Malloween Commercial
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Halloween Commercial for Fluffy Puff Malloweens.
Cast (in order of appearance): Marshie, The Sad Kids, Homestar Runner, Monte Negro, Strong Bad
Places: The Halloween House, Homestar's House
Page Title: M-A-Double L-O-W-Double E-N
Date: October 20, 2003 (original) October 22, 2003 (last modified)
Running Time: 1:40
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Transcript
{A coffin is slowly opening. Halloween music is playing.}
MARSHIE: {inside coffin} Awwww......
{The coffin door suddenly opens to reveal Marshie, and the music briefly stops.}
MARSHIE: SNAP! I'm Marshie again! {blood fills the screen, and the music continues} You better believe it's new Fluffy Puff Malloween {"MALLOWEEN" appears in a drippy green text} orange and black flavored marshmallows!
{As Marshie describes the colors, an orange and a black marshmallow appear to the left and right of Marshie. As he says the slogan, it appears on the bottom of the screen.}
MARSHIE: "They Taste the Same, but Loo—"
{Mashie hacks and coughs. The screen briefly turns darker, the slogan disappears, and the music stops.}
MARSHIE: Sorry. Must've got a toenail caught in m'throat. {Music continues. The slogan appears again.} "They Taste the Same, But Look Different!"
{Cut to a grave inscribed "MR. SHMALLOW". Marshie pops out of the grave and goes behind it.}
MARSHIE: Boogidy-boogidy! I'll scare your dad!
{Cut to the inside of the Halloween House. The door is open and The Sad Kids are on the front step, in Halloween costumes (see below)}
MARSHIE: Those little punks next door won't know what hit 'em when you serve up a satchel full of {a satchel of Malloweens appears over each of The Sad Kids' shoulders} Malloween Fluffy Puffs!
THE SAD BOY: What?
THE SAD GIRL: Weird.
MARSHIE: {flies in from left} s'right, you two. {moves in between Sad Kids} Kids, demand Fluffy Puffs for tricks and treats!
{Marshie appears on a porch in front of a house. Homestar Runner opens the door, wearing a large fake eyeball and an orange shirt reading "This is my Costume!" The words "A DRAMATASTRATION" flash at the bottom of the screen.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, hello, little boy or little girl. Would you care for a funtime treat? {Homestar holds up a white nondescript can marked "CAN D"}
MARSHIE: No way! {voice echoes}
{Marshie shoots Malloweens out from his "bite mark," pelting Homestar in the face. The marshmallows start filling up the screen.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: A tidal wave of marshalades!
{Cut to a huge pile of Malloweens.}
MARSHIE: I'm so goosed up, I'm swimming in 'em!
{Marshie flies about in the large pile. The sun slowly rises in the background. Cut to a green background with a large orange Malloween in the center.}
MARSHIE: Tell Monte Negro ...
{A man's face labeled "Monte" appears on the marshmallow.}
MONTE NEGRO: Oh yes?
{Monte Negro disappears and the orange marshmallow becomes part of a tall stack of Malloweens. Another Marshie, upside down, appears on top of the first Marshie. The words "THEY FIT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER!!" fly in from the botton.}
MARSHIE: ...They fit on top of each other!
{The stack collapses. Cut to a dark sky with the two Marshies lying sideways opposite each other.}
MARSHIE: {on left} Stack 'em to the heavens! {on right} Stack 'em to the heavens! {many stacks of Malloweens appear in background} {both} I could write a song called "Stack 'Em to the Heavens!"
{Cut to a dressing room, where Marshie's vampire wig sits on a mannequin and the cape is hanging on a hook. A star on the wall reads "MARSHIE". A camera appears to be rolling. Marshie is not wearing his vampire costume, but floating on top of a stool and facing a mirror.}
MARSHIE: {screaming} What more do they want!?
{Cut to the original red background, with Marshie in his vampire costume.}
MARSHIE: Come on guys, isn't that enough to get you to try {a bag of Malloweens appears} Fluffy Puff Malloweens?
{Cut to Homestar Runner's living room, where his television is showing the commercial. The backs of Homestar's and Strong Bad's heads are visible in the foreground.}
MARSHIE: {on TV, singing} They're orange, {orange Malloween appears} doo doo. They're black, {black Malloween appears} dee dee. Look for the one with me on the bag...dressed as a vampire!
{The camera now faces Homestar and Strong Bad on the sofa.}
STRONG BAD: I thought you said you were the star of this one.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, right. I made that up. But I did get to keep this cool eyeball. {picks up eyeball from right side of screen and puts it on} Seeeee! Seeee!
STRONG BAD: What are you doing!?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Isn't that the sound that um...eyeballs make? {Homestar leans toward Strong Bad, while Strong Bad backs off} Seee! Seee!
{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. The screen darkens. "Full Halloween Cartoon next week!" appears in the corner.}
Easter Eggs
- At the end, you can click on Homestar Runner's big eye and see a photo of a pumpkin carved to look like Marshie. Then click on the pumpkin to turn on/off a small amount of illumination. The photo is a Polaroid; under the picture is written "Don'tcha Like Me???"
Fun Facts
Explanations
- The "Full Halloween Cartoon" mentioned at the end of the short is 3 Times Halloween Funjob.
Remarks
- The old version of the back of Homestar's head is used for this cartoon.
- "Dramatastration" is a mangling of the words "dramatization" and "demonstration."
- According to Marshie, Malloweens "taste the same, but look different". However, right before he says that, he mentions that they are "orange and black flavored", and therefore tasting different from regular Fluffy Puffs.
- If Marshie is supposed to be a vampire then he should turn to stone as the sun rises in the middle of the toon.
Trivia
- When The Sad Kids are trick-or-treating, the welcome mat says "Weclome".
- The music right before Marshie pops out of the coffin is Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 565) by Johann Sebastian Bach. The piece is often used as generic spooky music. The music played throughout the remainder of the cartoon is the song from Meet Marshie played on an organ.
- On top of Mr. Shmallow's grave is a common pumpkin cutting design.
Inside References
- The scene where The Sad Kids go trick-or-treating is based on the scene from The House that Gave Sucky Treats.
- Homestar also said "marshalades" in Fluffy Puff Commercial.
- Mr. Shmallow is the Old-Timey Marshie.
- The Sad Boy is dressed as the King of Town.
- There are three Joy of Painting tapes under Homestar's Tee Bee.
Real World References
- The "This IS My Costume!" shirt was a real product sold by Hallmark in the '80s. See the video (.WMV, 2 MB)
- The Sad Girl is dressed as The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
