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The Best Decemberween Ever

2008-12-25T19:36:37Z

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{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|xmas2001|Some Stupid Turkey|Pumpkin Carve-nival}}
[[Image:bestdecemberween.PNG|thumb|What's the matter, <s>Charlie Brown</s> Homestar?]]
Homestar asks around trying to figure out the perfect [[Decemberween]] present for Strong Bad.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date: ''' Friday, December 21, 2001

'''Running Time:''' 4:43

'''Page Title:''' Sponsored by Dolly Madison!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{A "SPECIAL" logo appears on the screen and spins a few times as we zoom in on it. As this happens, it turns from blue to pink.}''

''{Music plays in the background. A calendar appears for the month of December, with most of the days crossed out in red X's. December 21st and 22nd (Friday and Saturday) become crossed out, then the camera zooms in on Sunday the 23rd. A title appears: "A new Homestar cartoon written and animated by the Brethren Chaps." This title is crossed out with a red X, and the camera pans to Monday the 24th. Another title appears: "Voices by Matt C. and Missy P." This title is then crossed out, and the camera pans to Tuesday the 25th, which is already labeled "Decemberween". This day is circled in red, and additional words appear, making the title read: "The Best Decemberween Ever". Fade out.}''

''{Fade outside, next to Homestar's house, where it is snowing. The background music continues to play. Homestar walks out of his house wearing a brown hunter's hat. He walks a short distance and behind a brick wall, stopping next to Strong Sad, who is leaning on the wall. The music slowly fades out.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sighs twice, with his breath visible. A long pause, and then he sighs again.}''

''' STRONG SAD:''' What's the matter, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Surprised}'' Oh! Strong Sad! I can't decide what to get Strong Bad for Decemberween.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh... What do you mean?

''{Cut to a wide shot with Homestar and Strong Sad silhouetted.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says "holy crap" a lot, but I think if I get him the perfect present, he just might like me again.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? People get presents for Decemberween? I always just get locked in the bathtub!

''{Cut to the original shot of both characters.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... Right. Uh... I gotta go. ''{Homestar dashes off, temporarily leaving a cloud shaped like himself behind.}''

''{Cut to Coach Z and Homestar walking in front of some trees. The trees have signs on them.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Well, Homestar, I'll tell ya. Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let me guess. I can't just rush into the score zone.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{stops and turns around}'' Hey, that's right!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{frustrated}'' Coach! That's your answer for everything!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh. ''{pauses, then holds up a bottle of blue mouthwash}'' Mouthwarsh? ''{begins gulping mouthwash down}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Marzipan in her house. Marzipan is wearing a green dress instead of her normal purple dress, and she is drawing protest signs.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and then he said it was like a great sports play. And I didn't even think that applies to this situation.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's great, Homestar. ''{starts writing on a blank sign: "DEC"}'' Why don't you just get him a shirt? He doesn't seem to have very many of those.

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, I'm pretty sure he enjoys going topless.

''{The camera zooms back out.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you could get him a sponge, or a Jew's harp, or you could make some him some Chex party mix... ''{by now, she has written "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, those are terrible ideas.

''{Zoom in to Homestar's face again}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughing}'' Like, I don't even want to see what you got me this year. ''{chuckles}''

''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{turning to Homestar angrily}'' Why don't you go bother somebody else?!

''{She drops her completed sign. Cut back to the original shot of Homestar and Marzipan. The new sign reads: "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now that's a good idea!

''{The background music starts up again. Cut to a silhouette of Homestar walking among some trees, which sway back and forth in the wind. Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, which has lights and holiday decorations all over it. Homestar walks up.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, Homestar, what can I do for you on this fine holiday?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't find a frickin' present for Strong Bad.

'''BUBS:''' Well, you know what Coach Z says...

''{Zoom in on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{annoyed, and leaning back}'' Yes, I know! I know!

''{Zoom back out.}''

'''BUBS:''' Oh, well, take a look around. I got all types of crazy crap!

''{Zoom in on Homestar again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a NES cartridge: ''Tag Team Wrestling''}'' No... ''{tosses it away, holds up a pair of gold, sparkling oven mitts with "SB" written in cursive letters}'' No... ''{tosses the gloves away, pulls out a Strong Sad voodoo doll with pins sticking out of it}'' Uh, are you allowed to sell this? ''{tosses the doll away, holds up a "Frampton Comes Alive" album with an autograph addressed to Strong Bad}'' No...

''{Cut to a silhouette of Bubs' Concession Stand as seen from the side. The items Homestar discarded are lying in a pile behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a rectangular object}'' That's it! This is the perfect present!

''{Cut to a field with snow-covered trees in the background. The camera pans right to show several of the characters opening or exchanging gifts. Strong Mad and The Cheat are the first to appear. The Cheat opens a gift and his head explodes. Marzipan pans into the shot, followed by Coach Z in the foreground.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{opens her gift, a Coach Z scratch n' sniff 2002 calendar}'' Coach Z, this is nasty.

'''COACH Z:''' That's okay. Smell Orctober!

''{Camera continues panning, revealing Strong Bad and Pom Pom, and Homestar standing in the foreground. Strong Bad is wearing yellow earmuffs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds up his gift and shakes it}'' Okay, let's see what we got from Homestar here...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Open it! Open it! That one's from me. It took me forever to pick it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{opens his gift, which turns out to be a ''Deep Impact'' DVD}'' What?! The ''Deep Impact'' DVD?! You got me this for like the last three years, man!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know! And you liked it so much, I decided to get it for you again!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man! This is the worst Decemberween ever!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{after Strong Bad says "This is the worst"}'' This is the best Decemberween ever!

''{Cut to black, then fade back in to the field. All of the main characters except Strong Sad and Homsar are gathered together. During each chorus, everyone sings except The Poopsmith and Pom Pom. The Cheat squeaks along with the music, and Coach Z pronounces Decemberween as "Decemberwern".}''

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{Singing to the tune of [[Wikipedia:O Tannenbaum|"O Christmas Tree"]]}'' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween.

''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' With bunnies running for their lives,

''{Pan left to The King of Town}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{holding up a bunny on a plate}'' I wish this one was super-sized!

''{Cut back out to the group shot}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!

''{Cut to Strong Sad entering from the right}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off-key, a wavering third below}'' What are you guys talking about?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves in front of Strong Sad}'' Hey, who the crap let Strong Sad out?

''{Cut back out to the group shot. Strong Sad is now gone.}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!

''{Cut to a close-up of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' I've got all types of crazy crap!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{enters the shot from the right}'' I bought Strong Bad a ''Deep Impact''!

''{Cut back out to the group shot}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Decemberween, Decemberween

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z's been drinking Listerine!

''{Music cuts out with a record scratch as Coach Z wobbles and falls face first into the snow. Fade to black.}''

==Easter Eggs==

*When Homestar is talking to Bubs at his concession stand, you can remove some of the Christmas lights and move them around just as in the [[Astro Lite]] game! To help do this, pause the toon by right-clicking and unchecking play.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*A [[Wikipedia:Jew's harp|Jew's harp]] is an ancient Eurasian instrument, also known as a jaw harp or mouth harp. Some believe it is called a 'juice harp' because the sound of the words 'juice' and 'Jews' are similar. It should also be noted that some people consider the term Jew's harp offensive, and that the alternatives are generally preferred.

===Trivia===

*This toon marks the start of Strong Sad's voice becoming more "delicate," though some of his "fatigued" voice still remains at this time.
*This toon also marks the completion of Strong Bad's voice not having the Mexican accent (in other words, he sounds more like how he does today).
*The signs on the trees are as follows:
**3% APR!!!
**The Decemberator 2000
**Zero Down!
**[[Cheap as Free]]
**buy me! i'm awesome
**No you're not. I am.
*[[Marzipan's protest signs]] are as follows:
**DOWN WITH D'WEEN! ''(two signs)''
**I THINK IT'S TOO COMMERCIALIZED! ''(two signs)''
**DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES
*The signs at Bubs' Concession Stand are:
**Concessions By Bubs
**ALL TYPES OF CRAZY CRAP
**WE "GOT" THE GOODS
**decem-berween stuff
*Among the items Homestar finds at Bubs' is a copy of the [[Nintendo|NES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]''. The game's teams were called "The Ricky Fighters" and "The Strong Bads". This game is where Strong Bad got his name.
*This is the first cartoon where [[Decemberween]] is mentioned by its real name.
*Homestar says that he thinks that if he gets Strong Bad "the perfect present, he just might like [Homestar] '''again'''". This suggests that Homestar and Strong Bad may have once been friends.

===Remarks===

*[[A Holiday Greeting]] had the same page title, as well as the same intro and loading screen.
*This cartoon seems to have been made during a transitionary period of sorts: The animation is of the most recent style, but the voices are the type that are associated more with the previous style. Notice, for instance, Homestar's pronunciation of "Strong Bad". Also, Bubs' Concession stand still has its old "Concessions by Bubs" sign, as seen in [[Where's The Cheat?]] and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*The calendar at the beginning of the toon only shows 29 days in the month.
*In [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Homestar has the shape of a star on his soles. In this toon, his footprints in the snow are just lines.

===Goofs===

*Strong Sad has no arms and has a wider torso while he is singing.
*Strong Bad has no arms before he says "You got me this for like, the last three years, man!"
*During the singing, if you listen closely, you can hear little The Cheat noises, but The Cheat doesn't move until the end.
*When Coach Z and Homestar are walking, the "Buy me, I'm awesome" sign on the Christmas tree is covering up a little bit of the tree in front of it.
*When Homestar and Coach Z are walking along together, they don't leave any footprints in the snow.
*There are various points in this toon when the outline on the back of Homestar's head goes inside his body and out the back of his shirt.
*When Homestar talks, the outline of his hat moves.
*In the calendar scene, the red X over the 23rd disappears when the camera pans to the 24th.
*During the Decemberween song and when Homestar is talking to Bubs, Bubs' orange outline is outside of his green one.
*The King of Town is missing the bottom part of his robe.
* When Homestar is talking to Strong Sad, some of the snowflakes do not reach the ground.

===Inside References===

*The [[oven mitts]] are a reference to [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]], as is Coach Z's quote regarding the "great sports play".
*Strong Bad and Homestar comment that this is the [[Best/Worst X Ever|Best/Worst Decemberween Ever]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:Charlie Brown Christmas.PNG|thumb|The Peanuts give inspiration in more ways than one]]
*The introduction, with the spinning Special logo and sound effect, is a reference to the logo and sound that CBS used to preface their specials. The actual opening, used from 1973 to the late 1980s, is viewable [http://youtube.com/watch?v=6W9V9SZPHAY here]. This was used earlier in [[A Holiday Greeting]], as well as in [[The Luau]] (in this case, only the music was used).
*This toon contains many references to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' cartoons by Charles Schulz (particularly "A Charlie Brown Christmas").
**Homestar wears a winter hat (similar to Charlie Brown's hat) and walks out of a house, along the low brick wall and sighs.
***Strong Sad's arms are also drawn with thick elbows, similar to the ''Peanuts'' characters.
**One of Marzipan's signs reads that Decemberween is too commercial, which is also similarly referenced in "A Charlie Brown Christmas", in which Charlie Brown thinks his dog Snoopy has gone commercial when he sees him decorating his dog house to enter a "lights and display" contest.
**When Homestar seeks gift ideas from Marzipan, she recommends a Jew's Harp which is an instrument that was played by Snoopy in the movie, [[Wikipedia:A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown]].
**Finally, further homage is paid at the end, when all the cast gets together and sings a song (which the Peanuts always did in their holiday specials).
*The page title refers to [[Wikipedia:Dolly Madison|Dolly Madison Bakery]], a sponsor of various cartoon specials on CBS -- including Peanuts -- throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
*The title of this 'toon is based on the book, [[Wikipedia:The Best Christmas Pageant Ever|"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"]], by [[Wikipedia:Barbara Robinson|Barbara Robinson]]. The plot has nothing in common except for the holiday theme, of course.
*The Peter Frampton album Homestar finds at the concession stand is "''[[Wikipedia:Frampton Comes Alive!|Frampton Comes Alive!]]''", and is autographed: "To: Strong Bad, Best Wishes! – P.F."
*[[The Cheat's head exploding]] when he opened a present is possibly a reference to [[The Smurfs]], in which [[Wikipedia:Jokey Smurf|Jokey Smurf]] would give someone a present that would explode in the opener's face.
*[[Wikipedia:Listerine|Listerine]] (Coach Z's "mouthwarsh") is an over-the-counter mouthwash created by [[Wikipedia:Pfizer|Pfizer Inc.]] With an alcohol concentration between 21% and 26% w/v, it is possible to get drunk off of Listerine, as demonstrated by Coach Z. However, the alcohol in Listerine is denatured, which would cause him to regurgitate it before the alcohol could take effect.
*''[[Wikipedia:Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' is a 1998 science fiction film released by [[Wikipedia:Paramount Pictures|Paramount Pictures]] and [[Wikipedia:DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks Pictures]]. The interrelated stories of the plot describe events which take place surrounding the discovery of the fictional comet "Wolf-Biederman" due to impact Earth, and its subsequent approach to our planet.
*[[Wikipedia:Chex Mix|Chex party mix]] is a common holiday snack containing [[Wikipedia:Chex|Chex]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], pretzels, spices, etc. The cereal used to feature the Peanuts characters in its advertisements.
*The first piece of Bubs' "crazy crap" that Homestar looks at is a ''Tag Team Wrestling'' game cartridge for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This game features a villain team known as the Strong Bads, the namesake of Free Country's glove-wearing email-checker.
*"O Decemberween" is a reference to "O Christmas Tree", and has the exact same tune.

===Fast Forward===

*Strong Sad getting locked in the bathtub, as mentioned in this toon, is later seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*Homestar gives Strong Bad a Deep Impact DVD again in [[Real Live Emails]].
*Coach Z is seen treating [[Listerine]] as an alcoholic drink multiple times after this toon.
*The song at the end appears again in [[Hooked on Decemberween]], where it is available for download.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*The Special fanfare has been changed into a skat remix done by the Chapman Bros. However, the original fanfare can still be heard during the commentary.

===Commentary Transcript===

'''MIKE:''' So, Matt, once again I have a confession to make.

'''MATT:''' What is it, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I think it's probably been five years since I watched this cartoon?

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's not been five years because it hasn't been five years since we made it.

'''MATT:''' Is this cartoon even five...

'''MIKE:''' I think we made it in December of 2001. It's been four years, a ''GOOD'' four years.

'''MATT:''' It's a nice little, uh, title sequence, though. I like it.

'''MIKE:''' Calendar.

'''MATT:''' Calendar-style. It was invented...

'''MIKE:''' Classic.

'''MATT:''' Simple...calendar...classic.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' So this beginning is very, very derivative, Mike, of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.

'''MIKE:''' Charlie...?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look at the— a lot of those snow flakes don't even make it to the bottom of the screen! Look at how terrible those snowflake clips are!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. That's laziness.

'''MATT:''' ''{undecipherable gibberish, in the tone of Strong Sad's old voice}''Homestar!

'''MIKE:''' Do they have the breath on this one?

'''MATT:''' Uh, he does occasionally. I think he was just now. I think we missed it when he was going "Huuuuh"

'''MIKE:''' ''{sighs}'' Sighing.

'''MATT:''' What do you think the purpose of that wall is?

'''MIKE:''' Looks like it's about maybe ten feet, maybe ten, twelve feet long...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, same with, like, in Peanuts. Like it's— it's just a wall that's independent, by itself, I don't know if it's dividing something from...

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look! It's Strong Sad's old mouth.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah. And his funny arms!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' "The Decemberator 2000" is a great name for a Christmas tree. It's funny that we're making reference to The Yello Dello in this with Coach Z's dialogue, which now, I would, I wanna pretend The Yello Dello maybe never happened.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' No, that's not true. I remember we wrote this, uh, a lot of this driving to and from Ashville visiting with... would that've been...

'''MIKE:''' "All The Real Girls"

'''MATT:''' Yeah, "All The Real Girls". So Marzipan is dressed up in this, like, Decemberween, y'know, attire. She's clearly in the spirit of things, yet she's going to protest it at the same time.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I don't think we've ever seen this wallpaper and that whole background.

'''MATT:''' And that lamp...

'''MIKE:''' Has that lamp shown up?

'''MATT:''' I don't think so.

'''MIKE:''' We usually just see Marzipan's red couch, or her blue couch, and, um, her "Thank You" painting.

'''MATT:''' Right. Oooh! Woosh. ''{wind noises}''

'''MIKE:''' I like that wind. I remember thinking that was ''solid''.

'''MATT:''' There's the old "Concessions by Bubs" sign! I didn't realize, so the rest of his concession stand is still the same. But just the sign is updated.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I thought we did a whole overhaul. The inside, too. You can see the popcorn machine and microwave that he used to have in there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Now he just has a couple shelves and a sno-cone machine. Is that about it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{regarding all the gifts that Homestar is throwing}'' Wait, Mike! These are all things that would be very appropriate for Strong Bad to have.

'''MIKE:''' It's just... and Strong Bad liking Frampton!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That was short-lived!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' ...short-lived!

'''MATT:''' It's like, "Well, if you happen to see this one part on our website, then maybe..."

'''MATT:''' There's another instance of The Cheat's head exploding. That seems to happen to him a lot.

'''MIKE:''' That's a nice little— we don't do little pans like that. Uh, camera moves.

'''MATT:''' Let's get into camera moves again, you and I.

'''MIKE:''' Let's give a high-five for 2007 being the year of the camera move.

'''MATT:''' That's right. It must be hard to be Homestar's friend or enemy, even, in this case. Yeah, I like that...

'''MIKE:''' Pom Pom's hat's cool.

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad shaking his head there looked pretty good with his like, his earmuffs moved in a little bit of 3-D, there. That was a pretty good take.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot about— look at the King of Town, the bottom of the King of Town's body!

'''MATT:''' It's clearly just an unfinished symbol!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' He should have a liner. The liner of his robe should go around the bottom there. That bunny has only one eye. That's because we traced the bitmap with Streamline, I think. Adobe Streamline.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. That's a useful— that's a program we use a lot these days. Do they still make Streamline?

'''MATT:''' I don't think so. I think we asked that at that FlashForward.

'''MIKE:''' Look! No arms!

'''MATT:''' ''{singing}'' No aaarrrmms!

'''MIKE:''' No arms! Come on, Matt! Put some arms on that guy!

'''MATT:''' Hey! ''You'' animated this whole end part! If I remember correctly. I made ''some'' of the individual clips of people... Bubs raising his arms...

'''MIKE:''' Why'd you think we could get away with things like...

'''MATT:''' We didn't notice! That's the thing! I don't think it was like, "I don't wanna put arms on him." It was just like, "Hey! Cartoon!"

'''MIKE:''' Did we just not know what the characters looked like, yet, or had it not been established that this guy has arms!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Every time!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah! ''{regarding "Coach Z's been drinking Listerine}'' Eww. Oh, Coach Z.

==External Links==

*[[HR:xmas2001.html|watch "The Best Decemberween Ever"]]
*[[HR:xmas2001.swf|view the Flash file for "The Best Decemberween Ever"]]

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[[Category:Decemberween|Best Decemberween Ever, The]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Hooked on Decemberween

2008-12-25T19:35:33Z

Ilikepi: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|xmas08_album|Twenty THANXty Six|A Death-Defying Decemberween}}
[[Image:Hooked on Decemberween Screenshot.PNG|thumb|The #1 Decemberween Jam of 2008]]
Several [[Decemberween]] songs of the past, plus two brand-new songs, appear in album form.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}} (audio only), {{film|Marzipan}} (audio only), {{film|Strong Sad}} (audio only), {{film|Bubs}} (audio only), {{film|Coach Z}} (audio only), [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf#sheriff|The Sheriff]] (audio only), {{film|The Cheat}} (audio only), {{film|Strong Mad}} (audio only), {{film|The King of Town}} (audio only), [[Teen Girl Squad Minor Characters#Brainkrieg|Brainkrieg]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 15, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 6:58 (all songs combined)

'''Page Title:''' Listen to it Fizz!

== Transcript==

''{[[The Cheat's record player]] appears on screen. A record plays, making the same noise as the Old Timey scratch line. After a few seconds, it stops and allows you to choose from The Dethemberween Thnikkaman, Cheer Up Coach Z, Seasonal Sweaters, Homestar Runner Presents: Presents, O, Decemberween, and If I Don't Get Video Games. By default, The Dethemberween Thnikkaman plays.}''

===The Dethemberween Thnikkaman===
{{see|Happy Dethemberween#Transcript|Happy Dethemberween}}

===Cheer Up Coach Z===
{{see|Decemberween Short Shorts#Transcript|Decemberween Short Shorts}}

===Seasonal Sweaters===
{{see|Seasonal Sweaters#Transcript|Seasonal Sweaters}}

===Homestar Runner Presents: Presents===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing, the Homestar Runner on the record cover moves his mouth with his eyes open.}'' 
Home...star Runner presents: presents. 
 
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents. 
You should probably try and return all those bad presents. 
You may be shocked to find how little you get for those bad presents. 
I got 'em at the dollar store — they were fifty percent off. 
 
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents. 
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents. 

'''STRONG BAD and HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing over the top}'' We're really sorry that you/I got us/you bad presents. 

'''ALL:''' ''{Singing over the top}'' 
We're really sorry that you got us bad presents. 
We're really sorry that you got us bad presents. 

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Hoarse falsetto}'' I'm really sorry... ''{Clears throat, speaks}'' Ooh, hello, high note.

===O, Decemberween===
{{see|The Best Decemberween Ever#Transcript|The Best Decemberween Ever}}

===If I Don't Get Video Games...===
''{Cut to a [[Paper Background|Teen Girl Squad paper]]. Brainkrieg are drawn on it.}''

'''BRAINKRIEG BASSIST:''' Go.

'''BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST:''' You go.

'''BRAINKRIEG BASSIST:''' Are you even plugged in?

'''BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST:''' Hang on.

''{A stoner rock riff begins to play.}''

'''BRAINKRIEG:''' 
If I don't get video games for Decemberween I'm gonna 
Spell a cuss word on the roof with Christmas lights! 
Invite Crazy Uncle Edgar over and keep his eggnog spiked! 
Hang out behind the mall in a black trench coat! 
Hang out in front of the mall in a black trench coat! 
If I don't get video games for Decemberween! 
If I don't get video games for Decemberween! 

''{solo}''

I'm talkin' about Night Vision Mode 4, Lord of Armor, Tank Driverer, and Sword Thong Gold Edition! 
If I don't get video games for Decemberween! 
If I don't get video games 
Decemberween! 
Jugga jigga wugga!

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*"Cheer Up Coach Z" was previously downloadable as a [[Quote of the Week]].
*"Homestar Runner Presents: Presents" was originally the background music for the [[Homestar Presents: Presents|toon]] of the same name. The vocal version is presented here for the first time.

===Remarks===
*This toon does ''not'' include the songs "O Holy Crap" (from [[A Holiday Greeting]]), the holiday version of "[[Intro|Everybody, Everybody]]" (from the same toon as well as on [[Decemberween Email Menu]]), or "Everyone's Looking" (from [[A Decemberween Pageant]]).
*All of the MP3s are hosted on Videlectrix's website. The last time Videlectrix was used to host something other than its own sake was for hosting [[Non-Sequitur Champion]] for use in the [[Store]].
*Brainkrieg's lyrics talk about spelling a cuss word on the roof with ''[[Decemberween#References to Christmas|Christmas'' lights]], not ''Decemberween'' lights.
*Strong Sad can be heard in the background of Homestar Presents: Presents, but he never gets any presents for Decemberween as he's always locked in the bathtub.

===Fixed Goofs===
*In the [[New Stuff]] section of the Toons menu, this toon was once listed at the bottom of the list as well as the top.

===Inside References===
*The format of this toon echoes that of [[Limozeen vs. Sloshy]].
*Each of the songs either appear in, or refer to, the following Decemberween toons:
**[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] ("O, Decemberween")
**[[Decemberween In July]] ("[[Seasonal Sweaters]]")
**[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] ("Homestar Runner Presents: Presents")
**[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] ("Cheer Up, Coach Z")
**[[Happy Dethemberween]] ("The Dethemberween Thnikkaman")
*Brainkrieg first appeared in [[death metal]].
**Brainkrieg also sung words that start with the letters "De", followed by the refrain of "Jugga jigga wugga!"
*This is another reference to [[swearing]] and [[alcohol]].
*The Homestar Runner Presents: Presents song references Homestar's past trend of getting terrible presents for the other characters, as seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].

===Real-World References===
*The toon title refers to [[Wikipedia:Hooked on Classics|Hooked on Classics]], a series of albums issued by K-Tel in the 1980s, where classical music was presented with a disco or dance beat by former [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]] arranger [[Wikipedia:Louis Clark|Louis Clark]].
*Visible in the background of "hanging out at the mall" are [[Wikipedia:Burdines|Burdines]], a Florida-based department store absorbed by Macy's in 2004, and Babbage's, which was absorbed by [[Wikipedia:GameStop|GameStop]].
*"O Decemberween" is a reference to "O Christmas Tree", and has the exact same tune.

==See Also==
*The [[If I Don't Get Video Games... Visuals|visuals]] that appear during the Brainkrieg video.

==External Links==
*[[HR:xmas08_album.html|watch "Hooked on Decemberween"]]
*[[HR:xmas08_album.swf|view the Flash file for "Hooked on Decemberween"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/DethemberweenThnikkaman.zip|download the ZIP file for "Dethemberween Thnikkaman"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/CheerUpCoachZ.zip|download the ZIP file for "Cheer Up, Coach Z"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/SeasonalSweaters.zip|download the ZIP file for "Seasonal Sweaters"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/HSRPresentsPresents.zip|download the ZIP file for "Homestar Presents: Presents"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/ODecemberween.zip|download the ZIP file for "O Decemberween"]]
*[[Videlectrix:xmas08/IfIDontGetVideoGames.zip|download the ZIP file for "If I Don't Get Video Games..."]]
*[[Forum:14932|forum thread re: Hooked on Decemberween]]

{{decemberweennav}}

[[Category:Decemberween]]

User talk:Coach B

2008-12-11T01:50:54Z

Ilikepi: /* Coach Z */

==BIG NEWS OMG!!!!!==
STRONG BAD WIIWARE GAME OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THIS SOOOOOOOOO AWSOME!!!!!!!!
{{User:Coach B/sig}}

== Help Coach Z ==
Put your sig here:

== Coach B Challenge! ==
When was Trogdor's birthday first celebrated?{{User:Coach B/sig}}01:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:first done in 2006 with a trogdor montage and metal song [[User:Meme3|Meme3]] 02:06, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

== The Coach B/Zubs Project Current Status: New User ==

Well, I'd better find Strong Bad quick! This crap ain't funny! But Homestar ''is,'' and I hope you are too! I hope you make good use of your time here! Let me know on my [[User talk:Religious Corn|talk page]] about any questions you have, and I'll try to answer it as soon as possible. {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 18:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC) By the way, the crap I was talking about earlier isn't you.

==Upload requests==
can anyone take requests to upload certain things?If so talk to me!{{User:Coach B/sig}}19:57, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

== Signature ==

Hey there, Coach B — cool [[User:Coach B/sig|signature]]! There's just one thing you need to change so that it conforms to [[HRWiki:Signature]]: the images have to be no more than 20 pixels in ''height'', so if you replace your sig with
<pre>[[Image:PomPomSnowman.png|17px]][[User:Coach B|Coach B]] [[Image:firsthomestar.png|10px]]</pre>
it should be okay. Thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:03, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

== Coach Z ==

Hey, Coach B! I like Coach Z, too! Although I often feel bad for him whenever the other characters treat him badly. But, I'm happy whenever I find someone else who likes Coach Z! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 01:18, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah especially in the 05' Decemberween toon where he pretends to talk to his parents.that is so sad! {{User:Coach B/sig}}03:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Also should I put you on the ''' Help Coach Z''' list? {{User:Coach B/sig}}16:45, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure, that would be cool! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 23:03, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Can I? {{User:The thing/sig}} 01:33, 6 January 2008 (UTC) P.S. Nice userpage.

Uhhhh... Sure. {{User:Coach B/sig}}23:49, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Me 2 I guess.- Ilikepie

==Uploading Pictures==
*Hello Coach B. I noticed you want to know how to upload files. Here's how! On the left side, under the search bar, there is the "toolbox". Click on "upload file". From there, you browse which image (.png for normal stills is a must) and name it, and choose the licensing.
*To create a screen capture itself, take a look at your keyboard. To the right of the ''F12'' button, there is the ''Print Scr/SysRq'' button. Simply pressing that button takes a picture of your computer screen. So, while watching a Homestar Runner cartoon, press that button at the desired frame. Then go to a picture editor program (I strongly recommend the free [http://www.irfanview.com/ Irfanview]). MS Paint is one, but truthfully is not that great. Well, after you pasted what you captured onto the picture editor, crop it, so that only the cartoon portion of the image is left. Save it as a .png. And there you have it. If you have any questions, ask away! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 16:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

What if I want a image from Wikipedia or google images or something like that? {{User:Coach B/sig}}16:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
:In that case, go to the desired picture, right click on it, select "Save As" and there. Be sure to save it as a .png. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 16:48, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much DING! {{User:Coach B/sig}}16:53, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
::You're very welcome. :-) --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 20:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

How do I add photos to my pictures?i mean from search images. please tell me!!!!! {{User:Coach B/sig}}03:32, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

== I Feel the Same! ==

I want to make Homestar Runner.com more popular too, just so the Brothers Chaps get all of the recgonition that they deserve for all of their hard work. Although, I sometimes wonder if Homestar became more popular, it might become boring (if everyone would talk about it, or if they all think they know the most about it). So, it's kind of confusing. But, right now I don't have ideas to let more people know about it, except to tell whoever I meet. [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 03:13, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

== Userbox ==
Here's a userbox for joining Homestar-emon!
{{userbox | border=#133C6E | mainbkgd=#F9CD02 | codebkgd=#1555A5 | codecolor=#FFFFFF | code=[[Image:pika.png|43px]] | msg=This user is a member of the Homstar-emon club'''}}
Bye! [[User:Hooray4homestar|Hooray4homestar]] 01:18, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks i love getting messages.when that little orange box comes my heart lites up!{{User:Coach B/sig}}01:23, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I think the userbox project is awexome, so here's one you could add:

{{userbox | border=#FF0000 | mainbkgd=#8B0000 | codebkgd=#DC143C | codecolor=#FFFFFF | code=[[Image:sbemail opera.png|50px]] | msg=[[rock opera|Yup, this user totally always looks awesome singing backwards metal.]]}}

== Present ==
Hi. This is H4H again. Here's a present!

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/6/69/Pikacry8on.jpg

Ummm... I feel bad for Pikachu and all... but is that a good gift? Can I join your club now? [[Image:Spinner.gif|20px]] [[User:Hooray4Homestar|Hooray4Homestar]] [[Image:Cheat-shrug-tiny.gif|20px]] 02:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Suuure.... i didn't think it would happen this fast!
{{User:Coach B/sig}}03:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

== another present ==

[[Image:Jack_Hamma.PNG|thumb|This is a present!]]
can i join, i got you a cake [[User:Meme3|Meme3]] 02:54, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Sure!Tell other users about this. {{User:Coach B/sig}}03:28, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

== Deleteheads to Order ==

i'm wondering, what should our userbox be, since we aren't the only ones who are starting to use the deletehead userbox [[User:Meme3|Meme3]] 06:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Hey, can I join?[[Image:qod_2_-_strong_bad.PNG |20px]][[User:Katonator 3000|Katonator]] [[User Talk:Katonator 3000|3000]][[Image:bowler_derby.PNG|20px]] 10:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Give me a gift!{{User:Coach B/sig}}01:51, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Can I join, too? I'll upload somthing... {{User:Haldo/sig}}

Give me the gift first please.{{User:Coach B/sig}}19:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I hope you like sonic. [[Image:shadow and maria.jpg|160px]] Can I join now?{{User:Haldo/sig}}

ok {{User:Coach B/sig}}21:06, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Great! I'll be sceenshot/picture uploader :) PLEEEEZE? {{User:Haldo/sig}}

That would be so awsome! I don't know how to upload stuff and I don't have the time to learn.
So in other words YESSSSSS! YESSS! {{User:Coach B/sig}}23:38, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey, can I join your (Have you seen the outside world?) club? [[User:Ugly Bord|Ugly Bord]] 23:07, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

http://www.pokecharms.com/trainercards/cards/2922008/932e3dd0e192799d27fe01b5d980252d.png

Yes on Q1 no on Q2 [[User:Coach B/sig]]

I promised to be in charge of your pictures in febuary... I'm SO sorry that I havn't done anything yet! Don't hesitate to [[User talk:Haldo|ask]] if you want anything drawn or uploaded. {{User:Haldo/sig}}

==A Present(Can I join now?)==
http://www.pokecharms.com/trainercards/cards/122008/163ad9db8ce6b044a4676ca782e928d6.png

A Homestar Trainer card

P.S. About the Deleteheads userbox on my page, I made it before u started the club,It was supossed to be like the broternal order of diffrent helmets, homestarmy etc. boxes, sorry.[[User:Hooray4Trogdor95|Hooray4Trogdor95]] 19:20, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Sure!I'll make a userbox soon.{{User:Coach B/sig}}01:52, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Here ya go.[[Image: poweredcoachz1.png|thumb|"Here,The Chort. Have a trophy!]][[Image:qod_2_-_strong_bad.PNG |20px]][[User:Katonator 3000|Katonator]] [[User Talk:Katonator 3000|3000]][[Image:bowler_derby.PNG|20px]] 02:01, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

==New Sig==
Can you use my new sig on your members page 4 the Deleteheads[[Image:pquesttrailer.PNG|20px]]'''[[user:Hooray4Trogdor95|Hooray4Trogdor]]'''[[Image:Neb-1.PNG|20px]]
:Thanks![[Image:pquesttrailer.PNG|20px]]'''[[user:Hooray4Trogdor95|Hooray4Trogdor]]'''[[Image:Neb-1.PNG|20px]] 02:29, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Can you put mine? [[Image:The_Cheat_Character_Video.PNG|20px]][[User:Meme3|Meme3]][[Image:StrongMadDeletehead.png|20px]]

== Member ==

Hey, Coach B, you should tell Znex.[[Image:qod_2_-_strong_bad.PNG |20px]][[User:Katonator 3000|Katonator]] [[User Talk:Katonator 3000|3000]][[Image:bowler_derby.PNG|20px]] 02:18, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Could you give me a link? {{User:Coach B/sig}}

I'm trying..... {{User:Coach B/sig}}

he is not worth it!!! :( {{User:Coach B/sig}}02:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

==Requests==
Does anyone on the wiki take requests for uploading images?If so tell me.{{User:Coach B/sig}}20:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

== Talk Pages ==

Hey, Coach B, I admire your enthusiasm and am glad you're such a fan of H*R as I am. I would, however, like to direct you to [[HRW:TALK]] and ask you to read through it. Talk pages serve a specific purpose on a wiki, and I suspect your concept of what they're for doesn't agree with the consensus we've established. I would think your brand of talk activity might be more appropriate on the fanstuff wiki, but I defer to that wiki's administrators on that thought. While there's no problem with community-building and making the wiki a fun place to be, this needs to be balance with the reason we are here and the clutter talk posts not pertaining to articles creates in Recent Changes. I really hope I am not coming off like a jerk here, but do give that page a read so you understand why we have talk pages to begin with. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:51, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

== help coach z ==

CZ woudn't be funny. If he wasn't helped? I want to join tghe HelpCZ list. Like I did with Hooray4homestar's homestar-emon club. -[[User:PokemonStar|PokemonStar]] 13:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

ok {{User:Coach B/sig}}21:07, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

== PFP presents: presents ==

Hey dude can I be a Delete Head??? I got you this x-tra cold one as a present--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. and you know it]] 05:00, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/d/d5/Xtra_Cold_One.PNG/46px-Xtra_Cold_One.PNG

ok what position do you want? {{User:Coach B/sig}}00:11, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

what postitions are there?--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. and you know it]] 01:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
:take [[blacksmith]]!you already wanna use pistols. [[Image:The_Cheat_Character_Video.PNG|20px]][[User:Meme3|Meme3]][[Image:StrongMadDeletehead.png|18px]] 06:15, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I'll be a gunsmith if there is such a thing--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. is the greatest]] 00:30, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

'''''Bold text'''''My REquestt
Hello, and let me start off by saying nice page... it was long... anyway i would like to be a delete head... whadda ya think??

Oh i guess i should put my name... that might help 05:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Uhm *cough*, how do you put your name on?

Oh, yes this is my name:--[[User:Bapes|Bapes]] 05:29, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

OMG, sorry, im screwing up everything, im new--[[User:Bapes|Bapes]] 05:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, let me think of a gift--[[User:Bapes|Bapes]] 05:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Give me a picture present. {{User:Coach B.sig}}

Ok man here we go:http://www.hrwiki.org/images/8/8c/roomone.PNG, believe me man way better than xtra cold ones ;)

Hello PFP here, I have realized my present sucked, so I was wondering if you wanted '''10''' cakes I accedently threw at Strong Sad.--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. is the greatest]] 03:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I'm going to find you a really good gift. And I'm still painting away at those clouds.:)--Bapes 03:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

By the way, in the email "at work" it was the guy who rides the plastic golfish and paints the clouds. You might want to edit my position on your page.--Bapes 03:32, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/2/24/50cake.PNG/180px-50cake.PNG

== Sweet ==
Thanks for the position Coach B. I'm so freakin' lucky. :)

== Recruit ==

Hey, Coach B, ya better check on Dther99.
[[Image:qod_2_-_strong_bad.PNG|15px]][[User:Katonator 3000|Katonator]] [[User Talk:Katonator 3000|3000]][[Image:bowler_derby.PNG|20px]] 15:15, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
== Joining ==

Here is a gift for you. Your very own a The Cheat! Can I join?-[[Homsarfan]] [[Image:The Cheat Character Video.PNG|thumb|Yeah, he's The Cheat.]]

== Record ==

Hey, Coach B! If you want to make the longest userbox, this would help.
 
{{userbox | border=#1D95CF | mainbkgd=#AED9EE | codebkgd=#E0FFFF | codecolor=#FFFFFF | code=[[Image:themepark.png |43px]] | msg=This user went to '''[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA]]'''.}}
 
[[Image:qod_2_-_strong_bad.PNG|15px]][[User:Katonator 3000|Katonator]] [[User Talk:Katonator 3000|3000]][[Image:bowler_derby.PNG|20px]] 23:32, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

== Re:Picture Drawing ==

Okay, to make this quick and easy, how about I just show you some of the stuff I've uploaded to HRFwiki? [[hrfwiki:User:Haldo#My New Hobby]]

Thanks man. {{User:Coach B/sig}}

== Award ==

Hey, Coach B! Great jorb doin' stuff! Here's your prize.[[Image:qod_2_-_strong_bad.PNG|15px]][[User:Katonator 3000|Katonator]] [[User Talk:Katonator 3000|3000]][[Image:bowler_derby.PNG|20px]] 02:37, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
[[Image: Homsar_LURN.png|thumb|Perfectly cool!!]]

Hey thanks! {{User:Coach B/sig}}

User:Ilikepi

2008-11-19T23:17:41Z

Ilikepi: New page: Yeah, I like pi. And pie. Both. That's everything I'm gonna say.

Yeah, I like pi. And pie. Both. That's everything I'm gonna say.