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Halloween Potion-ma-jig

2005-11-01T08:25:16Z

Radyin: /* Inside References */ Added circus peanuts reference.

[[Image:ween05.png|thumb|Choose it or lose it]]
Homestar screws up Marzipan's potion. Choose-your-own-adventure action ensues!

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

See [[Halloween Costumes#Halloween Fairstival (2005)|Halloween Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Spooky Forest]], [[The Cliff]]

'''Page Title:''' Choose it or Lose it!

'''Date:''' November 1, 2005

==Transcript==

''{Spooky sounds play against a darkened wall. Homestar Runner's shadow appears from the left, and Homestar himself then appears suddenly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crap! You scared me! So, here's the deal: I'm lost inside this haunted mansion, and I need your help to find my costume and get outta here! So, what should we do first?

''{The screen displays: 'WHAT SHOULD WE DO?? 1. PET A GOAT 2. MAKE A STEW 3. "I'M SELLING THESE FINE LEATHER JACKETS..."' A "COSTUME LOCATOR" is in the lower left and a "HEALTH & BEAUTY" indicator, showing 100%, is in the lower right. Then, after a moment, the lights suddenly come on and the camera pans back, revealing the interior of Homestar's house, including pictures of Homestar's past costumes framed on the wall. Marzipan walks up with a wig and a pile of clothes. A sheet of paper can be seen in front of Homestar, with doodles all over it and several markers scattered around it.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' What up, Homestar? Here's your costume!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{taking the costume}'' Oh, thanks. You win!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{noticing the paper and markers}'' Homestar Michael Runner, what did you do—

''{A closeup of the paper is shown. It reads:}''

<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Halloween Potion<br/>1. *****-Water<br/>2. Powdered *********<br/>3. Essence of *********<br/>Stir ingredients with a ***********<br/>Say this magic incantation:<br/>*****************************</div>

''{But drawings of bugs and ducks obscure all of the important parts, asterisked. Also, Homestar has written "[[Mean Sean]]", "QUACK TIME", and "COOL DUCK" on various parts of the paper.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ... to my Halloween Potion recipe?

''{Homestar and Marzipan appear again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, yeah. ''{turns away from Marzipan}'' Marzipaaan! Can I draw ducks and bugs all over the recipe for your Halloween Potion?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No way, Jorge. You're gonna figure out what those ingredients were and bring 'em back here before midnight. Now march your skinny white butt into those spooky woods, mister!

''{Music starts.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{humbly}'' Yes, Mom-zipan.

''{The screen displays "HALLOWEEN POTION-MA-JIG" and "A MAKE-YOUR-OWN-DECISION-VENTURE", followed by the usual credits, over the drawings of bugs and ducks. Then, cut to the spooky forest, where Homestar is now in costume.}''

===The Water===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right! These spooky woods gotta be chock full of spooky ingredients! Let's see, the first one is ''{pulls out the paper}'' "Something Water." Hmmmmmmmm...

'''COACH Z:''' ''{from a distance}'' Really?

''{cut to Coach Z and Pom Pom}''

'''COACH Z:''' Then how come they'll be all nice to yas like they like ya to your face?

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

'''COACH Z:''' I guess I have a lot to learn about mailmen!

''{Homestar walks up}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, what are you guys doin' out here? Did you ruin somebody's magic potion too?

'''COACH Z:''' Uh... nope. Unless Coach Z's life is a magic potion.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool, cool, depressing, cool. So, um...

''{A box shows up reading "CHOICE TIME!" and the three choices:}''

==== 1. Do either of you have any... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Do either of you have any cash on you? I'm trying to get a me a sandwich or something. Uh, my car broke down and I'm out of gas.

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, sorry man. All I have is this bottle of, uh, ghost water?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's perfect! I was planning on blowin' that money on ghost water anyways.

''{A "scorecard" comes up with spaces for all the items you get. The first blank is filled with "<u>Ghost</u> Water". A victory sound plays.}''

==== 2. I need something that would be... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I need something that would be good in a Halloween Potion.

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles and pulls a severed toe out of his pocket}''

'''COACH Z:''' Pom Pom can getcha a toe. With nail polish!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:'''' Um... do you have anything waterier? Or... more waterish? Or waterian?

'''COACH Z:''' Please, Homestar, stop! Just take this bottle of questionable water that I keep on my person at all times for questionable reasons!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I won't question that!

''{A "scorecard" comes up with spaces for all the items you get. The first blank is filled with "<u>Questionable</u> Water". A victory sound plays.}''

==== 3. Taco-Man came by... ====
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Taco-Man came by, he gave me some water-he gave me some water. What are you guys ganna do for me?

'''COACH Z:''' Pom Pom, give the man some stank water, I will not be upstaged by Taco-Man two years in a row!

''{A "scorecard" comes up with spaces for all the items you get. The first blank is filled with "<u>Stank</u> Water". A victory sound plays.}''

=== The Powder ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I gotta keep searchin'. ''{walks offscreen to the right}'' Too bad I probably won't run into anybody else mysteriously hanging out in the woods.

''{Cut to The King of Town and The Poopsmith. Holes are dug all over the place. Homestar walks up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh! How ya diggin'?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oh! We're certainly not trying to unearth the ham sandwich that I buried here when I was nine!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Good. 'Cuz I found that thing like two months ago. It wasn't that good. Too much mayo.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Too much mayo?! I love too much mayo!

''{The choice dialogue comes up again.}''

==== 1. Hey! I've got it... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, I've got it! I'll give you a detailed account of the consumption of your ham sammie if you give me a powdered item for this Potion-ma-jig!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Sweet deal! Take some of this powdered Thanksgiving! Now let's hear it!

''{The screen starts to fade out.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, at first I sprayed it with Windex to get the dirt off. That made it all blue and soggy...

''{It fades back in. The King of Town has his head lowered in boredom. His Chicken Basket is empty.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and that last bite nearly made me puke it right back on my plate!

''{Homestar walks off and takes the powder as he goes.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oh, I wish you had. I surely wish you had!

''{The scorecard returns. The second blank is filled with "Powdered <u>Thanksgiving</u>".}''

==== 2. I say, is that a powdered... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I say, is that a powdered wig you're wearing, your Kentucky Fried-ness? 'Cuz I'm in the market for some powdery dealings!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{pulls out a pouch}'' Well, I've got my secret blend of eleven herbs and spices. But, of course, you can't have that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, that's too bad, I guess I'll just go on home and—

''{He zips all over the screen, yelling incoherently.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{popping out of one of the holes, holding the powder}'' So long, suckers!

''{Homestar drops back into the hole.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ha! That blend was just a decoy! It only has ''ten'' herbs and spices!

''{The scorecard appears with "Powdered <u>Herbs & Spices</u>".}''

==== 3. Poopsmith, do I dare ask... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Poopsmith, do I dare ask what powdered delights you've unearthed?

''{The Poopsmith digs in the dirt and a pouch pops out, which Homestar catches.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, ground ground. Thanks thanks, guys guys.

''{The scorecard appears with "Powdered <u>Ground</u>"}''

===Homsar===

''{This scene only happens if you click The Poopsmith's face as Homestar walks away (see Easter Eggs). Homsar is floating on a balloon, as per his costume. Homestar walks up, and looks at him, annoyed.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, great, the secret guy!

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaA—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Just gimme my choices!

''{Homsar throws confetti, and the bottom of the screen reads:}''

<blockquote>
HOISIN SAUCE!<br>
2TH: HORSE IT ON IN THERE!<br>
THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!<br>
> What wouldst thou deau?</blockquote>

''{With [[The Hornblower]]'s head and some circus peanuts over it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What I'm supposed to do with that mess?! I'm outta here!

''{Homestar walks away.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' Location, location, location!

=== The Essence ===

''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are standing around a cliff, with broken TVs littering the area. Strong Bad's face is obscured by the cabinet doors on his costume. Strong Mad tosses a broken TV. Homestar walks up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa. This is a cool new background!

''{The TV Strong Mad tossed falls in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{opening his costume's doors}'' Yeah! We were just burying our problems here in the spooky woods when we found this creepy cliff! It's perfect for the chucking off of busted old TVs.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Essence of busted old TVs? 'Cuz I got a serious jones!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I think these TVs lost their essence in the seventies! What are you doing here, anyways?

''{The choice box returns:}''

==== 1. I've always felt that... ====
Homestar: I've always felt that Essence of Rose Petals has alwys been my favorite essence.

==== 2. I'm trying to ruin Marzipan's... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm trying to ruin Marzipan's Halloween Potion. Got any leads?

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's a worthy cause if ever there was one! How about this essence of putting Strong Mad's hand in warm water when he's asleep?

'''STRONG MAD:''' MY SECRET SHAME!

''{The Cheat tosses a bottle off the cliff. Homestar jumps after it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks a lot you guuuuuuuuuys!

''{The scorecard returns with "Essence of <u>Putting Strong Mad's hand in warm water while he's asleep</u>".}''

==== 3. I'm in the mood for a... ====
'''Homestar:''' I'm in the mood for a hoe-van roll(sp?)!

'''Strongbad:''' Yeah, me too. Let's have a race to the food court, Here's the starting line.

'''The Cheat''' draws a line in dirt next to the cliff's edge.

'''Homestar:''' (running over cliff) Eat my duuuuuuuust!

{The scorecard returns with "Essence of <u>Gullibility</u>".}''

===The stirring utensil===

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mekka-lekka-hi-mekka-The Cheat throw a TV on 'im...

''{The Cheat drops a TV over the cliff.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ... ho.

''{The doors on Strong Bad's costume close once more. Cut to Bubs, standing by a canister labeled "BUBS MO'BILE CAN o' STIRRING UTENSILS". Homestar lands next to him. The TV lands behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, Bubs. Fancy runnin' into you in the middle of the spooky woods sellin' stirring utensils.

'''BUBS:''' It's a niche market!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, what kind of concoctions might one stir with your wares?

'''BUBS:''' Well, a little eye of newt, some toe of frog, baby, you got a witch's brew goin'!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, that's my line! So, how do I score one of those jobbies?

'''BUBS:''' Oh, they're free. But you gotta ''earn'' 'em!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, that doesn't sound free at all.

'''BUBS:''' Well, you just gotta ''earn'' 'em!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' How should I do that?

''{The choice box returns:}''

==== 1. Do a dance ====
'''Homestar:''' A little to the left, turnit around

==== 2. Since a song ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, here goes. Two and three and four. ''{singing, and Bubs covers his ears}'' Blackeyed peaches! Treats come true! ??? Summer, what wouldja do? The world is the egg, and...

'''BUBS:''' Oh! Heard enough of that one! You... you get a chewed-up pen.

''{The scorecard returns with "Stirring utensil: <u>Chewed Up Pen</u>".}''

==== 3. Reagan impression ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{leaning over, in a low voice}'' Well, well, Nancy and I, economics, well, rap music, jellybeans, well, we... probably had a... pet...

'''BUBS:''' That's the worst Ronald Reagan impression I've ever heard!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{standing upright}'' ''Ronald'' Reagan?! I was doing my Keanu Reagan!

'''BUBS:''' Just take this terlet brush and get outta here!

''{The scorecard returns with "Stirring utensil: <u>Terlet Brush</u>".}''

===The magic words===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{walking off}'' Thanks, Great American Bubs!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now to find Strong Sad. Anything that guy says will make ''great'' magic words!

''{Cut to Strong Sad, half-buried and asleep. Homestar walks up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad. Nice fire hydrant costume!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh! Mineral water! ''{wakes up and looks at Homestar}'' What?

''{The choice box returns:}''

==== 1. I just graduated... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I just graduated from school. What should my epitath say?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Homestar, do you even have half a brain?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh! Those are some great words!

''{The scorecard appears with "Magic Words: <u>Do you even have half a brain</u>".}''

==== 2. If you were at a party... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' If you were at a party, what would you rap?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Each day, we die a little more, yo! Betta ax somebod-ay!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh! Fresh beats! My favorite!

''{The scorecard appears with "Magic Words: <u>Betta Ax Somebod-ay</u>".}''

==== 3. Taco-Man came by... ====

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Taco-Man came by. We played a little foosball, played a little foosball. So, what are some of your favorite words?

'''STRONG SAD:''' In no particular order: Loquentia, Imbruglia, Precipitus, Saraleecheesecake, Denouement...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Those words are great!

''{The scorecard appears with "Magic Words: <u>Loquentia, Imbruglia, Precipitus, Saraleecheesecake, Denouement</u>".}''

=== The potion ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks for the words, half-man! ''{walks off}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Go forward! Move ahead! Try to detect it! It's not too late!

''{Cut to Homestar's house, where Homestar and Marzipan are standing near a bubbling cauldron.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, so here's what I came up with: a bottle of ''{whatever water you obtained}'' water, ''{he throws the bottle into the cauldron}'' some powdered ''{whatever powder you obtained; it's thrown into the cauldron too}'', and essence of ''{whatever essence you obtained; again, he throws it into the cauldron}''. ''{Pulls out the stirring utensil}'' And give a little stir with this ''{whatever stirring utensil you obtained}''. And say these magic words. ''{He hands an index card to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{whatever magic words you obtained}''

''{The cauldron makes a "poof" sound and smoke emerges, and Marzipan dips a cup into it.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Here, Homestar. ''{hands the cup to Homestar}'' Have some Melonade!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Don't mind if I do! ''{He drinks the contents of the cup. Depending on your choices, various things can happen:}''

''{The final part is randomized, and the choices you make don't necessarily affect the outcome of the toon. See the fun facts section to see how the endings scenes are chosen. These are the different effects on Homestar:)''

====1. Freaky Marzipan====

''(After drinking the potion, Homestar turns into a normally-dressed Marzipan)''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yay! I'm not the only girl!

'''STRANGE MARZIPAN:''' ''(With a voice that sounds alot like [[Li'l Brudder]]'s)'' I think we're gonna become fast friends!

''(Marzipan shrieks and runs off, Strange Marzipan makes a silly face.)''

====2. [[Tofu Homestar]]====

''(After drinking the potion, Homestar turns into the Tofu Version of himself as seen in [[The Luau]].)''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yay, Homestar! You're back to your old self again!

''(We see the tofu head begin to slide off, but the screen fades off before it does. We do hear the sound effect of it hitting the floor after the picture fades, however.)''

====3. The Goblin====

''{Homestar transforms into [[The Goblin]].}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, he's so cute! Do it do it do it!

''{The Goblin dances.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' And scene!

=== The finale ===

''{All of the characters are standing around. "BACK" and "PLAY AGAIN (SKIP INTRO)" buttons are seen.}''

{{inprogress}}

==Easter Eggs==

* To see Homsar, click on the Poopsmith's face as Homestar is leaving.
* At the end, click on Pom Pom:
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' So, what, Pom Pom? You're every guy at a truck stop?
*: ''{Pom Pom produces a gun.}''
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh oh, Strong Bad. You're entering a world of pain.
*: '''STRONG MAD:''' Donny! You're out of your element!
* At the end, click on Bubs:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, Bubs, I like your Lando Calrissian outfit!
*: '''BUBS:''' What are you talking about? I'm the master of disaster!
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh oh. Poopsmith, get ready...
* At the end, click on Marzipan:
*: '''MARZIPAN:''' (Beaker-style meeps)
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Can you understand her?
*: '''THE CHEAT:''' (The Cheat Noises, turns to Marzipan)
*: '''MARZIPAN:''' (Beaker-style meeps)
*: '''THE CHEAT:''' (The Cheat Noises)
*: '''MARZIPAN:''' (Quicker Beaker-style meeps)
*: '''THE CHEAT:''' (Angry Cheat Noises, Turns Away)
*: '''MARZIPAN:''' (Normal) Oh, I'm sorry! I thought that meant something else.
* At the end, click on Strong Bad:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, Blanche from the Golden Girls? Genius!
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Blanche from the Golden Girls!
*: '''BUBS:''' No, no, he's Phyllis Diller!
*: '''COACH Z:''' I thought you were supposed to be my hot mom!
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'm Jambi the genie! You know, "Wish? Did somebody say wish?"
*: '''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I wish you'd dress up as something I could recognize! Pop culture... mumble grumble!
* At the end, click on Homestar:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad! (adopts "shady drifter" impression) Let me get a few dollars. I'm trying to catch a train. My wife, she's pregnant. And I have thirteen kids. I'm on hard times.
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' Well, at least your shady drifter impression is better than your Ronald Reagan.
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh! I can hit you with some more of that too. (adopts Ronald Reagan impression) Well... well... Oliver Cromwell...

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
* The original potion read:
<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Halloween Potion<br/>1. Ghost-Water<br/>2. Powdered Pigs' Feet<br/>3. Essence of Nightroot<br/>Stir ingredients with a wooden spoon<br/>Say this magic incantation:<br/>
"Sip it down and swish it 'round"</div>

* This toon was released after midnight on November 1, Atlanta time. The button on the main page read: ''"it's still halloween!"'', and then when you moved your mouse over it, it changed to: ''"in certain timezones!"''
* This is the first time Homestar is even mentioned as having a middle name ("Michael").
* The shirt Coach Z is wearing is from ''[[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]'''s first-season episode "[http://www.tv.com/the-cosby-show/a-shirt-story/episode/6802/summary.html A Shirt Story]," in which Denise tries to hand-make Theo a designer shirt and butchers it in the process. The ficticious brand of shirt was called a "Gorden Gar-Trails," and the original cost Theo $95.
* There are five endings to this toon. Which ending is seen is determined by adding together all the numbers of the choices made, dividing by five, and taking the remainder (numbered zero to four). Thus, if you choose 2, 1, 3, 3, and 2, you would get 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 11 / 5 = 2, remainder 1.

===Inside References===
* There are pictures of Homestar in all his previous Halloween costumes on the back wall of his house.
* The gun Pom Pom draws at the end is from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]].
* The tofu sculpture Homestar turns into in one of the endings is from [[The Luau]].
* "What wouldst thou deau?" is a reference to [[video games]].
* Homestar mentions that Coach Z didn't dress as a rapper this year. In every other Halloween Toon, Coach Z has done so, although he claims that Theo Huxtable is the greatest rapper of our time.
* When French Homestar said "Getting lucky tonight", it was either identical or extremely similar to when he said it in [[Cool Things]].
* The circus peanuts that appear in the Homsar easter egg were also used when Homestar comes to the door in the 2001 Halloween animation [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].

===Real-World References===
*[[wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]] was the 40th president of the United States. "Nancy" refers to his widow, [[wikipedia:Nancy Reagan|Nancy Reagan]].
*The phrase "I'm selling these fine leather jackets" is a reference to the PC game [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]].
*[[Wikipedia:Hoisin Sauce|Hoisin sauce]], or Chinese barbecue sauce, is used as a condiment and also as a glaze for roasted meats, most commonly with [[Wikipedia:Peking Duck|Peking Duck]].
*Strong Bad saying "Meka Leka Hi Meka" is from a character called Jambi The Genie from the CBS saturday morning show, [[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-Wee's Playhouse]]. Actually, the whole quote is supposed to be "Meka Leka Hi Meka Hiney Ho!"
*"[[Wikipedia:Sara Lee|Sara Lee]]" is an American consumer-goods company and is also the brand name of a number of frozen and packaged foods.
*[[Wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Lando Calrissian]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] films.
*Homsar's line ("location, location, location") refers to the three most important things in [[Wikipedia:real estate|real estate]].
*[[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]] was a musical group that was popular in the 1980's, and their biggest hit was ''Whip It'', excerpted here by Strong Sad.
*The Cutters was the name of the group that was featured in the movie [[Wikipedia:Breaking Away|Breaking Away]], a movie about a group of bicyclists at [[Wikipedia:Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] that race in the annual "Little 500" every spring.

==External Links==
*[[HR:ween05.html|Watch "Potion-ma-jig"]]
*[[HR:halloween2005mx.swf|View the Flash file for "Potion-ma-jig"]]
*[[Forum:5769|Forum thread re: "Halloween Potion-ma-jig"]]

Strong Bad Email Statistics

2005-10-02T21:53:38Z

Radyin: Added "as of" information to email frequency section.

[[Image:NoLoafingPieChart.png|thumb|No Loafing!]]

With more and more [[Strong Bad Email]] released on the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]], it is hard to keep track of all the statistics. For example, which computer was used the most, or how the length of emails has increased throughout the years. To correctly calculate those numbers, a few charts and graphs have been made for the ease of the people who like to know ''everything'' about [[Strong Bad]] and his emails.

<h2 style="clear: both;">Strong Bad Email By Length</h2>
This section involves data taken from the list [[Strong Bad Email By Length]].
[[Image:SBEScatter.png|thumb|200px|left|A scatter plot of chronological number vs. length, with outliers.]]

*The scatter plot shows a fairly strong positive correlation between Email Number and Email Length. The ''r'' value between these two variables without deleting outliers is .736.
**An ''r'' value of 1 would indicate a perfect, positive correlation. A value of -1 indicates a perfect, negative correlation. Therefore, .736 indicates a fairly strong, positive correlation.
*This plot shows there are a handful of clear outliers which are likely affecting the correlation. In the plot below, the outliers have been removed. A Least Squares Regression Line (LSRL) has also been added.
**The outliers were defined as those emails with a residual value of 40 or greater, or -40 or less.

[[Image:SBELinReg.png|thumb|200px|right|A scatter plot of chronological number vs. length, without outliers.]]

*The LSRL can be used to extrapolate, or guess the length of future emails. The ''r'' value of this line is .946.
**The equation for the LSRL is y = 1.3848x + 44.831. y = Time (seconds); x = Email number
*This method of guessing is not 100% accurate, since it is unlikely the emails will ever be, say, 20 minutes long. This equation should not be considered a foolproof method for guessing the length of an email.

<h2 style="clear: both;">Strong Bad Email By Era</h2>
[[Image:bar_graph_by_length.PNG|thumb|200px|left|"The newer, the longer"]]
[[Image:pie_graph_by_era.PNG|thumb|200px|right|But [[Compy 386]] can win the stupid competition.]]

This section involves data on the computer used to answer each email, or the "era" of the computer. The categories are [[Tandy 400]], Broken Tandy, [[Compy 386]], [[Lappy 486]], and Other. (So far, other is [[Pom Pilot]] and [[Tangerine Dreams]])

<h2 style="clear: both;">Strong Bad Emails Featuring More Than One Email</h2>
Several Strong Bad Emails feature more than one email.
*[[huttah!]] — 7 emails
*[[spring cleaning]] — 5 emails
*[[50 emails]] — 4 emails
*[[cheatday]] — 4 emails
*[[E-mail Birds]] — 3 emails
*[[2 emails]] — 3 emails (third is fast-forwarded through)
*[[bottom 10]] — 2 emails
*[[credit card]] — 2 emails
*[[lady...ing]] — 2 emails
*[[lunch special]] — 2 emails
*[[other days]] — 2 emails
*[[sisters]] — 2 emails

<h2 style="clear: both;">Intervals Between Strong Bad Emails</h2>
[[Image:sb_email_frequency.png|thumb|200px|right|A column graph showing the intervals between Strong Bad Emails.]]

Strong Bad Emails are released at varying frequencies. The graph on the right shows the number of days in between the release of an email.
Here is a summary of the data:
* Mean: 10.7 days
* Median: 7 days
* Mode: 7 days — 64 emails came out 7 days after the previous release
* Minimum: 4 days — There were 4 days between the releases of [[brianrietta]] and [[i love you]] as well as [[ghosts]] and [[theme party]]
* Maximum: 49 days — There were 49 days between the releases of [[lady...ing]] and [[geddup noise]]

''Note: Data is not complete. Reliable dates are not available for [[homsar]], [[butt IQ]], [[homestar hair]], [[making out]], [[depressio]], and [[sb_email 22]]. This data is as of September 26, 2005.

<h2 style="clear: both;">External Links</h2>

*[http://www.strongfans.com/EmailDatabase.xls View the data (Excel Spreadsheet)] 45KB, current as of 19 August 2005.

[[Category: Strong Bad Email]]

Strong Bad Email Statistics

2005-09-28T08:48:50Z

Radyin: Added information about the frequency between sb_emails.

[[Image:NoLoafingPieChart.png|thumb|No Loafing!]]

With more and more [[Strong Bad Email]] released on the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]], it is hard to keep track of all the statistics. For example, which computer was used the most, or how the length of emails has increased throughout the years. To correctly calculate those numbers, a few charts and graphs have been made for the ease of the people who like to know ''everything'' about [[Strong Bad]] and his emails.

<h2 style="clear: both;">Strong Bad Email By Length</h2>
This section involves data taken from the list [[Strong Bad Email By Length]].
[[Image:SBEScatter.png|thumb|200px|left|A scatter plot of chronological number vs. length, with outliers.]]

*The scatter plot shows a fairly strong positive correlation between Email Number and Email Length. The ''r'' value between these two variables without deleting outliers is .736.
**An ''r'' value of 1 would indicate a perfect, positive correlation. A value of -1 indicates a perfect, negative correlation. Therefore, .736 indicates a fairly strong, positive correlation.
*This plot shows there are a handful of clear outliers which are likely affecting the correlation. In the plot below, the outliers have been removed. A Least Squares Regression Line (LSRL) has also been added.
**The outliers were defined as those emails with a residual value of 40 or greater, or -40 or less.

[[Image:SBELinReg.png|thumb|200px|right|A scatter plot of chronological number vs. length, without outliers.]]

*The LSRL can be used to extrapolate, or guess the length of future emails. The ''r'' value of this line is .946.
**The equation for the LSRL is y = 1.3848x + 44.831. y = Time (seconds); x = Email number
*This method of guessing is not 100% accurate, since it is unlikely the emails will ever be, say, 20 minutes long. This equation should not be considered a foolproof method for guessing the length of an email.

<h2 style="clear: both;">Strong Bad Email By Era</h2>
[[Image:bar_graph_by_length.PNG|thumb|200px|left|"The newer, the longer"]]
[[Image:pie_graph_by_era.PNG|thumb|200px|right|But [[Compy 386]] can win the stupid competition.]]

This section involves data on the computer used to answer each email, or the "era" of the computer. The categories are [[Tandy 400]], Broken Tandy, [[Compy 386]], [[Lappy 486]], and Other. (So far, other is [[Pom Pilot]] and [[Tangerine Dreams]])

<h2 style="clear: both;">Strong Bad Emails Featuring More Than One Email</h2>
Several Strong Bad Emails feature more than one email.
*[[huttah!]] — 7 emails
*[[spring cleaning]] — 5 emails
*[[50 emails]] — 4 emails
*[[cheatday]] — 4 emails
*[[E-mail Birds]] — 3 emails
*[[2 emails]] — 3 emails (third is fast-forwarded through)
*[[bottom 10]] — 2 emails
*[[credit card]] — 2 emails
*[[lady...ing]] — 2 emails
*[[lunch special]] — 2 emails
*[[other days]] — 2 emails
*[[sisters]] — 2 emails

<h2 style="clear: both;">Intervals Between Strong Bad Emails</h2>
[[Image:sb_email_frequency.png|thumb|200px|right|A column graph showing the intervals between Strong Bad Emails.]]

Strong Bad Emails are released at varying frequencies. The graph on the right shows the number of days in between the release of an email.
Here is a summary of the data:
* Mean: 10.7 days
* Median: 7 days
* Mode: 7 days — 64 emails came out 7 days after the previous release
* Minimum: 4 days — There were 4 days between the releases of [[brianrietta]] and [[i love you]] as well as [[ghosts]] and [[theme party]]
* Maximum: 49 days — There were 49 days between the releases of [[lady...ing]] and [[geddup noise]]

''Note: Data is not complete. Reliable dates are not available for [[homsar]], [[butt IQ]], [[homestar hair]], [[making out]], [[depressio]], and [[sb_email 22]].

<h2 style="clear: both;">External Links</h2>

*[http://www.strongfans.com/EmailDatabase.xls View the data (Excel Spreadsheet)] 45KB, current as of 19 August 2005.

[[Category: Strong Bad Email]]

File:sb email frequency.png

2005-09-28T08:33:35Z

Radyin: Chart showing frequency of sb_emails.

Chart showing frequency of sb_emails.