The King of Town

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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The King of Town is the de-facto ruler of [[Free Country, USA|Free Country, U.S.A.]] However, nobody wishes to acknowledge this; it's therefore possible that this character is a satire on the obsolescence of monarchy. He lives in a castle, and [[The Cheat]] lives in his [[The King of Town's Grill|grill]]. He is not very cool. Actually, he's not cool at all. One of his main problems is that he is a glutton and will eat anything in front of him (except peas, which he hates), including (but not limited to) an entire flock of sheep, a tub of [[Strong Bad]]'s cocoa butter, and the candy corn Halloween lights on the side of Marzipan's house. He "employs [[The Poopsmith]] for reasons he does not care to disclose." He was involved directly in the creation of [[Decemberween]], but was too uncool to play himself in the [[A Decemberween Pageant|re-enactment]].
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The King of Town is the de-facto ruler of [[Free Country, USA|Free Country, U.S.A.]] However, nobody wishes to acknowledge this; it's therefore possible that this character is a satire on the obsolescence of monarchy. He lives in a castle, and [[The Cheat]] lives in his [[The King of Town's Grill|grill]]. He is not very cool. Actually, he's not cool at all. One of his main problems is that he is a glutton and will eat anything in front of him (except peas, which he hates), including (but not limited to) an entire flock of sheep, a tub of [[Strong Bad]]'s cocoa butter, and the candy corn Halloween lights on the side of [[Marzipan (character) | Marzipan]]'s house. He employs [[The Poopsmith]] "for reasons [he doesn't] care to disclose." He was directly involved in the creation of [[Decemberween]], but was too uncool to play himself in the [[A Decemberween Pageant|re-enactment]].
*'''Debut''': [[The King of Town DVD]]
*'''Debut''': [[The King of Town DVD]]
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''{'''Page Title''': Go Go Cookie Dough!!}''
''{'''Page Title''': Go Go Cookie Dough!!}''
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''{'''THE KING OF TOWN''' is visible standing in a field. The corner of his castle is visible on the side of the screen. One of his sheep stands behind him}''
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''{'''THE KING OF TOWN''' is standing outside next to his castle. One of his sheep stands behind him.}''
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'''THE KING OF TOWN''': Hello, my loyal subjects. I am The King of Town. Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl. ''{holds up a bowl momentarily}'' Now, despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the costume palace and ask people to start calling me The King of Town. I earned my title the same way I earned a free combo meal by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. I also did not ever try to eat my own mustache. I live in yon castle ''{motions to his castle}'', and employ a Poopsmith for reasons I do not care to disclose. And furthermore, now I'm going to eat this bowl of corn dog batter. ''{picks up a bowl of corn dog batter and begin to eat it}''.
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'''THE KING OF TOWN''': Hello, my loyal subjects. I am The King of Town. Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl. ''{holds up a bowl momentarily}'' Now, despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the costume palace and ask people to start calling me The King of Town. I earned my title the same way I earned a free combo meal by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. I also did not ever try to eat my own mustache. I live in yon castle ''{gives a nod to his castle}'', and employ a Poopsmith for reasons I don't care to disclose. And furthermore, now I'm going to eat this bowl of corn dog batter. ''{picks up a bowl of corn dog batter and begin to eat it}''.
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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* An old character page claimed he was [[Marzipan (character) | Marzipan]]'s father, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] have said they dropped this idea early on.
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* An old character page claimed he was Marzipan's father, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] have said they dropped this idea early on.
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* At the end of the clip, the sheep in the background continues chewing, even though the camera is set on "PAUSE".
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* At the end of the clip, the sheep continues chewing, even though the VCR is paused.
== Also known as... ==
== Also known as... ==

Revision as of 02:36, 12 December 2004

More butter please!

Contents

Biography

The King of Town is the de-facto ruler of Free Country, U.S.A. However, nobody wishes to acknowledge this; it's therefore possible that this character is a satire on the obsolescence of monarchy. He lives in a castle, and The Cheat lives in his grill. He is not very cool. Actually, he's not cool at all. One of his main problems is that he is a glutton and will eat anything in front of him (except peas, which he hates), including (but not limited to) an entire flock of sheep, a tub of Strong Bad's cocoa butter, and the candy corn Halloween lights on the side of Marzipan's house. He employs The Poopsmith "for reasons [he doesn't] care to disclose." He was directly involved in the creation of Decemberween, but was too uncool to play himself in the re-enactment.

Character Video Transcript

{Page Title: Go Go Cookie Dough!!}

{THE KING OF TOWN is standing outside next to his castle. One of his sheep stands behind him.}

THE KING OF TOWN: Hello, my loyal subjects. I am The King of Town. Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl. {holds up a bowl momentarily} Now, despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the costume palace and ask people to start calling me The King of Town. I earned my title the same way I earned a free combo meal by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. I also did not ever try to eat my own mustache. I live in yon castle {gives a nod to his castle}, and employ a Poopsmith for reasons I don't care to disclose. And furthermore, now I'm going to eat this bowl of corn dog batter. {picks up a bowl of corn dog batter and begin to eat it}.

Fun Facts

  • An old character page claimed he was Marzipan's father, but The Brothers Chaps have said they dropped this idea early on.
  • At the end of the clip, the sheep continues chewing, even though the VCR is paused.

Also known as...

Halloween Costumes

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