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[[Image:bestdecemberween.PNG|thumb|A little Charlie Brown tribute]]
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[[Image:bestdecemberween.PNG|thumb|What's the matter, <s>Charlie Brown</s> Homestar?]]
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Homestar asks around trying to figure out the perfect [[Decemberween]] present for Strong Bad.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}
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Homestar asks around trying to figure out the perfect Decemberween present for [[Strong Bad]].
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'''Places:''' [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]
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'''Features:''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Marzipan (character)|Marzipan]], [[Strong Sad]],  [[Coach Z]], [[Bubs]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[The King of Town]]
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'''Date: ''' Friday, December 21, 2001
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'''Page Title:''' Sposored by Dolly Madison!
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'''Running Time:''' 4:43
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== Transcript ==
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''{"SPECIAL" logo appears on the screen and spins a few times as we zoom in on it. As this happens, it turns from blue to pink.}''
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'''Page Title:''' Sponsored by Dolly Madison!
 
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{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
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''{A calendar shows up, tacked to a wall. Red "X's" mark out days on the calendar. The calendar dates turn to the credits. Music plays.}''
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==Transcript==
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''{Music still plays. Homestar walks out of his house in a brown hat. He makes snow-prints in the snow. It is snowing outside. He walks up to a brick wall and stands beside Strong Sad, who is leaning on it.}''
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''{A "SPECIAL" logo appears on the screen and spins a few times as we zoom in on it. As this happens, it turns from blue to pink.}''
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''{Breathing, breath is visible}'' Uhh... Uhh... ''{long silence}'' Uhhhh...
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''{Music plays in the background. A calendar appears for the month of December, with most of the days crossed out in red X's. December 21st and 22nd (Friday and Saturday) become crossed out, then the camera zooms in on Sunday the 23rd. A title appears: "A new Homestar cartoon written and animated by the Brethren Chaps."  This title is crossed out with a red X, and the camera pans to Monday the 24th. Another title appears: "Voices by Matt C. and Missy P."  This title is then crossed out, and the camera pans to Tuesday the 25th, which is already labeled "Decemberween".  This day is circled in red, and additional words appear, making the title read: "The Best Decemberween Ever".  Fade out.}''
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''{Fade outside, next to Homestar's house, where it is snowing.  The background music continues to play.  Homestar walks out of his house wearing a brown hunter's hat. He walks a short distance and behind a brick wall, stopping next to Strong Sad, who is leaning on the wall. The music slowly fades out.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sighs twice; his breath is visible.  A long pause, and then he sighs again.}''
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''' STRONG SAD:''' What's the matter, Homestar?
''' STRONG SAD:''' What's the matter, Homestar?
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh... What do you mean?
'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh... What do you mean?
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''{Cut to a wide shot with Homestar and Strong Sad silhouetted.}''
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''{Silhouette}''
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says "holy crap" a lot, but I think if I get him the perfect present, he just might like me again.
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says "holy crap" a lot, but I think if I get him the perfect present, he just might like me again.
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''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad.}''
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''{Strong Sad close-up}''
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'''STRONG SAD:''' What? People get presents for Decemberween? ''{Pause for one second.}'' I always just get locked in the bathtub!
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'''STRONG SAD:''' What? People get presents for Decemberween? I always just get locked in the bathtub!
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''{Cut to the original shot of both characters.}''
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''{Back out from Strong Sad}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... Right. Um... I gotta go. ''{Homestar dashes off, temporarily leaving a cloud shaped like himself behind.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... right. Uh... I gotta go. ''{Homestar runs off quickly.}''
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''{Cut to Coach Z and Homestar walking in front of some trees.  The trees have signs on them.}''
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''{Cuts to Coach Z and Homestar walking in front of a bunch of Christmas trees.}''
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'''COACH Z:''' Well, Homestar, I tell ya. Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.
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''' COACH Z :''' Well, Homestar, I'll tell ya'. Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let me guess. I can't just rush into the score zone.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let me guess... I can't just rush into the score zone.
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'''COACH Z:''' ''{stops and turns around}'' Hey, that's right!
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''' COACH Z:''' Hey, that's right!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{frustrated}'' Coach! That's your answer for everything!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach! That's your answer for everything!
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'''COACH Z:''' Oh. ''{pauses, then holds up a bottle of blue mouthwash}'' Mouthwarsh? ''{begins gulping mouthwash down}''
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'''COACH Z:''' Oh. ''{Silence, then Coach Z holds up some mouth-wash.}'' Mouth-wash?
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''{Cut to Homestar and Marzipan in her house. Marzipan is wearing a green dress instead of her normal purple dress, and she is drawing protest signs.}''
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''{Cuts to Homestar and Marzipan in Marzipan's house. She is drawing protest signs as they talk.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and then he said it was like a great sports play. And I didn't even think that applies to this situation.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:'''...and then he said it was like a great sports play. And I didn't even think that applies to this situation.
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'''MARZIPAN:''' That's great, Homestar. ''{starts writing on a blank sign: "DEC"}'' But why don't you just get him a shirt? He doesn't seem to have very many of those.
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'''MARZIPAN:''' That's great, Homestar. Why don't you just get him a shirt? He dosn't seem to have many of those.
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''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar.}''
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''{Zooms to Homestar}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, I'm pretty sure he enjoys going topless.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, I'm pretty sure he just enjoys going topless.
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''{The camera zooms back out.}''
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''{Zooms back out}''
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'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you could get him a sponge, or a Jew's harp, or you could make some him some Chex party mix... ''{by now, she has written "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS"}''
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'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you could get him a sponge, or a jews harp, or you could make some him some Chex party mix...
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, those are terrible ideas.
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''{Zooms to Homestar again}''
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''{Zoom in to Homestar's face again}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, those are terrible ideas. ''{Zooms to Homestars face again}'' ''{Laughing}'' Like, I don't even want to see what you got me this year. {Chuckles.}
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''{Back out}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughing}'' Like, I don't even want to see what you got me this year. ''{chuckles}''
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'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Mad, she turns to Homestar}'' Why don't you go bother someone else?!
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''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now that's a good idea!
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'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{turning to Homestar angrily}'' Why don't you go bother somebody else?!
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''{Music plays. Silhouette of Homestar walking along a bunch of snow-covered trees. They sway back and forth.}''
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''{She drops her completed sign. Cut back to the original shot of Homestar and Marzipan. The new sign reads: "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES"}''
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''{Homestar walks over to Bubs Concession Stand. He has a bunch of lights and holiday decorations.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now that's a good idea!
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'''BUBS:''' Hey there Homestar, what can I do for you on this fine holiday?
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''{The background music starts up again.  Cut to a silhouette of Homestar walking among some trees, which sway back and forth in the wind.  Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, which has lights and holiday decorations all over it.  Homestar walks up.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't find a frickin' present for Strong Bad.
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'''BUBS:''' Hey there, Homestar, what can I do for you on this fine holiday?
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't find a frickin' present for Strong Bad.
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'''BUBS:''' Well, you know what Coach Z says...
'''BUBS:''' Well, you know what Coach Z says...
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''{Zoom in on Homestar.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{ Zooms to Homestar, who leans back }'' ''{Annoyed}'' Yes, I know! I know!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{annoyed, and leaning back}'' Yes, I know! I know!
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'''BUBS:''' Oh, well, take a look around. I got all types of crazy crap!
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''{Zoom back out.}''
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''{Homestar pulls up an old NES "Tag Team Wrestling" Video game.}''
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'''BUBS:''' Oh, well, take a look around. I got all types of crazy crap!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No...
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''{Zoom in on Homestar again.}''
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''{ He throws it behind him. Pulls out gold, sparkling gloves with cursive letters "SB"''.}
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a NES cartridge: ''Tag Team Wrestling''}'' No... ''{tosses it away, holds up a pair of gold, sparkling oven mitts with "SB" written in cursive letters}'' No... ''{tosses the gloves away, pulls out a Strong Sad voodoo doll with pins sticking out of it}'' Uh, are you allowed to sell this? ''{tosses the doll away, holds up a "Frampton Comes Alive" album with an autograph addressed to Strong Bad}'' No...
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''{Cut to a silhouette of Bubs' Concession Stand as seen from the side.  The items Homestar discarded are lying in a pile behind him.}''
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''{Throws that behind him. Pulls out Strong Sad voodoo doll with pins sticking in it''.}
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a rectangular object}'' That's it! This is the perfect present!
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Uh... are you allowed to sell this?
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''{Cut to a field with snow-covered trees in the background.  The camera pans right to show several of the characters opening or exchanging gifts.  Strong Mad and The Cheat are the first to appear.  The Cheat opens a gift and his head explodes.  Marzipan pans into the shot, followed by Coach Z in the foreground.}''
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''{ Throws that back. Pulls out a poster that says "Framton Comes Alive!" with an autograph by Peter Frampton.''.}
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'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{opens her gift, a Coach Z scratch n' sniff 2002 calendar}'' Coach Z, this is nasty.
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'''COACH Z:''' That's okay. Smell Orctober!
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''{Silhouette of Bubs Concession Stand with Homestar standing in front of it. All the stuff Homestar threw back is laying in a pile.}''
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''{Camera continues panning, revealing Strong Bad and Pom Pom, and Homestar standing in the foreground.  Strong Bad is wearing yellow earmuffs.}''
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That's it! This is the perfect present!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds up his gift and shakes it}'' Okay, let's see what we got from Homestar here...
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''{Cuts to all the gang standing around exchanging gifts.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Open it! Open it! That one's from me. It took me forever to pick it out!
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''{The Cheat opens a gift to see it explode in his face. It blows his hair back and he is all black.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{opens his gift, which turns out to be a ''Deep Impact'' DVD}'' What?! The ''Deep Impact'' DVD?! You got me this for like the last three years, man!
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'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Opening a gift, which comes out to be a Coach Z scratch n' sniff calendar.}'' Coach Z, this is nasty.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know! And you liked it so much, I decided to get it for you again!
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'''COACH Z:''' That's okay. Smell October!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!  This is the worst Decemberween ever!
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''{Slides to Strong Bad}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{overlapping Strong Bad}'' This is the best Decemberween ever!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see what we got from Homestar here...
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''{Cut to black, then fade back in to the field. All of the main characters except Strong Sad and Homsar are gathered together.  During each chorus, everyone sings except The Poopsmith and Pom Pom.  The Cheat squeaks along with the music, and Coach Z pronounces Decemberween as "Decemberwern".}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Open it! Open it! It's from me. It took forever to find it!
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'''EVERYONE:''' ''{Singing}'' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{ Opens gift to find it a Deep Impact DVD}'' What!? The Deep Impact DVD! You got me this for like the last three years, man!
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''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know! And you liked it so much, I bought it for you again!
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'''MARZIPAN:''' With bunnies running for their lives,
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!
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''{Pan left to The King of Town}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:'''This is the best Decemberween ever!
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'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{holding up a bunny on a plate}'' I wish this one was super-sized!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' This is the worst Decemberween ever!
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''{Cut back out to the group shot}''
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'''ALL:''' ''{Singing to the tune of "O' Christmas Tree"}'' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween.
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'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!
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'''MARZIPAN:''' With bunnies running for their lives,
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''{Cut to Strong Sad entering from the right}''
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'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{holding up a bunny on a plate}'' I wish this one was super-sized!
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'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off-key, a wavering third below}'' What are you guys talking about?
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'''ALL:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves in front of Strong Sad}'' Hey, who the crap let Strong Sad out?
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'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{enters from right}'' What are you guys talking about?
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''{Cut back out to the group shot. Strong Sad is now gone.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey who the crap let Strong Sad out?
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'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!
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'''ALL:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!
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''{Cut to a close-up of Bubs}''
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'''BUBS:''' I've got all types of crazy crap!
'''BUBS:''' I've got all types of crazy crap!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{enters the shot from the right}'' I bought Strong Bad a ''Deep Impact''!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I bought Strong Bad a Deep Impact!
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''{Cut back out to the group shot}''
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'''ALL:''' Decemberween, Decemberween
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'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z's been drinking Listerine!
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z's been drinking Listerine!
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''{Music cuts out with a record scratch as Coach Z wobbles and falls face first into the snow. Fade to black.}''
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''{Music cuts out and Coach Z falls into the snow.}''
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*When Homestar is talking to Bubs at his concession stand, you can remove some of the Christmas lights and move them around just as in the [[Astro Lite]] game. To help do this, pause the toon by right-clicking and unchecking play.
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==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
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*A [[Wikipedia:Jew's harp|Jew's harp]] is an ancient Eurasian instrument, also known as a jaw harp or mouth harp. Some believe it is called a 'juice harp' because the sound of the words 'juice' and 'Jews' are similar. It should also be noted that some people consider the term Jew's harp offensive, and that the alternatives are generally preferred.
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===Trivia===
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*This toon marks the start of Strong Sad's voice becoming more "delicate", though some of his "fatigued" voice still remains at this time.
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*This toon also marks the completion of Strong Bad's voice not having the Mexican accent.
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*The signs on the trees are as follows:
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**3% APR!!!
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**The Decemberator 2000
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**Zero Down!
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**[[Cheap as Free]]
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**buy me! i'm awesome
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**No you're not. I am.
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*[[Marzipan's protest signs]] are as follows:
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**DOWN WITH D'WEEN! ''(two signs)''
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**I THINK IT'S TOO COMMERCIALIZED! ''(two signs)''
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**DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES ''(She is seen making this one)''
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**Concessions By Bubs
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**ALL TYPES OF CRAZY [[CRAP]]
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**WE "GOT" THE GOODS
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*This is the first cartoon where [[Decemberween]] is mentioned by name.
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*Homestar says that he thinks that if he gets Strong Bad "the perfect present, he just might like [Homestar] '''again'''". This suggests that Homestar and Strong Bad may have once been friends.
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*While the DVD version uses a scat version of the opening, the [[YouTube]] version uses the original.
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*The YouTube description for this toon is "Homestar tries to figure out the perfect Decemberween gift for Strong Bad."
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===Remarks===
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*[[A Holiday Greeting]] had the same page title, as well as the same intro and loading screen.
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**Also, contained in the HTML source:
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<A HREF=main6.html></A> <A HREF=http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas.html></A> <!-- text used in the movie-->
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*This cartoon seems to have been made during a transitionary period of sorts: The animation is of the most recent style, but the voices are the type that are associated more with the previous style. Notice, for instance, Homestar's pronunciation of "Strong Bad". Also, Bubs' Concession stand still has its old "Concessions by Bubs" sign, as seen in [[Where's The Cheat?]] and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
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*The calendar at the beginning of the toon shows December having only 29 days.
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*In [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Homestar has the shape of a star on his soles. In this toon, his footprints in the snow are just lines.
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*Both Strong Sad and Strong Bad sing in a [[Singing Out of Tune|tone-deaf]] manner.
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[[Image:SS_Scarf_Goof.jpg|thumb|200px|right|What? People don't wear multi-colored scarfs on Decemberween?]]
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*Strong Sad's scarf has small red portions on it (see right image). This could suggest that his scarf was originally going to be red.
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*Strong Sad has no arms and has a wider torso while he is singing.
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*Strong Bad has no arms before he says, "You got me this for like, the last three years, man!"
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*During the singing, if listening closely, The Cheat noises are audible, but The Cheat doesn't move until the end.
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*When Coach Z and Homestar are walking, the "Buy me, I'm awesome" sign on the Christmas tree is covering up a little bit of the tree in front of it.
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*When Homestar and Coach Z are walking along together, they don't leave any footprints in the snow.
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*During the Decemberween song and when Homestar is talking to Bubs, Bubs' orange outline is outside of his green one.
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*The King of Town is missing the bottom part of his robe.
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*The "x" sound in "mix" when Marzipan was suggesting Chex Mix is cut off.
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*The [[oven mitts]] are a reference to [[In Search of the Yello Dello]], as is Coach Z's quote regarding the "great sports play".
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*Strong Bad and Homestar comment that this is the [[Best/Worst X Ever|best/worst Decemberween ever]].
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*As in [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] and [[The Luau]], Homestar [[Homestar Runner and Strong Sad's Relationship#Homestar Forgetting Strong Sad's Presence|fails to notice Strong Sad's presence]] and is startled once he finally notices.
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[[Image:Charlie Brown Christmas.PNG|thumb|The Peanuts give inspiration in more ways than one]]
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*The introduction, with the spinning Special logo and sound effect, is a reference to the logo and sound that CBS used to preface their specials. The actual opening, used from 1973 to the late 1980s, is viewable [[YouTube:6W9V9SZPHAY|here]]. This was used earlier in [[A Holiday Greeting]], as well as in [[The Luau]] (in this case, only the music was used).
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*This toon contains several references to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' cartoons by Charles Schulz (particularly "A Charlie Brown Christmas"):
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**Homestar wears a winter hat (similar to Charlie Brown's hat) and walks out of a house, along the low brick wall and sighs.
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**One of Marzipan's signs reads that Decemberween is too commercial, which is also similarly referenced in "{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}", in which Charlie Brown thinks his dog Snoopy has gone commercial when he sees him decorating his dog house to enter a "lights and display" contest.
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**When Homestar seeks gift ideas from Marzipan, she recommends a Jew's Harp which is an instrument that was played by Snoopy in the movies, {{w|A Boy Named Charlie Brown}}, {{w|Snoopy, Come Home}} and {{w|Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)}}. She also suggests {{w|Chex Mix|Chex party mix}}, a common holiday snack containing {{w|Chex}} [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], pretzels, spices, etc. The cereal used to feature the Peanuts characters in its advertisements.
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**At the end, the cast gets together and sings a song (which the Peanuts always did in their holiday specials).
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*The page title refers to {{w|Dolly Madison|Dolly Madison Bakery}}, a sponsor of various cartoon specials on CBS {{--}} including Peanuts {{--}} throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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*The title of this toon is based on the book, "{{w|The Best Christmas Pageant Ever}}", by {{w|Barbara Robinson (author)|Barbara Robinson}}. Except for the holiday theme, the plot has nothing in common.
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*The [[Peter Frampton]] album Homestar finds at the concession stand is "''{{w|Frampton Comes Alive!}}''", and is autographed: "To: Strong Bad, Best Wishes! {{-}} P.F."
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*[[The Cheat's head exploding]] when he opens a present is possibly a reference to {{w|The Smurfs}}, in which {{w|Jokey Smurf}} would give someone a present that would explode in the opener's face.
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*{{w|Listerine}} (Coach Z's "mouthwarsh") is an over-the-counter mouthwash created by St. Louis-based doctor Joseph Lawrence.  With an alcohol concentration between 21% and 26% w/v, it is possible to get drunk off of Listerine, as demonstrated by Coach Z. However, the alcohol in Listerine is denatured, which would cause him to regurgitate it before the alcohol could take effect.
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*''{{w|Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact}}'' is a 1998 science fiction film released by {{w|Paramount Pictures}} and {{w|DreamWorks Pictures}}. The interrelated stories of the plot describe events which take place surrounding the discovery of the fictional comet "Wolf-Biederman" due to impact Earth, and its subsequent approach to our planet.
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*The first piece of Bubs' "crazy crap" that Homestar looks at is a ''{{w|Tag Team Wrestling}}'' game cartridge for the original [[Nintendo|NES]]. This game features a villain team known as the Strong Bads, the namesake of Free Country's glove-wearing email-checker (and possibly, the basis of his likeness. One of the members of the Strong Bads in the game wears a red and black mask similar to that of the better known Strong Bad from the cartoons).
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*"O Decemberween" is sung to the tune of "{{w|O Tannenbaum|O Christmas Tree}}".
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*{{w|Supersize}} is a trademarked term formerly used by [[McDonald's]].
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===Fast Forward===
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*Strong Sad getting locked in the bathtub, as mentioned in this toon, is later seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and [[A Decemberween Mackerel]].
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*In A Decemberween Mackerel, Homestar and Marzipan sing the Decemberween song, but say that "Coach Z's been drinking non-specific mouthwash-rine" instead of "Listerine".
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*Homestar gives Strong Bad a ''[[Deep Impact]]'' DVD again in [[Real Live E-Mails]] and [[Flash is Dead!]].
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*Coach Z is seen treating [[Listerine]] as an alcoholic drink in [[senior prom]].
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*The song at the end appears again in [[Hooked on Decemberween]], where it is available for download.
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*The phrase, "All types of crazy crap", was used again as the [[page title]] of the [[Yahoo Store|Yahoo]] and [[Store|Shopify]] incarnations of the Homestar Runner Store.
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== DVD Version ==
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*The DVD version features 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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'''MIKE:''' So, Matt, once again I have a confession to make.
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'''MATT:''' What is it, Mike?
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'''MIKE:''' I think it's probably been five years since I watched this cartoon?
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'''MATT:''' Wow.
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'''MIKE:''' Well, it's not been five years because it hasn't been five years since we made it.
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'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, is this cartoon even five... yeah.
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'''MIKE:''' I think we made it in December of 2001. It's been... four year{{--}} a ''good'' four years.
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'''MATT:''' It's a nice little, uh, title sequence, though. I like it.
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'''MIKE:''' Calendar.
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'''MATT:''' The calendar-style. It was invented{{--}}
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'''MIKE:''' ''{interrupting}'' Classic.
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'''MATT:''' Simple... calendar... classic.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''
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'''MATT:''' So this beginning is very, very derivative, Mike... of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{feigns confusion}'' Charlie...?
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'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look at the{{--}} a lot of those snowflakes don't even make it to the bottom of the screen! Look at how terrible those snowflake clips are!
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah. That's laziness.
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'''MATT:''' ''{mocking exaggeration of Strong Sad's old voice}'' "What's the matter, Homestar?"
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'''MIKE:''' Do they have the breath on this one?
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'''MATT:''' Uh, he does occasionally. I think he was, just now; I think we missed it when he was going ''{exhales}''.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{sighs}'' Sighing.
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'''MATT:''' What do you think the purpose of that wall is?
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'''MIKE:''' Looks like it's about, maybe ten feet, ten{{--}}twelve feet long...
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, same with, in, in ''Peanuts''. Like it's{{--}}it's just a wall, that's independent, by itself, I don't know what it's dividing something from... ''{trails off}''
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'''MIKE:''' Oh, look! It's Strong Sad's old mouth.
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'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah. And his funny arms.
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'''MATT:''' "The Decemberator 2000" is a great name for a Christmas tree. It's funny that we're making reference to "The Yello Dello" in this with Coach Z's dialogue, which now, I would, I wanna pretend "The Yello Dello" maybe never happened.
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'''MIKE:''' ''All The Real Girls''.
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, ''All The Real Girls''.
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'''MATT:''' So Marzipan is dressed up in this, like, Decemberween, y'know, attire. She's clearly in the spirit of things, yet she's going to protest it at the same time.
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'''MIKE:''' Right. ''{laughs}'' I don't think we've ever seen this wallpaper and that whole background.
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'''MIKE:''' Has that lamp shown up?
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'''MIKE:''' We usually just see Marzipan's red couch, er{{--}} her blue couch, and, uh, "Thank You" painting.
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'''MIKE:''' It's just... and Strong Bad liking Frampton!
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' ...short-lived!
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'''MIKE:''' Every time!
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*''{{wp|All the Real Girls}}'' is a 2003 romantic drama movie. Mike and Matt [[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects#Film|were involved with the production]] (as was [[Craig Zobel]]). Filming took place in late 2001 in {{wp|Asheville, North Carolina}} and the surrounding area; the movie's premiere was also held in Asheville.
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*{{wp|Adobe Streamline}} was a line-tracing program that converted bitmap images into vectors. Its final release was in 2001; by 2005, it was officially discontinued, as the live trace feature had been merged into Adobe Illustrator.
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==External Links==
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== Fun Facts ==
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{{nextlinks|{{HR|||}}|old=xmas2001|youtube=DSCAHLq6dG4}}
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*On Bubs' consession stand, the lights look like the the lights from the [[Astro Lite]] Game.
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*Among the items Homestar finds at [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubs]]' is a copy of the NES game ''Tag Team Wrestling''.  The game's teams were called "The Ricky Fighters" and "The Strong Bads".  Obviously, this game is where Strong Bad got his name from.
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== External Links ==
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas2001.html watch "The Best Decemberween Ever"]
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas2001.swf view the flash file for "The Best Decemberween Ever"]
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[[Category:Decemberween|Best Decemberween Ever, The]][[Category:DVD Commentary]][[Category:Hooked on Decemberween]]
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[[Category: Holiday Toons]]

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