Kick-A-Ball
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Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, Pom Pom, Strong Sad, Strong Mad, The Poopsmith, Bubs, Marzipan, The Cheat, The King of Town, The Umpire, The Announcer
Places: The Field, The Beach, Outer Space
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Running Time: 5:24
Page Title: A Kick-a-ball jam named Saturdays
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Transcript
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{A kickball juts forward on a musical sting, while "Kick-a Ball!" appears around it. The ball zooms in and its blue texture forms the background. The letters in "The Captains!" fall into place. A red bar with Homestar's face and a green bar with Strong Bad's face appear above and below that, respectively. That disappears and "The Draft!" falls into place. The ball zooms out quickly and lands between Strong Bad and Homestar, standing near the Umpire and a number of other characters.}
THE UMPIRE: All right, gentlemen, ??? It's one-potato-two-potato see who gets first pick!
{Strong Bad leans forward menacingly.}
STRONG BAD: {growls}
{Homestar leans forward too.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {as though growling} Hmmmm!
{Crickets chirp for a few moments as nothing happens.}
STRONG BAD: Ummmmm...
THE UMPIRE: Ah, right! Sorry! {produces a Trogdor-themed coin} Coin toss to see who gets first pick!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Wait! Why? I love 'tatoes!
THE UMPIRE: Call it in the air!
{Strong Bad tosses the coin.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Uh... Sonic. I mean tails!
{The coin lands tails-up.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ooh! Yes! Pom Pom, you have been and always will be my dog, but today, I gotta play the strategy card. I'm goin' with Pom Pom.
{Pom Pom cocks an eyebrow in confusion.}
POM POM: {bubbles}
{He shrugs and bounces toward Homestar.}
STRONG BAD: The Cheat, get your spotted yellow hinder over here!
THE CHEAT: {excited The Cheat noise, walks toward Strong Bad}
STRONG MAD: YOU CUT ME DEEP! {frowns sadly and sobs}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Let's see, let's see. Who's good in the field? Ooh! I'll take Pom Pom! Suprised he hasn't been snatched up yet!
{Pom Pom lowers his eyes, annoyed.}
STRONG BAD: Um, but you just—
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {stepping toward Strong Bad} Ah, ah, ah! Too late! I called 'im! You'll just have to be quicker next time!
STRONG BAD: {rolling his head around} Ooooooooooooooooooooo... kay. I got Bubs!
{Bubs walks toward Strong Bad.}
STRONG MAD: WHAT THE CRAP?!
POM POM: {quiet bubbles, leaning toward Homestar's ears}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {whispering} Yeah, yeah, good call, he's got a great arm. {loudly} We'll take Pom Pom!
STRONG BAD: What a surprise. All right, Graw Mad, get over here.
STRONG MAD: {singing} YOU ARE FORGIVEN!
{Pom Pom looks on in exasperation as Homestar considers.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ooh, this one's a toughie. Well, we gotta go with Pom Pom.
{Pom Pom lowers his head.}
MARZIPAN: This keeps teetering between hilarious and maybe-we-should-put-him-in-a-home.
STRONG SAD: And what wouldn't be hilarious about that?
STRONG BAD: Come on, Poopsmith!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {leaning out from behind Pom Pom} Pom Pom! Let's do this!
{The remaining four characters are shown in profile.}
STRONG BAD: Coach Z!
{Coach Z disappears.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I'll go with Pom Pom.
STRONG BAD: K.O.T., you're with me.
{The King of Town disappears.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Pom Pooooooom!
STRONG BAD: {quietly, to the side, and disgustedly} Marzipan...
MARZIPAN: I'm sorry, what was that?
STRONG SAD: {smiling} Oh, I think he picked me! {starts to walk forward}
STRONG BAD: No, I didn't, I picked Marzipan.
STRONG SAD: {turns back, in the same cheerful tone as the last line} Cool!
{By this point, Pom Pom is lying on the ground in sheer annoyance.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Pom Pom! ???
STRONG SAD: Well, well, well, look who's—
STRONG BAD: Shutup! You play eighth base!
STRONG SAD: Sounds important!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {looking at the now-empty space where the characters were previously standing} Ouch! Pom Pom! Picked last?! It's okay. You can be on our team.
{Cut back to show the nine characters split among the teams.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: What perfect teams, huh, guys? Even Stevens!
{Cut back to the blue texture on the ball. A red bar with Homestar and Pom Pom appears at the top labeled "the even stevens", and a green bar appears at the bottom with everyone else labeled "vs. little stevie & the evens".}
Easter Eggs
- At the end, click on the period after "end" (a kickball) to see a scene in the announcer's booth.
- THE UMPIRE: Honest to god, Mookie Blaylock gave me this kickball t' my aunt 'n 1984.
- THE ANNOUNCER: I simply cannot express how impressive that kickball is!
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is the first appearance of the Umpire since Where My Hat Is At?, and his first animated appearance. He was previously scheduled to appear in a 2006 Strong Bad Email (according to the DVD commentary), but the Brothers Chaps forgot.
- The theme song for this toon is a remixed version of the theme used in Weclome Back.
Inside References
- Trogdor's face can be seen on the coin.
- In the Easter egg, the Umpire's chat on Mookie Blaylock and the kickball with the Announcer parodies the Grape Faerie's chat with the Announcer on Mookie Wilson and the golbol in Strongest Man in the World.
- Homestar taunts Marzipan, declaring she couldn't kick her way out of Lookin' at a Thing in a Bag.
- Onion Bubs previously appeared in original and Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective.
- Strong Mad smiles when Strong Bad picks him for the latter's team. Strong Bad, too, smiles when he learns that Homestar cheated but still lost.
- Homestar calls Pom Pom his dog
Real-World References
- Part of the kickball game, specifically how the teams are arranged, refers to chapter 21 of "Sideways Stories From Wayside School", in which Ron, one of the children from the school's thirtieth floor, plays kickball against his classmates, with only Louis, the schoolyard teacher, on his team, only to lose the game due to his poor kicking ability.
- During the coin toss, Homestar calls out "Sonic! I mean, Tails!" This is in reference to the Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog, and his friend "Tails".
- The bag of "Cheat-Toes" that The Cheat pulls out is a reference to Cheetos.
- When arguing with the umpire, Coach Z refers to "low rent, three bedroom, two bath, Section 8" sport. Section 8 is a federal voucher-subsidized housing program in the United States. Rental housing occupied by Section 8 participants is indeed generally low rent.
- The Umpire mentions basketball player Mookie Blaylock.
