Editing Flashforward

[[Image:Flashbackshow.png|thumb|"Ladies and gentlemen! Or... Gentlemen and, like... two ladies!"]]

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This toon originally was created as an intro for [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006 Seattle]], and was also shown during [[The Brothers Chaps]]' presentation there. Eight months later it was released on DVD. 

Homestar and Strong Bad look back at some of their favorite conference memories.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' Flashforward Podium, Several Flashback Locations

'''Original View Date:''' February 28, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 1:50

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==Transcript==
''{DVD intro: Here is a little cartoon we made to kick-off the 2006 Flashforward Conference in Seattle.}''

''{A podium is seen labeled "Podium Excellens". The audience is chatting amongst themselves. A spotlight pops open on the podium. Homestar begins rising up to the podium while making an elevator sound effect.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Voooooooooooooooo-ka-chuck. Ladies and gentlemen! ''{Squinting at the audience}'' Or... Gentlemen and, like... two ladies! Welcome, to the 2006 Flashback show! ''{Confetti appears, full stage lights brighten, and music from ''The Show'' plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{entering}'' Whoa, we're doing a flashback show?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, I guess so.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awesome! I love a good cop-out! Now, let's take a look back at some of our favorite memories from previous conferences we've done.

''{Cut to Strong Bad seated at a table on which the Lappy rests. The Lappy is hooked to a projector. The slide reads, "Celebrating 15 years of PowerPoint dissolves" on a blue striped background with fireworks.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Celebrating fifteen years of the the PowerPoint dissolve.

''{Strong Bad taps the Lappy's keyboard, and the screen dissolves to images of men shaking hands and several one-dollar bills, labeled "Shake on it!"}''

'''AUDIENCE:''' Ooooh!

''{Strong Bad taps the Lappy's keyboard, and the screen dissolves to a graph titled "Step 4: Money Dollars". The x-axis is Month, and the y-axis is Year. The maximum value toward the end is labeled "The Olympics!"}''

'''AUDIENCE:''' Aaah!

''{Strong Bad taps the Lappy's keyboard, and the screen dissolves to a page saying "Cleaning Crew Comes on <u>Wednesdays!</u>}''

'''AUDIENCE:''' ''{soft applause}'' Oh yes, yes! ...That time again. ''{soft applause}''

''{Cut to a flashback from a different convention, with a banner reading, "WHY TALK TO REAL PEOPLE?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome, to the 2002 MMOLOTRIPOIPARPG...! Er, what was I just talking about?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{wearing a viking helmet}'' Nerds. Geeks and nerds.

''{Cut to a stage with several logos displayed. The words "Hot Logo Awards" are across the top of the stage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooooh, Nice pigtails. ''{Homestar walks on with a hot logo in front of the top half of his body}'' Whoa, hey there, booksmarts. You look like the type of logo that appreciates a nice caramel apple-tini.

''{Cut back to the Flashback show.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah, that's some good times.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Too bad for you people the good times are over. 'Cuz we're about to stop talking, and some bozo's gonna start. And not the good Bozo either. ''{They begin to descend from the platform simultaneously.}'' 

'''BOTH:''' Vooooooooooooooo.

''{The scene holds on the closeup of the podium for a few seconds, and then switches to a wide shot. Strong Bad and Homestar are crouched behind the podium.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, I think this elevator's broke.

''{Fade out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Caramel Apple-tini" is a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[Wikipedia:Candy Apple|caramel apple]] and [[Wikipedia:Appletini|appletini]]. This cocktail is served at many restaurants; one recipe uses apple-flavored vodka, sour apple schnapps, butterscotch schnapps and sour mix. 
*The three letters at the beginning and end of MMOLOTRIPOIPARPG stand for a [[Wikipedia:MMORPG|Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game]].
**The "LOTR" stands for [[Wikipedia:Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]].
**The "IPO" stands for [[Wikipedia:IPO|Initial Public Offering]].
**The "IPA" stands for [[Wikipedia:IPA|International Phonetic Alphabet]] or [[Wikipedia:India Pale Ale|India Pale Ale]].
***Thus, the entire acronym stands for '''Massive Multiplayer Online Lord of the Rings Initial Public Offering International Phonetic Alphabet Role Playing Game'''.

===Trivia===
*This toon was originally made as an intro for [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006 Seattle]]. They announced there that they would put it up on the site in a few weeks, but instead put it on the DVD.
*The last line of the toon wasn't originally a part of the intro. It was later recorded and animated during [[The Brothers Chaps]]' presentation at Flashforward, however a different recording of the last line was made for the DVD release.
*The title for this toon is "Flashforward" on the DVD cover, but is written as "Flash forward" in two words on the DVD menu.

===Inside References===
*The phrase "The good times are over" was used repeatedly throughout [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].

===Real-World References===
*The scene depicting the PowerPoint slides is a reference to Mike's job before he began doing [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] full time: working at Decision Quest making displays and [[Charts|pie charts]].<!--Pointed out at Flashforward 2006 by TBCs themselves-->
*Strong Bad mentioning "the good bozo" is a reference to the well known clown [[Wikipedia:Bozo the Clown|Bozo the Clown]].
*The logos in the "Hot Logo Awards" are from [[Wikipedia:Wendy's|Wendy's]], [http://www.boingboing.net/ Boingboing.net], [[Wikipedia:Morton Salt|Morton Salt]], and [http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/index.asp Lynda Publishing], the latter of which is closely linked to the Flashforward convention.

===Fast Forward=== 
*Homestar would also wear a [[horned helmet]] in the Strong Bad Email [[the movies]] and in [[Ever and More!]].
*Homestar would later mention an elevator in [[Place Ya Bets!]]

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