The Reddest Radish
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Marzipan is certain to win the Reddest Radish contest. Strong Bad and company forge a note from Homestar Runner to Marzipan, saying he's sick, to lure her away from her house. This cartoon has a unique "paper doll cut-out" visual style and laughtrack.
Cast (in order of appearance): Marzipan, The Cheat, Strong Bad, Strong Mad, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, The Announcer
Places: The Radish Patch, Homestar Runner's House, Contest Area
Date: 2000
Running Time: 2:23
Page Title: The Reddest Radish
DVD: Everything Else, Volume 2
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Transcript
{Opening Music and Title Screen}
CAPTION: On the day of the Reddest Radish contest, Marzipan was in her garden getting ready...
MARZIPAN: La la la la la la la... La la la la {Marzipan picks a radish}
{Canned laughter}
{The Cheat appears from behind a bush and drops a note that lands in front of Marzipan. She picks it up.}
MARZIPAN: Oh! This note leads me to believe that Homestar Runner is sick.
{The note reads "i am sick. —homestar runner"}
{Canned laughter}
MARZIPAN: I'd better go check on him. {heads offscreen to Homestar's house}
{Enter Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad with a wagon}
STRONG BAD: Okay, get the vegetable!
{Canned booing}
STRONG BAD: Now let's cheat it![1]
{They throw the radish on the wagon and leave}
{Cuts to Marzipan at Homestar's house. She knocks on the door with her head.}
MARZIPAN: Ouch. Homestar Runner, are you okay? {knocks with head again} Homestar, are you in there? It's me, Marzipan!
{Canned laughter}
{Cuts to Strong Bad, The Cheat and Strong Mad, wagon and radish in tow.}
{Canned booing}
STRONG BAD: Oh man you guys, with Marzipan's radish, we're gonna win the competition, and then, maybe get uh, famous...a little...
{Canned laughter}
{Cuts to Homestar Runner and Pom Pom and a stage with a banner that says "Reddest Radish"}
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, the competition will begin in 15 minutes. P-p-p-p-p-please bring your radishes to the staging area.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Pom Pom, where's Marzipan? She's supposed to be heeeere!
{Cuts to Marzipan, still at Homestar's house. She knocks with her head}
MARZIPAN: Ouch. Homestar, let me in.
{Knocks again}
MARZIPAN: Ouch. Homestar Runner, are you in there? {pause} I'm leaving. {leaves}
{Canned laughter}
{Cuts to Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad, pulling the wagon and radish}
STRONG BAD: {To the tune of "La Cucaracha"} We got the radish, we got the radish, and we're gonna win the contest!
{Canned booing}
{Cuts to Homestar Runner and Pom Pom by the stage, a can at their feet}
POM POM: {bubbles}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: You know what, Pom Pom? You're right. Kicking this can would make me feel better. {He kicks it}
{Cuts to Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad}
{Canned booing}
{The can that Homestar Runner kicked lands in front of the wagon, and the wagon goes over it, causing the radish to fly out}
STRONG BAD: What the...? Holy crap!
{Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad rush off, leaving afterimages}
STRONG BAD AFTERIMAGE: Holy crap!
{Canned laughter and the after images rush off. The radish is still flying through the air.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hey, that radish is Marzipan's!
STRONG BAD: Out of the way, Homestar!
{The radish lands and they all fight over it in a cloud of dust. The dust clears, the villains are on the ground, stood over by Pom Pom and Homestar is on the stage with the radish}
{Marzipan enters}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Look Marzipan, I got the Reddest Radish back from Strong Baaaaaaaaaaad!
MARZIPAN: What on earth are you talking about? That's not the Reddest Radish! This is!
{Marzipan pulls out a gargantuan red radish. Homestar falls off the stage, and Pom Pom falls to land sideways. Laughter. Marzipan stands on the stage with her radish and a first prize trophy}
MARZIPAN: I'm the winner!
{Canned laughter}
CAPTION: the end.
Footnote
- ^ This line has been said to be "Now let's cheese it".
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is the first time Strong Bad said, "Holy Crap!", as this toon predated A Jumping Jack Contest.
- When Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Mad, and Strong Bad are in a fight for the radish, their colors change as follows: Strong Bad turns red, Pom Pom turns yellow, Strong Mad turns gray, Homestar Runner turns red, and The Cheat turns to a darker yellow.
- If you watch the preview for The Reddist Radish on the TV Time Toons Menu, Strong Bad jumps and spins around. He does not do this in the actual toon.
- This is the first instance of Hammerspace
Remarks
- Strong Mad's boots are colored black, instead of their usual red color.
- The usual "back" and "again" links at the end do not appear in this cartoon.
- Marzipan knocks on the door with her head, either because of her paper cutout form or her lack of visible arms.
Inside References
Marzipan knock's on Homestar's door with her head
Real-World References
- In the Mario Party series, Princess Peach says "I'm the winner!" in a similar way to Marzipan's exclamation.
- The Announcer pronounces "please" in the same way as the titular character of the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- The tune from this episode is taken from a Casio SK-1 keyboard.
- The canned laughter is much like the canned laughter used in cheesy sitcoms.
Fast Forward
- Strong Bad says "With Marzipan's radish, we're gonna win the competition" again in the Strong Bad Email virus.
- The paper cut-out version of The Cheat is also used again in virus.
DVD Version
- The title and the paragraph after slowly zooms toward the screen.
- If you press the Angle button on your DVD remote, the characters' appearances will change. There are three angles:
