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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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==  Characterization ==
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|He doesn't look half bad!]]
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|He doesn't look half bad!]]
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== Biography ==
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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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'''Bubs''' (full name: '''Bubs Concession Stand''', as confirmed in [[Homestar Ruiner]] and [[Senorial Day]]) is the all around fix-it man. He has a round blue head, [[mismatched eyes]] (his right eye is white with a blue iris while his left is simply a black dot), and a permanent toothy smile (consisting of at least four visible teeth) that moves when he talks. His upper body is orange, and according to [[Strong Bad]], Bubs has flipper arms. 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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Running [[Bubs' Concession Stand|his own concession stand]], Bubs is a sharp salesman and shady black market operator who will sell [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|almost anything]], and has developed a habit for selling ridiculous items at a humorously high price. Bubs is also on the run from at least one collection agency, though at the same time he represents at least one collection agency, as seen in [[other days]]. He also has been seen operating the [[Baloney Sammich Truck]], which he drove down to the beach in [[Weclome Back]]. Bubs claimed he only sold "exactly zero baloney sandwiches" and called it his "best year ever". The [[The Baloneyman|next year]], Bubs returned and sold out the truck, including a popsicle-shaped sandwich ([[Strong Bad]]), multiple servings "of everything" ([[The King of Town]]), and a napkin [[Coach Z]] bought for $32.
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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 resells Internet access, although he admits to ripping off his sole subscriber, [[Strong Bad]], in 99 different ways (though none of them are "throttling down", as Strong Bad claims). It's likely that not all of his dealings are [[Bubs's Shady Business Practices|exactly legal]], considering his reaction to a practical joke from Strong Bad in [[lackey]], and trying to dispose of items marked EXHIBIT A and EXHIBIT B (the latter of which was presumably a human pancreas which he tried to sell to [[Homestar Runner]]) in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. 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. In his spare time, Bubs reads back issues of Motor Trend magazine, and also hangs out and talks with [[Coach Z]].  
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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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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.
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]]).  
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 apparently has licenses to do a lot of different things, such as being a Bail Bondsman, Paranormal Investigator, Normal Investigator (not at all associated with "Bubs: Paranormal Investigator"), and "Dr." Bubs (TV/VCR repair). As shown in [[licensed]], Bubs apparently has an inverted and twisted understanding of what quality of product to sell where, due to the fact that he sells apparently "consumer-safe" products on the [[Black Market]], and hazardous products at the concession stand. (The fact that Bubs sells "consumer-safe" products on the black market isn't entirely true, as the Cheat had an allergy to some ferret [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] that Bubs was selling, and the piñatas contained broken glass which injured Homestar.) He also owns a hair salon called "Luscious Wavẽiñgs", as revealed in [[Fan Costumes 2016]].
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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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===Business Ventures===
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{{seealso|Bubs's Shady Business Practices}}
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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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Bubs [[Dancin' Bubs|dances]] and attends night courses at [[Disco Tech]]. His facial configuration is puzzling; in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear. In Strong Bad's [[record book]], he was solely declared "Cutest couple."
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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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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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== 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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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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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 3D variation.PNG|thumb|left|115px|Legitimate 3D business.]]
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In [[original]], Strong Bad claimed that there was another Bubs, known as [[Original Bubs]], who had great eyesight and could always see Homestar "from over there". Bubs got angry and claimed that he was the "100% All Original Bubs". He claimed, "If I had thumbs, I'd be sticking 'em up my armpits right now!" Marzipan claims that there was no such character, but Homestar claims to miss him.
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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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According to a discussion by [[The Deleteheads]] in [[fan club]], Bubs has apparently been married at least twice, since Strong Sad mentions his first wife. 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"; his brother Mort, "No Money Down"; and Zgor, another relative of Bubs. 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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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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*'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
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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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*[[:Category:Bubs Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
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{{Character Video Transcript}}
{{Character Video Transcript}}
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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[[Image:Bubs Evolution - Bendy Arms.PNG|thumb|All Original Bubs! Now with wavy arms!]]
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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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* 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 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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**Matt has also admitted in interviews that Bubs's voice was heavily borrowed from the voice of [[imdb:nm0289359|Redd Foxx]] (of [[imdb:tt0068128|''Sanford and Son'']] fame).
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*He voices [[The Wheelchair]] in ''[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]''.
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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]]. However, Bubs says that since he gained so much weight, he could only hover a few inches off the ground, so it wasn't much of a loss. Strong Bad believes he's a big liar, and even Homestar reckons he's faking it even with the evidence before his eyes.
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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 [[keep cool]], Bubs isn't a very strong swimmer because he was wearing water wings when he was in the pool.
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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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*Also, as seen in [[Ever and More!]] and [[lunch special]], Bubs talks about how he gained weight, implying that at some point in his life, he was skinnier. This may be due to his glandular problem/gravy boat problem, as mentioned in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
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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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*[[Mike Chapman]] once noted that it is difficult to animate Bubs' arms (or, as he said, elbows) in The Brothers Chaps' [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech appearance]].
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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 [[crazy cartoon]], it was mentioned that he voices [[The Wheelchair]].
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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.
== Relationships ==
== Relationships ==
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== Variations ==
== Variations ==
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[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"Is it like an email pie of some kind?"]]
*[[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[The Thnikkaman]]
*[[The Thnikkaman]]
*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] ([[Puppet Stuff]])
*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] ([[Puppet Stuff]])
*[[Baron Darin Diamonocle]] (From [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Baron Darin Diamonocle]] (From [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
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*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]] ([[highschool]])
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*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]] ([[high school]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs or Coach B]]
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs or Coach B]]
*[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] ([[unnatural]])
*[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] ([[unnatural]])
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*[[Strong Badman Characters#Dry Ragamuffin|Dry Ragamuffin]]
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*[[Dry Ragamuffin]]
*[[Original Bubs]] ([[original]])
*[[Original Bubs]] ([[original]])
*[[Onion Bubs]]  
*[[Onion Bubs]]  
*[[Bubz]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Bubz]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
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*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 4|Character 4]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])
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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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*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: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: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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*[[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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*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]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
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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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*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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*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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*[[Wikipedia:Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Jules Winnfield]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].
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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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*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 in [[I Killed Pom Pom]].
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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:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Billy Mitchell (video game player)|Billy Mitchell]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[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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*[[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]]
==Quotes of the Week==
==Quotes of the Week==
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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}}
*{{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}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. Uh... I'm a public flasher!"|[[licensed]]|Mirror:bubs_flasher.mp3}}
*{{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|"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}}
*{{qotw|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk. CRABADONK!"|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk. CRABADONK!"|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3}}
*{{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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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[[HR:vcr_bubs.html|watch Bubs's character video]]
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{{nextlinks|vcr-bubs|old=vcr_bubs|title=Bubs's character video|noquotes=true}}
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{{Characters|Bubs}}
{{Characters|Bubs}}

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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