A Decemberween Mackerel

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At Decemberween time, it's our duty as people with more than one DVR to help those much, much, much, much, way very, very, very much, really smelly, a lot much less fortunate than us.

Senor Cardgage says he's dying so Marzipan tries to stuff him with Decemberween spirit to save him.'

Cast: Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Coach Z, Senor Cardgage, Strong Sad, Senor Cardgage, Pom Pom, Bubs, Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, The Poopsmith, The King of Town, Homsar

Places: The Field, Marzipan's House, Bubs' Concession Stand

Date: December 14, 2010

Running Time: 6:05

Page Title: We Come Down Off Our High Horse!

Transcript

{Music plays. A silhouette of Homestar and Marzipan can be seen through the falling snow. Lines representing the wind curl by.}

{Cut to Marzipan with earmuffs and scarf holding a dish and Homestar in his brown hat walking through The Field through the snow. Homestar looks distressed.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Marzi-pan! Explain to me why we're slogging through this blizzard again? I don't think I can slog much further!

{Cut to a tighter shot of the two}

MARZIPAN: I told you, at Decemberween time, it's our duty as people with more than one DVR to help those much, much, much, way very very very much, really smelly, a lot much, much, less fortunate than us.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: And, you think bringing him bean sprouts is, ahem, helping?

{Pull back to a wider shot. Marzipan looks angrily at Homestar.}

MARZIPAN: Be quite and keep slogging. We're almost there.

{A bush comes into view.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ah, man! This guy? {They stop walking} When you said less fortunate, I thought you just meant Coach Z.

{Coach Z pops up in the foreground from under a snow drift wearing a Blubb-O's box}

COACH Z: Me too!

{Coach Z disappears}

{A doorbell sounds. Senor Cardgage rises into view accompanied by traffic sounds. He's facing away from Marzipan and Homestar.}

SENOR CARDGAGE: Hello, Chi Minh?

MARZIPAN: Hello, Mr. Senor! Happy Decemberween!

{Cut to a tighter shot of the three of them.}

SENOR CARDGAGE: Is this a frank, call?

MARZIPAN: No, no, over here. {Cardgage turns around.} We brought you some food for the holidays.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Yeah. We came down off of our high horse to spread around some Decemberween cheer.

SENOR CARDGAGE: Thank you, Hot Pooey. {Homestar looks mad. Zip pan to a close-up of the bush.} Do you care to go inside?

{Close-up of Homestar and Marzipan}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Marzipan, did that guy just call me "Hot Pooey"? And invite me inside that bush?

MARZIPAN: {embarrassed} Maybe?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: That's it, I'm going back to your house. Later on, we'll conspire.

{Cut back to a wider shot. Homestar walks off screen left. Cardgage is now shaking.}

MARZIPAN: Oh, you poor wretch. What's the matter?

{Cut to medium shot of Marzipan and Cardgage.}

SENOR CARDGAGE: Oh, not much... I'm just... dying.

MARZIPAN: Gasp!

{A red title card with a holly border slides in from screen right. Words appear as the singers sing them.}

SINGERS: A Decemberween Mackerel. (The name of this cartoon.)

Easter Eggs

• Clicking on the E on "End" at the end of the toon will show a quick scene of Homestar Runner making out with "Marzipan".

(The door of Marzipan's closet is shown, with some mistletoe leaves scattered outside it. Homestar's voice comes from inside the closet)

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh...Oh, I must say...Oh, twice...Marzipan, it's so romantic the way you lured me into this closet! (Marzipan is seen walking by the closet) ...And the way your red stringy face tastes like seven kitchen floors! (Homestar coughs) ...Cockroach.

• Clicking on the D on "End" at the end of the toon will show a new product from the makers of "Hot Jones".

(A mug of Hot Jones is shown)

ANNOUNCER: From the makers of Hot Jones comes Hot Pooey, our newest holiday sensation! (The mug is replaced by a different mug, the contents of which are censored) Hot Pooey! Oh dear God...what have we done?

Fun Facts

Explanations

• A DVR is a digital video recorder.

Trivia

• This is only the second toon of 2010.
• On the homepage, when "new holiday toon!" is moused over, it words change to "for real!"
• This episode is shown on a giant screen.

Remarks

Oh look, there's two of them

• Much like Homestar Presents: Presents, this cartoon appears to be recorded in higher quality sound than usual.
• Hot Pooey, beneath its censored bar, is identical to Hot Jones.
• During the caroling, the candle Marzipan is holding is the same as in the email love poems.

Inside References

• Strong Sad is locked in a bathtub.
• This is another instance of Making Out.
• Homestar says "Oh, Twice" in one of the easter eggs.
• This is another instance of death.
• Coach Z pops up wearing a Blubb-O's box.
• The silhouettes of Homeschool Winner, Champeen, Preshy, Rafferdy, The Hurricane and three Unguraits (Standing on each others head) appear in line for Bubs'.
• The last line of Marzipan and Homestar's carol, "Coach Z's been drinking nonspecific mouthwash," is a reference to the song "O Decemberween" at the end of The Best Decemberween Ever. The original line was "Coach Z's been drinking Listerine."
• Senor Cardgage appears from hammerspace, accompanied by the traffic noise first heard in hremail3184.

Real World References

• Homestar's quote, "Later on, we'll conspire," is from the Christmas song "Winter Wonderland".

External Links

• watch "A Decemberween Mackerel" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "A Decemberween Mackerel"
• forum thread re: "A Decemberween Mackerel"