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Television Sightings

Itsame — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:48:42 GMT

Itsame: /* Cheat */

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== Adult Swim ==
At the end of a Sunday night bump on April 30th, 2006, Adult Swim asked viewers to check out "our podcast, or go see Homestar Runner [which kicks our a**]".

== Angel ==
[[Image:thegirlinquestion161.jpg|thumb|Look closely at his shirt]]
*In a season five episode of ''Angel'' entitled ''The Girl in Question'', Spike and Angel visited Buffy's apartment and instead found Andrew, who was wearing a black Strong Bad t-shirt. Later in the episode, Andrew wore the same Strong Bad shirt with a pore strip plastered on his nose.
*Incidentally, Andrew is the very same character who appeared in the Trogdor-laden ''Buffy'' reference. Since both shows are the brainchildren of creator/writer/executive director Joss Whedon, we can probably assume that the creator of Buffy is also a fan of Homestar Runner.

== Attack of the Show! ==
*On the May 24, 2005 episode of G4's ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira, a host, mentions [[Peasant's Quest]].
*On the July 6, 2005 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' guest host Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds.com, was wearing a [[Homsar]] shirt.
*On the July 12, 2005 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira commented on a dragon tattoo saying that "It's almost Trogdor."
*On the July 20, 2005 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira mentioned that "the robots cannot beat the Trogdor."
*On the June 12, 2006 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira commented on a show saying the character got "Burninated by the great Trogdor"

== The Boy ==
*There was an episode that featured "Compu" written on a game box, similar to Strong Bad's [[Compy 386]].

== Buffy the Vampire Slayer ==
[[Image:chosen164.jpg|thumb|Trogdor vs. Scoobies]]
In the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Ep. 722) Trogdor was used as a creature in a game of Dungeons and Dragons.

=== Transcript ===
:'''GILES:''' I'm — I'm — I'm all turned around. You're here?

:'''XANDER:''' By the pillar, yeah. I'm protecting this area.

:'''GILES:''' That puts me over by the door. Demons around the perimeter. Right! I open the door.

:''{Pan over to show Andrew is also at the table, but he's wearing a red hooded cloak.}''

:'''ANDREW:''' ''{reading from a book}'' You go through the door and are confronted by Trogdor the Burninator.

:'''GILES:''' Oh, bugger it. Fight. ''{rolls dice, sips wine}''

:'''ANDREW:''' Adios to 5 hit points. Trogdor has badly wounded you.

:'''GILES:''' Well, wait a minute. What about my... ''{puts on glasses}'' bag of illusions?

:'''ANDREW:''' ''{scoffs}'' Illusions against a Burninator? Silly, silly British man. ''{Giles sips his wine again.}''

:'''AMANDA:''' I invoke a time flux on Trogdor.

:'''ANDREW:''' ''{looks at Amanda}'' Step down, girlfriend, you can't just —

:'''AMANDA:''' Ninth level sorcerer, and I carry the emerald chalice. Trogdor is frozen in time. Deal with it.

== Cheat ==
On one episode of Cheat on G4TechTV, they mentioned that if you use the random name generator enough times in the XBox/PC game "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," Homsar's name will be generated.

== CNN Student News ==
On the December 15, 2004 edition of [http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION CNN Student News], a short news magazine on CNN Headline news, they had a clip of a soldier in Iraq receiving a Kick The Cheat toy for Christmas.

== d'FUSED ==
On the March 12th episode of ''d'FUSED'', a segment on Red Vs. Blue showed the cast of Homestar Runner in their real-world, plastic figurine state atop the preview monitor for a Red Vs. Blue episode.

== Filter ==
This tech review show asks viewers to send in their favorite websites, but there were three websites that they did not want people submitting anymore. Homestar Runner.com was ranked #3 with 166 submissions, Red vs. Blue was #2, and Runescape was #1.

== Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends ==
[[Image:Bloostar.PNG|thumb|100px|This speaks for itself.]]
*During the episode "Bloo's Brothers" a Bloo clone that looks freakishly similar to Homestar appears very briefly. This version reappears in a mini-game in "Big Fat Awesome House Party".
*The ending of the episode "A Sight For Sore Eyes" is very similar to [[Old Intro 2]].
*In "Duchess of Wails," there's an orange imaginary friend that looks suspiciously like [[Trogdor]].

== G4tv.com ==
*On [http://www.g4tv.com/g4tv/episodes/3888/Men_are_from_World_of_Warcraft_Woman_are_From_The_Sims.html this episode] of G4tv.com on G4, an unnamed person, playing the role of Laura Foy's date, was seen wearing a "[[Trogdor (character)|Trogdor]]" shirt. The videoclip, entitled Gamer Dating Do's And Don'ts is now available for viewing at [http://www.g4tv.com/mediaplayer/index.aspx?video_key=9033 this location.]
*In a commercial for [http://www.g4tv.com/cinematech Cinematech], the title of [[Peasant's Quest]] is seen very briefly.

== 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.

==Global News ==
On one report on the show, the reporters were interviewing a girl wearing a Strong Sad T-Shirt.

== Junkin' ==
On the television show ''[http://www.turnersouth.com/network/shows/junkin/ Junkin']'', the host "Dave" has appeared wearing Trogdor and Strong Bad T-shirts.

== Late Show with David Letterman ==
On the [[Wikipedia:The Late Show with David Letterman|Late Show with David Letterman]], in one of their specials, they had "phil'd" on one of the answers.

== Live at Five ==
On January 31 2006, on Live at Five (Atlantic Canadian 5 o'clock news), there was a segment about chronic pain caused by computer usage that featured a group of kids watching [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] on the computer.

== NFL Films: Game of the Week ==
About three quarters through this hour-long recap of the game, a Falcons' victory, one of the defensive linemen for Atlanta, Patrick Kerney, points to his family in the stands. One of them is holding up a sign that says "GOOD JORB!", an unmistakable reference to [[Coach Z]].

== Megas XLR ==
In an episode called "Breakout", Coop tried to use an attack called Double Deuce by jumping and putting two fists in front of him.

== Monster House ==
In an episode of ''Monster House'' called "[http://www.tvtome.com/MonsterHouse/season1.html#ep18 Sports House]," the host, Steve, is wearing a Strong Bad T-shirt during the introductions. This episode first aired February 2, 2004.
In the Christmas House episode, a group of 'carolers' from across the neighborhood sings for the people living in the house. One girl is wearing a Strong Bad T-shirt.

== Pulse ==
In early 2004, the show Pulse on G4TechTV featured an interview with the Brothers Chaps in which they were asked about the new game that they are developing for the Atari 2600. They showed many video clips of their Atari game. The Chaps talked about how they record their voices and how successful they have been. They announced that later in the year they planned to release a DVD with the first hundred emails. After the commercial break, the hosts interviewed the company that is developing the Homestar Runner game, Videlectrix, which was really just one of the Brothers Chaps wearing a fake mustache.

== Ripley's Believe it or Not! ==
In a segment talking about painted [[Wikipedia:Silicon Chip|silicon computer chips]], one of the examples shown has [[Strong Bad]] painted on it.

== The Screen Savers ==
*An episode of The Screen Savers on G4TechTV featured a guest who is making a [[Homestar Runner RPG]] for the Atari 2600, which is still in development.
*The [http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/episodes/3848/Home_Star_Runner_eXeem_LA_Auto_Show.html January 24th episode] of The Screen Savers had [[Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005|an interview]] with [[The Brothers Chaps]]. In this episode, puppet Strong Bad made his debut to answer questions from fans. The article also mentions that in order to learn more than one ever thought possible about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]], one can head over to the Homestar Runner Wiki.

== Survivor: Pearl Islands ==
When Ryan Shoulders picks up some tree mail (the show's system of getting messages to the castaways), he sings the opening to SB Email [[techno]], singing it as "the tree mail, the tree mail, what, what, the tree mail."

== The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ==
Leno was showing examples of absurd eBay auctions and having the audience guess whether they sold or not. One of them was a laptop that had been shot with a shotgun. Its subject line said "LIKE USED! SLIGHTLY SHOTGUNNED!" like the tags on the similarly shotgunned Compy at the end of [[virus]]. It sold.

== WonderShowzen ==
In an episode of "Wondershowzen," a puppet named Chauncey, in one of many skits, informed the number Two that if she didn't stop talking, he would 'puke his pants,' as [[Coach Z]] threatened in [[secret recipes]]. Number Two proceeded to leave the screen.

== X-Play ==
On an episode of G4TechTV's ''X-Play'', the wrestling game "WWE: Day of Reckoning" is reviewed. To demo the "create your own wrestler" mode, the reviewers create a wrestler that looks suspiciously like Strong Bad, and appears to be named "ESSBEE".

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Arcade Game

Itsame — Thu, 25 May 2006 07:20:45 GMT

Itsame: /* Glitches */

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[[Image:indabasement.PNG|200px|thumb|"We're, uh, doing The Cheat's taxes"]]

Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a ''TROGDOR!'' arcade game in da basement.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Trogdor}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

'''Date:''' March 17, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:41

'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!

== Transcript ==

''{We start with a familiar scene, Compy. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a sticky note on the screen saying "in da basement -sb".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad! ''{walks up to the computer}'' Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again? Oh. You're not here. I'll get to the bottom of this!

''{He sits down at the computer and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Dear Stong Bah, 
Where are you? 
Your friend, 
Homestar</blockquote>

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{notices the note}'' Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah.

''{He stands up and heads for da basement. Upon arriving he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.

'''STRONG MAD:''' W-2!!!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.

''{Homestar walks off. The game blips.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Argh! Stupid peasant.

''{He kicks the arcade machine, which says, in a computer voice, "Trogdor!" (pronounced like "Troggador").}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoah! Pretty cool! ''{kicks it twice more, with the same results}'' All right, who's next?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine.

''{Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, and makes more noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Here ya go, little buddy.

''{He lifts him onto the stool and the theme music begins playing. As soon as it's over...}''

'''STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD:''' TROGDOR!

''{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoah, nice move! You're the master!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down with a link to play the Trogdor arcade game. After a little while, Homestar comes back with a stack of papers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.

== Easter Eggs ==

*If you wait for Homestar to come by and ask them to do his taxes - after he says, "Man, that is one big adding machine" you can click on the [[TROGDOR!]] game to make it say "[[Trogdor]]."
*You can click on the top of Homestar's pile of papers to see his expenses:

<blockquote>Homestar Runner's 
2002 Expenditures 
________________________ 
 
$150 - pork b/w beans 
 
$2,000 - witch's brew 
 
$4,000 - refinance my hat 
 
$2.07 - Marzipan gift 
 
$1,000 - Fluffypuffs 
 
$500 - monthly protection 
to SB 
 
$500 - monthly protection 
to SM 
 
$500 - monthly protection 
to The C. 
 
$75 - straps and practice</blockquote>

:*When you have Homestar's expenses displayed, you can click and hold on the last item in the list "straps and practice" to see a picture of something that looks like a hand-drawn baseball card. It bears resemblence to the [[Kewpie Dan]] drawing from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#manhunter new york|manhunter new york]]".

=== Remarks ===
*On the Monday following [[the show]], there was no new [[Strong Bad Email]]. Instead, there was a post-it note that said "In da Basement". If you clicked on it, it took you to the aformentioned toon short.
*Homestar's total expenditures come out to $8727.07.
*The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "important document #402".
*The Cheat is using his left hand to play the arcade game.
*Some of the sounds used in this toon are slightly off from their game counterparts. The peasant burnination sound is higher pitched and the squished peasant sound is played faster.

=== Glitches ===
*At the start, the Compy's contrast knob is there. When Homestar comes in it is missing, but you can click it anyway. It doesn't do anything either time.
*When Strong Bad kicks the arcade machine, the kicking sound effect comes as his leg is pulling back, not as it is hitting the game.

=== Inside References ===
*Pork [[b/w]] beans refers to the Strong Bad Email [[helium]], in which [[Marzipan]] and Homestar discuss the subject briefly. 
*"Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|fondue pot]] again?" refers to [[50 emails]].
*This is another appearance of the [[Witches' Brew]].

=== Real World References ===
*Strong Mad says "[[Wikipedia:Form_W-2|W-2]]!", which is an [[Wikipedia:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] tax form.
*The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This is Spinal Tap]]''. One of the band members (Viv Savage) says it while playing [[Wikipedia:Atari|Atari]] in the tour bus.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:arcadegame.html|watch "Arcade Game"]]
*[[HR:arcadegame.swf|view the Flash file for "Arcade Game"]]
[[Category:Toons]][[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]

garage sale

Itsame — Thu, 25 May 2006 07:05:41 GMT

Itsame: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|129|rampage|do over}}
[[Image:sbemail129.png|thumb|"I feel like I need a chemical shower."]]

Strong Bad gives his thoughts on "garbage" sales and "garbage" sale patrons.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Frank Bennedetto]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Homestar's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' May 2, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes another email that I'll answer for you! Here comes another email that I'll answer for you!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: garage sale=money!</div>
hey strong bad! 
I seriously think you need to have a garage sale!! I mean 
think of all da things you could get with all that money... 
 
cat (yeah that's my real name)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the first line exaggeratedly fast, as it is written. He over-emphasizes the "da", and doesn't read the part in parentheses, instead saying...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...something I don't wanna read. ''{typing}'' What sort of 'da things' are we talking about here, Catman? 'Da bomb' or, uh, 'da boyz' or even, ''{not typed}'' uh, ''{typing}'' 'da hood?' Nah, I don't think I want any of dose. ''{clears screen}'' Lemme tell you a thing or two about garage sales: Ya ever get the feeling that the people just got lazy taking the trash out, so they stopped right there on the driveway and started putting price tags on things? I mean, isn't it just a little bit suspicious that there's only a one-letter difference between 'garage sale' and 'garbage sale?' ''{says "gar-bahge", to rhyme with "garage"}'' Except, don't ever say 'garbage' ''{same way}'' like that. That's, like, the only joke Moms have and they can keep it for all I care. So then there's the issue of the sort of folks that frequent garage sales: bottom feeders, lemme tell ya.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's garage sale in the middle of the Field. There is a sign reading "GAR<strike>B</strike>AGE SALE" (with the 'B' crossed out), and [[#Some Items for Sale|merchandise]] is found everywhere with various price tags. Marzipan walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' First, there's the haggler, ''{"THE HAGGLER" appears in the middle of the screen with a bowler derby on it for a moment.}'' the guy who spends all day trying to talk you down from a quarter to twenty-two cents for some worthless piece of crap.

''{The camera scrolls over to Bubs and Strong Bad. Bubs is holding an ugly doll.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'll give ya two thin dimes for this pantyhose doll.

'''STRONG BAD:''' First off... (all...) that is Aunt Gert. And secondly, she's worth '''way''' more than the quarter I'm asking for her! Heck, I paid six-fifty for her new. And them's 1998 dollars!

'''BUBS:''' Well, maybe if she was wearing a troll outfit, or a witch's hat or somethin'...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll let it go for twenty-four cents.

'''BUBS:''' ''{grimly}'' Twenty-two and a half!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You, my friend... just bought yourself an Aunt Gert.

''{Cut away to The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Next is the lurker. ''{"THE LURKER" appears in the middle of the screen with a candle and two skulls on it for a moment.}'' You know, the shady night-manager at Stuckey's type, who shades around all day but never buys anything.

''{The camera pans down to Strong Sad and Senor Cardgage looking at merchandise. Strong Sad steps away from Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you're like, "Is he there just to be seen?"

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Look at this can of peas, Helvetica. Won't you help me buy it for you?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm finding it hard to express just how uncomfortable I am right now.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I dan't know why. Exprecially since you have this can of peas to look forward to.

''{Strong Bad walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, if you're not gonna buy anything, you gotta leave. You're drivin' away all my best customers!

''{Senor Cardgage walks off with the can of peas.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh, I feel like I need a chemical shower after talking to that guy! Do we have an emergency eyewash station?

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least he bought something, ''lurker''! Go back to Stuckey's. ''{voiceover}'' And last, but not least...

''{Cut to another part of the garage sale, this time with Marzipan and Coach Z. "COACH Z", with a basketball instead of the O and a towel hanging off the Z, appears in the middle of the screen. Coach Z is carrying a variety of items all labeled "Great for baby!". In front of them is a picnic blanket with more "Great for baby!" items on it, except for one, which is labeled "Great for Graw Mad"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...there's Coach Z.

''{The text disappears.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Coach Z, may I ask why you're buying up all the "great for baby" items?

'''COACH Z:''' I'd prefer that ya didn't.

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Obviously, wasting your Saturday morning just to sell $3.19 worth of trash isn't the real reason to have a garage sale. It's to get people out of their houses so The Cheat can ransack them!!

''{Cut to Homestar's living room. The place is a wreck, and The Cheat is standing in the middle of the room near a large bag. Frank Bennedetto is laying on its side in the foreground.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{humming while stuffing Homestar's cow lamp into the bag}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{popping out of the bag}'' Hey, can you put this cow lamp back? ''{throws it out}'' We're running out of room in here. You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See? And then we'd make a killing when we sell the stuff back to them a few weeks later at an inflated price.

''{Cut to the garage sale. Marzipan and Strong Bad are standing near Marzipan's answering machine on a table.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, this is perfect! I've always wanted an answering machine.

'''ANSWERING MACHINE:''' ''{in Marzipan's voice}'' It's a great day at Marzipan's! Please leave me a message.

''{Marzipan looks at Strong Bad angrily, while Strong Bad looks around shiftily.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, see, it ''is'' perfect! It already knows your name, even. Heh! Oooh, heh. Eee. Oh. Hmm. Peow! ''{runs off}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' More like, ''pree''-ow.

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

==Easter Eggs==

*At the beginning, click on "da bomb," "da boyz", and "da hood" to bring up T-shirts with phrases incorporating each term.
*At the end, click on the Heavy Lourde to see Homestar make an offer he can't refuse.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We got a Homestar Runner for sale! Slightly used and mostly confused. We can't ''give'' these things away. ''{leans}'' I'll take it! ''{leans other way}'' I'll take ''twelve''. ''{stands upright}'' Drive one home today!
*Click on the answering machine to see more of Coach Z.
:''{Marzipan and Coach Z are at the garage sale in the same positions as before.}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' This garage sale is more like a gar-''bahge'' sale.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning in from offscreen}'' DAHDAHDAHDAHDAH! Moms Only!
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, then I'm okay to say it.
:''{Strong Bad and Marzipan look shocked, disturbed, and confused by Coach Z's comment.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*There are two messages on Marzipan's answering machine.
*According to [http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ The Inflation Calculator], A "1998 dollar" would be worth about $1.16 (as of 2005). So Strong Bad paying $6.50 for Aunt Gert in 1998 is equivalent to paying $7.53 for her in 2005.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#typing tutor jr|typing tutor jr]]".

===Remarks===
*While it is dubious that ''any'' of the objects listed as "Great for Baby!" are appropriate for infants, the only one known to be "inappropriate" for them is the Helicopter—in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], it is said to be for "Ages 3–5".
*Coach Z is holding the "we are the scorpions!" box from [[your friends]], but the text "we are the" is missing from it.

===Goofs===
*When the camera scrolls to the left at the beginning of the "Haggler" scene, the Garage sale sign suddenly disappears just before it should go off screen.
*The image of Gooblies is obviously flipped, as you can see if you zoom in on his washing care label when Strong Sad moves out of the way, the "G" is displayed backwards.
*"Moms" in "the only joke Moms have" could be expected to be lowercase, except when it used as a title, such as in Western cultures.
* When Marzipan blinks during her confused expression, her outline is intruded.

===Inside References===
*"Graw Mad" is Strong Bad's nickname for [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]].
*Homestar's [[Homestar's Cow Lamp|cow lamp]] first appeared in [[caper]], where [[The Cheat]] broke it by accident.
*"[[Preeeeow]]" is the [[Wikipedia:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] for the sound [[The Paper]] makes when it comes down, and was first said in [[autobiography]].
*The Haggler sign's hat is a recolored version of [[Homsar|Homsar's]] bowler derby.
*Homestar has previously described Senor Cardgage as smelling like pea soup, in [[kind of cool]].

===Real-World References===
*[http://www.selectsoft.com/repository/LSTYPTUJUJ| Typing Tutor Jr.] is an educational video game made by Selectsoft Publishing for the PC and Mac in 2001.
*[[Wikipedia:Stuckey's|Stuckey's]] is a [http://www.stuckeys.com/search.php chain] of roadside convenience stores found on highways throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.
*Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad as [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]], a famous sans-serif typeface.
*The whole e-mail resembles an old comedy VHS film (by [http://www.theadman.net/am/video/J2%20Communications/1/ J2 Communications]) called "[http://www.theadman.net/a/6300167208/How-to-Have-a-Moneymaking-Garage-Sale-Starring-Phyllis-Diller.html How to Have a Money-Making Garage Sale]," in which [[Wikipedia:Phyllis Diller|Phyllis Diller]] discusses sensible and frivolous tips as well as the many different "species" of customers who come by.
*The "gar-bahge" pronounciation was originally made popular in Hefty Trash Bag commercials by comedian [[Wikipedia:Jonathan_Winters|Jonathan Winters]].
*Both a "chemical shower" and an "eye wash station" are safety features found in a common chemical laboratory, as well as in the majority of chemistry classrooms.
*There was a short-lived comic series called "Catman", but in this case, Strong Bad is likely making a parody of the more popular [[Batman]]. In another example of the many rock references of the Homestar Runner world, Strong Bad may also be referencing Peter Criss of KISS fame, who was known by the stagename of Catman.

===Some Items for Sale===
*Except for the candle, the egg carton, Aunt Gert, and unpriced items, all prices refer to the number of the email in which the item first appeared.

====On Display====
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap_as_Free#Toys|Troop Transport]] - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced the [[Cheat Commandos]].
* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s Telegramophone from [[50 emails]] - $50
* Eggs from [[morning routine]] - $54
* Box labeled "riverquest safariventure" from [[theme park]] - $1.04
* [[Ab-Abber 2000]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[Heavy Lourde]] from [[homsar]] - $2
* "Words I Probably Said" tape from [[autobiography]] - $67
* [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] - $50
** The price indicates [[50 emails]], but Swiss Cake Rolls actually appeared in [[invisibility]] - which was SB e-mail #41, before 50 emails.
* [['Lectric Boots]] from [[extra plug]] - $116
* "[[sb_snailmail.exe]]" mailbox from [[other days]] - $111
* Tandy 400 [[Floppy Disk Container]], which first appeared in [[little animal]] (disk showing is "typing tutor jr") - $23
* [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]] from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Gooblies]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[The Cloitsterizer]] from [[suntan]]: "Great for Graw Mad" - $77
* Keg of [[Cold One]]s: "Great for Baby!" - $38
** This particular keg has not been seen before, but it is similar in shape to the [[Melonade]] keg seen in [[helium]] and other places.
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap_as_Free#Toys|Helicopter]]: "Great for Baby!" - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced The Cheat Commandos.
* Marzipan's Answering Machine, the [[PhoneTime XL8]] - $129
** The price refers to the current email, which is the first one to have the PhoneTime XL8 outside an Easter egg.
* Purple Candle from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $00
** The price is zero since the candle had never been seen in an email before this one.
* Egg Carton from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $EGG

====Hidden Items====
* A bag of [[Potate]] chips (price not given)
** Appears out of frame in the swf file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad
* "More Like, YOU Write A Book About Come-Back Jokes, NERD!" book from [[50 emails]]: "Great for Baby!" - $50
** Appears out of frame in the swf file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad
** Presumably bought by Coach Z, as it appears in his arms later in the cartoon

====Sold Items====
* "Aunt Gert" pantyhose doll - $.25
** Sold to Bubs for 22½¢
* "Canopy's" can of [[Peas|peas]] - $99
** Presumably bought by Senor Cardgage for "Helvetica".
** The price refers to [[different town]] (e-mail 99), in which [[The King of Town]] was buried alive in a box of peas.
** The can may also be the one the Cheat opened in [[The Cheatar]].
* [[Clock Radio]] from [[12:00]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Box of scorpions from [[your friends]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Homestar Runner - SOLD
** Apparently bought by himself

== 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]], [[Ryan Sterritt]] and [[Jonathan Howe]])

'''MATT:''' ''{grunts}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ooh. Aah. Ooh. Aah.

'''RYAN?:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{beatboxes}''

'''MATT:''' Right now. Here comes another email that I'll answer for you. Here comes another...

'''MIKE:''' ''{inaudible}'' —commentary...

'''MATT:''' All right.

'''JOHN:''' That was good, guys.

'''MIKE:''' So... this is, uh, the last email that we've made up to this point of the time that we're doing the commentaries.

'''MATT:''' Yeah we don't even know what email 130's gonna be like and we might even start making it today.

'''MIKE:''' That's true and we still don't know what it's gonna be about.

'''MATT:''' I really like Mike's work on that Easter egg of those, those, uh, "da-something" T-shirts.

'''MIKE:''' Oh those shirts. "Da boyz."

'''MATT:''' Those two babies are—

'''MIKE:''' Cute babies.

'''MATT:''' And the one "da hood" is awesome! That skull—

'''MIKE:''' The skull and that building, yeah.

'''RYAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, looked into the— yeah.

'''JOHN:''' Why wasn't it a "da hoodie"?

''{long pause}''

'''JOHN:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' Jonathan has ruined the commentary once again.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh, it's not true.

'''MATT:''' So what else? Ah, we were talking about other mom jokes, like there's "gar-bahge", there's Tar—they call Target "tar-zhay". All right, um, there's a couple others... I don't remember what they were. That's, that's just Homsar's derby hat on "The Haggler" with— and I changed the colors.

'''RYAN:''' I like, I like seeing all the things from the previous emails in there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah I didn't— Matt did, uh, all this part so I didn't even notice most of this stuff until the second or third watching.

'''RYAN:''' The tape...

'''MATT:''' The price, the price, um, the price on all of 'em usually corresponds to the email it was from.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' A little insider trading...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Except The Cheat Commando— I think anything that's The Cheat Commandos I make it be to the "army" email, 'cause that's where Firebert was from.

'''MIKE:''' Ah.

'''JOHN:''' And there's a lot more expression; you see Bubs is sneering; he's like lowering his eyes.

'''MIKE:''' Anytime a character's got squinty or angry eyes you know Matt animated that part.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Ah, good ol' Senor Cardgage. I guess he's a real character now.

'''JOHN:''' What was the lobster name?

'''MIKE:''' Goobless. That was a real, that was a real stuffed animal that Matt had. There's Goobless right there.

'''MATT:''' We went over that on the last email.

'''JOHN:''' Gooby.

'''MATT:''' Gooby. Um, the can of peas is a clever play on words; it's Canopy's, like "Canopy-apostrophe-s."

'''JOHN:''' Ohhh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ahhh. Clever.

'''MATT:''' The Canopy's brand can of peas.

'''JOHN:''' That's clever.

'''MIKE:''' That's too much for me.

'''JOHN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the back of Strong Sad's knees there.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

'''MIKE:''' Did you make that just for that?

'''MATT:''' I did that.

'''MIKE:''' It's a little— he's— they're kinda worn out. He bends them a lot it looks like. He needs to get some lotion on the back of his knees.

'''MIKE:''' ''{talking about Coach Z}'' What does he have in his hands there?

'''MATT:''' He's got the Strong Bad comebacks book: "More Like, YOU Write a Book About Comebacks, Nerd". Uh, the alarm clock, and maybe something else.

'''MIKE:''' Alarm clock might be okay for a baby.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, probably wouldn't know what to do with it.

'''MIKE:''' Or at least for someone with a baby.

'''MATT:''' The cow lamp. We need to make the cowlamp; I want a cow lamp so bad.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, make it. Ryan!

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Somebody make one for me for my birthday.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan, make that.

'''RYAN:''' I got it! I'm on this one!

'''MIKE:''' I like this, her intro here. It's a great day at Marzipan's.

'''MATT:''' They would make me say that, or they wanted you to say that when I worked at Mindspring.

'''RYAN:''' It's a great day at—

'''MATT:''' "It's a great day at Mindspring! This is Matt with customer service. How can I have your email address or account number, please?" And they'd go "I don't know, how can you?"

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:MindSpring|MindSpring]] was a major Internet service provider which merged with [[Wikipedia:EarthLink|EarthLink]] on February 4, 2000, with the company retaining the EarthLink name.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|129|3045}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Talk:Website Sightings

Itsame — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:37:21 GMT

Itsame:

Do we add like any website that has anything to do with homestarrunner, like an easter egg website or a mention.
: As long as it's relevant and significant. If someone's weblog mentions H*R.com, no one cares. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:23, 19 Jul 2005 (UTC)

My personal website has one of the old banners on it with a link to H*R. Is it worth mentioning? If it is, is it ok just to mention it without the link? I wouldn't want to put it out to a massive public like the WIKI readers or anything, since it is a personal site.--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 02:34, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Speaking of Atari Age, would this count? [http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s=cb27a435584f5cca67a6bc12e0acafce&showtopic=73280 Homsar]

In the last panel of [http://cad-comic.com/comic.php?d=20040426 this] CTRL-ALT-DELETE comic, Ethan says "I'm crying on the inside. Homsar refrence? -TheJapaneseGeek

== Kingdom Hearts ==
Could I add the reference to Homestar from the web cartoon Kingdom Hearts Chronicles? [[Image:Kingdomhomestar.JPG|thumb|Graffiti on the wall, right under the caption]]

--[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]]

:Already there, man. Though you should probably look at [[Animation Sightings]]. -{{User:Marth 99/sig}} 21:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== Cleanup ==

Many items here don't name the site, or are alphabetized strangely. As is, it's a pretty unwieldy page. Someone should take this on as a pet project. (Not me tho.) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:12, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

== Homestar Hunt 3 ==

There's a game on www.diseasedproducts.com called Homestar Hunt 3 which has you shooting Homestar in the first 3 levels, and, in the final level, shooting Strong Bad in a giant mech. I know this because I played it once. :wierd anime tear thingy: Also, a cheat for more than enough money to get the best stuff is "dik"It's fun when you just wanna get rid of stress, as long as you don't play the 4th level. you have health, because SB can shoot you back. The first level is the most fun with all the best stuff in the game. [[User:Itsame|Itsame]]

disconnected

Itsame — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:52:06 GMT

Itsame: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|148|lady fan|candy product}}
[[Image:Sbemail148.PNG|thumb|Twice the ruckus-raising productivity]]

Strong Bad's head disconnects from his body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}} ([[Head Bad and Strong Body]]), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Island]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Race Track]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 13, 2006

'''Running time:''' 3:09

'''Page title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This week, I'm feeling my style! I've got confidence in my email! ''{loads the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: sb!!!!</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
If your head got disconnected and your head was rolling 
all over the place and you didn't even know were your 
body is or your head, what would you do? 
Jenny
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad struggles to read everything between "were" and the final "head". He also sings Jenny's name, as follows:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Jennyyy... ''{high-pitched}'' Jenny! ''{speaking normally, typing}'' Um, was ''your'' head connected to ''your'' body when you wrote this email? I think I get the gist of it. ''{clears the screen}'' While my head and body are normally the bosomest ''{pronounced boosomest}'' of buddies, I suppose I could double my productivity if they were separated. Like, I could raise that ruckus I've been planning in two days instead of four! The plausibilities are endless!

''{Cut to The Field, where Strong Bad's disembodied head is speaking to Homestar Runner. A sign reads "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN" with "REAL" being a separate removable word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head could be off giving folks career advice...

''{The scene pans over and darkens, while an image of Strong Bad's headless body is throwing rocks from a box of "riot rocks" at The King of Town and The Poopsmith near the King's castle appears on the left. The Poopsmith is wearing [[Whatsit|whatsit]]-covered armor and holding a giant shield with the King's face on it, which is blocking the rocks. A bar separates the two different scenes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...whilst my body is rioting against the municipality!

''{The body's scene darkens while the head's scene brightens.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Maybe this running business just isn't for you. Have you ever considered the making and selling of tiny breads?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Bunmaker, eh? Me likey, me likey! Thanks, Eggman! ''{turns away, but then turns back}'' Oh, and... ''{throws coins}'' why don't you get yourself something to eat? Put some meat on them bones, girl!

''{Homestar walks off. The body's screen vanishes while the head's pans over a ways to reveal that the ruckus the body is making is actually right next to his head. Strong Bad's head turns toward his body.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' That's some nice revolutin', there, body, but, uh, maybe we should spread out. Like, more.

''{The body gives the head a thumbs-up. Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad's head wearing his [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] sunglasses, on what appears to be a beach. The head is sitting on a picnic blanket and resting against a tree trunk, and a drink with three umbrellas is in front of him. A seagull can be heard in the background. The camera zooms out slowly.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Ah, livin' the sleazy life!

''{The camera cuts back to show that Strong Bad's head is actually alone on a small island.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{turning back}'' Hey, cabana boy! My drink needs more umbrellas! What kind of deserted island is this, anyway?

''{Cut to Club Technochocolate, where Strong Bad's body is dancing with Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Meanwhile, my body could be off putting its considerably reduced weight on it down at the cloob!

'''BUBS:''' Dang, Strong Body! Without all that extra head ballast, your moves are twicely fresh! Twicely fresh!

''{Cut to an image of Strong Bad's head rolling across The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head would probably get pretty dizzy just rollin' around all the time. I might have to rig up some kind of repulsor lift!

''{The camera cuts back, and the head begins to hover through some disc on the bottom of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, scratch that. I'm gonna need something with a little more... muscle.

''{The disc disappears and is replaced by flaming jets on the top of its head.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! ''{leans back, as though revving up}'' Reer! Reeeeer! ''{starts zipping all over the place quickly}'' Rooow! Rooow! Rooo! Reer! ''{imitating brakes as it stops}'' Reeeeee! Whoa! This mess rules! I can finally win the million-yard dash! ''{zips forward again}'' Roooo...

''{Cut to a finish line, which the head zips through quickly. Then cut to the other side, where Coach Z is holding a stopwatch.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{imitating brakes}'' Reeeee! Oh, yes! I beat Homestar!

'''COACH Z:''' Sorry, Head Bad, but you was the only one competin' this year! Old 'Strammy's gone and quit the runnin' business!

''{Homestar, wearing a new hat that reads "BUNMAKER" and holding a box of "TINY BREADS" jumps up right behind Strong Bad's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cooornbreeeeead! I got cornbread here! Dinner rolls! Cornbread! Everybody wants a bun! Lemme hear that dinner roll!

''{Cut to a blank white screen. Strong Bad's body walks on from stage right, while the unaltered head rolls on from stage left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Maybe one day, we'd both learn to regenerate...

''{The head gains an arm, a green leg, a spirally arm, and an extremely thin robotic-looking leg. The body gains an odd growth colored to look like Strong Bad's head in its chest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...creating two perfectly-formed Strong Bad specimens!

'''STRONG BAD'S BODY:''' ''{in a really whiny voice that sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' I would like to go to the store.

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{says something unintelligible in a scratchy voice that also sounds nothing like Strong Bad}''  [[#Footnote|[1]]] 

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Eeeugh! Go away, head-nub and nub-head. Those things look straight out of the creature shop from some low-to-no budget horror film. Maybe chopping my head off isn't such a good idea.

''{Cut back to show The Cheat standing near the computer, with a guillotine nearby.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes dejected The Cheat noises, walks off}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy's screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, time to go satisfy my sudden craving for tiny breads. ''{gets up}'' Hope I can find my local bunman...

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

===Footnote===
#This line could be "I like your shoes," "I hate your shoes", or "I think you're cute." 

==Easter Eggs==
*At the very beginning, click "strongbad_email.exe" to see Sbemail Deodorant.
<blockquote>
Sbemail 
Deodorant 
Soccer Scent 
"I'm feeling my style... 
I've got confidence in my email!"
</blockquote>
[[Image:Disconnected Easter egg.PNG|thumb|We're onto you.]]
*At the end, click on "horror film" to see a movie poster for "Regenerator 4".
<blockquote>
A Low-To-No Budget Horror Film 
 
REGENERATOR 4 
OR: FOUR MORE REGENERATORS 
 
With Special Make-up Effects by 
TOLD SALLIAVERi</blockquote>
*Click on "good idea" to see a propaganda poster of The Poopsmith Stormtroopers.
<blockquote>
SUPPORT THE MUNICIPALITY! 
 
WE'RE ONTO YOU.</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===

*[[Wikipedia:Ballast tanks|Ballast]] is a material (such as water) used in a ballast tank to add mass to an object, usually to improve stability.

===Trivia===

*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#below the root|below the root]]".
*One million yards is approximately 568 miles. If Head Bad "dashed" at a constant 200 mph, his time for the race would be 2 hours, 50 minutes and 27.273 seconds.

===Remarks===

*Viewing the Flash file of this email on a web browser does not allow you to see outside of the frame by stretching the window, due to there being a large black area covering the area normally offscreen. If stretched far enough, there is, actually, an end to the black area.
*The Regenerator 4 Easter egg has an unexpected [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]] in the same word as a capital I.
*In the DVD commentary for [[island]], [[Matt Chapman]] said that he and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] planned to revisit the island scene in a later toon.
*When Head Bad finishes the 1 million yard dash, the running lanes are labeled 5, 6, 7. Lanes 1 through 4 are missing.
*"The Municipality" is a synonym of "town", as in the one over which the King rules.
*This is the first time the King of Town has shown any authority in Free Country USA.

===Goofs===

*When Strong Bad gets the 'muscle' engine growing out of his head, his shadow on the ground never changes to match the engine.
*When Head Bad finishes the 1 million yard dash, the finish line tape is connected to a pole. In another shot there, the pole is gone, and the tape just sits on the ground.
*When Strong Body is "rioting against the municipality" a rock appears in his glove after each throw without him reaching into the box.

===Inside References===

*[[Head Bad and Strong Body]] were first used on [[Main Page 7]], when you moused over ''Characters''.
*Coach Z calling Homestar "'Strammy" mirrors his mispronunciation "Stramstar" in [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "club" also occured in [[extra plug]].
*The exhaust pipes on Strong Bad's head are the same ones used on Bubs' pumpkin in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*Homestar becoming a bunmaker could be related to his obsession with bread in [[origins]].
*Bubs' dance in Club Technochocolate is the same one he did in [[geddup noise]].
*While Strong Body is dancing in Club Technochocolate, he slides on the ground while kneeling, a move that was also performed by Strong Bad at the end of his [[rock opera]].


===Real-World References===

*When reptiles/amphibians that have the ability to lose and regrow the tail actually do lose it, the regenerated tail is often far less attractive and/or improperly formed. This probably explains the fact that the two regenerated "halves" look and sound the way they do (i.e.: gross).
*The Poopsmith's shield, bat, gasmask and, to a lesser extent, the "We're Onto You" propaganda, may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Combine_(Half-Life_2)|Combine]] in [[Wikipedia:Half Life 2|Half Life 2]].
*Strong Bad's "career advisor" sign is similar to the "Psychiatric help" sign used by [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt]] from the [[Peanuts]] comics. More specifically, it reads "The doctor is real in", with "real in" being the moveable part of the sign in ''[[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''.
*Repulsorlift is the technology used to create lift for spacecraft in the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' universe, most notably in the case of the various speeders, but also for craft such as the [[Wikipedia:X-wing|X-wing]] to make up for their lack of airfoils (despite having wings). It is supposedly based upon the artificial creation of "pockets" of gravity, which push against the gravity of bodies such as planets and moons or against solid objects such as walls or buildings.
*Told Salliaveri may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tom Savini|Tom Savini]], the special-effects wizard most noted for his work on [[Wikipedia:George A. Romero|George A. Romero]]'s ''Living Dead'' series.
*The use of "put your weight on it" in reference to dancing comes from the Rudy Ray Moore movie ''The Disco Godfather,'' and is often regarded as the best thing about the movie. This phrase was used earlier in the email [[flashback]].
*"Lemme hear that dinner roll" is a reference to the lyrics of the 1994 song [[Wikipedia:Tootsie Roll (song)|"Tootsie Roll"]] by the band 69 Boyz.
*The exhaust pipes coming out of Head Bad could be referred to as a "[[Wikipedia:Manifold (automotive engineering)|header]]" in automotive engineering parlance.
*The "We're Onto You" poster could be a reference to the similar propaganda "Big Brother Is Watching You" from the book ''[[Wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
*"Creature Shop" might as well be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], which makes many animatronic and puppet characters.




==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|148|7364}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Couch Mumbling

Itsame — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:56:36 GMT

Itsame:

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps up on [[The Couch|the couch]], and says the name of a video game (usually [[Wikipedia:List of SNES games|for the SNES]]) in his sleep. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. Although it is the same idea as the [[Floppy Disk Container]], the games mumbled are generally newer, and better known. This has become a [[Running Gags|running joke]], first appearing in the email [[morning routine]].
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! Transcript !! Appearance !! Explanation !! Sources
|-
| "Super Bomberman..." or "Super bummer, man..." || [[morning routine]] || '''Super Bomberman''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson soft company, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, Super Bomberman features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four players go head to head in a battle to the death. Players can be computer controlled or human controlled via the Super MultiTap. The second one copuld be that Strong bad is slightly awake, but at least 95% groggy || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomberman Wiki]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || [[cheatday]] || '''Super Contra''', or Super C, was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and Dos, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Contra Wiki]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || [[other days]] || '''Chrono Trigger''' was an RPG for the SNES and Playstation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure when the combination thrusts him into the ultimate trip through time and space. Along with new friends, he must battle the forces of evil such as Lavos and Magus. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger Wiki]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''ActRaiser''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1990. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of SimCity. You play "The Master" (essentially God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminate evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and can send down miracles to aid them in their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActRaiser Wiki]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

Pumpkin Carve-nival

Itsame — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:22:31 GMT

Itsame: /* Contestant Places */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|halloween2002|The Best Decemberween Ever|A Decemberween Pageant}}
[[Image:pumpkin.PNG|thumb|"Good prize!"]]
Homestar Runner throws another Halloween party, this time where everyone carves pumpkins which get judged. Of course, when Homestar judges them, anything can happen.

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

See [[Pumpkin Carve-nival Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[Spooky Forest]]

'''Date:''' October 29, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 5:32

'''Page Title:''' A Pumpakin Carve-nival

== Transcript ==
''{We begin at nighttime. In the foreground are several pumpkins, including one on a table. Homestar's silhouette walks across the hills in the background. Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad, who are talking to each other. Homestar walks by in the background.}''

'''COACH Z:''' I mean the first one was great. After the second one, they really fell orf. I mean, a pajama jammie-jam?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I rarely know what you're talking about.

''{Cut to Marzipan and The King of Town, who are also talking to each other. Homestar walks past in the foreground, silhouetted.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No! I'm a video game!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I don't play video games, so I wouldn't know.

''{Cut to Bubs and Strong Bad, who are talking to each other as well. Strong Mad and The Cheat stand around them. Homestar Runner walks by in the foreground, silhouetted.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{snickers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! What are you laughing at?!

'''BUBS:''' Oh, nothin'. You look great. ''{snicker}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Course I look great! I'm da bee.

''{Homestar Runner stops in front of a banner that reads "Homestar's Pumpkin Carve-nival"}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{faded, offscreen}'' In actuality, I don't think he looks that great.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OK, everyone. Thanks for comin' to my party, you all look great, blah, blah, blah. ''{leans in}'' It's time for the judging of the pumpkiiiins! Pchew! Pchew! Wchew! That was... the lightning... The Cheat, would you mind assisting me?

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

''{Homestar and The Cheat walk up to Strong Sad and his pumpkin, which bears a striking resemblance to his own head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, contestant number one, your name is— ''{as though he's never seen it}'' Strong.. Sad? Oh. Anyways, please explain your pumpkin.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I call it ''{close on pumpkin}'' "Self Portrait in Late October".

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I call it last place. Ding! ''{As Homestar says "ding!", a "LAST" ribbon appears on Strong Sad's pumpkin.}'' Next contestant!

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm doomed.

''{They walk up to The King of Town and his exhibit, a pie dish with one slice of pumpkin pie and some crumbs remaining.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right Mr. Of Town. Just what is going on over here?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Well, I was at home...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-huh.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' With the pumpkin...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' It was looking...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Particularly luscious...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's gross.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' And then...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-huh.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' The next thing I know it was a...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Go on.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A pie and then...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I see, go on.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' The next thing I know it was...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oh, the pie was gone and...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Doo hoo?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whadaya think, The Cheat?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{says "The King of Town is so lame" in The Cheat}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': I concur. Worst place! Ding! ''{A "WORST" ribbon appears.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle...

''{They walk up to Strong Mad and his pumpkin, which hasn't been carved.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' BOOO!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right. This guy's tall. Hey The Cheat, ask your friend here why come he didn't carve his pumpakin.

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

'''STRONG MAD:''' Whar?!

''{Strong Mad punches his pumpkin three times. Cut to close of the pumpkin from Strong Mad's angle.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now that's talent! Good prize! ''{A "ding!" noise is heard, although Homestar doesn't say it. A "GOOD" ribbon appears.''}

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{surprised}'' Gah?

''{They go to Coach Z's pumpkin, which has a W carved into it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Alright coach, whadaya got for me?

'''COACH Z:''' Check it out, yo!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool, a W. What's that supposed to stand for? Witches' brew?

'''COACH Z:''' No, no, no, it stands for tha Wu-Tang!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z, are you a poser?

'''COACH Z:''' Nah, man, I'm down.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Down with second to last place. ''{sarcastically}'' Ding. ''{A "2nd to LAST" ribbon appears.}''

''{They go to The Poopsmith's pumpkin, which is rotting, brown, and sunken in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers}'' Just keep walking The Cheat.

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{bares his teeth and hisses}''

''{They go to Pom Pom's pumpkin, a silhouette carving of a buxom woman in profile.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom!

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What's up my ''main man''? My dog! My ace in tha hole! 2nd place. ''{A "2nd" ribbon appears with a "ding" sound effect.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{lowers eyelids, bubbles}''

''{They go to Marzipan's pumpkin, which is uncarved and still on the vine.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whatcha got here, Marzipan?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't want to kill mine, so I just left it on the vine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What for? So you could, like, use it in a witches' brew or something?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Um, I don't know what that means. Anyway, I wrote a song about it. ''{singing, to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"}'' I left it on the vine, I left it on the line, I mean, I left it on—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not necessary! Last place! Ding! ''{A "LAST" ribbon appears.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{fading into the background}'' Homestar, I'm breaking up with you.

''{They go to Strong Bad's pumpkin, which has multiple stab marks, a protruding butcher's knife, three turns of barbed wire, and nine craft-type "googly" eyes.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad. So, um, are you supposed to be the Green Hornet?

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! No!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right, right, you're supposed to be the um, the witches' brew.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No! I'm the bee! Like, from nature.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, great. So what's up with your pumpkin?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, ''{close on the pumpkin}'' I stabbed it a bunch and then wrapped it in barb wire, and then I felt sorry for it so, um, I gave it some googly eyes.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That sure was nice of you. You get most improved. Ding! ''{A "MOST IMPROVED" ribbon appears.}''

''{They go to Bubs' pumpkin, which has had a starter cord, two backwards spark plugs, and exhaust pipes protruding from it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs.

'''BUBS:''' Hey, Homestar. ''{an owl hoots in the background}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What's up?

'''BUBS:''' Not a whole lot.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What's that?

'''BUBS:''' This is my pumpkin. ''{wolves are heard in the distance}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool. Does it do anything?

'''BUBS:''' Oh yeah. Check this out.

''{He pulls the cord three times. The sound of an engine starting is heard and the pumpkin contorts several times. It leaps off the table and flames come out of the exhaust. The Cheat's eyes widen in fear and he screams. The engine sputters out and the pumpkin falls back into place, but The Cheat continues screaming and runs off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa. Looks like you scared The Cheat.

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, I guess I did.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not last place. ''{A "NOT LAST" ribbon appears with a "ding!" sound effect.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{rhythmically, extending his arms and bobbing his head from side to side}'' I feel so fine, I feel so elated, I feel so fine, I feel so elated!

''{Cut to close on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I guess that's everybody. Thanks for your help, The Cheat.

''{The Cheat is clinging to Homestar's ankles, his eyes still wide and twitching.}''

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You all did great. Hope to see you again next year! ''{music stops with the sound of a record scratching}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, who won? I think that your rating system is questionable.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right, right, a winner and such. Well...

''{Homestar's head flies off as Strong Bad's head bursts from Homestar's torso.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I won! Ding!

'''BUBS:''' What the—?

'''COACH Z:''' What's goin' on here?

''{The real Homestar walks up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, what's going on?

'''BUBS:''' Huh?!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, you guys are so stupid. You thought I dressed up as the bee? This is the best costume ever!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Now wait a minute. Then who's that Strong Bad over there?

''{The other Strong Bad in the bee costume puts a hand on his head, but he unzips in half to reveal The Goblin. They all gasp.}''

'''BUBS:''' It's that goblin!

''{The Goblin's organ music plays and he does his dance.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohhhh! That explains everything. Ding!

''{A "THE END" ribbon appears on the screen.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*While loading, you can change the features on the pumpkin. They will stay the way you changed them when the toon starts.
*If you click on The Poopsmith's pumpkin, you unlock the following scene, which will be inserted between The Poopsmith's and Pom Pom's:
*:''{Homestar and The Cheat walk up to Homsar, whose "pumpkin" is an eggplant with a spoon taped to it.}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh brother. What do you make of this guy, The Cheat?
*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know, me too. ''{turns to Homsar}'' What do you have to say for yourself, little man?
*:'''HOMSAR:''' ''{unusually dejected voice}'' I'm the ghost of Christmas past.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow. You set a new standard for last place. You don't get a ding. ''{A "LAST" ribbon floats to the ground}''
*:'''HOMSAR:''' And also with you.

*At the end, click on Homestar (the REAL one) to have him talk to The Cheat.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Psst! Um, hey The Cheat—
*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise equivalent to "Hm?"}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I had a really important question I want to ask you ''{whispers}'' about your costume. ''{back to a low speaking voice}'' Are you supposed to be dressed up as some kind of a witches' brew?
*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns away, make a dismissive hand gesture and The Cheat noise}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, wait, I had another question I wanted to ask you. It's not about witches' brew. Okay, it's about witches' brew, but just hear me out.

*At the end, click on The King of Town to play [[Super Kingio Brothers]].
*At the end, click on [[The Moon|the moon]] to make a ghost-like Marshie appear and say his signature line, "Made from the best stuff", in a freakishly demonic voice.

== Fun Facts ==
===Contestant Places===
These are the places each contestant ended up with (''in order'').
*Strong Sad: Last
*King of Town: Worst
*Strong Mad: Good
*Coach Z: 2nd to Last
*Poopsmith: N/A
*Homsar: Dingless Last
*Pom-Pom: 2nd
*Marzipan: Last
*Strong Bad: Most Improved
*Bubs: Not Last

===Trivia===
*This appears to be the only toon in which The Poopsmith has made any vocal sound (besides [[different town]] and [[highschool]]). One might wonder if this violated his vow of silence or was produced by electronics.
*While the cartoon is fading out (to the costume section) Homestar tries to keep track of the screen by moving his head under the "The End" sign, an instance of [[Homestar Peeking]].

===Remarks===
*To answer Marzipan's question, by Strong Bad's rating system, either Strong Mad (good prize), Bubs (not last place), or The Goblin as Strong Bad as [[Halloween Costumes|Da Bee]] (most improved) should have won. Everyone else got worst, last, 2nd or 2nd-to-last, none of which could be 1st.
*When Strong Bad pops out of his Homestar costume, he is wearing his Da Bee shirt.
*Pom Pom's pumpkin is actually very difficult to make, because of the "floating" piece of pumpkin between the [[Pom Pom's girls|girl's]] legs. Though it might be held there by a stick stuck through the other side, or some other elaborate method.
*In Bubs' pumpkin, the spark plugs are facing backwards.

=== Goofs ===
*Marzipan's "Left Eye" actually changes sides a couple of times.
*Strong Bad wasn't really dressed as The Bee, but after he pops out of the Homestar costume, a yellow garment is visible, similar to the apparel of The Bee.

===Inside References===
*The blue ribbons, as well as the way they instantly pop into existence, is a reference to "[[Isle of Pom]]." In one scene, a ribbon reading "FIRST" appears on Pom-Pom's chest.
*Pom Pom's pumpkin carving is very similar to "The Ladies" icon on his Pom Pilot in [[the bird]].
*Homestar walking on the hills at the beginning may be a reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*Strong Bad dressing as Homestar and The Goblin dressing as Strong Bad makes this an instance of [[Twin Characters]].
**This is the first instance of [[Twin Characters]] on the site.
*This is another instance of [[Homestar Peeking]]

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]] (whom Bubs dressed as) played Mario (whom The King of Town dressed as) in the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. television series#The Super Mario Bros. Super Show|Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]].
*Strong Sad is dressed as Vyvyan, a character from [[Wikipedia:The Young Ones (TV series)|"The Young Ones,"]] a British sitcom about four college students. Vyvyan was a loud, violent, insane punk rocker, something that Strong Sad definitely isn't.
*After Homestar judges the KoT's pumpkin, the disappointed king says, "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Brothers]] game. At the end of the fourth level of each world (World 1-4 to 7-4), [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo character)|Toad]] says, "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!".
*Coach Z's pumpkin is carved with the symbol for the [http://wutangcorp.com Wu-Tang Clan], a popular rap group that started up in 1991–1992. Of course, Homestar (or rather, Strong Bad dressed as Homestar) mistakes this symbol for [[Witches' Brew]], thereby touching off a score of future brew-related inside jokes.
*Homsar's response to getting last place, "And also with you," is from Catholic and some Protestant church services. It is the usual response from the congregation after the priest says, "The Lord be with you."
*[[Wikipedia:The Green Hornet|The Green Hornet]], as Strong Bad was wrongly accused of being, was the crime-fighting vigilante hero of a '30s era radio drama by the creator of [[Wikipedia:The Lone Ranger|the Lone Ranger]]. It spawned several serials during the '40s and in the '60s spawned a cult hit TV show remembered mainly for its casting of [[Wikipedia:Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee]] as the Hornet's trusty sidekick, [[Wikipedia:Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato.]]
*Marzipan dressing up as [[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes]] was a tribute to the [[Wikipedia:TLC|TLC]] group member who had died in a car wreck earlier in 2002.
*The "Pajama Jammie-Jam" that Coach Z is talking about at the beginning of the toon is a reference to the movie [[IMDB:tt0102065|House Party 2]]. The tagline of the movie was "The Pajama Jam." Coach Z is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] from the movie.
*The Ghost of Christmas Past is a character in Charles Dickens' [[Wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]].

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar dresses up as Angus Young from AC/DC. Two days after this cartoon, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] was released. In an Easter egg, Homestar tries to sing "Back in Black" and mentions at the end, "I just like that guy's little schoolboy outfit."
*On the "Learn to speak The Cheat" record in the Strong Bad Email [[cheat talk]], one of the phrases is "The King of Town is so lame." The Cheat uses this phrase here when asked what he thinks of the King of Town.
*Bubs' movement as he says "I feel so fine! I feel so elated!" is extremely similar to his "Checkitout!" dance in [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]].
*Homsar's "Pumpkin" joins Marzipan's vegetable chorus in an Easter egg in the 2004 Halloween toon: [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*The Poopsmith appears in the foreground in the short [[TrogdorCon '97]] in his Sleestak costume.
*A reference to this toon is made in [[Main Page 19]]: When you roll over Toons, Homestar says "Contestant number one, your name is—Toons?" In this cartoon Strong Bad (dressed as Homestar) introduces Strong Sad the same way.
*Besides Pom Pom, Homestar identifies Strong Bad as "his dog" in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], and, evidently, Bubs in [[A Folky Tale#Easter Eggs|A Folky Tale]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:halloween2002.html|watch "Pumpkin Carve-nival"]]
*[[HR:halloween2002b.swf|view the Flash file for "Pumpkin Carve-nival"]]

[[Category:Halloween]]

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{{sbenav|148|lady fan|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail148.PNG|thumb|Twice the ruckus-raising productivity]]

Strong Bad's head disconnects from his body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}} ([[Head Bad and Strong Body]]), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Island]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Race Track]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 13, 2006

'''Running time:''' 3:09

'''Page title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This week, I'm feeling my style! I've got confidence in my email! ''{loads the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: sb!!!!</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
If your head got disconnected and your head was rolling 
all over the place and you didn't even know were your 
body is or your head, what would you do? 
Jenny
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad struggles to read everything between "were" and the final "head". He also sings Jenny's name, as follows:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Jennyyy... ''{high-pitched}'' Jenny! ''{speaking normally, typing}'' Um, was ''your'' head connected to ''your'' body when you wrote this email? I think I get the gist of it. ''{clears the screen}'' While my head and body are normally the bosomest ''{pronounced boosomest}'' of buddies, I suppose I could double my productivity if they were separated. Like, I could raise that ruckus I've been planning in two days instead of four! The plausibilities are endless!

''{Cut to The Field, where Strong Bad's disembodied head is speaking to Homestar Runner. A sign reads "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN" with "REAL" being a separate removable word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head could be off giving folks career advice...

''{The scene pans over and darkens, while an image of Strong Bad's headless body is throwing rocks from a box of "riot rocks" at The King of Town and The Poopsmith near the King's castle appears on the left. The Poopsmith is wearing [[Whatsit|whatsit]]-covered armor and holding a giant shield with the King's face on it, which is blocking the rocks. A bar separates the two different scenes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...whilst my body is rioting against the municipality!

''{The body's scene darkens while the head's scene brightens.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Maybe this running business just isn't for you. Have you ever considered the making and selling of tiny breads?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Bunmaker, eh? Me likey, me likey! Thanks, Eggman! ''{turns away, but then turns back}'' Oh, and... ''{throws coins}'' why don't you get yourself something to eat? Put some meat on them bones, girl!

''{Homestar walks off. The body's screen vanishes while the head's pans over a ways to reveal that the ruckus the body is making is actually right next to his head. Strong Bad's head turns toward his body.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' That's some nice revolutin', there, body, but, uh, maybe we should spread out. Like, more.

''{The body gives the head a thumbs-up. Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad's head wearing his [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] sunglasses, on what appears to be a beach. The head is sitting on a picnic blanket and resting against a tree trunk, and a drink with three umbrellas is in front of him. A seagull can be heard in the background. The camera zooms out slowly.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Ah, livin' the sleazy life!

''{The camera cuts back to show that Strong Bad's head is actually alone on a small island.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{turning back}'' Hey, cabana boy! My drink needs more umbrellas! What kind of deserted island is this, anyway?

''{Cut to Club Technochocolate, where Strong Bad's body is dancing with Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Meanwhile, my body could be off putting its considerably reduced weight on it down at the cloob!

'''BUBS:''' Dang, Strong Body! Without all that extra head ballast, your moves are twicely fresh! Twicely fresh!

''{Cut to an image of Strong Bad's head rolling across The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head would probably get pretty dizzy just rollin' around all the time. I might have to rig up some kind of repulsor lift!

''{The camera cuts back, and the head begins to hover through some disc on the bottom of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, scratch that. I'm gonna need something with a little more... muscle.

''{The disc disappears and is replaced by flaming jets on the top of its head.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! ''{leans back, as though revving up}'' Reer! Reeeeer! ''{starts zipping all over the place quickly}'' Rooow! Rooow! Rooo! Reer! ''{imitating brakes as it stops}'' Reeeeee! Whoa! This mess rules! I can finally win the million-yard dash! ''{zips forward again}'' Roooo...

''{Cut to a finish line, which the head zips through quickly. Then cut to the other side, where Coach Z is holding a stopwatch.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{imitating brakes}'' Reeeee! Oh, yes! I beat Homestar!

'''COACH Z:''' Sorry, Head Bad, but you was the only one competin' this year! Old 'Strammy's gone and quit the runnin' business!

''{Homestar, wearing a new hat that reads "BUNMAKER" and holding a box of "TINY BREADS" jumps up right behind Strong Bad's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cooornbreeeeead! I got cornbread here! Dinner rolls! Cornbread! Everybody wants a bun! Lemme hear that dinner roll!

''{Cut to a blank white screen. Strong Bad's body walks on from stage right, while the unaltered head rolls on from stage left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Maybe one day, we'd both learn to regenerate...

''{The head gains an arm, a green leg, a spirally arm, and an extremely thin robotic-looking leg. The body gains an odd growth colored to look like Strong Bad's head in its chest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...creating two perfectly-formed Strong Bad specimens!

'''STRONG BAD'S BODY:''' ''{in a really whiny voice that sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' I would like to go to the store.

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{says something unintelligible in a scratchy voice that also sounds nothing like Strong Bad}''  [[#Footnote|[1]]] 

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Eeeugh! Go away, head-nub and nub-head. Those things look straight out of the creature shop from some low-to-no budget horror film. Maybe chopping my head off isn't such a good idea.

''{Cut back to show The Cheat standing near the computer, with a guillotine nearby.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{dejected The Cheat noises, walks off}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy's screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, time to go satisfy my sudden craving for tiny breads. ''{gets up}'' Hope I can find my local bunman...

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

===Footnote===
#This line could be "I like your shoes," "I hate your shoes", or "I think you're cute." 

==Easter Eggs==
*At the very beginning, click "strongbad_email.exe" to see Sbemail Deodorant.
<blockquote>
Sbemail 
Deodorant 
Soccer Scent 
"I'm feeling my style... 
I've got confidence in my email!"
</blockquote>
[[Image:Disconnected Easter egg.PNG|thumb|We're onto you.]]
*At the end, click on "horror film" to see a movie poster for "Regenerator 4".
<blockquote>
A Low-To-No Budget Horror Film 
 
REGENERATOR 4 
OR: FOUR MORE REGENERATORS 
 
With Special Make-up Effects by 
TOLD SALLIAVERi</blockquote>
*Click on "good idea" to see a propaganda poster of The Poopsmith Stormtroopers.
<blockquote>
SUPPORT THE MUNICIPALITY! 
 
WE'RE ONTO YOU.</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===

*[[Wikipedia:Ballast tanks|Ballast]] is a material (such as water) used in a ballast tank to add mass to an object, usually to improve stability.

===Trivia===

*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#below the root|below the root]]".
*One million yards is approximately 568 miles. If Head Bad "dashed" at a constant 200 mph, his time for the race would be 2 hours, 50 minutes and 27.273 seconds.

===Remarks===

*Viewing the Flash file of this email on a web browser does not allow you to see outside of the frame by stretching the window, due to there being a large black area covering the area normally offscreen. If stretched far enough, there is, actually, an end to the black area.
*The Regenerator 4 Easter egg has an unexpected [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]] in the same word as a capital I.
*In the DVD commentary for [[island]], [[Matt Chapman]] said that he and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] planned to revisit the island scene in a later toon.
*When Head Bad finishes the 1 million yard dash, the running lanes are labeled 5, 6, 7. Lanes 1 through 4 are missing.
*"The Municipality" is a synonym of "town", as in the one over which the King rules.
*This is the first time the King of Town has shown any authority in Free Country USA.

===Goofs===

*When Strong Bad gets the 'muscle' engine growing out of his head, his shadow on the ground never changes to match the engine.
*When Head Bad finishes the 1 million yard dash, the finish line tape is connected to a pole. In another shot there, the pole is gone, and the tape just sits on the ground.
*When Strong Body is "rioting against the municipality" a rock appears in his glove after each throw without him reaching into the box.

===Inside References===

*[[Head Bad and Strong Body]] were first used on [[Main Page 7]], when you moused over ''Characters''.
*Coach Z calling Homestar "'Strammy" mirrors his mispronunciation "Stramstar" in [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "club" also occured in [[extra plug]].
*The exhaust pipes on Strong Bad's head are the same ones used on Bubs' pumpkin in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*Homestar becoming a bunmaker could be related to his obsession with bread in [[origins]].
*Bubs' dance in Club Technochocolate is the same one he did in [[geddup noise]].
*While Strong Body is dancing in Club Technochocolate, he slides on the ground while kneeling, a move that was also performed by Strong Bad at the end of his [[rock opera]].


===Real-World References===

*When reptiles/amphibians that have the ability to lose and regrow the tail actually do lose it, the regenerated tail is often far less attractive and/or improperly formed. This probably explains the fact that the two regenerated "halves" look and sound the way they do (i.e.: gross).
*The Poopsmith's shield, bat, gasmask and, to a lesser extent, the "We're Onto You" propaganda, may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Combine_(Half-Life_2)|Combine]] in [[Wikipedia:Half Life 2|Half Life 2]].
*Strong Bad's "career advisor" sign is similar to the "Psychiatric help" sign used by [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt]] from the [[Peanuts]] comics. More specifically, it reads "The doctor is real in", with "real in" being the moveable part of the sign in ''[[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''.
*Repulsorlift is the technology used to create lift for airplanes and spacecraft in the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' universe, most notably in the case of the various speeders, but also for craft such as the [[Wikipedia:X-wing|X-wing]] to make up for their lack of airfoils (despite having wings). It is supposedly based upon the artificial creation of "pockets" of gravity, which push against the gravity of bodies such as planets and moons or against solid objects such as walls or buildings.
*Another Star Wars reference is the image of the KOT, who, with the openings instead of a mouth, looks like Darth Vader on the poster.
*Told Salliaveri may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tom Savini|Tom Savini]], the special-effects wizard most noted for his work on [[Wikipedia:George A. Romero|George A. Romero]]'s ''Living Dead'' series.
*The use of "put your weight on it" in reference to dancing comes from the Rudy Ray Moore movie ''The Disco Godfather,'' and is often regarded as the best thing about the movie. This phrase was used earlier in the email [[flashback]].
*"Lemme hear that dinner roll" is a reference to the lyrics of the 1994 song [[Wikipedia:Tootsie Roll (song)|"Tootsie Roll"]] by the band 69 Boyz.
*The exhaust pipes coming out of Head Bad could be referred to as a "[[Wikipedia:Manifold (automotive engineering)|header]]" in automotive engineering parlance.
*The "We're Onto You" poster could be a reference to the similar propaganda "Big Brother Is Watching You" from the book ''[[Wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
*"Creature Shop" might as well be a refrence to [[Wikipedia:Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], which makes many animatronic and puppet characters.




==External Links==

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{{Strong Bad Email}}

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Itsame: /* Real-World References */

Stinkoman 20X6

Itsame — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:58:50 GMT

Itsame: /* Easter Eggs */

[[Image:stinkogame.png|thumb|Always looking for a fighting or a challenge.]]
''"Blue hair, anyone? Stinkoman's always got fightings and challenges to keep him busy. Jump and shoot your way to all ends of Planet K. End Boss feature!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Stinkoman [[20X6]]''' is a side-scrolling platformer game which stars {{Film|Stinkoman}}. This game is based on the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|classic Capcom ''Mega Man'' series]]. It also parodies the [[Wikipedia:Engrish|poor "Japanese to English" translations]] common to video games of that era, similar to those that appear on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|current Games Menu]].

[[The Brothers Chaps]] demonstrated the game at [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|their talk at NYU]] before it was released.

'''Date:''' March 21, 2005
__TOC__
[[Image:stinkobox.png|thumb|Stinkoman 20X6 box art]]
==Updates==
*'''Debut:''' March 21, 2005 - Game released with Levels 1, 2 & 3 and their Stinkomanual articles
*April 26, 2005 - Level 4 added with Stinkomanual article
*May 9, 2005 - Level 5 added with Stinkomanual article
*May 16, 2005 - Level 6 added
*May 24, 2005 - Level 6's Stinkomanual article added
*July 4, 2005 - Level 7 added
*July 6, 2005 - Level 7's Stinkomanual article added
*August 1, 2005 - Level -0 added with Stinkomanual article
*September 5, 2005 - Level 9 added with Stinkomanual article, icons added to the menus, "Continute" menu select-colors changed and shooting mechanism changed.

== Easter Eggs ==
* Hover your mouse below "Controls" on the main menu to access the [[Stinkomanual]].
** When you click it, "loading manuél" appears briefly, if you have DSL or Broadband, but with dial-up, it takes TOO FREAKING LONG.
* Wait long enough at the title screen to see an [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough#Transcript|intro cinematic]].
* Stay still long enough and Stinkoman will yawn.
** On the Level 4 stages, after yawning Stinkoman will rest against his giant fist.
** On the Level 5 stages, {{Film|1-Up}} will fall asleep and blow a snot bubble.
** On the Level 7 stages, Stinkoman will shiver and eventually freeze (this costs you one unit of energy.)

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===
''See [[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia]].''

=== Remarks ===

''See [[Stinkoman 20X6 Remarks]].''

=== Goofs ===

''See [[Stinkoman 20X6 Goofs]].''

=== Glitches ===
''See [[Stinkoman 20X6 Glitches]].''

=== Inside References ===

''See [[Stinkoman 20X6 Inside References]].''

=== Real-World References ===
''See [[Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References]].''

{{Stinkoman 20X6}}
{{VidelectrixGames}}

== External Links ==
* [[HR:stinkogame/v7/stinkogame.html|Play Stinkoman 20X6]]
* [[HR:stinkogame/v7/stinkogame.swf|Play the Game (Flash file)]]
*Listen to the [[Videlectrix:songs/stinkoman_level1.mp3|Game Music (Level 1)]] [[Videlectrix:songs/stinkoman_level2.mp3|Game Music (Level 2)]] [[Videlectrix:songs/stinkoman_cutscene.mp3|Game Music (Cutscene)]]
* [[HR:stinkogame/v7/objectLibrary.swf|See the Stinkoman 20X6 object library]]

[[Category:Stinkoman 20X6]][[Category:Videlectrix Mascot Filmography]]

The House That Gave Sucky Treats

Itsame — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:29:54 GMT

Itsame: /* Steak */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|halloween2001|A Mother's Day Message|Some Stupid Turkey}}
[[Image:halloween2001.png|thumb|"I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!"]]

The Halloween special for 2001 is a fun sort of game where you choose what candy the characters get.

'''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}}

See [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Halloween House]], [[Spooky Forest]]

'''Date: ''' October 27, 2001

'''Page Title:''' Trick, then treat, then smell feet

== Transcript ==
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 slant}'' 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}'' Ok, bye!

=== Coach Z ===

''{Knocks in a rhythm.}''

====Intro====
:Doot-doo-doot-doo, 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 GEORGIE FRORGIE! 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!"}''

====Butterscotch====
:Ooh, butterscotch! Would you mind melting those down and pouring them over a ham? ''{pulls out 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 ===

''{Knocks harshly, door shoots out yellow bursts.}''

====Intro====
:'''THE CHEAT:''' Mahnah!
:'''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:''' ''{screaming 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====
: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 drops three more steaks into her bag}''

=== The Poopsmith and Pom Pom ===

''{Knocks rapidly and quietly.}''

{''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 labelled "dippin stuff", which looks suspiciously like you-know-what. 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 {heart} 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 "Shave and a Haircut".}''

''{This is an Easter egg, only accessible if you give The Poopsmith and 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, Strong Bad shouts "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: Ronnie Pudding, King of Town, [[Kewpie Dan]], Homestar, and you lazy crap for crap.}''

====Apple====
:What is this crap? What are you, a dentist? Or a hippie? Or some kind of hippie dentist?!

=== Strong Sad ===

''{Knocks quietly.}''

====Intro====
:Trick or treat, I guess...

====Necco candy wafers====
:Oh, Necco Wafers. These remind me when I used to eat the colored chalk when I was in school. I was sick for a year and nearly died.

====Baking Chocolate====
: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.}''

====Intro====
:Please, baby please, baby baby baby please! Give me some candy!

====Mallo Cup====
:''{singing}'' I got a shallow gup and a crallow nup, somebody give me dat Mallow Cup.

====Dum-Dums====
:Oh! I'm such a big dum-diddy-dum-diddy-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 sings ''[[Wikipedia:Entrance of the Gladiators|Entrance of the Gladiators]]'', long considered a circus theme. You close the door, but Homestar rings the doorbell, and is still dancing.}''

====Handful of Change====
:''{sounding slightly dissapointed}'' 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. 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} ''

'''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 that we just saaaaid!''

''{loops back to the start of the discussion}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*When Strong Bad's egging list is up, click on "[[Kewpie Dan|kewpie dan]]" to see.. something. (Note: although this egg appears to be glitched, it was intended to open [[HR:kewpiedan.html|this page]] in a new window.)
*When Pom Pom and the Poopsmith knock at your door, move the pumpkin that's sitting on your porch onto them to unlock Homsar. Homsar will only appear in the final scene if you unlock him, though he doesn't say anything.
*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.
*Marzipan's costume has a small hole in it and you can see her pink flesh beneath, giving further evidence to the theory that her body is actually skirt-shaped.
*Originally Coach Z's intro rap was: "Doot-doo-doot-doo, and I think I'll make ya fall right down on your face, but first let me introduce myself. My name is Hoodsey. Pronounced with an 'Oodsey.'"
*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 1st, 2005 NYU Talk]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:weirdedoutthecheat.PNG|thumb|Weirded out.]]
*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. This is also the only instance so far that The Cheat has opened his mouth fully.
*Bubs' 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.

===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' caption is also misspelled as "Mars Blackman" instead of "Mars Blackmon."

===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.
*When viewed in Linux, there are weird sounds related to the door opening and closing. They are always at the same place.
*After Strong Bad says, "Open the freakin' door!" we can hear the sound of the door opening.
**This is not the only toon on the site that has this issue in Linux, either. For example, the email [[mascot]] has the same problem at the end when you roll over the notes of the fight song.
*After Bubs says, "Gimme some candy!", the outline under his mouth vanishes, and the shading of his 'MARS' chain also changes.

===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".
**The skull and pumpkin are the same ones which served as the "play" button.
**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 notes at the end that "I like your costume, Strong Sad, but you weren't invited this year" refers to the fact he had been uninvited the previous year. She told Strong Sad that he couldn't come to next year's party.
**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 Carmen Miranda.
*Bubs' line when you give him the [[Wikipedia:Dum Dum Pop|Dum-Dum Pop]] is a reference to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Strong Mad attempted almost the same prank greeting as in this toon on [[Marzipan%27s Answering Machine Version 4.0]].

===Real-World References===
*Coach Z is dressed as Humpty Hump, the alter ego of [[Wikipedia:Shock G|Shock G]], frontman for the rap group [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]. He also raps a couple lines from their biggest hit song, "The Humpty Dance," substituting his own name for Humpty Hump's. The drink he mentions, [[Wikipedia:Hennessy|Hennessy]], is a brand of cognac, or brandy.
*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 [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|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 [[Wikipedia:Spinal Tap|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 [http://us.imdb.com/title/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 is dressed as Joey Ramone from the band, [[Wikipedia:The_Ramones|the Ramones]]. Her intro is, "Hey, ho! Let's go!" which is from 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 [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|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 [[Wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] fame.
* The "I choose YOU, <insert character name here>chu" is an obvious 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 80's 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.


===Fast Forward===
*"Cheatachu" 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' treats.
*The phrase "Get offa me!" would later be said by a [[Sticky Notes|sticky note]] in the email [[vacation]].
*This toon started the [[Bubslegum Comics]].

== 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"]]

[[Category:Halloween|House that Gave Sucky Treats, The]]

The House That Gave Sucky Treats

Itsame — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:29:41 GMT

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{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|halloween2001|A Mother's Day Message|Some Stupid Turkey}}
[[Image:halloween2001.png|thumb|"I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!"]]

The Halloween special for 2001 is a fun sort of game where you choose what candy the characters get.

'''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}}

See [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Halloween House]], [[Spooky Forest]]

'''Date: ''' October 27, 2001

'''Page Title:''' Trick, then treat, then smell feet

== Transcript ==
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 slant}'' 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}'' Ok, bye!

=== Coach Z ===

''{Knocks in a rhythm.}''

====Intro====
:Doot-doo-doot-doo, 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 GEORGIE FRORGIE! 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!"}''

====Butterscotch====
:Ooh, butterscotch! Would you mind melting those down and pouring them over a ham? ''{pulls out 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 ===

''{Knocks harshly, door shoots out yellow bursts.}''

====Intro====
:'''THE CHEAT:''' Mahnah!
:'''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:''' ''{screaming 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====
: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 drops more three steaks into her bag}''

=== The Poopsmith and Pom Pom ===

''{Knocks rapidly and quietly.}''

{''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 labelled "dippin stuff", which looks suspiciously like you-know-what. 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 {heart} 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 "Shave and a Haircut".}''

''{This is an Easter egg, only accessible if you give The Poopsmith and 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, Strong Bad shouts "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: Ronnie Pudding, King of Town, [[Kewpie Dan]], Homestar, and you lazy crap for crap.}''

====Apple====
:What is this crap? What are you, a dentist? Or a hippie? Or some kind of hippie dentist?!

=== Strong Sad ===

''{Knocks quietly.}''

====Intro====
:Trick or treat, I guess...

====Necco candy wafers====
:Oh, Necco Wafers. These remind me when I used to eat the colored chalk when I was in school. I was sick for a year and nearly died.

====Baking Chocolate====
: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.}''

====Intro====
:Please, baby please, baby baby baby please! Give me some candy!

====Mallo Cup====
:''{singing}'' I got a shallow gup and a crallow nup, somebody give me dat Mallow Cup.

====Dum-Dums====
:Oh! I'm such a big dum-diddy-dum-diddy-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 sings ''[[Wikipedia:Entrance of the Gladiators|Entrance of the Gladiators]]'', long considered a circus theme. You close the door, but Homestar rings the doorbell, and is still dancing.}''

====Handful of Change====
:''{sounding slightly dissapointed}'' 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. 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} ''

'''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 that we just saaaaid!''

''{loops back to the start of the discussion}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*When Strong Bad's egging list is up, click on "[[Kewpie Dan|kewpie dan]]" to see.. something. (Note: although this egg appears to be glitched, it was intended to open [[HR:kewpiedan.html|this page]] in a new window.)
*When Pom Pom and the Poopsmith knock at your door, move the pumpkin that's sitting on your porch onto them to unlock Homsar. Homsar will only appear in the final scene if you unlock him, though he doesn't say anything.
*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.
*Marzipan's costume has a small hole in it and you can see her pink flesh beneath, giving further evidence to the theory that her body is actually skirt-shaped.
*Originally Coach Z's intro rap was: "Doot-doo-doot-doo, and I think I'll make ya fall right down on your face, but first let me introduce myself. My name is Hoodsey. Pronounced with an 'Oodsey.'"
*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 1st, 2005 NYU Talk]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:weirdedoutthecheat.PNG|thumb|Weirded out.]]
*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. This is also the only instance so far that The Cheat has opened his mouth fully.
*Bubs' 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.

===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' caption is also misspelled as "Mars Blackman" instead of "Mars Blackmon."

===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.
*When viewed in Linux, there are weird sounds related to the door opening and closing. They are always at the same place.
*After Strong Bad says, "Open the freakin' door!" we can hear the sound of the door opening.
**This is not the only toon on the site that has this issue in Linux, either. For example, the email [[mascot]] has the same problem at the end when you roll over the notes of the fight song.
*After Bubs says, "Gimme some candy!", the outline under his mouth vanishes, and the shading of his 'MARS' chain also changes.

===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".
**The skull and pumpkin are the same ones which served as the "play" button.
**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 notes at the end that "I like your costume, Strong Sad, but you weren't invited this year" refers to the fact he had been uninvited the previous year. She told Strong Sad that he couldn't come to next year's party.
**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 Carmen Miranda.
*Bubs' line when you give him the [[Wikipedia:Dum Dum Pop|Dum-Dum Pop]] is a reference to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Strong Mad attempted almost the same prank greeting as in this toon on [[Marzipan%27s Answering Machine Version 4.0]].

===Real-World References===
*Coach Z is dressed as Humpty Hump, the alter ego of [[Wikipedia:Shock G|Shock G]], frontman for the rap group [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]. He also raps a couple lines from their biggest hit song, "The Humpty Dance," substituting his own name for Humpty Hump's. The drink he mentions, [[Wikipedia:Hennessy|Hennessy]], is a brand of cognac, or brandy.
*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 [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|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 [[Wikipedia:Spinal Tap|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 [http://us.imdb.com/title/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 is dressed as Joey Ramone from the band, [[Wikipedia:The_Ramones|the Ramones]]. Her intro is, "Hey, ho! Let's go!" which is from 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 [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|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 [[Wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] fame.
* The "I choose YOU, <insert character name here>chu" is an obvious 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 80's 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.


===Fast Forward===
*"Cheatachu" 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' treats.
*The phrase "Get offa me!" would later be said by a [[Sticky Notes|sticky note]] in the email [[vacation]].
*This toon started the [[Bubslegum Comics]].

== 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"]]

[[Category:Halloween|House that Gave Sucky Treats, The]]

User:Itsame

Itsame — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:41:37 GMT

Itsame:

Greetings, fellow gladiators. I am Mario Decimus Majorus. I will dance on a telephone using a CD.