From the Vault

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From the Vault is a bonus feature on Everything Else, Volume 1. The Brothers Chaps show off some of their early work that never made it on the website.

Cast (in order of appearance): Mike Chapman, Matt Chapman, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, The Poopsmith, Strong Sad, The King of Town, Pom Pom, Marzipan, Bubs, The Cheat, Coach Z

Places: The Field

Running Time:

Transcript

{Mike and Matt Chapman are sitting in their chairs as in most of the bonus features. Matt takes a drink from a water bottle and then smacks his lips.}

MATT CHAPMAN: Ahhhh...

MIKE CHAPMAN: Refreshing?

MATT CHAPMAN: Yes. You know what else is refreshing? {points toward the camera} This next bonus feature.

{Mike takes a drink from another water bottle. Then, the screen cuts to a heavily contrasted black-and-white scene. Strong Bad is walking through rain, and Homestar appears from the other side walking in the other direction. Through the rest of the feature, Mike and Matt narrate.}

MATT CHAPMAN: What's this style, Mike?

MIKE CHAPMAN: It's a little black-and-white, uh, film noir style.

MATT CHAPMAN: Dad— our dad would like that.

{Cut to a closeup of Homestar and Strong Bad.}

MIKE CHAPMAN: Yeah. High contrast, rain... I think that's all you need, right?

{Cut to a scene of Homestar running in the rain, still in "film noir" style.}

MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah. The streets of Vienna.

MIKE CHAPMAN: {snickering} Oh.

MATT CHAPMAN: Perhaps?

MIKE CHAPMAN: A thin man?

{Cut to a scene where Homestar, Strong Bad, and Strong Mad are again walking toward the center of the screen. Now, the style is much brighter, with solid colors and no outlines.}

MATT CHAPMAN: Third man?

MIKE CHAPMAN: {laughing} A third man.

MATT CHAPMAN: What's that style? It's the Crunchberries style.

{Cut to a scene of all the main characters except Homsar in the "Crunchberries" style.}

MIKE CHAPMAN: Yeah. Flat, kinda cartoony.

{Cut to a scene of Homestar running across The Field in the same style.}

MATT CHAPMAN: Uh, really. More than before?

{Cut to a scene of seven characters on a roller coaster, still in the flat cartoony style. Homestar and Marzipan are in the first car, Pom Pom is alone in the second car, Strong Bad and The Poopsmith are in the third car, and Strong Sad and Coach Z are in the last.}

MIKE CHAPMAN: Uh, that's not the right word.

MATT CHAPMAN: Uh, now what's this?

{Cut back a bit to show that the roller coaster is in the shape of the word "bubs".}

MIKE CHAPMAN: This is the Bubs roller coaster! You know that!

MATT CHAPMAN: Wow. What are they doing on there, Mike?

{Cut to a closeup of the roller coaster. They go over a hill.}

MATT and MIKE CHAPMAN: {as if they're on the roller coaster; Matt imitates several characters in the process} Aaaaaaaaaaaah! Ooooooooh! Whooooooa! Hey!

{Cut to another roller coaster scene.}

MATT CHAPMAN: {as Strong Bad} Coca-cola.

{Cut to a scene that looks like an Etch-a-Sketch, with Homestar walking across it.}

MIKE CHAPMAN: Here's a little Etch-a-Sketch action.

{Homestar reaches the edge of the Etch-a-Sketch, walks off of it, and reappears on the other side.}

MATT CHAPMAN: What were you gonna do with this, Mike?

MIKE CHAPMAN: Well, you know, I was just messin' around. I used to enjoy just... doin' stuff. {laughs} Not so much any more.

MATT CHAPMAN: You don't enjoy it any more, do you?

MIKE CHAPMAN: No. I don't experiment with different graphical styles like I used to.

Easter Eggs

• The dialogue can be heard in a bad British accent by switching your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

Real-World References

• Coca-Cola is a soft drink that is high in caffeine and is the #1 sold soda in the country.
• Etch-a-Sketch is a popular children's toy used to draw with two knobs made of plastic.
• Crunchberries are cereal pieces that are a branch of the Cap'n Crunch cereal.
• Film Noir is a film style usually used for detective movies.