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{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|xmas10_costumes|A Decemberween Mackerel|Homestarloween Party}}
[[File:Which Ween Costumes.png|thumb|"I think we may have gotten our 'weens' crossed."]]
[[File:Which Ween Costumes.png|thumb|"I think we may have gotten our 'weens' crossed."]]
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'''Date:''' Wednesday, December 22, 2010
'''Date:''' Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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'''Running Time:''' 2:40 ([[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]), 0:15 (not including Easter eggs)
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'''Running Time:''' 2:40 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 0:15 actual
'''Page Title:''' I Don't Know What You're Talking About!
'''Page Title:''' I Don't Know What You're Talking About!
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== Easter Eggs ==
== Easter Eggs ==
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*At the end, click on Bubs:
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*At the end, click Bubs:
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Bubs, nice Die Hard costume, man!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Bubs, nice Die Hard costume, man!
*:'''BUBS:''' Don't you call me costume man, and this is just a promotion for the concession stand! ''{holds up a machine gun}'' Now I have a machine gun.
*:'''BUBS:''' Don't you call me costume man, and this is just a promotion for the concession stand! ''{holds up a machine gun}'' Now I have a machine gun.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Awesome! I'll take it!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Awesome! I'll take it!
*:'''BUBS:''' I didn't say it was for sale! This is for keeping The Cheat outta my bargain bin.
*:'''BUBS:''' I didn't say it was for sale! This is for keeping The Cheat outta my bargain bin.
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*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{holds up Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People}''
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*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{holds up [[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]}''
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*At the end, click on Strong Mad:
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*At the end, click Strong Mad:
*:'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{growls and moves in a jerky fashion}''
*:'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{growls and moves in a jerky fashion}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, Strong Mad, your animation is soooo Rankin/Bass.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, Strong Mad, your animation is soooo Rankin/Bass.
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*At the end, click on Pom Pom:
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*At the end, click Pom Pom:
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''Oh'', ''Begley'', Pom Pom. That is the best "last episode of St. Elsewhere" costume I have ever seen.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''Oh'', ''Begley'', Pom Pom. That is the best "last episode of St. Elsewhere" costume I have ever seen.
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*At the end, click on Strong Bad:
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*At the end, click Strong Bad:
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{slow; playfully}'' Say, Strong Bad, your costume's making me feel a little bit, uh... Loosey Goosey.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{slow; playfully}'' Say, Strong Bad, your costume's making me feel a little bit, uh... Loosey Goosey.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' Shut your face pile right now, or I'm gonna start feeling a little... ''{slow; playfully}'' Punchy Wunchy.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' Shut your face pile right now, or I'm gonna start feeling a little... ''{slow; playfully}'' Punchy Wunchy.
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I hope the Bumpuses' dogs run through here and knock you over!
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I hope the Bumpuses' dogs run through here and knock you over!
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*At the end, click on Strong Sad:
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*At the end, click Strong Sad:
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Sad, you look like a deranged Easter Bunny.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Sad, you look like a deranged Easter Bunny.
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' I do not!
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' I do not!
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*:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' More like Donnie Dorko!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' More like Donnie Dorko!
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*At the end, click on The King of Town:
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*At the end, click the King of Town:
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, King of Town, an exquisite Devil Don King costume.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, King of Town, an exquisite Devil Don King costume.
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No, no! I'm Mister Heat Blister! I'm Mister Hundred and One!
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No, no! I'm Mister Heat Blister! I'm Mister Hundred and One!
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*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, is that your age or number of heart attacks?
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*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, is that your age or your number of heart attacks?
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Triple that number and you're in both ballparks!
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Triple that number and you're in both ballparks!
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*At the end, click on Homestar Runner:
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*At the end, click Homestar Runner:
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing; a slight echo from his voice is heard}'' Do you realize... blah blah blah... that I have the most... low budget style? Do you realize...?
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing; a slight echo from his voice is heard}'' Do you realize... blah blah blah... that I have the most... low budget style? Do you realize...?
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*At the end, click on Coach Z:
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*At the end, click Coach Z:
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z, even though nobody wants to hear the stupid explanation for your costume, let's hear the stupid explanation for your costume.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z, even though nobody wants to hear the stupid explanation for your costume, let's hear the stupid explanation for your costume.
*:'''COACH Z:''' Can't you guys tell? I'm the rapping paper!
*:'''COACH Z:''' Can't you guys tell? I'm the rapping paper!
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== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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===Trivia===
 
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*This cartoon marked the start of a hiatus lasting until April Fool's Day 2014, the longest ever for the site.
 
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=== Explanations ===
=== Explanations ===
[[File:Which Ween Costumes loading screen.png|thumb|Loading screen]]
[[File:Which Ween Costumes loading screen.png|thumb|Loading screen]]
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=== Remarks ===
=== Remarks ===
*This toon has no back button.
*This toon has no back button.
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*This is the first Halloween toon to not include [[Homsar]] since his creation.
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*This is the second Halloween toon to not include [[Homsar]] since before his creation.
*This, like [[A Decemberween Mackerel]], has a higher [[Sound Quality|quality sound]] than most previous toons.
*This, like [[A Decemberween Mackerel]], has a higher [[Sound Quality|quality sound]] than most previous toons.
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**Prior to the [[post-Flash site update]], the toon window was also four times larger than usual (double in each direction), again like the [[A Decemberween Mackerel|previous toon]].
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** The toon's "screen" is also four times as large as usual (double in each direction), again like the [[A Decemberween Mackerel|previous toon.]]
*Bubs's machine [[gun]] doesn't have a trigger.
*Bubs's machine [[gun]] doesn't have a trigger.
*<span id="pom-pom-snowglobe"></span>The scene inside Pom Pom's snowglobe costume is slightly different from the real scene:
*<span id="pom-pom-snowglobe"></span>The scene inside Pom Pom's snowglobe costume is slightly different from the real scene:
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*Bubs brandishes a machine [[gun]], which is meant to keep The Cheat from stealing out of the bargain bin.
*Bubs brandishes a machine [[gun]], which is meant to keep The Cheat from stealing out of the bargain bin.
*Homestar previously confused weens in the ornament scene of [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] when he complimented Strong Bad ornament's costume, prompting Strong Bad to say "Uh, you got the wrong 'ween, Homestar. This is Decemberween. Not the Hallow- one."
*Homestar previously confused weens in the ornament scene of [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] when he complimented Strong Bad ornament's costume, prompting Strong Bad to say "Uh, you got the wrong 'ween, Homestar. This is Decemberween. Not the Hallow- one."
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*Homestar once again misinterprets the King of Town's costume as being Don King. He previously did this in [[Jibblies 2]] when he mistook the King's costume of Rev. Al Sharpton as "melted Don King".
 
=== Real-World References ===
=== Real-World References ===
*''[[Wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' is a well-known action movie starring [[Wikipedia:Bruce Willis|Bruce Willis]] that takes place on Christmas.
*''[[Wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' is a well-known action movie starring [[Wikipedia:Bruce Willis|Bruce Willis]] that takes place on Christmas.
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*[[Rankin/Bass]] is the production company that produced the stop-motion ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' Christmas special, which premiered in 1964 on NBC and airs annually on CBS as of 2014. Strong Mad emulates Rankin/Bass' erratic animation style employed in its stop-motion cartoons, especially in holiday specials like ''Rudolph'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Year Without a Santa Claus|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'', the program that inspired the King of Town's costume.
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*[[Rankin/Bass]] is the production company that produced the stop-motion ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' Christmas special. They are also known for their erratic style of animation, which Strong Mad emulates.
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** Strong Mad is dressed as the Abominable Snow Monster, one of the major antagonists of the program.
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*''[[Wikipedia:St. Elsewhere|St. Elsewhere]]'' was a TV show in the mid 1980s. In the series finale, it was revealed that the entire show was possibly the daydream of an autistic child staring at a snowglobe.
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*''[[Wikipedia:St. Elsewhere|St. Elsewhere]]'' was a TV series that was set in the fictional Saint Elegius Hospital in Boston and aired from 1982 until 1988 on NBC. Homestar's mentioning of the series finale notes the episode's ending, where it was implied that the entire series was just the imagination of [[Wikipedia:Tommy Westphall|Tommy Westphall]], a boy with autism played by Chad Allen who spent much of his time staring at a snowglobe with a small replica of Saint Elegius inside it. The episode's ending also gave rise to a [[Wikipedia:Tommy Westphall Universe|theory]] regarding what else might have existed solely in Tommy's mind.
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**[[Wikipedia:Ed Begley, Jr.|Ed Begley, Jr.]] was one of the actors on the show.
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**[[Wikipedia:Ed Begley, Jr.|Ed Begley, Jr.]] is an actor who was a member of the ''St. Elsewhere'' cast for its entire run. Begley played the role of Dr. Victor Ehrlich.
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*The King of Town mentions the Bumpuses' dogs, which featured in the plot of ''[[Wikipedia:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]''.
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*There are several references to the plot of the film ''[[Wikipedia:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]''.
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** Strong Bad also says Strong Sad looks like a "deranged Easter bunny" and a "pink nightmare" in his costume, which is how Ralphie's dad describes him in the movie.
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** The exchange between Strong Bad and Strong Sad is taken directly from the exchange between Ralphie Parker's parents when they saw him wearing the bunny suit. Ralphie's father said that his son looked like a "deranged Easter bunny" and a "pink nightmare", while his mother disagreed.
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** Strong Bad's costume, the leg lamp, is also from the same movie.
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** Strong Bad is dressed as the "major award" Ralphie's father won, which was a lamp that was designed to look like a woman's leg.
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*Homestar confuses Strong Sad's costume as Frank the Bunny from [[Wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]].
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** The King of Town mentions the Bumpuses' dogs, a pack of hunting hounds that belonged to the Parker family's "hillbilly neighbors" and who constantly harassed Ralphie's father. The dogs did not actually do anything to the leg lamp; they only ate the family's Christmas turkey while destroying their kitchen. The lamp had been destroyed earlier in the film by Mrs. Parker, who knocked it over while watering a plant and may or may not have done so on purpose.
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*Homestar mistakes the King of Town for being a "Devil [[Wikipedia:Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]]". (He previously mistook the King for Don King in [[Jibblies 2]].)
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*Homestar confuses Strong Sad's costume as Frank the Bunny from ''[[Wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]'', a figment of the title character's imagination who tells him the world is going to end.
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*Homestar comments on his own costume to the tune of "Do You Realize??" by [[Wikipedia:The Flaming Lips|The Flaming Lips]], whose lead singer wrote and directed the film from which Homestar's costume originates.
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*Homestar comments on his own costume to the tune of "Do You Realize??" by [[Wikipedia:The Flaming Lips|The Flaming Lips]]. The band's lead singer [[Wikipedia: Wayne Coyne|Wayne Coyne]] wrote the 2008 film ''[[Wikipedia: Christmas on Mars|Christmas on Mars]]'', which provided the inspiration for Homestar's costume but did not feature the song (which was released in 2002).
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*The Heat Miser first appeared in [[Wikipedia:The Year Without a Santa Claus|The Year Without a Santa Claus]], another Rankin/Bass production. The King of Town also quotes the character's [[YouTube:wbfgVEk-mxQ|song]] from the movie when describing his costume.
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*As noted above, the Heat Miser is a character from Rankin/Bass' ''The Year Without a Santa Claus'', which premiered on ABC in 1974. The King of Town also quotes the character's [[YouTube:wbfgVEk-mxQ|song]] from the movie when describing his costume.
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*[[Wikipedia:Don King|Don King]] is a boxing promoter who Homestar, as noted above, mentioned in [[Jibblies 2]]. Homestar's mention this time makes reference to King's hair, which he wears sticking straight up.
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* Coach Z's lyric "Not bad like bad, but bad like real bad" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Run-DMC|Run-DMC]] song [[Wikipedia:Peter Piper (song)|"Peter Piper"]], which has the lyric "Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good."
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==External Links==
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