Mr. Shmallow (toon)
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+ | A [[Old-Timey]] marshmallow commercial for [[Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights]] gives The Homestar Runner nightmares. | ||
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+ | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Mr. Shmallow (character)|Mr. Shmallow]], [[The Sad Kids]], [[The Bossman]], [[The Moon]], {{Film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Sickly Sam}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg) | ||
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+ | '''Places:''' [[The Moon]], [[The Old Movie Reel Room]] | ||
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+ | '''Date:''' August 4, 2003 | ||
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+ | '''Running Time:''' 1:03 | ||
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+ | '''Page Title:''' Mr. Shmallow makes good! | ||
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+ | == Transcript == | ||
+ | ''{The screen displays the words "A Filmed Commercial Advertisement". Then Mr. Shmallow appears on the screen.}'' | ||
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+ | '''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Greetings, fallows. I'm Mr. Shmallow. ''{his name appears on the screen}'' | ||
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+ | ''{Mr. Shmallow jumps to the next scene-he peeps in from the left as a bunch of candies appear on a table. The candies are in containers labeled Dandied Sugar, Sweet Brand Meats, Choco-Lumps, and Delicious "Bag"}'' | ||
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+ | Have you grown loath of ordinary confections? | ||
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+ | ''{cuts to a shack in the arctic labeled "Sugah Shak", with Mr. Shmallow peeping in from the right}'' | ||
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+ | Has the Sugah Shak left you out in the cold? | ||
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+ | ''{the walls of the shack collapse outwards,The Sad Kids are there. The shack roof falls on them}'' | ||
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+ | ''{we see a man in clad in dress shirt, dress pants and tie smoking a pipe and carrying a briefcase next to a woman dressed in a '50s style party dress. Both are wearing jetpacks and hover before a curtain with a star-burst pattern evocative of the 1950s. The words "Look Lively" appear in front of them}'' | ||
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+ | Look lively at today's go-get-em lifestyle with Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights! | ||
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+ | ''{The Fluffy Puff box is displayed, then cut to a pile of sugar being "puffed" by a bellows into a marshmallow shape.}'' | ||
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+ | Each delight is hand puffed with a blend of only the finest airs. | ||
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+ | ''{A cartoon cloud wearing a medal labeled "O<sub>2</sub>" enters from the upper right while a turkey and a spear of broccoli are "puffed" by the bellows into marshmallow shapes.}'' | ||
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+ | Air puffing is surely the future of eating delicious foodstuffs. | ||
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+ | ''{cut to a fat, rich-looking man at a desk smiling and snapping his suspenders}'' | ||
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+ | Mr. Bossman wouldn't settle for much less! | ||
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+ | ''{cut to marshmallow roasting over a fire}'' | ||
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+ | Add open flames to create a flavor taste that will send you to the moon! | ||
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+ | ''{Mr. Shmallow is shown in a glass ship, he flies up to the moon, which eats him}'' | ||
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+ | '''THE MOON:''' Air-puffed sugar delights. | ||
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+ | '''MR. SHMALLOW:''' ''{sweating}'' That's right, the moon. ''{his forelock swings down and cleans off his glasses, which have fogged up}'' Enjoy Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights. Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin. | ||
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+ | '''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Fluffy Puffs air-puffed sugar delights, hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin! ''{stops singing} {quickly, sotto voce} '' Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights. Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin. | ||
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+ | ''{The camera pulls back to reveal The Homestar Runner watching the commercial.}'' | ||
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+ | '''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Look lively. ''{suddenly louder, darting toward the camera}'' Look lively! ''{The Homestar Runner jumps and Mr. Shmallow tip-toes off the screen to the left with Homsar's walking noise}'' | ||
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+ | '''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That monster's gonna give me nightmares. | ||
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+ | ''{Cut back to a closeup of the Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights box; the cartoon ends.}'' | ||
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+ | == Easter Eggs == | ||
+ | *At the end, click on "Air-Puffed Sugar Delights" to see a short video. | ||
+ | :''{Sickly Sam is standing next to a bag of Delicious "Bag".}'' | ||
+ | :'''SICKLY SAM:''' This empty bag of Delicious "Bag" will make a fine sock for the colder of my two feet. | ||
+ | :''{Sickly Sam shakes his left foot. The Sneak runs up, tears up the bag, and runs away}'' | ||
+ | :'''SICKLY SAM:''' Well, folks, you know what that means. ''{disappears in a puff of smoke}'' | ||
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+ | == Fun Facts == | ||
+ | ===Explanations=== | ||
+ | * A "Sugar Shack" is a structure where maple sap is converted into maple syrup. | ||
+ | * "O<sub>2</sub>" is the chemical formula for molecular oxygen, which comprises about 21 percent of normal air. | ||
+ | ===Trivia=== | ||
+ | *The sound effect used for the hovering jet packs and the "tip-toeing" Mr. Shmallow is the same one used when [[Homsar]] walks. | ||
+ | * The noise made when the various food items are hand puffed is the same noise Sickly Sam makes when he disappears in a puff of smoke. | ||
+ | *Mr. Bossman's bowler hat and cigar debuted in [[Meet Marshie]], where they were used to decorate a plate of [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] being served for "Pinner." | ||
+ | *In inbox and outbox on Mr. Bossman's desk read "Fired" and "To Be Fired." The "Fired" stack is larger. | ||
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+ | ===Inside References=== | ||
+ | *This Cartoon is roughly equivalent to Meet Marshie where [[Marshie]] talks about how Fluffy Puff Marshmallows are made and what you can do with them. It even includes a comment from the Homestar Runner at the end, echoing [[Homestar Runner|Homestar's]] appearance at the end of Meet Marshie. | ||
+ | *Sickly Sam says, "Well folks, you know what that means," which may be a reference to The Homestar Runner's saying of, "Well folks, you know what that means. Now I'll do a dance." | ||
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+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | *[[HR:mrshmallow.html|watch "Mr. Shmallow"]] | ||
+ | *[[HR:mrshmallow.swf|view the Flash file for "Mr. Shmallow"]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Shorts]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Old-Timey]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Fluffy Puff]] |
Revision as of 06:29, 12 November 2005
A Old-Timey marshmallow commercial for Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights gives The Homestar Runner nightmares.
Cast (in order of appearance): Mr. Shmallow, The Sad Kids, The Bossman, The Moon, The Homestar Runner, Sickly Sam (Easter egg), The Sneak (Easter egg)
Places: The Moon, The Old Movie Reel Room
Date: August 4, 2003
Running Time: 1:03
Page Title: Mr. Shmallow makes good!
Contents |
Transcript
{The screen displays the words "A Filmed Commercial Advertisement". Then Mr. Shmallow appears on the screen.}
MR. SHMALLOW: Greetings, fallows. I'm Mr. Shmallow. {his name appears on the screen}
{Mr. Shmallow jumps to the next scene-he peeps in from the left as a bunch of candies appear on a table. The candies are in containers labeled Dandied Sugar, Sweet Brand Meats, Choco-Lumps, and Delicious "Bag"}
Have you grown loath of ordinary confections?
{cuts to a shack in the arctic labeled "Sugah Shak", with Mr. Shmallow peeping in from the right}
Has the Sugah Shak left you out in the cold?
{the walls of the shack collapse outwards,The Sad Kids are there. The shack roof falls on them}
{we see a man in clad in dress shirt, dress pants and tie smoking a pipe and carrying a briefcase next to a woman dressed in a '50s style party dress. Both are wearing jetpacks and hover before a curtain with a star-burst pattern evocative of the 1950s. The words "Look Lively" appear in front of them}
Look lively at today's go-get-em lifestyle with Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights!
{The Fluffy Puff box is displayed, then cut to a pile of sugar being "puffed" by a bellows into a marshmallow shape.}
Each delight is hand puffed with a blend of only the finest airs.
{A cartoon cloud wearing a medal labeled "O2" enters from the upper right while a turkey and a spear of broccoli are "puffed" by the bellows into marshmallow shapes.}
Air puffing is surely the future of eating delicious foodstuffs.
{cut to a fat, rich-looking man at a desk smiling and snapping his suspenders}
Mr. Bossman wouldn't settle for much less!
{cut to marshmallow roasting over a fire}
Add open flames to create a flavor taste that will send you to the moon!
{Mr. Shmallow is shown in a glass ship, he flies up to the moon, which eats him}
THE MOON: Air-puffed sugar delights.
MR. SHMALLOW: {sweating} That's right, the moon. {his forelock swings down and cleans off his glasses, which have fogged up} Enjoy Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights. Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin.
ANNOUNCER: {singing} Fluffy Puffs air-puffed sugar delights, hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin! {stops singing} {quickly, sotto voce} Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights. Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin.
{The camera pulls back to reveal The Homestar Runner watching the commercial.}
MR. SHMALLOW: Look lively. {suddenly louder, darting toward the camera} Look lively! {The Homestar Runner jumps and Mr. Shmallow tip-toes off the screen to the left with Homsar's walking noise}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: That monster's gonna give me nightmares.
{Cut back to a closeup of the Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights box; the cartoon ends.}
Easter Eggs
- At the end, click on "Air-Puffed Sugar Delights" to see a short video.
- {Sickly Sam is standing next to a bag of Delicious "Bag".}
- SICKLY SAM: This empty bag of Delicious "Bag" will make a fine sock for the colder of my two feet.
- {Sickly Sam shakes his left foot. The Sneak runs up, tears up the bag, and runs away}
- SICKLY SAM: Well, folks, you know what that means. {disappears in a puff of smoke}
Fun Facts
Explanations
- A "Sugar Shack" is a structure where maple sap is converted into maple syrup.
- "O2" is the chemical formula for molecular oxygen, which comprises about 21 percent of normal air.
Trivia
- The sound effect used for the hovering jet packs and the "tip-toeing" Mr. Shmallow is the same one used when Homsar walks.
- The noise made when the various food items are hand puffed is the same noise Sickly Sam makes when he disappears in a puff of smoke.
- Mr. Bossman's bowler hat and cigar debuted in Meet Marshie, where they were used to decorate a plate of Fluffy Puff Marshmallows being served for "Pinner."
- In inbox and outbox on Mr. Bossman's desk read "Fired" and "To Be Fired." The "Fired" stack is larger.
Inside References
- This Cartoon is roughly equivalent to Meet Marshie where Marshie talks about how Fluffy Puff Marshmallows are made and what you can do with them. It even includes a comment from the Homestar Runner at the end, echoing Homestar's appearance at the end of Meet Marshie.
- Sickly Sam says, "Well folks, you know what that means," which may be a reference to The Homestar Runner's saying of, "Well folks, you know what that means. Now I'll do a dance."