The Li'l Brudder Show
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| - | * Li'l Brudder and Tendafoot are characters in [[crying]] and were created by Strong Bad solely to make Homestar Runner cry. | + | * Li'l Brudder and Tendafoot are characters in [[crying]] and were created by Strong Bad solely to make Homestar Runner and Strong Sad cry. |
* This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[Couch Mumbling|couch mumbling]]. | * This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[Couch Mumbling|couch mumbling]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:25, 19 April 2005
The opening to "The Li'l Brudder and Maybe Tendafoot Too Show," featuring everyone's favorite one legged pup.
Cast (in order of appearance): Li'l Brudder, Tendafoot, Possum, Parrot, Strong Bad, The Cheat, Homestar Runner
Places: Strong Bad's Basement
Date: April 18, 2005
Running Time: 2:00
Page Title: Things Are Lookin' Up!
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Transcript
{A notebook page with Li'l Brudder drawn on it is laying on a table with a pencil. The screen pans out, and then Li'l Brudder suddenly glows rainbow colors as stars fly out of the page. He jumps off of the page, lands on a sidewalk and drools.}
SINGERS: Here comes Li'l Brudder!
{Cut to a front of the Family Italian Food Place. Li'l Brudder is scraping towards to open door. When he gets close, the door closes with a sign reading "CLOSED" on it. Then the sign spins around to reveal the words, "4 LEGS ONLY."}
SINGERS: He can make it on his own!
{Cut to a kitchen with a bowl of dog food labeled "li'l brudder" and Li'l Brudder nearby. Li'l Brudder scapes up to the dog food bowl and pushes it with his face.}
SINGERS: He'll scrape right along, while I'm singing this song.
{Cut to Li'l Brudder falling through the sky while wearing a parachute bag and goggles.}
SINGERS: You know he was born to ramble and roam!
{Cut to two oval-shaped pictures hanging on a wall. The one on the left is a picture of a dog and reads, "MAW," while the one of the right is a picture of a unicycle and reads, "PAW." The screen slowly pans out to reveal Li'l Brudder looking at the pictures sadly.}
SINGERS: Here comes Li'l Brudder.
{Cut to a white silhouette of Li'L Brudder scraping along in front of the words, "One Leg!!" The sun behind them is casting moving shadows.}
SINGERS: He's got one leg up on life!
{Cut to a trophy with the words "Just One" inscribed. Li'l Brudder pops out.}
SINGERS: (Just one!) (That's right!)
{Cut to Li'l Brudder in a junkyard with Tendafoot, a possum with a nose for a face, and a wobbling parrot whose legs are missing and has his bottom wrapped up.}
SINGERS: He's the king of the dregs, with minus...
{Cut to Li'l Brudder on a football field a football helmet and a shirt that reads, "-3." He is balancing a football under his chin. The football squeezes out and rolls away.}
SINGERS: ...three legs. And he'll probably...
{Cut to Li'l Brudder in a gray area with two pairs of girl legs behind him. Li'l Brudder is happy and winks. One of the girls moves her legs and trips Li'l Brudder, making him sad.}
SINGERS: ...never take in a wife!
{Cut to Li'l Brudder surfing a giant wave.}
SINGERS: Here comes Li'l Brudder! He's gotta...
{Cut to Li'l Brudder on a pirate ship's plank. A sword pokes him from behind.}
SINGERS: ...pocket full of...
{Cut to a close up of Li'l Brudder's face next to his food bowl. He stretches out his tongue, but can't reach his food.}
SINGERS: ...cash! He can...
{Cut to Li'l Brudder scraping along on a tall, scrolling version of his name spelled "Lil' Brudder" . Unable to move fast enough, he flies off the edge, flips around and lands on the ground.}
SINGERS: ...barely stand up, your favorite one-legged pup. He'll do a...
{Cut to Li'l Brudder scraping along on a running track, approaching the finish line.}
SINGERS: ...twenty minute hundred yard dash.
{Cut to Li'l Brudder scraping towards the logo of his show.}
SINGERS: Li'l Brudder! Li'l Brudder! And maybe Tendafoot, too!
{A circle with Tendafoot on it appears on screen. Li'l Brudder falls down.}
LI'L BRUDDER: I can make it on my own!
{Camera pans out to show the whole Telebision.}
NARRATOR: It's the "Li'l Brudder and Maybe Tendafoot, Too" show!
{Camera flips around to show Strong Bad and The Cheat sleeping on the couch in their basement.}
THE CHEAT: {snoring like Curly} Mmm-Memmmmm...
{Suddenly Homestar Runner jumps out from behind the couch and flies into the air, crying.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying uncontrollably} Oh-ho-ho-hooooooooo!
{Homestar falls back down. About a second later he flies back up.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying} Li'l Brudd-or-or-ooor!
{Homestar falls down and then jumps back up.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying} Blah-ah-ah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blaaah!
{Homestar falls back down. Then he stands up behind the couch.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying} I couldn't be happier with your network debut!
{Homestar sinks behind the couch. Then he pops up again and moves across the couch.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying} Wah!
{Homestar sinks out of sight and then pops up again on the other side of the couch.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying} This is your most ambitious album to date!
{Homestar sinks below the couch again. Then he flies out from behind the couch on last time.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {crying} Blah! Blah! Blah! Brud-dor-or-or!
{Homestar crashes into the ground once more.}
STRONG BAD: {mumbling} Act Raiser. {wakes up} What?
THE CHEAT: {wakes up} Uuuuuuuhh...
STRONG BAD: Nnnnn... you guys hear something?
THE CHEAT: Meeenh.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {sticks leg up} Nope!
STRONG BAD: Cool.
{The Cheat and Strong Bad instantly fall back asleep and Strong Bad snores loudly. After a few seconds, a circle with Li'l Brudder appears on screen.}
LI'L BRUDDER: Things are looking up!
{Everything besides Li'L Brudder and his circle fades to black and the toon ends.}
Easter Eggs
- At the end of the cartoon, click on Li'l Brudder to view dialogue with Li'l Brudder and Tendafoot.
- {Cut to the junkyard with Li'l Brudder and his three friends.}
- LI'L BRUDDER: Well, we got 'em where we want 'em now! I can't tell you how happy I am for you to be with me! Let's... trace! Let's trace some drawings!
- TENDAFOOT: Oh, Piddles. Wait, is your name Piddles?
- {The legless parrot falls over.}
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is the first time we see Strong Bad's eyes while he's sleeping.
- Since it takes Li'l Brudder 20 minutes to complete the 100yd dash, he travels an average of 0.17 mph -- about the speed of a giant tortoise.
Remarks
- The basement ceiling is ridiculously higher in this cartoon than in the past. The ceiling is considerably lower in the email preview on HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! (although the PAY PLUS! scene could be apocryphal).
- At the beginning, the lines farther back on the notebook paper appear the same size as the ones closer up.
- This short was released on what is apparently the Cheat's cheatday, which was set as April 18th in the email of the same name. The Cheat apparently celebrates his birthday by sleeping through it.
Inside References
- Li'l Brudder and Tendafoot are characters in crying and were created by Strong Bad solely to make Homestar Runner and Strong Sad cry.
- This is another instance of Strong Bad's couch mumbling.
Real World References
- The fact that Li'l Brudder has a hole in one of his teeth may be a reference to the cartoon Courage the Cowardly Dog, whose titular "hero" has a similar dental problem.
- ActRaiser was an SNES game by Enix and Quintet.
- Li'l Brudder's voice sounds similar to JibJab's Leo, from the Geezer line of cartoons, along with Cookie from The Simpsons.
