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The Best Decemberween Ever

Mario Mania — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:04:36 GMT

Mario Mania:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|xmas2001|Some Stupid Turkey|Pumpkin Carve-nival}}
[[Image:bestdecemberween.PNG|thumb|What's the matter, <s>Charlie Brown</s> Homestar?]]
Homestar asks around trying to figure out the perfect [[Decemberween]] present for Strong Bad.

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

'''Places:''' [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date: ''' Friday, December 21, 2001

'''Running Time:''' 4:43

'''Page Title:''' Sponsored by Dolly Madison!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{A "SPECIAL" logo appears on the screen and spins a few times as we zoom in on it. As this happens, it turns from blue to pink.}''

''{Music plays in the background. A calendar appears for the month of December, with most of the days crossed out in red X's. December 21st and 22nd (Friday and Saturday) become crossed out, then the camera zooms in on Sunday the 23rd. A title appears: "A new Homestar cartoon written and animated by the Brethren Chaps." This title is crossed out with a red X, and the camera pans to Monday the 24th. Another title appears: "Voices by Matt C. and Missy P." This title is then crossed out, and the camera pans to Tuesday the 25th, which is already labeled "Decemberween". This day is circled in red, and additional words appear, making the title read: "The Best Decemberween Ever". Fade out.}''

''{Fade outside, next to Homestar's house, where it is snowing. The background music continues to play. Homestar walks out of his house wearing a brown hunter's hat. He walks a short distance and behind a brick wall, stopping next to Strong Sad, who is leaning on the wall. The music slowly fades out.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sighs twice, with his breath visible. A long pause, and then he sighs again.}''

''' STRONG SAD:''' What's the matter, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Surprised}'' Oh! Strong Sad! I can't decide what to get Strong Bad for Decemberween.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh... What do you mean?

''{Cut to a wide shot with Homestar and Strong Sad silhouetted.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says "holy crap" a lot, but I think if I get him the perfect present, he just might like me again.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? People get presents for Decemberween? I always just get locked in the bathtub!

''{Cut to the original shot of both characters.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... Right. Uh... I gotta go. ''{Homestar dashes off, temporarily leaving a cloud shaped like himself behind.}''

''{Cut to Coach Z and Homestar walking in front of some trees. The trees have signs on them.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Well, Homestar, I'll tell ya. Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let me guess. I can't just rush into the score zone.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{stops and turns around}'' Hey, that's right!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{frustrated}'' Coach! That's your answer for everything!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh. ''{pauses, then holds up a bottle of blue mouthwash}'' Mouthwarsh? ''{begins gulping mouthwash down}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Marzipan in her house. Marzipan is wearing a green dress instead of her normal purple dress, and she is drawing protest signs.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and then he said it was like a great sports play. And I didn't even think that applies to this situation.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's great, Homestar. ''{starts writing on a blank sign: "DEC"}'' Why don't you just get him a shirt? He doesn't seem to have very many of those.

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, I'm pretty sure he enjoys going topless.

''{The camera zooms back out.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you could get him a sponge, or a Jew's harp, or you could make some him some Chex party mix... ''{by now, she has written "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, those are terrible ideas.

''{Zoom in to Homestar's face again}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughing}'' Like, I don't even want to see what you got me this year. ''{chuckles}''

''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{turning to Homestar angrily}'' Why don't you go bother somebody else?!

''{She drops her completed sign. Cut back to the original shot of Homestar and Marzipan. The new sign reads: "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now that's a good idea!

''{The background music starts up again. Cut to a silhouette of Homestar walking among some trees, which sway back and forth in the wind. Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, which has lights and holiday decorations all over it. Homestar walks up.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, Homestar, what can I do for you on this fine holiday?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't find a frickin' present for Strong Bad.

'''BUBS:''' Well, you know what Coach Z says...

''{Zoom in on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{annoyed, and leaning back}'' Yes, I know! I know!

''{Zoom back out.}''

'''BUBS:''' Oh, well, take a look around. I got all types of crazy crap!

''{Zoom in on Homestar again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a NES cartridge: ''Tag Team Wrestling''}'' No... ''{tosses it away, holds up a pair of gold, sparkling oven mitts with "SB" written in cursive letters}'' No... ''{tosses the gloves away, pulls out a Strong Sad voodoo doll with pins sticking out of it}'' Uh, are you allowed to sell this? ''{tosses the doll away, holds up a "Frampton Comes Alive" album with an autograph addressed to Strong Bad}'' No...

''{Cut to a silhouette of Bubs' Concession Stand as seen from the side. The items Homestar discarded are lying in a pile behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a rectangular object}'' That's it! This is the perfect present!

''{Cut to a field with snow-covered trees in the background. The camera pans right to show several of the characters opening or exchanging gifts. Strong Mad and The Cheat are the first to appear. The Cheat opens a gift and his head explodes. Marzipan pans into the shot, followed by Coach Z in the foreground.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{opens her gift, a Coach Z scratch n' sniff 2002 calendar}'' Coach Z, this is nasty.

'''COACH Z:''' That's okay. Smell Orctober!

''{Camera continues panning, revealing Strong Bad and Pom Pom, and Homestar standing in the foreground. Strong Bad is wearing yellow earmuffs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds up his gift and shakes it}'' Okay, let's see what we got from Homestar here...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Open it! Open it! That one's from me. It took me forever to pick it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{opens his gift, which turns out to be a ''Deep Impact'' DVD}'' What?! The ''Deep Impact'' DVD?! You got me this for like the last three years, man!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know! And you liked it so much, I decided to get it for you again!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man! This is the worst Decemberween ever!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{after Strong Bad says "This is the worst"}'' This is the best Decemberween ever!

''{Cut to black, then fade back in to the field. All of the main characters except Strong Sad and Homsar are gathered together. During each chorus, everyone sings except The Poopsmith and Pom Pom. The Cheat squeaks along with the music, and Coach Z pronounces Decemberween as "Decemberwern".}''

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{Singing to the tune of [[Wikipedia:O Tannenbaum|"O Christmas Tree"]]}'' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween.

''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' With bunnies running for their lives,

''{Pan left to The King of Town}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{holding up a bunny on a plate}'' I wish this one was super-sized!

''{Cut back out to the group shot}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!

''{Cut to Strong Sad entering from the right}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off-key, a wavering third below}'' What are you guys talking about?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves in front of Strong Sad}'' Hey, who the crap let Strong Sad out?

''{Cut back out to the group shot. Strong Sad is now gone.}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!

''{Cut to a close-up of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' I've got all types of crazy crap!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{enters the shot from the right}'' I bought Strong Bad a ''Deep Impact''!

''{Cut back out to the group shot}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z's been drinking Listerine!

''{Music cuts out with a record scratch as Coach Z wobbles and falls face first into the snow. Fade to black.}''

==Easter Eggs==

*When Homestar is talking to Bubs at his concession stand, you can remove some of the Christmas lights and move them around just as in the [[Astro Lite]] game! To help do this, pause the toon by right-clicking and unchecking play.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Jew's harp|Jew's harp]] is an ancient Eurasian instrument, also known as a jaw harp or mouth harp. Some believe it is called a 'juice harp' because the sound of the words 'juice' and 'Jews' are similar. It should also be noted that some people consider the term Jew's harp offensive, and that the alternatives are generally preferred.

===Trivia===
*This toon marks the start of Strong Sad's voice becoming more "delicate," though some of his "fatigued" voice still remains at this time.
*This toon also marks the completion of Strong Bad's voice not having the Mexican accent (in other words, he sounds more like how he does today).
*The signs on the trees are as follows:
**3% APR!!!
**The Decemberator 2000
**Zero Down!
**[[Cheap as Free]]
**buy me! i'm awesome
**No you're not. I am.
*[[Marzipan's protest signs]] are as follows:
**DOWN WITH D'WEEN! ''(two signs)''
**I THINK IT'S TOO COMMERCIALIZED! ''(two signs)''
**DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES
*The signs at Bubs' Concession Stand are:
**Concessions By Bubs
**ALL TYPES OF CRAZY CRAP
**WE "GOT" THE GOODS
**decem-berween stuff
*Among the items Homestar finds at Bubs' is a copy of the [[Nintendo|NES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]''. The game's teams were called "The Ricky Fighters" and "The Strong Bads". This game is where Strong Bad got his name.
*This is the first cartoon where [[Decemberween]] is mentioned by its real name.
*Homestar says that he thinks that if he gets Strong Bad "the perfect present, he just might like [Homestar] '''again'''". This suggests that Homestar and Strong Bad may have once been friends.

===Remarks===
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] had the same page title, as well as the same intro and loading screen.
*This cartoon seems to have been made during a transitionary period of sorts: The animation is of the most recent style, but the voices are the type that are associated more with the previous style. Notice, for instance, Homestar's pronunciation of "Strong Bad". Also, Bubs' Concession stand still has its old "Concessions by Bubs" sign, as seen in [[Where's The Cheat?]] and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*The calendar at the beginning of the toon only shows 29 days in the month.
*In [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Homestar has the shape of a star on his soles. In this toon, his footprints in the snow are just lines.
*Both Strong Sad and Strong Bad sing in a [[Wikipedia:Tone Deaf|tone deaf]] manner.

===Goofs===
[[Image:SS_Scarf_Goof.jpg|thumb|200px|right|What? People don't wear multi-colored scarfs on Decemberween?]]
*Strong Sad's scarf has small red portions on it (see right image). This could suggest his scarf was originally going to be red.
*Strong Sad has no arms and has a wider torso while he is singing.
*Strong Bad has no arms before he says "You got me this for like, the last three years, man!"
*During the singing, if you listen closely, you can hear little The Cheat noises, but The Cheat doesn't move until the end.
*When Coach Z and Homestar are walking, the "Buy me, I'm awesome" sign on the Christmas tree is covering up a little bit of the tree in front of it.
*When Homestar and Coach Z are walking along together, they don't leave any footprints in the snow.
*There are various points in this toon when the outline on the back of Homestar's head goes inside his body and out the back of his shirt.
*When Homestar talks, the outline of his hat moves.
*In the calendar scene, the red X over the 23rd disappears when the camera pans to the 24th.
*During the Decemberween song and when Homestar is talking to Bubs, Bubs' orange outline is outside of his green one.
*The King of Town is missing the bottom part of his robe.
* When Homestar is talking to Strong Sad, some of the snowflakes do not reach the ground.

===Inside References===
*The [[oven mitts]] are a reference to [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]], as is Coach Z's quote regarding the "great sports play".
*Strong Bad and Homestar comment that this is the [[Best/Worst X Ever|Best/Worst Decemberween Ever]].
*Homestar and Coach Z talking about how buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play is a reference to Homestar and Coach Z talking about how girls are a big sports play in [[In Search of the Yellow Dello]].
===Real-World References===
[[Image:Charlie Brown Christmas.PNG|thumb|The Peanuts give inspiration in more ways than one]]
*The introduction, with the spinning Special logo and sound effect, is a reference to the logo and sound that CBS used to preface their specials. The actual opening, used from 1973 to the late 1980s, is viewable [[YouTube:6W9V9SZPHAY|here]]. This was used earlier in [[A Holiday Greeting]], as well as in [[The Luau]] (in this case, only the music was used).
*This toon contains many references to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' cartoons by Charles Schulz (particularly "A Charlie Brown Christmas").
**Homestar wears a winter hat (similar to Charlie Brown's hat) and walks out of a house, along the low brick wall and sighs.
***Strong Sad's arms are also drawn with thick elbows, similar to the ''Peanuts'' characters.
**One of Marzipan's signs reads that Decemberween is too commercial, which is also similarly referenced in "A Charlie Brown Christmas", in which Charlie Brown thinks his dog Snoopy has gone commercial when he sees him decorating his dog house to enter a "lights and display" contest.
**When Homestar seeks gift ideas from Marzipan, she recommends a Jew's Harp which is an instrument that was played by Snoopy in the movies, [[Wikipedia:A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown]] and [[Wikipedia:Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)|Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)]].
**Finally, further homage is paid at the end, when all the cast gets together and sings a song (which the Peanuts always did in their holiday specials).
*The page title refers to [[Wikipedia:Dolly Madison|Dolly Madison Bakery]], a sponsor of various cartoon specials on CBS -- including Peanuts -- throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
*The title of this 'toon is based on the book, [[Wikipedia:The Best Christmas Pageant Ever|"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"]], by [[Wikipedia:Barbara Robinson|Barbara Robinson]]. The plot has nothing in common except for the holiday theme, of course.
*The Peter Frampton album Homestar finds at the concession stand is "''[[Wikipedia:Frampton Comes Alive!|Frampton Comes Alive!]]''", and is autographed: "To: Strong Bad, Best Wishes! – P.F."
*[[The Cheat's head exploding]] when he opened a present is possibly a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|The Smurfs]], in which [[Wikipedia:Jokey Smurf|Jokey Smurf]] would give someone a present that would explode in the opener's face.
*[[Wikipedia:Listerine|Listerine]] (Coach Z's "mouthwarsh") is an over-the-counter mouthwash created by [[Wikipedia:Pfizer|Pfizer Inc.]] With an alcohol concentration between 21% and 26% w/v, it is possible to get drunk off of Listerine, as demonstrated by Coach Z. However, the alcohol in Listerine is denatured, which would cause him to regurgitate it before the alcohol could take effect.
*''[[Wikipedia:Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' is a 1998 science fiction film released by [[Wikipedia:Paramount Pictures|Paramount Pictures]] and [[Wikipedia:DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks Pictures]]. The interrelated stories of the plot describe events which take place surrounding the discovery of the fictional comet "Wolf-Biederman" due to impact Earth, and its subsequent approach to our planet.
*[[Wikipedia:Chex Mix|Chex party mix]] is a common holiday snack containing [[Wikipedia:Chex|Chex]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], pretzels, spices, etc. The cereal used to feature the Peanuts characters in its advertisements.
*The first piece of Bubs' "crazy crap" that Homestar looks at is a ''Tag Team Wrestling'' game cartridge for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This game features a villain team known as the Strong Bads, the namesake of Free Country's glove-wearing email-checker.
*"O Decemberween" is a reference to "O Christmas Tree", and has the exact same tune.

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Sad getting locked in the bathtub, as mentioned in this toon, is later seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*Homestar gives Strong Bad a Deep Impact DVD again in [[Real Live Emails]].
*Coach Z is seen treating [[Listerine]] as an alcoholic drink multiple times after this toon.
*The song at the end appears again in [[Hooked on Decemberween]], where it is available for download.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*The Special fanfare has been changed into a skat remix done by the Chapman Bros. However, the original fanfare can still be heard during the commentary.

===Commentary Transcript===

'''MIKE:''' So, Matt, once again I have a confession to make.

'''MATT:''' What is it, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I think it's probably been five years since I watched this cartoon?

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's not been five years because it hasn't been five years since we made it.

'''MATT:''' Is this cartoon even five...

'''MIKE:''' I think we made it in December of 2001. It's been four years, a ''GOOD'' four years.

'''MATT:''' It's a nice little, uh, title sequence, though. I like it.

'''MIKE:''' Calendar.

'''MATT:''' Calendar-style. It was invented...

'''MIKE:''' Classic.

'''MATT:''' Simple...calendar...classic.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' So this beginning is very, very derivative, Mike, of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.

'''MIKE:''' Charlie...?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look at the— a lot of those snow flakes don't even make it to the bottom of the screen! Look at how terrible those snowflake clips are!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. That's laziness.

'''MATT:''' ''{undecipherable gibberish, in the tone of Strong Sad's old voice}''Homestar!

'''MIKE:''' Do they have the breath on this one?

'''MATT:''' Uh, he does occasionally. I think he was just now. I think we missed it when he was going "Huuuuh"

'''MIKE:''' ''{sighs}'' Sighing.

'''MATT:''' What do you think the purpose of that wall is?

'''MIKE:''' Looks like it's about maybe ten feet, maybe ten, twelve feet long...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, same with, like, in Peanuts. Like it's— it's just a wall that's independent, by itself, I don't know if it's dividing something from...

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look! It's Strong Sad's old mouth.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah. And his funny arms!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' "The Decemberator 2000" is a great name for a Christmas tree. It's funny that we're making reference to The Yello Dello in this with Coach Z's dialogue, which now, I would, I wanna pretend The Yello Dello maybe never happened.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' No, that's not true. I remember we wrote this, uh, a lot of this driving to and from Ashville visiting with... would that've been...

'''MIKE:''' "All The Real Girls"

'''MATT:''' Yeah, "All The Real Girls". So Marzipan is dressed up in this, like, Decemberween, y'know, attire. She's clearly in the spirit of things, yet she's going to protest it at the same time.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I don't think we've ever seen this wallpaper and that whole background.

'''MATT:''' And that lamp...

'''MIKE:''' Has that lamp shown up?

'''MATT:''' I don't think so.

'''MIKE:''' We usually just see Marzipan's red couch, or her blue couch, and, um, her "Thank You" painting.

'''MATT:''' Right. Oooh! Woosh. ''{wind noises}''

'''MIKE:''' I like that wind. I remember thinking that was ''solid''.

'''MATT:''' There's the old "Concessions by Bubs" sign! I didn't realize, so the rest of his concession stand is still the same. But just the sign is updated.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I thought we did a whole overhaul. The inside, too. You can see the popcorn machine and microwave that he used to have in there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Now he just has a couple shelves and a sno-cone machine. Is that about it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{regarding all the gifts that Homestar is throwing}'' Wait, Mike! These are all things that would be very appropriate for Strong Bad to have.

'''MIKE:''' It's just... and Strong Bad liking Frampton!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That was short-lived!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' ...short-lived!

'''MATT:''' It's like, "Well, if you happen to see this one part on our website, then maybe..."

'''MATT:''' There's another instance of The Cheat's head exploding. That seems to happen to him a lot.

'''MIKE:''' That's a nice little— we don't do little pans like that. Uh, camera moves.

'''MATT:''' Let's get into camera moves again, you and I.

'''MIKE:''' Let's give a high-five for 2007 being the year of the camera move.

'''MATT:''' That's right. It must be hard to be Homestar's friend or enemy, even, in this case. Yeah, I like that...

'''MIKE:''' Pom Pom's hat's cool.

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad shaking his head there looked pretty good with his like, his earmuffs moved in a little bit of 3-D, there. That was a pretty good take.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot about— look at the King of Town, the bottom of the King of Town's body!

'''MATT:''' It's clearly just an unfinished symbol!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' He should have a liner. The liner of his robe should go around the bottom there. That bunny has only one eye. That's because we traced the bitmap with Streamline, I think. Adobe Streamline.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. That's a useful— that's a program we use a lot these days. Do they still make Streamline?

'''MATT:''' I don't think so. I think we asked that at that FlashForward.

'''MIKE:''' Look! No arms!

'''MATT:''' ''{singing}'' No aaarrrmms!

'''MIKE:''' No arms! Come on, Matt! Put some arms on that guy!

'''MATT:''' Hey! ''You'' animated this whole end part! If I remember correctly. I made ''some'' of the individual clips of people... Bubs raising his arms...

'''MIKE:''' Why'd you think we could get away with things like...

'''MATT:''' We didn't notice! That's the thing! I don't think it was like, "I don't wanna put arms on him." It was just like, "Hey! Cartoon!"

'''MIKE:''' Did we just not know what the characters looked like, yet, or had it not been established that this guy has arms!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Every time!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah! ''{regarding "Coach Z's been drinking Listerine}'' Eww. Oh, Coach Z.

==External Links==

*[[HR:xmas2001.html|watch "The Best Decemberween Ever"]]
*[[HR:xmas2001.swf|view the Flash file for "The Best Decemberween Ever"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/ODecemberween.zip|download the ZIP file for "O Decemberween"]]

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[[Category:Decemberween|Best Decemberween Ever, The]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Superbowl Dealie

Mario Mania — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:48:15 GMT

Mario Mania:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|superbowl|A Decemberween Pageant|Malloween Commercial}}
[[Image:superbowldealie.png|thumb|"Yeah... Yeah, okay... Um... I'll take this to the house."]]

Strong Mad has an enjoyable time watching the Super Bowl on TV.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

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

'''Date:''' Wednesday, January 29, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:39

'''Page Title:''' Superbowl 20X6

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==
''{down in the basement of the Brothers Strong's abode...}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{has a football in one hand, and is watching something on TV}'' TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE. ''{punches the couch four times}'' TAKE IT TO THE HOOOOOUSE!

''{Strong Bad walks up, squinting his eyes as though he's half-asleep.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... Hey, tough skins. Uh... The game's been over for about 6 hours now.

'''TV:''' Set it and forget it!

'''STRONG MAD:''' TAAAKE IT TO THE HOUUSE! ''{throws his football at Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{catches football}'' Yeah... Yeah, okay... I'll, um... I'll take this to the house. ''{walks away}''

''{Homestar Runner walks in wearing a Boston Bruins jersey}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Do do do do do do do do do do do. ''{stops singing}'' Wow. That guy's really taking it to the house.

'''TV''': Set it and forget it!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down and it says: "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week." After a few seconds [[Homestar Runner Peeking|Homestar peeks]] under the paper}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The [[Wikipedia: Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] defeated the [[Wikipedia: Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]] 48-21 in [[Wikipedia: Super Bowl XXXVII|Super Bowl XXXVII]] in [[Wikipedia: San Diego|San Diego]] that year. [[Wikipedia: Dexter Jackson|Dexter Jackson]] was named [[Wikipedia: Most Valuable Player|MVP]].
*The term "Take it to the House" is slang for a touchdown.
*This toon has no [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]].

===Remarks===
*Other than the page title and filename (both of which use "superbowl" instead of "[[Wikipedia:Super Bowl|Super Bowl]]"), the game is not actually referenced by its name. This is probably to avoid issues with the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|NFL]] concerning the use of the trademarked name "Super Bowl."

===Goofs===
*When Homestar walks and sings, his mouth isn't moving.
*When Strong Bad looks at the football, his right eye is bigger than his left.

===Inside References===
*The page title "Superbowl 20X6" is a reference to [[20X6]].
*After [[The Paper]] comes down, Homestar peeks out from it. This is another instance of [[Homestar Runner Peeking]].

===Real-World References===
*"Set it and forget it" is the tag line for the [http://www.ronco.com/ Showtime Rotisserie] from Ronco.
*Homestar is wearing the home jersey of the [[Wikipedia:Boston Bruins|Boston Bruins]], an [[Wikipedia:National Hockey League|NHL Hockey]] team.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:superbowl.html|watch "Superbowl Dealie"]]
*[[HR:superbowl.swf|view the Flash file for "Superbowl Dealie"]]

[[Category:Holiday Toons]][[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]

Trogday 08

Mario Mania — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:22:19 GMT

Mario Mania:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|trogday08|Happy Dethemberween|Sloshybowl}}
[[Image:Trogday08.PNG|thumb|"Zee S is for Sucks!"]]
Strong Bad honors the fifth birthday of that famous dragon... only it's not what you may expect.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[The S Is For Sucks Dragon]], {{Film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg), [[Wormdingler]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Smoky Office]], [[Locker Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, January 14, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:15

'''Page Title:''' Brought to you by Le Restige!

==Transcript==
''{Open on a shot of Strong Bad sitting near the window in the Smoky Office on Le Restige. He is reading a book that reads "Things I'm About To Say"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hi, folks. ''{he closes the book}'' I'm fantastic Strong Bad with an important seeming message. ''{he tosses the book offscreen}'' Five years ago, I drew a little dragon. It wasn't much to look at, but he captured the hearts and minds of dozens, nay, severals of internet viewers. I'm, of course, talking about none other than ''{cut to a sheet of notebook paper}'' The "S is for Sucks" dragon!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' '''''A''''' long time ago 
'''''B'''''efore things got weird 
'''''C'''''ame a '''''D'''''ragon, a mighty dragon 
that '''''E'''''verybody '''''F'''''eared 
Now, G is for '''''G'''''iraffe 
And H for '''''H'''''alloween 
But, '''''I''''''m not '''''J'''''oking about 
This '''''K'''''ill-ill-'''''L'''''ing 
'''''M'''''achi- '''''N'''''a-na-na-na 
Na-na-na-na 
''{as if through a bullhorn}'' Na-na-na-na 
'''''O'''''h, pants will keep on '''''P'''''eein' 
And we'll raise '''''Q'''''uite a '''''R'''''uckus 
In case you haven't guessed by now 
The '''''S''''' is for Suckus 

The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks! 

The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks! 

''{children voices join in at this part}''

T! '''''T'''''wo beefy arms! 
U! '''''U'''''neven style! 
V! Constabulate '''''V''''''s! 
W! '''''W'''''hat a pile! 
'''''X'''''cuse me Mr. Trogdor 
'''''Y'''''ou've run out of luck 
In case you haven't heard the news 
'''''Z'''''ee S is for Sucks 

Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Oh, Zee S is for Sucks! 

Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Croissant! Zee S is for Sucks!

''{Cut back to Smoky Office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah, I know what you're thinkin'. "What about Trogdor?" You internet types ruined Trogdor! Just like you did zombies, pirates, ninjas and Strong Bad! Er, wait, no. Yeah! And personally, I preferred that children's alphabet song to Trogdor's heavy metal song any day. ''{Trogdor's snout appears behind the blinds outside the window and Trogdor roars.}'' Waugh! Yes, sir! Sorry, sir! Right away, sir!

''{The following song is accompanied with black and white pencil-drawn scenes of lightning, the S is for Sucks dragon, the dragon attacking a lighthouse, the word "sucks" and a terrified captain at a ship's steering wheel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing in speed metal style}'' The S is for Sucks, the S is for Sucks! 
The S is for Sucks, the S is for Sucks! 
The S is for Sucks, the S is for Sucks! 
The S is for Sucks, the S is for Suuuuuucks! 

''{Cut to an illustration of the S is for Sucks dragon with the caption "HAPPY TROGDAY, S is for SUCKS DRAGON!!"}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on The S Is For Sucks dragon's head to see a scene with Coach Z and his attempt at drawing a dragon (or "Wormdingler") in the locker room:
:'''COACH Z''': ''{looking fatigued}'' Hey there, Wormdingler, I got youse this cupcake ''{holds up a cupcake}'' for your famous fifth birthday. ''{drops his hand}'' You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride. Oh, did I just say that out loud? ''{he looks around repeatedly}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's comment about how the Internet ruined "zombies, pirates, ninjas and Strong Bad" refers to various [[Wikipedia:Internet meme|Internet memes]] that have been popular over the years (including [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] itself).
*"Constabulate" (apparently used in place of consummate) refers to a constable, one name for a Bobby (British police officer), emphasized by the "S is for Sucks Dragon" wearing a British police helmet.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time Trogdor has appeared in [[Free Country, USA]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad sings a song with na-nas as lyrics, which were listed as no. 2 on his [[Bottom 10]].
*In the Easter Egg, Coach Z's arms appear to be animated differently than they have been in previous toons. They appear to be drawn as a whole, instead of two separate pieces that are manipulated. Bubs's arms saw a similar update in animation style in [[nightlife]].
*Between the opening scene and the last Strong Bad scene, the background behind the window changes from a light gray to a pale blue.
*In many other toons, newspapers contain text that can be read if zoomed in on. In this case, Strong Bad's book contains only scribbles.
*The title of Strong Bad's book is an example of a [[nondescript noun]].

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad closes the book, he closes it on his thumb.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Trogday 08 on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]] linked to a [[404'd]] page because the link was misspelled as http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogday08.ht7ml. 

===Inside References===
*The entire toon and all the dragons featured in it are a reference to the email [[dragon]], as well as to the [[Happy Trogday|Trogday]] holiday.
*The page title makes a reference to Strong Bad's replacement email-checking chair, [[Le Restige]], from [[the chair]], which is also the chair that Strong Bad sits on at the beginning.
*The music in the beginning was first heard in [[portrait]].
*This toon includes mentions of [[pants]], [[peeing]], and [[croissants]].
*Strong Bad uses a faux [[French]] accent and wears a [[beret]] and a [[mustache]].
*Strong Bad saying "Yes sir, sorry sir, right away sir" to Trogdor is very similar to when Homestar said the same thing to Pom Pom in [[from work]].
*The newspaper headline reads "top mark [[b/w]] long V".
*Strong Bad saying "I'm fantastic Strong Bad" is similar to "I'm regular Strong Bad" from [[unnatural]].
*The ghost representing Halloween is the same style as the ghost seen in [[space program]].
*Strong Bad's song takes place in front of a [[Paper Background]].
*Strong Bad talking about the S is For Sucks Dragon he says "dozens, nay, severals!" is very similar to what he says in the email [[suntan]]. He says "Minutes! Nay! Seconds!" in suntan.

===Fast-Forward===
*Trogdor would later be seen in Free Country, USA again in [[8-Bit Is Enough]].

==See Also==
*[[Trogday 08 Visuals]]

==External Links==
*[[HR:trogday08.html|watch "Trogday 08"]]
*[[HR:trogday08.swf|view the Flash file for "Trogday 08"]]
*[[Forum:13368|forum thread re: Trogday 08]]

[[Category:Holiday Toons]]

Trogday 08

Mario Mania — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:20:55 GMT

Mario Mania:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|trogday08|Happy Dethemberween|Sloshybowl}}
[[Image:Trogday08.PNG|thumb|"Zee S is for Sucks!"]]
Strong Bad honors the fifth birthday of that famous dragon... only it's not what you may expect.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[The S Is For Sucks Dragon]], {{Film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg), [[Wormdingler]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Smoky Office]], [[Locker Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, January 14, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:15

'''Page Title:''' Brought to you by Le Restige!

==Transcript==
''{Open on a shot of Strong Bad sitting near the window in the Smoky Office on Le Restige. He is reading a book that reads "Things I'm About To Say"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hi, folks. ''{he closes the book}'' I'm fantastic Strong Bad with an important seeming message. ''{he tosses the book offscreen}'' Five years ago, I drew a little dragon. It wasn't much to look at, but he captured the hearts and minds of dozens, nay, severals of internet viewers. I'm, of course, talking about none other than ''{cut to a sheet of notebook paper}'' The "S is for Sucks" dragon!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' '''''A''''' long time ago 
'''''B'''''efore things got weird 
'''''C'''''ame a '''''D'''''ragon, a mighty dragon 
that '''''E'''''verybody '''''F'''''eared 
Now, G is for '''''G'''''iraffe 
And H for '''''H'''''alloween 
But, '''''I''''''m not '''''J'''''oking about 
This '''''K'''''ill-ill-'''''L'''''ing 
'''''M'''''achi- '''''N'''''a-na-na-na 
Na-na-na-na 
''{as if through a bullhorn}'' Na-na-na-na 
'''''O'''''h, pants will keep on '''''P'''''eein' 
And we'll raise '''''Q'''''uite a '''''R'''''uckus 
In case you haven't guessed by now 
The '''''S''''' is for Suckus 

The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks! 

The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks 
The S is for Sucks! 

''{children voices join in at this part}''

T! '''''T'''''wo beefy arms! 
U! '''''U'''''neven style! 
V! Constabulate '''''V''''''s! 
W! '''''W'''''hat a pile! 
'''''X'''''cuse me Mr. Trogdor 
'''''Y'''''ou've run out of luck 
In case you haven't heard the news 
'''''Z'''''ee S is for Sucks 

Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Oh, Zee S is for Sucks! 

Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Zee S is for Sucks 
Croissant! Zee S is for Sucks!

''{Cut back to Smoky Office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah, I know what you're thinkin'. "What about Trogdor?" You internet types ruined Trogdor! Just like you did zombies, pirates, ninjas and Strong Bad! Er, wait, no. Yeah! And personally, I preferred that children's alphabet song to Trogdor's heavy metal song any day. ''{Trogdor's snout appears behind the blinds outside the window and Trogdor roars.}'' Waugh! Yes, sir! Sorry, sir! Right away, sir!

''{The following song is accompanied with black and white pencil-drawn scenes of lightning, the S is for Sucks dragon, the dragon attacking a lighthouse, the word "sucks" and a terrified captain at a ship's steering wheel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing in speed metal style}'' The S is for Sucks, the S is for Sucks! 
The S is for Sucks, the S is for Sucks! 
The S is for Sucks, the S is for Sucks! 
The S is for Sucks, the S is for Suuuuuucks! 

''{Cut to an illustration of the S is for Sucks dragon with the caption "HAPPY TROGDAY, S is for SUCKS DRAGON!!"}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on The S Is For Sucks dragon's head to see a scene with Coach Z and his attempt at drawing a dragon (or "Wormdingler") in the locker room:
:'''COACH Z''': ''{looking fatigued}'' Hey there, Wormdingler, I got youse this cupcake ''{holds up a cupcake}'' for your famous fifth birthday. ''{drops his hand}'' You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride. Oh, did I just say that out loud? ''{he looks around repeatedly}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's comment about how the Internet ruined "zombies, pirates, ninjas and Strong Bad" refers to various [[Wikipedia:Internet meme|Internet memes]] that have been popular over the years (including [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] itself).
*"Constabulate" (apparently used in place of consummate) refers to a constable, one name for a Bobby (British police officer), emphasized by the "S is for Sucks Dragon" wearing a British police helmet.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time Trogdor has appeared in [[Free Country, USA]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad sings a song with na-nas as lyrics, which were listed as no. 2 on his [[Bottom 10]].
*In the Easter Egg, Coach Z's arms appear to be animated differently than they have been in previous toons. They appear to be drawn as a whole, instead of two separate pieces that are manipulated. Bubs's arms saw a similar update in animation style in [[nightlife]].
*Between the opening scene and the last Strong Bad scene, the background behind the window changes from a light gray to a pale blue.
*In many other toons, newspapers contain text that can be read if zoomed in on. In this case, Strong Bad's book contains only scribbles.
*The title of Strong Bad's book is an example of a [[nondescript noun]].

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad closes the book, he closes it on his thumb.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Trogday 08 on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]] linked to a [[404'd]] page because the link was misspelled as http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogday08.ht7ml. 

===Inside References===
*The entire toon and all the dragons featured in it are a reference to the email [[dragon]], as well as to the [[Happy Trogday|Trogday]] holiday.
*The page title makes a reference to Strong Bad's replacement email-checking chair, [[Le Restige]], from [[the chair]], which is also the chair that Strong Bad sits on at the beginning.
*The music in the beginning was first heard in [[portrait]].
*This toon includes mentions of [[pants]], [[peeing]], and [[croissants]].
*Strong Bad uses a faux [[French]] accent and wears a [[beret]] and a [[mustache]].
*Strong Bad saying "Yes sir, sorry sir, right away sir" to Trogdor is very similar to when Homestar said the same thing to Pom Pom in [[from work]].
*The newspaper headline reads "top mark [[b/w]] long V".
*Strong Bad saying "I'm fantastic Strong Bad" is similar to "I'm regular Strong Bad" from [[unnatural]].
*The ghost representing Halloween is the same style as the ghost seen in [[space program]].
*Strong Bad's song takes place in front of a [[Paper Background]].
*Strong Bad talking about the S is For Sucks Dragon he says "dozens, nay, severals!" is very similar to what he says in the email [[suntan]] http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail77.html. He says "Minutes! Nay! Seconds!" in suntan.

===Fast-Forward===
*Trogdor would later be seen in Free Country, USA again in [[8-Bit Is Enough]].

==See Also==
*[[Trogday 08 Visuals]]

==External Links==
*[[HR:trogday08.html|watch "Trogday 08"]]
*[[HR:trogday08.swf|view the Flash file for "Trogday 08"]]
*[[Forum:13368|forum thread re: Trogday 08]]

[[Category:Holiday Toons]]