Editing The House That Gave Sucky Treats

[[Image:halloween2001.png|thumb|"I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!"]]

The Halloween special for 2001 is a fun sort of game where you choose what candy the characters get.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[The King of Town]], [[The Knight]], [[The Hornblower]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Marzipan]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Homsar]] (easter egg),  [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]]

See [[Halloween Costumes#The House That Gave Sucky Treats (2001)|Halloween Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Halloween House]], [[Spooky Forest]]

'''Date: ''' October 27, 2001

'''Page Title:''' Trick, then treat, then smell feet

== Transcript ==
A Homestar Runner Cartoon

"The House That Gave Sucky Treats"

Voices by Matt Chapman & Missy Palmer

Written, Directed and Animated by Los Brothers Chaps

''{Homestar's head pops up slowly}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, hello.  This year, we're going to do things a little differently. ''{scary voice, eyes slant}'' We're all coming to your house to trick or treeeeat! ''{normal face and voice}'' So just answer the door, pick a treat, and drag it on top of us.  We'll do the rest.  Ok, bye!

=== Coach Z ===

''{Knocks in a rhythm.}''

====Intro==== 
:Doot-doo-doot-doo, and I'll drink up all the Hennessey ya got on your shelf, but first let me introduce myself.  My name is Coach Z.  Pronounced with an "Oach Z."

====Jujyfruits==== 
:Ooh, Jorgyfruits!  Oh I mean Jurjyfrorts.  I mean GEORGIE FRORGIE!  George Foreman?

====Boston Baked Beans==== 
:Ya know, I once knew a fellow in Boston 'could tell ya the time of the day at any time of the day. Ya'd say, "Say there Boston, what's the time of day?" And he'd say, "10:30." And you'd look at him and say, "But Boston, it's half past noon!" And he'd look back at ya and say, "Well, those are the breaks."

====Cherry Clan====
:Da Cherry Clan. Are they related to the Wu-Tang Clan? 'Cause ya know, their first album was the BOMB! ( Pronounced "BAERMB!" due to his accent) In fact, you don't have a copy of "The 36 Chambers" in there, do ya? 'Cause I'd love to listen to it right now. Ya mind if I come in?

=== The King Of Town ===

''{Rings the doorbell instead of knocking.}''

====Intro==== 
:Trick or treat!  I'm horrible! ''{Strong Bad pokes his head out from the right of the screen and says: You got that right!}''

====Butterscotch====
:Ooh, butterscotch!  Would you mind melting those down and pouring them over a ham? ''{pulls out ham}''

====Fun size Butterfinger====
:That's it? Well, if you think that I'll accept this paltry treat just because it has "butter" in the name...well, you'd be right. Give it here.

====Stick of Butter==== 
:Ooh, a stick of butter! ''{noisily scarfs the stick of butter} {still with butter in his mouth}'' Trick or treat. Again? Please??

=== Strong Mad and The Cheat ===

''{Knocks harshly, door shoots out yellow bursts.}''

====Intro==== 
:'''The Cheat:''' Mahnah!  
:'''Strong Mad:''' IS YOUR REFRIGERATOR PERRY RUNNING?

====Rock Candy==== 
:'''Strong Mad:''' ''{staring at it, puzzled.}'' HALLOWEEN!

====Pop Rocks==== 
:''{The Cheat eats the Pop Rocks}'' 
:'''Strong Mad:''' No... No... NOOO!  
:''{The Cheat takes a drink of cola}''
:'''The Cheat:''' ''{screaming The Cheat noises, The Cheat's head explodes}''

====Rocks==== 
:''{Strong Mad eats the rocks, then bites off half of a can of cola. The Cheat's head inexplicably explodes.}''

=== Marzipan ===

''{Also rings the doorbell.}''

====Intro==== 
:Hey, ho!  Let's go!  Hey, ho!  Trick or treat!

====Candy Corn==== 
:Candy corn!?  Do you have any real corn?  Or Indian corn?

====Rice Cakes==== 
:Hey, rice cakes! I like to eat them without water.

====Steak==== 
:Is this a joke? It's not funny. ''{Strong Bad drops three steaks into her bag}''

=== The Poopsmith and Pom Pom ===

''{Knocks rapidly and quietly.}''

{''They don't have an intro, as neither can really speak.''}

====Mary Jane==== 
:''{They look at each other, then The Poopsmith holds up a sign that says "Give us something good instead". Pom Pom laughs.}''

====Chick-O-Stick==== 
:''{The Poopsmith dunks it in a bucket labelled "dippin stuff", which looks suspiciously like excrement. He offers it to Pom Pom, who shakes his head.}''

====Astropop==== 
:''{The Poopsmith shoots his gun at Pom Pom so it reflects off Pom Pom's "I {heart} Flint" button and his microphone and hits himself in the chest sensor. He falls off the side of the steps.}''

====Pumpkin==== 
:''{The "unlocking a secret entrance" music from any Zelda game plays. The pumpkin is firmly lodged in The Poopsmith's mouth.  When the door closes, a caption reads "YOU UNLOCKED A SECRET CHARACTER!"}''

=== Homsar ===

''{Knocks "Shave and a Haircut."}''

{''This is an Easter egg, only accessible if you give The Poopsmith and Pom Pom the pumpkin.''}

====Intro==== 
:I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!

====Shavin' Creem==== 
:YaAaAaAh, I'm the original ladies' man!

====Black and Orange Taffy==== 
:''(singing)'' If you give me a treat, make sure that it's sweet, and I'll eeeat iiiiiit!

====Wrench==== 
:Oh no, I think this is my favorite!

=== Strong Bad ===

''{Instead of knocking, Strong Bad shouts "Open the freakin' door!"}''

====Intro==== 
:Where in the world is my candy?

====Fun Size Butterfinger==== 
:Oh, a "fun size" candy bar?  Tell me this: what's fun about eating less candy?  Maybe if you gave me an entire bag of them it would be fun.  The only fun I'm going to have with this thing is smearing it all over your door when I leave. ''{If you choose this, the door is smeared with the Butterfinger when Strong Sad shows up.}''

====Marshmallow Bunny==== 
:Why you lazy crap for crap. All you've got is old freakin Easter candy? This thing's rock hard, man. Well, you just made it onto my "People I gotta egg today" list. ''{He shows you the list: Ronnie Pudding, King of Town, [[Kewpie Dan]], Homestar, and you lazy crap for crap.}''

====Apple==== 
:What is this crap? What are you, a dentist? Or a hippie? Or some kind of hippie dentist?!

=== Strong Sad ===

''{Knocks quietly.}''

====Intro==== 
:Trick or treat, I guess...

====Necco candy wafers==== 
:Oh, Necco Wafers.  These remind me when I used to eat the colored chalk when I was in school.  I was sick for a year and nearly died.  

====Baking Chocolate==== 
:Oh! Baking Chocolate! I used to eat this stuff when there was no chocolate in the house. And now... it's my only friend...

====Campbell's Soup==== 
:Oh. While I do appreciate the relevance of this, given my costume, but I was kind of hoping for something that I wouldn't have to prepare. You know, like Necco Wafers or baking chocolate...

=== Bubs ===

''{Knocks "give me a chance to do a hip-hop dance" from [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Hip_Hop_Dance Hip Hop Dance].}''

====Intro==== 
:Please, baby please, baby baby baby please! Give me some candy!

====Mallo Cup==== 
:I got a shallow gup and a crallow nup, somebody give me dat Mallow Cup.

====Dum-Dums==== 
:Oh! I'm such a big dum-diddy-dum-diddy-diddy-diddy-dum-dum...my.

====Bazooka Gum==== 
:I never understand the comics that come in this bubble gum. I mean, the first frame is some guy saying,''{he unfolds the comic and shows it to you}'' "Look out, the sky is falling!" And the second frame is some guy getting hit on the head with a rock ''{he unfolds the comic and shows it to you again. The second frame is captioned "Fortune: The rock hit the guy in the sweater"}''. And I'm sitting there going, "What the heck just happened?", and before I know it, I swallowed my bubble gum!

=== Homestar Runner ===

''{Homestar continually knocks until you answer.}''

====Intro==== 
:''{singing}'' Believe it or not, I'm walkin' around, I never thought I could trick or tre-e-eat!

====Smarties==== 
:Alright, Smarties!  Marzipan said to eat lots of these this year.  I'm not really sure why she said that though. ''{Crickets chirp, record scratches when Homestar breaks the silence.}'' Umm....... trick or treat!

====Peanuts==== 
''{Dances and sings ''Entry of the Gladiators'', long considered a circus theme. You close the door, but Homestar rings the doorbell , and is still dancing.}''

====Handful of Change==== 
:Oh. A handful of change. I guess I can use this to go, um, buy some candy. So...thank you for adding a step to my Halloween process.

== Later that Night... ==

"'''Vote for your favorite costume!!'''" is written at the top. Everybody is standing around in his or her costume. Run your cursor over each to see a caption (shown here in parentheses after the character's name). If you click on one to vote for, an email is started to ween@homestarrunner.com, with a different subject line and text for each character:

*The Poopsmith (Lazer Tag):
**Subject: Teddy Poopspin
**Text: I Choose YOU, Poopachu

*The King of Town (Hagar The Horrible):
**Subject: King of Town, Now Sit Down	
**Text: I Choose YOU, Kingachu

*Strong Mad (The Fridge):
**Subject: Strong Madden Football 99
**Text: I Choose YOU, Strong Madchu

*Coach Z (Humpty Hump):
**Subject: 1 2 3 Coach Z
**Text: I Choose YOU, Coach Zchu

*Pom Pom (Michael Moore):
**Subject: Pom Pom for Prez
**Text: I Choose YOU, Pom Pomchu

*Bubs (Mars Blackman):
**Subject: Bubs has got it goin ON
**Text: I Choose YOU, Bubsachu

*Strong Bad (Carmen San Diego):
**Subject: Why do you keep dressing up as girls 
**Text: I Choose YOU, Strong Badchu

*The Cheat (Punchy):
**Subject: How bout a nice Hawaiian Cheat
**Text: I Choose YOU, Cheatachu

*Homestar Runner (The Greatest American Hero):
**Subject: Homestar Riggidy Riggidy Runner
**Text: I Choose YOU, Homestarchu

*Homsar (Wimpy):
**Subject: Homsar Salad Sandwich
**Text: I Choose YOU, Homsarchu

*Marzipan (Joey Ramone): 
**Subject: Marzipan is a Laugh Riot Grrl
**Text: I Choose YOU, Marzychu

*Strong Sad (Andy Warhol):
**Subject: A vote for Strong Sad is a vote for America	
**Text: I Choose YOU, Strong Sadchu

=== The Discussion ===

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey Strong Bad, I really like your costume.  The Spanish Inquisition...that's great.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, for the last time, I'm not The Spanish Inquisition, I'm not Cab Calloway, and I'm not Strong Bad wearing a yellow turtleneck!  I'm Carmen freakin' Sandiego!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I like Cab Calloway.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, Poopsmith, that's the worst costume I ever saw.  I mean, you're Lazer Tag?  What, are you supposed to be dressed up as the product or is it more abstract than that, like you're supposed to be the concept of Lazer Tag?  Come on man, you know you just found that old crap in a trunk in your basement.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:'''  Ease off, Strong Bad.  He's not the one that dressed up as a ''girl'' two years in a row!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh ho ho ho, you asked for it, King.  ''{Strong Mad punches The King of Town}''

'''BUBS:''' Did any of you guys go to that house that was givin' out change?  I changed my costume and went back ten times!  I made 35 dollars!

'''STRONG SAD:'''  Did you guys go to that house where they let you into this big room and there's all these people wearing black hoods and they ask you these questions about life and existence and if you answer them wrong you get eternal damnation, but if you answer them right you get a Twizzler?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um...no.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No.

'''COACH Z:''' Nope.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No.

'''BUBS:''' Nope.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

'''STRONG MAD:''' NO!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh.  Never mind.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I like your costume, Strong Sad, but you weren't invited this year.

'''COACH Z:''' Say, Pom Pom, check out this funky bass groove!  A doo'rear, a doo'ri, a doo'rear, a doo'ri! '' {Grooves around a little} ''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Have they voted yet?  I really have to pee.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, and the Poopsmith's not smelling any rosier, either.  

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, oh!  I've got an idea.  Let's totally freak 'em out.  ''Let's repeat the stuff that we just saaaaid!''

''{loops back to the start of the discussion}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*When Strong Bad's egging list is up, click on "[[Kewpie Dan|kewpie dan]]" to see.. something. (Note: although this egg appears to be glitched, it was intended to open [[HR:kewpiedan.html|this page]] in a new window.)
*When Pom Pom and the Poopsmith knock at your door, move the pumpkin that's sitting on your porch onto them to unlock Homsar. Homsar will only appear in the final scene if you unlock him, though he doesn't say anything. 
*In the final scene when all of the characters are talking, you can roll over the skull, pumpkin and moon to see funny captions.
**Skull: Get offa me!
**Pumpkin: No costume. Just a pumpkin.
**Moon: Just pick a freakin' character already!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The length of this toon was originally listed as "?:??" on the Toons page. Now it is listed as 4 minutes. The new time is of course an estimate since viewers can choose their paths.
*Marzipan's costume has a small hole in it and you can see her pink flesh beneath, giving further evidence to the theory that her body is actually "skirt" shaped.
*Originally Coach Z's intro rap was: "Doot-doo-doot-doo, and I think I'll make ya fall right down on your face, but first let me introduce myself. My name is Hoodsey. Pronounced with an 'Oodsey.'"
*This is the first instance of [[The Cheat's Head Exploding]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:weirdedoutthecheat.PNG|thumb|Weirded out.]]
*Giving The Cheat and Strong Mad [[Wikipedia:Pop Rocks|pop rocks]] shows you a rare glimpse of The Cheat's mouth open without his teeth being visible. This is also the only instance so far that The Cheat has opened his mouth fully.
*Bubs' comment about the house that was giving out change is interesting; he went back ten times and made $35, implying that the inhabitant was giving out on average $3.50 per trick-or-treater—surprisingly generous.
*The only candy that shows up twice is the Fun Size [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]].
*Clicking "Back" takes you to [[Main Page 7]], the Halloween Main Page.

===Goofs===
*In the final scene where all of the characters are talking, Strong Bad's caption is misspelled: it should read "[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]]," not "Carmen San Diego."
**Bubs' caption is also misspelled as "Mars Blackman" instead of "Mars Blackmon."

===Glitches===
*You can move the light switch even while the door is opened. Also, if you leave the light switch down, it will automatically go back up when the next person knocks.
*When viewed in Linux, there are weird sounds related to the door opening and closing. They are always at the same place.
*After Strong Bad says, "Open the freaking door!" we can hear the sound of the door opening.
**This is not the only toon on the site that has this issue in Linux, either. For example, the email [[mascot]] has the same problem at the end when you roll over the notes of the fight song.

===Inside References===
*The following all are references from the previous year's Halloween toon, [[Homestarloween Party]]:
**The music that plays when Homestar rises up at the start is the same one used when it was time for "Flashlight Ghost Storytelling With a Flashlight".
**The skull and pumpkin are the same ones which served as the "play" button.
**Stuffing the pumpkin into the Poopsmith's mouth is a reference to when he was seen bobbing for pumpkins and holding them in his mouth.
**Marzipan notes at the end that "I like your costume, Strong Sad, but you weren't invited this year" refers to the fact he had been uninvited the previous year. She told Strong Sad that he couldn't come to next year's party.
**The King of Town's comment on Strong Bad dressing up as a girl for two years in a row refers to the previous Halloween toon where Strong Bad dressed up as Carmen Miranda.
*Bubs' line when you give him the [[Wikipedia:Dum Dum Pop|Dum-Dum Pop]] is a reference to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Strong Mad attempted almost the same prank greeting as in this toon on [[Marzipan%27s Answering Machine Version 4]].

===Real-World References===
*Coach Z is dressed as Humpty Hump, the alter ego of [[Wikipedia:Shock G|Shock G]], frontman for the rap group [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]].  He also raps a couple lines from their biggest hit song, "The Humpty Dance," substituting his own name for Humpty Hump's.
*The joke involving The Cheat consuming Pop Rocks and soda is a reference to [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/poprocks.htm an urban legend] that states that Mikey, the [[Wikipedia:Life (cereal)|Life cereal]] mascot, died when consuming Pop Rocks and soda caused his stomach to explode.
*When you drag the pumpkin onto Pom Pom and the Poopsmith, the music that is played is from the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|Legend of Zelda games]], usually when you unlock something (like blowing up a wall with a bomb, thus creating a door). The particular sound music they use in the toon is from "[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]."
*Ronnie Pudding, the first name on Strong Bad's list of houses to egg, is the name of [[Wikipedia:Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap's]] first bassist.
*Strong Bad greets you with "Where in the world is my candy?", a reference to the computer game and TV show "[[Wikipedia:List of Carmen Sandiego products#Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]" from which his costume comes.
*Strong Sad's comment on receiving the [[Wikipedia:Campbell Soup Company|Campbell's soup]] is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol's]] (whom Strong Sad is dressed as) series of paintings ''Campbell's Soup''.
*"Please baby, please baby, baby baby please" is a reference to Mars Blackmon's (whom Bubs is dressed up as) exact same line in [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091939/ She's Gotta Have It].
*The skull's line at the end when you hold the mouse pointer over it ("Get offa me") is a quote from Murray, the Demonic Talking Skull from the [[Wikipedia:Monkey Island|''Monkey Island'']] games.
*Homsar's greeting is a play on [[Wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy's]] famous line "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
*Marzipan is dressed as Joey Ramone from the band, [[Wikipedia:The_Ramones|the Ramones]]. Her intro is, "Hey, ho! Let's go!" which is from the Ramones' 1976 hit, "Blitzkrieg Bop".  This was also a reference/tribute to Joey's death earlier in 2001.
*Homestar's greeting is sung to the tune of (and is a play on) the theme song to the TV show [[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]].
*[[Wikipedia:Cab Calloway|Cab Calloway]] was a famous jazz bandleader and singer whose career spanned many years.
*Homestar saying Strong Bad's costume is the "[[Wikipedia:Spanish Inquisition|Spanish Inquisition]]" is a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]] [[Wikipedia:The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)|sketch of the same name]] in which [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], [[Wikipedia:Terry Jones|Terry Jones]], and [[Wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]] were dressed in similar costumes.
*The Poopsmith holding up a sign due to his inability to talk (or his vow of silence) is reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote of [[Wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] fame.
* The "I choose YOU, <insert character name here>chu" is an obvious reference to the show "[[Wikipedia:Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]," where one character, [[Wikipedia:Ash Ketchum|Ash]], has a similar famous line, "I choose YOU, Pikachu!"
* The subject line of the email when the Poopsmith is chosen for best costume, Teddy Poopspin, references [[Wikipedia:Teddy Ruxpin|Teddy Ruxpin]], a popular toy from the 80's made by Worlds of Wonder, the same company that made Lazer Tag.
* If you choose the King of Town for best costume, the subject line of the email is "King of Town, Now Sit Down."  This is a reference to Sierra Online's [[Wikipedia: Quest for Glory|Quest for Glory]] (aka Hero's Quest), where the phrase "Hut of brown, now sit down" was used to gain access to Baba Yaga's magic hut.
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===Fast Forward===
*The music that was used as Homestar was rising would later be used in the Strong Bad e-mail [[theme park]] as background music for "The Strong Sad Gets Decked Repeatedly Stunt Spooktacular".
*"Your house" was later reused in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] where you could, once again, choose Coach Z's and Bubs' treats.

== See Also ==

[[Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:halloween2001.html|watch "The House That Gave Sucky Treats"]]
*[[HR:halloween2001.swf|view the Flash file for "The House That Gave Sucky Treats"]]

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