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[[Image:cool tapes.PNG|200px|thumb|"What in Pete Sampras is goin' on here?"]]
[[Image:cool tapes.PNG|200px|thumb|"What in Pete Sampras is goin' on here?"]]
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)
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'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)
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'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)
'''Date:''' Monday, August 15, 2005
'''Date:''' Monday, August 15, 2005
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'''BUBS:''' I never pass up a chance to stick it to the man! Here you go! ''{He gives the cans of paint to Homestar.}'' ''{whispering}'' I slipped the cool shades in the can number two.
'''BUBS:''' I never pass up a chance to stick it to the man! Here you go! ''{He gives the cans of paint to Homestar.}'' ''{whispering}'' I slipped the cool shades in the can number two.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Bubs. ''{leans closer}'' Power to the people!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Bubs. Power to the people!
''{Homestar picks up the cans and walks away.}''
''{Homestar picks up the cans and walks away.}''
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''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. Then cut to a close-up of Homestar walking in the field.}''
''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. Then cut to a close-up of Homestar walking in the field.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm gonna bust out my new cool shades. ''{He kneels down, opens one of the paint cans, and pulls out a pair of [[cool shades]] that are completely covered in yellow paint. He puts them on.}'' Coool! Everything's yellow and drippy.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm gonna bust out my new cool shades. ''{He kneels down, opens one of the paint cans, and pulls out a pair of [[cool shades]] that are completely covered in paint. He puts them on.}'' Coool! Everything's yellow and drippy.
''{Strong Sad enters.}''
''{Strong Sad enters.}''
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''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. The sun is lower than before, and the sky is a purplish color. Cut to a view of Homestar walking into Marzipan's house, then cut to Marzipan's living room, where Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are standing in front of the wall with "Cool Tapes" written on it. Strong Mad has an electric bass, The Cheat has a drum kit, and Marzipan has [[Carol]].}''
''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. The sun is lower than before, and the sky is a purplish color. Cut to a view of Homestar walking into Marzipan's house, then cut to Marzipan's living room, where Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are standing in front of the wall with "Cool Tapes" written on it. Strong Mad has an electric bass, The Cheat has a drum kit, and Marzipan has [[Carol]].}''
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'''MARZIPAN:''' All right, boys. From the top. ''{Homestar's silhouette appears in the foreground.}'' One, two{{--}}
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'''MARZIPAN:''' All right, boys. From the top. ''{Homestar's silhouette appears in the foreground.}'' One, two—
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What in{{--}} ''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar's face. He looks angry.}'' {{--}}Pete Sampras is going on here?!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What in— ''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar's face. He looks angry.}'' —Pete Sampras is going on here?!
''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan's face.}''
''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan's face.}''
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'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{music starts again, singing}'' A bag of four graaaaapes!
'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{music starts again, singing}'' A bag of four graaaaapes!
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''{An audience cheers. Homestar pops up from the bottom of the screen and shakes the bag, which makes a noise like a cymbal. A cassette tape appears in the foreground that reads "THE END." Homestar peeks through one of the holes in the cassette.}''
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''{An audience cheers. Homestar pops up from the bottom of the screen and shakes the bag. Which makes a noise like a cymbal. A cassette tape appears in the foreground that reads "THE END." Homestar peeks through one of the holes in the cassette.}''
==Easter Eggs==
==Easter Eggs==
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===Explanations===
===Explanations===
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*A {{wp|novella}} is a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a novelette and a novel.
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*A [[Wikipedia:Novella|novella]] is a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel.
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*The crowd cheering sound effect is taken from the end of [[Everybody to the Limit (Live)]].
*The crowd cheering sound effect is taken from the end of [[Everybody to the Limit (Live)]].
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*When Homestar puts the cans on top of each other, the cool shades would have most likely been in the bottom can if Bubs did the order from left to right.  Alternatively, numbering from top to bottom results in Homestar finding the shades in the correct can.
 
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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*None of the paint remains on Homestar's face after he removes the cool shades, even though much of it drips.
*None of the paint remains on Homestar's face after he removes the cool shades, even though much of it drips.
*Paint appears to drip from Homestar's glasses into his mouth. However, this doesn't seem to bother him.
*Paint appears to drip from Homestar's glasses into his mouth. However, this doesn't seem to bother him.
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*The clouds above Free Country U.S.A look more realistic. In the past, they looked like cartoony swirls.
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*The clouds above Free Country U.S.A look more realistic. In the past they looked like cartoony swirls.
*This is the first time that the exterior of Marzipan's house is shown during the day. It looks remarkably similar to [[Homestar Runner's House|Homestar's House]].
*This is the first time that the exterior of Marzipan's house is shown during the day. It looks remarkably similar to [[Homestar Runner's House|Homestar's House]].
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*This is the first time Marzipan's teeth are shown (aside from [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons).
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*This is the first time Marzipan's teeth are shown (aside from [[Powered by the Cheat]] cartoons).
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*[[Carol]] looks like a classical guitar, but is apparently an {{wp|acoustic-electric guitar}}, capable of producing a distorted tone much like an [[Instruments#Electric Guitar|electric guitar]].
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*[[Carol]] looks like a classical guitar, but is apparently an [[WIkipedia:Electric acoustic guitar|electric acoustic guitar]], capable of producing a distorted tone much like an [[Characters' Instruments#Electric Guitar|electric guitar]].
*The tape at the end is the same shade of yellow as the yellow highlights that appear around buttons when the Tab key is pressed, slightly obscuring the Easter egg highlight over "The" and completely obscuring the highlight over "End." Since the tape was grey during the song, this may have been intentional.
*The tape at the end is the same shade of yellow as the yellow highlights that appear around buttons when the Tab key is pressed, slightly obscuring the Easter egg highlight over "The" and completely obscuring the highlight over "End." Since the tape was grey during the song, this may have been intentional.
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*"Stupid cool shades" is an example of the literary device {{wp|juxtaposition}}.
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*"Stupid cool shades" is an example of the literary device juxtaposition.
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*Just before Homestar is stopped by Strong Sad, he walks right where the death hole should be. Afterwards, he turns around and falls in the death hole, which is suddenly there.
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===Goofs===
===Goofs===
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[[File:Cool Things Disconnected Legs.PNG|thumb|[[disconnected]], the prequel]]
 
*The phrase "Cool Tapes" changes position slightly during the toon. To see this better, focus on the bottom of the "p" in "Tapes" and the lighter part of the yellow wall.
*The phrase "Cool Tapes" changes position slightly during the toon. To see this better, focus on the bottom of the "p" in "Tapes" and the lighter part of the yellow wall.
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*The disconnected tops of Homestar's legs can be seen for a couple of frames while he is saying "Mwah, bwah, bwahhhh."
 
*With the cool shades on, the paint drips off the lens over his right eye, but the drops fall in front of the left side of the mouth and the paint disappears half way down his face.
*With the cool shades on, the paint drips off the lens over his right eye, but the drops fall in front of the left side of the mouth and the paint disappears half way down his face.
*When Homestar goes to return his cool shades to Bubs, in the second wide shot, Homestar is suddenly standing to the left of where he was in the first wide shot.
*When Homestar goes to return his cool shades to Bubs, in the second wide shot, Homestar is suddenly standing to the left of where he was in the first wide shot.
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===Glitches===
===Glitches===
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*When Marzipan closes her eyes and sings "...a bag of four graaaaapes!", her closed eyes distort for a brief moment. This is because she and Homestar blink every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. The effect can also be observed if the toon is paused while her eyes are closed.
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*When Marzipan closes her eyes and sings "...a bag of four graaaaapes!", you can see her closed eyes distort for a brief moment. This is because she and Homestar blink every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. The effect can also be observed if the toon is paused while her eyes are closed.
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*When the Cool Tapes writing is seen for the first time, there is a yellow hole in the floor.
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===Inside References===
===Inside References===
*Strong Sad's patting his belly makes the same dodgeball noise it made in [[modeling]].
*Strong Sad's patting his belly makes the same dodgeball noise it made in [[modeling]].
**The dodgeball noise was previously heard in [[1 step ahead]].
**The dodgeball noise was previously heard in [[1 step ahead]].
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*Strong Sad mentions that he likes to talk to walls in his [[Strong Sad's Character Video|character video]].
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*Strong Sad mentions that he likes to talk to walls in his [[Strong Sad#Character Video Transcript|character video]].
*The amps that Marzipan plays through are from [[different town]].
*The amps that Marzipan plays through are from [[different town]].
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*Strong Mad's playing the bass was mentioned in [[guitar]], but this is the first time it's actually seen.
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*Strong Mad's playing the bass was mentioned in [[guitar]], but this is the first time we've actually seen it.
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*The show Strong Bad is watching is the "killer truck" show The Cheat watches in [[privileges]] (or possibly a sequel).
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*The show Strong Bad is watching is the "killer truck" show The Cheat watches in [[privileges]].
*This is another instance of [[Homestar Runner Peeking|Homestar peeking]].
*This is another instance of [[Homestar Runner Peeking|Homestar peeking]].
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*The title of the page, "Sittin' with a kitty", is a lyric from the [[Sonic Youth]] song "{{wp|Kool Thing}}".
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*The title of the page, "Sittin' with a kitty," is a lyric from the [[Wikipedia:Sonic Youth|Sonic Youth]] song "[[Wikipedia:Kool Thing|Kool Thing]]."
*"Stick it to the Man" and "Power to the People" were common phrases used during student protests in the 1960s and '70s.
*"Stick it to the Man" and "Power to the People" were common phrases used during student protests in the 1960s and '70s.
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*{{wp|Pete Sampras}} is a retired professional tennis player.
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*[[Wikipedia:Pete Sampras|Pete Sampras]] is a retired professional tennis player.
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*Strong Mad's bass is the same shape as a {{wp|Höfner}} 500/1 [http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/hofner/hof_models/hof_basses.htm violin bass], the kind {{wp|Paul McCartney}} plays.
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*Strong Mad's bass is the same shape as a [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] 500/1 [http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/hofner/hof_models/hof_basses.htm violin bass], the kind [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]] plays.
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*The amplifiers that they use very closely resemble {{wp|Marshall Amps}}.
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*The amplifiers that they use very closely resemble [[Wikipedia:Marshall Amplifiers|Marshall Amps]].
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*In much the same fashion Marzipan used the name Homestar wrote on her wall, {{wp|Kurt Cobain}} came up with the title of "{{wp|Smells Like Teen Spirit}}" when his friend {{wp|Kathleen Hanna}} spray-painted "Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit" on his wall.
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===Fast Forward===
===Fast Forward===
*Strong Sad's line "Oh, getting lucky toniiiight..." is repeated by [[Other Character Variations|French Homestar]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*Strong Sad's line "Oh, getting lucky toniiiight..." is repeated by [[Other Character Variations|French Homestar]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
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*Cool Tapes later reappeared in [[Weclome Back]] and in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
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*Cool Tapes later reappeared in [[Weclome Back]].
*The T-shirt in the Easter egg was later sold at the [[Store]].
*The T-shirt in the Easter egg was later sold at the [[Store]].
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*Marzipan would later show her teeth again in [[coloring]], [[Quality Time with Cardboard Homestar]], and [[pet show]].
 
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*In [[Baddest of the Bands#Preview Transcript|the preview]] for Baddest of the Bands, the band Strong Bad is seen in is Cool Tapes.
 
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==YouTube Version==
 
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[[File:YT_Autoplay_-_Cow_Lamp_and_Bunny_Slippers.png|thumb|And what a rich history they have!]]
 
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*The description for this toon is "Marzipan forms a band with Strong Mad and The Cheat while Homestar reconnects with Dripping Yellow Madness. Original publish date: August 15, 2005".
 
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*A [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails#List of Autoplay Thumbnails|fake autoplay thumbnail]] for a video called "[[Cow Lamp]] & [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|Bunny Slippers]]: A Brief History" appears before the Easter egg.
 
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*The "The End" cassette appears after the Easter egg over Strong Bad and The Cheat, rather than cutting back to the scene in Marzipan's house.
 
==External Links==
==External Links==
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{{nextlinks|toons/cool-things|4531|old=coolthings|youtube=VFtR_y3txxI}}
 
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[[Category:Big Toons]] [[Category: Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 2]] [[Category: Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 3]]
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*[[HR:coolthings.html|watch "Cool Things"]]  
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*[[HR:coolthings.swf|view the Flash file for "Cool Things"]]
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*[[Forum:4531|forum thread re: "Cool Things"]]
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{{subtitlesLinks|coolthings}}
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[[Category:Toons]]

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