Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes
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'''Bad Jokes''' is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with [[They Might Be Giants]]. | '''Bad Jokes''' is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with [[They Might Be Giants]]. | ||
| - | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' John "Flans" Flansburgh on guitar, John "Linnell" Linnell on | + | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' John "Flans" Flansburgh on guitar, John "Linnell" Linnell on accordion, Marty "Marty" Beller on skins, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner|Homestar "Homeslice" Runner]] on vox |
| - | '''Date:''' May 24, 2004 | + | '''Date:''' Monday, May 24, 2004 |
'''Running Time:''' 1:14 | '''Running Time:''' 1:14 | ||
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| + | '''Page Title:''' Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes | ||
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| + | {{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}} | ||
== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br> | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br> | ||
Really bad jokes now,<br> | Really bad jokes now,<br> | ||
| - | + | Tells a bad joke to me,<br> | |
Girl!<br> | Girl!<br> | ||
Lady!<br> | Lady!<br> | ||
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Make it up,<br> | Make it up,<br> | ||
Bad jokes, come on,<br> | Bad jokes, come on,<br> | ||
| - | I'm really great at tellin bad jokes,<br> | + | I'm really great at tellin' bad jokes,<br> |
I'm tellin bad jokes now,<br> | I'm tellin bad jokes now,<br> | ||
The ones you've heard a million times,<br> | The ones you've heard a million times,<br> | ||
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'''BELLER:''' ''{whispers}'' Nice belt! | '''BELLER:''' ''{whispers}'' Nice belt! | ||
| - | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...Nice belt indeed! | + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? ''{to Beller}'' ...Nice belt indeed! |
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| + | === DVD Transcript === | ||
| + | <small>[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] contains a different version of this song.</small> | ||
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| + | ''{Puppet Homestar appears. They Might Be Giants are behind him, John Flansburgh with a guitar and John Linnell with an accordion. Marty Beller is off screen on drums.} '' | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh! | ||
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| + | ''{TMBG start to play rock music.}'' | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br> | ||
| + | Really bad jokes now,<br> | ||
| + | Tells a bad joke to me,<br> | ||
| + | Girl!<br> | ||
| + | Lady!<br> | ||
| + | Why did something cross the road,<br> | ||
| + | I don't know,<br> | ||
| + | Make it up,<br> | ||
| + | Bad jokes, come on,<br> | ||
| + | Some people walk into a bar...<br /> | ||
| + | Bad jokes!<br /> | ||
| + | Somethin' happens...<br /> | ||
| + | And all three of different ethnic backgrounds...<br /> | ||
| + | Maybe religious backgrounds...<br /> | ||
| + | It's gonna be funny...<br /> | ||
| + | But only to you!<br /> | ||
| + | Bad jokes!<br /> | ||
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| + | '''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Bad jokes! | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bad jokes! Come on!<br /> | ||
| + | Knock knock!<br /> | ||
| + | Who's there?<br /> | ||
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| + | '''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Who's there? | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno! Make it up!<br /> | ||
| + | A bad joke!<br /> | ||
| + | Gimme some spice!<br /> | ||
| + | Spice! Ow!<br /> | ||
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| + | ''{Marty Beller plays a drum solo, and there is a short instrumental break.}'' | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, we tell a bad jokes now!<br /> | ||
| + | ''{in a falsetto voice}'' Really bad jokes now!<br /> | ||
| + | ''{back to normal voice}'' We always tellin' bad jokes!<br /> | ||
| + | ''{talking with the music}'' I told a good joke once...<br /> | ||
| + | I had the audience in the palm of my hand!<br /> | ||
| + | They was laughin'...<br /> | ||
| + | ''{The Johns start forced-laughing.}'' | ||
| + | I can't remember the punch line...<br /> | ||
| + | But, you know, I killed 'em.<br /> | ||
| + | I got the game!<br /> | ||
| + | I'm really great at tellin' bad jokes,<br> | ||
| + | I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br> | ||
| + | The ones you've heard a million times,<br> | ||
| + | The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya,<br> | ||
| + | Why was I stapled to the chicken?<br> | ||
| + | I don't know man,<br> | ||
| + | I wasn't stapled to any chicken! | ||
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| + | '''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{yells}'' Nice belt! | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nice belt man!<br> | ||
| + | Bad jokes,<br> | ||
| + | Bad bad jokes,<br> | ||
| + | Uh! | ||
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| + | ''{They stop playing and singing.}'' | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there. | ||
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| + | '''BELLER:''' Nice belt! | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the skins— ''{floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought}'' I— ''{floor tom hit}'' | ||
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| + | '''BELLER:''' ''{whispers}'' Nice belt! | ||
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| + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? ''{to Beller}'' ...Nice belt indeed! | ||
== Fun Facts == | == Fun Facts == | ||
*The "Bad Jokes" in the song reference the following jokes: | *The "Bad Jokes" in the song reference the following jokes: | ||
| - | **''' | + | **'''Q:''' Why did the chicken cross the road?<br>'''A:''' To get to the other side! |
| - | **''' | + | **'''Q:''' Why did the ''{any animal}'' cross the road?<br>'''A:''' Because it was stapled to the chicken! |
| - | **''' | + | **'''Q:''' What did zero say to eight?<br>'''A:''' "Nice belt." |
| + | *The extra jokes referenced in the DVD version are vague. | ||
| + | **"Some people walk into a bar..." references "bar jokes", which can range broadly. | ||
| + | **"Somethin' happens... And all three of different ethnic backgrounds... Maybe religious backgrounds..." references a commonly used setup for an ethnic/religious joke, where each takes a different course of action. | ||
| + | **"Knock knock... Who's there?" references [[Wikipedia:Knock-knock joke|knock-knock jokes]], which can also range broadly. | ||
*This is the first puppet toon in which [[The Cheat]] does not appear. | *This is the first puppet toon in which [[The Cheat]] does not appear. | ||
| + | *This song seems to be loosely based on "Bad Jokes" by English comedian Lenny Henry, which has a similar structure and funky musical style. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| - | *[ | + | *[[HR:puppetjam1.html|watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]] |
| - | * | + | *[[HR:puppetjam1.swf|view the Flash file for "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]] |
| + | *[[Forum:111|forum thread re: "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]] | ||
| + | *read the [[TMBW:Bad Jokes|TMBW.net entry]] | ||
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| + | {{Puppet Jam}} | ||
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| + | {{subtitlesLinks|puppetjam1}} | ||
| - | [[Category:Puppet Jam]] [[Category:Homestar | + | [[Category:Puppet Jam]] [[Category:Puppet Homestar Filmography]] |
Revision as of 07:26, 25 February 2018
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Bad Jokes is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with They Might Be Giants.
Cast (in order of appearance): John "Flans" Flansburgh on guitar, John "Linnell" Linnell on accordion, Marty "Marty" Beller on skins, Puppet Homestar "Homeslice" Runner on vox
Date: Monday, May 24, 2004
Running Time: 1:14
Page Title: Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes
DVD: Everything Else, Volume 1
Contents |
Transcript
{Puppet Homestar appears. They Might Be Giants are behind him, John Flansburgh with a guitar and John Linnell with an accordion. Marty Beller is off screen on drums.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!
{TMBG start to play rock music.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} I'm tellin' bad jokes now,
Really bad jokes now,
Tells a bad joke to me,
Girl!
Lady!
Why did something cross the road,
I don't know,
Make it up,
Bad jokes, come on,
I'm really great at tellin' bad jokes,
I'm tellin bad jokes now,
The ones you've heard a million times,
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya,
Why was I stapled to the chicken?
I don't know man,
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!
FLANSBURGH: {yells} Nice belt!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Nice belt man!
Bad jokes,
Bad bad jokes,
Uh!
{They stop playing and singing.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.
BELLER: Nice belt!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: On the skins— {floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought} I— {floor tom hit}
BELLER: {whispers} Nice belt!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {whispers to himself} Nice belt...? {to Beller} ...Nice belt indeed!
DVD Transcript
Everything Else, Volume 1 contains a different version of this song.
{Puppet Homestar appears. They Might Be Giants are behind him, John Flansburgh with a guitar and John Linnell with an accordion. Marty Beller is off screen on drums.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!
{TMBG start to play rock music.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} I'm tellin' bad jokes now,
Really bad jokes now,
Tells a bad joke to me,
Girl!
Lady!
Why did something cross the road,
I don't know,
Make it up,
Bad jokes, come on,
Some people walk into a bar...
Bad jokes!
Somethin' happens...
And all three of different ethnic backgrounds...
Maybe religious backgrounds...
It's gonna be funny...
But only to you!
Bad jokes!
JOHN FLANSBURGH: {in background} Bad jokes!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bad jokes! Come on!
Knock knock!
Who's there?
JOHN FLANSBURGH: {in background} Who's there?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I dunno! Make it up!
A bad joke!
Gimme some spice!
Spice! Ow!
{Marty Beller plays a drum solo, and there is a short instrumental break.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, we tell a bad jokes now!
{in a falsetto voice} Really bad jokes now!
{back to normal voice} We always tellin' bad jokes!
{talking with the music} I told a good joke once...
I had the audience in the palm of my hand!
They was laughin'...
{The Johns start forced-laughing.}
I can't remember the punch line...
But, you know, I killed 'em.
I got the game!
I'm really great at tellin' bad jokes,
I'm tellin' bad jokes now,
The ones you've heard a million times,
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya,
Why was I stapled to the chicken?
I don't know man,
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!
FLANSBURGH: {yells} Nice belt!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Nice belt man!
Bad jokes,
Bad bad jokes,
Uh!
{They stop playing and singing.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.
BELLER: Nice belt!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: On the skins— {floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought} I— {floor tom hit}
BELLER: {whispers} Nice belt!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {whispers to himself} Nice belt...? {to Beller} ...Nice belt indeed!
Fun Facts
- The "Bad Jokes" in the song reference the following jokes:
- Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get to the other side! - Q: Why did the {any animal} cross the road?
A: Because it was stapled to the chicken! - Q: What did zero say to eight?
A: "Nice belt."
- Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
- The extra jokes referenced in the DVD version are vague.
- "Some people walk into a bar..." references "bar jokes", which can range broadly.
- "Somethin' happens... And all three of different ethnic backgrounds... Maybe religious backgrounds..." references a commonly used setup for an ethnic/religious joke, where each takes a different course of action.
- "Knock knock... Who's there?" references knock-knock jokes, which can also range broadly.
- This is the first puppet toon in which The Cheat does not appear.
- This song seems to be loosely based on "Bad Jokes" by English comedian Lenny Henry, which has a similar structure and funky musical style.
External Links
- watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"
- view the Flash file for "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"
- forum thread re: "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"
- read the TMBW.net entry
