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A music video composed of sounds made by all the characters.
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A music video composed of sounds made by all the main characters.
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}
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'''Page Title:''' Lookout World!
'''Page Title:''' Lookout World!
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{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}
==Transcript==
==Transcript==
''{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}''
''{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two... ''{continues in background}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One two, one two, one two, one two... ''{continues in background}''
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''{Cut to Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}''
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''{Cut to a first-person view of Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}''
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noises}''
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noise}''
''{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}''
''{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}''
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'''STRONG MAD:''' Gah!
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'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!
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''{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit. As he does, noises are generated.}''
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''{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit with a shovel. As he does, noises are generated.}''
''{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}''
''{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}''
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'''STRONG MAD:''' Gah!
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'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!
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''{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs using a [[Wikipedia:meat grinder|meat grinder]] to grind various things into sausages}''
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''{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs using a meat grinder to grind various things into sausages}''
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'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Ah! Rink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a...
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'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Ah! A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a...
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''{Cut back to The Poopsmith. He continues to make noises with the whatsit}''
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''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue.}''
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''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue. Then cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}''
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''{Cut back to The Poopsmith. He continues to make noises with the whatsit. Cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}''
'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I go! ''{pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}''
'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I go! ''{pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}''
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'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!
'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!
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''{This continues in the background; cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}''
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''{This continues in the background (without Strong Sad saying "Here I go"); cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}''
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''
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''{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''
''{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''
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''{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Strong Bad in the shower, singing.}''
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''{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Bubs}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm ''dancin''! ''Dancin''!  Homsar solo!
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'''BUBS:''' A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek...
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''{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a nearly black space.}''
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''{Cut to Strong Bad in the shower, using a showerbrush as a microphone.}''
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'''HOMSAR:''' ''{vaguely similarly to the song Strong Bad was singing}''  
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm-
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AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!
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''{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing her guitar.}''
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''{Cut to a 3-way screen split of Pom Pom, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and Homestar.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' -''dancin'!'' ''Dancin'!''
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''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Homsar solo!
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''{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a starry background.}''
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'''HOMSAR:''' ''{vaguely similar to the song Strong Bad was singing}''
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AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! ''{his hat floats around the screen}'' UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!
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''{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing Carol.}''
'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{guitar riff}''
'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{guitar riff}''
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''{Sound effects continue; cut to Strong Bad.}''
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''{Sound effects continue; cut to a 4-way screen split of Pom Pom, Bubs, Marzipan and Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out, world! I'm an independent girl!
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''{On each of the next 5 beats, we cut to The Poopsmith, Strong Sad and Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and then Pom Pom.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Rollin' around like a motorcade!
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''{Cut to a 4-way vertical screen split of Homsar, The King of Town, Marzipan and Homestar. Then cut to Bubs.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out, world!
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''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of Strong Mad and The Cheat, Strong Bad, Strong Sad and Coach Z, and Pom Pom}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world! I'm an independent girl! Rollin' around like a motorcade!  Look out world! I'm an independent girl! ''{sound effects stop}'' ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade! ''{no longer singing}'' Whoa. Need to get the acoustics checked out in here.  ''{taps the brush he is holding, making a sound like tapping a microphone}'' Is this thing broken?
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm an independent girl! ''{sound effects stop; zoom in on Strong Bad's square}'' ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade! ''{no longer singing}'' Whoa! Need to get the acoustics checked out in here...  ''{taps the brush he is holding, making a sound like tapping a microphone}'' Is this thing broken?
''{fade out}''
''{fade out}''
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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<!--This is NOT the first time we have seen Homestar's soles.-->
 
===Explanations===
===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Motorcade|motorcade]] is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.
*A [[wikipedia:Motorcade|motorcade]] is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*When this toon was first released, the MixMastah would automatically appear, rather than having to click.
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*When this toon was first released, the MixMastah was loaded into the toon's Flash file, and would automatically appear at the end. Later on, the toon was modified to make the user click a link in order to reach the MixMastah in a separate page instead.
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*The items Bubs grinds into sausages include a [[steak]], a tennis ball, and a [[General Tso's Chicken|Chinese food]] carton.
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*The items Bubs grinds into sausages include (in order) a [[steak]], a tennis ball, and a [[General Tso's Chicken|Chinese food]] carton.
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*Marzipan is the only main character whose face is not shown in this short.
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*This is the toon with the most sketches uploaded to the [[Sketchbook]] (see [[One Two, One Two#Inside References|Inside References]] below).
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*This is the only short with all twelve main characters in it, aside from the DVD version of the [[Theme Song Video]].
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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*Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in time with his walking in some parts.
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*Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in perfect time with his walking.
*The [[Showering|shower]] Strong Bad is in looks exactly like the one on [[Main Page 14]].
*The [[Showering|shower]] Strong Bad is in looks exactly like the one on [[Main Page 14]].
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*Until around 19:00, 29 May 2007 (UTC), the toon was only linked on the main page, not in the toons menu.
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*Bubs is making sausages that are already in their casings and split into links by using nothing but a meat grinder. In real life, one has to stuff the casings and twist them into sausages after grinding the meat.
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*Strong Bad wears a shower cap even though he said in [[haircut]] that he doesn't have any hair.
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*The [[The King of Town's grill|grill]] makes a shutting sound even when Strong Mad opens it.
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*[[Carol]] is either an [[Wikipedia:Electric acoustic guitar|electric acoustic guitar]] or is being amplified by equipment off-camera, so that the [[Wikipedia:Distortion (music)|distortion effect]] can be produced.
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*Even though Strong Bad is in the shower the entire time he is singing, the sound of the shower running doesn't play until the very end of the toon.
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*Marzipan is playing her guitar in the key of E minor.
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*The guitar riff Marzipan plays is very similar to the chord progression of [[youtube:JIrm0dHbCDU|Depeche Mode's 1987 song "Strangelove"]], though it's unknown whether this is intentional.
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===Goofs===
===Goofs===
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*At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changes from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13.
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*In the page title, "Look out" is misspelled as "Lookout".
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**When it is 13, it just barely sticks out of the box.
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*The scoreboard is incorrect both times when the scene returns to Strong Sad and Coach Z toward the end. It should read 17 and then 20, but instead it reads 13 and then 18.
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*Strong Sad pats his belly 20 times, but the scoreboard displays a score of 18 at the end.
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*In some shots when Strong Mad is lifting the lid off the Cheat's house, part of the reflection of his legs in the grill is cut off.
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*At one part when The King of Town is eating his marshmallows one appears outside his mustache when he eats it.
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*When the Poopsmith shovels the pile of whatsit, the pieces of whatsit that are away from the pile move also.  
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===Fixed Goofs===
===Fixed Goofs===
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*When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. This was fixed with the removal of the "Again?" button.
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*When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. The "Again?" button was removed to prevent this issue.
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*When this toon was first released the cap Strong Bad had on the mixmasta was different than the one he was wearing in the actual toon this was fixed later that day
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*Before, at one part when The King of Town is eating his marshmallows one would appear to go under and outside his mustache when he eats it.
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*In the MixMastah, Pom Pom's sound effect loop also included The Poopsmith's loop.  This was fixed when the MixMastah was separated from the main toon.
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*At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changed from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13. Also, when it was 13, it just barely stuck out of the box. This has been corrected.
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===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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[[Image:Sketchbook060727.png|thumb|Keep on Trucking!]]
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[[Image:Sketchbook060727.png|thumb|Keep on truckin'!]]
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*Homestar Runner's animation is based on a [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-27|Weekly Sketchbook]] image, and was previously shown at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech talk]]. A [[graffiti]] image of Coach Z seen behind Strong Sad was also from a [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|Sketchbook]] image.
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*Homestar Runner's animation is based on a [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-27|Weekly Sketchbook]] image, and was previously shown at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech talk]]. A [[graffiti]] image of Coach Z seen behind Strong Sad was also from a [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-05-24|Sketchbook]] image.
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*Bubs puts a tennis ball in the meat grinder, presumably leading to [[eating non-food items]].
*The starry background in the Homsar solo was previously seen in an Easter egg in [[ghosts]].
*The starry background in the Homsar solo was previously seen in an Easter egg in [[ghosts]].
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*This is another example of the word [[style]].
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*Striking Strong Sad's belly scores points in the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.
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**Scoring points for hitting Strong Sad's Belly is also seen in [[A Jorb Well Done]].
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*Homestar Runner's walking animation is similar to Coach Z's in the video for [[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]].
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*Strong Bad's song is another instance of [[gender confusion]].
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**It's also another instance of [[Singing Out Of Tune|singing in the wrong key]].
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*One of the objects Bubs uses in his grinder is the [[General Tso's Chicken]] box.
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*Homsar's hat visibly bounces off the edge of the screen during his solo, an instance of [[fourth wall breaks]].
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
*The way Homestar walks references the iconic [http://www.zubeworld.com/crumbmuseum/truckin.html "Truckin'"] images by [[Wikipedia:Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]].
*The way Homestar walks references the iconic [http://www.zubeworld.com/crumbmuseum/truckin.html "Truckin'"] images by [[Wikipedia:Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]].
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* The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo resembles [[Wikipedia:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]'s 'Fighting Irish' logo.
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*The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo and the 180-degree angle of Coach Z's feet resemble [[Wikipedia:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]'s 'Fighting Irish' logo.
*Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.
*Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.
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===Fast Forward===
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*Homestar, Coach Z and Strong Bad start to make a similar song in an Easter egg for the email [[the paper]] before Strong Bad interrupts them.
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*While showering, Homestar sings the "Independent Girl" song in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
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==See Also==
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*[[MixMastah 800]]
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==YouTube Version==
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this video is "The sights and sounds of Free Country USA combine to make a sweet, sweet song. Or maybe a musical mess."
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*The shower doesn't make any noise after everyone but Strong Bad stops making music.
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==DVD Version==
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*The view of Marzipan playing Carol stays still compared to the shaking version.
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*The MixMastah 800 feature has been removed.
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*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
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=== Commentary Transcript ===
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('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])
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'''MATT:''' ''{in an effeminate voice}'' This was fun to make!  Yes, I agree, I&mdash; I enjoyed making this!  Uh, The Chet<!--sic-->&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' All right, stop talking in that dumb voice!
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'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Uh, what w&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' It's like that scene in Delicatessen.  Right?
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, but everybody in the hotel is making some kind of musics. <!--sic-->  ''{pause}''  I don't wanna ever eat any of Bubs's sausage, Mike.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' What all do they have in there?  A tennis ball&mdash;
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'''MATT:''' A tennis ball.  There is some steak and some Chinese food, which is good.  There's an apple, which is good in sausage.
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'''MIKE:''' Whoever knew that the team everybody played for was the Fightin' Coach Z's?
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'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''  I, uh&mdash; I looked up on the web&mdash; I looked up stock footage of money falling.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''
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'''MATT:''' To base that money falling on.
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'''MIKE:''' That exists?
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'''MATT:''' Yeah.
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'''MIKE:''' Stock footage of money falling?
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'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm.  It wasn't even on YouTube.  It was on&mdash; it was just on some stock footage&mdash; Look he's the master of time and space!  He should be singing, uh&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' ''Have You Seen the Ghost of John?''
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'''MATT:''' Yeah.  Oh!  I remember trying to make that scene be&mdash; where it looked like there was a camera on the end of Marzipan's guitar&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' Like just moving around?
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, like people do on&mdash; in concert videos, but it looked really weird.  I wasn't able to achieve... what I wanted.
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'''MIKE:''' Who do you think that song is originally by that Strong Bad's singing?
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'''MATT:''' I don't know.  Some lady&mdash; a very independent lady.
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'''MIKE:''' From 1987, maybe?
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'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm.
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===Fun Facts===
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*This is another mention of [[1987]].
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*Matt's calling Homsar "the master of time and space" is also a reference to [[ghosts]], prompted by the reuse of the background.  Strong Sad used this phrase while in front of the starry sky in that toon, in which he partially sang ''Have You Seen the Ghost of John''.
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*[[Wikipedia:Delicatessen (film)|Delicatessen]] was a 1991 film including a scene in which, like in this toon, various characters are performing some rhythmic/musical activity in sync with each other.
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [[HR:onetwo.html|watch "One Two, One Two"]]
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* [[HR:onetwomixer.html|view the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.html|view the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]
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Revision as of 21:08, 23 May 2019

Toon Category: Shorts
watch Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene Ever and More!
"One, two, one, two..."

A music video composed of sounds made by all the main characters.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, The Cheat, The Poopsmith, Bubs, Strong Sad, Coach Z, The King of Town, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, Homsar, Marzipan

Places: The Field, The King of Town's Grill, The King of Town's Castle, Bubs' Concession Stand, Gymnasium, Marshmallow's Last Stand, Club Technochocolate, Bathroom of the Brothers Strong, Outer Space

Date: Monday, May 28, 2007

Running Time: 1:31

Page Title: Lookout World!

DVD: Everything Else, Volume 3

Contents

Transcript

{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: One two, one two, one two, one two... {continues in background}

{Cut to a first-person view of Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}

THE CHEAT: {angry The Cheat noise}

{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}

STRONG MAD: GAH!

{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit with a shovel. As he does, noises are generated.}

{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}

STRONG MAD: GAH!

{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs using a meat grinder to grind various things into sausages}

BUBS: Ooh! Ah! A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a...

{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue.}

{Cut back to The Poopsmith. He continues to make noises with the whatsit. Cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}

STRONG SAD: Here I go! {pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}

COACH Z: Atta boy!

{This continues in the background (without Strong Sad saying "Here I go"); cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}

THE KING OF TOWN: {eating noises}

{Eating noises continue in the background; cut back to Homestar Runner walking.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: One, two...

{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad.}

COACH Z: Atta boy!

{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}

{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Bubs}

BUBS: A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek...

{Cut to Strong Bad in the shower, using a showerbrush as a microphone.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm-

{Cut to a 3-way screen split of Pom Pom, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and Homestar.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} -dancin'! Dancin'!

{Cut back to Strong Bad}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Homsar solo!

{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a starry background.}

HOMSAR: {vaguely similar to the song Strong Bad was singing} AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! {his hat floats around the screen} UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!

{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing Carol.}

MARZIPAN: {guitar riff}

{Sound effects continue; cut to a 4-way screen split of Pom Pom, Bubs, Marzipan and Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad.}

STRONG BAD: Look out, world! I'm an independent girl!

{On each of the next 5 beats, we cut to The Poopsmith, Strong Sad and Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and then Pom Pom.}

STRONG BAD: Rollin' around like a motorcade!

{Cut to a 4-way vertical screen split of Homsar, The King of Town, Marzipan and Homestar. Then cut to Bubs.}

STRONG BAD: Look out, world!

{Cut to a 4-way screen split of Strong Mad and The Cheat, Strong Bad, Strong Sad and Coach Z, and Pom Pom}

STRONG BAD: I'm an independent girl! {sound effects stop; zoom in on Strong Bad's square} {out of key} You can meet me down at the arcade! {no longer singing} Whoa! Need to get the acoustics checked out in here... {taps the brush he is holding, making a sound like tapping a microphone} Is this thing broken?

{fade out}

{The word "END." appears with "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" written under it. Click on "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" to go to the MixMastah 800.}

Fun Facts

Explanations

  • A motorcade is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.

Trivia

  • When this toon was first released, the MixMastah was loaded into the toon's Flash file, and would automatically appear at the end. Later on, the toon was modified to make the user click a link in order to reach the MixMastah in a separate page instead.
  • The items Bubs grinds into sausages include (in order) a steak, a tennis ball, and a Chinese food carton.
  • Marzipan is the only main character whose face is not shown in this short.
  • This is the toon with the most sketches uploaded to the Sketchbook (see Inside References below).
  • This is the only short with all twelve main characters in it, aside from the DVD version of the Theme Song Video.

Remarks

  • Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in perfect time with his walking.
  • The shower Strong Bad is in looks exactly like the one on Main Page 14.
  • Bubs is making sausages that are already in their casings and split into links by using nothing but a meat grinder. In real life, one has to stuff the casings and twist them into sausages after grinding the meat.
  • Strong Bad wears a shower cap even though he said in haircut that he doesn't have any hair.
  • The grill makes a shutting sound even when Strong Mad opens it.
  • Carol is either an electric acoustic guitar or is being amplified by equipment off-camera, so that the distortion effect can be produced.
  • Even though Strong Bad is in the shower the entire time he is singing, the sound of the shower running doesn't play until the very end of the toon.
  • Marzipan is playing her guitar in the key of E minor.
  • The guitar riff Marzipan plays is very similar to the chord progression of Depeche Mode's 1987 song "Strangelove", though it's unknown whether this is intentional.

Goofs

  • In the page title, "Look out" is misspelled as "Lookout".
  • The scoreboard is incorrect both times when the scene returns to Strong Sad and Coach Z toward the end. It should read 17 and then 20, but instead it reads 13 and then 18.
  • In some shots when Strong Mad is lifting the lid off the Cheat's house, part of the reflection of his legs in the grill is cut off.
  • When the Poopsmith shovels the pile of whatsit, the pieces of whatsit that are away from the pile move also.

Fixed Goofs

  • When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. The "Again?" button was removed to prevent this issue.
  • Before, at one part when The King of Town is eating his marshmallows one would appear to go under and outside his mustache when he eats it.
  • In the MixMastah, Pom Pom's sound effect loop also included The Poopsmith's loop. This was fixed when the MixMastah was separated from the main toon.
  • At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changed from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13. Also, when it was 13, it just barely stuck out of the box. This has been corrected.

Inside References

Keep on truckin'!

Real-World References

  • The way Homestar walks references the iconic "Truckin'" images by R. Crumb.
  • The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo and the 180-degree angle of Coach Z's feet resemble Notre Dame's 'Fighting Irish' logo.
  • Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.

Fast Forward

  • Homestar, Coach Z and Strong Bad start to make a similar song in an Easter egg for the email the paper before Strong Bad interrupts them.
  • While showering, Homestar sings the "Independent Girl" song in Homestar Ruiner.

See Also

YouTube Version

  • The YouTube description for this video is "The sights and sounds of Free Country USA combine to make a sweet, sweet song. Or maybe a musical mess."
  • The shower doesn't make any noise after everyone but Strong Bad stops making music.

DVD Version

  • The view of Marzipan playing Carol stays still compared to the shaking version.
  • The MixMastah 800 feature has been removed.
  • The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

Commentary Transcript

(Commentary by: Mike Chapman, Matt Chapman)

MATT: {in an effeminate voice} This was fun to make! Yes, I agree, I— I enjoyed making this! Uh, The Chet—

MIKE: All right, stop talking in that dumb voice!

MATT: {laughs} Uh, what w—

MIKE: It's like that scene in Delicatessen. Right?

MATT: Yeah, but everybody in the hotel is making some kind of musics. {pause} I don't wanna ever eat any of Bubs's sausage, Mike.

MIKE: {laughs} What all do they have in there? A tennis ball—

MATT: A tennis ball. There is some steak and some Chinese food, which is good. There's an apple, which is good in sausage.

MIKE: Whoever knew that the team everybody played for was the Fightin' Coach Z's?

MATT: {laughs} I, uh— I looked up on the web— I looked up stock footage of money falling.

MIKE: {laughs}

MATT: To base that money falling on.

MIKE: That exists?

MATT: Yeah.

MIKE: Stock footage of money falling?

MATT: Mm-hmm. It wasn't even on YouTube. It was on— it was just on some stock footage— Look he's the master of time and space! He should be singing, uh—

MIKE: Have You Seen the Ghost of John?

MATT: Yeah. Oh! I remember trying to make that scene be— where it looked like there was a camera on the end of Marzipan's guitar—

MIKE: Like just moving around?

MATT: Yeah, like people do on— in concert videos, but it looked really weird. I wasn't able to achieve... what I wanted.

MIKE: Who do you think that song is originally by that Strong Bad's singing?

MATT: I don't know. Some lady— a very independent lady.

MIKE: From 1987, maybe?

MATT: Mm-hmm.

Fun Facts

  • This is another mention of 1987.
  • Matt's calling Homsar "the master of time and space" is also a reference to ghosts, prompted by the reuse of the background. Strong Sad used this phrase while in front of the starry sky in that toon, in which he partially sang Have You Seen the Ghost of John.
  • Delicatessen was a 1991 film including a scene in which, like in this toon, various characters are performing some rhythmic/musical activity in sync with each other.

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