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'''Bubs Concession Stand''', known mononymously as '''Bubs''', is the proprietor of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. A sharp salesman and shady black-market operator, he will sell [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|almost anything]], and has developed a habit for selling ridiculous items at a humorously high price. He frequently branches out to other, [[Bubs's Shady Business Practices|often extra-legal]], businesses throughout [[Free Country, USA]].
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== Biography ==
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== Characterization ==
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Bubs is the all around fix it man. Running [[Bubs' Concession Stand|his own concession stand]], Bubs is a sharp salesman who will sell anything, including [[local news|waiting in line]], [[personal favorites|letters of his own sign]], [[no loafing|half-eaten drumsticks]], even [[pom pom|beatings]]. He also sold both of Strong Bad's broken computers (the King of Town now owns the [[Tandy 400]] and Homestar bought the [[Compy 386]], because he wasn't "gonna find a better deal".)  It's likely that not all of his dealings are exactly legal, considering his reaction to a practical joke from Strong Bad in [[lackey]]. He also loves to dance.
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[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|He doesn't look half bad!]]
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A slick-talking huckster, Bubs sells [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|a great variety of sundries]] from [[Bubs' Concession Stand|the concession stand that bears his name]] and is most frequently seen behind its front counter. Bubs never misses a chance to upsell, tack on fees, or otherwise make a business deal that plays to his advantage.
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[[The Brothers Chaps]] joked that they had to "kill off" Bubs, just like [[Homeschool Winner]], in the [[Sample of Style]] video on the [[strongbad email.exe|DVD]].
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Bubs has frequently remarked on his having gained weight over the years, [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (The Field)|blaming it]] on "a glandular problem" (though [[Strong Bad]] considers it "[[more like]] a gravy boat problem").
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Bubs's voice was inspired both by actor Redd Foxx and an actual concession stand owner [[The Brothers Chaps]] knew.
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In his spare time, Bubs [[Dancin' Bubs|dances]], attends night courses at [[Disco Tech]], and reads ''Motor Trend'' magazine.
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Bubs and [[Coach Z]] hang out together when they aren't working, but this is implied rather than explicitly shown. When [[Coach Z]] left a drunk message on [[Marzipan]]'s answering machine, Bubs can be heard in the background, apparently also drunk. It has also been hinted that he is a divorcee, that he has money problems and is on the run from at least one collection agency.
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According to a discussion by [[The Deleteheads]] in [[fan club]], Bubs has apparently been married at least twice. In [[Most in the Graveyard]], Bubs claims that many of his distant ancestors invented certain business practices: Great-great grandfather's cousin Harold, who invented the "Bait and Switch"; and his brother Mort, "No Money Down". It is also mentioned that he has a sister, whom [[Coach Z]] seems to have feelings for, and that Bubs's great-great granduncle, who invented "No Payments 'Til 2010", was apparently the same person as Coach Z's great good-aunt. If true, this would make [[Bubs and Coach Z's relationship|Bubs and Coach Z]] sixth-fourth-second-fifth cousins, thrice removed, although Bubs claims that [[Coach Z]] is lying.
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Bubs also has an alter-ego called the "Thnikkaman", so far only seen a few times. The Thnikkaman consists of Bubs wearing sunglasses and a sign with "TH" written on it taped to his chest. He is accompanied by voices calling "Here comes the Thnikkaman!" on his arrival and "There goes the Thnikkaman!" on his departure. His only notable actions is that he says "Shut up, kid!" and "Yeah." He is regarded by the other characters as "cool", but for no apparent reason: his coolness is self-evident to them. It also appears that they do not realise that the Thnikkaman is Bubs.
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His [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|relationship with Coach Z]] has been sort of a love-hate relationship, as Coach Z has done things to Bubs in the past that have offended him. For example, Coach Z did something to anger Bubs near Thanksgiving in 2005, and to get even, Bubs made a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the [[Fall Float Parade]]. To retaliate, Coach Z said it "serves him right" when Strong Mad marched in the parade with the concession stand, having ripped it out of the ground. In [[narrator]] (February 2006), it was shown that they had patched things up and were once again having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. Although they still maintain a friendly relationship, Coach Z hasn't fully risen above offending Bubs, as in [[Most in the Graveyard]] (where he wanted to have a relationship with Bubs's sister) and [[Baddest of the Bands]] (where he punched Bubs in the face accidentally while performing as the [[Two-O-Duo]]).  
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Bubs also does the voicework for the Wheelchair in the Sweet Cuppin' Cakes sub-cartoons.
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It is hinted (sometimes subtly and sometimes not) that Bubs also has a somewhat darker nature to his personality. He resorts to violence rather quickly and sometimes for no apparent reason, and it is implied in [[buried]] and [[I Killed Pom Pom]] that he might have actually killed someone.  
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*'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat is At?]]
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===Business Ventures===
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*[[:Category:Bubs Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
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{{seealso|Bubs's Shady Business Practices}}
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== Character Video Transcript ==
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In addition to the concession stand, he owns and operates the [[Baloney Sammich Truck]] (selling "[[Weclome Back|exactly zero baloney sandwiches]]" one year, then selling out his entire inventory [[The Baloneyman|the next year]]), an internet service provider  (ripping off [[Strong Bad|his sole subscriber]] in "99 different ways"), and the hair salon [[Fan Costumes 2016|"Luscious Wavẽiñgs"]]. Bubs is a licensed [[Bug In Mouth Disease|Bail Bondsman, Paranormal Investigator (and Normal Investigator), TV/VCR repairman, and Fashion Consultant]]. He works as a bartender at [[Club Technochocolate]].
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''{'''Page Title:''' Bargain Basement Prices!!}''
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'''BUBS:''' Hey there, every peoples. I'm Bubs. I run the concession stand around the way here. I'm a self-made man, I am, I am. I sell hot dogs, chili dogs, slaw dogs, ketchup dogs and mustard dogs. I got drinks, drinks, drinks, candy and snow cones. I can fix everything what needs fixing. Like cars... TVs... marriages. Ooh! I can dance, too. Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice! I guess the word that best describes me is: personality. Umm... because I have a good personality. Okay. I gotta get back to work. Come on by! We're always awesome!
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Many of his business dealings are "shady" at best. He is [[lackey|on the run from at least one collection agency]]. Bubs has a poor understanding of what quality of product to sell where: in [[licensed]], he sells "consumer-safe" products on the [[Black Market]] and hazardous products at the concession stand (even in this case, his "consumer-safe" products can cause allergic reactions or come filled with broken glass).
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== Character Design and Conception ==
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[[File:Conces5sion Stand 2.png|thumb|An early version of Bubs' Concession Stand, as seen in [[Where My Hat Is At?]]]]
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{{seealso|Bubs Evolution}}
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''From [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview with UMFM]]:''
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<blockquote>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' We've always thought of [Bubs] as this entrepreneur guy. He's probably got some money problems. He's maybe a divorcee, which we've never really alluded to in the cartoon, but that's kind of the way we think of him. He's definitely the most streetwise of anybody there.</blockquote>
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A [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|2003 article]] stated that the character was inspired by a gravelly-voiced kid called "Bubs" who worked at a concession stand [[The Brothers Chaps]] visited as children. In [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview]], Matt Chapman stated that Bubs's voice was "basically just me doing my best {{w|Redd Foxx}} impression," adding that Bubs's initial characterization had been very similar to Foxx's character {{w|Fred G. Sanford|Fred Sanford}} from the show ''{{w|Sanford and Son}}'' before Bubs became more fleshed out as a character. Over the years, Bubs's voice has shifted and its resemblance to Foxx has decreased. [[Mike Chapman]]'s [[Powered by The Cheat|voice for Bubs]] is [[mile#Commentary Transcript|"pretty much"]] a [[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]] impression.
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[[Image:Bubs Evolution - Bendy Arms.PNG|thumb|Now with wavy arms!]]
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Bubs has a round blue head, [[mismatched eyes]] (his right eye is white with a blue circle inside while his left is simply a shiny black dot), and a permanent toothy smile consisting four visible teeth that moves when he talks. His upper body is orange, with arms that lack visible hands or fingers ([[More Fan Costumes|described as]] "flipper arms" by [[Strong Bad]]). He has a green stripe around his middle which, according to [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], is a belt, and his lower half is colored dark gray.
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For many years, Bubs's arms were animated with elbow joints. In [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|a 2007 public appearance]], [[Mike Chapman]] noted that his arms and elbows were difficult to animate. Later that year, beginning with the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[nightlife]], Bubs began to be animated with arms that moved smoothly across their entire length.
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Although [[ages of characters]] are typically indistinct, Bubs is frequently characterized as being at least middle-aged; alongside Coach Z and The King of Town, he is implicitly older than characters like [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]].
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{{Character Video Transcript}}
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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* Bubs is based on a person [[The Brothers Chaps]] knew growing up who worked at a concession stand locally and spoke with the same gravelly voice.
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*Bubs says he used to be able to "fly" until he said "sbu", which canceled his abilities, in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[lunch special]].
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**Matt has also admitted in interviews that Bubs' voice was heavily borrowed from the voice of Redd Foxx (of Sanford and Son fame).
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*Bubs may not be a very strong swimmer: as seen in the email [[keep cool]], he wears {{w|Inflatable armbands|water wings}} in the [[swimming pool]].
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* Bubs attends night classes at Disco Tech.
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*He voices [[The Wheelchair]] in ''[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]''.
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* He used to be able to fly, a super power no-one knew about until Strong Bad tricked him into losing it in "[[lunch special]]"
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*In [[original]], Strong Bad claimed that an earlier figure, known as [[Original Bubs]], was the first to serve in Bubs's role. Bubs vehemently denied this, insisting he was the "100% All Original Bubs". Marzipan claims that there was no such character, but Homestar claims to miss him.
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* According to [[origins]], Bubs' Concession Stand fell from the sky, killing [[Seor]] and [[Mr. Bland]].
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*The silhouette resembling [[Z Sabre]] who attacks [[Stinkoman]] throughout the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|tenth level]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]] is credited as "Bubs".
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*In Sample of Style a tombstone said that Bubs was born in 19?8
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**An image of Bubs can be found in the game's Flash file. This may be left over from a {{prs|982586862241042432|7|Apr|2018|alt=Tweet}} showing Bubs in the game.
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*Bubs's alter-ego is [[The Thnikkaman]]. During Decemberween, he also turns into the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. No one but Homestar seems to suspect any relationship with Bubs and the Thnikkaman.
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*In [[unnatural]], Bubs was mutated into [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] after being flushed down the toilet while shaving. Strong Sad cured this with a bowl of kashi.
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== Also known as... ==
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== Relationships ==
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*[[The Guy at the Depot]] ([[1936]])
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{{seemain|Character Relationships}}
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*[[Unnamed Bad Guy]] ([[Dangeresque]])
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*[[Homestar Runner and Bubs's Relationship]]
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*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]]
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*[[Strong Bad and Bubs's Relationship]]
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*[[Thnikkaman]]
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*[[Marzipan and Bubs's Relationship]]
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*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
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*[[Strong Sad and Bubs's Relationship]]
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*[[Bubs and The Cheat's Relationship]]
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== Variations ==
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[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"Is it like an email pie of some kind?"]]
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*[[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Old-Timey]])
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*[[The Thnikkaman]]
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*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] ([[Puppet Stuff]])
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*[[Baron Darin Diamonocle]] (From [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
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*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]] ([[high school]])
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*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs or Coach B]]
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*[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] ([[unnatural]])
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*[[Dry Ragamuffin]]
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*[[Original Bubs]] ([[original]])
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*[[Onion Bubs]]
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*[[Bubz]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
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*[[Character 4]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])
=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
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*Rerun (from ''[[Wikipedia:What's Happening!!|What's Happening!!]]'') in [[Homestarloween Party]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Mars Blackmon|Mars Blackmon]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:She's Gotta Have It|She's Gotta Have It]]'') in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Captain Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Mel Sharples|Mel]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'') in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
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*One of The Three Most Important People in the World (from ''[[Wikipedia:Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'') in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Apollo Creed|Apollo Creed]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky (film series)|Rocky]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
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*Coach McGuirk (from ''[[Wikipedia:Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'') in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
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*Ross from ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That On Television|You Can't Do That On Television]]'' in [[Jibblies 2]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
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*Jules Winnfield (from ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'') in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
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*Dead Guy from ''[[Wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' in [[Which Ween Costumes]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Adam Yauch|Adam Yauch]] as MCA as Nathan Wind as Cochese (from the [[Beastie Boys]]' "[[Wikipedia:Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]" video) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Billy Mitchell (video game player)|Billy Mitchell]] in [[Later That Night...]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Grunkle Stan|Grunkle Stan]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]'') in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
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*Stan S. Stanman (from ''[[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'') in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
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*Commander Borf (from ''[[Wikipedia:Space Ace|Space Ace]]'') in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Characters of The Legend of Zelda#Beedle|Beedle]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'') in [[Halloween Hijinks]]
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*Hoagie (from ''[[Wikipedia:Day of the Tentacle|Day of the Tentacle]]'') in [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
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*''[[Office Space]]'' in [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]
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*Jack Flack (from ''[[Wikipedia:Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)|Cloak & Dagger]]'') in [[The Show: Ween Edition]]
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==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"You stay away from my sister!"|[[Most in the Graveyard]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_mysister.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Oh you know him mo - ooaaaaAAHH Everybody knows how to talk like Bubs!"|[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_talklikebubs.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Yes, 'shaped', in quotes, like there is a bite taken out of it. There isn't. There IS one. It's a real bite taken out of it, Homestar! I ate it!"|[[The Baloneyman]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_bitetaken.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Oh. Uh... I'm a public flasher!"|[[licensed]]|Mirror:bubs_flasher.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"That would be a sweet deal I couldn't resist! N-E-S-T-L-E-S!|[[Ever and More]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_nestles.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk. CRABADONK!"|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]|Mirror:bubs_background.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"You're pretty good, shorty! That's worth an ''[[IMDb:tt0114781|Under Siege 2]]'' collector's spoon!"|[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_undersiege2.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out..." ''{continues}''|[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]|Mirror:bubs_checkitout.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|'''As [[Dr. Christmas]]''': "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]]|Mirror:bubs_cornbread.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|'''As [[The Wheelchair]]''': "I know you're close by, [[Eh! Steve!]]. I can smell your natural musk!"|Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_naturalmusk.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Women can't drive!"|[[Halloween Fairstival]]|Mirror:bubs_cantdrive.zip}}
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*{{qotw-pcmac|"Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'."|[[lunch special]]|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.zip|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.sit}}
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*{{qotw|"Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice!"|[[Bubs's Character Video]]|Mirror:bubs_sugarspice.wav}}
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*Rerun (from [[wikipedia:What's Happening!!|What's Happening!!]])
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==See Also==
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*Mars Blackman (from [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091939/ She's Gotta Have It])
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*[[Bubs Evolution]]
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*Captain Lou Albano
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*[[Bubs Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
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*Mel (from [[wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]])
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*[[Nicknames#Bubs|Nicknames]]
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*One of The Three Most Important People in the World (from [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/ Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure])
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/vcr_bubs.html watch Bubs' character video]
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{{nextlinks|vcr-bubs|old=vcr_bubs|title=Bubs's character video|noquotes=true}}
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/vcr_bubs.swf view the flash file for Bubs' character video]
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Current revision as of 21:24, 9 February 2024

Character: Bubs
watch Bubs's character video ← Coach Z The King of Town →
Bubs
"100% All Original Bubs!"
Voiced by Matt Chapman
Debut Where My Hat Is At?
Complete Filmography
Related Articles
Character Video
Character Relationships
Character Evolution
Other Costumes
Nicknames
3D Variation
Legitimate 3D business.

Bubs Concession Stand, known mononymously as Bubs, is the proprietor of Bubs' Concession Stand. A sharp salesman and shady black-market operator, he will sell almost anything, and has developed a habit for selling ridiculous items at a humorously high price. He frequently branches out to other, often extra-legal, businesses throughout Free Country, USA.

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[edit] Characterization

He doesn't look half bad!

A slick-talking huckster, Bubs sells a great variety of sundries from the concession stand that bears his name and is most frequently seen behind its front counter. Bubs never misses a chance to upsell, tack on fees, or otherwise make a business deal that plays to his advantage.

Bubs has frequently remarked on his having gained weight over the years, blaming it on "a glandular problem" (though Strong Bad considers it "more like a gravy boat problem").

In his spare time, Bubs dances, attends night courses at Disco Tech, and reads Motor Trend magazine.

According to a discussion by The Deleteheads in fan club, Bubs has apparently been married at least twice. In Most in the Graveyard, Bubs claims that many of his distant ancestors invented certain business practices: Great-great grandfather's cousin Harold, who invented the "Bait and Switch"; and his brother Mort, "No Money Down". It is also mentioned that he has a sister, whom Coach Z seems to have feelings for, and that Bubs's great-great granduncle, who invented "No Payments 'Til 2010", was apparently the same person as Coach Z's great good-aunt. If true, this would make Bubs and Coach Z sixth-fourth-second-fifth cousins, thrice removed, although Bubs claims that Coach Z is lying.

His relationship with Coach Z has been sort of a love-hate relationship, as Coach Z has done things to Bubs in the past that have offended him. For example, Coach Z did something to anger Bubs near Thanksgiving in 2005, and to get even, Bubs made a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the Fall Float Parade. To retaliate, Coach Z said it "serves him right" when Strong Mad marched in the parade with the concession stand, having ripped it out of the ground. In narrator (February 2006), it was shown that they had patched things up and were once again having boring conversations about Bubs's napkins. Although they still maintain a friendly relationship, Coach Z hasn't fully risen above offending Bubs, as in Most in the Graveyard (where he wanted to have a relationship with Bubs's sister) and Baddest of the Bands (where he punched Bubs in the face accidentally while performing as the Two-O-Duo).

It is hinted (sometimes subtly and sometimes not) that Bubs also has a somewhat darker nature to his personality. He resorts to violence rather quickly and sometimes for no apparent reason, and it is implied in buried and I Killed Pom Pom that he might have actually killed someone.

[edit] Business Ventures

See also Bubs's Shady Business Practices

In addition to the concession stand, he owns and operates the Baloney Sammich Truck (selling "exactly zero baloney sandwiches" one year, then selling out his entire inventory the next year), an internet service provider (ripping off his sole subscriber in "99 different ways"), and the hair salon "Luscious Wavẽiñgs". Bubs is a licensed Bail Bondsman, Paranormal Investigator (and Normal Investigator), TV/VCR repairman, and Fashion Consultant. He works as a bartender at Club Technochocolate.

Many of his business dealings are "shady" at best. He is on the run from at least one collection agency. Bubs has a poor understanding of what quality of product to sell where: in licensed, he sells "consumer-safe" products on the Black Market and hazardous products at the concession stand (even in this case, his "consumer-safe" products can cause allergic reactions or come filled with broken glass).

[edit] Character Design and Conception

An early version of Bubs' Concession Stand, as seen in Where My Hat Is At?
See also Bubs Evolution

From a 2003 interview with UMFM:

MATT CHAPMAN: We've always thought of [Bubs] as this entrepreneur guy. He's probably got some money problems. He's maybe a divorcee, which we've never really alluded to in the cartoon, but that's kind of the way we think of him. He's definitely the most streetwise of anybody there.

A 2003 article stated that the character was inspired by a gravelly-voiced kid called "Bubs" who worked at a concession stand The Brothers Chaps visited as children. In a 2003 interview, Matt Chapman stated that Bubs's voice was "basically just me doing my best Redd Foxx impression," adding that Bubs's initial characterization had been very similar to Foxx's character Fred Sanford from the show Sanford and Son before Bubs became more fleshed out as a character. Over the years, Bubs's voice has shifted and its resemblance to Foxx has decreased. Mike Chapman's voice for Bubs is "pretty much" a Fat Albert impression.

Now with wavy arms!

Bubs has a round blue head, mismatched eyes (his right eye is white with a blue circle inside while his left is simply a shiny black dot), and a permanent toothy smile consisting four visible teeth that moves when he talks. His upper body is orange, with arms that lack visible hands or fingers (described as "flipper arms" by Strong Bad). He has a green stripe around his middle which, according to Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, is a belt, and his lower half is colored dark gray.

For many years, Bubs's arms were animated with elbow joints. In a 2007 public appearance, Mike Chapman noted that his arms and elbows were difficult to animate. Later that year, beginning with the Strong Bad Email nightlife, Bubs began to be animated with arms that moved smoothly across their entire length.

Although ages of characters are typically indistinct, Bubs is frequently characterized as being at least middle-aged; alongside Coach Z and The King of Town, he is implicitly older than characters like Homestar Runner and Strong Bad.

[edit] Character Video Transcript

See main article: Bubs's Character Video

BUBS: Hey there, every peoples! I'm Bubs. I run the concession stand around the way here. I'm a self-made man, I am, I am. I sell hot dogs, chili dogs, slaw dogs, ketchup dogs and mustard dogs. I got drinks, drinks, drinks, candy and snow cones. I can fix everything what needs fixing. Like cars... TVs... marriages. Ooh! I can dance, too. {starts doing the wave} Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice! I guess the word that best describes me is: personality. Umm... because I have a good personality. Okay. I gotta get back to work. Come on by! We're always awesome! {leaves, then reappears in his Concession Stand in the background}

[edit] Fun Facts

  • Bubs says he used to be able to "fly" until he said "sbu", which canceled his abilities, in the Strong Bad Email lunch special.
  • Bubs may not be a very strong swimmer: as seen in the email keep cool, he wears water wings in the swimming pool.
  • He voices The Wheelchair in Sweet Cuppin' Cakes.
  • In original, Strong Bad claimed that an earlier figure, known as Original Bubs, was the first to serve in Bubs's role. Bubs vehemently denied this, insisting he was the "100% All Original Bubs". Marzipan claims that there was no such character, but Homestar claims to miss him.
  • The silhouette resembling Z Sabre who attacks Stinkoman throughout the tenth level of Stinkoman 20X6 is credited as "Bubs".
    • An image of Bubs can be found in the game's Flash file. This may be left over from a Tweet showing Bubs in the game.
  • Bubs's alter-ego is The Thnikkaman. During Decemberween, he also turns into the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. No one but Homestar seems to suspect any relationship with Bubs and the Thnikkaman.
  • In unnatural, Bubs was mutated into King Bubsgonzola Supreme after being flushed down the toilet while shaving. Strong Sad cured this with a bowl of kashi.

[edit] Relationships

See main article: Character Relationships

[edit] Variations

"Is it like an email pie of some kind?"

[edit] Halloween Costumes

[edit] Quotes of the Week

Bubs's Quotes of the Week

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

Main Characters

Homestar Runner | Strong Bad | The Cheat | Strong Mad | Strong Sad | Pom Pom | Marzipan | Coach Z | Bubs | The King of Town | The Poopsmith | Homsar

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