Editing Marshmallow's Last Stand

[[Image:mm_ls.png|thumb|right|220px|"You better believe it, man!"]]
[[Image:marshmallowcrowd.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Friendly faces in the crowd]]

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Strong Bad and Strong Mad steal the star from Homestar Runner's shirt in order to force Homestar and Pom Pom to participate in a tag team wrestling match. This cartoon, which is the first ever full-length Homestar Runner toon made, has been removed from the site.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Se&ntilde;or}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, Various Audience Characters

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Arena]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Running Time:''' 5:00

'''Date:''' 1999

'''Page Title:''' 8:30!  Be there!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{We see a sign with a color-changing background. Written across it are these words:}''

'''FBI WARNING'''

This cartoon is pretty old. It was the first cartoon we ever made. Homestar is not very funny and neither is Strong Bad. They are mere shadows of the men they have become. This cartoon has not been on the site for many months, but we have had several requests<!--No space in the text-->(from our Dad) to put it back. So here it is. Consider yourselves warned.

''{Show opening credits. Cut to inside Marshmallow's Last Stand. Homestar and Pom Pom sit at a table each with a marshmallow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' These are some great marshmallows, eh,  Pom Pom? ...Why don't you look over there, for no reason.

''{Pom Pom bubbles and looks and Homestar sucks up Pom Pom's marshmallow. He chews it up and takes a bite of his own. Suddenly, heavy metal music plays in the background as Strong Bad and Strong Mad walk up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look at the babies! Eating their marshmallows.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh, it's The Brothers Strong, Strong Bad and Strong Mad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You better believe it, man. We're the greatest tag team wrestlers in the world! ''{Strong Mad nods}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Strong Bad! Have a good time.

'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles over Homestar's line}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, you morones ''{"morons" with Strong Bad's old, affected Mexican accent}''. We're challenging you to the tag team match!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hmm... no thanks.

''{Both Strong Bad and Strong Mad get angry. They both growl.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you gimme this!

''{He takes Homestar's star from his shirt.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey! Gimme back my star!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, but first you have to beat us in the ring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What do you say, Pom Pom, old friend?

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles in agreement}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're on!

''{Cut to outside a stadium. Crowds go in. We see a closeup of the door. There is a poster that says: "War for the Star Tonight!!! 8:30 PM." The scene changes to the ring.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{heavy echo}'' Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to The War for the Star! In this corner, at a combined weight of one million pounds, hailing from Parts Unknown, The Brothers Strong, Strong Mad and Strong Bad! ''{Each fall into the ring as his name is called}'' And now, the hometown favorites, with a combined weight of one hundred and four pounds, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom! ''{A light shines on each one as his name is called.}''

''{We see the crowd cheering. In the crowd are Mr. Bland, Señor, Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, The Robot, Strong Sad, and other various people. Señor is wearing a giant styrofoam hand; Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania!!!"; and The Poopsmith is holding a sign that says "I'm #2". The bell rings and Homestar takes down Strong Bad with a flying kick to the head. Strong Bad gets up, but Homestar knocks him to the ground with the same kick, and then body slams him. Strong Bad tags in Strong Mad, who enters the ring.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh!

''{Strong Mad grabs Homestar by the legs and proceeds to slam him on the ground. He tosses Homestar out of the ring. Pom Pom gets angry and vaults over the top rope into the ring, but lands on Strong Mad's fist. Strong Mad beats him against the boxing ring floor repeatedly, and Pom Pom falls over. Strong Mad climbs to the top turnbuckle and gets ready to deliver the finishing move.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom, look out!

'''POM POM:''' ''{winks at Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Huh?

''{Strong Mad jumps off the turnbuckle and splashes onto Pom Pom, but is bounced into space. Strong Bad and Homestar re-enter the ring and Homestar bounces off of the ropes into Strong Bad, taking him out by smashing his head into Strong Bad's face. Strong Bad gets up. We see a close up of Homestar's face while music from "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" starts playing. We also see a close up of Strong Bad with the same music. Strong Bad attempts a windmill punch but Homestar kicks his stomach and tosses him out of the ring. Strong Bad grabs a lit bomb from under the ring while mumbling incoherently. He gets back into the ring and shoves the bomb down Homestar's throat and punches Homestar's belly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar's stomach gurgles}''Ooh, I ate too many marshmallows... ''{His face turns green and he pukes the bomb and some marshmallowy goo onto Strong Bad's head, where it sticks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{running around frantically}'' AUGH! Getitoffme getitoffme getitoffme!

''{The bomb explodes. When the dust clears, we see Homestar standing atop of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a chunk missing from his head.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' One! Two! Three! ''{The crowd cheers. Strong Mad falls back into the ring.}'' Ladies and gentlemen, your winners, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom!

''{We see a black-and-white picture of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, labeled "Winners"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now how about my star back, Strong Bad?

''{Frustrated, Strong Bad tears up Homestar's star while muttering something inaudible and Strong Mad nods. Homestar kicks Strong Bad, who now lies on the ground with stars of confusion floating around his head. Homestar kicks one of the stars to himself so he can grab it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar....RUN!

''{He jumps up and the star of pain becomes a star on his shirt. The end!}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*According to [[l33t Interview|a 2001 interview with Stephan of WTFiml33t.com]], the reason this toon was taken off the site was quote: "The characters are completely different. Saying and doing things they'd never do now." However, in [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|the 2003 Club Aquatica interview]], it's mentioned that The Brothers Chaps "can’t disclose why they're off, it's a personal reason."
*The Poopsmith's sign reads "I'm #2."  #2 is also a slang term for [[Whatsit|whatsit]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Hanging Objects#From Marshmallow's Last Stand|framed sign]] behind Homestar Runner changes repeatedly in the restaurant. The order which they are shown in is:
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a [[Steak|steak]])
**Lettuce Pray (picture of lettuce)
**Get Toasted (picture of [[Bread|toast]] with [[Butter|butter]])
**Say Cheese (picture of cheese)
**Get Toasted (picture of toast)
**Eggs-Treme (picture of fried [[Eggs|eggs]])
**Pie-Fect!! (picture of a slice of [[Pie|pie]])
**Say Cheese (picture of a slice of cheese)
**Lettuce Pray (picture of a head of lettuce)
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a steak)
*According to Pom Pom's Character video, he weighs 4 pounds. Combining this fact with Pom Pom and Homestar's combined weight according to this toon, Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
*According to a now non-existent comment in the Homestar Runner Museum, this was the first Homestar Runner cartoon to use voice acting. Notice how much each character's voice has developed since then.
*With Strong Bad's south-of-the-border accent and wrestling mask, [[The Brothers Chaps]] parody [[Wikipedia:Luchador|lucha libre]]-style wrestling.
*In this toon, Homestar Runner has a hint of a southern accent. TBC are from Georgia.
*The camera angle changes more in this toon than in any other.
*This cartoon was co-written and co-directed by [[Chad Eikhoff]].
*In this cartoon, Strong Mad has visible chest hair on several occasions.
*Homestar Runner has stars on the treads of his sneaker soles.
*The Poopsmith and The King of Town first appear in this toon.

===Goofs===
*The Announcer begins speaking before the microphone is lowered to him, and once the microphone is lowered his voice isn't any louder.
*Although Homestar's star has five points, Strong Bad appears to tear the star into four triangular pieces.
*Strong Bad's pants turn blue when Homestar wrestles Strong Mad. When Strong Bad steps back in the ring, they are black again.
**His pants are also blue near the end of the toon, after the Brothers Strong lose and are standing at the side of the ring while the Announcer is announcing Homestar and Pom Pom as the winners.
*When the Strongs first jump into the ring, Strong Mad looks unusually short.
*When Homestar says, "Hey! Give me back my star," his voice sounds a little cut off at the beginning.
*Almost all of the sound effects can be heard slightly before we see the actions causing them.
*After Strong Bad's face explodes from the bomb, the marshmallow on his face changes with every shot. The last time he is shown, he has no marshmallow on his face at all.
*When Homestar jumps up to grab the gold star and says "Homestar....RUN!", Strong Bad doesn't scroll down with the rest of the floor while he is lying down.
*When Strong Bad grabs the bomb from under the ring, you can notice on the left of Strong Bad's hands, the blue is overlapping his face, and to the right of his hands, his hand's outline extends into the blue.
*Starting at the Arena, the toon is poorly voice synched, getting worse near the end.
*Sometimes, when the ring is zoomed out far enough, you can see in the top left corner where the graphics for the audience end before the frame.
*When Homestar says "Homestar...RUN!" his mouth doesn't move.
*The final screen is in two slightly, but noticeably, different shades of orange.
*Homestar's star is off-line; you can still see some parts where it isn't red.
*When the Brothers Strong enter the stand, their silhouettes show them facing the viewer, not Homestar and Pom Pom.
*When Strong Mad is smashing Pom-pom and when homestar pushes against the ropes, the left side of the ropes are not attached to anything.

===Real-World References===
* Strong Bad's "You better believe it, man!" sounds almost identical to the same phrase uttered by Jesus Quintana (played by [[Wikipedia:John Turturro|John Turturro]]) in the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.
* The rainbow-colored warning is most likely a reference to Paramount Pictures' old FBI warning. It is used in the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]].
* "The War for the Star" is a parody of boxing matches with rhyming titles (e.g. "[[Wikipedia:Rumble in the Jungle|Rumble in the Jungle]]", "[[Wikipedia:Thrilla in Manila|The Thrilla in Manila]]").
* The Announcer says Strong Bad hails from Parts Unknown.  Having more exotic characters (especially masked wrestlers, like Strong Bad) coming from "Parts Unknown" has been pretty standard in wrestling for decades.  For example, the Ultimate Warrior and Kane were said to be from Parts Unknown.
* Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania."  This is quite likely a reference to the annual [[Wikipedia:Wwe|WWE]] event of [[Wikipedia:WrestleMania|WrestleMania]].
* The music played when Homestar and Strong Bad are staring each other down comes from the movie ''[[imdb:tt0060196|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''.
* The largely ineffective "windmill punch" Strong Bad tries to use on Homestar has actually been used in real life to similar comedic effect, during one of the wrestling matches comedian [[Wikipedia:Andy Kaufman|Andy Kaufman]] staged with professional wrestler [[Wikipedia:Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]. The sound effect used during the toon was taken from the PC game [[Wikipedia:SimCopter|Sim Copter]].

=== Fast Forward ===
*The [[Sound Effects|sound]] played when Strong Mad flies into space is used again much later in the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoon, "[[New Boots]]", the Strong Bad Email, "[[keep cool]]", and in "[[narrator]]", when [[Nebulon]] leaves.
*The sound played when Homestar is being slammed about by Strong Mad is the same sound used in the game [[Bronco Trolleys]], and also when [[Eh! Steve!]] jumps off-screen.
*The music played at the end is also used in [[Old Intro 2]].  It is also heard remixed in [[flashback]] after Strong Bad wins his very own The Cheat.
*This type of art, animation and comedy was parodied in the emails [[personal favorites]] and [[lady...ing]].
*The [[Fonts|font]] used for the 1, 2, 3 count that appears when Homestar pins Strong Bad to the ground is the same as the [[Tandy 400]] font (which is Westminster).
*Homestar's comment on having eaten too many marshmallows mirrors a similar lamentation on drinking too many melonades in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Two of the scenes from this toon were exaggerated in [[Exaggerations]].

== DVD Version ==
*The poor synching of the dialogue and the sound effects is much worse than on the website.
*The music from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is replaced with custom music sung by the Brothers Chaps; however, the original sountrack can be heard during the commentary.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Homestar Runner]],  [[Mike Chapman]])

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar. ''{pause} {whispers to Matt}'' One more time.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{to the same general tone and rhythm as "Best cartoon on the site."}'' Doot doot doo ba-da-doo!

'''MIKE:''' Okay, what's up, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, not a whole lot, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you know, I got a question for you.

'''HOMESTAR:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' Why do you not have a hat in this cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, it was a, a sordid affair. Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Coz there was another cartoon called "Where My Hat Is At?" where you found your hat...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right...

'''MIKE:''' And then...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Where do you think it was when I went home from this wrestling match?

'''MIKE:''' Was it back in the fridge&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' Between the milk and the ''pickles'', this time.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I didn't have no more Cold Ones.

'''MIKE:''' ''{during the Brothers Strong entrance music}'' Listen to those&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was loud.

'''MIKE:''' &mdash;abrasive riffs on the guitar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um... I look great. In this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you look great, you act great&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' You seem real great.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I wish that old marshmallow place got that old wallpaper they had back. I like that stuff.

'''MIKE:''' The green stripes?

'''HOMESTAR:''' And the crazy changing... changing gag framed picture behind me.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's head looks like it's got an orange, uh, stripe on the right side there, instead of a shadow like it should.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. See, he doesn't look so good, but I look great. ''{In the cartoon, Strong Bad takes Homestar's star}'' Hey! I didn't even know that thing was removable. I thought you could see my portions when you&mdash;

'''MIKE:''' So your star's not&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' &mdash;tore the star off.

'''MIKE:''' Your portions? ''{slight laugh}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Lots of silence, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah... We didn't, we didn't think music was the way to go back in these days.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um, the arena. Where'd that go&mdash;

'''MIKE:''' Well, they tore it down&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, is that what happened?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, they imploded that, uh...

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's too bad. What'd they build on top of it, Bubs' Concession Stand?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's where Bubs' Concession Stand is now.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh... Where did all these people?&mdash; ''{laughing}''

'''MIKE:''' They all... The duck person...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Were they inside?

'''MIKE:''' Don King, you can see Don King there... They were all in&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' When they imploded it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's terrible!

'''MIKE:''' Well, they chose to. Y'know, like those people who chain themselves to trees and&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ohh...

'''MIKE:''' &mdash;in the forest.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right, right. So they're protesting work.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Now, they got killed. ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, that's the "Taking Care of Business" logo on that microphone.

'''MIKE:''' Ah...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Sort of.

'''MIKE:''' TCB?

'''HOMESTAR:''' TC and B. ''{in the cartoon, the Announcer introduces Homestar and Pom Pom}'' This is just like our old wrestling days, with the big enterance, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Look, the bell's got a face. Is that&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' That poor&mdash; that guy's dead too. That... what?

'''MIKE:''' The bell man?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. ''{In the cartoon, Homestar attacks Strong Bad}'' ''Waaah!'' I can't do that as good as I used to...

'''MIKE:''' You dropped a big leg. You dropped a big leg, and he gets to the corner... Oh, he makes the tag!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, that's too bad... Uh oh, Mike. See, what'd I tell ya? ''{Strong Mad enters the ring}'' That guy...

'''MIKE:''' The crap! Run away, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' They weren't very thrilled! They were appalled that this big guy got ahold of me and my mouth got so giant.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's tights are blue there... Have they always been blue this whole cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't think so. ...Pom Pom's got a weird shaped head. Was that supposed to be some kind of perspective?

'''MIKE:''' It may have been perspective...

'''HOMESTAR:''' We're getting our butts kicked, Mike. I gotta tell ya.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Now what's going on?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Okay, there's the crowd. See, they were just worried about things, so they got quiet... And now&mdash;

'''MIKE:''' Pom Pom knows what he's doing.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, he's got a plan. ''{of Strong Mad}'' Look at those meaty palms. Strong Mad's got real meaty palms.

''{In the cartoon, Strong Mad flies into space, making the Nebulon sound}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{surprised}'' Nebulon! Where is he?

'''MIKE:''' You heard the Nebulon sound&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' I heard him! He was just off-screen.

'''MIKE:''' ''{at nearly the same time}'' He must've been just off-screen. Ooh, a rare front view of yourself.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ooh, it's true. Do you think Nebulon abducted Strong Mad there? ''{as the theme from ''The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'' plays}'' Don't listen very closely up here, Mike. Coz it's gonna be different later on. Um... Ooh, he's got the old helicopter move.

'''MIKE:''' You're not going to fall for that, are you?

'''HOMESTAR:''' No way, man.

'''MIKE:''' You're gonna give him a slow kick and then slowly lift him up.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, I barely got him over there. He made a very hollow noise when he hit the ground. Ooh, he's doing his "haselos theselos". Strong Bad used to, when he got real excited, he'd go, "Haselos theselos, haselos theselos".<!--Hastelos Deestelos?-->

''{In the toon, Homestar says, "I ate too many marshmallows."}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' So, wait, is that just you in the background going "buuyuuyuuyuu..."?

'''MIKE:''' Very possibly.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nice. Oh, this is&mdash; ''{In the toon, Homestar spits the bomb at Strong Bad}'' Eew! That's disgusting! ''{Strong Bad blows up}'' Man, Mike... Ooh, I look good there. I did some damage to ol' Strong Bad's head.

'''MIKE:''' You did?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I gotta tell ya. Look, there's the Robot!

'''MIKE:''' There was the Robot, and, uh, Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's barely got a&mdash; There musta been a plug under the seat where he was sittin'.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah, coz he can't be very far away&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' Else he would've been shut down.

'''MIKE:''' &mdash;with his four-foot extension cord, power cord.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a nice little, uh, photograph. I should start autographing those and giving them out.

'''MIKE:''' Glossies?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah&mdash;

'''MIKE:''' That's a glossy.

''{In the toon, Strong Bad tears up the star}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey! ''{He does a flying kick against Strong Bad}'' Ah, I did it again! Buh-lam, Mike! Buh-lam and the angel. That's a good metal band.

'''MIKE:''' Who just said that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Uh, not me.

'''MIKE:''' Apparently not.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Don't look at me! I had that recorded, pre-recorded.

'''MIKE:''' So Pom Pom just hit "mash play" on the&mdash;

'''HOMESTAR:''' On a jambox. Pretty expensive. Inexpensive.

== External Links ==
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.html|watch "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.swf|view the Flash file for "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)

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