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- | {{ | + | {{tgsnav|12|Teen Girl Squad Issue 11|Issue 11|Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Issue 13}} |
- | [[Image:TeenGirlSquad12.png|200px|thumb|" | + | [[Image:TeenGirlSquad12.png|200px|thumb|"SEVERAL BOYS!"]] |
The Teen Girl Squad celebrates "Vamlumtime's Day", in glorious red pen style! | The Teen Girl Squad celebrates "Vamlumtime's Day", in glorious red pen style! | ||
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Patchbeard|Patchbeard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Band Name Boys|Band Name Boys]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. Embalmo|Mrs. Embalmo]], {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tines Racer|Tines Racer]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mindy|Mindy]], | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Patchbeard|Patchbeard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Band Name Boys|Band Name Boys]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. Embalmo|Mrs. Embalmo]], {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tines Racer|Tines Racer]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mindy|Mindy]], | ||
- | [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Robot|Strong Bad Robot]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Class Prez|Class Prez]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Wireless Wizard|Wireless Wizard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The USB Dongle Goblin|The USB Dongle Goblin]], | + | [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Robot|Strong Bad Robot]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Class Prez|Class Prez]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Wireless Wizard|Wireless Wizard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The USB Dongle Goblin|The USB Dongle Goblin]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]] (Easter egg), [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]] (Easter egg) |
'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The School|The School]], Mindy's Shrine | '''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The School|The School]], Mindy's Shrine | ||
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'''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES!<br> | '''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES!<br> | ||
- | '''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously | + | '''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously}'' -tines! |
'''CHEERLEADER:''' What time is it? | '''CHEERLEADER:''' What time is it? | ||
'''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES!<br> | '''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES!<br> | ||
- | '''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously | + | '''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously}'' -tines! |
'''CHEERLEADER:''' What we gonna get? | '''CHEERLEADER:''' What we gonna get? | ||
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'''BOY 2:''' ''{speaking to Boy 1}'' Did that dude just tell you she likes cloth? | '''BOY 2:''' ''{speaking to Boy 1}'' Did that dude just tell you she likes cloth? | ||
- | '''BOY 1:''' "She likes cloth" | + | '''BOY 1:''' "She likes cloth" — that's a good band name. |
''{A transition slide of a hairy, muscled, bare chest with a necklace reading "meanwhile" appears.}'' | ''{A transition slide of a hairy, muscled, bare chest with a necklace reading "meanwhile" appears.}'' | ||
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''{Zoom out to all three remaining girls.}'' | ''{Zoom out to all three remaining girls.}'' | ||
- | '''SO AND SO:''' ''{shouting so loud her mouth is shaped like a heart}'' Valen-TINES!! T-I-N | + | '''SO AND SO:''' ''{shouting so loud her mouth is shaped like a heart}'' Valen-TINES!! T-I-N— |
''{Cut to a fork with a face driving a Tines race car.}'' | ''{Cut to a fork with a face driving a Tines race car.}'' | ||
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''{Zoom in on Cheerleader sending a text message with a poster of the class president in the background.}'' | ''{Zoom in on Cheerleader sending a text message with a poster of the class president in the background.}'' | ||
- | '''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{text messaging}'' Hy, Clas Prez! Cn i B Yr VLNT9? | + | '''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{text messaging}'' Hy, Clas Prez! Cn i B Yr VLNT9? |
''{Pan to the class president, standing on the other side of his poster, holding a phone made out of crackers with a bite taken out of it}'' | ''{Pan to the class president, standing on the other side of his poster, holding a phone made out of crackers with a bite taken out of it}'' | ||
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The inside has a picture of an angry dongle goblin, with the words | The inside has a picture of an angry dongle goblin, with the words | ||
<blockquote>happy<br>vamlumtime's<br>day<br><br>from the USB<br>dongle goblin</blockquote> | <blockquote>happy<br>vamlumtime's<br>day<br><br>from the USB<br>dongle goblin</blockquote> | ||
- | *At the end, click on the "o" for a scene with Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg | + | *At the end, click on the "o" for a scene with Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg. |
:'''SCI-FI GREG''': If we cannot claim her heart, at least she's in the arms of a truly worthy adversary. | :'''SCI-FI GREG''': If we cannot claim her heart, at least she's in the arms of a truly worthy adversary. | ||
:'''D N'D GREG''': Sometimes...wizards are so awesome...it hurts. | :'''D N'D GREG''': Sometimes...wizards are so awesome...it hurts. | ||
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===Explanations=== | ===Explanations=== | ||
*Being "carded" refers to being asked for identification proving age in order to, for instance, purchase alcohol. | *Being "carded" refers to being asked for identification proving age in order to, for instance, purchase alcohol. | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Universal Serial Bus|USB]] (Universal Serial Bus) is a standard interface for connecting peripherals to computers. | *[[Wikipedia:Universal Serial Bus|USB]] (Universal Serial Bus) is a standard interface for connecting peripherals to computers. | ||
*A [[Wikipedia:Dongle|dongle]] is a device that connects to a computer for one of several specific purposes. These uses include adapting one type of port to another, providing security authentication for software, or facilitating wireless communication between the computer and other devices. | *A [[Wikipedia:Dongle|dongle]] is a device that connects to a computer for one of several specific purposes. These uses include adapting one type of port to another, providing security authentication for software, or facilitating wireless communication between the computer and other devices. | ||
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* Cheerleader's shirt in the cartoon would be read as "Who heart-ed?", a parody of the popular t-shirt phrase "Who farted?" | * Cheerleader's shirt in the cartoon would be read as "Who heart-ed?", a parody of the popular t-shirt phrase "Who farted?" | ||
* [[Wikipedia: pink eye|Pink eye]] is an eye inflammation. | * [[Wikipedia: pink eye|Pink eye]] is an eye inflammation. | ||
- | * | + | *'Bad [[wikipedia:Juju|Juju]]' is a mocking reference to voodoo and superstitions. |
- | * | + | *'Full bars' is a reference to having good mobile phone (or wireless signal) reception (and thus having "full bars" shown on the phone's display). |
*The object the Wireless Wizard is flying on is a wireless router. | *The object the Wireless Wizard is flying on is a wireless router. | ||
*U.N. stands for [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]]. | *U.N. stands for [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]]. | ||
*When the class prez asks what Cheerleader means by saying he is "less than B", he is referring to Cheerleader's failure to type the right text for a heart. The correct way is "<3". | *When the class prez asks what Cheerleader means by saying he is "less than B", he is referring to Cheerleader's failure to type the right text for a heart. The correct way is "<3". | ||
- | * | + | *The points of a [[Wikipedia:Fork|fork]] are called "tines". |
*When Cheerleader asks So and So "What?" her question is surrounded by asterisks, as is often used in scripts to show emphasis. | *When Cheerleader asks So and So "What?" her question is surrounded by asterisks, as is often used in scripts to show emphasis. | ||
*"Mock U.N." likely refers to two high school clubs: Model UN and Mock Trial. | *"Mock U.N." likely refers to two high school clubs: Model UN and Mock Trial. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | *One of the plaques by Mindy's portrait reads " | + | *One of the plaques by Mindy's portrait reads "1984-[[1987]]". |
- | *This is the first Teen Girl Squad to use the modified capital I in | + | *This is the first Teen Girl Squad to use the modified capital I in Strong Bad's [[font]], yet sometimes the regular style that looks like [[lowercase i's]] is still used. |
- | *This issue has the most Easter | + | *This issue has the most Easter Eggs of any Teen Girl Squad issue. |
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
- | [[Image:Tgs12goof.png|150px|thumb| | + | [[Image:Tgs12goof.png|150px|thumb|Delayed disappearing text from a few frames ago? FOR SHAME!]] |
*The text from Cheerleader's shirt stays on screen for one frame after the cut to the Wireless Wizard's face. | *The text from Cheerleader's shirt stays on screen for one frame after the cut to the Wireless Wizard's face. | ||
- | *When Boys 1 and 2 appear, Boy | + | *When Boys 1 and 2 appear, Boy one has one particular voice. Boy 2 comes in with a different voice. Then Boy 1 responds with Boy 2's voice. |
===Fixed Goofs=== | ===Fixed Goofs=== | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Whitman's|Whitman's]] Sampler is a popular assortment of chocolates. | *[[Wikipedia:Whitman's|Whitman's]] Sampler is a popular assortment of chocolates. | ||
*Cheerleader's phone resembles a Danger [[Wikipedia:Danger Hiptop|Sidekick]], LG [[Wikipedia:LG VX9800|The V]] or [[Wikipedia:LG VX9900|enV]], a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard intended for use with text messaging. | *Cheerleader's phone resembles a Danger [[Wikipedia:Danger Hiptop|Sidekick]], LG [[Wikipedia:LG VX9800|The V]] or [[Wikipedia:LG VX9900|enV]], a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard intended for use with text messaging. | ||
- | *Class Prez's phone model, "CRKR" (short for "Cracker"), is a play on the [[Wikipedia:Motorola|Motorola]] cellular phone KRZR. The name itself is also a play on the naming of cell phones after foods like the [[Wikipedia:LG Chocolate (VX8500)|LG Chocolate]] and [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry| | + | *Class Prez's phone model, "CRKR" (short for "Cracker"), is a play on the [[Wikipedia:Motorola|Motorola]] cellular phone KRZR. The name itself is also a play on the recent naming of cell phones after foods like the [[Wikipedia:LG Chocolate (VX8500)|LG Chocolate]] and the [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry|BlackBerry]]. This could also explain why Class Prez's phone has a bite taken out of it. |
+ | *The Technological Romance robot sings in a tune similar to the song "[[Wikipedia:Technologic|Technologic]]" by [[Wikipedia:Daft Punk|Daft Punk]]. | ||
*"Gag me with a spoon!!" was a popular 1980s catchphrase, commonly associated with cheerleaders and other "[[Wikipedia:Valley girl|Valley Girl]]" stereotypes, used to indicate disgust or disapproval. | *"Gag me with a spoon!!" was a popular 1980s catchphrase, commonly associated with cheerleaders and other "[[Wikipedia:Valley girl|Valley Girl]]" stereotypes, used to indicate disgust or disapproval. | ||
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==DVD Version== | ==DVD Version== | ||
- | + | *The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching. | |
=== Commentary Transcript === | === Commentary Transcript === | ||
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]]) | ('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]]) | ||
- | '''MATT:''' | + | '''MATT:''' All right, Mike's in the— Mike's in the bathroom so Ryan and I are takin' this one— takin' this one so— solo? Duo? |
- | '''RYAN:''' A, uh | + | '''RYAN:''' A, uh— a duo. A duplex. |
- | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Were you on the step squad in high school, Ryan? | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Were you on the step squad in high school, Ryan? |
- | '''RYAN:''' I was. All through college, actually, as well. | + | '''RYAN:''' I was. All through college, actually, as well. |
'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' | ||
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'''RYAN:''' We'd meet in front of Moore Auditorium. | '''RYAN:''' We'd meet in front of Moore Auditorium. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Nice. Do a little somethin' around lunchtime? | + | '''MATT:''' Nice. Do a little somethin' around lunchtime? |
'''RYAN:''' Mm-hmm. | '''RYAN:''' Mm-hmm. | ||
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'''RYAN:''' Is this the only one that's red? | '''RYAN:''' Is this the only one that's red? | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah, it's a special Valentine's color. | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah, it's a special Valentine's color. Uh, well, you know, the 10th one's in ''color'', but it's not red. |
'''RYAN:''' ''Full'' color. | '''RYAN:''' ''Full'' color. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah. This was written with the teacher's pen, Ryan. | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah. This was written with the teacher's pen, Ryan. |
'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}'' | '''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}'' | ||
- | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' It's the teacher's edition of Teen Girl Squad. That kid looks like Harry Potter, I think. | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' It's the teacher's edition of Teen Girl Squad. That kid looks like Harry Potter, I think. |
'''RYAN:''' It does. | '''RYAN:''' It does. | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Wait, did you guys start without me!? | '''MIKE:''' Wait, did you guys start without me!? | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Oh! | + | '''MATT:''' Oh! What? No! What's up, Mark? |
- | '''MIKE:''' What!? ''{pause}'' I was, uh... trying to | + | '''MIKE:''' What!? ''{pause}'' I was, uh... trying to— Are we going to have a gimmick for this commentary? |
- | '''MATT:''' Uh, starting now. Look at those guys. | + | '''MATT:''' Uh, starting now. Look at those guys. |
- | '''MIKE:''' One of 'em | + | '''MIKE:''' One of 'em— The guy on the left kind of looks like Billy from Family Circus. |
'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' He does! | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' He does! | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' Like an old | + | '''MIKE:''' Like an old— |
'''MATT:''' Or PJ, even. | '''MATT:''' Or PJ, even. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, PJ. Maybe that's who he looks like. ''{pause}'' What was your band name in high school, Ryan? | + | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, PJ. Maybe that's who he looks like. ''{pause}'' What was your band name in high school, Ryan? |
'''RYAN:''' Uh, Ardin. | '''RYAN:''' Uh, Ardin. | ||
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'''MATT:''' Ardin! | '''MATT:''' Ardin! | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' Ardin! We were | + | '''MIKE:''' Ardin! We were— Matt and I were in a band called Grimace. ''{pause}'' And Mary Buttonhead. |
'''MATT:''' Yeah, don't forget Mary Buttonhead. | '''MATT:''' Yeah, don't forget Mary Buttonhead. | ||
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'''RYAN:''' That's a good one. | '''RYAN:''' That's a good one. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Mrs. Ebalmo, um... is terrifying, I think. I like how she's creaking. | + | '''MATT:''' Mrs. Ebalmo, um... is terrifying, I think. I like how she's creaking. |
- | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Have you ever had to deliver any bad news to a fruit cup, Ryan? | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Have you ever had to deliver any bad news to a fruit cup, Ryan? |
'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' It's really awkward. They don't take it well! | + | '''MIKE:''' It's really awkward. They don't take it well! |
- | '''MATT:''' Oh, here comes the Formula 1 | + | '''MATT:''' Oh, here comes the Formula 1— the famous Formula 1 fork racer! ''{laughs}'' |
'''MIKE:''' Why does she have three little... arrows coming down from the word cloud? | '''MIKE:''' Why does she have three little... arrows coming down from the word cloud? | ||
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'''MATT:''' She was the cheap cheerleader ''{unintelligible}'' | '''MATT:''' She was the cheap cheerleader ''{unintelligible}'' | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' Uh, there was a... our friend, Rusty, got me a book one time called "Programmed For Love". It was like a... junior high romance novel that was from the early 80s. | + | '''MIKE:''' Uh, there was a... our friend, Rusty, got me a book one time called "Programmed For Love". It was like a... junior high romance novel that was from the early 80s. |
'''MATT:''' Had a robot in it? | '''MATT:''' Had a robot in it? | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' No, but it was, like... computer | + | '''MIKE:''' No, but it was, like... computer based. It was all the technology in the early 80s. Reminds me— |
'''MATT:''' The Class Prez has some Birkenstocks on, looks like. | '''MATT:''' The Class Prez has some Birkenstocks on, looks like. | ||
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'''RYAN:''' Have you ever owned any Birkenstocks? | '''RYAN:''' Have you ever owned any Birkenstocks? | ||
- | '''MATT:''' I have not. Did you? | + | '''MATT:''' I have not. Did you? |
'''MIKE:''' Did you ever have a pair? | '''MIKE:''' Did you ever have a pair? | ||
- | '''RYAN:''' I didn't. My mom | + | '''RYAN:''' I didn't. My mom— |
'''MIKE:''' Tevas, maybe? | '''MIKE:''' Tevas, maybe? | ||
- | '''RYAN:''' Tiv''o'' | + | '''RYAN:''' Tiv''o'' |
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' | ||
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'''RYAN:''' They were pricey. | '''RYAN:''' They were pricey. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah, that was the main thing. I was like, I'm not shelling out a hundred bucks for these. | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah, that was the main thing. I was like, I'm not shelling out a hundred bucks for these. |
- | '''RYAN:''' I like that the Chucks came in one in style, so if you kept wearin' 'em, you were going to be cool at least | + | '''RYAN:''' I like that the Chucks came in one in style, so if you kept wearin' 'em, you were going to be cool at least— |
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you can't go wrong. | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, you can't go wrong. | ||
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===Fun Facts=== | ===Fun Facts=== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:The Family Circus|The Family Circus]] is a comic strip created and written by cartoonist [[Wikipedia:Bil Keane|Bil Keane]]. Billy and PJ are two of the children depicted in the strip. | *[[Wikipedia:The Family Circus|The Family Circus]] is a comic strip created and written by cartoonist [[Wikipedia:Bil Keane|Bil Keane]]. Billy and PJ are two of the children depicted in the strip. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
- | + | *[[HR:tgs12.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]] | |
+ | *[[HR:tgs12.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]] | ||
+ | *[[Forum:10810|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]] | ||
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