Where U Goin' 2?

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[[Image:Where U Goin' 2.png|thumb|"It's like, what is he doing, you know? I mean, where's he goin' to?"]]
A song about The Cheat's typical day.

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, [[Cardboard Homestar]], {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Bubs}}

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Field]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] ([[Powered by The Cheat]]), [[Gymnasium]], [[The King of Town's Grill]]

'''Date:''' Sunday, April 19, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 2:40

'''Page Title:''' [[Tomatocycle]] Season 1 on DVD!

== Transcript ==
''{Open on Strong Mad and Strong Bad sitting on the couch in the basement.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' He said ''he'' thought paunchberry sounded like a ''disgusting'' ice cream flavor. But ''I'' beg to differ.

'''STRONG MAD:''' I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MOTORCYCLES!

''{Strong Mad pulls out a bike made of wieners and tomato slices; cut to a close-up of the bike and then back to the two on the couch. The Cheat enters screen right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, we probably were. Hey, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{upbeat The Cheat noises, then hums a tune}''

''{The Cheat exits screen left}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that The Cheat. ''{bass line starts in the background}'' It's like, what is he doing, you know? I mean, where's he goin' to?

''{Cut to The Cheat going down the stairs outside the house.}''

'''SINGER:''' The Cheat, where you goin' to? 
:: And once you get there, whatchu think you gonna do? 
:: Checking up on a mattress fire 
:: That you started couple days ago. 
:: Singin' baritone in Marzipan's choir 
:: (But please don't let Strong Bad know) 
:: Nobody knows...

''{Zoom out on a slate that reads "Marzipan's not-dumb choir" to reveal Marzipan entering from screen right, wearing a robe and a book marked "HIMS". The Cheat and Cardboard Homestar are similarly dressed on screen left.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' This part's in D.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{tries to sing, but sounds more like a growl; Cardboard Homestar's head moves}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, that's not D.

''{close-up of The Cheat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{sings again, higher pitch}''

''{Cut back to two-shot.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' How about C?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{even higher, angry The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat throws the book, knocking down Cardboard Homestar. Marzipan looks scared. The Cheat removes his robe.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ehh, close enough.

''{Marzipan starts singing along with the singer.}''

'''SINGER and MARZIPAN:''' The Cheat, where you goin' to?

''{The Cheat exits behind Marzipan screen right. Cut to a shot of Homestar walking in the field.}''

'''SINGER and HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And once you get there, whatchu think you gonna do?

'''SINGER:''' Hitchin' a ride on Homestar's leg 
::Stealin' all his melonade

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey!

'''SINGER:''' Get a freelance animation job—

''{Powered By The Cheat, on [[Monosodium Dreams]]:}''

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' —and make the best cartoon that's ever been made!

''{Full-screen scene of a Powered by The Cheat Bubs' Concession Stand, marked "dub's C"; The Cheat starts singing backup.}''

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT COACH Z:''' Hey there, Bubs in the store. Paunchberry's was a new ice cream!

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT BUBS:''' I can't even reach the top.

''{Bubs waves towards a stack of ice cream containers that reaches into the sky. Cut to The Cheat, wearing a shirt that reads "Paunch", Strong Mad, smiling and the word "Berry" on his singlet, and Strong Bad, "icéd cream" written on him, dancing in front of a wall of ice cream containers}''

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT COACH Z:''' Hey, it's the paunchberry ice cream dancing team.

''{The Cheat stops singing.}''

'''SINGER:''' The Cheat—

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' Viral.

''{Cut back to regular action; The Cheat walks along the top of the brick wall and then flies off the end with a dashed path trailing him.}''

'''SINGER:''' —where you goin' to? 
::And once you get there, whatchu think you gonna do? 
::Headin' down to the gymnasium 
::Gonna do some lay-up drills 
::I'm not sure if that's something you would normally do 
::But you should brush up on your basketball skills
::With some lay-up drills
::Lay-up drills

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noise}''

'''SINGER:''' ''{softly}'' No lay-up drills?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noise}''

''{The Cheat moves his arm, the scoreboard falls, and the room gets darker.}''

'''SINGER:''' Flaming lay-up drills?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{excited The Cheat noise}''

'''SINGER:''' The Cheat likes flaming lay-up drills 
::I'm glad we compromised with flaming lay-up drills 
::Ah, f'rllz, oh tell me what's the dealz 
::You got the wills, the skills, the flaming lay-up drills 
::The Cheat, where you goin' to? 
::And once you get there, whatchu think you gonna do? 
::The Cheat, whatchu gonna did 
::The day is done so won'tchu close that barbecue... lid

''{The Cheat hops onto the King of Town's barbecue grill and closes the lid. Cut back to Strong Bad and Strong Mad in the basement. The tomato-wiener bike is in a heap on the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno. Maybe he's just going to the ATM machine.

'''STRONG MAD:''' THAT'S REDUNDANT!

''{A card comes down that reads "end" with "ATM machine = automatic teller machine machine" written underneath.}''

== Fun Facts ==
*The explanation at the end for ATM machine may refer to a skit done by Demetri Martin, who says his friends say ATM machine when the M stands for machine.
=== Explanations ===
* The phrase "ATM machine" is an example of [[Wikipedia:RAS syndrome|RAS syndrome]]. The "M" already stands for "machine".
* The word "VIRAL" flashing on the screen at the end of The Cheat's cartoon refers to [[Wikipedia:Viral video|viral video]], an online video that gets quick widespread popularity.

=== Trivia ===
* When Marzipan says "This part's in D", the song is in the key of E major (while most of the song is in E minor). Likewise, the first two notes The Cheat sings for her are E's.

=== Remarks ===
*Although it is suggested that The Cheat is exiting the [[House of the Brothers Strong]] at the beginning of the song, the house he is actually seen walking out of is usually depicted as being [[Homestar Runner's House]].
*The Cheat has been given a new walking animation in this toon.
*Even though the scoreboard fell to the ground, it appears back on the wall moments later.

=== Inside References ===
*The Cheat is seen [[flying]] and [[The Cheat Smiling|smiling]] at the same time.
*The Ice cream containers read icéd cream, which is similar to [[-èd]].
*Marzipan's choir books read "HIMS", a [[homophone]] for the more appropriate "Hymns". This spelling also appeared in [[Happy Dethemberween]].
*The Cheat steals Homestar's [[Melonade]].
*The Cheat lights the rim of the [[basketball]] hoop with the [[BMW lighter]].
*This short begins with an [[interrupted conversation]].
*A [[Limozeen]] flyer can be seen on the telephone pole.
*Marzipan's board says "Marzipan's [[Not X|Not]]-Dumb Choir".
*The bulging stomach seen on the ice cream containers in The Cheat's cartoon resembles one partially seen in [[your funeral]].
*The phrase "whatchu gonna did?" was used in Homestar's speech as the Jack 'Em Up Kid in [[yes, wrestling]]. The term "[[portmanteau|gymatorium]]" was also used in that email.
*The "i" in "LOADiNG" is [[Lowercase i's|lowercase]].
*The trading card of The Cheat's "Lay-up drills" is similar to the trading card of [[Pom Pom]] as an ABA basketball in [[different town]].


===Real-World References===
*Strong Mad's confusion about motorcycles in a conversation about Paunchberry ice cream is a reference to the '70s TV series [[Wikipedia:CHiPs|CHiPs]]. Francis 'Ponch' Poncherello played by [[Wikipedia:Erik Estrada|Erik Estrada]] was a main character on the series about the adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.
*The song bears some resemblance to "Little Birdie" from the [[Peanuts]] special ''[[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving|A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving]]''. The erratic path and trailing dotted line when The Cheat flies off of the brick wall is reminiscent of the subject of that song, [[Wikipedia:Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]].

== See Also ==
*The [[Where U Goin' 2? Visuals|visuals]] for the toon.

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