A Holiday Greeting
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Strong Bad does his own rendition of "O Holy Night."
Cast (in order of appearance) : Pom Pom, Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, Marzipan, Strong Mad, Bubs, The Poopsmith, The Cheat, Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Sad
Places: The Stage
Date: 2000
Page Title: Sponsored by Dolly Madison!
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Transcript
{"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.}
{Cut to an auditorium that looks suspiciously like the one in the 1965 Peanuts Christmas special with Pom Pom and Homestar Runner on the sides of the stage. Strong Bad enters from stage left, strides to the middle of the stage, stops and faces front.}
STRONG BAD: Lights, please.
{The lights dim and a spotlight shines on Strong Bad. We zoom in on him as the opening bars of the music begin to play.}
STRONG BAD: {singing}
O holy crap
And something, something, something
Ah, there's a guy
And he was probably born
They didn't know
If he was really stupid
But then they asked somebody
And they said he {chuckles} was stupid
He said, uh, that he was great
And everybody believed him
That guy was {voice cracks} greeaaaaa—
{Homestar Runner steps in front of him.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Okay, that's enough, Strong Bad.
{Switch to close-up of Homestar Runner. As he speaks, the gang starts to congregate: Marzipan, Strong Mad, Pom Pom, and Strong Sad. In the background soft, slow Christmasy music plays: 'Everybody, everybody... Everybody, everybody...'}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Um, I think what Strong Bad is really trying to say is "O Holy Crap". {gilt words appear on the screen with the sound of a harp and gold sparkles} Oh, no, wait, wait, wait.
{Cut to wide shot; all of the main characters have gathered, excepting Homsar.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I mean "Happy Holidays" {words appear again} from all of us to all of you.
{Close-up of Strong Sad.}
STRONG SAD: And God bless us every— {Homestar Runner steps in front of him.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {rushed} Sorry, Strong Sad, we're out of time here. Happy holidays everybody!! {A few moments pass.. Homestar Runner blinks.}
{The End — Copyright 1965 Free Country USA}
Fun Facts
Remarks
- The "guy" Strong Bad is singing about is likely Jesus Christ, although the origins of Decemberween differ from those of Christmas.
- Strong Sad looks much shorter in this than he usually is
- You can see a little bit of Coach Z's foot under the King of Town
Inside References
- The line "But then they asked somebody and they said he was stupid" is probably based on one of SB's songs from Strong Bad Sings—specifically, "Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them)", which would later appear on the CD.
Real-World References
- The entire toon is a reference to the 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas special as evident from the '70s CBS "Special" logo and music, the auditorium with the single spotlight, and the "Copyright 1965 Free Country USA" at the ending screen.
- The Title Tag on the page refers to Dolly Madison, the snack cake manufacturer that sponsored every Charlie Brown CBS special in the 1970s.
- "God bless us every one!" is a quote from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Fast Forward
- The song played at the end of this toon was reused on the Decemberween Email Menu in 2002.
