Summer Short Shorts
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*The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". | *The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". | ||
| - | *This short seems to mimic [[Wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]], a | + | *This short seems to mimic [[Wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]], a stop motion claymation and tooy show. |
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Revision as of 18:56, 25 July 2006
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Homestar and pals star in a series of short... shorts. Hilarity ensues.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Homestar Runner, Caveman Homestar Runner, Cavewoman Marzipan, Pterodactyl Coach Z, Caveman Strong Bad, The Cheatasaurus, Pom Pom, Coach Z, Limozeen, Very, Very Little Girl (Easter egg)
Places: Marshmallow's Last Stand, Prehistoric Lands, The Field, Strong Badia, Bubs' Concession Stand, Laser Show, Bar
Date: July 24, 2006
Running Time: 2:52
Page Title: Dare to Bare!
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Transcript
{the toon opens with the title "Summer Short Shorts" on a photo of blue shorts. Cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand. The camera pans across the table, which is littered with french fries and ketchup}
STRONG BAD: C'mon, The Cheat! You can do one more! Just one more!
{the camera zooms out, showing The Cheat sitting opposite Strong Bad at the table, with Strong Mad behind Strong Bad. The Cheat's mouth is crammed full of fries, he has purple bags under his eyes, and is whimpering}
STRONG BAD: {pops up near The Cheat, wearing a brown hat with a press pass} {speaking quickly} Oh, have you heard the latest news? {sits back down} I heard the latest news, it was that you could do one more! One more!
{The Cheat whimpers and spits a few fries onto the table}
STRONG BAD: Strong Mad, tell your girlfriend to do one more.
STRONG MAD: SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!
{Homestar Runner runs up, dressed as a waiter, with a brown cap that says 'egg.' on it}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Aaaaaaand can I get you gentlemen anything else?
{Homestar holds up a red clown shoe, and a large daisy rises from inside it}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Blinnnng!
{cut back to the title screen}
{cut to a Powered by The Cheat landscape, showing a volcano and the caption "The Millionzoic Era". Cut to a scene showing a prehistoric Marzipan and Homestar, with a tar pit next to them}
PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR: {spits green bubbles while he talks} Ooga, ooga. My breath, it stinks.
PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN: {turns to the left, away from Homestar} Uh-huh!
PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR: Real, real bad!
{a pterodactyl with Coach Z's hat flies in from the right}
PBTC COACH Z DACTYL: Helicopta fly! {flies off to the left}
{A caveman Strong Bad enters from the mountains. He lands in the tar pit, which splashes Homestar and turns into a skull, which sticks to Homestar. As Strong Bad sinks to the bottom of the tar pit, his feet can be seen poking out from underneath.}
PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD: Ooga. Me want set your face on fires.
PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR: What's fire?
PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN: It sounds fun! Oo-ga! {jumps}
{A large The Cheat-like dinosaur runs by from the right. It then clamps its mouth around the volcano and begins "drinking" from it, accompanied by glugging noises. The Cheatsaurus then turns and breathes fire over the group, scorching them. Marzipan turns into a drumstick with its tongue sticking out, Homestar into a smiling steak with a gold tooth, and Strong Bad merely blackens}
PBTC CAVEMAN MARZIPAN AND HOMESTAR: Aaaah!
PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD: Oh, me too! {turns into a dish with a lobster tail on it} I am not exempt!
PBTC COACH Z DACTYL: {pokes head in} Hey, did you see that? The Cheatasaurus can do it again!
{cut back to the title screen}
{open with a few shots of leaves, then focus in on Pom Pom's head. He opens his eyes, then leaps out of a bush and jumps upwards. He does a brief pose before falling back down again. He lands on a tree branch, then begins to leap forward from branch to branch. He lands on the ground, and pops a bo staff out of himself. He twirls the staff as pictures of bamboo and a wave appear behind him. He then jumps up. Cut to a long shot of him arcing over Strong Badia and Bubs' Concession Stand. He then lands lightly next to Coach Z. He pops out a deodorant stick out of himself, and tosses it to the coach}
COACH Z: Thanks for the smell-cakes, Pom Pom! But next time could you dispense with all the flyin' whozits?!
{Pom Pom pulls out a small smoke bomb and throws it on the ground in front of him. When the smoke clears, Pom Pom has vanished}
{cut back to the title screen}
{cut to a black screen, while red and green lasers arc from the top and bottom of the screen. Guitar music begins, while the Limozeen logo appears in bright yellow. The logo splits, and an image of Larry appears. It changes colour, as a pair of feminine legs in fishnet walk by. Three images of Larry playing guitar appear, which meld into one of him leaping into a power chord. The words "BRAIN SISTER" rise from the bottom as Larry jumps offscreen. A calculator displaying 3.14 appears, and an outline of Texas draws itself around it. Several images of a brain, Larry, guitars, and the ZEEN part of the logo flash past in front of a crowd, until Larry zooms forward, surrounded by stars and playing guitar. More images of Larry's head flash in front of the crowd, as the lasers start again. The calculator flashes by, and the legs walk out, with a brain perched on top of them. They walk by a Limozeen amp as the song ends. The Limozeen logo flashes briefly}
LARRY PALARONCINI: {singing}
- Well, she was only twenty-seventeen.
- She was a lonely beauty queen.
- She was a brain... brain... brain sister!
- She's a {mile?} away
- And she would never tell you you could do it,
- And she would never tell you you could do it!
- I think you know what I mean!
LARRY PALARONCINI: Yeah, those moves, all right! Uh!
{cut back to the title screen}
{open in a barroom-type scene. Homestar and Pom Pom are seated at the bar. Both have an 'Old One bottle, and there is a bowl of peanuts on the table}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Seriously, Pom Pom. {gesturing with bottle} You and me, we're like two breads in a biscuit. {pokes the bottle in Pom Pom's face} Two breads in a biscuit! I'm gonna make a T-shirt! {leans in close} No, wait! You and me? {crouches to look at peanuts} We're like this bowl of mayonnaise here. {points at Pom Pom with the bottle} You're the bowl, coz you're a big, round, fat guy. {Pom Pom looks angry. Homestar sits up again, now pointing at self} And I'm the mayonnaise, coz I'm smart as peanuts. That'll make a good T-shirt too. Oop, no, wait! Before you strangle me again... You and me? {pulls the napkin out from under his bottle} Soggy napkins.
{cut to the picture of the shorts from the title screen, which now just reads "End."}
Easter Eggs
- Click on the dartboard while Homestar says, "I'm gonna make a T-shirt" to see a T-shirt with a slice of bread + a slice of bread = a biscuit.
- Click on the dartboard again while Homestar says, "That'll make a good T-shirt too" to see a T-shirt with a bowl of mayo and the words "Smart as Peanuts!"
- Click on the "n" in "End" to see a Puppet Stuff short.
- {The very, very little girl is swinging and Homestar is standing next to the baby.}
- HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh hello, very, very little girl. Take it away.
- {piano music, crickets, more piano music}
- HOMESTAR RUNNER: I've got no material with this kid. Say something cute. Talk about picking your nose. You seem like a smart kid. You wanna go out some time?
- {drums play. Homestar dances.}
- HOMESTAR RUNNER: You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?
- {Homestar Runner comes too close to the swing and is hit three times.}
- HOMESTAR RUNNER: OW! ... OW! ... UH!
- {The screen goes black and "end." appears on the screen.}
Fun Facts
Explanations
- The Limozeen sequence simulates a laser show.
Remarks
- At the February 2006 Flashforward, Matt Chapman mentioned that Missy Palmer was pregnant — the Very, Very Little Girl in the Easter egg is probably Mike and Missy's baby.
- Pom Pom shows off his skills with the bo.
- The music at the beginning of Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl comes from Strong Bad's kids' show in for kids.
Goofs
- The french fry on the table loses its reflection after the cut to the wider shot.
- The french fries The Cheat spits out have no reflection.
Inside References
- The same short shorts are worn by Matt Chapman in the Peasant's Quest Preview Easter egg.
- Homestar has an egg on his hat in the 'chup sequence.
- Millionzoic Homestar turns into a steak with a gold tooth.
- "The ol' Cheatasaurus" is what Strong Bad nicknamed The Cheat in other days.
- There is a LEMKE flag on the wall.
- Homestar mentions bread.
- The solar calculator from technology also displayed 3.14.
- The scene with Homestar and Pom Pom drinking 'old ones is almost identical to a scene near the end of the Theme Song Video and the scene minus Homestar and Pom Pom is also in Strong Bad is a Bad Guy.
- The back beat during the forest scene with is also from Theme Song Video.
- Short shorts were preveiously referenced with Camp Counselor Shortshorts in Teen Girl Squad 11.
Real-World References
- Texas circumscribing the calculator is likely a reference to Texas Instruments.
- One of the backgrounds of Pom Pom's Bo routine is modeled after the ukiyo-e woodblock painting "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Hokusai.
- The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from The Beatles song "I Saw Her Standing There".
- This short seems to mimic Robot Chicken, a stop motion claymation and tooy show.
