances aren't listed on IMDB. I have found that IMDB is only good for major appearances of actors, and small roles like these are virtually not to be found anyways. I don't know about the reliability of TV.com, though.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:16, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

:::It ''can'' be good for minor things like Matt being in the audience of an episode of ''Whose Line is it Anyway?", but most of those other ones were as characters which weren't mentioned in the provided synopsis of the particular episode. And most anime usually gets dubbed into English by a production company that uses the same set of actors for every show. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:15, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== Songs ==
Anyone got links to lyrics for "Respek Knuckles" and "The Knowledge Hat" ? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

== Here Come The 123s ==

Apparently, one of music videos for They Might Be Giants' upcoming kids' album [[TMBW:Here Come The 123s|''Here Come The 123s'']] will be animated by TBC. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 06:34, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yo Gabba Gabba! ==

Take a look at what I found just the other day:
On a Nick Jr. show called Yo Gabba Gabba![http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!], there's an episode (entitled "Friends") in which The Brothers Chaps made a story called "''Faldarz''." Should we add that in the Television segment?
--[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 15:58, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
:I'm trying to have a seperate [[Faldarz|page]] for this story. It's wanted to be on the speedy deletion, and is listed on the Wikipedia pages. [[User:James Craven|James Craven]] 5:17 PM US EST Nov 13 2008.

User talk:Raiku

2008-11-13T22:12:42Z

James Craven: /* hi */

== Character relationships ==

Hey there, Sylar. I have deleted both character relationship articles that you have created. To begin with, both articles were completely empty apart from a few headings. If you really want to create an article, then you should provide some content that actually makes sense. Also, one of them had already been deleted following a [[Talk:The King of Town and The Poopsmith's Relationship|consensus]]. Please do not re-create deleted articles before a new consensus has been reached. You can start a new discussion on that talk page if you think it's necessary to have that article.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:21, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

== Undoing ==

:''Sylar (Talk | contribs) (undid revision 603497;)''

Um... why? --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 01:33, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

== Talk page use ==

Sylar, when people ask you about your edits on your talk page, you need to answer, not remove the comments with unclear edit summaries like [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Sylar&curid=43714&diff=603510&oldid=603509&rcid=561902 this one]. Your edit summary was unhelpful: did you mean that Belthazar's edit wasn't too important in your book, or that your undoing was? Part of being on a wiki is that you must communicate with others, and if you continue not to do so, it may be viewed as disruptive and you may be blocked from editing. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:41, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
:As mentioned in our [[HRW:TALK#deleteposts|guidelines]], completely deleting posts from your talk page is usually frowned upon, especially when these are posts which are legitimately critical of your actions. Your removing these posts may be seen as an effort to hide your mistakes. A better solution is to reply to these criticisms with an appropriate response and let them stand, whether on your talk page or in an archive. If you continue to act in a disruptive manner, and ignore messages telling you that you should stop, you may be '''[[HRWiki:Blocking Policy|blocked]] from editing without further warning'''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:00, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

== hi ==

hey, raiku. what happened to el gavino?
{{User:Homsarstrongbad150/sig}} 19:53, 5 November 2008 (UTC) (HSB150 on IRC)
:I changed names. {{User:Sylar/sig}} 22:16, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

== On Faldarz ==
It's listed on the "Yo Gabba Gabba" pages in Wikipedia. [[User:James Craven|James Craven]] 5:13 PM US EST Nov 13 2008.

Faldarz

2008-11-13T22:06:08Z

James Craven: New page: '''Faldarz''' is a cartoon by The Brothers Chaps that was created for the Nick Jr. TV series Yo Gabba Gabba. It appears in the epis...

'''Faldarz''' is a cartoon by [[The Brothers Chaps]] that was created for the [[Wikipedia:Nick Jr.|Nick Jr.]] TV series [[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]]. It appears in the episode "Friends", which premiered on [[August 29]], [[2007]].

{{stub}}

[[Category:The Brothers Chaps]]
[[Category:Non-Homestar Runner Cartoons]]

Halloween

2008-11-02T18:09:38Z

James Craven: /* Traditions */

[[Image:Happy Halloween!.png|thumb|"Happy Halloween!" from the whole gang.]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]]''' is an important [[holiday]] for the [[characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner Universe|Homestar Runner]] universe. Since the first year of the website's run, [[The Brothers Chaps]] have liked to make an annual big Halloween [[toon]].

== Traditions ==
*Every major Halloween toon has the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] dress up in different [[Halloween costumes]]. These costumes are usually characters or people that were popular around the 1970s through the 2000s. These costumes often are rather obscure in nature, and a running joke involves the characters' difficulty [[What are you supposed to be?|identifying each other's costumes]].
*Unlike most other [[toons]] and [[Strong Bad Emails]], the Halloween toons feature every main character. Each year, [[Homsar]] appears in an [[Easter egg]] after clicking on something that has to do with [[The Poopsmith]], save for [[Homestarloween Party]], in which he did not appear at all (because he had not yet been created).
*Starting with [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], after the toon is over, the characters will all group together. As of [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], clicking on select characters while grouped together will start a short conversation with them and other characters, usually about the character's costume.
*A [[running gag]] throughout many Halloween toons is for [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]], or on rare occasions someone else, to mention [[Witch's Brew]]. This started in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] when Homestar (actually [[Strong Bad]] dressed as Homestar) mentioned Witch's Brew in odd context throughout the toon.
*[[The Goblin]] is a recurring character in almost every Halloween toon. He was created in [[Homestarloween Party]], when Homestar imagined him while telling a Halloween story. The Goblin has since made cameo appearances at different times, sometimes seeming to (or [[Hammerspace|actually]]) appear out of nowhere.
*The [[Spooky Woods]] appears as a setting for almost every Halloween toon (though not always as the only setting). [[The Halloween House]] appears to be located in these woods. This is also appears to be a favored location for different Halloween activities such as pumpkin judging contests.

== Halloween Toons ==
{|
|- valign="top"
| style="padding-right: 36px" |
*[[Ween Intro]]
'''2000'''
*'''[[Homestarloween Party]]'''
'''2001'''
*'''[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]'''
*[[halloweener]]
'''2002'''
*'''[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]'''
*[[ghosts]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]]
'''2003'''
*[[Malloween Commercial]]
*[[Punkin Stencils]] (updated each year since)
*'''[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]'''
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]]
'''2004'''
*[[That A Ghost]]
*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]]
*'''[[Halloween Fairstival]]'''
|
'''2005'''
*'''[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]'''
*[[More Fan Costumes]]
'''2006'''
*'''[[Happy Hallow-day]]'''
*[[Fan Costumes '06]]
'''2007'''
*[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]]
*'''[[Jibblies 2]]''' <small>([[Jibblies 2 Teaser|teaser]])</small>
*[[Fan Costumes '07]]
'''2008'''
*[[Costume Commercial]]
*'''[[Most in the Graveyard]]''' <small>([[Most in the Graveyard Teaser|teaser]])</small>
|}

{{halloweennav}}

Most in the Graveyard Costumes

2008-11-02T18:07:54Z

James Craven:

[[Halloween Costumes|Costumes]] that the characters wore in [[Most in the Graveyard]], Halloween 2008.

{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Character !! Costume !! Explanation !! External Links
|-
|[[Image:Bubs as The Junkyard Dog.png|125px|Bubs As The Junkyard Dog]]|| [[Bubs]] || The Junkyard Dog || Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 2, 1998) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as The Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short). || [[Wikipedia:Junkyard Dog|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Coach Z as DJ Lance Rock.png|125px|Coach Z As DJ Lance Rock]]|| [[Coach Z]] || DJ Lance Rock || Lance Robertson is an American musician, disc jockey (DJ), and actor also known as DJ Lance Rock. He is currently the host of the Nick Jr. show ''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba!|Yo Gabba Gabba!]]''|| [[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Homestar as Yahoo Serious.png|125px|Homestar Runner As Yahoo Serious]]|| [[Homestar Runner]] || Yahoo [[Seriously|Serious(ly)]] || [[Wikipedia:Yahoo Serious|Yahoo Serious]] (born Greg Pead July 27, 1953) is an Australian film actor, director and score composer. The costume Homestar is wearing is Yahoo as Albert Einstein from Serious's movie ''Young Einstein''. || [[Wikipedia:Young Einstein|Wikipedia Article]]
|-
|[[Image:Marzipan as Stevie Ray Vaughn.png|125px|Marzipan As Stevie Ray Vaughn]]|| [[Marzipan]] || Stevie Ray Vaughn || Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was a Grammy-winning American blues-rock guitarist, whose broad appeal made him an influential electric blues guitarist. || [[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughn|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Strong Bad as The Planet on the Cover of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.png|125px|Strong Bad As The Planet on the Cover of Hitckhikers Guide to the Galaxy]]|| [[Strong Bad]] || The Planet on the Cover of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' || ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' is a series of five comedy science fiction novels by Douglas Adams. The planet sticking out its tongue that Strong Bad is dressed up as appears only on the early American releases, as seen on the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0517542099/ref=sib_dp_pop_fc?ie=UTF8&p=S001#reader-link anniversary edition] of the first book. According to the [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/douglas-adams-FAQ/ alt.fan.douglas-adams FAQ List], Adams had said, "I ''hate'' the little green blob and have spent years locked in arguments with my publishers with me trying to get rid of the obscene little thing."|| [[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Strong Mad as A Thwomp.png|125px|Strong Mad As A Thwomp]]|| [[Strong Mad]] || A Thwomp || Thwomps are giant stone enemies found in the [[Mario]] universe. Usually found in castles, they attack by going from the air to the ground with a loud thumping sound, floating back up, and repeating the process. || [[Wikipedia:List_of_Mario_series_enemies#Thwomp|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:The Cheat as Drywall.png|125px|The Cheat As Drywall]]|| [[The Cheat]] || Drywall || Drywall is a character from the comic book series ''Scud: The Disposable Assassin''. He is known for having an unlimited amount of storage space inside his body. || [[Wikipedia:Scud: The Disposable Assassin|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:The King of Town as Hello Kitty.png|125px|The King of Town As Hello Kitty]]|| [[The King of Town]] || Hello Kitty || Hello Kitty is the best-known of many simply drawn fictional characters produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. She was also named the ambassador of Japanese tourism in China and Hong Kong in 2008. This costume could be considered to be in line with the King of Town's habit of dressing up as a food-related character; he reveals that his favourite candy is Hello Kitty erasers. || [[Wikipedia:Hello Kitty|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:The Poopsmith as Dr. Zoidberg.png|125px|The Poopsmith As Dr. Zoidberg]]|| [[The Poopsmith]] || Dr. Zoidberg || Dr. Zoidberg is a character from the animated series ''[[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]''. Although he knows nothing about humans, he serves as the doctor for the crew of Planet Express. || [[Wikipedia:Doctor Zoidberg|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Strong Sad as Sam Kinison.png|125px|Strong Sad As Sam Kinison]]|| [[Strong Sad]] || Sam Kinison || Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was a stand-up comedian known for his vitriolic humor. His breakthrough appearance came in 1984 during ''Rodney Dangerfield's Ninth Annual Comedians Special'' on [[Wikipedia:Home Box Office|HBO]]. || [[Wikipedia:Sam Kinison|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Pompom2pistols.png|125px|Pom Pom As SCUD]]|| [[Pom Pom]] || SCUD || Scuds are mass-produced robot assassins from the comic series ''Scud: The Disposable Assassin''. Pom Pom has fingers taped to his pistols to simulate the character's extending its pinkies while wielding a gun. || [[Wikipedia:Scud: The Disposable Assassin|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Homsar as Captain Caveman.png|125px|Homsar As Captain Caveman]]|| [[Homsar]] || Captain Caveman || Captain Caveman is a superhero caveman who debuted in the animated show ''Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels''.|| [[Wikipedia:Captain Caveman|Wikipedia article]]
|}

{{halloweennav}}

[[Category:Halloween Costumes|Most in the Graveyard]]

Most in the Graveyard

2008-11-02T18:01:29Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween08|Costume Commercial|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:ween08 graveyard.png|thumb|"We have a cemetery? Awesome!"]]

The citizens of [[Free Country, USA]] visit the graveyard.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), [[Carnivorous Undead Sheep]], {{film|The Goblin}}

See '''[[Most in the Graveyard Costumes]]''' for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Graveyard]]

'''Date:''' Thursday, October 30, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 6:25

'''Page Title:''' Ketchup Fountain SOUL'd Separately!

==Transcript==

''{The toon begins at the King of Town's castle, where a Halloween party is taking place.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh man, you guys! I can't believe we actually came to the King of Town's crappy Halloween party!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:'''{walks in} You boys having a good time? Try the ketchup fountain yet?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This party sucks, old man! This is Halloween! Where's the decaying flesh? The rotting corpses? The stink of death!

''{The Poopsmith comes into the frame holding a rotting skull made of [[whatsit]] on his shovel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhh... not exactly what I was talking about.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Well, fine! If stinky dead people is all you want, why don't you go hang out in that 200-acre cemetery that's been behind my castle all this time?

''{The camera zooms out of the window, revealing the cemetery.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-jig-ga-ma-WHAT?

''{Title appears: "Most in the Graveyard", "the credits for the 9th Homestar Halloween Cartoon..." "...are the same as the first 8!"}''

''{Cut to the Cemetery entrance. Everyone is there, with Strong Bad and The Cheat shown to be the last to arrive.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We have a cemetery? This is awesome! How come nobody ever told me about this place?

'''STRONG SAD:''' You didn't know about this place? Man, if it weren't for the library, I'd spend—

'''STRONG BAD:''' We have a ''who cares''?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{excited}'' Yeah! It still uses Dewey Decimal and everything! ''{suddenly realises Strong Bad's statement}'' Aww... I hate it when you do that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah ha ha! C'mon guys, let's go find a suitable stiff to exhume and reanimate.

''{Everyone starts walking into the cemetery grounds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, Pom Pom. This is gonna be so great. First we'll hit Space Mountain, then over to Mr. Toad's, then Tom Sawyer's Island, ''{Pom Pom looks annoyed}'' and don't forget: we parked in the Goofy lot!

''{Cut back to the entrance. The King of Town and the Poopsmith remain.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' You think I should have told them about that carnivorous undead sheep that prowls the graveyard?

''{As the King of Town speaks, a view of a hill within the graveyard is shown, with a sheep shadow bleating loudly at the top of it. Cut to Strong Sad and Marzipan.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' All right now Marzipan, remember: we have to hold our breath in front of the dead. Ready? Go! ''{tries to hold his breath, but immediately exhales and starts gasping}'' Okay, nevermind! Sorry, the dead!

'''MARZIPAN:''' This place is perfect for my Intro to Photography class. ''{lowers her guitar and pulls out a Polaroid camera from [[Hammerspace]]}'' I've already hit the railroad tracks, and an abandoned factory. This will complete the amateur trifecta!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hang on, I think I got it! ''{tries to hold his breath again, and again immediately fails}''

''{Cut to Bubs and Coach Z, standing in front of a bunch of graves.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, look! There's my great-great-grandpappy's cousin Harold! He discovered the "Bait and Switch!" Ooh, and this is his brother Mort! He invented "No Money Down".

'''COACH Z:''' All your dead relatives are making wanna start one of them horror-core rap groups. I could pull on a hockey mask and call myself "Coach Zgor Mortizzz!" ''{a CD case pops up reading "THE GRAVEYARDIGANZ — Featuring COACH ZGOR MORTIZZZ" with three Coach Z heads wearing hockey masks pictured}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, man! Show some respect! ''{points to a third tombstone reading "ZGOR — another relative of Bubs"}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, Pom Pom, now that I know that we're not in a theme park, I say we try to find that Green Gobalin. I heard that if you find him right at midnight, he'll spin all your Halloween candies into gold! Instead of just doing that regular old two-bit dance. ''{imitates the Green Goblin's dance}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles while pointing to a nearby landmark}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, that's a great place to start looking! I wonder why they call it "Snarling Hungry Sheep Hill".

''{Both Homestar and Pom Pom walk up the hill, with a wooden sign labelled "Snarling Hungry Sheep Hill" being shown as Homestar mentions it. Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad and the Cheat, all near more graves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, look at some of these names! Jim-Nealius Hog-chigger? Hebby Screbby? Is there some secret period in history when hobos ruled the Earth that I'm unaware of?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{jumps up in frustration}'' YOU SAID WE'D GET A ZOMBIE SLAVE!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, Thwomp Mad. We will. We just gotta find somebody with a cool name. Let's keep looking.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad and Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{taking a picture of Strong Sad posing by a gravestone}'' Almost... a little less lurk, and a little more skulk.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Like...''this?'' ''{hunches forward more}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''There'' we go. ''{She photographs him. The Polaroid develops, but Strong Sad is missing from the picture.}'' You're not showing up in these pictures. ''{she pulls up several other photographs where Strong Sad is absent}'' Strong Sad, is there something you need to tell me? Are you dead?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{jubilantly}'' Whoa, maybe I am! I finally willed myself to death! This is ''great!''

''{Cut to Coach Z standing to the left of a grave.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey Bubs! Check it out! You're not the only one with relatives here. My great good-aunt is buried right under our feet!

''{Cut to Bubs standing to the right of a grave.}''

'''BUBS:''' Naw, you come over here and look at this! I want you to see my great-great granduncle. He invented "No Payments till 2010!"

'''COACH Z:''' ''{pats Bubs on his right shoulder}'' Hi there.

''{Bubs looks to the left. Apparently he and Coach Z were referring to the same grave.}''

'''BUBS:''' Wait! Hold on a sec'! Are you telling me my uncle is your aunt?

'''COACH Z:''' Seems that way! Bubs! This is great news! This means we're brothers! I always knew it!

'''BUBS:''' Or it means you're a liar! Besides, even if it ''were'' true, we'd only be sixth-fourth-second-fifth cousins, thrice removed!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, phew. So your sister and I can— ''{Bubs punches him, he screams and is knocked to the ground}''

''{Cut to a tombstone reading "Here Lies Plutis"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' "Plutis?!" What is wrong with you dead people?! I don't want a reanimated corpse named ''Plutis'' doing my bidding! Doesn't any dead body with a good name around here want to be reanimated with these jumper cables and pickled monkey fingers?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ZGOR! I VOTE ZGOR!

''{Cut back to Homestar and Pom Pom, both hiding behind a larger gravestone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, Pom Pom. It's almost midnight. Ready with the Halloween candy?

''{Pom Pom gets out the candy. The viewpoint then cuts to the inside of a bush, focusing on Homestar and Pom Pom from a distance. Breathing can be heard distinctively.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, I can't wait to try out gold whatchamacallits. Gold...oh yes, Snickers.

''{The monster is revealed to be the Carnivorous Undead Sheep; it jumps out of the bush into viewpoint of Homestar and Pom Pom and bleats loudly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AHH!! The Cheat's got rabies again!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a handgun.}''

''{Cut to Bubs and Coach Z, the latter being held up by his collar.}''

'''COACH Z:''' What was that?

''{Cut to Strong Sad and Marzipan. Strong Sad is '''still''' seen holding his breath.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh my goodness!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turning to look at The Cheat, surprised}'' Cheat, you got rabies again?

''{Cut back to the entrance. The King of Town and the Poopsmith haven't moved.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh oh. Let's beat it, Poopsmith!

''{The Poopsmith nods and they both leave the graveyard. Cut back to Homestar, Pom Pom and the sheep.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yahoo, seriously, Pom Pom! I'm about to pee my pants!

''{The Goblin jumps out and lands on top of the Carnivorous Undead Sheep, popping its head off. The song ends.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The Goblin! You saved us! Now are you going to turn all of our 100 Grands into a hundred grand?

''{The Goblin shakes his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But I thought at midnight you—

''{The Goblin does his dance}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{disappointed}'' Oh, man!

''{The music becomes a techno-remix of the Goblin Dance music. Disco lights show up during the dance.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hooray! Extended dance remix of the Gobalin song!

''{Homestar moves away from the grave and dances with the Goblin. From nearby, Pom Pom pulls out two handguns, and Strong Bad finds the sheep's body.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, check out that awesome dead undead sheep!

''{The King of Town appears nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Some say it's an escaped laboratory test animal. They call it "Subject X".

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the coolest name I ever heard of! The Cheat! Grab the jumper cables and— hey! Where'd the pickled monkey fingers go?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{in the distance, running away from the graveyard}'' I don't knoooooow!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You said it, old buddy! Happy Carousel of Progress, Pom Pom. ''{Pom Pom looks annoyed again}'' I mean, Halloween, Pom Pom.

''{Fade to one of Marzipan's attempted photos of Strong Sad, with the caption: 'In loving memory of Strong Sad "willed himself to death 10/31/2008". The photograph moves with the final trumpet riffs. Cut to the standard ending scene of the various characters wearing their costumes.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on The Poopsmith during the scene with The King of Town and him right at the entrance of the Graveyard to see a clip of Homsar right after it:
:'''HOMSAR:''' I'm the Captain Caveman of the graveyard train!
:*Homsar appears as Captain Caveman at the end on the lower right side behind Marzipan.

*At the end, click on The King of Town:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' King of Town, would you like to justify your dressing up as Hello Kitty this year?
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Sure, I dressed up as my favorite candy.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm, I'm pretty sure those were erasers.

*At the end, click on The Poopsmith:
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Good news, everyone! Turns out that wasn't ketchup in the ketchup fountain!

*At the end, click on Bubs:
:'''BUBS:''' Grab them cakes!
:'''COACH Z:''' Ooowwww, is that all you do?

*At the end, click on Coach Z:
:'''COACH Z:''' Yooooooooooo garble garble!

*At the end, click on Strong Sad:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Sad. Nice Ma Fratelli costume.

*At the end, click on Strong Bad:
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Strong Bad, what's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I don't know. I just saw this sassy planet on the cover of one of your stupid books and thought it looked cool.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Say it, say it! Oh, ohhh!

*At the end, click on Homestar Runner:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Homestar! I really like your Carrot Top costume. ''{Homestar turns his head around}'' I'm not Carrot Top! I'm Crocodile Dundee!

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah, my little pride and joy. It's really starting to concern me that you keep dressing up as dudes.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Coach Z referring to himself as "Coach Zgor Mortizzz" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Rigor_mortis|Rigor Mortis]].

===Trivia===
*The sign at the front of the cemetery reads "Always Been Here Acres".
*The loading screen says "[[Irregular Loading Screens|He was a real load]]."
*Mort, the name of one of Bubs' relatives, is also the [[French]] word for "death".

===Remarks===
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old, bent style.
*The King of Town wears the Hello Kitty bow near the opposite ear from where it is traditionally placed.

===Goofs===
*At the beginning of the cartoon, Coach Z's foot will disappear before the screen scrolls off of him.
*At the end of the toon when you scroll over Coach Z, it says "Coach Z DJ Lance Rock," missing "as."
*In the second scene with Bubs and Coach Z, Bubs' eyes appear slightly farther apart than they usually are.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When you clicked on Strong Bad at the end, his lips didn't move when he says, "Uh, I don't know."
*The bubble containing Homsar's description appeared on top of Bubs' body but under his head.
*At the end of the toon, one of Homsar's legs was his normal one and the other was his costume foot (Captain Caveman's).

===Glitches===
*At the end of the toon (if you clicked The Poopsmith to activate the Homsar egg), if you click on Strong Bad, Homestar, Marzipan, Bubs, The Poopsmith, Coach Z, Strong Sad, or the King of Town, Homsar still shows his scroll-over information while another character comments on their costume. This is because he is a movie clip that overlays the scene.

===Inside References===
*The page title has an instance of [['d]].
*This is another reference to [[Strong Sad's Death]].
*Homsar's lines in his Easter egg are a reference to his [[character video]].
*Homestar's line, "Seriously, Pom Pom, I'm about to pee my pants", is the same line he said in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Strong Sad [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiles]] when he thinks he has "willed [himself] to death".
*Homestar Runner again fails to [[What are you supposed to be?|identify the cast's costumes]]. This even includes [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship|himself]].
*For the first time since [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], two characters (in this case, Marzipan and The King of Town) have [[Cross-Dressing|cross-dressed]] for Halloween. This is the fifth Halloween toon in which Marzipan dressed as a man.
*Pom Pom, in nod to his costume choice, is once again seen brandishing [[guns]].
*The candy that Pom Pom produces is a bag of [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|SBLOUNSKCHED!]] Fun Size.
*The King of Town running over the hills while silhouetted is a reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*The music heard when the Carnivorous Undead Sheep approaches Homestar and Pom Pom is taken from [[Jibblies 2]].
*Homestar's message for his Halloween costume, "Yahoo Serious(ly)", refers to his [[Catch Phrases#Homestar Runner|catch phrase]], "[[Seriously]]".
*Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was previously referenced in [[vacation]].
*This is the second time a character (Strong Sad) has struggled to hold his breath; the first occurred in Halloween Fairstival when Homestar couldn't hold his breath.
*The King of Town has a bottle of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]], previously seen in an Easter Egg in [[funny]]. The [[french fries]] are also identical.
*The Cheat had rabies, as Homestar and Strong Bad remark, in the email [[shapeshifter]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Space Mountain (Disneyland)|Space Mountain]], [[Wikipedia:Mr. Toad's Wild Ride|Mr. Toad's]], [[Wikipedia:Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island|Tom Sawyer's Island]], and [[Wikipedia:Carousel of Progress|Carousel of Progress]] are all attractions at [[Disney]] [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|theme parks]], specifically [[Wikipedia:Magic Kingdom|the Magic Kingdom]] and [[Wikipedia:Disneyland|Disneyland]]. However, neither park currently contains all four attractions. The [[Wikipedia:Goofy|Goofy]] lot refers to the parks' parking lots being named after Disney characters.
*Homestar's line "he'll spin all your Halloween candy into gold" is a reference to the fairy tale ''[[Wikipedia:Rumpelstiltskin|Rumpelstiltskin]],'' where the title character had the ability to spin straw into gold.
* Coach Z's album cover featuring him wearing a hockey mask is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'' series of horror movies. The band name "The Graveyardiganz" refers to ''[[Wikipedia:The Backyardigans|the Backyardigans]]'', a music-based TV series, as well as to the horrorcore rap band [[Wikipedia:Gravediggaz|Gravediggaz]].
*The King of Town's line when clicking on the Poopsmith at the end refers to ''[[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]'' character [[Wikipedia:Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]'s catchphrase "Good news, everyone", which is more often than not followed by bad news. Farnsworth employs Dr. Zoidberg.
*Strong Bad's line "Is there some secret period in history when hobos ruled the Earth that I'm unaware of?" could possibly refer to [[Wikipedia:John Hodgman|John Hodgman's]] book "The Areas of My Expertise", which features a non-factual factual account of such an era as a major section of the book.
*At the end, in the Strong Sad Easter egg, Strong Sad is mistaken for Ma Fratelli from ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''.
*Homestar Runner argues with himself about his costume, mistakenly suggesting it to be of [[Wikipedia:Carrot Top|Carrot Top]], a stand-up comedian noted for his large orange hair. He then mistakenly "corrects" himself to actually be [[Wikipedia:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]], the titular character from the 1986 comedy movie. Crocodile Dundee was played by [[Wikipedia:Paul Hogan|Paul Hogan]] who, like Yahoo Serious, is Australian.
*Strong Sad enthusiastically asks Strong Bad, in reference to his costume, for the answer to the [[Wikipedia:Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything|ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything]]. In the [[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]], the computer Deep Thought is constructed to formulate this response, despite nobody knowing the precise nature of the question. After 7 1/2 million years, Deep Thought reveals the answer to be "42".
*[[Wikipedia:Whatchamacallit (candy)|Whatchamacallits]], [[Wikipedia:Snickers|Snickers]], and [[Wikipedia:100 Grand|100 Grand]] are all actual candy bars.
*Strong Sad shouting his last line in the Strong Bad Easter egg is in the style of a typical antic of Sam Kinison's comedy act, taken verbatim from his appearance in the movie "Back To School".
*Coach Z's "Yooooooooooo garble garble!" is his attempt to say DJ Lance Rock's phrase (and the title of the Nick Jr. TV series) "[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba!|Yo Gabba Gabba!]]"
*Bubs' Easter egg lines are from the Junkyard Dog's entrance theme, "Grab Them Cakes".
*When Strong Mad keeps jumping on the ground and making it shake during the episode, it is a reference to how the actual [[Wikipedia:List of Mario series enemies|Thwomp]] acts in the [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario series]].
*Homestar's line when clicking on Marzipan at the end refers to "[[Wikipedia:Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]]", a song of [[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray Vaughan's]] (whom Marzipan is dressed up as,) from his 1983 album ''[[Wikipedia:Texas Flood|Texas Flood]]''.

==External Links==
*[[HR:ween08.html|watch "Most in the Graveyard"]]
*[[HR:ween08.swf|view the Flash file for "Most in the Graveyard"]]
*[[Forum:14810|forum thread RE: "Most in the Graveyard"]]

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[[Category:Halloween]]

Somber Vacation

2008-06-17T04:06:01Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

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Strong Sad goes to the beach?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Basement Of The Brothers Strong]], [[The Beach]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 16, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:11

'''Page Title:''' Greetings From Depressio Beach!

==Transcript==
''{Open with a panning shot of Strong Bad, Bubs and Homestar Runner sitting on the couch, making unintelligible sounds like the murmur of conversation.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ahem!

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad's head. The lights turn off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Thank you all for coming to my slide show presentation!

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Slide show?! You said you found a dead body.

''{Cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You told me there'd be's casseroles.

''{Cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're welcome.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Summertime is generally a happy time, making it my least favorite time of year. So, in order to make myself appropriately miserable, I decided to embrace all the hoopla and go to the beach.

''{Cut to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's where you were. We all figured you were inside that barrel again. Moistening yourself, or whatever.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{angrily}'' It's called "The Dampening", and it helps me focus. ''{Normal voice}'' Now, let's begin.

''{Cut to Strong Sad in silhouette with a [[Projections|projection screen]] in the background. A slide comes down with the title written in the sand}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My Somber Vacation.

''{The slides fill the screen. First slide is Strong Sad standing on the beach.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Since I don't have a lot of beach apparel, The King of Town's blacksmith was kind enough to let me borrow ''{New slide: Strong Sad is posing in [[The Blacksmith]]'s black [[Wikipedia:Welding helmet|welding mask]] and apron. The apron has burn marks at the lower right corner and under the left arm.}'' this revealing little number. Even though I couldn't see anything with it on, I think it's safe to assume this ''really'' turned some heads.

''{New slide: a sand sculpture of a Strong Sad headstone and grave with a single rose on top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Next, I went ahead and buried myself alive in the sand. ''{Close up of the headstone with a 3rd place ribbon and Strong Sad making a thumbs-up sign out of the sand.}'' I won third place in a sand sculpture competition.

''{Close up of sea shells}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Instead of collecting sea shells, I stalked the sandy shores looking for ''{Slide of a broken styrofoam cooler with green stains, with a shell and beer bottle also visible}'' algae covered chunks of styrofoam coolers. ''{Slide of several chunks with faces drawn on them and pipe cleaner limbs}'' I added some googly eyes and some pipe cleaner and then played beach volleyball with them. ''{Slide of Strong Sad with a yellow volleyball embedded in his face}'' They won handily.

''{Strong Sad is smiling and holding a styrofoam cup with drink umbrellas and sand around the rim.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I am enjoying my favorite tropical beverage: A scalding hot cup of black coffee with beach sand on the rim. The bartender kept calling it a "Sucks On The Beach".

''{Strong Sad is standing alone on the beach, silhouetted against the moon}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My last night there, I went for a long midnight walk on the beach. It would've been nice and lonely, if I didn't keep tripping over teenage and European couples making out. But, of course, I forgot to put on any moonscreen—

''{Cut back to the basement as the lights come on. Strong Sad is now completely pink except for an area on his chest that looks like a bikini top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' — so I got burned to a crisp!

''{Cut to a panning shot of the couch, where Strong Bad, Bubs, and Homestar are laughing.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{Close-up}'' Well, heeb my jeebies!

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Shut up! It's a skin condition. ''{He pats his belly}'' This is just how I tan. I can't help it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ha ha ha-ha ha! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' Lookin' good, Miss July!

''{A [[postcard]] of moonburnt and smiling Strong Sad laying on the beach appears on the screen, reading "Depressio Beach" "Wish U Were Here! XOXO"}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:TheDampening.png|thumb|non disturbare!]]
*Click on XOXO on the postcard at the end.
*:''{In the Strong's basement, lights down. Close up on a wooden barrel against the wall. A sign is taped to the barrel, written in a calligraphic style "the Dampening in progress! non disturbare!"}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sweetness. Sweetness. I was only joking when I said.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Sucks On The Beach" is a play on the real [[alcohol|cocktail]] [[Wikipedia:Sex on the beach (cocktail)|"Sex on the Beach"]].
*[[Wikipedia:Heebie Jeebies|Heebie Jeebies]] is an old slang term for feeling anxious or nervous.
*"Non disturbare" means "do not disturb" in Italian.

===Remarks===
*When the toon was first released, the Easter egg was unfinished. There was no audio and no way to reach it without a browser addon or external Flash viewer to navigate beyond the "end" of the toon.
*When the toon was first released, the slides were in focus as they came onto the screen. The effect that makes them appear out of focus at first was added later.

===Inside References===
*Bubs says [[be's]].
*Strong Sad first used Depressio to refer to himself in [[depressio]].
*Strong Sad makes [[Death#Strong Sad|his own grave]].
*Strong Sad makes some [[googly-eyed objects]].
*The style for this toon (a slideshow presented by Strong Sad) was originally presented as an unused idea in [[From the Vault]].
*Strong Sad has previously stated that he disliked the beach in [[Strong Sad's Lament]], in "Dr. Scholls?".
*There are some more examples of [[Strong Bad smiling]] and [[Strong Sad smiling]].
*The seashells were previously seen in [[what I want]].

===Real-World References===
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad is singing lyrics from the song "[[Wikipedia:Bigmouth Strikes Again|Bigmouth Strikes Again]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]].
*"Miss July" refers to a [[Wikipedia:Playboy|Playboy magazine]] centerfold called "The Playmate of the Month".

==External Links==
*[[HR:somber.html|watch "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[HR:somber.swf|view the Flash file for "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[Forum:14350|forum thread re: "Somber Vacation"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Somber Vacation

2008-06-17T04:01:11Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|somber|Play Date|Strong Bad Sings}}
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[[Image:SomberVacation.png|thumb|"Now, let's begin."]]

Strong Sad goes to the beach?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Basement Of The Brothers Strong]], [[The Beach]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 16, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:11

'''Page Title:''' Greetings From Depressio Beach!

==Transcript==
''{Open with a panning shot of Strong Bad, Bubs and Homestar Runner sitting on the couch, making unintelligible sounds like the murmur of conversation.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ahem!

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad's head. The lights turn off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Thank you all for coming to my slide show presentation!

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Slide show?! You said you found a dead body.

''{Cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You told me there'd be's casseroles.

''{Cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're welcome.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Summertime is generally a happy time, making it my least favorite time of year. So, in order to make myself appropriately miserable, I decided to embrace all the hoopla and go to the beach.

''{Cut to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's where you were. We all figured you were inside that barrel again. Moistening yourself, or whatever.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{angrily}'' It's called "The Dampening", and it helps me focus. ''{Normal voice}'' Now, let's begin.

''{Cut to Strong Sad in silhouette with a [[Projections|projection screen]] in the background. A slide comes down with the title written in the sand}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My Somber Vacation.

''{The slides fill the screen. First slide is Strong Sad standing on the beach.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Since I don't have a lot of beach apparel, The King of Town's blacksmith was kind enough to let me borrow ''{New slide: Strong Sad is posing in [[The Blacksmith]]'s black [[Wikipedia:Welding helmet|welding mask]] and apron. The apron has burn marks at the lower right corner and under the left arm.}'' this revealing little number. Even though I couldn't see anything with it on, I think it's safe to assume this ''really'' turned some heads.

''{New slide: a sand sculpture of a Strong Sad headstone and grave with a single rose on top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Next, I went ahead and buried myself alive in the sand. ''{Close up of the headstone with a 3rd place ribbon and Strong Sad making a thumbs-up sign out of the sand.}'' I won third place in a sand sculpture competition.

''{Close up of sea shells}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Instead of collecting sea shells, I stalked the sandy shores looking for ''{Slide of a broken styrofoam cooler with green stains, with a shell and beer bottle also visible}'' algae covered chunks of styrofoam coolers. ''{Slide of several chunks with faces drawn on them and pipe cleaner limbs}'' I added some googly eyes and some pipe cleaner and then played beach volleyball with them. ''{Slide of Strong Sad with a yellow volleyball embedded in his face}'' They won handily.

''{Strong Sad is smiling and holding a styrofoam cup with drink umbrellas and sand around the rim.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I am enjoying my favorite tropical beverage: A scalding hot cup of black coffee with beach sand on the rim. The bartender kept calling it a "Sucks On The Beach".

''{Strong Sad is standing alone on the beach, silhouetted against the moon}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My last night there, I went for a long midnight walk on the beach. It would've been nice and lonely, if I didn't keep tripping over teenage and European couples making out. But, of course, I forgot to put on any moonscreen—

''{Cut back to the basement as the lights come on. Strong Sad is now completely pink except for an area on his chest that looks like a bikini top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' — so I got burned to a crisp!

''{Cut to a panning shot of the couch, where Strong Bad, Bubs, and Homestar are laughing.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{Close-up}'' Well, heeb my jeebies!

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Shut up! It's a skin condition. ''{He pats his belly}'' This is just how I tan. I can't help it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ha ha ha-ha ha! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' Lookin' good, Miss July!

''{A [[postcard]] of moonburnt and smiling Strong Sad laying on the beach appears on the screen, reading "Depressio Beach" "Wish U Were Here! XOXO"}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:TheDampening.png|thumb|non disturbare!]]
*Click on XOXO on the postcard at the end.
*:''{In the Strong's basement, lights down. Close up on a wooden barrel against the wall. A sign is taped to the barrel, written in a calligraphic style "the Dampening in progress! non disturbare!"}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sweetness. Sweetness. I was only joking when I said.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Sucks On The Beach" is a play on the real [[alcohol|cocktail]] [[Wikipedia:Sex on the beach (cocktail)|"Sex on the Beach"]].
*[[Wikipedia:Heebie Jeebies|Heebie Jeebies]] is an old slang term for feeling anxious or nervous.
*"Non disturbare" means "do not disturb" in Italian.

===Remarks===
*When the toon was first released, the Easter egg was unfinished. There was no audio and no way to reach it without a browser addon or external Flash viewer to navigate beyond the "end" of the toon.
*When the toon was first released, the slides were in focus as they came onto the screen. The effect that makes them appear out of focus at first was added later.

===Inside References===
*Bubs says [[be's]].
*Strong Sad first used Depressio to refer to himself in [[depressio]].
*Strong Sad makes [[Death#Strong Sad|his own grave]].
*Strong Sad makes some [[googly-eyed objects]].
*The style for this toon (a slideshow presented by Strong Sad) was originally presented as an unused idea in [[From the Vault]].
*Strong Sad has previously stated that he disliked the beach in [[Strong Sad's Lament]], in "Dr. Scholls?".
*There are some more examples of [[Strong Bad smiling]] and [[Strong Sad smiling]].
*The seashells were previously seen in [[what I want]].

===Real-World References===
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad is singing lyrics from the song "[[Wikipedia:Bigmouth Strikes Again|Bigmouth Strikes Again]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]].
*"Miss July" refers to either a [[Wikipedia:Calendar girl|calendar girl]] or a monthly [[Wikipedia:Playboy magazine|Playboy magazine]] centerfold.

==External Links==
*[[HR:somber.html|watch "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[HR:somber.swf|view the Flash file for "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[Forum:14350|forum thread re: "Somber Vacation"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Somber Vacation

2008-06-17T04:00:47Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|somber|Play Date|Strong Bad Sings}}
{{subtitlesLinks|somber}}
[[Image:SomberVacation.png|thumb|"Now, let's begin."]]

Strong Sad goes to the beach?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Basement Of The Brothers Strong]], [[The Beach]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 16, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:11

'''Page Title:''' Greetings From Depressio Beach!

==Transcript==
''{Open with a panning shot of Strong Bad, Bubs and Homestar Runner sitting on the couch, making unintelligible sounds like the murmur of conversation.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ahem!

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad's head. The lights turn off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Thank you all for coming to my slide show presentation!

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Slide show?! You said you found a dead body.

''{Cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You told me there'd be's casseroles.

''{Cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're welcome.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Summertime is generally a happy time, making it my least favorite time of year. So, in order to make myself appropriately miserable, I decided to embrace all the hoopla and go to the beach.

''{Cut to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's where you were. We all figured you were inside that barrel again. Moistening yourself, or whatever.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{angrily}'' It's called "The Dampening", and it helps me focus. ''{Normal voice}'' Now, let's begin.

''{Cut to Strong Sad in silhouette with a [[Projections|projection screen]] in the background. A slide comes down with the title written in the sand}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My Somber Vacation.

''{The slides fill the screen. First slide is Strong Sad standing on the beach.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Since I don't have a lot of beach apparel, The King of Town's blacksmith was kind enough to let me borrow ''{New slide: Strong Sad is posing in [[The Blacksmith]]'s black [[Wikipedia:Welding helmet|welding mask]] and apron. The apron has burn marks at the lower right corner and under the left arm.}'' this revealing little number. Even though I couldn't see anything with it on, I think it's safe to assume this ''really'' turned some heads.

''{New slide: a sand sculpture of a Strong Sad headstone and grave with a single rose on top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Next, I went ahead and buried myself alive in the sand. ''{Close up of the headstone with a 3rd place ribbon and Strong Sad making a thumbs-up sign out of the sand.}'' I won third place in a sand sculpture competition.

''{Close up of sea shells}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Instead of collecting sea shells, I stalked the sandy shores looking for ''{Slide of a broken styrofoam cooler with green stains, with a shell and beer bottle also visible}'' algae covered chunks of styrofoam coolers. ''{Slide of several chunks with faces drawn on them and pipe cleaner limbs}'' I added some googly eyes and some pipe cleaner and then played beach volleyball with them. ''{Slide of Strong Sad with a yellow volleyball embedded in his face}'' They won handily.

''{Strong Sad is smiling and holding a styrofoam cup with drink umbrellas and sand around the rim.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I am enjoying my favorite tropical beverage: A scalding hot cup of black coffee with beach sand on the rim. The bartender kept calling it a "Sucks On The Beach".

''{Strong Sad is standing alone on the beach, silhouetted against the moon}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My last night there, I went for a long midnight walk on the beach. It would've been nice and lonely, if I didn't keep tripping over teenage and European couples making out. But, of course, I forgot to put on any moonscreen—

''{Cut back to the basement as the lights come on. Strong Sad is now completely pink except for an area on his chest that looks like a bikini top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' — so I got burned to a crisp!

''{Cut to a panning shot of the couch, where Strong Bad, Bubs, and Homestar are laughing.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{Close-up}'' Well, heeb my jeebies!

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Shut up! It's a skin condition. ''{He pats his belly}'' This is just how I tan. I can't help it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ha ha ha-ha ha! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' Lookin' good, Miss July!

''{A [[postcard]] of moonburnt and smiling Strong Sad laying on the beach appears on the screen, reading "Depressio Beach" "Wish U Were Here! XOXO"}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:TheDampening.png|thumb|non disturbare!]]
*Click on XOXO on the postcard at the end.
*:''{In the Strong's basement, lights down. Close up on a wooden barrel against the wall. A sign is taped to the barrel, written in a calligraphic style "the Dampening in progress! non disturbare!"}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sweetness. Sweetness. I was only joking when I said.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Sucks On The Beach" is a play on the real [[alcohol|cocktail]] [[Wikipedia:Sex on the beach (cocktail)|"Sex on the Beach"]].
*[[Wikipedia:Heebie Jeebies|Heebie Jeebies]] is an old slang term for feeling anxious or nervous.
*"Non disturbare" means "do not disturb" in Italian.

===Remarks===
*When the toon was first released, the Easter egg was unfinished. There was no audio and no way to reach it without a browser addon or external Flash viewer to navigate beyond the "end" of the toon.
*When the toon was first released, the slides were in focus as they came onto the screen. The effect that makes them appear out of focus at first was added later.

===Inside References===
*Bubs says [[be's]].
*Strong Sad first used Depressio to refer to himself in [[depressio]].
*Strong Sad makes [[Death#Strong Sad|his own grave]].
*Strong Sad makes some [[googly-eyed objects]].
*The style for this toon (a slideshow presented by Strong Sad) was originally presented as an unused idea in [[From the Vault]].
*Strong Sad has previously stated that he disliked the beach in [[Strong Sad's Lament]], in "Dr. Scholls?".
*There are some more examples of [[Strong Bad smiling]] and [[Strong Sad smiling]].
*The seashells were previously seen in [[what I want]].

===Real-World References===
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad is singing lyrics from the song "[[Wikipedia:Bigmouth Strikes Again|Bigmouth Strikes Again]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]].
*"Miss July" refers to either a [[Wikipedia:Calendar gril|calendar girl]] or a monthly [[Wikipedia:Playboy magazine|Playboy magazine]] centerfold.

==External Links==
*[[HR:somber.html|watch "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[HR:somber.swf|view the Flash file for "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[Forum:14350|forum thread re: "Somber Vacation"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Somber Vacation

2008-06-17T04:00:32Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|somber|Play Date|Strong Bad Sings}}
{{subtitlesLinks|somber}}
[[Image:SomberVacation.png|thumb|"Now, let's begin."]]

Strong Sad goes to the beach?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Basement Of The Brothers Strong]], [[The Beach]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 16, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:11

'''Page Title:''' Greetings From Depressio Beach!

==Transcript==
''{Open with a panning shot of Strong Bad, Bubs and Homestar Runner sitting on the couch, making unintelligible sounds like the murmur of conversation.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ahem!

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad's head. The lights turn off.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Thank you all for coming to my slide show presentation!

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Slide show?! You said you found a dead body.

''{Cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You told me there'd be's casseroles.

''{Cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're welcome.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Summertime is generally a happy time, making it my least favorite time of year. So, in order to make myself appropriately miserable, I decided to embrace all the hoopla and go to the beach.

''{Cut to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's where you were. We all figured you were inside that barrel again. Moistening yourself, or whatever.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{angrily}'' It's called "The Dampening", and it helps me focus. ''{Normal voice}'' Now, let's begin.

''{Cut to Strong Sad in silhouette with a [[Projections|projection screen]] in the background. A slide comes down with the title written in the sand}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My Somber Vacation.

''{The slides fill the screen. First slide is Strong Sad standing on the beach.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Since I don't have a lot of beach apparel, The King of Town's blacksmith was kind enough to let me borrow ''{New slide: Strong Sad is posing in [[The Blacksmith]]'s black [[Wikipedia:Welding helmet|welding mask]] and apron. The apron has burn marks at the lower right corner and under the left arm.}'' this revealing little number. Even though I couldn't see anything with it on, I think it's safe to assume this ''really'' turned some heads.

''{New slide: a sand sculpture of a Strong Sad headstone and grave with a single rose on top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Next, I went ahead and buried myself alive in the sand. ''{Close up of the headstone with a 3rd place ribbon and Strong Sad making a thumbs-up sign out of the sand.}'' I won third place in a sand sculpture competition.

''{Close up of sea shells}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Instead of collecting sea shells, I stalked the sandy shores looking for ''{Slide of a broken styrofoam cooler with green stains, with a shell and beer bottle also visible}'' algae covered chunks of styrofoam coolers. ''{Slide of several chunks with faces drawn on them and pipe cleaner limbs}'' I added some googly eyes and some pipe cleaner and then played beach volleyball with them. ''{Slide of Strong Sad with a yellow volleyball embedded in his face}'' They won handily.

''{Strong Sad is smiling and holding a styrofoam cup with drink umbrellas and sand around the rim.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I am enjoying my favorite tropical beverage: A scalding hot cup of black coffee with beach sand on the rim. The bartender kept calling it a "Sucks On The Beach".

''{Strong Sad is standing alone on the beach, silhouetted against the moon}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My last night there, I went for a long midnight walk on the beach. It would've been nice and lonely, if I didn't keep tripping over teenage and European couples making out. But, of course, I forgot to put on any moonscreen—

''{Cut back to the basement as the lights come on. Strong Sad is now completely pink except for an area on his chest that looks like a bikini top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' — so I got burned to a crisp!

''{Cut to a panning shot of the couch, where Strong Bad, Bubs, and Homestar are laughing.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{Close-up}'' Well, heeb my jeebies!

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Shut up! It's a skin condition. ''{He pats his belly}'' This is just how I tan. I can't help it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Ha ha ha-ha ha! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' Lookin' good, Miss July!

''{A [[postcard]] of moonburnt and smiling Strong Sad laying on the beach appears on the screen, reading "Depressio Beach" "Wish U Were Here! XOXO"}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:TheDampening.png|thumb|non disturbare!]]
*Click on XOXO on the postcard at the end.
*:''{In the Strong's basement, lights down. Close up on a wooden barrel against the wall. A sign is taped to the barrel, written in a calligraphic style "the Dampening in progress! non disturbare!"}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sweetness. Sweetness. I was only joking when I said.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Sucks On The Beach" is a play on the real [[alcohol|cocktail]] [[Wikipedia:Sex on the beach (cocktail)|"Sex on the Beach"]].
*[[Wikipedia:Heebie Jeebies|Heebie Jeebies]] is an old slang term for feeling anxious or nervous.
*"Non disturbare" means "do not disturb" in Italian.

===Remarks===
*When the toon was first released, the Easter egg was unfinished. There was no audio and no way to reach it without a browser addon or external Flash viewer to navigate beyond the "end" of the toon.
*When the toon was first released, the slides were in focus as they came onto the screen. The effect that makes them appear out of focus at first was added later.

===Inside References===
*Bubs says [[be's]].
*Strong Sad first used Depressio to refer to himself in [[depressio]].
*Strong Sad makes [[Death#Strong Sad|his own grave]].
*Strong Sad makes some [[googly-eyed objects]].
*The style for this toon (a slideshow presented by Strong Sad) was originally presented as an unused idea in [[From the Vault]].
*Strong Sad has previously stated that he disliked the beach in [[Strong Sad's Lament]], in "Dr. Scholls?".
*There are some more examples of [[Strong Bad smiling]] and [[Strong Sad smiling]].
*The seashells were previously seen in [[what I want]].

===Real-World References===
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad is singing lyrics from the song "[[Wikipedia:Bigmouth Strikes Again|Bigmouth Strikes Again]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]].
*"Miss july" refers to either a [[Wikipedia:Calendar gril|calendar girl]] or a monthly [[Wikipedia:Playboy magazine|Playboy magazine]] centerfold.

==External Links==
*[[HR:somber.html|watch "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[HR:somber.swf|view the Flash file for "Somber Vacation"]]
*[[Forum:14350|forum thread re: "Somber Vacation"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Play Date

2008-06-14T06:33:22Z

James Craven: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Shorts|playdate|The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:PlayDate.png|thumb|"CAN HOMESTAR COME OUT AND PLAY?"]]

Homestar and Strong Mad hang out, with disastrous results.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Nebulon}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Field]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's L'est Stand]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, June 9, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:46

'''Page Title:''' Wanna mess around?

==Transcript==
''{Camera tilts down to reveal Homestar Runner calling on his cordless phone, sitting on Marzipan's couch.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Pom Dog. It's Homedog. Yeah, dog. You wanna hang out? Oh? Oh. Firmware upgrade. No, that sounds important. No, it's cool. I'll catch you later. Boop! Oh.

''{Homestar actually hangs up the phone. Reverse shot, with a list marked "Phone People". Pom Pom (Pom Dog) is crossed out. Homestar dials the phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad? No? Cool.

''{Homestar hangs up. Strong Bad's name is crossed off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bubs! In federal prison? ''{Homestar hangs up; white frame}'' Coach Z? In ''juvenile'' prison!?

''{Homestar hangs up. Coach Z's name is crossed off the list. Increasing Dutch angle shots as Strong Sad and The Cheat are crossed off. Cut to Homestar lying on the couch.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Disappointed}'' Nah, it's cool. I forgot today was you and Brunswick stew's anniversary. 'Kay. Bye.

''{Homestar hangs up. King Of Town's name is crossed off. Homestar sighs off camera.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to call —

''{Cut to Strong Mad opening the door.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' CAN HOMESTAR COME OUT AND PLAY?

''{Title "Play Date" drops down over a black background.}''

''{Crossfade to Homestar leaning out the front door talking to Strong Mad.)''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, we don't really call it "playing" anymore, Strong Mad. ''{Close-up of Homestar}'' It's more like hanging out, messing around, kicking back...

''{Two shot of Homestar and Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' LET'S FOOL AROUND!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hm. Maybe not "fool around" either. ''{Close-up of Homestar}'' Why don't we get down to business? Let's play. Or, kick around. Whatever.

''{Two shot}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' LET'S PLAY BLOCKS!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blocks, eh? I'm not opposed to the classics. Let's play some blocks.

''{Push wipe left to a tower of cinder blocks wavering slightly. Strong Mad grunts off camera and another cinder block flies to the top of the pile. Pull back to reveal Homestar pushed into the ground with the blocks on top of his chest.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{strained}'' You know, this is exactly what I thought you had in mind. ''{Close up on Homestar}'' Not sure why I agreed to it. How 'bout we play catch?

''{Push wipe left to Homestar crouching slightly, his cap on backwards, and a baseball glove floating in front of him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right! Fire it in here! Gimme the old pepper atta pepper whatta pepper who's a pepper— ''{Strong Mad grunts off camera and Bubs' Concession Stand lands on Homestar, who drops his glove}'' Oof!

''{Bubs pops up in the Stand, music similar to the Senorial Day Sale plays in the background.}''

'''BUBS:''' It's a relocation sale! Fifty percent off all badly beaten Homestars!

''{Push wipe down to Homestar, with bandages on his head and face, and Strong Mad sitting on the couch.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{shakily & sounding exhausted}'' Okay, Strong Mad. We're going to have a little something I like to call "Migraine Time". We can play your new favorite game, ''{pull back to a wider shot}'' Feathers and Cotton. Ready? Go.

''{Homestar puts an ice pack on his face. A meteor falls through the ceiling, crushing Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Waugh!

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS ONE'S NOT MY FAULT!

''{Nebulon pokes up from the meteor, looking around. Nebulon's sound effect is heard}''

''{Push wipe up Homestar heavily bandaged, legs in casts, and sitting in a wheelchair in The Field. Strong Mad is standing next to him, smiling apologetically.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow! I had a real great time messing around today, Strong Mad. But next time, maybe we should just play.

''{Strong Bad enters from the left}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, thanks for babysitting the little guy for me, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What?

'''STRONG MAD:''' AWWWW! TIME TO GO?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, sorry, man. ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' Cinder blocks, structural damage, and meteors? It is ''definitely'' time for your nap.

''{Pull back to previous shot. Strong Mad and Strong Bad exit left, Strong Mad pouting and sobbing a little.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whew! Bubs, hit me with a Cold One. ''{Camera shift right to reveal Bubs' Concession Stand, as Homestar's wheel chair leans back. Bubs slides an 'Old One down the counter.}''

''{Cut to black. A crash is heard followed by a gulp.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ahh. Thanks, man.

''{"END" appears on the screen as music plays. A dot soon follows and the word back fades in the lower left corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the "E" to continue the ending scene.
*:''{scene reopens at the [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Concession Stand]]. The 'Old One bottle lays broken on the ground}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, wait a minute! Aren't you supposed to be in federal prison?
*:'''BUBS:''' I got time off for snitchy behavior!
*At the end, click on the period to see The King of Town.
*:''{At Marshmallow's L'est Stand. The music from [[Date Nite]] and [[love poems]] is playing. The King sits at one end of the table, with a bowl of Brunswick stew at the other end. A candle and small jewelry box are also on the table}''
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' You know, Brunsy, the 50th anniversary is the ''{holds up a spoon with sour cream in it}'' dollop of sour cream year!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===

*Fiftieth anniversaries are typically celebrated with the presentation of gold to one another.

===Remarks===

*Homestar's telephone uses [[Wikipedia:Dual-tone multi-frequency|dual-tone multi-frequency dialing]] and the numbers can therefore be determined from the tones produced. Homestar dials the following numbers:
**5-3-3 at the beginning of the toon before saying, "Hey Pom Dog..."
**8 after hanging up on Pom Pom.
**8-6-5-3-3 before talking to Strong Bad
**8 after hanging up on Strong Bad and before talking to Bubs.
**8 after hanging up on Bubs and before talking to Coach Z.
**8 after hanging up on Coach Z.
**5-3 before talking to the King of Town.
**8 after hanging up on the King of Town.
*Homestar crosses out the names on his list without using a writing utensil.
*The interior of Homestar's living room changed in this short from green to a light blue.
*At the end of the toon, Homestar appears to have both his legs injured from the meteor. However, his legs were the only parts of his body that were NOT hit by the meteor.
*The large wheels of Homestar's wheelchair are not attached to the chair, or to each other.
*In the Easter egg, Bubs' arms are in the older, bendy state.
*The word "END" appears to come down over the top of the first Easter Egg: in the last frame, you can see bottom half of the word at the top of the screen.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar's list first appears, The Poopsmith is listed after Strong Sad and The Cheat. However, after Homestar crosses out The Cheat, The Poopsmith is listed before The Cheat.
*In the Concession Stand Easter egg, the left wall of the stand is separated from the front at the top.
*In the beginning of the toon, Homestar is in [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's house]]. However, when talking to Strong Mad while poking out the front door, the railing does not bend in an angle at the middle, like Marzipan's railing does. It is instead straight - exactly the way [[Homestar Runner's House|Homestar's house]] has been shown [[The Best Decemberween Ever|before]].

===Inside References===
*Homestar refers to Pom Pom as [[My Dog|Pom Dog]].
*The King of Town is on a date with [[Stew|Brunswick stew]].
*Strong Mad ripped Bubs' Concession Stand out of the ground in [[Fall Float Parade]].
*Bubs' Concession Stand was previously seen landing on [[Señor]] and [[Mr. Bland]] in [[origins]].
*The loading screen reads "[[Irregular Loading Screens|load it]]".
*There is another appearance of [[Strong Mad smiling]].
*This is another appearance of a [[cinder block]].
*The music during Bubs's explanation of his relocation sale comes from [[Senorial Day]].

===Real-World References===
*Homestar Runner shouting about "peppering" is a reference to [[Looney Tunes|Bugs Bunny]]'s similar shouting during [[Wikipedia:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] after which Bugs grins and says, "That's the old pepper, boy!" This in turn is a reference to the common warm-up "[[Wikipedia:Pepper (baseball)|pepper game]]" used before baseball games, where a coach hits a grounder or low fly to the infield, and the fielders try to field and throw back the ball as quickly as they can. The coach then hits the return throw.
*Homestar's chatter starts to follow [[Wikipedia:Dr Pepper|Dr Pepper]]'s jingle from the 1970s and 1980s, "I'm a Pepper, He's a Pepper, We're a Pepper, Be a Pepper, Wouldn't you like to Be a Pepper too?"

== External Links ==
*[[HR:playdate.html|watch "Play Date"]]
*[[HR:playdate.swf|view the Flash file for "Play Date"]]
*[[Forum:14306|forum thread re: "Play Date"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Homestar Runner's House

2008-06-14T06:31:54Z

James Craven: /* Interior */

'''[[Homestar Runner]]'s House''', in [[The Reddest Radish]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello|In Search of the Yello Dello]], is a cartoonish red hut with white spots; yet in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], the email [[rampage]], and in the short [[Play Date]], his house is a normal suburban house with yellow siding, bearing a striking resemblance to the [[Peanuts]] kids' houses. Unless he's moved (or has more than one house), what the outside of Homestar's house really looks like remains a mystery, but it seems that the more logical choice would be his normal house with siding, as his "In Search Of The Yello Dello" home and his "The Reddest Radish" home both were made a while back. It may be that he simply moved to the new house first seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. Regardless, it doesn't seem to matter to him where he lives, as he spends an astonishing amount of time in both [[House of the Brothers Strong|Strong Bad's]] and [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's]] homes. In [[flashback]], he even comments that he thinks he lives in the Brothers' Strong's house.
<gallery>Image:reddestradish.png|Homestar's Hut
Image:s old house.png|Homestar's hut (in the old version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:homesarshouse_cubed.PNG|Homestar's hut (in the new version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:Outside_Homestars_House.PNG|Homestar's normal house</gallery>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Interior==
The inside of his house was first seen in the email [[caper]], when [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] broke into it. It has since been seen in [[radio]], [[garage sale]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], [[slumber party]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] and [[Play Date]]. The interior of Homestar's house has green walls and [[Hanging Objects#Homestar Runner's House|pictures of himself through the years]]. Homestar's white table with the sliding doors is similar to one sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]]. It also has a [[cow lamp]] which The Cheat broke in [[caper]]. It was repaired and seen again in [[radio]], but Homestar broke it again after The Cheat tried to steal it in [[garage sale]]. Hopwever, in [[Play Date]], the interior walls have been changed to light blue from green.

Homestar's bedroom, first seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], has maroon walls, a window, Homestar's bed (bare box spring only), and an alarm clock/radio labeled "[[Homestar's Clock]]" on a dresser. Homestar's room is on the second floor.

Homestar watches [[Tee Bee|television]] in his TV room, where the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is located. He also keeps his TV stand (where his tapes are kept) and sofa here. He sometimes invites Strong Bad over to watch TV with him, an invitation that Strong Bad usually accepts (probably because Homestar has the better TV).

Homestar also has a bathroom which has a shower in it (seen on [[Main Page 14]]).

<gallery>Image:Homestarhouseempty.PNG|Homestar's living room.
Image:homestars_bedroom.PNG|Homestar's bedroom
Image:toons screenshot.PNG|A view of The TV Room
Image:Homestarbath.png|Homestar's shower
</gallery>

[[Category:Houses]]

Homestar Runner's House

2008-06-14T06:31:13Z

James Craven: /* Interior */

'''[[Homestar Runner]]'s House''', in [[The Reddest Radish]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello|In Search of the Yello Dello]], is a cartoonish red hut with white spots; yet in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], the email [[rampage]], and in the short [[Play Date]], his house is a normal suburban house with yellow siding, bearing a striking resemblance to the [[Peanuts]] kids' houses. Unless he's moved (or has more than one house), what the outside of Homestar's house really looks like remains a mystery, but it seems that the more logical choice would be his normal house with siding, as his "In Search Of The Yello Dello" home and his "The Reddest Radish" home both were made a while back. It may be that he simply moved to the new house first seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. Regardless, it doesn't seem to matter to him where he lives, as he spends an astonishing amount of time in both [[House of the Brothers Strong|Strong Bad's]] and [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's]] homes. In [[flashback]], he even comments that he thinks he lives in the Brothers' Strong's house.
<gallery>Image:reddestradish.png|Homestar's Hut
Image:s old house.png|Homestar's hut (in the old version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:homesarshouse_cubed.PNG|Homestar's hut (in the new version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:Outside_Homestars_House.PNG|Homestar's normal house</gallery>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Interior==
The inside of his house was first seen in the email [[caper]], when [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] broke into it. It has since been seen in [[radio]], [[garage sale]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], [[slumber party]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] and [[Play Date]]. The interior of Homestar's house has green walls and [[Hanging Objects#Homestar Runner's House|pictures of himself through the years]]. Homestar's white table with the sliding doors is similar to one sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]]. It also has a [[cow lamp]] which The Cheat broke in [[caper]]. It was repaired and seen again in [[radio]], but Homestar broke it again after The Cheat tried to steal it in [[garage sale]]. Hopwever, in [[Play Date]], the interior walls have been changed to light blue from gtreen.

Homestar's bedroom, first seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], has maroon walls, a window, Homestar's bed (bare box spring only), and an alarm clock/radio labeled "[[Homestar's Clock]]" on a dresser. Homestar's room is on the second floor.

Homestar watches [[Tee Bee|television]] in his TV room, where the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is located. He also keeps his TV stand (where his tapes are kept) and sofa here. He sometimes invites Strong Bad over to watch TV with him, an invitation that Strong Bad usually accepts (probably because Homestar has the better TV).

Homestar also has a bathroom which has a shower in it (seen on [[Main Page 14]]).

<gallery>Image:Homestarhouseempty.PNG|Homestar's living room.
Image:homestars_bedroom.PNG|Homestar's bedroom
Image:toons screenshot.PNG|A view of The TV Room
Image:Homestarbath.png|Homestar's shower
</gallery>

[[Category:Houses]]

Homestar Runner's House

2008-06-14T06:24:56Z

James Craven: Restored "Play Date" info; watched and confirmed by myself.

'''[[Homestar Runner]]'s House''', in [[The Reddest Radish]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello|In Search of the Yello Dello]], is a cartoonish red hut with white spots; yet in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], the email [[rampage]], and in the short [[Play Date]], his house is a normal suburban house with yellow siding, bearing a striking resemblance to the [[Peanuts]] kids' houses. Unless he's moved (or has more than one house), what the outside of Homestar's house really looks like remains a mystery, but it seems that the more logical choice would be his normal house with siding, as his "In Search Of The Yello Dello" home and his "The Reddest Radish" home both were made a while back. It may be that he simply moved to the new house first seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. Regardless, it doesn't seem to matter to him where he lives, as he spends an astonishing amount of time in both [[House of the Brothers Strong|Strong Bad's]] and [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's]] homes. In [[flashback]], he even comments that he thinks he lives in the Brothers' Strong's house.
<gallery>Image:reddestradish.png|Homestar's Hut
Image:s old house.png|Homestar's hut (in the old version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:homesarshouse_cubed.PNG|Homestar's hut (in the new version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:Outside_Homestars_House.PNG|Homestar's normal house</gallery>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Interior==
The inside of his house was first seen in the email [[caper]], when [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] broke into it. It has since been seen in [[radio]], [[garage sale]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], [[slumber party]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] and [[Play Date]]. The interior of Homestar's house has green walls and [[Hanging Objects#Homestar Runner's House|pictures of himself through the years]]. Homestar's white table with the sliding doors is similar to one sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]]. It also has a [[cow lamp]] which The Cheat broke in [[caper]]. It was repaired and seen again in [[radio]], but Homestar broke it again after The Cheat tried to steal it in [[garage sale]].

Homestar's bedroom, first seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], has maroon walls, a window, Homestar's bed (bare box spring only), and an alarm clock/radio labeled "[[Homestar's Clock]]" on a dresser. Homestar's room is on the second floor.

Homestar watches [[Tee Bee|television]] in his TV room, where the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is located. He also keeps his TV stand (where his tapes are kept) and sofa here. He sometimes invites Strong Bad over to watch TV with him, an invitation that Strong Bad usually accepts (probably because Homestar has the better TV).

Homestar also has a bathroom which has a shower in it (seen on [[Main Page 14]]).

<gallery>Image:Homestarhouseempty.PNG|Homestar's living room.
Image:homestars_bedroom.PNG|Homestar's bedroom
Image:toons screenshot.PNG|A view of The TV Room
Image:Homestarbath.png|Homestar's shower
</gallery>

[[Category:Houses]]

Homestar Runner's House

2008-06-10T04:50:16Z

James Craven:

'''[[Homestar Runner]]'s House''', in [[The Reddest Radish]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello|In Search of the Yello Dello]], is a cartoonish red hut with white spots; yet in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], the email [[rampage]], and the short [[Play Date]], his house is a normal suburban house with yellow siding, bearing a striking resemblance to the [[Peanuts]] kids' houses. Unless he's moved (or has more than one house), what the outside of Homestar's house really looks like remains a mystery, but it seems that the more logical choice would be his normal house with siding, as his "In Search Of The Yello Dello" home and his "The Reddest Radish" home both were made a while back. It may be that he simply moved to the new house first seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. Regardless, it doesn't seem to matter to him where he lives, as he spends an astonishing amount of time in both [[House of the Brothers Strong|Strong Bad's]] and [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's]] homes. In [[flashback]], he even comments that he thinks he lives in the Brothers' Strong house.
<gallery>Image:reddestradish.png|Homestar's Hut
Image:s old house.png|Homestar's hut (in the old version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:homesarshouse_cubed.PNG|Homestar's hut (in the new version of "In Search Of The Yello Dello")
Image:Outside_Homestars_House.PNG|Homestar's normal house</gallery>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Interior==
The inside of his house was first seen in the email [[caper]], when [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] broke into it. It has since been seen in [[radio]], [[garage sale]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], [[slumber party]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] and [[Play date]]. It has green walls and [[Hanging Objects#Homestar Runner's House|pictures of himself through the years]]. Homestar's white table with the sliding doors is similar to one sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]]. It also has a [[cow lamp]] which The Cheat broke in [[caper]]. It was repaired and seen again in [[radio]], but Homestar broke it again after The Cheat tried to steal it in [[garage sale]].

Homestar's bedroom, first seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], has maroon walls, a window, Homestar's bed (bare box spring only), and an alarm clock/radio labeled "[[Homestar's Clock]]" on a dresser. Homestar's room is on the second floor.

Homestar watches [[Tee Bee|television]] in his TV room, where the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is located. He also keeps his TV stand (where his tapes are kept) and sofa here. He sometimes invites Strong Bad over to watch TV with him, an invitation that Strong Bad usually accepts (probably because Homestar has the better TV).

Homestar also has a bathroom which has a shower in it (seen on [[Main Page 14]]).

<gallery>Image:Homestarhouseempty.PNG|Homestar's living room.
Image:homestars_bedroom.PNG|Homestar's bedroom
Image:toons screenshot.PNG|A view of The TV Room
Image:Homestarbath.png|Homestar's shower
</gallery>

[[Category:Houses]]

Senorial Day

2008-06-10T04:49:26Z

James Craven: /* Fast Forward */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|senorialday|HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|Happy Fireworks}}
[[Image:senorialday.png|thumb|"What are you doing just sitting around?"]]

Commercials collide as both Senor Cardgage and Bubs attempt to draw people to their respective Senorial Day sales.

'''Cast (in order of appearance): '''[[Balding Man]], {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Other Character Variations|Mustachioed Homestar Runner]], [[Bear holding a Shark]], {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' Balding Man's Living Room, [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Alleyway]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 30, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 2:50

'''Page Title:''' Battle of the Network Stars!!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{Balding Man sits looking depressed in his wood-paneled living room in an aqua-green lounge chair while holding a canned cold one and watching TV. Light music plays in the background.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Say there, "husband of the year," ''{Balding Man looks at the camera}'' what are you doing just sitting around?

''{Balding Man gives a loud, long sigh.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' When you could be sitting around ''huge'' savings ''{Balding man gives a big smile}'' at the Senorial Day Tent Event Supra Sale!!!

''{The last six words are printed across the screen, and "Supra Sale" is echoed.}''

''{Balloons float up as the scene wipes to reveal Senor Cardgage standing in the Field in front of a portable tent covering the small shrub. Two strands of multicolored pennant streamers hang in front of and behind the tent.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Gamble{{ref|1}} around the campfire, children! It's Senor Cardgage with the Senorial Day Tent thing that guy talked about.

''{The next scene tumbles in from the center. Still in the Field, Senor Cardgage stands in front of the [[Gremlin]] with a strand of pennant streamers overhead.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' It won't be here forever. So come see me ''{pull back to reveal the Wagon Fulla Pancakes at Senor Cardgage's feet}'' and this little dog ''{indicating the wagon}'' for vera low prices!!

''{"VERA LOW PRICES!!" flashes on the screen.}''

''{The screen shifts to a blue screen with "Tent Event" printed all over it. As the narrator names off the following years, the numbers fly across the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' 2005! 2004! 1999!

''{Scene shifts back to the awning and the shrub.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Those were all good years. Don't let another minute go you by.

''{The screen turns to static for a moment as the channels apparently change, and we now see Bubs at his concession stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, every peoples! Come check out my circumstance this Senorial Day Weekend for Bubsotathon!!

''{The screen pans out, and we can see a star-spangled "BUBSOTATHON!!" banner above the concession stand. Two Homestar Runners can barely be seen flanking the stand. Both throw confetti.}''

'''LEFT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{fireworks noises}'' Pekyoo! Hgyoo! Pghyoo! Doo! Pehw! Wehw! ''{normal voice}'' Explosions! Fireworks!

''{Cut to Strong Badia. Bubs is standing next to the [[Stop Sign]] and the [[Tire]]. The Tire has been painted to read "LOW SAViNGS".}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{holding up the Tire}'' We're so ''tired'' of low savings, we're givin' 'em this boot!

''{He pulls a [['Lectric Boot]] out from behind his back and hits the tire with it. An unseen audience groans. Bubs throws both props over his shoulder.}''

'''BUBS:''' Would I lie to my own flesh and blood?

''{Homestar walks in from stage right, with false Bubs teeth drawn on his jaw in marker and a paper ring taped over his left eye.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right, Bubba daddy!

''{The Tire and the Boot are seen falling behind the fence. The Bear holding a Shark gets triggered and pops up as they land. The channel changes back to Senor Cardgage, back in front of the Gremlin. Strong Bad walks up from stage right with an American football in hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, excuse me, sir. Can I have some tremendous savings? And your autograph? ''{holds up the ball}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{writing on the football with a marker}'' My left name is "Tremendous Savings", Ms. America! ''{grabs the football and winds up to throw it, indicating for Strong Bad to go long}'' Go out for a pass!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{smiling}'' You bet! Hit me on the slant! ''{runs offscreen}''

''{Senor Cardgage pauses for a moment, then drops his arms, still holding the football.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Bring on down your whole fambly! We'll set up some tents ''{an image of a tent hovers on the left side of the screen}'' and hot dogs ''{an image of a hot dog hovers on the right}'' for your... babies. ''{scratching his head}'' Those like those, right?

''{Channel changes back to Bubs, who is back at his concession stand. He's wearing a pink baby bonnet and holding a rattle.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're going ''gaga'' ''{rattles the rattle}'' over slashed prices!

''{As he says this, a serrated blade emerges from the end of the rattle and the word "PRICES" appears at the bottom of the screen. He slashes "PRICES" in two with the blade. The audience groans. Bubs ducks down, then returns with a wig and a tennis racquet.}''

'''BUBS:''' Our competition is a total ''racket!''

''{The audience groans again. Bubs ducks down again and returns with a bean bag that looks vaguely like Strong Sad's head on a plate.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're getting a''head'' of the rest.

''{More groans. Bubs now switches the plate for a giant frog mask.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm the hoppity-frog of value!

''{Audience says "Huh?" in unison. Bubs switches props to a rubber chicken.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're holding up a novelty rubber chicken and playing a cartoony sound effect ''{He raises his left hand to cue a pair of cartoony "boing" sound effects}'' of savings!

''{Channel changes back to Senor Cardgage, who is back in front of the awning and shrub.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' You doe NOT want to miss ''{"Doe NOT Miss Out" appears at the bottom of the screen.}'' any Senorial Day savings action!

''{Cut to file footage of an urban alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in an orange sleeping bag, using his [[Aldi Bag|Aldi bags]] as a pillow. A box labeled "UNLABELED BOX" can be seen to the left. Senor Cardgage snores loudly as cars honk their horns in the background. Cut back to the Gremlin, where Senor Cardgage is still holding Strong Bad's football.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Wake up! Senorial Day is here with the vengeance!

''{Strong Bad returns.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{uncertain}'' Uh, Mister Senor, sir? Can I have my football back?

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' You bet! How 'bout I hitcha on the slant?

''{Senor Cardgage winds up to throw the ball, and Strong Bad dashes off again. After a moment's pause, Senor Cardgage again drops his arms, still holding the football. He then walks off, stage left. We cut to Strong Bad, still running in the other direction.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna get me a touchdown!

''{Channel changes back to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' So come down around my Bubba Concession Stand — my Buh — my cassette — ''{music screeches to a halt}'' Ough! I even wrote this stuff and I can't remember my own lins.

''{Another Bubs wearing devil horns and carrying a pitchfork rips open the screen.}''

'''DEVIL BUBS:''' So come on by for Bubsotathon ''{The banner from earlier comes up from the bottom of the screen}'' where you'll save like a demon, or my name ain't ''{holds up a "VERY OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD"}'' Bubs Concession Stand!

''{The channel changes to the wall of the Balding Man's living room, with ID cards that read "BACK" and "AGAIN".}

===Footnote===
# {{note|1}} This word may be "Gambol".

==Easter Eggs==
[[image:mustachioedHR.png|78px|thumb|'stache]]
*If you view the Flash file directly in the scene with two Homestars, you can see that the Homestar on the right has a [[mustache]].
*When Senor Cardgage holds up Strong Bad's football the first time, click on the football to see what Senor Cardgage wrote (in very scrawly handwriting):
*:<blockquote>This pen doesn't work, small girl
*:T. Mendous Savings</blockquote>
*At the very end, click on the narrow wood panel just to the left of the AGAIN card.
*:''{The Field at night. Crickets chirp in the background. Strong Sad walks on from stage left.}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely Spring night.
*:''{Strong Bad's football flies in from off in the distance and hits Strong Sad squarely in the back, knocking him over.}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' OHGH! Somebody hit me on the slant!
{{clear}}

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Senorial Day was released on and is a takeoff of the U.S. holiday [[Wikipedia:Memorial Day|Memorial Day]], during which there are often many much-hyped retail sales events.
*A slant pattern is an [[Wikipedia:American football|American football]] play in which a potential receiver initially runs directly toward the endzone, but then, in an attempt to fake out a defender, changes direction and runs at an angle, or "slant."

===Trivia===
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|Bubs's ID card]]
*Bubs's ID card reads:<blockquote style="width:20em"><big style="color:red">'''''VERY OFFICIAL'''''</big><br>IDENTIFICATION CARD<br><br>BUBS C. STAND<br>Entrepreneur<br>FREE COUNTRY USA<div style="text-align:center;font:x-large monospace">[SUSPENDED]</div><div style="float:right;text-align:right">"I don't look half bad!"<br>-Bubs</div>CLASS<br><span style="margin-left:1.4em;color:red">F</span></blockquote>
*The shading on the football in the first (close-up Easter egg) is a repeated heart shape, on its side.

===Remarks===
*If Bubs can be trusted, then we learn his full name is "Bubs Concession Stand", a fact hinted at in the email [[other days]] where Bubs signs his "snail mail" to Strong Bad in the same manner.
*When Strong Bad says "Mister Senor, sir," he is saying three different synonyms of the same word in a row (assuming we substitute "Señor" for "[[Senor]]").
*This is the second instance of [[duplicate characters]], the first being [[pizzaz]].

===Goofs===
*Bubs uses the rattle-knife to cut from upper left to lower right (from the viewer's perspective) but the cut which appears on the word "prices" goes from the upper right to lower left. But it could be that he reversed his slash at the last moment.
*One of the [[Gremlin]]'s back wheels is not visible.

===Inside References===
*Senor Cardgage signs the football with a [[Permanent Marker|Fine Tip Permanent Marker]].
*Bubs wears the same [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] wig that Homestar wore in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*This is another appearance of [[Strong Sad's Severed Head]].
*In the email [[montage]], the Wagon Fulla Pancakes was said to have gone on to do commercial spots for used car dealerships. This explains its appearance in this cartoon, which is an obvious parody of said commercials.
*The serrated knife that Bubs uses looks similar to the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Hash-Haw]] from [[Stinkoman 20X6]] level 6.
*Bubs also said, "Hey there every peoples!" in his [[Bubs#Character Video Transcript|character video]].
*The shrub under the tent is the same as the shrub that Senor Cardgage suspiciously comes out from behind in [[kind of cool]].
*Strong Sad's "[[Strong Sad#Lurking|lurk]]" may be a reference to [[garage sale]], where Strong Bad calls him a Lurker.
*The word "Supra" appears in an Easter egg in [[50 emails]]. The header of [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s telegram reads, "SUPRA MODERN TELEGRAM."
*The Tire painted to say "LOW SAViNGS" is another instance of [[Lowercase i's]] on the site.
*The phrase "a ''head'' of the rest" is also used in the [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/emission.html mission statement] of [[Thorax Corporation]].



===Real-World References===
*Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "[[Wikipedia:Miss America|Miss America]]," which is a title given in a popular annual beauty pageant.
*"[[Wikipedia:Battle of the Network Stars|Battle of the Network Stars]]" was an annual TV special in the late 70s that pitted stars from various TV shows teamed up by network (ABC vs NBC vs CBS) competing in various olympic-style events.
*"Bubsotathon" has a very similar name to a sales event held by [[Wikipedia:Toyota|Toyota]] dealers called "Toyotathon."

*Senor Cardgage's Tent Event Supra Sale could be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Toyota Supra|Toyota Supra]], a Japanese sports car that ended production in the '90s because of decreasing sales and its high price tag.
*Bubs' line, "I even wrote this stuff and I can't remember my own lins" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jack Rebney|Jack Rebney]], the "Winnebago Man," who said a similar line during the infamous profanity-laden series of outtakes from a Winnebago commercial he did in 1988.

===Fast Forward===
*Senor Cardgage sleeps in an alleyway again in [[candy product]].
*Homestar also sports a mustache in an Easter egg in [[lady...ing]], and would again imitate fireworks in the e-mail [[4 branches]].
*In the Easter egg Strong Sad says "Oh, there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely Spring night". Later, in the email [[trading cards]], Strong Sad's Deathly Pallor card has the Lonely Lurker Attack.
*The music used by Bubs during his Bubsotathon is used again in [[Play date]].

== DVD Version ==
*The I.D. cards are missing at the end, replaced by "The End" written in big red letters.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' I love that guy, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' I like that guy too, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I wanna make a cartoon with him.

'''MIKE:''' I wanna hang out in his living room. I like that wooden paneling and the orange carpet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... I wanna drink one of them Cold Ones he's got, too. ''{pause}'' Oh! There he is, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, uh, settle down—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, oh! Look, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, settle down...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at... the shine on that belly o' his.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you got a little shine on your belly, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, what it is is— Well, he's got a belly button. I'm very jealous. I think I have one in a couple cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I was gonna say I think you used to have one.

'''STRONG BAD:''' W— why did we put a tent over his shrub back there?

'''MIKE:''' He's protecting it from the rain, probably.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right, right...

'''MIKE:''' You know what rain does to bushes.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... it'll kill 'em. ''{pause}'' Wait a minute, aren't there, hey, aren't there...?

'''MIKE:''' Two Homestars.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Two Homestars?!

'''MIKE:''' If you... doesn't one of those have a mustache if you actually break apart the SWF and—

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno, you'll have to ask Matt.

'''MIKE:''' Matt? Uh, yeah, I think he would confirm that ''{laughs}''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's gross. He turned into melty Bubs. Doesn't look like Bu— Oh! Ooh, look, there he is, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Who, you?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah! I look so good...

'''MIKE:''' So, I guess... there's still the... The verdict's not in as to whether or not Senor Cardgages actually exists or not.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I hope he does, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Initially he just seemed to be this hypothetical thing, a vers— a version of you...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right. That I made up— I made him up!

'''MIKE:''' That you made up...

'''STRONG BAD:''' But he's sort of loosely based on this dude who used to live down the street from us when we was kids.

'''MIKE:''' But now he just exists... in the world.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe!

'''MIKE:''' ...And interacts with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But then he was in an altrenate universe with me one time, so maybe he only sort of— What do you think that Strong Sad head is made out of, cheese cloth?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Heh, yeah, I was gonna say white burlap, but cheese cloth, eh, you're right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can get white burlap now? Oh, I'd be makin' everything outta white burlap. Let's go to the fabric store.

'''MIKE:''' There's one right above us; I'll throw you through the ceiling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Doe not'' miss out, Mike. I love 'doe nots'. ''{Senor Cardgage is sleeping in the alley}'' That— I can't watch that, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' That's sad, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' This makes me wanna throw up and cry at the same time.

''{Both laugh}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, wait a minute. This imaginary guy stole my football.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he just keeps it. You never got it back?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I don't think so... I was never 'hit on the slant'. I was runnin' the picket fence at 'em.

'''MIKE:''' That's a basketball.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, don't get caught watching the paint dry. That's what I know about that. ''{pause}'' Oh, he didn't get that lin right either, did he, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So does this mean his real middle name is ''Concession''?

'''MIKE:''' That's what I get from it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Paaate...

'''MIKE:''' Is it over?

==External Links==
*[[HR:senorialday.html|watch Senorial Day]]
*[[HR:senorialday.swf|view the Flash file for Senorial Day]]
*[[Forum:3525|forum thread re: "Senorial Day"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|senorialday}}

[[Category:Holiday Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Play Date

2008-06-10T04:48:24Z

James Craven: /* Inside References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|playdate|The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:PlayDate.png|thumb|"CAN HOMESTAR COME OUT AND PLAY?"]]

Homestar and Strong Mad hang out, with disastrous results.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Nebulon}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[The Field]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's L'est Stand]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, June 9, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:46

'''Page Title:''' Wanna mess around?

==Transcript==
''{Camera tilts down to reveal Homestar Runner calling on his cordless phone, sitting on his couch.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Pom Dog. It's Homedog. Yeah, dog. You wanna hang out? Oh? Oh. Firmware upgrade. No, that sounds important. No, it's cool. I'll catch you later. Boop! Oh.

''{Homestar actually hangs up the phone. Reverse shot, with a list marked "Phone People". Pom Pom (Pom Dog) is crossed out. Homestar dials the phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad? No? Cool.

''{Homestar hangs up. Strong Bad's name is crossed off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bubs! In federal prison? ''{Homestar hangs up; white frame}'' Coach Z? In juvenile prison?

''{Homestar hangs up. Coach Z's name is crossed off the list. Increasing Dutch angle shots as Strong Sad and The Cheat are crossed off. Cut to Homestar lying on his couch.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Disappointed}'' Nah, it's cool. I forgot today was you and Brunswick stew's anniversary. 'Kay. Bye.

''{Homestar hangs up. King Of Town's name is crossed off. Homestar sighs off camera.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to call —

''{Cut to Strong Mad opening the door.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' CAN HOMESTAR COME OUT AND PLAY?

''{Title "Play Date" drops down over a black background.}''

''{Crossfade to Homestar leaning out his front door talking to Strong Mad.)''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, we don't really call it "playing" anymore, Strong Mad. ''{Close-up of Homestar}'' It's more like hanging out, messing around, kicking back...

''{Two shot of Homestar and Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' LET'S FOOL AROUND!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hm. Maybe not "fool around" either. ''{Close-up of Homestar}'' Why don't we get down to business? Let's play. Or, kick around. Whatever.

''{Two shot}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' LET'S PLAY BLOCKS!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blocks, eh? I'm not opposed to the classics. Let's play some blocks.

''{Push wipe left to a tower of cinder blocks wavering slightly. Strong Mad grunts off camera and another cinder block flies to the top of the pile. Pull back to reveal Homestar pushed into the ground with the blocks on top of his chest.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{strained}'' You know, this is exactly what I thought you had in mind. ''{Close up on Homestar}'' Not sure why I agreed to it. How 'bout we play catch?

''{Push wipe left to Homestar crouching slightly, his cap on backwards, and a baseball glove floating in front of him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right! Fire it in here! Gimme the old pepper atta pepper whatta pepper who's a pepper— ''{Strong Mad grunts off camera and Bubs' Concession Stand lands on Homestar, who drops his glove}'' Oof!

''{Bubs pops up in the Stand}''

'''BUBS:''' It's a relocation sale! Fifty percent off all badly beaten Homestars!

''{Push wipe down to Homestar, with bandages on his head and face, and Strong Mad sitting on the couch.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{shakily & sounding exhausted}'' Okay, Strong Mad. We're going to have a little something I like to call "Migraine Time". We can play your new favorite game, ''{pull back to a wider shot}'' Feathers and Cotton. Ready? Go.

''{Homestar puts an ice pack on his face. A meteor falls through the ceiling, crushing Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Waugh!

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS ONE'S NOT MY FAULT!

''{Nebulon pokes up from the meteor, looking around. Nebulon's sound effect is heard}''

''{Push wipe up Homestar heavily bandaged, legs in casts, and sitting in a wheelchair in The Field. Strong Mad is standing next to him, smiling apologetically.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow! I had a real great time messing around today, Strong Mad. But next time, maybe we should just play.

''{Strong Bad enters from the left}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, thanks for babysitting the little guy for me, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What?

'''STRONG MAD:''' AWWWW! TIME TO GO?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, sorry, man. ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' Cinder blocks, structural damage, and meteors? It is ''definitely'' time for your nap.

''{Pull back to previous shot. Strong Mad and Strong Bad exit left, Strong Mad pouting and sobbing a little.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whew! Bubs, hit me with a Cold One. ''{Camera shift right to reveal Bubs' Concession Stand, as Homestar's wheel chair leans back. Bubs slides an 'Old One down the counter.}''

''{Cut to black. A crash is heard followed by a gulp.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ahh. Thanks, man.

''{"END" appears on the screen as music plays. A dot soon follows and the word back fades in the lower left corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the "E" to continue the ending scene.
*:''{scene reopens at the [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Concession Stand]]. The 'Old One bottle lays broken on the ground}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, wait a minute! Aren't you supposed to be in federal prison?
*:'''BUBS:''' I got time off for snitchy behavior!
*At the end, click on the period to see The King of Town.
*:''{At Marshmallow's L'est Stand. The music from [[Date Nite]] and [[love poems]] is playing. The King sits at one end of the table, with a bowl of Brunswick stew at the other end. A candle and small jewelry box are also on the table}''
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' You know, Brunsy, the 50th anniversary is the ''{holds up a spoon with sour cream in it}'' dollop of sour cream year!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===

*Fiftieth anniversaries are typically celebrated with the presentation of gold to one another.

===Remarks===

*Homestar's telephone uses [[Wikipedia:Dual-tone multi-frequency|dual-tone multi-frequency dialing]] and the numbers can therefore be determined from the tones produced. Homestar dials the following numbers:
**5-3-3 at the beginning of the toon before saying, "Hey Pom Dog..."
**8 after hanging up on Pom Pom.
**8-6-5-3-3 before talking to Strong Bad
**8 after hanging up on Strong Bad and before talking to Bubs.
**8 after hanging up on Bubs and before talking to Coach Z.
**8 after hanging up on Coach Z.
**5-3 before talking to the King of Town.
**8 after hanging up on the King of Town.
*At the end of the toon, Homestar appears to have both his legs injured from the meteor. However, his legs were the only parts of his body that were NOT hit by the meteor.
*In the Easter egg, Bubs' arms are in the older, bendy state.
*The word "END" appears to come down over the top of the first Easter Egg: in the last frame, you can see bottom half of the word at the top of the screen.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar's list first appears, The Poopsmith is listed after Strong Sad and The Cheat. However, after Homestar crosses out The Cheat, The Poopsmith is listed before The Cheat.
*In the Concession Stand Easter egg, the left wall of the stand is separated from the front at the top.

===Inside References===
*Homestar refers to Pom Pom as [[My Dog|Pom Dog]].
*The King of Town is on a date with [[Stew|Brunswick stew]].
*Strong Mad ripped Bubs' Concession Stand out of the ground in [[Fall Float Parade]].
*The loading screen reads "[[Irregular Loading Screens|load it]]".
*There is another appearance of [[Strong Mad smiling]].
*This is another appearence of a [[cinder block]].
*The music under Bubs' expalination of his relocation sale comes from [[Senorial Day]].

===Real-World References===
*Homestar Runner shouting about "peppering" is a reference to [[Looney Tunes|Bugs Bunny]]'s similar shouting during [[Wikipedia:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] after which Bugs grins and says, "That's the old pepper, boy!"
*Homestar's chatter starts to follow [[Wikipedia:Dr Pepper|Dr Pepper]]'s jingle from the 1970s and 1980s, "Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?"

== External Links ==
*[[HR:playdate.html|watch "Play Date"]]
*[[HR:playdate.swf|view the Flash file for "Play Date"]]
*[[Forum:14306|forum thread re: "Play Date"]]

Senorial Day

2008-05-28T05:26:17Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|senorialday|HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|Happy Fireworks}}
[[Image:senorialday.png|thumb|"What are you doing just sitting around?"]]

Commercials collide as both Senor Cardgage and Bubs attempt to draw people to their respective Senorial Day sales.

'''Cast (in order of appearance): '''[[Balding Man]], {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Other Character Variations|Mustachioed Homestar Runner]], [[Bear holding a Shark]], {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' Balding Man's Living Room, [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Alleyway]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 30, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 2:50

'''Page Title:''' Battle of the Network Stars!!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{Balding Man sits looking depressed in his wood-paneled living room in an aqua-green lounge chair while holding a canned cold one and watching TV. Light music plays in the background.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Say there, "husband of the year," ''{Balding Man looks at the camera}'' what are you doing just sitting around?

''{Balding Man gives a loud, long sigh.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' When you could be sitting around ''huge'' savings ''{Balding man gives a big smile}'' at the Senorial Day Tent Event Supra Sale!!!

''{The last six words are printed across the screen, and "Supra Sale" is echoed.}''

''{Balloons float up as the scene wipes to reveal Senor Cardgage standing in the Field in front of a portable tent covering the small shrub. Two strands of multicolored pennant streamers hang in front of and behind the tent.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Gamble{{ref|1}} around the campfire, children! It's Senor Cardgage with the Senorial Day Tent thing that guy talked about.

''{The next scene tumbles in from the center. Still in the Field, Senor Cardgage stands in front of the [[Gremlin]] with a strand of pennant streamers overhead.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' It won't be here forever. So come see me ''{pull back to reveal the Wagon Fulla Pancakes at Senor Cardgage's feet}'' and this little dog ''{indicating the wagon}'' for vera low prices!!

''{"VERA LOW PRICES!!" flashes on the screen.}''

''{The screen shifts to a blue screen with "Tent Event" printed all over it. As the narrator names off the following years, the numbers fly across the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' 2005! 2004! 1999!

''{Scene shifts back to the awning and the shrub.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Those were all good years. Don't let another minute go you by.

''{The screen turns to static for a moment as the channels apparently change, and we now see Bubs at his concession stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, every peoples! Come check out my circumstance this Senorial Day Weekend for Bubsotathon!!

''{The screen pans out, and we can see a star-spangled "BUBSOTATHON!!" banner above the concession stand. Two Homestar Runners can barely be seen flanking the stand. Both throw confetti.}''

'''LEFT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{fireworks noises}'' Pekyoo! Hgyoo! Pghyoo! Doo! Pehw! Wehw! ''{normal voice}'' Explosions! Fireworks!

''{Cut to Strong Badia. Bubs is standing next to the [[Stop Sign]] and the [[Tire]]. The Tire has been painted to read "LOW SAViNGS".}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{holding up the Tire}'' We're so ''tired'' of low savings, we're givin' 'em this boot!

''{He pulls a [['Lectric Boot]] out from behind his back and hits the tire with it. An unseen audience groans. Bubs throws both props over his shoulder.}''

'''BUBS:''' Would I lie to my own flesh and blood?

''{Homestar walks in from stage right, with false Bubs teeth drawn on his jaw in marker and a paper ring taped over his left eye.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right, Bubba daddy!

''{The Tire and the Boot are seen falling behind the fence. The Bear holding a Shark gets triggered and pops up as they land. The channel changes back to Senor Cardgage, back in front of the Gremlin. Strong Bad walks up from stage right with an American football in hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, excuse me, sir. Can I have some tremendous savings? And your autograph? ''{holds up the ball}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{writing on the football with a marker}'' My left name is "Tremendous Savings", Ms. America! ''{grabs the football and winds up to throw it, indicating for Strong Bad to go long}'' Go out for a pass!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{smiling}'' You bet! Hit me on the slant! ''{runs offscreen}''

''{Senor Cardgage pauses for a moment, then drops his arms, still holding the football.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Bring on down your whole fambly! We'll set up some tents ''{an image of a tent hovers on the left side of the screen}'' and hot dogs ''{an image of a hot dog hovers on the right}'' for your... babies. ''{scratching his head}'' Those like those, right?

''{Channel changes back to Bubs, who is back at his concession stand. He's wearing a pink baby bonnet and holding a rattle.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're going ''gaga'' ''{rattles the rattle}'' over slashed prices!

''{As he says this, a serrated blade emerges from the end of the rattle and the word "PRICES" appears at the bottom of the screen. He slashes "PRICES" in two with the blade. The audience groans. Bubs ducks down, then returns with a wig and a tennis racquet.}''

'''BUBS:''' Our competition is a total ''racket!''

''{The audience groans again. Bubs ducks down again and returns with a bean bag that looks vaguely like Strong Sad's head on a plate.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're getting a''head'' of the rest.

''{More groans. Bubs now switches the plate for a giant frog mask.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm the hoppity-frog of value!

''{Audience says "Huh?" in unison. Bubs switches props to a rubber chicken.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're holding up a novelty rubber chicken and playing a cartoony sound effect ''{He raises his left hand to cue a pair of cartoony "boing" sound effects}'' of savings!

''{Channel changes back to Senor Cardgage, who is back in front of the awning and shrub.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' You doe NOT want to miss ''{"Doe NOT Miss Out" appears at the bottom of the screen.}'' any Senorial Day savings action!

''{Cut to file footage of an urban alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in an orange sleeping bag, using his [[Aldi Bag|Aldi bags]] as a pillow. A box labeled "UNLABELED BOX" can be seen to the left. Senor Cardgage snores loudly as cars honk their horns in the background. Cut back to the Gremlin, where Senor Cardgage is still holding Strong Bad's football.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Wake up! Senorial Day is here with the vengeance!

''{Strong Bad returns.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{uncertain}'' Uh, Mister Senor, sir? Can I have my football back?

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' You bet! How 'bout I hitcha on the slant?

''{Senor Cardgage winds up to throw the ball, and Strong Bad dashes off again. After a moment's pause, Senor Cardgage again drops his arms, still holding the football. He then walks off, stage left. We cut to Strong Bad, still running in the other direction.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna get me a touchdown!

''{Channel changes back to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' So come down around my Bubba Concession Stand — my Buh — my cassette — ''{music screeches to a halt}'' Ough! I even wrote this stuff and I can't remember my own lins.

''{Another Bubs wearing devil horns and carrying a pitchfork rips open the screen.}''

'''DEVIL BUBS:''' So come on by for Bubsotathon ''{The banner from earlier comes up from the bottom of the screen}'' where you'll save like a demon, or my name ain't ''{holds up a "VERY OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD"}'' Bubs Concession Stand!

''{The channel changes to the wall of the Balding Man's living room, with ID cards that read "BACK" and "AGAIN".}

===Footnote===
# {{note|1}} This word may be "Gambol".

==Easter Eggs==
[[image:mustachioedHR.png|78px|thumb|'stache]]
*If you view the Flash file directly in the scene with two Homestars, you can see that the Homestar on the right has a [[mustache]].
*When Senor Cardgage holds up Strong Bad's football the first time, click on the football to see what Senor Cardgage wrote (in very scrawly handwriting):
*:<blockquote>This pen doesn't work, small girl
*:T. Mendous Savings</blockquote>
*At the very end, click on the narrow wood panel just to the left of the AGAIN card.
*:''{The Field at night. Crickets chirp in the background. Strong Sad walks on from stage left.}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely Spring night.
*:''{Strong Bad's football flies in from off in the distance and hits Strong Sad squarely in the back, knocking him over.}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' OHGH! Somebody hit me on the slant!
{{clear}}

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Senorial Day was released on and is a takeoff of the U.S. holiday [[Wikipedia:Memorial Day|Memorial Day]], during which there are often many much-hyped retail sales events.
*A slant pattern is an [[Wikipedia:American football|American football]] play in which a potential receiver initially runs directly toward the endzone, but then, in an attempt to fake out a defender, changes direction and runs at an angle, or "slant."

===Trivia===
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|Bubs's ID card]]
*Bubs's ID card reads:<blockquote style="width:20em"><big style="color:red">'''''VERY OFFICIAL'''''</big><br>IDENTIFICATION CARD<br><br>BUBS C. STAND<br>Entrepreneur<br>FREE COUNTRY USA<div style="text-align:center;font:x-large monospace">[SUSPENDED]</div><div style="float:right;text-align:right">"I don't look half bad!"<br>-Bubs</div>CLASS<br><span style="margin-left:1.4em;color:red">F</span></blockquote>
*The shading on the football in the first (close-up Easter egg) is a repeated heart shape, on its side.

===Remarks===
*If Bubs can be trusted, then we learn his full name is "Bubs Concession Stand", a fact hinted at in the email [[other days]] where Bubs signs his "snail mail" to Strong Bad in the same manner.
*When Strong Bad says "Mister Senor, sir," he is saying three different synonyms of the same word in a row (assuming we substitute "Señor" for "[[Senor]]").
*This is the second instance of [[duplicate characters]], the first being [[pizzaz]].

===Goofs===
*Bubs uses the rattle-knife to cut from upper left to lower right (from the viewer's perspective) but the cut which appears on the word "prices" goes from the upper right to lower left. But it could be that he reversed his slash at the last moment.
*One of the [[Gremlin]]'s back wheels is not visible.

===Inside References===
*Senor Cardgage signs the football with a [[Permanent Marker|Fine Tip Permanent Marker]].
*Bubs wears the same [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] wig that Homestar wore in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*This is another appearance of [[Strong Sad's Severed Head]].
*In the email [[montage]], the Wagon Fulla Pancakes was said to have gone on to do commercial spots for used car dealerships. This explains its appearance in this cartoon, which is an obvious parody of said commercials.
*The serrated knife that Bubs uses looks similar to the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Hash-Haw]] from [[Stinkoman 20X6]] level 6.
*Bubs also said, "Hey there every peoples!" in his [[Bubs#Character Video Transcript|character video]].
*The shrub under the tent is the same as the shrub that Senor Cardgage suspiciously comes out from behind in [[kind of cool]].
*Strong Sad's "[[Strong Sad#Lurking|lurk]]" may be a reference to [[garage sale]], where Strong Bad calls him a Lurker.
*The word "Supra" appears in an Easter egg in [[50 emails]]. The header of [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s telegram reads, "SUPRA MODERN TELEGRAM."
*The Tire painted to say "LOW SAViNGS" is another instance of [[Lowercase i's]] on the site.
*The phrase "a ''head'' of the rest" is also used in the [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/emission.html mission statement] of [[Thorax Corporation]].



===Real-World References===
*Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "[[Wikipedia:Miss America|Miss America]]," which is a title given in a popular annual beauty pageant.
*"[[Wikipedia:Battle of the Network Stars|Battle of the Network Stars]]" was an annual TV special in the late 70s that pitted stars from various TV shows teamed up by network (ABC vs NBC vs CBS) competing in various olympic-style events.
*"Bubsotathon" has a very similar name to a sales event held by [[Wikipedia:Toyota|Toyota]] dealers called "Toyotathon."

*Senor Cardgage's Tent Event Supra Sale could be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Toyota Supra|Toyota Supra]], a Japanese sports car that ended production in the '90s because of decreasing sales and its high price tag.
*Bubs' line, "I even wrote this stuff and I can't remember my own lines" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jack Rebney|Jack Rebney]], the "Winnebago Man," who said a similar line during the infamous profanity-laden series of outtakes from a Winnebago commercial he did in 1988.

===Fast Forward===
*Senor Cardgage sleeps in an alleyway again in [[candy product]].
*Homestar also sports a mustache in an Easter egg in [[lady...ing]], and would again imitate fireworks in the e-mail [[4 branches]].
*In the Easter egg Strong Sad says "Oh, there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely Spring night". Later, in the email [[trading cards]], Strong Sad's Deathly Pallor card has the Lonely Lurker Attack.

== DVD Version ==
*The I.D. cards are missing at the end, replaced by "The End" written in big red letters.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' I love that guy, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' I like that guy too, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I wanna make a cartoon with him.

'''MIKE:''' I wanna hang out in his living room. I like that wooden paneling and the orange carpet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... I wanna drink one of them Cold Ones he's got, too. ''{pause}'' Oh! There he is, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, uh, settle down—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, oh! Look, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, settle down...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at... the shine on that belly o' his.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you got a little shine on your belly, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, what it is is— Well, he's got a belly button. I'm very jealous. I think I have one in a couple cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I was gonna say I think you used to have one.

'''STRONG BAD:''' W— why did we put a tent over his shrub back there?

'''MIKE:''' He's protecting it from the rain, probably.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right, right...

'''MIKE:''' You know what rain does to bushes.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... it'll kill 'em. ''{pause}'' Wait a minute, aren't there, hey, aren't there...?

'''MIKE:''' Two Homestars.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Two Homestars?!

'''MIKE:''' If you... doesn't one of those have a mustache if you actually break apart the SWF and—

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno, you'll have to ask Matt.

'''MIKE:''' Matt? Uh, yeah, I think he would confirm that ''{laughs}''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's gross. He turned into melty Bubs. Doesn't look like Bu— Oh! Ooh, look, there he is, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Who, you?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah! I look so good...

'''MIKE:''' So, I guess... there's still the... The verdict's not in as to whether or not Senor Cardgages actually exists or not.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I hope he does, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Initially he just seemed to be this hypothetical thing, a vers— a version of you...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right. That I made up— I made him up!

'''MIKE:''' That you made up...

'''STRONG BAD:''' But he's sort of loosely based on this dude who used to live down the street from us when we was kids.

'''MIKE:''' But now he just exists... in the world.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe!

'''MIKE:''' ...And interacts with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But then he was in an altrenate universe with me one time, so maybe he only sort of— What do you think that Strong Sad head is made out of, cheese cloth?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Heh, yeah, I was gonna say white burlap, but cheese cloth, eh, you're right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can get white burlap now? Oh, I'd be makin' everything outta white burlap. Let's go to the fabric store.

'''MIKE:''' There's one right above us; I'll throw you through the ceiling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Doe not'' miss out, Mike. I love 'doe nots'. ''{Senor Cardgage is sleeping in the alley}'' That— I can't watch that, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' That's sad, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' This makes me wanna throw up and cry at the same time.

''{Both laugh}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, wait a minute. This imaginary guy stole my football.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he just keeps it. You never got it back?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I don't think so... I was never 'hit on the slant'. I was runnin' the picket fence at 'em.

'''MIKE:''' That's a basketball.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, don't get caught watching the paint dry. That's what I know about that. ''{pause}'' Oh, he didn't get that lin right either, did he, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So does this mean his real middle name is ''Concession''?

'''MIKE:''' That's what I get from it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Paaate...

'''MIKE:''' Is it over?

==External Links==
*[[HR:senorialday.html|watch Senorial Day]]
*[[HR:senorialday.swf|view the Flash file for Senorial Day]]
*[[Forum:3525|forum thread re: "Senorial Day"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|senorialday}}

[[Category:Holiday Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Senorial Day

2008-05-28T05:25:24Z

James Craven: /* Fast Forward */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|senorialday|HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|Happy Fireworks}}
[[Image:senorialday.png|thumb|"What are you doing just sitting around?"]]

Commercials collide as both Senor Cardgage and Bubs attempt to draw people to their respective Senorial Day sales.

'''Cast (in order of appearance): '''[[Balding Man]], {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Other Character Variations|Mustachioed Homestar Runner]], [[Bear holding a Shark]], {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' Balding Man's Living Room, [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Alleyway]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 30, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 2:50

'''Page Title:''' Battle of the Network Stars!!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{Balding Man sits looking depressed in his wood-paneled living room in an aqua-green lounge chair while holding a canned cold one and watching TV. Light music plays in the background.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Say there, "husband of the year," ''{Balding Man looks at the camera}'' what are you doing just sitting around?

''{Balding Man gives a loud, long sigh.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' When you could be sitting around ''huge'' savings ''{Balding man gives a big smile}'' at the Senorial Day Tent Event Supra Sale!!!

''{The last six words are printed across the screen, and "Supra Sale" is echoed.}''

''{Balloons float up as the scene wipes to reveal Senor Cardgage standing in the Field in front of a portable tent covering the small shrub. Two strands of multicolored pennant streamers hang in front of and behind the tent.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Gamble{{ref|1}} around the campfire, children! It's Senor Cardgage with the Senorial Day Tent thing that guy talked about.

''{The next scene tumbles in from the center. Still in the Field, Senor Cardgage stands in front of the [[Gremlin]] with a strand of pennant streamers overhead.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' It won't be here forever. So come see me ''{pull back to reveal the Wagon Fulla Pancakes at Senor Cardgage's feet}'' and this little dog ''{indicating the wagon}'' for vera low prices!!

''{"VERA LOW PRICES!!" flashes on the screen.}''

''{The screen shifts to a blue screen with "Tent Event" printed all over it. As the narrator names off the following years, the numbers fly across the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' 2005! 2004! 1999!

''{Scene shifts back to the awning and the shrub.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Those were all good years. Don't let another minute go you by.

''{The screen turns to static for a moment as the channels apparently change, and we now see Bubs at his concession stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, every peoples! Come check out my circumstance this Senorial Day Weekend for Bubsotathon!!

''{The screen pans out, and we can see a star-spangled "BUBSOTATHON!!" banner above the concession stand. Two Homestar Runners can barely be seen flanking the stand. Both throw confetti.}''

'''LEFT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{fireworks noises}'' Pekyoo! Hgyoo! Pghyoo! Doo! Pehw! Wehw! ''{normal voice}'' Explosions! Fireworks!

''{Cut to Strong Badia. Bubs is standing next to the [[Stop Sign]] and the [[Tire]]. The Tire has been painted to read "LOW SAViNGS".}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{holding up the Tire}'' We're so ''tired'' of low savings, we're givin' 'em this boot!

''{He pulls a [['Lectric Boot]] out from behind his back and hits the tire with it. An unseen audience groans. Bubs throws both props over his shoulder.}''

'''BUBS:''' Would I lie to my own flesh and blood?

''{Homestar walks in from stage right, with false Bubs teeth drawn on his jaw in marker and a paper ring taped over his left eye.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right, Bubba daddy!

''{The Tire and the Boot are seen falling behind the fence. The Bear holding a Shark gets triggered and pops up as they land. The channel changes back to Senor Cardgage, back in front of the Gremlin. Strong Bad walks up from stage right with an American football in hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, excuse me, sir. Can I have some tremendous savings? And your autograph? ''{holds up the ball}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{writing on the football with a marker}'' My left name is "Tremendous Savings", Ms. America! ''{grabs the football and winds up to throw it, indicating for Strong Bad to go long}'' Go out for a pass!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{smiling}'' You bet! Hit me on the slant! ''{runs offscreen}''

''{Senor Cardgage pauses for a moment, then drops his arms, still holding the football.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Bring on down your whole fambly! We'll set up some tents ''{an image of a tent hovers on the left side of the screen}'' and hot dogs ''{an image of a hot dog hovers on the right}'' for your... babies. ''{scratching his head}'' Those like those, right?

''{Channel changes back to Bubs, who is back at his concession stand. He's wearing a pink baby bonnet and holding a rattle.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're going ''gaga'' ''{rattles the rattle}'' over slashed prices!

''{As he says this, a serrated blade emerges from the end of the rattle and the word "PRICES" appears at the bottom of the screen. He slashes "PRICES" in two with the blade. The audience groans. Bubs ducks down, then returns with a wig and a tennis racquet.}''

'''BUBS:''' Our competition is a total ''racket!''

''{The audience groans again. Bubs ducks down again and returns with a bean bag that looks vaguely like Strong Sad's head on a plate.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're getting a''head'' of the rest.

''{More groans. Bubs now switches the plate for a giant frog mask.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm the hoppity-frog of value!

''{Audience says "Huh?" in unison. Bubs switches props to a rubber chicken.}''

'''BUBS:''' We're holding up a novelty rubber chicken and playing a cartoony sound effect ''{He raises his left hand to cue a pair of cartoony "boing" sound effects}'' of savings!

''{Channel changes back to Senor Cardgage, who is back in front of the awning and shrub.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' You doe NOT want to miss ''{"Doe NOT Miss Out" appears at the bottom of the screen.}'' any Senorial Day savings action!

''{Cut to file footage of an urban alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in an orange sleeping bag, using his [[Aldi Bag|Aldi bags]] as a pillow. A box labeled "UNLABELED BOX" can be seen to the left. Senor Cardgage snores loudly as cars honk their horns in the background. Cut back to the Gremlin, where Senor Cardgage is still holding Strong Bad's football.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Wake up! Senorial Day is here with the vengeance!

''{Strong Bad returns.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{uncertain}'' Uh, Mister Senor, sir? Can I have my football back?

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' You bet! How 'bout I hitcha on the slant?

''{Senor Cardgage winds up to throw the ball, and Strong Bad dashes off again. After a moment's pause, Senor Cardgage again drops his arms, still holding the football. He then walks off, stage left. We cut to Strong Bad, still running in the other direction.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna get me a touchdown!

''{Channel changes back to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' So come down around my Bubba Concession Stand — my Buh — my cassette — ''{music screeches to a halt}'' Ough! I even wrote this stuff and I can't remember my own lins.

''{Another Bubs wearing devil horns and carrying a pitchfork rips open the screen.}''

'''DEVIL BUBS:''' So come on by for Bubsotathon ''{The banner from earlier comes up from the bottom of the screen}'' where you'll save like a demon, or my name ain't ''{holds up a "VERY OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD"}'' Bubs Concession Stand!

''{The channel changes to the wall of the Balding Man's living room, with ID cards that read "BACK" and "AGAIN".}

===Footnote===
# {{note|1}} This word may be "Gambol".

==Easter Eggs==
[[image:mustachioedHR.png|78px|thumb|'stache]]
*If you view the Flash file directly in the scene with two Homestars, you can see that the Homestar on the right has a [[mustache]].
*When Senor Cardgage holds up Strong Bad's football the first time, click on the football to see what Senor Cardgage wrote (in very scrawly handwriting):
*:<blockquote>This pen doesn't work, small girl
*:T. Mendous Savings</blockquote>
*At the very end, click on the narrow wood panel just to the left of the AGAIN card.
*:''{The Field at night. Crickets chirp in the background. Strong Sad walks on from stage left.}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely Spring night.
*:''{Strong Bad's football flies in from off in the distance and hits Strong Sad squarely in the back, knocking him over.}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' OHGH! Somebody hit me on the slant!
{{clear}}

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Senorial Day was released on and is a takeoff of the U.S. holiday [[Wikipedia:Memorial Day|Memorial Day]], during which there are often many much-hyped retail sales events.
*A slant pattern is an [[Wikipedia:American football|American football]] play in which a potential receiver initially runs directly toward the endzone, but then, in an attempt to fake out a defender, changes direction and runs at an angle, or "slant."

===Trivia===
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|Bubs's ID card]]
*Bubs's ID card reads:<blockquote style="width:20em"><big style="color:red">'''''VERY OFFICIAL'''''</big><br>IDENTIFICATION CARD<br><br>BUBS C. STAND<br>Entrepreneur<br>FREE COUNTRY USA<div style="text-align:center;font:x-large monospace">[SUSPENDED]</div><div style="float:right;text-align:right">"I don't look half bad!"<br>-Bubs</div>CLASS<br><span style="margin-left:1.4em;color:red">F</span></blockquote>
*The shading on the football in the first (close-up Easter egg) is a repeated heart shape, on its side.

===Remarks===
*If Bubs can be trusted, then we learn his full name is "Bubs Concession Stand", a fact hinted at in the email [[other days]] where Bubs signs his "snail mail" to Strong Bad in the same manner.
*When Strong Bad says "Mister Senor, sir," he is saying three different synonyms of the same word in a row (assuming we substitute "Señor" for "[[Senor]]").
*This is the second instance of [[duplicate characters]], the first being [[pizzaz]].

===Goofs===
*Bubs uses the rattle-knife to cut from upper left to lower right (from the viewer's perspective) but the cut which appears on the word "prices" goes from the upper right to lower left. But it could be that he reversed his slash at the last moment.
*One of the [[Gremlin]]'s back wheels is not visible.

===Inside References===
*Senor Cardgage signs the football with a [[Permanent Marker|Fine Tip Permanent Marker]].
*Bubs wears the same [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] wig that Homestar wore in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*This is another appearance of [[Strong Sad's Severed Head]].
*In the email [[montage]], the Wagon Fulla Pancakes was said to have gone on to do commercial spots for used car dealerships. This explains its appearance in this cartoon, which is an obvious parody of said commercials.
*The serrated knife that Bubs uses looks similar to the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Hash-Haw]] from [[Stinkoman 20X6]] level 6.
*Bubs also said, "Hey there every peoples!" in his [[Bubs#Character Video Transcript|character video]].
*The shrub under the tent is the same as the shrub that Senor Cardgage suspiciously comes out from behind in [[kind of cool]].
*Strong Sad's "[[Strong Sad#Lurking|lurk]]" may be a reference to [[garage sale]], where Strong Bad calls him a Lurker.
*The word "Supra" appears in an Easter egg in [[50 emails]]. The header of [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s telegram reads, "SUPRA MODERN TELEGRAM."
*The Tire painted to say "LOW SAViNGS" is another instance of [[Lowercase i's]] on the site.
*The phrase "a ''head'' of the rest" is also used in the [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/emission.html mission statement] of [[Thorax Corporation]].



===Real-World References===
*Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "[[Wikipedia:Miss America|Miss America]]," which is a title given in a popular annual beauty pageant.
*"[[Wikipedia:Battle of the Network Stars|Battle of the Network Stars]]" was an annual TV special in the late 70s that pitted stars from various TV shows teamed up by network (ABC vs NBC vs CBS) competing in various olympic-style events.
*"Bubsotathon" has a very similar name to a sales event held by [[Wikipedia:Toyota|Toyota]] dealers called "Toyotathon."

*Senor Cardgage's Tent Event Supra Sale could be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Toyota Supra|Toyota Supra]], a Japanese sports car that ended production in the '90s because of decreasing sales and its high price tag.
*Bubs' line, "I even wrote this stuff and I can't remember my own lins" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jack Rebney|Jack Rebney]], the "Winnebago Man," who said a similar line during the infamous profanity-laden series of outtakes from a Winnebago commercial he did in 1988.

===Fast Forward===
*Senor Cardgage sleeps in an alleyway again in [[candy product]].
*Homestar also sports a mustache in an Easter egg in [[lady...ing]], and would again imitate fireworks in the e-mail [[4 branches]].
*In the Easter egg Strong Sad says "Oh, there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely Spring night". Later, in the email [[trading cards]], Strong Sad's Deathly Pallor card has the Lonely Lurker Attack.

== DVD Version ==
*The I.D. cards are missing at the end, replaced by "The End" written in big red letters.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' I love that guy, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' I like that guy too, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I wanna make a cartoon with him.

'''MIKE:''' I wanna hang out in his living room. I like that wooden paneling and the orange carpet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... I wanna drink one of them Cold Ones he's got, too. ''{pause}'' Oh! There he is, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, uh, settle down—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, oh! Look, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, settle down...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at... the shine on that belly o' his.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you got a little shine on your belly, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, what it is is— Well, he's got a belly button. I'm very jealous. I think I have one in a couple cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I was gonna say I think you used to have one.

'''STRONG BAD:''' W— why did we put a tent over his shrub back there?

'''MIKE:''' He's protecting it from the rain, probably.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right, right...

'''MIKE:''' You know what rain does to bushes.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... it'll kill 'em. ''{pause}'' Wait a minute, aren't there, hey, aren't there...?

'''MIKE:''' Two Homestars.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Two Homestars?!

'''MIKE:''' If you... doesn't one of those have a mustache if you actually break apart the SWF and—

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno, you'll have to ask Matt.

'''MIKE:''' Matt? Uh, yeah, I think he would confirm that ''{laughs}''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's gross. He turned into melty Bubs. Doesn't look like Bu— Oh! Ooh, look, there he is, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Who, you?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah! I look so good...

'''MIKE:''' So, I guess... there's still the... The verdict's not in as to whether or not Senor Cardgages actually exists or not.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I hope he does, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Initially he just seemed to be this hypothetical thing, a vers— a version of you...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right. That I made up— I made him up!

'''MIKE:''' That you made up...

'''STRONG BAD:''' But he's sort of loosely based on this dude who used to live down the street from us when we was kids.

'''MIKE:''' But now he just exists... in the world.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe!

'''MIKE:''' ...And interacts with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But then he was in an altrenate universe with me one time, so maybe he only sort of— What do you think that Strong Sad head is made out of, cheese cloth?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Heh, yeah, I was gonna say white burlap, but cheese cloth, eh, you're right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can get white burlap now? Oh, I'd be makin' everything outta white burlap. Let's go to the fabric store.

'''MIKE:''' There's one right above us; I'll throw you through the ceiling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Doe not'' miss out, Mike. I love 'doe nots'. ''{Senor Cardgage is sleeping in the alley}'' That— I can't watch that, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' That's sad, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' This makes me wanna throw up and cry at the same time.

''{Both laugh}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, wait a minute. This imaginary guy stole my football.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he just keeps it. You never got it back?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I don't think so... I was never 'hit on the slant'. I was runnin' the picket fence at 'em.

'''MIKE:''' That's a basketball.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, don't get caught watching the paint dry. That's what I know about that. ''{pause}'' Oh, he didn't get that lin right either, did he, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So does this mean his real middle name is ''Concession''?

'''MIKE:''' That's what I get from it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Paaate...

'''MIKE:''' Is it over?

==External Links==
*[[HR:senorialday.html|watch Senorial Day]]
*[[HR:senorialday.swf|view the Flash file for Senorial Day]]
*[[Forum:3525|forum thread re: "Senorial Day"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|senorialday}}

[[Category:Holiday Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

A Folky Tale

2008-05-28T05:11:52Z

James Craven: /* Easter Eggs */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|dumpingtontoon|Cool Things|Weclome Back}}
[[Image:Saddy Dumpington 2.PNG|thumb|"Isn't that great?"]]
Strong Sad relates the folky tale of Saddy Dumpington.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Saddy Dumpington]], [[Folk Tale World|A Little Girl]], [[Folk Tale World|The Squirrel]], [[Folk Tale World|The Mayor]], [[The Dancing Brothers]], [[Folk Tale World|Mr. Cricket]], [[Folk Tale World|Fox Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|Weird Snake Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|The Townsfolk]], {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Folk Tale World]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, August 22, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Folky Tales

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in the Athletic Field, which has been painted to resemble a soccer field. A knotted rope is dangling from above.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just cram a little oom-pah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no times!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, I'm willing to ignore that ''{winces}'' "oom-pah down my pants" comment, ''{looks back at Coach Z}'' but I'm more concerned ''{looks up at the rope}'' with what that rope is attached to.

'''COACH Z:''' Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, ropes are for dopes!

'''COACH Z:''' What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' Scripture?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up.

'''COACH Z:''' Sounds kinda like a terlet if ya ask me.

''{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hark to the Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington...

''{The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides off the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...who traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm. They both died! Isn't that great?

''{The girl starts crying. Cut to another area of the field, with a tree stump and squirrel in it.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Oh, I eat squirrels all the time. I made some soup out of the rest of your family just last night! Isn't that great?

''{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles, just sadness and misery.

''{Cut to a town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' ''{playing his washboard}'' Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner. And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?!

''{Cut to a shot of Saddy and the Mayor standing in the town square.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So one day, the Mayor ordered—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Oh, I know this part!

''{The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then the mayor ordered the very talented Dancing Brothers—

''{A paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS". Saddy and the Mayor each walk off either side of the screen as the three Dancing Brothers slide to the center.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' —to perform at the annual "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival!

''{Motown-style music starts playing, and the brothers start dancing}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a good time tonight!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look at 'em go!

'''COACH Z AND SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a real ''{Coach Z doesn't say "real"}'' good time toni—

''{The music stops abruptly with a record scratch}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately!

''{The shoes break, and a cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen from the left.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its citizens again.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' But, Mr. Mayor, sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that—

''{The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy. Cut to a hill far outside of the town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' —greeeeeeaaaaattt!

''{Saddy flies out of the town and falls tenderly on the hill. Fade to a forest. Saddy is walking through it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So Saddy Dumpington walked through the forest, befriending all manner of critters 'long the way.

''{Saddy picks up a cricket.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Cheer up, Mr. Cricket. You have no central nervous system, so it won't hurt when I yank your legs off! Isn't that great?

''{Cut to another area of the woods, where Saddy is talking to a fox.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Hello, Fox Joe!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Have you met my good friends, The Dancing Brothers?

''{Saddy looks around. The piece of paper falls from the top of the screen again, and The Dancing Brothers fall into the frame, dancing.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Glenn", "Martbell", and the "Killer Dynamo"! ''{music begins playing.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time toni—

''{Again, the music scratches to a halt. The Dancing Brothers look dejected}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No! The Dancing Brothers are allergic to foxes, and they sneeze themselves into comas!

''{The Brothers start sneezing}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, jeez, that's harsh!

''{We cut to a pond. Saddy is nearby.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then one day, ol' Dumps here got a message from town!

''{An arrow with a message attached flies into a tree. Cut to a close-up of the letter. As the message is spoken, the words appear on the page.}''

<blockquote style="width:300px">Saddy,<br>
We haven't stopped laughing<br>
since you left. No one can get any<br>
work done. We need you to come<br>
say something miserable and<br>
depressing so we can have our<br>
lives back.<br>

<div align="right">Talk atcha later,<br>The Townsfolk</div></blockquote>

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Something miserable and depressing? I've never thought of such a thing.

''{An odd-looking purple snake with a tuft of hair on its head slithers toward Saddy.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Um... would weird snakes be considered depressing?

''{cut to an evening shot of the field. Saddy is silhouetted against the background and appears to be wearing an odd tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So he strolled into town, dressed as a weird snake.

''{Cut to the town. A frowning Saddy Dumpington is wearing a costume reminiscent of the weird snake he found by the pond. All the townsfolk are laughing.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I'm a weird, weird snake, everyone. My name is Weird Snake Joe! Isn't that miserable and depressing?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But instead of getting depressed, everyone laughed even harder until they passed out for the rest of their lives.

''{The townsfolk all collapse, and one person falls from above the frame. Cut back to the Athletic Field, the rope and Coach Z still present.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And that brings me to this rope. I'm gonna pass out if I have to climb this rope!

'''COACH Z:''' Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. A ''real load!'' That kind of thing might work on Coach X, or Coach Y, ''{loudly}'' ''but you're dealing with Coach dang Z!!'' Now get up that rope!!!

''{Strong Sad moans and passes out}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, jeez! I killed the Elephant Man!! Oh, this is bad! This is rrrl bad, man! What would the Dancin' Brothers do in a sitch'ation like this?

''{thinks for a moment and then starts dancing and singing}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time tonight! ''{dances off the screen.}'' Gonna have a good time...

''{Strong Sad opens his eyes and turns his head toward the camera}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{grinning slightly}'' Works every time!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{along with the music that starts playing}'' Gonna have a real good, good, good, good, good time tonight!

''{Strong Sad pretends to go back into unconsciousness. The screen darkens, and "end." appears, accompanied by Saddy Dumpington's head.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.
:''{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}''
:'''HOMSAR:'''  ''{tries to talk with his mouth full, but his words are unintelligible; meanwhile, his hat floats in a rectangular path off his head and comes back}''

* Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs at his Concession Stand.
:''{Cut to Bubs at his concession stand.}''
:'''BUBS:''' ''{on the phone}'' What? No! Of course you can't come here! You need to get out of town, man! Lay low for a while! Yeah, all right, all right, you is my dog, too. Now get movin'!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{popping in from the top of the stand}'' Who was that?
:'''BUBS:''' Ah, that was just Homestar. Now keep outta sight!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{in a panic voice}'' Norp! ''{hides again}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Vertebrates|Vertebrates]] possess a [[Wikipedia:central nervous system|central nervous system]] consisting of the brain and spinal cord. [[Wikipedia:Invertebrate|Invertebrates]] (including [[Wikipedia:insects|insects]] like [[Wikipedia:Cricket (insect)|crickets]]) possess a nervous system, but do not have a spinal cord.

===Trivia===
*This is the first toon that features members of the main cast but in which neither [[Homestar Runner]] nor [[Strong Bad]] make an appearance, though Bubs does speak with Homestar on the phone.
*The paper texture is made using a low-opacity bitmap overlay that covers the entire window. The drawings themselves are not bitmaps.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says that "Ropes are for dopes" is a quote from the legendary folk hero he made up, but neither ropes nor dopes are mentioned in the story itself, or the blog entry where Saddy Dumpington first appeared.
*In the scene where the townsfolk laugh until they pass out, the man in the front left looks identical to the man in the back right, only mirrored. Once everyone passes out, a man falls from above who looks identical to the person in the back left.
*While the Dancing Brothers' shoes broke completely off, the shoes were still pulled away along with the Brothers.

===Goofs===
[[Image:folky tale goof.PNG|thumb|Look closely...|120px]]
*When Strong Sad falls down at the end of the toon, the shape created and overlaid on the background to show his indention in the grass does not quite match the background. The green and the white are both slightly brighter, and the seam in the white circle doesn't line up.
*As was corrected in the DVD commentary, crickets do indeed have a central nervous system. [http://jp.physoc.org/cgi/content/abstract/352/1/601]

===Inside References===
*Saddy Dumpington was introduced in [[Strong Sad's Lament]].
*Coach Z thinks he [[Death#Strong Sad|killed Strong Sad]].
*Homestar apparently calls Bubs his "dog" during their phone conversation. He refers to other characters this way in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].

===Real-World References===
*The "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival is probably a pun on the musical genres "[[Wikipedia:Rock (music)|rock]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]," though it may also be a reference to the [http://www.grassrootsfest.org/ GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance].
*Coach Z calling Strong Sad the Elephant Man is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Joseph Merrick|Joseph Merrick]] (1862–1890), a person from the late 19th century known for being deformed as a result of either [[Wikipedia:Proteus syndrome|Proteus syndrome]] or [[Wikipedia:Neurofibromatosis|Neurofibromatosis]].
===Fast Forward===
*Homestar refers to [[Pom Pom]] as his "dog" in the Strong Bad Email [[myths and legends]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
'''MATT:''' Did you ever have to climb up the rope in gym class, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I never did.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I feel like I missed out.

'''MIKE:''' I feel like that was invented for, uh, TV shows about high school.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Never, never actually occurred in any...

'''MIKE:''' Just the Wonder Years, and Saved by the Bell.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' Um, I always thought it would be cool if there was a— a rope tied to the moon, that was just hanging down, floating, you know, ten feet or so above the Earth. I think it'd be a good— You could climb it up... Climb it up? Climb it up!

'''MATT:''' ''{Almost simultaneously}'' You could climb it up!

'''MIKE:''' You know, it'd just be sort of a, you know like that four states place where you can go and put your hands in one of each of, or, you know. Four states at one time.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' It'd be sort of like that, sort of. Uh—

'''MATT:''' Just a novelty, you're tugging on this rope that's tied to the moon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like "Yay, I'm... pulling the moon!"

'''MATT:''' I got the moon by a string!"

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So let's talk about this, uh, cartoon now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you kinda wasted a lot of time there, telling us about your moon job.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, let's, let's keep going.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I like the watercolor style of this cartoon. That was sort of what made it fun to do.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it turned out good, I, I thought.

'''MIKE:''' It was all done in Flash, and uh, we just— we sort of came up with some little technique to make it look watercolor-y and washy.

'''MATT:''' Right. It's, uh— it's based on an obscure entry in the obscure Strong Sad Journal that is, uh, an Easter Egg on the site that seems to still get pretty frequent traffic despite the fact that we rarely update it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, every two years we go through, like a month where we update it every week, and then we forget about it for two years.

'''MATT:''' So one day he, uh— he was comparing himself to Johnny Appleseed, or something, I can't remember exactly what the post is. But there was a picture of, uh... of Saddy Dumpington.

''{long pause until Saddy is kicked over the horizon by the Mayor}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, it's just like Brainy Smurf. ''{imitating Brainy Smurf}'' "Papa Smurf always says ... Ooohhhhhhh!"

'''MIKE:''' That's a very nice-lookin' forest. I'd like to walk through that sun-dabbled forest passage.

'''MATT:''' That's true. This is untrue too, the— the— crickets do have a central nervous system, Mike, and he's ''going'' to feel it when he tears his legs off.

'''MATT:''' We recently, uh, made another song by whatever band it is that ma— sings "Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight" called "Jammin' Tunes".

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's the Dancing Brothers, though.

'''MATT:''' No, I don't think—

'''MIKE:''' They're just— Yeah.

'''MATT:''' They just perform ''to'' the music of... whatever.

'''MIKE:''' That, yeah. What do you think they're called?

'''MATT:''' Umm...

'''MIKE:''' "The" ... something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' "The System".

'''MATT:''' Ooh, that's a good one. "The Singular Something"?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I, uh...

''{long pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the kind of Southern twang that Saddy Dumpington has, it's just Strong Sad, but a little more up-beat, less drawl, but then he has a little bit of a... a twangy-twang.

'''MATT:''' That is a wierd snake, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Weird s— Snakes usually don't have buck teeth, and are usually a little more pointy than that. He probably couldn't pierce much flesh with his...

'''MATT:''' What do you think of that guy with the block-head in the background that was slapping his knee? He's got a weird— it's like his head just looks like a little Lego... one of the little Lego snaps.

'''MATT:''' Why did we book-end it with the, uh... I mean, we easily could've just made it be...

'''MIKE:''' "The Saddy Dumpington Tale"?

'''MATT:''' Right. With no.. cuz it's pretty arbitrary with Strong Sad, it's all just so he can get out of climbing the rope ... is really why he did it.

'''MIKE:''' It also makes it— allow us to make Coach Z sing the Dancing Brothers song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, and do that little hoppy dance.

'''MIKE:''' I think that was one of the Mike Animation Specials right there.

'''MATT:''' That was a good one. It was way better than the usual specials. ''{pause}'' He's dead.

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:The Wonder Years|The Wonder Years]] and [[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]] are two shows featuring the everyday experiences of high school students.
*The "four states place" Mike refers to is [[Wikipedia:Four Corners|Four Corners]], the only point in the United States where four states touch.
*[[Wikipedia:Brainy Smurf|Brainy Smurf]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|The Smurfs]] who often annoyed the other characters with his know-it-all ways, which frequently lead to him being thrown or kicked over the horizon in a similar fashion to Saddy in this toon.
*"Lego snaps" is a reference to the distinctive [[Wikipedia:Minifigure|Minifigure]]s included with [[Wikipedia:LEGO|LEGO]] sets.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.html|watch "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.swf|view the Flash file for "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[Forum:4637|forum thread re: "A Folky Tale"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|dumpingtontoon}}

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

A Folky Tale

2008-05-28T05:11:28Z

James Craven: /* Easter Eggs */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|dumpingtontoon|Cool Things|Weclome Back}}
[[Image:Saddy Dumpington 2.PNG|thumb|"Isn't that great?"]]
Strong Sad relates the folky tale of Saddy Dumpington.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Saddy Dumpington]], [[Folk Tale World|A Little Girl]], [[Folk Tale World|The Squirrel]], [[Folk Tale World|The Mayor]], [[The Dancing Brothers]], [[Folk Tale World|Mr. Cricket]], [[Folk Tale World|Fox Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|Weird Snake Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|The Townsfolk]], {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Folk Tale World]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, August 22, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Folky Tales

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in the Athletic Field, which has been painted to resemble a soccer field. A knotted rope is dangling from above.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just cram a little oom-pah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no times!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, I'm willing to ignore that ''{winces}'' "oom-pah down my pants" comment, ''{looks back at Coach Z}'' but I'm more concerned ''{looks up at the rope}'' with what that rope is attached to.

'''COACH Z:''' Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, ropes are for dopes!

'''COACH Z:''' What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' Scripture?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up.

'''COACH Z:''' Sounds kinda like a terlet if ya ask me.

''{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hark to the Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington...

''{The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides off the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...who traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm. They both died! Isn't that great?

''{The girl starts crying. Cut to another area of the field, with a tree stump and squirrel in it.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Oh, I eat squirrels all the time. I made some soup out of the rest of your family just last night! Isn't that great?

''{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles, just sadness and misery.

''{Cut to a town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' ''{playing his washboard}'' Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner. And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?!

''{Cut to a shot of Saddy and the Mayor standing in the town square.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So one day, the Mayor ordered—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Oh, I know this part!

''{The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then the mayor ordered the very talented Dancing Brothers—

''{A paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS". Saddy and the Mayor each walk off either side of the screen as the three Dancing Brothers slide to the center.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' —to perform at the annual "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival!

''{Motown-style music starts playing, and the brothers start dancing}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a good time tonight!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look at 'em go!

'''COACH Z AND SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a real ''{Coach Z doesn't say "real"}'' good time toni—

''{The music stops abruptly with a record scratch}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately!

''{The shoes break, and a cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen from the left.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its citizens again.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' But, Mr. Mayor, sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that—

''{The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy. Cut to a hill far outside of the town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' —greeeeeeaaaaattt!

''{Saddy flies out of the town and falls tenderly on the hill. Fade to a forest. Saddy is walking through it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So Saddy Dumpington walked through the forest, befriending all manner of critters 'long the way.

''{Saddy picks up a cricket.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Cheer up, Mr. Cricket. You have no central nervous system, so it won't hurt when I yank your legs off! Isn't that great?

''{Cut to another area of the woods, where Saddy is talking to a fox.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Hello, Fox Joe!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Have you met my good friends, The Dancing Brothers?

''{Saddy looks around. The piece of paper falls from the top of the screen again, and The Dancing Brothers fall into the frame, dancing.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Glenn", "Martbell", and the "Killer Dynamo"! ''{music begins playing.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time toni—

''{Again, the music scratches to a halt. The Dancing Brothers look dejected}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No! The Dancing Brothers are allergic to foxes, and they sneeze themselves into comas!

''{The Brothers start sneezing}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, jeez, that's harsh!

''{We cut to a pond. Saddy is nearby.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then one day, ol' Dumps here got a message from town!

''{An arrow with a message attached flies into a tree. Cut to a close-up of the letter. As the message is spoken, the words appear on the page.}''

<blockquote style="width:300px">Saddy,<br>
We haven't stopped laughing<br>
since you left. No one can get any<br>
work done. We need you to come<br>
say something miserable and<br>
depressing so we can have our<br>
lives back.<br>

<div align="right">Talk atcha later,<br>The Townsfolk</div></blockquote>

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Something miserable and depressing? I've never thought of such a thing.

''{An odd-looking purple snake with a tuft of hair on its head slithers toward Saddy.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Um... would weird snakes be considered depressing?

''{cut to an evening shot of the field. Saddy is silhouetted against the background and appears to be wearing an odd tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So he strolled into town, dressed as a weird snake.

''{Cut to the town. A frowning Saddy Dumpington is wearing a costume reminiscent of the weird snake he found by the pond. All the townsfolk are laughing.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I'm a weird, weird snake, everyone. My name is Weird Snake Joe! Isn't that miserable and depressing?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But instead of getting depressed, everyone laughed even harder until they passed out for the rest of their lives.

''{The townsfolk all collapse, and one person falls from above the frame. Cut back to the Athletic Field, the rope and Coach Z still present.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And that brings me to this rope. I'm gonna pass out if I have to climb this rope!

'''COACH Z:''' Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. A ''real load!'' That kind of thing might work on Coach X, or Coach Y, ''{loudly}'' ''but you're dealing with Coach dang Z!!'' Now get up that rope!!!

''{Strong Sad moans and passes out}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, jeez! I killed the Elephant Man!! Oh, this is bad! This is rrrl bad, man! What would the Dancin' Brothers do in a sitch'ation like this?

''{thinks for a moment and then starts dancing and singing}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time tonight! ''{dances off the screen.}'' Gonna have a good time...

''{Strong Sad opens his eyes and turns his head toward the camera}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{grinning slightly}'' Works every time!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{along with the music that starts playing}'' Gonna have a real good, good, good, good, good time tonight!

''{Strong Sad pretends to go back into unconsciousness. The screen darkens, and "end." appears, accompanied by Saddy Dumpington's head.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.
:''{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}''
:'''HOMSAR:'''  ''{tries to talk with his mouth full, but his words are unintelligible; meanwhile, his hat floats in a rectangular path off his head and comes back}''

* Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs at his Concession Stand.
:''{Cut to Bubs at his concession stand.}''
:'''BUBS:''' ''{on the phone}'' What? No! Of course you can't come here! You need to get out of town, man! Lay low for a while! Yeah, all right, all right, you is my dog, too. Now get movin'!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{popping in from the top of the stand}'' Who was that?
:'''BUBS:''' Ah, that was just Homestar. Now keep outta sight!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{panicy} Norp! {hides again}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Vertebrates|Vertebrates]] possess a [[Wikipedia:central nervous system|central nervous system]] consisting of the brain and spinal cord. [[Wikipedia:Invertebrate|Invertebrates]] (including [[Wikipedia:insects|insects]] like [[Wikipedia:Cricket (insect)|crickets]]) possess a nervous system, but do not have a spinal cord.

===Trivia===
*This is the first toon that features members of the main cast but in which neither [[Homestar Runner]] nor [[Strong Bad]] make an appearance, though Bubs does speak with Homestar on the phone.
*The paper texture is made using a low-opacity bitmap overlay that covers the entire window. The drawings themselves are not bitmaps.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says that "Ropes are for dopes" is a quote from the legendary folk hero he made up, but neither ropes nor dopes are mentioned in the story itself, or the blog entry where Saddy Dumpington first appeared.
*In the scene where the townsfolk laugh until they pass out, the man in the front left looks identical to the man in the back right, only mirrored. Once everyone passes out, a man falls from above who looks identical to the person in the back left.
*While the Dancing Brothers' shoes broke completely off, the shoes were still pulled away along with the Brothers.

===Goofs===
[[Image:folky tale goof.PNG|thumb|Look closely...|120px]]
*When Strong Sad falls down at the end of the toon, the shape created and overlaid on the background to show his indention in the grass does not quite match the background. The green and the white are both slightly brighter, and the seam in the white circle doesn't line up.
*As was corrected in the DVD commentary, crickets do indeed have a central nervous system. [http://jp.physoc.org/cgi/content/abstract/352/1/601]

===Inside References===
*Saddy Dumpington was introduced in [[Strong Sad's Lament]].
*Coach Z thinks he [[Death#Strong Sad|killed Strong Sad]].
*Homestar apparently calls Bubs his "dog" during their phone conversation. He refers to other characters this way in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].

===Real-World References===
*The "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival is probably a pun on the musical genres "[[Wikipedia:Rock (music)|rock]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]," though it may also be a reference to the [http://www.grassrootsfest.org/ GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance].
*Coach Z calling Strong Sad the Elephant Man is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Joseph Merrick|Joseph Merrick]] (1862–1890), a person from the late 19th century known for being deformed as a result of either [[Wikipedia:Proteus syndrome|Proteus syndrome]] or [[Wikipedia:Neurofibromatosis|Neurofibromatosis]].
===Fast Forward===
*Homestar refers to [[Pom Pom]] as his "dog" in the Strong Bad Email [[myths and legends]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
'''MATT:''' Did you ever have to climb up the rope in gym class, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I never did.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I feel like I missed out.

'''MIKE:''' I feel like that was invented for, uh, TV shows about high school.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Never, never actually occurred in any...

'''MIKE:''' Just the Wonder Years, and Saved by the Bell.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' Um, I always thought it would be cool if there was a— a rope tied to the moon, that was just hanging down, floating, you know, ten feet or so above the Earth. I think it'd be a good— You could climb it up... Climb it up? Climb it up!

'''MATT:''' ''{Almost simultaneously}'' You could climb it up!

'''MIKE:''' You know, it'd just be sort of a, you know like that four states place where you can go and put your hands in one of each of, or, you know. Four states at one time.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' It'd be sort of like that, sort of. Uh—

'''MATT:''' Just a novelty, you're tugging on this rope that's tied to the moon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like "Yay, I'm... pulling the moon!"

'''MATT:''' I got the moon by a string!"

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So let's talk about this, uh, cartoon now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you kinda wasted a lot of time there, telling us about your moon job.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, let's, let's keep going.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I like the watercolor style of this cartoon. That was sort of what made it fun to do.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it turned out good, I, I thought.

'''MIKE:''' It was all done in Flash, and uh, we just— we sort of came up with some little technique to make it look watercolor-y and washy.

'''MATT:''' Right. It's, uh— it's based on an obscure entry in the obscure Strong Sad Journal that is, uh, an Easter Egg on the site that seems to still get pretty frequent traffic despite the fact that we rarely update it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, every two years we go through, like a month where we update it every week, and then we forget about it for two years.

'''MATT:''' So one day he, uh— he was comparing himself to Johnny Appleseed, or something, I can't remember exactly what the post is. But there was a picture of, uh... of Saddy Dumpington.

''{long pause until Saddy is kicked over the horizon by the Mayor}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, it's just like Brainy Smurf. ''{imitating Brainy Smurf}'' "Papa Smurf always says ... Ooohhhhhhh!"

'''MIKE:''' That's a very nice-lookin' forest. I'd like to walk through that sun-dabbled forest passage.

'''MATT:''' That's true. This is untrue too, the— the— crickets do have a central nervous system, Mike, and he's ''going'' to feel it when he tears his legs off.

'''MATT:''' We recently, uh, made another song by whatever band it is that ma— sings "Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight" called "Jammin' Tunes".

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's the Dancing Brothers, though.

'''MATT:''' No, I don't think—

'''MIKE:''' They're just— Yeah.

'''MATT:''' They just perform ''to'' the music of... whatever.

'''MIKE:''' That, yeah. What do you think they're called?

'''MATT:''' Umm...

'''MIKE:''' "The" ... something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' "The System".

'''MATT:''' Ooh, that's a good one. "The Singular Something"?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I, uh...

''{long pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the kind of Southern twang that Saddy Dumpington has, it's just Strong Sad, but a little more up-beat, less drawl, but then he has a little bit of a... a twangy-twang.

'''MATT:''' That is a wierd snake, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Weird s— Snakes usually don't have buck teeth, and are usually a little more pointy than that. He probably couldn't pierce much flesh with his...

'''MATT:''' What do you think of that guy with the block-head in the background that was slapping his knee? He's got a weird— it's like his head just looks like a little Lego... one of the little Lego snaps.

'''MATT:''' Why did we book-end it with the, uh... I mean, we easily could've just made it be...

'''MIKE:''' "The Saddy Dumpington Tale"?

'''MATT:''' Right. With no.. cuz it's pretty arbitrary with Strong Sad, it's all just so he can get out of climbing the rope ... is really why he did it.

'''MIKE:''' It also makes it— allow us to make Coach Z sing the Dancing Brothers song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, and do that little hoppy dance.

'''MIKE:''' I think that was one of the Mike Animation Specials right there.

'''MATT:''' That was a good one. It was way better than the usual specials. ''{pause}'' He's dead.

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:The Wonder Years|The Wonder Years]] and [[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]] are two shows featuring the everyday experiences of high school students.
*The "four states place" Mike refers to is [[Wikipedia:Four Corners|Four Corners]], the only point in the United States where four states touch.
*[[Wikipedia:Brainy Smurf|Brainy Smurf]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|The Smurfs]] who often annoyed the other characters with his know-it-all ways, which frequently lead to him being thrown or kicked over the horizon in a similar fashion to Saddy in this toon.
*"Lego snaps" is a reference to the distinctive [[Wikipedia:Minifigure|Minifigure]]s included with [[Wikipedia:LEGO|LEGO]] sets.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.html|watch "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.swf|view the Flash file for "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[Forum:4637|forum thread re: "A Folky Tale"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|dumpingtontoon}}

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

A Folky Tale

2008-05-28T05:05:56Z

James Craven: /* Easter Eggs */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|dumpingtontoon|Cool Things|Weclome Back}}
[[Image:Saddy Dumpington 2.PNG|thumb|"Isn't that great?"]]
Strong Sad relates the folky tale of Saddy Dumpington.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Saddy Dumpington]], [[Folk Tale World|A Little Girl]], [[Folk Tale World|The Squirrel]], [[Folk Tale World|The Mayor]], [[The Dancing Brothers]], [[Folk Tale World|Mr. Cricket]], [[Folk Tale World|Fox Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|Weird Snake Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|The Townsfolk]], {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Folk Tale World]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, August 22, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Folky Tales

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in the Athletic Field, which has been painted to resemble a soccer field. A knotted rope is dangling from above.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just cram a little oom-pah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no times!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, I'm willing to ignore that ''{winces}'' "oom-pah down my pants" comment, ''{looks back at Coach Z}'' but I'm more concerned ''{looks up at the rope}'' with what that rope is attached to.

'''COACH Z:''' Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, ropes are for dopes!

'''COACH Z:''' What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' Scripture?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up.

'''COACH Z:''' Sounds kinda like a terlet if ya ask me.

''{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hark to the Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington...

''{The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides off the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...who traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm. They both died! Isn't that great?

''{The girl starts crying. Cut to another area of the field, with a tree stump and squirrel in it.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Oh, I eat squirrels all the time. I made some soup out of the rest of your family just last night! Isn't that great?

''{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles, just sadness and misery.

''{Cut to a town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' ''{playing his washboard}'' Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner. And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?!

''{Cut to a shot of Saddy and the Mayor standing in the town square.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So one day, the Mayor ordered—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Oh, I know this part!

''{The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then the mayor ordered the very talented Dancing Brothers—

''{A paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS". Saddy and the Mayor each walk off either side of the screen as the three Dancing Brothers slide to the center.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' —to perform at the annual "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival!

''{Motown-style music starts playing, and the brothers start dancing}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a good time tonight!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look at 'em go!

'''COACH Z AND SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a real ''{Coach Z doesn't say "real"}'' good time toni—

''{The music stops abruptly with a record scratch}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately!

''{The shoes break, and a cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen from the left.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its citizens again.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' But, Mr. Mayor, sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that—

''{The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy. Cut to a hill far outside of the town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' —greeeeeeaaaaattt!

''{Saddy flies out of the town and falls tenderly on the hill. Fade to a forest. Saddy is walking through it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So Saddy Dumpington walked through the forest, befriending all manner of critters 'long the way.

''{Saddy picks up a cricket.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Cheer up, Mr. Cricket. You have no central nervous system, so it won't hurt when I yank your legs off! Isn't that great?

''{Cut to another area of the woods, where Saddy is talking to a fox.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Hello, Fox Joe!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Have you met my good friends, The Dancing Brothers?

''{Saddy looks around. The piece of paper falls from the top of the screen again, and The Dancing Brothers fall into the frame, dancing.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Glenn", "Martbell", and the "Killer Dynamo"! ''{music begins playing.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time toni—

''{Again, the music scratches to a halt. The Dancing Brothers look dejected}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No! The Dancing Brothers are allergic to foxes, and they sneeze themselves into comas!

''{The Brothers start sneezing}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, jeez, that's harsh!

''{We cut to a pond. Saddy is nearby.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then one day, ol' Dumps here got a message from town!

''{An arrow with a message attached flies into a tree. Cut to a close-up of the letter. As the message is spoken, the words appear on the page.}''

<blockquote style="width:300px">Saddy,<br>
We haven't stopped laughing<br>
since you left. No one can get any<br>
work done. We need you to come<br>
say something miserable and<br>
depressing so we can have our<br>
lives back.<br>

<div align="right">Talk atcha later,<br>The Townsfolk</div></blockquote>

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Something miserable and depressing? I've never thought of such a thing.

''{An odd-looking purple snake with a tuft of hair on its head slithers toward Saddy.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Um... would weird snakes be considered depressing?

''{cut to an evening shot of the field. Saddy is silhouetted against the background and appears to be wearing an odd tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So he strolled into town, dressed as a weird snake.

''{Cut to the town. A frowning Saddy Dumpington is wearing a costume reminiscent of the weird snake he found by the pond. All the townsfolk are laughing.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I'm a weird, weird snake, everyone. My name is Weird Snake Joe! Isn't that miserable and depressing?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But instead of getting depressed, everyone laughed even harder until they passed out for the rest of their lives.

''{The townsfolk all collapse, and one person falls from above the frame. Cut back to the Athletic Field, the rope and Coach Z still present.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And that brings me to this rope. I'm gonna pass out if I have to climb this rope!

'''COACH Z:''' Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. A ''real load!'' That kind of thing might work on Coach X, or Coach Y, ''{loudly}'' ''but you're dealing with Coach dang Z!!'' Now get up that rope!!!

''{Strong Sad moans and passes out}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, jeez! I killed the Elephant Man!! Oh, this is bad! This is rrrl bad, man! What would the Dancin' Brothers do in a sitch'ation like this?

''{thinks for a moment and then starts dancing and singing}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time tonight! ''{dances off the screen.}'' Gonna have a good time...

''{Strong Sad opens his eyes and turns his head toward the camera}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{grinning slightly}'' Works every time!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{along with the music that starts playing}'' Gonna have a real good, good, good, good, good time tonight!

''{Strong Sad pretends to go back into unconsciousness. The screen darkens, and "end." appears, accompanied by Saddy Dumpington's head.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.
:''{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}''
:'''HOMSAR:'''  ''{tries to talk with his mouth full, but his words are unintelligible; meanwhile, his hat floats in a rectangular path off his head and comes back}''

* Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs at his Concession Stand.
:''{Cut to Bubs at his concession stand.}''
:'''BUBS:''' ''{on the phone}'' What? No! Of course you can't come here! You need to get out of town, man! Lay low for a while! Yeah, all right, all right, you is my dog, too. Now get movin'!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{popping in from the top of the stand}'' Who was that?
:'''BUBS:''' Ah, that was just Homestar. Now keep outta sight!
:'''COACH Z:''' Yorp! ''{hides again}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Vertebrates|Vertebrates]] possess a [[Wikipedia:central nervous system|central nervous system]] consisting of the brain and spinal cord. [[Wikipedia:Invertebrate|Invertebrates]] (including [[Wikipedia:insects|insects]] like [[Wikipedia:Cricket (insect)|crickets]]) possess a nervous system, but do not have a spinal cord.

===Trivia===
*This is the first toon that features members of the main cast but in which neither [[Homestar Runner]] nor [[Strong Bad]] make an appearance, though Bubs does speak with Homestar on the phone.
*The paper texture is made using a low-opacity bitmap overlay that covers the entire window. The drawings themselves are not bitmaps.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says that "Ropes are for dopes" is a quote from the legendary folk hero he made up, but neither ropes nor dopes are mentioned in the story itself, or the blog entry where Saddy Dumpington first appeared.
*In the scene where the townsfolk laugh until they pass out, the man in the front left looks identical to the man in the back right, only mirrored. Once everyone passes out, a man falls from above who looks identical to the person in the back left.
*While the Dancing Brothers' shoes broke completely off, the shoes were still pulled away along with the Brothers.

===Goofs===
[[Image:folky tale goof.PNG|thumb|Look closely...|120px]]
*When Strong Sad falls down at the end of the toon, the shape created and overlaid on the background to show his indention in the grass does not quite match the background. The green and the white are both slightly brighter, and the seam in the white circle doesn't line up.
*As was corrected in the DVD commentary, crickets do indeed have a central nervous system. [http://jp.physoc.org/cgi/content/abstract/352/1/601]

===Inside References===
*Saddy Dumpington was introduced in [[Strong Sad's Lament]].
*Coach Z thinks he [[Death#Strong Sad|killed Strong Sad]].
*Homestar apparently calls Bubs his "dog" during their phone conversation. He refers to other characters this way in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].

===Real-World References===
*The "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival is probably a pun on the musical genres "[[Wikipedia:Rock (music)|rock]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]," though it may also be a reference to the [http://www.grassrootsfest.org/ GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance].
*Coach Z calling Strong Sad the Elephant Man is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Joseph Merrick|Joseph Merrick]] (1862–1890), a person from the late 19th century known for being deformed as a result of either [[Wikipedia:Proteus syndrome|Proteus syndrome]] or [[Wikipedia:Neurofibromatosis|Neurofibromatosis]].
===Fast Forward===
*Homestar refers to [[Pom Pom]] as his "dog" in the Strong Bad Email [[myths and legends]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
'''MATT:''' Did you ever have to climb up the rope in gym class, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I never did.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I feel like I missed out.

'''MIKE:''' I feel like that was invented for, uh, TV shows about high school.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Never, never actually occurred in any...

'''MIKE:''' Just the Wonder Years, and Saved by the Bell.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' Um, I always thought it would be cool if there was a— a rope tied to the moon, that was just hanging down, floating, you know, ten feet or so above the Earth. I think it'd be a good— You could climb it up... Climb it up? Climb it up!

'''MATT:''' ''{Almost simultaneously}'' You could climb it up!

'''MIKE:''' You know, it'd just be sort of a, you know like that four states place where you can go and put your hands in one of each of, or, you know. Four states at one time.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' It'd be sort of like that, sort of. Uh—

'''MATT:''' Just a novelty, you're tugging on this rope that's tied to the moon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like "Yay, I'm... pulling the moon!"

'''MATT:''' I got the moon by a string!"

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So let's talk about this, uh, cartoon now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you kinda wasted a lot of time there, telling us about your moon job.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, let's, let's keep going.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I like the watercolor style of this cartoon. That was sort of what made it fun to do.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it turned out good, I, I thought.

'''MIKE:''' It was all done in Flash, and uh, we just— we sort of came up with some little technique to make it look watercolor-y and washy.

'''MATT:''' Right. It's, uh— it's based on an obscure entry in the obscure Strong Sad Journal that is, uh, an Easter Egg on the site that seems to still get pretty frequent traffic despite the fact that we rarely update it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, every two years we go through, like a month where we update it every week, and then we forget about it for two years.

'''MATT:''' So one day he, uh— he was comparing himself to Johnny Appleseed, or something, I can't remember exactly what the post is. But there was a picture of, uh... of Saddy Dumpington.

''{long pause until Saddy is kicked over the horizon by the Mayor}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, it's just like Brainy Smurf. ''{imitating Brainy Smurf}'' "Papa Smurf always says ... Ooohhhhhhh!"

'''MIKE:''' That's a very nice-lookin' forest. I'd like to walk through that sun-dabbled forest passage.

'''MATT:''' That's true. This is untrue too, the— the— crickets do have a central nervous system, Mike, and he's ''going'' to feel it when he tears his legs off.

'''MATT:''' We recently, uh, made another song by whatever band it is that ma— sings "Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight" called "Jammin' Tunes".

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's the Dancing Brothers, though.

'''MATT:''' No, I don't think—

'''MIKE:''' They're just— Yeah.

'''MATT:''' They just perform ''to'' the music of... whatever.

'''MIKE:''' That, yeah. What do you think they're called?

'''MATT:''' Umm...

'''MIKE:''' "The" ... something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' "The System".

'''MATT:''' Ooh, that's a good one. "The Singular Something"?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I, uh...

''{long pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the kind of Southern twang that Saddy Dumpington has, it's just Strong Sad, but a little more up-beat, less drawl, but then he has a little bit of a... a twangy-twang.

'''MATT:''' That is a wierd snake, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Weird s— Snakes usually don't have buck teeth, and are usually a little more pointy than that. He probably couldn't pierce much flesh with his...

'''MATT:''' What do you think of that guy with the block-head in the background that was slapping his knee? He's got a weird— it's like his head just looks like a little Lego... one of the little Lego snaps.

'''MATT:''' Why did we book-end it with the, uh... I mean, we easily could've just made it be...

'''MIKE:''' "The Saddy Dumpington Tale"?

'''MATT:''' Right. With no.. cuz it's pretty arbitrary with Strong Sad, it's all just so he can get out of climbing the rope ... is really why he did it.

'''MIKE:''' It also makes it— allow us to make Coach Z sing the Dancing Brothers song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, and do that little hoppy dance.

'''MIKE:''' I think that was one of the Mike Animation Specials right there.

'''MATT:''' That was a good one. It was way better than the usual specials. ''{pause}'' He's dead.

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:The Wonder Years|The Wonder Years]] and [[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]] are two shows featuring the everyday experiences of high school students.
*The "four states place" Mike refers to is [[Wikipedia:Four Corners|Four Corners]], the only point in the United States where four states touch.
*[[Wikipedia:Brainy Smurf|Brainy Smurf]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|The Smurfs]] who often annoyed the other characters with his know-it-all ways, which frequently lead to him being thrown or kicked over the horizon in a similar fashion to Saddy in this toon.
*"Lego snaps" is a reference to the distinctive [[Wikipedia:Minifigure|Minifigure]]s included with [[Wikipedia:LEGO|LEGO]] sets.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.html|watch "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.swf|view the Flash file for "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[Forum:4637|forum thread re: "A Folky Tale"]]

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Homestar Ruiner

2008-05-21T16:05:16Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:Strong Bad Bleachers Homestar Ruiner.png|thumb|The scheming wrestleman]]

'''Homestar Ruiner''' is the first episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]], with an anticipated release date of June 2008.

While [[Strong Bad]] is going about his usual routine — checking [[Strong Bad Email|emails]], etc. — [[Homestar Runner]] tells him about the [[Contests#Tri-annual Race to the End of the Race|Tri-annual Race to the End of the Race]]. Once Strong Bad hears of Homestar's intention to win this contest, he schemes to snatch victory from Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible grasp]].

==Transcript of Episode Trailer==

''{Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are standing on a racetrack near a pool.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Homestar, the time for our ultimate throwdown of total death-tiny has arrived! Put 'em up!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Strong Bad! Are you here to watch the race?

''{A response choice appears above Strong Bad's head. There's only one option, which looks like a trophy. A cursor appears and selects it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A race? You mean like a race-race? Race-race-race?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You haven't heard about the Free Country USA Triannual Race to the End of the Race?! It's only the coolest and most important sporting event in the history of sporting events I'm about to compete in ever!

'''STRONG BAD:''' A race, eh? You know, beating you in a race would be almost as much fun as beating you senseless!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd like to see you try, Strong Bad! I've been trainin' my twees off for weeks now. Besides, Marzipan has promised me a big victory party after I win!

''{The response choice returns. Now there are two choices, the trophy and one that looks like a party hat. The cursor appears and selects the party hat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Did someone say "Pwahty"?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hecks yeah! Marzipan's putting together a ''huge'' party, with floats, and cake jugglers, and balloon manimals, and—

'''STRONG BAD:''' And why was I, Lord High Awesome Party, occasionally known as Strong Bad, not invited?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whisperingly}'' Whisperingly, I don't think Marzipan likes you very much.

''{The response choice returns with the same options as before. The cursor closes it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All this race talk has intrigued me. I believe I will postpone your pummeling for now.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pummeling?

''{A cell phone ring is heard. Homestar produces a cell phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hold on. I gotta take this. ''{takes the call and holds the phone to his face}'' Yes, Marzipan? Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Noooo! Yes! Yes! ''{closeup on Strong Bad, who looks toward the camera and shakes his head}'' I miss you too, puddin' sack. See you after the race! Bye!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Girlfriend troubles?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not me, bro. Marzipan just wanted my opinion on the decorations. And the cake jugglers. And the ''{suddenly growing annoyed}'' ''{Unintelligible}''. And the bgh bzjt breh!

''{He kicks the phone away in anger. It lands near Coach Z, who can be seen with video equipment. Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pardon me. I'm off to the locker room to reacquire my game face.

''{He walks away and the screen fades to a splash screen for Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The [[Scoreboard|scoreboard]] has the initials [[Coach Z|CZ]] and [[Pom Pom|PP]] on it.

=== Remarks ===
*This is one of the few times we hear a character say [[Free Country, USA]]. The last time this occurred was when Strong Bad said it in [[flashback]].

=== Inside References ===
*Homestar previously called his butt a "[[Glossary#T|twees]]" in [[lady fan]].
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "party" matches his pronunciation in [[nightlife]].
*Homestar mentions [[cake]] jugglers.
*Marzipan has previously written a song stating that she [[marzipan|really doesn't like Strong Bad at all]].

=== Real-World References ===
*"Balloon Manimals" might reference the short-lived NBC drama ''[[Wikipedia:Manimal|Manimal]]''.
*Strong Bad references the popular flash animation ''[[Wikipedia:Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]''.
*When Homestar is on the phone with Marzipan, the way he says, "Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Noo! Yes. Yes?" is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Abe Lincoln Must Die!|episode 4]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max Season One|Sam & Max Season One]]'', where Sam answers a phone with the Commissioner and says that in the same way.
* The cell phone used by Homestar Runner in this clip is simular to one that was used as an "international" (foreign) object by [[Wikipedia:Paul Heyman|Paul Heyman]] (a/k/a "Paul E. Dangerously") while as a manager in [[Wikipedia:World Championship Wrestling|World Championship Wrestling]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was a common stryle of [[Wikipedia: Cellular telephone|cellular telephone]] that was used within that time period.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/homestarruinergameplay/ Watch the gameplay video for "Homestar Ruiner"]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-337 Read May 14, 2008 press release about "Homestar Ruiner"]
*[[forum:14052|forum thread re: "Homestar Ruiner" trailer]]

{{SBCG4AP}}

Homestar Ruiner

2008-05-21T16:03:01Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:Strong Bad Bleachers Homestar Ruiner.png|thumb|The scheming wrestleman]]

'''Homestar Ruiner''' is the first episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]], with an anticipated release date of June 2008.

While [[Strong Bad]] is going about his usual routine — checking [[Strong Bad Email|emails]], etc. — [[Homestar Runner]] tells him about the [[Contests#Tri-annual Race to the End of the Race|Tri-annual Race to the End of the Race]]. Once Strong Bad hears of Homestar's intention to win this contest, he schemes to snatch victory from Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible grasp]].

==Transcript of Episode Trailer==

''{Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are standing on a racetrack near a pool.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Homestar, the time for our ultimate throwdown of total death-tiny has arrived! Put 'em up!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Strong Bad! Are you here to watch the race?

''{A response choice appears above Strong Bad's head. There's only one option, which looks like a trophy. A cursor appears and selects it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A race? You mean like a race-race? Race-race-race?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You haven't heard about the Free Country USA Triannual Race to the End of the Race?! It's only the coolest and most important sporting event in the history of sporting events I'm about to compete in ever!

'''STRONG BAD:''' A race, eh? You know, beating you in a race would be almost as much fun as beating you senseless!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd like to see you try, Strong Bad! I've been trainin' my twees off for weeks now. Besides, Marzipan has promised me a big victory party after I win!

''{The response choice returns. Now there are two choices, the trophy and one that looks like a party hat. The cursor appears and selects the party hat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Did someone say "Pwahty"?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hecks yeah! Marzipan's putting together a ''huge'' party, with floats, and cake jugglers, and balloon manimals, and—

'''STRONG BAD:''' And why was I, Lord High Awesome Party, occasionally known as Strong Bad, not invited?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whisperingly}'' Whisperingly, I don't think Marzipan likes you very much.

''{The response choice returns with the same options as before. The cursor closes it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All this race talk has intrigued me. I believe I will postpone your pummeling for now.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pummeling?

''{A cell phone ring is heard. Homestar produces a cell phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hold on. I gotta take this. ''{takes the call and holds the phone to his face}'' Yes, Marzipan? Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Noooo! Yes! Yes! ''{closeup on Strong Bad, who looks toward the camera and shakes his head}'' I miss you too, puddin' sack. See you after the race! Bye!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Girlfriend troubles?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not me, bro. Marzipan just wanted my opinion on the decorations. And the cake jugglers. And the ''{suddenly growing annoyed}'' ''{Unintelligible}''. And the bgh bzjt breh!

''{He kicks the phone away in anger. It lands near Coach Z, who can be seen with video equipment. Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pardon me. I'm off to the locker room to reacquire my game face.

''{He walks away and the screen fades to a splash screen for Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The [[Scoreboard|scoreboard]] has the initials [[Coach Z|CZ]] and [[Pom Pom|PP]] on it.

=== Remarks ===
*This is one of the few times we hear a character say [[Free Country, USA]]. The last time this occurred was when Strong Bad said it in [[flashback]].

=== Inside References ===
*Homestar previously called his butt a "[[Glossary#T|twees]]" in [[lady fan]].
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "party" matches his pronunciation in [[nightlife]].
*Homestar mentions [[cake]] jugglers.
*Marzipan has previously written a song stating that she [[marzipan|really doesn't like Strong Bad at all]].

=== Real-World References ===
*"Balloon Manimals" might reference the short-lived NBC drama ''[[Wikipedia:Manimal|Manimal]]''.
*Strong Bad references the popular flash animation ''[[Wikipedia:Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]''.
*When Homestar is on the phone with Marzipan, the way he says, "Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Noo! Yes. Yes?" is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Abe Lincoln Must Die!|episode 4]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max Season One|Sam & Max Season One]]'', where Sam answers a phone with the Commissioner and says that in the same way.
* The cell phone used by Homestar Runner in this clip is simular to one that was used as an "international" (foreign) object by [[Wikipedia:Paul Heyman|Paul Heyman]] (a/k/a "Paul E. Dangerously") while as a manager in [[Wikipedia:World Championship Wrestling|World Championship Wrestling]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was a common cellphine that was used within that time period.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/homestarruinergameplay/ Watch the gameplay video for "Homestar Ruiner"]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-337 Read May 14, 2008 press release about "Homestar Ruiner"]
*[[forum:14052|forum thread re: "Homestar Ruiner" trailer]]

{{SBCG4AP}}

trading cards

2008-05-13T22:55:45Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|157}}
[[Image:Sbemail157.PNG|thumb|"Those aren't even from the same lame game. Or 'SLG'."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{for|cards shown in various toons on the website|Trading Cards}}

Strong Bad shows us several examples of character trading cards.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cheatball]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Planet K]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 11, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:26

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' A-when you dribble down the court with an email, you leave your dreams at the top of the keeey. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Trading Stong-gum</div>
Hey Strongbad-<br />
You should have trading cards...With a stick of gum in them.<br />
Nerdly yours,<br />
Daniel,<br />
N.S. CANADA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Another freakin' guy named Daniel" instead of "Daniel" and "not safe in Canada" instead of "N.S. CANADA".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and whispering}'' Oh! Thanks for the tip, Daniel. I'll lay low here in the states for a while until things cool off. ''{clears screen, talking normally}'' Daniel, trading cards are the biggest waste of not a video game on the planet! In fact, I thought trading cards were outlawed the day they invented good graphics. As for that "gum" that comes with them, I'm pretty sure they replaced that with a pink piece of balsa wood back in the early 80's and nobody ever noticed. So, no, I shouldn't have trading cards. But most of the other idiots round here have engaged in some form of trading cardery. Let's rag on them, shall we?

''{A small area of the top of Strong Bad's computer desk is shown. A trading card of Coach Z entitled "Coach-Like Figure" is placed onto it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' First up is Coach Z's line of vaguely sportsish managerial cards. ''{Another trading card entitled "Horrendous Spitter" is placed on the table.}'' What self-respecting twelve-year-old doesn't want to collect pictures of the smelly old men behind their favorite sports teams? ''{A third card entitled "Showering Expert" is placed.}'' And who could resist memorizing all these fabulous stats? ''{Card is flipped over showing vaguely sports related stats}'' Ooh, a record high 23 butt pats in '84!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And, who do you think was the lucky recipient of all those ''{wiggles his rear end}'' butt pats 'cept a one?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me guess, it—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{interrupting}'' No, it was me. ''{close up on Homestar}'' It was like I was made to hustle that season.

''{Cut back to wide view of Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, who got that last butt pat?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. I think he gave himself that one. He's re-known for his ''{wiggles his rear end again}'' self-butt pats.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''known'' in seven states.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' What?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his Lappy. He clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Next up, we got the Cheat's trading card game, which is really more like a trading card activity or trading card goings-on, because the word 'game' implies fun and enjoyment.

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk. A trading card of "Cheatball" slides into view.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And you won't find none of ''that'' here.

''{Wipe to 20X6 the field with Stinkoman and Cheatball.}''

'''STINKOMAN''': CHEATBALL POISON RAIN VORNADO!!!

''{He throws the Cheatball toward the screen.}''

'''CHEATBALL''': Cheatball!

''{It explodes in a green cloud of gas. As it dissipates, numbers appear in the four corners of the screen and change rapidly. The words "PLAY GET!" flash on the screen and the 20X6 credit song from [[Under Construction]] plays}''

'''STINKOMAN''': Uhm, so, did I win? Does anyone know how this game works?

''{Wipe back to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk with trading cards titled "Cheatball" and "Stinkoman" lying on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you your Cheatball card for my Deathly Pallor Lonely Lurker Attack card. ''{said trading card appears on the table}''

''{Cut back to wide shot of Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, those aren't even from the same lame game. Or SLG. ''{zoom in on Strong Bad}'' ''Your'' game is for musky nerds to play in the basement of the freshman dorms. This cutesy Japanesey game is for little kids to play during recess, to make sure they don't get any real exercise.

''{Cut back to wide shot of Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, how are them kids gonna earn any ''{wiggles his rear end}'' butt pats if they don't hustle it out?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't think butt pats are part of the approved curriculum in elementary schools these days.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks sad}'' Well, that's just sad.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his Lappy; cut back to him typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' The only trading cards I really gave a toot about were...

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk, where a trading card entitled "Petey POOPsmith" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' .. the Poopsmith's line of gross-out cards for kids.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you that Petey POOPsmith for this Marzi-PANCAKE. ''{said trading card appears on table}''

''{Cut back. Homestar is still there.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You just keep showing up, don't ya?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, okay, I'll throw in this rare STING of Town, too.

''{Cut to table, where said trading card is placed down. Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How 'bout I trade ''you'' a "get outta my face" for this...

''{Cut to Strong Bad drawing on a sticky note, with the Lappy in front of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...uhhhh...

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk, where a post-it note entitled "148 more reps!" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' ...one of a kind Strong Bad bench-pressing dinosaurs collector's card.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hooo-ray!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him. Homestar is covered in sticky notes with Strong Bad and dinosaurs on them.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My collection is complete! And ''here'', my good man, is your "get outta your face". ''{runs off}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After some time has passed...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many times have we had that conversation?

''{Homestar Runner quickly pops his head back into the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{quickly}'' Twenty-five!

''{disappears again quickly}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Fan with dimetrodon.PNG|thumb|i fan myself w/ dimetrodon]]
*Click on "good graphics" to reveal the title screen of the 1982 [[Videlectrix]] video game [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
*Click on the Strong Sad card when Strong Bad turns around to see another Strong Sad card.
*Click on the stack of cards at the end to see all of the trading cards (except the alternate Strong Sad Easter egg card) featured in this email up close.
*Click on the sticky notes on the floor at the end to see them up close.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*Coach Z's trading cards are references to sports cards which often feature an image of a player of a sport playing said sport. Statistics like the ones on the back of Coach Z's cards are similar to the statistics found on sports cards as well.
*Strong Bad uses the acronym "SLG" for "same lame game". SLG is also an abbreviation for "simulation game" in Japan, which is fitting because of the appearance of the Cheatball's trading card game in this email.
*"Firey How to Play [[Deliberately Poor English|Convusion]]" is a reference to the "How to Play" card in some card games.

===Trivia===

*The back of the "Showering Expert" card reads -
<blockquote>Coach Z<br>
Crunk Warriors<br>
1984 Stat-at-at-ats<br>
Butt pats..................23<br>
Hat throws.................8<br>
Dirt kicks...................13<br>
Shorts.....................3 in.<br>
"Ol' Butt Patterson<br>
once made a castle<br>
out of toilet paper!"</blockquote>
*This is the first time we have ever seen 20X6 The Cheat's real name, heard him speak, or even seen what he actually looks like, other than his face.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#kyrandia series|kyrandia series]]".
*Homestar is "wearing" 23 sticky notes.


===Remarks===
[[Image:TradingCardNumberSequence.gif|frame|The number sequence followed by the counters.]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Dimetrodon|Dimetrodon]] Strong Bad fans himself with in an Easter egg was a real creature that is commonly mistaken for a [[dinosaur]]. In actuality, it was a [[Wikipedia:synapsid|synapsid]] (mammal-like reptile) that lived at least 30 million years before the first dinosaurs appeared.
*Strong Bad's dinosaur cards do not use the usual AhnbergHand [[font]] for his handwriting.
*The "Firey How to Play Convusion" card's white shadow says, "Firey How to ''Score'' Convusion".
*Strong Bad says, "Another freakin' guy named Daniel," but at the time of this email, there had been only one other [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender#D|email sender]] by the name of Daniel. However, there had been nine senders with names that are variations of Daniel, e.g. [[Dan]] and Danny.
*If the Flash is viewed externally such that the parts outside the frame can be seen, it can be seen that even though he is out of the frame at the time, Homestar jumps slightly and has mouth movement for his line "What?"
*The four number counters all count the same numbers, they just start at different times.
*When Strong Bad draws himself bench-pressing dinosaurs on a sticky note, he uses his [[Left Handedness|left hand]], although he is usually right handed.
*The "Showering Expert" Coach Z trading card does not have a gray border on the outside.

===Goofs===
[[Image:SB Dino 09.png|thumb|125px|Drawing outside the box]]
*For a single frame, Strong Bad's drawing (148 more reps!) remains after he holds up the sticky note.
*When Homestar leans forward and talks about Strong Bad's "get outta your face", part of the drawing on one of the sticky notes moves outside the border of the note.
*Strong Bad does not capitalize "The States" when he types it, even though he's referring to the United States of America.
*Also, Strong Bad types "the Cheat", even though the "the" should be capitalized, since it's [[Integral Article|a part of The Cheat's name]].
*When you click on the sticky note on the right at the end, it comes from the left sticky note.
*The sticky notes aren't the same when not clicked on.

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:Deathly Palor.PNG|thumb|125px|Deathly ''Palor'' Lonely Lurker Attack card (now fixed)]]
*When this email was first released, "Pallor" was spelled as "Palor" on Strong Sad's playing card. This has since been fixed.
*When this email was first released, the [[sticky notes]] at the end could be clicked on, but doing so did nothing. This was changed shortly thereafter.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's intro song for this email includes the phrase "[[top of the key]]".
*Strong Sad's [[Grim Reaper]] costume originally appeared in [[Experimental Film]].
*Strong Sad was known as "The Deathly Pallor" in [[impression]]; this is also the name of his [[The Deathly Pallor|radio host alter-ego]] in [[radio]].
*Strong Sad's Easter egg card calls him [[Prancing|Prancibald]], which was first used in [[flashback]] by Strong Bad to describe Homestar.
*The name "Butt Patterson" is another appearance of [[butt-patting]] and a [[names ending in -erson|name ending in -erson]].
*Strong Sad was described as a lurker in [[garage sale]] and [[Senorial Day]].
*"Crunk Warriors" refers to Coach Z's hip-hop tendencies.
*The Coach Z trading cards closely resemble the Pom Pom basketball card in the email [[different town]].
*The capsules on the top of the Stinkoman cards are the same as the capsule in [[time capsule]], as well as the powerups in [[Stinkoman 20X6]] And [[Pom Pom, Too]] .
*The song when "Play Get!" appears is also the same song at the end of [[Under Construction]].
*The "biggest waste of not a video game" is similar to other remarks in Strong Bad's emails like "larger waste of not water" in [[bottom 10]] or "biggest waste of dump" in [[record book]].
*This is another instance of misspelling "Strong Bad" as "[[Stong Bad]]".
*"Vornado" is another example of [[portmanteaus]], being a combination of "vortex" and "tornado".
*One of the cards says that Coach Z is a "[[Showering]] Expert."

===Real-World References===

*"[[Whatsit]] Pile Tikes" are a parody of [[Wikipedia:Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]].
*The title screen for "C.H.E.A.T." is a reference to the notoriously unpopular [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', which is often cited as one of the main causes of the [[Wikipedia:Video game crash of 1983|video game crash of 1983]]. The game featured an uncharacteristically detailed [[Wikipedia:Image:ET2600-TheBestPart.png|title screen]] commonly described as being the "best part of the game". [http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/et.shtml]
*"The Beleaguered: Alliance" cards with Strong Sad closely resemble "[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]" cards in both art and gameplay mechanics. The numbers in the lower right corner of Strong Sad's cards mimic the power and toughness ratings found on Magic's creature cards.
*The Stinkoman Cards are a parody of Japanese trading card games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; in particular, the points that appear onscreen during the 20X6 sequence resemble the life counters from the [[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]], and the yellow cards with attack names resemble the cards from the Pokémon TCG.
*The name Cheatball, as well as the way Stinkoman throws him, is a reference to the Poké Balls used in ''Pokémon''. Cheatball saying "Cheatball" is also a reference to the Pokémon animé, where most Pokémon speak by saying their name.
*The Crunk Warriors is a reference to the former Atlanta CBA team called the [[Wikipedia:Augusta Groove|Atlanta Krunk]] (nee Atlanta Crunk Wolverines). [[Wikipedia:Crunk|Crunk]] is a genre of [[Wikipedia:Hip hop music|hip hop music]] based particularly on the eastern side of Atlanta, Georgia popularized by [[Wikipedia:Lil Jon|Lil Jon]] and more.
*[[Wikipedia:Vornado Air Circulation Systems|Vornado]] is a brand of air circulation systems.
*The "Showering Expert" card not having a grey border around it might be a reference to many vintage sports cards, which were known for having many different versions of the same card, with minor differences.
*The Firey How to Play Convusion could be a parody of the fact that many Japanese card games are very complicated, involving odd rules that few people follow.
*Strong Bad's "Pink piece of balsa wood" remark refers to the fact that most baseball cards up until the 1990's came with a stick of gum inside. This is due to the fact that most baseball cards were made by chewing gum companies. The gum was often hard to the point of being unchewable. It also periodicaly ruined the card it was resting against in the package. Newer card series have chewing gum also, but now it comes in a plastic wrapper, and is fresh, and soft.

===Fast Forward===
*A revised version of the C.H.E.A.T. title screen became the title screen of the [[Where's The Cheat? (game)|Where's The Cheat?]] DVD game on [[Everything Else, Volume 3]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
{{sectionstub}}
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

trading cards

2008-05-13T22:44:48Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|157}}
[[Image:Sbemail157.PNG|thumb|"Those aren't even from the same lame game. Or 'SLG'."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{for|cards shown in various toons on the website|Trading Cards}}

Strong Bad shows us several examples of character trading cards.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cheatball]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Planet K]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 11, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:26

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' A-when you dribble down the court with an email, you leave your dreams at the top of the keeey. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Trading Stong-gum</div>
Hey Strongbad-<br />
You should have trading cards...With a stick of gum in them.<br />
Nerdly yours,<br />
Daniel,<br />
N.S. CANADA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Another freakin' guy named Daniel" instead of "Daniel" and "not safe in Canada" instead of "N.S. CANADA".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and whispering}'' Oh! Thanks for the tip, Daniel. I'll lay low here in the states for a while until things cool off. ''{clears screen, talking normally}'' Daniel, trading cards are the biggest waste of not a video game on the planet! In fact, I thought trading cards were outlawed the day they invented good graphics. As for that "gum" that comes with them, I'm pretty sure they replaced that with a pink piece of balsa wood back in the early 80's and nobody ever noticed. So, no, I shouldn't have trading cards. But most of the other idiots round here have engaged in some form of trading cardery. Let's rag on them, shall we?

''{A small area of the top of Strong Bad's computer desk is shown. A trading card of Coach Z entitled "Coach-Like Figure" is placed onto it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' First up is Coach Z's line of vaguely sportsish managerial cards. ''{Another trading card entitled "Horrendous Spitter" is placed on the table.}'' What self-respecting twelve-year-old doesn't want to collect pictures of the smelly old men behind their favorite sports teams? ''{A third card entitled "Showering Expert" is placed.}'' And who could resist memorizing all these fabulous stats? ''{Card is flipped over showing vaguely sports related stats}'' Ooh, a record high 23 butt pats in '84!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And, who do you think was the lucky recipient of all those ''{wiggles his rear end}'' butt pats 'cept a one?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me guess, it—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{interrupting}'' No, it was me. ''{close up on Homestar}'' It was like I was made to hustle that season.

''{Cut back to wide view of Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, who got that last butt pat?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. I think he gave himself that one. He's re-known for his ''{wiggles his rear end again}'' self-butt pats.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''known'' in seven states.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' What?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his Lappy. He clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Next up, we got the Cheat's trading card game, which is really more like a trading card activity or trading card goings-on, because the word 'game' implies fun and enjoyment.

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk. A trading card of "Cheatball" slides into view.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And you won't find none of ''that'' here.

''{Wipe to 20X6 the field with Stinkoman and Cheatball.}''

'''STINKOMAN''': CHEATBALL POISON RAIN VORNADO!!!

''{He throws the Cheatball toward the screen.}''

'''CHEATBALL''': Cheatball!

''{It explodes in a green cloud of gas. As it dissipates, numbers appear in the four corners of the screen and change rapidly. The words "PLAY GET!" flash on the screen and the 20X6 credit song from [[Under Construction]] plays}''

'''STINKOMAN''': Uhm, so, did I win? Does anyone know how this game works?

''{Wipe back to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk with trading cards titled "Cheatball" and "Stinkoman" lying on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you your Cheatball card for my Deathly Pallor Lonely Lurker Attack card. ''{said trading card appears on the table}''

''{Cut back to wide shot of Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, those aren't even from the same lame game. Or SLG. ''{zoom in on Strong Bad}'' ''Your'' game is for musky nerds to play in the basement of the freshman dorms. This cutesy Japanesey game is for little kids to play during recess, to make sure they don't get any real exercise.

''{Cut back to wide shot of Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, how are them kids gonna earn any ''{wiggles his rear end}'' butt pats if they don't hustle it out?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't think butt pats are part of the approved curriculum in elementary schools these days.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks sad}'' Well, that's just sad.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his Lappy; cut back to him typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' The only trading cards I really gave a toot about were...

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk, where a trading card entitled "Petey POOPsmith" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' .. the Poopsmith's line of gross-out cards for kids.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you that Petey POOPsmith for this Marzi-PANCAKE. ''{said trading card appears on table}''

''{Cut back. Homestar is still there.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You just keep showing up, don't ya?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, okay, I'll throw in this rare STING of Town, too.

''{Cut to table, where said trading card is placed down. Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How 'bout I trade ''you'' a "get outta my face" for this...

''{Cut to Strong Bad drawing on a sticky note, with the Lappy in front of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...uhhhh...

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk, where a post-it note entitled "148 more reps!" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' ...one of a kind Strong Bad bench-pressing dinosaurs collector's card.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hooo-ray!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him. Homestar is covered in sticky notes with Strong Bad and dinosaurs on them.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My collection is complete! And ''here'', my good man, is your "get outta your face". ''{runs off}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After some time has passed...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many times have we had that conversation?

''{Homestar Runner quickly pops his head back into the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{quickly}'' Twenty-five!

''{disappears again quickly}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Fan with dimetrodon.PNG|thumb|i fan myself w/ dimetrodon]]
*Click on "good graphics" to reveal the title screen of the 1982 [[Videlectrix]] video game [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
*Click on the Strong Sad card when Strong Bad turns around to see another Strong Sad card.
*Click on the stack of cards at the end to see all of the trading cards (except the alternate Strong Sad Easter egg card) featured in this email up close.
*Click on the sticky notes on the floor at the end to see them up close.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*Coach Z's trading cards are references to sports cards which often feature an image of a player of a sport playing said sport. Statistics like the ones on the back of Coach Z's cards are similar to the statistics found on sports cards as well.
*Strong Bad uses the acronym "SLG" for "same lame game". SLG is also an abbreviation for "simulation game" in Japan, which is fitting because of the appearance of the Cheatball's trading card game in this email.
*"Firey How to Play [[Deliberately Poor English|Convusion]]" is a reference to the "How to Play" card in some card games.

===Trivia===

*The back of the "Showering Expert" card reads -
<blockquote>Coach Z<br>
Crunk Warriors<br>
1984 Stat-at-at-ats<br>
Butt pats..................23<br>
Hat throws.................8<br>
Dirt kicks...................13<br>
Shorts.....................3 in.<br>
"Ol' Butt Patterson<br>
once made a castle<br>
out of toilet paper!"</blockquote>
*This is the first time we have ever seen 20X6 The Cheat's real name, heard him speak, or even seen what he actually looks like, other than his face.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#kyrandia series|kyrandia series]]".
*Homestar is "wearing" 23 sticky notes.


===Remarks===
[[Image:TradingCardNumberSequence.gif|frame|The number sequence followed by the counters.]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Dimetrodon|Dimetrodon]] Strong Bad fans himself with in an Easter egg was a real creature that is commonly mistaken for a [[dinosaur]]. In actuality, it was a [[Wikipedia:synapsid|synapsid]] (mammal-like reptile) that lived at least 30 million years before the first dinosaurs appeared.
*Strong Bad's dinosaur cards do not use the usual AhnbergHand [[font]] for his handwriting.
*The "Firey How to Play Convusion" card's white shadow says, "Firey How to ''Score'' Convusion".
*Strong Bad says, "Another freakin' guy named Daniel," but at the time of this email, there had been only one other [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender#D|email sender]] by the name of Daniel. However, there had been nine senders with names that are variations of Daniel, e.g. [[Dan]] and Danny.
*If the Flash is viewed externally such that the parts outside the frame can be seen, it can be seen that even though he is out of the frame at the time, Homestar jumps slightly and has mouth movement for his line "What?"
*The four number counters all count the same numbers, they just start at different times.
*When Strong Bad draws himself bench-pressing dinosaurs on a sticky note, he uses his [[Left Handedness|left hand]], although he is usually right handed.
*The "Showering Expert" Coach Z trading card does not have a gray border on the outside.

===Goofs===
[[Image:SB Dino 09.png|thumb|125px|Drawing outside the box]]
*For a single frame, Strong Bad's drawing (148 more reps!) remains after he holds up the sticky note.
*When Homestar leans forward and talks about Strong Bad's "get outta your face", part of the drawing on one of the sticky notes moves outside the border of the note.
*Strong Bad does not capitalize "The States" when he types it, even though he's referring to the United States of America.
*Also, Strong Bad types "the Cheat", even though the "the" should be capitalized, since it's [[Integral Article|a part of The Cheat's name]].
*When you click on the sticky note on the right at the end, it comes from the left sticky note.
*The sticky notes aren't the same when not clicked on.

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:Deathly Palor.PNG|thumb|125px|Deathly ''Palor'' Lonely Lurker Attack card (now fixed)]]
*When this email was first released, "Pallor" was spelled as "Palor" on Strong Sad's playing card. This has since been fixed.
*When this email was first released, the [[sticky notes]] at the end could be clicked on, but doing so did nothing. This was changed shortly thereafter.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's intro song for this email includes the phrase "[[top of the key]]".
*Strong Sad's [[Grim Reaper]] costume originally appeared in [[Experimental Film]].
*Strong Sad was known as "The Deathly Pallor" in [[impression]]; this is also the name of his [[The Deathly Pallor|radio host alter-ego]] in [[radio]].
*Strong Sad's Easter egg card calls him [[Prancing|Prancibald]], which was first used in [[flashback]] by Strong Bad to describe Homestar.
*The name "Butt Patterson" is another appearance of [[butt-patting]] and a [[names ending in -erson|name ending in -erson]].
*Strong Sad was described as a lurker in [[garage sale]] and [[Senorial Day]].
*"Crunk Warriors" refers to Coach Z's hip-hop tendencies.
*The Coach Z trading cards closely resemble the Pom Pom basketball card in the email [[different town]].
*The capsules on the top of the Stinkoman cards are the same as the capsule in [[time capsule]], as well as the powerups in [[Stinkoman 20X6]] And [[Pom Pom, Too]] .
*The song when "Play Get!" appears is also the same song at the end of [[Under Construction]].
*The "biggest waste of not a video game" is similar to other remarks in Strong Bad's emails like "larger waste of not water" in [[bottom 10]] or "biggest waste of dump" in [[record book]].
*This is another instance of misspelling "Strong Bad" as "[[Stong Bad]]".
*"Vornado" is another example of [[portmanteaus]], being a combination of "vortex" and "tornado".
*One of the cards says that Coach Z is a "[[Showering]] Expert."

===Real-World References===

*"[[Whatsit]] Pile Tikes" are a parody of [[Wikipedia:Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]].
*The title screen for "C.H.E.A.T." is a reference to the notoriously unpopular [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', which is often cited as one of the main causes of the [[Wikipedia:Video game crash of 1983|video game crash of 1983]]. The game featured an uncharacteristically detailed [[Wikipedia:Image:ET2600-TheBestPart.png|title screen]] commonly described as being the "best part of the game". [http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/et.shtml]
*"The Beleaguered: Alliance" cards with Strong Sad closely resemble "[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]" cards in both art and gameplay mechanics. The numbers in the lower right corner of Strong Sad's cards mimic the power and toughness ratings found on Magic's creature cards.
*The Stinkoman Cards are a parody of Japanese trading card games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; in particular, the points that appear onscreen during the 20X6 sequence resemble the life counters from the [[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]], and the yellow cards with attack names resemble the cards from the Pokémon TCG.
*The name Cheatball, as well as the way Stinkoman throws him, is a reference to the Poké Balls used in ''Pokémon''. Cheatball saying "Cheatball" is also a reference to the Pokémon animé, where most Pokémon speak by saying their name.
*The Crunk Warriors is a reference to the former Atlanta CBA team called the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Krunk|Atlanta Krunk]]. [[Wikipedia:Crunk|Crunk]] is a genre of [[Wikipedia:Hip hop music|hip hop music]] based particularly on the eastern side of Atlanta, Georgia popularized by [[Wikipedia:Lil Jon|Lil Jon]] and more.
*[[Wikipedia:Vornado Air Circulation Systems|Vornado]] is a brand of air circulation systems.
*The "Showering Expert" card not having a grey border around it might be a reference to many vintage sports cards, which were known for having many different versions of the same card, with minor differences.
*The Firey How to Play Convusion could be a parody of the fact that many Japanese card games are very complicated, involving odd rules that few people follow.
*Strong Bad's "Pink piece of balsa wood" remark refers to the fact that most baseball cards up until the 1990's came with a stick of gum inside. This is due to the fact that most baseball cards were made by chewing gum companies. The gum was often hard to the point of being unchewable. It also periodicaly ruined the card it was resting against in the package. Newer card series have chewing gum also, but now it comes in a plastic wrapper, and is fresh, and soft.

===Fast Forward===
*A revised version of the C.H.E.A.T. title screen became the title screen of the [[Where's The Cheat? (game)|Where's The Cheat?]] DVD game on [[Everything Else, Volume 3]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
{{sectionstub}}
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

==External Links==
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garage sale

2008-05-13T22:01:07Z

James Craven: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|129}}
[[Image:sbemail129.png|thumb|"Go back to Stuckey's!"]]

Strong Bad gives his thoughts on "garbage" sales and "garbage" sale patrons.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Frank Bennedetto]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Homestar Runner's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 2, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes another email that I'll answer for you! Here comes another email that I'll answer for you!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: garage sale=money!</div>
hey strong bad!<br>
I seriously think you need to have a garage sale!! I mean<br>
think of all da things you could get with all that money...<br>
<br>
cat (yeah that's my real name)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the first line exaggeratedly fast, as it is written. He over-emphasizes the "da", and doesn't read the part in parentheses, instead saying...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and something I don't wanna read. ''{typing}'' What sort of 'da things' are we talking about here, Catman? 'Da bomb' or, uh, 'da boyz' or even, ''{not typed}'' uh, ''{typing}'' 'da hood?' Nah, I don't think I want any of dose. ''{pronounced as "doze"}'' ''{clears screen}'' Lemme tell you a thing or two about garage sales: Ya ever get the feeling that the people just got lazy taking the trash out, so they stopped right there on the driveway and started putting price tags on things? I mean, isn't it just a little bit suspicious that there's only a one-letter difference between 'garage sale' and 'garbage sale?' ''{says "gar-<u>bahge</u>", to rhyme with "garage"}'' Except, don't ever say 'garbage' ''{same way}'' like that. That's, like, the only joke Moms have and they can keep it for all I care. So then there's the issue of the sort of folks that frequent garage sales: bottom feeders, lemme tell ya.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's garage sale in the middle of the Field. There is a sign reading "GAR<strike>B</strike>AGE SALE" (with the 'B' crossed out), and [[#Some Items for Sale|merchandise]] is found everywhere with various price tags. Marzipan walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' First, there's the haggler, ''{"THE HAGGLER" appears in the middle of the screen with a bowler derby on it for a moment.}'' the guy who spends all day trying to talk you down from a quarter to twenty-two cents for some worthless piece of crap.

''{The camera scrolls over to Bubs and Strong Bad. Bubs is holding an ugly doll.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'll give ya two thin dimes for this pantyhose doll.

'''STRONG BAD:''' First off... all... that is Aunt Gert. ''{Bubs squints at the doll}'' And secondly, she's worth '''way''' more than the quarter I'm asking for her! Heck, I paid six-fifty for her new. And them's 1998 dollars!

'''BUBS:''' Well, maybe if she was wearing a troll outfit, or a witch's hat or somethin'...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll let it go for twenty-four cents.

'''BUBS:''' ''{grimly}'' Twenty-two and a half!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You, my friend... just bought yourself an Aunt Gert.

''{Cut away to The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Next is the lurker. ''{"THE LURKER" appears in the middle of the screen with a candle and two skulls on it for a moment.}'' You know, the shady night-manager at Stuckey's type, who shades around all day but never buys anything.

''{The camera pans down to Strong Sad and Senor Cardgage looking at merchandise. Strong Sad steps away from Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you're like, "Is he there just to be seen?"

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Look at this can of peas, Helvetica. Won't you help me buy it for you?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm finding it hard to express just how uncomfortable I am right now.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I dan't know why. Exprecially since you have this can of peas to look forward to.

''{Strong Bad walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, if you're not gonna buy anything, you gotta leave. You're drivin' away all my best customers!

''{Senor Cardgage walks off with the can of peas.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh, I feel like I need a chemical shower after talking to that guy! Do we have an emergency eyewash station?

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least he bought something, ''lurker''! Go back to Stuckey's. ''{voiceover}'' And last, but not least...

''{Cut to another part of the garage sale, this time with Marzipan and Coach Z. "COACH Z", with a basketball instead of the O and a towel hanging off the Z, appears in the middle of the screen. Coach Z is carrying a variety of items all labeled "Great for baby!". In front of them is a picnic blanket with more "Great for baby!" items on it, except for one, which is labeled "Great for Graw Mad"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...there's Coach Z.

''{The text disappears.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Coach Z, may I ask why you're buying up all the "great for baby" items?

'''COACH Z:''' I'd prefer that ya didn't.

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Obviously, wasting your Saturday morning just to sell $3.19 worth of trash isn't the real reason to have a garage sale. It's to get people out of their houses so The Cheat can ransack them!!

''{Cut to Homestar's living room. The place is a wreck, and The Cheat is standing in the middle of the room near a large bag. Frank Bennedetto is laying on its side in the foreground.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{humming while stuffing Homestar's cow lamp into the bag}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{popping out of the bag}'' Hey, can you put this cow lamp back? ''{throws it out}'' We're running out of room in here. You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See? And then we make a killing when we sell the stuff back to them a few weeks later at an inflated price.

''{Cut to the garage sale. Marzipan and Strong Bad are standing near Marzipan's answering machine on a table.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, this is perfect! I've always wanted an answering machine.

'''ANSWERING MACHINE:''' ''{in Marzipan's voice}'' It's a great day at Marzipan's! Please leave me a message.

''{Marzipan looks at Strong Bad angrily, while Strong Bad looks around shiftily.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, see, it ''is'' perfect! It already knows your name, even. Heh! Oooh, heh. Eee. Oh. Hmm. Peow! ''{runs off}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{no longer angry}'' More like, ''pree''-ow.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Da Bomb Shirt.PNG|thumb|"I'm da bomb"]]
*At the beginning, click on "da bomb," "da boyz", and "da hood" to bring up [[T-Shirts]] with phrases incorporating each term.
*At the end, click on the Heavy Lourde to see Homestar make an offer he can't refuse.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We got a Homestar Runner for sale! Slightly used and mostly confused. We can't ''give'' these things away. ''{leans}'' I'll take it! ''{leans other way}'' I'll take ''twelve''. ''{stands upright}'' Drive one home today!
*Click on the answering machine at the end to see more of Coach Z.
:''{Marzipan and Coach Z are at the garage sale in the same positions as before.}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' This garage sale is more like a gar-''<u>bahge</u>'' sale.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning in from offscreen}'' DAHDAHDAHDAHDAH! Moms Only!
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, then I'm okay to say it!
:''{Strong Bad and Marzipan look shocked, disturbed, and confused by Coach Z's comment.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*There are two messages on Marzipan's answering machine.
*According to [http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ The Inflation Calculator], A "1998 dollar" would be worth about $1.29 (as of 2007). So Strong Bad paying $6.50 for Aunt Gert in 1998 is equivalent to paying $8.37 for her in 2007.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#typing tutor jr|typing tutor jr]]".

===Remarks===
*While it is dubious that ''any'' of the objects listed as "Great for Baby!" are appropriate for infants, there are two specifically known to be "inappropriate" for them. The first one is the Helicopter—in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], as it is said to be for "Ages 3–5". The second is a barrel labeled "Cold Ones".
*Coach Z is holding the "we are the scorpions!" box from [[your friends]], but the text "we are the" is missing from it.
*There has not been a [[Wikipedia: half cent|half cent]] in [[Wikipedia: US currency|US currency]] since 1857.
*Strong Bad refers to the sender as "catman". However, the sender may be female, as "Cat" is often short for "Catherine".

===Goofs===
*When the camera scrolls to the left at the beginning of the "Haggler" scene, the Garage sale sign suddenly disappears just before it should go off screen.
*The image of Gooblies is obviously flipped, as you can see if you zoom in on his washing care label when Strong Sad moves out of the way, the "G" is displayed backwards.
*"Moms" in "the only joke Moms have" could be expected to be lowercase, except when it used as a title, such as in Western cultures.
* When Marzipan blinks during her confused expression, her outline is intruded.

===Inside References===
*"Graw Mad" is Strong Bad's [[nickname]] for [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]].
*Homestar's [[cow lamp]] first appeared in [[caper]], where [[The Cheat]] broke it by accident.
*"[[Preeeeow]]" is the [[onomatopoeia]] for the sound [[The Paper]] makes when it comes down.
*The Haggler sign's hat is a recolored version of [[Homsar|Homsar's]] bowler derby.
*Homestar has previously described Senor Cardgage as smelling like [[pea]] soup, in [[kind of cool]].
*Coach Z's odd behavior made him seem as though he was [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] or going through [[gender confusion]].
*Strong Sad feels like taking a chemical [[Showering|shower]].
*Strong Bad pronounces Cat's name as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Catm'n]]".

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Stuckey's|Stuckey's]] is a chain of roadside convenience stores found on highways throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.
*Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad as [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]], a famous sans-serif typeface.
*The whole email resembles an old comedy VHS film (by [http://www.theadman.net/am/video/J2%20Communications/1/ J2 Communications]) called "[http://www.theadman.net/a/6300167208/How-to-Have-a-Moneymaking-Garage-Sale-Starring-Phyllis-Diller.html How to Have a Money-Making Garage Sale]," in which [[Wikipedia:Phyllis Diller|Phyllis Diller]] discusses sensible and frivolous tips as well as the many different "species" of customers who come by.
*The "gar-bazh" pronunciation was originally made popular in Hefty Trash Bag commercials by comedian [[Wikipedia:Jonathan Winters|Jonathan Winters]].
*Both a "chemical shower" and an "eye wash station" are safety features found in a common chemical laboratory, as well as in the majority of chemistry classrooms.
*There was a short-lived comic series called "[[Wikipedia:Catman (comics)|Catman]]", but in this case, Strong Bad is likely making a parody of the more popular [[Batman]]. In another example of the many rock references of the Homestar Runner world, Strong Bad may also be referencing Peter Criss of KISS fame, who was known by the stagename of Catman.
*"Da boyz" and "da hood" are references to [[Wikipedia: Boyz N Da Hood|Boyz N Da Hood]].

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" will later be used in an Easter egg in [[looking old]].

===Some Items for Sale===
*Except for the candle, the egg carton, and Aunt Gert, all prices refer to the number of the email in which the item first appeared.

====On Display====
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Troop Transport]] - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced the [[Cheat Commandos]].
* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s Telegramophone from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Eggs]] from [[morning routine]] - $54
* Box labeled "riverquest safariventure" from [[theme park]] - $1.04
* [[Ab-Abber 2000]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[Heavy Lourde]] from [[homsar]] - $2
* "[[Words I Probably Said]]" tape from [[autobiography]] - $67
* [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] - $50
** The price indicates [[50 emails]], but Swiss Cake Rolls first appeared in [[invisibility]] - which was Strong Bad Email #41.
* [['Lectric Boots]] from [[extra plug]] - $116
* "sb_snailmail.exe" [[The Mailbox|mailbox]] from [[other days]] - $111
* Tandy 400 [[Floppy Disk Container]], which first appeared in [[little animal]] (disk showing is "typing tutor jr") - $23
* [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]] from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Gooblies]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[The Cloitsterizer]] from [[suntan]]: "Great for Graw Mad" - $77
* Keg of [[Cold One]]s: "Great for Baby!" - $38
** This particular keg has not been seen before, but it is similar in shape to the [[Melonade]] keg seen in [[helium]] and other places.
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Helicopter]]: "Great for Baby!" - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced The Cheat Commandos.
* Marzipan's Answering Machine, the [[PhoneTime XL8]] - $129
** The price refers to the current email, which is the first one to have the PhoneTime XL8 outside an Easter egg.
* Purple Candle from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $00
** The price is zero since the candle had never been seen in an email before this one.
* Egg Carton from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $[[Eggs|EGG]]

====Hidden Items====
* A bag of [[Potate]] chips (price not given).
** Appears out of frame in the Flash file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad.
* "[[More Like You Write A Book About Come-back Jokes, NERD!!]]" book from [[50 emails]]: "Great for Baby!" - $50
** Appears out of frame in the swf file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad.
** Presumably bought by Coach Z, as it appears in his arms later in the cartoon.

====Sold Items====
* "[[Aunt Gert]]" pantyhose doll - $.25
** Sold to Bubs for 22½<small>¢</small>
* "Canopy's" can of [[peas]] - $99
** Presumably bought by Senor Cardgage for "Helvetica".
** The price refers to [[different town]] (e-mail 99), in which [[The King of Town]] was buried alive in a box of peas.
** The can may also be the one the Cheat opened in [[The Cheatar]].
* [[Clock Radio]] from [[12:00]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Box of scorpions from [[your friends]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Homestar Runner - SOLD
** Apparently bought by [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's relationship|himself]]

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]] and [[Jonathan Howe]])

'''MATT:''' ''{grunts}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ooh. Aah. Ooh. Aah.

'''RYAN?:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{beatboxes}''

'''MATT:''' Right now. Here comes another email that I'll answer for you. Here comes another...

'''MIKE:''' ''{inaudible}'' —commentary...

'''MATT:''' All right.

'''JOHN:''' That was good, guys.

'''MIKE:''' So... this is, uh, the last email that we've made up to this point of the time that we're doing the commentaries.

'''MATT:''' Yeah we don't even know what email 130's gonna be like and we might even start making it today.

'''MIKE:''' That's true and we still don't know what it's gonna be about.

'''MATT:''' I really like Mike's work on that Easter egg of those, those, uh, "da-something" T-shirts.

'''MIKE:''' Oh those shirts. "Da boyz."

'''MATT:''' Those two babies are—

'''MIKE:''' Cute babies.

'''MATT:''' And the one "da hood" is awesome! That skull—

'''MIKE:''' The skull and that building, yeah.

'''RYAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, looked into the— yeah.

'''JOHN:''' Why wasn't it a "da hoodie"?

''{long pause}''

'''JOHN:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' Jonathan has ruined the commentary once again.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh, it's not true.

'''MATT:''' So what else? Ah, we were talking about other mom jokes, like there's "gar-bahge", there's Tar—they call Target "tar-zhay". All right, um, there's a couple others... I don't remember what they were. That's, that's just Homsar's derby hat on "The Haggler" with— and I changed the colors.

'''RYAN:''' I like, I like seeing all the things from the previous emails in there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah I didn't— Matt did, uh, all this part so I didn't even notice most of this stuff until the second or third watching.

'''RYAN:''' The tape...

'''MATT:''' The price, the price, um, the price on all of 'em usually corresponds to the email it was from.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' A little insider trading...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Except The Cheat Commando— I think anything that's The Cheat Commandos I make it be to the "army" email, 'cause that's where Firebert was from.

'''MIKE:''' Ah.

'''JOHN:''' And there's a lot more expression; you see Bubs is sneering; he's like lowering his eyes.

'''MIKE:''' Anytime a character's got squinty or angry eyes you know Matt animated that part.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Ah, good ol' Senor Cardgage. I guess he's a real character now.

'''JOHN:''' What was the lobster name?

'''MIKE:''' Gooblies. That was a real, that was a real stuffed animal that Matt had. There's Gooblies right there.

'''MATT:''' We went over that on the last email.

'''JOHN:''' Gooby.

'''MATT:''' Gooby. Um, the can of peas is a clever play on words; it's Canopy's, like "Canopy-apostrophe-s."

'''JOHN:''' Ohhh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ahhh. Clever.

'''MATT:''' The Canopy's brand can of peas.

'''JOHN:''' That's clever.

'''MIKE:''' That's too much for me.

'''JOHN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the back of Strong Sad's knees there.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

'''MIKE:''' Did you make that just for that?

'''MATT:''' I did that.

'''MIKE:''' It's a little— he's— they're kinda worn out. He bends them a lot it looks like. He needs to get some lotion on the back of his knees.

'''MIKE:''' ''{talking about Coach Z}'' What does he have in his hands there?

'''MATT:''' He's got the Strong Bad comebacks book: "More Like, YOU Write a Book About Comebacks, Nerd". Uh, the alarm clock, and maybe something else.

'''MIKE:''' Alarm clock might be okay for a baby.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, probably wouldn't know what to do with it.

'''MIKE:''' Or at least for someone with a baby.

'''MATT:''' The cow lamp. We need to make the cowlamp; I want a cow lamp so bad.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, make it. Ryan!

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Somebody make one for me for my birthday.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan, make that.

'''RYAN:''' I got it! I'm on this one!

'''MIKE:''' I like this, her intro here. It's a great day at Marzipan's.

'''MATT:''' They would make me say that, or they wanted you to say that when I worked at Mindspring.

'''RYAN:''' It's a great day at—

'''MATT:''' "It's a great day at Mindspring! This is Matt with customer service. How can I have your email address or account number, please?" And they'd go "I don't know, how can you?"

=== Trivia ===
*The version of the back of Strong Sad's legs used in this cartoon was actually first used in [[origins]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:MindSpring|MindSpring]] was a major Internet service provider which merged with [[Wikipedia:EarthLink|EarthLink]] on February 4, 2000, with the company retaining the EarthLink name.

== External Links ==
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garage sale

2008-05-13T22:00:20Z

James Craven: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|129}}
[[Image:sbemail129.png|thumb|"Go back to Stuckey's!"]]

Strong Bad gives his thoughts on "garbage" sales and "garbage" sale patrons.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Frank Bennedetto]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Homestar Runner's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 2, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes another email that I'll answer for you! Here comes another email that I'll answer for you!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: garage sale=money!</div>
hey strong bad!<br>
I seriously think you need to have a garage sale!! I mean<br>
think of all da things you could get with all that money...<br>
<br>
cat (yeah that's my real name)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the first line exaggeratedly fast, as it is written. He over-emphasizes the "da", and doesn't read the part in parentheses, instead saying...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and something I don't wanna read. ''{typing}'' What sort of 'da things' are we talking about here, Catman? 'Da bomb' or, uh, 'da boyz' or even, ''{not typed}'' uh, ''{typing}'' 'da hood?' Nah, I don't think I want any of dose. ''{pronounced as "doze"}'' ''{clears screen}'' Lemme tell you a thing or two about garage sales: Ya ever get the feeling that the people just got lazy taking the trash out, so they stopped right there on the driveway and started putting price tags on things? I mean, isn't it just a little bit suspicious that there's only a one-letter difference between 'garage sale' and 'garbage sale?' ''{says "gar-<u>bahge</u>", to rhyme with "garage"}'' Except, don't ever say 'garbage' ''{same way}'' like that. That's, like, the only joke Moms have and they can keep it for all I care. So then there's the issue of the sort of folks that frequent garage sales: bottom feeders, lemme tell ya.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's garage sale in the middle of the Field. There is a sign reading "GAR<strike>B</strike>AGE SALE" (with the 'B' crossed out), and [[#Some Items for Sale|merchandise]] is found everywhere with various price tags. Marzipan walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' First, there's the haggler, ''{"THE HAGGLER" appears in the middle of the screen with a bowler derby on it for a moment.}'' the guy who spends all day trying to talk you down from a quarter to twenty-two cents for some worthless piece of crap.

''{The camera scrolls over to Bubs and Strong Bad. Bubs is holding an ugly doll.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'll give ya two thin dimes for this pantyhose doll.

'''STRONG BAD:''' First off... all... that is Aunt Gert. ''{Bubs squints at the doll}'' And secondly, she's worth '''way''' more than the quarter I'm asking for her! Heck, I paid six-fifty for her new. And them's 1998 dollars!

'''BUBS:''' Well, maybe if she was wearing a troll outfit, or a witch's hat or somethin'...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll let it go for twenty-four cents.

'''BUBS:''' ''{grimly}'' Twenty-two and a half!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You, my friend... just bought yourself an Aunt Gert.

''{Cut away to The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Next is the lurker. ''{"THE LURKER" appears in the middle of the screen with a candle and two skulls on it for a moment.}'' You know, the shady night-manager at Stuckey's type, who shades around all day but never buys anything.

''{The camera pans down to Strong Sad and Senor Cardgage looking at merchandise. Strong Sad steps away from Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you're like, "Is he there just to be seen?"

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Look at this can of peas, Helvetica. Won't you help me buy it for you?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm finding it hard to express just how uncomfortable I am right now.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I dan't know why. Exprecially since you have this can of peas to look forward to.

''{Strong Bad walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, if you're not gonna buy anything, you gotta leave. You're drivin' away all my best customers!

''{Senor Cardgage walks off with the can of peas.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh, I feel like I need a chemical shower after talking to that guy! Do we have an emergency eyewash station?

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least he bought something, ''lurker''! Go back to Stuckey's. ''{voiceover}'' And last, but not least...

''{Cut to another part of the garage sale, this time with Marzipan and Coach Z. "COACH Z", with a basketball instead of the O and a towel hanging off the Z, appears in the middle of the screen. Coach Z is carrying a variety of items all labeled "Great for baby!". In front of them is a picnic blanket with more "Great for baby!" items on it, except for one, which is labeled "Great for Graw Mad"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...there's Coach Z.

''{The text disappears.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Coach Z, may I ask why you're buying up all the "great for baby" items?

'''COACH Z:''' I'd prefer that ya didn't.

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Obviously, wasting your Saturday morning just to sell $3.19 worth of trash isn't the real reason to have a garage sale. It's to get people out of their houses so The Cheat can ransack them!!

''{Cut to Homestar's living room. The place is a wreck, and The Cheat is standing in the middle of the room near a large bag. Frank Bennedetto is laying on its side in the foreground.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{humming while stuffing Homestar's cow lamp into the bag}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{popping out of the bag}'' Hey, can you put this cow lamp back? ''{throws it out}'' We're running out of room in here. You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See? And then we make a killing when we sell the stuff back to them a few weeks later at an inflated price.

''{Cut to the garage sale. Marzipan and Strong Bad are standing near Marzipan's answering machine on a table.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, this is perfect! I've always wanted an answering machine.

'''ANSWERING MACHINE:''' ''{in Marzipan's voice}'' It's a great day at Marzipan's! Please leave me a message.

''{Marzipan looks at Strong Bad angrily, while Strong Bad looks around shiftily.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, see, it ''is'' perfect! It already knows your name, even. Heh! Oooh, heh. Eee. Oh. Hmm. Peow! ''{runs off}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{no longer angry}'' More like, ''pree''-ow.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Da Bomb Shirt.PNG|thumb|"I'm da bomb"]]
*At the beginning, click on "da bomb," "da boyz", and "da hood" to bring up [[T-Shirts]] with phrases incorporating each term.
*At the end, click on the Heavy Lourde to see Homestar make an offer he can't refuse.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We got a Homestar Runner for sale! Slightly used and mostly confused. We can't ''give'' these things away. ''{leans}'' I'll take it! ''{leans other way}'' I'll take ''twelve''. ''{stands upright}'' Drive one home today!
*Click on the answering machine at the end to see more of Coach Z.
:''{Marzipan and Coach Z are at the garage sale in the same positions as before.}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' This garage sale is more like a gar-''<u>bahge</u>'' sale.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning in from offscreen}'' DAHDAHDAHDAHDAH! Moms Only!
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, then I'm okay to say it!
:''{Strong Bad and Marzipan look shocked, disturbed, and confused by Coach Z's comment.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*There are two messages on Marzipan's answering machine.
*According to [http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ The Inflation Calculator], A "1998 dollar" would be worth about $1.29 (as of 2007). So Strong Bad paying $6.50 for Aunt Gert in 1998 is equivalent to paying $7.94 for her in 2006.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#typing tutor jr|typing tutor jr]]".

===Remarks===
*While it is dubious that ''any'' of the objects listed as "Great for Baby!" are appropriate for infants, there are two specifically known to be "inappropriate" for them. The first one is the Helicopter—in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], as it is said to be for "Ages 3–5". The second is a barrel labeled "Cold Ones".
*Coach Z is holding the "we are the scorpions!" box from [[your friends]], but the text "we are the" is missing from it.
*There has not been a [[Wikipedia: half cent|half cent]] in [[Wikipedia: US currency|US currency]] since 1857.
*Strong Bad refers to the sender as "catman". However, the sender may be female, as "Cat" is often short for "Catherine".

===Goofs===
*When the camera scrolls to the left at the beginning of the "Haggler" scene, the Garage sale sign suddenly disappears just before it should go off screen.
*The image of Gooblies is obviously flipped, as you can see if you zoom in on his washing care label when Strong Sad moves out of the way, the "G" is displayed backwards.
*"Moms" in "the only joke Moms have" could be expected to be lowercase, except when it used as a title, such as in Western cultures.
* When Marzipan blinks during her confused expression, her outline is intruded.

===Inside References===
*"Graw Mad" is Strong Bad's [[nickname]] for [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]].
*Homestar's [[cow lamp]] first appeared in [[caper]], where [[The Cheat]] broke it by accident.
*"[[Preeeeow]]" is the [[onomatopoeia]] for the sound [[The Paper]] makes when it comes down.
*The Haggler sign's hat is a recolored version of [[Homsar|Homsar's]] bowler derby.
*Homestar has previously described Senor Cardgage as smelling like [[pea]] soup, in [[kind of cool]].
*Coach Z's odd behavior made him seem as though he was [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] or going through [[gender confusion]].
*Strong Sad feels like taking a chemical [[Showering|shower]].
*Strong Bad pronounces Cat's name as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Catm'n]]".

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Stuckey's|Stuckey's]] is a chain of roadside convenience stores found on highways throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.
*Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad as [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]], a famous sans-serif typeface.
*The whole email resembles an old comedy VHS film (by [http://www.theadman.net/am/video/J2%20Communications/1/ J2 Communications]) called "[http://www.theadman.net/a/6300167208/How-to-Have-a-Moneymaking-Garage-Sale-Starring-Phyllis-Diller.html How to Have a Money-Making Garage Sale]," in which [[Wikipedia:Phyllis Diller|Phyllis Diller]] discusses sensible and frivolous tips as well as the many different "species" of customers who come by.
*The "gar-bazh" pronunciation was originally made popular in Hefty Trash Bag commercials by comedian [[Wikipedia:Jonathan Winters|Jonathan Winters]].
*Both a "chemical shower" and an "eye wash station" are safety features found in a common chemical laboratory, as well as in the majority of chemistry classrooms.
*There was a short-lived comic series called "[[Wikipedia:Catman (comics)|Catman]]", but in this case, Strong Bad is likely making a parody of the more popular [[Batman]]. In another example of the many rock references of the Homestar Runner world, Strong Bad may also be referencing Peter Criss of KISS fame, who was known by the stagename of Catman.
*"Da boyz" and "da hood" are references to [[Wikipedia: Boyz N Da Hood|Boyz N Da Hood]].

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" will later be used in an Easter egg in [[looking old]].

===Some Items for Sale===
*Except for the candle, the egg carton, and Aunt Gert, all prices refer to the number of the email in which the item first appeared.

====On Display====
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Troop Transport]] - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced the [[Cheat Commandos]].
* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s Telegramophone from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Eggs]] from [[morning routine]] - $54
* Box labeled "riverquest safariventure" from [[theme park]] - $1.04
* [[Ab-Abber 2000]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[Heavy Lourde]] from [[homsar]] - $2
* "[[Words I Probably Said]]" tape from [[autobiography]] - $67
* [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] - $50
** The price indicates [[50 emails]], but Swiss Cake Rolls first appeared in [[invisibility]] - which was Strong Bad Email #41.
* [['Lectric Boots]] from [[extra plug]] - $116
* "sb_snailmail.exe" [[The Mailbox|mailbox]] from [[other days]] - $111
* Tandy 400 [[Floppy Disk Container]], which first appeared in [[little animal]] (disk showing is "typing tutor jr") - $23
* [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]] from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Gooblies]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[The Cloitsterizer]] from [[suntan]]: "Great for Graw Mad" - $77
* Keg of [[Cold One]]s: "Great for Baby!" - $38
** This particular keg has not been seen before, but it is similar in shape to the [[Melonade]] keg seen in [[helium]] and other places.
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Helicopter]]: "Great for Baby!" - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced The Cheat Commandos.
* Marzipan's Answering Machine, the [[PhoneTime XL8]] - $129
** The price refers to the current email, which is the first one to have the PhoneTime XL8 outside an Easter egg.
* Purple Candle from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $00
** The price is zero since the candle had never been seen in an email before this one.
* Egg Carton from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $[[Eggs|EGG]]

====Hidden Items====
* A bag of [[Potate]] chips (price not given).
** Appears out of frame in the Flash file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad.
* "[[More Like You Write A Book About Come-back Jokes, NERD!!]]" book from [[50 emails]]: "Great for Baby!" - $50
** Appears out of frame in the swf file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad.
** Presumably bought by Coach Z, as it appears in his arms later in the cartoon.

====Sold Items====
* "[[Aunt Gert]]" pantyhose doll - $.25
** Sold to Bubs for 22½<small>¢</small>
* "Canopy's" can of [[peas]] - $99
** Presumably bought by Senor Cardgage for "Helvetica".
** The price refers to [[different town]] (e-mail 99), in which [[The King of Town]] was buried alive in a box of peas.
** The can may also be the one the Cheat opened in [[The Cheatar]].
* [[Clock Radio]] from [[12:00]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Box of scorpions from [[your friends]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Homestar Runner - SOLD
** Apparently bought by [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's relationship|himself]]

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]] and [[Jonathan Howe]])

'''MATT:''' ''{grunts}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ooh. Aah. Ooh. Aah.

'''RYAN?:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{beatboxes}''

'''MATT:''' Right now. Here comes another email that I'll answer for you. Here comes another...

'''MIKE:''' ''{inaudible}'' —commentary...

'''MATT:''' All right.

'''JOHN:''' That was good, guys.

'''MIKE:''' So... this is, uh, the last email that we've made up to this point of the time that we're doing the commentaries.

'''MATT:''' Yeah we don't even know what email 130's gonna be like and we might even start making it today.

'''MIKE:''' That's true and we still don't know what it's gonna be about.

'''MATT:''' I really like Mike's work on that Easter egg of those, those, uh, "da-something" T-shirts.

'''MIKE:''' Oh those shirts. "Da boyz."

'''MATT:''' Those two babies are—

'''MIKE:''' Cute babies.

'''MATT:''' And the one "da hood" is awesome! That skull—

'''MIKE:''' The skull and that building, yeah.

'''RYAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, looked into the— yeah.

'''JOHN:''' Why wasn't it a "da hoodie"?

''{long pause}''

'''JOHN:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' Jonathan has ruined the commentary once again.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh, it's not true.

'''MATT:''' So what else? Ah, we were talking about other mom jokes, like there's "gar-bahge", there's Tar—they call Target "tar-zhay". All right, um, there's a couple others... I don't remember what they were. That's, that's just Homsar's derby hat on "The Haggler" with— and I changed the colors.

'''RYAN:''' I like, I like seeing all the things from the previous emails in there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah I didn't— Matt did, uh, all this part so I didn't even notice most of this stuff until the second or third watching.

'''RYAN:''' The tape...

'''MATT:''' The price, the price, um, the price on all of 'em usually corresponds to the email it was from.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' A little insider trading...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Except The Cheat Commando— I think anything that's The Cheat Commandos I make it be to the "army" email, 'cause that's where Firebert was from.

'''MIKE:''' Ah.

'''JOHN:''' And there's a lot more expression; you see Bubs is sneering; he's like lowering his eyes.

'''MIKE:''' Anytime a character's got squinty or angry eyes you know Matt animated that part.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Ah, good ol' Senor Cardgage. I guess he's a real character now.

'''JOHN:''' What was the lobster name?

'''MIKE:''' Gooblies. That was a real, that was a real stuffed animal that Matt had. There's Gooblies right there.

'''MATT:''' We went over that on the last email.

'''JOHN:''' Gooby.

'''MATT:''' Gooby. Um, the can of peas is a clever play on words; it's Canopy's, like "Canopy-apostrophe-s."

'''JOHN:''' Ohhh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ahhh. Clever.

'''MATT:''' The Canopy's brand can of peas.

'''JOHN:''' That's clever.

'''MIKE:''' That's too much for me.

'''JOHN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the back of Strong Sad's knees there.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

'''MIKE:''' Did you make that just for that?

'''MATT:''' I did that.

'''MIKE:''' It's a little— he's— they're kinda worn out. He bends them a lot it looks like. He needs to get some lotion on the back of his knees.

'''MIKE:''' ''{talking about Coach Z}'' What does he have in his hands there?

'''MATT:''' He's got the Strong Bad comebacks book: "More Like, YOU Write a Book About Comebacks, Nerd". Uh, the alarm clock, and maybe something else.

'''MIKE:''' Alarm clock might be okay for a baby.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, probably wouldn't know what to do with it.

'''MIKE:''' Or at least for someone with a baby.

'''MATT:''' The cow lamp. We need to make the cowlamp; I want a cow lamp so bad.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, make it. Ryan!

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Somebody make one for me for my birthday.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan, make that.

'''RYAN:''' I got it! I'm on this one!

'''MIKE:''' I like this, her intro here. It's a great day at Marzipan's.

'''MATT:''' They would make me say that, or they wanted you to say that when I worked at Mindspring.

'''RYAN:''' It's a great day at—

'''MATT:''' "It's a great day at Mindspring! This is Matt with customer service. How can I have your email address or account number, please?" And they'd go "I don't know, how can you?"

=== Trivia ===
*The version of the back of Strong Sad's legs used in this cartoon was actually first used in [[origins]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:MindSpring|MindSpring]] was a major Internet service provider which merged with [[Wikipedia:EarthLink|EarthLink]] on February 4, 2000, with the company retaining the EarthLink name.

== External Links ==
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The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw

2008-04-15T01:51:09Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|stuckincraw|Limozeen Live!|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:Stuckincraw.PNG|thumb|"Why don't you just go away?"]]
We travel backwise to 2004, when Strong Bad tells another timeless story.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]], {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Bubs}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[The Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 14, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:00

'''Page Title:''' The Timeless Classic Comes To Life

==Transcript==
''{The short opens with an illustration done in the style of the original book, with Homestar wearing his [[Duckie Shirt]]. Strong Bad narrates throughout.}''

''' NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Homestar Runner gets something stuck in his craw.

''{Next page shows Homestar Runner similar to the first page of the original book, but only with the Duckie Shirt}''

Everyone loves The Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete.

''{Page turns to Homestar hoeing in the Field}''

Once a time, he was in the field doing some yard work.

''{Close up of Homestar sweating}''

"The yard work is hard work!" quipped The Homestar Runner.

''{Pull back to reveal Tiny Handed Strong Bad and The Cheat entering from the left.}''

Strong Bad and his The Cheat rolled up and started talking smack.

"You look dumb and stuff! ''{Close up to Strong Bad and The Cheat}'' Doing yardwork is only for the loseriest of losers!"

''{Medium short of Homestar}''

The Homestar Runner was saddened by this bit of news and felt ashamed.

"I never want to be a loser again!" ''{Master shot of all three}'' he said and somersaulted away.

''{A picture of the earth from above, with Homestar tumbling in silhouette.}''

He somersaulted around the world 50 times and only stopped because he was really tired.

''{Close-up of Homestar upside down in space}''

"Phew!" said The Homestar Runner.

''{Homestar tumbles back into the field with Strong Sad}''

Just then, it felt like a small animal tried to burst out of The Homestar Runner's craw.

''{Close-up of Strong Sad}''

"That is unsightly and make it go away!" shrieked ''[Strong Sad]'' some fat girl.

''{Close-up of Homestar}''

"Something is stuck in my craw!" declared The Homestar Runner.

''{A small bush with pink leaves is in a field. Homestar enters from the right and stands behind the bush.}''

For days upon days, he slinked around town trying to hide whatever it was that was stuck in his craw.

''{Medium shot of Homestar. A wig appears on the bump when it is said.}''

One day he put a wig on it.

''{Coach Z leans in from the left}''

"That's a nice wig ya got on your craw growth job there Homestar Runguy!" pronounced Coach Zee.

''{Close up of Homestar}''

Another day, he painted it green and ''[painted]'' drew some stripes on it.

''{Bubs pops in in the background}''

"Man! When is that nasty thing going to go away-way?!" queried Bubs.

''{Homestar and Strong Sad in the field}''

Finally, he asked ''[Strong Sad]'' The Ghost of Christmas Suck what to do.

"Sensible people solve their problems with words, not disguises," advised ''{mumbling, as if disappointed at running out of insults}'' Strong Sad.

''{Homestar Runner in silhouette against a yellow background}''

So The Homestar Runner tried talking to his craw lump.

''{Close-up of Homestar}''

"Why don't you just go away?" But it didn't answer.

"I just wish I knew where you came from." Still no answer.

''{Medium shot, Homestar on the left. Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right.}''

Just then, Strong Bad and The Cheat walked up and started laughing their rear ends off.

"Ha ha ha ha! That guy is talking to a thing that's not a person!" cackled Strong Bad with sort of a nose.

"Hey, you leave him out of this!"

Right about that time, the thing stuck in his craw popped out!

''{Close-up of Homestar}''

"Lands End!" yelped The Homestar Runner.

''{Homestar, Strong Bad and The Cheat in silhouette against a yellow background}''

The craw object, or crawbject, unfurled and was ''{close-up of Homestar}'' revealed to be...

''{Medium shot of Homestar, Strong Bad and The Cheat}''

A red shirt with a big white star!

"That is one pointy duck!" said ''{with light sarcasm}'' the smartest person in the world. ''{Homestar puts on the shirt}''

''{Pull back to reveal Bubs and Coach Z to the left of Homestar}''

"Don't you look a sight," ''{questioningly}'' said Bubs.

"Now I can truly see that you're a terrific airthlete," realized Coach Zee.

''{Close-up of Homestar}''

"I couldn't have done it without my craw!!" said The Homestar Runner.

''{Long shot of Homestar tumbling towards Mars, with the others in the field}''

Then he somersaulted to Mars and brought them back all meatball subs.

''{Coach Z, Bubs, Homestar, Strong Bad, and The Cheat all standing with subs}''

"I still hate you and later on, you gonna get cut," threatened tuff-as-nails Strong Bad.

''{Close-up of Homestar}''

"Oh, Strong Bad!"

''{Homestar winks}''

"Ding!"

''{An actual ding plays shortly after he voices the sound effect.}''

''{cut to the Computer Room. Homestar is sitting on the floor, while Strong Bad is sitting at his desk with the [[Compy 386|Compy]] in the year 2004, holding a copy of the storybook he just read.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bravo, Strong Bad. You simply must read one more.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh, fine, fine. So I shall. How about ''{takes out another book and smiles}'' ''The Strong Sad Wets Yonder Bed''?

''{Strong Sad leans in}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' There is no such kids' book!

''{The cover for The Strong Sad Wets Yonder Bed flies up at the end.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:Crop (anatomy)|craw]] (also known as the "crop") is an anatomical structure in some animals in which food is stored prior to digestion.
**According to the [[Wikipedia:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]], a craw can also be the stomach of a person or animal.
**The expression [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stick+in+craw "to have something stuck in your craw"] means something is annoying you, especially if you are holding a grudge.
*Mike and Craig are references to [[Mike Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]], the writers of the original Homestar Runner book.

===Trivia===
*At the end, Strong Bad's computer (the [[Compy 386]]) reads:
<blockquote class="compy email">
a>So there you have it Mondy. That's<br/>
why I always wear leaky boots to<br/>
thrift stores and real<br/>
estate seminars. Don't you<br/>
wish you could too?
</blockquote>

===Inside References===
*In [[flashback]], Strong Bad says he'll tell this story but gets sidetracked when his computer displays a message commenting on his 100th email. That e-mail was originally going to tell the story of how Homestar got his star shirt, until it was reworked- the version of the shirt's origin seen here is very different from the one proposed for the e-mail.
**In the DVD commentary, [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] comments that "We should make that," referring to this story.
**The floppy disk marked [[Floppy Disk Container#Cave_Quest|Cave Quest]] also appeared in flashback.
*Coach Z's name was last spelled "Coach Zee" in [[Where My Hat Is At?]].
*"Crawbject" is a [[portmanteau]].
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] as he offers ''The Strong Sad Wets Yonder Bed''.
*When Homestar says, "Oh, Strong Bad!" He says Strong Bad like he says in [[Homestar Talker]].
*Strong Bad referring to Strong Sad as "some fat girl" is another example of [[Gender Confusion]].
*Homestar calls the star shirt a [[Ducks|duck]].

===Real-World References===
*"The Ghost of Christmas Suck" is a reference to the ghosts in [[Wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]] by [[Wikipedia:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]].
*[[Wikipedia:Land's End|Land's End]] is a online store and brand sold at [[Wikipedia:Sears Holdings|Sears]] stores.

==External Links==
*[[HR:stuckincraw.html|watch "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw"]]
*[[HR:stuckincraw.swf|view the Flash file for "Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw"]]
*[[Forum:13898|forum thread re: "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw"]]

[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|Homestar]]

rated

2008-04-10T02:04:44Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|193}}
[[Image:rated Strong Sad restricted sign.png|thumb|"A-restricted!"]]

Strong Bad explains his favorite movie genres.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 7, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My email is a cell phone. No it's not! My email is a CAR-phone! That's right. ''{brings up the email, which is aligned to the right side of the screen}''

<blockquote class="email" style="text-align:right">
<div style="text-align:left">subject: Fav Movie?</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br />What is your favorite movie, and why? And where, if applicable.<br />Sincerely<br />L. Eftformat<br /></blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing erratically over the page}'' Oh, think you're preTTy clever, eh? -e.email cummings ''{clears page, types normally}'' I don't have a favorite movie, but I do have a favorite genre of movies. R-rated movies! A-can I get a ''{high-pitched}'' 'restricted'?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen for a moment}'' A-restricted!

''{As the camera cuts back, Strong Sad is seen wearing a white shirt with "Restricted!" on it and with a tent behind him, alse holding a sign reading "Restricted!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not from you!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Aww, I've been waitin' three days to do that.

''{Strong Bad turns back to the computer where he continues typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only thing better than R-rated movies are double and triple R-rated movies! Let me break down the subtle differences for you. In an R-rated movie, the good guy only blows people up in self-defense. But double R ''{types RR}'' -rated movies are allowed to blur the line! ''{cuts to the back view of the computer}'' Man, I saw this one double R-rated movie, where the good guy, stepped on this rabbit, and he didn't kill it, but then later on in the movie, he wished he did! The GOOD GUY! That's messed up, man! You can't let kids watch that kind of thing! ''{turns back to the computer}'' Then in triple R ''{types RRR}'' -rated movies, you can show bullets go all the way through people!

''{cuts to a street-crossing sign of a guy with a bowler hat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' In the front, through their guts and organs and breakfast and RIGHT OUT the BACK! That is nasty, man!

''{as he says this, a bullet shoots through the man, making a rip in his backside, spilling two organs, possibly a stomach and a heart, and some breakfast of eggs, bacon and orange juice come out the back, and the bullet appears and flies out. The scene fades to a green rating card.}''

<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:160%;">THE FOLLOWING <span style="font-size:140%;">FILM</span> HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR<br>
<span style="font-size:140%;">CERTAIN AUDIENCES</span><br>
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST</span><br>
<br>
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | <span style="font:bolder 200% serif">RRR</span>
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" width="200pt"| FOR EXPLICIT BREAKFAST-PIERCING BULLETS
|}
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's some triple R-rated stuff out there that even ''I'' can't stomach. ''{Cut back to the Lappy. Typing}'' Only three have ever been made: ''{As he lists them, posters for each of the movies appears.}'' 'Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare,' 'The Fists of Knuckles' series, and 'Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener.' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast. And even if a theater were showing it, which ours conveniently is, you gotta be like sixty-something years old just to buy tickets.

''{Cut to movie theater. Strong Bad, wearing a felt hat and carrying a briefcase, walks up to usher Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{drops suitcase and rubs back}'' Ow, my pension. Oh, hello, my good man. Just taking my two sons, here, who are home from college, to see their first triple R-rated movie.

''{Cut to Coach Z and Bubs, standing behind. Coach Z is wearing a white baseball cap and a backpack, and sporting a goatee. Bubs is wearing a Disco Tech hooded sweatshirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Pop, can I borrow the Vorlvo?

'''BUBS:''' Dad, Gina and I are moving in together.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Senor Cardgage}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Coach Z and Bubs, offscreen behind him}'' I'll deal with you two later! ''{Turns to Senor Cardgage, smiling and laughing nervously}'' Heh heh. Kids that are old enough for me to be in my sixties. What're you gonna do?

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I'm sorry, Bridget, but can I steep some identificaption?

''{Cut back to include Strong Bad, who pats his pants and rubs his head vigorously}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I seem to have left my identificaption in my other, older, and more professional briefcase...uh...

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Soggy, Junior. Come back when you're all grold up.

''{Cut to silhouette of Strong Bad, Coach Z and Bubs standing behind a brick wall}''

'''BUBS:''' Man, I told you that lame-brained plan wouldn't work. ''{Close up of Strong Bad leaning on the wall, with Bubs and Coach Z behind him. Bubs and Coach Z ar still wearing their college outfits, and Strong Bad's hat is next to him.}'' We shoulda been ''your'' parents.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I'm way too good looking for anyone to believe that I'm you guy's kid. And Coach Z only ''kinda'' looks like my mom.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks! You want I should shave my legs?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ignoring that. Well, it looks like there's only one thing left to do.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement. Strong Bad and Coach Z are sitting on the couch, Bubs is standing behind it. Two bags of chips and Strong Bad's hat and briefcase are on and around the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, nothing like watching lowercase r-rated movies on scrambled cable.

''{Close up of television. The only thing that can be seen on the screen is blurry, colored swirls of static, scrolling up across the screen}''

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Stop eating glass!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' I think I just saw a puppy get eaten!

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Cakey blood.

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' That is one luuurid bake sale.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Real gross wound.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Ewww. Look at all that breakfast.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Broken skull puncture!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down}''

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Two underwears.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "breakfast" when Strong Bad types it to can see a box of "Crispy Puppy Crunch" cereal.
*At the end, click on the TV screen to see a short scene with the King of Town.
:''{The King of Town is sitting in his castle, watching TV.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the television}'' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast!
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Poopsmith, pack-a my bags! And don't forget my plastic fangs!
*Also at the end, click on the half-hidden electrical outlet to the right of the TV to see a short scene with Homsar and Strong Sad.
:''{Homsar and Strong Sad are in the computer room, wearing yellow shirts and holding signs, both reading "Holy Crap!"
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Just a couple more days, I swear! He's waaaaaay overdue!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The films Strong Bad lists are parodies of [[Wikipedia:Exploitation film|exploitation films]], especially those made in the 1960s and 1970s. The films were often done cheaply, with one person serving as writer, producer and director.

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "Mutant League Football".
*The [[Wikipedia:Trailer_(film)#United_States_MPAA_rating_cards|Rating Card]] used is modeled after that of the [[Wikipedia: Motion Picture Association of America|Motion Picture Association of America]]; however the colorized cards are used for trailers, as opposed to films themselves.
**Also, the rating of 'certain audiences' would suggest a restricted rating, which are colored in either yellow or red, as opposed to the unrestricted green used here.
*Strong Bad was last heard saying "[[holy crap]]" in the email [[pop-up]] in February of 2006, over two years before this email was published. However, that was a recording of his voice. An early version of Strong Bad said the phrase in the email [[lady...ing]] published in August of 2005. The last time Strong Bad actually spoke the phrase rather than remembering it or playing it back on a recording was during the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], which appeared on the site on March 22, 2004, more than four years earlier. However, it was heard more recently on the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]] through [[Accent]]. The DVD was released June 5, 2007.
*The credits for ''[[:Image:BakesaleNightmare.png|Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring Trina LaBoo Saucy Jackson and Introducing Muffins O.<br>
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy Key Grip<br>
Written and Directed by [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:FistsofKnuckles.png|Fists Of Knuckles I-XXIV]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
"Fist Of Knuckles" An [[A. Chimendez]] film<br>
Starring [[Crack Stuntman]] Dirk Hosenmower<br>
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy<br>
Written and Directed by A. Chimendez.</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:Axe-Gun.png|Axe-Gun:Legends Of The Brain-Outener]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring [[The Deke]] Trina LaBoo and [[Mary Palaroncini]]<br>
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy<br>
Written and Directed by [[Cherry Greg]]</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad's knees have swirls on them in this email.
*If the trailer itself is also restricted, the [[Wikipedia:Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA]] presents it using a [[Wikipedia:Trailer (film)#United States MPAA rating cards|red band trailer]], which has a red background instead of green.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad is listing RRR-rated movies and the ''Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener'' poster appears, the sound of Strong Bad typing suddenly stops, but when it disappears off-screen, the words Strong Bad was saying are on the Lappy's screen.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen slightly undistorted.png|thumb|Broken skull puncture!]]
*Previously, Strong Bad said he was banned from [[the movies]] for using his bazooka during the movie.
*Strong Bad said Coach Z only looked kinda like his [[Parents|mom]].
*This email shows [[guns]], a [[brain]], [[eggs]], [[cereal]] and [[bacon]].
*In Bubs's original [[Yearbook Characters Page|characters page]], it was listed that he took night classes at Disco Tech, which is written on his sweatshirt in this toon.
*The Carphone was previously seen in [[dangeresque 3]].
*"Some people who know what's best" also gave "[[Pony Fights 2]]" a PG-13 rating in [[Commandos in the Classroom]].
*Having to eat puppies for breakfast is an instance of [[killing dogs]].
*At least one of the distorted pictures at the end appears to be a scene from [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] with the colors inverted. The characters pictured are [[Kerrek]] and [[Rather Dashing]].
*The Puppy Crunch box features the sad dog from [[space program]] and [[Why Come Only One Girl?]]

===Real-World References===
*Twentieth Century poet [[Wikipedia:E. E. Cummings|e. e. cummings]] was well known for his free verse poems, with little to no concern for standard meter or proper punctuation.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail193.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail193.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[Forum:13861|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

buried

2008-03-04T23:29:58Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|191}}
[[Image:sbemail_191_screenshot_2.png|thumb|"Quit ruining my ruins, Jurassic Dork!"]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat try to discover what is under Strong Badia.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[Taranchula|Schenkel McDoo]], {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|The King of Town}} (audio only, Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, March 3, 2008

'''Running Time: ''' 3:55

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, who's checkin' emails with his pants, who's checkin' emails with his pants! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Ancient Ruins?</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br />
Do you know whether or not there are ancient ruins<br />
buried deep under Strong Badia?<br />
Thanks,<br />
Paul M. Pasquella
</blockquote>
''{reads "Pasquella" as "Pathquaya"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Pauly Pasqually, I know for sure there's a lotta ''something'' buried deep under Strong Badia. Mainly cause I rent out the dirt to unsavory characters in need of a place to stash, ditch, or make disappear, the evidence of their choice. ''{clears screen}'' I never really thought that there might be ancient ruins down there, though. I think this calls for America's coolest children's game show consolation prize: the metal detector! ''{music starts playing}''

''{Cut to a blackboard with "SLOP! MESS! QUIZ!" written on it}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And our stupid contestants will receive the Taranchula brand Black Metal Detec-tor! ''{While he speaks, [[Taranchula]]'s logo and the metal detector appear, followed by Videlectrix Kidx logo.}'' From Videlectrix Kidx..sx!

''{Picture of Schenkel McDoo giving an "OK" sign moves in}''

'''SCHENKEL MCDOO:''' ''{voice}'' Yah, guys, maybe find some coin! ''{words appear as he speaks}''

''{Cut to Strong Badia. Strong Bad and the Cheat are standing in a large, shallow depression in the dirt with a shovel nearby. The Cheat is wearing a pith helmet. Strong Bad is using the Taranchula metal detector.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{questioning The Cheat noises}''

''{Close up on Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I already told you, man! Where there's ruins, there's riches! And booby-traps we can steal ideas from!

''{Cut back to wide shot}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, saluting}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, let's do thiiiiiiiiiis! ''{ends on a high pitch}''

''{Strong Bad switches on metal detector and moves it around. The metal detector makes heavy metal beats in changing frequency}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, we're getting warm! ''{takes a step forward, the metal detector starts playing a guitar solo}'' We've got something, The Cheat!

''{He steps back and The Cheat sweeps the ground with a small brush. A small red object appears in the dirt.}''

''{Close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{dropping metal detector}'' It looks like the top of an enormous riches-filled structure! And wait, there's an inscription! ''{leans forward, reading}'' "Col...donesdry..." Must be the name of an ancient civilization!

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Sad in front of the fence}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{raising finger}'' Uh, me again! I think that's just the cap of a bottle of ''{cut to bottle cap in the dirt}'' Cold Ones Dry. You could probably just pick it up.

''{Cut back to wide shot}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What, are you crazy? I'm not touching that thing! It's booby trapped! It'll shoot a bunch of poison-tipped witch doctors at me!

''{Close up of Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Riiiiiight. Or, it's just a bottle cap, and you're crazier than ever.

''{Close up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You may be half right, kid. ''{picks up metal detector}'' Now, help me find some dang riches. ''{cut to wide shot. Strong Bad starts moving the metal detector over the dirt again. The detector makes heavy metal beat in changing frequency.}'' Uh...uh... ''{metal detector plays guitar solo}'' Whoa! ''{Strong Bad drops to the ground}'' Check out this futuristic sheet of paper!

''{Close up of Strong Bad unfolding a sheet of metal foil with a picture of a smiling alien head with arms and legs and the caption "BABBY ALIEN"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. My. Geez. I knew it! Strong Badia was originally colonized by extra-terrestrials! ''{cut to close up of Strong Bad}'' That explains why I'm so brilliant! And why all beings look the same except for slight differences of our foreheads!

''{Cut back to wide shot}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, that's just a piece of tin foil with a picture Strong Mad drew of you when you were little. ''{close up of Strong Sad}'' There's even a petrified chicken nugget in there that he left you. ''{As he talks, shot of Strong Bad pulling said nugget out of a fold in the foil's edge}''

''{Cut back to wide shot}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{dropping nugget}'' Quit ruining my ruins, Jurassic Dork! This clearly says "Babby Alien". ''{close up}'' Which is probably the name of my true mother, who left me here as a young larva hundreds of years ago, until someone, I'm guessing an elderly oatmeal enthusiast, unwittingly disturbed my cocoon. ''{As he talks, the scene is described in a thought bubble by Strong Mad-style drawings}'' Oh, Babs! Why did you leave me stranded here?

''{Cut to shot of Bubs standing to the side}''

'''BUBS:''' Oh, sorry about that, Strong Bad. Was I supposed to come earlier?

''{Cut to wide shot of Bubs and Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? No, I said "Babs". ''"Babs".''

'''BUBS:''' Bubs, Babs, whatever. I take what I can get.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whahn?

''{Close up of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Anyways, I'm here for my weekly, ''Ahem'', "delivery". ''{indicates barrels of "inTOXICatingly good WASTE" beside him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah, just bury it wherever. ''{cut to close up}'' But if you uncover any ruins, or hot aliens, or riches, they're mine, OK?

''{Cut to wide shot of Bubs and Strong Bad}''

'''BUBS:''' Uh, what about fellas named Rich?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wha-what? No, I don't know anyone named Rich.

''{Close up of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' OK, good. ''{extreme close-up, with intensity}'' Then he can stay where he is!

''{Wide shot}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, is there anyway I can unhear the last few sentences? ''{close up}'' Or years of my life?

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, no, Pascual Perez, there are no ancient ruins under Strong Badia. Or, at least, not one foot under Strong Badia. Digging is hard, man! Did you ever try to dig a hole? It's not all wipes and montages like in the movies. It takes forever! But who knows what wonders lie, say, one-and-a-half feet beneath Strong Badia? Or, dare I say it, a few feet beneath Strong Badia. Why it staggers the bad imagination.

''{An illustration of what might be a few feet under Strong Badia moves onscreen. After a moment, the [[New Paper]] comes down}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Not-The-Police Card.png|thumb|"Your Friendly Neighborhood Not-The-Police"]]
*Click on the text "rent out the dirt" after Strong Bad types it to see Strong Bad's business card.
*At the end, click on the box of peas in the "impenetrable diaper crust" to hear The King of Town describe how he'd like to eat the various layers of the Earth:
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh, that thing looks delicious! I'll take two slices of that, a piece of the igneous pie, and a molten core tart.<br>
:'''LADY:''' Oh, that looks sinful!
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Shut up, lady!
*Also at the end, click on "coldonesdry" to see a promo for Cold Ones Dry:
:''{A Cold Ones Dry bottle cap slowly moves across a purple background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER''': Cold Ones Dry, the official beverage of Taranchula.
:''{A picture of Schenkel McDoo appears with a word balloon reading what he's about to say}''
:'''SCHENKEL MCDOO''': Yah guys, Yold Ones Vry!
:'''ANNOUNCER''': That's right Sven, learn to speak American.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Black metal|Black metal]] is a style of heavy metal music characterized by the use of fast tempos, high-pitched guitars often played with tremolo picking, high-pitched shrieking vocals, and unconventional song structures.

===Remarks===
*In the [[HR:/menuswfs/menu_sbemail191.swf|preview]] for this email, the [[Stop Sign]] is not shown.

===Goofs===
*After Strong Bad clears the screen following the business card Easter egg, the egg is still available for a few seconds by clicking the empty space.

===Inside References===
[[Image:UnderSB.PNG|thumb|A few feet under Strong Badia.]]
*Strong Bad references [[pants]] at the beginning.
*The metal detector is made by [[Videlectrix]] Kidx.
*The bottle cap is from a bottle of [[Cold One|Cold Ones]] Dry.
*Buried underground in one of the bottom layers is what appears to be [[Homeschool Winner]]'s skull, a reference to his [[death]] from [[Sample of Style]].
*The lady who says "That looks sinful" in the Easter egg previously spoke in the email [[bottom 10]], describing a "Chocolardiac Arrest".
*The King of Town says "[[Shut Up, Lady|Shut up, lady!]]" in the Easter egg.
*The crate of [[peas]] in the top layer was where Strong Bad hoped the King of Town would be trapped in the email [[different town]].
*Bubs seems to be hiding the [[death]] of some fellow named Rich, whose coffin can be seen at the end of the email.
*Strong Bad believes his [[parents]] are aliens.
*Bubs's toxic waste cans read "iNTOXICATiNGLY good WASTE" using [[Lowercase i's]].
*The [[Generic Announcers|announcer]] for Cold Ones Dry was previously heard during the [[business trip]] Easter egg.
*The business card Easter egg mentions [[Not x|Not-the-police]].

===Real-World References===
*"Jurassic Dork" refers to ''[[Wikipedia:Jurassic Park|Jurassic Park]]'', a novel by Michael Crichton which later became a [[Wikipedia:Jurassic Park franchise|movie series]].
*[[Wikipedia:Pascual Pérez (baseball)|Pascual Pérez]] was a major league pitcher, marking another case of a former [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Braves|Atlanta Braves]] player being mentioned. Perez was known for missing a start as he got lost en route to the ballpark.
*Sleestaks are ancient reptilian creatures from ''[[Wikipedia:Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|The Land of the Lost]]'', which [[The Poopsmith]] has dressed up as in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The idea of an oatmeal enthusiast discovering Strong Bad's cocoon is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wilford Brimley|Wilford Brimley]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Cocoon (film)|Cocoon]]''. Wilford Brimley is well-known for his [[Wikipedia:Quaker Oats Company|Quaker Oatmeal]] commercials, and in his role in ''Cocoon'' he and two other retirement home residents discover large extraterrestrial cocoons in a swimming pool.
*The metal detector as a consolation prize is a reference to [http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/community/related/starcade/ Starcade], a TV game show based on video games.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|191|13681}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Happy Dethemberween

2007-12-24T06:35:06Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dethemberween|Toikey TV|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Strong bad dream.png|thumb|"He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true."]]

The true meaning of Decemberween is... the Thnikkaman?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#Brundo the Decemberween Yak|Brundo the Decemberween Yak]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Elf|an Elf]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Sheriff|a Sheriff]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}/[[The Thnikkaman]], {{film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[The Office]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 17, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:51

'''Page Title:''' Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf

==Transcript==
''{Front view of the downstairs TV, a Christmas special plays on the TV. The characters appear to be made of felt, and the trees are holiday snack cakes. We see Brundo as tears fall from his eyes.}''

'''BRUNDO:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, I lost all my magics.

'''ELF:''' Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone!

''{The TV cuts to a shot of a Sheriff, with Brundo and the Elf visible in the background.}''

'''SHERIFF:''' And so they returned the sword of St. Olaf to its rightful owner, and discovered the true meaning of Decemberween. Buh-buh-buh-buh-bye, kids!

''{Sheriff exits the scene, cut to a blue screen with snowflakes on it, as "The End!" appears on the screen.}''

''{Cut to a view of [[The Couch]], with every main character (except Homsar and Bubs) sitting on or around it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Can someone please explain again what a mystical sword has to do with Decemberween?

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar sitting on the floor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You heard that nasty ol' puppet! The magic of Decemberween is inside all of us!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, sitting on the couch with Strong Sad behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that's not what Decemberween's all about!

'''STRONG SAD:''' And I suppose ''you're'' gonna to tell us—

''{Cut back to the view of the whole couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll tell you what Decemberween is all about!<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' ... what Decemberween is all about.

''{Stong Bad begins singing, accompanied by music, doing hand motions as he sings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' It happens each Decemberween though some would say it doesn't.<br />The best thing that you've ever seen, even better than your hot cousin!

''{Music stops.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{talking normally}'' Better than Deborah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking normally}'' Oh, maybe not better than Deborah. ''{slower and more sultry}'' Ooh, Deborah.

''{Music continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm talking about a magic man, who defies the laws of physics.<br />He turns Decemberween into ''DeTHember''ween!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Tell us, man, who is it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true.<br />No, there ain't no beatin' that holiday feelin', when he says "Shut up" to you.

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Yeah, shut up, kid!

'''STRONG BAD:''' When the sun goes down, he creeps into town, and borrows your hedge clippers.<br />And while you're sleeping, safe and sound, he puts blank media in your slippers!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' It was 8-Tracks in my day!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sometimes he'll cold call random kids with discount travel packages!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking unintelligibly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking}'' Las Vegas? For 20 dollars a night? Thanks, Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{faintly and muffled}'' Yeah, shut up kid!

'''SHERIFF:''' Yes, he's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. Flying through the night in an unmarked van. You never know what he'll bring us when you hear those high-pitched singers!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes the Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''STRONG BAD:''' One, two, three!

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' ''{singing}'' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, oh, and he'll make your dreams come true! ''{Strong Mad sings only "Dethemberween", "make", "dreams", and "true".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Do-Do-La-Do-Do-Do-Doo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' There ain't no ceilin' on that holiday feelin',

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' When he says "Shut up" to you!

''{Music ends}'''

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, just so we're all on the same page here, we are just talking about Bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest, right?... You guys?... Bubs?... Paper tape?... Anybody?...

''{With one final note, the words "yeah, shut up! to one and all o' dang y'all!" appear in a night sky, written in stars. The word "back" is written in cursive in the lower left corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on "dang" to play on the Homsar chimes.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Cold calling|Cold calling]] is the practice of making sales calls to potential customers who were not expecting one.
*<math>\mbox{DVD}\pm\div\sqrt{~~}~\mbox{RW}</math> is a play on [[Wikipedia:DVD±RW|DVD±RW]], a shorthand term for a DVD burner that handles both common types of recordable media.

===Trivia===
*The [[Telebision]] has been updated from its previous appearance.

===Remarks===
*The trees in the scenery of the television show are Little Debbie [http://www.littledebbie.com/products/ChristmasCakes.asp Christmas Tree Cakes].
*In the Easter egg, The Homsar chimes play G, F, E, and D from left to right, which correspond to the tonal 5, 4, 3, and 2 in the key of the toon's song. However, during the toon they play D/F—one chime plays two pitches, somehow—G, A, and B.
*The brass run played while the [[Wikipedia:Horn (instrument)|horn]] (French horn) appears on-screen is near the extreme low end of the instrument's range.
*There is a [[Wikipedia:treble clef|treble clef]] hidden in the horn's tubing.
*This marks the first time any character has identified The Thnikkaman as Bubs. It had been a running gag since his first appearance to wonder about his true identity.
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's "unmarked van" is very clearly marked with his signature "tH" symbol on the side.
*Near the beginning, Strong Sad's eyes seem further apart than usual.
*When Strong Bad answers the Thnikkaman's phone call he reaches underneath his desk to answer, making one assume he keeps his phone on the floor, as Strong Bad's desk has no drawers.
*In order to put his arm around the snow Thnikkaman, Strong Bad's reach is far longer then what his normal arm length is.
*Homestar says that all the characters are "just talking about bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest", meaning he is not oblivious to the Thnikkaman's true identity, though he was in an Easter egg in the email [[monument]].

===Goofs===
[[Image:DethemberweenShadesGoof.png|thumb|Levitating cool shades.]]
*The right bow of The Thnikkaman's [[cool shades]] is missing during one scene of this toon.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the toon was first released, clicking on "dang" just replayed the toon from the beginning.

===Inside References===
*When the Dethemberween Thnikkaman is making his calls, there's a [[sticky note]] on the cubicle wall that says "locate [[toilet]]".
*The Homsar chimes and the Thnikkaman singers are both instances of [[twin characters]].
*One of the travel advertisements is for [[Scalding Lake]].
*Strong Bad's lab coat is from [[technology]].
*The Thnikkaman's [[Baloney Sammich Truck|flying bologna van]] is actually the same van that Bubs himself used in [[Weclome Back]].
*Strong Mad is wearing the same sweater as from [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*At one point, The King of Town, Strong Sad, Homestar, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Mad, similar to how The Cheat, Homestar, Strong Mad, Bubs, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Bad in [[Some Stupid Turkey]].
*[[Senor Cardgage]] was previously mentioned to drive an unmarked van in [[Fan Costumes '06]].
*The Thnikkaman's pose when he is skating is the same one as Bubs' "[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-01-18|Zzzzziiiiiiiip!]]" pose when he stands on one foot on the conveyor belt in [[the chair]].
*The name "Deborah" was previously mentioned in [[senior prom]].
*[[The VCR]] blinks [[12:00]] atop the TV.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Olaf II of Norway|Saint Olaf]] is a real-life saint after whom towns, colleges, and many other things have been named.
*The [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf|TV special]] at the beginning is a parody of the numerous [[stop motion]] Christmas specials produced by [[Wikipedia:Rankin/Bass|Rankin/Bass]] such as 1964's ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''. Specifically, Brundo's line about losing his "magics" is a reference to the Winter Warlock in [[Wikipedia:Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]. The reference to the sword also comes from what may be considered one of the worst holiday specials ever, ''[[Wikipedia:He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special|He-Man and She Ra: A Christmas Special]].''
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's cry of "Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!" is a parody of Santa's final line in [[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|The Night Before Christmas]]: "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"


== See Also ==
*The [[Happy Dethemberween Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the song.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dethemberween.html|Watch "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[HR:dethemberween.swf|View the Flash file for "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[Forum:13151|Forum thread re: Happy Dethemberween]]

{{decemberweennav}}

{{subtitlesLinks|dethemberween}}

Happy Dethemberween

2007-12-24T06:32:24Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dethemberween|Toikey TV|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Strong bad dream.png|thumb|"He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true."]]

The true meaning of Decemberween is... the Thnikkaman?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#Brundo the Decemberween Yak|Brundo the Decemberween Yak]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Elf|an Elf]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Sheriff|a Sheriff]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}/[[The Thnikkaman]], {{film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[The Office]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 17, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:51

'''Page Title:''' Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf

==Transcript==
''{Front view of the downstairs TV, a Christmas special plays on the TV. The characters appear to be made of felt, and the trees are holiday snack cakes. We see Brundo as tears fall from his eyes.}''

'''BRUNDO:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, I lost all my magics.

'''ELF:''' Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone!

''{The TV cuts to a shot of a Sheriff, with Brundo and the Elf visible in the background.}''

'''SHERIFF:''' And so they returned the sword of St. Olaf to its rightful owner, and discovered the true meaning of Decemberween. Buh-buh-buh-buh-bye, kids!

''{Sheriff exits the scene, cut to a blue screen with snowflakes on it, as "The End!" appears on the screen.}''

''{Cut to a view of [[The Couch]], with every main character (except Homsar and Bubs) sitting on or around it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Can someone please explain again what a mystical sword has to do with Decemberween?

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar sitting on the floor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You heard that nasty ol' puppet! The magic of Decemberween is inside all of us!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, sitting on the couch with Strong Sad behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that's not what Decemberween's all about!

'''STRONG SAD:''' And I suppose ''you're'' gonna to tell us—

''{Cut back to the view of the whole couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll tell you what Decemberween is all about!<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' ... what Decemberween is all about.

''{Stong Bad begins singing, accompanied by music, doing hand motions as he sings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' It happens each Decemberween though some would say it doesn't.<br />The best thing that you've ever seen, even better than your hot cousin!

''{Music stops.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{talking normally}'' Better than Deborah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking normally}'' Oh, maybe not better than Deborah. ''{slower and more sultry}'' Ooh, Deborah.

''{Music continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm talking about a magic man, who defies the laws of physics.<br />He turns Decemberween into ''DeTHember''ween!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Tell us, man, who is it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true.<br />No, there ain't no beatin' that holiday feelin', when he says "Shut up" to you.

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Yeah, shut up, kid!

'''STRONG BAD:''' When the sun goes down, he creeps into town, and borrows your hedge clippers.<br />And while you're sleeping, safe and sound, he puts blank media in your slippers!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' It was 8-Tracks in my day!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sometimes he'll cold call random kids with discount travel packages!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking unintelligibly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking}'' Las Vegas? For 20 dollars a night? Thanks, Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{faintly and muffled}'' Yeah, shut up kid!

'''SHERIFF:''' Yes, he's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. Flying through the night in an unmarked van. You never know what he'll bring us when you hear those high-pitched singers!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes the Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''STRONG BAD:''' One, two, three!

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' ''{singing}'' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, oh, and he'll make your dreams come true! ''{Strong Mad sings only "Dethemberween", "make", "dreams", and "true".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Do-Do-La-Do-Do-Do-Doo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' There ain't no ceilin' on that holiday feelin',

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' When he says "Shut up" to you!

''{Music ends}'''

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, just so we're all on the same page here, we are just talking about Bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest, right?... You guys?... Bubs?... Paper tape?... Anybody?...

''{With one final note, the words "yeah, shut up! to one and all o' dang y'all!" appear in a night sky, written in stars. The word "back" is written in cursive in the lower left corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on "dang" to play on the Homsar chimes.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Cold calling|Cold calling]] is the practice of making sales calls to potential customers who were not expecting one.
*<math>\mbox{DVD}\pm\div\sqrt{~~}~\mbox{RW}</math> is a play on [[Wikipedia:DVD±RW|DVD±RW]], a shorthand term for a DVD burner that handles both common types of recordable media.

===Trivia===
*The [[Telebision]] has been updated from its previous appearance.

===Remarks===
*The trees in the scenery of the television show are Little Debbie [http://www.littledebbie.com/products/ChristmasCakes.asp Christmas Tree Cakes].
*In the Easter egg, The Homsar chimes play G, F, E, and D from left to right, which correspond to the tonal 5, 4, 3, and 2 in the key of the toon's song. However, during the toon they play D/F—one chime plays two pitches, somehow—G, A, and B.
*The brass run played while the [[Wikipedia:Horn (instrument)|horn]] (French horn) appears on-screen is near the extreme low end of the instrument's range.
*There is a [[Wikipedia:treble clef|treble clef]] hidden in the horn's tubing.
*This marks the first time any character has identified The Thnikkaman as Bubs. It had been a running gag since his first appearance to wonder about his true identity.
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's "unmarked van" is very clearly marked with his signature "tH" symbol on the side.
*Near the beginning, Strong Sad's eyes seem further apart than usual.
*When Strong Bad answers the Thnikkaman's phone call he reaches underneath his desk to answer, making one assume he keeps his phone on the floor, as Strong Bad's desk has no drawers.
*In order to put his arm around the snow Thnikkaman, Strong Bad's reach is far longer then what his normal arm length is.
*Homestar says that all the characters are "just talking about bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest", meaning he is not oblivious to the Thnikkaman's true identity, though he was in an Easter egg in the email [[monument]].

===Goofs===
[[Image:DethemberweenShadesGoof.png|thumb|Levitating cool shades.]]
*The right bow of The Thnikkaman's [[cool shades]] is missing during one scene of this toon.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the toon was first released, clicking on "dang" just replayed the toon from the beginning.

===Inside References===
*When the Dethemberween Thnikkaman is making his calls, there's a [[sticky note]] on the cubicle wall that says "locate [[toilet]]".
*The Homsar chimes and the Thnikkaman singers are both instances of [[twin characters]].
*One of the travel advertisements is for [[Scalding Lake]].
*Strong Bad's lab coat is from [[technology]].
*The Thnikkaman's [[Baloney Sammich Truck|flying bologna van]] is actually the same van that Bubs himself used in [[Weclome Back]].
*Strong Mad is wearing the same sweater as from [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*At one point, The King of Town, Strong Sad, Homestar, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Mad, similar to how The Cheat, Homestar, Strong Mad, Bubs, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Bad in [[Some Stupid Turkey]].
*[[Senor Cardgage]] was previously mentioned to drive an unmarked van in [[Fan Costumes '06]].
*The Thnikkaman's pose when he is skating is the same one as Bubs' "[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-01-18|Zzzzziiiiiiiip!]]" pose when he stands on one foot on the conveyor belt in [[the chair]].
*The name "Deborah" was previously mentioned in [[senior prom]].
*[[The VCR]] blinks [[12:00]] atop the TV.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Olaf II of Norway|Saint Olaf]] is a real-life saint after whom towns, colleges, and many other things have been named.
*The [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf|TV special]] at the beginning is a parody of the numerous [[stop motion]] Christmas specials produced by [[Wikipedia:Rankin/Bass|Rankin/Bass]] such as 1964's ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''. Specifically, Brundo's line about losing his "magics" is a reference to the Winter Warlock in [[Wikipedia:Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]. The reference to the sword also comes from what may be considered one of the worst holiday specials ever, ''THe-Man and She-Ra: A Holiday Special.''
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's cry of "Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!" is a parody of Santa's final line in [[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|The Night Before Christmas]]: "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"


== See Also ==
*The [[Happy Dethemberween Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the song.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dethemberween.html|Watch "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[HR:dethemberween.swf|View the Flash file for "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[Forum:13151|Forum thread re: Happy Dethemberween]]

{{decemberweennav}}

{{subtitlesLinks|dethemberween}}

Happy Dethemberween

2007-12-24T06:31:05Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dethemberween|Toikey TV|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Strong bad dream.png|thumb|"He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true."]]

The true meaning of Decemberween is... the Thnikkaman?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#Brundo the Decemberween Yak|Brundo the Decemberween Yak]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Elf|an Elf]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Sheriff|a Sheriff]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}/[[The Thnikkaman]], {{film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[The Office]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 17, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:51

'''Page Title:''' Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf

==Transcript==
''{Front view of the downstairs TV, a Christmas special plays on the TV. The characters appear to be made of felt, and the trees are holiday snack cakes. We see Brundo as tears fall from his eyes.}''

'''BRUNDO:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, I lost all my magics.

'''ELF:''' Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone!

''{The TV cuts to a shot of a Sheriff, with Brundo and the Elf visible in the background.}''

'''SHERIFF:''' And so they returned the sword of St. Olaf to its rightful owner, and discovered the true meaning of Decemberween. Buh-buh-buh-buh-bye, kids!

''{Sheriff exits the scene, cut to a blue screen with snowflakes on it, as "The End!" appears on the screen.}''

''{Cut to a view of [[The Couch]], with every main character (except Homsar and Bubs) sitting on or around it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Can someone please explain again what a mystical sword has to do with Decemberween?

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar sitting on the floor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You heard that nasty ol' puppet! The magic of Decemberween is inside all of us!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, sitting on the couch with Strong Sad behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that's not what Decemberween's all about!

'''STRONG SAD:''' And I suppose ''you're'' gonna to tell us—

''{Cut back to the view of the whole couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll tell you what Decemberween is all about!<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' ... what Decemberween is all about.

''{Stong Bad begins singing, accompanied by music, doing hand motions as he sings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' It happens each Decemberween though some would say it doesn't.<br />The best thing that you've ever seen, even better than your hot cousin!

''{Music stops.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{talking normally}'' Better than Deborah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking normally}'' Oh, maybe not better than Deborah. ''{slower and more sultry}'' Ooh, Deborah.

''{Music continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm talking about a magic man, who defies the laws of physics.<br />He turns Decemberween into ''DeTHember''ween!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Tell us, man, who is it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true.<br />No, there ain't no beatin' that holiday feelin', when he says "Shut up" to you.

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Yeah, shut up, kid!

'''STRONG BAD:''' When the sun goes down, he creeps into town, and borrows your hedge clippers.<br />And while you're sleeping, safe and sound, he puts blank media in your slippers!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' It was 8-Tracks in my day!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sometimes he'll cold call random kids with discount travel packages!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking unintelligibly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking}'' Las Vegas? For 20 dollars a night? Thanks, Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{faintly and muffled}'' Yeah, shut up kid!

'''SHERIFF:''' Yes, he's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. Flying through the night in an unmarked van. You never know what he'll bring us when you hear those high-pitched singers!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes the Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''STRONG BAD:''' One, two, three!

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' ''{singing}'' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, oh, and he'll make your dreams come true! ''{Strong Mad sings only "Dethemberween", "make", "dreams", and "true".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Do-Do-La-Do-Do-Do-Doo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' There ain't no ceilin' on that holiday feelin',

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' When he says "Shut up" to you!

''{Music ends}'''

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, just so we're all on the same page here, we are just talking about Bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest, right?... You guys?... Bubs?... Paper tape?... Anybody?...

''{With one final note, the words "yeah, shut up! to one and all o' dang y'all!" appear in a night sky, written in stars. The word "back" is written in cursive in the lower left corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on "dang" to play on the Homsar chimes.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Cold calling|Cold calling]] is the practice of making sales calls to potential customers who were not expecting one.
*<math>\mbox{DVD}\pm\div\sqrt{~~}~\mbox{RW}</math> is a play on [[Wikipedia:DVD±RW|DVD±RW]], a shorthand term for a DVD burner that handles both common types of recordable media.

===Trivia===
*The [[Telebision]] has been updated from its previous appearance.

===Remarks===
*The trees in the scenery of the television show are Little Debbie [http://www.littledebbie.com/products/ChristmasCakes.asp Christmas Tree Cakes].
*In the Easter egg, The Homsar chimes play G, F, E, and D from left to right, which correspond to the tonal 5, 4, 3, and 2 in the key of the toon's song. However, during the toon they play D/F—one chime plays two pitches, somehow—G, A, and B.
*The brass run played while the [[Wikipedia:Horn (instrument)|horn]] (French horn) appears on-screen is near the extreme low end of the instrument's range.
*There is a [[Wikipedia:treble clef|treble clef]] hidden in the horn's tubing.
*This marks the first time any character has identified The Thnikkaman as Bubs. It had been a running gag since his first appearance to wonder about his true identity.
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's "unmarked van" is very clearly marked with his signature "tH" symbol on the side.
*Near the beginning, Strong Sad's eyes seem further apart than usual.
*When Strong Bad answers the Thnikkaman's phone call he reaches underneath his desk to answer, making one assume he keeps his phone on the floor, as Strong Bad's desk has no drawers.
*In order to put his arm around the snow Thnikkaman, Strong Bad's reach is far longer then what his normal arm length is.
*Homestar says that all the characters are "just talking about bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest", meaning he is not oblivious to the Thnikkaman's true identity, though he was in an Easter egg in the email [[monument]].

===Goofs===
[[Image:DethemberweenShadesGoof.png|thumb|Levitating cool shades.]]
*The right bow of The Thnikkaman's [[cool shades]] is missing during one scene of this toon.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the toon was first released, clicking on "dang" just replayed the toon from the beginning.

===Inside References===
*When the Dethemberween Thnikkaman is making his calls, there's a [[sticky note]] on the cubicle wall that says "locate [[toilet]]".
*The Homsar chimes and the Thnikkaman singers are both instances of [[twin characters]].
*One of the travel advertisements is for [[Scalding Lake]].
*Strong Bad's lab coat is from [[technology]].
*The Thnikkaman's [[Baloney Sammich Truck|flying bologna van]] is actually the same van that Bubs himself used in [[Weclome Back]].
*Strong Mad is wearing the same sweater as from [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*At one point, The King of Town, Strong Sad, Homestar, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Mad, similar to how The Cheat, Homestar, Strong Mad, Bubs, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Bad in [[Some Stupid Turkey]].
*[[Senor Cardgage]] was previously mentioned to drive an unmarked van in [[Fan Costumes '06]].
*The Thnikkaman's pose when he is skating is the same one as Bubs' "[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-01-18|Zzzzziiiiiiiip!]]" pose when he stands on one foot on the conveyor belt in [[the chair]].
*The name "Deborah" was previously mentioned in [[senior prom]].
*[[The VCR]] blinks [[12:00]] atop the TV.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Olaf II of Norway|Saint Olaf]] is a real-life saint after whom towns, colleges, and many other things have been named.
*The [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf|TV special]] at the beginning is a parody of the numerous [[stop motion]] Christmas specials produced by [[Wikipedia:Rankin/Bass|Rankin/Bass]] such as 1964's ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''. Specifically, Brundo's line about losing his "magics" is a reference to the Winter Warlock in [[Wikipedia:Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]. The reference to the sword also comes from what may be considered one of the worst holiday specials ever, ''The He-Man She-Ra Holiday Special.''
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's cry of "Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!" is a parody of Santa's final line in [[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|The Night Before Christmas]]: "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"


== See Also ==
*The [[Happy Dethemberween Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the song.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dethemberween.html|Watch "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[HR:dethemberween.swf|View the Flash file for "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[Forum:13151|Forum thread re: Happy Dethemberween]]

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Happy Dethemberween

2007-12-24T06:29:47Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dethemberween|Toikey TV|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Strong bad dream.png|thumb|"He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true."]]

The true meaning of Decemberween is... the Thnikkaman?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#Brundo the Decemberween Yak|Brundo the Decemberween Yak]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Elf|an Elf]], [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#The Sheriff|a Sheriff]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}/[[The Thnikkaman]], {{film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[The Office]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 17, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:51

'''Page Title:''' Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf

==Transcript==
''{Front view of the downstairs TV, a Christmas special plays on the TV. The characters appear to be made of felt, and the trees are holiday snack cakes. We see Brundo as tears fall from his eyes.}''

'''BRUNDO:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, I lost all my magics.

'''ELF:''' Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone!

''{The TV cuts to a shot of a Sheriff, with Brundo and the Elf visible in the background.}''

'''SHERIFF:''' And so they returned the sword of St. Olaf to its rightful owner, and discovered the true meaning of Decemberween. Buh-buh-buh-buh-bye, kids!

''{Sheriff exits the scene, cut to a blue screen with snowflakes on it, as "The End!" appears on the screen.}''

''{Cut to a view of [[The Couch]], with every main character (except Homsar and Bubs) sitting on or around it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Can someone please explain again what a mystical sword has to do with Decemberween?

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar sitting on the floor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You heard that nasty ol' puppet! The magic of Decemberween is inside all of us!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, sitting on the couch with Strong Sad behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that's not what Decemberween's all about!

'''STRONG SAD:''' And I suppose ''you're'' gonna to tell us—

''{Cut back to the view of the whole couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll tell you what Decemberween is all about!<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' ... what Decemberween is all about.

''{Stong Bad begins singing, accompanied by music, doing hand motions as he sings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' It happens each Decemberween though some would say it doesn't.<br />The best thing that you've ever seen, even better than your hot cousin!

''{Music stops.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{talking normally}'' Better than Deborah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking normally}'' Oh, maybe not better than Deborah. ''{slower and more sultry}'' Ooh, Deborah.

''{Music continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm talking about a magic man, who defies the laws of physics.<br />He turns Decemberween into ''DeTHember''ween!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Tell us, man, who is it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, and he'll make your dreams come true.<br />No, there ain't no beatin' that holiday feelin', when he says "Shut up" to you.

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Yeah, shut up, kid!

'''STRONG BAD:''' When the sun goes down, he creeps into town, and borrows your hedge clippers.<br />And while you're sleeping, safe and sound, he puts blank media in your slippers!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' It was 8-Tracks in my day!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sometimes he'll cold call random kids with discount travel packages!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{speaking unintelligibly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking}'' Las Vegas? For 20 dollars a night? Thanks, Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' ''{faintly and muffled}'' Yeah, shut up kid!

'''SHERIFF:''' Yes, he's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. Flying through the night in an unmarked van. You never know what he'll bring us when you hear those high-pitched singers!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes the Dethemberween Thnikkaman!

'''STRONG BAD:''' One, two, three!

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' ''{singing}'' He's the Dethemberween Thnikkaman, oh, and he'll make your dreams come true! ''{Strong Mad sings only "Dethemberween", "make", "dreams", and "true".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Do-Do-La-Do-Do-Do-Doo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' There ain't no ceilin' on that holiday feelin',

'''ALL CHARACTERS:''' When he says "Shut up" to you!

''{Music ends}'''

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, just so we're all on the same page here, we are just talking about Bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest, right?... You guys?... Bubs?... Paper tape?... Anybody?...

''{With one final note, the words "yeah, shut up! to one and all o' dang y'all!" appear in a night sky, written in stars. The word "back" is written in cursive in the lower left corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on "dang" to play on the Homsar chimes.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Cold calling|Cold calling]] is the practice of making sales calls to potential customers who were not expecting one.
*<math>\mbox{DVD}\pm\div\sqrt{~~}~\mbox{RW}</math> is a play on [[Wikipedia:DVD±RW|DVD±RW]], a shorthand term for a DVD burner that handles both common types of recordable media.

===Trivia===
*The [[Telebision]] has been updated from its previous appearance.

===Remarks===
*The trees in the scenery of the television show are Little Debbie [http://www.littledebbie.com/products/ChristmasCakes.asp Christmas Tree Cakes].
*In the Easter egg, The Homsar chimes play G, F, E, and D from left to right, which correspond to the tonal 5, 4, 3, and 2 in the key of the toon's song. However, during the toon they play D/F—one chime plays two pitches, somehow—G, A, and B.
*The brass run played while the [[Wikipedia:Horn (instrument)|horn]] (French horn) appears on-screen is near the extreme low end of the instrument's range.
*There is a [[Wikipedia:treble clef|treble clef]] hidden in the horn's tubing.
*This marks the first time any character has identified The Thnikkaman as Bubs. It had been a running gag since his first appearance to wonder about his true identity.
*The Dethemberween Thnikkaman's "unmarked van" is very clearly marked with his signature "tH" symbol on the side.
*Near the beginning, Strong Sad's eyes seem further apart than usual.
*When Strong Bad answers the Thnikkaman's phone call he reaches underneath his desk to answer, making one assume he keeps his phone on the floor, as Strong Bad's desk has no drawers.
*In order to put his arm around the snow Thnikkaman, Strong Bad's reach is far longer then what his normal arm length is.
*Homestar says that all the characters are "just talking about bubs with a piece of paper taped to his chest", meaning he is not oblivious to the Thnikkaman's true identity, though he was in an Easter egg in the email [[monument]].

===Goofs===
[[Image:DethemberweenShadesGoof.png|thumb|Levitating cool shades.]]
*The right bow of The Thnikkaman's [[cool shades]] is missing during one scene of this toon.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the toon was first released, clicking on "dang" just replayed the toon from the beginning.

===Inside References===
*When the Dethemberween Thnikkaman is making his calls, there's a [[sticky note]] on the cubicle wall that says "locate [[toilet]]".
*The Homsar chimes and the Thnikkaman singers are both instances of [[twin characters]].
*One of the travel advertisements is for [[Scalding Lake]].
*Strong Bad's lab coat is from [[technology]].
*The Thnikkaman's [[Baloney Sammich Truck|flying bologna van]] is actually the same van that Bubs himself used in [[Weclome Back]].
*Strong Mad is wearing the same sweater as from [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*At one point, The King of Town, Strong Sad, Homestar, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Mad, similar to how The Cheat, Homestar, Strong Mad, Bubs, and Coach Z all appear from behind Strong Bad in [[Some Stupid Turkey]].
*[[Senor Cardgage]] was previously mentioned to drive an unmarked van in [[Fan Costumes '06]].
*The Thnikkaman's pose when he is skating is the same one as Bubs' "[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-01-18|Zzzzziiiiiiiip!]]" pose when he stands on one foot on the conveyor belt in [[the chair]].
*The name "Deborah" was previously mentioned in [[senior prom]].
*[[The VCR]] blinks [[12:00]] atop the TV.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Olaf II of Norway|Saint Olaf]] is a real-life saint after whom towns, colleges, and many other things have been named.
*The [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf|TV special]] at the beginning is a parody of the numerous [[stop motion]] Christmas specials produced by [[Wikipedia:Rankin/Bass|Rankin/Bass]] such as 1964's ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''. Specifically, Brundo's line about losing his "magics" is a reference to the Winter Warlock in [[Wikipedia:Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)|Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town]]. The reference to the sword also comes from what may be considered one of the worst holiday specials ever, ''The He-Man She-Ra Holiday Special.''
*The Dethemberween Thinkkaman's cry of "Yeah, shut up! To one and all o' dang y'all!" is a parody of Santa's final line in [[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|The Night Before Christmas]]: "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"


== See Also ==
*The [[Happy Dethemberween Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the song.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dethemberween.html|Watch "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[HR:dethemberween.swf|View the Flash file for "Happy Dethemberween"]]
*[[Forum:13151|Forum thread re: Happy Dethemberween]]

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{{subtitlesLinks|dethemberween}}

Marshie vs. Little Girl

2007-11-28T11:08:58Z

James Craven: /* Trivia */

{{puppetnav|marshiepuppet.swf|Homestar vs. Other Little Girl|Everybody Knows It}}
[[Image:Marshie vs. Little Girl.jpg|thumb|"Why ever drink again?"]]
Little Girl has grown up to sell Malloweens with Marshie.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{film|Marshie}}, {{film|Little Girl}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, October 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:22
==Transcript==
''{The text, "Marshie vs. Little Girl" appears on an orange background as creepy organ music plays. Cut to Little Girl, wearing a skeleton costume and sitting on a box next to a bubbling cauldron.}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Trick or treat!

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{swoops in, dressed as a vampire}'' Boogidy-boogidy! I'll scare your pants!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Hey, Marshie?

'''MARSHIE:''' Hi, Little Girl! ''{Cut}'' What're you doing on the Halloween?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Um, you dress up as... costumes, like, scary stuff... or, not scary stuff.

'''MARSHIE:''' Like a bowler?

''{Cut}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Do you know the secret ingredients in my potion?

'''MARSHIE:''' What is it?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' ''{whispers}'' Dry ice.

'''MARSHIE:''' I think that just killed the magic!

''{Cut}

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' So when it stops bubbling, that means it's ready to poison the dragons!

'''MARSHIE:''' Poison the dragons!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yeah—

'''MARSHIE:''' That sounds like a heavy metal album!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yep. ''{Cut}'' Knock knock.

'''MARSHIE:''' Who's there?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Vampire.

'''MARSHIE:''' Vampire who?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Vampires are dumb!

''{cricket noises}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Zooming in on his face as he screeches}'' How many times do we have to do this?!

''{zoom back}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' My parents cut down the sugar a little bit.

'''MARSHIE:''' I can understand! ''{screeching}'' I could use a little cutback myself!

''{Cut. Little Girl screams and lunges at Marshie, who screams back. Little Girl breaks out laughing.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' You're freaking me out, kid! ''{Swoops offscreen.}''

''{Cut}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{back onscreen}'' I was losing control!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' ''{laughs}'' You're funny.

'''MARSHIE:''' You're pretty quaint! Let's do a Fluffy Puff commercial, okay? With Marshie and the dead kid!

''{Cut}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Fluffy Puff music plays in the background}'' Hey, Little Girl. What's your favorite thing about Fluffy Puff Malloweens?

''{Cut}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' The orange one is my favorite color, and the black one isn't.

'''MARSHIE:''' Yeah? That's not very good advertising!

''{Cut}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yeah! And they're definitely like... ''{grips stomach}'' water.

'''MARSHIE:''' Yeah-he-heah. Our marshmallows are just like water! Fluffy Puff Malloweens. Why ever drink again?

''{As Marshie says this last line, cartoon blood covers the screen with a bag of Malloweens and the text, "Why Ever Drink Again?" Cut back to Little Girl and Marshie.}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Zombies aren't real.

'''MARSHIE:''' No?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' No.

'''MARSHIE:''' What about me?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Um, talking marshmallows aren't real, but you— you're real to me.

'''MARSHIE:''' Really?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yep. ''{Cut}'' Whenever I'm bad at school and I don't get Halloween, I just pass out candy.

'''MARSHIE:''' I just pass out! ''{makes squishy sound effects as he sinks to the floor}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' No! No. Noooooo! ''{breaks into fake tears}''

''{Cut back to the original orange background, upon which the text, "end." is superimposed.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Poison the dragons.png|thumb|right|Poison the dragons!]]
*Click on Marshie after he says "that sounds like a heavy metal album" to see a [[Taranchula]] album.
*At the end, click on the word 'end' to see a conversation between Homestar Runner and the Little Girl.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Little Girl removes her hood}'' Wait a minute you're a little girl! I thought you was a little ghoul. ''{due to his impediment, he pronounces "girl" and "ghoul" nearly the same}''
*:'''LITTLE GIRL:''' I am.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Like Ghouls 'n Ghosts.
*:'''LITTLE GIRL:''' I....
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But you're just a little girl.
*:'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yup.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not a ghoul.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Dry ice|Dry Ice]] is commonly added to water to create low-sinking dense clouds of fog.

===Trivia===
*The intro music is from the beginning of [[Wikipedia:Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)]], commonly attributed to [[Wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]], a composition often used for Halloween and the bed music to the [[Wikipedia:MSNBC|MSNBC]] program [[Wikipedia:Countdown with Keith Olbermann|Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]'s "Worst Person in the World" segment. It has been transposed to F minor.
*This is the first appearance of the Marshie puppet on [[homestarrunner.com]]. The Marshie puppet first appeared in [[Real-Live E-Mails]] on [[strongbad_email.exe Disc 4]].

===Inside References===
*Marshie wore the vampire costume in [[Malloween Commercial]], and "Boogidy-boogidy! I'll scare your [[pants]]!" is similar to a line from that short.
**Additionally, the music that opened Malloween Commercial and the game [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]] appears in this short.
*The dragon snout shown on the Poison the Dragons album strongly resembles [[Trogdor]]'s snout.
*This is another occurrence of [[Heavy Metal]].

===Real-World References===
*In the Easter egg, Homestar mentions ''[[Wikipedia:Ghouls 'n Ghosts|Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]'', a real-life arcade game.
*Marshie is correct about the album title. Besides the Easter egg, its sounds like [[Wikipedia:Dio|Dio's]] [[Wikipedia:Killing the Dragon|Killing the Dragon]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:marshiepuppet.swf|View the Flash file for "Marshie vs. Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:12692|Forum thread re: "Marshie vs. Little Girl"]]

[[Category: Puppet Stuff]] [[Category: Halloween]]

User talk:Invisible Robot Fish

2007-09-03T17:28:22Z

James Craven:

{{User:Invisible Robot Fish/talk page box|Hey there, thanks for stopping by.<br /> Drop me a line, tell me what's on your mind. <br />'''« « « « Archive » » » »'''<br />
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[[Image:mikechapman.jpg|left|09/20/1973...yeah for being 34!]]
It's almost Mike birthday folks. I am organizing a birthday card for Mike much like [[User talk:Invisible Robot Fish/Talk Archive Matt Chapman's Card|Matt's birthday card]]. I have learned a few lessons since last time, so here are a few ground rules.
**If you want your message in a specific font or format, you can (a) make it yourself and provide a link, or (b) use a FREE font and provide a link to where it can be easily downloaded (easily infers, no memberships, logging in, or installing new software)
**There is a clear time line giving you plenty of notice.
<br/>
:::Mike's Birthday - September 20.....18 days left
:::Shipping Date - September 13.....11 days left
:::Deadline for submissions - September 11 (04:00 UTC).....'''9 days left'''

Happy signing, {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}}
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== Sign Away ==

# {{todo}} [http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd151/Disambig/birfdaything-2.png Here] be mine. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 05:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n6/RedKnightBlue/?action=view&current=Mike-Bday.png This] is mine. --{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 06:10, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/andsean/Signature.jpg My signature]. Please remove the '05, if you can. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:35, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
#*He already has one with the '05 removed. [[:Image:Matt card 06 Dorian Gray.png]]
# {{todo}} [http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee256/homestarwinner/mikesbirthday.jpg Here is one] that I made. Tell me if I need change it at all. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 15:28, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} My message [http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1930/34thbr1.png here]. {{User:Mee/sig}} 16:42, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee214/Kanjiro_photos/Mikescardthing.png Here] find you Mike's card thing.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 05:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
#*Um, yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and insist that "From next door ''I'm watching you''" be edited out of this image. We already creep them out enough just by having all this info in the wiki, and there's no need to push it any further if we can help it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:46, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://www.gizburgduck.com/mikebday.png I'm in, bro.] --{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 21:46, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://www.freewebs.com/samfisher1022/Happy%20B%2C%20Mike%21.PNG Here's Sammy.] {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 20:21, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7448/lapperue8.png] Same signature as last time. Designed for ul or lr corners. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:26, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://pics.livejournal.com/wbwolf/pic/0001b8e7 Birthday image] It's a number one jam! {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 21:29, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Hey Mike! Even though you don't do voices, your sounds are awesome! Especially the original intro sounds. Rock on!-[[User:Runstar Homer|Runstar Homer]] 21:48, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://www.geocities.com/vabeach2002dgh/Mike_Bday_Trey56.png Here's mine]! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:55, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7665/mikesbdaycardtx4.png I made one!]{{User:16 BIT MARIO1/sig}} 23:51, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Image:Mike-birthday.png Here's] my message! {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 00:21, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://i19.tinypic.com/4p48qr7.png Here's] My signature! {{User:Numa Numa/sig}}
# {{todo}} Hey Mike! Happy Birthday to yous and keep rocking on with those flash cartoons and sounds! - {{User:Znex/sig}} 02:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://hostfile.org/iamoverhere.png Here's mine]. It's a direct link, so just right-click and download. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 02:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://www.geocities.com/odysseus1138/happybirthdaymike.html Little crap flash clip I made for you!] [http://www.geocities.com/odysseus1138/happybirthdaymike.png The PNG image to go along with it] Happy Birthday Mike!! (I forgot to make a flash cake for you... sorry) - [[User:Odysseus1138|Odysseus1138]] 05:40, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Hi Mike. Happy Birthday :) Yes I find the toons and SBEmails interesting. Keep doing them :) --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 06:15, 31 August 2007 (UTC) (Don't take my name seriously; I'm all right)
# {{todo}} Happy Birthday Mike.//Make a wish and have some fun.//This is a haiku.// //—Cort ("BazookaJoe"), MI <small><i>IRF: I don't care which font you use. New line every double slash. Thanks!</i></small> —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Happy Birthday Mike! I love Homestar Runner and so do my friends. You spend a lot of work on Homestar Runner and I respect that. From a Fan, {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} From The Wiki. 11:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Happy Birthday Mike! I've loved Homestar Runner ever since I was 9 years old, and I'm due to be 14 on the 9/25! I really don't know what I'd do without Homestar Runner. I hope you keep working on the website for a really long time, because you and your brother Matt have really brought some change into my life. Have a rocking birthday! [[User:JasonDeLima|JasonDeLima]] 11:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Happy Birthday Mike! The Internet would not be the same without homestarrunner.com. Keep up the good work and have a great day. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:10, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Hello Mike! i love homestarrunner.com! it rules! ive liked it ever since i searched Star runner on google and clicked your site. i thought it was a t-shirt buying place. Anyway, happy birthday! hope you have fun! xxx - Josie Edwards 12 England. Oh and by the way i hope your "Very Very little girl is fine. shes super cute!
# {{todo}} Happy Birthday Mike! Isn't it nice to get a birthday card from people you don't know? Take a nice long break today! --Sherlockrunner
# {{todo}} [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Image:11bday.png MEH!] Here is mine. I love you Mike. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 20:28, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} (Pick a fun font) I want PBTC Strong Bad to say to The Cheat "you're so awesome you break windows" - Happy B! - Qermaq
# {{todo}} Happy B-Day Mike! Homestarrunner.com is one of my favorite websites. Hope you keep on makin' em. Send me a message if you ever need some voice acting done! Crapfully Crap:) -Axel Hranov
# {{todo}} Great and happy salutations Sir Mike of the Chapmans. May your journeys be adventurous and... swell. I can't keep this up. Happy Birthday from down under! [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 14:36, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Happy Hundwith Birthday, Stwong Bad! (Happy Birthday, Mike!) [http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/aishalover7142/?action=view&current=StwongBasd.jpg This is Piccy.]
# {{todo}} [http://www.mrphlip.com/tmp/cornersig.png Same pic as last time]. Ideally kinda small and in the lower-right corner, if there's room. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 16:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/Orangestar_12-11/MIKEDAY.jpg Happy Mikeday!] {{User:Orange_Star/sig}}
# {{todo}} Trying to think of someting memorable and clever and funny to say, but you took all the good lines, like "Happy Birthday", and "Mike". Anyway, Happy Birthday Mike. {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 23:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/Lemita/mikechapbday.jpg] A large, rambling message to Mike. Hope you guys like it. :) --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 02:02, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://elcool.pbwiki.com/f/mikebirthday07.png Here it is in all it's glory]. Thanks so much! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6577/techgeekmbgmikebdayfh1.png Here it is!] So Good! {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 04:36, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2607/gdsgsdgdsgsla0.png Ere you go!] [[User:Sephiroth|Sephiroth]]
# {{todo}} (Comic Sans MS, or something similar) Happy Birthday, Mike! Hope you enjoy your special day! --{{User:Color Printer/sig}} 12:43, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Happy birthday Mike! I loved homestarrunner since i was 7! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:31, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/dynamicsonic/happymikeday.png Here's mine!] A nice and little card for cool, cool Mike.--{{User:Darkangel/sig}} 16:20, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} (font: Alba. found [http://www.1001fonts.com/font_details.html?font_id=606 here.]) Happy Birthday, Mike! Homestar is far above awesome. I love the site, so keep the toons and SBEmails coming! {{User: Homestarmy Commando1/sig}} 20:10, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} [http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m89/OakleyIsLoafing/combolations.png] - if I don't manage to fix this in time, please cut off the bottom line ;-) Thanks heaps!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:16, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Happy birthday, Mike! Here's lookin' at you, kid. {{User:Punching_Kittens/sig}} 09:03, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} happy birthday, Mike! from all...of...me. [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 13:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} (Any font is good) Hey Mike! Happy Birthday! Err... Sports... Team? [[User:D&d greg|D&d greg]] 14:35, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{todo}} Mappy Hirthday, Mike! [[User:James Craven|James Craven]] 1:27 US EDT Sept 3 2007 (Labor Dabor)
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Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

2007-06-21T16:15:14Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|"Don't let Timkins play my PSone!"]]

[[So And So]] is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Timkins|Baby Timkins]], {{Film|So and So}}, [[Arrow'd Guy]][[Category: Arrow'd Guy Filmography]], {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18th, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a robot wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby that resembles the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons. The text "t.a.p.s." appears every time the buttons are pushed}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, a goatee, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOiLETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled "☮y P" ("[Peace symbol]y P"), standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a ☮y ([Peace symbol]y) necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrified So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, <br>

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes and fangs}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! <br>

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, <br>

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labeled "Snack Mix"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Deliberance.PNG|thumb|Drops Next Sursdai!]]
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The Crample-O Stow Records logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacey P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational [[drug]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Perfume|Eau de Toilette]]'' is [[French]] for a light, low concentrate perfume. "Toilet(te)" is used in an obsolete sense in both English and French to refer to personal grooming, the same sense as "toiletry".
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America and at primary school in the UK.
**Timkins's line "Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. Are all goo goos wah wahs?" is a [[Wikipedia:Syllogism|syllogism]] of the form "All X are Y. All Z are Y. Are all X Z?" (the correct answer is "not necessarily"). Syllogisms were previously used on the SAT, but were removed in the new edition of the SAT.
*A "nickel" is slang for a 5-year prison sentence.
*Olympic Man's jersey is blurred because trademarked logos on clothing are often obscured by the producers of television or music videos when they don't want the logos visible in the final product.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening title sequence.
*This is the first TGS issue since issue #7 in which Strong Bad does not work a variation of himself into the comic.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are mirror images of one another

===Goofs===
*The "Loading" frames are not rounded at the corners.
*Tompkins is misspelled as "Tomkins" on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]] description.
*Once the police officer starts talking to What's Her Face, a line appears near the doorknob.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was telling the plumber to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through," while she said "through the."

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].
*This issue contains several words or phrases ending in [['d]].
*"Deliberance" is a [[portmanteau]].

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins's virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's name resembles either [[Wikipedia:Eazy E|Eazy E]] or [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]], and his voice and singing style are very similar to [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]], and accidentally putting it in the oven (or microwave, in some versions).
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]]. The picture of the Snack Mix on the card resembles Clue character [[Wikipedia:Cluedo_characters|Colonel Mustard]] .
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian [[Wikipedia:Robin Harris|Robin Harris's]] "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called [[Wikipedia:Bebe's Kids|"Bébé's Kids"]], the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a memorable line from the video for [[Wikipedia:Fat (song)|"Fat"]] by [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*When the policemen arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, released by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in 2000.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De La Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment#Caesars brand|Caesars]] is a casino brand owned by [[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment|Harrah's Entertainment]].
*"She gone" is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Chicago White Sox|Chicago White Sox]] announcer [[Wikipedia:Ken Harrelson|Ken Harrelson]]'s strikeout call of "He gone."

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

the paper

2007-06-12T04:19:51Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{aboutemail}}{{for|[[:Category:Pseudocharacters|pseudocharacter]]|The Paper}}
{{sbenav|173}}
[[Image:Sbemail173thepaper.PNG|thumb|"Did you hear that? It said 'Preeeeow!'"]]

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Paper]], [[Lil' Strong Bad]], [[Lil' Strong Sad]][[Category: Strong Sad Filmography]], {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Bubs}}, [[New Paper]], {{film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Island]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, June 11, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:08

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Check the deck, y'all! Press eject, y'all! Well, it's another email and I'm about to reject y'all!

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: The Paper...</div>
Dear Strongbad,<br />
Is the Paper really quitting? Could you tell me the best<br />
moment that you had with the paper?<br />
Thank You<br />
Kyle Williams<br />
North Ogden, Utah
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the state as "Ewwwtah".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No, The Paper's not quitting, Kyle, you total Ogdenite. Ol' Papes is at the top of his game, the prime of his time, the cusp of his stuff!

''{The printer falls onto Strong Bad, knocking him offscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OW!!!

''{Cut back to show the full computer room. The wrecked printer is on the ground, with Strong Bad reeling next to it. The printer prints a sheet with a sickly, distorted sound. A dramatic chords plays. Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which reads "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' The Paper! No!!!

''{Cut back to a shot of the whole screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which prints out some more text reading "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' We sure did, pal.

''{Cut back}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why, I remember the day you were born like it was about to happen in a wavy flashback...

''{Harp music plays. It transitions to Lil' Strong Bad and Strong Sad, in front of a computer and printer. Strong Sad is typing.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Hurry up, Diaper Stripe! I wanna print out that butt I made out of hyphens and dollar signs!

''{Strong Sad hits a key, and a paper prints out of the printer.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Did you hear that?

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which reads "Preeeeow, world."}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It said "Preeeeow!"

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you were always phenomenal over the boards on defense!

''{Cut to the stadium. Strong Bad is wearing a headband, dancing in front of a basketball hoop as though blocking it. Homestar Runner holds a football and is wearing kneepads and a purple shirt that reads "Team Kneepads 15". The scoreboard gives a score of "?" for the Home team and "$" for the Visitors.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar had the ball at the top of the key. ''{bounces the football twice}'' Dribble, dribble, ''{throws it toward the hoop}'' shoot!

''{The Paper comes down reading "Manute Bol" in front of the hoop, blocking the shot. Strong Bad looks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooooh! ''{closeup}'' Get that weak mess outta here!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Wish I had a time-and-space-transcending piece of paper on ''my'' team.

''{Cut back a bit. Homsar is hovering in midair behind Homestar, wearing a similar shirt but with the number ".4". He has a kneepad on his hat instead of his legs.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{his hat flies offscreen}'' AaAaAaAaAaAaA ''{his hat lands on Strong Bad}'' aAaAaAaAa...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, over Homsar}'' I will admit, I wasn't crazy about your goth phase.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the computer room, in front of the [[Compy 386|Compy]]. A black version of the paper designed to resemble bat wings comes down with a purple glow and a drop of blood that slowly drips off. It has the usual text printed in a Gothic font, but it's nearly unreadable.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh! ''{Looks up, holds up his hands in a defensive stance.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of the Compy up close.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or your preppy phase, for that matter.

''{The Paper comes down. It appears to be wearing a pink polo shirt with a turquoise scarf. The shirt has "Tennis" stitched into it with an image of a tennis racket above it. Only the word "golf" is visible on The Paper itself. Strong Bad looks up, then down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But you always watched out for your younger brothers and sisters.

''{Another drop of blood drips down from The Paper. Cut to computer room with the Lappy on the desk. Homestar is wrapped up in paper dangling from the ceiling. A bottle of Mountain Dew is visible on the desk.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look, I was just trying to pour Mountain Dew on it! Ohwait. I mean Mello Yello on it! Ohwait. I mean Sierra Mist!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! Surge!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And who knows how many times you saved my shiny black keister?

''{Cut to Strong Bad, on the Island, which has a hole in it and is slowly sinking. Strong Bad is wearing a ragged bandanna. Many shark fins appear circling the island.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How is this island sinking?! I didn't even kill any end bosses!

''{The Paper comes down reading "Anybody need a lift?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking up}'' The Paper! I thought you were still in Pyongyang! Let's go! Jump!

''{He jumps up and grabs The Paper, which reels upwards. But back to a silhouetted version of the scene over a sunset. Strong Bad and The Paper appear to be flying away from the island. Video game music plays. The words "GAME OVER" and "PROGRAMMERS:" appear after a moment as the island sinks completely. Transition back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this is really it!

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper. It prints out "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Farewell—

''{Cut to a full shot. Strong Bad pats the printer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW Lighter]]. Cut to a closeup of The Paper again. Strong Bad burns it, leaving ashes that read "BYE NOW". Cut back.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, distressed}'' And The Paper goeth into the ''{a spotlight shines down on Strong Bad}'' niiIIiiIIiiIIght!

''{The scene fades out, then back in to Strong Bad in front of the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking up}'' How's it comin' up there, Bubs?

''{Bubs's hand drops down.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm almost finished!

''{For a few seconds, Bubs mumbles and socket wrench noises are heard.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' There!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Alright, now hit us with some Preeow 2.0!

''{A new paper comes down slowly making shuffling noises. A key with "@" is drawn on the left, and an envelope with Strong Bad's face in it is drawn on the right. The text and graphics on the new paper are slightly striped with white, and the "@" key is striped with cyan, yellow and magenta on the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' What the? How am I ever supposed to pronounce that garglemesh? ''{imitating the printer's noises}'' Heunh heownh heunh heownh vvvvvt eangt clonk-a-donk. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue. Alright New Paper, you are officially on trial status. So ya better get to impressin'!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down a little more, printing out an [[ASCII art]] butt made with hyphens and dollar signs, with "(but, a butt)" printed next to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hm. Well... that's a start.

==Easter Eggs==

*Click "Butt" at the end to see Homestar tangled in the Paper later on that day.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing to the tune of Neverending Story}'' The blood is rushing to my head... Blacking out, blacking out, blacking out...
*Click "impressin'" at the end to see a revisit of [[One Two, One Two]].
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Bouncing his football}'' Dribble dribble, shoot! Dribble dribble, shoot shoot! ''{Continues over Coach Z's lines}''
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{Leaning into frame}'' Ooh, dang! ''{Claps four times}'' Ooh, dang! ''{Claps four times}''
:''{Both continue over Strong Bad's lines}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Leaning into frame}'' Look! We're not doing this again. Look! We're not doing this again. ''{Record scratch, Homestar and Coach Z stop}'' We're really not doing this again!
:''{Scoreboard changes from ? to G}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
* Strong Bad "[[fourth wall breaks|breaks the fourth wall]]" by mentioning that he remembered first meeting the paper like it was "a wavy flashback".
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to "load bearing bosses", bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#Logo|Logo]]" and "[[Floppy Disk Container#the colonel's bequest|colonel's bequest]]" in the flashbacks. In the present, it reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#rise of the triad|rise of the triad]]".
*During the flashback of The Paper's goth phase, the screen of the Compy 386 reads, in part (this is all that is available in the Flash file):
<blockquote class="short compy email">
a> See there Tompo,<br>
wasted youth. I<br>
six or eleven
</blockquote>
*During the flashback of The Paper's preppy phase, the screen of the Compy 386 reads:
<blockquote class="short compy email">
a> Kick the booty all day long, I<br>
say. But, ya know, maybe not.
</blockquote>
*During the flashback of Homestar being tangled up by The Paper, the screen of Lappy 486 reads:
<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image: none">
]Look, Darius, if you want me to eat a Philly cheesesteak<br />
instead of answering an email this week, you got it. No<br />
skin off my back. I'll eat a couple-a Tastykakes while I'm<br />
at it, too. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta skee-dat.
</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*In [[more armies]], The Paper came down crumpled and torn. However, when it comes out the printer here, it comes out just fine.
*Even though The Paper's plug falls out of the outlet, it is still able to print messages to Strong Bad.
*When the email was originally released, the background crowd noise after the paper blocked Homestar's shot was somewhat louder and overlapped Homestar's line as well as Homsar's bit. By the end of the first day of release, the background cheers were reduced at the block, and eliminated altogether as Homestar begins to speak.

===Goofs===
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when the paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to the paper, these extra lengths are missing.

===Glitches===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control can affect the area outside the Compy's screen.
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] and [[anything]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved the paper being set aflame.
*In the Easter egg where Homestar sings "The blood is rushing to my head", it is to the same tune from "The Never Ending Story" as the Easter egg in email [[anything]], in which he sang "Never-ending Soda", also in reference to Mountain Dew.
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]]
*The easter egg which results from clicking "impressin" is a reference to the short [[one two, one two]]
*Strong Bad's line, "But you always watch out for your younger brother and sister" accompianed by The Paper saving the Lappy from getting poured on by Homestar is a reference to [[animal]], where it's revealed that the Lappy is male, and [[dreamail]], which is the first appearance of [[Female Lappy 486]], which seems to be the Lappy's operating system of sorts.

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*The song Homestar sings is a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]], which he previously sang in [[anything]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of most large cities; its members are often characterized by wearing mostly black or other dark clothing and commonly large boots, with outlandish make-up and non-traditional hair styles.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a pun on the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt [[Lil' Strong Sad]] is wearing is the same shirt [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown|Charlie Brown]] wears.


==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

Date Nite

2007-04-24T07:16:45Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|datenite|Strongest Man in the World|The King of Town DVD}}
[[Image:Marzipan eyelashes Homestar Date Nite.png|thumb|"Whoa-ho, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!"]]
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[The Stone Bridge]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[House of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' April 24, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:17

'''Page Title:''' Meet me on down at the Chez Perez!

==Transcript==
''{Scene in Marzipan's house, where Marzipan is applying mascara while looking in a hall mirror. She is already wearing lipstick. After a second, Homestar enters from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Wha-hoa, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still looking in mirror}'' Homestar, if you're trying to say I'm a foxy momma, that's actually ''more'' offensive.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right, right. You know what I mean. The more offensive one. So where are we goin' tonight? ''{leans over}'' The Chez Perez?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still into mirror}'' Uh, no. I have a hot date with the Cheat, thank you very much. I suspect you'll probably stay home and run in place or something.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Well I ''was'' planning to--you WHAT?!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement, where the Cheat is applying a fake mustache with Strong Bad looking on}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You WHAT?! ''{Starts quivering with outrage}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this, the Cheat!

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar in Marzipan's house}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I can't believe you're the Cheating on me! ''{Pull back to include Marzipan, still at the mirror}'' So what are you saying? That you--gulp--"want his bod"?

''{Cut back to a close up of Strong Bad in his basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can't even call that thing a bod! At best it's a broom or a--

''{Cut back to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' --Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Turning away from the mirror and brandishing mascara brush}'' Look, Homestar, it's just a date. This has always been an open relationship.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Whoa-ha-ho-says you. I've turned down more fox's mothers than I can count just to stay loyal to you!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Dryly}'' So, four, then?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, that's rich. Ms. Smarty Pants, eh?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mr. Smarty Spots, huh? Well,

'''HOMESTAR:'''
{{transcriptinprogress|Neumannz}}

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the period to hear the national radio station on the [[booOOMbox]] in Strong Sad's room:
*:'''ANNOUNCER''': ''{on the [[booOOMbox]]}'' And join us next Saturday at some civic hall auditorium for "Public Rage-o." All your favorite public radio superstars will be in action. Watch as Ira Glass and Ira Phlato duke it out in a no-holds-barred lumberjack match. And special guest Garrison Keela wrestles his soothing voice in a steel cage.
*:'''STRONG SAD''': Oh, geez, I ''gotta'' pledge more next year. They're ''really'' getting desperate.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"L'est" means "the east" in French. "Chez" (which Homestar mispronounces) means "At the home of" and is often used in names of French restaurants.

===Trivia===
*Marzipan's mascara tube reads "Hot Vegan".
*Strong Bad and Homestar are drinking [[Cold_One|'old ones]].
*Marzipan strokes her right eye with mascara 18 times. When she and Strong Bad change places, the mascara is nowhere to be found.
*"My name is waiter, I'll be your Homestar this evening" is an example of a [[Wikipedia:Spoonerism|spoonerism]]

===Goof===
After the rockets are fired, they are clearly visible attached to the submarine as it sinks.

===Inside References===
*In [[long pants]], Marizpan also claims she is not a broom.
*Strong Bad sings the [[flag day|Strong Badian National Anthem]] when his cardboard box sinks.
*The rockets are Fthoom-Bang brand bottle rockets duct-taped together just like in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] also has Strong Bad in a [[Cardboard Boxes|cardboard box]].
*During the Easter egg, the Public Radio music from [[radio]] is heard.
*Homestar's "L'egg" hat also appeared in [[Summer Short Shorts]].

===Real-World References===
*''[[IMDB:tt0099810|The Hunt for Red October]]'' was a film about submarine warfare.
*[[Wikipedia:Ira Glass|Ira Glass]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Flatow|Ira Flatow]] are [[Wikipedia:Public broadcasting|public radio]] hosts. Glass hosts ''[[Wikipedia:This American Life|This American Life]]'' on [[Wikipedia:Public Radio International|Public Radio International]], Flatow hosts ''[[Wikipedia:Talk of the Nation - Science Friday|Talk of the Nation - Science Friday]]'' on [[Wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]].
*[[Wikipedia:Garrison Keillor|Garrison Keillor]] hosts ''[[Wikipedia:A Prairie Home Companion|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' on [[Wikipedia:American Public Media|American Public Media]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:datenite.html|watch "Date Nite"]]
*[[HR:datenite.swf|view the Flash file for "Date Nite"]]
*[[Forum:11290|forum thread re: "Date Nite"]]

Date Nite

2007-04-24T07:14:44Z

James Craven: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|datenite|Strongest Man in the World|The King of Town DVD}}
[[Image:Marzipan eyelashes Homestar Date Nite.png|thumb|"Whoa-ho, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!"]]
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[The Stone Bridge]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[House of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' April 24, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:17

'''Page Title:''' Meet me on down at the Chez Perez!

==Transcript==
''{Scene in Marzipan's house, where Marzipan is applying mascara while looking in a hall mirror. She is already wearing lipstick. After a second, Homestar enters from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Wha-hoa, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still looking in mirror}'' Homestar, if you're trying to say I'm a foxy momma, that's actually ''more'' offensive.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right, right. You know what I mean. The more offensive one. So where are we goin' tonight? ''{leans over}'' The Chez Perez?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still into mirror}'' Uh, no. I have a hot date with the Cheat, thank you very much. I suspect you'll probably stay home and run in place or something.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Well I ''was'' planning to--you WHAT?!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement, where the Cheat is applying a fake mustache with Strong Bad looking on}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You WHAT?! ''{Starts quivering with outrage}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this, the Cheat!

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar in Marzipan's house}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I can't believe you're the Cheating on me! ''{Pull back to include Marzipan, still at the mirror}'' So what are you saying? That you--gulp--"want his bod"?

''{Cut back to a close up of Strong Bad in his basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can't even call that thing a bod! At best it's a broom or a--

''{Cut back to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' --Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Turning away from the mirror and brandishing mascara brush}'' Look, Homestar, it's just a date. This has always been an open relationship.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Whoa-ha-ho-says you. I've turned down more foxs' mothers than I can count just to stay loyal to you!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Dryly}'' So, four, then?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, that's rich. Ms. Smarty Pants, eh?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mr. Smarty Spots, huh? Well,

'''HOMESTAR:'''
{{transcriptinprogress|Neumannz}}

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the period to hear the national radio station on the [[booOOMbox]]:
*:'''ANNOUNCER:'''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"L'est" means "the east" in French. "Chez" (which Homestar mispronounces) means "At the home of" and is often used in names of French restaurants.
===Trivia===
*Marzipan's mascara tube reads "Hot Vegan".
*Strong Bad and Homestar are drinking [[Cold_One|'old ones]].
*Marzipan strokes her right eye with mascara 18 times. When she and Strong Bad change places, the mascara is nowhere to be found.
*"My name is waiter, I'll be your Homestar this evening" is an example of a [[Wikipedia:Spoonerism|spoonerism]]

===Inside References===
*In [[long pants]], Marizpan also claims she is not a broom.
*Strong Bad sings the [[flag day|Strong Badian National Anthem]] when his cardboard box sinks.
*The rockets are Fthoom-Bang brand bottle rockets duct-taped together just like in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] also has Strong Bad in a [[Cardboard Boxes|cardboard box]].
*During the Easter egg, the Public Radio music from [[radio]] is heard.
*Homestar's "L'egg" hat also appeared in [[Summer Short Shorts]].

===Real-World References===
*''[[IMDB:tt0099810|The Hunt for Red October]]'' was a film about submarines.
*[[Wikipedia:Ira Glass|Ira Glass]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Flatow|Ira Flatow]] are [[Wikipedia:Public broadcasting|public radio]] hosts. Glass hosts [[Wikipedia:This American Life|This American Life]] on [[Wikipedia:Public Radio International|Public Radio International]], Flatow hosts [[Wikipedia:Talk of the Nation - Science Friday|Talk of the Nation - Science Friday]] on [[Wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]].
*[[Wikipedia:Garrison Keillor|Garrison Keillor]] hosts [[Wikipedia:A Prairie Home Companion|A Prairie Home Companion]] on [[Wikipedia:American Public Media|American Public Media]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:datenite.html|watch "Date Nite"]]
*[[HR:datenite.swf|view the Flash file for "Date Nite"]]
*[[Forum:11290|forum thread re: "Date Nite"]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 12

2007-02-14T00:41:33Z

James Craven: /* Easter Eggs */

{{tgsnav|12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_11|Issue 11|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}

[[Image:TeenGirlSquad12.png|200px|thumb|"SEVERAL BOYS!"]]

The Teen Girl Squad celebrates Valentine's Day.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Patchbeard|Patchbeard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. Embalmo|Mrs. Embalmo]], {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tines Racer|Tines Racer]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mindy|Mindy]],
[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Robot|Strong Bad Robot]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Class Prez|Class Prez]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Wireless Wizard|Wireless Wizard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The USB Dongle Goblin|The USB Dongle Goblin]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]], (Easter egg) [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:'''

'''Date:''' February 12, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:20

'''Page Title:''' Vamlumtimes Day!

==Transcript==
''{The traditional "teen girl squad" title page appears, with "issue 12" in the upper-left hand corner and "by: strong bad" in the lower-right. Nearly the entire toon is drawn in red ink.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{red undies!}'' So and So! ''{whitman's sampler!}'' What's Her Face! ''{black roses!}'' The Ugly One! ''{pink eye!}''

''{The four teen girls are standing together.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Two, three, four... ''{all four girls begin dancing and clapping}'' What time is it?

'''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES!<br>
'''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously}'' -tines!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' What time is it?

'''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES!<br>
'''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously}'' -tines!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' What we gonna get?

'''ALL:''' SEVERAL BOYS!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' How we gonna get 'em?

''{Everyone stops dancing. Cheerleader folds her arms and glares, and the other three girls assume nervous, thinking poses.}''

'''SO AND SO, THE UGLY ONE, AND WHAT'S HER FACE:''' uh... um... er...

''{Close-up of So and So}''

'''SO AND SO:''' mock U.N. medals?

''{Close-up of What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wearing unflattering clothing?

''{Cut back to all four girls}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Voodoo? Is it voodoo?

''{Close-up of The Ugly One, who has a furrowed brow and is sticking pins into a doll of Arrow'd Guy}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' VOODOO!!!!!!

''{Cut back to all four girls}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' You three are adorable. Maybe I'll come visit you at the convent or library someday.

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{leaps in the air}'' You'll find me in the reference section!!!

''{Close-up of Cheerleader screaming at a frightened So and So}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Shut yer plaid skirted face! Here comes a boy!

''{Zoom out to Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One standing in front of lockers. A bespectacled boy with freckles, patchy facial hair, and a glum expression approaches with his hands in his pockets.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi there, patchbeard, I betcha never get carded with a mossy chin like that.

''{The boy bends on one knee and holds up a valentine. Cheerleader smiles from ear to ear.}''

'''PATCHBEARD:''' ''{in a gravelly voice}'' You're blond and you acknowledge my facial stubbery. Will you be my valentine?

''{Close-up of Cheerleader, who holds up the valentine triumphantly.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Yesss! Now get outta here Peter Puberty. Mama's got bigger fish to fry.

''{Cheerleader clubs the boy over the head, knocking his glasses off}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' CLONK!

''{Two boys approach What's Her Face}''

'''BOY 1:''' ''{speaking to Boy 2}'' Band name. ''Band name.'' Band name. Band name.

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Uh, hi. I like music. And um... cloth.

''{What's Her Face hangs her head in sadness.}''

'''BOY 2:''' ''{speaking to Boy 1}'' Did that dude just tell you she likes cloth?

'''BOY 1:''' "She likes cloth" — that's a good band name.

''{A transition slide of a hairy, muscled, bare chest with a necklace reading "meanwhile" appears.}''

''{Cheerleader clubs a football with a face, legs, and arms as she holds its valentine. Several unconscious football-men lie to one side of her and a pile of valentines lies on her other side.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' CLONK!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{speaking to The Ugly One}'' I got valentime cards from every football player except one!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I got cards from every ''lunchlady'' except one!

''{Cut to The Ugly One holding a tray in front of a cafeteria bar with a cobwebbed skeleton wearing a hair net standing behind it. A creaking noise is heard.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Excuse me, Mrs. Embalmo...

''{The Arrow'd Guy knocks the skeleton aside as he stabs a voodoo doll of The Ugly One with pins. Pins also stick out of The Ugly One herself.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BAD JUJU!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Owww! My the fact that I was alive a second ago!

''{So and So, Cheerleader, and What's Her Face stand next to The Ugly One's body}''

'''SO AND SO:''' I'll notify her next of... uh... fruit cup. ''{holds up a fruit cup and cries}'' I'm so sorry to have to tell you this...

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{angrily}'' Stop talking to fruit! Valentimes is serious times!

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{annoyed}'' ''-tines.''

''{Zoom in on Cheerleader, who glares angrily with her hands on her hips}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' What?

''{Zoom out to all three remaining girls}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{shouting so loud her mouth is shaped like a heart}'' Valen-TINES!! T-I-N—

''{Cut to a fork with a face driving a Formula One race car}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating the sound of a car engine}'' TINES! TINES! TINES!

''{The race car comes closer and closer until it runs over So and So}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' TINES!

''{Cheerleader and What's Her Face stand talking next to So and So's body, which is covered with black skid marks.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' As I was saying, Vamlumtime's Day is serious times. If I don't get cards from enough boys, I could lose all my Mindy cred.

''{Cut to four girls bowing down in front of a portrait of Mindy surrounded by burning candles and plaques reading "mindy", "chief cheerleader", and "1984-1987".}''

'''FOUR GIRLS:''' ''{bowing and chanting}'' Mindy! Mindy!

''{Cut back to Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' It's time to resort to plan... ''{holds up a cell phone reading "txtorz"}'' TXT!!

''{Zoom out to a robot dancing in front of Cheerleader, with Strong Bad's Face on it}''

'''STRONG BAD ROBOT:''' TECH-NO-LOGICAL RO-MANCE

''{Zoom in on Cheerleader sending a text message with a poster of the class president in the background}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{text messaging}'' Hy, Clas Prez! Cn i B Yr VLNT9?

''{Pan to the class president, standing on the other side of his poster, holding a phone made out of crackers with a bite taken out of it}''

'''CLASS PREZ:''' ''{text messaging}'' Def. U R A ttl haw-T.

''{Pan back to Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{text messaging}'' U ROOL! <B >KO)->

''{Zoom out to the two of them as the class president speaks to Cheerleader, who is still furiously typing on her cell phone.}''

'''CLASS PREZ:''' Whattaya mean I'm less than B?

''{An angry wizard appears in a cloud of smoke and suprises the two of them.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' WIRELESS WIZARD!!

''{Zoom in on the wizard}''

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' ''{pointing}'' Texting from a few feet away? FOR SHAME!

''{Zoom out to the wizard holding up Cheerleader's cell phone next to her.}''

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' And what's this other text mess? ''{the characters ">KO)->" appear from the cell phone}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' That's a frontways Cupid.

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' ''{inspects cell phone}'' Looks more like a USB dongle goblin!

''{Cut to a goblin, flying in from the sky}''

'''USB DONGLE GOBLIN:''' Here I come!

''{The goblin cuts the class president in two and decapitates Cheerleader.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' TTYL!

'''CLASS PREZ:''' I won't BRB!

''{Cut to the wizard speaking to What's Her Face, who turns her head around in surprise.}''

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' Say, baby, uh... you wanna go find a remote access point with me?

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' FULL BARS!!!!

''{Cut to the wizard carrying What's Her Face on a flying wireless router as hearts rise from them and the robot dances in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD ROBOT:''' TECH-NO-LOGICAL RO-MANCE!

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' Soooo... you like cloth?

''{The "it's over!" screen appears, with the "back" button in the lower-left hand corner and the "again" button in the lower-right.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' IT'S OVER!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Shelikescloth.PNG|thumb|"That's a good band name."]]
*Click on "she likes cloth" (the second time) to see a CD cover.
*At the end, click on the "i" for a USB dongle goblin vamlumtimes card.
*At the end, click on the "o" for a scene with Science Fiction Greg and D'N'D Greg.
*:'''SCI-FI GREG''': if we cannot claim her heart, at least she's in the arms of a truly worthy adversary.
*:'''D'N'D GREG''': Sometimes...wizards are so awesome...it hurts.
*At the end, click on the "!" for a scene with Mindy and three other cheerleaders.
*:'''MINDY''': Okay, gals, let's get ready to...
*:'''THREE OTHER CHEERLEADERS''': Gag me with a spoon!!

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Universal Serial Bus|USB]] (Universal Serial Bus) is a standard interface for connecting peripherals to computers.
*A [[Wikipedia:Dongle|dongle]] is a device that connects to a computer for one of several specific purposes. These uses include adapting one type of port to another, providing security authentication for software, or facilitating wireless communication between the computer and other devices.
*A [[Wikipedia:USB hub|USB hub]] allows multiple devices to attach to a single USB port.
*Mrs. Embalmo's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Embalming|embalming]], a process by which a body is preserved for burial.
*The ends of a [[Wikipedia:Fork|fork]] are called "tines".
*"Mindy cred" is a reference to "indie cred," or credibility in the independent music/movie scene.
* Cheerleader's shirt in the cartoon would be read as "Who heart-ed?", a parody of the popular t-shirt phrase "Who farted?"
* [[Wikipedia: pink eye|Pink eye]] is an eye inflammation.
*'Bad [[wikipedia:Juju|Juju]]' is a mocking reference to voodoo and superstitions.

===Trivia===
*One of the plaques by Mindy's portrait reads "1984-[[1987]]".
*This is the first TGS cartoon without the 'D death style.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the toon was released, in the intro, Cheerleader's name was not written with her picture. This was fixed shortly afterwards. 

===Inside References===
*The picture on the cover of "she likes cloth" is similar to The Cheat's illustration of the two Johns from They Might Be Giants in [[Experimental Film]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Whitman's|Whitman's]] Sampler is a popular assortment of chocolates.
*Cheerleader's phone resembles a Danger [[Wikipedia:Sidekick_phone|Sidekick]], LG [[Wikipedia:LG VX9800|The V]] or [[Wikipedia:LG VX9900|enV]], a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard intended for use with text messaging.
*Class Prez's phone model, "CRKR", is a play on four-letter [[Wikipedia:Motorola|Motorola]] cellular phone models such as the [[Wikipedia:Motorola ROKR E1|ROKR]] and the [[Wikipedia:Motorola RAZR V3|RAZR]].
*"Gag me with a spoon!!" was a popular 1980s catchphrase, commonly associated with cheerleaders and other "[[wikipedia:Valley girl|Valley Girl]]" stereotypes
*"TECH-NO-LOGICAL RO-MANCE" is a reference to [http://www.lyricsondemand.com/c/camenolyrics/worduplyrics.html lyrics] from [[Wikipedia:Cameo (band)|Cameo]]'s 1986 hit [[Wikipedia:Word Up!|Word Up!]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs12.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]]
*[[HR:tgs12.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]]
*[[Forum:10810|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]]

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[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Pom Pom

2007-01-19T03:59:19Z

James Craven: /* Halloween Costumes */

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[[Image:pompom.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Probably talking to some fine honey on his celly.]]
== Biography ==

[[Image:Babypp.PNG|thumb|Bouncy, bouncy...]]

'''Pom Pom''' (also spelled '''Pom-Pom''') is a Pom from the [[Pom Pom, Too|Isle of Pom]]. Pom Pom, like all Poms, appears to be inflated. He talks by making [[Deliberately Poor English#A Lack of Intelligible Speech|bubbly noises]] and can absorb objects into his body for storage, suggesting that he is made of some sort of carbonated/gelatinous substance. He is also quite skilled in [[Wikipedia:Martial Art|martial arts]] (see [[Pom Pom#Fighting Skills|below]]).

Pom Pom is [[Homestar Runner]]'s best friend, but he sometimes hangs out with [[Strong Bad]] as well. He has such an open mind that he spends time with even unpopular characters such as the [[The King of Town|King of Town]] and [[The Poopsmith]]. Pom Pom is often seen talking on [[Cell Phone|his cell phone]] to his many [[Pom Pom's girls|girlfriends]], and he keeps track of their contact information in his [[Pom Pilot]]. His parents' names are [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]], as seen in an Easter egg in the Strong Bad Email [[pom pom]]. Pom Pom was going to have a dog named [[Rejected Characters#Trivia Time|Trivia Time]], but this concept seems to have been abandoned.

*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]

*[[:Category:Pom Pom Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title''': The Most Mackinest!!}'' ''{'''Place:''' [[The Field]]}''

''{Pom Pom is talking on his phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Here go Pom Pom. ''{to Pom Pom}'' What's up, Pom Pom? ''{Pom Pom gestures to his phone}'' Oh, sorry. ''{to camera}'' Pom Pom is definitely the mack around here. And he's my best friend. He's gotten me out of some pretty tight jams. And some pretty tight pants! But that only happened once. ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hey Pom Pom—''{Pom Pom looks at him angrily and points to his phone}'' Oh, right. I forgot already. He's probably talking to some fine honey on his celly. ''{Pom Pom gets out his wallet and shows the camera some pictures of his girlfriends, then tries to put it back in later but a part of it is sticking out, which he shoves it in with more force.}'' About to get her phone number. Or maybe he already has it. He gets digits like every single day. ''{to Pom Pom}'' Isn't that right, Pom Pom? ''{irritated, Pom Pom snaps his phone shut and bubbles angrily at Homestar}'' Oh, sorry again man. My bad. I wasn't trying to step to you or anything. We're still cool. ''{Pom Pom sighs, puts his phone away, shakes his head and bounces away}'' Pom Pom and I are still cool.

== Fighting Skills ==
Pom Pom is a good martial arts fighter and appears to enjoy it.

The first instance of Pom Pom fighting is in his dojo from the [[Theme Song Video]] where he practices his moves, this is broadened on later in the email [[pom pom]] where he gets a [[Nintendo|1-Up]] by beating [[Strong Bad]]. In the commentary for the same email [[The Brothers Chaps]] discussed wanting to make a side scrolling Pom Pom fighting game. This also was seen in the [[Strong Bad Email]], [[personal favorites]] where he got into a "knife fight" with [[Coach Z]]. Later in [[Summer Short Shorts]], Pom Pom shows off his skills with a [[Wikipedia:Bo|Bo]] and disappears with a smoke bomb.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Driver's license ===
<blockquote>POM POM<br />
125 Lexington Ave<br />
Isle Of Pom<br />
<br />
SEX HEIGHT WEIGHT<br />
POM 6'2" 4 lbs<br />
<br />
ORGAN<br />
DONOR</blockquote>

===Phone Numbers===
''Home'': (123) 456-7890<br>
''Cell'': (123) 555-8307<br>
''Pager'': (718) 555-1059<br>

* Based on the area code for his pager number, Pom Pom has either lived or does business in the outer boroughs of New York City. 123 is not a real area code, as none (in the [[wikipedia:North American Numbering Plan|North American Numbering Plan]], at least) begin with the numeral 1.
* Pom Pom's "voice" is the same re-used sound sample of [[Mike Chapman]] blowing bubbles into a glass of milk. His is the only voice that is never recorded fresh for every toon (and never has since his first appearance).
* "The Most Mackinest" is a phrase taken from the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]]' song "Shake Your Rump."
* Pom Pom is the only main character whose parents have been seen on the site, in a picture in [[Pom Pom, Too]]. They are differently-colored Poms there, but Strong Bad hypothetically envisions them as a [[Pom Pom's Hypothetical Family|File Cabinet]] in [[Family Resemblence]].
*Pom Pom's ringtone is a clip of DJ Teh Cheat's remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], as heard in [[technology]].
* Pom Pom seems to own a firearm, as he has pulled out a gun in [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] and [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

== Variatons ==
*[[Fat Dudley]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Pan Pan]] ([[20X6]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
[[Image:Pompomcake.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes and star of Food Network's "Ace of Cakes", created this Pom Pom cake for a client.]]
*[[Wikipedia:Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man|Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man]] (from [[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Michael_Moore|Michael Moore]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid_Man|Kool-Aid Man]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[http://kamala37.tripod.com/ Kamala the Ugandan Giant] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*The Big Boy (from [http://www.bobs.net/ Bob's Big Boy]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Walter Sobchak from [[The Big Lebowski]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[IMDB:nm1602671|Mario Batali]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].

==See Also==
*[[Pom Pom Evolution]]
*[[Pom Pom Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Pom Pom|Nicknames]]
*[[Pom Pom's Hypothetical Family]]

== External links ==
*[[HR:vcr_pp.html|watch Pom Pom's character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_pp.swf|view the Flash file for Pom Pom's character video]]

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