Editing Fan Costumes 2018

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[[Image:Fan Costumes 2018.png|thumb|"Sometimes I feel a little guilty thinking that you guys put way more time and effort into these things than was ever spent on the source material on which it is based."]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Larry Palaroncini}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}.

'''Costumes depicted (in order of first appearance):''' [[Marshie]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Homsar]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Cheat]], [[Teeg Dougland]], [[The Gregs|D' n' D Greg]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Vector Strong Bad]], [[Bubs]], [[Original Bubs]], [[Homeschool Winner]], [[Trogdor]], A Peasant, [[Peacey P]]

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Monday, November 12, 2018

'''Running Time:''' 4:01

'''Page Title:''' Time and Effort Well Spent!

==Transcript==
''{As usual, the toon starts in the basement of the Brothers Strong; the light dims and the projector screen comes down. The first slide shows a fan wearing a paper mask decorated with markers and tape to look like Marshie with his vampire wig.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hey, you've forgot that bite chunk ''{the left side of the paper mask flashes in the shape of the missing bite}'' out of Marshie's head! ''{The bite fades}'' ''{uneasily}'' That can't be good.

''{Marshie fades in over the image, wearing his vampire costume}''

'''MARSHIE:''' If I can ever "poomp" back the bite on my head, ''{a series of black strings grow out from the bite chunk, regenerating it into a complete symmetrical wig with a pop and the word "POOMP!"}'' I'll be ''{Marshie's voice slows and deepens}'' unstoppable!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Please don't ever ''{Marshie fades back into the image}'' say "poomp back" ever again.

''{The next image shows a young man wearing a Homestar Runner t-shirt and a red baseball cap wrapped in blue tape with a paper propeller on it. He has the shadow of a mustache.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Aw, this poor sap looks like he was forced to dress up as Mustache Homestar against his will. ''{whispering}'' Are they in the room now? Blink twice if you are under duress, and I'll call for help.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ob'm know. That guy looks like he could really...

''{Homestar stands up and turns around to face the viewer, revealing that he is wearing a brown mustache. The screen goes dim as colored lines circle around him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{emphatically}'' Hustle for sports!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ah! Duress!

''{The next image shows a large mascot-style Homsar standing next to a little girl in front of a parking lot. A back-beat begins to play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This is impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable!

''{The next image shows a girl in a blue Homsar leotard with white tights, an orange bowler, and a Darunia tattoo on her arm standing in the hallway}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, in a round}'' This is impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable!

''{Flip back to the first Homsar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Impressive, disturbing, ''{flip back to the Modestly Hot Homsar}'' and makes me uncomfortable!

''{The two Homsar costumes are shown side-by-side, with the lady on the left and the mascot suit on the right. The images slide up and down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Ah, that's the way that we dress up as Homsar for the Halloween holidays!

''{The song ends. The next image depicts someone in a Homestar Runner mask head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Whoa, nice truck-head Homestar costume!

''{A drawing of a flatbed truck is overlaid over the image of the mask. Commercial music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's right, 2018 Truckhead Homestar!

''{A pop-up sign reading 2018 Truckhead Homestar with a star replacing the "a" in Homestar appears in the upper left}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Built chassis tough!

''{A sign with rivets reading "Chassis Tough" appears on the bottom. A yellow sticker reading 4/2wice appears on the right}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Four over twice posi-taft intakes. So you can drive around all the lumber&mdash;

''{Wooden planks appear in the bed of the truck drawing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;that a dirt road could need.

''{All the ad signs float away, and the drawing of the truck with the mask drives off, leaving a gaping hole where the fan's head should be. The 2018 Truckhead Homestar tag reappears in the empty space.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 2018 Truckhead Homestar! ''{words appear underneath as Strong Bad says them}'' You probably hunt, right? ''{beat}'' Or... fish?

''{The next image shows a fan in a Coach Z costume in front of some trees.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Okay, this is a great Coach Z costume, but I'm warning you, parents. I hope you never run for public office, 'cause this picture will come back to haunt you. ''{imitating a smooth-and-smarmy radio news anchor}'' And today, city councilperson Jorgley Morglin was forced to step down when a photograph surfaced from 2018 showing that they willingly placed their child in a Coach Z costume. ''{The radio news jingle plays}'' You're listening to snooty jerkwad-supported public radio.

''{The next image shows a woman with a yellow blanket with black spots draped over her}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Gah! You inhuman monster! You skinned The Cheat so you could wear his cheat pelt!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' What do you mean, you molt?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You're molting right now? Turn the lights on.

''{Cut to The Cheat standing by the couch. He is shedding off a complete casing of his skin.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Wah! That is so much worse than if you were actually skinned alive!

''{The lights shut off.}''

''{Cut back to the projector. The next image shows a shrugging man wearing glasses and a sign that says "Teeg Dougland" hanging on his neck, standing in front of a blue couch}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. In addition to not finding an appropriate wig for this costume, I"m afraid our VHS copy of Hook&mdash;

''{A small segment of the image is blown up, showing videotapes of Hook and Twister on the shelf}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;has finally given out, and we won't be able to watch it on the tour bus. I'm afraid it's nothing but Twister from Pantsburg to Broiter Grove.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{voiceover}'' I refuse to watch it! It's a black mark on Cary Elwes's career!

''{The next image shows a woman wearing a Coach Z sleeveless top, a purple cap, a white wig and white lipstick and eyeshadow, holding a microphone. The music from before begins to play again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' All together now! ''{singing}'' This is impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable! Impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{singing, overlapping}'' This is impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable! Impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable!

''{The next image shows a very blurry photo of a fan dressed as D'n'd Greg in front of a shelf full of books and video games. Spooky music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ugh, between the creepy lighting&mdash;

''{The next image shows a Strong Bad costume, but the fan's mask is so small it does not cover his black, curly hair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;and the low mega-pixel count, some of these look more like&mdash;

''{The next image shows a fan in a Strong Bad mask and oversized glove wearing a blue sleeveless shirt and holding a ukulele over what appears to be Homestar's head on a bed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;crime scene photos.

''{The next image shows a fan wearing a black cardboard mask with orange tape to resemble Vector Strong Bad, wearing an NES controller t-shirt}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There comes a time in every Strong Bad's life&mdash;

''{The next image shows the same image in the dark. The orange tape is glowing.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;when a fan-made costume just doesn't merit the usual&mdash;

''{The next image shows a person wearing a Bubs costume, standing in front of a garage door}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' witty retort. This is one of those times.

''{The next image shows a fan in an Original Bubs costume, in front of the same garage door}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And these are those costumes.

''{The next image shows a boy in a simple Homeschool Winner costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' This one is a costume.

''{The next image shows a fan wearing a Strong Bad mask, Everlast gloves, and a shirt with the Ab-Abber pattern drawn on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And this as well.

''{The next image shows two fans standing in a basement snack bar. One is dressed as Trogdor. The other is a woman dressed as a burninated peasant lady.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Good effort here.

''{The next image shows a fan with his face covered in white, wearing a flannel shirt, a plaid sweater, and a knit cap, holding a camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' An obscure reference.

''{A thumbnail of an old Coach Z costume sketch from the [[Museum]] appears for comparison.}''

''{The next image shows a girl dressed as Peacey P.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Deepest cut.

''{The next image shows a fan in a smiling Strong Bad costume standing on a brick path outdoors, brandishing his muscles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There are certain... vagueries I enjoy about this one.

''{The next image shows a fan's backyard, where the scene from [[space program]] in Strong Badia has been lovingly recreated. A fan dressed as Homestar with his head caught in a sweater is standing on the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Whoa, look at all this!

''{A still image from space program appears for comparison. As Strong Bad speaks, the respective parts of both scenes are pointed out.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The milk jug, the sound effects CD, the bust of... well, not Van Buren, but close! The space mu-tant? The some aluminum foil?

''{Even the tire wearing a headset is compared side-by-side}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' This is no costume! You guys started your own&mdash;

''{Flip back to the full image}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}''&mdash; SBEmail reenactment society!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Which is something I've never done!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, interrupting}'' Sometimes I feel a little guilty, thinking that you guys put way more time and effort into these things than was ever spent on the source material on which it is based.

''{The next image shows a badly-lit photo of a shirtless fan wearing a poorly-colored paper Strong Bad mask and poorly-colored-in paper gloves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh wait, nevermind.

''{A sign with rivets similar to the Chassis Built sign pops up, reading "END."}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "A Halloween tradition! Strong Bad provides scathing commentary on H*R themed 'stumes."
===Remarks===
*After Truckhead Homestar drives off, the background of the image shown has been very poorly edited.
===Inside References===
*The vampire Marshie costume was worn in [[Malloween Commercial]] and more recently resurfaced in [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens]].
*"Hustle for Sports" is from [[Coach Z's 110%]].
*The second Homsar is [[Different Town Character Variations|Modestly Hot Homsar]], from [[different town]].
*Truck-head Homestar is described as having "four over [[twice]] intakes".
*The smooth-and-smarmy public radio voice was first used in the email [[radio]].
*Pantsburg was one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places]] that Strong Bad visited in [[vacation]]. Broiter Grove is the town where the [[Secret Identities|Mudgeman]] family resides in [[secret identity]].
**[[Limozeen]] visited both towns during their [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
*Traditions with former [[Fan Costumes]] toons that have returned include mocking the shape of Homestar's head, complaining that Coach Z costumes in general are creepy, and blurry, low-resolution photos.
*"I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is Teeg Dougland's catchphrase.

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