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[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|200px|thumb|"We're Kissyboots and it's nice to meetcha!"]]
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[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|200px|thumb|Kissy Boots in action.]]
The girls join the Battle of the Bands.
The girls join the Battle of the Bands.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Intercom|Intercom]], {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Floor Tom|Floor Tom]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Fatty|Fatty]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Goblins|Goblins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#A Shark|A Shark]], {{Film|Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Intercom|Intercom]], {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Floor Tom|Floor Tom]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Fatty|Fatty]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Trolls|Trolls]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#A Shark|A Shark]], {{Film|Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)
'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The School|The School]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Mrs. So-and-so-erson's Walk-in Closet|Mrs. So-and-so-erson's Walk-in Closet]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#School Stage|School Stage]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Dressing Room|Dressing Room]]
'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The School|The School]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Mrs. So-and-so-erson's Walk-in Closet|Mrs. So-and-so-erson's Walk-in Closet]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#School Stage|School Stage]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Dressing Room|Dressing Room]]
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'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{top 40 hits!}'' So and So! ''{hooked on classics!}'' What's Her Face! ''{college radio!}'' The Ugly One! ''{listens to pine bark!}''
'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{top 40 hits!}'' So and So! ''{hooked on classics!}'' What's Her Face! ''{college radio!}'' The Ugly One! ''{listens to pine bark!}''
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''{The girls are sitting at their desks in class. Cheerleader's shirt says "Suga Sweet". Cheerleader's desk has a square of paper, So and So's desk has a lamp on it, The Ugly One's desk has an open book on it, and What's Her Face's desk's legs are bent.}''
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''{The girls are sitting at their desks in class. The Cheerleader shirt says "Suga Sweet". The Cheerleader's desk has a square of paper, So and So's desk has a lamp on it, The Ugly One's desk has an open book on it, and What's Her Face's desk's legs are bent.}''
'''INTERCOM:''' And lunch today will be a breadtangle of pizza. Don't forget the battle of the bands this Friday. Tompkins, point your rear end in the direction of the principal's office.
'''INTERCOM:''' And lunch today will be a breadtangle of pizza. Don't forget the battle of the bands this Friday. Tompkins, point your rear end in the direction of the principal's office.
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'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I not get stuck playing bass?
'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I not get stuck playing bass?
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'''CHEERLEADER, SO AND SO and THE UGLY ONE:''' NO WAY!! ''{What's Her Face frowns.}''
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'''CHEERLEADER, SO AND SO and THE UGLY ONE:''' NO WAY!!
'''SO AND SO:''' We'll be called "Smartly Pretty".
'''SO AND SO:''' We'll be called "Smartly Pretty".
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'''CHEERLEADER:''' Yes Mrs. So-and-so... -erson.
'''CHEERLEADER:''' Yes Mrs. So-and-so... -erson.
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''{Mrs. So-and-so-erson vanishes. The girls' instruments appear: Cheerleader with a guitar, So and So on keyboard, What's Her Face on bass, and The Ugly One on drums.}''
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''{Mrs. So-and-so-erson vanishes. The girls' instruments appear, Cheerleader with a guitar, So and So on keyboard, What's Her Face on bass and The Ugly One on drums.}''
'''SO AND SO:''' Count us off, The Ugly One.
'''SO AND SO:''' Count us off, The Ugly One.
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'''INTERCOM:''' Next up is "Kissyboots".
'''INTERCOM:''' Next up is "Kissyboots".
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''{Cut to Cheerleader and What's Her Face, probably back stage. Cheerleader's shirt now says "X-girl". Cheerleader holds a heart-shaped guitar with three necks, and What's Her Face has a bass.}''
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''{Cut to Cheerleader and What's Her Face, probably back stage. Cheerleader's shirt now says "X-girl". Cheerleader holds a heart-shaped guitar with three necks and What's Her Face has a bass.}''
'''CHEERLEADER:''' Where is So and So? We can't play the hits without her!
'''CHEERLEADER:''' Where is So and So? We can't play the hits without her!
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''{Cut to So and So in a dressing room. Her hair is dyed black, and she is wearing a black t-shirt with [[Strong Sad]]'s face on it and heavy black makeup.}''
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''{Cut to So and So in a dressing room. Her hair is dyed black and she wears a black t-shirt with Strong Sad's face on it and heavy black makeup.}''
'''SO AND SO:''' I'm going with that gloomy keyboardist look I keep hearing about!
'''SO AND SO:''' I'm going with that gloomy keyboardist look I keep hearing about!
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*At the end, click the "o" to see a breadtangle, breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus of [[pizza]] (click each one to see the next. Click the brhombus to go back to the IT'S OVER! screen.)
*At the end, click the "o" to see a breadtangle, breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus of [[pizza]] (click each one to see the next. Click the brhombus to go back to the IT'S OVER! screen.)
*Click the "!" to see what happened to Tompkins.
*Click the "!" to see what happened to Tompkins.
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:''{Tompkins and Strong Bad are in the prinicpal's <!--SIC--> office. Tompkins is standing to the left of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a sign on his desk reading "PRINICPAL"<!--sic--> and has a Sega cartridge saying "Road Rash". Tompkins is wearing shorts, and has his right hand in his pocket. Tompkins is also wearing a T-Shirt with the word "Truk"<!--sic--> and a poorly drawn truck on it}''
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:''{Tompkins and Strong Bad are in the principal's office. Tompkins is standing to the left of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a sign on his desk reading "PRINICPAL" [sic] and has a Sega cartridge saying "Road Rash." Tompkins is wearing shorts, and has his right hand in his pocket. Tompkins is also wearing a T-Shirt with the word "Truk" [sic] on it, and a poorly drawn truck on it}''
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:'''TOMPKINS:''' Aw, come on prinicpal ''{pronounced as prin-ick-PAL}'' Strong Bad. I only stole ONE Sega tape!
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:'''TOMPKINS:''' Aw, come on prinicpal ''{pronounced as prin-ICK-pal}'' Strong Bad. I only stole ONE Sega tape!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' That's just it, Tompkins... You could have stolen UPWARDS of one Sega tape.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' That's just it, Tompkins... You could have stolen UPWARDS of one Sega tape.
:'''TOMPKINS:''' Awww PEAS!
:'''TOMPKINS:''' Awww PEAS!
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:'''STRONG BAD:''' Kid, I think you're gonna turn out... HG HJHG HAAAALL right!
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:'''STRONG BAD:''' Kid, I think you're gonna turn out... HG HJHG HAAAALL ''{pronounced HAAAAAAL}'' right!
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
 
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*"Yous" is an alternate spelling of "youse", the New York Metropolitan Area dialect second-person plural.
 
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=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue where all four girls clearly die.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue where all four girls clearly die.
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*This is the first appearance of a main character (namely, Pom Pom, as well as Strong Sad if non-physical appearances are counted) in a Teen Girl Squad issue, outside of an Easter egg.
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*This is the first appearance of a main character (namely, Pom Pom and Strong Sad) in a Teen Girl Squad issue (outside of an Easter egg).
*This is the first time Strong Bad has made an apparently personal comment during narration.
*This is the first time Strong Bad has made an apparently personal comment during narration.
*This is the first time Strong Bad has read the scene transitions (i.e. "after school") out loud.
*This is the first time Strong Bad has read the scene transitions (i.e. "after school") out loud.
*This is the first time that someone other than Strong Bad has said "IT'S OVER!"
*This is the first time that someone other than Strong Bad has said "IT'S OVER!"
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*This is the first time someone says the word "[[crap]]" in a Teen Girl Squad issue.
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*This is the first time someone said the word "[[crap]]" in a Teen Girl Squad issue.
*The main stage also appears in both the main email and an Easter egg in [[death metal]].
*The main stage also appears in both the main email and an Easter egg in [[death metal]].
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*Smartly Pretty is spelled using [[Wikipedia:Algebra|algebra]] symbols.
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*Smartly Pretty is spelled using [[Wikipedia: algebra|algebra]] symbols.
*In the Easter egg, each of the pizza shapes is an actual geometric shape: rectangle, trapezoid, parallelogram, and rhombus.
*In the Easter egg, each of the pizza shapes is an actual geometric shape: rectangle, trapezoid, parallelogram, and rhombus.
*This is the first of five consecutive issues featuring a Strong Bad cameo.
*This is the first of five consecutive issues featuring a Strong Bad cameo.
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "TGS competes in the battle of the bands."
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===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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*So and So appears twice in this issue with two sharp [[fangs]].
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*So and So appears twice in this issue with two sharp fangs; The Ugly One also grows [[Fangs (Teen Girl Squad)|fangs]] in [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad|Issue 6]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Issue 10]].
*Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One have no chairs by or attached to their desks to sit on.
*Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One have no chairs by or attached to their desks to sit on.
*During their first practice session, What's Her Face looks like she is playing some odd mix between a Gibson Explorer and a Fender Jazz Bass, and Cheerleader is playing a Gibson V-Factor (more commonly known as the Flying V) with a Fender headstock. Also, the necks and heads of the two guitars are the same.
*During their first practice session, What's Her Face looks like she is playing some odd mix between a Gibson Explorer and a Fender Jazz Bass, and Cheerleader is playing a Gibson V-Factor (more commonly known as the Flying V) with a Fender headstock. Also, the necks and heads of the two guitars are the same.
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*In Issue 7 of Teen Girl Squad, the girls tell on Tompkins for "making a swear" when he said heck. In this issue, he says "Awww, Peas!", an example of a [[Wikipedia:Minced oath|minced oath]].
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*In issue 7 of Teen Girl Squad, the girls tell on Tompkins for "making a swear" when he said heck. In this issue, he says "Awww, Peas!", an example of a [[Wikipedia:Minced oath|minced oath]].
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*Bread[[tangle]], breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus are [[portmanteaus]] involving [[bread]].
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*Breadtangle, breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus are [[portmanteaus]].
*What's Her Face holds her bass guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].
*What's Her Face holds her bass guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].
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*At the actual Battle of the Bands concert, it's quite clear that the only instruments being played are Cheerleader's three-necked guitar and What's Her Face's bass. However, you can easily distinguish the sound of a drumset being played in the background of the song.
 
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*Cheerleader is supposed to play lead guitar; however, in the closet jam, the instrument she is holding has only 4 tuners like a bass.
 
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*Both The Ugly One's and Cheerleader's count-offs are not the same tempo as the song.
 
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=== Goofs ===
=== Goofs ===
[[Image:Ugly One Blue Pen Lines.PNG|thumb|Leather Black? We just call that blue.]]
[[Image:Ugly One Blue Pen Lines.PNG|thumb|Leather Black? We just call that blue.]]
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*The blue lines on the paper are misplaced inside Tompkins's speech bubble in the Easter egg.
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*The die that crushes So And So is a [[Wikipedia:Icosahedron|20-sided die]]. [[Wikipedia:Dodecahedron|Twelve-sided dice]] have pentagonal faces.
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*When Mrs. So-and-So-erson finishes talking, the piano loop overlaps.
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*The blue lines on the paper are misplaced inside Tompkins' speech bubble in the Easter egg.
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*At the actual Battle of the Bands concert, it's quite clear that the only instruments being played are Cheerleader's three-necked guitar and What's Her Face's bass. However, you can easily distinguish the sound of a drumset being played in the background of the song.
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*Before "Kissy Boots" practice, the piano loop overlaps.
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*Cheerleader is supposed to play the guitar; however, in the closet jam, the instrument she is holding has only 4 tuners like a bass.
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*When Mrs. So-And-So-erson finishes talking, the background music skips.
*At the beginning, two of The Ugly One's fingers are dark blue, and when she raises her arms they are both colored dark blue.
*At the beginning, two of The Ugly One's fingers are dark blue, and when she raises her arms they are both colored dark blue.
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*The die that crushes So and So is a [[Wikipedia:Icosahedron|20-sided die]]. [[Wikipedia:Dodecahedron|Twelve-sided dice]] have pentagonal faces.
 
=== Inside References ===
=== Inside References ===
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*"Ooncha ooncha, one, two, three-cha" and Tompkins debuted in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]].
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*"Ooncha ooncha, one, two, three-cha" and Tompkins debuted in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]].
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*The "[[-erson]]" tacked onto Mrs. So and So's name is a running gag also previously used on Teen Girl Squad Issue 7.
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*The "[[-erson]]" tacked onto Mrs. So and So's name is a running gag also previously used on Teen Girl Squad Issue #7.
*Strong Bad is called a "prinicpal" (note the misspelling) by his nameplate and by Tompkins, just like in the [[Homestar Quiz]] and [[CGNU]].
*Strong Bad is called a "prinicpal" (note the misspelling) by his nameplate and by Tompkins, just like in the [[Homestar Quiz]] and [[CGNU]].
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*What's Her Face's desk is resting on her lap, which could be a reference to the DVD commentary for the email [[date]].
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*What's Her Face's desk is resting on her lap, and this could be a reference to the DVD commentary for the email "[[date]]."
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*When What's Her Face points out that Mrs. So-and-so-erson has "like a million jogging suits", What's Her Face's mouth looks like one of her earlier versions with large lips, seen in the [[Sketchbook (video)|DVD Sketchbook]]. However, this could just be the way the mouth is filled in.
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*When What's Her Face points out that Mrs. So-and-so-erson has "like a million jogging suits" her mouth looks like one of the earlier versions of What's Her Face when she had huge lips.  This early version is in Matt and Mike's sketchbook on the DVD.
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*Cheerleader's inexplicable change of dress when she says "No yous guys" is similar to what happens to a pile of marshmallows in [[Meet Marshie]] (gaining a [[bowler hat]], a [[mustache]], and a [[Smoking|cigar]]).
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*Cheerleader's inexplicable change of dress when she says "No yous guys" is similar to what happens to a pile of marshmallows in [[Meet Marshie]].
*When So and So talks about Tompkins being a renegade, she has an expression on her face reminiscent of [[Doreauxgard]] in [[lackey]].
*When So and So talks about Tompkins being a renegade, she has an expression on her face reminiscent of [[Doreauxgard]] in [[lackey]].
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*Smartly Pretty is spelled using the [[pi]] symbol.
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*Smartly Pretty is spelled using the [[Pi]] symbol.
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*What's Her Face's title card descriptions are usually meant to portray her as uncool; therefore, the "college radio!" caption probably refers to the email [[radio]], in which Strong Bad described college radio as "utter misery".
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*What's Her Face's title card descriptions are usually meant to portray her as uncool; therefore, the "college radio!" caption probably refers to [[radio]], in which Strong Bad described college radio as "utter misery".
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*Cheerleader is shown with a [[bowler hat]], a [[mustache]], and a [[Smoking|cigar]].
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*"Or so I have read" is most likely a reference to the [[Spinal Tap]] Song "Big Bottom".
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*The [[Sega Tapes|Sega "tape"]] (technically a ROM cartridge) Tompkins steals in the Easter egg is "Road Rash.[[Wikipedia:Road Rash|Road Rash]] was a [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]]/Sega MegaDrive game where you race on motorcycles and knock other racers off their motorcycles by punching them or using clubs.
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*The [[Sega Tapes|Sega "tape"]] (technically a ROM cartridge) Tompkins steals in the Easter egg is "Road Rash". [[Wikipedia:Road Rash|Road Rash]] was a [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]]/Sega MegaDrive game where you race on motorcycles and knock other racers off their motorcycles by punching them or using clubs.
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**All of Kissyboots' music is taken from the in-game music of Road Rash.
*One of The Ugly One's drums reads "mr. drummond", a reference to Philip Drummond, a character in the '70s/'80s TV show ''[[IMDB:tt0077003|Diff'rent Strokes]]''.
*One of The Ugly One's drums reads "mr. drummond", a reference to Philip Drummond, a character in the '70s/'80s TV show ''[[IMDB:tt0077003|Diff'rent Strokes]]''.
*Cheerleader's three-necked guitar is a reference to [http://www.jemsite.com/jem/model/vai_triple.htm Steve Vai's guitar], which he played in the video for "Just Like Paradise" by David Lee Roth.
*Cheerleader's three-necked guitar is a reference to [http://www.jemsite.com/jem/model/vai_triple.htm Steve Vai's guitar], which he played in the video for "Just Like Paradise" by David Lee Roth.
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*The "16 hour drum solo" brings to mind the epic drum solos of many songs from the [[Wikipedia:Classic rock|classic rock]] era including "[[Wikipedia:Moby Dick (song)|Moby Dick]]" by [[Led Zeppelin]] and "[[Wikipedia:In A Gadda Da Vida (song)|In A Gadda Da Vida]]" by [[Wikipedia:Iron Butterfly|Iron Butterfly]].
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*The "16 hour drum solo" brings to mind the epic drum solos of many songs from the [[Wikipedia:Classic rock|classic rock]] era.
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*Cheerleader's close-up of her with a hat, mustache, glasses, and a tie is similar to that of the [[Wikipedia:Blues Brothers|Blues Brothers]], though the way she says "yous guys" also directs the reference toward Edward G. Robinson.
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*Cheerleader's close-up of her with a hat, mustache, glasses, and a tie is similar to that of the [[Wikipedia:Blues Brothers|Blues Brothers]], though the way she says "yous guys" also directs the reference toward Edward G. Robinson.  
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*The goblins and the gamer's multi-sided die are staples of {{w|tabletop role-playing game}}s such as [[Dungeons & Dragons]].
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*The trolls and the gamers multi-sided die are staples of [[Wikipedia:Role playing game|RPGs]] such as [[Wikipedia:Dungeons and dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]].
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*The opening quote for So and So "{{w|Hooked on Classics (series)|Hooked on Classics}}" refers to a series of compilations albums. They consisted of classical musical themes played over disco beats.
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*The opening quote for So and So "[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000063T50/002-1408612-1164808?v=glance Hooked on Classics]" refers to a real compilation album. It consists of classical musical themes set against rock beats.
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*Fatty's Big Chance is presumably a [[Wikipedia:ska|ska]] band, with his checkered pants and the phrase "pick-it-up".
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*Fatty's Big Chance is clearly a [[Wikipedia:ska|ska]] band, with his checkered pants and the phrase "pick-it-up".
**This is likely a specific reference to the 1970s British ska band [[Wikipedia:Bad Manners|Bad Manners]] and its fat, shaven-headed singer [[Wikipedia:Buster Bloodvessel|Buster Bloodvessel]]. The checkered pants match the standard set by the British ska label [[Wikipedia:Two Tone|Two Tone]], on which Bad Manners recorded. Additionally, Bad Manners recorded the song "Lip Up, Fatty".
**This is likely a specific reference to the 1970s British ska band [[Wikipedia:Bad Manners|Bad Manners]] and its fat, shaven-headed singer [[Wikipedia:Buster Bloodvessel|Buster Bloodvessel]]. The checkered pants match the standard set by the British ska label [[Wikipedia:Two Tone|Two Tone]], on which Bad Manners recorded. Additionally, Bad Manners recorded the song "Lip Up, Fatty".
*What's Her Face's bass transforming into a shark is a reference to the 1997 TV special, "[[IMDB:tt0218329|Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees]]". During a musical sequence, Mike's guitar turns into a shark.
*What's Her Face's bass transforming into a shark is a reference to the 1997 TV special, "[[IMDB:tt0218329|Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees]]". During a musical sequence, Mike's guitar turns into a shark.
*So and So's wardrobe for the Battle of the Bands is a reference to [[Wikipedia:emo|emo]] culture.
*So and So's wardrobe for the Battle of the Bands is a reference to [[Wikipedia:emo|emo]] culture.
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=== Fast Forward ===
 
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[[Image:TGS8-DeletedScene.gif|thumb|I'm floataway crushin'...]]
 
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*On June 17, 2019, Strong Bad [[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/1140760758407630848|revealed a deleted scene]] from this issue [[@StrongBadActual|on Twitter]]:
 
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:''{The scene immediately follows Pom Pom's cameo.}''
 
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:''{Cut to [[Cheerleader]] with her guitar and [[So and So]] at her synthesizer keyboard.}''
 
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:'''SO AND SO:''' That sounded SLOOOW GOOD!
 
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:'''CHEERLEADER:''' I like boys so much!
 
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:''{Cheerleader dreamily drifts away. [[Nebulon]]'s sound effect plays faintly.}''
 
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:''{The rest of the toon continues from the Battle of the Bands title card.}''
 
== DVD Version ==
== DVD Version ==
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{{commentary}}
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*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
===Commentary Transcript===
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'''MIKE:''' Does What's Her Face never have an apostrophe?
'''MIKE:''' Does What's Her Face never have an apostrophe?
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'''MATT:''' Uh yeah, y{{--}} I noticed that this week you added one for number ten. And she usually doesn't have one.
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'''MATT:''' Uh yeah, y&mdash; I noticed that this week you added one for number ten. And she usually doesn't have one.
'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' And she's never had one before? I mean, it ''should'' have one, right?
'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' And she's never had one before? I mean, it ''should'' have one, right?
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'''MIKE:''' So... these days, one of the Teen Girl Squad's members almost always has fangs, at some point in the cartoon.
'''MIKE:''' So... these days, one of the Teen Girl Squad's members almost always has fangs, at some point in the cartoon.
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'''MATT:''' Tha{{--}} that's always Mike. Mike loves to add the fangs. You know that Mike drew those frames if they have fangs.
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'''MATT:''' Tha&mdash; that's always Mike. Mike loves to add the fangs. You know that Mike drew those frames if they have fangs.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{sotto voce}'' I drew that. ''{normal volume}'' And I played bass! Like{{--}} like What's Her Face! I know what she's going through.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{sotto voce}'' I drew that. ''{normal volume}'' And I played bass! Like&mdash; like What's Her Face! I know what she's going through.
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'''MATT:''' Like Kim Gordon! And{{--}}
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'''MATT:''' Like Kim Gordon! And&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' D'arcy!
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'''MIKE:''' Darcy!
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'''MATT:''' Laura! Laura from Superchunk, and D'arcy from Smashing Pumpkins.
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'''MATT:''' Laura! Laura from Superchunk, and Darcy from Smashing Pumpkins.
'''RYAN:''' Jabucks had a girl bass player.
'''RYAN:''' Jabucks had a girl bass player.
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'''MATT:''' Hey guys, look at how creepy Mrs. So-and-so-erson is.
'''MATT:''' Hey guys, look at how creepy Mrs. So-and-so-erson is.
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'''MIKE:''' I remember going to friends' houses and, like, their{{--}} the walk-in closet was kind of a fun place to play.
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'''MIKE:''' I remember going to friends' houses and, like, their&mdash; the walk-in closet was kind of a fun place to play.
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'''MATT:''' The, uh{{--}} the New You used to play in a walk-in closet I had at the Plaza Apartments! And we played for months and months and months and the day before I moved out was the only day someone came and complained about the noise... which was really surprising. Umm, so, I'm not believing that stuff about a bombing sixteen-hour drum solo, you guys.
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'''MATT:''' The, uh&mdash; the New You used to play in a walk-in closet I had at the Plaza Apartments! And we played for months and months and months and the day before I moved out was the only day someone came and complained about the noise... which was really surprising. Umm, so, I'm not believing that stuff about a bombing sixteen-hour drum solo, you guys.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' You can't{{--}} ha{{--}}
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' You can't&mdash; ha&mdash;
'''MATT:''' Uh, so now, we've personified that speaker, uh, into some kind of speaker robot.
'''MATT:''' Uh, so now, we've personified that speaker, uh, into some kind of speaker robot.
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'''MIKE:''' Um, Kevin is his name.
'''MIKE:''' Um, Kevin is his name.
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. Fatty there, of course, being{{--}} representing the ska contingent.
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. Fatty there, of course, being&mdash; representing the ska contingent.
'''MIKE:''' Were you ever into ska, Ry?
'''MIKE:''' Were you ever into ska, Ry?
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===Fun Facts===
===Fun Facts===
*The "Strong Bad's Rhythm and Grammar" song Mike refers to is from [[local news]].
*The "Strong Bad's Rhythm and Grammar" song Mike refers to is from [[local news]].
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*[[Wikipedia:Kim Gordon|Kim Gordon]], [[Wikipedia:D'arcy Wretzky|D'arcy Wretzky]], [[Wikipedia:Laura Ballance|Laura Ballance]], and [[Wikipedia:Kim Deal|Kim Deal]] are all mentioned as female bassists in alternative rock bands.
 
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[[HR:tgs8.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 8"]]
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*[[HR:tgs8.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 8"]]
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*[[Forum:1770|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 8"]]
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[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]][[Category:DVD Commentary]][[Category:Podstar Runner]] [[Category: Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 3]]
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[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]][[Category:DVD Commentary]][[Category:Podstar Runner]]

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