Editing Marzipan's Answering Machine

[[Image:PhoneTime XL8000.png|thumb|The [[PhoneTime XL800]]]]

'''[[Marzipan]]'s {{w|Answering Machine}}''' is a collection of audio messages left for Marzipan on her [[Marzipan's House|home]] phone. A stylistic departure from the usual toon format on [[homestarrunner.com]], animation is very limited and the series is primarily audio-based. The messages often dive deeper into interpersonal [[Character Relationships|relationships]] between the [[characters]], with each short message packed with insight. Some mainstays of the section are [[Strong Bad]]'s unrelenting [[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|prank calls]], [[Homestar Runner]]'s constant misunderstandings, [[Coach Z]]'s odd habits and tendencies (especially towards Marzipan herself), [[Strong Sad]]'s depressing ramblings, and surprisingly frequent calls from [[The King of Town]]. It also features various other surprise messages and cameos from major and minor characters.

== Marzipan's Answering Machine Versions ==
{|
<autocolumn width="150">
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|Version 1.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0|Version 2.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 3.0|Version 3.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0|Version 4.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|Version 5.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0|Version 6.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0|Version 7.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|Version 8.0]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|Version 9.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2|Version 10.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2|Version 11.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2|Version 12.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|Version 13.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|Version 14.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|Version 15.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|Version 16.2]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2|Version 17.2]]
</autocolumn>
|}

== Other Answering Machine Segments ==
[[Image:666machine.png|thumb|Quite a few messages]]
The following toons feature segments with characters talking on answering machines.
* [[The King of Town DVD]] (The King of Town's answering machine)
* [[Where's The Cheat?]]
* Email [[personal favorites]]
* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
* Email [[garage sale]]
* [[Lappynapped!]] (Strong Bad's answering machine)
* [[Jibblies 2]]
* [[Baddest of the Bands]]
*[[Halloween Safety]] (Mikezipan's Answering Machine)

==Outgoing Messages==
{{seemain|Marzipan's Outgoing Messages}}

==Answering Machines==
<gallery style="text-align:center">
File:Old Answering Machine.png|First [[answering machine]]
File:Marzipans Answering Machine.png|[[PhoneTime XL8]]
File:PhoneTime XL8000.png|[[PhoneTime XL800]]
File:dilapidated XL8.png|Dilapidated [[PhoneTime XL8]]
</gallery>

== List of Callers == 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|+ Quick Comparison Chart
!
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|1.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0|2.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 3.0|3.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0|4.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|5.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0|6.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0|7.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|8.0]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|9.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2|10.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2|11.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2|12.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|13.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|14.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|15.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|16.2]]
! [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2|17.2]]
|-
| [[Strong Bad]] || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}} || {{u|sb}}
|-
| [[Homestar Runner]] || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}} || {{u|hr}}
|-
| [[Strong Sad]] || {{u|strongsad}} || <!--2.0--> || <!--3.0--> || {{u|strongsad}} || {{u|strongsad}} || <!--6.0--> || {{u|strongsad}} || <!--8.0--> || <!--9.2--> || {{u|strongsad}} || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || <!--13.2--> || {{u|strongsad}} || <!--15.2--> || <!--16.2--> || {{u|strongsad}}
|-
| [[Coach Z]] || {{u|coachz}} || <!--2.0--> || {{u|coachz}} || <!--4.0--> || {{u|coachz}} || <!--6.0--> || <!--7.0--> || {{u|coachz}} || {{u|coachz}} || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || <!--13.2--> || {{u|coachz}} || {{u|coachz}} || {{u|coachz}} || {{u|coachz}}
|-
| [[The King of Town]] || <!--1.0--> || {{u|kot}} || <!--3.0--> || {{u|kot}} || <!--5.0--> || {{u|kot}} || <!--7.0--> || <!--8.0--> || {{u|kot}} || <!--10.2--> || {{u|kot}} || <!--12.2--> || {{u|kot}} || <!--14.2--> || {{u|kot}} || {{u|kot}} || {{u|kot}}

|-
| [[Bubs]] || <!--1.0--> || <!--2.0--> || {{u|bubs}} || <!--4.0--> || {{u|bubs}} || <!--6.0--> || {{u|bubs}} || {{u|bubs}} || <!--9.2--> || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || {{u|bubs}} || <!--13.2--> || <!--14.2--> || {{u|bubs}} || {{u|bubs}} || {{u|bubs}}
|-

| [[Marzipan]] || <!--1.0--> || {{u|marzipan}} || <!--3.0--> || <!--4.0--> || <!--5.0--> || <!--6.0--> || <!--7.0--> || <!--8.0--> || <!--9.2--> || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || {{u|marzipan}} || <!--13.2--> || <!--14.2--> || <!--15.2--> || {{u|marzipan}} || <!--17.2-->
|-
| [[Homsar]] || <!--1.0--> || <!--2.0--> || <!--3.0--> || <!--4.0--> || {{u|homsar}} || <!--6.0--> || {{u|homsar}} || <!--8.0--> || <!--9.2--> || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || <!--13.2--> || <!--14.2--> || <!--15.2--> || <!--16.2--> || {{u|homsar}}
|-
| [[Pom Pom]] || <!--1.0--> || {{u|pompom}} || <!--3.0--> || <!--4.0--> || <!--5.0--> || <!--6.0--> || <!--7.0--> || <!--8.0--> || {{u|pompom}} || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || <!--13.2--> || <!--14.2--> || <!--15.2--> || <!--16.2--> || <!--17.2-->
|-
| [[Strong Mad]] || <!--1.0--> || <!--2.0--> || {{u|strongmad}} || {{u|strongmad}} || <!--5.0--> || <!--6.0--> || <!--7.0--> || <!--8.0--> || <!--9.2--> || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || <!--13.2--> || <!--14.2--> || <!--15.2--> || <!--16.2--> || {{u|strongmad}}
|-
| [[The Cheat]] || <!--1.0--> || <!--2.0--> || <!--3.0--> || <!--4.0--> || <!--5.0--> || <!--6.0--> || <!--7.0--> || <!--8.0--> || <!--9.2--> || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || {{u|cheat}} || <!--14.2--> || {{u|cheat}} || <!--16.2--> || {{u|cheat}}
|-

| [[The Poopsmith]] || <!--1.0--> || <!--2.0--> || <!--3.0--> || <!--4.0--> || <!--5.0--> || <!--6.0--> || <!--7.0--> || <!--8.0--> || <!--9.2--> || <!--10.2--> || <!--11.2--> || <!--12.2--> || <!--13.2--> || <!--14.2--> || <!--15.2--> || <!--16.2--> || [[File:poopsmith.PNG|25px]]
|-
| [[Characters|Miscellaneous]] || <!--1.0--> || <!--2.0--> || <!--3.0--> || <!--4.0--> || <!--5.0--> || {{u|misc}} || <!--7.0--> || {{u|misc}} || <!--9.2--> || {{u|misc}} || {{u|misc}} || <!--12.2--> || {{u|misc}} || {{u|misc}} || {{u|misc}} || <!--16.2--> || {{u|misc}}
|}
'''Strong Bad''' (35 times)
* {{mamlink|1.0|6}} (as Mr. Nobody)
* {{mamlink|1.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|2.0|6}} (as Detective Everybody)
* {{mamlink|3.0|6}} (as Marzipan)
* {{mamlink|4.0|6}} (as the King of Town)
* {{mamlink|4.0|1}} (yelling at Strong Mad)
* {{mamlink|5.0|4}} (as Constable Anybody)
* {{mamlink|6.0|5}} (as Dr. Professional)
* {{mamlink|6.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|7.0|1}} (as [[Dan|Safety Dan]])
* {{mamlink|8.0|4}} (as Sweepstakes Ron)
* {{mamlink|8.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|9.2|5}} (as Cableman Jorge)
* {{mamlink|9.2|3}}
* {{mamlink|10.2|5}} (prank call lesson 1)
* {{mamlink|10.2|4}} (prank call lesson 2)
* {{mamlink|10.2|3}} (prank call lesson 2, second try)
* {{mamlink|10.2|2}} (prank call lesson 3, then cancels the class)
* {{mamlink|10.2|1}} (yelling at Strong Sad)
* {{mamlink|11.2|5}} (as Bob Statesman)
* {{mamlink|11.2|1}}
* {{mamlink|12.2|4}} (as Goatface)
* {{mamlink|12.2|2}} (as all of Marzipan's friends)
* {{mamlink|13.2|1}} (as Lorenz Magazine Man)
* {{mamlink|14.2|2}} (as Nadine Automated Menu Burger from Trusted Financial Institution)
* {{mamlink|15.2|2}} (as Dean Prankcaller)
* {{mamlink|16.2|6}} (addressing [[Strong Sad]])
* {{mamlink|16.2|5}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|1}} (as Joanie Allthetime)
* {{mamlink|17.2|8}} (as Vince Napmaker)
* {{mamlink|17.2|14}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|21}} (as automated Grody Lab Results; breaks character after interrupted by Strong Sad)
* {{mamlink|17.2|28}} (as Sharpdene)
* {{mamlink|17.2|34}} (as Rongardo Shavemybody)
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 48]]

'''Homestar Runner''' (33 times)
* {{mamlink|1.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|1.0|3}}
* {{mamlink|2.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|3.0|4}}
* {{mamlink|3.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|4.0|7}} (addressing Pom Pom)
* {{mamlink|4.0|4}}
* {{mamlink|5.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|6.0|1}}
* {{mamlink|7.0|2}} (as Dead Guy Perez)
* {{mamlink|8.0|1}}
* {{mamlink|9.2|2}}
* {{mamlink|9.2|1}} (followed by a fake greeting and four fake messages)
* {{mamlink|10.2|5}} (prank call lesson 1)
* {{mamlink|10.2|4}} (prank call lesson 2)
* {{mamlink|10.2|3}} (prank call lesson 2, second try)
* {{mamlink|10.2|2}} (prank call lesson 3, then finds the class is canceled)
* {{mamlink|11.2|4}}
* {{mamlink|12.2|1}}
* {{mamlink|13.2|6}}
* {{mamlink|14.2|5}}
* {{mamlink|14.2|1}}
* {{mamlink|15.2|5}}
* {{mamlink|16.2|4}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|2}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|4}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|12}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|18}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|27}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|35}} 
* {{mamlink|17.2|37}} (addressing Marzipan's sister)
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 41]]
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 67]]

'''Strong Sad''' (17 times)
* {{mamlink|1.0|4}}
* {{mamlink|4.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|4.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|5.0|1}}
* {{mamlink|7.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|10.2|6}}
* {{mamlink|10.2|1}}
* {{mamlink|14.2|4}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|6}} (with a lisp)
* {{mamlink|17.2|7}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|13}} (From the Free Country USA Penitentiary)
* {{mamlink|17.2|20}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|22}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|23}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|24}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|38}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 46]]

'''Coach Z''' (14 times)
* {{mamlink|1.0|1}}
* {{mamlink|3.0|3}}
* {{mamlink|5.0|6}} (drunk)
* {{mamlink|5.0|3}}
* {{mamlink|8.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|9.2|4}}
* {{mamlink|14.2|6}}
* {{mamlink|15.2|3}}
* {{mamlink|16.2|3}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|3}} (from the Free Country USA Penitentiary)
* {{mamlink|17.2|9}} (from the Free Country USA Penitentiary)
* {{mamlink|17.2|19}} (from the Free Country USA Penitentiary)
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 47]]

'''The King of Town''' (12 times)
* {{mamlink|2.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|2.0|3}}
* {{mamlink|2.0|1}}
* {{mamlink|4.0|3}} (as Strong Bad)
* {{mamlink|6.0|4}}
* {{mamlink|9.2|6}}
* {{mamlink|11.2|3}}
* {{mamlink|13.2|5}}
* {{mamlink|15.2|6}}
* {{mamlink|16.2|2}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|25}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 49]]

'''Bubs''' (12 times)
* {{mamlink|3.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|5.0|6}} (drunk)
* {{mamlink|7.0|4}}
* {{mamlink|8.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|12.2|5}} (as [[The Thnikkaman]])
* {{mamlink|15.2|4}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2#Easter Eggs|Version 16.2, Easter egg]]
* {{mamlink|17.2|5}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|11}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|36}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 43]]
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 68]]

'''Homsar''' (4 times)
* {{mamlink|5.0|5}}
* {{mamlink|7.0|3}}
* {{mamlink|17.2|10}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 50]]

'''Marzipan''' (3 times)
* {{mamlink|2.0|4}}
* {{mamlink|12.2|3}}
* {{mamlink|16.2|1}}

'''Strong Mad''' (3 times)
* {{mamlink|3.0|1}}
* {{mamlink|4.0|1}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 42]]

'''The Cheat''' (3 times)
* {{mamlink|13.2|3}}
* {{mamlink|15.2|2}}
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Message 45]]

'''Pom Pom''' (2 times)
* {{mamlink|2.0|2}}
* {{mamlink|9.2|1}}

'''The Poopsmith''' (1 time)
* {{mamlink|17.2|17}}

'''Miscellaneous''' (at least 1 time each)
* {{mamlink|6.0|3}} ([[Kevin]])
* {{mamlink|8.0|3}} ([[Stinkoman]])
* {{mamlink|8.0|2}} ([[Grape-Nuts Robot]])
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2#Easter Eggs|Version 10.2, Easter egg]] ([[Vector Strong Bad]])
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2#Easter Eggs|Version 10.2, Easter egg]] (Ron Dardman)
* {{mamlink|11.2|2}} (Łukasz)
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2#Easter Eggs|Version 11.2, Easter egg]] (Some Other Guy With an Accent)
* {{mamlink|13.2|4}} ([[Old-Timey Strong Bad]])
* {{mamlink|13.2|2}} ([[The Homestar Runner]])
* {{mamlink|14.2|3}} ([[Crack Stuntman]], voice of [[Gunhaver]])
* {{mamlink|15.2|1}} ([[Questionable Services|Questionable]] surgeon)
* {{mamlink|17.2|15}} (Kevin)
* {{mamlink|17.2|16}} ([[Visor Robot]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|26}} ([[sloshy|Mitch]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|29}} ([[Kevin]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|30}} ([[sloshy|Clark]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|31}} ([[Puppet Homestar]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|32}} ([[Litigation Jackson]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|33}} ([[Larry Palaroncini]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|39}} ([[Tucker Donaldson]])
* {{mamlink|17.2|40}} ([[Humidibot]] and Humidibeth)
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Messages 41+|Version 17.2, Messages 41+]] ([[F-Sack]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[The Announcer]], [[Marshie]], [[Jibblies Painting]], [[Balding Man]], Stinkoman, [[Pan Pan]], [[1-Up]], [[Peacey P]], [[Blue Laser Commander]], Crack Stuntman, The Homestar Runner, Old-Timey Strong Bad, Sickly Sam, [[Teen Girl Squad]] Member, One of [[the Gregs]])

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:Newmarzipanloading.png|thumb|The new loading screen]]
*The answering machine cassette tapes on versions 1.0 through 8.0 never stop rolling.
*Up through [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|version 14.2]], the loading animation for each Answering Machine is the old rotating one. As of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|Version 15.2]], the answering machine's loading screen has changed, showing a corner of Marzipan's table instead of the old spinning [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] logo.
**[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] is the only answering machine verison without a loading animation, due to there being no [[Flash]] variant of the toon.
*Prior to the December 31st, 2020 [[2020 Site Update|website update]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] wasn't on the Marzipan's Answering Machine menu. Because of this, it could only be accessed through the "[[Holiday Toons]]" menu, the "[[New Stuff]]" menu, or, at the time it was released, the "What's New?" button on the [[Main Pages]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:answer17.html|The most current Marzipan's Answering Machine]]

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