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== The 2004 Cartoonist's Choice Awards ==
[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] won in the Outstanding Use of Flash category at [http://web.archive.org/web/20040703045355/http://www.ccawards.com/2004.htm "The 2004 Cartoonist's Choice Awards"].

==The $39 Experiment==
On a site called [http://www.the39dollarexperiment.com The $39 Experiment], a man named Tom Locke sent 100 letters to 100 companies asking for free stuff. In [http://www.the39dollarexperiment.com/march15.htm one letter] to "Del Monte Pet Products", Tom claims that he has a dog named [[Li'l Brudder|Lil' Brudder]].

== 8-Bit Theater ==
*In the 21st installment of [http://web.archive.org/web/20060327102449/http://www.nuklearpower.com/redmage21.php Twinkin' out with Red Mage], a once-weekly RPG advice column, a reader inquires: "How does strong bad [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|type with boxing gloves]]", to which Red Mage replies that they should [[Strong Bad Emails|write him and ask that]].

== 8BitJoystick.com ==
In [http://web.archive.org/web/20040610184547/http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/jake_how_to_burn_xbox_games_and_copy_protected_cds.php this article] about how to literally burn CDs, the author gives instruction on how to "burn it properly like [[Trogdor]] burninates the peasants."

== AI Dungeon ==
Multiple recreations of [[Thy Dungeonman]] have been made in [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/landing this AI-based text adventure game], as seen [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=8dbc85f4-fbf4-4d52-ae39-02a87e23df56 here], [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=a66d91d0-dbdf-11ea-b290-adaf05acdcec here], [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/adventureView?playPublicId=0e477aa8-ae9c-49d5-af38-fcab796db17a here], [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=217c11f9-7b39-4287-9621-88ae715a2b94 here], [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=33b06162-6e94-472c-831d-66f4de8696c8 here], [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=2b165ed3-07e0-4567-87eb-52b9b4b21599 here], [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=d06aab6f-dc33-4aa6-a116-0b679a3825dc here], and [https://play.aidungeon.io/main/scenarioView?publicId=aec5ec90-b8f0-11ea-93d4-a18db6201c08 here].

== All Your Base parody list ==
The [http://web.archive.org/web/20050309020802/http://tmst.twu.net/ayb/ayb.htm TmsT Zero Wing Parodies Emporium] features "[http://web.archive.org/web/20050320175218/http://tmst.twu.net/ayb/allyourstrongbad.htm All Your HomeStarRunner are belong to Trogdor]", a rendition of the infamous [[wikipedia:All your base are belong to us|All your base are belong to us]] dialog with screenshots from Homestar Runner.

==An Audience With O-Kami-Sama-sama==
The blog post for [http://doyoulovepuppiesido.blogspot.com/2008/12/man-of-mystery.html December 3, 2008], entitled "man of mystery", is a screenshot from [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]]. The screenshot is specifically the room from the game with its lights off and the shades open. The title of the blog post links to the game.

==[http://web.archive.org/web/20070711232851/http://www.animalxing.com/index.php Animalxing.com]==
*This [[wikipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]] news site hosted various Homestar Runner related designs in its [http://web.archive.org/web/20060205035119/http://www.animalxing.com/patternsv3/textures.php Texture Gallery] that could be found by searching for them.
*An image of [[Strong Bad]] to be used on Blanca, a villager whose face you have to draw on, could be found [http://web.archive.org/web/20060215045933/http://animalxing.com/images/blanca/adlubescence_strongbad.png here] on their [http://web.archive.org/web/20060208040857/http://www.animalxing.com/blanca_ah.php Blanca Face Designs] page.

==AsherWycoff.com==
The site's [http://www.asherwycoff.com/audio/ 403 (Forbidden) error page] contains a picture of the gatekeeper from the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] saying, "Access to this directory is strictly for peasants!" The error page's title reads, "More like... Rather Homely!" which is also a reference to the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].

==Aviary.com==
In the [http://aviary.com/flash/aviary/index.aspx?tid=4&fguid=50a4d474-f67c-102b-b565-0030488e168c&raven Raven image editor window], the title of the page is "Sweet Cuppin' Cakes WIP"

== BB-Spot-''Which website are you?'' ==
In the [http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/02/website_quiz.php website personality test] at www.bbspot.com, one of the [http://bbspot.com/News/2005/02/website_quiz_all.html possible answers] you can get is [[homestarrunner.com]].

== Best Page In The Universe ==
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In [http://maddox.xmission.com/aliens.html one article], Maddox rants about the amount of emails he gets, and remarks "I know there are other big websites out there that generate a lot of email (my sympathies to the Chapman brothers)". This must mean he is aware of homestarrunner.com, and according to his book signing tour in 2006, he likes Strong Bad.

== Bethesda Game Studio Forums ==
*On the [http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/ Bethesda Game Studio Forums] you can add a [http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/style_emoticons/default/cheat.gif The Cheat emoticon] to your posts.

== Bill Wurtz ==
On a [https://billwurtz.com/questions/q.php?date=202007050352 couple] of [https://billwurtz.com/questions/q.php?date=202002211858 occasions] in the questions section, Bill responds to a question about typing with a statement about [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|having boxing gloves on]].

== Bruce Willis==
In the early 2000s, actor Bruce Willis's website included [https://web.archive.org/web/20050825184429/http://www.brucewillis.com:80/whatami/ a "What am I..." page] that listed things like movies, books, and even recipes the actor was enjoying. Under a "[what am I] surfing" sidebar was linked "homestarrunner.com (esp. Strong Bad)".

Matt Chapman jokingly remarked that he was "very proud of" this at [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005#Celebrity collaborations|a 2005 appearance at NYU]].

== Bryan Waterman Interview ==
Bryan Waterman, who does the series "''[http://www.watermanstudios.com Waterman]''" had an interview, and he mentioned that his favorite internet cartoon was Homestar Runner:
<blockquote>
''Who is your favorite flash movie artist or flash artists if you have more than one? What are some of your favorite flash movie series?''

'''BRYAN WATERMAN:''' Above all else Homestar Runner not only do I love the cartoon, Mike and Matt are two good friends of mine. Bonus Stage is another one I really like and I do look forward to Joseph's animations.
</blockquote>
[http://www.medaverse.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=2&page=2 See It Here]

== Bulbapedia ==
The [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Template:Main_Page&action=edit source page] for Bulbapedia's Main Page lists source codes for past Main Pages created and used for certain holidays and events. The Main Page for the 4th of July is listed under "[[Happy Fireworks]] Main Page" and the Christmas Main Page is under "[[Decemberween]] Main Page".

== Burning Sand ==
A Trogdor icon was made in the Burning Sand thread in the Falling Sand Game Forum. You can find the page that displays the icon [http://fallingsandgame.com/viewtopic.php?t=3431&p=59660 here] and you can download the most recent version of Burning Sand [http://siebn.de/index.php?page=burningsand/download here].

== Buzzin ==
*This is a page full of strange Google suggestions, look under the, "my head" suggestion, one of them says "my head asplode" with 23,000 results. [http://buzzinn.net/shocking-google-search-results/ HERE]

== BZPower ==
*There is a whole section under the forum 'Completely Off Topic' dedicated completely to Homestar Runner.
*There is a Homestar Runner Chimrou Kit being made out of Dark709's Chimrou Kit by member Kafei Vachu. However, he has stopped production on it, and is waiting for some things to clear up, first, before he continues.
*There are also several other instances in which a line or two from HSR is mentioned. Mostly, it is in comedies and comics, such as Dark709's.

== Cerealously ==
On the Shopkins Cutie-O's review on this site, Cheat Commandos is referenced, and an unofficial YouTube upload of [[Cheat Commandos...O's]] was on the review. Another review mentioned [[bottom 10|Chocolardiac Arrest]].

== Charm City Cakes ==
At [http://www.charmcitycakes.com/ Charm City Cakes] one of the cakes in the Kids Stuffs page is titled "Trogdor". The cake, however, does not resemble Trogdor at all.

== Charlie Clay And The Clay Crew ==
At [http://www.freewebs.com/charlieclay/ this site] created by [http://www.freewebs.com/tehcartoonistproductions/ Teh Cartoonist Productions], all of Season 1's episodes contain Homestar cameos.

*[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=1/2209220516.gif&s=x4 Episode 1] A Trogdor arcade game can be seen behind the Sonic arcade game that the crew is playing.

*[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=1/2209253732.gif&s=x4 Episode 2] The crew finds a gray monster, but when they put the flashlight on it, they find out it is actually Homestar, and he helps them get their power back.

*[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=1/2915224932.gif&s=x2 Episode 3] Jacob wears Homestar's shoes and gets beat up by Homestar, the text "ROCK'D" pops up when Charlie is hit by a rock in the head, the text "ROCK'D AGAIN!" pops up as a guy who commented on the grammar error gets a rock thrown at his head, and Trogdor gets defeated by Charlie doing homing attack on him.

*[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=2/3916110594.gif&s=x7 Episode 4] "Thief'd" is the episode name, and Homestar gets stolen by the thief.

*[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/6215223823.gif&s=x10 Episode 5] Homestar escapes from the thief with Charlie.

== CHIKARA Pro King of Trios 2012 ==

If you right click on one of the images of the trios on [http://www.chikarapro.com/king-of-trios.php this page], and replace the 1 or 2 with 3, you'll find a [http://www.chikarapro.com/images/KOT12_3.jpg hidden trio] consisting of "The Strong Bads", featuring the Strong Bads from [[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]] and, of course, our trusty old [[Strong Bad]].

== Choose your own change ==
If you submit a story to [http://www.cyoc.net Choose Your Own Change], the following message appears: "Your article has been received... If Instructions on the previous page have been followed your story will be posted soon, if not it will be [[DELETED|baleeted!]]"

== CNET Webware 100 ==
On June 18, 2007, CNET published a [http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100.html listing of the top 100 Web applications]. Homestar Runner [http://www.webware.com/8301-13546_109-9729509-29.html was one of the ten selected] for the Entertainment category.

== CollegeHumor ==
*A [http://www.collegehumor.com/toplist/6848939/best-holiday poll] on the site asked what the best holiday was, out of 50 options. [[Decemberween]] ranked 41st.

*In 2008, [[CollegeHumor Interview - 15 Sep 2008|an interview with the Brothers Chaps about ''SBCG4AP'']] was posted to the site.

== Comcast.net ==
[[Image:Comcast Homestar.PNG|thumb|It's Dot Net!]]
On June 10, 2004, homestarrunner.com was featured on [http://www.comcast.net Comcast.net's] main page as the icon for its "FUN FOR ALL AGES" news article, where [[Homestar Runner]]'s image was displayed, along with a link to the website and [[the Brothers Chaps]]' meeting with [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|G4TechTV]].

== Crash Mania ==
The ALT text for the bottom left image of [http://crashmania.topcities.com/scrbash-2.htm this page] reads "I just lost my [[jenga]]jam", a reference to Homsar's line in [[Where's The Cheat?]]

== CubeeCraft.com==
CubeeCraft provides printable [[Wikipedia:Paper model|papercraft]] models of various characters, all utilizing the same base model. One pattern [https://www.cubeecraft.com/cubees/strongbad is for Strong Bad].

==DaiKaiju Acadamy==
*In the DaiKaiju Acadamy art section of [[Comic Sightings#Twisted Kaiju Theater|Twisted Kaiju Theater]]/neomonsterisland.com, [http://www.neomonsterisland.com/daikaijuacadamy/heisei/dizzy/dizzy.html Dizzy's profile] lists under her dislikes the fact that "[[Wikipedia:Red Lobster|Red Lobster]]" restaurants give her the [[jibblies]].

== The Daily WTF ==
*[http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/theInfamousI_and_The_Responsible_Guy.aspx The story for March 24, 2005] describes a programmer who had an [[ASCII art]] image of [[Trogdor]] somewhere in his code, reason unknown.
*[http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Ive-Got-Your-Number.aspx The story for February 15, 2012] mentions [[The System is Down (song)|The System is Down]] and links to the YouTube video of [[techno]].

==Dan Brown's Universe==
*In Episode 10 of [http://blog.danbrownsuniverse.com/ Dan Brown's Universe] Dan is asked "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]"
*In Episode 12 David wears a Stinkoman t-shirt.

== Dance Dance Immolation ==
On a site for Dance Dance Immolation, a flaming DDR, a gallery contains a picture of a man on fire with the caption "BURNINATED!!". [http://www.interpretivearson.com/gallery/album05?page=3]

== Dangerskew ==
*A Flash developer on [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com Albino Black Sheep], Dangerskew, is a reference to [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]].

==Doraemon Abridged==
One [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v4zNXG5qu4 episode] of Doraemon Abridged has Doraemon yell to Nobita, "Now do your homework, or you'll be a sad sack like Homestar's [[F-Sack]]!" Also, When Nobita says "How's that for payback?" The word on the notebook change to "Free Bagels", a reference to [[4 branches]]. The creators, Collin Weiler and Harvey Alan, are big fans of Homestar Runner.

== Double-Tongued Word Wrester ==
Neolinguist Grant Barrett has done an [http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/comments/3102/ entry on "asplode"] on his site. It looks like "asplode" was not coined by the Brothers Chaps, but he agrees that "This term was popularized in 2004 by the character Strong Bad on the HomestarRunner web site."

== Duct Tape Guys ==
At [http://www.ducttapeguys.com DuctTapeGuys.com] on [http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/fashion/accessories/accessories1.html this]
webpage there is a picture of a duct tape backpack featuring Strong Bad, Marzipan, and Homestar.

== The Escapist ==
On an [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable/2355-White-Knight-Chronicles-Part-1 episode] of [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable Unskippable], a weekly show where Graham Stark and Paul Saunders mock video game cut-scenes, they claim a man draped in a hood sounds like [[Senor Cardgage]]. This happens again in another [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable/5970-White-Knight-Chronicles-II-Part-2 episode], and they also say "I should eat a [[original|pony]]."

== Engrish.com ==
The image featured on [http://www.engrish.com/2006/10/battery-instructions/ this page] is Strong Bad's "Eating Five Batteries" illustration from [[english paper]].

== Episode Comparisons ==
The anime episode comparison site [http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/ Mew Mew Power Uncensored] sometimes uses the term [[DELETED|Baleeted]] and frequently uses the Teen Girl Squad-esque term [[-'d|DELET'D]] in their comparisons to say when a scene was cut out.

== Eric Conveys an Emotion ==
*When conveying the emotion [http://www.emotioneric.com/greatideafalldoom.jpg "Getting a great idea... while falling to your doom"], Eric is wearing a [[Homsar]] shirt.
*Two entries in Eric's "Adventure Edition" series feature [[The Brothers Chaps]]:
**[[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Football Game|The Football Game]] {{--}} [http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=thefootballgame Eric and a friend play football against The Brothers Chaps]
**[[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview|The Interview]] {{--}} [http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=theinterview Eric applies for a job] at [[Videlectrix]]

== Europa Universalis Forums ==
This site has a large number of fanfiction entries for Paradox Entertainment games, such as Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron. The author Prufrock451 put a "Private Benedetto" in [http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204565 this] Hearts of Iron 2 After Action Report. He's told to "keep that mess down".

==Factorize==
One of their randomized slogans reads "_______ can count to purple." A reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]].

==Fail!==
On the FAQ page of [http://fail.comicgenesis.com/faqs.html this] website, the ever-popular boxing glove question is asked.

== Fake Domain Registration Info ==
The [http://whois.webhosting.info/OLENE.NET. registration information] provided for "olene.net" references [[Mundelow]], [[Schenectady Crispies]], [[some kinda robot|Abdi LaRue]], [[Cheap as Free]], [[cheat talk|Cory, ND]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Free Country, USA]], [[Coach Z]], and [[Coach Z's Locker Room|his locker room]].

== FeedBurner ==
[[Image:FeedBurner_Sighting.png|thumb|We're totally crushing]]
On the [http://www.feedburner.com FeedBurner] website, in the section in which you can manage your feeds, random messages show up. One of them is this: "To the nearly 140,000 customers using FeedBurner... we are [http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs2.html totally crushing] (in a good way)." The link takes you to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]].

== Fhqwhgads.com ==
The entire website is a copy of the 9th sbemail, i love you, except for mousing over the place where one would type brings up the flashing white phrase, 'OMG PRIZE', which turns out to be a link to the fhqwhgads music video.
[http://www.fhqwhgads.com Here is the link.] {{inlinecontentwarning|'''rapidly flashing lights'''|If you have epilepsy/sensitivity to flashing lights, do not view this page.}} (site currently down)

== Flame Warriors ==
The [http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/garble.htm entry for Garble] includes a reference to a certain [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|infamous question often asked of Strong Bad]].

== Flipnote Hatena ==
*A [http://flipnote.hatena.com/9BB91E601E2E7DA7@DSi/movie/2E7DA7_0877673E336CC_001 Flipnote] of [[gimmicks]] was created.

== Flying Omelette's Kitchen ==
*According to [http://www.flyingomelette.com/ this site], Strong Bad may have been switched at birth with Viewtiful Joe or the Red Power Ranger as found in [http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities45.html this article].
*Also, The Cheat is compared to [[Pikachu]] in [http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities31.html this article].

== The Force.net Humor ==
At a Star Wars Fansite's humor section one of their "Top 46 lists" titled 'Top 47 lesser known goals of the evil empire' says "Secret co-production of Dangeresque 1, 2, & 3" at number 8. [http://www.theforce.net/humor/topten/ct10_lesser_known_goals_pt1.asp The List] [http://www.theforce.net/humor The Site]

==The Four Word Film Review==
One of the reviews for [http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?ID=63 Mars Attacks!] contains the review "Their hed a splode".

== Fruitcake MIDI ==
Dr. Fruitcake, a famous video game music sequencer and remixer, has created a song called "The Occasional Beat (Strong Bad Remix)" in tribute to [[new hands]]. Check the song out [http://www.fcmidi.net/mp3/drf_bw_beat.mp3 here]. [http://www.fcmidi.net Fruitcake MIDI]

== Funny Junk ==
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*The image [http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/4040/Pandas+Need+Protecting/ here] depicts a Panda holding a machine gun with the [[Pistols for Pandas (organization)|Pistols for Pandas]] logo below it.

== Funny Part ==
[http://www.funnypart.com Funny part], a website with numerous funny pictures, cartoons, and jokes, had [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues 2 and 3 on their website, though they have since been removed. 

== Futurama Madhouse ==
At the [http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar Futurama Madhouse], they have a regular feature on "Uses for a hacker".
*[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/hacker/hack498.png Use #498] is entitled "Homsar's Translator" and features everyone's favorite blue midget Homestar, [[Homsar]]! This is a direct reference to [[for kids]].
**The copyright reads "© [[Tandy 400]], [[The Brothers Chaps|Chapman Bros]]".
*[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/hacker/hack667.png Use #667] is entitled "Homestar Runner's Evil Twin", and features just that.
*[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/hacker/hack669.png Use #669], entitled "Strong Bad's Torture Victims Who Misspell Repeetedli", is the latest Homestar-related use for a hacker.

== G4TV ==
When under construction, the official site for [http://www.g4tv.com G4TV] displayed an error message which read [http://www.g4tv.com/errored.html?eventlog_key=1776941 "ERROR'ed!"]

== GameFAQs ==
*On the [http://www.gamefaqs.com GameFAQs] video game database, there are pages for [[Peasant's Quest]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/data/922153.html here] and [[Stinkoman 20X6]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/data/928815.html here], where each game has user-submitted walkthroughs, reviews and more, as well as its own message board.
*Homestar Runner is listed as a company [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/75484.html here].
*Also, The Unofficial Homestarrunner board can be found [http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=575567 here.]
*On April Fools 2006, a [http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2333 poll] on GameFAQs listed a series of internet phrases, one of which being "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE".
*In the [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/top10/2244.html list] of top 10 box art misrepresentations], #10 mentions "Often, you'll find epic drawings of spaceships and dragons on a cover, only to find they've been reduced to mediocre triangles and 'fhwqwgads' [sic] within the game."

== The Game Rag ==
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In [http://www.thegamerag.com/archives/2006/07/feature_my_24_hours_with_g4tv_2.php My 24 Hours With G4TV], the author writes at 3am: "[I]t's late and I'm getting tired. I begin to go slightly insane, and draw [[Trogdor]] on the bottom of my foot." A [http://www.thegamerag.com/pics/Foot1.jpg photo] of his drawing is included in the article, sans wings.

== GamesRadar ==
[http://www.gamesradar.com/us/index.jsp GamesRadar] featured a video for [[Wikipedia:Ultimate Ninja 2|Ultimate Ninja 2]] with the headline "Burninate!"

==Games Repainted==
*In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Repainted & Rewritten, the background for outside Hooktail's castle is replaced with [[The Field]].
*A few rooms in Undertale Repainted have [[Strong Bad]]'s face as the floor tiling.
*Remix 3 in Rhythm Heaven Fever Repainted is completely themed around Homestar Runner as a whole. The music is also a remix of [[Everybody to the Limit]]. The Working Dough segment features [[Sherlock]], multiple [[The Worm]]s, and [[Eh! Steve!]] from [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] while the Dough Dudes are replaced by [[Marshie]]s, while a [[No Loafing Sign]] appears in the background. The Figure Fighter segment has Strong Bad (replacing the Muscle Doll) punching Homestar Runner (replacing the sandbag). The Built to Scale segment (reusing the chef theme from the previous level) has a background themed on the computer (most likely [[Lappy 486]]) from [[Strong Bad Email]] episodes. And the Air Rally segment involves [[Coach Z]] and [[Bubs]] on recolored flying cars from the original Remix 3 playing badminton just like the original while flying through the background of [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] as [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]], [[S. Bad]], and [[Casio Head Strong Bad]] appear on the ground.
**Homestar is also featured on the title screen.
**Among the other music that plays during the cast roll, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Message 14|Let's Fhqwhgads Again]] is one of them.
*In Sonic Adventure DX Repainted, Knuckles' theme is replaced with [[Fish Eye Lens]].
*[[Homestar]] and [[Strong Sad]] appear as characters in [[youtube:ntJ-CcRaODU|Deltarune Repainted]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] plays when Lancer pulls out the bucket on the Great Board.

== Game Show Garbage==
The Tooncrap induction of [http://www.gameshowgarbage.com/tc033_captnbayou.html The Captain N episode, "How's Bayou?"] makes a reference to an Easter egg in [[bedtime story]] by telling the reader he hoped you saved the receipt.

== Gamespot ==
In [http://www.gamespot.com Gamespot]'s review for [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/bigrigsotrr/video/6086530 Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing], several Series 1 Homestar Runner figurines can be seen on reviewer Alex Navarro's desk.

== The Geek Show ==
On ''[http://www.thegeekshow.com/ The Geek Show]'', Strong Bad Emails are frequently shown as an example of "What's funny on the internet." They have played "[[japanese cartoon]]", "[[dullard]]", "[[theme party]]" and "[[Strong Bad Sings]]" on their show.

== Genius ==
* Artist pages for [https://genius.com/artists/Strong-bad Strong Bad], [https://genius.com/artists/Limozeen Limozeen], [https://genius.com/artists/Cool-tapes Cool Tapes], [https://genius.com/artists/Taranchula Taranchula], and several other characters from the ''Homestar Runner'' universe exist, as do pages for every song in ''[https://genius.com/albums/Strong-bad/Strong-bad-sings-and-other-type-hits Strong Bad Sings]'', ''[https://genius.com/albums/Strong-bad/Trogdor-the-board-game-rulebook-ep Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP]'', ''[https://genius.com/albums/Strong-bad/Hooked-on-decemberween Hooked on Decemberween]'', and all three volumes of the [https://genius.com/albums/Strong-bad/Homestar-runner-original-soundtrack-volume-1 Homestar Runner] [https://genius.com/albums/Strong-bad/Homestar-runner-original-soundtrack-volume-2 Original] [https://genius.com/albums/Strong-bad/Homestar-runner-original-soundtrack-volume-3 Soundtrack].

== Gizmodo ==
*A picture of Strong Bad is shown on a [http://gizmodo.com/5637954/a-week-with-the-new-ipods 4th generation iPod Touch].
*In the news story about the [http://gizmodo.com/5416085/fossil-palindrome-too-watch-is-one-suspicious-character Fossil Palindrome Too], the watch is compared to "the face of a monster or a Homestar Runner character."
*In describing the [http://gizmodo.com/380039/trashbot-is-son-of-bigdog-phil-collins-and-homestar-runner Trashbot], Gizmodo throws in a couple H*R puns and the YouTube video of [[crying]], for good measure.
*In a [http://gizmodo.com/276723/iphone-file-system-hacked-custom-ringtones-to-come-soon news story] about the iPhone's file system being hacked, Gizmodo adds, "like Strong Bad would say: P0wned!"
*The [http://gizmodo.com/241659/dlo-homedock-deluxe-hands-on-the-best-tvipod-dock-yet DLO Homedock Deluxe] is tested by watching a few [[Strong Bad Emails]].
*While reviewing the [http://gizmodo.com/179731/iriver-e10-reviewed-verdict-cnexcellent iRiver E10], it is mentioned that one can watch Homestar Runner videos with it on-the-go.
*The [http://gizmodo.com/173381/homestar-sega-planetarium-compy-386 Homestar Sega Planetarium Compy 386's] name is compared to Strong Bad's own [[Compy 386]].

== Gnash Project ==
* The "Examples of GNU Gnash" section [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ on their main project page] features a screen shot of the Strong Bad Email [[videography]].

== Golo Theme song ==
In this [http://web.mac.com/davidgonzalez3/iWeb/Site/Podcast/A3D987B8-0E97-4554-9478-C563F78E60F4.html song], D.J. Silver and his little brother Diego both mention the email [[privileges]].

== Google ==
*During development, [[Wikipedia:Google Page Creator|Google Page Creator]] was codenamed "[[Trogdor]]".
*The 2019 Snapdragon 7c series of [[Wikipedia:Chromebook|Chromebooks]] all had Homestar Runner-related codenames, such as: "[[Limozeen]]", "[[Pom Pom]]", "[[Coach Z]]", "[[Trogdor]]", etc.
*On an episode of Google Current, the host (Conor Knighton) wears a Strong Bad shirt. [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8426498908161701167 Video]
*The [http://www.google.com/ig/directory Google Personalized Home Page Content Directory] contains a [http://www.google.com/ig/directory?num=24&url=http://www.interglacial.com/rss/homestar.rss Homestar Runner piece] that you can add to your personalized home page.

== Green Day ==
{{w|Green Day}}'s website included a "Links" page, which featured official links from band members and links to Green Day fansites. In addition, [https://web.archive.org/web/20021023221024/http://www.greenday.com/link-add.php3 fans could submit links] to relevant or interesting sites. A link to Homestar Runner was [https://web.archive.org/web/20021017002701/http://www.greenday.com:80/links.php3 shared on August 28, 2002]:

<blockquote> '''HOME STAR RUNNER ONLINE!''' 
A totally cool site. Totally check it out. Go to the games section and click on e-mail strong bad for fun for all ages. -This site is the comedy fun house of yestarmorrow ENJOY! 
(8/28/2002)</blockquote>
The link stayed up for nearly two years, until the site was redesigned (to promote ''{{w|American Idiot}}'') and the Links page was removed.

[[Matt Chapman]] took note of this link in [[Legion Studios Interviews|a 2003 interview]].

==HALOLZ==
*A person submitted a picture of the Milkman from the game [[Wikipedia:Pyschonauts|Psychonauts]] with a caption with altered lyrics of [[Trogdor (song)]].

==Hank Green==
YouTube celebrity Hank Green posted a video comparing electric and gasoline powered cars, during which at 1:53 in the video a figurine of [[Pom Pom]] is knocked off his desk. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcnuaM-xdHw&t=125s]

==Happy Tree Friends Wiki==
*One of the questions on the FAQ entry for the show is "How well do you think Happy Tree Friends stands up against other reputable online web-toons, such as www.homestarrunner.com? Have you ever watched any other online web-toons in order to see what they’re like, or do you prefer to just concentrate on Happy Tree Friends?".

== Hardcore Gaming 101 ==
In the [http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/bioniccommando/bioniccommando.htm Bionic Commando article], the writer mentions a "strong Badd" (the name of the enemy army), and then proceeds to laugh over his gag and pointing it out.

== Head Injury Theater ==
*During February '05, Jared painted [http://headinjurytheater.com/Holy%20Cccccrap%20jared%20hindman%202.jpg Strong Bad as a snake, strangling Homestar.]
*During March '05, Jared painted [http://headinjurytheater.com/images/Burnination%20jared%20hindman.jpg Trogdor.]
*During "Art Crash Desperation", Jared painted a [http://www.headinjurytheater.com/images/strongbad%20asylum%20jared%20hindman.jpg bizarre painting of Strong Bad] after the suggestion "How do you type with boxing gloves on?"
*During October '07, Jared painted [http://headinjurytheater.com/images/hallo%2007%20trogdor%20jared%20hindman.jpg Trogdor again.]
*During October '08, Jared made the [http://headinjurytheater.com/images/halloween%202008%20marzipumpkin.jpg Marzipumpkin], the last of a series of surreal jack-o-lanterns.

== Homokaasu.org ==
*A Homestar Runner [http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/gallery.gas?1331 wall-size printout] demonstrating homokaasu.org's Rasterbator software (Web service)
*A [http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/gallery.gas?1279 printout of The Cheat] is also used as another example.

== IGN ==
*The image behind the Nintendo Wi-Fi Registration Tool is from a [[Teen Girl Squad]] comic in [http://ds.ign.com/articles/665/665128p1.html this article].
*In the Animal Crossing: Wild World video review at the 2:52 mark, there is a selection screen where you pick the design for your clothes. There are three Homestar-inspired designs, including the red star shirt, a Homestar head, and Strong Bad. The video selection page is found [http://media.ds.ign.com/media/682/682878/vids_1.html here], and the actual video is on the top left, or [http://media.ds.ign.com/media/682/682878/vid_1341240.html here.]
*Concerning a Video Game Law in Oklahoma, IGN titled the article "Oklahoma Burninates Game Law" found [http://wii.ign.com/articles/738/738882p1.html here].
*IGN mentions Homestarrunner.com in their [http://ds.ign.com/articles/802/802002p1.html review] of the Nintendo DS Web Browser.
*In a 20-year Game Boy retrospective found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GErk7fMiatQ here], one of the speakers is wearing a "Crazy Go Nuts" T-shirt bearing the [[Jolly Dumple]].

== IMDb ==
*Due to the releases of DVDs, IMDb has entries for all of the {{p|l=http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0027427/ Homestar Runner}} cast, as well as the brothers Chaps, Missy Palmer, Craig Zobel, etc.

== I-Mockery==
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*Pickleman and the Green Thumb of Triumph
**When you are bitten by the vampire bat, you become a block of cheese, accompanied with the message "CHEESED!". See the page [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/pickleman-greenthumb/default.php here].
*I-Mockery's Great American Road Trip
**At a medieval fair, RoG sees a simplistic dragon toy, and compares it to [[Trogdor]]. See the page [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/american-roadtrip/day4b.php here].
*EVOLUTION OF JACK!
**After Pjalne pretends to have stabbed himself in the arm, there is a picture of Andy with a caption of "Halloween'd", which is a direct reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. See the page [http://www.i-mockery.com/halloween/bag/jack3.php here].
*Bishop of Battle
**On the second page of his review, the image of the Bishop swallowing J.J. is captioned with a reference to [[StrongBadZone]], "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE!" A direct link to the page is available [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/bishopofbattle/page2.php here].

== Insert Disc Two ==
In the sketch My Dream Date with James Joyce, Lori Williams' character has a [[The Cheat]] doll on her bed.

== Inspirational Posters ==
A website cataloging [http://www.geneticanomaly.com/RPG-Motivational/ inspirational posters] based on role-playing games includes one titled "[http://www.geneticanomaly.com/RPG-Motivational/slides/artistry.html Artistry]", which features the "S is for Sucks" from [[dragon]].

==Instructables==
User GorillazMiko made a page about [http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-draw-TROGDOR-the-BURNINATOR!/ how to draw Trogdor]. On the intro page of the instructable, there is video of [[dragon]] from [[YouTube]].

== Internet Archive ==
The Internet Archive's [https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_flash/ Flash collection] uses an image of Homestar as its icon, and contains some of the website's content.

== Jay is Games ==
*[http://jayisgames.com/ Jay is Games] is a site that reviews a large number of online games. They have had reviews of [[Peasant's Quest]] [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2004/08/peasants_quest.php], [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2006/04/thy_dungeonman.php], and [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/12/dangeresque_roomisode_1_behind_the_dangerdesque.php].
*The review for [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2009/06/broken_picture_telephone.php Broken Picture Telephone] is illustrated with a screenshot from the game, depicting a drawing of [[Trogdor]] playing minigolf and sneezing while a laser shoots at him.
*[[Peasants Quest]] was featured in an [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2010/10/the_vault_2.php October 2010 listing of ''The Vault''], a weekly article on the site created to highlight memorable games the reporters have encountered over the years. It was praised for its storyline, "retro visuals", and "absurd sense of humor".

== JengaJam.com ==
This website used to up links to the latest Homestar updates. The name of the site came from Homsar's quote in [[Where's The Cheat?]], and the sub heading "The Pride of the Peaches" is derived from a quote by Strong Bad imitating Homsar in the sbemail [[interview]].

== Joe Wuz Here! ==
In Comic 2 of the main series, the police car that Joe was put in has the license plate "BURNIN8R." The comic can be found [http://www.freewebs.com/joecomic here].

== The Joshua Childers Show! ==
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihqpZLId31g The Joshua Childers Show!] is a webshow on [http://www.YouTube.com/ YouTube] where a teenager parodies different TV show genres. In the first episode, Joshua is seen wearing a [[Stinkoman]] shirt.

==Joystiq==
*One of the articles is entitled "[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/27/nykos-intercooler-may-burninate-the-xbox-360/ Nyko's Intercooler may burninate the Xbox 360]" and features a picture of the pencil-drawn Trogdor (from [[dragon]]) next to an Xbox 360 with an Intercooler unit.
*The "[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/15/todays-hottest-game-video-vga-06-motion-capture-skit/ Today's hottest game video]" article for December 15, 2006 features a screen capture from [[Sample of Style Too]] at the beginning of the article.
*The release of [[Where's an Egg?]] was [http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/18/videlectrix-releases-another-game-parody-wheres-an-egg/ announced] on the website on July 18, 2007.

==Kevin & Kell==
*Lindesfarne, one of the fictional characters in the comic, has her own blog. One of the entries in the blog is called [http://blog.kevinandkell.com/archives/64-TRADEMARKD.html TRADEMARK'D].

==Klick! Holiday Video==
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eor5a5uwsM This video] contains over 50 viral video parodies, including a man with a [[Strong Bad]] mask typing on his keyboard with boxing gloves.

==Kotaku==
*On the page showing [http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/fish/splinter-cell-fishtank-gameplay-204975.php Splinter Cell: Double Agent "Fishtank Gameplay"], the author mentions that "PETA is going to get [[all up ons]]".
*On the page listing [http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/comments/become-a-kotakuite-209163.php just how easy it is to comment on Kotaku], the word "BANNINATE" is used, which is a pun on [[Trogdor|burnination]].
*In the "[http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/rainbow-six-vegas/rainbow-six-vegas-demo-out-on-live-but-not-in-vegas-209685.php Rainbow Six Vegas Demo Out On Live, But Not In Vegas]" article, the term "[[double deuce]]" is used.
*Kotaku also [http://kotaku.com/gaming/wii/strong-bad-on-the-wii-232190.php reported] on the debut of [[Viidelectrix]].
*2025 listicle [https://kotaku.com/best-point-and-click-adventure-games-unavowed-norco-1851774003/9#content "The Best Point-And-Click Adventures Of The 21st Century"] places ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]'' on the list, using it as representative of [[Telltale Games]]'s output as [[RPS Interview - 17 Dec 2008|the author]] is "incredibly fond of both ''Homestar Runner'' and Mike Stemmle."

== Lemmy's Land ==
*In one of [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/ Lemmy's] [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk35/lk35.php Funnies] called [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk35/lk35.php?&Submission=514 "Superstar Mario in Too Much Water"] By Drew, we see the classic "Scene missing" bit from [[Parsnips A-Plenty]] and [[The Homestar Runner]] says, "What?" while Mario was still drinking water to become fat.
*Eight of [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk29/lk29.htm Lemmy's Interviews] have Homestar Runner characters as the interviewers: [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk29/lk29-1720.html HOMESTAR RUNNER AND POM POM interview GOOMBA], [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk29/lk29-1727.html STRONG BAD AND THE CHEAT interview ROY KOOPA], HOMESTAR interviews BOWSER, [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lksection.php?&ThisSection=292&Submission=1615 HOMSAR interviews HAMMER BRO], STRONG SAD AND POM POM interview X-NAUT, STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD interview GOOMBA, STRONG SAD AND POM POM interview X-NAUT, and [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk29/lk29-1738.html STRONG SAD interviews LUIGI].

== LoadingReadyRun ==
*In the video entitled [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/12/AWESOMEWe-...-Shot-This AWESOME:We ... Shot This!], G Unit's (Graham Stark's) lyrics include the word "Homestar".
*In the video entitled [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/35/The-Rant-Scenesters-and-Snobbery The Rant - Scenesters and Snobbery], [[Store Toys#Collectible Figurines|figurine sets]] one and two can be seen on top of the television.
*In the video entitled [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/70/Sleep-Dep-Experiment Sleep Dep Experiment], Morgan says he's been making [[Glossary#S|stnanks]].
*In the video entitled [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/51/The-Bet The Bet], Graham cracks and teleports around the room repeating the same word over and over, as Homestar does in [[long pants]].
*In the bloopers in the DVD extras for [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/119/ZOMGies1 ZOMGies!!!1], when Graham flubs the line "You don't understand!", he follows it up with "[[virus|You all understand! I mean don't understand!]]"
*During the Desert Bus 2021 fundraiser, Cori answers the question [[youtube:QLyBHFmemgw|How do you drive with boxing gloves on?]] and Ben replies with a portion of the [[Strong_Bad_Email_Intros|intro]] to [[techno]].

== Loldogs ==
*In the background of [http://ihasahotdog.com/2008/01/30/loldogs-cute-puppy-pictures-sensitive-pug-feels/ this picture], a young boy is watching some type of interaction between Strong Bad and Bubs. (site currently down)

== "The Lost Experience" ABC's Official Blog ==
*In [http://blogs.abc.com/inside_the_experience/ Speaker's "Reader Mail 2"], after one question was repeated one too many times, Speaker angrily responds, "Grah! What? Who? GAH! Is this my 'How do you type with boxing gloves on?' question?"
*Later, Speaker posted a "Video Reader Mail" on YouTube, which prominently featured the [[Kick The Cheat]] doll in the background and referred to "e-mail personalities" having raspy voices (like [[Strong Bad]]).

== ManCrush ==
[[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], and [[Coach Z]] are all listed, currently rated at #[http://mancrush.com/mc/man/787 1102], #[http://mancrush.com/mc/man/1048 674], #[http://mancrush.com/mc/man/894 1271], and #[http://mancrush.com/mc/man/764 933], respectively.

==The Man of 101 Voices==
"Brock" released a video on Myspace called "The Man of 101 Voices" where he did impressions of Teen Girl Squad, Bubs, Coach Z, The Cheat, and Larry from Limozeen as numbers 91-95. The video can be seen [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1636225861 here].

The video "The Man of 101 More Voices" also features impressions of Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, and Marshie as 88-90. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzBtTcnh5c&feature=channel Video here]

There is also a video named "The Man of 101 More...er Voices" featuring impressions of Crack Stuntman and Homsar as numbers 92-93. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XunezwEKHk Video here.]

In November 2012, he also released a video of impressions entitled "Fifty Impressions of Grey," in which Strong Bad (referred to as 'strongbad') was impersonated. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqkNYfKZV6s&feature=g-user-u Video here] (Warning: strong language).

==Media Molecule==
On [http://www.mediamolecule.com/2009/11/02/happy-birthday-littlebigplanet/#more-2122 this] post, there is a .gif image with the line "Your head asplode", a quote from Vector Strong Bad.

== MindBlasters Tripod ==
There is a page on the main site titled "Homestar", that features cartoons from the website. Also, the blog [http://www.mindblasters.tripod.com/ramdom "Ramdom Exployts"] has very many Homestar Runner references. The main Mindblasters Tripod site can be found [http://www.mindblasters.tripod.com here].

== Mind Body Guide ==
*Strong Bad is the featured image of a slightly tongue-in-cheek tally of the body's many muscles on [http://mindbodyguide.ca/articles/biological-literacy-how-many-muscles.php this site].
*Strong Bad Email [[suntan]] is quoted when the article states, "let's not forget the cloits and dloits!"
*The [http://mindbodyguide.ca/articles/biological-literacy-how-many-muscles.php#note1 footnote] says "There are no such thing as cloits or dloits. This is a reference to anatomy according to Strong Bad, which is hilarious, and included here entirely for the sake of comic relief. Kind of like the whole article, come to think of it."

== More Awesome Than You! ==
*[http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com This] page (warning: explicit "under construction" graphic) the index.html page title is "More Awesome Than You PAY PLUS!", which is a reference to [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]].
*The main logo has a picture of [[Trogdor]] on it.
*Seven of the sub-forums are marked as been in the "[[Trogdor|Burnination]]" parent forum. One of the child forums in the "Burnination" parent forum is entitled "[[Peasantry]]". Another is titled "[[theme park|Bowels of Trogdor]]". Yet another is titled "[[Planet K]] [[20X6]]". A child forum under the "Peasantry" forum is "Made-Up Animals", with the description: "[[animal|If you were a sim, what would you like as if?]]". Another forum in Peasantry bears the description [[homsar|"Ask me your questions, and I will make fun of you."]] The description for the "Playsets & Toys" forum references the catchphrase of the [[Cheat Commandos]].
*Several phrases used are similar, or based on Homestar Runner phrases. Examples include: "Game exploding in a [[pom pom|big fiery ball that is visible from space]]" and "[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|GameCube is no place for a mighty warrior.]]"
*One of the available objects is the Trogdor topiary from [[Weclome Back]] ([http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,5284.msg151811.html#msg151811]).
*Part of the forum footer reads "[[Powered by The Cheat]]".
*Another available object is the [[Kick The Cheat]] toy ([http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,6188.0.html]).
*A member is named Li'l Brudder and used to have an avatar of Li'l Brudder and a signature containing Li'l Brudder quotes ([http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=2200]).
*Another member, Inge, has the [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=20 custom title] of [[rampage|round mound of gray fatness]].
*When you type a false file in the site bar like (www.moreawesomethanyou.com/anything) you will get [[404'd]].

== Mozilla ==
*There is an extension for [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] called [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/full-screen-homestar-runner/ Full Screen Homestar Runner] and another one called the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hr-toolbar/ H*R Toolbar.] Each appears to be popular, with tens of thousands of downloads.

== MSN ==
*Homestarrunner.com appears on two MSN lists: it occupies slot #7 of [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26978920/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets?pg=8#Tech_10TimeWasters Ten Ways to Waste Time Online], and occupies slot #40 of [http://tech.msn.com/products/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=20923913&page=4 Forty Fantastic Time-Wasting Web Sites] (from PC World).



== NationalReview.com ==
In an article posted August 27, 2003, entitled "[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-wood082703.asp Everybody to the Limit]", Peter Wood reviews homestarrunner.com.

== Natrium42.com ==
In [http://natrium42.com/blog/?p=36 a blog post], Natrium42 uses [[dragon]] as the test Flash file for porting [http://gplflash.sourceforge.net/ GPLFlash] to the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]].

== neal.fun ==
*[[Homestarrunner.com]] appears as one of the "exhibits" in the "[https://neal.fun/internet-artifacts/homestar-runner/ Internet Artifacts]" page, an interactive museum dedicated to internet culture. The exhibit features an interactable, albeit heavily stripped down, version of the site:
**The main page depicted is of [[Main Page 1|the one in space]]; there is no way to change it, as the menu buttons have been removed.
**The Toons button automatically plays the [[Powered by The Cheat]] segment of [[crazy cartoon]].
**The Games button leads to the [[Homestar Quiz]].
**The Email button automatically plays [[some kinda robot]].
**The Museum, Characters, Downloads, and Store buttons are clickable, but nothing happens when they are clicked.
**The buttons on the top right of the main page have been removed.

== The Needle Drop ==

''[[Wikipedia:The Needle Drop|The Needle Drop]]'' blogger and self-described "Internet's busiest music nerd", Anthony Fantano, frequently mentions his affinity for ''Homestar'' via Facebook and [https://twitter.com/theneedledrop/status/480056452954869761 Twitter].

== Neglected Characters ==
*[http://www.smbhq.com/nc/ This] is a site where the Neglected Characters of Mario games are honored. One of them, [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/guide.html Dr. Donez], answers questions regularly (much like [[Strong Bad Email]]) at [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/askdrd.html Ask Dr. Donez].
**In [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/e501600.html question 595], [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/v14011500.html question 1412], and [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/v18011900.html question 1842] he gets asked how he types with boxing gloves on his hands, which he responds differently each time.
***He is also frequently asked how he types with wings.
*In one of Bowser's [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/election/radical/bowser/speeches.html speeches], Koopa asks Bowser, "How do you know Trogdor?" and he replies "We went to Burniniation classes together."

== Neopets ==
Several [http://www.neopets.com Neopets] avatars contain Homestar Runner references:
<gallery>
Image:Yourlupeasplode.gif|<center>"Your Lupe [[A Splode]]"</center>
Image:Runaway garlic.gif|<center>"[[-'d|Garlic'd]]!"</center>
Image:Scordrax.gif|<center>"[[Trogdor|Burninate]]!"</center>
Image:Tntasplode.gif|<center>"[[A SPLODE]]" avatar reserved for staff</center>
</gallery>
*The description for the Tomb Chips item describes them as "[[-'d|GOTHD]]!"

== NES Buckle ==
*On [http://www.nesbuckle.com/userpics.php this site], one person is wearing a Teen Girl Squad Shirt.

== NES Horsemen ==
*On [http://www.neshorsemen.com/ this site], [http://www.neshorsemen.com/oreview.html this page] has several references, including a variation on the "dot dot dot" quote from [[Under Construction]] and a reference to the [[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]] ("featuring the most polygonal of technoligies"). [[20X6]] is also mentioned.

==Newgrounds==
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[[File:ebay homestar.png|thumb|right|I'll take it! I'll take 12!]]
Newgrounds user Shadow-Panda [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/232855 made a music video of Ebay] by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al|Weird Al]]. It has a picture of Homestar as one of the items bought off of Ebay, out of its box as the camera pans through the items.

There is a game called "Homestar Hunt" on Newgrounds, where you chase Homestar and shoot him.

Also, in the first episode of the cartoon trilogy Kingdom Hearts Chronicles there is a reference to Homestar, in the scene in which Sora enters a cave there is a carved etch of Homestar Runner on the wall.

In addition, there is a game called "Yeowi the Pervert" on Newgrounds in which the Entrance theme of the Brothers Strong is randomly chosen during gameplay.

== Nintendojo ==
As an April Fools' prank, Nintendojo put up a [http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1143867894 fake list of characters] for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. [[Trogdor]] is among the characters listed.

==[http://podcast.nlcast.com/ Nobody's Listening Clean Comedy Podcast]==
A [http://podcast.nlcast.com clean comedy podcast] with a lot of Homestar references made throughout the podcast. Huge Homestar Runner fans.

== NoSlang.com ==
The [http://www.noslang.com NoSlang.com] [http://www.noslang.com/spelling.php "commonly misspelled words"] page has a statement saying, "Since not everybody owns a copy of '[[local news#Easter Eggs|Strong Bad's Rythm  N' Grammar]],' we've tried to do our part to help by compiling a list of common internet misspellings." It also posted a "Happy Birthday Trogdor" link from January 13 through January 16, 2006. And, in the Internet Slang Dictionary, one of the user-submitted words is h*r, meaning "[[homestar runner]]"

== Not Always Right ==
[https://notalwaysright.com/survey-says-youre-an-idiot/253770/ One story] is titled "[[invisibility|Survey Says... You're An Idiot]]".

== Of Montreal ==
{{seealso|James Huggins}}
The band {{w|Of Montreal}} included a link to Homestar Runner on [https://web.archive.org/web/20060912155004/http://www.ofmontreal.net/links.html their links page] (from approximately 2003-2006); the page primarily collected links to organizations related to the band or fellow musician projects, making the cartoon an exception.

== [http://oldeenglish.org Olde English] ==
In their [http://www.oldeenglish.org/podcast/general-procrastination General Procrastination] sketch, Raizin was holding off going to battle by going on the internet and watching the new [[Strong Bad Email]] (which really wasn't even an email, he opened up the Strong Bad bio 'toon and the email menu).

==Omegle==
When your connection is lost during a chat, one of the error messages is "Your connection asploded."

==OMG Facts==
For [http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/19401 fact #19401] detailing Vocaloid's Hatsune Miku, the last two lines of the first paragraph read "Naturally, she has blue hair. You gotta have blue hair!"

==OrbiTouch==
On the website for [http://www.keybowl.com/kb/index?page=benefits OrbiTouch], a new, safe way to type, they mention that you can "Type with Boxing Gloves On" in the lower right-hand side of one of their pages.

==OXES==
Rock band {{w|OXES}} included Homestar Runner on [https://web.archive.org/web/20020126222653/http://www.monitorrecords.com/ultimaterebel/index1.html their "links, friends, etc." page], urging their fans to "Watch it NOW" and adding that they recorded the toons onto VHS tapes for viewing.

==Panda Smash==
At 01:20 of [http://www.pandasmash.com/video.php?epi_id=134 A Tribute to Every Video Site], the scene shows the man and woman as [[Strong Bad]] and [[Marzipan]].

==Platypuscomix.net==
*An entire page, titled [http://www.platypuscomix.net/websurfin/homestarfreakers.html Homestar Freakers!] informs readers how to find homestarrunner.com's [[Secret Pages]].
*The article [http://www.platypuscomix.net/websurfin/incredibleitems.html Incredible Items for Sale!] includes a picture of [[Strong Bad]] exclaiming, "[[First Time Here?|Hey, check me out! No seriously, check me out...]]" and mentions the burrito Homestar auctioned in the email [[english paper]].
*The [http://www.platypuscomix.net/applepalooza/index.html Applepalooza] section's menu includes a photo of an [[Wikipedia:Apple II series|Apple II]] computer with a [[weird dream]] quote ("Your computer has too much computer in it and not enough typewriter") written on its screen.
*When moderator Peter Paltridge added [http://www.platypuscomix.net/onlyme/shecamefromtoledo.html videos of his homemade RPG], the main page linked to the videos through a logo reading "Peter Paltridge's Cool Game for Attractive People", a reference to [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].
*After Steve Jobs died, the Platypus Comix homepage boasted a picture of [[Eh! Steve]] [http://platypuscomix.net/top187.jpg crying] while delivering his catch phrase.
*"[http://www.platypuscomix.net/hollywood/inspace.html Creating the Perfect Tagline]" makes one comment on the iconic value of the ''[[Wikipedia: Alien (film)|Alien]]'' tagline ("In space, no one can hear you scream.") by challenging readers to recall the slogan of ''[[Wikipedia: Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''. Paltridge dismisses it as generic and forgettable ("This time, it's war.") by showing an ''Aliens'' poster with a tagline reading, "[[stunt double|This time, it's not Dangeresque 1.]]"

==Plush Puffs==
[http://www.plushpuffs.com/ Plush Puffs] list [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)]], [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]], and [[Meet Marshie]] as Company Training Videos on their [http://www.plushpuffs.com/aboutus/index.html about us page].

==Polas' Goodtime Retro Cafe==
In the [http://www.goodtimeretrocafe.com/other/commodore.html Commodore 64 "Classics"] review, [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] lyrics are used as the opening paragraph for the review of the game Thantos.

==Progressive Boink==
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/christmas100/index1.html The 100 Greatest Christmas Shows] list, the Homestar Runner Decemberween toons are grouped together and ranked at #79.
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/costumes/ The 50 Worst Halloween Costumes] list, Strong Bad is among those as "Any costume that may lead to poor voice impressions".
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/videogames/kyle.html Kyle's Top 20 Video Games] list (part of the site's [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/videogames/ 100 Favorite Video Games]), Kyle criticizes the voices of the enemies in Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (his 9th favorite game) as sound "identical to Strong Bad".
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/hotties/jonhotties.htm Jon's Top 20 Most Beautiful Women] list (part of the site's ([http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/hotties/ 100 Most Beautiful Women: 2003]), Jon describes his #1 pick, Shakira, as being famous for "the ability to sing like both a Latina schoolgirl and Homsar in the same verse."
*The entry for [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/ihbfd/cheese.htm Cheese] (from the cartoon series "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends") in the [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/ihbfd.htm Internet Hanna-Barbera Fashion Database] describes the show as being "located just down the block from Trogdor the Burninator and across the street from Juggernaut calling people b****es."
*In a review of [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/lambchopchanukah.html Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah], the character Charlie Horse's use of a computer is compared to Strong Bad in the form of an email asking how he types with hooves on his hands. The email is signed, "crapfully yours, crapface mccrappington, asbury park, nj."
*[http://hyspace.progressiveboink.com/volvagia.html Volvagia's HySpace profile] lists two reasons why he was revived by Ganondorf, one of them is to "burninate the countryside."
*On the final page of [http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld4.html Rob Liefeld's 40 worst drawings] the author notes, "We'll ignore the elephantine Strong Sad leg that he's given Franklin Richards in the first panel."

==Pure Pwnage ==
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[[Image:Purepwnage_email.jpg|thumb|Jeremy from Pure Pwnage]] At the beginning of [http://www.purepwnage.com/episodes/s1/10/ episode 10], Jeremy answers emails in the exact same style as Strong Bad does. The computer used says "[[Compy 386]]" in the corner.



== Rareware.com ==
In the [http://www.rareware.com/extra/scribes/24dec03/index.html December 24, 2003 edition] of the letters page Scribes, one letter states:

<blockquote>Can you answer emails in Flash like [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad]] does? I think it would be funny because we could all hear you speak with an [[sb_email 22|English]] accent, which us North Americans find amusing. :) Also, we could hear you groan when you get a bad one, like those other e-mails you get... you know, the ones that aren't sent by me.</blockquote>

The response:
<blockquote>''British'' accent, Arse, ''British'' accent. Anyway, no. That would be a terrible error.</blockquote>

==RateYourMusic.com==
After deleting messages from your inbox, you're taken to a page with "[[DELETED|Baleeted]]" as the title.

== Real Ultimate Power ==
Parodies of [http://www.realultimatepower.net '''''Real Ultimate Power'''''] are everywhere. A fan [http://www.geocities.com/viggler/trogdor.html made one] featuring TROGDOR.

==Reddit==
*There is a [https://www.reddit.com/r/HomestarRunner Homestar Runner subreddit].

==RetroWare TV==
*The Happy Video Game Nerd's [[http://www.retrowaretv.com/HappyVideoGameNerd/HVGNMegaMan10/tabid/446/Default.aspx Mega Man 10 review]] mentions Mega Man's blue hair, and goes on to say that "[[The Brothers Chaps|The Chapman Brothers]] are probably laughing their asses off", whilst displaying a picture of [[Stinkoman]].
*On the Game Quickie for [[Wikipedia: Adventure (Atari 2600)|Adventure]] on [[Atari 2600]], the dragons are referred to as "ducks" at one point, and at the end, the line "Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!" is uttered.

== RiffTrax ==
*In the [[Wikipedia:RiffTrax|RiffTrax]] for the movie [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/eragon Eragon], upon seeing a cottage on fire, [[Wikipedia:Kevin Murphy|Kevin Murphy]] quips "Another burninated victim of TROGDOR!"
*And in the [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/batman-and-robin Batman and Robin] Rifftrax, when they are placing the mask on Bane's face, [[Wikipedia:Bill Corbett|Bill Corbett]] states "Next they're going to put boxing gloves on him and force him to read emails," in reference to the ever popular sbemail feature. It should be noted that that particular Rifftrax was written by the fans.
*In the RiffTrax of the Harrison Ford movie [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/firewall Firewall], [[Wikipedia:Mike Nelson|Mike Nelson]] quips as Harrison Ford works at a computer, "Now that I've watched every single [[Strong Bad Email]]..."
*In the [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/troll-2 Troll 2] RiffTrax, guest riffer [[Wikipedia:Something Awful|Lowtax]] comments on a particularly 80s-sounding midi loop playing in one scene, asking "Are they listening to the soundtrack of a Homestar Runner cartoon in there?"
*In the [http://blog.rifftrax.com/2008/10/27/ironic-internet-halloween-fever/#comment-17080 October 27, 2008 blog entry], webmaster Conor posted his version of the [[Homestar Runner]] [[Punkin Stencils|Pumpkin]]. He also mentions that [[Ballad Of The Sneak]] is his favorite toon, and wonders how [[Da Vinci's Notebook]] got to work with [[The Brothers Chaps]].
*In the Rifftrax for the film [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax-presents/tron Tron], riffed by [[Wikipedia:Paul and Storm|Paul and Storm]] and [[Wikipedia:Jonathan Coulton|Jonathan Coulton]], Paul of Paul and Storm spies a popcorn air popper and exclaims, "[[Frank Bennedetto|Bennedetto]]!" It is interesting to note that Paul and Storm were two of the founding members of Da Vinci's Notebook, creators of the Ballad of the Sneak.
*In the [[Wikipedia:RiffTrax|RiffTrax]] for the 1969 film [https://www.rifftrax.com/the-wonderful-land-of-oz The Wonderful Land of Oz], when hearing the depressed-sounding character of Jack the pumpkinhead talk, [[Wikipedia:Mike Nelson|Mike Nelson]] asks, "He's voiced by Strong Sad, isn't he?"

== RinkWorks Graffiti ==
Homestar is referenced twice on the [http://www.rinkworks.com/ RinkWorks] [http://www.rinkworks.com/graffiti graffiti pages].
*The text "[[50 emails#Homestar's attempts at DELETED|Baleted]]" can be seen [http://rinkworks.com/graffiti/index.cgi?g=12 here].
*An image of Strong Bad has been crudely pasted in to all the other crazy stuff going on [http://rinkworks.com/graffiti/index.cgi?g=14 here].

== Robot Bastard ==
*[http://www.robotbastard.com/ robotbastard.com] has a clip of Strong Bad saying, "This is Strong Bad, and you're listening to the smooth, soft sounds of Robot Bastard delight FM... with zombies!" Robot Bastard was a short film made by Rob Schrab, creator of [[Most in the Graveyard Costumes|Scud: The disposable assassin.]]

== Rocketboom ==
*On the [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2005/03/rb_05_mar_15.html 3/15/2005] episode, a clip of the [[SXSW Panel - 14 Mar 2005|March 14th SXSW Panel]] and Amanda interviewing Homestar are seen.
*On the [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2005/12/rb_05_dec_05.html 12/5/05] episode of the v-log [http://www.rocketboom.com/ Rocketboom], Amanda Congdon is wearing a Homestar Runner shirt.
*On the [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2006/04/rb_06_apr_12.html 4/12/2006] episode, after Amanda reports about [http://www.humanclock.com humanclock], she comments that she still likes her [[Strong Bad Clock]] better.

==Salon.com==
Strong Bad made Salon.com's "Sexiest Man Living" list for 2007. [http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/11/15/sexiest_man/index6.html]

== Sam & Max Season One ==
On the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130625103424/http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/faq FAQ page for the new Sam & Max games], Homestar Runner is mentioned {{--}} praised, even.

== The Schumin Web ==
The [http://www.schuminweb.com/ splash page] for November 2005 showed an image of Ben Schumin dressed up as [[The Thnikkaman]]. The same image also appears in the [http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/archives/splash-page.asp Splash Page Archives].

== [https://scratch.mit.edu Scratch] ==
*Some users create [https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/1872483 Homestar Runner-related Scratch projects].

==The Self-Starter Foundation==
Indie record label {{w|The Self-Starter Foundation}} link to Homestar Runner on [http://www.selfstarterfoundation.com/links.html their links page], noting that "everybody loves homestar runner".

== Shenmue II : The Gang Edition ==
In the fan-movie [http://www.shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14850 Shenmue II : The Gang Edition], when Ryo arrives at Guilin, he is distracted by a The Cheat Talking Plush Doll, which is the guardian of the village where Shenhua lives. 
Later, Ryo kicks the Plush Doll, making it complain.

==Shirt.Woot==
The description for the shirt [http://shirt.woot.com/ "pencildellic"] was entitled "my head asplode" on Thursday September 27, 2007

==Smash Bros. MOJO!!==
For this Super Smash Bros. Brawl parody site, The King of Town is listed as a [http://mojo.rick-gardiner.com/en_us/characters/kingoftown.html playable character], and he is referenced from the game [[Super Kingio Bros.]]

[http://mojo.rick-gardiner.com/en_us/characters/paint_pixel.html Another] playable character, Paint Pixel, is seen surrounded by many characters in a screenshot. One of these characters is [[Trogdor]].

==SmashWiki==
On [http://ssbwiki.com/SmashWiki:April_Fools' April Fools' Day 2021], Mr. Game and Watch's ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' artwork was replaced with an image of [[Sticklyman]].

==Smokescreen==
The Strong Bad Email [[techno]] is used as a [http://smokescreen.us/demos/sb45demo.html demo] to showcase the capabilities of [[Wikipedia:HTML5|HTML5]].

== Something Awful ==
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Strong Bad, Homestar, Strong Mad, The Cheat and Marzipan appear as grotesque caricatures in [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/tub-bites-vol.php Tub Bites vol. 2.]. The computer used in the toon appears to be a parody of the [[Compy 386]]. The first email is "[[DELETED|Recycle Binned!]]". Homestar returns Strong Bad's "'80s reference" (a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge), as well as some of his "[[Crap|crappy]] catchphrases" (the one used as an example is "[[Crap#Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations|holy crap!]]"). Also, this is reprised with a parody of a "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]"-style Strong Bad email in [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/karnov-playset-2.php?page=5 Karnov Bites].
*The Easter egg in Tub Bites 2 is a parody of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]], featuring calls from parodies of Strong Bad, the King of Town, Homsar, Coach Z and Strong Sad.

The update of March 1, 2007, [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/steve-movie-blog.php Steve's Movie Review Blog], contains reference to the [[Strong Bad Email]]s. The article is written as if the writer is unfamiliar with internet trends; he writes that he just discovered the site, thinks the cartoon's title is "The Strong Bads", and thinks its web address is www.strongbad.com.

Homestar appears in [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/internet-cartoon-2000.php Funny Housemates 2] and [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/housemates-cartoon-3.php Funny Housemates 999]. He looks like Homestar, but acts more like Homsar.

On October 22, 2010, Homestar Runner cast is featured in Photoshop Phriday as Abstract Pixel Art [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/abstract-pixel-art2.php?page=9]

The Photoshop Phriday for [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/palin-smoker.php?page=4 May 11, 2012] featured a screenshot of "PalinZone," a parody of [[StrongBadZone]]. The playable game is located [http://phoenixan.com/palinzone/ here.]

== South Park Studios ==
Somebody at South Park Studios is a fan, as a January 28, 2006 [http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?id=38887 FAQ update] contains the following:

'''Q. - How do you type with boxing gloves on?''' A. - I'm sorry, this is "Ask South Park" not "Ask StrongBad ."

== the show with zefrank ==
On the [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/09/090706.html September 7, 2006 episode] of [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/ the show], zefrank included a link to [[duck pond]] as a "silly thing".

Moreover, on the [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/05/050106.html May 1, 2006 episode], the game can be seen on zefrank's monitor in the background.

There's also a reference to Strong Bad [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/10/102406.html here].

== Super Mechrio World ==
Made by the same people who did [[#Doraemon Abridged|Doraemon Abridged]], one [[YouTube:9qZVTuDAMhM|episode]] of their Mario parody series, Super Mechrio World, has King Koopa (under the name Reggie Fils Aime) come onto the stage saying "[[Everybody Everybody#The song|Everybody, Everybody!]]" Before delievering his speech. The creators, Collin Weiler and Harvey Alan, are big fans of Homestar Runner.

Other episodes contain references as well, but this one is the most obvious.

== The Straight Dope ==
The StrongBadZone was submitted for [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/ Weird Earl's] on [http://www.straightdope.com/ The Straight Dope], a category featuring strange and/or awesome sites.

== Stick RPG 2 ==
On the [http://www.stickrpg2.com/news.php#1147888194 news post for May 17] (of what year?), there is a line that says "what are you using, a 386?", with "386" being a link to [[invisibility]].

==Stick Shorts==
On [http://www.freewebs.com/stickshortsbyjonny/index.htm this site], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=2JYsu4eoTuI episode 11] includes a short that is about a guy who sees Homestar, and kicks him, which results in Homestar falling on the guy. This is also a coincidence, since this series is created by [http://www.freewebs.com/tehcartoonistproductions/ Teh Cartoonist Productions] like Charlie Clay and the Clay Crew. Even the Homestar sprite is the same as the one used in Charlie Clay.

== Strong Bad Pilots an F/A-22 Raptor ==
For a short time, Strong Bad could be seen on the Lockheed Martin [http://www.f22-raptor.com/ F/A-22 Raptor Team Web Site] [[:Image:sbf22.png|F/A-22 Raptor]].

==Suave==
[http://www.suave.net/~dave/trogdor.cgi This Suave page] is about Trogdor, Strong Bad, and The Cheat.

==Subeta==
On the virtual pet site [https://subeta.net/news.php Subeta], the "Scribble" color scheme design for the Rreign, a dragon-like pet, turns them into a Trogdor parody.

== Superdickery.com ==
*In a "Bizzaro letters" segment, one guy writes "Dear Strongbad: How do you type with boxing gloves on?" [http://www.superdickery.com/gabliam4-16.html]
*Also, the creator says "head a'splode" in a little blurb following [http://www.superdickery.com/other/256.html this comic cover]

==TASvideos==
In [http://youtube.com/watch?v=mSFHKAvTGNk a TASBot run of Brain Age], He answers two different questions with Homestar Runner, and Strong Bad.

== Technopets ==
On [http://technopets00.tripod.com technopets00.tripod.com], in the tpemail [http://technopets00.tripod.com/id36.html Icons], the email message at the bottom says "Email me. Bad emails will be burninated, er burned"

== TED ==
In his lecture about new types of robots [http://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_hong_my_seven_species_of_robot.html My seven species of robot], Dennis Hong shows an example of a six-legged robot balancing a [[Kick The Cheat]] of top of it (at 5:45).

== Templelooters.com ==
*On the July 30, 2007 column on the Ask Mandy column on the Billy and Mandy-fan-site-part of Templelooters.com, ([http://www.templelooters.com/evil/am073007.asp]) (site currently down) someone asks
<blockquote>Dear Mandy, 
[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]] 
[[Crapfully Yours]], 
[[User:Sephiroth|Sephiroth]] from the H*R Wiki. 
</blockquote>

Mandy answers, "I give up. How DO you type with boxing gloves on?"

*On the August 13, 2007 column, Mandy receives an email by a person claiming to be the [[King Of Town]].

<blockquote>
Oh, hello, Mandy. This is the King of Town. Doo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo. Uh, I just emailed you to tell you that, Josh N is not the guy 
who you all of these emails asking to make fun of Brandi Ervan,okay? Uh, it was me all along! Doo, diddy hoo, diddy hoo, diddy hoo. 
Um, so next time you see me, give me a kick in the shins! And next time you see Josh N, give him a list of why Cookie (from the
 
cancelled Rayman TV series) worrys about everything in the world and should be claimed an official Ogdenite, and a very rare Rayman TV 
series videotape, why don't you? Um, okay, I have to go eat everything on it, especially [[whatsit]] and lose my lunch, because I'm the 
King of Town. Doo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo.
</blockquote>

== That Guy with the Glasses ==
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*In [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/ask-thatguy/7585-ask36 Ask ThatGuy Episode 36], Doug Walker answers the question, [[How do you type with boxing gloves on|How could you type with boxing gloves on?]]
*In [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/28072-nc-ernest-scared-stupid the Nostalgia Critic's review] of ''[[Wikipedia:Ernest Scared Stupid|Ernest Scared Stupid]]'', the Critic remarks that Trantor is not as impressive as [[Trogdor]], followed by a scene of Trantor's revival with an image of Trogdor over it, set to [[TROGDOR (song)|his theme]].
*In [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/pushinguproses/lets-play-shortys/30292-lets-play-shortys-the-amazon-trail-part-2 part two] of Pushing Up Roses' Let's Play Shorty of ''The Amazon Trail'', Roses opens with an impression of [[Marzipan]]. Paw doesn't get it, but mumbles up an old-school Homestar imitation.
*In [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/tis/tpsr/28794-ep-14-qdeucesq Todd in the Shadows' review of Deuces], Todd mocks Taiga's use of "Valentimes" with a clip from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]].
**He also compares Wyclef Jean's yodeling to [[Homsar]] in [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/tis/from-the-vaults/34625-from-the-vaults-we-are-the-world-25-for-haiti his review of We Are the World 25 for Haiti].
*In the Nostalgia Chick's [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/team-nchick/nostalgia-chick/36664-top-ten-viral-videos-from-the-ancient-internet-aka-before-youtube Top Ten Viral Videos from the Ancient Internet (aka Before YouTube)], #1 is [[Trogdor]].
*In the Todd In The Shadows review of [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/tis/tpsr/41632-counting-stars-vs-demons Counting Stars vs Demons], one of Todd's examples of an awesome dragon to imagine is Trogdor.
*Linkara has referenced Homestar Runner occasionally on his show, particularly the "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]" running gag.
*In his review of Mulan II, Nostalgia Critic called Mushu "unfunny Trogdor".

== The Morning News ==
In an [http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/tricks_of_the_trade.php article] where they outline 30 tricks from 30 different trades; under cartographer it details this trick: Mapmakers will often use "copyright traps," bits of information in their maps that are purposefully wrong. They might label a body of water '''"Lake Strongbad,"''' for instance, and then examine the next editions of competitors' maps to see if the incorrect information makes an appearance.

==The-Coolest-Stuff-Ever.com==
This website was a direct reference to homestarrunner.com. The name and main page both came from the Strong Bad Email [[credit card]], and they also had an Easter egg with a fan-made Homestar Runner Space Invaders game. The site is down as of August 2020.

==There, I Fixed It.==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090704031053/http://thereifixedit.com/2009/05/21/epic-kludge-photo-trogdor-proof/ One of the entries on the site] was labeled "Trogdor Proof".

== ThinkGeek ==
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/722a/action/2111db4/ There is a picture on one page] showing some plastic toys dressed up for Halloween. One of the toys is dressed up as Strong Bad (or, as they call him, "Strong Bob").
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/91f2/ At the bottom of another page], a [[Kick The Cheat]] doll is shown in a short video. Additionally, the man in the video is wearing an "I Love Toxic Waste" t-shirt, which could be a reference to Homestar's reference.
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/9505/ The advertisement for one of ThinkGeek's t-shirts] includes an image with handwriting that causes the shirt to read "im in ur MEDIEVAL VILLAGE BURNINATing ur PEASANTS".
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/posters/a42d/images/2742/ A recruitment poster] for Battlestar Galactica's military has the caption "Do You Has?", referring to the [[Homestarmy]].
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/88dc/ A page for a "Media Tank"] uses the word "Grumblecakes".
*[http://www.thinkgeek.com/edm/20091221.shtml The December 21 e-mail newsletter] has a section describing the "Looftlighter". The last few sentences talk about [[A Death Defying Decemberween|Hot Jones]].
*In [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/secrets-bear.shtml Tell Me Your Secrets Bear], The man in the video is wearing a Strong Bad shirt.

==[http://www.tobyturner.com/ TobyTurner.com]==
*One of the [http://www.districtlines.com/11310-Falcor-T-Shirt/Toby-Turner shirts] available at the store features a parody of [[Trogdor]].

== The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks ==
*In [http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/2009/03/new-nickname.html this entry] for the blog, a man named Glenn was called "'Our Great Friend'" on a sign thanking him. The blogger comments, "Poor Glenn[...]has the clunkiest nickname I have encountered. I think he should lobby for '[[english paper|The Yellow Dart]]'."

== The Spriters Resource ==
*There is a [http://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/sbcg4ap/index.html category] of rips from [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]. So far, the only sheet is from [[Snake Boxer 5]].
*There are also [http://www.spriters-resource.com/other_systems/hsrpg/index.html rips] from the unreleased [[Homestar Runner RPG]].

== Transformers Wiki ==
*Many of the image captions on the [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page Transformers Wiki] contain references to Homestar Runner.

== TV Squad ==
[[Wikipedia:Wil Wheaton|Wil Wheaton]] mentions a [[Ye Flask|load-bearing flask]] in a [http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-battle/ Star Trek review].

== [[TVTropes:|TV Tropes]] ==
*TV Tropes has an [[TVTropes:WebAnimation/HomestarRunner|article]] about Homestar Runner.
*It also has subpages for things like [[TVTropes:AwesomeMusic/HomestarRunner|Awesome Music]], [[TVTropes:Characters/HomestarRunner|Characters]], [[TVTropes:Funny/HomestarRunner|Funny]], etc.
*There are also pages for the books, games, and spin-offs. There is a list of them [[TVTropes:Franchise/HomestarRunner|here]].
*[[Homestar Runner]]'s head was originally the wiki's Web Animation icon.
*It is also [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/search_result.php?q=Homestar+Runner often mentioned] when examples of tropes are needed.
*There are references to it on some pages, like the image caption for [[TVTropes:Main/FingerlessHands|Fingerless Hands]] (after clicking on ''"note"'') or [[TVTropes:Main/FishEyeLens|Fish Eye Lens]].
*Sometimes it can be the page image for a trope, like [[TVTropes:Main/InvisibleAnatomy|Invisible Anatomy]], [[TVTropes:Main/RedBoxingGloves|Red Boxing Gloves]], [[TVTropes:Main/SmartPeopleWearGlasses|Smart People Wear Glasses]], and [[TVTropes:Main/OddballDoppelganger|Oddball Doppelganger]].
*There are tropes named for such subjects as [[TVTropes:Main/YouCantGetYeFlask|You Can't Get Ye Flask]] and {{inlinecontentwarning}}[[TVTropes:Main/YourHeadASplode|Your Head A Splode]]. A full list of tropes named for Homestar Runner subjects is on [[TVTropes:Trivia/HomestarRunner|the Trivia page for Homestar Runner]].

==Twitter==
==={{@|Arbys}}===
A {{@|Arbys|943526433208516608|Tweet}} posted by [[Arby's]] on December 20, 2017 features a recreation of the Strong Bad [[Dancin' Musical Nobot]] from [[what i want]]. The text reads "We're completely entrangled by those hypnotically swaying hips...", a quote from the email.

==={{@|Athletics}}===
*On March 1, 2020, the Oakland Athletics {{@|Athletics|1234234856042721281|Tweeted}} a picture of their logo next to a picture of [[Trogdor]] with the caption "When the offense is burninating".

==={{@|Crunchyroll}}===
*On October 26, 2019, anime streaming website Crunchyroll {{@|Crunchyroll|1188136735915401216|Tweeted}} a picture of their mascot Hime, her younger sister Sudachi, and their cat Yuzu dressed as Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, and The Cheat respectively for Halloween. {{prs|1188265413941039104|26|Oct|2019|alt=@StrongBadActual replied}}, saying that Yuzu's costume inspired him to make The Cheat wear a bandanna from then on.

==={{@|DaleMurphy3}}===
For about a month after [[Haunted Photo Booth]] was released, [[Atlanta Braves]] player {{w|Dale Murphy}}'s profile picture was three pictures of Homestar Runner (dressed as Dale Murphy) from the toon.

==={{@|FisherPrice}}===
On April 25, 2018, {{w|Fisher-Price}} {{@|FisherPrice|989223006307143680|posted a link}} to [[Record Store Day 2018]] (which featured a Fisher-Price toy).

==={{@|kosan_takeuchi}}===
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/Ko_Takeuchi Ko Takeuchi], lead character designer of the ''WarioWare'' series, has drawn {{@|kosan_takeuchi|1702086020735631585|Homestar Runner fanart}}.

==={{@|Lin_Manuel}}===
*On August 15, 2018, {{prs|1029769580695175168|15|Aug|2018|alt=@StrongBadActual contacted}} {{w|Lin-Manuel Miranda}}, asking if he could do a cover of [[TROGDOR (song)|TROGDOR]]. Later that day, Lin-Manuel replied "{{@|Lin_Manuel|1029791630293909506|Let's get started on doing all those awesome things you suggested.}}", referencing the [[Let's get started on doing all those awesome things I suggested|similarly titled song]] from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
*On November 12, 2018, at the end of a long Twitter thread, he said "{{@|Lin_Manuel|1062084337242390529|*Strong Bad voice* IT'S OVERRRRR}}".

==={{@|MerriamWebster}}===
*A {{@|MerriamWebster|915305126042226688|Tweet}} posted by {{w|Merriam-Webster}} on October 3, 2017, announcing the Word of the Day (salubrious), features a GIF of the [[take-a-break.exe]] screen from [[huttah!]].
*Another {{@|MerriamWebster|946445179082493952|Tweet}} on December 28, 2017, with text explaining the Latin word "draco" (the origin of "dragon"), features a GIF of Strong Bad drawing Trogdor from [[dragon]]. They replied to their own Tweet with {{@|MerriamWebster|946447093438337024|a link to the definition of "cottages"}} on their website. They also replied to other people with Homestar Runner references.
*Another {{@|MerriamWebster|973385510898028545|Tweet}} on March 12, 2018, with text explaining the word "chiaroscuro", features a GIF of Strong Bad setting fire to Strong Sad's dragon in [[dragon]]. Again, they responded to comments with Homestar Runner references.

==={{@|Sonic_hedgehog}}===
*On November 14, 2022, for the Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter Takeover, {{@|sonic_hedgehog|1592256627062624257|Knuckles answered a question from Cybershell}}, who asked, "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]"
**Two months later on January 30, 2023, the Official Sonic Twitter account {{@|sonic_hedgehog|1620128312927596546|Tweeted}} a box image of "Knuckles Teaches Typing 94", further referencing this question, ''Mario Teaches Typing'' and the release year of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.

== Uncyclopedia==
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*On the ever-popular factually-inaccurate encyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia], the VfD (vote for deletion) template reads "Baleeted! This article is total crap. Please VFD."
*The template for articles that contain too much information reads: "This article contains way too much information. Absorbing all of it may cause one's head to asplode. You can help Uncyclopedia by removing stuff."
**A second template simply reads: "THIS ARTICLE A SPLODE", which is one of Uncyclopedia's dozens of inside jokes. Alas, the picture for it refers to ''Scanners''.
*In [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Image:Errors.png this image], one of the error messages is the "[[:Image:this is real.png|Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined.]]" error from [[50 emails]].
*One of the user awards includes [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Burninator Burninator].
*In the [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Recentnews Recentnews] template, one of the news items reads that "An astremely astonishing asperiment has show that acessive asposure to '''[[StrongBadZone|Strong Bad Zone]]''' has an astraordinarily affect on grammar."
*If you attempt to restore [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Zork/File_1 File 1] of [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Zork Zork], you have some [[Grumblecakes]] in your inventory. You are also wearing the [[Kerrek]]'s belt.
**Also, trying to get/take the sword in the kitchen prompts the message "You can't get/take [[ye flask|ye sword]]!"
*Fake (or at least, mostly fake) descriptions of the characters have been entered.
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Homestar_Runner Homestar Runner]''': "A prolific actor (famous for playing the role of [[Matt Chapman]] in the 2000 movie "Flash Cartoonists")"
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Strong_Bad Strong Bad]''': One of "the most notable and prolific singer/songwriters of the past decade".
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Coach_Z Coach Z]''': "An athletic genius" and "a prolific writer and rapper".
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Pom_Pom Pom Pom]''': "A large, balloon-like alien from the planet Inflatrosis".
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Trogdor_the_Burninator Trogdor]''': "The son of the Friendly Giant and Puff, The Magic Dragon".
*[[homsar]] has been "sporked" from this Wiki (see [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/homsar] here). There is also an article on the [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Tandy_400 Tandy 400], as well as one on [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Homestar_Runner_Wiki this Wiki].
*[[50K RaceWalker]] is listed as the 43rd-[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Worst_100_Computer_Games_of_All_Time worst computer game of all time].
**In addition, [[Kid Speedy]] is listed as -27th.
*There are [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/You_have_two_cows/25#Category_.CF.80:_The_World_Wide_CoWeb 5 Homestar Runner variations] of the phrase "[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/You_have_two_cows You have two cows]", as well as a [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/You_have_two_cows/11 Coach Z] variation.
*The start of [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Game_Online Game Online] is a direct rip-off of the start of [[Thy Dungeonman]].
*Three of the choices for [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Monster the monster template] are "a [[The Yello Dello|Yello Dello]]", "a cavalry of [[dongrel]]s" and "a [[bear holding a shark]]".
*Two of the choices on the [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Random/killed random "killed by" template] are "[[Trogdor|burninated]]" and "[[50 emails#Homestar's attempts at DELETED|BALEETED!]]"
*The page on [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Nowhere Nowhere] starts with the [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] message.
*The [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Image:Beowulf.jpg Beowulf image] has Strong Bad (with [[Ab-Abber 2000|abs]], a [[keyswordtar]], and a [[horned helmet]]) and The Cheat (again, with a horned helmet) teaming up to fight Trogdor.
*[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Do_NOT_click_any_links%21/click61 This page], part of a clicking game, reads "THIS PAGE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY THE NCAA FOR [[Commandos in the Classroom|SEVERE CUSSING AND VERY ILLEGAL PONYFIGHTS]]."
*If you get blocked, It says "Block'd", which refers to different kinds of [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] from Teen Girl Squad.
*On Uncyclopedia's [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Christianity#Jesus.27_opinion article on Christianity], Trogdor is "the logo of Jesus' personal choice."
*[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Image:Adobe.jpg Adobe.jpg], "Another happy Photoshop user," has one of the Strong Bad freebie patches Photoshopped.
*For the "On this day..." section on the Uncyclopedia Main Page on March 22, 2008, one of the items listed was under the year "20X6", and linked to [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/20X6#20X6|this page (without the anchor, however)]
*The article on "[http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/You you]" contains the sentence "You are also nothing like the coolest guy in the universe, Homestar Runner."
*[[Homsar]] is listed as a member of "The Axis of Evil", a fake conspiracy group, and a "wannabe terrorist and rulers of the world", as seen on his page ([http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Homsar]).

== Uni Watch ==
*Uni Watch, a blog devoted to following the trends of sports logos, jerseys, and other sports-related designs, links to the email [[redesign]] in the December 1 blog entry "Keep Your [[Pants]] On". The "little animation", as it is referred to, is mentioned as a "good commentary on logo updates". [http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/12/01/keep-your-pants-on/]

== Unofficial mobile version of the [[Original Book]] ==
An unofficial version of The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest, viewable by many mobile devices, is available [http://nobodyasked.webs.com/mobi/homestarstrongest.mobi here].

== Urban Dictionary ==
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On July 1, 2005, the main page "word of the day" on Urban Dictionary was biz cas fri. (It is misspelled as "bis cas fri.") [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bis+cas+fri&defid=801385]

Various other phrases and words are defined on the site (with varying degrees of accuracy in spelling and content) such as [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Teen+Girl+Squad Teen Girl Squad], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Strong+Bad Strong Bad], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=homestar+runner Homestar Runner], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fhgwhgads fhqwhgads], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pfargtl Pfargtl], and [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Somebody+get+this+freaking+duck+away+from+me "Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!"].

On April 4, 2012, clicking Urban Dictionary's logo resulted in audio of multiple people saying words that had been defined on the site, including "fhqwhgads" and "homsar."

== Variousimmers ==
On [http://www.variousimmers.net this site] dedicated to modding [[Wikipedia:The Sims 2|The Sims 2]], two of the objects are a [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]] ([http://www.variousimmers.net/vsimforum/showthread.php?t=518 here]), and a Strong Bad [[monument]] ([http://www.variousimmers.net/vsimforum/showthread.php?t=1568 here]).



== VG Mix ==
[http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=615 Here] there is a remix of the first racing tune from Rad Racer (which is also Stinkoman's theme). The title references to [[japanese cartoon]] and the song itself contains quotes from said email.

== Videogame Scrapbook ==
[http://www.videogamescrapbook.com This site] has [http://www.videogamescrapbook.com/download/homestar_runner_videlectrix.php a page] with various [[Videlectrix]] music available for download.

==Vinesauce==
*In Vinny's [[youtube:oKD-KWaw2sE|55th Tomodachi Life stream]], he questioned if Little Mac [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|could sew with boxing gloves on]].
*While Joel, another streamer from the site, was [[youtube:9Yij1LCOarw|messing around in Windows 2000]], he made Microsoft Narrator (using the Microsoft Sam voice) say "soisoisoi" over and over, and Joel started singing the beat of [[The System is Down (song)|The System Is Down]].
*When Vinny was [[youtube:YXMu7Fp4WAg|playing one of the games on a bootleg 191-in-1 Plug-n-Play console]], he compares the main character in one of the games to Strong Bad.
*When Vinny was asked to do an impression of Joel, he was noted that it sounded similar to Strong Bad, and he proceeded to do a brief deliberate impression of him.
*In [[youtube:-hLaNx7sDxE|Joel's Bizzare Pokeventure]], in a cave is a flask called "YE FLASK" that cannot be picked up, and Joel predicts it saying that "You cannot get ye flask" upon being interacted with.
**In the same stream, Joel finds a swimming NPC in the floor of a house in the Pepperoni Secret area, who recites the email from [[virus]] when interacted with.
*When Vinny was [[youtube:pNcxxlcvcag|playing a bootleg Plug-n-Play game,]] he says "I see you, Chat." and then sings a bit of [[Everybody to the Limit]] while doing a [[Strong Bad]] impression.
*During Joel's stream of [[youtube:E2zF9EXqqZo|the Kirby: Star Allies demo]], at the beach part of the Cave & Castle stage, he states "Guys, we need [[good graphics]]", and brings up the picture of the Videlectrix devs arguing about good graphics.
*On Joel's stream of [[youtube:RIIWEHdbUew|Action 52 on the Genesis]], the chat, after Joel mildly questions why Newgrounds still exists, mentions how Flash Player will be discontinued in 2020. About a minute later, one person from the chat asks "What about Homestar Runner?" Joel, with a expressively shocked gasp, replies "I didn't think of that."
*During the second [[youtube:Z-LNn6U81Tc|Blind Mario Paint stream]], Joel attempts to draw [[Wikipedia:Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] and says the horrible result looks like Strong Bad.
*During Joel's [[youtube:K0ahio6bXB4|playthrough of Half-Life Source]], he briefly played a fan-made music video for [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]] while singing along in a poor Strong Bad impression.


== Visitmypiczosite.piczo.com ==
*On Life On Sedna's Weekly Fanstuff for [http://pic2.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite/?g=23116139 The Last Week Of August], the official logo for Life On Sedna (See Comic Sightings) is drawn on a whiteboard. Also, a funny drawing of Homestar is there.

==Vulture==
*For the "Underrated" column, TV comedy writer Krister Johnson is interviewed about how Homestar Runner has influenced him.[https://www.vulture.com/article/homestar-runner-krister-johnson-interview.html]

==Weffriddles==
*One level involves a certain Homestar Runner character. 

== Wikipedia ==
*In Wikipedia's April Fool's Day Article 2005, Homestar in his Daisy Dukes was eventually added to the somewhat lengthy Wikipedia April Fool's Day 2005 article detailing a hostile takeover of Wikipedia by Encyclopedia Britannica. He was part of Wikipedia's "{{p|l={{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia#New corporate structure|oldid=11827614}} new corporate structure}}" as the Minister of Long Pants. He was then pictured lower on the page in the "{{p|l={{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia#Immediate aftermath|oldid=11828885}} Immediate Aftermath}}" section, then moved to the "{{p|l={{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia#Related_Information|oldid=11833150}} Related Information}}" section, then finally {{p|l={{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia|oldid=11833471}} dropped}} altogether. The page as it exists now can be found [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April 1, 2005/2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia|here]], and the edit history for the page {{p|l={{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia|action=history}} here}}. Strong Bad was also named Minister of Deleting email, and is found directly under Homestar's listing.
*On [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2006|another April Fools Day]], the deleted tab on the home page was renamed "baleeted".

==Wrestling with Wregret==
* Brian has the complete set of Homestar Runner figures on his back shelf and they can be seen in the vast majority of his videos.

==w00tstock==
*In his [http://w00tstock.net/2010/08/16/wil-quits-w00tstock/ spoof] of another [http://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/ internet hoax] involving a girl quitting her job with a whiteboard, [[Wikipedia:Wil Wheaton|Wil Wheaton]] references Strong Sad's line "[[I'm Sad That...|I'm sad that]] I'm flying" as he "quits" w00tstock.



== X-treme Geek ==
The word 'fangoriously' appears on [http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates/searchdetail.asp?productID=12406 a page selling Venus Fly Traps].

==Yahoo!==
One of Yahoo! Mail's random subject lines is "[[some kinda robot|Do you use them for good, or for awesome?]]".

== YouTube ==
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*While [http://youtube.com YouTube] was down for maintenance on August 17, 2006, pictures of the youtube offices were posted on the youtube homepage. Two of them showed a [[Kick The Cheat]] doll. [[:Image:Cheattube1.jpg|photo 1]], [[:Image:Cheattube2.jpg|photo 2]].
*[[youtube:2pPCkhYMQgY|Internet People]], part of a series called "The Meth Minute 39", is viewable on YouTube and mentions Homestar Runner. ''See also: [[Animation Sightings#Channel Frederator]]''
*The title-cel to user [http://www.youtube.com/user/spudshyphentube SPUDS-TUBE]'s cover of Devo's song, [[youtube:xQLnGZKDSEI|Time Out For Fun]], features drawings of Homestar and Strong Bad. The caption next to Homestar's head reads "sewwiously" and the one next to Strong Bad reads "[[Most in the Graveyard|a-jigga-muh-WHA...?!]]". Also, the video description contains "[[Best Caper Ever|Total co-incidence! Not intentional!]]"
*A video on a [[Wikipedia:Wii Shop Channel|Wii Shop Channel]] hack includes [[The System is Down (song)|The System is Down]] as background music.
*[[youtube:pC3n-LC3Em4|FALCOR - the URiNATOR]], a parody of Trogdor, was featured on July 16, 2007, shortly after it was released on the 12th. It quickly got over 25 video responses, and has 1,307,406 views as of October 15, and now has 60 video responses. It has gotten over 19,000 clicks from links on webpages. It also held the #12 slot on "Most Discussed (All Time) - Pets & Animals." It has recently gotten a ringtone version. The email is mentioned as his inspiration of the description.
*[[youtube:RaDUskLtRhU|Mario Paint renditions]], a compilation of Mario Paint segments, shows one of them being Homestar Runner slowly running, with an attempt at the [[Everybody Everybody#The song|intro song]] done in Mario Paint as background music to the animation, and the theme to [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
*[http://www.youtube.com/sherifam Sherifam]'s videos make reference to Homestar Runner.
**The first one is the Tait-imation theatre videos. The first one ever created featured Tait beating Homestar senseless with nunchucks, a reference to [[Fall Float Parade]]. At the end of this cartoon, Homestar says as he goes flying into a probable [[Hammerspace]], "And that's how I became a law!", a reference to [[4 branches]].
**Tait-imation being Kobatsu Emails, a parody of Strong Bad Emails, in which Kobatsu, a chibi animated version of Tait with no arms on, checks his email. In result of it being bad, it gets [[DELETED]].
**Second video series is the Cal Email Show (or C-mails, a reference to "sbemails"), of which Cal, the main operator of the channel, answers emails. In the 2nd and most recent, "Prank mail", he gets asked [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|a familiar question]] that results in a [[DELETED|familiar answer]].
**The channel message states that viewing one of sherifam's videos will "quite literally leave your computer in smoldering crater", with a disclaimer adding that they "will not quite literally leave your computer in smoldering crater", referencing [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]].
*In [[youtube:qyKl0zv4z9k|"I am Créu Cat" SHORT FILM]] there is a Homestar Runner with a cat symbol on his shirt instead of a star. [[File: Homestarkitten.jpeg |thumb|right|220px|"Homestar Kitten?"]]
*There are also three videos on YouTube, entitled "The Man with 100 Voices", "The Man of 100 Voices" and "The Man of 101 More Voices" respectively. All three feature Homestar Runner impersonations.
**Video 1: [[youtube:tMV0fHinHaA|Numbers 48 to 52]]
**Video 2: [[youtube:A5CmqC1E-Ag|Numbers 91 to 95]]
**Video 3: [[youtube:ZRzBtTcnh5c|Numbers 88 to 90]]
*There are various user accounts active on YouTube with Homestar Runner references in their account names, such as [http://youtube.com/user/Burnin8r55555 Burnin8r55555].
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/HomeStarRunnerTron User HomeStarRunnerTron]'s videos include many references to the Homestar Runner body of work. Notable references include [[youtube:wYezCYY46ZM|this video]], which includes him doing some of the voices he used for the Pokémon Abridged Series, with his test sentence being "[[radio|The fish was delish and it made quite a dish]]". One of his Pokémon Abridged Series episodes, taken down due to a Terms of Use Violation, there is a scene in which the characters wear Dangeresque glasses, and one wears a Homestar Runner shirt.
*In [http://www.youtube.com/user/sonicthehedgehog2222 sonicthehedgehog2222's] video [[youtube:2setjCoK-jI|adam h. 2 preview]], Adam wears a black Trogdor shirt, and a Trogdor poster can be seen in his room.
*[[youtube:L43bIwsvbSM|This Magfest video]] briefly shows Strong Bad in his [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes|Carmen Sandiego]] [[Halloween costume]].
*In Episode 3 of "Naruto the abridged series", Sasuke throws Shurikens at a log, and the sound effect played is "LOGG[['D]]!", a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]].
*Every Class Is Different, a review of the classes of [[Wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]], directly spoofs [[kids' book|Everyone is Different]].
*The toons [[Donut Unto Others]] and [[Best Caper Ever]] were [[youtube:CQil5mJkF9o|both]] [[youtube:rmRKPKh2n5Q|remade]] on [[wikipedia:Roblox|Roblox]] and posted onto YouTube.
*In [http://www.youtube.com/user/TurboJUK TurboJUK's] [[youtube:yYr5_DOeg38|video]], he made a music video of [[Michael Jackson]]'s [[wikipedia:Thriller (song)|Thriller]] with audio from the beginning of [[mile]] and another toon.
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/masterofhomestar masterofhomestar], referred to as Electricstar, made a series of random Homestar Runner videos. His most notable video is [[youtube:NJEooaD9hTE|Strong Bad roll]], which uses various clips of [[Strong Bad]], cut to make it look like he's singing "[[wikipedia:Never Gonna Give You Up|Never Gonna Give You Up]]" by [[wikipedia:Rick Astley|Rick Astley]], known as the music used for "Rickrolling".
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/PoisonRainVornado PoisonRainVornado], referred to as "Vornado", is the creator of the series [[youtube:AfsFmRy4LAw|Internet Memes: Homestar Style!]], in which he takes certain scenes from Homestar games and cartoons and sets them to audio from popular web phenomena. He has also created the mash-up [[youtube:M5-_q3MDaaA|Strong Bad Sings "Chocolate Rain"]].
*[http://www.youtube.com/LuigiMario2009 LuigiMario2009]'s "The Super Luigi Show" has many Homestar Runner references. In the episode "Back To School", Patamon watches [[being mean]], and replies to Luigi saying: "I'm watching Strong Bad Email!". Also in "Dinoween", once Luigi encounters Reptar, he gets the [[jibblies]], and multiple characters quote [[Jibblies 2]].
**Also in "Bad's Look Day", Patamon mention that "stickanee flowers only exist in the Homestar Runner World".
**In "My Last 101 Things", Patamon makes impressions of Strong Bad, Homestar, Coach Z and Bubs.
*A YouTube user named [http://www.youtube.com/user/SonikDude101 SonikDude101] says [[jorb]] in [[youtube:BV4mJDYWXSg|this video]].
**He has also made video walkthroughs of all [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] episodes.
*In YouTube user [http://www.youtube.com/user/RayWilliamJohnson Ray William Johnson]'s January 3, 2010 video, he uses the word "[[a splode]]" when playing a video of a man getting blown off of his couch.
*YouTube user [http://www.youtube.com/user/binkysuperstar BinkySuperStar] [[youtube:rBzSvIbZr34|recreated Dangeresque 1 on Roblox]], starring himself as Renaldo, Dangeresque Too, and Perducci, while user [http://www.youtube.com/user/theultimatedonut theultimatedonut] starred as Dangeresque, Killingyouguy, and Cutesy Buttons.
*[[youtube:EAtBki0PsC0|A video of Beaker]] from [[The Muppets]] trying to perform "Dust In The Wind" includes parodies of negative YouTube comments and misspellings. When Beaker knocks over a candle and starts a fire, one of the comments is "[[Trogdor|BURNINATION!]]"
*[[youtube:gaP7UvOaM5E|A video of the 100 ways to die]] in [[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] shows "Highwayman[['d]]" and "Black Horse Courier'd" as deaths.
*[[youtube:XsfIkO52OK4|Caught Chatting Episode 4]] has Phil, when giving out points at the end, award "[[Homestar Runner]]" as a number of points.
*One video has [[youtube:ixjnnPweYXY|Salad Fingers]] and Homestar Runner meet.
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/xParodyTVx xParodyTVx] has a video entitled "Ipod Akwardness" in which one of the characters is wearing the Homsar shirt.
*A YouTube user named [http://www.youtube.com/user/SpinyMcSpleen3264 SpinyMcSpleen3264] has created two music-related videos based on Homestar Runner. The first is called [[youtube:dqk0L0L1CZ0|Golf Club Team? (based on the CGNU Fight Song)]] and features a short musical piece done using the Easter egg from [[mascot]]. The second is [[youtube:tNIqWA8zY1o|a simple version]] of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] background theme done in the DSiWare app, Rhythm Core Alpha. The latter uses the typeface, AhnbergHand, and features Cheerleader being "WiNDOWS MOViE MAKER'D!".
*In CGP Grey's video [[youtube:4AivEQmfPpk|"How Many Countries Are There?"]], Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia all recognize each other as countries and form "Teen Country Squad!".
*In the PBS show It's Ok To Be Smart episode [[youtube:W3D-Z5N7iAU|"Is There Intelligent Life Beyond Earth?"]], the host Joe Hanson note that when the Sun becomes a red giant, all of Earth will be engulfed in BURNINATION.
*In KevinLsAccount's [[youtube:J8nqghjZejs|Chip Off The Ol' Bro]], a character constantly makes [[The Geddup Noise|Geddup Noises]].
**This user has also made [[youtube:RGA6VvyPB1c|an animated music video]] of [[It's like it was meant to be]], basing it on [[Wikipedia:The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack|The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]].
*In Brutalmoose's [[youtube:q-lY3912MD8|Stuffed Steak Roll Video]], he mentions Coach Z when talking about seeing "chopped" as "chorped"
*In [[youtube:okgUTvCFHBQ|episode 38]] of LGR Thrifts, one of the viewer finds is a [[Kick The Cheat]].
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ecwl3FTG66jIKA9JRDtmg SiivaGunner] has made "high quality rips" from [[Population: Tire]] and [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. [[youtube:6iI6PjSvIp4|The theme from Population: Tire]] has been remixed with the Flintstones theme and "Snow Halation", two running gags on the channel, while [[youtube:F4tWwt8ChUg|the level 1 theme from Stinkoman 20X6]] has been mixed with "I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls.
*In [[youtube:2vlM8RypMbA|GTA 5 Has Multiplayer]], a man talking like Strong Bad with a similar mask can be seen.
*In the [[youtube:45KdSL2Pfx8|Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door of The Completionist]], Jirard names his Yoshi Trogdor.
**In his review of Super Mario Maker, he discusses the game's origins from [[Mario Paint]]. He mentions that the first Homestar cartoon was made with Mario Paint.
**In his review "Top WTF Controllers", he shows Trogdor as an example of why a "drachen" is awesome and says "or whether burninating the countryside" while showing it
*In ToucanLDM's [[youtube:rIcwqETgF2U|King K. Rool for Smash (Unexpected)]], the amateurish music played when [[Original Bubs]] left [[Free Country, USA]] in [[original]] is used as Isaac, Shadow, Skull Kid, Shovel Knight and Waluigi walk past K. Rool.
**[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] is also seen as one of the couple sceneries Wolf flies past by.
*In his [[youtube:LSBz1jzcHVs&t=0s|finale episode]] to his Yoshi's Woolly World Let's Play, Chuggaaconroy attempts to imitate Kamek and comments that his imitation sounds like [[Teen Girl Squad]].
*On January 26, 2019, Looper uploaded the video [[youtube:9bUHCQYHKxA|The Untold Truth Of Homestar Runner]].
*On July 13, 2019, the user SpaceHamster reviewed Luigi fan games. In [[youtube:iwJPc_aqIc4&t=977s|one of the games]], Strong Bad appears at random.
*Thew Adams, a Transformers toy reviewer has referenced Homestar Runner several times.
**In his review of [[youtube:d3kl9ikuZls|Combiner Wars Cyclonus/Galvatronus]], he says "but don't let that from stopping you from organising your own", a line previously said in the email [[mile]].
**[[Strong Sad]] makes a brief cameo in a review of [[youtube:9Fm4I4h07AE|The Last Knight Nitro Zeus]] when Thew calls Nitro's feet 'Turbo [[Soolnds]]'.
**[[Peacey P]] is mentioned in the [[youtube:HtNr129VovM|Power of the Primes Punch/Counterpunch]] review. Thew even says "y'all biscuitheads".
**In the review of [[youtube:dI8-2M1Xfls|Combiner Wars Devastator]], Thew says that Bonecrusher looks more like "some variety of Neville", a reference to the email [[theme song]].
**Thew compares another The Last Knight transformer's feet, this time TLK Megatron, to Strong Sad's [[Soolnds]] in the video [[youtube:UFosr9VWJUc|TLK Megatron vs Wei Jang Rendsora]].
*In episode 24 of his Super Mario Galaxy 2 Let's Play, ChuggaaConroy comments that he suddenly sounds like Strong Bad and is advertising [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS7mHaWRrxI]
*In the [[youtube:nhlJdfkhOK8|What Happened?]] episode focusing on the cancelled video game ''Scalebound'', host Matt McMuscles makes several references to [[Trogdor]], including using a picture of the Burninator himself as an "artist's rendering" of the game's protagonist Drew in his half-dragon form.
*[http://www.youtube.com/@nsp Dan Avidan] and [http://www.youtube.com/@egoraptor Arin Hanson] from [http://www.youtube.com/@GameGrumps Game Grumps] have both expressed their love of Homestar Runner, specifically [[Parsnips A-Plenty]] and the email [[your friends]].
*On January 22, 2023, the user Cybershell made a video titled [[youtube:jaBbMnoA0ak|What is the Best Wiki on the Internet?]], where the Homestar Runner Wiki is chosen as the best one, and its contents are discussed.
**In a [[YouTube:VUWxahZ_wwc|previous video]], a [[Poker Night at the Inventory]] poster was seen behind him.
*In [https://www.youtube.com/@HBMmaster jan Misali]'s [[YouTube:le5uGqHKll8|video about hangman]], the word '[[Fhqwhgads]]' is used as an example word, and pictures of [[Trogdor]] and the [[Atari Dragon]] are later seen when discussing Pictionary.
*In [https://www.youtube.com/@MicTheSnare Mic The Snare]'s video [[YouTube:rs39RTywSP4|AI music scares me.]], "Meet Marshie" from [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]] plays throughout the endcard.
** MicTheSnare has proven himself to be a huge H*R fan and often uses [[The Goblin]]'s leitmotif as transition music, and has referenced [[Tenerence Love]] and [[Japanese Culture Greg]] in his videos.
*YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@jacksfilms jacksfilms] has referenced Homestar Runner on several occasions.
**In the video [[YouTube:MO0zP-SB5hk|FIXING YOUR FLAGS (YIAY #276)]] he Photoshops [[Strong Bad]] into the Kenya flag.
**In the video [[YouTube:jMpeSFM7VBg|What your DREAMS actually mean (YIAY #567)]] he does an impression of [[Homestar Runner]].
**In the video [[YouTube:2DIXxeOCi3w|I laugh I lose $50]], one of his employees references Jack drawing a picture of [[Strong Sad]].
* In his October 15, 2023 Peebs Channel video, YouTube celebrity Peanut Butter Gamer wore a [[Trogdor]] T-shirt.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-1IgzqyiNw]

**In his review of Mii games, Strong Bad appears at 15:36 in the video. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-pf0iilvJI&t=15m20s]
*Near the end of his Cancelled/Failed KFC Foods episode, popular YouTuber PhantomStrider used a clip from the Strong Bad Email [[fingers]].[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDwEeL1Lh6Q&t=994s]
**In his episode "Nintendo Games Pulled from Stores", Strider discusses [[SBCG4AP]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_XQUfKngaM]
*In the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5nJNVii_s0&t=138s 1001 WAYS TO DIE | House - Part 1], [https://www.youtube.com/@markiplier Markiplier] repeatedly flicks a light on and off. His editor, Lixian, puts a photo of Strong Bad in the bottom right, holding a sign with a light switch and the word "RAVES" crossed out. This is referencing sbemail #45, [[techno]].
*In TomSka's video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qoOYrTzOfM&t=510s TomSka's Guide To Plagiarism (The Somerton Scale)], Tom mentions [[Everybody to the Limit]] (Or as Tom calls it: "Come on Fhqwhgads") as an example when talking about subconscious appropriation of melodies in songs.
*In his episode Youngblood: Strikefile #5, at the very end of the video Linkara compares a character design to a "grim and gritty version of Homestar Runner". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecDF3oqyca0]
*Popular YouTuber Phantom Strider did an episode on banned names. In his response to a name made entirely of gibberish, he used a clip from [[virus]] where Strong Bad says, "Did the quadratic formula explode?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og8_vSDlvaI]
**In his episode on worst/weirdest Halloween candy, after listing various strange flavors of Kit Kats, Strong Bad comes up and yells "What is wrong with you people?!", referencing a clip from [[the movies]]. Later, when describing Circus Peanuts as a "dishonorable mention", a clip from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] comes up where Homestar dances after being given them. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N6MyVTMryI&t=1128s]
*In his episode Abysmal Animated Rip Off Sequels, Strider compares one of the sequels to Jungle Animals in Decidedly Non Jungle Situations [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as901I0C-KY&t=1758s]
*In his video for worst Easter candy, Strider references the Strong Bad Email [[cheat talk]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfTHB6zxBo]
*In his video for "Creepiest/Silliest PSAs", Strider uses a clip from [[garage sale]].[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpYStFMC2R0]

== ytmnd ==
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Many Homestar Runner-related [http://ytmnd.com You're The Man Now, Dog] pages have been [http://ytmnd.com/search?q=homestar&x=0&y=0 created], such as [http://hatesomuch.ytmnd.com/ this one], which involves the [[Cheat Commandos]], [http://hr10versary.ytmnd.com/ this one] which is an anniversary site, [http://homestarspin.ytmnd.com/ this one], which includes a scene from [[dangeresque 3]], and [http://ytmnd.com/search?q=freakin+duck&x=0&y=0 these], which all reference [[Main Page 13]]. <s>[http://missingno.ytmnd.com/ OH NOOOOOOES!!! MISSINGNO!]</s>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060304101602/http://missingno.ytmnd.com/ (cache)] had one of the [[System Sounds]] looping.

== [[Wikipedia: Zero Punctuation|Zero Punctuation]] ==
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In the review of [[Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]], the text "Time Paradox'd" is displayed when Yahtzee describes Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker fighting each other. The reference is seen at 3:01 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/251-Star-Wars-The-Force-Unleashed here].

==Zingtech==
The [http://www.zingtech.com/features/painting/ paintings] section of the website features an acrylic painting entitled [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife|"Guy With a Big Knife"]].

[[Category:Sightings]]

Smoking

2025-08-19T06:12:07Z

JohnnyLurg:

'''Smoking''' is one of the occasional vices indulged in by the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] crew.
==The Cheat's Smoking==
[[Image:Thecheatsmoking.png|right|thumb|Smoke 'em if ya got 'em]]
[[The Cheat]] is a smoker. While he usually smokes cigarettes, he also smokes the occasional old-style pipe. He normally smokes [[Trophy Lights]] cigarettes, usually after a period of stress or fatigue. Though sometimes his [[Characters#Main characters|friends]] will try to get him to stop smoking, their attempts are never too successful. The Trophy Lights have been seen in a locker in [[Coach Z]]'s locker room, where The Cheat reportedly sleeps sometimes.

===Appearances===

*[[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]] {{--}} The player must help The Cheat quit with nicotine gum.
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] finds a pack of Trophy Lights in The Cheat's [[Coach Z's Locker Room|locker]], which violates his [[Holidays#New Year's Day (January 1st)|New Year's resolution]].
*Email [[big white face]] {{--}} A pixelated drawing of The Cheat shows him holding a smoking pipe.
*Email [[montage]] {{--}} The Cheat can be seen smoking after a day of door-to-door selling with the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]. In the [[montage#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], Marzipan is surprised to see him smoke.

==Cigars==
[[Image:Cigar.PNG|thumb|A cigar from [[Meet Marshie]].]]
*[[Hairstyle Runner]] {{--}} One of the pictures in the gallery features [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] smoking.
*[[Meet Marshie]] {{--}} "Pinner" has a cigar in the pile of marshmallows (this also appears as an Easter egg in [[island]]).
*[[Pigs on Head]] {{--}} Hank and Frank are both smoking cigars.
*Email [[fingers]] {{--}} Strong Bad has a lit cigar on his left hand.
*[[That a Ghost]] {{--}} [[Fat Dudley]] smokes a cigar.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] had a bowler derby hat, sunglasses, a mustache, a tie, and a cigar.
*Strong Bad and The Cheat's [[Store Thank You Messages#Strong Bad and The Cheat.27s Thank You|Store Thank You Message]] {{--}} Strong Bad lights a cigar with a burning pile of money.
*Email [[lady...ing]] {{--}} Strong Bad tries to smoke a cigar, but it explodes in his face.
*Email [[pop-up]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] is smoking a cigar in the Easter egg.
*[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-06|Weekly Sketchbook]] {{--}} [[The Sneak]] is holding a cigar in one of the images.
*Email [[your funeral]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, [[Strong Sad]] is seen holding a cigar. In another Easter egg, future versions of [[Pom Pom]] and Strong Sad are smoking cigars.
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Mad has a limp cigar in his mouth as part of his costume as Sal from Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing."
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} A cigar can be seen sitting in the ashtray on the desk in the Smoky Office during the game introduction, but by the time the game proper starts, it appears to have changed to a cigarette.
*Email [[parenting]] {{--}} One of the two options on the SteaKasTle's '70s kids menu is a cigar.

==Cigarettes==
[[Image:Picture_2.png|thumb|"AaAaA'm open for [[3 Times Halloween Funjob|interpretation]]."]]
*[[Thorax Corporation]] {{--}} [[Thorax:stardom.html|Leg Delabor's page]] has an animated GIF that at one point shows a lit cigarette.
*[[The Interview]] {{--}} The [[Smoky Office]] has an ashtray with a lit cigarette in it.
**The Smoky Office has also been seen with the lit cigarette [[Smoky Office#Appearances|many other times]].
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homsar]] appears dressed as Slash in an Easter egg with a cigarette in his mouth.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] {{--}} [[The Ugly One]] sticks her head in the ground, where her lungs proceed to fill up with sand and cigarette butts.
*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]] {{--}} The [[Videlectrix Mascot]] holds a cigarette while leaning on the [[Videlectrix]] logo.
**This is also seen in [[Peasant's Quest Animatic]].
*[[Puppets on the Road]] {{--}} In Homestar and [[Craig Zobel|Craig's]] film "Staple-Down Life", the first two lines are "Smoking. Cigarettes."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} The party scene is introduced by a man smoking a cigarette with "AT THE PARTY" imprinted on it.
*Email [[space program]] {{--}} The filmstrip announcer wonders why [[T'daveral]] isn't enjoying a "smooth, relaxing cigarette". On the next slide, he is smoking a cigarette, and the filmstrip announcer remarks, "That's better."
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} At the end, Strong Bad is seen holding a cigarette.
*Email [[mini-golf]] {{--}} All Homestar finds in the Blue Family Recreation Water are cigarette butts and a [[Underwear|bra.]]
*[[Limozeen vs. sloshy]] {{--}} After learning that their flying tour bus doesn't have any shields, a member of [[sloshy]] asks if they have any cigarettes. The bassist hands him a box of them as their van is destroyed by [[Limozeen]]'s [[hot lixx]].
*[[Fan Costumes '07]] {{--}} The 5th picture shown is of a man in a Strong Sad costume holding a cigarette. Strong Bad implies that, since everything is "spot on", that Strong Sad is a smoker.
*Email [[environment]] {{--}} Strong Bad's New Year's Resolution is to start watering Marzipan's flowers with recycled cigarette butts.
*[[DNA Evidence]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] has an ashtray with a lit cigarette in it.
*[[Hremail 7]] {{--}} [[Melonade]] flavor Butt 1 features a crushed out cigarette on the can.

==Miscellaneous==
*[[Scroll Button Songs]] {{--}} In one of the songs, [[Coach Z]] raps, "And if you're tryin' to fade me then ya must smoke crack!"
*Email [[pizzaz]] {{--}} The Strong Bad dressed like a ship's captain is holding a corncob pipe.
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] {{--}} Teachers are advised to "catch a nap or have a smoke" during the slide show. Later on in the show, the [[Blue Laser Commander]] tempts [[Firebert]] by asking if he wants to "smoke some candy."
*Email [[myths & legends]] {{--}} Strong Bad's "fence drawings" show a man smoking a pipe.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]{{--}} [[So and So]] asks for some "smokes".
*[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-10-04|Sketchbooks]] {{--}} One image shows a representation of Strong Bad with a large mustache, smoking a pipe.
*[[A Death Defying Decemberween]] {{--}} Homestar holds a pipe throughout his televised Decemberween special.
*[[Career Day]] {{--}} Strong Bad dressed up as [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|Space Captainface]] says that his educational film will give the teacher enough time for a smoke break.
*[[On Break]] {{--}} While in his [[Tragic Clown Dog]] costume, Strong Bad takes a smoke break, but actually "smokes" a white [[crayon]].
*Email [[parenting]] {{--}} After turning down SteaKastle, Strong Bad suggests instead going to a vape shop that sells hot [[French Fries|fries]].
[[Category:Vices]]

Outkast

2025-08-14T16:05:41Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[File:coachzandre3000.png|thumb|"All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, now ladies!"]]
'''{{w|Outkast}}''' (sometimes written as '''OutKast''') was an influential [[hip hop]] duo consisting of rappers {{w|André 3000}} and {{w|Big Boi}}, active from the early 90s through the mid-00s.

Hailing from Atlanta, [[Georgia]], the members of Outkast are prominent figures in {{w|southern hip hop}}; as [[The Brothers Chaps]] are also from the Atlanta area, this may have contributed to their enjoyment of the group. In [[Run Devil Run Interview|a 2003 interview]], [[Mike Chapman]] listed the group as among his favorite musicians.

==Appearances==
*Email [[spring cleaning]] {{--}} At the end, [[Strong Bad]] speaks in lyrics from the band's song "{{w|So Fresh, So Clean}}": "I feel so fresh and so clean, clean..." followed by another lyric: "Ain't nobody dope as me!"
*Email [[autobiography]] {{--}} Excerpts of several reviews of ''[[Words I Probably Said]]'' simply state "Hootie Hoo!", a repeated line from the song of the same name on Outkast's debut album ''{{w|Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik}}''.
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} At the end, [[Coach Z]] misinterprets [[Pom Pom]]'s {{w|Big Boy Restaurants|Big ''Boy''}} [[Halloween Fairstival Costumes|costume]] as Big ''Boi'', remarking that he was considering going as André 3000.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} Over a decade later, Coach Z finally [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Costumes|dresses as]] André 3000 as seen in the music video for "{{w|Hey Ya!}}". In the video, André 3000 plays all eight members of the fictional band The Love Below: keyboardist Benjamin André, bassist Possum Aloysius Jenkins, vocalist André "Ice Cold" 3000, drummer Dookie Blossom Gain III, three backing vocalists the Love Haters, and guitarist Johnny Vulture; this is represented by Coach Z appearing in different outfits throughout the toon, culminating in him cycling between costumes for all the group members (excepting Vulture) while repeating the song's iconic "all right" bridge.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} After the player makes a mediocre Teen Girl Squad comic at the drawing table, Strong Bad says "alright, alright, alright" in an imitation of André 3000 from "Hey Ya!"

== See Also ==
*[[Beastie Boys]]
*[[De La Soul]]
*[[Run-DMC]]
*[[A Tribe Called Quest]]

[[Category:Real band Running gags]]

Ham

2025-04-06T06:04:58Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Ham.png|thumb|Heavenly ham]]

One of [[The King of Town]]'s favorite foods seems to be '''[[Wikipedia:Ham|ham]]''' given how often he is seen around or mentions one. Others in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] occasionally partake in this meat product as well.

== Appearances ==
*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} The King of Town imagines several foods, including ham.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} If you choose to give the King of Town butterscotch, he will ask if you will melt down the butterscotch and pour it over a ham that he holds up.
*[[Meet Marshie]] {{--}} Among the foods that appear on the blackboard is a ham.
*[[Revenge of the King]] {{--}} One of the foods you can fire at the King of Town is a ham.
*[[These peoples try to fade me]] {{--}} At one point in the secret [[These peoples try to fade me Visuals|music video]], [[Coach Z]]'s head is replaced with a ham.
*Email [[colonization]] {{--}} One of the three Stout Sub Sandwiches is the Ham 'n' Swiss.
*Email [[the bet]] {{--}} The ham from "Homestarloween Party" can be seen in the King of Town's pantry.
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} The King of Town's X-ray of his heart shows a picture of a ham.
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] {{--}} The King of Town can be seen with a ham when [[Strong Bad]] crosses the finish line.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] {{--}} Among the [[Decemberween food]]s mentioned is "stuffinged ham".
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Ekersby]] has a ham for a heart, which is his weak point in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0]].
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} The King of Town and [[Homestar Runner]] exchange words about a ham sandwich.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] {{--}} The [[Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters#Fat, Fat Friar|fat monk]] is seen eating a large glazed ham.
*[[Kid Speedy]] {{--}} The King of Town's personal track is shaped like a ham.
*Email [[redesign]] {{--}} Strong Bad envisions using green screen technology to project video games on his [[computer room]]'s wall, remarking that the pixels would be "as big as hams".
*Email [[retirement]] {{--}} The King of Town is presented with pictures of him as a half-ham, half-king.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] {{--}} [[Sickly Sam]] is shown living in a [[box]] labelled "Some Hams".
*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} [[Tenerence Love]] sings about a "sweaty overweight ham".
*[[Soap Box Doiby]] {{--}} Homestar says that "looks only count in horse shows and ham parades".
*[[Front Facing]] ([[YouTube]] only) {{--}} In the [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails#List of Autoplay Thumbnails|fake autoplay thumbnail]], [[The Cobblestone Kid]] is holding a ham.

==See Also==
*[[Pork]]
*[[Bacon]]

[[Category:Generic food and drinks]]

road trip

2023-10-06T20:02:11Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{sbenav}}
[[Image:Roadtrip sbemail156.png|thumb|"Oh, this trip is ''definitely'' going to be jumbo/LARGE."]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat go on a road trip. Or more accurately, a [[Cars|car]] trip. Or even more accurately, a car.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], Inside the [[Gremlin]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Good morning, Mr. ''E''-mail, there's a call for you, on line two. ''{He brings up the email.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: road trip</div>
Dear Fatty bad, 
Do you ever go on road trips with your gang?

That guy, from that place
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "I've actually lost two pounds in the last nine months, thank you very much" instead of "Fatty", and "Pete from Pete's parents' basement" instead of "That guy, from that place".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah! Me and The Cheat, we're roadtripcionados. And one thing I've found, is that every good road trip needs a good inside joke that only the people that ''went'' on the road trip will get. ''{clears screen}'' And your friends that ''didn't'' go on the road trip will want to ''{haltingly}'' kill your legs ''{normally}'' every time you bring it up. These days, I make up the inside joke before I go on the road trip, just in case one doesn't happen. For this road trip, we'll make it... jumbo/LARGE. ''{snickering slightly}'' Get it? jumbo/LARGE? It's like a maxymoron.

''{Cut to the Field. Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing in front of the Gremlin; and a large rectangular-looking object covered by a yellow-splotched cloth is on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, you ready to go, The Cheat? Why is Strong Mad hiding under that not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom? Not my bedroom.

''{Pan to the right so that the entire object covered by the sheet is visible.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Exlamatory The Cheat noises; he pulls back the sheet to reveal many stacked aluminum cans.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' That's my favorite caffeinergy sauce! ''{back to wider view}'' Oh, this road trip is ''definitely'' going to be ''{dances}'' jumbo/LARGE.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{annoyed, quizzical The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just laugh at it. It's an inside joke. It's going to be hilarious.

''{Cut to the inside of the Gremlin. The Cheat is sitting behind the wheel. Strong Bad enters the passenger's seat and shuts the car door.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Road trip city, here we come!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside.

''{The Cheat glares at Strong Bad, annoyed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right. ''{under his breath}'' That was pretty poor planning on my part.

''{Cut to a distant view of a silhouette of the Gremlin against a yellow sky.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{calling out}'' Bubs? Green Bubs? ''{as a tumbleweed rolls by}'' Anybody?

''{Cut back to inside the car.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{dismissive The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, forget it. I'm not gonna let a little setback like this ruin our road trip. What we need is some grub. Pull over at this next exit up here. ''{The Cheat starts turning the steering wheel as if he's driving.}'' I know a little roadside diner called "Beneath the Passenger's Seat". ''{Strong Bad goes under the seat.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{shocked, confused The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to a view of the passenger's seat from above. Strong Bad's leg is poking out from under the seat. He takes out some old food items one-by-one and places them on the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, we got a small order of petrifries ''{three rotten-looking and slightly hairy fries}'', a large Melt Shake that's almost eaten through the cup ''{an old, brown-stained "Melt Shake" fast food cup with a straw}'', ooh, and for dessert, a half-sucked booterscotch in desperate need of a shave ''{a butterscotch with a nail clipping and black hair that resembles a beard attached to it}''.

''{Return to front view of the Gremlin.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, cool, that was disgusting. Now alls we need to wash the taste out of our brains is some jammin' tunes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Exclamatory The Cheat noises; he brings out a CD with "road trip mix" written on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A mix CD! ''{singing}'' That, my friend, is jumbo/LARGE. ''{normal voice}'' Now, let's put it in and crank it up!

''{Cut to a view of the Gremlin's dashboard, which has an [[8-Track|eight-track]] player labeled "8-TRAX".}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Confused The Cheat noises; he demonstrates there's no CD player.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, just force it in there. ''{front view of the Gremlin}'' I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible.

''{The Cheat pushes the CD into the player. The edges of the CD break off as he does so.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, The Cheat. These are some jammin' tunes! ''{singing}'' And now we're jammin'! ''{in falsetto}'' Jammin' tunes! Jammin tunes ''{in his normal voice}'' Now we're jammi{{--}} ''{shouting quickly}'' Oh, who am I kidding; this is the worst road trip ever! ''{He puts his head down on the dashboard.}'' The Cheat ''{as he talks, the camera cuts to a silhouette view of the Gremlin}'', we're gonna die in this Gremlin!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{sad The Cheat noises}''

''{The sky darkens}''

'''SINGERS:''' ''{unseen, in high voices}'' And now we're jammin'! Jammin' tunes! Jammin' tunes! Now we're jammin'! jumbo/LAAAAARGE!

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad and the Cheat in the Gremlin, lying on the front seat and looking at the Gremlin's ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like, look at that little stain over there!

''{Cut to a view of the ceiling. It is covered in stains, and there is a switch labeled "DOOR" and "OFF", set to "DOOR", which Strong Bad and The Cheat completely fail to notice. Strong Bad gestures at one of the stains.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That could be a whole 'nother world. With a whole 'nother Strong Bad and The Cheat stuck in a Gremlin. ''{A light shines on The Cheat and Strong Bad.}''

''{Cut to a view looking out the window; Homestar Runner is standing outside holding a flashlight.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{annoyed}'' All right, young lovers. Move it along! What do you think this is, Make-out Point?

''{Cut to a view of the Gremlin from outside.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, it's me and The Cheat! We're stuck in here!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Unlikely story, Backseat Bradley!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just open the door; I'll explain everything!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, but before I do, ''{suddenly in a friendly, conversational tone}'' I'm looking for my jumbo/LARGE Melt Shake! I think I left it in there a week or month ago. ''{Cut back to view of Homestar Runner through the car window.}'' Either of you guys find it? ''{He opens the door.}''

''{Cut back to view of the Gremlin from outside. Strong Bad falls from the Gremlin onto his hands and knees. Homestar looks surprised.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{relieved}'' Oh, sweet two feet from where I just was! How I've missed you so!

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Luckily, Officer Cheese-for-butt let us off with just a warning. And ''that'' was our road trip. Or, more accurately our car trip, since we didn't go on any roads. Or, even more accurately, our car, since we didn't go on any trips either. So yeah, Pete from Pete's parents' basement, I go on car with my gang all the time. And that's the end of this email. Until next time everybody, remember to stay j-LARGE.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Honkem.png|thumb|"Honk 'em if ya got 'em!!"]]
*Click on the eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey to see a close up of a [[Bull Honkey]] can.
*Click on the car bumper when Homestar finds Strong Bad and The Cheat to see a bumper sticker.
*At the end, click on "everybody" to see a conversation between Bubs and Coach Z.
:'''COACH Z:''' Whaddya mean, I'm the green Bubs? If anything, you're the orange Coach Z!
:'''BUBS:''' The first person to call me the orange Coach Z is gonna get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Meyers! ''{balling up his left, then right, fists}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Petrifries is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Petrification|petrification]], which is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance.
*[[Wikipedia:Forward compatibility|Forward compatible]] products try to cater to future technology, such as new input devices.
*Maxymoron is a play on the word [[Wikipedia:oxymoron|oxymoron]], although jumbo/LARGE is not actually an oxymoron; it behaves like a [[Wikipedia:pleonasm|pleonasm]], or the opposite of an oxymoron.
*The "honk 'em if you got 'em" bumper sticker is quite possibly a jab at the military expression "smoke 'em if you got 'em", a term soldiers use for being allowed to smoke cigarettes when standing at rest in formation.

===Trivia===
*There appear to be 204 cans of Bull Honkey.
**If there really were "eighty-something" cases of Bull Honkey, then there would be from 2.29 to 2.55 cans per "case".
*This email has four [[portmanteaus]]; the most featured in any toon on the site besides [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], which also has four portmanteaus.
*This is the first time Bubs is seen clenching his "fists".

===Remarks===
*Homestar is able to open the Gremlin's door, even though the car door has no visible handles.
*Strong Bad claimed in the email [[car]] that he did not own a car. The Gremlin is presumably the car he won from Bubs in the email [[pop-up]]. Interestingly, The Cheat won the key to the Gremlin; however, it isn't present in this email.
*With the exception of one knee, Strong Bad is able to fit his entire body under the seat of the Gremlin, even though it would appear that his head is far too big to fit.
*When The Cheat slams the CD into the 8-track player, it is not shaded.
*Even if The Cheat had put an 8-track into the 8-track player, the car would still need to be on for it to play.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Meltshake roadtrip goof.png|thumb|And now for my next trick!]]
*The passenger seat's shadow doesn't move while Strong Bad is rummaging under the cushion.
*The Melt Shake doesn't appear in the first few frames of animation as Strong Bad is bringing it out from under the cushion, although his hand is visible. This makes it seem as though it appears out of thin air.
*When the silhouette of the car is shown, there are no cases of Bull Honkey next to it.
*Strong Bad's door of the Gremlin does not even have a handle on the outside.

===Inside References===
*"Bull honkey" was previously mentioned in [[record book]], in which Strong Bad set the record for "Longest Bull Honkey".
*Homestar Runner looking for people in the night with a flashlight and acting like a cop is a reference to [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], where Homestar appeared to be part of the "police force" of Free Country, USA.
*A [[tumbleweed]] rolls by as Strong Bad and The Cheat are trapped in the gremlin.
*The Jammin' Tunes song is by the same band that makes the song that [[The Dancing Brothers]] dance to in [[A Folky Tale]], as revealed in a DVD commentary.

===Real-World References===
*The Bull Honkey caffeinergy sauce is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Red Bull|Red Bull]] energy drink.
*[http://www.jacobyandmeyers.com/ Jacoby and Meyers] is the name of a California tort law firm famous for its television advertising. Bubs' usage of its name mirrors the more violent cliche "my friends Smith and Wesson" referring to the manufacturer of firearms.

== DVD Version ==
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*For some reason, the Clogdor Easter egg from [[retirement]] is on here. This is probably a glitch.

=== First Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Karen Wagner]])

'''MIKE:''' Ohh – ha, ha. I remember that road trip we went on, guys.

'''KAREN:''' Oh, yeah, we went on a lot of road trips.

'''MATT:''' One time I made a joke on that road trip, and we might still make that joke today.

'''MIKE:''' Ah, road trips.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''KAREN:''' So, okay.

'''MATT:''' Yeah-uhh.

'''KAREN:''' Yeah... The noisy machine. ''{laughs}'' Okay, there's an inside joke right there.

'''MIKE:''' I haven't been on an actual legit road trip in a while... Sad!

'''MATT:''' You went on a road trip with the Homestar puppet from Houston to Austin...

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''MATT:''' ...one time.

'''MIKE:''' Two or three hours ''{Matt laughs}'' doesn't really constitute a road trip.

'''MATT:''' But we even stopped along roadside attractions.

'''MIKE:''' That's, that's right.

'''KAREN:''' That empty field.

'''MIKE:''' That what?

'''KAREN:''' That empty field where Homestar ate all the muffins.

'''MATT & MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' All right, let's talk about something we're watching.

'''MATT:''' Okay.

'''MIKE:''' So, something... ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Well, we're talking about something that's relevant to what we're watching.

'''MIKE:''' All right, we can keep talking about...

''{short pause}''

'''KAREN:''' Okay, here comes Bull Honkey. All right.

'''MATT:''' ''{referring to the sheet covering the Bull Honkeys}'' That's really gross.

'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I think you guys, um, drink a lot of that, don't you?

'''MATT:''' We{{--}} we used to...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Not as much anymore. We used to rely on{{--}} that's why emails aren't up always on Monday mornings like they used to be. ''{Karen laughs}'' We used to just drink a bunch of Bull Honkey until they were done and then I'd just go to bed and finish up by morning.

'''MATT:''' Yeah... Babies and...

'''MIKE:''' Babies and things. Babies and those darn wives. ''{Matt laughs}'' Ever since we got those darn wives.

'''KAREN:''' Hey, I'm calling Jackie and Melissa.

''{Matt laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad did not think this road trip through very well, you guys.

'''KAREN:''' Nope, not at all.

'''MIKE:''' What happened? Oh, the door's broken and..

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And they're stuck in it.

'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' No keys.

'''MIKE:''' No wh-? Oh. ''{laughs}'' Green Bubs.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Coach Z does not like being referred to as Green Bubs.

'''MIKE:''' Coach Z has had a decline unlike any other character of the website over the last few years. Like Strong Sad's gotten better, like he's a much{{--}} and even the King of Town...

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Originally the hated characters... the original ones have gotten a little better...

'''KAREN:''' Strong Sad, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' But Coach Z has definitely gone from being kind of a...

'''KAREN:''' ''{interrupting}'' Strong Sad's been holding his own.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Coach Z just gets more depressing... ''{laughs}''

'''KAREN:''' Oh, melt shake! Melt shake. That is... makes an appearance ''in'' the store, actually.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. It's part of the combo.

'''KAREN:''' Yup. In our combo value menu.

'''MIKE:''' The melt shake makes an appearance in my car frequently. ''{laughter}'' In{{--}} a melt cup of coffee as the thing that's the most frequent.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, more than a melt shake.

'''KAREN:''' Caffeine{{--}}

'''MATT:''' So I... I imagine this...

'''KAREN:''' ''{interrupting}'' Caffeine cuts through the Styrofoam.

'''MATT:''' I imagine that this song is by the same recording artist that does the, uh, what's the one from Saddy Dumpington called? Um.. What's that song called?

'''MIKE:''' Uhhh...

'''MATT:''' The Dancing Brothers dance tune.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. I don't remember what it's called! But I think that the band that must have the word "power" in their name; they're called like "The Power Surge", or something.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's a good one. What is this? Like, we can't{{--}} we know our own cartoons so... We don't know. At all.

'''MIKE:''' All right, you keep talking{{--}}

'''KAREN:''' Thank you! Thank you, Wiki. Thank you, Homestar Wiki, for helping Mike and Matt to remember their own cartoons.

'''MATT:''' Mike, you made those...

'''MIKE:''' Look at those fireflies!

'''MATT:''' Yeah. You made those like{{--}}

'''MIKE:''' I made those like, five years ago.

'''KAREN:''' These guys are so lazy, they're pulling stuff out of the hat that they used five years ago.

'''MIKE:''' No, we didn't use them. That's the thing.

'''KAREN:''' Ohh.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' So, here's another instance of Homestar kind of being the police{{--}} the local police. ''{Mike laughs}''

'''KAREN:''' Always clicking the flashlight on and off.

'''MIKE:''' Well, without any arms, he's gotta have to be expressive somehow, so that flashlight and the clicking is like...

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' ...gives it a sense of expressiveness

'''MIKE:''' Expressiveness.

''{short pause}''

'''KAREN:''' Oh, I forgot to mention that for a long time after this email came out, there was another phrase that made its way, uh, into my daily life was{{--}}

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' What?

'''KAREN:''' ''{sing-song}'' That, my friend, is jumbo/LARGE!

'''MATT:''' That's a pretty good one. That's kind of like Strong Bad said, sort of like, ''{as Homestar}'' And you smell like pea soup!

''{Mike and Karen laugh}''

'''KAREN:''' Oh yeah! It's the same tune.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''KAREN:''' So, we're just, uh, watching it.

'''MIKE:''' Talk, talk! j-LARGE! I can say j-LARGE, right? Talk!

'''MATT:''' Talk.

=== Second Commentary Transcript ===
'''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Very, Very Little Girl]]

'''MATT:''' We're doing this{{--}} a bonus style commentary. Bonus bonus commentary. Because we found this list of proposed titles for Strong Bad and The Cheat's road trip.

'''MIKE:''' What was the one they decided on?

'''MATT:''' Uh, they{{--}} I don't even think they give it a name really.

'''MIKE:''' Okay, yeah, 'cause initially that was one of the big things in this email is they give it a name.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' You gotta have a name for your road trip.

'''MATT:''' And so, um, well, let's go down 'em, Mike. We'll alternate, how 'bout that?

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' You{{--}} you start.

'''MIKE:''' Well one of them was "Bro's on the Roa' Apostrophe Nine Whatev".

'''MATT:''' "Bro's on the Roa' for the Nine Whatev".

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' "...for the Nine whatev".

'''MATT:''' Uh, this is one Mike contributed... that is one of my favorites. "Gettin' and The Lengthy Boy" is the name of their road trip.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I guess Strong Bad is Gettin'?

'''MATT:''' Okay.

'''MIKE:''' And maybe The Cheat is the The Lengthy Boy?

'''MATT:''' It's kind of like they're making a Burt Reynolds movie out of their road trip.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Exactly. Uh, then there's "Putting the Bro back in Bro-oad Trip".

'''MATT:''' Okay. And just plain{{--}}

'''MIKE:''' But it's just spelled "Broad Trip".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And then there's just straight up "Bro-oad Trip" by itself.

'''MIKE:''' And then there's "Quite Wild for the Nine Seven".

'''MATT:''' They like to not have it be the year that it is{{--}}

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' {{--}}when they name things with the... ninety-something. Ninety-something, I think, is{{--}} the '90s are good for that. Adding, like, a{{--}} a year to the end of anything. The ninety{{--}} ninety-whatev{{--}} like, ''ninety-whatev''.

'''MIKE:''' It doesn't work for 2004.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, or even the '80s. Like, eighty{{--}} '86 something. '86... just doesn't have the punch that{{--}} the '90s were good for naming things with years in them, apparently. Uh, so next one: "Oops, I Rocked Your Mind, Friend, World Tour".

'''MIKE:''' Uh... "Gettin' Spicy on the Road".

'''MATT:''' Uh, this one's pretty good: "Oh, Excuse Me, Can I Borrow a Cup of ''Road Trip Ninety-Whatever''".

'''MIKE:''' And then the last one was "Honk 'Em If You Got 'Em".

'''MATT:''' All right. And then, uh, there's a little drawing of{{--}} of, uh... sort-of-Homsar, and his body as a shoe, and looks like a bad drawing of Mike is inside that shoe. Um...

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I couldn't tell who the drawing was.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' Is one{{--}} Is there an Easter egg in here that's the bumper sticker? Oh, yeah, it's the{{--}} somethin' about soccer.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Is that what it is?

'''MIKE:''' Somethin'{{--}} Real men{{--}} Some{{--}} Some riff on the "Real Men Play Soccer"{{--}}

'''MATT:''' Yeah

'''MIKE:''' {{--}}bumper sticker, maybe. I'm not sure. ''{pause}'' Oh, are we about to hear the Jumbo Large song?

''{Very, Very Little Girl begins cooing off and on for the remainder of the commentary}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's a pretty good song. We probably mentioned this before, but I always feel like this is by the same guys that wrote the "Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight" song.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' We{{--}} We should definitely make some more songs by them. The High-Pitched Voice Singers. Falsettos.

'''MIKE:''' I{{--}} At one point they were the somethings... The Power Surge or something.

'''MATT:''' Oh, you had a name for them?

'''MIKE:''' I think I{{--}} No, I just{{--}} In another commentary, I think I may have said that they were called The Power Surge.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs, then begins singing along with the Jumbo Large song}'' B'deedle deedle derdle. ... Buhhhhh. ''{pause}'' We have a guest here in the commentary booth.

'''MIKE:''' You may have heard her squeaking and squawking.

'''MATT:''' She liked that song. She was dancin' to it. It's Very Little Girl.

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' Very, Very Little Girl. ''{pause}'' This is another instance of Homestar being the police.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' There's three or four... instances{{--}}

'''MATT:''' I think we talked about that on the other commentary for this.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. All right, let's talk about something else.

'''MATT:''' Uh... Bro's on the Roa? Is this one we did with Karen... I think.

'''MIKE:''' Might have been.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping Mike}'' Might have been a Karen one.

''{Mike laughs as Strong Bad types "Officer Cheese-for-butt"}

'''MATT:''' You like that?

'''MIKE:''' I forgot about Officer Cheese-for-a-butt.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I remember it was a big deal when my friend, Jamie, and I got to go on our first road trip... to Chattanooga.

'''MIKE:''' Nice. What'd you do?

'''MATT:''' We just went{{--}} Stayed in{{--}} At{{--}} We{{--}} At the Snake River Zoo, we stayed at that Holiday Inn and that's where that{{--}} that giraffe thing{{--}} that plastic giraffe came from.

'''MIKE:''' Is that also when you guys went to the ''{unintelligible}'', uh, burial mounds and took your pants off and ran around?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Shhh.

''{Very, Very Little Girl continues cooing until the email ends}''

===Fun Facts===
*Mike and Matt talk about their road trip from Houston to Austin with [[Puppet Homestar Runner]], which was in [[Puppets on the Road]].
*Matt thinks that the jumbo/LARGE song is by the same band that did the Dancing Brothers' song in [[A Folky Tale]]. This was somewhat confirmed in [[Trogdor Was A Man]], along with the band's name, "[[The Pow-uh Surge]]".
*Matt saying "and you smell like pea soup!" is a reference to [[kind of cool]].
*This email does include a bumper sticker for "Honk 'em if you got 'em!". The bumper sticker riffing on "Real men play soccer" appeared in [[lady fan]] ("Real men play two-handed push-ups!").

==External Links==

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[[Category: Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 2]]

Religion

2023-07-09T21:47:37Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[File:Shady missionaries.png|240px|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]

'''Religion''' has occasionally been referenced in the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

==Appearances==
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] contains a framed sign saying "Lettuce Pray".
*[[Renaldo]] {{--}} Wears a sideways [[Wikipedia:Star and crescent|star and crescent]], a symbol of [[Wikipedia:Islam|Islam]].
*[[Email]] {{--}} One of the return addresses is "Duderonomy", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]].
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] sees [[Strong Sad]] as a nun.
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] performs a parody of [[Wikipedia:O Holy Night|O Holy Night]]. Strong Sad ends with the phrase "and God bless us, everyone", albeit interrupted. Strong Sad's phrase is from [[Wikipedia: A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]].
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] {{--}} It is Strong Sad's night to play "Caaardinal Sins". Cardinal sins are another name for the [[wikipedia:Seven Deadly Sins|Seven Deadly Sins]] of Catholicism.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (Easter egg) {{--}} [[Homsar]] remarks, "And also with you," a traditional response by the congregation to the priest's "[[Wikipedia:Dominus vobiscum|The Lord be with you]]" in some [[Wikipedia:Christian|Christian]] denominations.
*Email [[couch patch]] {{--}} Strong Bad claims that the couch contains a "stench of Biblical proportions."
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] {{--}} Removing the loin-cheesecloth results in the message "Thou art as naked as the day god made thee."
*[[A Folky Tale]] {{--}} Coach Z asks Strong Sad if he's quoting Scripture.
*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} One of the obstacles is a [[Wikipedia:Franciscan|Franciscan]] monk.
*Email [[animal]] contains the phrase "For the love of Pete", an alternative form of "For the love of God" which instead invokes Saint Peter.
*Email [[record book]] (commentary) {{--}} Strong Bad says, "I mean, I remember as a kid thinking that the Guinness Book of World Records was like, up there with the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} After being [[-'d|LATHE'D!]], [[What's Her Face]] says that she hopes they have corn chips in [[Heaven]].
*[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-10|Sketchbook]] for 10 March 2006 {{--}} features [[Wikipedia:Shaker|Shaker]] Homestar and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]].
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] {{--}} A fat monk, who lives alone in a monastery, tries to eat [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] (commentary) {{--}} [[Ryan Sterritt]] recalls attending a Bible study camp.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Strong Bad dresses up as [[Wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]], who he refers to as a "pretend priest-comedian".
*Email [[looking old]] {{--}} Strong Bad's age is protected by monks. [[Marzipan]] drinks [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]] [[L'Chaim Kosher Tea|tea]].
*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} Strong Mad exclaims "THANK THE LORD!" when Strong Bad refuses to take part in the "Clean and Jerk... Strong Mad's Underwears... Over His Head" event.
*[[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show]] {{--}} the [[King of Town]] has a [[Cleric]] who tries to marry [[The Poopsmith]] to a pleasant odor in a chapel.
*Email [[your funeral]] {{--}} Homestar reads from "the book of phone" as if he was reading from a book of the Bible.
*Email [[more armies]] (Easter egg) {{--}} [[Taranchula]]'s album ''Shady Missionaries'' features "Fairly Religious Overtones!"
*Email [[Accent]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]] shows Strong Bad a picture of an ear of corn with a halo on it; Strong Bad calls it "religious corn", but Coach Z calls it a "holy crop".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] contains singing "Lord no!" during the "Chumbly Wumbly Bear" song.
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] {{--}} [[The Grape Fairie]] uses the phrase "honest to God".
*[[Jibblies 2]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells [[Bubs]] he needs, among other things, crosses and holy water.
*[[Non-Sequitur Champion]] {{--}} [[Senor Cardgage]] says, "Thank yo, [[Wikipedia:Presbyterian|Presbyterian]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] {{--}} Cheerleader says that sweating is against several of her religions.
*Email [[hiding]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells [[The Cheat]] about a prestigious monk.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} The Egyptian god [[wikipedia:Anubis|Anubis]] makes an appearance. Also, Strong Bad says "Speak to me, O burning bush!" which is a reference to the story in the book of [[Wikipedia:Book of Exodus|Exodus]] where God speaks to Moses in the form of a bush that is burning but not being consumed.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} One of the responses from the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] advertises Freeze-Dried [[Wikipedia:Mormonism|Mormons]].
*[[Hremails]] {{--}} Sending an email to Homestar Runner would result in a response with the subject line, "My Inbox Runneth Ova!" which references the twenty-third psalm, which includes the line "My cup runneth over".
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] {{--}} Several of the tombstones in the cemetery have crucifixes on them.
*[[Comic Book Movie]] {{--}} Strong Bad remarks, "Kindred soul? You sound like a religious metal band. You know, the kind that try and offset their religiousness with evil fonts and drippy graphics!"
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{--}} In a scene similar to [[Strongest Man in the World]], [[The Umpire]] uses the phrase "honest to God".
*[[Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2]] {{--}} [[The Topplegangers|Dryghost]] says he got the [[Cheat Commandos HQ|Headquarters Playset]] for his [[Wikipedia:Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]].
*Email [[videography]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses "Bar-mitzfvfahs" as one example of an occasion he can videograph.
*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] (Easter egg) {{--}} The announcer for Hot Pooey asks, "oh dear God, what have we done?"
*[[April Fool 2014]] {{--}} The Homestar Runner calls Sickly Sam "an affront to God and man."
*[[Flash is Dead!]] {{--}} Homestar Runner suggests that Strong Bad's explanations of the importance of [[Flash]] sound "religioso".
*[[@StrongBadActual]] {{--}} One of Strong Bad's rewards for Sbemail Song Mystery is a "horrifying close-up of his ungodly puppet mouth".
*[[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]] {{--}} Strong Bad remarks that [[Character 2]] has stumbled upon "the [[Wikipedia:Paganism|Pagan]] festival", also known as [[Halloween]].
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks The Cheat if he's been going to church.
*[[Dancin' Bubs]] {{--}} One of the gravestones has a [[Wikipedia:Ringed cross|ringed cross]] on it.

==See Also==
*[[Decemberween#References to Christmas]]
*[[Heaven]]
*[[Hell]]
*[[Angels]]
*[[Demons]]
*[[Don and Harriet Chapman]] (for the [[Brothers Chaps]]' religious background)
*[[Swears]]
*[[666]]

[[Category:Recurring Themes]]

Innuendoes

2023-06-29T16:22:13Z

JohnnyLurg:

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[[Image:NO symbol red w-gray.png|60px|Children and moms beware!]]Oh, Child![[Image:warning symbol yellow w-gray.png|60px|Don't say we didn't warn you]] 
This article is about '''innuendo.''' It contains '''risqué subjects''' that may make you or your great-grandma blush and will probably get you suspended.

Please, if you are not mature enough to handle an article concerning some very grown-up material, '''[[Special:Random|read no further]]'''.
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[[Image:homestarsower.png|thumb|"What?"]]

In the [[Homestar Runner universe]], there are rare instances of '''innuendoes'''.

== Appearances ==
*[[Homestar Runner]] occasionally appears [[Naked Homestar Runner|naked]].
*[[Thorax Corporation]] {{--}} In the Program Congratulation, one of the excluded delabors is "Illegal naked representation of other parties on Internet".
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] [[Coach Z]] suggests to Homestar that to impress a woman "you've gotta stick and move and zig and zag to get past the defenses, so you can score!" While they were using sports metaphors, "score" is also slang for having sex for the first time.
*Email [[studying]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] suggests that the sender of the email has the potential to get to {{inlinecontentwarning|mature content|The Wikipedia page contains frank descriptions of sexual encounters.}} [[Wikipedia:Baseball metaphors for sex|first, second, and quite possibly even third base]], and unless he's reading a book literally titled ''This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base'', he should quit studying and hang out with his girlfriend.
*Email [[weird dream]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks “how’s it hanging, Texas?”, referencing the suggestive image of Texas forming a bulge in the United States’ underwear.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} [[Pom Pom]]'s pumpkin is the famous [[Wikipedia:Mudflap girl|silhouette of a woman]] stereotypically found on mudflaps.
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} When the lights go out, Homestar casually notes that "somebody's a-grabbin' a-my butt".
*[[Peasant's Quest]] {{--}} One of the characters is known as "[[Naked Ned]]".
*Email [[bottom 10]] {{--}} Number 10 on Strong Bad's bottom 10 list is {{inlinecontentwarning|explicit content|The Wikipedia page contains explicit imagery.}} [[Wikipedia:Wet T-shirt contest|dry T-shirt contests]].
*[[Cool Things]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] sings, "Oh, getting lucky tonight" as he takes Homestar's yellow paint for a "date with a wall".
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} In the French Homestar ending, Homestar sings that he's "gettin' lucky tonight".
*[[Fall Float Parade]] {{--}} Coach Z apologizes to [[Marzipan]], his co-host at [[the 4Tst Annual Fall Float Parade]], for "any inapprapriate comments [he] may have made" during the commercials.
*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} When the lights go out at the prom, Marzipan says, "Hey! Watch those hands, David Coppafeel!"
*Email [[trading cards]] {{--}} Strong Bad suggests that Coach Z is "[[Wikipedia:sex offender registry|known in seven states]]" for his [[Butt-Patting|self-butt pats]].
*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} Strong Bad presumably puts wildebeest [[Wikipedia:Sex pheromone|mating pheromones]] in Strong Sad’s laundry.
*Email [[unnatural]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, Marzipan requests of Strong Bad, "Now lemme see your cans," to his confusion. While they were talking about recyclables, "cans" is also slang for a woman's breasts.
*Emal [[your funeral]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells Strong Sad to keep his [[Wikipedia:chaps|chappy]] {{wp|thong}} to himself.
*[[An Important Rap Song]] {{--}} The song contains the lyrics "It's spring break, Girlies running wild" and "Find a fly girlie for some beach romance", and also describes a woman as "a fresh honey".
*Email [[fan club]] {{--}} In Strong Sad's fanfic, Strong Bad is said to "[put] on a bonnet and [give] Homestar a {{wp|deep tissue massage}}". In the DVD commentary, Strong Bad also mentions romantic fanfics.
*Email [[licensed]] {{--}} When Strong Bad asks [[Bubs]] what's under his trenchcoat, Bubs responds, "I'm a public {{inlinecontentwarning|explicit content|The Wikipedia page contains explicit imagery.}} [[Wikipedia:exhibitionism|flasher]]."
*[[Women and Men]] {{--}} In this [[Limozeen]] song, [[Larry Palaroncini]] sings that "it's time for makin' love".
*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Strong Bad suggests to get with the ladies by buying "a fourteen-pound bag of extra-long{{--}}" before being cut off by Homestar.
*[[Play Date]] {{--}} [[Strong Mad]] asks Homestar if he can "come out and play". He suggests other terms like "hanging out, messing around, kicking back", to which Strong Mad replies "LET'S FOOL AROUND!" Homestar asks him not to call it that, either.
*Email [[your edge]] {{--}} From the dark room he and The Cheat are in, Strong Bad tells Strong Sad that he and The Cheat are "shenanigan-ing" each other by themselves. Strong Sad asks if he wants that explanation "on record", and Strong Bad says that it couldn't possibly be taken out of context.
*Email [[being mean]] {{--}} For his role in [[drama club]] as head male cheerleader, Coach Z hits on Marzipan with a mangled pick up line, "My parents' room is out of town in my car. Wanna go park out?"
*[[Costume Commercial]] {{--}} Marzipan-themed string bikinis with devil's tails and cat ears are advertised, briefly offending her.
*[[Which Ween Costumes?]] {{--}} Regarding [[Decemberween]] and [[Halloween]], Strong Bad says, "I think we may have gotten our... 'weens' crossed," to which Strong Sad in clear distress replies, "Can you please never say that again??"
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] {{--}} Homestar calls Pom Pom his {{wp|concubine}} (without knowing what it means).
*[[Flash is Dead!]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, [[Bubs]] implies he will use Coach Z to repopulate the human race, much to Strong Bad's dismay.
*[[Fan Costumes 2016]] {{--}} Coach Z claims to wear a green long-sleeve shirt as pants and, when asked by Strong Bad, says the neck hole is "not [for] what you'd think."
*In [[Teen Girl Squad 12]], the [[Wireless Wizard]] asks [[What's Her Face]] if she wants to find a remote access point with him.

==See Also==
*[[Making Out]]
*[[Pregnancy]]
*[[Swears]]
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Big Knives

2023-06-29T16:18:18Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:bigknife.png|thumb|A big-type knife is better than a small-type knife.]]
{{redirects|Big Knife}}{{for|band|Bigg Nife}}
[[Strong Bad]] seems to have an affinity for '''big knives''', as he often wields one or depicts them in artwork. This inside joke's first appearance was in the [[Theme Song Video]], but was first featured by name in the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], drawn by Strong Bad in the email [[i love you]]. These "big knives" are almost always large knives with serrated edges.

==Appearances==
===[[Toons]]===
*[[Theme Song Video]] {{--}} Strong Bad throws a big knife at [[Strong Sad]] while he is strapped to a spinning wheel.
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] {{--}} Strong Bad pops out of the [[Visor Robot]] with knife in hand.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} [[The Ugly One]] carves "BFF" into a tree with a big knife.
*[[An Important Rap Song]] {{--}} The entire song is a warning not to play with too many knives.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] {{--}} [[The Sneak]] is seen carrying a big knife in his tail at one point.
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} Strong Bad's "concept art" features a [[Ultimate Strong Bad|modified version]] of himself holding a big knife.
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] {{--}} Strong Bad's "laminated murder cover-up check list" features a picture of a big knife.
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{-}} [[Stabby Gabby]] holds a knife in her mouth, keeping up with her name.

===[[Strong Bad Email]]s===
[[Image:guy knife.png|thumb|This guy has a knife.]]
*[[i love you]] {{--}} Strong Bad's weapon of choice makes its email premiere in his [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]].
*[[band names]] {{--}} One of the band names Strong Bad suggests is "[[Bigg Nife]]".
*[[CGNU]] {{--}} One of the requirements to get into [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is to draw a picture of the aforementioned Guy with a Big Knife.
*[[flag day]] {{--}} A big knife appears in the clutches of a snake on the [[Strong Badia]]n flag.
*[[japanese cartoon]] {{--}} [[Stinkoman]] gets a piece of the big knife action by posing with one in a cool manner.
*[[marzipan]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks [[The Cheat]] if he could borrow "that big knife".
*[[couch patch]] {{--}} Strong Bad cuts a hole in [[the couch]] with a big knife so he can hide his "[[Aztec]] [[gold]]".
*[[army]] {{--}} The Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife apparently becomes a member of the [[Homestarmy]].
*[[myths & legends]] {{--}} The Guy with a Big Knife (from Strong Bad's painting) appears in a constellation as one of the [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits|seven elemental spirits]] of Strong Badia.
*[[alternate universe]] {{--}} One of the panels in the [[Strong Badman]] comic features a woman holding a big knife.
*[[cliffhangers]] {{--}} Strong Bad wields a big knife to cut the ropes of the cliffhangers.
*[[yes, wrestling]] {{--}} Strong Bad has a big knife as part of his costume for the [[Foreign Object Bros.]] [[Professional Wrestling|wrestling]] tag team gimmick.

===[[Games]]===
*[[Where's The Cheat? (game)]] {{--}} A big knife is a [[Wikipedia:Pick-up (gaming)|pick-up]] that is necessary in order to kill a "[[Atari Dragon|freakin' duck]]" and find The Cheat.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] uses a big knife that [[Sultry Buttons]] leaves behind in the Secret Lab.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} [[Ultimate Strong Bad]]'s sword resembles a big knife, as in the original drawing.

==See Also==
*[[Axes]]
[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Strong Badia]]

Tenerence Love

2021-11-01T15:15:46Z

JohnnyLurg: Marvin Gaye wasn't obese in the slightest

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|+<big>'''Tenerence Love'''</big>
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:TenerenceLove.png|200px|"My name is Tenerence Love!"]]
|- valign=top
! Origins
| Unknown
|- valign=top
! Genre(s)
| [[Wikipedia:RnB|RnB]]
|- valign=top
! Backup
| Unknown
|- valign=top
! Discography
| [[Rap Song]] (2007) [[love poems|A Sweaty, Overweight Jam]] (2008) [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15#Easter Eggs|Light Purple Cummerbund]] (2009)
|- valign=top
! Label
| [[Crample-O Stow Records]]
|- valign=top
|}

'''Tenerence Love''' is an R&B singer whose lyrics primarily consist of introducing himself. He is bald, sweaty, overweight and has a [[green tongue]] and an orange goatee. He wears a dark purple suit, a black tie and [[Cool Shades|shades]]. In one part of the [[Powered by The Cheat]] video [[Rap Song]], he is seen riding a flying donut, and the email [[love poems]] features his "sweaty overweight jam". He is also mentioned in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] as a guest star on [[Peacey P]]'s new album ''Deliberance''.

He is likely a parody of such artists as [[Wikipedia:Solomon Burke|Solomon Burke]] or [[Wikipedia: Barry White|Barry White]], both of whom were noted for their obesity.

==Songs==
'''Rap Song (guest star, with [[Peacey P]])'''
*'''Director:''' The Cheat
*'''Record label:''' [[Crample-O Stow Records]]
*'''Record:''' "The Lyricbolical Coach Z"
*'''Lyrics (Tenerence Love's part):'''
<blockquote>
My name is Tenerence Love, 
Plus my name is Tenerence Love, 
Divided by my name is Tenerence Love, 
Equals my name is Tenaaay-erence Love! 
Remainder three!
</blockquote>
'''A Sweaty, Overweight Jam: Simma Down Girl'''
*'''Director:''' The Cheat
*'''Lyrics:'''
<blockquote>
This is Tenerence Love with a sweaty overweight jam! 
My name is Tenerence Love with a sweaty overweight ham! 
It may be five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds, 
just a little bit overweight, now welcome, girl, to sweaty town!
</blockquote>
'''Light Purple Cummerbund''' (sung by a [[cardboard]] cutout of Tenerence Love)
*'''Lyrics:'''
<blockquote>
Light purple cummerbund, 
You know you're my only one! 
Don't need no date to the prom 
'Cause I got a light purple cummerbund on </blockquote>

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] (mentioned in Easter egg)
*[[Rap Song]]
*Email [[love poems]]
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]] (voice and cardboard cut out shown)

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
|}
[[Category:Secondary characters]]

Date Nite

2021-03-22T03:41:05Z

JohnnyLurg: Marzipan is vegan according to Homestar Ruiner

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[[Image:Marzipan eyelashes Homestar Date Nite.png|thumb|"Whoa-ho, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!"]]

Homestar and Strong Bad attempt to ruin Marzipan and The Cheat's date.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's L'est Stand]], [[The Stone Bridge]], [[USS Flirtini|USS ''Flirtini'']], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 24, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:17

'''Page Title:''' Meet me on down at the Chez Perez!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{Scene in Marzipan's house, where Marzipan is applying mascara while looking in a hall mirror. She is already wearing lipstick. A drum beat is heard. After a few seconds, Homestar enters from the right and the drum beat fades out.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa-ho, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still looking in mirror}'' Homestar, if you're trying to say I'm a "foxy mama", that's actually ''more'' offensive.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right. You know what I mean. The more offensive one. So where are we goin' tonight? ''{leans over}'' The Chez Perez? ''{"Chez" is mispronounced to rhyme with "Perez"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still looking at the mirror}'' Uh, no. I have a hot date with The Cheat, thank you very much. I suspect ''you'll'' probably stay home and run in place or something.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well I ''was'' planning to—you WHAT?! ''{Jumps up in the air, eyes bugging out}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement, where The Cheat is applying a fake mustache with Strong Bad looking on}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You WHAT?! ''{Jumps up in the air, then starts quivering with rage}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this, The Cheat!

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar in Marzipan's house}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't believe you're The Cheating on me! ''{Pull back to include Marzipan, still at the mirror}'' So what are you saying? That you ''{looking worried}'' —GULP— ''{leans over}'' want his bod?

''{Cut back to a close up of Strong Bad in his basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can't even call that thing a bod! At best it's a broom or a—

''{Cut back to Homestar, looking angry}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Turning away from the mirror and brandishing mascara brush}'' Look, Homestar, it's just a date. ''{jabs the mascara brush towards Homestar twice}'' This has always been an open relationship.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa-ho-ho-says you. I've turned down more foxes' mothers than I can count just to stay loyal to you!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Dryly}'' So, four, then?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, that's rich. Ms. Smarty Pants, eh?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mr. Smarty Spots, huh? Well—

''{Scene starts switching between locations as Strong Bad and Homestar alternate words}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —why—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —don't—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —you—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —just—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —go a—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —head—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —and—

''{Cuts to Strong Bad and Homestar inexplicably together in Marzipan's house, yelling:}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —GET OUTTA MY FACE!

''{Both open their eyes}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Looking around}'' Wait, what?

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap...?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's basement where Marzipan and The Cheat are standing in front of the couch.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Come on, The Cheat. Let's go.

''{The Cheat crooks his arm as if to allow Marzipan to loop her arm through it. Marzipan stands next to him and leans over as if taking his arm in hers, and the two exit together. Music starts playing.}''

''{Cut to title screen, a pink square on a light blue background. On each note of the melody, the letters "Da" and "ni" appear on the left side of the square, one on top of the other, then a large "Te" appears on the right to form the words "DaTe" and "niTe". The "e" falls against the title frame.}''

''{Cut back to Marzipan's house, this time to the living room. Homestar and Strong Bad are drinking 'old Ones, Strong Bad sitting on the couch, Homestar lying on the floor with his feet on the couch. Strong Bad is shaking his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Man. Seriously, Strong Strong, we've ''gotta'' do something about ''this''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ordinarily, I just drown my sorrows in video games, but for ''this'', ''{Close up of Strong Bad, rubbing his chin}'' maybe I should drown them in... drowning ''them''! ''{Smiles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sitting up}'' Uh, maybe let's not kill anybody. We should just try and ruin their date.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Explain to me how drowning them wouldn't ruin their date.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mainly, I just want to keep 'em from making out.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Dropping 'old One bottle, starts rubbing his arms}'' Ewww! The disgust! It won't wash off!

''{Scene transitions to Marshmallow's Last Stand, where The Cheat and Marzipan are sitting in a booth, holding menus. Both the menus and a sign near the door read "Marshmallow's L'est Stand". A candle sits in the center of the table.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Questioning The Cheat noises}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Why, yes, The Cheat, I would be ''very'' comfortable with you saying something about my figure. Thank you for asking first.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a sound reminiscent of a wolf-whistle}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Puts down menu}'' Ew. Not ''that'' comfortable.

''{Homestar comes running up in his waiter uniform from Summer Short Shorts. A record scratch sound effect is heard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah, good evening, ungodly couple. ''{The Cheat puts down his menu}'' My name is Waiter, I will be your Homestar for this evening. Can I start you two off with a glass of "Breaking Up", or perhaps "Never Seeing Each Other Again" with capers?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angry The Cheat noises, waving a fist}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why, yes, The Cheat, I ''would'' be comfortable with you "cleaning my clock"! Thanks for asking first!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angrier The Cheat noises, more threatening gestures}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ahhhh! ''{Takes off in a cloud of dust, after a few seconds, pops down from the top border}'' Can I settle up with you guys? My shift's over.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{more angry The Cheat noises and threatening gestures.}''

''{Homestar ducks offscreen. Cut to later, close up of Marzipan with a plate with crumbs and a small piece of marshmallow.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Mmmmm, my almond-encrusted Chilean sea marshmallow was just delicious. ''{Cut out to include The Cheat sitting in front of an empty hot dog wrapper with ketchup and a couple of french fries around it.}'' How was your hot dog?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Strong Bad runs up, dressed up as an Italian chef, complete with fake mustache. Italian music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Fake Italian accent}'' Oh-a, it's-a me! ''{Close up}'' The chef-a! A-which-a one o' you guys ordered the smack-in-the-face-a? ''{Italian music stops}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Annoyed}'' I thought this was a French restaurant.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Regular voice}'' Oh. Ummmmmmmmm, uh... S-snails?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Come on, T.C., let's blow this marshmallow stand. ''{Marzipan and The Cheat get up and walk away offscreen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, y'know, I—I didn't really research this role.

''{As the screen blacks out, Strong Bad's fake mustache falls off}''

''{Fade in to Marzipan and The Cheat crossing The Stone Bridge in the moonlight}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Excited The Cheat noises, gesturing}''

''{They stop at the top of the bridge}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's so crazy! I've always wanted to see Ira Glass and Ira Flatow wrestle, too.

''{From out of the water comes a periscope, apparently made out of cardboard tubes and duct tape. Cut to the view of Marzipan and The Cheat from the periscope. A repetitive sonar-like "boo" sound is heard in the background}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' This has been such a great date, The Cheat. I don't know what could possibly ruin it.

''{Cut to inside of cardboard submarine. Strong Bad is looking away from the periscope with Homestar standing right behind, wearing a sailor hat and simulating sonar noises. Water is streaming down the walls and dripping from the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Verify our range to target! Flood tubes three and four! Hunt for Red October!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aye aye, sir! ...Boo...

''{Cut to surface. The "submarine" surfaces. It is a cardboard box with the words "USS FLIRTINI" on the side. Strong Bad and Homestar pop out, revealing fireworks duct-taped to the insides of the box flaps.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' FIRE!

''{Homestar and Strong Bad light a match and the BMW Lighter, respectively, and light the fireworks. View changes to include the bridge and its occupants. After a couple seconds, the fireworks simultaneously propel the submarine backwards offscreen and fly forwards.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER AND STRONG BAD:''' WAAAH!

''{The fireworks execute a loop in the air, and fly past Marzipan and The Cheat, startling them. Cut to a view of the sky where the fireworks go off in a grand display. Marzipan and The Cheat's silhouettes can be seen in the foreground.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooooh, it's so romantic...

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Sighs}''

''{Marzipan and The Cheat lean close to each other}''

''{Cut to view of the surface of a large body of water. Homestar and Strong Bad are leaning out the top of the "submarine" as the fireworks flash, singing the Strong Badia national anthem as it sinks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' Come to the place where the tropical breezes blow... ''{Last word is garbled as he is submerged}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing along}'' Da da da da dada dadada dada daaaaaaah...

''{Cut to Marzipan's front hall, later. The sound of the front door opening and closing is heard, followed by Marzipan walking down the hall until she finds Homestar, running in place angrily. Homestar notices her, and stops mid-step.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sulkingly}'' Oh, if it isn't Marzipan. ''{Steps down}'' Oh, I'm sorry, or was it "The Marzipan", now?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you'll be happy to know it didn't work out between us. I found out The Cheat is declawed, and I just don't think I could be with someone that supports that kind of cruelty.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Delighted}'' And now you've come crawlin' back to the ol' fox's father!

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, I just came to change outfits for my next date with Bubs at the all-night waffle place!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You WHAT?! ''{Jumps up in the air, eyes bugging out}''

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is straightening a black bow tie, while Coach Z is standing behind him wearing hair curlers and brandishing a rolling pin.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You WHORT?!

''{Cut to end screen, the pink box on light blue background, with the word "end" in the box. Music plays. After a few seconds, "back" appears at the bottom.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Rage-o.png|thumb|Public RAGE-O]]
*At the end, click on the period to hear the public radio station on the [[booOOMbox]] in Strong Sad's room:
:''{Cut to close-up of booOOMbox}''
:'''RADIO ANNOUNCER''': And join us next Saturday at some civic hall auditorium for "Public Rage-o."
:''{A flyer for the Public RAGE-O appears}''
:All your favorite public radio superstars will be in action. Watch as Ira Glass and Ira Flatow duke it out in a no-holds-barred lumberjack match. And special guest Garrison Keillor wrestles his own soothing voice... ''{cut to Strong Sad looking bewildered}'' ...in a steel cage.
:''{The Public Radio Sounds music plays}''
:'''STRONG SAD''': Oh, geez, I gotta pledge more next year. They're really getting desperate.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*An [[Wikipedia:open relationship|open relationship]] is a relationship (usually between two people) in which participants are free to take other partners.
*"L'est" is a contraction of the French word for "the" and the French word for "is" or "east". "Chez" (which Homestar [[Foreign Words|mispronounces]]) means "At the home of" and is often used in names of fancy French restaurants.
*Marzipan's statement "let's blow this marshmallow stand" is a reference to the idiom [[Wiktionary:blow this popsicle stand|"blow this Popsicle stand"]].
*The phrase "in the Squared Circle" (from the Easter egg) comes from the old tradition of fights being held inside of a crowd of onlookers who would form a circle around the combatants. When the official square-shaped fighting area was introduced, this nickname developed.
*A [[Wikipedia:Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|lumberjack match]] is a match in [[professional wrestling]] in which other athletes, usually [[Wikipedia:Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|jobbers]], stand around the outside of the ring in order to prevent a ring-out.
*"No holds barred" is a professional wrestling term for no disqualifications or count outs.
*Strong Bad's mention of "snails" refers to the French dish [[Wikipedia:Escargot|escargot]].
*A [http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink7333.html flirtini] is a cocktail made of champagne, vodka, and pineapple juice.
*Strong Bad sinking with the ''USS Flirtini'' is a reference to the captain sinking with the ship, a noble move that a captain does whilst the ship is sinking.
*Public radio stations are often supported by [[Wikipedia:Pledge drive|pledge drives]], in which regular broadcasting is interrupted by announcers requesting financial contributions from listeners.
*Marzipan's "Chilean sea marshmallow" is a play on the fish [[wikipedia:Chilean Sea Bass|Chilean sea bass]].
*[[Wikipedia:Caper#Culinary Uses|Capers]] are pickled and salted buds of the caper plant that are often used as a seasoning or garnish, especially in Mediterranean cuisine.
*[[Wikipedia:Onychectomy|Declawing]] is a controversial surgery occasionally done on cats in which the first segment on each digit of a paw is removed to prevent scratching. It is controversial in part because it also prevents cats from climbing trees, which is their only natural defense against wild animals such as coyotes.
*Homestar vocally makes the sound "ping" while in the "USS Flirtini" to substitute for the [[Wikipedia:sonar|sonar]] sounds of a real submarine.
*The range to a target is verified with active sonar pinging a target.
*The order "Flood tubes three and four" means to flood the torpedo tubes with water in preparation to fire torpedoes or submarine sound decoys.

===Trivia===
*Marzipan's mascara tube reads "Hot Vegan".
*Strong Bad and Homestar are drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]].
*The bubbling sound heard when the USS ''Flirtini'' sinks is the same sound effect used when [[Pom Pom]] speaks.
*The tape in the booOOMbox in the Easter egg reads "normal [[Wikipedia:Tape bias|bias]]" and appeared previously in [[geddup noise]].
*[[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad smiles]] when he suggests drowning Marzipan and The Cheat.
*In the scene that quickly cuts between Strong Bad and Homestar yelling, Marzipan's mirror is visible behind Strong Bad as he yells "—head".

===Remarks===
*The synopsis asks if Homestar and Marzipan are finally going on a date, but they previously went out in emails [[date]] and [[senior prom]].
*In the mascara's reflection in the mirror, the words appear forwards, not reversed like they would be in a real mirror.
*When Marzipan talks to Homestar after her date, the shading on the right of her dress is missing in her closeup. However, when the screen zooms out to show Homestar and Marzipan, the shading on her dress is back to normal.
*Coach Z wears curlers in this cartoon, suggesting he does have hair. Though he appears bald when he loses his hat in [[caffeine]], he has been shown having a mustache and afro when he was younger.
*Although Marzipan suggests that Homestar Runner can only count up to three, he counts to five in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]].
*In [[Happy Fireworks]], Homestar suggests that Marzipan doesn't like fireworks and that she thinks they "promote violence". However, she refers to them as "romantic" when she watches them in this cartoon.
*The stones in the stone bridge are aligned in an arch in this toon, rather than horizontal, as they were in [[personal favorites]].
*Marzipan seems to have no problem with The Cheat eating a hot dog, despite her strong stance regarding products made from animals.

===Goofs===
*When Marzipan allows The Cheat to compliment her, a bit of her hair is shown disconnected with the rest.
*When the fireworks are going off, the bushes in the background are cut off on the left side.
*If you look closely, Marzipan's mouth (part of it) is seen fully visible in the mirror.
*After Marzipan gets up from the bench in Marshmallow's L'est Stand, the outline on her dress goes outside her dress for a split second.
*Currently, if the random toon button lands on this cartoon, it will send you to The Strongest Man in the World Contest.
*When The Cheat and Marzipan are walking up the bridge, Marzipan's smile is her older version.

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:datenite rockets.PNG|thumb|Come to the place where the fireworks reappear...]]
*When the toon was released, the fireworks were still visibly attached to the USS ''Flirtini'' as it sank after they had been launched.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad [[Marzipan Being Compared to a Broom|compares Marzipan's figure to a broom]].
*The Cheat is again compared to cheese (in this case, a Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge), as was the case in [[huttah!]].
*Homestar [[Spoken Sound Effects|speaks two sound effects out loud]]: his "[[gulp]]" when talking to Marzipan, and the sonar "boo"s in the submarine.
*"Seriously, Strong Strong" is a nod to Homestar's classic line, "[[Seriously|Seriously, Pom Pom]]."
*Strong Bad and Homestar debate whether Marzipan and The Cheat ought to be [[Death|killed]].
*The candle and romantic music are from [[do over]].
*Homestar's "L'[[egg]]" hat and waiter outfit are similar to the outfit he wore in [[Summer Short Shorts]], where the hat simply read "Egg".
*The stone bridge where Marzipan and The Cheat go at night is from [[personal favorites]].
*The rockets are [[Fthoom-Bang]] brand bottle rockets duct-taped together just like in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], in which Strong Bad refers to them as "explosives". Both misuses instantly result in failure for his objective.
*Strong Bad's fake mustache bears a striking resemblance to the one on his [[Old-Timey Strong Bad|Old-Timey counterpart]].
*While the USS ''Flirtini'' is sinking, the song that Strong Bad sings and Homestar hums is the [[Strong Badia National Anthem]].
**They're also slightly [[Singing Out Of Tune|off-key]].
*Coach Z was previously portrayed as a mother in [[garage sale]].
*This toon contains another instance of [[mustaches]].
*"The Marzipan" is a nod to the [[integral article]] in The Cheat's name.
*During the Easter egg, the [[Public Radio Sound]] music from [[radio]] is heard.
*Homestar foreshadowed Marzipan's interest in both The Cheat and Bubs in [[Happy Fireworks]], when, speaking as [[Cardboard Marzipan]], he called Bubs a "gorgeous hunk of man" and invited The Cheat on a "secret hot date".
**An Easter egg from [[do over]] showed Marzipan with The Cheat disguised as Homestar and covered in lipstick kisses.
*Strong Bad uses the [[BMW Lighter]] to light the fireworks aboard the USS ''Flirtini''.
*The outro to the Public Radio commercial has the same tune as [[Videlectrix]]'s video game intro.

===Real-World References===
*''[[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red October]]'' was the first novel by [[Wikipedia:Tom Clancy|Tom Clancy]], which was later made into a [[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October (film)|film]] and [[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October (video game)|video game]]. The book and the film deal heavily with submarine warfare.
*[[Wikipedia:Ira Glass|Ira Glass]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Flatow|Ira Flatow]] are [[Wikipedia:Public broadcasting|public radio]] hosts. Glass hosts ''[[Wikipedia:This American Life|This American Life]]'' on [[Wikipedia:Public Radio International|Public Radio International]], and Flatow hosts ''[[Wikipedia:Talk of the Nation - Science Friday|Talk of the Nation - Science Friday]]'' on [[Wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]].
*[[Wikipedia:Garrison Keillor|Garrison Keillor]] hosts ''[[Wikipedia:A Prairie Home Companion|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' from [[Wikipedia:American Public Media|American Public Media]], and also writes a syndicated column for newspapers.
*[[Wikipedia:Trivial Pursuit|Trivial Pursuit]] is a board game in which players earn wedge-shaped game pieces for answering trivia questions correctly.
*The sentence in the Public Rage-O ad reading, "The most electrifying wrestling event in sports infotainment!" is a parody of the line "The most electrifying man in sports entertainment!" made famous by WWE wrestler [[Wikipedia:The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]].
*After finishing her marshmallow, Marzipan almost exactly quotes an [[Wikipedia:Archie Comics|Archie Comics]] cover where [[Wikipedia:Archie Andrews (comics)|Archie]] and [[Wikipedia:Veronica Lodge|Veronica]] are exiting a fancy restaurant. Veronica tells Archie she enjoyed her lobster, then asks him, "How was your hot dog?"
*Homestar and Strong Bad singing the Strong Badian National Anthem while the USS Flirtini sinks is a reference to musicians on the [[Wikipedia:RMS Titanic|Titanic]] playing their music until the last moment they could while the ship foundered.

==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 by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Oh man, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' What's up? What're— What're you so— so— so worried about, Matt?

'''MATT:''' Homestar's really in for it here in a second.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. This is something we had talked about doing for a long time: The Cheat and Marzipan.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, well, 'cause we were gonna do it... right after— there's a... old cartoon where she says she's breaking up with him. She tells Homestar— it's one of the first times you hear her actually say, "I'm breaking up with you."

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' And I think, like, right after that we were thinking of making this cartoon where then... Homestar's like, "Oh, what time are we going to dinner?" And she's like, "I'm going on a date with The Cheat; I've been dating him for a while."

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' She was gonna dye her hair black, too. It was something we had thought about.

''{pause during Homestar's "want his bod" line}''

'''MATT:''' That was a line I wrote for that... proposed cartoon, like—

'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?

'''MATT:''' —from, like, four years ago or something.

''{pause during Homestar and Marzipan's conversation}''

'''MATT:''' I like that Marzipan all— isn't above make up and stuff. She's kind of a total hippie but then she's like... you know... she's gonna get— she's girly.

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't there— what's the name of her make up? I know you can't read it here but—

'''MATT:''' Oh, is it somethin' soy or somethin'?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, isn't her make up like...

'''MATT:''' Yeah it's probably eco...

'''MIKE:''' Eco-friendly?

'''MATT:''' They just— they just edited themselves into the same room!

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

'''MATT:''' The Cheat's 'stache is pretty good there.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Marzipan had to reach down way low to hook her arm under The Cheat's elbow.

''{pause while Homestar begins talking to Strong Bad}''

'''MATT:''' I like that these guys are just hanging out havin' some Cold Ones together. Some Old Ones together, rather.

'''MIKE:''' In... presumably Marzipan's house?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, I think. We still haven't decided whose... I think Homestar and Marzipan live in different houses, but... ''{Mike begins talking}'' They seem to hang out in the same one.

'''MIKE:''' ''{while Matt is talking}'' It seems like that's pretty much Marzipan's.

'''MATT:''' Yeah yeah, definitely.

'''MIKE:''' The kitchen is definitely up in the air as to whose...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And Homestar's bedroom is clearly in his own house.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' Oh, Marshmallow's ''{in eccentric French accent}'' L'est Stand.

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

'''MATT:''' What about my Chaup au Fan, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Is the...

'''MATT:''' What do you think The Cheat said? That's gross, The Cheat. So did it just say 'egg' before or did it always say 'l'egg'? ''{referring to Homestar's hat}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{while Matt is still talking}'' Yeah, in the Summer Short Shorts it says 'egg'.

'''MATT:''' Okay...

'''MIKE:''' When, uh, the one where The Cheat's trying to eat a million... er, a bunch of french fries.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' And this voice is provided by your, your newborn daughter.

'''MATT:''' That's right, she's like a month old.

'''MIKE:''' My baby doesn't make Cheat noises. She makes cute sounds but they don't sound like, she never had that Cheat phase like your daughter did. I like your Italian music that you had, you made that.

'''MATT:''' ''{while Mike is talking}'' You like that? ''{after a while}'' You've got those little plastic hot dog trays, don't you Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I do. I almost bought some plastic popcorn... that were like at movies.

'''MATT:''' ''{while Mike is still talking}'' ''We've'' got those.

'''MIKE:''' Do you have those? I saw those I think, at the, at the "One Spot" at Target a couple, a month or two ago.

'''MATT:''' The triumphant return of the stone bridge, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Is this the first time it's been seen since the knife fight between Pom Pom and Coach Z?

'''MATT:''' I think so, yeah. And uh, I don't, you never, didn't really know for sure if it was a real place.

'''MIKE:''' Now we know.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I'm a big fan of "The Hunt for Red October", Mike.

'''MIKE:''' I know. I know that. Originally there were some inconsistencies with that, oh, no, it's up here. It's when they're sinking, originally I still had the, uh...

'''MATT:''' The fireworks?

'''MIKE:''' The fireworks were on the side of the box...

'''MATT:''' Oh...

'''MIKE:''' ...and the wiki...

'''MATT:''' They just reloaded it!

'''MIKE:''' It was like that for a couple, for a couple hours probably.

'''MATT:''' They got the guys down in the torpedo room to flood tubes three and four again. ''{They both laugh.}'' He ''did'' end up walking, uh, running in place, Mike. When do, what do you think, uh, would be something else that would make Strong Bad and Homestar team up together?

'''MIKE:''' If everybody else in town was frozen.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, and they had to team up to un-freeze them.

'''MATT:''' Who froze them Mike, the Unguraits?

'''MIKE:''' May... it is ungreat. I have the 'ungreats'.

{{dvdproofread}}

=== Fun Facts ===
*The early toon where Marzipan decides to break up with Homestar was likely [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], in which Homestar (or rather, Strong Bad dressed as Homestar) gives her pumpkin entry a "last place" ribbon and she retaliates by threatening to part with him.
*"Chaup au Fan" was previously referenced in [[your funeral]].
*[[Wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] is an American mass merchandise retailer, the fifth-largest by sales revenue in the United States.
*Matt mentions [[The Unguraits]], who are rejected characters.
*Homestar and Strong Bad actually did team up briefly in [[Jibblies 2]], under conditions similar to those described.

==External Links==
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[[Category:DVD Commentary]]

David Bowie

2021-03-04T03:32:33Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:StrongSad DavidBowie.PNG|thumb|The Thick White Dump]]
Popular musician '''[[Wikipedia: David Bowie|David Bowie]]''' has been referenced numerous times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

==Appearances==
*[[New Boots]] — [[The Cheat]]'s boots are a reference to Bowie's song, "The Man Who Sold The World". On the inside liner cover of the similarly titled [[Wikipedia:The Man Who Sold the World (album)|record album]], there is a picture of a cowboy holding a shotgun, with a pair of boots with dollar signs emblazoned on the sides of them that look almost exactly like the boots The Cheat is wearing in the toon.
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — Custodial Magistrate Ripberger's office has paintings of him shaking hands with famous people, including David Bowie. If you type "look david bowie" here, the game replies: "There's something about that man... The picture was taken during the [[Wikipedia:Tin Machine|Tin Machine]] era. Thou art more of a [[Wikipedia:Ziggy Stardust (character)|Ziggy Stardust]] fan."
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — [[Strong Sad]] dresses as David Bowie as he appears on the cover of his album ''[[Wikipedia:Aladdin Sane|Aladdin Sane]]''.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Homestar says "we'll find those rebel rebels!", a reference to the David Bowie song "[[Wikipedia:Rebel Rebel|Rebel Rebel]]."
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — [[Bubs]] refers to [[Coach Z]] as the "Thin Green Duke", a reference to David Bowie's persona, "[[wikipedia:The Thin White Duke|The Thin White Duke]]".
*{{postref|686606720286601216|11|Jan|2016}} — The day after Bowie's death, [[Strong Bad]] posted, "I'll never be able to call Strong Sad 'The Thick White [[Dump]]' again without shedding a little tear," with an attached picture of Strong Sad dressed as him, from Halloween Fairstival.
*[[Halloween Hijinks]] — [[Homestar Runner]] [[I really like your costume|erroneously compliments]] [[Marzipan]] on her "zombie Ziggy Stardust costume".

[[Category:Real band Running gags|Bowie, David]]

Religion

2019-11-28T04:17:59Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[File:Shady missionaries.png|240px|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]

'''Religion''' has occasionally been referenced in the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

==Appearances==
*[[Renaldo]] — Wears a sideways [[Wikipedia:Star and crescent|star and crescent]], a symbol of [[Wikipedia:Islam|Islam]].
*[[Email]] — One of the return addresses is "Duderonomy", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]].
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — [[Homestar Runner]] sees [[Strong Sad]] as a nun.
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] — [[Strong Bad]] performs a parody of [[Wikipedia:O Holy Night|O Holy Night]]. Strong Sad ends with the phrase "and God bless us, everyone", albeit interrupted. Strong Sad's phrase is from [[Wikipedia: A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]].
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — It is Strong Sad's night to play "Caaardinal Sins". Cardinal sins are another name for the [[wikipedia:Seven Deadly Sins|Seven Deadly Sins]] of Catholicism.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (Easter egg) — [[Homsar]] remarks, "And also with you," a traditional response by the congregation to the priest's "[[Wikipedia:Dominus vobiscum|The Lord be with you]]" in some [[Wikipedia:Christian|Christian]] denominations.
*Email [[couch patch]] — Strong Bad claims that the couch contains a "stench of Biblical proportions."
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — Removing the loin-cheesecloth results in the message "Thou art as naked as the day god made thee."
*[[A Folky Tale]] — Coach Z asks Strong Sad if he's quoting Scripture.
*[[Hallrunner]] — One of the obstacles is a [[Wikipedia:Franciscan|Franciscan]] monk.
*Email [[record book]] (commentary) — Strong Bad says, "I mean, I remember as a kid thinking that the Guinness Book of World Records was like, up there with the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — After being [[-'d|LATHE'D!]], [[What's Her Face]] says that she hopes they have corn chips in [[Heaven]].
*[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-10|Sketchbook]] for 10 March 2006 — features [[Wikipedia:Shaker|Shaker]] Homestar and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]].
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — A fat monk, who lives alone in a monastery, tries to eat [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] (commentary) — [[Ryan Sterritt]] recalls attending a Bible study camp.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad dresses up as [[Wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]], who he refers to as a "pretend priest-comedian".
*Email [[looking old]] — Strong Bad's age is protected by monks. [[Marzipan]] drinks [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]] [[L'Chaim Kosher Tea|tea]].
*[[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!!]] — the [[King of Town]] has a [[Cleric]] who tries to marry [[The Poopsmith]] to a pleasant odor in a chapel.
*Email [[your funeral]] — Homestar reads from "the book of phone" as if he was reading from a book of the Bible.
*Email [[more armies]] (Easter egg) — [[Taranchula]]'s album ''Shady Missionaries'' features "Fairly Religious Overtones!"
*Email [[Accent]] — [[Coach Z]] shows Strong Bad a picture of an ear of corn with a halo on it; Strong Bad calls it "religious corn", but Coach Z calls it a "holy crop".
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — [[The Grape Fairie]] uses the phrase "honest to God." This phrase is also similarly used by [[The Umpire]] in "[[Kick-a-Ball]]."
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Strong Bad tells [[Bubs]] he needs, among other things, crosses and holy water.
*[[Non-Sequitur Champion]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] says, "Thank yo, [[Wikipedia:Presbyterian|Presbyterian]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] — Cheerleader says that sweating is against several of her religions.
*Email [[hiding]] — Strong Bad tells [[The Cheat]] about a prestigious monk.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — The Egyptian god [[wikipedia:Anubis|Anubis]] makes an appearance. Also, Strong Bad says "Speak to me, O burning bush!" which is a reference to the story in the book of [[Wikipedia:Book of Exodus|Exodus]] where God speaks to Moses in the form of a bush that is burning but not being consumed.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] — One of the responses from the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] advertises Freeze-Dried [[Wikipedia:Mormonism|Mormons]].
*[[Hremails]] — Sending an email to Homestar Runner would result in a response with the subject line, "My Inbox Runneth Ova!" which references the twenty-third psalm, which includes the line "My cup runneth over".
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Several of the tombstones in the cemetery have crucifixes on them.
*[[Comic Book Movie]] — Strong Bad remarks, "Kindred soul? You sound like a religious metal band. You know, the kind that try and offset their religiousness with evil fonts and drippy graphics!"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] — [[The Topplegangers|Dryghost]] says he got the [[Cheat Commandos HQ|Headquarters Playset]] for his [[Wikipedia:Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]].
*Email [[videography]] — Strong Bad uses "Bar-mitzfvfahs" as one example of an occasion he can videograph.
*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] (Easter egg) — The announcer for Hot Pooey asks, "oh dear God, what have we done?"
*[[April Fool 2014]] — The Homestar Runner calls Sickly Sam "an affront to God and man."
*[[Flash is Dead!]] — Homestar Runner suggests that Strong Bad's explanations of the importance of [[Flash]] sound "religioso".
*[[@StrongBadActual]] — One of Strong Bad's rewards for Sbemail Song Mystery is a "horrifying close-up of his ungodly puppet mouth".
*[[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]] — Strong Bad remarks that [[Character 2]] has stumbled upon "the [[Wikipedia:Paganism|Pagan]] festival", also known as [[Halloween]].
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if he's been going to church.

==See Also==
*[[Decemberween#References to Christmas]]
*[[Heaven]]
*[[Hell]]
*[[Angels]]
*[[Demons]]
*[[Don and Harriet Chapman]] (for the [[Brothers Chaps]]' religious background)
*[[Swears]]
*[[666]]

[[Category:Recurring Themes]]

Religion

2019-09-26T07:00:03Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[File:Shady missionaries.png|240px|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]

'''Religion''' has occasionally been referenced in the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

==Appearances==
*[[Renaldo]] — Wears a sideways [[Wikipedia:Star and crescent|star and crescent]], a symbol of [[Wikipedia:Islam|Islam]].
*[[Email]] — One of the return addresses is "Duderonomy", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]].
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — [[Homestar Runner]] sees [[Strong Sad]] as a nun.
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] — [[Strong Bad]] performs a parody of [[Wikipedia:O Holy Night|O Holy Night]]. Strong Sad ends with the phrase "and God bless us, everyone", albeit interrupted. Strong Sad's phrase is from [[Wikipedia: A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]].
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — It is Strong Sad's night to play "Caaardinal Sins". Cardinal sins are another name for the [[wikipedia:Seven Deadly Sins|Seven Deadly Sins]] of Catholicism.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (Easter egg) — [[Homsar]] remarks, "And also with you," a traditional response by the congregation to the priest's "[[Wikipedia:Dominus vobiscum|The Lord be with you]]" in some [[Wikipedia:Christian|Christian]] denominations.
*Email [[couch patch]] — Strong Bad claims that the couch contains a "stench of Biblical proportions."
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — Removing the loin-cheesecloth results in the message "Thou art as naked as the day god made thee."
*[[A Folky Tale]] — Coach Z asks Strong Sad if he's quoting Scripture.
*[[Hallrunner]] — One of the obstacles is a [[Wikipedia:Franciscan|Franciscan]] monk.
*Email [[record book]] (commentary) — Strong Bad says, "I mean, I remember as a kid thinking that the Guinness Book of World Records was like, up there with the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — After being [[-'d|LATHE'D!]], [[What's Her Face]] says that she hopes they have corn chips in [[Heaven]].
*[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-10|Sketchbook]] for 10 March 2006 — features [[Wikipedia:Shaker|Shaker]] Homestar and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]].
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — A fat monk, who lives alone in a monastery, tries to eat [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] (commentary) — [[Ryan Sterritt]] recalls attending a Bible study camp.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad dresses up as [[Wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]], who he refers to as a "pretend priest-comedian".
*Email [[looking old]] — Strong Bad's age is protected by monks. [[Marzipan]] drinks [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]] [[L'Chaim Kosher Tea|tea]].
*[[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!!]] — the [[King of Town]] has a [[Cleric]] who tries to marry [[The Poopsmith]] to a pleasant odor in a chapel.
*Email [[your funeral]] — Homestar reads from "the book of phone" as if he was reading from a book of the Bible.
*Email [[more armies]] (Easter egg) — [[Taranchula]]'s album ''Shady Missionaries'' features "Fairly Religious Overtones!"
*Email [[Accent]] — [[Coach Z]] shows Strong Bad a picture of an ear of corn with a halo on it; Strong Bad calls it "religious corn", but Coach Z calls it a "holy crop".
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — [[The Grape Fairie]] uses the phrase "honest to God."
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Strong Bad tells [[Bubs]] he needs, among other things, crosses and holy water.
*[[Non-Sequitur Champion]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] says, "Thank yo, [[Wikipedia:Presbyterian|Presbyterian]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] — Cheerleader says that sweating is against several of her religions.
*Email [[hiding]] — Strong Bad tells [[The Cheat]] about a prestigious monk.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — The Egyptian god [[wikipedia:Anubis|Anubis]] makes an appearance. Also, Strong Bad says "Speak to me, O burning bush!" which is a reference to the story in the book of [[Wikipedia:Book of Exodus|Exodus]] where God speaks to Moses in the form of a bush that is burning but not being consumed.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] — One of the responses from the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] advertises Freeze-Dried [[Wikipedia:Mormonism|Mormons]].
*[[Hremails]] — Sending an email to Homestar Runner would result in a response with the subject line, "My Inbox Runneth Ova!" which references the twenty-third psalm, which includes the line "My cup runneth over".
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Several of the tombstones in the cemetery have crucifixes on them.
*[[Comic Book Movie]] — Strong Bad remarks, "Kindred soul? You sound like a religious metal band. You know, the kind that try and offset their religiousness with evil fonts and drippy graphics!"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] — [[The Topplegangers|Dryghost]] says he got the [[Cheat Commandos HQ|Headquarters Playset]] for his [[Wikipedia:Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]].
*Email [[videography]] — Strong Bad uses "Bar-mitzfvfahs" as one example of an occasion he can videograph.
*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] — An Easter egg makes a reference to God.
*[[April Fool 2014]] — The Homestar Runner calls Sickly Sam "an affront to God and man."
*[[Flash is Dead!]] — Homestar Runner suggests that Strong Bad's explanations of the importance of [[Flash]] sound "religioso".
*[[@StrongBadActual]] — One of Strong Bad's rewards for Sbemail Song Mystery is a "horrifying close-up of his ungodly puppet mouth".
*[[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]] — Strong Bad remarks that [[Character 2]] has stumbled upon "the [[Wikipedia:Paganism|Pagan]] festival", also known as [[Halloween]].
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if he's been going to church.

==See Also==
*[[Decemberween#References to Christmas]]
*[[Heaven]]
*[[Hell]]
*[[Angels]]
*[[Demons]]
*[[Don and Harriet Chapman]] (for the [[Brothers Chaps]]' religious background)
*[[Swears]]
*[[666]]

[[Category:Recurring Themes]]

Wonkavision Magazine Interview

2019-06-03T08:26:57Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:wvlogo.PNG|thumb|Wonkavision Magazine's logo]]In the issue [http://wonkavisionmagazine.com/merch/product_info.php?products_id=60 #21] of the [http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com Wonkavision Magazine], the magazine writers interviewed the characters of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].

''(Note: This is not the complete interview with the characters, or any other Homestar Runner things mentioned in this magazine. According to Wonkavision, the print version contains: "Homestar Runner Character Comprehensive, Levels of Homestar Fandom, Homestar Video Game Reviews, Factoids & Tidbits and The Brothers Chaps Top 5 Favorite Albums.")''

== Transcript ==
===[[Marzipan]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' How long have you been going out with Homestar?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Since I decided we were going out.

'''WONKAVISION:''' I noticed you have old video tapes of yourself painting, was this a lucrative career for you and do you still make them?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Charging money for art is like throttling baby seals.

'''WONKAVISION:''' It's rumored that you're the King of Town's daughter. If so, does that cause any conflict with your politics?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Those allegations are completely false. The King was trying to make himself look better by association. That poor man. That poor fat, filthy man.

'''WONKAVISION:''' There's been some tension between you and Homestar lately. What's your status with him now?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's exactly what I want it to be. Thank you.

'''WONKAVISION:''' What made you go vegan?

'''MARZIPAN:''' People ''go'' to the bathroom. You don't ''go'' vegan.

'''WONKAVISION:''' It seems that more than a few people around town fancy you, how do you deal with all the attention?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I try to focus it inward, so as to strive toward self-enlightenment. That, and a lotta kicks to the crotch.

'''WONKAVISION:''' What do you when you're not gardening or protesting?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Working on my iambic pentameter.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Are you straight-edge?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, I tried that. There aren't enough decorations.

'''WONKAVISION:''' What kind of music are you into, exactly?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm a big fan of my own bittersweet brand of folk rock. I gave my latest record four and a half kitties. Not real ones though. Construction paper ones.

===[[Bubs]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' How lucrative is your concession stand?

'''BUBS:''' I do alright for myself. Tell you what though, Hard Times lives right next door.

'''WONKAVISION:''' What's the best selling item at the stand?

'''BUBS:''' My Sno-Cones. There's a little bit of Bubs in every one. For real.

'''WONKAVISION:''' If I'm not mistaken you're kind of a gear-head, what kind of car do you drive?

'''BUBS:''' It's been a while. Ask the repo man.

'''WONKAVISION:''' I heard a rumor that you have the hots for Marzipan, is this true?

'''BUBS:''' I've had my fill of the ladies. Bizness is my mistress.

===[[Coach Z]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' You were a top rapper in your home country, where was that and who were your major influences?

'''COACH Z:''' I gotta give a shout to Grand Master Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, DMC. All those who laid the groundwork for MCs like me. I tip my Listerine to Jam Master J. We lost a legend there.

'''WONKAVISION:''' The world is dying to know — when do we hear Coach Z on the mic?

'''COACH Z:''' I'm not sure the world is ready for my flavor. Maybe when peoples quit tryin' to fade me.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Why exactly do you sleep in the locker room?

'''COACH Z:''' So far, nobody's asked me to leave.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Um... there's no easy way to say this, but have you considered speech therapy classes?

'''COACH Z:''' Norp. Don't needs em.

===[[The King of Town|King of Town]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' What's your favorite food?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Is cholesterol a food?

'''WONKAVISION:''' What do you do with all those sheep?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' I eat them and I cherish them.

'''WONKAVISION:''' How much do  charge The Cheat to live in your grill?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Charge the who to live in my what?

===[[Strong Sad]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' Why do you take so much abuse?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, I don't take so much. It's more like it's forced on me with a flaming hot poker.

'''WONKAVISION:''' What's the worst thing Strong Bad has ever done to you?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Stabbed me with a flaming hot poker.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Why do you wish you were blind?

'''STRONG SAD:''' The world doesn't hurt so much when you can't see it. Kinda like a flu shot.

===[[Strong Bad]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' What is your favorite wrestling move?

'''STRONG BAD: '''Any move that uses a foreign object. Y'know, something you can hide easily in your tights. Usually wrapped in masking tape.

'''WONKAVISION:''' When will we get to meet your girlfriend from that other country?

'''STRONG BAD''' Oh, um. Probably never. She's real busy winning international Total Hotness contests and stuff. In space.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Where does one get a The Cheat? Did you find him?

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's weird, man. It's like for a long time there, there was no The Cheat. Then all of the sudden, there was The Cheat. But it was like he'd been there all along, you know?

'''WONKAVISION:''' Did you and Pom Pom have some sort of reconciliation? You're hanging out a lot more these days.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom's pretty cool. You can't fade that guy. And I've tried, too. Now, Coach Z on the other hand...

'''WONKAVISION:''' You're such a multi-talented musician. Have you considered taking your act to the people?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Definitely. If, by "taking it to the people", you mean going around in a big robot and robbing people while The Cheat runs behind me with a boombox. Then, yes.

===[[Homestar Runner]]===
'''WONKAVISION:''' Helicopter beanies are hard to come by, where did you get yours?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. Born with it.

'''WONKAVISION:''' How much do you like Marzipan?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Less than or equal to as much as she likes me.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Where do you see your relationship with her 5 years down the road?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' By that smoothie place I guess. I think that's about 5 years down the road.

'''WONKAVISION:''' Now that Marshie is in the picture, what, if any are the future plans with Fluffy Puff?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm on their board of directors now or something.

'''WONKAVISION:''' What's it like having so many fans?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You mean real fans or pretend fans?

'''WONKAVISION:''' What's the first thing that comes to mind when I say "Marzipan?"

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Elephants.

'''WONKAVISION:''' If one were to assume that having more than two arms would increase an individual's productivity and ability to multitask could one then draw the assumption that said individual could reach some type of genius status in life?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boing!

'''WONKAVISION:''' Are you bitter that Strong Bad has stolen your thunder and is a much more popular guy then you are?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's funny. You're funny.

==External Links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071201124451/http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/homestarrunner.html Read the interview]
*[http://wonkavisionmagazine.com/merch/product_info.php?products_id=60 Buy the issue] (#21)

[[Category:Interviews and Public Appearances]]

death metal

2019-04-12T22:56:19Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{sbenav|141}}
[[Image:Sbemail141.PNG|thumb|"...and let the evil flow forth."]]

Strong Bad instructs viewers on how to make an awesome [[Wikipedia:Death metal|death metal]] song.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[Brainkrieg]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[Taranchula]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|What's Her Face}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Cheerleader}} (Easter egg), [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#No "i" in team boy|No "i" in team boy]] (Easter Egg), [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Goblins|A Goblin]] (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 16, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:48

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Email, ah ooh, ooh, ooh ah ooh, email. ''{reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: death metal</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I'm in this death metal band at my school, and I am in need 
of some of your expert lyrical advice: what words sound 
really cool when you scream 'em at the top of your lungs? 
Dane 
Corvallis, OR 
</blockquote>

''{He says "Ding dong, string strong, bing bong" instead of "Dear Strong Bad."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whoa! You must go to a pretty cool school. Most schools just have a marching band or maybe a jazz ensemble. But a death metal band? That's extracurriculariffic! ''{clears screen}'' Now let's see, first, you'd better be ugly, Dane. Or fat. The gift of death metal does not smile on the good looking. If there's any doubt, go ahead and hot-glue some corn flakes to your face. That'll do the trick. Now, I'm no geographist, but I don't think Oregon is anywhere near Scandinavia, which seems to be the only place left where death metal will get you any chicks. ''{clears screen}'' As for lyrics, you've got it all wrong! Screaming words at the ''top'' of your lungs is for people with blond hair. Ya know, words like 'tonite,' 'wooh-mon,' and the name of any street in L.A. ''{types "run 'webcam'"}'' Check it out! ''{clears screen. A window with a camera shot of Larry Palaroncini pops up.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{sings the following lines, which appear below the shot under the screen name "ladeezluvlarry71"}'' tonight! wooh-mon! we'll be drivin' down Sepulveda with the t-top down?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Thanks, Larry.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{the words continue to appear below Larry's image}'' no prob, Strong Bad. HEY! i'm gonna b online later on playing an MMORPG if you wanna join my guild!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, maybe.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' no wait! ''{the text "you kicked ladeezluvlarry71 offline" appears in red. The window closes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So for death metal, you want to scream from the bowels of your lungs. The bowels! Words like, ''{in a deep, sinister voice, and with the words in green, spooky letters}'' 'decay,' 'deranged,' 'decrepit,' and um, 'delouse.' In fact, you really can't go wrong with anything that starts with d-e. 'Cept for maybe

''{cut to the auditorium from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], with a singer, bassist, and drummer on stage}''

'''SINGER:''' Dentist!

'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

'''SINGER:''' Deli-style!

'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''{in Teen Girl Squad voice}'' That was Brainkrieg. They got last place. ''{in normal voice}'' So let's recap: ugly, Nordic, bowels, d-e words. Now all you gotta do is—

''{cut to Strong Mad in the Basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — hunch all up on yourself, ''{Strong Mad gets down on his knee}'' pretend you're holding a mystical orb in each hand ''{Strong Mad holds out his hands and a circular outline appears in each}'' and let the evil flow forth.

''{The scene darkens. The circular outlines fade away. A drum beat begins.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{bounces up and down}'' DeVito. DE NIRO! DELUISE!! ''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, imitating drum beat}'' Broodle-broodle-broodle blap-biddle-baddle! Broodle-broodle-broodle blap-biddle-blap! Whoa! Boy, do I ever need a quadruple bass pedal. And now, let's watch how it all comes together on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour!

''{Cut to the TV in the basement, on which the text "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon [Hour]" is seen. Strong Bad sits on the couch. Taranchula appears on the screen, along with their logo.}''

'''TARANCHULA:''' ''{in pseudo-Scandinavian accents}'' Ja, we are Taranchula!

''{logo disappears}''

'''DAVE OLAFTENSTON:''' You just saw videos from Vinger, Schlaugh-ter and the Winnie Wincent Inwasion.

'''SCHENKEL MCDOO:''' Ja, now here's a sneak peek at our new wideo. ''{lifts tone as if asking a question}''

''{The TV cuts to the video. We see a screw on some rusty metal. Cut to another scene with rusty metal. Cut to a piece of beef slithering across rusty metal.}''

'''TARANCHULA:''' You will submit to the decoupage!

''{Cut to four screws, one of which moves around quickly.}''

'''TARANCHULA:''' The death nail! {{ref|deathknell}} (Death nail!)

''{Cut to the beef, which is stabbed by a nail and then bound with metal wires. The beef explodes.}''

'''TARANCHULA:''' Down with the decoupage!

''{Cut to the beef slithering over the rusty metal, this time in the opposite direction. Cut to Strong Bad on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Creeping... rusty... meat. Truly the heart and soul of all death metal. Except, now I feel like I really need to brush my teeth. Lookin' at all that rust. And beef. While I'm gone, complete this worksheet I've prepared for you aspiring death metal types. And, uh, careful with the hot-glue gun, Dane.

''{He goes offscreen to the right, while the worksheet floats to the front of the screen. The worksheet includes [[The Paper|The Paper's]] customary "Click here to email Strong Bad" link at the bottom.}''

===Footnote===
# {{note|deathknell}}This line might also be "death knell." A death knell is a church bell rung when somebody dies. The phrase is somewhat of a cliché in songs or poems about death. The phrase "death nail" might also be a pun on "death knell".

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "fresh juice" at the end to see Homestar Runner come in looking for try-outs.
:''{Homestar Runner walks in, holding a box of corn flakes and with corn flakes glued to his face}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, hello? Is anybody here? I'm, uh, here to try out for the, uh, jazz ensemble.
:*Click on "Corn Krunch" during the Easter egg to see a closeup of the [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] box which reads:<blockquote><big>'''Corn Krunch'''</big> Free Full-size alto saxophone inside!!!</blockquote>
[[Image:TGS-brainkrieg.png|thumb|"I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas."]]
*Click on "deafening" at the end to see an extra [[Teen Girl Squad]] scene.
:''{cut to the auditorium from Teen Girl Squad Issue 8 again, with the singer and back-up on stage}''
:'''SINGER:''' Deli-style!
:'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!
:'''SINGER:''' De La Soul!
:'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!
:''{Cut to What's Her Face and Cheerleader standing in the crowd. What's Her Face seems surprised and pleased to see Cheerleader}''
:'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Cheerleader! Are you here to see Brainkrieg?
:'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{wearing a shirt that says "de"}'' I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas.
:'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Scandinavia]] is a group of countries in Northern Europe, comprising [[Wikipedia:Norway|Norway]], [[Wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]], [[Wikipedia:Denmark|Denmark]] and [[Wikipedia:Iceland|Iceland]], where many successful Death and Black Metal bands originate from. Examples of accomplished Death Metal bands from the region include ''Dissection'', ''In Flames'' and ''Amon Amarth''. 
*[[Wikipedia:Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda Boulevard]] is a major street in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].
*[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]] stands for "'''M'''assively '''M'''ultiplayer '''O'''nline '''R'''ole-'''P'''laying '''G'''ame", the most prominent examples of which are ''[[Wikipedia:Everquest|Everquest]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]''.  Many MMORPGs include the option to create or join an organized team of players, most often referred to as a guild.
*[[Wikipedia:Decoupage|Decoupage]] is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper bits onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, etc.
*Although there is no such thing as a quadruple bass pedal, a [[Wikipedia:Bass drum#Double bass|double bass pedal]] is a device used to play one bass drum with both feet, a technique which is practically mandatory for death metal drummers. In a particularly elaborate kit, such as that played by the drummer of [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brainkrieg|Brainkrieg]], there might be two differently-tuned bass drums, each with a double pedal, for a total of four pedals; this could be what Strong Bad means.
*"Krieg" is [[German]] for "war", often seen as part of the compound word [[Wikipedia:blitzkrieg|blitzkrieg]].
*A [[Wikipedia:Deltoid muscle|deltoid]] is a thick triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, used to raise the arm from the side.
**The term "deltoid" is also sometimes used to mean a [[Wikipedia:Geometric kite|geometric kite]].
*To [[Wikipedia:Denatured alcohol|denature]] is most commonly to render unfit to eat or drink without destroying usefulness in other applications, especially to add methanol to ethyl alcohol.
**[[Wikipedia:Denaturation (biochemistry)|Denaturation]] also refers to the process by which macromolecules (usually proteins) drastically change in properties, usually caused by change in heat or acidity. As a common example, cooking food is a form of denaturation.
*A "[[Wikipedia:T-top|T-top]]" is an automobile roof with removable panels and a central spine running along the top from the windshield to the aft structure of the car. Notable vehicles that had one either stock or as an option were the [[Wikipedia: Pontiac Firebird|Pontiac Firebird]] and some models of the [[Wikipedia: Chevrolet Corvette|Chevrolet Corvette]].
*Taranchula continuously pronounce W like a V and vice versa, which is common in Scandinavian languages.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time that Strong Bad has admitted to having teeth.
*When this email first came out, there was no "back" button at the end. This was fixed in a matter of minutes.
*This is one of the few emails to end without [[The Paper]].
*"Brainkrieg", "extracurriculariffic" and "geographist" are [[portmanteaus]].
*The AOL Instant Messenger screen name "ladeezluvlarry71" was registered by a fan after this email came out.
*The death metal worksheet is rendered exclusively in purple ink, suggesting it was produced by a [[Wikipedia:Spirit duplicator|spirit duplicator]]; this device, commonly called a "ditto machine", was in widespread use in public schools prior to the introduction of photocopiers. The worksheet features two hands on either side flashing the [[Wikipedia:Corna|corna]] and reads:
<blockquote>Death Metal Worksheet
 
Which words would NOT 
be good death metal lyrics? 
 
destruction 
decapitation 
delicious 
demonic 
fresh juice 
decaying 
deafening 
deteriorate 
deltoid 
deity 
devastation 
denature 
 
click here to email strongbad</blockquote>

*This is the first time that the entire band [[Taranchula]] appears, although Dave Bjornborg appeared in the video for "[[Moving Very Slowly]]".

*This email marks the fastest that Strong Bad has ever typed, at an average of 240 words per minute, during the quadruple bass pedal segment.
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad gives lessons in making a death metal song."

===Remarks===
*If Brainkrieg got last place in the "Battle of the Crappy High School Bands", it could be interpreted to say that they were the best.
*One of the members of Taranchula (Schenkel McDoo) is wearing the exact same pink shirt that [[Matt Chapman]] wears in the [[:Image:Videlectrix developers.png|promo photo]] for [[Videlectrix]].
*Dave Bjornborg's black hair has various red dots appear in it during his appearance. This is probably a transparency bug.
*Strong Bad uses a similar email greeting when he says "Ding dong dear Strong Bad" in [[japanese cartoon]].
*The space between "strong" and "bad" in Strong Bad's name is omitted on the end worksheet.
*The music that plays while Larry sings begins playing before Strong Bad even finishes typing the "run webcam" command.
*"Mort", as in the name "Mort Dougland", is derived from a Latin word (mors) meaning "[[death]]".
*When Strong Bad types the word "de-" words, the outline expanding around each word appears before he finishes typing it.
*When the VCR appears, the blinking "12:00" appears offset to the left with the "REC" symbol next to it. On the [[Character Videos|Characters]] page, however, the blinking "12:00" appears in the center.
*This email features a [[live action]] segment.


*Strong Bad says that screaming at the top of your lungs is for people with blonde hair; however, Scandinavian [[Wikipedia:Black metal|black metal]] utilizes this technique frequently.
*The Half Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour featured videos from Winger, Slaughter, and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. These bands are glam metal, not death metal.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad stands up at the end of the email, his legs are an abnormal gray color. As he walks away they, fluctuate independently between gray and the usual black.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's intro song is almost identical to that of [[mile]] in the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoon.
*The Teen Girl Squad Battle of the Crappy High School Bands is similar to the Battle of the Bands in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]].
*The popup title "Video [[Thyme]]" is a reference to "Message Thyme" from [[marzipan]].
*The first reference to De la Soul came in [[50 emails]]. Homestar typed it when he was attempting [[DELETED]].
*The name of the director of the Taranchula video, Mort Dougland, is a reference to [[Teeg Dougland]].
*The growling riff that introduces the "[[Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour]]" accompanies the appearance of "Taranchula" in [[band names]].

*Dave Olaftenson is most likely played by [[Mike Chapman]], as he sounds very similar to PBtC Strong Bad in the Strong Bad Email [[mile]].
*Strong Bad says to hunch "[[all up on]]" yourself.
*Limozeen previously sang about a street in L.A. in [[Because, It's Midnite]]: "Sunset Strip, California, West Hollywood".

===Real-World References===
*[[De La Soul]] is a highly influential eclectic hip-hop group, matching activist lyrics with artistic [[Wikipedia:Jazz rap|jazz rap]] backings. Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul Is Dead]], is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s [[Matt Chapman#Favorite Music|favorite album list]].
*The Taranchula video seems to be inspired by the style and imagery of stop-motion animators [[Wikipedia:Brothers Quay|The Brothers Quay]], particularly their short film "The Street of Crocodiles" (which features self-mobile screws, meat, and a similar decrepit industrial setting). It is also reminiscent of a number of videos by the band [[Wikipedia:Tool (band)|Tool]], most notably for the song "Sober"; Tool guitarist Adam Jones, who created the videos, is strongly influenced by the Quays.
*Strong Mad's death metal lyrics are a reference to three film and television actors whose last names begin with "D-e": [[Wikipedia:Danny DeVito|Danny DeVito]], [[Wikipedia:Robert De Niro|Robert De Niro]], and either [[Wikipedia:Dom DeLuise|Dom]], [[Wikipedia:Peter DeLuise|Peter]], [[Wikipedia:Michael DeLuise|Michael]] or [[Wikipedia:David DeLuise|David DeLuise]].
*The "Winnie Wincent Inwasion" is in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Vinnie Vincent Invasion|Vinnie Vincent Invasion]]. Vinnie Vincent formed the Invasion after leaving [[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)|KISS]].
*"Schlaugh-ter" is probably meant to be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Slaughter (band)|Slaughter]], a hair metal band formed near the end of that genre's mass popularity. Interestingly enough, it was formed mostly out of former members of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion.
*"Vinger" is more than likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Winger (band)|Winger]], an oft-ridiculed hair metal band most famous for songs such as "Headed for a Heartbreak".
*[[Wikipedia:MTV|MTV]] had a show called the Heavy Metal Half-Hour in 1987. It later became the Hard 30, then disappeared entirely.
**The "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour" may also be a parody of "[[Wikipedia:Headbanger's Ball|Headbanger's Ball]]", a metal-oriented music-video segment on MTV that aired in the late 1980s up through 1994. Headbanger's Ball had a reputation for disappointing metal fans by claiming to play hardcore metal but often favoring videos by such pop-metal acts as [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]] and [[Wikipedia:Poison (band)|Poison]]. "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour" also plays on the name of MTV's "Half-hour Comedy Hour".
*The "Video Thyme" player appears to parody [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]]'s video chat function.
*Dave Bjornborg's name is probably derived from the name of [[Wikipedia:Björn Borg|Björn Borg]], a famous tennis player. Borg was also mentioned in [[Sample of Style]].
*Strong Bad's suggestion of hotglueing cornflakes to one's face is a possible reference to alternative metal band [[Wikipedia:Mudvayne|Mudvayne]], whose guitarist once glued large triangular cornchips to his already-greasepainted face for a music video.
* The "bowels of your lungs" growl is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Death growl|death growl]] used in various [[Wikipedia:Death metal|death metal]], [[Wikipedia:Grindcore|grindcore]], [[Wikipedia:Deathcore|deathcore]]/[[Wikipedia:Metalcore|metalcore]] and [[Wikipedia:Sludge metal|sludge metal]] bands. Singing from your gut is an actual death metal technique. [http://www.wikihow.com/Do-Harsh-Death-Metal-Vocals]

===Fast Forward===
*One of Brainkrieg's songs is a ringtone in the [[Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad minigame]] of [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*Brainkrieg also went on to make a music video, "If I Don't Get Video Games...", as part of the various artists compilation album, [[Hooked On Decemberween]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*Because of Strong Bad's extended email intro, the DVD version running time is 3:51.
*The signing-off sound effect does not play when Strong Bad shuts off Larry's window.
*The sound quality for both Easter eggs is inexplicably the same quality as on the website, rather than enhanced as with the rest of the DVD content.

===Commentary Transcript===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is one of my all-time favorite styles, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, I'm not gonna be Mike, I'm gonna pretend to be Matt for this commentary.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. That was kind of a very hip hop intro to a death metal email.

'''MIKE:''' ''{pretending to be Matt, sounding nothing like him}'' Yes it was!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, what's up Matt?

'''MIKE:''' Not too much, I'm Matt Chapman!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do you sound like some type of super hero?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I think I am!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you ''think'' you are?

'''MIKE:''' ''{mumbles}'' I am!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' You don't sound very sure of yourself.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad, I like this email a lot.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''{stops pretending to be Matt}'' All right, I'm gonna stop.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ryan was in the jazz ensemble, at his high school.

'''MIKE:''' I wish he was playing some jazz music for us right now.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{makes a sound kind of like "baloongalatang"}''

'''MIKE:''' Baloongalatang.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's my jazz guitar.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the best I could do. Um, I think Lemmy from Motörhead has cornflakes on his face.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs (in the middle of Strong Bad's previous line)}'' Definitely does.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Do you know what Lemmy's last name is?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, Motorhelm.

'''MIKE:''' Killmeister.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right. That's the be— is that true?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know. I hope so.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's awesome. If I could have a last name like— how could you not be that guy and be in Motörhead?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, imagine if he was really good looking and a businessman. Named Lemmy Killmeister.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, there's no way he'd be successful.

''{[[Larry Palaroncini]] appears on Strong Bad's computer screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this guy. This guy pops up all the time, on my Video Thyme. And tries to talk to me. He always tries to get me to play massively multiplayer overlord rock play games.

'''MIKE:''' You should change your screen name, I've had to do that before.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' When people you don't want keep popping up and... yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Like fourteen-year-old girls?

'''MIKE:''' Add a 2005 to your screen name.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh.

'''MIKE:''' That'll— That'll trick 'em.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's a good idea. ''{pause}'' Oh, man, this is the best feature of the Lappy. It knows what I means.

'''MIKE:''' And it can change the font and font color accordingly?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, the Compy could do it too, I think.

'''MIKE:''' I think it did.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It did it with the Kerrek smote the Trogdor smote the Kerrek.

''{Brainkrieg appear on screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The trog— Oh. These guys. Look at that— their drummer is out of place.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' He's the only one that can play drums.

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's too happy. Yeah, clearly that's the only guy they could find. He's just like, "Well, I don't really listen to the music you guys play, but I'll do it! We're gonna be in the battle of the bands?"

'''MIKE:''' He's in, like, four bands. He's the only drummer at the school.

'''STRONG BAD:''' He looks like Joe Mama Besser from Spinal Tap.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Joe Mama Besser didn't make it very far.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't think he did.

''{pause}

''{Strong Bad makes surprised sounds}''

'''MIKE:''' You okay there?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No! It's hard to— to resist... the quadruple bass pedal. ''{pause}'' This is my favorite show.

'''MIKE:''' The hard 30?

'''STRONG BAD:''' The hard 30. Ozzy Ozzy 'ard N Heavy!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, remember those Hard N Heavy videos?

'''STRONG BAD:''' The video magazine.

'''MIKE:''' Uh huh.

'''STRONG BAD:''' On VHS! ''{pause}'' Oh, that's Schenkel McDoo. ''{Mike laughs}'' That guy's awesome.

'''MIKE:''' What do you think of this video? I like it a lot.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. It looks— it— Eugh! It's disgusting, look at that grease that that beef left on that rusty thing. Uh, rusty pipe.

'''MIKE:''' Where'd we get that cookie sheet? That rusty cookie sheet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I think it was yours.

'''MIKE:''' It might have been mine.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think you ha— you had just baked some cookies on it and we were like, "Oh, maybe this will give us diseases." ''{pause}'' Yeah, I remember that. Every time I watch that... no, I actually went and gargled with grape soda. After that.

'''MIKE:''' Gave yourself a sweet mouth?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Yeah, definitely. ''{mumbling}'' Those things hurt. And the things on your face.

===Fun Facts===
*"The Kerrek smote the Trogdor smote the Kerrek" refers to a line spoken in [[interview]].
*Lemmy from [[Wikipedia:Motörhead|Motörhead]]'s last name was [[Wikipedia:Lemmy Kilmister|Kilmister]], not Killmeister. He was the lead singer and bass player. He was previously mentioned in [[band names]].
*[[Spinal Tap]] is a fictional rock band from the faux-documentary ''This is Spinal Tap''; the band had several drummers die during their heyday. Joe "Mama" Besser himself died only a few seconds after being introduced.

==YouTube Version==
*Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] song is a bit longer: "Email, ah ooh, ooh, ooh ah ooh, email, ah ooh, email, ah ooh, ooh."
*None of the Easter eggs play.

==External Links==
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Mr. Poofers Must Die

2018-10-31T06:15:09Z

JohnnyLurg: /* Inside References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween18|The Next April Fools Thing|Homestarloween Party}}
[[File:MrPoofersMustDie.png|200px|thumb|"Oh. Sorry. 'The End.'"]]
The cast tries to create the perfect story to kill off a dog, but something's not right...

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Mr. Poofers}}, {{Film|Old Man Rootbeer}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]],

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'''Date:''' Tuesday, October 30, 2018

'''Running Time:''' 9:25

'''Page Title:''' A Top Notch Quality Ghost Story!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Marzipan playing her guitar in her living room. Streamers resembling the "ghost" from [[Haunted Photo Booth]] decorate the room. Homestar walks up, and Marzipan stops playing as she turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angry}'' Marzipan, it's over! ''{raises his sword prop}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unfazed}'' Okay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't take another day of this ''{plants his sword into the floor}'' garbage relationship!

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's fine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what day is it?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{annoyed}'' Halloween.

''{Homestar produces a book labeled "PLAN THING" and opens it up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sheepishly}'' Oops, sorry! I was looking at next week. ''This'' is what I'm supposed to say to you today: ''{jumps up excitedly}'' Marzipan! This is it! ''{picks up and raises his sword}'' This Halloween I'm finally going to tell a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story! And you know what that means!

''{The music Marzipan was playing starts back up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Um, that you're gonna break up with me next week apparently?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dramatically}'' Mr. Poofers must die!!

''{Cut to a title screen reading "Mr. Poofers Must Die". Mr. Poofers's eyes occasionally briefly flash in place of the O's in the title. The words "A TOP-NOTCH 4½ STARS WITH OVER 600 REVIEWS QUALITY GHOST STORY" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' Who the crap is Mr. Poofers?

''{The scene transitions to Mr. Poofers on an orange background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hey everyone! Hey everyone, look! Hey everyone, look at Mr. Poofers!

''{Mr. Poofers sits down, with an accompanying noise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers is a dog—

''{Mr. Poofers scratches himself with his hind leg and a question mark appears over his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —but he sounds like this!

''{As Homestar says each word that Mr. Poofers "sounds like", Mr. Poofers opens his mouth, and the same word appears inside it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{Mr. Poofers looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' That is funny talk for a dog!

''{Mr. Poofers stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a great cloud with legs Mr. Poofers is.

''{Mr. Poofers's fur fluffs out to make him look more cloud-like.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, I mean, what a great ''dog''—

''{Mr. Poofers returns to normal and scratches himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —Mr. Poofers is!

''{The screen changes to a dining room table with three pine cones on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers eats pimecones for breakfast, ''{Mr. Poofers appears and eats half of the first pine cone}'' lunch, ''{he eats the second}'' and dinner. ''{he eats the third}'' Imagine that! Pimecones for B, L, and D!

''{As he says that last part, placards labeled "B", "L", and "D" fall in front of the half-eaten pine cones. Cut to Old Man Rootbeer, who looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, look! Oh, look, everyone! There's Old Man Rootbeer! Old Man Rootbeer is not a big fan of Mr. Poofers.

''{The screen pans over as Mr. Poofers runs up in the background. Old Man Rootbeer shakes his fist at him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not really that much of a big fan at all. ''{As Rootbeer, who points at Mr. Poofers:}'' That kid eats my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Shouted Old Man Rootbeer.

''{Cut to Rootbeer and Mr. Poofers, standing near a hammock with four pine cones sitting nearby.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover, as Rootbeer}'' I'm gonna take a nap on my college hammock, ''{Rootbeer shakes his fist}'' so don't eat my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Old Man Rootbeer told Mr. Poofers. ''{as Mr. Poofers}'' Miffa miffa!

''{Rootbeer lies down on the hammock, and his hat falls over his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' After a few moments, Old Man Rootbeer had fallen a-slumber.

''{Mr. Poofers sneaks closer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Juuust when the moment was right... Mr. Poofers stole his beard!

''{Mr. Poofers takes Rootbeer's beard and runs off. Rootbeer jumps up, his entire face now covered in the remnants of his beard, and shakes his fist.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a prize!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers happily hugging the beard. A "ding" sound effect plays as the beard shines.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' An old man's beard, no less!

''{Cut to Homestar, standing next to a table with a candle on it, as silhouettes of the other characters look on. White noise plays for a few seconds as he looks around. Cut to a shot of the other main characters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmm... what did I just listen to?

''{Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, sorry. "The end."

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is ''that'' what you dragged us all here for?!

''{Cut to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Wasn't Mr. Poofers supposed to die?

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Did it happen again?! Every time I try and tell a spooky Mr. Poofers story—

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Which has now been exactly one time.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —he always survives! I thought, if I could finally kill him off, it would definitely become a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story.

''{Cut to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' But it didn't even sound like you tried to off Mr. Poofers in the first place.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, but I did. Watch this: I'm about to say "Then Mr. Poofers' head fell off and he died, died, died." Ahem.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers walking down the street.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers was thinking about a branch, ''{a thought bubble with a branch appears over his head}'' a hotel, ''{the bubble expands an a hotel labeled "OH SWELL" is added}'' and a $350 pair of loafers.

''{The bubble expands and a pair of brown shoes marked "350" is added. Then it disappears and Mr. Poofers spins, looking like a tornado.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Gee whiz! That's a lot of Kansas match right there!

''{Mr. Poofers strikes a triumphant pose. The image poofs away and cuts back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' See? It's like somethin' takes a hold of ya when you're telling a Mr. Poofers story!

''{Cut to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Eh, what a bunch of balarney. Ain't nobaddy can get fatally irresponsible with an animal like Coach Z! Let me take a whack at it. And I'll try and finish your story too!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers and Old Man Rootbeer standing next to each other near a wall.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look, gentlemen! A roundish box!

''{A roundish box drops into the scene as both characters take a step back.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers ''{the "oo" is pronounced as in the word "hook"}'' pretended there was such a thing as a roundish box.

''{Mr. Poofers pushes it toward Rootbeer.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' He gave it to Old M'n Rootber, ''{The "oo" is again pronounced as in "hook". Rootbeer scratches his head}'' who absolutely had not asked for it. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' This better be replacement pimecones! ''{normally}'' Belted Old M'n Rootber.

''{Rootbeer reaches into the box and produces a broken half of a brush with brown hairs stuck to it as an electric sound effect is heard. He looks at it, puzzled.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was harlf a hairbrush.

''{Rootbeer turns the brush over. The scene poofs away as we cut back to Coach Z, whose face covered in sweat.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{freaked out}'' Ooooohhhh! That wasn't me! That wasn't me! I tried to kill 'im! I swear!

''{Cut to Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, shut up, Coach Z, you infant. I'll kill the stupid dog.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers sitting on a tiled floor.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Miffa meeka" ''{Mr. Poofers's mouth opens wide as those words exit through it.}'' said Mr. Poofers, out of his entire mouth. Mr. Poofers never complains, except once—

''{Scene shifts to Mr. Poofers looking at a table as a bowl of pudding, with a hair sticking out of it, slides in front of him.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' —in a cafeteria, with bad, bad pudding.

''{Mr. Poofers knocks it away angrily.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' I mean, have you ever—

''{The scene poofs away and cuts back to Marzipan, whose face is also covered in sweat.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{distraught}'' I was wrong! I was so wrong!

''{Pan over to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oooh, this is getting supernaturally interesting! All right, Poofers, it's time for you to face... the Deathly Pallor! ''{closes his eyes, tenses up, and starts wiggling his fingers}'' I invoke protections from the third arcane level and send my mind into the psychic vault! You shall not break through! ''{opens his eyes and holds his arms wide}''

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pimecone.

''{A pine cone appears. The scene then poofs away and cuts back to Strong Sad, whose face is also covered in sweat, and whose fingers are still twitching.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{panicking}'' Oooohhh! Oohhh! Lemme out! It was horrible! ''{The Poopsmith puts his hand on Strong Sad's shoulder.}'' It was like Homestar's imagination was gushing out of my mouth like fire!

''{Homestar leans into the scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{chuckling}'' I know, right?

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. We all knew it was coming down to this anyway. I will mark Mr. Poofers for you sad sacks! ''{mutters to himself:}'' All right, concentrate, Strong Bad. Keep your mind strong! ''{lifts his head}'' Bad! See what I did—

'''EVERYONE ELSE:''' Yes!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, sorry.

''{Cut to an image of Mr. Poofers on a path, with Old Man Rootbeer standing in the distance.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was nearly sunset.

''{Mr. Poofers suddenly puffs out, then slowly returns to normal.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Old Man Rootbeer stood at the end of the ???—

''{Zoom in on Rootbeer, and a flamethrower appears behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —flamethrower slung 'cross his back. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' You ate one pimecone too many, Mr. Poofers! ''{normally}'' Harkened Old M. R... Beer.

''{Rootbeer grabs the flamethrower and aims it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' He took dead aim on Mr. ... ''{he shows signs of starting to struggle to speak}'' Poofers...

''{Strong Bad appears in the corner of the screen, his face covered in sweat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dead aim, you see! And then...

''{Cut to Rootbeer holding the flamethrower, whose tip comes aflame.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...he... pulled... the tr— trrrr— trrrrrr—

''{Sudden cut to a trolley labeled "O.M.R.B." with "POOFERS AVE." marked as its destination. Rootbeer is riding the trolley, smiling widely.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Trolley 'round the block and then he gave it a ding!

''{The trolley's bell rings: Ding! Cut to another view of the trolley, with Mr. Poofers now riding it too.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Mr. Poofers hopped aboard and they began to sing! How could we ever, how come we never—

''{Cut back to the main characters. As they sing, the words appear above them.}''

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{singing}'' Why can't we slice that pie?

''{Strong Bad collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwww! It's no use! Mr. Poofers is too powerful!

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I guess we'll just have to start worshiping Mr. Poofers as our dark overlord.

''{All overlapping each other:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eh, sounds good to me. 
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah, sure. 
'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll try anything once. 
'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''BUBS:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, I'm down.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All hail Mr. Poofers.

'''EVERYONE:''' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{As the music picks up, cut to outside Homestar's house, as a ghostly image of Mr. Poofers rises over it. Then cut to a Bookazon page for "Mr. Poofers Must Die: Homestar's Top-Notch Ghost Story", which starts with no stars and -4 customer reviews, but raises to four and a half stars and 601 reviews. Then, fade to The Field, where everyone is standing in costume. "Homestar as Dirk the Daring" appears next to Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar, nice Dork the Daring costume!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's who I dressed up as. Dirk ''{sounds like "dork" due to Homestar's speech patterns}'' the Daring.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, no, I said ''Dork'' the Daring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right, Diiiiirk the Daring!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groans, then quickly:}'' Hey Homestar, Duck left!

''{The caption disappears as a yellow light flashes on the left side of the screen and Homestar dodges to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, right!

''{A yellow light flashes on the right side of the screen and Homestar dodges right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, left sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's left. Then, sad music from Dragon's Lair plays as Homestar turns into a skeleton.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, man!

''{Homestar's skeleton collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mooooom! Can I have 75 more dollars in quarters?

''{Homestar returns to normal with a flash. A box reading "Strong Bad as Viewtiful Joe" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Henshin-a-go-go, baby! That's... all that I remember from that game. Cool shading, maybe? Slow-mo? ''{His scarf starts to move.}'' Scarf... effects?

''{The box disappears but reappears near Marzipan reading "Marzipan as J. Mascis".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Marzipan. I really like your thrift store Gandalf costume.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Marzipan! Where you been?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, nobody gets that!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{clearly amused}'' Hey, Marzipan! You're living all over me! Mm-hm?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No one gets it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's okay! Whatever's cool with me!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, I get the joke, Strong Sad, and it's still really lame.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to The Cheat, reading "The Cheat as a Korok". He jumps and throws leaves as wood block sound effects play.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises imitating Koroks}''

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Sad, reading "Strong Sad as Tummi Gummi".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad! I really tend to like your Bill Murray from cartoon Ghostbusters from the voice of Garfield: The Movie dot com costume! Never before has one voice so embodied ''{half-closes his eyes with orange eyelids, resembling Garfield}'' half-closed eyelids.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Mad, reading "Strong Mad as Kano".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{accusatory tone}'' Strong Mad?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Buddy?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE ABOUT MY COSTUME?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, big fella. There are no jokes about your costume. Because no one knows who it is.

''{A question mark appears in the box, making it "Strong Mad as Kano?"}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' BUT JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but you didn't dress up as Judge Dredd, did you?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ... BUT PROXIMITY TO JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry. It's not enough. You're just blue Frankenstein. Better luck next year.

''{Strong Mad cries. The box disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, Coach Z?

''{The box appears near Coach Z and Pom Pom, reading "Coach Z & Pom Pom as Missy Elliot".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Do I even wanna know how you and Pom Pom are pulling this costume off?

'''COACH Z:''' I can assure you: you do not.

''{Pom Pom's head pops out.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

'''COACH Z:''' Get back in there!

''{One of the costume's hands pushes Pom Pom's head back in. The box disappears and reappears next to The Poopsmith, reading "Poopsmith as a Sea Monkey".}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Y'all think that's the Poopsmith...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispering}'' This is gonna be about food.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' But in reality...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's gonna be about food.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I finally bred sea monkeys large enough to make sea monkey po'boys!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yup, I told ya: about food.

''{Cut to Homsar standing on Homestar's porch.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' IIiiIIiiII've got hyperlinks stashed-a-mundo!

''{The box appears reading "Homsar as David St. Hubbins". Homestar pokes out of the door.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Homsar! I really like your "Doug Henning made his own mustache disappear" costume! ''{Goes back inside, but then immediately pops out again}'' It's really good! ''{Goes back inside, waits a moment, and then pops out again}'' Still like your costume!

''{He goes back inside one final time as the scene cuts back to The Field. The box appears next to the King of Town, reading "King of Town as Little Debbie".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' King of Town? Spot-on Little Debbie costume! Bubs? Serviceable Little Debbie's Dad costume.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I always figured Little Debbie was the snack child of Lord Baldrick Entenmann and Dame Sara Lee!

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Bubs, reading "Bubs as Stan S. Stanman".}''

'''COACH Z:'' Say, Bubs. Can ya sell me any previously-owned vessels?

'''BUBS:''' ''{flailing his arms wildly}'' Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out!

''{The scene cuts to a fake "Up Next" screen for "The Cheat Commandos Arbor Day Special", showing the Homestar puppet with a single cyclops eye in place of its usual eyes, and figurines of Reynold, Gunhaver, and Silent Rip in its mouth. After a few seconds, cut to a Yonder Website scene. Character 1 walks along and finds a familiar-looking giant ball of fluff.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Say, what's that, Character 1? Why, it looks like someone's left out the cushion from a ??? chair, that's right.

''{Character 1 leans on the fluff.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Real comfortable. Take a nap.

''{Mr. Poofers's eyes and tongue appear in the "fluff". Character 1 jumps back.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Say, that's no cushion!

''{Mr. Poofers stands up.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Why, it's some sort of beast of the apocalypse!

''{Mr. Poofers yawns.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Say, Beast of the Apocalypse!

''{Mr. Poofers opens his eyes upon being addressed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' You look like you might need to be a little bit appeased.

''{Mr. Poofers puffs his fur out.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Is that right? Well, you know what that means, Character 1!

''{An orange falls from the sky in front of Character 1.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' A little bit of sacrificial fruit, that's right.

''{Character 1 catches the orange as Mr. Poofers turns around and opens his mouth. Character 1 throws the orange into his mouth.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Make an offering. Avert the apocalypse. Far out.

{{transcriptinprogress|Jay}}

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*This is the first Halloween toon to have two main characters share one costume.

===Inside References===
*Marzipan's house is decorated with the ghostly image from [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
*Homestar also referred to pine cones as "pimecones" in [[secret recipes]].
*Strong Sad calls himself [[The Deathly Pallor]].
*The name "Mr. Poofers" was previously used in [[Fan Costumes '06]] to refer to a fluffy, white dog wearing a Homestar Runner costume.
*Homestar's ghost story involves [[Killing Dogs|killing Mr. Poofers]].
*Strong Sad had mentioned considering Little Debbie in [[Later That Night...]]
*Bubs reprises his "check it out" chant from "[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]."

==Real-World References==
*The riff which plays throughout the toon is very reminiscent of the one from post-punk band [[Wikipedia:The Slits|The Slits]]' song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Sq5s6ZSj8 Typical Girls]."
*''[[Wikipedia:You're Living All Over Me|You're Living All Over Me]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Where You Been|Where You Been]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Whatever's Cool with Me|Whatever's Cool with Me]]'' are all albums or EPs by J Mascis' band [[Wikipedia:Dinosaur Jr.|Dinosaur Jr.]]

==External Links==
{{extlinks|ween18||youtube=f7wstO5elGo}}

{{halloweennav}}

[[Category:Holiday Toons]]

Mr. Poofers Must Die

2018-10-31T06:13:02Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween18|The Next April Fools Thing|Homestarloween Party}}
[[File:MrPoofersMustDie.png|200px|thumb|"Oh. Sorry. 'The End.'"]]
The cast tries to create the perfect story to kill off a dog, but something's not right...

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Mr. Poofers}}, {{Film|Old Man Rootbeer}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]],

{{costumeslink}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, October 30, 2018

'''Running Time:''' 9:25

'''Page Title:''' A Top Notch Quality Ghost Story!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Marzipan playing her guitar in her living room. Streamers resembling the "ghost" from [[Haunted Photo Booth]] decorate the room. Homestar walks up, and Marzipan stops playing as she turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angry}'' Marzipan, it's over! ''{raises his sword prop}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unfazed}'' Okay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't take another day of this ''{plants his sword into the floor}'' garbage relationship!

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's fine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what day is it?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{annoyed}'' Halloween.

''{Homestar produces a book labeled "PLAN THING" and opens it up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sheepishly}'' Oops, sorry! I was looking at next week. ''This'' is what I'm supposed to say to you today: ''{jumps up excitedly}'' Marzipan! This is it! ''{picks up and raises his sword}'' This Halloween I'm finally going to tell a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story! And you know what that means!

''{The music Marzipan was playing starts back up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Um, that you're gonna break up with me next week apparently?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dramatically}'' Mr. Poofers must die!!

''{Cut to a title screen reading "Mr. Poofers Must Die". Mr. Poofers's eyes occasionally briefly flash in place of the O's in the title. The words "A TOP-NOTCH 4½ STARS WITH OVER 600 REVIEWS QUALITY GHOST STORY" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' Who the crap is Mr. Poofers?

''{The scene transitions to Mr. Poofers on an orange background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hey everyone! Hey everyone, look! Hey everyone, look at Mr. Poofers!

''{Mr. Poofers sits down, with an accompanying noise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers is a dog—

''{Mr. Poofers scratches himself with his hind leg and a question mark appears over his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —but he sounds like this!

''{As Homestar says each word that Mr. Poofers "sounds like", Mr. Poofers opens his mouth, and the same word appears inside it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{Mr. Poofers looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' That is funny talk for a dog!

''{Mr. Poofers stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a great cloud with legs Mr. Poofers is.

''{Mr. Poofers's fur fluffs out to make him look more cloud-like.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, I mean, what a great ''dog''—

''{Mr. Poofers returns to normal and scratches himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —Mr. Poofers is!

''{The screen changes to a dining room table with three pine cones on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers eats pimecones for breakfast, ''{Mr. Poofers appears and eats half of the first pine cone}'' lunch, ''{he eats the second}'' and dinner. ''{he eats the third}'' Imagine that! Pimecones for B, L, and D!

''{As he says that last part, placards labeled "B", "L", and "D" fall in front of the half-eaten pine cones. Cut to Old Man Rootbeer, who looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, look! Oh, look, everyone! There's Old Man Rootbeer! Old Man Rootbeer is not a big fan of Mr. Poofers.

''{The screen pans over as Mr. Poofers runs up in the background. Old Man Rootbeer shakes his fist at him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not really that much of a big fan at all. ''{As Rootbeer, who points at Mr. Poofers:}'' That kid eats my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Shouted Old Man Rootbeer.

''{Cut to Rootbeer and Mr. Poofers, standing near a hammock with four pine cones sitting nearby.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover, as Rootbeer}'' I'm gonna take a nap on my college hammock, ''{Rootbeer shakes his fist}'' so don't eat my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Old Man Rootbeer told Mr. Poofers. ''{as Mr. Poofers}'' Miffa miffa!

''{Rootbeer lies down on the hammock, and his hat falls over his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' After a few moments, Old Man Rootbeer had fallen a-slumber.

''{Mr. Poofers sneaks closer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Juuust when the moment was right... Mr. Poofers stole his beard!

''{Mr. Poofers takes Rootbeer's beard and runs off. Rootbeer jumps up, his entire face now covered in the remnants of his beard, and shakes his fist.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a prize!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers happily hugging the beard. A "ding" sound effect plays as the beard shines.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' An old man's beard, no less!

''{Cut to Homestar, standing next to a table with a candle on it, as silhouettes of the other characters look on. White noise plays for a few seconds as he looks around. Cut to a shot of the other main characters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmm... what did I just listen to?

''{Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, sorry. "The end."

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is ''that'' what you dragged us all here for?!

''{Cut to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Wasn't Mr. Poofers supposed to die?

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Did it happen again?! Every time I try and tell a spooky Mr. Poofers story—

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Which has now been exactly one time.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —he always survives! I thought, if I could finally kill him off, it would definitely become a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story.

''{Cut to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' But it didn't even sound like you tried to off Mr. Poofers in the first place.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, but I did. Watch this: I'm about to say "Then Mr. Poofers' head fell off and he died, died, died." Ahem.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers walking down the street.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers was thinking about a branch, ''{a thought bubble with a branch appears over his head}'' a hotel, ''{the bubble expands an a hotel labeled "OH SWELL" is added}'' and a $350 pair of loafers.

''{The bubble expands and a pair of brown shoes marked "350" is added. Then it disappears and Mr. Poofers spins, looking like a tornado.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Gee whiz! That's a lot of Kansas match right there!

''{Mr. Poofers strikes a triumphant pose. The image poofs away and cuts back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' See? It's like somethin' takes a hold of ya when you're telling a Mr. Poofers story!

''{Cut to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Eh, what a bunch of balarney. Ain't nobaddy can get fatally irresponsible with an animal like Coach Z! Let me take a whack at it. And I'll try and finish your story too!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers and Old Man Rootbeer standing next to each other near a wall.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look, gentlemen! A roundish box!

''{A roundish box drops into the scene as both characters take a step back.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers ''{the "oo" is pronounced as in the word "hook"}'' pretended there was such a thing as a roundish box.

''{Mr. Poofers pushes it toward Rootbeer.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' He gave it to Old M'n Rootber, ''{The "oo" is again pronounced as in "hook". Rootbeer scratches his head}'' who absolutely had not asked for it. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' This better be replacement pimecones! ''{normally}'' Belted Old M'n Rootber.

''{Rootbeer reaches into the box and produces a broken half of a brush with brown hairs stuck to it as an electric sound effect is heard. He looks at it, puzzled.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was harlf a hairbrush.

''{Rootbeer turns the brush over. The scene poofs away as we cut back to Coach Z, whose face covered in sweat.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{freaked out}'' Ooooohhhh! That wasn't me! That wasn't me! I tried to kill 'im! I swear!

''{Cut to Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, shut up, Coach Z, you infant. I'll kill the stupid dog.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers sitting on a tiled floor.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Miffa meeka" ''{Mr. Poofers's mouth opens wide as those words exit through it.}'' said Mr. Poofers, out of his entire mouth. Mr. Poofers never complains, except once—

''{Scene shifts to Mr. Poofers looking at a table as a bowl of pudding, with a hair sticking out of it, slides in front of him.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' —in a cafeteria, with bad, bad pudding.

''{Mr. Poofers knocks it away angrily.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' I mean, have you ever—

''{The scene poofs away and cuts back to Marzipan, whose face is also covered in sweat.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{distraught}'' I was wrong! I was so wrong!

''{Pan over to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oooh, this is getting supernaturally interesting! All right, Poofers, it's time for you to face... the Deathly Pallor! ''{closes his eyes, tenses up, and starts wiggling his fingers}'' I invoke protections from the third arcane level and send my mind into the psychic vault! You shall not break through! ''{opens his eyes and holds his arms wide}''

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pimecone.

''{A pine cone appears. The scene then poofs away and cuts back to Strong Sad, whose face is also covered in sweat, and whose fingers are still twitching.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{panicking}'' Oooohhh! Oohhh! Lemme out! It was horrible! ''{The Poopsmith puts his hand on Strong Sad's shoulder.}'' It was like Homestar's imagination was gushing out of my mouth like fire!

''{Homestar leans into the scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{chuckling}'' I know, right?

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. We all knew it was coming down to this anyway. I will mark Mr. Poofers for you sad sacks! ''{mutters to himself:}'' All right, concentrate, Strong Bad. Keep your mind strong! ''{lifts his head}'' Bad! See what I did—

'''EVERYONE ELSE:''' Yes!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, sorry.

''{Cut to an image of Mr. Poofers on a path, with Old Man Rootbeer standing in the distance.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was nearly sunset.

''{Mr. Poofers suddenly puffs out, then slowly returns to normal.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Old Man Rootbeer stood at the end of the ???—

''{Zoom in on Rootbeer, and a flamethrower appears behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —flamethrower slung 'cross his back. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' You ate one pimecone too many, Mr. Poofers! ''{normally}'' Harkened Old M. R... Beer.

''{Rootbeer grabs the flamethrower and aims it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' He took dead aim on Mr. ... ''{he shows signs of starting to struggle to speak}'' Poofers...

''{Strong Bad appears in the corner of the screen, his face covered in sweat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dead aim, you see! And then...

''{Cut to Rootbeer holding the flamethrower, whose tip comes aflame.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...he... pulled... the tr— trrrr— trrrrrr—

''{Sudden cut to a trolley labeled "O.M.R.B." with "POOFERS AVE." marked as its destination. Rootbeer is riding the trolley, smiling widely.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Trolley 'round the block and then he gave it a ding!

''{The trolley's bell rings: Ding! Cut to another view of the trolley, with Mr. Poofers now riding it too.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Mr. Poofers hopped aboard and they began to sing! How could we ever, how come we never—

''{Cut back to the main characters. As they sing, the words appear above them.}''

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{singing}'' Why can't we slice that pie?

''{Strong Bad collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwww! It's no use! Mr. Poofers is too powerful!

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I guess we'll just have to start worshiping Mr. Poofers as our dark overlord.

''{All overlapping each other:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eh, sounds good to me. 
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah, sure. 
'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll try anything once. 
'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''BUBS:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, I'm down.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All hail Mr. Poofers.

'''EVERYONE:''' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{As the music picks up, cut to outside Homestar's house, as a ghostly image of Mr. Poofers rises over it. Then cut to a Bookazon page for "Mr. Poofers Must Die: Homestar's Top-Notch Ghost Story", which starts with no stars and -4 customer reviews, but raises to four and a half stars and 601 reviews. Then, fade to The Field, where everyone is standing in costume. "Homestar as Dirk the Daring" appears next to Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar, nice Dork the Daring costume!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's who I dressed up as. Dirk ''{sounds like "dork" due to Homestar's speech patterns}'' the Daring.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, no, I said ''Dork'' the Daring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right, Diiiiirk the Daring!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groans, then quickly:}'' Hey Homestar, Duck left!

''{The caption disappears as a yellow light flashes on the left side of the screen and Homestar dodges to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, right!

''{A yellow light flashes on the right side of the screen and Homestar dodges right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, left sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's left. Then, sad music from Dragon's Lair plays as Homestar turns into a skeleton.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, man!

''{Homestar's skeleton collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mooooom! Can I have 75 more dollars in quarters?

''{Homestar returns to normal with a flash. A box reading "Strong Bad as Viewtiful Joe" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Henshin-a-go-go, baby! That's... all that I remember from that game. Cool shading, maybe? Slow-mo? ''{His scarf starts to move.}'' Scarf... effects?

''{The box disappears but reappears near Marzipan reading "Marzipan as J. Mascis".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Marzipan. I really like your thrift store Gandalf costume.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Marzipan! Where you been?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, nobody gets that!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{clearly amused}'' Hey, Marzipan! You're living all over me! Mm-hm?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No one gets it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's okay! Whatever's cool with me!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, I get the joke, Strong Sad, and it's still really lame.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to The Cheat, reading "The Cheat as a Korok". He jumps and throws leaves as wood block sound effects play.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises imitating Koroks}''

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Sad, reading "Strong Sad as Tummi Gummi".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad! I really tend to like your Bill Murray from cartoon Ghostbusters from the voice of Garfield: The Movie dot com costume! Never before has one voice so embodied ''{half-closes his eyes with orange eyelids, resembling Garfield}'' half-closed eyelids.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Mad, reading "Strong Mad as Kano".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{accusatory tone}'' Strong Mad?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Buddy?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE ABOUT MY COSTUME?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, big fella. There are no jokes about your costume. Because no one knows who it is.

''{A question mark appears in the box, making it "Strong Mad as Kano?"}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' BUT JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but you didn't dress up as Judge Dredd, did you?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ... BUT PROXIMITY TO JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry. It's not enough. You're just blue Frankenstein. Better luck next year.

''{Strong Mad cries. The box disappears and waits for me to finish the next part of the transcript.}''

{{transcriptinprogress|Jay}}

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*This is the first Halloween toon to have two main characters share one costume.

===Inside References===
*Marzipan's house is decorated with the ghostly image from [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
*Homestar also referred to pine cones as "pimecones" in [[secret recipes]].
*Strong Sad calls himself [[The Deathly Pallor]].
*The name "Mr. Poofers" was previously used in [[Fan Costumes '06]] to refer to a fluffy, white dog wearing a Homestar Runner costume.
*Homestar's ghost story involves [[Killing Dogs|killing Mr. Poofers]].
*Strong Sad had mentioned considering Little Debbie in [[Later That Night...]]

==Real-World References==
*The riff which plays throughout the toon is very reminiscent of the one from post-punk band [[Wikipedia:The Slits|The Slits]]' song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Sq5s6ZSj8 Typical Girls]."
*''[[Wikipedia:You're Living All Over Me|You're Living All Over Me]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Where You Been|Where You Been]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Whatever's Cool with Me|Whatever's Cool with Me]]'' are all albums or EPs by J Mascis' band [[Wikipedia:Dinosaur Jr.|Dinosaur Jr.]]

==External Links==
{{extlinks|ween18||youtube=f7wstO5elGo}}

{{halloweennav}}

[[Category:Holiday Toons]]

Mr. Poofers Must Die

2018-10-31T06:12:38Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween18|The Next April Fools Thing|Homestarloween Party}}
[[File:MrPoofersMustDie.png|200px|thumb|"Oh. Sorry. 'The End.'"]]
The cast tries to create the perfect story to kill off a dog, but something's not right...

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Mr. Poofers}}, {{Film|Old Man Rootbeer}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]],

{{costumeslink}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, October 30, 2018

'''Running Time:''' 9:25

'''Page Title:''' A Top Notch Quality Ghost Story!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Marzipan playing her guitar in her living room. Streamers resembling the "ghost" from [[Haunted Photo Booth]] decorate the room. Homestar walks up, and Marzipan stops playing as she turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angry}'' Marzipan, it's over! ''{raises his sword prop}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unfazed}'' Okay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't take another day of this ''{plants his sword into the floor}'' garbage relationship!

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's fine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what day is it?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{annoyed}'' Halloween.

''{Homestar produces a book labeled "PLAN THING" and opens it up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sheepishly}'' Oops, sorry! I was looking at next week. ''This'' is what I'm supposed to say to you today: ''{jumps up excitedly}'' Marzipan! This is it! ''{picks up and raises his sword}'' This Halloween I'm finally going to tell a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story! And you know what that means!

''{The music Marzipan was playing starts back up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Um, that you're gonna break up with me next week apparently?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dramatically}'' Mr. Poofers must die!!

''{Cut to a title screen reading "Mr. Poofers Must Die". Mr. Poofers's eyes occasionally briefly flash in place of the O's in the title. The words "A TOP-NOTCH 4½ STARS WITH OVER 600 REVIEWS QUALITY GHOST STORY" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' Who the crap is Mr. Poofers?

''{The scene transitions to Mr. Poofers on an orange background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hey everyone! Hey everyone, look! Hey everyone, look at Mr. Poofers!

''{Mr. Poofers sits down, with an accompanying noise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers is a dog—

''{Mr. Poofers scratches himself with his hind leg and a question mark appears over his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —but he sounds like this!

''{As Homestar says each word that Mr. Poofers "sounds like", Mr. Poofers opens his mouth, and the same word appears inside it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{Mr. Poofers looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' That is funny talk for a dog!

''{Mr. Poofers stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a great cloud with legs Mr. Poofers is.

''{Mr. Poofers's fur fluffs out to make him look more cloud-like.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, I mean, what a great ''dog''—

''{Mr. Poofers returns to normal and scratches himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —Mr. Poofers is!

''{The screen changes to a dining room table with three pine cones on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers eats pimecones for breakfast, ''{Mr. Poofers appears and eats half of the first pine cone}'' lunch, ''{he eats the second}'' and dinner. ''{he eats the third}'' Imagine that! Pimecones for B, L, and D!

''{As he says that last part, placards labeled "B", "L", and "D" fall in front of the half-eaten pine cones. Cut to Old Man Rootbeer, who looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, look! Oh, look, everyone! There's Old Man Rootbeer! Old Man Rootbeer is not a big fan of Mr. Poofers.

''{The screen pans over as Mr. Poofers runs up in the background. Old Man Rootbeer shakes his fist at him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not really that much of a big fan at all. ''{As Rootbeer, who points at Mr. Poofers:}'' That kid eats my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Shouted Old Man Rootbeer.

''{Cut to Rootbeer and Mr. Poofers, standing near a hammock with four pine cones sitting nearby.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover, as Rootbeer}'' I'm gonna take a nap on my college hammock, ''{Rootbeer shakes his fist}'' so don't eat my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Old Man Rootbeer told Mr. Poofers. ''{as Mr. Poofers}'' Miffa miffa!

''{Rootbeer lies down on the hammock, and his hat falls over his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' After a few moments, Old Man Rootbeer had fallen a-slumber.

''{Mr. Poofers sneaks closer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Juuust when the moment was right... Mr. Poofers stole his beard!

''{Mr. Poofers takes Rootbeer's beard and runs off. Rootbeer jumps up, his entire face now covered in the remnants of his beard, and shakes his fist.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a prize!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers happily hugging the beard. A "ding" sound effect plays as the beard shines.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' An old man's beard, no less!

''{Cut to Homestar, standing next to a table with a candle on it, as silhouettes of the other characters look on. White noise plays for a few seconds as he looks around. Cut to a shot of the other main characters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmm... what did I just listen to?

''{Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, sorry. "The end."

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is ''that'' what you dragged us all here for?!

''{Cut to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Wasn't Mr. Poofers supposed to die?

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Did it happen again?! Every time I try and tell a spooky Mr. Poofers story—

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Which has now been exactly one time.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —he always survives! I thought, if I could finally kill him off, it would definitely become a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story.

''{Cut to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' But it didn't even sound like you tried to off Mr. Poofers in the first place.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, but I did. Watch this: I'm about to say "Then Mr. Poofers' head fell off and he died, died, died." Ahem.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers walking down the street.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers was thinking about a branch, ''{a thought bubble with a branch appears over his head}'' a hotel, ''{the bubble expands an a hotel labeled "OH SWELL" is added}'' and a $350 pair of loafers.

''{The bubble expands and a pair of brown shoes marked "350" is added. Then it disappears and Mr. Poofers spins, looking like a tornado.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Gee whiz! That's a lot of Kansas match right there!

''{Mr. Poofers strikes a triumphant pose. The image poofs away and cuts back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' See? It's like somethin' takes a hold of ya when you're telling a Mr. Poofers story!

''{Cut to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Eh, what a bunch of balarney. Ain't nobaddy can get fatally irresponsible with an animal like Coach Z! Let me take a whack at it. And I'll try and finish your story too!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers and Old Man Rootbeer standing next to each other near a wall.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look, gentlemen! A roundish box!

''{A roundish box drops into the scene as both characters take a step back.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers ''{the "oo" is pronounced as in the word "hook"}'' pretended there was such a thing as a roundish box.

''{Mr. Poofers pushes it toward Rootbeer.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' He gave it to Old M'n Rootber, ''{The "oo" is again pronounced as in "hook". Rootbeer scratches his head}'' who absolutely had not asked for it. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' This better be replacement pimecones! ''{normally}'' Belted Old M'n Rootber.

''{Rootbeer reaches into the box and produces a broken half of a brush with brown hairs stuck to it as an electric sound effect is heard. He looks at it, puzzled.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was harlf a hairbrush.

''{Rootbeer turns the brush over. The scene poofs away as we cut back to Coach Z, whose face covered in sweat.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{freaked out}'' Ooooohhhh! That wasn't me! That wasn't me! I tried to kill 'im! I swear!

''{Cut to Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, shut up, Coach Z, you infant. I'll kill the stupid dog.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers sitting on a tiled floor.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Miffa meeka" ''{Mr. Poofers's mouth opens wide as those words exit through it.}'' said Mr. Poofers, out of his entire mouth. Mr. Poofers never complains, except once—

''{Scene shifts to Mr. Poofers looking at a table as a bowl of pudding, with a hair sticking out of it, slides in front of him.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' —in a cafeteria, with bad, bad pudding.

''{Mr. Poofers knocks it away angrily.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' I mean, have you ever—

''{The scene poofs away and cuts back to Marzipan, whose face is also covered in sweat.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{distraught}'' I was wrong! I was so wrong!

''{Pan over to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oooh, this is getting supernaturally interesting! All right, Poofers, it's time for you to face... the Deathly Pallor! ''{closes his eyes, tenses up, and starts wiggling his fingers}'' I invoke protections from the third arcane level and send my mind into the psychic vault! You shall not break through! ''{opens his eyes and holds his arms wide}''

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pimecone.

''{A pine cone appears. The scene then poofs away and cuts back to Strong Sad, whose face is also covered in sweat, and whose fingers are still twitching.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{panicking}'' Oooohhh! Oohhh! Lemme out! It was horrible! ''{The Poopsmith puts his hand on Strong Sad's shoulder.}'' It was like Homestar's imagination was gushing out of my mouth like fire!

''{Homestar leans into the scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{chuckling}'' I know, right?

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. We all knew it was coming down to this anyway. I will mark Mr. Poofers for you sad sacks! ''{mutters to himself:}'' All right, concentrate, Strong Bad. Keep your mind strong! ''{lifts his head}'' Bad! See what I did—

'''EVERYONE ELSE:''' Yes!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, sorry.

''{Cut to an image of Mr. Poofers on a path, with Old Man Rootbeer standing in the distance.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was nearly sunset.

''{Mr. Poofers suddenly puffs out, then slowly returns to normal.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Old Man Rootbeer stood at the end of the ???—

''{Zoom in on Rootbeer, and a flamethrower appears behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —flamethrower slung 'cross his back. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' You ate one pimecone too many, Mr. Poofers! ''{normally}'' Harkened Old M. R... Beer.

''{Rootbeer grabs the flamethrower and aims it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' He took dead aim on Mr. ... ''{he shows signs of starting to struggle to speak}'' Poofers...

''{Strong Bad appears in the corner of the screen, his face covered in sweat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dead aim, you see! And then...

''{Cut to Rootbeer holding the flamethrower, whose tip comes aflame.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...he... pulled... the tr— trrrr— trrrrrr—

''{Sudden cut to a trolley labeled "O.M.R.B." with "POOFERS AVE." marked as its destination. Rootbeer is riding the trolley, smiling widely.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Trolley 'round the block and then he gave it a ding!

''{The trolley's bell rings: Ding! Cut to another view of the trolley, with Mr. Poofers now riding it too.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Mr. Poofers hopped aboard and they began to sing! How could we ever, how come we never—

''{Cut back to the main characters. As they sing, the words appear above them.}''

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{singing}'' Why can't we slice that pie?

''{Strong Bad collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwww! It's no use! Mr. Poofers is too powerful!

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I guess we'll just have to start worshiping Mr. Poofers as our dark overlord.

''{All overlapping each other:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eh, sounds good to me. 
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah, sure. 
'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll try anything once. 
'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''BUBS:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, I'm down.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All hail Mr. Poofers.

'''EVERYONE:''' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{As the music picks up, cut to outside Homestar's house, as a ghostly image of Mr. Poofers rises over it. Then cut to a Bookazon page for "Mr. Poofers Must Die: Homestar's Top-Notch Ghost Story", which starts with no stars and -4 customer reviews, but raises to four and a half stars and 601 reviews. Then, fade to The Field, where everyone is standing in costume. "Homestar as Dirk the Daring" appears next to Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar, nice Dork the Daring costume!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's who I dressed up as. Dirk ''{sounds like "dork" due to Homestar's speech patterns}'' the Daring.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, no, I said ''Dork'' the Daring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right, Diiiiirk the Daring!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groans, then quickly:}'' Hey Homestar, Duck left!

''{The caption disappears as a yellow light flashes on the left side of the screen and Homestar dodges to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, right!

''{A yellow light flashes on the right side of the screen and Homestar dodges right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, left sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's left. Then, sad music from Dragon's Lair plays as Homestar turns into a skeleton.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, man!

''{Homestar's skeleton collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mooooom! Can I have 75 more dollars in quarters?

''{Homestar returns to normal with a flash. A box reading "Strong Bad as Viewtiful Joe" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Henshin-a-go-go, baby! That's... all that I remember from that game. Cool shading, maybe? Slow-mo? ''{His scarf starts to move.}'' Scarf... effects?

''{The box disappears but reappears near Marzipan reading "Marzipan as J. Mascis".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Marzipan. I really like your thrift store Gandalf costume.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Marzipan! Where you been?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, nobody gets that!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{clearly amused}'' Hey, Marzipan! You're living all over me! Mm-hm?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No one gets it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's okay! Whatever's cool with me!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, I get the joke, Strong Sad, and it's still really lame.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to The Cheat, reading "The Cheat as a Korok". He jumps and throws leaves as wood block sound effects play.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises imitating Koroks}''

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Sad, reading "Strong Sad as Tummi Gummi".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad! I really tend to like your Bill Murray from cartoon Ghostbusters from the voice of Garfield: The Movie dot com costume! Never before has one voice so embodied ''{half-closes his eyes with orange eyelids, resembling Garfield}'' half-closed eyelids.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Mad, reading "Strong Mad as Kano".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{accusatory tone}'' Strong Mad?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Buddy?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE ABOUT MY COSTUME?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, big fella. There are no jokes about your costume. Because no one knows who it is.

''{A question mark appears in the box, making it "Strong Mad as Kano?"}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' BUT JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but you didn't dress up as Judge Dredd, did you?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ... BUT PROXIMITY TO JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry. It's not enough. You're just blue Frankenstein. Better luck next year.

''{Strong Mad cries. The box disappears and waits for me to finish the next part of the transcript.}''

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==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*This is the first Halloween toon to have two main characters share one costume.

===Inside References===
*Marzipan's house is decorated with the ghostly image from [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
*Homestar also referred to pine cones as "pimecones" in [[secret recipes]].
*Strong Sad calls himself [[The Deathly Pallor]].
*The name "Mr. Poofers" was previously used in [[Fan Costumes '06]] to refer to a fluffy, white dog wearing a Homestar Runner costume.
*Homestar's ghost story involves [[Killing Dogs|killing Mr. Poofers]].
*Strong Sad had mentioned considering Little Debbie in [[Later That Night...]]

==Real-World References==
*The riff which plays throughout the toon is very reminiscent of the one from post-punk band [[Wikipedia:The Slits|The Slits]]' song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Sq5s6ZSj8 Typical Girls]."
*''[[Wikipedia:You're Living All Over Me|You're Living All Over Me]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Where You Been|Where You Been]]'', and ''[[Whatever's Cool with Me|Whatever's Cool with Me]]'' are all albums or EPs by J Mascis' band [[Wikipedia:Dinosaur Jr.|Dinosaur Jr.]]

==External Links==
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[[Category:Holiday Toons]]

Mr. Poofers Must Die

2018-10-31T05:57:03Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween18|The Next April Fools Thing|Homestarloween Party}}
[[File:MrPoofersMustDie.png|200px|thumb|"Oh. Sorry. 'The End.'"]]
The cast tries to create the perfect story to kill off a dog, but something's not right...

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Mr. Poofers}}, {{Film|Old Man Rootbeer}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]],

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'''Date:''' Tuesday, October 30, 2018

'''Running Time:''' 9:25

'''Page Title:''' A Top Notch Quality Ghost Story!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Marzipan playing her guitar in her living room. Streamers resembling the "ghost" from [[Haunted Photo Booth]] decorate the room. Homestar walks up, and Marzipan stops playing as she turns around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angry}'' Marzipan, it's over! ''{raises his sword prop}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unfazed}'' Okay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't take another day of this ''{plants his sword into the floor}'' garbage relationship!

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's fine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what day is it?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{annoyed}'' Halloween.

''{Homestar produces a book labeled "PLAN THING" and opens it up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sheepishly}'' Oops, sorry! I was looking at next week. ''This'' is what I'm supposed to say to you today: ''{jumps up excitedly}'' Marzipan! This is it! ''{picks up and raises his sword}'' This Halloween I'm finally going to tell a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story! And you know what that means!

''{The music Marzipan was playing starts back up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Um, that you're gonna break up with me next week apparently?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dramatically}'' Mr. Poofers must die!!

''{Cut to a title screen reading "Mr. Poofers Must Die". Mr. Poofers's eyes occasionally briefly flash in place of the O's in the title. The words "A TOP-NOTCH 4½ STARS WITH OVER 600 REVIEWS QUALITY GHOST STORY" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' Who the crap is Mr. Poofers?

''{The scene transitions to Mr. Poofers on an orange background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hey everyone! Hey everyone, look! Hey everyone, look at Mr. Poofers!

''{Mr. Poofers sits down, with an accompanying noise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers is a dog—

''{Mr. Poofers scratches himself with his hind leg and a question mark appears over his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —but he sounds like this!

''{As Homestar says each word that Mr. Poofers "sounds like", Mr. Poofers opens his mouth, and the same word appears inside it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{Mr. Poofers looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' That is funny talk for a dog!

''{Mr. Poofers stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a great cloud with legs Mr. Poofers is.

''{Mr. Poofers's fur fluffs out to make him look more cloud-like.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, I mean, what a great ''dog''—

''{Mr. Poofers returns to normal and scratches himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —Mr. Poofers is!

''{The screen changes to a dining room table with three pine cones on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers eats pimecones for breakfast, ''{Mr. Poofers appears and eats half of the first pine cone}'' lunch, ''{he eats the second}'' and dinner. ''{he eats the third}'' Imagine that! Pimecones for B, L, and D!

''{As he says that last part, placards labeled "B", "L", and "D" fall in front of the half-eaten pine cones. Cut to Old Man Rootbeer, who looks around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, look! Oh, look, everyone! There's Old Man Rootbeer! Old Man Rootbeer is not a big fan of Mr. Poofers.

''{The screen pans over as Mr. Poofers runs up in the background. Old Man Rootbeer shakes his fist at him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not really that much of a big fan at all. ''{As Rootbeer, who points at Mr. Poofers:}'' That kid eats my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Shouted Old Man Rootbeer.

''{Cut to Rootbeer and Mr. Poofers, standing near a hammock with four pine cones sitting nearby.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover, as Rootbeer}'' I'm gonna take a nap on my college hammock, ''{Rootbeer shakes his fist}'' so don't eat my pimecones! ''{normally}'' Old Man Rootbeer told Mr. Poofers. ''{as Mr. Poofers}'' Miffa miffa!

''{Rootbeer lies down on the hammock, and his hat falls over his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' After a few moments, Old Man Rootbeer had fallen a-slumber.

''{Mr. Poofers sneaks closer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Juuust when the moment was right... Mr. Poofers stole his beard!

''{Mr. Poofers takes Rootbeer's beard and runs off. Rootbeer jumps up, his entire face now covered in the remnants of his beard, and shakes his fist.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' What a prize!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers happily hugging the beard. A "ding" sound effect plays as the beard shines.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' An old man's beard, no less!

''{Cut to Homestar, standing next to a table with a candle on it, as silhouettes of the other characters look on. White noise plays for a few seconds as he looks around. Cut to a shot of the other main characters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmm... what did I just listen to?

''{Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, sorry. "The end."

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is ''that'' what you dragged us all here for?!

''{Cut to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Wasn't Mr. Poofers supposed to die?

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Did it happen again?! Every time I try and tell a spooky Mr. Poofers story—

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Which has now been exactly one time.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —he always survives! I thought, if I could finally kill him off, it would definitely become a top-notch four-and-a-half-stars-with-over-six-hundred-reviews-quality ghost story.

''{Cut to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' But it didn't even sound like you tried to off Mr. Poofers in the first place.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, but I did. Watch this: I'm about to say "Then Mr. Poofers' head fell off and he died, died, died." Ahem.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers walking down the street.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers was thinking about a branch, ''{a thought bubble with a branch appears over his head}'' a hotel, ''{the bubble expands an a hotel labeled "OH SWELL" is added}'' and a $350 pair of loafers.

''{The bubble expands and a pair of brown shoes marked "350" is added. Then it disappears and Mr. Poofers spins, looking like a tornado.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Gee whiz! That's a lot of Kansas match right there!

''{Mr. Poofers strikes a triumphant pose. The image poofs away and cuts back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' See? It's like somethin' takes a hold of ya when you're telling a Mr. Poofers story!

''{Cut to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Eh, what a bunch of balarney. Ain't nobaddy can get fatally irresponsible with an animal like Coach Z! Let me take a whack at it. And I'll try and finish your story too!

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers and Old Man Rootbeer standing next to each other near a wall.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look, gentlemen! A roundish box!

''{A roundish box drops into the scene as both characters take a step back.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Mr. Poofers ''{the "oo" is pronounced as in the word "hook"}'' pretended there was such a thing as a roundish box.

''{Mr. Poofers pushes it toward Rootbeer.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' He gave it to Old M'n Rootber, ''{The "oo" is again pronounced as in "hook". Rootbeer scratches his head}'' who absolutely had not asked for it. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' This better be replacement pimecones! ''{normally}'' Belted Old M'n Rootber.

''{Rootbeer reaches into the box and produces a broken half of a brush with brown hairs stuck to it as an electric sound effect is heard. He looks at it, puzzled.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was harlf a hairbrush.

''{Rootbeer turns the brush over. The scene poofs away as we cut back to Coach Z, whose face covered in sweat.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{freaked out}'' Ooooohhhh! That wasn't me! That wasn't me! I tried to kill 'im! I swear!

''{Cut to Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, shut up, Coach Z, you infant. I'll kill the stupid dog.

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers sitting on a tiled floor.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Miffa meeka" ''{Mr. Poofers's mouth opens wide as those words exit through it.}'' said Mr. Poofers, out of his entire mouth. Mr. Poofers never complains, except once—

''{Scene shifts to Mr. Poofers looking at a table as a bowl of pudding, with a hair sticking out of it, slides in front of him.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' —in a cafeteria, with bad, bad pudding.

''{Mr. Poofers knocks it away angrily.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' I mean, have you ever—

''{The scene poofs away and cuts back to Marzipan, whose face is also covered in sweat.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{distraught}'' I was wrong! I was so wrong!

''{Pan over to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oooh, this is getting supernaturally interesting! All right, Poofers, it's time for you to face... the Deathly Pallor! ''{closes his eyes, tenses up, and starts wiggling his fingers}'' I invoke protections from the third arcane level and send my mind into the psychic vault! You shall not break through! ''{opens his eyes and holds his arms wide}''

''{Cut to Mr. Poofers}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pimecone.

''{A pine cone appears. The scene then poofs away and cuts back to Strong Sad, whose face is also covered in sweat, and whose fingers are still twitching.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{panicking}'' Oooohhh! Oohhh! Lemme out! It was horrible! ''{The Poopsmith puts his hand on Strong Sad's shoulder.}'' It was like Homestar's imagination was gushing out of my mouth like fire!

''{Homestar leans into the scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{chuckling}'' I know, right?

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. We all knew it was coming down to this anyway. I will mark Mr. Poofers for you sad sacks! ''{mutters to himself:}'' All right, concentrate, Strong Bad. Keep your mind strong! ''{lifts his head}'' Bad! See what I did—

'''EVERYONE ELSE:''' Yes!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, sorry.

''{Cut to an image of Mr. Poofers on a path, with Old Man Rootbeer standing in the distance.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was nearly sunset.

''{Mr. Poofers suddenly puffs out, then slowly returns to normal.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Old Man Rootbeer stood at the end of the ???—

''{Zoom in on Rootbeer, and a flamethrower appears behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —flamethrower slung 'cross his back. ''{as Rootbeer:}'' You ate one pimecone too many, Mr. Poofers! ''{normally}'' Harkened Old M. R... Beer.

''{Rootbeer grabs the flamethrower and aims it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' He took dead aim on Mr. ... ''{he shows signs of starting to struggle to speak}'' Poofers...

''{Strong Bad appears in the corner of the screen, his face covered in sweat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dead aim, you see! And then...

''{Cut to Rootbeer holding the flamethrower, whose tip comes aflame.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...he... pulled... the tr— trrrr— trrrrrr—

''{Sudden cut to a trolley labeled "O.M.R.B." with "POOFERS AVE." marked as its destination. Rootbeer is riding the trolley, smiling widely.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Trolley 'round the block and then he gave it a ding!

''{The trolley's bell rings: Ding! Cut to another view of the trolley, with Mr. Poofers now riding it too.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' Mr. Poofers hopped aboard and they began to sing! How could we ever, how come we never—

''{Cut back to the main characters. As they sing, the words appear above them.}''

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{singing}'' Why can't we slice that pie?

''{Strong Bad collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwww! It's no use! Mr. Poofers is too powerful!

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I guess we'll just have to start worshiping Mr. Poofers as our dark overlord.

''{All overlapping each other:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eh, sounds good to me. 
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah, sure. 
'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll try anything once. 
'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''BUBS:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{unintelligible}'' 
'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, I'm down.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All hail Mr. Poofers.

'''EVERYONE:''' Miffa miffa meeka moo!

''{As the music picks up, cut to outside Homestar's house, as a ghostly image of Mr. Poofers rises over it. Then cut to a Bookazon page for "Mr. Poofers Must Die: Homestar's Top-Notch Ghost Story", which starts with no stars and -4 customer reviews, but raises to four and a half stars and 601 reviews. Then, fade to The Field, where everyone is standing in costume. "Homestar as Dirk the Daring" appears next to Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar, nice Dork the Daring costume!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's who I dressed up as. Dirk ''{sounds like "dork" due to Homestar's speech patterns}'' the Daring.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, no, I said ''Dork'' the Daring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right, Diiiiirk the Daring!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groans, then quickly:}'' Hey Homestar, Duck left!

''{The caption disappears as a yellow light flashes on the left side of the screen and Homestar dodges to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, right!

''{A yellow light flashes on the right side of the screen and Homestar dodges right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, left sword!

''{A yellow sword blinks to Homestar's left. Then, sad music from Dragon's Lair plays as Homestar turns into a skeleton.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, man!

''{Homestar's skeleton collapses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mooooom! Can I have 75 more dollars in quarters?

''{Homestar returns to normal with a flash. A box reading "Strong Bad as Viewtiful Joe" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Henshin-a-go-go, baby! That's... all that I remember from that game. Cool shading, maybe? Slow-mo? ''{His scarf starts to move.}'' Scarf... effects?

''{The box disappears but reappears near Marzipan reading "Marzipan as J. Mascis".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Marzipan. I really like your thrift store Gandalf costume.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Marzipan! Where you been?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, nobody gets that!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{clearly amused}'' Hey, Marzipan! You're living all over me! Mm-hm?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No one gets it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's okay! Whatever's cool with me!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, I get the joke, Strong Sad, and it's still really lame.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to The Cheat, reading "The Cheat as a Korok". He jumps and throws leaves as wood block sound effects play.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises imitating Koroks}''

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Sad, reading "Strong Sad as Tummi Gummi".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad! I really tend to like your Bill Murray from cartoon Ghostbusters from the voice of Garfield: The Movie dot com costume! Never before has one voice so embodied ''{half-closes his eyes with orange eyelids, resembling Garfield}'' half-closed eyelids.

''{The box disappears and reappears next to Strong Mad, reading "Strong Mad as Kano".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{accusatory tone}'' Strong Mad?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Buddy?

'''STRONG MAD:''' FUNNY JOKE ABOUT MY COSTUME?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, big fella. There are no jokes about your costume. Because no one knows who it is.

''{A question mark appears in the box, making it "Strong Mad as Kano?"}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' BUT JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but you didn't dress up as Judge Dredd, did you?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ... BUT PROXIMITY TO JUDGE DREDD!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry. It's not enough. You're just blue Frankenstein. Better luck next year.

''{Strong Mad cries. The box disappears and waits for me to finish the next part of the transcript.}''

{{transcriptinprogress|Jay}}

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*This is the first Halloween toon to have two main characters share one costume.

===Inside References===
*Marzipan's house is decorated with the ghostly image from [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
*Homestar also referred to pine cones as "pimecones" in [[secret recipes]].
*Strong Sad calls himself [[The Deathly Pallor]].
*The name "Mr. Poofers" was previously used in [[Fan Costumes '06]] to refer to a fluffy, white dog wearing a Homestar Runner costume.
*Homestar's ghost story involves [[Killing Dogs|killing Mr. Poofers]].
*Strong Sad had mentioned considering Little Debbie in [[Later That Night...]]

==Real-World References==
*The riff which plays throughout the toon is very reminiscent of the one from post-punk band [[Wikipedia:The Slits|The Slits]]' song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Sq5s6ZSj8 Typical Girls]."

==External Links==
{{extlinks|ween18||youtube=f7wstO5elGo}}

{{halloweennav}}

[[Category:Holiday Toons]]

Talk:Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2

2018-10-30T17:27:22Z

JohnnyLurg:

== Impatience ==
Can you complete the transcript? --[[Special:Contributions/76.177.9.12|76.177.9.12]] 15:26, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

== References ==
Will we ever add the fact that they referenced the most famous things during the 90s, early 2000s, and the late 2000s? {{unsigned|67.243.54.46|20:00, 1 April 2016}}
::We're getting to it! - '''XY''' [[Special:Contributions/71.122.225.64|71.122.225.64]] 4:59 PM EST, April 1st, 2016

== Humidibot's Girlfriend ==

Humidibot has a bit of a lisp, so it's not that easy to tell exactly what he said (and same goes for his girlfriend). Do you hear Humidi''bess'' or Humidi''beth''? Personally I thought it was Humidibeth the whole time. Before I change the name or add a footnote, let's gauge the room. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 03:42, 2 April 2016 (UTC) because that's what a humidifier does.
:I decided to listen to it again and it definitivinitiley sounds more like Humidi''beth'' than Humidi''bess''. I vote for Humidibeth. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 03:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::Beth for certain. I bet she looks like a dude, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:17, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::I turn my back for <del>five seconds</del> <ins>almost 86,400 seconds</ins> and it's already been changed. Huzzah. Huzzah, I say. [[Scroll Button Songs|On the mic]]... but not into the mic. Wrap your heads around that one. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:10, 3 April 2016 (UTC) The world's first glasses-wearing humidifier, eh DorianGray?
::::With Humidibot's lisp, I don't know how you can tell "for certain". My first thought was Humidibess myself (and that Humidibess/th may just be a figment of Humidibot's imagination, but that's beside the point.) But truth is? I don't really care much either way, unless it's ever put into writing or something. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:52, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::What we can say for sure is that it certainly isn't Julianne, which is what YouTube's auto-generated captions came up with. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 11:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
::::::I hear Humidibess, too. I think maybe on Humidibot's page it could be mentioned that it's not totally clear, but then just one or the other can be used in actual article text (and I'm fine with that being the one I don't hear as strongly). [[Special:Contributions/24.157.72.50|24.157.72.50]] 04:22, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
:I heard Humidibess. I thought it sounded more like a lispy "s" than a "th" at the end. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 22:15, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

:- I actually think it's Humidibette (pronounced Humidibet). Humidibot pronounces his own name with a lisp at the end, too, and anyway I think the point is that they are just carbon copies of each other and that only the tiniest difference when their names are said aloud sets them apart.--[[User:DupSauce|DupSauce]] 18:49, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
::While that would make sense, I really don't hear that (although to be fair, I heard "Humidibeth" at first), and "bette" would be a pretty uncommon name. We'll see what everyone else says, but I'm for stickin' with the bess. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:58, 14 July 2016
:::Fair. I guess I would just add that I had always heard "Bette" and had never thought twice about it or even had other things occur to me. And [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]] is pretty famous.--[[User:DupSauce|DupSauce]] 20:32, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
:I'm on team Humidibess. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 01:26, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

== Seven-Inch Stretch? ==

Could the Sloshy and Larry Palaroncini messages about a split seven-inch be a reference to The King of Town and The Cheat cutting demos on the machine in 13.2? [[Special:Contributions/108.17.131.71|108.17.131.71]] 06:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:I doubt it. Split seven-inches have been referenced in H*R numerous times before. That's sort of a stretch. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:04, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

== How you guys found it? ==

Hey, something's been bugging me since yesterday morning. How did you guys ''find'' Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2? I got up at 6:00 AM on April 1st and looked at the official site, and as far as I could see, the new toon wasn't linked to anywhere. The only way I could access it was to come to this wiki. I only just saw that it was added to the New Stuff menu today. [[the chair|Like ''right'' just now!]] So, [[Coach Z's 110%|how you diddat?]] {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:25, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:Sounds like a typical problem with Flash ca<s>sh</s>che. I think clearing your browser cache is a good idea, though I'm not particularly an expert. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 14:28, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::[[isp|I cannot help myself clear my browser cache.]] I don't really even know what that means. Anyway, it appears on the New Stuff menu now. So it was all the time working for you guys? Huh. Let me ask: for you, are the main pages updated? For me, it still says "LAST UPDATED 11-10-15". I thought The Brothers Chaps just haven't updated the date yet, but maybe not...? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:43, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::It says last updated 04-01-16 for me on the main menu.
:::Which brings me to one question, monstrosity.
:::[[animal|Do you know the times?]] - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 14:45, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Guess it's only me, then. Weird. Like I said, MAM 17.2 showed up for me fairly recently in the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], but nowhere else... it still says 11-10-15, and the new stuff button underneath it doesn't say anything about an April Fools' toon. I don't know anything about Flash caches, but I guess I'll assume you're right. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 18:56, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Ah, that's mildly interesting. I just got on the site with my much faster Windows 10 computer, and from there it looks like the site's been updated just fine. This is my school-issued laptop, and it runs Windows 8... not sure if that has something to do with it. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:09, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::So what I've done in that circumstance is... not checked homestarrunner.com directly. I don't remember which toon it was offhand, probably sbemail206 or something, but I caught at least one recent toon pretty much before anyone else. Three places to check for a new toon absurdly quickly are:
:::::#The YouTube channel, since most of the toons go up there at the same time now.
:::::#@StrongBadActual, on the rare occasions that it's updated at the exact same time.
:::::# (and here's the unusual one) '''the recent changes here on the wiki''' — even if no humans or dumb animal characters have made any edits. Look for a user called [[User:XMLbot|XMLbot]], which makes an edit whenever the [[rando.xml]] file is updated. Usually before anyone notices. Once everyone is up to date, you'll know it's too late because the wiki will slow to a crawl, whereas the other sites won't.
:::::That isn't foolproof, however... The Easter egg [[Slash slash slash!]] wasn't found until about a month later because no XML files were updated and the site was otherwise untouched. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 00:41, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

== Add this? ==

Ya'll thing I should add this to like, remarks of somethin?

Marzipan receives 67 messages in this MAM
*Homestar Runner - 9
*Strong Sad - 9
*Strong Bad - 7
*Bubs - 5
*Coach Z - 4
*Homsar - 2
*Kevin - 2
*The King of Town - 2
*The Poopsmith - 1
*Mitch - 1
*Clark - 1
*Puppet Homestar - 1
*Litigation Jackson - 1
*Larry Palaronchini - 1
*Tucker Donaldson - 1
*Humidbot - 1
*Strong Mad - 1
*F-Sack - 1
*The Cheat - 1
*Senor Cardgage - 1
*The Announcer - 1
*Marshie - 1
*Horrible Painting - 1
*Balding Man - 1
*Stinkoman - 1
*Pan-Pan - 1
*1-Up - 1
*Peacey P - 1
*Blue Lazer Commander - 1
*Crack Stuntman - 1
*The Homestar Runner - 1
*Old-Timey Strong Bad - 1
*Sickly Sam - 1
*TGS Member - 1
*One of the 4 Gregs - 1

--[[User:Geonightman|Geonightman]] 17:08, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:Isn't this type of thing supposed to be on some other page relating to Marzipan's Answering Machine? - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]

::The "67 different callers" part might be worth adding somewhere, but the stats breakdown is probably better done on the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|main answering machine page]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 17:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:::Actually, it has already been done on that page, and this info isn't on the actual toon pages, so nah. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]

== So... ==

How long do you think this surge of life will last? - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
:The Brothers Chaps aren't nearly as active on Homestar Runner dot com as they's used to be. But nowadays, you can usually count on them to do an April Fools toon and a Halloween toon per year. They might occasionally do [[Flash Is Dead!|some small stuff]] in between, but I would count on their next update being at Halloween (although hopefully I'm wrong). This "surge of life" isn't particularly unusual. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:16, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::I'm aware that they have done an April Fools toon and a Halloween toon each year since the hiatus "ended". That's why I didn't get any sleep the night before this, because I knew it would be coming. I was just wondering the amount of time this usually takes for things to wind down. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
:::With the end of Gravity Falls, Matt Chapman might have a bit more time :-P --[[Special:Contributions/72.89.25.201|72.89.25.201]] 09:06, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
::::Except they are doing a second season of [[Two More Eggs]], so I sewiously doubt it. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 10:40, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

== Convenience ==

An anonny decided it was more convenient to add timestamps to this (very long and non-Flash) cartoon so we could see where to find each message. SRMX12 appears to disagree. What do others think? Because... I'm with anonny. We don't ''have'' to use the template on Answering Machine Callers page. (No, I don't think we should put timestamps on the other pages, since they have buttons to control which message you're listening to and they're not 39 minutes long.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:I decided it would be convenient because:
# This is the first and only Marzipan's Answering Machine to be officially uploaded to Youtube, and not in Flash, so it would be easier if we had a timestamp for the messages. On the other ones, you can just see that a specific message is the 5th one, so you can click to that. However, on here, you can't skip between messages because it's not a Flash file, just a Youtube video.
# This is 30 minutes long, so at least a few would have trouble getting to a message that they wanted to hear.
:I guess it's better that it's not in the main headline, but I think it does need to be there somewhere. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
::I like the idea and I support the timestamps, however I don't like where it's placed. And I really don't know where it would be placed best. I suppose where it is now is alright. However, if anyone has a good idea on where it place it, I'd maybe think twice. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 03:06, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

== Minor errors in the opening ==

I'm pretty sure the second sound when Strong Mad has the phone (the Ummmm... before Strong Bad says "nevermind") is also Strong Bad. Listen closely. Also, the Cheat never takes the phone from Strong Bad. SB just holds it out for him to dial. -[[Special:Contributions/209.6.137.13|209.6.137.13]] 02:04, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
: Sounds like Strong Mad to me. You're right about The Cheat not taking the phone though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

== Do we really need to say why they hesitate? Do we even know for sure? ==

My first thought as to why the Strongs hesitated to call Marzipan's number was simply that they forgot it (which would be weird enough, given how often Strong Bad calls the number, but nevertheless...) This is Strong Bad, master of typing with boxing gloves! But even if their thick and no fingers are the reasons they hesitated, I still don't think it belongs in the transcript. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:38, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:I agree it shouldn't be in the transcript. Now, I ''do'' think that The Brothers Chaps are trying to make the old "typing with boxing gloves" joke there. But if that's the joke... we shouldn't explain it. Especially not in the transcript. We have a Fun Fact below that I think covers it pretty well. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 15:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
::For the record, I thought it WAS due to the size or lack of fingers. However, just as much for the record, any explanation as part of the transcript, no matter what we conclude the reason is, would invariably be explaining the joke. Hence, think what you want about that scene, but don't explain it in the transcript. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:10, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:::I'm with Def in that I think yes, it's because of physical limitations. (And yes, Strong Bad can type with gloves on. That doesn't mean he can dial the phone with gloves on. Rule of Funny.) But I also think there's no need to explain the joke in the transcript. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 09:29, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Now, what might be worth mentioning is that Strong Bad and Strong Mad both ''hold their hand out in front of the phone'', which is when they become hesitant. Rather than explaining the joke, it describes the visual that allows the joke to exist, at least for those who are familiar with the characters. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 12:54, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::Mentioning the extra movement that goes on in that shot without assigning meaning to it is a very good idea. I have thus added such to the transcript. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:43, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

== Possible Trivia? ==

*Coach Z was in prison for at least a year and a half.

...Because he was there sometime before Jan. 1, 2011, at least until after June 2012. Is it worth putting in the article? {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:42, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
:Sometimes it seemed like he was [[Blubb-O's Commercial|''trying'' to go there]]... I don't really think it's worth adding. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:44, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
::Also, that's readily obvious simply from watching the toon and doesn't need restating in trivia... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 11:41, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

== Most messages, most callers ==

About the trivia that Gfd just added... I'm kinda neutral on the point, so I wanted you guys's opinions. Is it necessary to say that this answering machine had the most messages? We already have that it's the longest toon ever, and it's a bit obvious. However, the specific numbers that he listed might be an interesting fact. You guys? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 00:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
:Yeah, it's kinda obvious. I'd be fine with deleting it. The numbers are kinda interesting though. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 01:17, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

== Free Coach Z! ==

I was listening to Coach Z's second message... he's currently transcribed as saying "Ya end up basically suckin' the melonade ..." I don't hear a "ya". I hear something else, but I'm not entirely sure what it is/how to transcribe it. Like, his previous sentence just sort of flows into the next one (an ellipsis is probably necessary), and I hear some sort of "B" sound for some reason. I definitely don't hear "ya" or "you" at all. Any ideas? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 21:51, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
:''I'' definitely hear... "I". So ''I'' changed it on the page. Whether we transcribe the "b--" sound is another argument waiting to happen entirely.
:Let's say that in third person: Purple Wrench definitely hears "I". So Purple Wrench changed it on the page. Purple Wrench can't decide if Purple Wrench is gonna count the "b--" or not, so Purple Wrench will just have to submit this edit before Purple Wrench makes up Purple Wrench's mind. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:11, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

== Longest gap between toons ==

Don't know if it counts; or if Big Toons, Short Toons, and Holiday Toons could be argued as the same in this sense. As of yesterday (July 9), "Big Toons" has beaten the 2,587 day hiatus by one day. [[Special:Contributions/70.71.56.46|70.71.56.46]] 18:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
:Actually, [[Puppet Stuff]] currently holds the record: the last puppet toon was 2800 days ago. (Okay, actually 2799.) {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:14, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
:: But until one of those categories gets another toon, there's no "between". Hypothetically, much as most of us don't like the possibility, there could never be a H*R toon ever again. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:14, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

== How do you dial with boxing gloves on? ==

If you watch the toon Where's the Cheat? Strong Bad prank calls Marzipan but can dial the number himself. Should I add this to remarks?
:Eh, maybe. Also might warrant an entry on the [[Inconsistencies]] page. It's really not a big deal though; The Brothers Chaps regularly change things like that just depending on what's funny. Also, sign your posts please. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 03:59, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
::Plus, maybe he just forgot the number. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 04:59, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

== Homsar's Message ==
I am pretty sure that Homsar said, “Don’t get chintzy with the choc sauce.” Someone reverted my edit and said that Homsar said “chipsy”, which is not a word.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 17:07, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
:1. The "P" is clearly audible. 2. It's sort of Homsar's thing to not make sense. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:25, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
::That, and "chipsy" sounds like it describes a sauce of some kind. Y'know, because it has "chips" in it. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 00:19, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
:::Uh, [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]], "chintzy" is '''NOT''' a nonsense word. It is a real word. It is a synonym for "cheap". You don't believe me? Check the dictionary.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 15:35, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::I'm confused. I never said it was a nonsense word. I'm aware that chintzy is a real word. It's just not what Homsar is saying. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:43, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::DeFender1031, this is a previous edit summary of yours (as you wrote it): "there doesn't seem to be a clear connection aside from them both being sonsense words that happen to sound similar". The word is '''NONSENSE''', not sonsense. "Sonsense" is a nonsense word.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 16:07, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::Since you didn't link the edit you're referring to, I had to search for it myself. I assume you're referring to {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Marzipan%27s_Answering_Machine_Version_17.2&diff=764095&oldid=764094 this edit}} which, if you check what was changed by that edit, has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with chintzy vs. chipsy. Also, "sonsense" was a typo, not a nonsense word. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:15, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::Well, "sonsense" '''IS''' a nonsense word, typo or not.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 16:19, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:As the person who originally transcribed that part of the toon, I can hear "chintzy" if I force myself, but "chipsy" is the more natural-sounding result of Homsar's word. Whatever the case, do NOT start an edit war, Bde1982, and please don't attack irrelevant mistakes made by other users. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:25, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::Jay, I heard "chintzy", but I didn't force myself. I saw that you reverted my edit.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 16:29, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::I have no trouble hearing "chintzy". I go back and forth between being able to hear "chipsy" and not being able to hear that at all. I get that it's Homsar's M.O. not to make sense, but I think I think we should prefer a real word that fits the context over a nonsense word that doesn't. I can see "Don't get chintzy with the choc sauce" being a funny slogan in the same vein as "The captain of the gravy train." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:03, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::It's dot com, I '''don't''' go back and forth. I hear "chintzy" every time. "Chintzy", unlike "chipsy", is real. "Chipsy" is nonsense.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 17:13, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::Dude, I'm trying to back you up here and you're telling me things I already know in what feels like an accusatory tone. It's not really helping your case. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:27, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::Again, I'm not sure I agree that we should prefer a real word over a nonsense word when we're dealing with Homsar. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:18, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::First of all we should ''always'' prefer a real word unless it's unambiguously a nonsense word, regardless of who's speaking. Looking at [[Template:homsarquote|Homsar's quotes]], there are way more instances of words used weirdly than flat out made-up words. Second, that /p/ sound isn't very clear at all. I isolated the word, played it over and over, and I can no longer hear a /p/. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:27, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::Okay. Then I suggest the person who reverted my edit undo the revert.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 17:29, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::Also, It's dot com, I could also no longer hear a /p/.—[[User:Bde1982|Bde1982]] 17:33, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::DeFender1031: Can you hear "chintzy" at all? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:38, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::I hear "chipsy" [[hremail3184|Beverly Clearly]], though if I REALLY force myself, I can pretend that the end of what I hear as an I is really an N and that the P is really a T... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:20, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::::I can hear both alternately; I even tried slowing it down by half and compressing the audio peaks in Audacity, and it still sounds like either one. (It isn't a hard "P"-sound though.) That said, I would like to point out that "chipsy" makes another pun; besides what I said earlier ("chips" = crisps, which you dip in sauce), if the second part is not "chalk" but "choc", then it's also a pun on "chocolate chips". I thought that was obvious until it was changed to "chalk".
::::::::But I don't think this is going to be solved anytime soon, so maybe we should just put a footnote. ...Which goes along with the other footnote that also has to do with cookies. How strange. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 00:25, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

== Blue Laser Commander vs. Guy Who Does the Bad Guy's Voice ==

Since a) the "BLAAAAAH" is identified as Crack Stuntman and 2) the Cheat Commandos are known to be fictional in-universe, wouldn't it make sense for the BLC's "Marzi—" to be the GWDtBGV? {{User:RickTommy/sig}} 05:39, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
:That same thought struck me when I saw anonny's edit, which is why I decided not to revert it. Should it be a question of which makes the most sense in-universe or which character is better-known? The only difference between the two cases is that Crack Stuntman is considerably better-known than Guy Who Does the Bad Guy's Voice, who appears in an Easter egg for a few seconds. All-in-all, though, I'd probably agree that if we list a voice actor instead of his character once, we should do it in both places. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 11:33, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
::That is a good point. However, consider The Brothers Chaps' perspective. When Matt recorded that voice, what was he thinking? What was his intention? The voice of a one-toon Easter egg voice actor man, or a main-ish alternate universe-type character? {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 04:37, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

== Green liquid ==

I think that green liquid coming out of the answering machine is Mountain Dew, since that's a reoccurring theme when it comes to tech destruction in the Homestar Runner universe. --{{User:Mml554/sig}} 14:38, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
:Interesting theory, but it looks a little more... viscous to me. I think it's just goo. It's really speculation either way. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 15:05, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

== Possible They Might Be Giants reference ==

Does anyone else think "sew a llama head onto your existing head" might be a reference to "prosthetic foreheads on their real heads" from They Might Be Giants' song "We Want a Rock?" [[User:JohnnyLurg|JohnnyLurg]] 17:27, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

Talk:Bozar

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He very much reminds me of the master of mischief from the Super Seekers series.

== The Riddler? ==

"Riddle me twice" sounds a lot like something the Riddler would say.[[User:208.117.13.115|208.117.13.115]] 22:58, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

== Q? Really? ==

I dunno, as much as i love star trek and wish there were more than just a handful of references, I just don't see the connection. Q's mischief was more directed, more elaborate, and far less silly than they seem to be implying bozar's is. If you watch star trek carefully, (At least TNG... Voyager took a slightly different approach, more focus on the political structure of the Q), pretty much everything Q does is to teach someone involved an important lesson, he just happens to do it in the most intrusive and obnoxious way possible. Bozar on the other hand seems to just be causing mischief for the sole purpose of having Mary eat his drums. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:38, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

== Another Pesky Resemblance ==

I think it should be noted that he bears an unintentional reference to [http://www.zeldawiki.org/Chancellor_Cole Chancellor Cole] of the Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, only recently released.--[[User:HRWiki Greg|FIFTH GREG! HRWiki Greg]] 17:18, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

== Bighead ==

It's probably not worth mentioning this series on a family-friendly wiki such as this, but Bozar bears a strong resemblance in appearance, voice, and personality to the villain Bighead from the SNL/Dana Carvey Show/TV Funhouse cartoon "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." --[[User:JohnnyLurg|JohnnyLurg]] 21:11, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Talk:TROGDOR!

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== after level 27? ==
The quotes for cut scenes "after level 27" don't look kosher to me. How could he say "Smote that Kerrek" if the arcade game predated the Kerrek Email? 
[[User:MetaStar|MetaStar]] 21:09, 25 Sep 2004 (MST)
:I'm not seeing anything that says the Trogdor game was created before the interview email. Dragon and Interview were only a month apart. Even so, TBC could still have added it in later. "Smote that Kerreck" is plainly there, just fast forward a little. He's also listed in the credits when you beat the game.
[[User:The Brothers E|The Brothers E]]
::The arcade game was first seen between SBEmails 66 and 67. Interview was number 62. The game does not precede Kerrek's e-mail. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

Wowzers, ok. So, how does one "Fast forward"? is this a right-click-menu flash "forward" command or some other form of strangeness? :) Thanks! 
[[User:MetaStar|MetaStar]] 12:11, 26 Sep 2004 (MST)

Please, anyone know how to fast-foward??? I'm desperate, and everyone's always talking about it. Tell me!!!

== Fast-fowarding, *URGENT* ==

PPLLEEAASSEE!!! Won't somebody tell me how to fast-foward past level 27?!!? The whole game's a joke until you get there; it's IMPOSSIBLE!!! Please, anybody, notice this message board, and tell me how to FF past that one level. Thank you so much...I would be immensely obliged! -Justin Hack 10/09/04

As far as I know, any program that lets you fast forward won't let you actually play the levels. That said, they recently fixed level 27 (around Valentine's Day '05), so it is now beatable.

== Not very urgent ==

I've tried to get past level 27 quites a few times and, while I don't know how urgent it is, I'm really trying to figure out to see the rest of the game too. Is there a code of some sort, or how does this "fastforwarding" thing work? -ShadowP13

==Reply for everyone concerned about anything post-level 27==
Please see [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=1134 this forum thread] for information regarding the findings in this article.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:34, 12 Nov 2004 (MST)

== OLD (original) version of Trogdor - anybody, anybody? ==

Does anyone have an archived version of the ORIGINAL Trogdor game as it was posted on the website the week the guys were "In Da Basement"? This original version lacked the impossible level 27, but it also lacked all cartoons post-level-20. I'm just curious if a copy's sitting out there somewhere...

[On another note, I'm pretty sure I've visited multiple treasure huts per game, contrary to what I've read on this website.]

:I don't know where you might find the original version, but you might start by looking around some of the various mirror sites (see the [[Links]] page). As for the treasure huts, you can visit more than one per game, but only once the levels start to repeat. --[[User:68.12.101.60|68.12.101.60]] 08:47, 20 Feb 2005 (MST)

What is this about levels repeating? When does that happen?[[User:74.73.78.47|74.73.78.47]] 18:23, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

== Check this out Chief!! Possible inspiration!! ==

http://www.abandonia.com/games/624/Aargh.htm

Look at this!
This is a game where you play as a badly-drawn giant lizard and terrorize PEASENTS! IN THATCHED HUTS!!!
It's not Trogdor... it's OLDER than Trogdor... but it looks so similar!!! Could it be related - anon

:I don't see why it couldn't have been inspiration. It's related to Rampage, which the Chaps are known to like and have parodied on the site. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:06, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::I can see why TBC pokes fun at Rampage (hint, hint: [[rampage|obvious sb_email reference]]), itsdotcom. {{User:GChrome/sig}} 15:57, 11 August 2010 (UTC) <nowiki>[[P.S.: It's been awhile since there was any post on this section.]]</nowiki>

==What? No heading?==

Wish I could burninate the knights.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 23:15, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

== Haven't heard some of the quotes ==

I haven't heard some of the Strong Bad quotes mentioned. I've played A LOT, too. In fact I played to level 100 just to see the animation, and I never heard the following quotes:

: {laughing} "He's on fire! Look at 'em burning!"

: STRONG BAD: "Beat that score, Strong Sad!" STRONG SAD: "I don't even want to play that game."

Could they only have been in the old game? -[[User:xzqx|Anne]]

I just heard the Strong Sad one. -[[User:Aaronak|Aaronak]] 23:13, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

:Happened to me too. --[[User:68.145.103.189|68.145.103.189]] 01:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

== Pause glitch ==

I just ran into this glitch, so apparently it hasn't been fixed. [[User:24.13.252.150|24.13.252.150]] 08:54, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

If it's a glitch... Otherwise, you could click on the Flash file/game and try pressing the spacebar. --[[User:68.145.103.189|68.145.103.189]] 01:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

== Paused Archers ==
I didn't see anything here about the trick where you freeze the archers by pausing when they're on the screen.
:Ah, I was using an old version, I think. Nevermind.

== It's high time we did this. ==

I've just played a good game of Trogdor (Level 11! New record! WHOO!) and I think we should add something to the wiki: Trogdor Level Guide. Who's with me? --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 23:10, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
:Well, what would we put in it? The movements of the peasants and enemies are random, so we couldn't put anything definite, other than "Avoid the enemies, stomp the peasants, burninate the cottages". {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 23:12, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::No, like layouts and hints. --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 23:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== holding down the "G" ==

I've attempted this to no avail. Am I misunderstanding what "title page" means? Does this only work on certain browsers? (I'm using Firefox) is it holding down lower-case g? shift+g? help! (wants those 30 starting mans bad!)
: It means the letter "G" in the word "TROGDOR!" in the title. Not the "G" on your keyboard. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:00, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== No "B" on Wii ==

From frame 193: <tt>contraArrayKey = newArray (38, 38, 40, 40, 37, 39, 37, 39, 66, 65)</tt>. The 66 value is not defined in sprite 387 like the rest of the keys, so therefore, the B value cannot be entered on a Wii. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 08:19, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
: I'd test, but I never downloaded the Wii's internet browser... The Wii's controller DOES have a B button, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:46, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
: That said, it DOES work if you play the Wii version through Internet Explorer on an actual computer, but come to think of it, "Start" is pointing at the screen and presisng the Wii's "A" button... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
: But then again: ''If playing on a PC, the "A" key now functions as the pause button.'' Since 1 is the Pause button according to the title screen... ah, screw it. Leave it to someone who actually bothered to download the browser to test... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:50, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
: It is very likely that the Brothers Chaps were already aware of this little shortcoming. They removed the referrence to the "Secret Code?" on the Hints Page that pops up when you hold the A button (mouse button) on the letter G. It is also worthy of note that the Treasure Huts do still exist, but when I entered one when I played the game, I couldn't move. --[[User:President Cold One|President Cold One]] 10:40, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
::The code should go something like: UUDDLRLR''(something)''1 if entered on the Wii. The complete button map looks something like this (according to [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&file=00001113.html Adobe] and the decompiled ActionScript): --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 12:51, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width=50% | Wii-mote Button !! width=50% | PC Key
|-
| valign="top" |
*Left
*Up
*Right
*Down
*1
*2
*A
*B
*+
*-
*Power and HOME are not modified
| valign="top" |
*Left
*Up
*Right
*Down
*A
*S
*D (I don't quite see how this one works, but oh well)
*Space
*+/=
*-/_
*Not applicable.
|}

== Invincibility Disparity ==
Somewhere on this page (and possibly the [[Peasant's Quest]] one, too), it points out Trogdor's non-indestructibility in this game. Would it be worth noting the theory that this game's Trogdor is younger than the PQ one? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 13:05, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
:No, speculation is never worth pointing out. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:50, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

==It sounds vs. I sound==
Okay, we've got conflicting information on this page. Does Strong Bad say, "It sounds so... realistic" or "I sound so... realistic" ? I suspect he's saying "it sounds" based on context, but I don't have the means to find out. Also, can anyone point me to some instructions on how to get the means to find out? I certainly ain't gonna attempt to play through the game anymore. I lost so many mans on lev 26 that I couldn't survive past lev 29. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:24, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
:Turning to our friend Flash Decompiler for this particular problem, I can say with certainty that it's "I sound". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:06, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

== And in the night, there is time for ... Trogdor! ==

Never mind, didn't look closely enough at the article. [[User: Poopskin/about|Poopskin, Needlessly creepy x18™]] 13:16, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

== Miirror, anyone? ==

I still have the flash file for the wii version of TROGDOR! I was wondering, to which HRWiki staff member I have to send the .swf file, so it can be mirrored? --{{User:Darkangel/sig}} 07:54, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
:I'd suggest you send it to either [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] or [[User:Tom|Tom]]. Either of them would be both happy to receive it and able to do something with it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:59, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

== Dubious Fact ==

*If the player gets "Sworded" and "Arrowed" at the same time, the [[portmanteau]] "Swarrowed!" will appear on the screen. To acheive this is kind of a pointless challenge, because it is very hard to accomplish, and all it really "earns" you is one less life.
Okay, i tried 10 games in a row to do this, and i either got one or the other. I don't think this is possible. On top of that, the part about "it's not worth trying" kinda makes me suspect that it's not true, as it discourages people from verifying it. Can someone please decompile the flash to verify this? also, if it IS true, a screenshot would be sweet. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:24, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
:I've decompiled the Flash file before, and don't recall anything like that. I can give it another check-through real quick to be sure, if anyone wants, but I'm already sure it'll return a negative result. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:35, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
::I was intriguèd by the thought, so I checked out the Flash file. No dice.. just "Arrowed!" and "Sworded!" {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=TROGDOR%21&diff=567167&oldid=554443 Silly IP}}, sending us on a wild goose chase. Or maybe he/she was just hallucinating. =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:29, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

== SWORDTALITY! ==

Am I the only one who thinks that the blood-dripping "sworded" and "arrowed" text is a reference to Mortal Kombat games where the "fatality" text has a similar effect? [[User:Ryu 20X6|-=-=-RYU-=-=-20X6-=-=-]] 01:28, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

== Game Over? ==

When you beat a level before a scene, it will flash to the game over screen for a brief period then go to the scene. Would you consider that a glitch? --[[User:Pretztailfan95|Pretztailfan95]] 17:05, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

== [[8-Bit Is Enough]] ==

Should we mention the LARGE role this game has in [[8-Bit Is Enough]] on this page? I think we should. Who agrees? -[[User:Tizye96|Tizye96]]

== Wii version mirror doesn't work on the Wii ==

I'd just like to note that the mirror for the Wii version of the game doesn't work on an actual Wii... the D-pad just scrolls the screen around instead of controlling Trogdor. It's not like it matters though, since the Wii supports keyboards now so you can just use one of those...
:Yes, that's why this and Duck Guardian were taken down. The Internet Channel got an update, which changed the use of the D-Pad (that's [[Talk:Viidelectrix#I KNOW WHY THEY TOOK TROGDOR AND DG1 OFF!|the way I hear it]], anyway), and thus the games didn't function properly, and they took them offa list. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:03, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

== A squisha squisha squisha squisha squisha toniiight. ==

Has anybody ever heard that line? Does it actually exist? I know it's labeled as "rare" but I couldn't find it in the decomposed flash file, so I was wondering has anyone ever actually heard it? [[Special:Contributions/203.184.0.147|203.184.0.147]] 12:37, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
:I think I did. I used to ask myself the same question and I'm pretty sure that I spent a whole evening playing the game to hear it until I finally got to hear it on level 50 or something. But I won't even pretend to be 100% positive since I often have very realistic dreams of things I'm interested in at the time, so it might have been one of those. But I feel like I could give it another try today. Maybe I'll get lucky. --[[User:Cass from Germany|Cass from Germany]] 12:49, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

== treasure huts? ==

I just played the game, and I didn't get the treasure hut in level 11. So I was thinking, how can you tell which huts are the treasure huts? -[[Special:Contributions/207.206.239.96|207.206.239.96]] 14:32, 3 December 2009 (UTC) 
-I figured it out. You have to not burninate the huts -_- -[[Special:Contributions/24.218.122.7|24.218.122.7]] 15:24, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

I have tried to get the treasure huts in levels 11 and 16 so many times, and they never work! What am I doing wrong? Are these huts only in the Wii version? {{unsigned|12.182.77.130|16:48, 11 August 2010 (UTC)}}

:This seems like great [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum talk] to me. {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 18:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
::Actually, i've always heard that the place to ask for help about games was on the respective wiki talk page. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 18:49, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:::This talk page is about the contents of the article, so the forum would be the best place to ask for help.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:54, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
::::then where did i hear otherwise? {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 03:09, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
:::::I wouldn't know. Certainly not [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette|here]], though ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:19, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I was wondering whether these huts actually exist, however, which is relevant to the article. If these huts are only in the Wii version of the game, or if they aren't in the levels mentioned, that is worth including in the article.
:Yes, this part of your question is definitely relevant to the article. (I don't know the answer to that, though){{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:07, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

::Okay, okay. This needs to go in the article, but not for the reason you think. The reason it needs to go? '''You can only get one treasure hut per game!!!''' (This could be a glitch, who can say?) There ''is'' a treasure hut in level 11 (I'm not restarting and playing to level 16 right now, thanks, so I'll take the article's word for it), but I'm 99% sure that you can only get it if you did ''not'' get the treasure hut in level 7. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:23, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

== Mortal Kombat II reference ==

When you get "SWORDED!!!" or "ARROWED!!!", blood drips from those words. So does the FATALITY icon in the Mortal Kombat series. Most notably Mortal Kombat II. I think this deserves a place in the Real World References section

== Megaman ==

Does anyone think that the guy holding the shield on the title screen looks like the newer-styled megaman? [[Special:Contributions/71.85.108.71|71.85.108.71]] 16:20, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
:Nope. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 09:29, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

== Glitch? ==

I was playing TROGDOR! on September first and when I advanced a level, it played the game over music. I thought I was hearing things, so I paused Block Buster and played again and '''DISTINCTLY''' heard the game over music. Is this a glitch?
:Yes and the glitch is already noted in the article under the Glitches section. — [[User:Ngamer01|Ngamer01]] 18:09, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

== Differences in HTML5 version ==

I noticed some differences while playing the new version of the game last night/today. The most obvious ones were:
#A peasant returning to the cottage does not dock a stomped peasant from the meter.
#There are more ways to get an extra man. Like, it's orders of magnitude easier to collect mans. Ways to do this now are:
##Score a multiple of 300 points
##Stomp the first X peasants in the level where X = floor(score/300) (I think that's what the formula was, anyway)
##Start a level (occasionally)
##Burninate a cottage or collect a bag of money (if the number of peasants stomped hasn't reached X yet)
:I had scarcely been able to get past Level 26 before this, but now I was able to beat the entire game. I started with 30 mans, and because of all this, I finished with 1518 mans.
:3. Level 27 was reverted to the impossible version.
:4. The article says that you can only enter one cottage containing money per game, but I was able to enter all of them (except for Level 7 and its first duplicate, which I completed before accessing the money cottage)
What's going on? Do these differences belong in the article? {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 20:05, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
:Yeah, these should probably be in the article. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 20:08, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
::I meant, would someone play to see if they can replicate this information? Obviously they belong if this is part of the game, but I don't want to put them in the article if it's an isolated incidence. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 21:05, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
:::If Level 27 is reverted to the impossible version, how did you beat it? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
::::Never mind. Realized that it's no longer quite as impossible if the meter doesn't go down. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:23, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
:::Yup, it's all there when I play it. (Although, the "300 points = extra man" thing was there in the original.) Also...
:::5. The loading screen and Videlectrix screen are combined and changed. The instruction screen has also changed.
:::6. Click the title screen to go to the instruction screen, instead of waiting a few seconds.
:::7. There is no white border around the game.
:::8. The "pause" screen is slightly lighter.
:::9. The frame rate is smoother.
:::10. The fire above the "BURNINATE!" screen grows/shrinks horizontally ''and'' vertically, rather than just vertically.
:::11. The "LEVEL BEATEN!" text is white instead of red.
:::12. "Up up down down left right left right B A" doesn't work.
:::13. Originally, if the computer's clock was set to January 13th, the game over music played when you get to the next level. This is no longer the case.
:::{{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 22:28, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
::::Gfdgsgxgzgdrc - What you wrote in parentheses: I didn't say "new ways to do this are:" because I knew that was already there; I just meant they didn't take it off. Your additions: I noticed #9 for sure, and I noticed #13 wasn't happening. As for #12: that worked fine for me. DF - Having hundreds of mans also helped considerably; it took me a few tries on the duplicate level later in the game. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 22:55, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
:::::It should also be mentioned that level 59 is now identical to the original level 27. I don't know if that was the case in the original game or if that is "the duplicate level" you're referring to. --[[User:JohnnyLurg|JohnnyLurg]] 23:41, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, I was talking about Level 59. Presumably it is that way in the original game, because the page mentions Levels 11, 43, and 75 being identical, and cyclic in interval, and the same was the case for Levels 27, 59, and 91. (and any others that were 32 apart. That didn't start at 1 though). {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 01:37, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
:::::I'd like to add something. I've played this game a few times since its release, and the game seems unusually glitchy. My games tend to end prematurely, either because I was defeated and Trogdor wouldn't respawn, or most recently, because all the knights and peasants blinked out leaving Trogdor to wander the countryside unable to lay waste to anything. Does anyone else have issues like this? [[Special:Contributions/99.48.86.26|99.48.86.26]] 02:09, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
:::::Also it seems that Strong Bad says "The tables have turned" much more than he did before, and tends to also say "Advantage: Strong Bad," which I never remember him saying before, and it isn't listed among the quotes on this page. Also it seems like sometimes every time you stomp a peasant, you gain a man, but not at other times. I have no idea why this is. Another glitch I've noticed that may or may not have been present in the original game is that Trogdor can get sworded (not sure about arrowed) while he is leveling up. --[[User:JohnnyLurg|JohnnyLurg]] 02:16, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

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{{sbenav|100|link=sbemailahundred}}

[[Image:sbemailahundred.png|thumb|300px|Puttin' their weight on it.]]

In the long-anticipated 100th email, Jon from NH asks Strong Bad how long he has known Homestar Runner. The answer is too big to be shown in anything but... [[Widescreen|WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN]]!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Tiny-Handed Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner (storybook)}}, [[The Prince of Town]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Limozeen}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Senor Cardgage}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Moon]], The Sweet Sweet Rainbow Bridge, [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]] (Easter egg), [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg), [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, March 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 5:01

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{shouting}'' ONE TWO THREE FOUR—

''{Strong Bad starts singing hard rock with instruments in the background, and the following words appear as they are said:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' EMAIL IS AWESOME ''{"AWESOME"}'', EMAIL IS WEIRD ''{"WEiRD"}'', EMAIL IS AWESOME ''{"AWESOME"}'' AND EMAIL IS WEIRD ''{"WEiRD"}''! And I'll never forget the way it was, GRRRL ''{"grrrl"}''...uh!

''{Starts reading the email in his abandoned Mexican accent. The text is in the style of the Tandy, and it is in fact the [[some kinda robot|very first email]] he ever did.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing 
gloves off before you go to bed? 
 
Sincerely, 
Abdi LaRue 
San Diego, CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad starts to stutter when reading "before you go to".}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ...dajede... wait a minute! ''{hits Compy, the text fixes itself to be a new email}'' There we go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey there, Strong Bad! 
I was wondering. How long have you 
known Homestar? Is there some sort of 
flashback that could describe how 
and when you guys met? 
Your Fan, 
Jon, NH</blockquote>

''{Instead of "New Hampshire," Strong Bad says "No Hamsters."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, I got flashbacks alright, Jon. I'm like, Discount Flashback Warehouse over here. But this particular flashback has way too much historical significance to be shown in anything but WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH!

''{As he says this with a resonating noise, the left side of the screen expands out. The camera then cuts out to a wide shot. Strong Bad stops typing and turns to his right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right side: WOOOOOAHH—

''{the right side of the screen starts to expand, then abruptly bounces out to its full extent, revealing Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wha-uh, what are you doin' over there?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, I'm pretty much here every week. It's just that usually I'm behind the black.

'''STRONG BAD''': Guess I should start... lookin' to the right more often.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': In fact, I think I might live here.

'''STRONG BAD''': I don't think so. If you lived here, you'd have less non-broken bones. And more crushed spirits.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{leaning forward}'' Yes, sir.

'''STRONG BAD''': Frame shift left! WOOOOOAAHHH!

''{The screen starts shifting left to get Homestar out of the shot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': See ya after the flashback!

''{The screen shows a picture of Strong Bad on the moon with a tennis racket. The drawing is in the style of the original children's book, though the characters have limited animation. Strong Bad narrates the story but doesn't read everything—text that he doesn't read is included in this transcript in parentheses. Also, character voices are imitated and are denoted in brackets.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{narrating}'' Strong Bad meets the Homestar Runner.

''{The page turns to a picture of just Strong Bad.}''

Everyone loves Strong Bad. He is an okay guy.

''{The page turns to a picture of Strong Bad and Coach Z playing tennis on the moon.}''

One day Strong Bad was finishing up a game of tennis on the moon with his pal, the Coach Z. He won 1,000,000 to 3. ''{Strong Bad}'' "You see, 3 is clearly a smaller number than a million," said Strong Bad. ''{Coach Z}'' "Ooooooh. Now I understand."

''{The page turns to Strong Bad and Coach Z flying down a rainbow from the moon to earth.}''

They flew on a sweet, sweet rainbow bridge back down to Free Country, USA.

''{The page turns to Coach Z holding a towel and talking to Strong Bad.}''

''{Coach Z}'' "I'ma go shower up!" said the Coach Z. ''{Strong Bad}'' "Gross!" said Strong Bad. "Shut up!"

''{The page turns to see Strong Bad walking toward a giant pink egg with yellow spots.}''

Walking home, Strong Bad came upon a big ol' egg. "Waaaaaaaaagh!"

''{The page turns to a closer view of Strong Bad and the egg.}''

"I wonder what's inside," thought tiny-handed Strong Bad.

''{The page turns to see Homestar behind the egg wearing a yellow shirt with a [[duck]] on it.}''

''{Homestar}'' "Hello! How do you like my egg, Mr. Strong Bad?" said a voice from behind. ''{Strong Bad}'' "Who the crap are you, Duckshirt?" asked No-shirt. ''{Homestar}'' "I'm The Homestar Runner!" said the duckshirt. "Some folk say I'm a terrific athlete."

''{The page turns to a closer view of the scene.}''

''{Strong Bad}'' "Well I folk say you're a terrific liar!" ''(said Strong Bad.)'' "This is plainly my egg." ''{The Prince of Town}'' "What's all the commotion about?"

''{The page zooms out, showing the Prince of Town looking at Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

...said the svelt, young Prince of Town. "And who's this weirdo in the duckie shirt?" ''{Homestar}'' "I'm The Homestar Runner! Some folk say I'm a terrific ''(athlete!" said Duckshirt.)'' ''{Strong Bad}'' "Prancibald over here says this egg belongs to him, when I found it first."

''{Zoom in to a closeup of the Prince of Town.}''

''{The Prince of Town}'' "We'll settle this with a ten-step footrace."

''{The page turns to show a crowd of characters, including Mr. Bland and Señor from the original children's book. Everyone is watching Strong Bad and Homestar at the start line of a race.}''

And so they all gathered for a ten-step footrace. The slim and trim young Prince of Town explained the rules.

''{A piece of paper shows up reading: "Ten-step Footrace Official Rules. Rule One. Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner! Rule Two. No biting."}''

''{The Prince of Town}'' "Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner!"

''{The page turns to see Strong Bad and Homestar at the line and Marzipan giving the startoff.}''

''{Marzipan}'' "Ready-and-set-and-go-now." ''{they start running, with Homestar counting}'' ''{Homestar}'' "One, two, three, four, five, six..." ''{Strong Bad takes tiny steps and is way behind}'' ''{Strong Bad}'' "Keep up the pace. Gotta break 4:40"

''{The page turns to see silhouettes of everyone, and Homestar has reached the end.}''

''{Homestar}'' "Ten!"

''{The Prince of Town}'' "And the Duckie-man is the winner. Loser gets the egg."

''{The background music plays several confused notes, then the page turns to a closeup of Homestar, with Strong Bad and the egg in the background.}''

''{Homestar}'' "WHAAAAT??!!?&,:;%${}" ''{Strong Bad}'' "Hooray a-for me!!"

''{The page turns to show Strong Mad holding the egg over his head while Strong Bad watches.}''

And so Strong Mad helped to break open the egg. ''{Strong Mad tosses the egg}''

''{The page turns to show the egg broken, and with a bunch of fish sticks inside it.}''

And out poured a lifetime supply of fishsticks. And a The Cheat!!!!

''{The Cheat springs out of the egg, then the page turns to a closeup of The Cheat. The page turns again to see Strong Bad and The Cheat with the egg in the background.}''

''{Strong Bad}'' "Awesome! My very own a The Cheat!"

''{The page turns again, showing everyone hanging out by a boombox.}''

And so, The Cheat mashed play on an extremely expensive jambox with high-speed dubbing and everybody put their weight on it! ''{The Cheat plays a remix of the [[Old Intro|original intro]] music for H*R.com, and everyone dances.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad sitting at the stool, talking to Homestar, who's sitting on the floor listening to the tale.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': So that's pretty much how it all went down, huh?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, yes. Read me another one! Another one!

'''STRONG BAD''': Ohhhhh, very well. This one's called The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a children's book of the same name. Compy beeps and turns blue with the caption "Congratulations! You have answered 100 emails." and pixelated fireworks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the—Whoa! Would ya look at that! 100 emails. I had no idea! I lost count around 51. Well, I suppose I should do something to celebrate... uh... ooh! I'll say email 100 times! Email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email...

''{As Strong Bad continues, [[The Paper]] comes down}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' ...email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email eMAIL-a email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email-mail-nahduhluh email email email email e-meh-meh-meh-meh-mail email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email-mail email email email email email email email EMAIL! ''{takes a big breath}'' Ooh. I'm pa—I'm parched. ''{wheezes}'' I need a glass of water.

''{A pixelated glass of water appears onscreen.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:The homestar runner gets something stuck in his craw.PNG|thumb|A children's book by [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Craig Zobel|Craig]]]]
*When Strong Bad pulls out the book "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw", you can click on it to get a closer look.

*After Strong Bad says "Email" 100 times, you can click on the words:
**"Congratulations!" for a message from [[Limozeen]].
::'''LIMOZEEN:''' Congratulations, Strong Bad, on your 100th email!
::''{slight pause}''
::'''LARRY:''' ''{startling the other bandmembers}'' WE'RE FROM THE BAND LIMOZEEN-UH!
::'''PERRY:''' Uh, I think it says that at the top of the screen, Larry.
::'''LARRY:''' WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT-UH!
::''{The band members strike various poses and the frame freezes, as the central riff from "[[Because, It's Midnite]]" plays.}''

:*click on "you" to see Homestar deliver his message.
::''{Homestar is standing in the field, wearing the Duckie Shirt.}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad!

:*click on "have" to see a message from Marzipan.
::''{Marzipan is standing in her house near her answering machine.}''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Whoo-hoo, Strong Bad, whoo-hoo. I've almost caught up with you. I only have 90 more answering machines to go.

:*click on "answered" to see Senor Cardgage say some stuff.
::''{Senor Cardgage is standing in The Field near his bush.}''
::'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Many combolations, Elizagerth! ''{holds up a sign reading "combolations, elizagerth," and puts it back down, then produces a melty candy bar from behind his back}'' I hope you get all my... particles.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off screen}'' Man, so cool!

:*click on "100" to see Old-Timey Strong Bad making a telegram.
::''{Old-Timey Strong Bad is standing next to a telegraph machine. Half of his mustache has been ripped off, and he is holding a envelope that looks like it contains the missing half of the mustache. The "[[No Loafing Sign|Loafing Not Permitted]]" sign hangs on the wall.}''
::'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{operating the telegraph}'' Well done, my doppelgänger! Stop! By the time you read this telegrammaparcel, I'll be long dead! Stop! Therefore, I've enclosed half of my mustache herein. Stop! I bid you good tidings, and may you continue to flummox those less fortunate than you!

*Also, clicking in the 2 areas where the fireworks go off will bring you to two other shorts.
**The firework on the left takes you to a TV ad for [[Discount Flashback Warehouse]].
::''{cut to Strong Bad's basement with the Television. Strong Bad's face appears on it}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mumbling voice}'' Come on down to Discount Flashback Warehouse.
::''{Discount Flashback Warehouse text appears, then disappears. Cut back so the screen shows Strong Bad's body}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I've got this season. ''{He gestures to the left, where a screen from "different town", also featuring [[Different Town Character Variations|Modestly Hot Homsar]], appears.}'' Last season. ''{He gestures to the right where a screen from "band names" appears.}'' Even stuff I've just made up! ''{The screenshots disappear and "just made up!!" appears as he says it.}''
::''{Cuts to just his head again, next to text reading "These prices: $9 $6.53."}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' How can I make these prices any lower?
::''{Cut to Strong Bad standing beneath yellow text that reads "Discount Flashback Warehouse".}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Just ask for me, the guy that works here ''{very quietly, trailing off}'' at the flashback place.

:*The firework on the right shows you what became of the lifetime supply of fishsticks.
::''{Cut to the field back in the flashback. The Prince of Town is standing near the broken-open egg.}''
::'''THE PRINCE OF TOWN:''' Will no one claim this lifetime supply of fishsticks?
::''{Prince of Town does an over-the-top look left and right. This is the dance he did when The Cheat mashed play on the expensive jambox during the flashback.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*To "stick in one's craw" is an [[Wikipedia:Idiom|idiom]] referring to a behavior or act that one can not tolerate. It originated as a literal statement, such as a stone being stuck in the [[Wikipedia:Crop (anatomy)|craw]] of a bird; the stone is impossible to swallow, or tolerate.
*High-speed [[Wikipedia:Dubbing (music)|dubbing]] is a feature of many dual-cassette [[Wikipedia:Boombox|boomboxes]] that enables the user to copy one [[Wikipedia:Compact Cassette|cassette tape]] to another at a higher speed than normal playback speed, albeit with less accuracy.
*A "[[Wikipedia:Doppelgänger|doppelgänger]]" is commonly known as a "copy" of someone.
*The widescreen is 750×400 pixels, a perfect 1.85:1 [[Wikipedia:Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]]. Normal toons are 550×400, or 1.375:1.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Homestar Sandals.jpg|thumb|Homestar with sandals and a (green) duckie shirt]]
*At 5 minutes and 1 second in length, this was longest Strong Bad Email when it was released, and it is the longest [[Compy 386]]-era email.
*The DVD commentary for this episode reveals several interesting facts—originally, it would have been animated in the normal style, and would have told a different story, until the Brothers Chaps decided to re-write it halfway through. Originally, story elements included Strong Bad wearing a star shirt, and Marzipan attempting to do something about Homestar's awful fashion sense (his [[duckie shirt]], and also in this version, a pair of sandals). She gets him a star shirt, and Strong Bad rips his own shirt off in protest, which is why nowadays, Strong Bad almost never wears a shirt.
*The email was assigned the URL of "http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailahundred.html", breaking the convention of the previous ninety-nine. This was done because of [[Not the 100th Email!!!]].
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#Cave Quest|Cave Quest]]".
*This is the first time a character has mentioned [[Free Country, USA]].
*Strong Bad ''actually'' says the word "email" exactly 100 times.
*This is the debut of [[live action]] in the Homestar Runner universe.
*Old-Timey Strong Bad appearing with half a mustache was inspired by a waiter [[The Brothers Chaps]] once encountered who sported the same odd facial hair style, as revealed in the [[Flashforward Interview - 10 Feb 2006|Flashforward Interview]].

===Remarks===
*It is debatable whether the story in the book really "happened", since Strong Bad could be [[History according to Strong Bad|making it up]]. Homestar verifies the tale, but this may just be typical, dense Homestar behavior.
*Though the style of the artwork and the voice acting for most of the characters resembled closely that of the classic Homestar cartoons, Strong Bad in the flashback, for some reason, sounds nothing like the real Strong Bad from [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]-era cartoons. Old Strong Bad's manner of speaking was very loud and dramatic (almost overacted), and he had a strong Mexican accent. Tiny Handed Strong Bad in the flashback is just the opposite, speaking in a monotonic, mumbling fashion.
*When he reads the Tandy email, his accent is more like it is in the old cartoons (most notably, he pronounces "you" as "joo" a few times).
*Strong Bad walks ten steps before he even crosses the starting line.
*Strong Bad couldn't have lost count at [[website|Email #51]], because in [[caffeine|Email #91]], the intro is "Coming in at number 91, it's, EMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL!" Email 51 follows [[50 emails|the last milestone email]], in which Strong Bad celebrates checking his 50th email.
**Also, he knew that it was the 100th email because he confronted users trying to find the email before it was finished in [[Not the 100th Email!!!]].
*When the Compy said Strong Bad had answered 100 emails, that's not entirely true. He answered two in [[50 emails]] (as well as one answered by Homestar), two more in [[2 emails]] (3 more if the email answered while the clip was in fast forward is counted), and he (sort of) answered more than one in [[huttah!]] (although he didn't answer any in [[mile]], while Homestar answered one in [[anything]]). Depending on one's definition of "answering" an email, Strong Bad read extras in [[spring cleaning]] (although they were promptly deleted). In [[sisters]], he accidentally deleted one email, then responded to and accidentally saved a second. If each toon is counted as an email, then he still answered in excess of 103 emails, since the three bonus emails on the DVD are presumably pre-100th. In addition, there is a "preview email" in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] and never before seen emails in [[personal favorites]], but these could just be [[History according to Strong Bad|false history]]. So really, at the time of the hundredth email, Strong Bad actually has answered more than 100 emails. The hundredth email was actually answered somewhere between Emails 81-94.
**In addition, he answered about half the emails on the [[Tandy 400]], so unless he transferred the memory somehow, the Compy should not have been able to know.
*Mary, in the Limozeen Easter egg, is wearing a [[Store Accessories#Baseball Caps|Strong Bad baseball cap]].
*The Old-Timey Strong Bad Easter egg contradicts [[That A Ghost]], in which Old-Timey Strong Bad's mustache is depicted as having a skeletal structure. The Easter egg shows it as hair.
*In the Limozeen Easter egg, Gary and Mary do not seem to be in sync with Larry during their congratulation and start reacting to Larry's line "We're from the band Limozeen!" before he even begins to say it.
**This is due to the fact that all four members of Limozeen are being portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]] and, despite using computer effects to overlay the footage of each member, Gary and Mary's timing was not completely perfect when they were recorded.
*At times, the legs on the left-hand side of Strong Bad's desk rest on an uncarpetted area, however in this email they are resting on carpet.
*Homestar sits down on the floor, but he does not seem to have a bottom, as his legs bend up into his shirt.
**This was also seen in [[extra plug]] and [[79 Seconds Left]].
*In the Easter egg, before she starts speaking, Marzipan's mouth looks like her [[Marzipan Evolution|third design's mouth]]. Once she begins talking, it becomes the current style mouth again.
*The characters who didn't appear in the [[original book]] take their designs from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|museum sketch book]]; they include Marzipan, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and Bubs.
*Although Strong Bad calls the Prince of Town "young", he still has a white beard and grey mustache.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad says, "Keep up the pace, gotta break 4:40", there is no period at the end of the sentence.
*When Strong Mad breaks the [[egg]], it cracks open, but nothing appears to be inside. In the next frame, "the lifetime supply of fishsticks" suddenly appears inside the egg.
*When Homestar says "Read me another one. Another one!", the outline on his head moves.
*At the very end of the email, changing the contrast on the Compy does not affect the outline of the glass of water on the screen.
*"Svelt", as it is spelled in the book, is actually spelled as "svelte".
*The bows of Senor Cardgage's glasses are missing.
*When the Limozeen Easter egg is playing it is still possible to press the other Easter eggs, making them play in the background.
*When Marzipan is saying congratulations, a small section of her hair is not filled in.

===Glitches===
[[File:HeadGoof.png|thumb|200px|"Oh, I'm pretty much here every week. It's just that usually my head is behind the shirt."]]
*When Strong Bad shifts the screen left, the carpet appears to slide to the right, moving without the stool and the table.
*When Homestar looks down in sadness (before Strong Bad shifts himself to the left to start the flashback), the lining for his head pops out of his shirt.

===Inside References===
*The word "WEiRD" appearing at the beginning of the email is another instance of [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Bad first uses "[[grrl]]" (seen here as grrrl) in [[i she be]]. The word is also used in the [[Teen Girl Squad]] menu and [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Homestar's comment about being behind the black is a [[fourth wall break]].
*Old-style Marzipan, Strong Sad, and Strong Mad are from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|concept sketches]].
*Old-style Coach Z and Bubs are from "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]".
*This marks another instance of Homestar Runner being referred to as [[Prancing|prancy]].
*Present in the flashback are [[Mr. Bland]] and [[Señor]], who hadn't been seen since [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*This is another mention of [[mashing]].
*The [[Telebision|TV]] in the Discount Flashback Warehouse egg is from the old [[Telebision Toons Menu]].
*The two emails in the Discount Flashback Warehouse egg are [[different town]] and [[band names]].
*Senor Cardgage's use of the word "combolations" is a reference to the ending credits in [[japanese cartoon]].
*In the Senor Cardgage Easter egg, Strong Bad says, "Man, so cool!" He previously said this in [[kind of cool]].
*In her Easter egg, Marzipan refers to her [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|answering machine feature]] on the site.
**At the time this email was released, there were 10 answering machine versions.
*Coach Z goes to "[[Showering|shower up]]."
*Strong Bad pulls "The Homestar Runner gets something stuck in his craw" out of [[hammerspace]].
*The melty candy bar Senor Cardgage holds up near the end is a [[Zagnut bar]].
*This toon has a reference to [[rainbows]].

=== Real-World References ===
*"Put your weight on it!" was a famous line from the [[Wikipedia:Dolemite|Dolemite]] movie ''Disco Godfather.''
*The guitar Larry is holding in the Limozeen egg is the same guitar that Homestar Runner steals in [[Puppet Time]], an Epiphone "Evolution," a variation on the more popular [[Wikipedia:Gibson Explorer|Gibson Explorer]] shape. The bass Perry is holding is a [[Wikipedia:Fender|Fender]] Jazz-Bass.

===Fast Forward===
*Prancibald appears as a [[Trading Cards|trading card]] name in [[trading cards]].
*The duckie shirt makes an appearance in several other cartoons, starting with [[your funeral]].
*Widescreen would later be used in [[virus]].
*[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] is eventually read to Homestar.
*The Limozeen Easter egg is reused and dubbed over for the 200th email, [[email thunder]].

== DVD Version ==
*All the Easter eggs can be viewed at the end of the video by selecting the hidden Strong Bad logos located in the following locations:
**The top left corner icon launches Marzipan's greeting
**The top right corner icon launches a commercial for Discount Flashback Warehouse
**The middle left side icon launches Old Timey Strong Bad's greeting
**The center screen icon on the graphic of the glass of water launches Limozeen's greeting
**The middle right side icon launches Homestar's greeting
**The bottom left corner icon launches Senor Cardgage's greeting
**The bottom right corner icon launches a scene of the young King of Town
*The Limozeen video is now in fullscreen and much higher quality.
**In addition, you can use your DVD player's angle Button while watching the Limozeen clip to change the clip's background image. There are three separate backgrounds in all.
*The email is presented letterboxed (black bars at the top and bottom) to maintain the widescreen ratio, so it may appear smaller in comparison to other cartoons on the DVD.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' The guitar just fell on the floor.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Ooh, I like this, uh, part. The song—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, we should make a full song of that. And I'll never forget the way it was, Mike. I thought—I wanted it to be, like, a sort of nostalgic punk rock song, you know, 'cause, what if we decided after doing a hundred, we weren't going to make anymore Strong Bad Emails? So I wanted it to kinda be like that.

'''MIKE:''' We decided to do more.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' At least twelve more as of this commen—as of the time of this commentary.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. So Abdi LaRue, uh, was our first, uh, the first email.

'''MIKE:''' Mmm, that's true.

'''MATT:''' Was he just a fan that we tal—that just emailed a lot early—in the early days?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. Yup.

'''MATT:''' Or—he or she, we don't really—do we know the gender of Abdi LaRue? I always assumed it was a guy.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah...?

'''MATT:''' Abdi, if you—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I don't know any other Abdis, so—

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It's true. So this—we—a lot of—lot of gimmicks sort of in this one, visually. Uh, the widescreen thing...

'''MIKE:''' The song at the beginning. Cave Quest there—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' That—That—

'''MIKE:''' Home—

'''MATT:''' Of course...

'''MIKE:''' White character.

'''MATT:''' A game Mike and I made, Cave Quest.

'''MIKE:''' On the Apple II...

'''MATT:''' C+

'''MIKE:''' C++

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Low-res graphics text interface—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' He threw a spear, at this dinosaur—

'''MATT:''' He threw a rock at one—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —to knock the spear out of the little dinosaur's mouth.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh. And it showed the animation of the rock falling against the, uh—across the screen.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' So this is done in the style of the original children's book, uh, that [[Craig Zobel]], and I—myself made in 1996. Um, so these were the original—That drawing of Coach Z was done, like a couple of years later.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I like that little, like, that little lip, the little flair on the "Z" that used to exist—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Because like—'Cause he was originally going to have hair like that, didn't he?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he had like—

'''MATT:''' On like some early drawings you did—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —where it has a little "Z" hair sort of.

'''MATT:''' I like the way he walks, though. It looks good, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, man.

'''MATT:''' So this whole email, we got very far into this email and then completely rewrote it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, if you watch the, um, [[Making of Email 100|Making of the 100th Email]] time-lapse which is on this DVD in the Bonus Features section—

'''MATT:''' Three disc set, Strong Bad Emails DVD!

'''MIKE:''' That's right. But anyway, if you watch, you can see me making graphics if you look closely of, like, Strong—of Homestar wearing sandals.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's got the duckshirt on, but it's like regular graphics. It's—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' It's using the regular style, yeah. It's before we decided to do—and you can see, like, in the second day of that time-lapse, Matt's looking—like writing, and that's, like, pretty much rewriting the whole thing.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Um, there was lots of stuff about his duckshirt, like, originally, Marzipan gives him his star shirt.

'''MATT:''' Right. Er, we're gonna g—we kinda—we kinda overdid the origin of things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Like, we were gonna be, like, explaining—

'''MIKE:''' Because Strong Bad had a star shirt on, too, and he tore it off because he didn't want to wear one—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —because Homestar had one too—

'''MATT:''' And he had never put a shirt on since then.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' And that was why— that was why Strong Bad never wore a shirt.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's a good Marzipan mouth. ''{imitating Strong Bad}'' Augh!

'''MIKE:''' Do it, Strong Bad, do it!

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' That old silhouette—The yellow silhouetted thing is a... a... staple of the Dennis the Menace comics. Usually, the—

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's right!

'''MIKE:''' Usually the third frame is the yellow silhouette.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It's true.

'''MIKE:''' I love that.

'''MATT:''' And so in the Easter egg, the fishsticks do sort of explain why the King of Town is—is fat—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —and got this lifestyle.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that old Bubs! Lookin' good!

'''MATT:''' That's of course, uh, on the left side is, uh, Mr. Bland—

'''MIKE:''' —doing cartwheels. Then on the right is Senor—Señor.

'''MATT:''' Señor Havin' A Little Trouble is his full name. That Strong Mad is great. And Strong Sad too, is—got little stubs for arms. I like how this is like—Homestar's so excited. ''{Mike laughs}'' He's sat down and is like crowded around the campfire. We should make that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So, are we gonna do the commentary of him saying "email" a hundred times?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should talk over it anyway.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, what should we talk about? Maybe um...

'''MATT:''' Anything else about this email? This hundredth email? It was kind of a—

'''MIKE:''' It took three days to make—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was defin—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Took a long time to make.

'''MATT:''' It's one of the longest ones. One of the biggest file size-wise.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um—

'''MATT:''' What did w—Oh, we had just met for the first time Jonathan Howe, the guy that h—programs all our games for us. We had just met him in person for the first time. He came down to visit, and then he left on... Monday morning? Or Sunday?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think Monday morning.

'''MATT:''' Oh, no no, he left Sunday morning—

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.

'''MATT:''' —and then we started working—

'''MIKE:''' This was Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and we put this up Tuesday night.

'''MATT:''' But we didn't decide to make the hundredth email; we had been kind of putting it off because we knew we had to make it a big deal. And so we didn't do it until, like, uh, we decided it that day, basically, right? On that Sunday, that we were like, "Ah, let's just do it," like we were going to maybe do some other update or do—or try and put it off, and we just decided to pull the trigger on it or we'd always be putting it off.

'''MIKE:''' There. We're done.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Lemonade stand.

===Fun Facts===
*Judging by Mike's comment, this commentary was recorded between the releases of [[old comics]] and [[pizzazz]].
*[[Wikipedia:Dennis the Menace (US)|Dennis the Menace]] is a long-running comic strip featuring the adventures of a mischievous young boy.
*"[[Wikipedia:Lemonade Stand|Lemonade Stand]]" probably refers to the [[Wikipedia:Apple II family|Apple II]] game, which featured a graphic similar to the glass of water.

== See Also ==

* [[Original Book]]
* [[Main Page 20]]

== External Links ==

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*[[HR:sbemail100 zeen.swf|view the Flash file for the Limozeen Easter egg]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Old-Timey]][[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]][[Category:Advertisements]][[Category:Widescreen Toons]]

the process

2017-11-12T22:25:32Z

JohnnyLurg: There's no proof that Discount Alligator actually sells alligators.

{{sbenav|79}}
[[Image:sbemail79.png|thumb|"YEEOW! Hot bees!"]]

Strong Bad explains how a Strong Bad Email is made, at the expense of Bubs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 7, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:20

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My name is not Email Sam. Ooh ahh. So please don't call me Email Sam. Ooh ahh.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
How long does it to answer an e-mail? 
Can you show me the prosess? 
Em.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads, "How long does it take to answer an e-mail?" even though the word "take" is omitted. He reads "prosess" as "prosess-sess... sess."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Em? What's that supposed to stand for? Emerson? ''{pause}'' Embrodak? ''{another pause}'' Emtarkanderundersgunderson? Boy, you have some stupid and terrible names. ''{stops typing}'' Anyways... ''{clears the screen, resumes typing}'' Show you the process, eh, Em? Sure, I can do dat, but I should warn you, it may spoil the magic for some of you out there. I strongly urge both the faint of heart and the faint of butt to leave the room at this time.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So... ''{typing}'' Usually I try to start things off with a little song that somehow involves the word email. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like "I'm pronouncing, email!" Or like "Email, bu da ba doo dow!" Something like that. ''{resumes typing}'' Then I pull up the email I picked for this week and read it, pointing out any and all spelling or grammatical errors along the way. Then, after I make fun of your name, I begin to answer your email.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Generally, I like to start with, ''"Well, whoever, something something something."'' Or occassionally I switch it up with, ''"Something something, eh, whoever?"'' Next, as I'm typing, you can usually click on certain words and make little pictures of dumb stuff pop up.

''{Cut away to The Field. Strong Bad walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now we've reached the point where we cut away from the computer to some other scene. This is where some other character like Bubs or Coach Z gets a chance to shine. And if The Cheat's gonna make an appearance, this is usually where you'll see him.

''{Bubs enters.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, Strong Bad! What's going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I'm just showing the guys here how I go about answering my emails.

'''BUBS:''' Right on, right on. You gotten to the part where I tear off my shirt and start flexin', much to the delight of all my ladyfans?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh... no. That's never happened.

'''BUBS:''' What about the part where I ride out waterskiing on two discount alligators, much to the delight of all my ladyfans?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{cuts over before Bubs finishes}'' Yeah, that's never happened either.

''{The Cheat walks in and puts three matches in Bubs's left foot.}''

'''BUBS:''' Sounds like a pretty lame email show ya got here, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whatever, man.

''{The Cheat lights the matches, setting Bubs's foot on fire.}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Hot mama! ''{The Cheat puts a beehive on the ground, and Bubs's other foot lands in it.}'' YEEOW! Hot bees!

''{Cut back to the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then we cut back to the computer, where I either wrap things up or wind things down, depending on how funny the last part was. And that's it, Em. That's how we do things around here. Now you can answer emails like a true Strong Bad. ''{clears screen}'' Then right before the paper comes down, I usually mutter something... ''{lowers voice}'' under my breath... about some girl named Beth.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about 10 or 15 seconds, Strong Bad continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Then sometimes, if you wait around for 10 or 15 seconds, something else happens.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You mean like me showing up to deliver a classic line?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I mean like me throwing a discount brick at you. ''{He throws the discount brick at Homestar, who ducks and the brick misses. A crashing sound is heard in the background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{enlightened}'' Ohhh, discount brick!

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:process easter eggs.PNG|thumb|Some little pictures of dumb stuff.]]
*Click on the words "faint of heart" and "faint of butt" to see symbols representing the phrases.
*Click on "name" in "after I make fun of your name" to see Em's [[name tag]].
*Click on the following words to see some example pop-ups:
** "typing" — A picture of hands on a keyboard with the caption "PLEASE, Enjoy Typing!!"
** "certain words" — A picture of hands holding a book with the caption "But For Real, Enjoy Certain Words!"
** "dumb stuff" — A [[Charts|pie chart]] with 61% Dumb Stuff, 28% Tigers, 17% Net Gain, and 8% Rhythm / Blues. (These add up to 114%.)
*After Homestar does his thing, click on "something else" to hear an ad for Discount Alligator.

:''{radio tuning noise and white noise}''
:'''ANNOUNCER 1:''' Come on down to Discount Alligator. Have we got a deal for you.
:'''ANNOUNCER 2:''' ''{quickly, in a low tone}'' Open 7 days a week. Take interstate side to Exit Porter-B. One mile south of Grandma Road. Kids get in free. Don't laugh at my bald spot.
:''{radio tuning noise and white noise again}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The discount brick costs 13¢.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#tass times in tonetown|tass times in tonetown]]".
*Strong Bad doesn't remark on the absence of the word "take" in the sender's email, even though he claims to point out "any and all spelling or grammatical errors".
*Strong Bad pulls the discount brick out of [[hammerspace|nowhere]].

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad misspells "occasionally" as "occassionally", mere seconds after having mentioned making fun of his fans' spelling errors.
*Strong Bad puts two spaces between the comma and "depending".

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] uses the name [[Sam]].
*Homestar says, "discount brick" in the same tone that he said "tight pants" in [[super powers]].
*This is another instance of [[Names ending in -erson|names that end in -erson]].

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Bad would send out a [[@StrongBadActual|tweet]] saying that he would like to throw "discount bricks" at a piece of fan art of Homestar Runner.

== DVD Version ==
*To hear the Discount Alligators ad, click on the hidden Strong Bad icon at the bottom left of the screen.
*To view the other Easter eggs, use the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail79.html|watch "the process"]]
*[[HR:sbemail79.swf|view the Flash file for "the process"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails|process, the]]

Reptiles

2017-11-12T22:24:47Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Turtle new hands.png|thumb|Strong Bad's turtle, pre-oatmealing]]

Sometimes, other '''reptiles''' besides [[dinosaurs]] and [[snakes]] have been spotted in the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

==Appearances==
===Turtles===
*Email [[new hands]] — When saying what he can do with a bucket hand, [[Strong Bad]] uses it to dump [[oatmeal]] on a turtle.
*Email [[time capsule]] — The newspaper cut-out is of a boy finding a turtle in his shoe.
*Email [[lady fan]] — On the fourth comic panel (in which the lady fan says to Buck Webb that she's falling big time for Strong Bad) is an image of a sea turtle swimming along. Above this, the caption reads "Sea turtles eat a wide variety of food".
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — To complete the Tri-Annual Race to the End of the Race, Strong Bad must jump over a turtle.
*[[sbemail206]] — For one of his April Fools' Day pranks, Strong Bad flips a turtle (and [[Strong Mad]]) upside down.

===Alligators===
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — One of the montage scenes shows [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]], [[Pom Pom]] and [[Strong Sad]] crossing an alligator-infested lake (in the style of the [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]]'').
*Email [[the process]] — Bubs talks about discount alligators. At the end, an Easter egg plays a radio ad for Discount Alligator.
*Email [[underlings]] — Strong Bad sends Strong Sad a connect-the-dots puzzle featuring an alligator holding a sign reading, "We're going to need you to flush twice!" An alternate version of this alligator (climbing out of a [[toilet]]) appeared in the [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-05-11|May 11, 2007 Sketchbook entry]].

===Lizards===
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — A [[Dongrel]] has the head of a lizard/dinosaur.
*Email [[myths & legends]] — One of the early depictions of the [[Bear holding a Shark]] was a moose holding a chameleon.
*Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad, discontented about the sound [[New Paper]] makes, says that it slithers out like a boring lizard's tongue.

===Other===
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]] — [[Mrs. Commanderson]] is shown as "some kind of bird-reptile".

==Screenshots of reptiles==
<gallery>
Image:FirstHomestarAtari.PNG|Vicious low-resolution alligators
Image:Dongrel.PNG|The skeleton of a dead Dongrel
Image:Turtle time capsule.png|This turtle was found inside a boy's shoe!
Image:Mrs Commanderson with Cheat Commandos.png|"EERRAAAK!!"
Image:Moose holding an iguana myths & legends.png|A moose holding a chameleon... Mysterious Myth? or Legendary Legend?
Image:Sea turtle lady fan.png|Sea turtles eat a wide variety of food.
Image:Connect the dots.PNG|A not-so-subtle hint
Image:Sketchbook 5-11-2007.png|Another alligator idea
File:SBCG4AP Turtle.PNG|Don't touch that turtle!
File:upsidedownmad.png|That turtle again
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Dinosaurs]]
*[[Snakes]]

[[Category:Animals]]

Jones

2017-11-09T16:13:55Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:mashedpotatojones.PNG|thumb|"Now there's a fella I'd like to meet!"]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Jones|Jones]]''' is a fairly common surname in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]; furthermore, it is a synonym for a [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/jones craving].

==Appearances==
*[[Thorax Corporation]] — Patricia Delabor-Jones is one of the Delabor Family.
*Email [[morning routine]] — Strong Bad refers to [[Strong Sad]] as "Interrupter Jones", a reference to [[George Lucas#Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]], after his constant [[egg]]-related interruptions.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — [[Rather Dashing]] is referred to as Misspeller Jones.
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — [[The King of Town]] asks [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] if either of them "got a wicked mashed potato jones". Strong Bad remarks that Mashed Potato Jones is a fella he'd like to meet.
*[[Sketchbook 2004#SK-2004-11-08|Sketchbook]] — A sketch of Mashed Potato Jones was featured on November 8, 2004.
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homestar Runner asks Strong Bad, "Essence of busted old TVs? 'Cuz I got a serious jones!"
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — Homestar Runner and Strong Bad both refer to drinking a cup of "[[Minor Drinks|hot jones]]", a white drink with red sprinkles on the top.
**Hot Jones was later mentioned in [[A Decemberween Mackerel]], when the makers of said beverage also create a beverage called "Hot Pooey", the slogan for which is "Oh Dear God, what have we done?".
*Email [[sbemail206]] — A product entitled "Olde Time Jones Drug Filled Tonic" is advertised by an animatronic [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]].
[[Category:Name running gags]]

Squintmojis

2017-08-30T02:30:16Z

JohnnyLurg:

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[[File:Squintmojis.png|thumb|"Guaranteed to give you the slightest impression of a Homestar Runner character!"]]
Squintmojis are here! See which Homestar Runner characters you can barely recognize on your favorite mobile device!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Marzipan}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 28, 2017

'''Running Time:''' 4:41 (official), 0:54 (actual), 1:11 (YouTube)

'''Page Title:''' Slightest Impression Guaranteed!

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you tired of people using ''{Strong Bad gestures and -moji appears in shiny black letters}'' -moji as a legitimate suffix?

''{"Neith" pops up above the -moji in sharp red letters, and "are we" and a second -moji appears below as Strong Bad speaks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Neith-moji are we -moji!

''{Cut to a white background with animated blue tiles. Homestar Runner and Strong Bad float in onto the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Introducing new Homestar Runner ''{the label appears}'' SQUINTmojis!

''{Homestar and Strong Bad are converted into an amalgam of emoji signs. Homestar is a bathtub, siren, and a sake bottle and cup with blue stripes. Strong Bad is a red car, Do Not Enter Sign, a Japanese cracker, boxing glove, table tennis paddle, and musical notes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Guaranteed to give you the ''{pan slowly across the two emoji figures as Homestar and Strong Bad flash on top of them for comparison}'' ''slightest'' impression of a Homestar Runner character!

''{Cut to a yellow tiled background. A smartphone appears with a blue chat balloon reading "Hey bro, Wich is one sez 'jorb'?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Simply type them in...

''{A series of emojis appears consisting of a magnifying glass, a green lizard, a half-chopped cucumber, a green battery, another lizard, and a turtle is entered on the lower talk balloon.}''

''{Cut to Homestar's head. The word "SQUINT" appears squished as Homestar squints his eyes}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...and squint those eyes up!

''{Cut to a comparison shot. The emoji is labelled "ORIGINAL", divided by a line next to the actual Coach Z labelled "SQUINTMO'". Above reads "0% SQUINTIFICATION"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' More...

''{Squintification turns up to 10%. The image becomes blurrier}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more anticipatory}'' More...

''{Squintification turns up to 25%. The image becomes much blurrier}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angrily}'' More!

''{The scene shakes and blurs to 75%. Both images are barely visible}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, laughing}'' There we go!

''{A rubber stamp with the word "INDISTINGUISHABLE!" is stamped on}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Indistinguishable!

''{Cut to Homestar in the field. His propeller cap is on backwards and his eyes look saggy and tired. The corner reads "Actual Talk-Say"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{mumbling}'' I this one time I was hanging out with this kid, ''{pulls out a smartphone with a chicken head, siren, and a sake bottle and cup resembling Homestar}'' and he got a Squintmoji. And I was like, ''{pulls it away and squints very hard}'' "Hey, that's Homestar Runner".

''{He moves the phone further and squints harder. Homestar puts down the phone and smiles.}''

'''GENERIC ANNOUNCER:''' That's a great story!

''{Homestar's hat spins around on his head.}''

''{Cut to another white tiled background. Homestar, Strong Bad, The Cheat, the King of Town, and Strong Sad appear and are brought up to size}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' New Homestar Runner ''{the label appears}'' Squintmojis!

''{The "squint" part is squeezed as the five figures transform into figures comprised of emojis. Text appears as an announcer speaks.}''

'''GENERIC ANNOUNCER:''' "Oh jeez, squintmojis!"

''{The scene briefly goes dark and blurry in a squint, then back to normal}.

'''GENERIC ANNOUNCER:''' Suh— somebody's already used that, right? ''{the music cuts out}'' We should check into that. Get Lawrence. Is he— is he still on the payroll? Lawrence?

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the Homestar squintmoji for an extra scene.
:''{Squintmoji Homestar is running through an emoji-sculpted version of The Field as "Everybody! Everybody!" plays in the background. He encounters a Squintmoji Marzipan and stops abruptly.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah! Moji-pan!

==Fun Facts==
===Gallery===
<gallery perrow=5>
File:SquintmojiStrongBad.png|[[Strong Bad]]
File:SquintmojiHomestar.png|[[Homestar Runner]]
File:SquintmojiCoachZ.png|[[Coach Z]]
File:SquintmojiHomestarChicken.png|Homestar with chicken head
File:SquintmojiStrongSad.png|[[Strong Sad]]
File:SquintmojiKOT.png|[[The King of Town]]
File:SquintmojiTheCheese.png|[[The Cheat]]
File:Squintmojipan.png|[[Marzipan]]
File:SquintmojiRunningHomestar.png|Running Homestar
</gallery>

===Explanations===
*This toon is based on [[Wikipedia:Emoji|emojis]], pictograms and smileys used in modern web applications.

===Trivia===
*The Homestar Squintmoji at the beginning is comprised of a bathtub, a red siren, and a sake bottle and cup with blue stripes.
*The Strong Bad Squintmoji is a red car, Do Not Enter Sign, a Japanese cracker, boxing glove, table tennis paddle, and musical notes.
*The Coach Z Squintmoji is made from a magnifying glass, a green lizard, a half-chopped cucumber, a green battery, another lizard, and a turtle is entered on the lower talk balloon.
*The Homestar Squintmoji on Homestar's smartphone has a chicken head instead of a bathtub head.
*At the end, Bathtub-head Homestar and Strong Bad reappear as they were.
*The Cheat is comprised of a cheese wedge mounted on a yellow triangular warning sign.
*The King of Town is a cloud-obscured sun with a red landline telephone.
*Strong Sad is a volleyball, a bowl of rice, a flashlight, a screw, a fork and knife, and a newspaper.
*Running Squintmoji Homestar uses paperclips and a checkmark for legs and cruise boats for feet. During the steps, his legs are a hammer and pick ax that are crossed.
*Moji-pan is built from a saxophone, an ear, and a purple coin purse.

===Goofs===
*On the comparison shot, the Squintmoji Coach Z is labelled "Original" and the original Coach Z is labelled "Squintmo'".
*In the Flash version, the "Oh jeez, squintmojis!" text can be highlighted.

===Inside References===
*Coach Z being the one that says 'jorb' references [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*Homestar's account of using a squintmoji reflects the way he recollects kids getting hurt on bikes in [[The Baloneyman]].
**The disclaimer during this account reads [[Noun-Verb|actual talk-say]].
*At the end, the The Cheat Squintmoji is partially constructed of a [[cheese]], which The Cheat was previously compared to in [[huttah!]] and [[Date Nite]].
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20110708100736/http://www.brotherschaps.com/?p=6 blogged about collecting wind-up drink toys in 2010].

===Fast Forward===
[[File:TwitterMojiMad.jpg|thumb|Maybe on rolla skates?]]
*Shortly after the release of this toon, squintmojis of [[Strong Mad]], [[The Homestar Runner]], and [[Senor Cardgage]] were shown on [[@StrongBadActual]].
*"Strong Mad versus Wind-Up Drinks", shown in the [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|YouTube autoplay thumbnail]], was released on [[Instagram]].

==YouTube Version==
[[File:SquintmojiAutoplay.png|thumb|"WHERE'S THE APPLE JUICE?"]]
*The video's title is "Homestar Runner Squintmojis".
*Once again there is a [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|false autoplay image]], this one depicting a video called "Strong Mad versus Wind-Up Drinks". Afterwards, the running Homestar emoji Easter egg plays automatically.

==External Links==
{{extlinks|squintmoji|youtube=S1pxD-N3g5U|37807}}
{{subtitlesLinks|squintmoji}}

Senor Cardgage

2017-08-22T17:25:34Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{about|creepy mortgage broker and used car salesman}} {{for|blue [[storybook character]]|Señor}} {{for|common misuse of the Spanish word "Señor"|Senor}}

[[Image:Senor Cartgage Profile.PNG|thumb|100px|{{cardgagequote}}]]

'''Senor Cardgage''' first appeared in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[kind of cool]]. He is apparently the creepy guy that lived down the street from [[The Brothers Strong]] when they were little, whose extreme sketchiness gave [[Strong Sad]] nightmares. He resembles [[Strong Bad]] somewhat, both sharing a red with black markings [[Wikipedia:Lucha libre|lucha libre]] mask for a head, green eyes, pinkish torso, boxing gloves for hands and black pants. However, he's much taller than Strong Bad. He has a round head, wears glasses, a [[mustache|beard]], and has a comb-over lock of brownish hair on the top of his head. His comb-over was revealed to be a toupée in the YouTube video [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]]. Senor Cardgage also has a flabby belly and much longer arms. His feet are simply black, suggesting they are covered by his [[pants]].

Senor Cardgage is often seen working different jobs, such as [[Senor Cardgage Mortgage|his own mortgage business]], a [[Senorial Day|used car dealership]], a [[licensed|day care]], a replacement [[Bubs]], and as an [[the movies|usher]]. He has also tried to market a lawn mower as an "[[concert#Easter Eggs|Intregway]]" and his own brand of shoes, [[Air Cardgage]]. His name is pronounced "[[Senor|Seh-nor]]", not "Seh-nyor", because his name is spelled with an "N" rather than an "[[Wikipedia:Ñ|Ñ]]". He is apparently [[Left Handedness#Ambidextrous Characters|ambidextrous]].

Some of his traits include:
* Suspiciously coming out of [[Weird Shrub|bushes and shrubs]] just as you walk by.
* Pronouncing words incorrectly (for example, he pronounces the word "loans", "lawns").
* Always carrying an old plastic [[Aldi Bag|Aldi grocery bag]] of mysterious contents.
* Loudly eating melty [[Zagnut Bars|chocolate bars]] while standing too close to you in lines.
* Smelling like [[Peas|pea soup]] (according to [[Homestar Runner]]).
* Speaking in phrases that are described by Strong Bad as "[[portmanteaus|almost one word and not quite another]]," such as "excardon me" and "exobably not".
* "Calling at you as if you were a lady," [[Gender Confusion|regardless of your gender]].

Strong Bad seems to look up to Senor Cardgage as sort of an idol or a father figure. He is constantly heard remarking on how cool he believes Senor Cardgage is and how he wishes to be that cool. In [[Senorial Day]], Strong Bad asks Senor to autograph his football and throw it to him. In [[alternate universe]], he says that his life is complete after going on a fishing trip with Senor Cardgage, and expresses joy at the thought of Senor adopting him. When he sees Senor as an usher in [[the movies]], he tells [[The Cheat]] that "someday [he's] going to be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that forty-twone will be on their lest." Senor also played [[Dadgeresque]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].
[[Image:Dadgeresque.PNG|thumb|left|"Hey, Brethany. Are you came to fetch the Dodgers?"]]

However, none of the other characters seem to like him. In particular, Strong Sad still harbors fear against Senor Cardgage as evidenced in [[garage sale]]. Strong Mad also ran away in terror when Senor Cardgage asked him to retrieve his spectacles. Coach Z was adamantly against the casting of Cardgage in Dangeresque 3, referring to him as "creepy with a capital cree", and claims Cardgage has a loose grip on reality, although Coach Z [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|also admits to having this problem]]. And of course, Homestar seems annoyed with Senor Cardgage for standing too close to him in line while eating melty candy bars, and is put off by his odd catchphrases (as well as thinking he smells like pea soup). Even Strong Bad himself has felt unnerved in Cardgage's presence, as in [[hremail3184]] he admitted that he was "quite scared" as Senor Cardgage walked in place without moving forward.
[[Image:Candy product alley.png|thumb|Senor's possible residence]]
Even though he has a car dealership and his own mortgage company, his residence is unknown. It is suggested in [[Senorial Day]] and [[candy product]] that he is homeless, as he is shown in an [[alleyway]] sleeping in a sleeping bag and using his [[Wikipedia:Aldi|Aldi]] bag as a pillow, although in the email [[kind of cool]] Strong Bad implied that he lives behind a bush. In [[A Decemberween Mackerel]], the bush is shown to be Cardgage's residence, complete with a doorbell and he invites them in. Strong Sad said that Senor Cardgage lived down the street when they were little, implying he had a house at one point; however, there is no proof of this or of his current residence, if any. Although it is implied that he is poor, he offers to buy Strong Sad a can of peas at [[Strong Bad]]'s [[garage sale]] for $99, and then proceeds to walk away with it, supposedly paying, even though he is never seen to do so. A possible solution to this conflict has been shown in an Easter egg from the email [[love poems]], where it is revealed that Senor Cardgage has written a book called ''The Homeless Romantic'': "verses from the weird shrub and alarming recipes for brunswick stew".

When Strong Bad is asked what he would be like if he was not stylish and buff in the email [[kind of cool]], he describes Senor Cardgage who is, at least to Strong Bad, "so cool, you don't even know [that he is] cool". Strong Bad tries to represent what he would be like if he was an ugly, dumpy guy with a bad comb-over, and it turns out his fictional character actually existed and lived down the street from the Brothers Strong during their youth.

As shown in a commercial in [[theme song]], Senor Cardgage got fourteen degrees in the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU Online E-niversity]] during his lunch "take", including one that lets him "legally prescribe marriages in the state of Kansattica". He also runs a day care called [[Papa Cardgage's Puddin' Patch]].

Senor Cardgage lost a Non-Sequitur Championship to the equally bizarre character [[Homsar]]. As the loser of the contest, he had to complete a coherent sentence on [[The Show]] (as documented in the short [[Non-Sequitur Champion]]). He failed twice, but his third attempt ("Grape Soda Banked") was judged successful by "<s>celebrity</s> judge" Strong Sad.

In [[A Decemberween Mackerel]], Senor Cardgage tells Marzipan that he's dying. After she and Homestar try to save him, he passes out in the snow. Strong Bad suggests that he was not actually dying, and that it was just another of Senor's bizarre ramblings, but then states that "everybody knows" that the way to save Senor Cardgage is to tear a stack of Motor Sports Magazines in half, and pour gravy on a defibrillator. After this is done, Senor Cardgage rises up and proclaims, "Oh, it truly is a Decemberween mackerel!" (meaning "miracle").

As of [[too cool]], Senor Cardgage has the most appearances of any non-main character, except for [[pseudocharacters]], variations, [[Cheerleader]], and [[The Ugly One]], the latter two of which he is tied with as they have made 29 appearances like him.

==Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[kind of cool]]
*[[:Category:Senor Cardgage Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==

{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"You bet, small girl! How bout I hit you on the slant!"|[[Senorial Day]] outtake|Mirror:cardgage_smallgirl.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Carageenan, Monteljohn. Can you detect me to the nearest bus stamp?"|[[fan club]]|Mirror:cardgeenan.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I should eat a pony."|[[original]]|Mirror:cardgage_pony.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh...I live a hard life." ''{faint laughter from Mike can be heard at end}''|Quote of the Week exclusive|Mirror:cardgage hardlife.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"My left name is tremendous savings, Ms. America!"|[[Senorial Day]]|Mirror:cardgage msamerica.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad and Senor Cardgage's Relationship]]
*[[Nicknames#Miscellaneous|Nicknames]]

[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]

too cool

2017-08-16T22:06:12Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{sbenav|207}}
[[Image:too_cool.png|thumb|"It's clearly state-of-the-arp!"]]
Strong Bad reveals the creation of Senor Cardgage's character video.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, Couch Z (Easter egg), {{Film|F-Sack}} (Easter egg), {{film|The Exact Same}} (YouTube only)

'''Places (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Computer Room}}, {{film|Gymnasium}}, {{film|The Field}}, {{film|Basement of the Brothers Strong}}, {{film|The Office}}

{{Comp|Lappier}}

'''Date:''' August 14, 2017

'''Running Time:''' 4:41, 5:13 (YouTube)

'''Page Title:''' Lappier Than Thou

==Transcript==

''{Strong Bad is sitting in front of the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Let's not make a big deal out of this! It's just a little Strong Bad Email! Ring!

''{As he says "Ring", he brings up the email, and the Lappier makes a ringing sound.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
Dear SB, 
Why doesn't Senor Cardgage have a video in the 
Characters section? Is he too cool to be on 
camera? 
Woefully yours, 
Kristian WithaK
</blockquote>

''{He reads the abbreviation as though choking, and the name as "Kristi Ann Withak".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Come now young Withak. While Cardgage is too cool for lots of things: ''{types as a numbered list. 1.}'' Wiping honey mustard off his goatee.

''{Cut to Senor Cardgage, whose beard is full of yellow liquid. The camera slowly zooms in as some honey mustard drips off, and traffic can be heard in the distance. Cut back to the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing: 2.}'' Knowing dead animals don't make good knee pads.

''{Cut to Senor Cardgage's legs at the stadium. He has a dead armadillo wrapped around his left leg, and a dead squirrel around the right. As the camera pans out, it is revealed that he is wearing a blue "Team Kneepads" shirt. Coach Z is standing nearby, next to a basketball.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Prude me in, Couch Z! ''{holds up his left leg}'' I'm Reggie Toupee!

''{Coach Z turns away and facepalms.}''

'''STADIUM ANNOUNCER:''' Now entering the game for Team Kneepads, number 34, Reggie Toupee!

''{Senor Cardgage stands triumphantly as the crowd groans. Cut back to the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And ''{typing, 3:}'' being out of the way.

''{Cut to the field. An arrow-shaped sign that reads "ladder" points to the right. Homestar is carrying a ladder and heading in that direction, but Senor Cardgage blocks his path.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Scuse me.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{grumbles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{stepping to his left}'' Pardon me.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{also stepping to his left, remaining in Homestar's way}'' ''{grumbles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ladder. ''{steps to his right}'' Got a ladder.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{steps to his right}'' ''{grumbles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{steps back to his left, as Cardgage does the same, getting annoyed}'' 'Scuse me. Have a ladder. ''{steps back right}'' Trying.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{steps back right}'' ''{grumbles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{steps back left}'' Walk by. ''{Cardgage goes left, Homestar goes right}'' With a ladder. ''{Cardgage goes back to the right, Homestar back left}'' 'Scuse me.

''{Cut back to the Lappier as Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Being in a character video is not something he's too cool for. I should know. I filmed the thang ding. ''{stops typing}'' Dang, ''{backspaces over last two words}'' I, I mean ''{types}'' dang thing.

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad is standing next to a camcorder, and Senor Cardgage is in front of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, Senor! I got my camera all set up, and—

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' No, I bronk my own. ''{holds up an old air freshener labeled "Smellz Yeah!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, uh, you want me to use... this ''{takes the air freshener}'' to record your character video?

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' It's clearly state-of-the-arp.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah, I agree, don't get me wrong, but... er, hear me out: it might also just be a crusty key-lime-pie-scented air freshener? Which, I mean, is very visionary of you, and nobody shoots on air freshener no more.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Mash play, Polenta!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... ''{holds up the air freshener uncertainly}'' okay. ''{taps it}'' Boop.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Protuberances abound, Regolith!

''{Cut back to the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' He went on like that for 2 or 3 hours. Until he informed me that we had "run out of film." So I'm thinking Cardgage just isn't gonna have a character video, right? Then, the next day, this mysterious package shows up!

''{Cut to Strong Bad outside, by his mailbox. The mailbox appears to spit up a package into Strong Bad's hand, complete with a voiced "blah!" sound effect, and the screen flashes as spooky music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrates as the Strong Bad of the time opens the package}'' It was some kind of video tape cassette, a short-lived format called Betaflop-D.

''{The tape can be seen now. It resembles an audio cassette player on the right, complete with a small cassette inside, play/stop/rewind buttons below it, and an eject button in the middle. A larger roll of tape, as though a VHS tape, is on its left. Below that are written the words "BETAFLOP-D", "SUPER TYPE - ALL BIAS", and "VIDEO CATHUNK". A 5" floppy disk labelled "CARDGAGE CHARACTER VIDEO" pops out of the top with a toaster sound effect.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' Apparently made for use only inside Tom Brokaw's house.

''{The camera pans down, showing the side of the tape reads "Private props of T.Brokes", which is crossed out. Cut back to the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Unfortunately, we never found a beige enough device on which to play the dang thing. ''{stops typing}'' Er, ''{backspaces over last two words, types:}'' thang ding.

''{Cut to behind the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Until now!

''{Cut to the Basement, where Strong Bad, Homestar, Strong Sad, and Strong Mad are gathered around the couch, facing the TV.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' So where's this beige-enough device? This doesn't look anything like the inside of Tom Brokaw's house!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it's a few blocks away. ''{the TV is shown, connected to a "TV/GAME?" switch, which is itself connected to another wire, which is connected to another wire, and so on, which is followed for quite some distance}'' It took over four hundred different adapters to get that thing to plug into our TV.

''{The wires stop at a large box labeled "BROK4W Beigemost". Bubs is standing next to it, holding a walkie-talkie.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{through the walkie-talkie}'' ''{fake static noise}'' Come in, Bubs! ''{Cut back to Strong Bad, talking into his own walkie-talkie}'' Insoit the tape! ''{fake static noise}''

''{Cut back to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Static. Roger that! ''{inserts the tape into a slot on the side of the "Beigemost" box}'' Cathunk! Static.

''{Cut to the TV. After a moment of static, Senor Cardgage is seen in the field. Thoughout the video, a slight ringing noise can be heard.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I'm Seron Cardgage, ''{"Seron Cardgage" is written at the bottom of the screen.}'' the lead star from Characters Website! I'd like to pintroduce you to the family might/could!

''{The camera zooms in vaguely, and stops in an extreme closeup of a face drawn on Senor Cardgage's skin in green. His skin is in grotesque detail, including a mole near the face.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{in a high-pitched voice}'' Hedge, Package Sirloin.

''{Cut to behind the TV. All the watchers scream out.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{turning away and closing one eye}'' What part of his person are we even looking at?!

''{Cut back to the TV, which shows the same scene, as Senor Cardgage speaks incoherently in the background. The screen is now labeled "The Family Might/Could".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' TOO MANY FOLDS! ''{cut to Strong Mad's face, which he covers}'' TOO MANY FOLDS!!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, also covering his face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trust me, you guys! This is ''not'' what we shot that day! ''{raises his head a moment to consider:}'' On an old air freshener.

''{Pan to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still looking at the TV}'' This is so exciting! My first rated-R movie! Today, I am become a man! ''{pulls out a cinnamon shaker, and starts shaking it over his face}'' Poof! Peff! Puff!

''{Cut to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Where did you say you got this tape again?

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno! It arrived mysteriously with no return address and a spooky music sting.

''{The music sting plays again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the one.

''{Cut to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, I think you just made us all watch one of those urban legend cursèd video tapes! ''{smiles}'' I think we all may be cursed for life! ''{excitedly}'' Finally!

''{Cut back to the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See? Cardgage is so cool his character video probably cursed us all for life! But if there were any adverse side-effects, we haven't seen anything so far. I'm sure they'll manifest some day when we least expect it. Thanks for emailing me, Kristi Ann. Now Ima grab a sharpie and head to the bathroom. Try and make my own "family might/could."

''{Strong Bad gets up, making [[the Geddup Noise]], and he walks offscreen. Cut to a black screen reading "8 or 7 years later..." as a spooky chord plays. It fades to Homestar, with cinnamon faux-stubble, in the office, talking on a headset. He's wearing a green shirt labeled "Hot Jones Investment", and a post-it note on the cubicle wall reads "Less This, More That."}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, Widow Jankroe, if we're talking about your children's future, primary and secondary investments simply won't be enough. We're gonna need to start talking about ''{human lips suddenly appear over his mouth, and he creepily says, in an echoey sing-song voice nothing like his own} tertiary {the lips disappear, and he continues normally}'' investments, and WAH! ''{spooky music plays}'' WAH! WAH!

''{Strong Bad runs up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme guess, you just said ''{human lips appear over his mouth, he starts wiggling his hips, and he says, in the same voice Homestar used:} tertiary {the lips disappear}'' WAAAAAH! It's the Cardgage curse! It finally caught up with us!

''{Cut to a screen showing a box for "SENOR CARDGAGE CHARACTER VIDEO", featuring a distorted Senor Cardgage on the front, to spooky music. In the corner of the screen is a faux-MPAA rating: "F" for "Folds", with a disclaimer next to it. Homestar narrates and reads the disclaimer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Rated F for Folds. May contain graphic images of vague skin folds, references to Family Might/Could's, and scenes of strong foldulence.

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' C-G-eeow!

''{The 3D paper appears.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the "Rated F" box to see a scene with "Couch Z" rapping. Couch Z is a green couch in the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]] with a patch of duct tape in the shape of a Z. It talks in Coach Z's voice by moving the couch cushions.

:'''COUCH Z:''' Hey, my name's Couch Z, a-one, two, one, three!
:Check me out as I rock furnitularly!
:I can't really recommend you ever sit down on me,
:'cause your backside might stick to my upholstery!
:''{pan across to reveal F-Sack on the floor}''
:'''F-SACK:''' Those are some of the worst rhymes I ever had laid ears on! ''{close-up on F-Sack}'' But I ain't got no ears, just this nasty old mouth flap. A-he-uh-ha-ho-hoo-hee.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[wikipedia:Tom Brokaw|Tom Brokaw]] was a journalist for [[wikipedia:NBC Nightly News|NBC Nightly News]] from 1982 to 2004.

===Trivia===
[[File:Senor Cardgage Smiling.png|thumb|Also not too cool to smile.]]
*This email was sent in [[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/867413867294535682|via Tweet]] by [[twitter:@El_Buendonado|@El_Buendonado]].
*This is the first time Senor Cardgage has smiled.
*The Exact Same's YouTube autoplay preview can be found in the Flash file using a seek bar.

===Inside References===
*"Thang ding" is a [[spoonerism]].
*Senor Cardgage instructs Strong Bad to [[Mashing|mash play]].
*"Family Might/Could" is very similar to "[[might could]]".
*Homestar uses [[cinnamon]] as facial hair once again.
*Strong Sad pronounces "cursed" as "curs[[èd]]".
*Strong Sad [[Strong Sad smiling|smiles]] when he finds out that he's been cursed.
*"Hot [[Jones]] Investment" shares a name with the warm drink from [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]].
*Homestar last addressed someone with the surname "Jankroe" in [[Costume Commercial]].
*"Reggie Toupee" is a callback to "[[Coach Z pukes in Dude's toupee]]" in which it was revealed that Senor Cardgage wears a toupee.

===Real-World References===
*The page title is a play on the term "[[Wikipedia:Holier-than-thou|Holier-than-thou]]".
*The cursed Betaflop-D tape is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'', a 2002 adaptation of a 1998 Japanese horror movie about an unsettling cursed VHS tape that would kill whoever watched seven days later.
*Betaflop-D is a reference to [[wikipedia:Betamax|Betamax]], a video format which is best known for failing to compete against VHS despite being technically superior.
*Senor Cardgage's phrase "state-of-the-arp" is a reference to [[wikipedia:Jean Arp|Jean Arp]], a pioneer of the absurdist art movement [[wikipedia:Dada|Dada]].
*Cardgage's line to Coach Z is a mangled version of a line from the song "Centerfield" by [[wikipedia:John Fogerty|John Fogerty]]: "Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play!"

==YouTube Version==
[[File:ExactSameUnboxingAutoplay.png|thumb|Feed your unmoving face.]]
*The video's title is "sbemail207 - Too Cool".
*At the end of the cartoon, an image of [[The Exact Same]] and a box of [[Cheat Commandos...O's]] appears with a loading ring, appearing to load a video called "Breakfast Unboxing w/ The Exact Same", parodying YouTube's autoplay function and the trend of [[wikipedia:Unboxing|unboxing videos]]. Afterwards, the Couch Z Easter egg plays automatically.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|207|37804|youtube=UpelIgwoUKw}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Twitter]]

F-Sack

2017-08-16T17:31:35Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[File:Fsack.png|thumb|"Sounds unsavory."]]
'''F-Sack''' is the filthy sack [[Strong Bad]] carries around in [[Flash is Dead!]], presumably containing classic [[Flash]] motion tweens and deprecated actions. [[Homestar Runner]] mistakenly thinks the sack's name is [[Horse]] [[Giblets]] when Strong Bad uses that term to refer to the situation presented in the toon. Strong Bad then tells him the sack's name is F-Sack. In an Easter egg, the filthy sack says that sometimes it thinks Horse Giblets would have been a better name. His voice is apparently modeled on that of [[Wikipedia:Bing Crosby|Bing Crosby]] and is very similar to that of the Sheriff from [[Happy Dethemberween]].

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' [[Flash is Dead!]]
*[[Strong Bad Classics!]] (YouTube version, in [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|thumbnails]])
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]
*Email [[too cool]]

[[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

Crack Stuntman

2017-05-02T18:24:36Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:CrackStuntman.PNG|thumb|"BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman!"]]
[[Image:Sketchbook-4-5-07.PNG|thumb|left|Sketch'd!]]
'''Crack Stuntman''' is the voice actor for [[Gunhaver]] on the [[Cheat Commandos]]. He apparently doesn't take his job too seriously, since he never seems to have a firm idea of how his character's name is [[Gunhaver's Name|correctly pronounced]], and has incorrectly referred to the cartoon as "the Cheat Command-show" and "the cartoon man show." During the recording of [[The Next Epi-Snowed]], Crack Stuntman was shown to be both uncooperative and bossy. He insisted on changing the script, providing the voice for [[Crackotage]] instead, and eventually introduced [[New Bad Guy Girl Character|an entirely new character]] for [[Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend|his girlfriend]]. Each time the director, [[A. Chimendez]], objected to his requests, Crack threatened to leave the studio if he didn't get his way. Eventually Chimendez inserted [[Agent Chimendez|his own character]] to remove Gunhaver from the episode. It was later implied that Crack Stuntman would be replaced before Gunhaver's next appearance, as he was put in a cardboard box and abandoned in the studio (presumably) by Chimendez.

In [[Pistols for Pandas]], Crack begged for his old job back. A subsequent Easter egg showed him reinstated as Gunhaver's voice, whereupon he declared that he loved voice acting: "Look at that sweet, sweet lip-sync!"

Crack Stuntman has had a number of roles in addition to the Cheat Commandos series. He played the title character of a [[Strong Badman]] [[Comic Book Movie|movie]] and, according to the email [[rated]], also starred in the ''Fists of Knuckles'' series, a RRR-rated movie series again directed by [[A. Chimendez]].

It was suggested in the email [[original]] that Crack once managed [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] under the name "Crack Stuntbubs." [[Marzipan]], however, later claimed that the whole email was a product of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[History According to Strong Bad|imagination]].

Some boxes of [[Minor Foods|Cheat Commandos...O's]] have a Crack Stuntman mask on the back, which [[Homestar Runner]] wore in [[specially marked]]. Crack has been seen in a rap music video/public service announcement trying to convince kids not to play with [[An Important Rap Song|too many knives]] and to inform them about Spring Break. He is also the national spokesperson of [[Pistols For Pandas (organization)|Pistols for Pandas]], though it is questionable how much he takes this non-profit organization to heart, as he seems more interested in living a life of luxury than in saving endangered species; he refuses to speak on behalf of Pistols for Pandas unless he gets paid and has mentioned that his charity work is [[Fan Costumes '09|court-ordered]]. He was later [[Halloween Safety|fired]] from Pistols for Pandas after they discovered he has been marketing a line of frozen panda burger patties.

Crack Stuntman is a Caucasian man with short cropped blond hair and a partial five o'clock shadow. He claims to be pretty tall. His [[Cool Glasses|shades]] are very similar to Gunhaver's. Stuntman bears a resemblance to the briefing-screen character from the [[Nintendo|NES]] game [[Wikipedia:Bad Dudes|''Bad Dudes'']], [[Wikipedia:Duke_(G.I._Joe)|Duke]] from [[Wikipedia:G.I._Joe|G.I. Joe]], and even prolific real-life voice actor [[Wikipedia:Frank Welker|Frank Welker]].

Crack claims to live in a cabin in [[Wikipedia:Lake Tahoe|Lake Tahoe]] that has a two-story hot tub and an underwater fireplace.

{{clear}}
== Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (voice only)
*[[:Category:Crack Stuntman Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"Don't blow this for me, Chimendez!"|[[The Next Epi-Snowed]]|Mirror:gunhaver_blowthis.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] outtake|Mirror:crack_up2here.mp3}}
|}
{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Cheat Commandos]]

Nickelodeon

2017-02-20T16:42:50Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Jibblies Nick.png|thumb|A convergence of '90s Nick]]
[[File:Nickelodeon Collage.jpg|thumb|Blasts from the First Kids' Network's past]]
The programming of the long-running children's channel, '''[[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]''', has inspired some short gags in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]. [[Matt Chapman]] worked for the channel as a director of the [[Wikipedia:Nick Jr.|Nick Jr.]] show ''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba!|Yo Gabba Gabba!]]''; he and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] had previously animated a cartoon for that show.

== Appearances ==
*[[Bubs]]' mismatched eyes are very similar to that of the character Ned Cauphee from ''[[Wikipedia:Doug (TV series)|Doug]]''.
*[[Sketchbook (museum)]] — The caption for the Trivia Time sketches reads, "Is that [[Wikipedia:Ren and Stimpy|Stimpy]]?"
*Email [[12:00]] (Easter egg) — One of the tapes in [[the VCR]] reads "YCDTOTV Season 2", for the show ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That on Television|You Can't Do That on Television]]''.
*[[Puppet Time]] — [[Homestar Runner]] drops off a video of ''[[Wikipedia:Watch Mr. Wizard|Mr. Wizard]]''.
*Email [[for kids]] — In [[Strong Bad]]'s children show, he asks viewers to help him find [[The Cheat]]. This is similar to early episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Blue's Clues|Blue's Clues]]'' that began with the host, [[Wikipedia:Steven Burns|Steve]], asking the viewers to help find Blue.
*[[The Li'l Brudder Show]] — [[Li'l Brudder]] scrapes across the show's logo as [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]] does in the opening of his show.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[What's Her Face]] asks [[The Ugly One]] if her party will be "[[Wikipedia:Nick at Nite|Nick-at-Nite]] themed again".
*[[Jibblies 2]] —
**The Cheat dresses as Penfold from ''[[Wikipedia: DangerMouse|DangerMouse]]''.
**Homestar dresses as Artie from ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pete and Pete|The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]''.
**[[Bubs]] dresses as Ross from ''YCDTOTV''.
**[[Marzipan]] gets slimed for saying "I don't know" (like the cast of ''YCDTOTV'' occasionally did).
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] ([[Decemberween Short Shorts#DVD Commentary|DVD commentary]]) — Matt Chapman says the shot of Coach Z's butt reminds him of ''[[Wikipedia:Ren and Stimpy|Ren and Stimpy]]''. Mike Chapman says there might have been butt dancing in "[http://renandstimpy.wikia.com/wiki/Happy_Happy_Joy_Joy Happy Happy Joy Joy]", a song from that show.
*[[Toikey TV]] — The title is a parody of ''[[Wikipedia:Turkey Television|Turkey TV]]''.
*[[Sketchbook 2008#SK-2008-02-28|Sketchbook]] — The entry "Puddin' Patch Friends" includes a drawing of [[Wikipedia:Dora the Explorer|Dora the Explorer]].
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — [[Coach Z]] dresses up as DJ Lance Rock from ''Yo Gabba Gabba!''.
*Email [[original]] ([[original#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Bubs says that [[Original Bubs]] looks like ''[[Wikipedia:Rocko's Modern Life|Rocko's Modern Life]]''. He describes the series as "some kind of old Nicktoon from 1994... berry," possibly referencing a later Nickelodeon animated series, ''[[Wikipedia:The Wild Thornberrys|The Wild Thornberrys]]''.

== See Also ==
*[[Looney Tunes]]
*[[The Muppets]]
*[[Peanuts]]
*[[Batman]]
*[[Bill Cosby]]
*[[Sesame Street]]
*[[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects]]
*[[Disney]]

[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]
[[Category:Side Projects]]
[[Category:Inside Jokes]]

George Lucas

2017-02-13T17:24:21Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Municipality Logo.PNG|thumb|The dark side of Free Country, USA]]
[[Image:Darth Vader.PNG|thumb|163px|The dark side of the Force]]

The works of '''[[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]''' and [[Wikipedia:Lucasfilm|Lucasfilm]], especially the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones franchise|Indiana Jones]]'' franchises, have left a profund impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is no exception.

==References==

===Star Wars===
*[[Character Cards]] — [[The Unguraits]] resemble the [[Wikipedia:Jawas|Jawas]] from ''A New Hope''.
*[[Hairstyle Runner]] — "Padawan dork" refers to the fact that padawans, [[wikipedia:Jedi|Jedi]] apprentices in Star Wars, often wear their hair short with a long, thin ponytail.
*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]] — The [[page title]] for when the board was overloaded was "There's Too Many of Them!!!", a popular Star Wars quote. Its most notable use was by [[Wikipedia:List of minor Star Wars Rebel characters#Gray Wing pilots|Lieutenant Telsij]] during the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Endor|Battle of Endor]] in ''Return of the Jedi''.
*Email [[Greeting Cards]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s card for web cartoonists reads, "Thinking of you...And how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are."
*Email [[video games]] (DVD commentary) — [[Matt Chapman]] mentions "the original Star Wars game", possibly referring to the 1983 arcade game ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (1983 video game)|Star Wars]]''.
*Email [[for kids]] (DVD commentary) — [[Jonathan Howe]]'s comment that the new Star Wars episodes are not suitable for children refers to the fact that the then-recently released ''Revenge of the Sith'' was rated [[Wikipedia:MPAA film rating system|PG-13]], whereas all previous Star Wars movies were rated PG.
*[[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — The shareholders' mug has a picture of [[Mike Chapman]] as a child dressed as [[wikipedia:Luke Skywalker|Luke Skywalker]].
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Homestar Runner]] [[What are you supposed to be?|mistakenly assumes]] that [[Bubs]] is dressed as [[Billy Dee Williams|Lando Calrissian]] from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
*Email [[myths and legends]] — One of the fence drawings is a [[Wikipedia:TIE fighter|TIE fighter]].
*[[The Municipality]]'s logo is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]'s mask.
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name. He also mentions that he came from a "computer-generated planet", in reference to the abundance of CGI effects in the Special Editions and Prequel Trilogy of ''Star Wars''.
*Email [[the movies]] (DVD commentary) — Homestar and Mike mention the [[ASCII]] [http://www.asciimation.co.nz/asciimation/index.html re-creation of the original ''Star Wars''].
*Email [[Accent]] — Strong Bad's "mesa" joke is a reference to the distinctive speech patterns of [[wikipedia:Jar Jar Binks|Jar Jar Binks]].
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to both [[Wikipedia:lightsaber|lightsabers]] and negative fan reaction to the ''Star Wars'' Special Edition and prequel trilogy.
*[[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013]] — Strong Bad talks about fans wearing costumes of [[Wikipedia:Jango Fett|Jango Fett]], [[Wikipedia:Boba Fett|Boba Fett]] and [[Wikipedia:Princess Leia|Princess Leia]], and Homestar references [[Wookieepedia:Lobot|Lobot]], all characters of the Star Wars franchise.
*[[Fan Costumes 2015]] — Strong Bad references how one of the people is dressed as an X-wing Pilot using one of Luke Skywalker's lines from the Death Star battle scene.

===Indiana Jones===
*Email [[morning routine]] — Strong Bad calls [[Strong Sad]] "Interruptor Jones".
*[[The System is Down]] — "We've got our top men working on it 'round the clock," said by Strong Bad, is a reference to what the government representative says to Indiana Jones about the status of the Ark of the Covenant at the end of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.
*Email [[best thing]] (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad mentions the [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] from ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade''.
*Email [[pizza joint]] — In response to the lengthy name of "Strong Bad's Strong Badian [[The Pizz|Pizz]]—", [[The Ugly One]] (in a sarcophagus) declares "I belong in a museum!", in reference to the ''Indiana Jones'' film series.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — While in the [[Homsar Reservation]], asking Strong Sad about the tuning fork will get him to say, "Oooo, that looks like a rare [[Homsar]] artifact! It belongs in a museum!" echoing Indiana Jones's famous line.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Strong Bad saying that the paintings in the office "belong in a museum!" is a reference to the ''Indiana Jones'' film series.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] — When asking Strong Bad to help him find his lucky quarter, Homestar comments, "I hear you're the best digger in Cairo", a modified quote from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.
*[[2-Part Episode: Part 2]] — [[The Topplegangers|Subtlefuge]]'s description of Swampslash's abilities is similar to Indiana Jones's false statement regarding Marcus Brody in ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'': "He speaks a dozen languages... He'll blend in — disappear..."

===Other===
*Email [[montage]] — The "Where are they now" photos and text at the end of the email are a likely reference to the ending of the 1973 film [[Wikipedia:American Graffiti|American Graffiti]], where it was first used.
*Email [[hygiene]] — Gene employs [[Wikipedia:THX|THX]] special effects artists to operate a fake fire in his bedroom.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — [[Marzipan]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Captain EO|Captain EO]], the title character of a [[Disney]] theme park movie executive-produced by Lucas.

==See Also==
*[[LucasArts]]
*[[Disney]]
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]]
*[[Stanley Kubrick]]
*[[Telltale Games]]

[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Religion

2017-02-02T01:57:13Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[File:Shady missionaries.png|240px|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]

'''Religion''' has occasionally been referenced in the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

==Appearances==
*[[Renaldo]] — Wears a sideways [[Wikipedia:Star and crescent|star and crescent]], a symbol of [[Wikipedia:Islam|Islam]].
*[[Email]] — one of the return addresses is "Duderonomy", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]].
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — [[Homestar Runner]] sees [[Strong Sad]] as a nun.
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] — [[Strong Bad]] performs a parody of [[Wikipedia:O Holy Night|O Holy Night]]. Strong Sad ends with the phrase "and God bless us, everyone", albeit interrupted. Strong Sad's phrase is from [[Wikipedia: A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]].
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — It is Strong Sad's night to play "Caaardinal Sins". Cardinal sins are another name for the [[wikipedia:Seven Deadly Sins|Seven Deadly Sins]] of Catholicism.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (Easter egg) — [[Homsar]] remarks, "And also with you," a traditional response by the congregation to the priest's "[[Wikipedia:Dominus vobiscum|The Lord be with you]]" in some [[Wikipedia:Christian|Christian]] denominations.
*[[couch patch]] — Strong Bad claims that the couch contains a "stench of Biblical proportions."
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — Removing the loin-cheesecloth results in the message "Thou art as naked as the day god made thee."
*[[A Folky Tale]] — Coach Z asks Strong Sad if he's quoting Scripture.
*[[Hallrunner]] — One of the obstacles is a [[Wikipedia:Franciscan|Franciscan]] monk.
*Email [[record book]] (commentary) — Strong Bad says, "I mean, I remember as a kid thinking that the Guinness Book of World Records was like, up there with the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — After being [[-'d|LATHE'D!]], [[What's Her Face]] says that she hopes they have corn chips in [[Heaven]].
*[[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-10|Sketchbook]] for 10 March 2006 — features [[Wikipedia:Shaker|Shaker]] Homestar and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]].
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — A fat monk, who lives alone in a monastery, tries to eat [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] (commentary) — [[Ryan Sterritt]] recalls attending a Bible study camp.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad dresses up as [[Wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]], who he refers to as a "pretend priest-comedian".
*Email [[looking old]] — Strong Bad's age is protected by monks. [[Marzipan]] drinks [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]] tea.
*[[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!!]] — the [[King of Town]] has a [[Cleric]] who tries to marry [[The Poopsmith]] to a pleasant odor in a chapel.
*Email [[your funeral]] — Homestar reads from "the book of phone" as if he was reading from a book of the Bible.
*Email [[more armies]] (Easter egg) — [[Taranchula]]'s album ''Shady Missionaries'' features "Fairly Religious Overtones!"
*Email [[Accent]] — [[Coach Z]] shows Strong Bad a picture of an ear of corn with a halo on it; Strong Bad calls it "religious corn", but Coach Z calls it a "holy crop".
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Strong Bad tells [[Bubs]] he needs, among other things, crosses and holy water.
*[[Non-Sequitur Champion]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] says, "Thank yo, [[Wikipedia:Presbyterian|Presbyterian]]."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] — Cheerleader says that sweating is against several of her religions.
*Email [[hiding]] — Strong Bad tells [[The Cheat]] about a prestigious monk.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — The Egyptian god [[wikipedia:Anubis|Anubis]] makes an appearance. Also, Strong Bad says "Speak to me, O burning bush!" which is a reference to the story in the book of [[Wikipedia:Book of Exodus|Exodus]] where God speaks to Moses in the form of a bush that is burning but not being consumed.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] — One of the responses from the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] advertises Freeze-Dried [[Wikipedia:Mormonism|Mormons]].
*[[Hremails]] — Sending an email to Homestar Runner would result in a response with the subject line, "My Inbox Runneth Ova!" which references the twenty-third psalm, which includes the line "My cup runneth over".
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Several of the tombstones in the cemetery have crucifixes on them.
*[[Comic Book Movie]] — Strong Bad remarks, "Kindred soul? You sound like a religious metal band. You know, the kind that try and offset their religiousness with evil fonts and drippy graphics!"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] — [[The Topplegangers|Dryghost]] says he got the [[Cheat Commandos HQ|Headquarters Playset]] for his [[Wikipedia:Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]].
*Email [[videography]] — Strong Bad uses "Bar-mitzfvfahs" as one example of an occasion he can videograph.
*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] — An Easter egg makes a reference to God.
*[[April Fools' 2014]] — The Homestar Runner calls Sickly Sam "an affront to God and man."
*[[Flash is Dead!]] — Homestar Runner suggests that Strong Bad's explanations of the importance of [[Flash]] sound "religioso".
*[[@StrongBadActual]] — One of Strong Bad's rewards for Sbemail Song Mystery is a "horrifying close-up of his ungodly puppet mouth".
==See Also==
*[[Decemberween#References to Christmas]]
*[[Heaven]]
*[[Hell]]
*[[Angels]]
*[[Demons]]
*[[Don and Harriet Chapman]] (for the [[Brothers Chaps]]' religious background)
*[[Swears]]

[[Category:Recurring Themes]]

Peasant's Quest

2016-10-20T15:59:46Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{gamenav|New Game|disk4of12|Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up|Population: Tire}}

[[Image:peasantsquest.png|thumb|A game fit for a peasant!]]

<blockquote>''"Control a short-panted 'peasant' named Rather Dashing as he stumbles through Peasantry in his 'quest' to get revenge on a dragon thing."'' — [[Videlectrix]]</blockquote>

A real long time ago, in the peasant kingdom of [[Peasantry]], some people lived... in fear. You are {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, a peasant wearing short pants, who returns from vacation to find his thatched-roof cottage BURN[[Lowercase i's|i]]NATED! You swear revenge and embark on an incredible journey to vanquish {{Film|Trogdor|the Burninator}} once and for all.

Can one Peasant wearing short pants save the countryside from certain Burnination? ''YOU'' decide!!!

'''Date:''' Monday, August 2, 2004

'''Page Title:''' Peasant's Quest

== Instructions ==
*Look around by typing "look".
*Talk to others by typing "talk".
*Take items by typing "get (item)".
*Use items by typing "use (item)". You can also "throw (item)", "give (item)","look (item)", and some other action words.
*Type "inv" to see your inventory.
*Type "save" to save your game and "load" to load a game. ([[Wikipedia:HTTP cookie|Cookies]] must be enabled.)
*Press + or - to speed up or slow down your character.
*Type "ask about (name)" to gather information from other characters.

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*On July 18th, 2005, Peasant's Quest received a "Top Dog" award from [http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=5243 Home of the Underdogs].
*The commands "make friends with Kerrek" and "buy Kerrek a cold one" were added after the email [[for kids]] was released.
**The command "make friends with Kerrek" brings up a message which says, "Look, it didn't work for Strongbad and it's not going to work for you, either", even though Strong Bad has made it very apparent that his name is two different words.
**If you type in "buy Kerrek a cold one", the text will read the same thing in the email, but the last sentence says "now you've really cheesed him off", which wasn't in the text in the email. Additionally, this speeds the Kerrek up.
*If you press End, Home, Page Up, or Page Down on your keyboard while walking, it will make you go diagonally (depending on which way you walk, it will make you go that way).

===Remarks===
*When the Kerrek is in the area with his footprints, he isn't making any.
*There's a link in the upper left black area, but it does nothing.
*Before obtaining the map, typing the word MAP results in the message: "We are neither confirming nor denying the presence of a map in this game, but irridisregardless, you don't have one." Irridisregardless is a [[portmanteau]] which plays on the controversy surrounding the word "irregardless", a relatively common word that is usually considered incorrect English (one should just say "regardless").
*When you get hit by a pterodactyl, it says you were hit by a rock.
*Even though Rather Dashing dies at the end of the game, the story of the baby's future life implies that Rather Dashing lives for many more years.
*If you type "get plague" at the Burninated Trees, you are called "Mispeller Jones". "Mispeller" is, itself, misspelled.
*The Kerrek will not start decomposing until after you take the belt.

===Goofs===
*Even after you've picked up the map, typing "look ground" will have the game tell you it's still there.
*If you type "where" on the screen above the Mountain Pass, you'll see that it has no name.
*Typing "look" on [[Poor Gary]]'s screen will still say "rotten ol' horse" even after he's fled.
*If you talk to the knight while on fire but have not gotten the belt, the knight will fail to acknowledge the fact that you are on fire.
*If you get [[Kerrek]]'s belt after getting on fire or being covered in mud, the animation of getting the belt won't show you on fire or covered in mud.
*Typing "use" or "throw" anything, even gibberish, in the half of the lake where the old man was fishing will result the phrase, "You already fed the fish. Let's get moving here people!"
**Typing "throw chicken feed" at this point will result in the above phrase duplicated.
*After you give [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby lady]] the riches and she gives you the baby and leaves, if you type "talk to baby" inside the house, the game will still tell you the baby responds by blowing snot bubbles.
*After saying 'haldo' to [[Dongolev]], it says, "the archer stops arching," even though you can still hear and see him firing arrows in the background.
*In order to "throw baby", the game says to go to the center of the lake. If you go to the center, it won't let you throw the baby. If you go to the top of the lake, Rather Dashing will automatically move to the center, where it previously said you can not throw.
*In the ending sequence, it will show Jhonka beating the Kerrek's corpse with his club, even though if you leave the screen with the Kerrek's corpse and revisit it, the Kerrek corpse will be a skeleton.
*When you get the Trog-Shield, the fire will disappear.
*"Embarrassing" is misspelled "embarassing" on the message when you try to get an arrow from the archery range.

===Glitches===
[[Image:PQvanishingRD.PNG|thumb|Hidden behind the door]]
[[Image:Pqglitch babylady rain.png|thumb|Anyone feel a draft?]]
[[Image:PeasantsGlitch.Gif|thumb|Rather Dashing in twenty-eight places at once]]
*If you walk straight up to the Jhonka's door, you will disappear, except for one leg.
*A strange mapping bug allows you to "warp" to the baby lady's house and the inn from another screen entirely. Walk into where you would go to the hidden glen, but go up through the fence and to the left.
*On the screen containing [[Jhonka]]'s Cave, walk into the bottom left corner and you'll end up in the inn, however you'll only be able to walk along the bottom and right sides of the screen.
*Standing behind the "INN" sign while standing as close as possible to the inn itself will cause part of Rather Dashing to appear in front of the sign.
*If you fail the quiz from one of the three keepers of Trogdor, instead of loading a game, just click on RESTART on the load menu after Game Over. Skip the game's intro and then press any key. This will once again bring up the question you answered wrong while you're standing by the knight at the entrance of Trogdor's cave. Answering the question wrong again just gets you another Game Over, answering right makes the box disappear, but every time you try to move or press any other key, the question comes up again, and you will be stuck until you answer the question wrong.
*After you kill the Kerrek, go into either the baby cottage or the inn. It will rain inside.
*It is possible to fall in the mud, hide in the hay, and steal Jhonka's riches all before it stops raining. If you go back to the mud puddle, it will be dried up as though the rain has stopped (even though rain is still clearly falling).
*In the Baby Lady Cottage, if you open up the inventory and select the Supertime Funbow, a small blue square will appear to the left of the screen. The blue square, upon putting your cursor over it will reveal the hand sign to show its clickable, but clicking it will do nothing.
*On the Game Over screen, hit Enter twice and the death animation will start over. This also works for any point after pressing RESTART, including the "tips for <s>morons</s> beginners" screen and the intro afterwards.
*After typing "use sword" in Trogdor's inner sanctum, walk right for an interesting glitch. Even though Rather Dashing's graphic is locked in place, he will get burninated even though he is nowhere near Trogdor. The fire will come from Trogdor's neck instead of his nose.
*In Trogdor's Lair, you will hear a tune. Keep typing "load game" and it will keep repeating.
*If you type "get mask" at the well after placing the pebbles in the bucket, but before getting the Monster Maskus, you will not get the mask and will be unable to get it through any means.
*If you put the baby in the bucket, but do not turn the handle, then you can type "put baby in bucket" and get more points again and again.
*If you try to put the baby in the bucket while the bucket is down in the well, the bucket will act as though it had been up the whole time, snapping up without an extra command and falling in the well as soon as the baby is in the bucket.
*If you enter Trogdor's outer sanctum and then try to leave, you get teleported back inside, but if you press left before getting teleported you can walk around the cliff (with TrogShield, TrogSword, and TrogHelmet).
*Typing "open" when near the hut or inn will always make you go straight to the door, even through the hut or inn.
*After saving a game, you are able to move around and type commands while the saved game message is still open. When the game needs to display another message, it will close the saved game message instead.
**However, getting killed by the Kerrek while the saved game message is open will result in a glitched map screen with Rather Dashing in every possible location appearing. It also appears to be raining. The only way to get rid of this screen is to restart the game.
***You can also press enter to exit the glitched screen and play the death animation.
*If you go to the back of your burninated cottage, and go as close as possible to the wall, you will appear to go through it. However, you cannot move any closer to the bottom of the screen without first going up. You can move side to side.
*Sometimes, opting to "hug tree" at the screen with the hay bale will cause Rather Dashing to become stuck. This seems to be related to Rather Dashing's position relative to the tree before using it. When stuck, there is no way to get free; the game must be restarted.
*If you kill the Kerrek, and don't take the belt, while it's still raining, fall into the mud puddle and get covered in mud. Then, go back to the map with the dead Kerrek, and type 'get belt'. Once Rather Dashing picks it up, he goes back to normal. He'll stay this way until you move.
*If you kill the Kerrek too close to the tree, you will be stuck inside the tree with no way to get out when you try to take the belt.
*If you play the Arrow Game by means of "Give Trinket" after already giving it, the instructions appear ''after'' the game is over, not before it starts.

=== Inside References ===
*The game's year of copyright is [[1982]].
*When you ask the knight about the Kerrek, the Knight says he'll make "milks meat" out of you. This is a reference to the email [[kids' book]], where Strong Bad makes "milks meat" out of Homestar and Pom Pom in the [[Strumstar Hammer]] version of the [[Original Book]] in the Easter egg.
*Sometimes, when you jump in to the hay bale (after being covered with mud), it says you jump in like a "two years old boy." This is a reference to [[Main Page 15]].
*The screen title "River b/w Tree" is another reference to [[b/w]].
*If you try to jump in the left side of the lake, it responds, "Not so fast, Swimmer [[Dan]]!"
**Typing anything with the word "Dan" in it yields the response: "Dan's still okay. Got a place on Dekalb with Rick and his wife. Slimmed up a bit and looking towards the future."
*When you reach the top of the mountain, it says, "Nice jorb climbing the cliff," which is a reference to [[A Jorb Well Done]], as well as [[Coach Z]]'s accent in general.
*[[Jhonka]] is from the email [[impression]].
*[[Kerrek]] is from the email [[interview]].
*[[Mendelev]] is from the email [[no loafing]].
*At the bale of hay, if you type "Get hay", it makes a reference to [[Thy Dungeonman]] and [[Thy Dungeonman II]] by saying, "Who do you think you are, some kind of Thy Dungeonman?"
**There is another Thy Dungeonman reference if you "look jhonka."
**When you type in "die" it says "That wasn't very smart," another reference to Thy Dungeonman.
*If you type in "get plague" at the burned out tree, the game calls you Mispeller  Jones, a reference to the "Interruptor Jones" quip from [[morning routine]].
**This command is also a reference to Thy Dungeonman II, where it played an integral role in winning the game.
*After killing the Kerrek the screen says "ARROWED!! Nice shot. You smote the Kerrek! He lay there stinking." ''Arrowed!'' is a running joke used in [[Teen Girl Squad]] and [[TROGDOR!]].
*If you return to the corpse of the Kerrek and type "kill Kerrek", it says "Yeah. You smote the Kerrek. You deserve a trophy full of Mutton-ums." This is a reference to the toon [[New Boots]], where [[Strong Bad]] claims [[The Cheat]] could have earned a trophy full of Steak-ums.
*If you type anything with the word CHEAT, it says "Meh." This is a popular sound that [[The Cheat]] makes.
*Much of the text in the game echoes Strong Bad's style of speech, such as the quote, "Behold the TrogShield! No seriously, behold it."
*The loading screen shows the [[Apple IIe]] (along with its disk drives) that was originally on the [[Videlectrix]] home page.

=== Real-World References ===
====King's Quest Series References====

*The game itself is a parody of the [[Sierra]] On-Line games ''[[Wikipedia:King's Quest|King's Quest]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Black Cauldron (video game)|The Black Cauldron]]''.
*The inn is similar to the pawn shop in King's Quest II and the fisherman's cottage in King's Quest IV.
*The three tasks you must complete are a reference to the three items you must acquire in King's Quest I.
*The Kerrek is based on the Ogre in King's Quest I.
*The name of the land, "Peasantry", is a reference to "Daventry", the kingdom from ''King's Quest''.
*Trogdor being in this game references the dragon who guards the mirror in King's Quest I.
*The well is based on the well in King's Quest I that leads to the dragon's lair.
*The hole in Naked Ned's cottage references the hole in King's Quest I leading to the leprechaun kingdom.
*Jhonka's cave resembles Hagatha's cave in King's Quest II.
*The path that the knight guards resembles the path to Lolotte's castle in King's Quest IV.
*The map is similar to that used by Gwydion in King's Quest III.

====Legend of Zelda References====

*When you obtain the Kerrek's belt, Rather Dashing holds it over his head in a fashion similar to Link of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.
*The save screen may be a reference to the old ''The Legend of Zelda'' games in format, the addition of hearts through progress, and the addition of artifacts that are added to your body (shield, helmet, sword, mud, hay, maskus, pot).

====Other Video Games====
*Several screens as well as the main character's appearance are taken directly from ''[[Wikipedia:The Black Cauldron (video game)|The Black Cauldron]]''.
*The filename of the game is disk4of12.html, a nod to old PC games which were often distributed on multiple floppy disks and which prompted the player to insert the next disk at certain points during installation or gameplay.
*When you smite the Kerrek, it'll first say, "Here goes nothin', Kid Icarus". This is a reference to a [[Nintendo]] game of the same name: ''[[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]'', in which your main weapon is a bow.
*Typing "light lantern" is a reference to the text-based ''[[Wikipedia:Zork|Zork]]'' series, in which you always carried a Brass Lantern, and which is parodied in Thy Dungeonman.
**It is also a reference to King's Quest IV, where one of the items you get is a lantern.
*Naked Ned popping in and out from the tree is similar to [[Wikipedia:Smoke (Mortal Kombat)|Smoke]] from ''[[Mortal Kombat|Mortal Kombat II]]'' in the living forest level, where he would occasionally pop out, look, and return behind the tree.
*The noise you hear when the disk read error occurs is very similar to the [[Wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] disk drive, for when the drive is trying to load a disk, it sometimes loses its place where it was loading and makes a loud clicking noise.
*Using the baby at the hole of the mysterious cabin brings up a message "Deploying Q-Baby...", which is probably a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing|007 Everything or Nothing]]'', where the player uses a remotely-controlled Q-Spider to crawl through small holes.
*The three questions that are asked to you are a reference to the PC game ''[[Wikipedia:Dungeon (computer game)|Dungeon]]'', in which the dungeon master asked you 3 questions about the game.
*If you talk to the [[The Red and Blue Knights|Blue Knight]] after acquiring both the belt and the robe but before getting set on fire, he [[Peasant's Quest Responses#belt and robe|calls you]] "Dirk the Daring", the main character of ''[[Wikipedia:Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair]].''
*The loading screen is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon|Space Quest III]]'', in which it showed a picture of the game's creators trying to console you about dying.

====Music====
*If you type "look" near the hay, it says, "It reminds you of a warm, safe place where as a child you'd hide," a reference to "[[Wikipedia:Sweet Child O' Mine|Sweet Child O' Mine]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]].
*Looking at the rock in the middle of the river gives a reference to "Rock of Ages" by [[Wikipedia:Def Leppard|Def Leppard]].
*When you scare Poor Gary it says he "broke on through to the other side," a reference to "Break on Through" by [[Wikipedia:The Doors|The Doors]].
*Hugging the tree at the hay bale produces a reference to a well-known [[Wikipedia:The Byrds|Byrds]] song.
*If you look at the cracked ground, it says something about it being a place in which rock stars make amazing guitar solos — a reference to [[Wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash's]] solo on "[[Wikipedia:November Rain|November Rain]]" by Guns N' Roses.
*Attempting to use the baby at Naked Ned's hut before having the baby gives a reference to the song "[[Wikipedia:Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby|Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby]]", originally by [[Wikipedia:Louis Jordan|Louis Jordan]].

====TV/Movies/Comic Books====
*At the bale of hay, type "look tree". It says, ''[[IMDb:0074697|It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown]],'' a 1976 ''[[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]]'' TV special.
*When you first talk to the knight guarding the mountain pass, he calls you ''Dragonheart'', a reference to [[IMDb:0116136|the movie]] of the same name.
*If you try to get the pebbles but are too far away, it says, "You try to do your best Mr. Fantastic impression." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]].
*If you go to the screen with "River b/w Tree" and type "look hut" or "look cottage", it says, "You see a cottage in the distance. You hold your fingers up to one eye and pretend to squash it." This is a reference to the Head-Crusher sketch on ''[[Wikipedia:The Kids in the Hall|Kids in the Hall]]''.
*If you try to give the Jhonka something he'll reply with, "Don't need nothing from no filthy peasantses!!" This is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' character [[Wikipedia:Gollum|Gollum]], whom Jhonka somewhat resembles.
*After jumping in the hay the game comments you look like "that guy from that one show", a reference to Cousin Itt from ''[[Wikipedia:The Addams Family|The Addams Family]]'', who looked like a walking hay bale.
*If you type "drink", you'll get a message about how you don't need to drink, concluded with "So you got that going for you. Which is nice." This comes from Carl Spackler in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]''.
*If you talk to the [[The Red and Blue Knights|Blue Knight]] after acquiring the belt, he [[Peasant's Quest Responses#belt only|calls you]] "[[Wikipedia:Matthew Broderick|Matthew Broderick]]", a popular actor.
**This is also a reference to the 1985 movie Ladyhawke in which Matthew Broderick plays a peasant who climbs through a sewer at one point.
*When you leave the Baby Lady's cottage after getting the Super Trinket, it says "This place is dead anyway", a reference to the 1996 film ''[[Wikipedia:Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]''.
*The Kerrek's belt is very similar to a [[Professional Wrestling]] Championship belt.
*The Third Keeper of Trogdor's question begins with "riddle me this", the catchphrase of [[wikipedia:Riddler|The Riddler]].
*If you type in "scare horse" without the maskus, the game says that you tell Gary the calls are coming from inside the house, which is a famous line from the horror slasher movie, When A Stranger Calls.

====Other====
*Typing "throw baby" at the west screen of the lake returns the message, "I guess you misread the walkthrough at GameFAQs..." [[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]] is a popular gaming website known for its huge number of walkthroughs or FAQs for just about every game there is ([http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/game/922153.html including Peasant's Quest]).
*When you look at the painting in the inn, it says that there are dogs playing "Magic: The Nerdening". This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|''Magic: the Gathering'']] card game, as well as to the stereotype of ''Magic''-players as being antisocial nerds. The painting itself is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cassius Marcellus Coolidge|C. M. Coolidge's]] series of nine oil paintings featuring dogs playing poker, as well as the follow-up painting "Looks Like Four of a Kind".
*Another possiblity when trying to scare Gary, before getting the mask, is "You tell Gary the story about the kid who pops this big zit he has and all these baby spiders come out. It doesn't phase him." This is a reference to an urban legend.
*Trogdor's voice is an old speech synthesizer called the [[Wikipedia:Software Automatic Mouth|Software Automatic Mouth]], or S.A.M.
*The berries on the bushes are called "[[Wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Crunch Berries]]." This is a reference to the [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] of the same name.
*Trying to jump in the hay from far away will cause a reply which includes a usage of the initials MJ. This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan]], a basketball player who had an incredible vertical jump, and was able to dunk the ball from the foul line, which is fifteen feet away.
*Looking at the rocking chair after the baby lady leaves will get you a message saying "One of those self-rocking kind. Not bad for a brown-collar peasant-type. Must be trickle-down in action." This may be a reference to trickle-down economics; part of [[Wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]]'s economic plan for the United States was based on the theory that allowing those with the most economic influence (businesses and the upper-class) to flourish would "trickle down" and benefit the rest of the economy in the form of increased spending, saving, and investment. Therefore, according to the trickle-down theory, given fair market conditions, the best way to enhance overall economic health is to concentrate economic benefits on those with the most economic influence.
**Furthermore, "brown-collar" is a reference to white- and blue-collar jobs, referring to office work and manual labor, respectively. There is no brown collar, but it can only be assumed it represents whatever brown-robed peasants do.
*When Trogdor first wakes up, Rather Dashing wishes he had some "Depeasant adult undergarments". This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Depend|Depend adult incontinence products]].
*When the game is loading, it is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Apple II#Apple IIe|Apple IIe]] booting with the screen saying "v1.8" (all that is readable) and the [[Population: Tire]] loading screen.
*If you talk to the [[The Red and Blue Knights|Blue Knight]] after acquiring the robe but before acquiring the belt, he begins [[Peasant's Quest Responses#robe only|his response]] by saying, "My dear Adso", an allusion to the main character's apprentice in ''[[Wikipedia:The Name of the Rose|The Name of the Rose]]'', which is in turn a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]] stories.
*If you look at Kerrek after you kill him, it says "He dead." This is a possible reference to the line "Mistah Kurtz - he dead" from the 1899 novella ''Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph Conrad. The line was also quoted in the 1925 poem "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot.

===Fast Forward===
*In the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] preview of [[web comics]], the Strong Bad-like character mentions a new Peasant's Quest game.
*Peasant's Quest appears as one of the come-to-life games in [[8-Bit is Enough]].
*In September 2011, [[The Brothers Chaps]] revealed that they were at one time working on [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|sequels]] to Peasant's Quest.
*[[Matt Chapman]] says in the [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015]] that this game is one of the best things they've ever done.

{{Peasant's Quest}}
{{VidelectrixGames}}

== External Links ==
*play the [[HR:disk4of12.html|Game]]
*play the [[HR:peasantsquest61.swf|Game (Flash file)]]

*listen to the [[Videlectrix:songs/pq theme.mp3|Game Music]] [[Videlectrix:songs/pq trogcave.mp3|Game Music (Trogdor's Cave)]]
*[[Forum:411|forum thread re: "Peasant's Quest"]]

[[Category:Peasant's Quest]][[Category:Videlectrix Mascot Filmography]]

Bookazon.com

2016-08-27T03:08:26Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Bookazon_screenshot.png|thumb|right|220px|Few things are better than 3rd Base]]
'''Bookazon.com''' is a fictitious online bookstore in a spoof of [[Wikipedia:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]]. The website first appeared in an Easter egg from the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[studying]]. It seems to sell less than reputable books such as ''This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base'' by [[Lem Sportsinterviews]] and ''[[The King Of Town]]'s Adventures In Giant Cockroachland'' by Ronmartin Realdude.

== Spotlight Reviews ==
===''This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base''===
MSRP: [[Tooty-two#Not Quite Tooty-twos|$28.9T]] (US).

==== Better than 4th base even?!? ====
''Reviewer: Tempe Sam'' 
''Rating: 4 Stars''

I'm read this book! Twize! It had more chapters than any book I've ever read! Which was my favourite? I dunno. I only read wan. But it got me where I needed to be. The restroom. When I'm done read this book I plan to ride my own. I call it "Leftover Sam and the Leftover Sam Book." Will you by it?!

==== DISAPPOINTED!! ====
''Reviewer: Dean With'' 
''Rating: 1 Star''

This book is only as good as AND NO BETTER THAN first base. Trust me folks, I've been there. True, only once and yes it was about 18 years ago but I'm no dummy. The title is a clear cut case of the ol' Bait and Switch. Most of the book ends up being about one time when the author's basement flooded and how it ruined all his old "Prince Valiant" comics.

==== Another Triumph for Sportsinterviews!! ====
''Reviewer: Just Nobody Sportsinterviews'' 
''Rating: 5 Stars''

Lem Sportsinterviews has outdone himself this time. After the soothing, mild success of his first published essay, "Why People in Hollywood Ought to Give Me $5,760," Lem has come roaring back like some type of book writing lion. The cover, the title, the fonts, the spacing, the margins, all of it: GOLD! Of particular import are his Chapter Headings including such tear jerkers as: 'My favorite pen quit working just now' and the politically charged 'I had to pay taxes AGAIN this year!' Lem has clearly entered a new stage in his career. Here's hoping it's the bonus stage.

===''The King of Town's Adventures In Giant Cockroachland''===
[[Image:kot adv in giant cockroachland.PNG|thumb|Written by a living, breathing person, not a cat.]]
A real book that exists. 
3 pages. 
copyright 1943?

Download the eBook Now!

Actual Publishing Company 
est. 1904

About the author: 
I'm a best-selling author and I am NOT a cat!! I write books and am a living, breathing person, not a cat.

==Fun Facts==
*The 3 reader reviews are cliché reviews one finds on such sites. The earliest review is by "Just Nobody Sportsinterviews", which is a blatant attempt by the author to act as a [[Wikipedia:Shill|shill]] to promote sales of his book.
*[[Wikipedia:Tempe|Tempe]] [[Sam]], one of the reviewers for ''This Book is Better than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base'', is planning to write a book called ''Leftover Sam and the Leftover Sam Book''. This may be a reference to the band [[Wikipedia:Leftover Salmon|Leftover Salmon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Prince Valiant|Prince Valiant]] is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. The comic is an adventure/drama epic that has had a continuous story for its entire history.
*Bookazon.com is a registered website, redirecting to vanity publisher "[http://www.pattonsquill.com Rick Patton]."
*The name is a [[portmanteau]] of book and [http://www.amazon.com Amazon.com].

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[studying]]
*Email [[diorama]]

==See Also==
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]]

==External Links==
*[[HR:amazon.html|view the Bookazon page]]

[[Category: Companies]]

Marshmallow's Last Stand

2016-07-13T06:46:36Z

JohnnyLurg:

{{watchtoon|marshmallow2.html|watch|Mirror}}
[[Image:mm ls.png|thumb|right|220px|"You better believe it, man!"]]
[[Image:marshmallowcrowd.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Friendly faces in the crowd.]]
[[File:Homestar fighter.png|thumb|right|220px|"Homestar...RUN!"]]

{{abouttoon}} {{for|place|Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)}}

Strong Bad and Strong Mad steal the star from Homestar Runner's shirt in order to force Homestar and Pom Pom to participate in a tag-team wrestling match. This cartoon, which is the first ever full-length Homestar Runner toon made, has been removed from the site.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, Various Audience Characters

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Arena]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Running Time:''' 5:00

'''Date:''' Saturday, January 1, 2000

'''Page Title:''' 8:30! Be there!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{There is a color-changing background that reads:}''

<blockquote>'''FBI WARNING''' 
 
This cartoon is pretty old. It was the first  cartoon 
we ever made. Homestar is not very funny and 
neither is Strong Bad. They are mere shadows of 
the men they have become. This cartoon has not 
been on the site for many months, but we have had 
several requests(from our Dad) to put it back. So 
here it is. Consider yourselves warned.</blockquote>

''{Show opening credits. Cut to inside Marshmallow's Last Stand. Homestar and Pom Pom sit at a table each with a marshmallow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' These are some great marshmallows, eh, Pom Pom? ...Why don't you look over there, for no reason?

''{Pom Pom bubbles and looks away as Homestar sucks up Pom Pom's marshmallow. He chews it up and takes a bite of his own. Suddenly, heavy metal music plays in the background as Strong Bad and Strong Mad walk up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look at the babies! Eating their marshmallows!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh, it's The Brothers Strong, Strong Bad and Strong Mad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You better believe it, man. We're the greatest tag team wrestlers in the world! ''{Strong Mad nods}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Strong Bad! Have a good time!

'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles over Homestar's line}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, you morones ''{"morons" with Strong Bad's old, affected Mexican accent}''. We're challenging you to the tag-team match!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hmm... no thanks.

''{Both Strong Bad and Strong Mad get angry. They both growl.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you gimme this!

''{He takes Homestar's star from his shirt.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey! Gimme back my star!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, but first you have to beat us in the ring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{turns to Pom Pom}'' What do you say, Pom Pom, old friend?

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles in agreement}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're on!

''{Cut to outside a stadium. Crowds go in. A close-up of the door is shown, with a poster on it that says: "War for the Star Tonight!!! 8:30 PM". The scene changes to the ring.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{heavy echo}'' Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to The War for the Star! In this corner, at a combined weight of one million pounds, hailing from Parts Unknown, The Brothers Strong, Strong Mad and Strong Bad! ''{Each fall into the ring as his name is called}'' And now, the hometown favorites, with a combined weight of one hundred and four pounds, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom! ''{A light shines on each one as his name is called.}''

''{The cheering crowd is shown, which consists of Mr. Bland, Señor, Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, The Robot, Strong Sad, and other various people. Señor is wearing a giant styrofoam hand; Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania!!!"; and The Poopsmith is holding a sign that says "I'm #2". The bell rings and Homestar takes down Strong Bad with a flying kick to the head. Strong Bad gets up, but Homestar knocks him to the ground with the same kick, and then body slams him. Strong Bad, who is dizzy from said kick as stars spin around his head, tags in Strong Mad, who enters the ring.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh!

''{Strong Mad grabs Homestar by the legs and proceeds to slam him on the ground. He tosses Homestar out of the ring. Pom Pom gets angry and vaults over the top rope into the ring, but lands on Strong Mad's fist. Strong Mad beats him against the boxing ring floor repeatedly, and Pom Pom falls over. Strong Mad climbs to the top turnbuckle and gets ready to deliver the finishing move.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom, look out!

'''POM POM:''' ''{winks at Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Huh?

''{Strong Mad jumps off the turnbuckle and splashes onto Pom Pom, but is bounced into space. Strong Bad and Homestar re-enter the ring and Homestar bounces off of the ropes into Strong Bad, taking him out by smashing his head into Strong Bad's face. Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a close up of Homestar's face while music from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' starts playing with dark bars appearing up to his eyes. A close-up of Strong Bad with the same music and effect follows. He attempts a windmill punch, but Homestar kicks his stomach and tosses him out of the ring. Strong Bad grabs a lit bomb from under the ring while mumbling incoherently. He gets back into the ring and shoves the bomb down Homestar's throat and punches Homestar's belly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar's stomach gurgles}'' Ooh, I ate too many marshmallows... ''{His face turns green and he pukes the bomb and some marshmallow-y goo onto Strong Bad's head, where it sticks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{running around frantically}'' AUGH! Getitoffme getitoffme getitoffme!

''{The bomb explodes. When the dust clears, Homestar is standing atop of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a chunk missing from his head.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{Numbers appear as the announcer says them.}'' One! Two! Three! ''{The crowd cheers. Strong Mad falls back into the ring.}'' Ladies and gentlemen, your winners, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom!

''{Cut to a black-and-white picture of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, labeled "Winners"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now how about my star back, Strong Bad?

''{Frustrated, Strong Bad tears up Homestar's star while muttering something inaudible, and Strong Mad nods. An angered Homestar then kicks Strong Bad, and a cartoon explosion with "BUH-LAM!!" written on it covers the screen. After it clears, Strong Bad is seen lying on the ground with stars of confusion floating around his head. Homestar kicks one of the stars to himself so he can grab it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Voice echoing}'' Homestar....RUN!

''{He jumps up and the star of pain becomes a star on his shirt, and theme music plays}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*According to [[l33t Interview|a 2001 interview with Stephan of WTFiml33t.com]], the reason this toon was taken off the site was quote: "The characters are completely different. Saying and doing things they'd never do now." However, in [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|a later interview]], it is mentioned that The Brothers Chaps "can't disclose why [Marshmallow's Last Stand and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]] are off, it's a personal reason."
*The Poopsmith's sign reads "I'm #2". #2 is also a slang term for [[whatsit]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Hanging Objects#From Marshmallow's Last Stand|framed sign]] behind Homestar Runner changes repeatedly in the restaurant. The order which they are shown in is:
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a [[steak]])
**Lettuce Pray (picture of lettuce)
**Get Toasted (picture of [[Bread|toast]] with [[butter]])
**Say Cheese (picture of [[cheese]])
**Get Toasted (picture of toast)
**Eggs-Treme (picture of fried [[eggs]])
**Pie-Fect!! (picture of a slice of [[pie]])
**Say Cheese (picture of a slice of cheese)
**Lettuce Pray (picture of a head of lettuce)
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a steak)
*According to [[Pom Pom's character video]], he weighs 4 pounds. Combining this fact with Pom Pom and Homestar's combined weight according to this toon, Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
*Similarly, Strong Mad's [[HR:smsticker.html|sticker page]] places him at 900 pounds. Again, with Strong Bad and Strong Mad's supposed weight, this places Strong Bad at about 999,100 pounds.
*According to a now non-existent comment in the Homestar Runner [[Museum]], this was the first Homestar Runner cartoon to use voice acting. Each character's voice has developed since then.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] parody [[Wikipedia:Luchador|lucha libre]]-style wrestling with Strong Bad's south-of-the-border accent and wrestling mask.
*In this toon, Homestar Runner has a hint of a southern accent. This is likely because The Brothers Chaps live in [[Georgia]].
*This cartoon was co-written and co-directed by [[Chad Eikhoff]].
*In this cartoon, Strong Mad has visible chest hair on several occasions.
*Homestar Runner has stars on the treads of his sneaker soles.
*This is the first toon in which The Poopsmith, The King of Town, and Marzipan appear.
*This toon has a [[URLs With the Number 2 In Them|URL with the number 2 in it]].
*Not counting toons that have been released later than 2007 and have yet to be released on DVD, this toon took the longest amount of time for any toon to come to DVD, as [[Everything Else, Volume 2]] was released nearly seven years later.
*The sound effect which plays when Homestar backs into the wrestling ring ropes can also be heard in [[Pom Pom, Too]] when Pom Pom is first introduced.

===Remarks===
*[[Homestar]] tells [[Pom Pom]] the marshmallows are great before having visibly tried them.
*Although Strong Sad appears in the toon, he isn't referred to as one of [[The Brothers Strong]]. This might be because Strong Sad was disowned by Strong Bad and Strong Mad, according to an old Characters page that was drawn in the same style as this toon.

===Goofs===
*The Announcer begins speaking before the microphone is lowered to him, and once the microphone is lowered his voice isn't any louder.
*Although Homestar's star has five points, Strong Bad appears to tear the star into four triangular pieces.
*Strong Bad's pants turn blue when Homestar wrestles Strong Mad. When Strong Bad steps back in the ring, they are black again.
**His pants are also blue near the end of the toon, after the Brothers Strong lose and are standing at the side of the ring while the Announcer is announcing Homestar and Pom Pom as the winners.
*When the Brothers Strong first jump into the ring, Strong Mad looks unusually short.
*When Homestar says, "Hey! Give me back my star," his voice sounds a little cut off at the beginning.
*Almost all of the sound effects can be heard slightly before the actions causing them are seen.
*After Strong Bad's face explodes from the bomb, the marshmallow on his face changes with every shot. The last time he is shown, he has no marshmallow on his face at all.
*When Homestar jumps up to grab the gold star and says "Homestar....RUN!", Strong Bad doesn't scroll down with the rest of the floor while he is lying down.
*When Strong Bad grabs the bomb from under the ring, you can notice on the left of Strong Bad's hands, the blue is overlapping his face, and to the right of his hands, his hand's outline extends into the blue.
*Starting at the Arena, the toon is poorly voice synched, getting worse near the end.
*Sometimes, when the ring is zoomed out far enough, you can see in the top left corner where the graphics for the audience end before the frame.
*When Homestar says "Homestar...RUN!" his mouth doesn't move.
*The final screen is in two slightly, but noticeably, different shades of orange.
*Homestar's star is off-line; you can still see some parts where it isn't red.
*When the Brothers Strong enter the stand, their silhouettes show them facing the viewer, not Homestar and Pom Pom.
*At the very end, Homestar's new star is not in the same place as the old one. (You can see that a bit of the shadow is still on there after he gets his new star.)
*When Strong Bad and Strong Mad tag each other, their hands go through each other.

===Real-World References===
* Strong Bad's "You better believe it, man!" sounds almost identical to the same phrase uttered by Jesus Quintana (played by [[Wikipedia:John Turturro|John Turturro]]) in the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.
* The rainbow-colored warning is most likely a reference to an old FBI warning used by [[Wikipedia:Paramount Pictures|Paramount Pictures]]. It is also used in the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]].
* "The War for the Star" is a parody of boxing matches with rhyming titles (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Rumble in the Jungle|Rumble in the Jungle]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Thrilla in Manila|The Thrilla in Manila]]'').
* The Announcer says Strong Bad hails from Parts Unknown. Having more exotic characters coming from "[[Wikipedia:List_of_professional_wrestling_slang#P|Parts Unknown]]" has been used in wrestling for decades.
* Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania". This is quite likely a reference to the annual [[Wikipedia:Wwe|WWE]] [[Wikipedia:WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] event.
* The music played when Homestar and Strong Bad are staring each other down comes from the movie ''[[imdb:tt0060196|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''.
* The largely ineffective "windmill punch" Strong Bad tries to use on Homestar has actually been used in real life to similar comedic effect, during one of the wrestling matches comedian [[Wikipedia:Andy Kaufman|Andy Kaufman]] staged with professional wrestler [[Wikipedia:Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]. The sound effect used during the toon was taken from the PC game [[Wikipedia:SimCopter|Sim Copter]].

=== Fast Forward ===
*The [[Sound Effects|sound]] played when Strong Mad flies into space later becomes associated with [[Nebulon]], and is usually heard when he enters or leaves a scene, for example, in the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoon, [[New Boots]].
*The sound played when Homestar is being slammed about by Strong Mad is the same sound used in the game [[Bronco Trolleys]], and also when [[Eh! Steve!]] jumps off-screen.
*The music played at the end is also used in [[Old Intro 2]]. It is also heard remixed in [[flashback]] after Strong Bad wins his very own The Cheat.
*This type of art, animation and comedy was parodied in the emails [[personal favorites]] and [[lady...ing]].
*The [[font]] used for the 1, 2, 3 count that appears when Homestar pins Strong Bad to the ground is the same as the [[Tandy 400]] font (which is Westminster).
*Homestar's comment on having eaten too many marshmallows mirrors a similar lamentation on drinking too many melonades in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Two of the scenes from this toon were exaggerated in [[Exaggerations]].

== DVD Version ==
*The poor synching of the dialogue and the sound effects appears to have been fixed — until the part where Homestar kicks Strong Bad in the gut, after which the synching is much worse than on the website.
**Strangely enough, the synching appears to be completely fixed during the commentary.
*The music from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is replaced with custom music sung by the Brothers Chaps probably due to copyright reasons; however, the original soundtrack can be heard during the commentary.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*The "warning" at the beginning is shown automatically and is shown in a different font than on the website.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar. ''{pause} {whispers to Matt}'' One more time.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{to the same general tone and rhythm as "Best cartoon on the site."}'' Doot doot doo ba-da-doo!

'''MIKE:''' Okay, what's up, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, not a whole lot, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you know, I got a question for you.

'''HOMESTAR:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' Why do you not have a hat in this cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, it was a, a sordid affair. Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Cuz there was another cartoon called "Where My Hat Is At?" where you found your hat...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right...

'''MIKE:''' And then...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Where do you think it was when I went home from this wrestling match?

'''MIKE:''' Was it back in the fridge—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Between the milk and the ''pickles'', this time.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I didn't have no more Cold Ones.

'''MIKE:''' ''{during the Brothers Strong entrance music}'' Listen to those—

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was loud.

'''MIKE:''' —abrasive riffs on the guitar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um... I look great. In this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you look great, you act great—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' You seem real great.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I wish that old marshmallow place got that old wallpaper they had back. I like that stuff.

'''MIKE:''' The green stripes?

'''HOMESTAR:''' And the crazy changing... changing gag framed picture behind me.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's head looks like it's got an orange, uh, stripe on the right side there, instead of a shadow like it should.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. See, he doesn't look so good, but I look great. ''{In the cartoon, Strong Bad takes Homestar's star}'' Hey! I didn't even know that thing was removable. I thought you could see my portions when you—

'''MIKE:''' So your star's not—

'''HOMESTAR:''' —tore the star off.

'''MIKE:''' Your portions? ''{slight laugh}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Lots of silence, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah... We didn't, we didn't think music was the way to go back in these days.

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

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um, the arena. Where'd that go—

'''MIKE:''' Well, they tore it down—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, is that what happened?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, they imploded that, uh...

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's too bad. What'd they build on top of it, Bubs' Concession Stand?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's where Bubs' Concession Stand is now.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh... Where did all these people?— ''{laughing}''

'''MIKE:''' They all... The duck person...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Were they inside?

'''MIKE:''' Don King, you can see Don King there... They were all in—

'''HOMESTAR:''' When they imploded it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's terrible!

'''MIKE:''' Well, they chose to. Y'know, like those people who chain themselves to trees and—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ohh...

'''MIKE:''' —in the forest.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right, right. So they're protesting work.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Now—

'''HOMESTAR:''' They got killed.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, that's the "Taking Care of Business" logo on that microphone.

'''MIKE:''' Ah...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Sort of.

'''MIKE:''' TCB?

'''HOMESTAR:''' TC and B. ''{in the cartoon, the Announcer introduces Homestar and Pom Pom}'' This is just like our old wrestling days, with the big entrance, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Look, the bell's got a face. Is that—

'''HOMESTAR:''' That poor— that guy's dead too. That... what?

'''MIKE:''' The bell man?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. ''{In the cartoon, Homestar attacks Strong Bad}'' ''Waaah!'' I can't do that as good as I used to...

'''MIKE:''' You dropped a big leg. You dropped a big leg, and he gets to the corner... Oh, he makes the tag!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, that's too bad... Uh oh, Mike. See, what'd I tell ya? ''{Strong Mad enters the ring}'' That guy...

'''MIKE:''' The crap! Run away, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' They weren't very thrilled! They were appalled that this big guy got ahold of me and my mouth got so giant.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's tights are blue there... Have they always been blue this whole cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't think so. ...Pom Pom's got a weird shaped head. Was that supposed to be some kind of perspective?

'''MIKE:''' It may have been perspective...

'''HOMESTAR:''' We're getting our butts kicked, Mike. I gotta tell ya.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Now what's going on?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Okay, there's the crowd. See, they were just worried about things, so they got quiet... And now—

'''MIKE:''' Pom Pom knows what he's doing.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, he's got a plan. ''{of Strong Mad}'' Look at those meaty palms. Strong Mad's got real meaty palms.

''{In the cartoon, Strong Mad flies into space, making the Nebulon sound}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{surprised}'' Nebulon! Where is he?

'''MIKE:''' You heard the Nebulon sound—

'''HOMESTAR:''' I heard him! He was just off-screen.

'''MIKE:''' ''{at nearly the same time}'' He must've been just off-screen. Ooh, a rare front view of yourself.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ooh, it's true. Do you think Nebulon abducted Strong Mad there? ''{as the theme from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' plays}'' Don't listen very closely up here, Mike. Coz it's gonna be different later on. Um... Ooh, he's got the old helicopter move.

'''MIKE:''' You're not going to fall for that, are you?

'''HOMESTAR:''' No way, man.

'''MIKE:''' You're gonna give him a slow kick and then slowly lift him up.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, I barely got him over there. He made a very hollow noise when he hit the ground. Ooh, he's doing his "haselos theselos". Strong Bad used to, when he got real excited, he'd go, "Haselos theselos, haselos theselos".

''{In the toon, Homestar says, "I ate too many marshmallows."}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' So, wait, is that just you in the background going "buuyuuyuuyuu..."?

'''MIKE:''' Very possibly.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nice. Oh, this is— ''{In the toon, Homestar spits the bomb at Strong Bad}'' Eew! That's disgusting! ''{Strong Bad blows up}'' Man, Mike... Ooh, I look good there. I did some damage to ol' Strong Bad's head.

'''MIKE:''' You did?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I gotta tell ya. Look, there's the Robot!

'''MIKE:''' There was the Robot, and, uh, Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's barely got a— There musta been a plug under the seat where he was sittin'.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah, coz he can't be very far away—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Else he would've been shut down.

'''MIKE:''' —with his four-foot extension cord, power cord.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a nice little, uh, photograph. I should start autographing those and giving them out.

'''MIKE:''' Glossies?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah—

'''MIKE:''' That's a glossy.

''{In the toon, Strong Bad tears up the star}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey! ''{He does a flying kick against Strong Bad}'' Ah, I did it again! Buh-lam, Mike! Buh-lam and the angel. That's a good metal band.

'''MIKE:''' Who just said that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Uh, not me.

'''MIKE:''' Apparently not.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Don't look at me! I had that recorded, pre-recorded.

'''MIKE:''' So Pom Pom just hit "mash play" on the—

'''HOMESTAR:''' On a jambox. Pretty expensive. Inexpensive.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Homestar saying his hat was "between the milk and the ''[[pickles]]'', this time" and that he "didn't have no more [[Cold One]]s" refers to [[Where My Hat Is At?]] in which Homestar found his hat between the milk and the Cold Ones.
*[[Wikipedia:Balaam and the Angel|Balaam and the Angel]] is an English rock band that toured with [[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)|KISS]] and [[Wikipedia:Iggy Pop|Iggy Pop]] in the late '80s.
*The way Homestar mentions that Strong Bad says, "Haselos theselos, haselos theselos" may be a reference to Strong Bad's email intro in [[2 years]].

== External Links ==
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.html|watch "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.swf|view the Flash file for "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)

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Pom Pom, Too

2016-07-13T06:44:32Z

JohnnyLurg:

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[[Image:isleofpom.PNG|thumb|A motley crew of Poms]]

A short Flash about the origins of Pom Pom, found in the [[Museum]] under old Flash. Based on a sketch from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Poms|The Poms]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]]

'''Running time:''' 1:04

'''Current page title:''' The Original Website!

'''Original Page title:''' The Isle of Pom

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Sound of heartbeats. A red and white pill appears against the white background.}''

'''CAPTION:''' this is the isle of Pom

''{Alarm clock rings. An arrow points to the pill.}''

'''CAPTION:''' on it, live the Poms

''{Printing noise. Many colored Poms (who look like Pom Pom) appear from the white background. They fill the screen. The mass turns black, revealing Pom Pom}''

'''CAPTION:''' Pom-Pom is the best Pom.

''{Ding! Pom Pom receives a ribbon saying "First".}''

'''CAPTION:''' he loves his mom & dad

''{Picture on wall with Pom Pom and parents. The picture falls off.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he is very patriotic

''{Pom Pom is on a wooden stage. A red and white striped flag appears behind him. He turns into a Pom version of the [[wikipedia:Statue of Liberty|Statue of Liberty]]. Reveille plays.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he feeds his dog

''{A dog bowl falls from a white background. It reads "Trivia Time".}''

'''CAPTION:''' everyday 

''{Ding! Dog bowl fills with food.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he treats his neighbors

''{Pom Pom stands on the right of the screen. Doorbell noise. Two Poms enter from left screen. An arrow points to them.}''

'''CAPTION:''' with respect

''{Pom Pom gives them a bottle with "Respect" written on it. They leave.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he doesn't play with matches

''{Pom Pom is at the bottom of the screen. A match burns the word "matches".}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles, thinking "I sure do hate matches."}''

''{A silhouette of Pom Pom rises over an orange horizon like the sun. Mendelsson's "Wedding March" plays. He moves closer to us. A spotlight hits him.}''

'''CAPTION:''' we all love Pom-Pom, too

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*This old Flash short contains the first example of [[cross-dressing]].
*When it says, "on it, live the Poms", the Poms come out of the word "Poms".
*This is the first mention of Pom Pom's dog, [[Trivia Time]].

===Remarks===
*Two of the Poms look like ordinary NBA basketballs, and one like an [[ABA Basketball]].
*This is the only time that Pom Pom's bubbly speech is expressed in plain English to the viewers.

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on one of the slides. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Originally, some of the text was obscured by the border when you watched it from the old version of the old Flash menu. This was fixed when the museum was updated in 2006.

===Real-World References===
*"Isle of Pom" could be a spoof of [[Wikipedia:Isle of Palms, South Carolina|Isle of Palms]], a city located near [[Wikipedia:Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Wikipedia:South Carolina|South Carolina.]]
===Fast Forward===
*The ribbon was used later in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], although the first place was never awarded.
*The printing noise which accompanies the scene with the Poms would become the sound effect for [[The Paper]] in the Strong Bad Emails.
*The ABA basketball Pom was later used in the email [[different town]].
*The Isle of Pom's design would later be used for health capsules in [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
*The sound effect that plays when Pom Pom first appears can also be heard in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] when Homestar is backing into the wrestling ring ropes.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:pomwhole.html|watch "Pom Pom, Too"]]
*[[HR:pomwhole.swf|view the Flash file for "Pom Pom, Too"]]
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Blubb-O's

2016-06-21T08:41:11Z

JohnnyLurg:

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{{about|restaurant}} {{forshort|Blubb-O's Commercial}}
[[Image:Blubb-O's.PNG|thumb|"Register does not contain more than 50 doctors."]]
'''Blubb-O's''' is the name of a mysterious fast food restaurant in [[Free Country, USA]]. [[Strong Bad]] encounters a [[Drive-Thru Whale|whale-shaped drive-thru speaker]] depicting its apparent mascot in [[Drive-Thru]]. However, its name, or even the existence of an actual restaurant, was not revealed until email [[nightlife]], wherein [[Strong Mad]] uses a greasy bag of fast food from Blubb-O's as [[Club Technochocolate]]'s guest list. The restaurant itself remained unseen until the short, [[Blubb-O's Commercial]]. It is not clear where the restaurant is situated, since although the Drive-Thru Whale has appeared in several different places, the exterior of the restaurant has never been shown; it was clearly not in the vicinity of the Whale when the speaker appeared in [[The Field]]. This puzzled Strong Bad, causing him to refer to the "invisible restaurant" which the speaker was presumably associated with.

One of their products is the Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt, which, according to a commercial found in an Easter egg, was introduced when customers stopped buying the Crispy Chicken Melt. Other products include the Blubb-O's Classic, the Original, the Regular, the New Original, the Old Classic, all of which appear to be the exact same product. There is also the Isosceles Fish Sandwich, which apparently no one ever buys. For a limited time, the restaurant is offering the Thick 'n Nasty, which is endorsed by [[Peacey P]]. Non-burger products include the Chipotle Potato Nudules, regular Nudules, and the Attempt-At-Competing-With-National-Coffee-Chains Premium Mocha-Chip Meltshake. [[Ketchup]] packets, coffee stirrers, and grains of salt are also sold on the menu, and are more expensive than most of its sandwiches. The restaurant boasts that all of its vegetables are hand tossed into a refreshing cascade of water and chopped in mid air. According to a [[Quote Of The Week#QW-2009-08-27|quote of the week]], Blubb-O's also offers a Li'l Lubbers kids' meal. Slogans for the restaurant include "Come The Heck Down" and "You guessed it... We're called Blubb-O's".

Employees include [[Homestar Runner]], who works at the counter, and [[Coach Z]], who wears a Drive-Thru Whale costume.

[[Marzipan]] does not approve of their service, and has begun a protest to "save the Blubb-O whale", but wants to know whether they use whale meat, or "regular fast food meat", so as to know how strongly to protest them.

[[Matt Chapman]], as Strong Bad, foreshadowed the connection between the Drive-Thru Whale and Blubb-O's in the [[Drive-Thru]] DVD commentary, saying that Blubb-O's would be a good name for the restaurant.

Despite the fact that they have six burgers, four of them priced ranging from $1.99-$4.99, five of them are identical and are only advertised at different angles from each other. The only notably different burger is the Thick 'N Nasty, which has a huge patty, whereas the others appear to have a quarter pound of meat.

In [[Fan Costumes 2015]], an advertisement is shown for the "Blubb-O's Thick-or-Treat Burger", which resembles a Thick 'N Nasty with orange and black Halloween candy ([[Food Still In Peel or Package|still in its wrapper]]) stuck in the patty. The announcer advises the viewer to "get it now while it's still legal".

==Appearances==
*[[Drive-Thru]]
*Email [[nightlife]]
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]]
*[[Homestar Ruiner]]
*[[Strong Badia the Free]]
*[[Baddest of the Bands]]
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]]
*[[On Break]]
*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]]
*[[Fan Costumes 2015]]

==Known Menu Items==
[[Image:Thick N Nasty.PNG|thumb|EEUNGH!]]
===Sandwiches===
=====Burgers=====
*Blubbo Classic ($1.99)
*The Original ($2.99)
*The Regular ($3.99)
*The New Original ($4.99)
*The Old Classic
*Thick 'N Nasty (new for a limited time only; endorsed by Peacey P)
*Thick-Or-Treat Special (Halloween version of the Thick 'N Nasty)

=====Chicken=====
*Crispy Chicken Melt
*Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt

=====Other=====
*Isosceles Fish Sandwich (unpopular to the extent where even the spokesman has forgotten about it; despite its name, it is actually a [[Wikipedia: scalene triangle|scalene triangle]])
*Jalapeño 'n' King Snake Meat Double Deluxe (discontinued)
*Salad bar

===Meals===
*Combo Meal
*Crappy Toy Meal (contains a different toy each week; see [[#Toys|below]])
**Also called "Li'l Lubbers Kids' Meal"

===Nudules===
*Nudules ($5.99)
*Chipotle Potato Nudules

===Other===
*Ketchup Packets ($6.99 each)
*Coffee Stirrers ($7.99 each)
*Grains of Salt ($8.99 each)
*Attempt-At-Competing-With-National-Coffee-Chains Premium Mocha-Chip Meltshake

===Toys===
*Brown things (suggested as a milkshake riding a horse)
*Blue ones
*Fish with a duck in its mouth (suggested)
*French fries wearing a diaper (suggested)
*Paper crowns (similar to those available from [[Wikipedia:Burger King|Burger King]])

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Alcohol

2016-06-09T20:37:28Z

JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Cold One Premium Alcoholic Screen Saver.png|thumb|Premium Alcoholic Cold Ones]]
The [[characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner universe]] are known to reference and even drink '''[[Wikipedia:Alcoholic beverage|alcoholic beverages]]'''. This sometimes results in rather humorous dialogue, as shown in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].

==Appearances==
===Strong Bad Email===
*[[making out]] — In order to get the sender's boyfriend to [[Making Out|make out]] with her, [[Strong Bad]] proposes lighting "a few candles and maybe having a glass of wine".
*[[super powers]] — Strong Bad uses the diamond on his head to pop the cap off of a [[Cold One]].
*[[lures & jigs]] — Strong Bad attempts to "lure" fish into his and Coach Z's boat by telling them that they have "a keg" (to which he immediately appends "of worms and phytoplankton").
*[[theme party]] — Strong Bad suggests getting "a couple of kegs of cheap cold ones" for the party. Also, one of the Easter eggs features a "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" T-shirt with a picture of a [[bear]] wearing [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]], holding a beer mug, along with [[Wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|Calvin]], who appears to be passed out.
*[[different town]] (Easter egg) — A drawing of Eh! Steve! drinking from a wine glass can be seen.
*[[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Bad asks the viewer not to throw "full wine bottles" at the screen.
*[[time capsule]] — An Easter egg features Coach Z Ale, a brand of (presumably alcoholic) ale that is either produced or endorsed by [[Coach Z]].
*[[montage]] — [[Strong Bad]] and the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]] drink wine on a boat in the lake.
*[[radio]] — [[Homestar Runner]] throws a [[Wikipedia:Old fashioned glass|rocks glass]] while yelling "[[Wikipedia:Highball|High-ball!]]"
*[[modeling]] — "Colognac" is a [[portmanteau]] formed by combining "[[Wikipedia:Cognac (drink)|cognac]]", a distilled liquor, and "[[Wikipedia:Eau de Cologne|cologne]]", a fragrance.
*[[space program]] — During the [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]] slide show, the narrator says, "Somebody get that man a highball".
*[[myths & legends]] — [[Bubs]] states that the [[Bear holding a Shark]] [[Wikipedia:Shot glass|shot glasses]] are "always popular with the kids". Shot glasses are small glasses used to serve small amounts of (usually potent) liquor.
*[[senior prom]] — Strong Bad mentions consuming "[http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0308c&L=ads-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=6102 okratinis]", martinis served with a pickled okra pod instead of an olive.
**Also, Coach Z is seen spiking the punch with Listerine, an antiseptic mouthwash that contains alcohol.
*[[rock opera]] — Strong Bad swirls a glass of wine as he informs the viewers that he is "pleasant".
*[[theme song]] — In one of the clips from the "unaired pilot", Strong Bad is seen filling his mouth with a Coldson Lite and a coffee via a beer helmet.
*[[your funeral]] — Strong Bad describes his funeral as being "off the wagon". "Falling off the wagon" is an idiom referring to a recovering alcoholic's relapse into alcoholism.
*[[rough copy]] — Homestar advertises his "Malinko Drinko", claiming it is "crystal clear like domestic beer".
*[[hygiene]] — Gene/Strong Bad's mother claims to have a "grown-up headache", a likely reference to a [[Wikipedia:hangover|hangover]].
*[[business trip]] — Homestar and Strong Bad have ordered beer called "Expen$e Account Ones".
*[[nightlife]] — Bubs runs the bar at [[Club Technochocolate]] and Strong Bad orders an expensive drink in an eye dropper.
*[[hremail3184]] — Bubs and Coach Z watch the explosion of the [[Lappy 486]] in lawn chairs, with beer cans.

===Other Appearances===
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] — [[Gary Palaroncini]] says, "Kids under six, don't drink and drive!"
*[[Videlectrix]] — The [[Videlectrix:videlectrix gallery.html|Game Gallery]] has a picture of a glass of wine and cheese.
*[[Because, It's Midnite]] — The song mentions a "champagne glass".
*[[Thorax Corporation]]:
**[[Thorax:staph.html|Our Gentle Staph]] page contains the statement, "Click on a man to read his drunken ramblings."
**[[Thorax:stardom.html|Leg Delabor's page]] includes an animated GIF of that at one point shows a martini.
**[[Thorax:stardom2.html|Leg Delabor's "Paths to Total Stardom" page]] states that he was drinking while thinking of new PRODUKTs.
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] — Strong Bad is seen sitting in an armchair with a glass of wine.
*[[Meet Marshie]] — [[Marshie]] recommends [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] over a variety of other consumables visualized on a blackboard, one of which is a [[Wikipedia:Martini (cocktail)|martini]].
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — [[Pom Pom's girls]] are seen with beer, liquor, and other related paraphernalia.
*[[Dancin' Bubs]] — Background two includes a broken beer bottle and a beer mug.
*[[Nighttime Driving Type Game]] — Features "Drunk Drivers".
*[[The Luau]] — Among the phrases of "[[Wikipedia:Polynesia|Polynesian]] Prose" that [[Strong Sad]] recites is "[[Wikipedia:Kahlúa|Kahlúa]] and Creme", an alcoholic drink.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]] — Coach Z and [[Bubs]] leave messages while drunk.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Coach Z raps about [[Wikipedia:Hennessy|Hennessy]], a brand of cognac.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Coach Z drinks mouthwash, offers Homestar some, and passes out at the end of the cartoon as Homestar sings "Coach Z's been drinking Listerine".
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] — As mentioned in the song, [[The Sneak]] drinks bootleg [[Wikipedia:Moonshine|hooch]], a homemade whiskey usually produced and/or sold through illegal methods.
**Also, there is a [[Wikipedia:Editorial cartoon|political cartoon]] featuring the subjects of [[Wikipedia:Prohibition|prohibition]] and the [[Wikipedia:Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act|Hawley-Smoot Tariff]].
*[[New Boots]] — [[Powered by The Cheat]] Strong Bad made The Cheat's favorite: a picnic plate with wine and a baguette.
*[[That Time of Year]] — Strong Bad comments about martinis going to people's heads.
*[[That A Ghost]] — [[Fat Dudley]] is caught drinking hooch.
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — One of the [[Blue Laser Minion]]s asks [[Fightgar]] "to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] — The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olda Boys|Olda Boys]] are seen with a cooler of "college drinks," likely another name for alcohol.
*[[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Homestar is almost certainly hung over, mentioning that he partied so hard the night before he can't remember what he did and falls asleep under Strong Bad's desk.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Scotsmen|Scotsmen]] are seen standing around a beer barrel with 3 Xs on it (when regarding beverages, X is a symbol for an [[Wikipedia:Proof (alcohol)|alcoholic proof]] of 50; multiple X's indicate multiples of 50).
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Strong Bad comments that The Cheat's [[hot mom]] is giving out frozen "margaracheatas".
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — In the last short, Coach Z is seen inebriated by Listerine.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — [[Marzipan]] is drinking a "wheatgrasstini", a [[portmanteau]] of wheatgrass and martini.
*[[Drive-Thru]] — Strong Bad asks "Inviso-Jeeves" for a bottle of Château Prétende 1974, presumably wine.
*[[Date Nite]] — Homestar and Strong Bad are shown drinking 'old Ones after Marzipan and [[The Cheat]] left for [[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship|their date]].
*[[Where's an Egg?]] — One of the items the suspects have is a mug of beer.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — A jug of hooch can be found in [[Sickly Sam]]'s stomach.
*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — One of Strong Bad's edited screenshots includes a "high class bikini [lady]" with a martini.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad can order a Cold One and a green drink from Bubs at [[Club Technochocolate]], both of which he proceeds to drink.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — A bottle of wine sits on a table at [[Club Technochocolate]].
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — The shelf of the old club is stocked with neon colored "Ones", which Strong Bad comments "are all old and warm, and stuffed with light bulbs apparently".
*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] — Brainkrieg claims if they don't get video games for Decemberween, they'll spike Uncle Edgar's eggnog.
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — [[Strong Bad]] mentions that he heard the Cold Ones were pretty good at The Inventory.

==See Also==
*[[Cold One]]
*[[Listerine]]

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Alcohol

2016-06-07T07:10:42Z

JohnnyLurg: I never liked how it said they "have a soft spot" for alcohol. Very few of the characters have been seen drinking them and it doesn't specify who. It also could influence underage H*R fans to drink.

[[Image:Cold One Premium Alcoholic Screen Saver.png|thumb|Premium Alcoholic Cold Ones]]
The [[characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner universe]] are known to reference and even drink '''[[Wikipedia:Alcoholic beverage|alcoholic beverages]]'''. This sometimes results in rather humorous dialogue, as shown in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].

==Appearances==
===Strong Bad Email===
*[[making out]] — In order to get the sender's boyfriend to [[Making Out|make out]] with her, [[Strong Bad]] proposes lighting "a few candles and maybe having a glass of wine".
*[[super powers]] — Strong Bad uses the diamond on his head to pop the cap off of a [[Cold One]].
*[[lures & jigs]] — Strong Bad attempts to "lure" fish into his and Coach Z's boat by telling them that they have "a keg" (to which he immediately appends "of worms and phytoplankton").
*[[theme party]] — Strong Bad suggests getting "a couple of kegs of cheap cold ones" for the party. Also, one of the Easter eggs features a "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" T-shirt with a picture of a [[bear]] wearing [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]], holding a beer mug, along with [[Wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|Calvin]], who appears to be passed out.
*[[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Bad asks the viewer not to throw "full wine bottles" at the screen.
*[[time capsule]] — An Easter egg features Coach Z Ale, a brand of (presumably alcoholic) ale that is either produced or endorsed by [[Coach Z]].
*[[montage]] — [[Strong Bad]] and the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]] drink wine on a boat in the lake.
*[[radio]] — [[Homestar Runner]] throws a [[Wikipedia:Old fashioned glass|rocks glass]] while yelling "[[Wikipedia:Highball|High-ball!]]"
*[[modeling]] — "Colognac" is a [[portmanteau]] formed by combining "[[Wikipedia:Cognac (drink)|cognac]]", a distilled liquor, and "[[Wikipedia:Eau de Cologne|cologne]]", a fragrance.
*[[space program]] — During the [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]] slide show, the narrator says, "Somebody get that man a highball".
*[[myths & legends]] — [[Bubs]] states that the [[Bear holding a Shark]] [[Wikipedia:Shot glass|shot glasses]] are "always popular with the kids". Shot glasses are small glasses used to serve small amounts of (usually potent) liquor.
*[[senior prom]] — Strong Bad mentions consuming "[http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0308c&L=ads-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=6102 okratinis]", martinis served with a pickled okra pod instead of an olive.
**Also, Coach Z is seen spiking the punch with Listerine, an antiseptic mouthwash that contains alcohol.
*[[rock opera]] — Strong Bad swirls a glass of wine as he informs the viewers that he is "pleasant".
*[[theme song]] — In one of the clips from the "unaired pilot", Strong Bad is seen filling his mouth with a Coldson Lite and a coffee via a beer helmet.
*[[your funeral]] — Strong Bad describes his funeral as being "off the wagon". "Falling off the wagon" is an idiom referring to a recovering alcoholic's relapse into alcoholism.
*[[rough copy]] — Homestar advertises his "Malinko Drinko", claiming it is "crystal clear like domestic beer".
*[[hygiene]] — Gene/Strong Bad's mother claims to have a "grown-up headache", a likely reference to a [[Wikipedia:hangover|hangover]].
*[[business trip]] — Homestar and Strong Bad have ordered beer called "Expen$e Account Ones".
*[[nightlife]] — Bubs runs the bar at [[Club Technochocolate]] and Strong Bad orders an expensive drink in an eye dropper.
*[[hremail3184]] — Bubs and Coach Z watch the explosion of the [[Lappy 486]] in lawn chairs, with beer cans.

===Other Appearances===
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] — [[Gary Palaroncini]] says, "Kids under six, don't drink and drive!"
*[[Videlectrix]] — The [[Videlectrix:videlectrix gallery.html|Game Gallery]] has a picture of a glass of wine and cheese.
*[[Because, It's Midnite]] — The song mentions a "champagne glass".
*[[Thorax Corporation]]:
**[[Thorax:staph.html|Our Gentle Staph]] page contains the statement, "Click on a man to read his drunken ramblings."
**[[Thorax:stardom.html|Leg Delabor's page]] includes an animated GIF of that at one point shows a martini.
**[[Thorax:stardom2.html|Leg Delabor's "Paths to Total Stardom" page]] states that he was drinking while thinking of new PRODUKTs.
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] — Strong Bad is seen sitting in an armchair with a glass of wine.
*[[Meet Marshie]] — [[Marshie]] recommends [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] over a variety of other consumables visualized on a blackboard, one of which is a [[Wikipedia:Martini (cocktail)|martini]].
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — [[Pom Pom's girls]] are seen with beer, liquor, and other related paraphernalia.
*[[Dancin' Bubs]] — Background two includes a broken beer bottle and a beer mug.
*[[Nighttime Driving Type Game]] — Features "Drunk Drivers".
*[[The Luau]] — Among the phrases of "[[Wikipedia:Polynesia|Polynesian]] Prose" that [[Strong Sad]] recites is "[[Wikipedia:Kahlúa|Kahlúa]] and Creme", an alcoholic drink.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]] — Coach Z and [[Bubs]] leave messages while drunk.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Coach Z raps about [[Wikipedia:Hennessy|Hennessy]], a brand of cognac.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Coach Z drinks mouthwash, offers Homestar some, and passes out at the end of the cartoon as Homestar sings "Coach Z's been drinking Listerine".
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] — As mentioned in the song, [[The Sneak]] drinks bootleg [[Wikipedia:Moonshine|hooch]], a homemade whiskey usually produced and/or sold through illegal methods.
**Also, there is a [[Wikipedia:Editorial cartoon|political cartoon]] featuring the subjects of [[Wikipedia:Prohibition|prohibition]] and the [[Wikipedia:Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act|Hawley-Smoot Tariff]].
*[[New Boots]] — [[Powered by The Cheat]] Strong Bad made The Cheat's favorite: a picnic plate with wine and a baguette.
*[[That Time of Year]] — Strong Bad comments about martinis going to people's heads.
*[[That A Ghost]] — [[Fat Dudley]] is caught drinking hooch.
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — One of the [[Blue Laser Minion]]s asks [[Fightgar]] "to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] — The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olda Boys|Olda Boys]] are seen with a cooler of "college drinks," likely another name for alcohol.
*[[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Homestar is almost certainly hung over, mentioning that he partied so hard the night before he can't remember what he did and falls asleep under Strong Bad's desk.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Scotsmen|Scotsmen]] are seen standing around a beer barrel with 3 Xs on it (when regarding beverages, X is a symbol for an [[Wikipedia:Proof (alcohol)|alcoholic proof]] of 50; multiple X's indicate multiples of 50).
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Strong Bad comments that The Cheat's [[hot mom]] is giving out frozen "margaracheatas".
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — In the last short, Coach Z is seen inebriated by Listerine.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — [[Marzipan]] is drinking a "wheatgrasstini", a [[portmanteau]] of wheatgrass and martini.
*[[Drive-Thru]] — Strong Bad asks "Inviso-Jeeves" for a bottle of Château Prétende 1974, presumably wine.
*[[Date Nite]] — Homestar and Strong Bad are shown drinking 'old Ones after Marzipan and [[The Cheat]] left for [[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship|their date]].
*[[Where's an Egg?]] — One of the items the suspects have is a mug of beer.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — A jug of hooch can be found in [[Sickly Sam]]'s stomach.
*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — One of Strong Bad's edited screenshots includes a "high class bikini [lady]" with a martini.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad can order a Cold One and a green drink from Bubs at [[Club Technochocolate]], both of which he proceeds to drink.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — A bottle of wine sits on a table at [[Club Technochocolate]].
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — The shelf of the old club is stocked with neon colored "Ones", which Strong Bad comments "are all old and warm, and stuffed with light bulbs apparently".
*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] — Brainkrieg claims if they don't get video games for Decemberween, they'll spike Uncle Edgar's eggnog.
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — [[Strong Bad]] mentions that he heard the Cold Ones were pretty good at The Inventory.

==See Also==
*[[Cold One]]
*[[Listerine]]

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Halloween Fairstival

2016-06-07T06:25:08Z

JohnnyLurg:

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[[Image:halloween fairstival screen.png|thumb|"Hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all!"]]

The Cheat gets the hiccups on Halloween and Strong Bad sets out to cure him at the local Halloween Fairstival.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|HRWiki:Tour/Halloween Fairstival|[[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Coach Z]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]], [[The King of Town]], [[Pom Pom]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (Easter egg), [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]]|{{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}}}

{{costumeslink|Halloween Fairstival Costumes}} 

'''Places:''' [[Telephone Pole]], [[The Field]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

'''Date:''' Friday, October 29, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' A Boogidy, Boogidy

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat are walking along in regular clothing during the daytime. Then, a nighttime background scrolls onscreen, stitched right onto the daytime background. As the trio cross the [[Wikipedia:Terminator (solar)|terminator]] into nighttime, they get changed into their costumes (with a slight slurping noise) as the opening credits roll: "Halloween Fairstival" / Spoken By Matt and Missy / Maken By Mike and Matt / Here go the first scene... 
''The three characters stop beside a telephone pole with an orange flier stapled to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right boys, it's Halloween night, what we gonna do?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come again?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's wrong there, Philly Cheat-steak? You got-a some Hiccups?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, you picked the perfect night to have them. We shouldn't have a problem scaring those hiccups out of you on Halloween. Let's see what's going on tonight. ''{zoom in on the flier}'' There's gotta be something scary.

''{Zoom closer in on the section of the flier reading "Coach Z's Haunted Locka-room".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's perfect! I've seen some stuff in that locker room that would scare more than just the hiccups out of you, let me tell ya. Let's check it on out!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to a haunted locker room with a dark screen and green gas along the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You scared yet, The Cheat? What about that drippy towel over there? That's pretty scary, huh?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mock-scared voice}'' Oh no, please don't drip on me!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You smell like shin guards!

''{The Cheat hiccups. Coach Z appears.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Crackity towel! Tommy John surgery!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears throat}'' Coach, we're trying to scare the hiccups out of The Cheat.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got anything that's not just gross and moist?

'''COACH Z:''' ''{holding up some Blue Star Ointment}'' What could be scarier than Blue Stair Ointment?! ''{moves it around as if it were a ghost}'' Aawooooeeeeorrrrre!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, this has gone from weird and kinda gross to a serious health risk.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's bolt.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey! You guys didn't even get your candy out of the terlet there!

''{Cut to Strong Sad under a banner that says "Strong Sad's Haunted Haikus".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{reciting a haiku}''
:This night. Black as pitch.
:Doom from inside me wells up.
:Pray I don't get egged.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't know or care what a Hai-oo-koo is—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —but we need to scare The Cheat.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh, I got just the thing!
:Rapping at the door.
:Fills up agèd pillow case.
:So sick of Smarties.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I get it. Let me try one!
:A butt for a face.
:Little brother: dork, dork, dork.
:Stay out of my room.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry, The Cheat, looks like we got to find some other way to scare the ever-loving hiccups out of you.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You don't ''scare'' the hiccups out of somebody! You gotta ''laugh'' 'em out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That sounds like a segue!

''{Segue to Bubs, against the side wall of his concession stand, under a neon sign reading "Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club". The first two Ha's take turns between being lit.}''

'''BUBS:''' I mean, seriously, people, it's the '90s!

''{Strong Mad laughs.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I right?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I left?

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Say, Bubs, your comedy club bears a striking resemblance to the side of your concession stand.

'''BUBS:''' Aww, that's rich. You know something else that bears a striking resemblance to something else?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunn—

'''BUBS:''' Women can't drive!

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Unh—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —let's get out here, my bad pennies.

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat leave.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS GUY CRACKS ME UP!

'''BUBS:''' And, airline food! I mean, humminah-what?

''{Bubs hits his head with his microphone. Strong Mad laughs again.}''

''{Cut to sign "The KOT's Verrry Halloween Related Turducken Bob"; pan to the King of Town beside a tub with three turduckens in mashed potatoes.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Hurry, hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all! Step right up and get your Halloween on! Bobbin' fer turduckens!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if reading one of his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]}'' Dear Oldie, Shut up! Your pal, Strong Bad.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Howdy, boys. Either of you got a wicked mashed potato jones?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Mashed Potato Jones. Now there's a fella I'd like to meet!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, we need to get rid of The Cheat's hiccups. You got any grody old man remedies?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Sure! You gotta feed and feed the hiccups until they mature into liver failure! And then...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We're not trying to kill The Cheat! Don't ya have anything that could just scare him?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' I have this X-ray of my heart.

''{The King of Town holds up an X-ray showing a [[ham]] where his heart should be, labeled "General Caveat Lower Eclusal". The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's not scary. That's... promising! Come on, The Cheat. Let's let the King die in peace.

''{The King of Town's mask spins 180° into a sad face, like the Mayor of Halloweentown's.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yes. Let's.

''{Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith who are holding a silent auction in front of a sign reading "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's up, no-talkers? Keep on... no-talking.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan standing with a guitar next to a stall of fruit, labeled "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables  Is In".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this mess?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ready, everybody? A-one, and a-two, and a-here we go! ''{Marzipan sings. The tune is the same as the theme song and scene transition music.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is it! This is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen!

''{The Cheat hiccups}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good job, The Cheat! Now try harmonizing with the butternut squashes! ''{sings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This might not get rid of the hiccups, but it's about to give me the throw-ups!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh yeah! Lay it on me, Mr. Corn!

''{Strong Bad makes vomiting noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears from behind a tree, on which is a sign reading "back alley dealings"}'' Hey guys, hey guys, hey guys guys guys! You guys...errrr...need some witches' brew? I got some right here. Two jars. Cold, hot, fresh witches' brew! Only ten bucks a pop! Side effects include wine, women, and song.

''{He holds up two jars labeled "brüe".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witches' brew, eh? All right, we'll take one jar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here you go.

''{The Cheat drinks it and hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, crap! He's still got 'em!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That'll be ten bucks! Please drive around to the second window!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, okay... But, uhhh, can you pay us the ten bucks tomorrow?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, I'm good for it. I'll pay you the ten bucks right now!

''{Homestar gives the money to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I'll give you ten bucks if you stop hiccupping!

''{The Cheat stops hiccupping, says something, tucks the cash between the leaves of his costume, and exits.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Hey, Homestar! I'll give you ten bucks if you stop breathing!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okayyougotadeal!

''{Homestar takes a gulp of air and holds it for a couple of seconds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{panting}'' Strong Bad... I couldn't do it... for very long...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd try again. Ten is a lot of bucks.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right right, a lot of ducks!

''{He keeps trying during the fade-out.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*During the cartoon, click on the emblem on The Poopsmith's belt to unlock a scene with Homsar.
*:''{Homsar pops out of the sign and stands upside down on the top of the border.}''
*:'''HOMSAR:''' AaAa I blew it, man! I lose my touch.
*:''{He runs around the border while The Poopsmith and Pom Pom watch.}''
*Clicking on Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, The Cheat, Bubs and Marzipan at the end will unlock additional dialogue.
**'''Strong Bad'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!
**'''Homestar Runner'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm dressed up as some kind of a golf cart, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.
**'''Pom Pom'''
*:'''COACH Z:''' So, Big Boy, eh, Pom Pom? I was gonna go as André 3000 myself.
**'''The Cheat'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, The Cheat, your pile of leaves costume is so adorable. It's... adorable.
**'''Bubs'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Bubs, your approach this year was to ensure that absolutely no one recognized your costume?
*:'''BUBS:''' You got it!
**'''Marzipan'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Marzy, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a school bus.
*Clicking on Strong Mad at the end reveals an additional scene.
:''{Cut to Bubs' Ha-Ha Halloween Club. Strong Mad is still watching Bubs's act.}''
:'''BUBS:''' And remember, like, ten years ago? People's clothes looked funny! ''{Strong Mad laughs}'' And the music sounded terrible! ''{Strong Mad laughs}''
*Unlocking the scene with Homsar will cause him to appear at the end of the cartoon with everyone else.
*Unlocking Homsar will also cause the eggplant in Marzipan's vegetable choir to have a spoon taped to it, just like Homsar's "pumpkin" in his Easter egg scene from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
**If Homsar's scene isn't unlocked, Homsar will still appear at the end if Strong Mad is clicked. When the scene switches back to the group picture, Homsar will be there.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The reason Strong Bad has a mustache underneath his Joker make-up is that [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]], the actor who played [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] in the 1960s [[Batman]] [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|TV series]], had become famous as a suave Latin lover due in part to his "sexy" 'stache. He refused to shave it off when he got the part of the Joker, so in the show his make-up was applied over the top of it.
*A "[[jones]]" is defined as "an avid desire or appetite for something". Therefore, to "have a mashed potato jones" means to "crave mashed potatoes".
*A [[Wikipedia:Turducken|turducken]] is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.
*[[Wikipedia:Smarties (Ce De Candy)|Smarties]] is a flavored, sugar-based candy (known as Rockets outside the US, where there is a [[wikipedia:Nestlé|Nestlé]]-owned M&M-like candy of the same name).
*An "eclusal" or [[Wikipedia:Occlusion (dentistry)|occlusal]] is a term regarding the way teeth contact each other. It is mentioned to be a dental term in the DVD commentary (see below).

===Trivia===
[[Image:SignErrors.PNG|right|thumb|Before and after versions of the sign. Differences circled in red]]
*Although [[Witches' Brew|Witches' Brüe]] is a frequently-mentioned inside joke, this is the first time it has actually appeared. It's also revealed that it has serious side effects.
*The three items for sale by Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are:
**The [[blender]] from [[Main Page 19]]
**[[Credenza]] the ficus, brought back from the dead in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
**The [[Trivia Time]] cookie jar
*When the orange sign first appears, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Festival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Lockerroom 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for Apples 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
:However, when the sign appears again before zooming in on the Coach Z part, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Fairstival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Locka-Room 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for <strike>Apples</strike> 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
*Differences:
**Festival to Fairstival.
**Lockerroom to Locka-room.
**Apples crossed out.
**No staples on before.
*This toon is tied with [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] as the second longest holiday toon, after [[Jibblies 2]]. It is also the first toon to beat the previously longest toon, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], now tied with [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

===Remarks===
*It is strange that Strong Bad claims not to know what a [[haiku]] is, since he used one in [[japanese cartoon]].
*When Bubs says, "Am I right?" he points with his left hand, and vice versa.
*This toon refers to Pom Pom "not speaking," even though other characters normally seem to understand his bubbles.
*Despite being a "terrific athlete," Homestar doesn't have a very large lung capacity. It seems to have grown significantly smaller since his [[Yearbook Character Page|Yearbook]] page.
*Coach Z's Tupac tattoo says "Thorg Life," which is "Thug Life" in Coach Z's accent.
*Strong Bad suggests that Homestar (not The Cheat) hold his breath, although this is a common hiccup remedy.
*There is an error on Strong Sad's sign. The plural of Haiku is simply "Haiku," meaning the sign should say "Haunted Haiku."
*In the toon, the Poopsmith is wearing a glove and holding a sword in his left hand. Afterwards, the glove and sword are in his right hand.
*The towel in the locker room stops dripping when the camera zooms in on Coach Z.

===Goofs===
*When the gang passes the day/night border, Strong Bad's eyes space farther apart and his crest and eyes become larger compared to his head. Also, the split second after they stop and turn around at the pole, his face shifts position on his head.
*When Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad turn around to go to the "Haunted Locker Room" after they read the sign, the lettering on Strong Mad's [[Wikipedia:Detroit Pistons|Pistons]] jersey is [[Flipped Images|reversed]]. This is because instead of being redrawn for the new direction, Strong Mad's animation was simply mirrored.
*When Coach Z jumps out from the shower room, during the few frames that he is partially obscured by the doorway, there is a very thin gap between him and the edge of the doorway.
*When Strong Bad walks away from Bubs' comedy club, he disappears before he has walked completely offscreen.
**The Cheat also does this when he walks away from Homestar and Strong Bad at the end of the cartoon.
*In Marzipan's sign "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables Is In", "vegatables" is spelled incorrectly. It should be "vegetables".
*When The Cheat drinks the "[[witches' brew]]", the jar appears full while he drinks it and for a few frames after he throws it. However, when he throws it away, it suddenly becomes empty in mid-air.
*When Strong Bad, Pom Pom, Marzipan, or Bubs are clicked on at the end, Strong Bad's right foot shifts slightly, then goes back at the end of the animation. Homestar's left foot also shifts, but this is less noticeable.

===Glitches===
*At the end of the toon, Homsar still shows his scroll-over information while the other characters comment on their costumes. This is because he is a movie clip that overlays the scene.
*As the gang exit the Haunted Locker Room and the scene begins to fade out, when Strong Mad walks past the puddle on the floor, the puddle overlaps his head.
*Towards the end of the toon, in the "Witches Brue" scene, Strong Bad will occasionally get a small black line above his mouth.

===Inside References===
*The candles next to Strong Sad in the haiku scene are from the séance in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Also, the orange candle appears in the [[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]] during the scene in which Strong Sad does tai-chi.
*The telephone pole that the flier is posted on also appeared in [[impression]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]].
*The page title quotes [[Marshie]] in [[Malloween Commercial]]. The full line is "Boogidy boogidy! I'll scare your dad!".
*Marzipan's blue dress is the one that she used for [[The Angel]] in [[A Decemberween Pageant]].
*Homsar's "pumpkin" from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (an eggplant with a spoon taped on it) appears in an Easter egg (see above).
*Homestar mentions [[ducks]].
*This [[Halloween]] toon marks the second one in which Strong Mad dresses up as a sport athlete. The first one was [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], where he dressed up as football player [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]].
*"Fairstival" and "Turducken" are [[portmanteaus]].

===Real-World References===
*The "...is in" sign hanging from the bandstand for the Chorus of Autumnal Vegetable is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt's]] psychiatric help booth from the Peanuts comic strip.
*"Philly Cheat-steak" is a pun on the popular sandwich "[[Wikipedia:Philly Cheese Steak|Philly Cheese Steak]]".
*In [[A Decemberween Pageant]], Strong Mad dressed as [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]] star [[Wikipedia:Kobe Bryant|Kobe Bryant]]. In 2004, Los Angeles was beaten by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals.
*The sign in the locka-room that reads "Don't go into the marsh!!!!" may refer to a similar sign in the Monster Plantation ride at [[Wikipedia:Six Flags Over Georgia|Six Flags Over Georgia]].
*Clicking on Pom Pom will cause Coach Z to say "Big Boy, eh? I was gonna go with André 3000 myself." [[Wikipedia:Big Boi|Big Boi]] and [[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]] make up the duo [[Wikipedia:OutKast|OutKast]].
*Clicking on Marzipan will cause Strong Bad to say "Hey Marzi ... I just can't wait for you to get on the road again ... and get hit by a school bus." This is a reference to the song "On the Road Again" by [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]], Marzipan's costume choice.
*"My bad pennies" is the name The Joker gives his henchmen in the Batman episode [http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Batman/Jokergoestoschool.htm 'The Joker Goes To School'].
**In addition, Strong Bad's line "Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!" is taken directly from the same episode.
*Blue Star Ointment is a product used for ringworm and jock itch. The ointment itself isn't scary, but Coach Z might have been thinking of the false rumors surrounding [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/bluestar.htm|Blue Star Acid]].
*Clicking on Homestar will cause him to say "So I've got that going for me. Which is nice." This line is spoken by Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper in the film ''[[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]'', whom he is dressed as. (This line also appears in [[Peasant's Quest]] if the player tries to make [[Rather Dashing]] eat or drink.)
*[[Wikipedia:Tommy John surgery|Tommy John Surgery]] (ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, or UCL) is a procedure to replace a torn elbow ligament with a ligament or tendon from elsewhere in the body. The surgery is named after [[Wikipedia:Tommy John|Tommy John]], a pitcher for the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles Dodgers]] who was the first professional athlete to successfully undergo the operation.
*Homsar's line "AaAaAa... I blew it, man! I lose my touch." is one of Kumar's famous lines in [[IMDB:tt0115734|Bottle Rocket]].
*The phrase [[Wikipedia:Wine, women and song|wine, women, and song]] is from an old adage, "Who loves not wine, women, and song / remains a fool his whole life long."
*The spelling of "Witches' Brüe" features a [[Wikipedia:heavy metal umlaut|heavy metal umlaut]] in the style of rock band [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].
*The sign for The Poopsmith's and Pom Pom's silent auction reads "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction." The 'Creeping Death' part of the sign may refer to a song of that name by the band Metallica.
*The King of Town's line "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" might be a reference to the song "Act Like You Know" by [[Wikipedia:Fat Larry's Band|Fat Larry's Band]] considering his physique.

===Fast Forward===
*Coach Z would later dress as André 3000 for Halloween in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homsar Easter egg is enabled automatically.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*Part of the King of Town's Turducken Bob scene is missing. The DVD goes from Strong Bad's "Dear Oldie" line to his line about wanting to meet Mashed Potato Jones, skipping the King's line altogether.
*All of the ending Easter eggs play automatically. They are played in this order:
**Homestar Runner
**The Cheat
**Strong Bad
**Marzipan
**Bubs
**Pom Pom
*To access the Easter egg containing the extra scene with Strong Mad and Bubs, click down on the remote until the H*R logo lights up.
*The ending scene where all the characters display their costumes in the field is not available.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' Joining us today is Ryan Sterritt...

'''MIKE:''' Ryan Sterritt, everyone! Give 'im a warm round...

''{applause}''

'''MIKE:''' ...of applause!

'''RYAN:''' Yes, thank you.

'''MATT:''' Ryan, did you make this DVD?

'''MIKE:''' So you made— you made this cartoon...

'''RYAN:''' I made ''all'' the cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. That's right. Oh, look... it's Caesar Romero.

'''MATT:''' Yes. The Latin Lothario.

'''MIKE:''' Did you— I still frequently get Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero mixed up.

'''RYAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' When I see their names. Sometimes I think Sid Caesar was The Joker.

''{laughter}''

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of that mustache, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I like mustaches.

'''MATT:''' It's been painted over.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' The thing that's crazy about that is I never realized it as a kid watching the Batman show.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it wasn't until...

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't until it came back in the '80s when the Tim Burton Batman movie came out that I was watching those and realized that, "The guy didn't even go through to bother shaving his mustache!" ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he refused. There was— It was like a big— there's lot's of stories about that. Where he was just, like, "Yeah, no, I'll be in that, but whaddaya— I'm not going to..."

'''MIKE:''' Shave it!

'''MATT:''' "... shave my mustache! Are you crazy?!"

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So is this—

'''MATT:''' Did you, uh, did you ever shower in your gym in junior high, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I did ''not''. I was very scared of it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, same here. I never did. There's a Freaks and Geeks where they— he makes them, remember? I'm glad I never faced that.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''I'' did.

'''MATT:''' You did?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Did you?

'''MATT:''' Well, yeah, cuz you played—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We had basketball practice at 6 a.m. before school.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' But, that being said, there were a few people that, even after basketball practice, would not, uh, shower before going to school.

'''RYAN:''' I remember a couple kids that showered in their tightey-whiteys.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs hysterically}'' What?!?!

'''RYAN:''' It was very funny.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um, look! It's... it's, what is that? Aladdin Sane, uh, album cover?

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it is.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I think Jamie Huggins dressed up as— in that same costume one year for Halloween.

'''MIKE:''' It may have been the same year I dressed up as Tupac.

'''MATT:''' It may have been.

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

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think?

'''RYAN:''' Were you really Tupac?

'''MATT:''' Did you write "''Thorg'' Life" on your stomach or "Thug Life"?

'''MIKE:''' No, I... Craig wrote "Thug Life" for me. He did a very good job.

'''MATT:''' That's nice, Craig.

'''MIKE:''' That's a real— that tattoo in my mind was a— is a nice script, but it's really pretty crappy.

'''RYAN:''' Like, up close...

'''MATT:''' Like his acutal— In pictures of Tupac.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like his actual "Thug Life". It's not like a nice, like gangsta, kinda script font that you'd expect it to be.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's just a...

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of Clarence Clemons, Ryan?

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I think the... the earring is what really cements that costume, like you feel like you have no idea what it was, I mean, a lot of people probably still would— don't, but, like, you see that earring, and you're like, "Wait a minute..."

'''MIKE:''' Especially with the name. I think I— I don't think I would've known. Uh, 'cause what is it, "One of the Three Most Important People In The World" or something?

'''MATT & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''RYAN:''' Yeah. I love their idea of what the future of clothes is going to be.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, silver gowns, and you "float" on the wall.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look guys, a turducken!

'''RYAN:''' We tried a turducken a few weeks ago.

'''MIKE:''' We just had a turducken 2 or 3 weeks ago.

'''MATT:''' That's right. Courtesy of Willie.

'''MIKE:''' And we added, what, 3 animals to it?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah, you could have as many as 7 animals in one bite.

'''MATT:''' The King of Town would be ''way'' into that.

'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't the King of Town something else through part of this cartoon, and we changed his costume?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I can't remember what the original was, and then we thought of The Mayor from "Nightmare Before Christmas".

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' "Lower Eclusal"? Mike, those are— that's a dentistry term.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "Bicuspid" is another one.

'''MATT:''' Right. Look—. So, how do you think the King pulled that off? Did he really spin his head around just now?

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I'm very proud of that Lion-O Claw that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I wanted to make a cartoon— I wanted to,like,make Thundercats cartoons after making those graphics.

'''RYAN:''' I remember this one, when it came out, people kept thinking this was Kumar from the...

'''ALL:''' "Harold and Kumar."

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' None of 'em had seen "Bottle Rocket".

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Kumar, uh, I gotta get me one of those yellow jumpsuits, you guys.

'''MIKE & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So, this part, we did this first and Melissa sang that little song, and we made the song based on that little thing that Melissa sang.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was such a catchy tune she was— she was singing.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''RYAN:''' The eggplant is from an older one?

'''MATT:''' Yep. That only appears , actually, on the website, anyways. It only appears if you unleashed the Homestar egg— Homsar egg, rather. Sorry

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' What, I can't even remember what, uh, what's his character's name, Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack? I can't even remember.

'''MIKE:''' Um...

'''MATT:''' I want to keep saying Walter Sobchak. and that's... that's not right at all.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' Well, we say it at the end of the cartoon, anyways. At some point, on the website.

'''MIKE:''' I think Homestar might be a little tall there.

'''MATT:''' Ahhh, he looks— uh, well— well,oh yeah. Compared to... ''{laughs}'' His head is on level with—

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's hair.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Strong Bad's wig, yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the little suspicious man drawn on the "back-alley dealings" poster.

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

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he lets you know it's legit. These are— these are true back-alley dealings. That guy— look at this guy, with a hat, clearly lookin' around for trouble.

'''MATT''' Ah-puh.

'''MIKE & MATT:''' Ah-puh.

'''MATT:''' What is it? ''{stressing first syllable}'' "Ah-puh." Uh... "Hi-yah." and "High-ball."

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "High-ball." This is another instance of "ducks".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{imitates the background music}'' How long do you think he went on, guys? A while?

'''RYAN:''' Days.

'''MIKE:''' Days. I would say... until Thanksgiving.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{quoting Homestar}'' "...which is nice." We wanted to— I always wanted to make a, uh, Easter Egg for this, a puppet Easter Egg, where we went to a— a pool and a pond and had Homestar Puppet with the little hat on going, "Poogle-pond, poogle-pond, poogle-pond."

''{short pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, guess what?

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That was a quote from the same Batman episode that there's probably, at this point, 20 or 30 references to on our website.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Including the name of our company.

'''RYAN:''' I love that it's just all one episode, too.

''{unintelligible overlapping conversations}''

'''MATT:''' We love— we certainly have an appreciation for and are familiar with... y'know...

'''MIKE:''' Many episodes.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, lots of 'em.

'''MIKE:''' But there's one in particular that we know backwards and forwards,

{{dvdproofread}}

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Sid Caesar|Sid Caesar]] was an Emmy-winning American comic actor and writer best known as the leading man on the 1950s television series ''[[Wikipedia:Your Show of Shows|Your Show of Shows]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Caesar's Hour|Caesar's Hour]]'', and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in ''[[Wikipedia:Grease|Grease]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Grease 2|Grease 2]]''.
*"Harold and Kumar" refers to the comedy film ''[[Wikipedia:Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'', which was released the same year as this toon was.

== YouTube Version ==
*The missing line from the DVD version is also missing here.

== External Links ==
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Halloween Fairstival

2016-06-07T06:24:33Z

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[[Image:halloween fairstival screen.png|thumb|"Hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all!"]]

The Cheat gets the hiccups on Halloween and Strong Bad sets out to cure him at the local Halloween Fairstival.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|HRWiki:Tour/Halloween Fairstival|[[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Coach Z]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]], [[The King of Town]], [[Pom Pom]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (Easter egg), [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]]|{{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}}}

{{costumeslink|Halloween Fairstival Costumes}} 

'''Places:''' [[Telephone Pole]], [[The Field]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

'''Date:''' Friday, October 29, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' A Boogidy, Boogidy

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat are walking along in regular clothing during the daytime. Then, a nighttime background scrolls onscreen, stitched right onto the daytime background. As the trio cross the [[Wikipedia:Terminator (solar)|terminator]] into nighttime, they get changed into their costumes (with a slight slurping noise) as the opening credits roll: "Halloween Fairstival" / Spoken By Matt and Missy / Maken By Mike and Matt / Here go the first scene... 
''The three characters stop beside a telephone pole with an orange flier stapled to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right boys, it's Halloween night, what we gonna do?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come again?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's wrong there, Philly Cheat-steak? You got-a some Hiccups?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, you picked the perfect night to have them. We shouldn't have a problem scaring those hiccups out of you on Halloween. Let's see what's going on tonight. ''{zoom in on the flier}'' There's gotta be something scary.

''{Zoom closer in on the section of the flier reading "Coach Z's Haunted Locka-room".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's perfect! I've seen some stuff in that locker room that would scare more than just the hiccups out of you, let me tell ya. Let's check it on out!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to a haunted locker room with a dark screen and green gas along the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You scared yet, The Cheat? What about that drippy towel over there? That's pretty scary, huh?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mock-scared voice}'' Oh no, please don't drip on me!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You smell like shin guards!

''{The Cheat hiccups. Coach Z appears.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Crackity towel! Tommy John surgery!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears throat}'' Coach, we're trying to scare the hiccups out of The Cheat.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got anything that's not just gross and moist?

'''COACH Z:''' ''{holding up some Blue Star Ointment}'' What could be scarier than Blue Stair Ointment?! ''{moves it around as if it were a ghost}'' Aawooooeeeeorrrrre!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, this has gone from weird and kinda gross to a serious health risk.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's bolt.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey! You guys didn't even get your candy out of the terlet there!

''{Cut to Strong Sad under a banner that says "Strong Sad's Haunted Haikus".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{reciting a haiku}''
:This night. Black as pitch.
:Doom from inside me wells up.
:Pray I don't get egged.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't know or care what a Hai-oo-koo is—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —but we need to scare The Cheat.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh, I got just the thing!
:Rapping at the door.
:Fills up agèd pillow case.
:So sick of Smarties.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I get it. Let me try one!
:A butt for a face.
:Little brother: dork, dork, dork.
:Stay out of my room.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry, The Cheat, looks like we got to find some other way to scare the ever-loving hiccups out of you.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You don't ''scare'' the hiccups out of somebody! You gotta ''laugh'' 'em out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That sounds like a segue!

''{Segue to Bubs, against the side wall of his concession stand, under a neon sign reading "Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club". The first two Ha's take turns between being lit.}''

'''BUBS:''' I mean, seriously, people, it's the '90s!

''{Strong Mad laughs.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I right?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I left?

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Say, Bubs, your comedy club bears a striking resemblance to the side of your concession stand.

'''BUBS:''' Aww, that's rich. You know something else that bears a striking resemblance to something else?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunn—

'''BUBS:''' Women can't drive!

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Unh—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —let's get out here, my bad pennies.

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat leave.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS GUY CRACKS ME UP!

'''BUBS:''' And, airline food! I mean, humminah-what?

''{Bubs hits his head with his microphone. Strong Mad laughs again.}''

''{Cut to sign "The KOT's Verrry Halloween Related Turducken Bob"; pan to the King of Town beside a tub with three turduckens in mashed potatoes.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Hurry, hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all! Step right up and get your Halloween on! Bobbin' fer turduckens!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if reading one of his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]}'' Dear Oldie, Shut up! Your pal, Strong Bad.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Howdy, boys. Either of you got a wicked mashed potato jones?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Mashed Potato Jones. Now there's a fella I'd like to meet!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, we need to get rid of The Cheat's hiccups. You got any grody old man remedies?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Sure! You gotta feed and feed the hiccups until they mature into liver failure! And then...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We're not trying to kill The Cheat! Don't ya have anything that could just scare him?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' I have this X-ray of my heart.

''{The King of Town holds up an X-ray showing a [[ham]] where his heart should be, labeled "General Caveat Lower Eclusal". The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's not scary. That's... promising! Come on, The Cheat. Let's let the King die in peace.

''{The King of Town's mask spins 180° into a sad face, like the Mayor of Halloweentown's.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yes. Let's.

''{Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith who are holding a silent auction in front of a sign reading "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's up, no-talkers? Keep on... no-talking.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan standing with a guitar next to a stall of fruit, labeled "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables  Is In".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this mess?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ready, everybody? A-one, and a-two, and a-here we go! ''{Marzipan sings. The tune is the same as the theme song and scene transition music.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is it! This is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen!

''{The Cheat hiccups}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good job, The Cheat! Now try harmonizing with the butternut squashes! ''{sings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This might not get rid of the hiccups, but it's about to give me the throw-ups!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh yeah! Lay it on me, Mr. Corn!

''{Strong Bad makes vomiting noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears from behind a tree, on which is a sign reading "back alley dealings"}'' Hey guys, hey guys, hey guys guys guys! You guys...errrr...need some witches' brew? I got some right here. Two jars. Cold, hot, fresh witches' brew! Only ten bucks a pop! Side effects include wine, women, and song.

''{He holds up two jars labeled "brüe".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witches' brew, eh? All right, we'll take one jar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here you go.

''{The Cheat drinks it and hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, crap! He's still got 'em!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That'll be ten bucks! Please drive around to the second window!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, okay... But, uhhh, can you pay us the ten bucks tomorrow?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, I'm good for it. I'll pay you the ten bucks right now!

''{Homestar gives the money to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I'll give you ten bucks if you stop hiccupping!

''{The Cheat stops hiccupping, says something, tucks the cash between the leaves of his costume, and exits.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Hey, Homestar! I'll give you ten bucks if you stop breathing!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okayyougotadeal!

''{Homestar takes a gulp of air and holds it for a couple of seconds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{panting}'' Strong Bad... I couldn't do it... for very long...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd try again. Ten is a lot of bucks.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right right, a lot of ducks!

''{He keeps trying during the fade-out.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*During the cartoon, click on the emblem on The Poopsmith's belt to unlock a scene with Homsar.
*:''{Homsar pops out of the sign and stands upside down on the top of the border.}''
*:'''HOMSAR:''' AaAa I blew it, man! I lose my touch.
*:''{He runs around the border while The Poopsmith and Pom Pom watch.}''
*Clicking on Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, The Cheat, Bubs and Marzipan at the end will unlock additional dialogue.
**'''Strong Bad'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!
**'''Homestar Runner'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm dressed up as some kind of a golf cart, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.
**'''Pom Pom'''
*:'''COACH Z:''' So, Big Boy, eh, Pom Pom? I was gonna go as André 3000 myself.
**'''The Cheat'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, The Cheat, your pile of leaves costume is so adorable. It's... adorable.
**'''Bubs'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Bubs, your approach this year was to ensure that absolutely no one recognized your costume?
*:'''BUBS:''' You got it!
**'''Marzipan'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Marzy, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a school bus.
*Clicking on Strong Mad at the end reveals an additional scene.
:''{Cut to Bubs' Ha-Ha Halloween Club. Strong Mad is still watching Bubs's act.}''
:'''BUBS:''' And remember, like, ten years ago? People's clothes looked funny! ''{Strong Mad laughs}'' And the music sounded terrible! ''{Strong Mad laughs}''
*Unlocking the scene with Homsar will cause him to appear at the end of the cartoon with everyone else.
*Unlocking Homsar will also cause the eggplant in Marzipan's vegetable choir to have a spoon taped to it, just like Homsar's "pumpkin" in his Easter egg scene from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
**If Homsar's scene isn't unlocked, Homsar will still appear at the end if Strong Mad is clicked. When the scene switches back to the group picture, Homsar will be there.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The reason Strong Bad has a mustache underneath his Joker make-up is that [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]], the actor who played [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] in the 1960s [[Batman]] [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|TV series]], had become famous as a suave Latin lover due in part to his "sexy" 'stache. He refused to shave it off when he got the part of the Joker, so in the show his make-up was applied over the top of it.
*A "[[jones]]" is defined as "an avid desire or appetite for something". Therefore, to "have a mashed potato jones" means to "crave mashed potatoes".
*A [[Wikipedia:Turducken|turducken]] is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.
*[[Wikipedia:Smarties (Ce De Candy)|Smarties]] is a flavored, sugar-based candy (known as Rockets outside the US, where there is a [[wikipedia:Nestlé|Nestlé]]-owned M&M-like candy of the same name).
*An "eclusal" or [[Wikipedia:Occlusion (dentistry)|occlusal]] is a term regarding the way teeth contact each other. It is mentioned to be a dental term in the DVD commentary (see below).

===Trivia===
[[Image:SignErrors.PNG|right|thumb|Before and after versions of the sign. Differences circled in red]]
*Although [[Witches' Brew|Witches' Brüe]] is a frequently-mentioned inside joke, this is the first time it has actually appeared. It's also revealed that it has serious side effects.
*The three items for sale by Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are:
**The [[blender]] from [[Main Page 19]]
**[[Credenza]] the ficus, brought back from the dead in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
**The [[Trivia Time]] cookie jar
*When the orange sign first appears, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Festival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Lockerroom 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for Apples 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
:However, when the sign appears again before zooming in on the Coach Z part, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Fairstival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Locka-Room 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for <strike>Apples</strike> 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
*Differences:
**Festival to Fairstival.
**Lockerroom to Locka-room.
**Apples crossed out.
**No staples on before.
*This toon is tied with [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] as the second longest holiday toon, after [[Jibblies 2]]. It is also the first toon to beat the previously longest toon, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], now tied with [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

===Remarks===
*It is strange that Strong Bad claims not to know what a [[haiku]] is, since he used one in [[japanese cartoon]].
*When Bubs says, "Am I right?" he points with his left hand, and vice versa.
*This toon refers to Pom Pom "not speaking," even though other characters normally seem to understand his bubbles.
*Despite being a "terrific athlete," Homestar doesn't have a very large lung capacity. It seems to have grown significantly smaller since his [[Yearbook Character Page|Yearbook]] page.
*Coach Z's Tupac tattoo says "Thorg Life," which is "Thug Life" in Coach Z's accent.
*Strong Bad suggests that Homestar (not The Cheat) hold his breath, although this is a common hiccup remedy.
*There is an error on Strong Sad's sign. The plural of Haiku is simply "Haiku," meaning the sign should say "Haunted Haiku."
*In the toon, the Poopsmith is wearing a glove and holding a sword in his left hand. Afterwards, the glove and sword are in his right hand.
*The towel in the locker room stops dripping when the camera zooms in on Coach Z.

===Goofs===
*When the gang passes the day/night border, Strong Bad's eyes space farther apart and his crest and eyes become larger compared to his head. Also, the split second after they stop and turn around at the pole, his face shifts position on his head.
*When Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad turn around to go to the "Haunted Locker Room" after they read the sign, the lettering on Strong Mad's [[Wikipedia:Detroit Pistons|Pistons]] jersey is [[Flipped Images|reversed]]. This is because instead of being redrawn for the new direction, Strong Mad's animation was simply mirrored.
*When Coach Z jumps out from the shower room, during the few frames that he is partially obscured by the doorway, there is a very thin gap between him and the edge of the doorway.
*When Strong Bad walks away from Bubs' comedy club, he disappears before he has walked completely offscreen.
**The Cheat also does this when he walks away from Homestar and Strong Bad at the end of the cartoon.
*In Marzipan's sign "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables Is In", "vegatables" is spelled incorrectly. It should be "vegetables".
*When The Cheat drinks the "[[witches' brew]]", the jar appears full while he drinks it and for a few frames after he throws it. However, when he throws it away, it suddenly becomes empty in mid-air.
*When Strong Bad, Pom Pom, Marzipan, or Bubs are clicked on at the end, Strong Bad's right foot shifts slightly, then goes back at the end of the animation. Homestar's left foot also shifts, but this is less noticeable.

===Glitches===
*At the end of the toon, Homsar still shows his scroll-over information while the other characters comment on their costumes. This is because he is a movie clip that overlays the scene.
*As the gang exit the Haunted Locker Room and the scene begins to fade out, when Strong Mad walks past the puddle on the floor, the puddle overlaps his head.
*Towards the end of the toon, in the "Witches Brue" scene, Strong Bad will occasionally get a small black line above his mouth.

===Inside References===
*The candles next to Strong Sad in the haiku scene are from the séance in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Also, the orange candle appears in the [[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]] during the scene in which Strong Sad does tai-chi.
*The telephone pole that the flier is posted on also appeared in [[impression]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]].
*The page title quotes [[Marshie]] in [[Malloween Commercial]]. The full line is "Boogidy boogidy! I'll scare your dad!".
*Marzipan's blue dress is the one that she used for [[The Angel]] in [[A Decemberween Pageant]].
*Homsar's "pumpkin" from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (an eggplant with a spoon taped on it) appears in an Easter egg (see above).
*Homestar mentions [[ducks]].
*This [[Halloween]] toon marks the second one in which Strong Mad dresses up as a sport athlete. The first one was [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], where he dressed up as football player [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]].
*"Fairstival" and "Turducken" are [[portmanteaus]].

===Real-World References===
*The "...is in" sign hanging from the bandstand for the Chorus of Autumnal Vegetable is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt's]] psychiatric help booth from the Peanuts comic strip.
*"Philly Cheat-steak" is a pun on the popular sandwich "[[Wikipedia:Philly Cheese Steak|Philly Cheese Steak]]".
*In [[A Decemberween Pageant]], Strong Mad dressed as [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]] star [[Wikipedia:Kobe Bryant|Kobe Bryant]]. In 2004, Los Angeles was beaten by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals.
*The sign in the locka-room that reads "Don't go into the marsh!!!!" may refer to a similar sign in the Monster Plantation ride at [[Wikipedia:Six Flags Over Georgia|Six Flags Over Georgia]].
*Clicking on Pom Pom will cause Coach Z to say "Big Boy, eh? I was gonna go with André 3000 myself." [[Wikipedia:Big Boi|Big Boi]] and [[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]] make up the duo [[Wikipedia:OutKast|OutKast]].
*Clicking on Marzipan will cause Strong Bad to say "Hey Marzi ... I just can't wait for you to get on the road again ... and get hit by a school bus." This is a reference to the song "On the Road Again" by [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]], Marzipan's costume choice.
*"My bad pennies" is the name The Joker gives his henchmen in the Batman episode [http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Batman/Jokergoestoschool.htm 'The Joker Goes To School'].
**In addition, Strong Bad's line "Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!" is taken directly from the same episode.
*Blue Star Ointment is a product used for ringworm and jock itch. The ointment itself isn't scary, but Coach Z might have been thinking of the false rumors surrounding [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/bluestar.htm|Blue Star Acid]].
*Clicking on Homestar will cause him to say "So I've got that going for me. Which is nice." This line is spoken by Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper in the film ''[[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]'', whom he is dressed as. (This line also appears in [[Peasant's Quest]] if the player tries to make [[Rather Dashing]] eat or drink.)
*[[Wikipedia:Tommy John surgery|Tommy John Surgery]] (ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, or UCL) is a procedure to replace a torn elbow ligament with a ligament or tendon from elsewhere in the body. The surgery is named after [[Wikipedia:Tommy John|Tommy John]], a pitcher for the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles Dodgers]] who was the first professional athlete to successfully undergo the operation.
*Homsar's line "AaAaAa... I blew it, man! I lose my touch." is one of Kumar's famous lines in [[IMDB:tt0115734|Bottle Rocket]].
*The phrase [[Wikipedia:Wine, women and song|wine, women, and song]] is from an old adage, "Who loves not wine, women, and song / remains a fool his whole life long."
*The spelling of "Witches' Brüe" features a [[Wikipedia:heavy metal umlaut|heavy metal umlaut]] in the style of rock band [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].
*The sign for The Poopsmith's and Pom Pom's silent auction reads "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction." The 'Creeping Death' part of the sign may refer to a song of that name by the band Metallica.
*The King of Town's line "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" might be a reference to the song "Act Like You Know" by [[Wikipedia:Fat Larry's Band|Fat Larry's Band]] considering his physique.

===Fast Forward===
*Coach Z would later dress as André 3000 for Halloween in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homsar Easter egg is enabled automatically.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*Part of the King of Town's Turducken Bob scene is missing. The DVD goes from Strong Bad's "Dear Oldie" line to his line about wanting to meet Mashed Potato Jones, skipping the King's line altogether.
*All of the ending Easter eggs play automatically. They are played in this order:
**Homestar Runner
**The Cheat
**Strong Bad
**Marzipan
**Bubs
**Pom Pom
*To access the Easter egg containing the extra scene with Strong Mad and Bubs, click down on the remote until the H*R logo lights up.
*The ending scene where all the characters display their costumes in the field is not available.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' Joining us today is Ryan Sterritt...

'''MIKE:''' Ryan Sterritt, everyone! Give 'im a warm round...

''{applause}''

'''MIKE:''' ...of applause!

'''RYAN:''' Yes, thank you.

'''MATT:''' Ryan, did you make this DVD?

'''MIKE:''' So you made— you made this cartoon...

'''RYAN:''' I made ''all'' the cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. That's right. Oh, look... it's Caesar Romero.

'''MATT:''' Yes. The Latin Lothario.

'''MIKE:''' Did you— I still frequently get Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero mixed up.

'''RYAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' When I see their names. Sometimes I think Sid Caesar was The Joker.

''{laughter}''

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of that mustache, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I like mustaches.

'''MATT:''' It's been painted over.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' The thing that's crazy about that is I never realized it as a kid watching the Batman show.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it wasn't until...

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't until it came back in the '80s when the Tim Burton Batman movie came out that I was watching those and realized that, "The guy didn't even go through to bother shaving his mustache!" ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he refused. There was— It was like a big— there's lot's of stories about that. Where he was just, like, "Yeah, no, I'll be in that, but whaddaya— I'm not going to..."

'''MIKE:''' Shave it!

'''MATT:''' "... shave my mustache! Are you crazy?!"

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So is this—

'''MATT:''' Did you, uh, did you ever shower in your gym in junior high, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I did ''not''. I was very scared of it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, same here. I never did. There's a Freaks and Geeks where they— he makes them, remember? I'm glad I never faced that.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''I'' did.

'''MATT:''' You did?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Did you?

'''MATT:''' Well, yeah, cuz you played—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We had basketball practice at 6 a.m. before school.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' But, that being said, there were a few people that, even after basketball practice, would not, uh, shower before going to school.

'''RYAN:''' I remember a couple kids that showered in their tightey-whiteys.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs hysterically}'' What?!?!

'''RYAN:''' It was very funny.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um, look! It's... it's, what is that? Aladdin Sane, uh, album cover?

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it is.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I think Jamie Huggins dressed up as— in that same costume one year for Halloween.

'''MIKE:''' It may have been the same year I dressed up as Tupac.

'''MATT:''' It may have been.

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

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think?

'''RYAN:''' Were you really Tupac?

'''MATT:''' Did you write "''Thorg'' Life" on your stomach or "Thug Life"?

'''MIKE:''' No, I... Craig wrote "Thug Life" for me. He did a very good job.

'''MATT:''' That's nice, Craig.

'''MIKE:''' That's a real— that tattoo in my mind was a— is a nice script, but it's really pretty crappy.

'''RYAN:''' Like, up close...

'''MATT:''' Like his acutal— In pictures of Tupac.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like his actual "Thug Life". It's not like a nice, like gangsta, kinda script font that you'd expect it to be.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's just a...

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of Clarence Clemons, Ryan?

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I think the... the earring is what really cements that costume, like you feel like you have no idea what it was, I mean, a lot of people probably still would— don't, but, like, you see that earring, and you're like, "Wait a minute..."

'''MIKE:''' Especially with the name. I think I— I don't think I would've known. Uh, 'cause what is it, "One of the Three Most Important People In The World" or something?

'''MATT & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''RYAN:''' Yeah. I love their idea of what the future of clothes is going to be.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, silver gowns, and you "float" on the wall.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look guys, a turducken!

'''RYAN:''' We tried a turducken a few weeks ago.

'''MIKE:''' We just had a turducken 2 or 3 weeks ago.

'''MATT:''' That's right. Courtesy of Willie.

'''MIKE:''' And we added, what, 3 animals to it?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah, you could have as many as 7 animals in one bite.

'''MATT:''' The King of Town would be ''way'' into that.

'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't the King of Town something else through part of this cartoon, and we changed his costume?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I can't remember what the original was, and then we thought of The Mayor from "Nightmare Before Christmas".

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' "Lower Eclusal"? Mike, those are— that's a dentistry term.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "Bicuspid" is another one.

'''MATT:''' Right. Look—. So, how do you think the King pulled that off? Did he really spin his head around just now?

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I'm very proud of that Lion-O Claw that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I wanted to make a cartoon— I wanted to,like,make Thundercats cartoons after making those graphics.

'''RYAN:''' I remember this one, when it came out, people kept thinking this was Kumar from the...

'''ALL:''' "Harold and Kumar."

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' None of 'em had seen "Bottle Rocket".

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Kumar, uh, I gotta get me one of those yellow jumpsuits, you guys.

'''MIKE & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So, this part, we did this first and Melissa sang that little song, and we made the song based on that little thing that Melissa sang.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was such a catchy tune she was— she was singing.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''RYAN:''' The eggplant is from an older one?

'''MATT:''' Yep. That only appears , actually, on the website, anyways. It only appears if you unleashed the Homestar egg— Homsar egg, rather. Sorry

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' What, I can't even remember what, uh, what's his character's name, Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack? I can't even remember.

'''MIKE:''' Um...

'''MATT:''' I want to keep saying Walter Sobchak. and that's... that's not right at all.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' Well, we say it at the end of the cartoon, anyways. At some point, on the website.

'''MIKE:''' I think Homestar might be a little tall there.

'''MATT:''' Ahhh, he looks— uh, well— well,oh yeah. Compared to... ''{laughs}'' His head is on level with—

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's hair.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Strong Bad's wig, yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the little suspicious man drawn on the "back-alley dealings" poster.

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

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he lets you know it's legit. These are— these are true back-alley dealings. That guy— look at this guy, with a hat, clearly lookin' around for trouble.

'''MATT''' Ah-puh.

'''MIKE & MATT:''' Ah-puh.

'''MATT:''' What is it? ''{stressing first syllable}'' "Ah-puh." Uh... "Hi-yah." and "High-ball."

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "High-ball." This is another instance of "ducks".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{imitates the background music}'' How long do you think he went on, guys? A while?

'''RYAN:''' Days.

'''MIKE:''' Days. I would say... until Thanksgiving.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{quoting Homestar}'' "...which is nice." We wanted to— I always wanted to make a, uh, Easter Egg for this, a puppet Easter Egg, where we went to a— a pool and a pond and had Homestar Puppet with the little hat on going, "Poogle-pond, poogle-pond, poogle-pond."

''{short pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, guess what?

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That was a quote from the same Batman episode that there's probably, at this point, 20 or 30 references to on our website.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Including the name of our company.

'''RYAN:''' I love that it's just all one episode, too.

''{unintelligible overlapping conversations}''

'''MATT:''' We love— we certainly have an appreciation for and are familiar with... y'know...

'''MIKE:''' Many episodes.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, lots of 'em.

'''MIKE:''' But there's one in particular that we know backwards and forwards,

{{dvdproofread}}

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Sid Caesar|Sid Caesar]] was an Emmy-winning American comic actor and writer best known as the leading man on the 1950s television series ''[[Wikipedia:Your Show of Shows|Your Show of Shows]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Caesar's Hour|Caesar's Hour]]'', and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in ''[[Wikipedia:Grease|Grease]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Grease 2|Grease 2]]''.
*"Harold and Kumar" refers to the comedy film ''[[Wikipedia:Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'', which was released the same year as this toon was.

== YouTube Version ==
*The missing line from the DVD version is also missing here.

== External Links ==
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[[Category:Halloween]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Halloween Fairstival

2016-06-07T06:09:15Z

JohnnyLurg: It's rated R and Harold and Kumar aren't teens. I'd call it a stoner comedy, but that might not be appropriate for this wiki.

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[[Image:halloween fairstival screen.png|thumb|"Hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all!"]]

The Cheat gets the hiccups on Halloween and Strong Bad sets out to cure him at the local Halloween Fairstival.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|HRWiki:Tour/Halloween Fairstival|[[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Coach Z]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]], [[The King of Town]], [[Pom Pom]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (Easter egg), [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]]|{{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}}}

{{costumeslink|Halloween Fairstival Costumes}} 

'''Places:''' [[Telephone Pole]], [[The Field]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

'''Date:''' Friday, October 29, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' A Boogidy, Boogidy

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat are walking along in regular clothing during the daytime. Then, a nighttime background scrolls onscreen, stitched right onto the daytime background. As the trio cross the [[Wikipedia:Terminator (solar)|terminator]] into nighttime, they get changed into their costumes (with a slight slurping noise) as the opening credits roll: "Halloween Fairstival" / Spoken By Matt and Missy / Maken By Mike and Matt / Here go the first scene... 
''The three characters stop beside a telephone pole with an orange flier stapled to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right boys, it's Halloween night, what we gonna do?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come again?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's wrong there, Philly Cheat-steak? You got-a some Hiccups?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, you picked the perfect night to have them. We shouldn't have a problem scaring those hiccups out of you on Halloween. Let's see what's going on tonight. ''{zoom in on the flier}'' There's gotta be something scary.

''{Zoom closer in on the section of the flier reading "Coach Z's Haunted Locka-room".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's perfect! I've seen some stuff in that locker room that would scare more than just the hiccups out of you, let me tell ya. Let's check it on out!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to a haunted locker room with a dark screen and green gas along the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You scared yet, The Cheat? What about that drippy towel over there? That's pretty scary, huh?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mock-scared voice}'' Oh no, please don't drip on me!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You smell like shin guards!

''{The Cheat hiccups. Coach Z appears.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Crackity towel! Tommy John surgery!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears throat}'' Coach, we're trying to scare the hiccups out of The Cheat.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got anything that's not just gross and moist?

'''COACH Z:''' ''{holding up some Blue Star Ointment}'' What could be scarier than Blue Stair Ointment?! ''{moves it around as if it were a ghost}'' Aawooooeeeeorrrrre!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, this has gone from weird and kinda gross to a serious health risk.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's bolt.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey! You guys didn't even get your candy out of the terlet there!

''{Cut to Strong Sad under a banner that says "Strong Sad's Haunted Haikus".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{reciting a haiku}''
:This night. Black as pitch.
:Doom from inside me wells up.
:Pray I don't get egged.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't know or care what a Hai-oo-koo is—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —but we need to scare The Cheat.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh, I got just the thing!
:Rapping at the door.
:Fills up agèd pillow case.
:So sick of Smarties.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I get it. Let me try one!
:A butt for a face.
:Little brother: dork, dork, dork.
:Stay out of my room.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry, The Cheat, looks like we got to find some other way to scare the ever-loving hiccups out of you.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You don't ''scare'' the hiccups out of somebody! You gotta ''laugh'' 'em out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That sounds like a segue!

''{Segue to Bubs, against the side wall of his concession stand, under a neon sign reading "Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club". The first two Ha's take turns between being lit.}''

'''BUBS:''' I mean, seriously, people, it's the '90s!

''{Strong Mad laughs.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I right?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I left?

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Say, Bubs, your comedy club bears a striking resemblance to the side of your concession stand.

'''BUBS:''' Aww, that's rich. You know something else that bears a striking resemblance to something else?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunn—

'''BUBS:''' Women can't drive!

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Unh—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —let's get out here, my bad pennies.

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat leave.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS GUY CRACKS ME UP!

'''BUBS:''' And, airline food! I mean, humminah-what?

''{Bubs hits his head with his microphone. Strong Mad laughs again.}''

''{Cut to sign "The KOT's Verrry Halloween Related Turducken Bob"; pan to the King of Town beside a tub with three turduckens in mashed potatoes.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Hurry, hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all! Step right up and get your Halloween on! Bobbin' fer turduckens!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if reading one of his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]}'' Dear Oldie, Shut up! Your pal, Strong Bad.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Howdy, boys. Either of you got a wicked mashed potato jones?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Mashed Potato Jones. Now there's a fella I'd like to meet!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, we need to get rid of The Cheat's hiccups. You got any grody old man remedies?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Sure! You gotta feed and feed the hiccups until they mature into liver failure! And then...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We're not trying to kill The Cheat! Don't ya have anything that could just scare him?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' I have this X-ray of my heart.

''{The King of Town holds up an X-ray showing a [[ham]] where his heart should be, labeled "General Caveat Lower Eclusal". The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's not scary. That's... promising! Come on, The Cheat. Let's let the King die in peace.

''{The King of Town's mask spins 180° into a sad face, like the Mayor of Halloweentown's.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yes. Let's.

''{Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith who are holding a silent auction in front of a sign reading "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's up, no-talkers? Keep on... no-talking.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan standing with a guitar next to a stall of fruit, labeled "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables  Is In".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this mess?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ready, everybody? A-one, and a-two, and a-here we go! ''{Marzipan sings. The tune is the same as the theme song and scene transition music.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is it! This is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen!

''{The Cheat hiccups}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good job, The Cheat! Now try harmonizing with the butternut squashes! ''{sings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This might not get rid of the hiccups, but it's about to give me the throw-ups!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh yeah! Lay it on me, Mr. Corn!

''{Strong Bad makes vomiting noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears from behind a tree, on which is a sign reading "back alley dealings"}'' Hey guys, hey guys, hey guys guys guys! You guys...errrr...need some witches' brew? I got some right here. Two jars. Cold, hot, fresh witches' brew! Only ten bucks a pop! Side effects include wine, women, and song.

''{He holds up two jars labeled "brüe".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witches' brew, eh? All right, we'll take one jar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here you go.

''{The Cheat drinks it and hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, crap! He's still got 'em!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That'll be ten bucks! Please drive around to the second window!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, okay... But, uhhh, can you pay us the ten bucks tomorrow?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, I'm good for it. I'll pay you the ten bucks right now!

''{Homestar gives the money to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I'll give you ten bucks if you stop hiccupping!

''{The Cheat stops hiccupping, says something, tucks the cash between the leaves of his costume, and exits.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Hey, Homestar! I'll give you ten bucks if you stop breathing!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okayyougotadeal!

''{Homestar takes a gulp of air and holds it for a couple of seconds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{panting}'' Strong Bad... I couldn't do it... for very long...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd try again. Ten is a lot of bucks.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right right, a lot of ducks!

''{He keeps trying during the fade-out.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*During the cartoon, click on the emblem on The Poopsmith's belt to unlock a scene with Homsar.
*:''{Homsar pops out of the sign and stands upside down on the top of the border.}''
*:'''HOMSAR:''' AaAa I blew it, man! I lose my touch.
*:''{He runs around the border while The Poopsmith and Pom Pom watch.}''
*Clicking on Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, The Cheat, Bubs and Marzipan at the end will unlock additional dialogue.
**'''Strong Bad'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!
**'''Homestar Runner'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm dressed up as some kind of a golf cart, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.
**'''Pom Pom'''
*:'''COACH Z:''' So, Big Boy, eh, Pom Pom? I was gonna go as André 3000 myself.
**'''The Cheat'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, The Cheat, your pile of leaves costume is so adorable. It's... adorable.
**'''Bubs'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Bubs, your approach this year was to ensure that absolutely no one recognized your costume?
*:'''BUBS:''' You got it!
**'''Marzipan'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Marzy, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a school bus.
*Clicking on Strong Mad at the end reveals an additional scene.
:''{Cut to Bubs' Ha-Ha Halloween Club. Strong Mad is still watching Bubs's act.}''
:'''BUBS:''' And remember, like, ten years ago? People's clothes looked funny! ''{Strong Mad laughs}'' And the music sounded terrible! ''{Strong Mad laughs}''
*Unlocking the scene with Homsar will cause him to appear at the end of the cartoon with everyone else.
*Unlocking Homsar will also cause the eggplant in Marzipan's vegetable choir to have a spoon taped to it, just like Homsar's "pumpkin" in his Easter egg scene from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
**If Homsar's scene isn't unlocked, Homsar will still appear at the end if Strong Mad is clicked. When the scene switches back to the group picture, Homsar will be there.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The reason Strong Bad has a mustache underneath his Joker make-up is that [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]], the actor who played [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] in the 1960s [[Batman]] [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|TV series]], had become famous as a suave Latin lover due in part to his "sexy" 'stache. He refused to shave it off when he got the part of the Joker, so in the show his make-up was applied over the top of it.
*A "[[jones]]" is defined as "an avid desire or appetite for something". Therefore, to "have a mashed potato jones" means to "crave mashed potatoes".
*A [[Wikipedia:Turducken|turducken]] is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.
*[[Wikipedia:Smarties (Ce De Candy)|Smarties]] is a flavored, sugar-based candy (known as Rockets outside the US, where there is a [[wikipedia:Nestlé|Nestlé]]-owned M&M-like candy of the same name).
*An "eclusal" or [[Wikipedia:Occlusion (dentistry)|occlusal]] is a term regarding the way teeth contact each other. It is mentioned to be a dental term in the DVD commentary (see below).

===Trivia===
[[Image:SignErrors.PNG|right|thumb|Before and after versions of the sign. Differences circled in red]]
*Although [[Witches' Brew|Witches' Brüe]] is a frequently-mentioned inside joke, this is the first time it has actually appeared. It's also revealed that it has serious side effects.
*The three items for sale by Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are:
**The [[blender]] from [[Main Page 19]]
**[[Credenza]] the ficus, brought back from the dead in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
**The [[Trivia Time]] cookie jar
*When the orange sign first appears, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Festival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Lockerroom 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for Apples 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
:However, when the sign appears again before zooming in on the Coach Z part, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Fairstival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Locka-Room 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for <strike>Apples</strike> 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
*Differences:
**Festival to Fairstival.
**Lockerroom to Locka-room.
**Apples crossed out.
**No staples on before.
*This toon is tied with [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] as the second longest holiday toon, after [[Jibblies 2]]. It is also the first toon to beat the previously longest toon, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], now tied with [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

===Remarks===
*It is strange that Strong Bad claims not to know what a [[haiku]] is, since he used one in [[japanese cartoon]].
*When Bubs says, "Am I right?" he points with his left hand, and vice versa.
*This toon refers to Pom Pom "not speaking," even though other characters normally seem to understand his bubbles.
*Despite being a "terrific athlete," Homestar doesn't have a very large lung capacity. It seems to have grown significantly smaller since his [[Yearbook Character Page|Yearbook]] page.
*Coach Z's Tupac tattoo says "Thorg Life," which is "Thug Life" in Coach Z's accent.
*Strong Bad suggests that Homestar (not The Cheat) hold his breath, although this is a common hiccup remedy.
*There is an error on Strong Sad's sign. The plural of Haiku is simply "Haiku," meaning the sign should say "Haunted Haiku."
*In the toon, the Poopsmith is wearing a glove and holding a sword in his left hand. Afterwards, the glove and sword are in his right hand.
*The towel in the locker room stops dripping when the camera zooms in on Coach Z.

===Goofs===
*When the gang passes the day/night border, Strong Bad's eyes space farther apart and his crest and eyes become larger compared to his head. Also, the split second after they stop and turn around at the pole, his face shifts position on his head.
*When Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad turn around to go to the "Haunted Locker Room" after they read the sign, the lettering on Strong Mad's [[Wikipedia:Detroit Pistons|Pistons]] jersey is [[Flipped Images|reversed]]. This is because instead of being redrawn for the new direction, Strong Mad's animation was simply mirrored.
*When Coach Z jumps out from the shower room, during the few frames that he is partially obscured by the doorway, there is a very thin gap between him and the edge of the doorway.
*When Strong Bad walks away from Bubs' comedy club, he disappears before he has walked completely offscreen.
**The Cheat also does this when he walks away from Homestar and Strong Bad at the end of the cartoon.
*In Marzipan's sign "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables Is In", "vegatables" is spelled incorrectly. It should be "vegetables".
*When The Cheat drinks the "[[witches' brew]]", the jar appears full while he drinks it and for a few frames after he throws it. However, when he throws it away, it suddenly becomes empty in mid-air.
*When Strong Bad, Pom Pom, Marzipan, or Bubs are clicked on at the end, Strong Bad's right foot shifts slightly, then goes back at the end of the animation. Homestar's left foot also shifts, but this is less noticeable.

===Glitches===
*At the end of the toon, Homsar still shows his scroll-over information while the other characters comment on their costumes. This is because he is a movie clip that overlays the scene.
*As the gang exit the Haunted Locker Room and the scene begins to fade out, when Strong Mad walks past the puddle on the floor, the puddle overlaps his head.
*Towards the end of the toon, in the "Witches Brue" scene, Strong Bad will occasionally get a small black line above his mouth.

===Inside References===
*The candles next to Strong Sad in the haiku scene are from the séance in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Also, the orange candle appears in the [[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]] during the scene in which Strong Sad does tai-chi.
*The telephone pole that the flier is posted on also appeared in [[impression]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]].
*The page title quotes [[Marshie]] in [[Malloween Commercial]]. The full line is "Boogidy boogidy! I'll scare your dad!".
*Marzipan's blue dress is the one that she used for [[The Angel]] in [[A Decemberween Pageant]].
*Homsar's "pumpkin" from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (an eggplant with a spoon taped on it) appears in an Easter egg (see above).
*Homestar mentions [[ducks]].
*This [[Halloween]] toon marks the second one in which Strong Mad dresses up as a sport athlete. The first one was [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], where he dressed up as football player [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]].
*"Fairstival" and "Turducken" are [[portmanteaus]].

===Real-World References===
*The "...is in" sign hanging from the bandstand for the Chorus of Autumnal Vegetable is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt's]] psychiatric help booth from the Peanuts comic strip.
*"Philly Cheat-steak" is a pun on the popular sandwich "[[Wikipedia:Philly Cheese Steak|Philly Cheese Steak]]".
*In [[A Decemberween Pageant]], Strong Mad dressed as [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]] star [[Wikipedia:Kobe Bryant|Kobe Bryant]]. In 2004, Los Angeles was beaten by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals.
*The sign in the locka-room that reads "Don't go into the marsh!!!!" may refer to a similar sign in the Monster Plantation ride at [[Wikipedia:Six Flags Over Georgia|Six Flags Over Georgia]].
*Clicking on Pom Pom will cause Coach Z to say "Big Boy, eh? I was gonna go with André 3000 myself." [[Wikipedia:Big Boi|Big Boi]] and [[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]] make up the duo [[Wikipedia:OutKast|OutKast]].
*Clicking on Marzipan will cause Strong Bad to say "Hey Marzi ... I just can't wait for you to get on the road again ... and get hit by a school bus." This is a reference to the song "On the Road Again" by [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]], Marzipan's costume choice.
*"My bad pennies" is the name The Joker gives his henchmen in the Batman episode [http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Batman/Jokergoestoschool.htm 'The Joker Goes To School'].
**In addition, Strong Bad's line "Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!" is taken directly from the same episode.
*Blue Star Ointment is a product used for ringworm and jock itch. The ointment itself isn't scary, but Coach Z might have been thinking of the false rumors surrounding [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/bluestar.htm|Blue Star Acid]].
*Clicking on Homestar will cause him to say "So I've got that going for me. Which is nice." This line is spoken by Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper in the film ''[[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]'', whom he is dressed as. (This line also appears in [[Peasant's Quest]] if the player tries to make [[Rather Dashing]] eat or drink.)
*[[Wikipedia:Tommy John surgery|Tommy John Surgery]] (ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, or UCL) is a procedure to replace a torn elbow ligament with a ligament or tendon from elsewhere in the body. The surgery is named after [[Wikipedia:Tommy John|Tommy John]], a pitcher for the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles Dodgers]] who was the first professional athlete to successfully undergo the operation.
*Homsar's line "AaAaAa... I blew it, man! I lose my touch." is one of Kumar's famous lines in [[IMDB:tt0115734|Bottle Rocket]].
*The phrase [[Wikipedia:Wine, women and song|wine, women, and song]] is from an old adage, "Who loves not wine, women, and song / remains a fool his whole life long."
*The spelling of "Witches' Brüe" features a [[Wikipedia:heavy metal umlaut|heavy metal umlaut]] in the style of rock band [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].
*The sign for The Poopsmith's and Pom Pom's silent auction reads "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction." The 'Creeping Death' part of the sign may refer to a song of that name by the band Metallica.

===Fast Forward===
*Coach Z would later dress as André 3000 for Halloween in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homsar Easter egg is enabled automatically.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*Part of the King of Town's Turducken Bob scene is missing. The DVD goes from Strong Bad's "Dear Oldie" line to his line about wanting to meet Mashed Potato Jones, skipping the King's line altogether.
*All of the ending Easter eggs play automatically. They are played in this order:
**Homestar Runner
**The Cheat
**Strong Bad
**Marzipan
**Bubs
**Pom Pom
*To access the Easter egg containing the extra scene with Strong Mad and Bubs, click down on the remote until the H*R logo lights up.
*The ending scene where all the characters display their costumes in the field is not available.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' Joining us today is Ryan Sterritt...

'''MIKE:''' Ryan Sterritt, everyone! Give 'im a warm round...

''{applause}''

'''MIKE:''' ...of applause!

'''RYAN:''' Yes, thank you.

'''MATT:''' Ryan, did you make this DVD?

'''MIKE:''' So you made— you made this cartoon...

'''RYAN:''' I made ''all'' the cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. That's right. Oh, look... it's Caesar Romero.

'''MATT:''' Yes. The Latin Lothario.

'''MIKE:''' Did you— I still frequently get Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero mixed up.

'''RYAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' When I see their names. Sometimes I think Sid Caesar was The Joker.

''{laughter}''

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of that mustache, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I like mustaches.

'''MATT:''' It's been painted over.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' The thing that's crazy about that is I never realized it as a kid watching the Batman show.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it wasn't until...

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't until it came back in the '80s when the Tim Burton Batman movie came out that I was watching those and realized that, "The guy didn't even go through to bother shaving his mustache!" ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he refused. There was— It was like a big— there's lot's of stories about that. Where he was just, like, "Yeah, no, I'll be in that, but whaddaya— I'm not going to..."

'''MIKE:''' Shave it!

'''MATT:''' "... shave my mustache! Are you crazy?!"

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So is this—

'''MATT:''' Did you, uh, did you ever shower in your gym in junior high, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I did ''not''. I was very scared of it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, same here. I never did. There's a Freaks and Geeks where they— he makes them, remember? I'm glad I never faced that.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''I'' did.

'''MATT:''' You did?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Did you?

'''MATT:''' Well, yeah, cuz you played—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We had basketball practice at 6 a.m. before school.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' But, that being said, there were a few people that, even after basketball practice, would not, uh, shower before going to school.

'''RYAN:''' I remember a couple kids that showered in their tightey-whiteys.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs hysterically}'' What?!?!

'''RYAN:''' It was very funny.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um, look! It's... it's, what is that? Aladdin Sane, uh, album cover?

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it is.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I think Jamie Huggins dressed up as— in that same costume one year for Halloween.

'''MIKE:''' It may have been the same year I dressed up as Tupac.

'''MATT:''' It may have been.

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

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think?

'''RYAN:''' Were you really Tupac?

'''MATT:''' Did you write "''Thorg'' Life" on your stomach or "Thug Life"?

'''MIKE:''' No, I... Craig wrote "Thug Life" for me. He did a very good job.

'''MATT:''' That's nice, Craig.

'''MIKE:''' That's a real— that tattoo in my mind was a— is a nice script, but it's really pretty crappy.

'''RYAN:''' Like, up close...

'''MATT:''' Like his acutal— In pictures of Tupac.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like his actual "Thug Life". It's not like a nice, like gangsta, kinda script font that you'd expect it to be.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's just a...

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of Clarence Clemons, Ryan?

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I think the... the earring is what really cements that costume, like you feel like you have no idea what it was, I mean, a lot of people probably still would— don't, but, like, you see that earring, and you're like, "Wait a minute..."

'''MIKE:''' Especially with the name. I think I— I don't think I would've known. Uh, 'cause what is it, "One of the Three Most Important People In The World" or something?

'''MATT & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''RYAN:''' Yeah. I love their idea of what the future of clothes is going to be.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, silver gowns, and you "float" on the wall.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look guys, a turducken!

'''RYAN:''' We tried a turducken a few weeks ago.

'''MIKE:''' We just had a turducken 2 or 3 weeks ago.

'''MATT:''' That's right. Courtesy of Willie.

'''MIKE:''' And we added, what, 3 animals to it?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah, you could have as many as 7 animals in one bite.

'''MATT:''' The King of Town would be ''way'' into that.

'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't the King of Town something else through part of this cartoon, and we changed his costume?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I can't remember what the original was, and then we thought of The Mayor from "Nightmare Before Christmas".

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' "Lower Eclusal"? Mike, those are— that's a dentistry term.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "Bicuspid" is another one.

'''MATT:''' Right. Look—. So, how do you think the King pulled that off? Did he really spin his head around just now?

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I'm very proud of that Lion-O Claw that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I wanted to make a cartoon— I wanted to,like,make Thundercats cartoons after making those graphics.

'''RYAN:''' I remember this one, when it came out, people kept thinking this was Kumar from the...

'''ALL:''' "Harold and Kumar."

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' None of 'em had seen "Bottle Rocket".

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Kumar, uh, I gotta get me one of those yellow jumpsuits, you guys.

'''MIKE & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So, this part, we did this first and Melissa sang that little song, and we made the song based on that little thing that Melissa sang.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was such a catchy tune she was— she was singing.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''RYAN:''' The eggplant is from an older one?

'''MATT:''' Yep. That only appears , actually, on the website, anyways. It only appears if you unleashed the Homestar egg— Homsar egg, rather. Sorry

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' What, I can't even remember what, uh, what's his character's name, Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack? I can't even remember.

'''MIKE:''' Um...

'''MATT:''' I want to keep saying Walter Sobchak. and that's... that's not right at all.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' Well, we say it at the end of the cartoon, anyways. At some point, on the website.

'''MIKE:''' I think Homestar might be a little tall there.

'''MATT:''' Ahhh, he looks— uh, well— well,oh yeah. Compared to... ''{laughs}'' His head is on level with—

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's hair.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Strong Bad's wig, yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the little suspicious man drawn on the "back-alley dealings" poster.

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

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he lets you know it's legit. These are— these are true back-alley dealings. That guy— look at this guy, with a hat, clearly lookin' around for trouble.

'''MATT''' Ah-puh.

'''MIKE & MATT:''' Ah-puh.

'''MATT:''' What is it? ''{stressing first syllable}'' "Ah-puh." Uh... "Hi-yah." and "High-ball."

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "High-ball." This is another instance of "ducks".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{imitates the background music}'' How long do you think he went on, guys? A while?

'''RYAN:''' Days.

'''MIKE:''' Days. I would say... until Thanksgiving.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{quoting Homestar}'' "...which is nice." We wanted to— I always wanted to make a, uh, Easter Egg for this, a puppet Easter Egg, where we went to a— a pool and a pond and had Homestar Puppet with the little hat on going, "Poogle-pond, poogle-pond, poogle-pond."

''{short pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, guess what?

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That was a quote from the same Batman episode that there's probably, at this point, 20 or 30 references to on our website.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Including the name of our company.

'''RYAN:''' I love that it's just all one episode, too.

''{unintelligible overlapping conversations}''

'''MATT:''' We love— we certainly have an appreciation for and are familiar with... y'know...

'''MIKE:''' Many episodes.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, lots of 'em.

'''MIKE:''' But there's one in particular that we know backwards and forwards,

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=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Sid Caesar|Sid Caesar]] was an Emmy-winning American comic actor and writer best known as the leading man on the 1950s television series ''[[Wikipedia:Your Show of Shows|Your Show of Shows]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Caesar's Hour|Caesar's Hour]]'', and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in ''[[Wikipedia:Grease|Grease]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Grease 2|Grease 2]]''.
*"Harold and Kumar" refers to the comedy film ''[[Wikipedia:Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'', which was released the same year as this toon was.

== YouTube Version ==
*The missing line from the DVD version is also missing here.

== External Links ==
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[[Category:Halloween]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

The House That Gave Sucky Treats

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{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|halloween2001|A Mother's Day Message|Some Stupid Turkey}}
:''Not to be confused with [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]].''
[[Image:halloween2001.png|thumb|"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!"]]

All the characters come to ''your'' house to trick-or-treat! You get to pick one of three treats to give them in an interactive game.

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

{{costumeslink}}

'''Places:''' [[The Halloween House]], [[Spooky Woods]]

'''Date: ''' Saturday, October 27, 2001

'''Running Time:''' 4:00 ([[TV Time Toons Menu]]), 10:33 (Combined) (Actual)

'''Page Title:''' Trick, then treat, then smell feet.

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{spooky music plays}''

A Homestar Runner Cartoon

"The House That Gave Sucky Treats"

Voices by Matt Chapman & Missy Palmer

Written, Directed and Animated by Los Brothers Chaps

''{Homestar's head pops up slowly, then lightning flashes and thunder cracks}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, hello. This year, we're going to do things a little differently. ''{scary voice, eyes slanted menacingly}'' We're all coming to your house to trick or treeeeat! ''{normal face and voice}'' So just answer the door, pick a treat, and drag it on top of us. We'll do the rest. ''{Pause}'' Okay, bye!

=== Coach Z ===
''{Knocks in a rhythm.}''

====Intro====
:''{rapping}'' Doot-doo-doot-doo, an' I'll drink up all the Hennessy ya got on your shelf, but first let me introduce myself. My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an "oach Z."

====Jujyfruits====
:Ooh, Jorjyfruits! Oh, I mean Jerjyfrorts. I mean, ''{straining}'' GEORGIE FRORGIE! ''{pause}'' George Foreman?

====Boston Baked Beans====
:Ya know, I once knew a fellow in Boston 'could tell ya the time of the day at any time of the day. Ya'd say, "Say there Boston, what's the time of day?" And he'd say, "10:30." And you'd look at him and say, "But Boston, it's half past noon!" And he'd look back at ya and say, "Well, those are the breaks."

====Cherry Clan====
:Da Cherry Clan. Are they related to the Wu-Tang Clan? 'Cause ya know, their first album was the ''BAERMB''! In fact, you don't have a copy of "The 36 Chambers" in there, do ya? 'Cause I'd love to listen to it right now! Ya mind if I come in?

=== The King Of Town ===
''{Rings the doorbell instead of knocking.}''

====Intro====
:Trick or treat, I'm horrible! ''{Strong Bad pokes his head out from the right of the screen and says, "You got that right." The Hornblower rides by on a stone wheel. The Knight is standing on the lawn.}''

====Butterscotch====
:Ooh, butterscotch! Would you mind melting those down and pouring them over a ham? ''{pulls out a [[ham]]}''

====Fun size Butterfinger====
:That's it?! Well, if you think that I'll accept this paltry treat just because it has "butter" in the name... well, you'd be right! Give it here!

====Stick of Butter====
:Ooh, a stick of butter! ''{noisily scarfs the stick of butter} {still with butter in his mouth}'' Trick or treat... Again? Please??

=== Strong Mad and The Cheat ===
''{Bangs on door, creating yellow bursts.}''

====Intro====
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
:'''STRONG MAD:''' IS YOUR REFRIGERATOR PERRY RUNNING?

====Rock Candy====
:'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{staring at it, puzzled.}'' HALLOWEEN!

====Pop Rocks====
:''{The Cheat eats the Pop Rocks}''
:'''STRONG MAD:''' NO. NO! NOOO!!
:''{The Cheat takes a drink of cola}''
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{squealing The Cheat noises, head explodes}''

====Rocks====
:''{Strong Mad eats the rocks, then bites off half of a can of cola. The Cheat's head inexplicably explodes.}''

=== Marzipan ===
''{Also rings the doorbell.}''

====Intro====
:''{singing}'' Hey, ho! Let's go! Hey, ho! Trick or treat!

====Candy Corn====
:''Candy'' corn?? Do you have any real corn? Or Indian corn?

====Rice Cakes====
:Hey, rice cakes! I like to eat them without water.

====Steak====
:Is this a joke? It's not funny. ''{Strong Bad, uncostumed, drops three more steaks into her bag with a grin on his face}''

=== The Poopsmith and Pom Pom ===
''{Knocks rapidly and softly.}''

{''They don't have an intro, as neither can really speak.''}

====Mary Jane====
:''{They look at each other, then The Poopsmith holds up a sign that says "Give us something good instead". Pom Pom laughs.}''

====Chick-O-Stick====
:''{The Poopsmith dunks it in a bucket labeled "dippin stuff", which looks suspiciously like [[whatsit]]. He offers it to Pom Pom, who shakes his head "no".}''

====Astropop====
:''{The Poopsmith shoots his gun at Pom Pom so it reflects off Pom Pom's "I ♥ Flint" button and his microphone and hits himself in the chest sensor. He falls off the side of the steps.}''

====Pumpkin====
:''{The "secret" music from the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|Zelda]] video game series plays. The pumpkin is firmly lodged in The Poopsmith's mouth. When the door closes, a pixelated caption reads "YOU UNLOCKED A SECRET CHARACTER!"}''

=== Homsar ===
''{Knocks "[[Wikipedia:Shave and a Haircut|Shave and a Haircut]]".}''

''{This is an Easter egg, only accessible if you give The Poopsmith or Pom Pom the pumpkin.}''

====Intro====
:I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!

====Shavin' Creem====
:YaAaAaAh, I'm the original ladies' man!

====Black and Orange Taffy====
:''(singing)'' If you give me a treat, make sure that it's sweet, and I'll eeeat iiiiiit...

====Wrench====
:Oh no, I think this is my favorite!

=== Strong Bad ===
''{Instead of knocking or ringing, Strong Bad yells, "Open the freakin' door!"}''

====Intro====
:Where in the world is my candy?

====Fun Size Butterfinger====
:Oh, a "fun size" candy bar? Tell me this: what's fun about eating less candy? Maybe if you gave me an entire bag of them it would be fun. The only fun I'm going to have with this thing is smearing it all over your door when I leave. ''{If you choose this, the door is smeared with the Butterfinger when Strong Sad shows up.}''

====Marshmallow Bunny====
:Why you lazy crap for crap! All you've got is old freakin' Easter candy? This thing's rock hard, man! Well, you just made it onto my "People I gotta egg today" list. ''{He shows you the list:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#FFFF99;color:#000;width:25%">
People to egg 
(in no particular order) 
 
ronnie pudding 
 
king of town 
 
kewpie dan 
 
homestar 
 
you lazy crap for crap
</blockquote>

====Apple====
:What is ''this'' crap?!? What are you, a dentist? Or a hippie? Or some kind of ''hippie dentist''?

=== Strong Sad ===
''{Knocks softly.}''

====Intro====
:Trick or treat, I guess.

====Necco candy wafers====
:Oh, Necco Wafers. These remind me of when I used to eat the colored chalk when I was in school. I was sick for a year and nearly died...

====Baking Chocolate====
:''{a bit surprised and bounces slightly}'' Oh! Baking Chocolate! I used to eat this stuff when there was no chocolate in the house. And now, it's my only friend.

====Campbell's Soup====
:Oh. While I do appreciate the relevance of this, given my costume, I was kind of hoping for something that I wouldn't have to prepare. You know, like Necco Wafers or baking chocolate...

=== Bubs ===
''{Knocks in a funky rhythm, similar, but not identical, to Coach Z's.}''

====Intro====
:''{singing}'' Please, baby please, baby baby baby ''please''! Gimme some candy!

====Mallo Cup====
:''{singing}'' I got a shallow gup and a crallow nup, somebody give me dat Mallow Cup.

====Dum-Dums====
:Oh! ''{singing}'' I'm such a big dum-diddy-dum-diddy-diddy-dum-dum...my.

====Bazooka Gum====
:I never understand the comics that come in this bubble gum. I mean, the first frame is some guy saying,''{he unfolds the comic and shows it to you}'' "Look out, the sky is falling!" And the second frame is some guy getting hit on the head with a rock ''{he unfolds the comic and shows it to you again. The second frame is captioned "Fortune: The rock hit the guy in the sweater"}''. And I'm sitting there going, "What the heck just happened?", and before I know it, I swallowed my bubble gum!

=== Homestar Runner ===
''{Homestar continually knocks until you answer.}''

====Intro====
:''{singing}'' Believe it or not, I'm walkin' around, I never thought I could trick or tre-e-eat...

====Smarties====
:All right, Smarties! Marzipan said to eat lots of these this year. I'm not really sure why she said that though. ''{Crickets chirp, record scratches when Homestar breaks the silence.}'' Umm... trick or treat!

====Circus Peanuts====
:''{Dances and "doots" ''[[Wikipedia:Entrance of the Gladiators|Entrance of the Gladiators]]'' (known to most as a circus theme). You close the door, but Homestar rings the doorbell, and when you answer, he is still dancing and singing.}''

====Handful of Change====
:''{sounding slightly disappointed and frequently pauses}'' Oh... a handful of change. I guess I can use this to go, um, buy some candy. So... thank you for adding a step to my Halloween process.

== Later that Night... ==

"'''Vote for your favorite costume!!'''" is written at the top. Everybody is standing around in his or her costume. Run your cursor over each to see a caption (shown here in parentheses after the character's name). If you click on one to vote for, an email is started to ween@homestarrunner.com, with a different subject line and text for each character:

*The Poopsmith (Lazer Tag):
**Subject: Teddy Poopspin
**Text: I Choose YOU, Poopachu

*The King of Town (Hagar The Horrible):
**Subject: King of Town, Now Sit Down
**Text: I Choose YOU, Kingachu

*Strong Mad (The Fridge):
**Subject: Strong Madden Football 99
**Text: I Choose YOU, Strong Madchu

*Coach Z (Humpty Hump):
**Subject: 1 2 3 Coach Z
**Text: I Choose YOU, Coach Zchu

*Pom Pom (Michael Moore):
**Subject: Pom Pom for Prez
**Text: I Choose YOU, Pom Pomchu

*Bubs (Mars Blackman):
**Subject: Bubs has got it goin ON
**Text: I Choose YOU, Bubsachu

*Strong Bad (Carmen San Diego):
**Subject: Why do you keep dressing up as girls
**Text: I Choose YOU, Strong Badchu

*The Cheat (Punchy):
**Subject: How bout a nice Hawaiian Cheat
**Text: I Choose YOU, Cheatachu

*Homestar Runner (The Greatest American Hero):
**Subject: Homestar Riggidy Riggidy Runner
**Text: I Choose YOU, Homestarchu

*Homsar (Wimpy):
**Subject: Homsar Salad Sandwich
**Text: I Choose YOU, Homsarchu

*Marzipan (Joey Ramone):
**Subject: Marzipan is a Laugh Riot Grrl
**Text: I Choose YOU, Marzychu

*Strong Sad (Andy Warhol):
**Subject: A vote for Strong Sad is a vote for America
**Text: I Choose YOU, Strong Sadchu

=== The Discussion ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad, I really like your costume. The Spanish Inquisition? That's great.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, for the last time, I'm not The Spanish Inquisition, I'm not Cab Calloway, and I'm not Strong Bad wearing a yellow turtleneck! I'M CARMEN FREAKIN' SANDIEGO!!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I like Cab Calloway.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, Poopsmith, that's the worst costume I ever saw. {laughing} I mean, you're ''Lazer Tag''? What, are you supposed to be dressed up as the product or is it more abstract than that, like you're supposed to be the concept of Lazer Tag? Come on man, you know you just found that old crap in a trunk in your basement.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ease off, Strong Bad! He's not the one that dressed up as a ''girl'' two years in a row.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh ho ho ho, you asked for it, King.

''{Strong Mad punches The King of Town}''

'''BUBS:''' Did any of you guys go to that house that was givin' out change? I changed my costume and went back ten times. I made 35 dollars!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you guys go to that house where they let you into this big room and there's all these people wearing black hoods and they ask you these questions about life and existence and if you answer them wrong you get eternal damnation, but if you answer them right you get a Twizzler?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... no.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No.

'''COACH Z:''' Nope.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No.

'''BUBS:''' Nope.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

'''STRONG MAD:''' NO.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh. Never mind.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I like your costume, Strong Sad, but you weren't invited this year.

'''COACH Z:''' Say, Pom Pom, check out this funky bass groove! A doo'rear, a doo'ri, a doo'rear, a doo'ri! ''{Grooves around a little}''

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Have they voted yet? I really have to pee.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, and the Poopsmith's not smelling any rosier, either.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, oh! I've got an idea! Let's totally freak 'em out. ''Let's repeat the stuff we just saaaaid!''

''{loops back to the start of the discussion}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Clicking on the lightswitch (on the left side) will flick the switch on and off.
*When Pom Pom and the Poopsmith knock at your door, move the pumpkin that's sitting on your porch onto them to unlock Homsar (transcription [[#Homsar|above]]). Homsar will only appear in the final scene if you unlock him, though he doesn't say anything.
*When Strong Bad's egging list is up, click on "[[kewpie dan]]" to see a sketch of him. (Note: although this egg appears to be glitched, it was intended to open [[HR:kewpiedan.html|this page]] in a new window.)
*In the final scene when all of the characters are talking, you can roll over the skull, pumpkin and moon to see funny captions.
**Skull: Get offa me!
**Pumpkin: No costume. Just a pumpkin.
**Moon: Just pick a freakin' character already!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The length of this toon was originally listed as "?:??" on the Toons page, and now as 4 minutes.
**This is because you could sit there for hours on end doing ''no'' commands, and the length would be longer than 240 seconds.
*Marzipan's costume has a small hole in it and you can see her pink flesh beneath, giving further credence to the theory that her body is actually skirt-shaped.
*This is the first instance of [[The Cheat's Head Exploding]].
*The Bazooka Joe comic you see when you give Bubs Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum originally came from an idea The Brothers Chaps thought up for a possible weekly feature. It was never released until they showed it at the [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|March 1, 2005 NYU Talk]].
*This is the first toon to feature all the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:weirdedoutthecheat.PNG|thumb|NO! NOO! NOOO!]]
*Giving The Cheat and Strong Mad [[Wikipedia:Pop Rocks|pop rocks]] shows you a rare glimpse of The Cheat's mouth open without his teeth being visible.
*Bubs's comment about the house that was giving out change is interesting; he went back ten times (making a total of 11 trips) and made $35, implying that the inhabitant was giving out a surprisingly generous $3.18 per trick-or-treater, on average.
*The only candy that shows up twice is the Fun Size [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]].
*Clicking "Back" takes you to [[Main Page 7]], the Halloween Main Page.
*Strong Bad is seen during the King of Town's segment as well as in Marzipan's reaction to steak, but he is not in costume in either one.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] didn't use the current style of animation on Strong Bad (his shadowed eyes), even though they used it in an earlier toon, [[A Mother's Day Message]].
*When The King of Town appears, Strong Bad has the new diamond but older eyes (he also has this design if you give the steak to Marzipan as her treat; he has it when he sneaks more steaks into her bag), and when he comes to the door, he is in his older style.
*All of the King of Town's treat options involve butter, and all of Strong Mad and The Cheat's options involve rocks.
*In the beginning, when the shadows of the things are being thrown at the shadow of the tree, the two shadows overlap and make a darker shadow.
*The candy corn that is an option for Marzipan is not colored properly: Normal candy corn is orange in the middle and yellow on the bottom.

===Goofs===
*In the final scene where all of the characters are talking, Strong Bad's caption is misspelled: it should read "[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]]", not "Carmen San Diego".
**Bubs's caption is also misspelled as "Mars Blackman" instead of "Mars Blackmon".
*As Homestar talks in the first scene, the bottom outline on his cap moves. This is most visible when his face moves close to the viewer.
*When Strong Bad smears the Butterfinger bar on the door and Strong Sad shows up, the melted chocolate on the door disappears when the choices of candy show up.
*After Marzipan tells Strong Sad that he wasn't invited this year, her mouth stays slightly open until the loop starts over.
*After Strong Bad says that the Poopsmith isn't smelling any rosier, his mouth is more open than it is in the middle of the final scene, but it still opens a little wider when the loop starts over.

===Glitches===
*The light switch can be moved up and down, but it doesn't do anything. You can flip the switch even while the door is opened, and if you leave the light switch down, it will automatically go back up when the next person knocks.
*After Bubs says, "Gimme some candy!", the outline under his mouth nearly vanishes, and the shading of his 'MARS' chain also changes.
*When Homestar is introducing the toon, the line between his head and hat and his eyes seem to move very slightly up and down.

===Inside References===
*The following are all references from the previous year's Halloween toon, [[Homestarloween Party]]:
**The music that plays when Homestar rises up at the start is the same one used when it was time for "Scary Flashlight Ghost Storytelling With a Flashlight".
**Stuffing the pumpkin into the Poopsmith's mouth is a reference to when he was seen bobbing for pumpkins and holding them in his mouth.
**Marzipan noting at the end that "I like your costume, Strong Sad, but you weren't invited this year" refers to the fact that he had been uninvited by Marzipan the previous year.
**The King of Town's comment on Strong Bad dressing up as a girl for two years in a row refers to the previous Halloween toon where Strong Bad dressed up as [[Wikipedia:Carmen Miranda|Carmen Miranda]].
***For two years in a row, Strong Bad also dressed up as girls named Carmen.

*Bubs's line when you give him the [[Wikipedia:Dum Dum Pop|Dum-Dum Pop]] is a reference to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]. ''(See also Real-World References.)''
*Strong Mad attempted almost the same prank greeting as in this toon on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0]].
*Coach Z's rap is a reference to [[alcohol]].
*[[Loose coins]] show up twice in this cartoon: you can give Homestar a handful of change, and Bubs talks about going back to the house that was giving out change.
*[[Cricket noises]] can be heard when Homestar says he doesn't know why Marzipan said to eat lots of Smarties.

===Real-World References===
*Coach Z raps a couple lines from [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground's]] biggest hit song, "The Humpty Dance," substituting his own name for Humpty Hump's. The rhythm he knocks on the door is the [[Wikipedia:Amen Break|Amen Break]]. The drink he mentions, [[Wikipedia:Hennessy|Hennessy]], is a brand of cognac, or brandy. Another line is used at the voting screen when Coach Z tells Pom Pom to "check out this bass groove right here." Coach Z's line "those are the breaks" is also most likely a reference to rapper [[Wikipedia:Kurtis Blow|Kurtis Blow]]'s biggest hit song "[[Wikipedia:The Breaks|The Breaks]]."
*The joke involving The Cheat consuming Pop Rocks and soda is a reference to [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/poprocks.htm an urban legend] that states that Mikey, the [[Wikipedia:Life (cereal)|Life cereal]] mascot, died when consuming Pop Rocks and soda caused his stomach to explode.
*When you drag the pumpkin onto Pom Pom and the Poopsmith, the music that is played is from the [[The Legend of Zelda|''Legend of Zelda'' games]], usually when you unlock something (like blowing up a wall with a bomb, thus creating a door). The particular sound music they use in the toon is from "[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]", as you can hear the dungeon music after the sound plays.
*Ronnie Pudding, the first name on Strong Bad's list of houses to egg, is the name of [[Spinal Tap]]'s first bassist.
*Strong Bad greets you with "Where in the world is my candy?", a reference to the computer game and TV show "[[Wikipedia:List of Carmen Sandiego products#Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]" from which his costume comes.
*Strong Sad's comment on receiving the [[Wikipedia:Campbell Soup Company|Campbell's soup]] is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol's]] (whom Strong Sad is dressed as) series of paintings ''Campbell's Soup''.
*"Please baby, please baby, baby baby please" is a reference to Mars Blackmon's (whom Bubs is dressed up as) exact same line in [[imdb:tt0091939|She's Gotta Have It]].
*The skull's line at the end when you hold the mouse pointer over it ("Get offa me") is a quote from Murray, the Demonic Talking Skull from the [[Wikipedia:Monkey Island|''Monkey Island'']] games.
*Homsar's greeting is a play on [[Wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy's]] famous line "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
*Marzipan's intro is "Hey, ho! Let's go!" from [[Wikipedia:The Ramones|The Ramones']] 1976 hit, "Blitzkrieg Bop". This was also a reference/tribute to Joey's death earlier in 2001.
*Homestar's greeting is sung to the tune of (and is a play on) the theme song to the TV show [[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]].
*[[Wikipedia:Cab Calloway|Cab Calloway]] was a famous jazz bandleader and singer whose career spanned many years.
*Homestar saying Strong Bad's costume is the "[[Wikipedia:Spanish Inquisition|Spanish Inquisition]]" is a reference to a [[Monty Python]] [[Wikipedia:The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)|sketch of the same name]] in which [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], [[Wikipedia:Terry Jones|Terry Jones]], and [[Wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]] were dressed in similar costumes.
*The Poopsmith holding up a sign due to his inability to talk (or his vow of silence) is reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote of [[Looney Tunes]] fame.
*The "I choose YOU, <insert character name here>chu" is a reference to the show "[[Wikipedia:Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]," where one character, [[Wikipedia:Ash Ketchum|Ash]], has a similar famous line, "I choose YOU, [[Pikachu]]!"
*The subject line of the email when the Poopsmith is chosen for best costume, Teddy Poopspin, references [[Wikipedia:Teddy Ruxpin|Teddy Ruxpin]], a popular toy from the '80s made by Worlds of Wonder, the same company that made Lazer Tag.
*If you choose the King of Town for best costume, the subject line of the email is "King of Town, Now Sit Down." This is a reference to Sierra Online's [[Wikipedia: Quest for Glory|Quest for Glory]] (aka Hero's Quest), where the phrase "Hut of brown, now sit down" was used to gain access to Baba Yaga's magic hut.
*If you choose Strong Sad for best costume, the subject line of the email is "A vote for Strong Sad is a vote for America." This is a reference to 1984 Presidential Candidate Walter Mondale's Campaign slogan, which was "A vote for Walter Mondale is a vote for America." Mondale lost the election to Ronald Reagan in a landslide, winning only his home state (Minnesota) and the District of Columbia.
*If you choose Marzipan for best costume, the subject is a play on the [[Wikipedia:Riot Grrrl|Riot Grrrl]] music scene.
*Giving Strong Mad and The Cheat the rocks may be a reference to the only Halloween treat [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] receives in ''[[Wikipedia:It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''.

*When Coach Z mentions "36 Chambers," it is a reference to the Wu-Tang Clan Album "Enter The Wu-Tang" also known as the 36 Chambers
*The "D" on the baseball cap worn by Pom Pom as part of his Michael Moore costume is the insignia for the [[Wikipedia:Detroit Tigers|Detroit Tigers]].
*Bubs's line when you give him the [[Wikipedia:Dum Dum Pop|Dum-Dum Pop]] is a play on the line "dum ditty dum ditty dum dum dum" from the children's book ''[[Special:Booksources/0679890483|Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb]]'' by Al Perkins. ''(See also Inside References.)''

===Fast Forward===
*"Cheatachu72" later became The Cheat's screen name in [[i she be]] and [[marzipan]].
*The music that was used as Homestar was rising would later be used in the Strong Bad Email [[theme park]] as background music for "The Strong Sad Gets Decked Repeatedly Stunt Spooktacular".
*"Your house" was later reused in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] where you could, once again, choose Coach Z's and Bubs's treats (and Stinkoman's, too).
**Also, Strong Mad would wear Pom Pom's Detroit Tigers baseball cap as part of his [[Wikipedia:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum, P.I.]] costume.
*The phrase "Get offa me!" would later be said by a [[sticky note]] in the email [[vacation]].
*This toon started the [[Bubslegum Comics]].
*The jingle that Homsar sings when given candy sounds strangely like the jingle for [[SBLOUNSKCHED!]], in [[candy product]].
*The 2005 Halloween toon, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], is also done in the style of a decision-making game, just like this Halloween toon.
*The result of the voting contest was finally revealed, 5 years after the toon's release, in [[Halloween Awards Show]].
*Bubs's door-knocking rhythm would become the same rhythm as used in Hip Hop Dance from [[New Boots]].
*The Cheat again fully opens his mouth in [[rough copy]].
*The "Why you lazy crap for crap!" quote that Strong Bad says later became a [[System Sounds|System Sound]] for an error.

== DVD Version ==
*The title and opening credits scene has been moved to after the first scene.
*Homestar does not ask the viewer to drag the treats on top of them.
*The doors open on their own.
*Coach Z no longer says "George Foreman?" when given the Jujyfruits.
*The "unlocking" sound for Homsar is higher-pitched and cleaner. It is also much different than on the website.
*Homsar's lines for the shaving cream and wrench are inexplicably switched.
*Homsar's song about the black and orange taffy is more complete, rather than being cut off at the very start, as is the case on the website.
*Homsar appears in the ending whether he was unlocked or not.
*Marzipan adds "What's wrong with girls?" after Strong Mad punches The King of Town.
*Marzipan says "No" to Strong Sad's question just before Strong Sad replies.
*The sentence "Vote for your favorite costume!!" at the end is missing and Homestar does not ask if the viewer has voted yet.
*As Homestar starts the repetition of the end scene, the scene fades out and the toon ends. Specifically, it completely fades out as Homestar says, "The Spanish Inquisition?"
*If you wait too long without making a choice when Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are at the door, the Homsar scene is automatically unlocked.
**However, as a result, just like on the website, the pumpkin goes into the Poopsmith's mouth and you forgo the opportunity to give them a real treat.
*You no longer have the opportunity to see who is dressed up as who at the end, like you can on the website.
*When the toon is played in "Play All", the treats are automatically picked for you. Also, Homsar is automatically unlocked. The treats automatically picked are:
**'''Coach Z''': Boston Baked Beans
**'''The King of Town''': Stick of Butter
**'''The Cheat and Strong Mad''': Pop Rocks
**'''Marzipan''': Rice Cakes
**'''The Poopsmith and Pom Pom''': Chick-O-Stick
**'''Homsar''': Black and Orange Taffy
**'''Strong Bad''': Fun Size Butterfinger
**'''Strong Sad''': Baking Chocolate
**'''Bubs''': Mallo Cup
**'''Homestar Runner''': Circus Peanuts

== See also ==
*[[Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:halloween2001.html|watch "The House That Gave Sucky Treats"]]
*[[HR:halloween2001.swf|view the Flash file for "The House That Gave Sucky Treats"]]
*[[Forum:15862|forum thread re: "The House That Gave Sucky Treats"]]

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Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2

2016-04-05T22:18:12Z

JohnnyLurg:

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[[Image:dangmuffinspie.png|thumb|"OH DANG MUFFINS PIE À LA MODE!"]]

After seven years, Marzipan's inability to check her answering machine pays off.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Kevin}}, {{Film|Visor Robot}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|sloshy}}, {{Film|Puppet Homestar}}, {{Film|Litigation Jackson}}, {{Film|Larry Palaroncini}}, Tucker Donaldson, {{Film|Humidibot}}, Humidibeth, {{Film|F-Sack}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|Horrible Painting}}, {{Film|Balding Man}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Pan Pan}}, {{Film|1-Up}}, {{Film|Peacey P}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Crack Stuntman}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Sickly Sam}}, [[Teen Girl Squad|Unknown Teen Girl Squad Member]], [[The Gregs|One of the 4 Gregs]]

'''Places:''' [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' Friday, April 1, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 0:00 (official), 31:09 (actual)

'''Page Title:''' Just think of it as a podcast!

== Transcript ==

===Opening ===
:'''0:00 - 0:52'''

''{The scene opens with a phone hook lying on the floor of the Living Room of the Brothers Strong; the receiver is offscreen. It has a funnel on top of it, and in the funnel are two bottles of "Cheez Wheez" and a bottle of "Lite Em Up Dan" lighter fluid. Two more bottles of Cheez Wheez are nearby.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang!

''{The camera pans across the phone's cord, to a part that is entangling more bottles of Cheez Wheez and some batteries, which are connected by wires.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang muffins!

''{The camera pans more to an axe suspended from the ceiling, with two speakers attached to it, all entangled by the phone cord.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang muffins pie!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat, in the same room as all of the previous. The phone's receiver is dangling from the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OH DANG MUFFINS PIE À LA MODE! This is gonna be the best April Fools' Day prank call ever!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{enthusiastic The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now you're sure the science is sound? The battle axes and Cheez Wheezes will actually get through the phone lines?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... fiber optics... makes sense, makes sense... Marzipan won't know what hit her! Alright, Strong Mad, dial the number!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{picks up the phone, hovers his finger over the keypad and hesitates}'' Uh... Um...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{snatches phone}'' Never mind, I'll dial the number. ''{hovers his hand over the keypad and hesitates}'' Um... Never mind, The Cheat, you dial the number.

''{Strong Bad holds out the phone to The Cheat, who quickly dials the number.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{As the phone starts to ring, Strong Bad holds it up to his ear.}''

'''PHONE OPERATOR:''' We're sorry, the mailbox of the answering machine you're trying to prank is full! Please try again later.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Why the crap is her mailbox full?

''{Cut to Marzipan's answering machine, which is bulging, appears to be in poor condition, and has green goo coming out the bottom. The display shows glitchy symbols throughout the toon.}''

=== Marzipan's Greeting ===
:'''0:52 - 1:00'''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, this is Marzipan. I'll be out and about for about seven years, so I'll give you a call back after that. Thank you!

=== Message 1 ===
:'''1:00 - 2:15'''

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' Message 1 from: June 17th, 2009.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{falsetto}'' Oh, hey, Marzipan! This is Joanie Allthetime, uh, your acupuncturist. Calling you to tell you, I, I had a new do-it-yourself-from-home program. That means you don't have to come to see me no more to stick needles in you! So I want you to wander around your house, uh, reciting your— this new mantra that I will give you. Which is, um, "Yoplait, Fage, Oikos," um, "Activia". So you just say that over and over again, and then pick up any sharp or even blunt objects around your house and just jab them right, right into you! Um, I would work the kidneys first, and then from there, move on to— to the eyes. Okay, namaste, have yourself a real nice day! Ha, hey, that's a new mantra! Don't use that one, though; use the yogurt one.

=== Message 2 ===
:'''2:15 - 2:37'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a halting voice, like a stereotypical robot}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is Homestar Runner. I heard that you got a new smartphone, so instead of leaving you a message, I'm texting this to you. Smileyman, winky smileyman, wineglass wineglass '90s camcorder, send.

=== Message 3 ===
:'''2:37 - 3:50'''

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Uh, surprise, surprise, Marzipan! Guess where I ended up! The hoosegow! They only give ya one phone call here, so I couldn't think'a anyone better to blow it on than you, Marzi. Uh, I'm gonna— I'm gonna be away for a while, I think, here. You're— you're gonna hear a lot of stuff comin' out on the news. I want you to ignore seventy-five to ninety-eight percent of it, if you could. Uh, the part where they say that my name is Coach Z? Uh, you can listen to that. The part where they say I'm mostly green? That— that's a— that's a fact. That's a police fact. The rest I would just ignore if I was you. Anyways, Bubs is gonna represent me, so that'll be fun. Hey, and get this: they say I'm a flight risk! That sounds like somethin' you'd see on a trophy, doesn't it? "Coach Z: First Place Flight Risk! Two hundred thousand dollar bail!"

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' Call ended... for being ''way'' too depressing.

=== Message 4 ===
:'''3:50 - 4:02'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, Marzipan! Have you heard about the new internet craze, planking? It is gonna be around forever, and I'm gonna be doing it forever! Etched into the halls of ''history!''

=== Message 5 ===
:'''4:02 - 5:08'''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's Bubs! Look, I been thinking that maybe I need a catch phrase or something. Seems like everybody else got one. Strong Bad says "holy crap", Homestar says "seriously", Coach Z can't speak English. But what about Bubs? All anybody remembers about me is how I once stole an aircraft carrier. What kinda legacy is that? So I got a list here of some catch phrase candidates. Lemme— lemme try 'em out on you, see whatcha think. "Zabbledoo!" Huh? "Zabbledoo"? I'd say it like, "Zabbledoo, Marzipan! What can I zabbledoo for you?" I think that sounds pretty good. I can also go with something classic, like yellin' "Scarborough Fair!" Whaddya think of that? Or like somethin' that sounds like it's from the fifties or sixties maybe? "Put it to me!" Huh? "Put it to me"? I dunno. If you think of any ideas, gimme a shout! Papadopoulos!... Naw, that's terrible.

===Message 6 ===
:'''5:08 - 6:10'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{speaks with an obvious lisp throughout the message}'' Uh, happy New Years, Marzipan. It's Strong Sad. It's, uh, January first, 2011. And, uh, I've decided to try something new this year. It's gonna be a whole new Strong Sad. Can you guess— can you guess what it is? I feel like people don't notice my personality, so I'm trying to give 'em something to grasp onto. Have you guessed what it is yet? Hmmm? Marzipan? Anyways, I think this is the dawn of a new day for old SS. I'm thure I'm gonna keep this up for thhh— for many years to come. This is not just one of my phases, like the eye patch, or the cane, or the monocle, or the bowler hats, or the jodhpurs. Oh, those were dark times, those jodhpurs days. Anyways, this is the new Strong Sad signing off!

=== Message 7 ===
:'''6:10 - 6:36'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{without the lisp}'' Hey, Marzipan. It's January second, 2011. Disregard my last message. I don't— I don't know what I was thinking. What a surprise, I've already backtracked. I couldn't even go a whole twenty-four hours! "The new Strong Sad"... Maybe— maybe the jodhpurs weren't such a bad idea. I'm gonna go see if I can find those!

=== Message 8 ===
:'''6:36 - 7:34'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a smooth and smarmy voice}'' Good afternoon, Mrs. Pan. This is Vince Napmaker from public radio's "The World is my Butt". We wanted to call you to thank you for being a continued supporter of public radio. But we wanted to ask you if you'd be willing to increase your support. Every dollar counts. Do you have any idea how much it costs to act like you're this much better than everyone else? And furthermore, our uppity podcasts aren't going to create themselves. So please, as always, for the sake of tote bags everywhere, put a bunch of cash in a paper and/or plastic bag and leave it on the doorstep. ''{The public radio jingle plays over his next line.}'' This is Vince Napmaker for public radio. And now here's a supercut of Robert Siegel saying "I gather."

'''ROBERT SIEGEL:''' ''{at various different pitches}'' I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather—

=== Message 9 ===
:'''7:34 - 8:30'''

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, there, Marzipan! We won our first victory in the long fight to justice! I had my hearing yesterday, and guess what? They're gonna try me as a minor! Bubs tells me that's a good thing. So anyways, I'm celebratin' with a batch of jail terlet melonade! I wish you was here to clink glasses with me. Well, these aren't glasses so much as they're, uh, the little slippers they give us. They don't exactly clink. They just sorta s—slop together. Ya end up basically suckin' the melonade outta the— the sort of foam Dr. Scholls situation. Ya know what, after sayin' that out loud, I think I'm gonna skip this round. But anyways, ''{chanting}'' free Coach Z! Free Coach Z!

=== Message 10 ===
:'''8:30 - 9:19'''

'''HOMSAR:''' AaA, hey Marzipa-yan! It's Homsar! I was just calling you because, for some reason, I seem to be more articulate on the phone! I hate to hang up, knowin' as soon as I do, I'll be back to "AaAaAah, you're a pork rind's president!" Or maybe like, "DaAaAon't get chipsy with the chalk sauce!" Y— you know, the kind of garbage that I spout! Anyways, gimme a holler if you ever wanna have a constructive conversation. OoOoOokay, bye-dee-bye!

=== Message 11 ===
:'''9:19 - 10:11'''

'''BUBS:''' ''{soft tone}'' Hey Marzipan, it's Bubs. You know, the defense lawyer on the Coach Z case. I'm starting to have some pangs. Pangs of... this is a really terrible idea. Pangs of... he's totally guilty and you shouldn't be a lawyer. Pangs of... just what exactly is a charcuterie board, and why is it so expensive? Anyways, I think Coach Z did it, and I don't know if I can defend him anymore, whatever it is that he is accused of. I haven't really gotten around to asking anybody yet. I'm supposed to be in the court room defending him right now, but I snuck out to read some John Grisham novels to give me an edge, only I mixed him up with Michael Crichton, and now my defense is based around ''{Stretched out and delivered in a growl}'' DINOSAURS! Ba doo da dum, bo!

=== Message 12 ===
:'''10:11 - 10:41'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, Marzipan. Kickstarter sensation the Ouya, they're gonna make games for that thing for the rest of eternity! Mark my words, every game that comes out from now until the end of time will also come out on the Ouya. Gonna outlive Sony, Nintendo, Coleco, Canseco, Jaleco, all of the heavy hitters. Anyways, I can't wait to be playing Ouya games in fifteen years, or even like, five months! Written in Sharpie on the bathroom wall of ''history!''

=== Message 13 ===
:'''10:41 - 11:07'''

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Shaky voice and in fear}'' Uh, hey Marzipan. The jodhpurs did not work out! They did not work out! Why, jodhpurs? Why'd you do that to me, jodhpurs? How could you do this to me, jodhpurs?

=== Message 14 ===
:'''11:07 - 12:44'''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey Marzipan, it's Strong Bad. Look, I just wanted to run something by you, um... Everybody else I've talked to says that this is the worst idea I've ever had, and that my career will go down in flames if I do this, so you're my last hope to tell me that this is a great idea. As you know, it's June of 2012, which means we're coming up on the ten year anniversary of Everybody to the Limit, so I want to celebrate in grand fashion, and I figured what better way than to make a sequel! It's like... Fhqwhgads Revisited! Let me just play a little demo right here over the phone. ''{music starts in the background}'' ''{Singing}'' Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! You remember that song, from that one summer. It was really good, and you emailed it to all your friends. Let's fhqwhgads again, so you can email it to all your friends! Let's fhqwhgads again, and now email your friends. Guess who will be there? Probably Joe and Jake. You remember Joe and Jake? I mentioned them in the first song. Th- this is the sequel. Let's fhqwhgads again! F, H, Q, W-H, G-A-D-S. F, H, Q, W-H, G-A-D-S. F, H, Q, W-H, G-A-D-S. ''{stops singing}'' So that's great, right? I mean, it's even better than the first one! So anyways, call me back, tell me it's a great idea, so I can get The Cheat to work on a music video. Okay, bye! ''{Whispering}'' Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again!

===Message 15===
:'''12:44 - 12:53'''

'''KEVIN:''' Hey Marzipan, this is Kevin. Um, did you, er... I'm trying to remember, did you borrow my Trivial Pursuit '80s edition? Give me a call back. Thanks.

===Message 16 ===
:'''12:53 - 13:15'''

'''VISOR ROBOT''': Marzipan, this is the Visor Robot. Listen, you need to tell Strong Bad not to do this "Let's Fhqwhgads Again" crap. It is so terrible. I don't want to sully my good name. Come on Marzipan. Do not let him do this, okay? See you around.

=== Message 17 ===
:'''13:15 - 14:32'''

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{speaks in a deep voice}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is a little weird, but, um... this is The Poopsmith. Yes. I woke up today, and it just kind of hit me... I think I'm sick of the whole "vow of silence" crap. In fact, I think I'm sick of crap, in general. I mean, have I been limiting myself all this time by smith-ing poop? Imagine all the other stuff I could have been smith-ing. Bread; I could be a bread smith, you know. I could have been a song smith, like Mike Nesmith, from The Monkees, the guy with the wool hat, who wrote that song Different Drum, you know. ''{sings}'' "You and I, travel to the beat of a different drum". ''{speaks}'' Or an 80's rocker like Ron Sexsmith or a Mark E. Smith smith, or a Smiths smith. Any of those things. I don't know. Maybe I'm crazy. Anyway, if you can think of any other things that end in "smith", give me a call back. If I don't hear from you, just... ah, forget the whole thing. I'll go back to the vow of silence. It was nice talking to you. It was nice... ''talking.''

=== Message 18 ===
:'''14:32 - 15:00'''
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, Marzipan, I don't think I'm feeling so good. I think I've got a bad case of... ''Linsanity!'' Oh, man! Have you seen this kid? Jeremy Lin! He can't be stopped! He's gonna score 30 points a game for the rest of his career! The Knicks are never gonna let this guy go! Face of the franchise. I will never forget Linsanity. Carved into the tree trunk of ''history!''

=== Message 19 ===
:'''15:00 - 16:22'''

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Marzipan! We've had a huge break in the case! It turns out there's a piece of evidence that can completely exonerate me, but I need youse to get it for me, and all ya gotta do is go to my locker room and get it. I can't believe it! I'm gonna be a free man! Okay, so as soon as you're done listening to this message, go straight to my locker room. Go to the far locker on the left. Open it up, and you're gonna see... Well, Marzipan, I apologize in advance. You're gonna see a pile of jocks. But I know you can do it. Just, just coat your hand in a spray of Right-Guard beforehand and you'll be fine. And once you get to the bottom of that pile, you'll see a folder labeled "Exoneratin' Evidence." I know, who'd a thought right? I had it sitting there all along. ''{begins to cry}'' Anyways I can't tell you how happy I am, that you're gonna free me from prisons. It's been real hard Marzipan, but you, you're listenin' to this message in a timely fashion, I know you are, you always have, and you're gonna go do this for me right after listenin' to this and not wait five or six years. I just know it. I'll see you in the courtroom. ''{chanting}'' Free Coach Z! Free Coach Z!

=== Message 20 ===
:'''16:22 - 16:57'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Marzipan. It's Strong Sad. I've just been feeling really depressed, 'cause, because I haven't been acting very depressed. It used to be my thing, but I don't feel like I get to be sad and depressing anymore, like I used to. So I just want to kinda beef up my numbers in the sad and depressing column. So I may be leaving you some messages, you know sort of dark, inner demons, and that kind of thing. Should be fun.

=== Message 21 ===
:'''16:57 - 17:58'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaks like an automated voice}'' Greetings, Marzipan. This is an automated call from Grody Lab Results, Incorporated. Your test results are: negative.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{shouting in the background}'' Negative is good when you're talking about lab results!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Wait, what? Oh, ''{automated voice}'' your test results are: positive. ''{normally}'' Are you sure? It sounds like I'm giving her good news.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't want to be party to this!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' They should be less confusing. ''{automated voice}'' Your test results are: terrible. And you're dying, or possibly already dead by the time you get this. If you want us to perform experimental surgery on you and, like, sew a llama head onto your existing head, please call back during regular putting-llama-heads-on-people hours and we will schedule an appointment. This prank call has not been my finest execution. Thank you and have a nice day.

=== Message 22 ===
:'''17:58 - 18:05'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{dejected voice}'' It's taking way too long for the sun to swallow up the earth.

=== Message 23 ===
:'''18:05 - 18:13'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{dejected voice}'' At the end of the day today, think about how all you did today was look at your phone.

=== Message 24 ===
:'''18:13 - 18:23'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{dejected voice}'' I'm sad that I'm trying. ''{normal voice}'' Take that, not-depressing Strong Sad! Now I feel great! I feel real happy! ...Oh.

=== Message 25 ===
:'''18:23 - 19:20'''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh, hey, Marzipan. I-I don't really know how else to ask this, but um... Am I your dad?! I was lookin' on the internet for "marzipan glazed ham", and uh... I got some weird results that seemed to think that at— at least at one time, you were my daughter? It's kind of freakin' me out over here. Um... I wish I could take, like, a— a DNA test, but I've had my DNA surgically replaced with MSG! Um, if you could shed any light on this, um... I mean, I get— I think I'm— I think I'm dying... Also, I probably should have led with that... Uh, so, I kind of need to know if you're my daughter, and if I should leave everything to you. Otherwise I'm probably leaving it to 80's rocker Ron Sexsmith. Remember him? From the Monkees?

=== Message 26 ===
:'''19:20 - 20:26'''

'''MITCH:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's Mitch from sloshy. Uh, I wanted to send you the tracks for that split 7-inch we're doin' with Cool Tapes, except, uh, sloshy broke up again, and I also pawned all of our instruments. So... I'm just going to do the tracks over the phone. One, two, three, four... ''{a capella accompaniment starts in the background}'' ''{singing}'' Phonin' this one in, phonin' this one in, usin' the phone as instrument. You know what I meant. And is this a gimmick? Or a cop-out? And is there a difference? ''{accompaniment continues for a few more seconds, then the song ends}'' And that's it. Let me know when you've got it mixed and mastered. And uh... give me a shout next time you're in Austin. Or Portland. Or... Brooklyn. Or... Silver Lake. We'll get breakfast.

=== Message 27 ===
:'''20:26 - 20:59'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, Marzipan. Can you hear that? That is the majestic hush of a paradigm shift. That's right. Me and Pom Pom are waiting in line for our Google Glass! I can't wait to be like, lookin' through this thing! And like, seein' other things! I honestly can't remember how I lived my life yesterday, without Google Glass. These things are gonna change the way they build cities! I'm talkin' beso segway style. Alright, I gotta go. It's almost me and Pom Pom's turn! Blinking photographs into the profile pics of ''history!''

=== Message 28 ===
:'''20:59 - 22:10'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaks in a Southern voice}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is... the new girl character in town. Sharp Dean. That's my name, Sharp Dean. You'd better watch your back! You're not the only girl around no more! Now that Sharp Dean's gonna stake her claim! I'm a real good character. You look like a broomstick? Well, guess what. I look like... a coat rack. Skinny Tall. That... that was my grandmummer's name. Grandmummer Skinny Tall. She is dead! Hey, guess what, Marzipan, since I'm Sharp Dean. We gon' fight. We gon' fight one another. Out by The Stick. Do you have a boyfriend, I'ma steal your boyfriend. My daddy owns a movin' company. So if he don't want me to pound you into salt... patch, then you'd better bake me somethin' gooood, Marzipan. That's right, some kind of pie, brownies, cakey... Now you leave that for me... where I'm stayin' at. Which is Strong Bad's kitchen table. Okay! Sharp Dean is on the prowl! This is goin' somewhere!

=== Message 29 ===
:'''22:10 - 22:19'''

'''KEVIN:''' Hey, Marzipan. This is Kevin, um... Could you please give me a call? I just really need to get that, uh, Trivial Pursuit back, thanks.

=== Message 30 ===
:'''22:19 - 23:10'''
'''CLARK:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's Clark from sloshy. Uh, look, Mitch called me and convinced me to do a backing vocal track on your answering machine, so... here it goes. Gonna be a lot of dead air. ''{slightly distant and echoey-sounding}'' One, two, three, four. ''{long pause}'' I think he's phoning this one in. ''{long pause}'' I know what he meant. ''{long pause}'' Is this a gimmick? ''{pause}'' Is this a cop-out? ''{pause}'' I'm pretty sure there's not a difference. ''{long pause}'' ''{vocal effects gone}'' Alright, thanks. Oh, and uh, somehow I ended up with your copy of '80s Trivial Pursuit? Let me know if you need that back.

=== Message 31 ===
:'''23:10 - 23:44'''

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey, Marzipan! This is Puppet Homestar! That's right! Comin' atcha! Puppet style! I've got eight percent more sass than regular Homestar! When I talk, I kinda go like this, I kinda thrust my head out with each word. Listen to my mouth-flaps! ''{makes several felt-flapping sounds}'' Oh yeah. You tell 'em. You tell 'em, Felt-mouth. And I would like to leave you with a little "spin my ''{exaggerates his speech impediment}'' buzzer". ''{The sound of Homestar's "buzzer" being spun is heard.}'' Puppet Homestar is gone!

=== Message 32 ===
:'''23:44 - 24:10'''

'''LITIGATION JACKSON:''' Good afternoon, Marzipan! This is Litigation Jackson! I'm the prosecuting attorney in the case against Coach Z! We understand you've been harassed ''{pronounced to rhyme with embarrassed}'', harassed ''{pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable}'', and harangued by Coach Z over the years! We'd like to know if you'd be willing to take the stand! You could be a very valuable witness in this case! Please give me a call back, post-haste! That's not a legal term, but it sounds official! And so say all of us, "The system really works, ''jerks!''"

=== Message 33 ===
:'''24:10 - 24:51'''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Hey, Marzipan! This is Larry Palaroncini! I'm from the band Limozeen! What's the big idea doin' a split 7-inch with that short-haircut, glasses-havin', I-don't-even-know-what-you-call-the-opposite-of-leather-pants-wearin' band sloshy? I thought ''we'' were gonna collaborate! You're supposed to be an instrumental part of our big comeback! We're comin' up on the thirteenth anniversary of our hit song, Nite Mamas! And I've got a great idea for a sequel! ''{music starts in the background}'' ''{singing to the same tune as "Let's Fhqwhgads Again"}'' Let's Nite Mamas again, let's Nite Mamas agai— ''{Larry is cut off by the end of the message}''

=== Message 34 ===
:'''24:51 - 26:00'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaks in a fake Italian accent}'' Oh, yes, Marzipan. This is your foreign boyfriend, Rongardo Shavemybody. It's so nice to hear your voice again on machine of answers. I miss all the time we spent in foreign lands together, havin' exotic foods. I'm visiting your country now, and want you to come and meet with me. I hear there's a lovely little café in a place called Strong Badia. Would you go, please, and wait for me there? As is the custom of my people, I will be very late, and you should wait for a really long time. You will think that it is too long to be waiting, but I assure you it is the custom of my people, and you don't want to be offending my people, do you? Alright. I kiss you on both sides of your cheek and underneath your chin. As is the custom of... my people. And now I bid you farewell in the most prime language of my country. Braunschweiger!

=== Message 35 ===
:'''26:00 - 26:39'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey Marzipan. It's Homestar. I was just callin' to ask you— ''{the line is repeated many times forwards, backwards, and at different frequencies, until finally slowing down}'' ''{in a voice similar to his voice in very early toons}'' Oh, hey Marzipan. It's Homestar. Uh, me and Pom Pom were just here, you know, hangin' out, somewhere in the years 1999 to 2001, and... Pom Pom's ''great''. He's my best friend, and... you're my girlfriend, and... maybe we can ''all'' be friends, uh, this weekend, uh, that's like rap music, huh?  Um, I just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna sound this way forever. Okay, bye!

=== Message 36 ===
:'''26:39 - 27:21'''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, Marzipan. You know how you're always buggin' me to start carryin' organic stuff at the concession stand? Well, I finally listened to you. If, by "organic", you meant "of or pertaining to the illegal selling and trade of human organs". I got ice packs, little Igloo coolers, scalpels, discounts on hotel rooms, bathtubs fulla ice, chloroform, and fifteen pass Econoline vans pre-lined with plastic sheeting! So come on down to Bubs' Organic Concession Stand! Where we're keepin' that one urban legend alive! You know the one I'm talkin' about?

=== Message 37 ===
:'''27:21 - 28:09'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey, Marzipan's sister. This is Homestar. I was just callin' with a status update, to let you know that Marzipan still has ''no'' idea ''{in a suggestive tone}'' what you and I've been up to. I say that in this kind of way. That some might think is suggestive. ''{normal voice}'' Anyways, you got nothin' to worry about. I am extra careful! I mean, could you imagine what would happen if I accidentally mixed you guys up, ''{laughing}'' and like, called the wrong sister? Oh man. The crap storm that would unleash. Ha-ha! I'm laughing so effortlessly! Because it's so unlikely! ''{sigh of laughter}'' So, to recap, Marzipan has a sister, ''{suggestive voice}'' suggestive styles, ''{normal voice}'' and, she's got no idea what's going on between us. Okay, bye.

=== Message 38 ===
:'''28:09 - 28:49'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's Strong Sad. I was just callin' to letcha know I, I just got the approved permits from Bubs, so Wilted Salad Festival 2014 is on! ''{speaks in a progressively more excited and rapid voice}'' We've got arugula, we've got kale, we've got baby spring mix, we got napa cabbage, we got endive, we got chard, we got Swiss chard, we got so many different types of wilted salad it's makin' me talk like some sort of turn-of-the-century state fair kinda guy! ''{more normal voice}'' Phew! Got a little carried away. Anyways, definitely come on out. It's gonna be rad-icchio! Oh, man. I gotta go put that on the poster!

=== Message 39 ===
:'''28:49 - 29:43'''
'''TUCKER DONALDSON:''' ''{in an angry voice}'' Look here, this— this message is for Marzipan, you know, 'cause— 'cause that's a real name. This is Tucker Donaldson from campussafety.gov; if you remember, we hired you, and, and, and, and your band Cool Tapes— huh! That's real clever— to play here in our student union, where you managed to incite a riot. Yeah, real three-alarm kind of thing. I— I— I'm not even sure it was music that you performed. No thanks, right? No thanks to that. I went out on a limb for you, you and your Cool Tapes, they just snapped my branch. Your— your— your tapes are not cool, in fact, how about that? That's the truth right there. I suggest you all get with the program, and by "program", I mean the guidelines set forth on campussafety.gov, herethere and foreto. So, please, at your immediate convenience, call me at Tucker Tuckerson at donaldsafety.gov, so we can deal with this matter. How's that, huh? How— how— h— h— how— how's that for hot tape?

=== Message 40 ===
:'''29:43 - 30:19'''
'''HUMIDIBOT:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's me! Humidibot! I just wanted to call you up, and let you know that I'm still Humidibot! Oh! And look here! It's my girlfriend, Humidibeth! She sounds just like me!

'''HUMIDIBETH:''' I'm Humidibeth! I sound just like Humidibot!

'''HUMIDIBOT:''' Oh man, Marzipan. Don't forget to remember that I'm Humidibot! If you e— if you have a free moment, I'm gonna go try and, expand my personality! Beyond just telling people that I'm Humidibot! Okay, bye!

=== Messages 41+ ===
:'''30:19 - 30:56'''
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Marzipan, it's Homestar.

''{beep}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' HELLO MARZIPAN!

''{beep}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey Marzipan, it's Bubs!

''{beep}''

'''F-SACK:''' Marzipan, this is F-Sack.

''{beep}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{beep}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Marzipan...

''{beep}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Marziprawn!

''{beep}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Marzipan,

''{beep}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hey, sweetie,

''{beep}''

'''HOMSAR:''' Aaah—

''{beep}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Conjunctivitis...

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Marzipan!

'''MARSHIE:''' Marzipan...

'''HORRIBLE PAINTING:''' Marzipan—

'''BALDING MAN:''' ''{drawn-out sigh}''

''{As the voices get more and more rapid, the answering machine starts to pulse and buzz.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' MARZI—

'''PAN-PAN:''' ''{"badalang" sound}''

'''1-UP:''' —pan...

'''PEACEY P:''' Marzipan...

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Marzi—

'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' BLAAAAAH!

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan...

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Marzi—

'''SICKLY SAM:''' ''{sound effect indicating he disappeared}''

'''TEEN GIRL SQUAD MEMBER:''' Marzi—

'''ONE OF THE 4 GREGS:''' —pan...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in his original voice}'' Marzi—

'''BUBS:''' —pan!

''{The answering machine explodes, dropping down a broken tape labeled "farm aid '87".}

===Closing===
:'''30:56 - 31:09'''

''{Cut to the living room of the Brothers Strong. Strong Bad is lying on the floor. Strong Bad, his contraption, and the walls are all covered in spray-on cheese.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Urgh— how— possible— Demon's— Crest— gar-garble—

''{Marzipan enters the room.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Took a few years to set up, but I finally pulled it off. April Fools', Strong Bad!

''{A black box with the words "That was long! Happy Fools' Day!" is slapped onto the screen.}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*[[Wikipedia:Jodhpurs|Jodhpurs]] are padded trousers designed for horse-riding.
*[[Wikipedia:Charcuterie|Charcuterie]] is a type of preserved meat, and is often served on a wooden board, much like a cheese platter.
*[[Wikipedia:Braunschweiger|Braunschweiger]] is a type of [[German]] sausage.

=== Trivia ===
*This is the first toon uploaded to [[homestarrunner.com]] to not be displayed in [[Flash]], and instead, in an embedded [[YouTube]] player.
*At 31:09, this is not only the [[Toons by Length|longest toon on the site]], but it's nearly four times as long as the next-longest, [[I Killed Pom Pom]].
*This is the second time [[The Poopsmith]] has broken his vow of silence, and the first time he has had spoken dialogue. [[Wikipedia:John Linnell|John Linnell]] of [[They Might Be Giants]] reprised his role as the voice of The Poopsmith from [[email thunder]].
*The [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|previous Answering Machine]] was released more than 7 years ago on March 2, 2009, explaining the answering machine's poor condition. This closes the biggest gap ever in between a type of toon with a duration of 2,587 days.
*This is the only Answering Machine to not be on the Marzipan's Answering Machine menu and is only accessible through the "[[New Stuff]]" menu or the "What's New?" button on the [[Main Pages]].
*[[Craig Zobel]] reprised his role as the voice of [[Kevin]], who initially appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]].
*One pattern on the answering machine's display includes a digital depiction of Homestar's head.

===Remarks===
*The name of the toon on the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] and [[YouTube]] list the version number as '''17''' as opposed to '''17.2'''.
*The answering machine in this toon is the [[PhoneTime XL8]] instead of the [[PhoneTime XL800]], which was used in the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|previous answering machine toon]]. Oddly, the XL8 has a "record" button in this toon.
*Homsar still spoke in a non-sequitur fashion on his answering machine message in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
* Coach Z tells Marzipan to "coat your hand in Right Guard", even though Marzipan has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible arms or hands]].

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad is unable to [[How do you type with boxing gloves on|dial the phone with boxing gloves on]].
*Homestar's spoken "text message" is a reference to his message left in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]: "PLZ GET EGGS,MILK?"
*Bubs mentions "[[Seriously]]" and "Holy [[Crap]]".
*Coach Z had been incarcerated in juvenile prison in [[Play Date]]; similarly, he is being tried as a minor in this toon.
*Strong Bad's smooth-and-smarmy public radio impression is from [[radio]], where Marzipan complained that she didn't receive her tote bag, one of the things Strong Bad mentions.
*Coach Z drinks [[Melonade]] from a [[toilet]].
*Strong Bad and Larry Palaroncini are doing anniversaries for [[Everybody to the Limit]] and [[Nite Mamas]], respectively.
**Strong Bad says he needs to complete the song so The Cheat [[Powered By The Cheat|can make a video]], as Everybody to the Limit was animated.
*[[The King of Town]] believes he's dying, and has a [[Halloween Fairstival|history]] of being [[record book|unhealthy]].
*Strong Bad pretending to be Sharp Dean says that Marzipan is not [[the only girl]].
*Bubs previously dealt in organ trafficking in [[Strong Badia The Free]].
*This toon features two [[made-up real things]]:
**Litigation Jackson was a movie character featured in an eponymous film in [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and in a sequel, Legal Rampage, in [[rampage]].
**Humidibot was originally a character invented on the spur of the moment by Strong Bad to mock fans dressing up in highly inaccurate costumes during [[Fan Costumes 2015]].
*Homsar speaking "more articulate on the phone" is in reference to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], which was created before Homsar's tendency to spout non-sequiturs had been established, and thus had Homsar able to create a coherent monologue while calling Marzipan.
*The King of Town mentions being Marzipan's father at one point in time; this was an old idea that was mentioned in the [[Old Characters Page]] and later scrapped by [[The Brothers Chaps]].
*Homestar previously referenced [[Wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]] in [[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013|W00tstock 5.0]].
*"I'm sad that I'm trying" is a reference to "[[I'm sad that]] I'm flying".
*Puppet Homestar says "[[Spin my buzzer]]."
*Homestar Runner's lines when he has his older voice are a reference to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0#Message_5|two]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0#Message_3|messages]] in the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|first Marzipan's Answering Machine]].
*The answering machine's [[explosion]] is very similar to the one that appeared in the email [[personal favorites]], particularly the way the tape lands.
**The tape reads "farm aid [[1987|'87]]".
*Tucker Donaldson previously called in complaints to [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]zipan from the website halloweensafety.gov in [[Halloween Safety]].
*The living room is set up much like it is in [[your edge]].
*Strong Bad mentions the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|SNES]] game [[Wikipedia:Demon's Crest|Demon's Crest]] after the answering machine explodes, where in a similar fashion he [[Couch Mumbling|mutters the names of SNES games in his sleep]].
*Strong Bad's first [[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|prank call alias]] is "Joanie [[All The Time|Allthetime]]".
*Strong Bad's instruction to leave money in a "paper and/or plastic bag" is a reference to [[Strong Bad's Character Video|his character video]].
*The Poopsmith mentions [[bread]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Yoplait|Yoplait]], [[Wikipedia:Fage|Fage]], [[Wikipedia:Stonyfield Farm|Oikos]], and [[Wikipedia:Activia|Activia]] are all brands of yogurt.
*[[Wikipedia:Robert Siegel|Robert Siegel]] is an American radio journalist.
*Homestar mentions the short-lived internet fad of [[Wikipedia:Planking (fad)|planking]].
*[[Wikipedia:Scarborough Fair (song)|Scarborough Fair]] is a popular English folk song that was recorded by [[Wikipedia:Simon and Garfunkel|Simon and Garfunkel]], among others.
*Homestar is excited for the release of the [[Wikipedia:Ouya|Ouya]], a Kickstarted game console that was met with initial positive reception, but flopped due to poor sales.
*[[Wikipedia:Jeremy Lin|Jeremy Lin]] is an [[Wikipedia:NBA|NBA]] player who currently plays for the [[Wikipedia:Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]]. "Linsanity" refers to how Lin, an undrafted free agent out of Harvard, made an immediate impact on the [[Wikipedia:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]] when he signed with them for his second season. He has not achieved that level of notoriety since.
*As the Poopsmith mentioned, [[Wikipedia:Michael Nesmith|Mike Nesmith]] was a member of the 1960s band [[Wikipedia:The Monkees|The Monkees]], where he played guitar and keyboards. His song "[[Wikipedia:Different Drum|Different Drum]]", which he wrote in 1965, was a 1967 Top 20 hit for the band [[Wikipedia:Stone Poneys|Stone Poneys]], which featured a young [[Wikipedia:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]] as lead singer.
*[[Wikipedia:Ron Sexsmith|Ron Sexsmith]] is a Canadian pop-folk singer.
*[[Wikipedia:Mark E. Smith|Mark E Smith]] is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the British band [[Wikipedia:The Fall (band)|The Fall]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]] were an influential early 1980s British rock band fronted by [[Wikipedia:Morrissey|Morrissey]].
*[[Wikipedia:John Grisham|John Grisham]] is a writer best known for writing legal thrillers; [[Wikipedia:Michael Crichton|Michael Crichton]] is the author of the [[Wikipedia:Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]] novels.
*Litigation Jackson's line "so say all of us" in message 32 is a reference to the phrase "so say we all", a phrase used in jury trial proceedings to confirm that a verdict was decided unanimously.
*"Let's Fhqwhgads Again" and "Let's Nite Mamas Again" refer to [[Wikipedia:Category:Sequel songs|sequel songs]], most specifically [[Wikipedia:Let's Twist Again|Let's Twist Again]], [[Wikipedia:Chubby Checker|Chubby Checker]]'s 1961 sequel to his 1960 hit [[Wikipedia:The Twist (song)|The Twist]].
*Homestar's line in message 35 "maybe we can all be friends" and subsequent comment that it's "like rap music" is a reference to the song "[[Wikipedia:Big Poppa|Big Poppa]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Notorious B.I.G.|The Notorious B.I.G.]].
*[[Wikipedia:Farm Aid|Farm Aid]] is a rock 'n' roll concert series organized for the benefit of family farmers in the United States. It has been held annually since 1985.
*[[Wikipedia:Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]], and [[Wikipedia:Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] are all communities known for their indie music and hipster scenes.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:answer17.html|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]]
*[[YouTube:DQO1RHETKy4|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]] on [[YouTube]]
*[[forum:37796|forum thread re: "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]]

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Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2

2016-04-01T20:35:48Z

JohnnyLurg:

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[[Image:dangmuffinspie.png|thumb|"OH DANG MUFFINS PIE A LA MODE!"]]

After seven years, Marzipan's inability to check her answering machine pays off.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Kevin}}, {{Film|Visor Robot}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|sloshy}}, {{Film|Puppet Homestar}}, {{Film|Litigation Jackson}}, {{Film|Larry Palaroncini}}, {{Film|Humidibot}}, {{Film|F-Sack}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|Horrible Painting}}, {{Film|Balding Man}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Pan Pan}}, {{Film|1-Up}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Crack Stuntman}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Sickly Sam}}

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' Friday, April 1, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 31:09

'''Page Title:''' Just think of it as a podcast!

== Transcript ==

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''{The scene opens with a phone hook lying on the floor; the receiver is offscreen. It has a funnel on top of it, and in the funnel are two bottles of "Cheez Wheez" and a bottle of "Lite Em Up Dan" lighter fluid. Two more bottles of Cheez Wheez are nearby.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang!

''{The camera pans across the phone's cord, to a part that is entangling more bottles of Cheez Wheez and some batteries, which are connected by wires.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang muffins!

''{The camera pans more to an axe suspended from the ceiling, with two speakers attached to it, all entangled by the phone cord.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang muffins pie!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat, in the same room as all of the previous. The phone's receiver is dangling from the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OH DANG MUFFINS PIE A LA MODE! This is gonna be the best April Fools Day prank call ever!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now you're sure the science is sound? The battle axes and Cheez Wheezes will actually get through the phone lines?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... fiber optics... makes sense, makes sense... Marzipan won't know what hit her! Alright, Strong Mad, dial the number!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{picks up the phone}'' Uh... Um...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{snatches phone}'' Never mind, I'll dial the number. Um... Never mind, The Cheat, you dial the number.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Takes the phone from Strong Bad and dials Marzipan's phone number as he makes some The Cheat noises. He hands the phone back to Strong Bad as it rings.}''

'''PHONE OPERATOR:''' We're sorry, the mailbox of the answering machine you're trying to prank is full! Please try again later.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Why the crap is her mailbox full?

''{Cut to Marzipan's answering machine, which appears to be in poor condition. The display shows glitchy symbols throughout the toon.}''

===Marzipan's Greeting===
'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, this is Marzipan. I'll be out and about for about seven years, so I'll give you a call back after that. Thank you! ''{beep}''

===Message 1===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' Message 1 from: June 17th, 2009.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{falsetto}'' Oh, hey, Marzipan! This is Joanie Allthetime, uh, your acupuncturist. Calling you to tell you, I, I had a new do-it-yourself-from-home program. That means you don't have to come to see me no more to stick needles in you! So I want you to wander around your house, uh, reciting your— this new mantra that I will give you. Which is, um, Yoplait, Fage, Oikos, um, Activia. So you just say that over and over again, and then pick up any sharp or even blunt objects around your house and just jab them right, right into you! Um, I would work the kidneys first, and then from there, move on to— to the eyes. Okay, namaste, have yourself a real nice day! Ha, hey, that's a new mantra! Don't use that one, though; use the yogurt one.

===Message 2===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a halting voice, like a stereotypical robot}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is Homestar Runner. I heard that you got a new smartphone, so instead of leaving you a message, I'm texting this to you. Smileyman, winky smileyman, wineglass wineglass 90s camcorder, send.

===Message 3===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Uh, surprise, surprise, Marzipan! Guess where I ended up! The hoosegow! They only give ya one phone call here, so I couldn't think'a anyone better to blow it on than you, Marzi. Uh, I'm gonna— I'm gonna be away for a while, I think, here. You're— you're gonna hear a lot of stuff comin' out on the news. I want you to ignore seventy-five to ninety-eight percent of it, if you could. Uh, the part where they say that my name is Coach Z? Uh, you can listen to that. The part where they say I'm mostly green? That— that's a— that's a fact. That's a police fact. The rest I would just ignore if I was you. Anyways, Bubs is gonna represent me, so that'll be fun. Hey, and get this: they say I'm a flight risk! That sounds like somethin' you'd see on a trophy, doesn't it? "Coach Z: First Place Flight Risk! Two hundred thousand dollar bail!"

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' Call ended... for being ''way'' too depressing.

===Message 4===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, Marzipan! Have you heard about the new internet craze, planking? It is gonna be around forever, and I'm gonna be doing it forever! Etched into the halls of history!

===Message 5===
'''BUBS:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's Bubs! Look, I been thinking that maybe I need a catch phrase or something. Seems like everybody else got one. Strong Bad says "holy crap", Homestar says "seriously", Coach Z can't speak English. But what about Bubs? All anybody remembers about me is how I once stole an aircraft carrier. What kinda legacy is that? So I got a list here of some catch phrase candidates. Lemme— lemme try 'em out on you, see whatcha think. "Zabbledoo!" Huh? "Zabbledoo"? I'd say it like, "Zabbledoo, Marzipan! What can I zabbledoo for you?" I think that sounds pretty good. I can also go with something classic, like yellin' "Scarborough Fair!" Whaddya think of that? Or like somethin' that sounds like it's from the fifties or sixties maybe? "Put it to me!" Huh? "Put it to me"? I dunno. If you think of any ideas, gimme a shout! Poppodoplous!... Naw, that's terrible.

===Message 6===
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{speaks with an obvious lisp throughout the message}'' Uh, happy New Years, Marzipan. It's Strong Sad. It's, uh, January first, 2011. And, uh, I've decided to try something new this year. It's gonna be a whole new Strong Sad. Can you guess— can you guess what it is? I feel like people don't notice my personality, so I'm trying to give 'em something to grasp onto. Have you guessed what it is yet? Hmmm? Marzipan? Anyways, I think this is the dawn of a new day for old SS. I'm thure I'm gonna keep this up for thhh— for many years to come. This is not just one of my phases, like the eye patch, or the cane, or the monocle, or the bowler hats, or the jodhpurs. Oh, those were dark times, those jodhpurs days. Anyways, this is the new Strong Sad signing off!

===Message 7===
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{without the lisp}'' Hey, Marzipan. It's January second, 2011. Disregard my last message. I don't— I don't know what I was thinking. What a surprise, I've already backtracked. I couldn't even go a whole twenty-four hours! "The new Strong Sad"... Maybe— maybe the jodhpurs weren't such a bad idea. I'm gonna go see if I can find those!

===Message 8===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a smooth and smarmy voice}'' Good afternoon, Mrs. Pan. This is Vince Napmaker from public radio's "The World is my Butt". We wanted to call you to thank you for being a continued supporter of public radio. But we wanted to ask you if you'd be willing to increase your support. Every dollar counts. Do you have any idea how much it costs to ask like you're this much better than everyone else? And furthermore, our uppity podcasts aren't going to create themselves. So please, as always, for the sake of tote bags everywhere, put a bunch of cash in a paper and/or plastic bag and leave it on the doorstep. ''{The public radio jingle plays over his next line.}'' This is Vince Napmaker for public radio. And now here's a supercut of Robert Siegel saying "I gather."

'''ROBERT SIEGEL:''' ''{at various different pitches}'' I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather—

===Message 9===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, there, Marzipan! We won our first victory in the long fight to justice! I had my hearing yesterday, and guess what? They're gonna try me as a minor! Bubs tells me that's a good thing. So anyways, I'm celebratin' with a batch of jail terlet melonade! I wish you was here to clink glasses with me. Well, these aren't glasses so much as they're, uh, the little slippers they give us. They don't exactly clink. They just sorta s—slop together. Ya end up basically suckin' the melonade outta the— the sort of foam Dr. Scholls situation. Ya know what, after sayin' that out loud, I think I'm gonna skip this round. But anyways, ''{chanting}'' free Coach Z! Free Coach Z!

===Message 10===
'''HOMSAR:''' AaA, hey Marzipa-yan! It's Homsar! I was just calling you because, for some reason, I seem to be more articulate on the phone! I hate to hang up, knowin' as soon as I do, I'll be back to "AaAaA, you're a pork rind's president!" Or maybe like, "DaAaAon't get chipsy with the chalk sauce!" Y— you know, the kind of garbage that I spout! Anyways, gimme a holler if you ever wanna have a constructive conversation. OoOoOokay, bye-dee-bye!

===Message 11===
'''BUBS:''' ''{Soft tone}'' Hey Marzipan, it's Bubs. You know, the defense lawyer on the Coach Z case. I've been starting to have some pangs. Pangs of... this is a really terrible idea. Pangs of... he's totally guilty and you shouldn't be a lawyer. Pangs of... just what exactly is a charcuterie board, and why is it so expensive? Anyways, I think Coach Z did it, and I don't know if I can defend him anymore, whatever it is that he is accused of. I haven't really gotten around to asking anybody yet. I'm supposed to be in the court room defending him right now, but I snuck out to read some John Grisham novels to give me an edge, only I mixed him up with Michael Crichton, and now my defense is based around ''{Stretched out and delivered in a growl}'' DINOSAURS! Ba doo da dum, bo!

===Message 12===
'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh man, Marzipan. Kickstarter sensation the Ouya, they're gonna make games for that thing for the rest of eternity! Mark my words, every game that comes out from now until the end of time will also come out on the Ouya. Gonna outlive Sony, Nintendo, Coleco, Canseco, Jaleco, all of the heavy hitters. Anyways, I can't wait to be playing Ouya games in fifteen years, or even like, five months! Written in Sharpie on the bathroom wall of history!

===Message 13===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Depressed and in fear}'' Uh, hey Marzipan. The jodhpurs did not work out! They did not work out! Why, jodhpurs? Why'd you do that to me, jodhpurs? How could you do this to me, jodhpurs?

===Message 14===
'''STRONG BAD''': Hey Marzipan, it's Strong Bad. Look, I just wanted to run something by you, um... Everybody else I've talked to says that this is the worst idea I've ever had, and that my career will go down in flames if I do this, so you're my last hope to tell me that this is a great idea. As you know, it's June of 2012, which means we're coming up on the ten year anniversary of Everybody to the Limit, so I want to celebrate in grand fashion, and I figured what better way than to make a sequel! It's like... Fhqwhgads Revisited! Let me just play a little demo right here over the phone. ''{Singing}'' Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! You remember that song, from that one summer. It was really good, and you emailed it to all your friends. Let's fhqwhgads again, so you can email it to all your friends! Let's fhqwhgads again, and now email your friends. Guess who will be there? Probably Joe and Jake. You remember Joe and Jake? I mentioned them in the first song. Th- this is the sequel. Let's fhqwhgads again! F-H-Q-W-H-GADS. F-H-Q-W-H-GADS. F-H-Q-W-H-GADS. So that's great, right? I mean, it's even better than the first one! So anyways, call me back, and tell me it's a great idea, so I can get The Cheat to work on a music video. Okay, bye! ''{Whispering}'' Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again!

===Message 15===
'''KEVIN:''' Hey Marzipan, this is Kevin. Um, did you, er... I'm trying to remember, did you borrow my Trivial Pursuit 80's edition? Give me a call back. Thanks.

===Message 16===
'''VISOR ROBOT''': Marzipan, this is the Visor Robot. Listen, you need to tell Strong Bad not to do this "Let's Fhqwhgads Again" crap. It is so terrible. I don't want to sully my good name. Come on Marzipan. Do not let him do this, okay? See you around.

===Message 17===
'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{speaks in a deep voice}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is a little weird, but, um... this is The Poopsmith. Yes. I woke up today, and it just kind of hit me... I think I'm sick of the whole "vow of silence" crap. In fact, I think I'm sick of crap, in general. I mean, have I been limiting myself all this time by smith-ing poop? Imagine all the other stuff I could have been smith-ing. Bread; I could be a bread smith, you know. I could have been a song smith, like Mike Nesmith, from The Monkees, the guy with the wool hat, who wrote the song Different Drum, you know. ''{sings}'' "You and I, travel to the beat of a different drum". ''{speaks}'' Or an 80's rocker like Ron Sexsmith or a Mark E. Smith smith, or a smith's smith. Any of those things. I don't know. Maybe I'm crazy. Anyway, if you can think of any other things that end in "smith", give me a call back. If I don't hear from you, just... ah, forget the whole thing. I'll go back to the vow of silence. It was nice talking to you. It was nice... talking.

===Message 18===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, Marzipan, I don't think I'm feeling so good. I think I've got a bad case of... Linsanity! Oh, man! Have you seen this kid? Jeremy Lin! He can't be stopped! He's gonna score 30 points a game for the rest of his career! The Nicks are never gonna let this guy go! Face of the franchise. I will never forget Linsanity. Carved into the tree trunk of history!

===Message 19===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''Coach Z:''' Marzipan! We've had a huge break in the case! It turns out there's a piece of evidence that can completely exonerate me, but I need youse to get it for me, and all ya gotta do is go to my locker room and get it. I can't believe it! I'm gonna be a free man! Okay, so as soon as you're done listening to this message, go straight to my locker room. Go to the far locker on the left. Open it up, and you're gonna see... Well, Marzipan, I apologize in advance. You're gonna see a pile of jocks. But I know you can do it. Just, just coat your hand in a spray of Right-Guard beforehand and you'll be fine. And once you get to the bottom of that pile, you'll see a folder labeled "Exoneratin' Evidence." I know, who'd a thought right? I had it sitting there all along. Anyways I can't tell you how happy I am, that you're gonna free me from prisons. It's been real hard Marzipan, but you, you're listenin' to this message in a timely fashion, I know you are, you always have, and you're gonna go do this for me right after listenin' to this and not wait five or six years. I just know it. I'll see you in the courtroom. Free Coach Z! Free Coach Z!

===Message 20===
'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Marzipan. It's Strong Sad. I've just been feeling really depressed, 'cause, because I haven't been acting very depressed. It used to be my thing, but I don't feel like I get to be sad and depressing anymore, like I used to. So I just want to kinda beef up my numbers in the sad and depressing column. So I may be leaving you some messages, you know sort of dark, inner demons, and that kind of thing. Should be fun.

===Message 21===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaks like an automated voice}'' Greetings, Marzipan. This is an automated call from Groady Lab Results, Incorporated. Your test results are: negative.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{shouting in the background}'' Negative is good when you're talking about lab results!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Wait, what? Oh, ''{automated voice}'' your test results are: positive. ''{normally}'' Are you sure? It sounds like I'm giving her good news.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't want to be party to this!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' They should be less confusing. ''{automated voice}'' your test results are: terrible. And you're dying, or possibly already dead by the time you get this. If you want us to perform experimental surgery on you and, like, sew a llama head onto your existing head, please call back during regular putting-llama-heads-on-people hours and we will schedule an appointment. This prank call has not been my finest execution. Thank you and have a nice day.

===Message 22===
'''STRONG SAD''': It's taking a long time for the sun to suck up the earth.

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== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*Jodhpurs are padded trousers designed for horse-riding.
*[[Wikipedia:Jeremy Lin|Jeremy Lin]] is an [[Wikipedia:NBA|NBA]] player who famously began his career by leading the [[Wikipedia:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]] to a large winning streak, only to later struggle once signed by another team.
*[[Wikipedia:John Grisham|John Grisham]] is an writer best know for writing legal thrillers , [[Wikipedia:Michael Crichton|Michael Crichton]] is the author of the [[Wikipedia:Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]] novels.

=== Trivia ===
*This is the first toon uploaded to [[homestarrunner.com]] to not have a [[Flash]] file; instead, the [[YouTube]] version is used.
*At 31:09, this is not only the longest toon on the site, but it's nearly four times as long as the next-longest, [[I Killed Pom Pom]].
*This is the second time [[The Poopsmith]] has broken his vow of silence, and the first time he has had spoken dialogue. [[Wikipedia:John Linnell|John Linnell]] of [[They Might Be Giants]] reprised his role as the voice of The Poopsmith from [[email thunder]].
*[[Craig Zobel]] reprised his role as the voice of [[Kevin]], who initially appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]].

===Remarks===
*The answering machine in this toon is the [[PhoneTime XL8]] instead of the [[PhoneTime XL800]], which was used in the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|previous answering machine toon]]. Oddly, the XL8 has a "record" button in this toon.
*Homsar still spoke nonsense on his answering machine message in [[Homestar Ruiner]].

===Inside References===
*Homsar speaking "more articulate on the phone" is in reference to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], which was created before Homsar's tendency to spout non-sequiturs had been established, and thus had Homsar able to create a coherent monologue while calling Marzipan.
*The King of Town mentions being Marzipan's father at one point in time; this was an old idea that was mentioned in the [[Old Characters Page]] and later scrapped by [[The Brothers Chaps]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Yoplait|Yoplait]], [[Wikipedia:Fage|Fage]], [[Wikipedia:Stonyfield Farm|Oikos]], and [[Wikipedia:Activia|Activia]] are all brands of yogurt.
*[[Wikipedia:Robert Siegel|Robert Siegel]] is an American radio journalist.
*Homestar is excited for the releases of both the [[Wikipedia:Ouya|Ouya]] game console, and the [[Wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]] headset. Both of these products underperformed in sales.
*The Poopsmith mentions [[Wikipedia:Michael Nesmith|Mike Nesmith]] of [[Wikipedia:The Monkees|The Monkees]], who wrote the song [[Wikipedia:Different Drum|Different Drum]], as well as [[Wikipedia:Ron Sexsmith|Ron Sexsmith]] and [[Wikipedia:Mark E. Smith|Mark E Smith]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:answer17.html|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]]
*[[YouTube:DQO1RHETKy4|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2" on YouTube]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37796|forum thread re: "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]

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Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2

2016-04-01T20:34:03Z

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[[Image:dangmuffinspie.png|thumb|"OH DANG MUFFINS PIE A LA MODE!"]]

After seven years, Marzipan's inability to check her answering machine pays off.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Kevin}}, {{Film|Visor Robot}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|sloshy}}, {{Film|Puppet Homestar}}, {{Film|Litigation Jackson}}, {{Film|Larry Palaroncini}}, {{Film|Humidibot}}, {{Film|F-Sack}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|Horrible Painting}}, {{Film|Balding Man}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Pan Pan}}, {{Film|1-Up}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Crack Stuntman}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Sickly Sam}}

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' Friday, April 1, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 31:09

'''Page Title:''' Just think of it as a podcast!

== Transcript ==

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''{The scene opens with a phone hook lying on the floor; the receiver is offscreen. It has a funnel on top of it, and in the funnel are two bottles of "Cheez Wheez" and a bottle of "Lite Em Up Dan" lighter fluid. Two more bottles of Cheez Wheez are nearby.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang!

''{The camera pans across the phone's cord, to a part that is entangling more bottles of Cheez Wheez and some batteries, which are connected by wires.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang muffins!

''{The camera pans more to an axe suspended from the ceiling, with two speakers attached to it, all entangled by the phone cord.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh dang muffins pie!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat, in the same room as all of the previous. The phone's receiver is dangling from the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OH DANG MUFFINS PIE A LA MODE! This is gonna be the best April Fools Day prank call ever!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now you're sure the science is sound? The battle axes and Cheez Wheezes will actually get through the phone lines?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... fiber optics... makes sense, makes sense... Marzipan won't know what hit her! Alright, Strong Mad, dial the number!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{picks up the phone}'' Uh... Um...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{snatches phone}'' Never mind, I'll dial the number. Um... Never mind, The Cheat, you dial the number.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Takes the phone from Strong Bad and dials Marzipan's phone number as he makes some The Cheat noises. He hands the phone back to Strong Bad as it rings.}''

'''PHONE OPERATOR:''' We're sorry, the mailbox of the answering machine you're trying to prank is full! Please try again later.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Why the crap is her mailbox full?

''{Cut to Marzipan's answering machine, which appears to be in poor condition. The display shows glitchy symbols throughout the toon.}''

===Marzipan's Greeting===
'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, this is Marzipan. I'll be out and about for about seven years, so I'll give you a call back after that. Thank you! ''{beep}''

===Message 1===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' Message 1 from: June 17th, 2009.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{falsetto}'' Oh, hey, Marzipan! This is Joanie Allthetime, uh, your acupuncturist. Calling you to tell you, I, I had a new do-it-yourself-from-home program. That means you don't have to come to see me no more to stick needles in you! So I want you to wander around your house, uh, reciting your— this new mantra that I will give you. Which is, um, Yoplait, Fage, Oikos, um, Activia. So you just say that over and over again, and then pick up any sharp or even blunt objects around your house and just jab them right, right into you! Um, I would work the kidneys first, and then from there, move on to— to the eyes. Okay, namaste, have yourself a real nice day! Ha, hey, that's a new mantra! Don't use that one, though; use the yogurt one.

===Message 2===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a halting voice, like a stereotypical robot}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is Homestar Runner. I heard that you got a new smartphone, so instead of leaving you a message, I'm texting this to you. Smileyman, winky smileyman, wineglass wineglass 90s camcorder, send.

===Message 3===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Uh, surprise, surprise, Marzipan! Guess where I ended up! The hoosegow! They only give ya one phone call here, so I couldn't think'a anyone better to blow it on than you, Marzi. Uh, I'm gonna— I'm gonna be away for a while, I think, here. You're— you're gonna hear a lot of stuff comin' out on the news. I want you to ignore seventy-five to ninety-eight percent of it, if you could. Uh, the part where they say that my name is Coach Z? Uh, you can listen to that. The part where they say I'm mostly green? That— that's a— that's a fact. That's a police fact. The rest I would just ignore if I was you. Anyways, Bubs is gonna represent me, so that'll be fun. Hey, and get this: they say I'm a flight risk! That sounds like somethin' you'd see on a trophy, doesn't it? "Coach Z: First Place Flight Risk! Two hundred thousand dollar bail!"

'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' Call ended... for being ''way'' too depressing.

===Message 4===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, Marzipan! Have you heard about the new internet craze, planking? It is gonna be around forever, and I'm gonna be doing it forever! Etched into the halls of history!

===Message 5===
'''BUBS:''' Hey, Marzipan, it's Bubs! Look, I been thinking that maybe I need a catch phrase or something. Seems like everybody else got one. Strong Bad says "holy crap", Homestar says "seriously", Coach Z can't speak English. But what about Bubs? All anybody remembers about me is how I once stole an aircraft carrier. What kinda legacy is that? So I got a list here of some catch phrase candidates. Lemme— lemme try 'em out on you, see whatcha think. "Zabbledoo!" Huh? "Zabbledoo"? I'd say it like, "Zabbledoo, Marzipan! What can I zabbledoo for you?" I think that sounds pretty good. I can also go with something classic, like yellin' "Scarborough Fair!" Whaddya think of that? Or like somethin' that sounds like it's from the fifties or sixties maybe? "Put it to me!" Huh? "Put it to me"? I dunno. If you think of any ideas, gimme a shout! Poppodoplous!... Naw, that's terrible.

===Message 6===
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{speaks with an obvious lisp throughout the message}'' Uh, happy New Years, Marzipan. It's Strong Sad. It's, uh, January first, 2011. And, uh, I've decided to try something new this year. It's gonna be a whole new Strong Sad. Can you guess— can you guess what it is? I feel like people don't notice my personality, so I'm trying to give 'em something to grasp onto. Have you guessed what it is yet? Hmmm? Marzipan? Anyways, I think this is the dawn of a new day for old SS. I'm thure I'm gonna keep this up for thhh— for many years to come. This is not just one of my phases, like the eye patch, or the cane, or the monocle, or the bowler hats, or the jodhpurs. Oh, those were dark times, those jodhpurs days. Anyways, this is the new Strong Sad signing off!

===Message 7===
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{without the lisp}'' Hey, Marzipan. It's January second, 2011. Disregard my last message. I don't— I don't know what I was thinking. What a surprise, I've already backtracked. I couldn't even go a whole twenty-four hours! "The new Strong Sad"... Maybe— maybe the jodhpurs weren't such a bad idea. I'm gonna go see if I can find those!

===Message 8===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a smooth and smarmy voice}'' Good afternoon, Mrs. Pan. This is Vince Napmaker from public radio's "The World is my Butt". We wanted to call you to thank you for being a continued supporter of public radio. But we wanted to ask you if you'd be willing to increase your support. Every dollar counts. Do you have any idea how much it costs to ask like you're this much better than everyone else? And furthermore, our uppity podcasts aren't going to create themselves. So please, as always, for the sake of tote bags everywhere, put a bunch of cash in a paper and/or plastic bag and leave it on the doorstep. ''{The public radio jingle plays over his next line.}'' This is Vince Napmaker for public radio. And now here's a supercut of Robert Siegel saying "I gather."

'''ROBERT SIEGEL:''' ''{at various different pitches}'' I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather— I gather—

===Message 9===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, there, Marzipan! We won our first victory in the long fight to justice! I had my hearing yesterday, and guess what? They're gonna try me as a minor! Bubs tells me that's a good thing. So anyways, I'm celebratin' with a batch of jail terlet melonade! I wish you was here to clink glasses with me. Well, these aren't glasses so much as they're, uh, the little slippers they give us. They don't exactly clink. They just sorta s—slop together. Ya end up basically suckin' the melonade outta the— the sort of foam Dr. Scholls situation. Ya know what, after sayin' that out loud, I think I'm gonna skip this round. But anyways, ''{chanting}'' free Coach Z! Free Coach Z!

===Message 10===
'''HOMSAR:''' AaA, hey Marzipa-yan! It's Homsar! I was just calling you because, for some reason, I seem to be more articulate on the phone! I hate to hang up, knowin' as soon as I do, I'll be back to "AaAaA, you're a pork rind's president!" Or maybe like, "DaAaAon't get chipsy with the chalk sauce!" Y— you know, the kind of garbage that I spout! Anyways, gimme a holler if you ever wanna have a constructive conversation. OoOoOokay, bye-dee-bye!

===Message 11===
'''BUBS:''' ''{Soft tone}'' Hey Marzipan, it's Bubs. You know, the defense lawyer on the Coach Z case. I've been starting to have some pangs. Pangs of... this is a really terrible idea. Pangs of... he's totally guilty and you shouldn't be a lawyer. Pangs of... just what exactly is a charcuterie board, and why is it so expensive? Anyways, I think Coach Z did it, and I don't know if I can defend him anymore, whatever it is that he is accused of. I haven't really gotten around to asking anybody yet. I'm supposed to be in the court room defending him right now, but I snuck out to read some John Grisham novels to give me an edge, only I mixed him up with Michael Crichton, and now my defense is based around ''{Stretched out and delivered in a growl}'' DINOSAURS! Ba doo da dum, bo!

===Message 12===
'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh man, Marzipan. Kickstarter sensation the Ouya, they're gonna make games for that thing for the rest of eternity! Mark my words, every game that comes out from now until the end of time will also come out on the Ouya. Gonna outlive Sony, Nintendo, Coleco, Canseco, Jaleco, all of the heavy hitters. Anyways, I can't wait to be playing Ouya games in fifteen years, or even like, five months! Written in Sharpie on the bathroom wall of history!

===Message 13===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Depressed and in fear}'' Uh, hey Marzipan. The jodhpurs did not work out! They did not work out! Why, jodhpurs? Why'd you do that to me, jodhpurs? How could you do this to me, jodhpurs?

===Message 14===
'''STRONG BAD''': Hey Marzipan, it's Strong Bad. Look, I just wanted to run something by you, um... Everybody else I've talked to says that this is the worst idea I've ever had, and that my career will go down in flames if I do this, so you're my last hope to tell me that this is a great idea. As you know, it's June of 2012, which means we're coming up on the ten year anniversary of Everybody to the Limit, so I want to celebrate in grand fashion, and I figured what better way than to make a sequel! It's like... Fhqwhgads Revisited! Let me just play a little demo right here over the phone. ''{Singing}'' Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again! You remember that song, from that one summer. It was really good, and you emailed it to all your friends. Let's fhqwhgads again, so you can email it to all your friends! Let's fhqwhgads again, and now email your friends. Guess who will be there? Probably Joe and Jake. You remember Joe and Jake? I mentioned them in the first song. Th- this is the sequel. Let's fhqwhgads again! F-H-Q-W-H-GADS. F-H-Q-W-H-GADS. F-H-Q-W-H-GADS. So that's great, right? I mean, it's even better than the first one! So anyways, call me back, and tell me it's a great idea, so I can get The Cheat to work on a music video. Okay, bye! ''{Whispering}'' Let's fhqwhgads again! Let's fhqwhgads again!

===Message 15===
'''KEVIN:''' Hey Marzipan, this is Kevin. Um, did you, er... I'm trying to remember, did you borrow my Trivial Pursuit 80's edition? Give me a call back. Thanks.

===Message 16===
'''VISOR ROBOT''': Marzipan, this is the Visor Robot. Listen, you need to tell Strong Bad not to do this "Let's Fhqwhgads Again" crap. It is so terrible. I don't want to sully my good name. Come on Marzipan. Do not let him do this, okay? See you around.

===Message 17===
'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{speaks in a deep voice}'' Hey, Marzipan. This is a little weird, but, um... this is The Poopsmith. Yes. I woke up today, and it just kind of hit me... I think I'm sick of the whole "vow of silence" crap. In fact, I think I'm sick of crap, in general. I mean, have I been limiting myself all this time by smith-ing poop? Imagine all the other stuff I could have been smith-ing. Bread; I could be a bread smith, you know. I could have been a song smith, like Mike Nesmith, from The Monkees, the guy with the wool hat, who wrote the song Different Drum, you know. ''{sings}'' "You and I, travel to the beat of a different drum". ''{speaks}'' Or an 80's rocker like Ron Sexsmith or a Mark E. Smith smith, or a smith's smith. Any of those things. I don't know. Maybe I'm crazy. Anyway, if you can think of any other things that end in "smith", give me a call back. If I don't hear from you, just... ah, forget the whole thing. I'll go back to the vow of silence. It was nice talking to you. It was nice... talking.

===Message 18===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, Marzipan, I don't think I'm feeling so good. I think I've got a bad case of... Linsanity! Oh, man! Have you seen this kid? Jeremy Lin! He can't be stopped! He's gonna score 30 points a game for the rest of his career! The Nicks are never gonna let this guy go! Face of the franchise. I will never forget Linsanity. Carved into the tree trunk of history!

===Message 19===
'''AUTOMATED VOICE:''' You have a call from: Free Country USA Penitentiary.

'''Coach Z:''' Marzipan! We've had a huge break in the case! It turns out there's a piece of evidence that can completely exonerate me, but I need youse to get it for me, and all ya gotta do is go to my locker room and get it. I can't believe it! I'm gonna be a free man! Okay, so as soon as you're done listening to this message, go straight to my locker room. Go to the far locker on the left. Open it up, and you're gonna see... Well, Marzipan, I apologize in advance. You're gonna see a pile of jocks. But I know you can do it. Just, just coat your hand in a spray of Right-Guard beforehand and you'll be fine. And once you get to the bottom of that pile, you'll see a folder labeled "Exoneratin' Evidence." I know, who'd a thought right? I had it sitting there all along. Anyways I can't tell you how happy I am, that you're gonna free me from prisons. It's been real hard Marzipan, but you, you're listenin' to this message in a timely fashion, I know you are, you always have, and you're gonna go do this for me right after listenin' to this and not wait five or six years. I just know it. I'll see you in the courtroom. Free Coach Z! Free Coach Z!

===Message 20===
'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Marzipan. It's Strong Sad. I've just been feeling really depressed, 'cause, because I haven't been acting very depressed. It used to be my thing, but I don't feel like I get to be sad and depressing anymore, like I used to. So I just want to kinda beef up my numbers in the sad and depressing column. So I may be leaving you some messages, you know sort of dark, inner demons, and that kind of thing. Should be fun.

===Message 21===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaks like an automated voice}'' Greetings, Marzipan. This is an automated call from Groady Lab Results, Incorporated. Your test results are: negative.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{shouting in the background}'' Negative is good when you're talking about lab results!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Wait, what? Oh, ''{automated voice}'' your test results are: positive. ''{normally}'' Are you sure? It sounds like I'm giving her good news.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't want to be party to this!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' They should be less confusing. ''{automated voice}'' your test results are: terrible. And you're dying, or possibly already dead by the time you get this. If you want us to perform experimental surgery on you and, like, sew a llama head onto your existing head, please call back during regular putting-llama-heads-on-people hours and we will schedule an appointment. This prank call has not been my finest execution. Thank you and have a nice day.

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== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*Jodhpurs are padded trousers designed for horse-riding.
*[[Wikipedia:Jeremy Lin|Jeremy Lin]] is an [[Wikipedia:NBA|NBA]] player who famously began his career by leading the [[Wikipedia:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]] to a large winning streak, only to later struggle once signed by another team.
*[[Wikipedia:John Grisham|John Grisham]] is an writer best know for writing legal thrillers , [[Wikipedia:Michael Crichton|Michael Crichton]] is the author of the [[Wikipedia:Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]] novels

=== Trivia ===
*This is the first toon uploaded to [[homestarrunner.com]] to not have a [[Flash]] file; instead, the [[YouTube]] version is used.
*At 31:09, this is not only the longest toon on the site, but it's nearly four times as long as the next-longest, [[I Killed Pom Pom]].
*This is the second time [[The Poopsmith]] has broken his vow of silence, and the first time he has had spoken dialogue. [[Wikipedia:John Linnell|John Linnell]] of [[They Might Be Giants]] reprised his role as the voice of The Poopsmith from [[email thunder]].
*[[Craig Zobel]] reprised his role as the voice of [[Kevin]], who initially appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]].

===Remarks===
*The answering machine in this toon is the [[PhoneTime XL8]] instead of the [[PhoneTime XL800]], which was used in the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|previous answering machine toon]]. Oddly, the XL8 has a "record" button in this toon.
*Homsar still spoke nonsense on his answering machine message in [[Homestar Ruiner]].

===Inside References===
*Homsar speaking "more articulate on the phone" is in reference to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], which was created before Homsar's tendency to spout non-sequiturs had been established, and thus had Homsar able to create a coherent monologue while calling Marzipan.
*The King of Town mentions being Marzipan's father at one point in time; this was an old idea that was mentioned in the [[Old Characters Page]] and later scrapped by [[The Brothers Chaps]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Yoplait|Yoplait]], [[Wikipedia:Fage|Fage]], [[Wikipedia:Stonyfield Farm|Oikos]], and [[Wikipedia:Activia|Activia]] are all brands of yogurt.
*[[Wikipedia:Robert Siegel|Robert Siegel]] is an American radio journalist.
*Homestar is excited for the releases of both the [[Wikipedia:Ouya|Ouya]] game console, and the [[Wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]] headset. Both of these products underperformed in sales.
*The Poopsmith mentions [[Wikipedia:Michael Nesmith|Mike Nesmith]] of [[Wikipedia:The Monkees|The Monkees]], who wrote the song [[Wikipedia:Different Drum|Different Drum]], as well as [[Wikipedia:Ron Sexsmith|Ron Sexsmith]] and [[Wikipedia:Mark E. Smith|Mark E Smith]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:answer17.html|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]]
*[[YouTube:DQO1RHETKy4|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2" on YouTube]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37796|forum thread re: "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2"]

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Craig Zobel

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JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:craigzobel.jpg|thumb|Craig at the [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|NYU Talk]]]]

'''R. Craig Zobel''' is a friend of the [[The Brothers Chaps|Chapmans]] and a shareholder in [[homestarrunner.com]]. He currently resides in New York. He and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] wrote the [[Original Book|original Homestar book]] back in 1996 (which was remade as [[Strongest Man in the World]] for Homestar Runner's ten year anniversary). On the lost toon [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], he is billed as a co-creator of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] alongside Mike Chapman. He also helped write "[[Where's The Cheat?]]" and "[[Homestarloween Party]]". Zobel designed the covers for the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD box set and appeared in a short film in the DVD bonus feature "[[Puppets on the Road]]."

Craig has provided the voices of [[Cherry Greg]] and the [[Kevin]] who leaves messages on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]] and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]. It was revealed in Issue #21 of Wonkavision magazine that [[Coach Z]] was named after Mr. Zobel.

He directed the feature film [[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects#Film|''Great World of Sound'' (2006)]], which was produced by [[Missy Palmer]] and executive produced by the Brothers Chaps. Craig since then has directed several other independent films, including 2012's ''[[Wikipedia:Compliance (film)|Compliance]]''.

Mentioned in the commentary for [[replacement]] by [[Matt]], "[Craig's] favorite thing ever on our website is … where Bubs attacks Strong Bad."

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/craigzobel Craig Zobel's MySpace page]
*[[IMDb:nm0957505|Craig Zobel's IMDb page]]
*[[Wikipedia:Craig Zobel|Craig Zobel's Wikipedia page]]
*[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/06/04/craig_zobel_film_production.php Interview with Craig Zobel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKruaSiQUE Sundance Channel interview]
*[http://www.greatworldofsound.com/film.html "Great World of Sound" official site]

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Kevin

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JohnnyLurg:

[[Image:Kevin's video camera.png|thumb|Property of Kevin.]]

'''Kevin''' is a name that is mentioned in various toons.

==Appearances==
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]] — Kevin (voiced by [[Craig Zobel]]) calls [[Marzipan]].
*Email [[the bet]] — [[Wikipedia:Kevin DuBrow|Kevin DuBrow]] is the name that [[Homestar Runner]] would have had to change his name to if he was unable to "[[be's]] cool" in [[the bet]].
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — [[Strong Bad]] steals Kevin's [[videro]]  [[camera]].
*[[Under Construction]] — Kevin is credited for "cover ups" at the end credits.

*Email [[geddup noise]] — a [[Generic Announcers|game show announcer]] calls Homestar "Kevin".
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Kevin (voiced by Craig Zobel) calls Marzipan again.
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