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Pat — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:45:12 GMT

Pat: /* Fun Facts */

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[[Image:79 Seconds Left Screenshot.PNG|thumb|"No, you knee-wetters!"]]
Homestar and Strong Sad pour water on their knees while Strong Bad demands to be called "the Ledge".

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 18, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 0:79 (official), 1:25 (actual)

'''Page Title:''' Please to be committing, comrade!

==Transcript==
''{Title card: 79 seconds left! Music plays softly in the background}''

''{cut to Homestar Runner and Strong Sad sitting in The Field with a glass of water besides Strong Sad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I say, just go for it, you know. Move forward, commit to yourself, ''{Strong Sad nods}'' Go, for, it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay, I think I'll take a chance.

''{Strong Sad picks up the glass of water, and pours it on his knee.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' It tickles!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You see? That's what I was talking about, man. ''{closeup of Homestar}'' Water on the knee. Commit to it!

''{record scratch sound; music stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your pathetic ''{cut back to wider shot, with Strong Bad now visible standing on a wooden chair}'' conversation ''pales'' in comparison to one you are about to be part of.

''{close up of Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Oh great, I can't wait.

''{close up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I finally committed to it. I've talked about it for years, but I'm finally moving forward! ''{zip pan to a low shot of Strong Bad with a yellow background}'' You are all going to have to start calling me "The Ledge" from now on!

''{cut back to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi, The Ledge From Now On. Would you like to join our wet knee gumption club?

''{cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, just "The Ledge".

''{wider shot of all three}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The Ledge? Like ledge of a cliff?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You mean, like, short for leg?

''{close up of Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' A-''lleged'' ladies' man?

''{close up of Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{annoyed}'' Short for leg?

''{shot of all three}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, you knee-wetters! No, short ''{cut to frontal shot of Strong Bad}'' for "The Legend"! As in, I am one! A living one! A -dary one!

''{shot of all three}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, dairy. Like a cow. Like a cow leg.

''{close up of Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{excited and quivering}'' Oh, Strong Bad! It's like my cow lamp and your tape leg ''{picture of the [[cow lamp]] and Strong Bad's dismembered leg appear over Homestar's head}'' had a baby in my brain and just came out my mouth! ''{cloud marked "Cow Leg" comes out of Homestar's mouth}'' There, there, little guy. Daddy's here.

''{shot of all three; Strong Bad sits down in the chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reluctantly}'' Oh, hand me that knee water... ''{Homestar hands the glass to Strong Bad}''

''{Title card: Just 3 to go...} {The sound of water being poured can be heard in the background}''

''{cut back to Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Teehee, it does tic—

''{Title card: None seconds left.}''

''{Title card: end.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "e" in end to see Strong Bad write his new title on a composition book.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' This book belongs to: ''{he starts writing on the note area of the cover}'' The Ledge. ''{He spells "Ledge" as "LEG."}'' Aw, crap! Homestar was right! This just spells leg!
*Click on the period to see a poster for the Water on the Knee club. It has a cartoony picture of a knee with water being poured on it, with the caption "COMMIT TO IT!!". Text below the picture reads "Water on the Knee", "Paid for by the Wet Knee Gumption Club".
**Click again to see a Russian version of the poster. The cartoon is much more angular, and is coloured only in red and shades of grey. The caption now reads "ПередаЙТе  ЭТО!!". The text below the picture is the same, but in a different font.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[http://orthopedics.about.com/od/hipknee/f/swelling.htm Water on the knee] is a medical condition where excess fluid collects in the knee joint.
* The (grammatically incorrect) Russian phrase "Передайте Это!!" ("Peredajte Èto!!") on the second poster translates in English to "Transmit This!!"

=== Remarks ===
*The [[audio quality]] is higher than usual here.

=== Goofs ===
* Even after being poured on Strong Sad and Strong Bad's knees, the water level in the glass never goes down.

=== Inside References ===
*Strong Sad and Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|both]] [[Strong Sad Smiling|smile]] when they pour the water on their knees.
*This toon makes another reference to [[Tape-leg]], as well as Homestar's [[cow lamp]].

=== Real-World References ===
*"The Ledge" is possibly a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Edge|The Edge]], the guitarist of [[Wikipedia:U2|U2]].

==External Links==
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[[Category:Shorts]]

Weclome Back

Pat — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:05:37 GMT

Pat: /* Goofs */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|weclomeback|A Folky Tale|Strongest Man in the World}}
[[Image:Weclome Back.PNG|thumb|"What is it, like, mid-May or something?"]]
Homestar and the gang all reflect on their summer vacation.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Topiary Garden]], [[The Island]], [[Obstacle Course]], [[Airplane]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:37

'''Page Title:''' Your dreams were your ticket out...

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{A closeup of a time clock attached to a telephone pole. A time card is punched in. The words "Weclome Back" are shown, and flash various colors. Pull out to see Bubs holding a cup of coffee, in front of a table with styrofoam cups and an urn, in the Field. Marzipan enters and also punches in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hello, Marzi-person! Welcome back.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, howdy, stranger!

'''BUBS:''' Stranger? I'm Bubs, remember?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unimpressed}'' Uh, I know. It's a joke.

'''BUBS:''' That's hilarious! How was your vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was toot sweet! I took the Cool Tapes on a midwestern tour ''{the tour map pops up}'' of bead shops and topiary gardens.

''{Cut to a topiary garden; Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing in the band}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}''
:Cool tapes are cool, and we're better than ever,
:Cool tapes are cool, 'cause we're light as a feather.
:Keep it down with that real cool flavor,
:Me and The Cheat and our bass player.
:Rockin' the spot.
:Yeah, we're rockin' the spot.

''{Marzipan appears behind a topiary tree shaped like William Shakespeare.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks, y'all! And don't forget we've got cool 7-inches for sale over at our merch table.

''{Cut to the merchandise table. Homsar is standing on it, it has a sign reading "Merch Masala" and another reading "Steven Inches $[[Pi|π]]"}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I'm a little light in the leftovers!

''{Homsar's hat flies off the left of the screen, then returns from the right and hits him on the head before settling back into its original position. Cut back to Bubs and Marzipan at the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I bet you drove the shapèd plants wild.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, they were way into it. So what did you do?

'''BUBS:''' I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach.

''{Cut to the tropical island. Bubs's "Baloney Sammich Truck", which resembles an ice-cream truck, doesn't quite fit, and the rear wheels are in the water.}''

'''BUBS:''' BAH-loh-NEH!!! Come on, people! Come on, palm tree! I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!

''{An Atari seagull squawks and flies past.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{angrily to Atari seagull}'' You shut your face!

''{Cut back to the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I sold exactly zero baloney sandwiches!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, that's great!

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, it was pretty much my best summer ever.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks in}'' Same here. I spent two glorious weeks at Gluten Camp. I learned more about this oft-misunderstood plant protein than I ever thought possible.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' What''eva!'' ''{puts a time card in the time clock}'' I was across the lake at Glutton Camp. And we challenged those pansies to an obstacle course!

''{Cut to the obstacle course, pan across to see Strong Sad and the King of Town stuck in two tire swings.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, should we call it a draw?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hecks, no! I got stuck in here 10 minutes before you!

''{Pan across to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Let's go, Glorten Camp! Glorten Camp is pain and scranin' on yous!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh yeah?

''{cut back to the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well while you slo-mos were slounching around on your haunchy laurels, I was checking the most amazing email of my career!

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, holding the Lappy, on a plane. Screen markers and a recording light are visible, as though viewed through a camcorder. Strong Bad leans in and adjusts the focus.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Lappy, when I mash record on that camera, we're gonna perform the world's first death-defying midair SBEmail check! We'll make the cover of all the latest blogs! Now, are you psyched?! I'm psyched, are you psyched?!? OK, 3! 2! 1!

''{Strong Bad leans in and presses a button on the camera. Cut through static to Strong Bad standing on the ground. The camera drops to the ground and slowly falls over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the believing is hard to be doing, because that was so incredible! We met so many celebrities in midair! And the part with the narwhale was ''so'' illegal.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, back at the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, cuh-rap! What am I, your dad? I can't believe I pulled the old "mash Stop when you think you're mashing Record and mash Record when you think you're mashing Stop" routine on myself.

'''MARZIPAN:''' But if we've all been on vacation, who's been taking care of the website?

''{Homestar Runner walks in, tired, wearing a dressing gown, a nightcap and Nebulon slippers, with a cinnamon 5 o'clock shadow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' What's up, my brothers? Let no one say the Homestar Runner don't know how to nap. What is it, like mid-May or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, try "early July."

''{Zoom in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I slept through June!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yup.

''{Zoom in even tighter.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! -gatha Christie would never sleep through June... neither would Angela Lansbury.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't they the same person?

'''BUBS:''' Yeah.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yep.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think they are.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, they definitely are.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's settled then. Now, what's this I hear about some of you guys sleeping through June? I'll let it slide this time, but June-sleepers will not be tolerated from this day henceforth. Now, whose turn was it to ''{rolls the "r"}'' bring the doughnuts?

'''EVERYONE BUT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yours!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I'll let it slide this time, but dough-not rememberers will dough-not be tolerated from now on. All right, everybody, everybody. It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com. Now, places! Aaand...
[[Image:Weclome Back everybody.PNG|150px|right|"Everybody, everybody!"]]
''{Cut to everyone standing in regular clothes in front of a plain blue background. The words "everybody, everybody" appear in front of them, zooming and flashing. The music from the [[Intro]] page plays.}''

'''CHILDREN:''' Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody!
{{clear}}

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Freewheelinsteve.PNG|thumb|The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve]]
* In Homsar's scene, click on the "Steven Inches" sign to see a "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve" album cover. On the bottom it lists the songs ''Sweet Cups and Cakes'' by Wheelchair Man, ''Eh, Steve's Dream'' by Eh, Steve!, and ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' by Fresh Juice.
* During the close-up after the King of Town first appears, click on his crown to see his "I'm with Glutton Camp" [[T-shirt]].
* Click on the left "everybody" at the end of the toon to see what Pom Pom and The Poopsmith presumably did during their summer vacation.
:''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are both leaning on the palm tree on the deserted island. The Poopsmith is wearing Strong Bad's [[Cool Shades|Dangeresque sunglasses]], and Pom Pom is wearing Homestar's Dangeresque sunglasses. After a few moments, a thought cloud appears and reveals that Pom Pom is thinking of a baloney sandwich. Another one appears shortly afterwards and shows that the Poopsmith is too.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*This toon followed the birth of [[Mike Chapman]]'s daughter, [[Very, Very Little Girl]], in the late spring/early summer of 2006, during which time the site went nearly seven weeks (48 days) without a major update, the longest hiatus on record. There were various minor updates during this period, but no toons.
*"Toot sweet" is a play on the French phrase ''"tout de suite"'' (which translates to "immediately" or "at once"). Both phrases are pronounced roughly the same. "Toot sweet" was also the name of the candy product invented by Caractacus Potts in [[Wikipedia:Chitty Chitty Bang Bang|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]].
*The Baloney Truck is a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Ice cream truck|Ice Cream Truck/Van]], which is popular in some parts of the world.
*A 7-inch record is a single.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Cool tapes tour.png|thumb|300px|Cool Tapes' June 2006 tour]]
*The time card reads:
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 9:21 || 6:03
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 12:02 || 5:58
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:56 || 6:23
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|}
*The [[Cool Tapes]] tour goes through East Westerburg, Beadsburg, Bead Store City, Sculpted Busheston, New Beadshop, Topiarianapolis, Beeeeeds, and Tope Gardens. Other towns on the map are Northtime, [[Pants]]burg, Shoigut, [[Bill Cosby|Thuxtable]], and The Slickster.
*There are trees in the topiary garden shaped as an ice-cream cone, [[Trogdor]], a tree stump, and [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].
*According to the sign on the side of Bubs's [[Baloney Sammich Truck]], he's selling:
**"Gumball Surprise"– A baloney sandwich with a pink gumball on top.
**"Open Smiley Face"– An open baloney sandwich with a smiley face drawn on it in mustard.
**"I Heart Baloney"– A baloney sandwich with heart-shaped bread.
**"Dog Food"– A baloney sandwich with bone-shaped bread.
**"It's Not a Real Popsicle" – A baloney sandwich with Popsicle-shaped bread.
**"Inside Out"– A piece of bread between two slices of baloney.
*Strong Bad's account of what happened during his "Skydive" makes it clear that he made up the entire event, another example of [[blatant lies]].
*In the DVD commentary on Strong Bad Email [[island]], Matt said they should use the island again. In addition to this cartoon, they already reused it in [[disconnected]].

===Remarks===
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] and [[Wikipedia:Angela Lansbury|Angela Lansbury]] are not, in fact, the same person. Christie was a crime fiction author, and Lansbury is an actress famous for ''playing'' a crime fiction author on ''[[Wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]''. Lansbury ''did'', however, play Christie's fictional sleuth [[Wikipedia:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in the movie adaptation of Christie's ''[[Wikipedia:The Mirror Crack'd|The Mirror Crack'd]]''.
*The spelling ''narwhale'' and Strong Bad's pronunciation of it are accepted variants; the more common spelling is ''narwhal''.
*When we see the back of the Lappy, it has none of the connection ports from [[isp]], but it is possible that Strong Bad's glove may be covering them.
*Homestar effectively rolls the "r" when saying "whose turn was it to bring the donuts" despite his speech impediment.
*The minute hand on the time clock is too long to point to 6 or 12.
*At the end, if you look below the "everybody, everybody" words, you will see that The Cheat is floating and not touching the ground.
*When Strong Bad is in the plane, the plane is bumping up and down, yet Strong Bad is not.

===Goofs===
*When Marzipan's angry expression is used, blinking causes her outline to be intruded.
*When Cool Tapes plays in the Topiary Garden, no amplifiers are present. Yet, when it closes up on Marzipan in the following shot, a "Marzipan" amplifier is present behind her.
*In the last scene, The Cheat and Strong Mad suddenly appear after Homestar asks whose turn it was to bring the donuts.

===Inside References===
* [[Pants]]burg is one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places Strong Bad visited]] on his [[vacation]], and one of the places (along with Northtime and Shoigut) in [[Limozeen]]'s [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
* Strong Bad's line, "I can't believe I pulled the 'Mash stop when you think you're mashing record, and mash record when you think you're mashing stop' on myself", is a reference to [[mashing]].
* The Atari seagull first appeared in [[huttah!]] and [[take-a-break.exe]].
* Marzipan's [[Cool Tapes]] band comes from [[Cool Things]].
* The toon's title contains the word [[Unusual Greetings#Weclome|Weclome]].
* Bubs' line "shapèd plants" (notably parallel in structure with the line "stripèd pants" from [[highschool]]), is an instance of the [[-èd]] pronunciation.
* One of the places the Cool Tapes band visits is East Westerburg. Westerberg (spelled slightly differently) was visited in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], and it was to the east of the player's starting location.
* The Poopsmith is wearing what appears to be [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]], and Pom Pom is wearing [[Dangeresque Too]]'s sunglasses.
* In addition to the two ropes attaching the tire swings to the tree at the obstacle course, a third rope hangs from the sky and sways gently, as did the rope featured in [[A Folky Tale]].
* The "Gumball Surprise" is another example of a [[concoction]].
* Homestar's sleeping through June is similar to how he slept through most of Decemberween in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
* The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" refers to [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], from which he originated.
* "Fresh Juice" (from the Eh! Steve album) is one of the suggested death metal lyrics from the worksheet in [[death metal]].
* Homestar is wearing [[cinnamon]] on his face, and his slippers resemble [[Nebulon]], who first appeared on [[Main Page 1]].
* Marzipan's comment, "Who's been taking care of the website?" is an example of [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the fourth wall]].
* Strong Bad says "Oh, [[Crap|cuh-rap]]!"
* Bubs proclaims that this was his [[Best/Worst X Ever|best summer ever]].
* A seven inch record was seen in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]].

===Real-World References===
*The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to former [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] manager [[Wikipedia:Ken Johnson (wrestling)|Ken Johnson]], whose ring name was Slick and often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
*The city of "Thuxtable" is a reference to Theo Huxtable, a character on [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]. Theo Huxtable was previously referenced in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], when Coach Z dressed up like him.
*The design of the Cool Tapes Marzipan amps is based on the design of the classic [[Wikipedia:Marshall Amplification|Marshall Amp]]. It was previously seen in [[different town]]. Marshall is a famous brand of guitar amp that became synonymous with heavy metal and rock bands.
*The page title references the John E. Sebastian song "Welcome Back," which was the theme song from the sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ("Welcome back / Your dreams were your ticket out...").
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons. Some examples include the movies ''[[Wikipedia:Heavyweights|Heavyweights]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''.
*The "Freewheelin' Eh! Steve" album cover is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] early album, ''[[Wikipedia:The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan|The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''. In addition, "Eh! Steve's Dream" is a reference to the Dylan song ''Bob Dylan's Dream'' and "Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues" refers to Dylan's song ''Talkin' World War III Blues''.
*Homestar's green ribcage [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|shirt]] is a reference to the movie ''[[Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel|Nigel Tufnel]] wears the same shirt and later remarks "This is what I sleep in sometimes".
**The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" is likely a ''This Is Spinal Tap'' reference as well, since "Cups and Cakes" is the name of a Spinal Tap song.
*Strong Mad's violin styled bass bears a resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] bass played by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. However, Strong Mad plays right handed, while Paul is left-handed.
*The sign on the merchandise table that reads "Merch Masala" refers to Mirch Masala, an Indian restaurant in Decatur, Georgia. Interestingly, Mirch Masala is also the name of a [[Wikipedia:Mirch Masala|1985 Hindi movie]].
*Strong Sad's "I'm with gluten camp" T-shirt is a play on the popular [[Wikipedia:1980s|'80s]] "I'm with stupid" T-shirts.
*[[Wikipedia:Gluten|Gluten]] is a protein that makes up 80% of the protein in wheat.
*Marzipan almost smashing [[Carol]] in the "Cool Tapes" scene is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pete Townshend|Pete Townshend]]'s habit of smashing his guitars onstage.
*Strong Bad's reference to a narwhale might be an allusion to the game [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/narwhaldiving.html Narwhal Diving].

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MATT:''' This cartoon is called Weclome Back, and weclome ''you'' back—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah

'''MATT:''' —to more commenting... aries.

'''MIKE:''' Did you ever have to punch a time clock at any of your jobs?

'''MATT:''' I did. At, uh... uh... United Artists Theater I worked at.

'''MIKE:''' I had to do it once too, when I worked in that warehouse.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MIKE:''' It made me feel like the common man.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Wasn't there something— It made me feel like that— the sheep and the wolf from those Looney Tunes cartoons. Wasn't theirs just kind of on a pole like that?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think so. ''{pause}'' So this was the second version of this song. There was a much darker... version of the Cool—

'''MATT:''' Sonic Youth-ier version.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' "Stop creepin' at me" is how it ends. ''{pause}'' We did that as a Quote of the Day, I think, didn't we?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we did. And Mirch Masala is an Indian restaurant about half a mile from here.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Except it's M-I-R... C-H.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, right. Right.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' Hence the joke.

'''MATT:''' Exactly. There's an Easter egg there of "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve". What's that?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah. ''{pause}'' Kinda wish there was a baloney sandwich truck. We should try to convince our friend, Matt, to, uh... have a baloney sandwich truck.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{laughing}'' Look at that one that looks like— looks like a double Popsicle.

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

'''MATT:''' So the ''bread'' is cut to look like a double Popsicle, and then there's just baloney.

'''MIKE:''' ''{partially over Matt's previous comment}'' And then there's a piece of baloney in it.

'''MATT:''' That's great. ''{pause}'' What did ''you'' learn about... gluten, Mike, when you decided— did you do any wiki research for gluten?

'''MIKE:''' I think I did, it's, uh... Yeah, what, like, bread?

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Yeast...

'''MATT:''' Is it pro-biotic?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know. A lot of people were— Right after this... I found out a lot of people go on no-gluten diets.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Guess it's bad, yeah. Some...

'''MATT:''' So, I was pr—

'''MIKE:''' Nice 3D tire swings, Matt.

'''MATT:''' Thanks. I was proud of that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' That, uh, "I'm With Gluten Camp" shirt is sort of loosely based on, uh — just the colors of it — the, uh, Science Olympiad shirts that I think I got in sixth grade. It was this... light yellow shirt with a blue Science Olympiad logo.

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

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' That looks like one of those helmets that babies have to wear when they smoosh their head too much on one side.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I did some nice stretchy, perspective-y—

'''MIKE:''' Arms.

'''MATT:''' —arms for Strong Bad there, too.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Says talk. Say talk, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Uh, well... what is he..?

'''MIKE:''' Did you ever pull that trick? The old record—

'''MATT:''' Well, I'll tell you who ''did'' pull that trick was this guy, ''Justin'', from high school—

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' —when me and Jamie's... hip hop band, Two Copies Sealed, was s'posed to play at the battle of the bands. It would've been the only video evidence that that band ever existed.

'''MIKE:''' Hey, I was in that band.

'''MATT:''' I know. You were on stage playing bass.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' As a sophomore in college I was playing a high school battle of the bands.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' You were pretty cool.

'''MIKE:''' I was very cool. We were playing— We played a nice Jackson 5 cover, though.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, and A Tribe Called Quest cover.

'''MIKE:''' Did we? What'd we do?

'''MATT:''' We did, um, Check the Rhyme.

'''MIKE:''' Really? I don't even remember that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. You and Gabe— Gabe got up and—

'''MIKE:''' Ah, nice.

'''MATT:''' He did the—

'''MIKE:''' I wish— I would remember that—

'''MATT:''' If ''Justin'' had remembered—

'''MIKE:''' —if ''Justin'' hadn't done the old—

'''MATT:''' It was— Seriously, it was, like, it was, like, you saw, like, a couple of his friends' faces that he was standing next to, and then, like, his feet, like, as you can hear us, like, walking off stage.

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

'''MATT:''' Were the two cuts. It was the most generic thing ever. ''{pause}'' Homestar's wearin' the— Nigel Tufnel's—

'''MIKE:''' ''{impersonating Nigel Tufnel}'' This is my exact bone structure.

'''MATT:''' ''{impersonating Nigel Tufnel}'' His exact inner structure.

'''MIKE:''' ''{continuing to impersonate Nigel Tufnel}'' Done in a T-shirt.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' So, really... Mike had a baby.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' It wasn't that Homestar went to sleep for a long time.

'''MIKE:''' ''{partially over Matt's previous comment}'' No, that was the, uh... the baby break number one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, oh, oh! Tallahassee fade, Tallahassee fade, Tallahassee fade, Tallahassee fade!

''{Mike begins making percussion noises as Matt sings}''

===Fun Facts===
*"The sheep and the wolf from those [[Looney Tunes]] cartoons" are most likely [[Wikipedia:Wolf and Sheepdog|Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Jackson 5|The Jackson 5]] was a 1970s R&B band consisting of [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] and his four brothers.
*[[Wikipedia:A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest]] was a 1980s hip hop group.
*[[Wikipedia:Science Olympiad|Science Olympiad]] is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability.

==External Links==
*[[HR:weclomeback.html|watch "Weclome Back"]]
*[[HR:weclomeback.swf|view the Flash file for "Weclome Back"]]
*[[Forum:8992|forum thread re: "Weclome Back"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|weclomeback}}

[[Category:Toons]]
[[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Talk:The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw

Pat — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:54:43 GMT

Pat: /* The Wii Version */

== How long has it been and is it relevant? ==
What I'm saying is has the "Children's book world" become relevant enough for mention, if it doesn't have its own page already? I know that the characters are mentioned (see [[Prince of Town]] ), but what about the universe? Also on top of that, was this last seen in sbemail 150 or after that? Thanks. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 14:10, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

This was last seen in sbemail "hundreth." It's been there since the tandy 365. On a side note, I was trying to make this for a while, but It wouldn't let me. The website just sent me to my website editor and didn't even let me do anything.[[User:F123979|F123979]]

How many times was it actually seen though is my question. I can only think of 3 off the top of my head [[origins]], [[alternate universe]], and sbemail 100. That isn't counting this short, and also not counting the versions of the actual books available on the site, which have a similar animation style but different scenery in the background. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 14:26, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:I would point you to [[Storybook World]] for all the answers you see. {{User:Flashfight/sig}} 14:42, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::That actually isn't mentioned under the big list in [[Homestar Runner universe]], nor could I find it when I searched.....odd. Next Time, I'll use the wiki internal search engine. Anyway, yeah that was what I was asking about. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 14:47, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::: I fixed it! {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 15:49, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

==New Stuff goof?==
While checking to make sure [[New Stuff]] list was trimmed, I noticed that another entry for this toon was located at the bottom of the list as well as the top. Should this mentioned here or over on the [[New Stuff]] page? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 15:49, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

==Transcript==

Transcript should destinguish between narrarator stro bro and storybokk characters.

== Question Mark? ==

On the cover for The Strong Sad Wets Yonder Bed, there is a faint question mark on the bedspread. Thoughts? [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 19:20, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

== Dubious "fact" ==

*[[Wikipedia:Lands' End|Lands' End]] is a clothing retailer that specializes in casual clothing, luggage, and home furnishings. It is also [[Wikipedia:Land's End|a part of Cornwall]] and a location in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario RPG|Super Mario RPG]].

I just removed this... if there was *ever* such a thing as a "TTATOT" fact, *this* is it. Given the context, I can't see it referring to *any* of these things, especially considering this is *already covered in Explanations*. -{{User:YK/sig}} 21:00, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
: I'd imagine it's one of those (I would guess the clothing retailer) but the fact that there are three Land's' Ends signifies that we should treat it as TTATOT unless we know for sure, agreed. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:03, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:: The reason we exclude most TTATOTs is because if something could refer to many things (and especially if these things are a stretch), then it probably refers to nothing in particular. That said, TBC didn't make up the term and in this case were more than likely intending to refer to ''something'', which is notable in the article. There's got to be a way to include it that either acknowledges the ambiguity or goes with the most popular use of the term. Perhaps we could pick the best one and also link to the disambiguation page:
:::''[[Wikipedia:Lands' End|Lands' End]] is a clothing retailer that specializes in casual clothing, luggage, and home furnishings. The term also has several [[Wikipedia:Land's End (disambiguation)|other uses]].''
::[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:44, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::It's as likely as not, however, that the reference is simply to "Land sakes" and they chose a common similar phrase, without having any real thought that it was one of any of the possible meanings over another. Certainly none of the suggested Lands Ends bear any semantic relationship to the plot. I say no mention, save here, unless we learn otherwise that it was intended to reference one of them. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:50, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

:::Dot com is correct in that, if the Lands Ends have different origins and one is most likely, it's not really TTATOT. The question is a) which is most likely (though consensus seems to be on the clothing manufacturer) and b) are the origins really different (At least between the clothes and Cornwall, I don't know, actually... but they're probably different enough anyway that we could stick with one.) If we accept those premises, then it's a special case of not-quite-TTATOT that is different from a true TTATOT. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:54, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::::I think the question needs to be whether we think TBC used the phrase intentionally. If the consensus is that it's more likely than not, then we need a link pointing somewhere, even if we're wrong in our guess (which is why we'd also include the disambig). I think it's more likely than not. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:59, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::I'm confident it's referring to the clothing retailer because a shirt had just shown up. It's like the mailman showing up with the stuff you ordered from the catalog. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}}
::::::Ah... I'm shocked it took this long for anyone to point that out, actually... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:06, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Hmm. Makes sense, I suppose. Still, it's kind of a stretch, and I'm more apt to believe it's a play on the expression (which was listed in Explanations, until an IP removed it). At any rate, it's *certainly* not referring to "a part of Cornwall" or "a location in Super Mario RPG". -{{User:YK/sig}} 22:20, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::I thought it was a reference to the clothing company anyway, but ACupOfCoffee's point completely convinces me. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:30, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::I still feel it is only as likely as not, not more. And I don't argue that they "accidentally" used something that means a bunch of things, I think they as likely as not used it for its phonetic comic value without regard to its semantic value whatsoever. While the "clothing delivery" argument is cute, it doesn't compel me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::Land's end the clothing retailer is by far the most common appearance of this phrase today, and I immediately got a chuckle out of it as I saw TBC using this clothing retailer's name as an exclamation due to its similarity to exclamations like "land sakes!". I don't think this fact is at all dubious. --[[User:Tim333]] 01:14 15 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::I agree with both Tim here and Dot com. And anyone else posing an agreement here. If anything, it's most likely the clothes thingie. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:22, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::I too echo Tim.-[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 06:01, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::::Well, the "dubious" part of the fact was that there were so many possibilities, all of which were listed in the article. Three there, *and* one in Explanations. This fact getting added back in a condensed form won't hurt my feelings any, if it's more "absolute". There needed, more than anything, to be a consensus of what it *was* referring to, as there was no way it referred to all four (rather, it *does* seem like a combination of "land sakes!" and the clothing company, given the context), and I can't think of any reason whatsoever why we should include a Wikipedia disambig link for "other uses" of the term. We didn't do that for "[[Talk:nightlife#Soma|Soma]]" back in [[nightlife]] (we didn't even include *one* use of it *there*), so there's no reason we should do it *here*, either. -{{User:YK/sig}} 06:20, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

== The Wii Version ==

Since my Lappy's Flash player might still be bloken I had to watch this thing on the Wii Internet Channel. I noticed all the onscreen text, including the words on the covers and the Compy, turned invisable and the final scene was 3 people, floppy discs, and a computer screen floating in white space. Are these flaws notable, or were they caused by the dated Flash player again? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:40, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:As a general rule, failure to work in an old Flash player isn't notable. If it failed to work in the current Flash player, that would be notable. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:46, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::Opera (The Wiinet browser, if nobody knew that) is Flash 7 (or maybe 8) standard and hasn't been able to run any toons successfully for me in a least 3 weeks. I'm not counting anything released before 3 weeks ago and I haven't tried the newest sbemails yet. I think the TBC upgraded. Also, it can't run game demos on GameStop.com, if the game has one. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 21:57, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::I don't see what the problem could be. If toons worked before, and TBC used Flash 8 (for compression) then, why haven't they been working as of late?
::::It's entirely possible that they're using Flash CS3 now. -[[User:Pat|Pat]] 08:54, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

== Move? ==

Since the Toons Menu simply calls this, "[[Homestar Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]]", should we move this article to that name? If I must bring up a past example, we called the 10th anniversary special by its menu title ([[Strongest Man in the World]]) instead of its title card title ([[The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]). [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:49, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:I don't know, I'd say we should keep it the same. In the toon itself, it says, "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In his Craw." The Toons menu might just have it shortened so that it can fit. {{User:Saddy_Dumpington/sig}} 22:54, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::Leaving it under this name would be inconsistent with my past example. Do you want the 10th anniversary article to be moved? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:01, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::[http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/foolishconsi.html A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.] This is a fancy way of saying it's not always smart to be perfectly consistent. As Saddy suggests, this longer title would not likely have fit on the toons page. Furthermore, the character in the book is consistently called "The Homestar Runner" with the integral article, and the current title is consistent with that. By contrast, having the 10th anniversary toon at [[Strongest Man in the World]] avoids the ambiguity with [[Original Book]], and thus there's a good reason to use the toons menu title here. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:07, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::::One of the problems with choosing the Toons menu as our standard is that it's ''our'' standard, but not necessarily TBC's. I'm not saying we should abandon our standard completely, merely that we should know when is the best time to deviate from it. I think this is one such time. "Homestar Gets..." just seems incomplete compared to "The Homestar Runner Gets..." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:18, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

They Might Be Giants

Pat — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:46:32 GMT

Pat: /* Fun Facts */

{{Infobox_Band |
band_name = They Might Be Giants |
image = [[Image:Puppet Jam 6.JPG|200px|John Flansburgh and John Linnell]] |
origin = [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]], [[Wikipedia:New York|New York]] |
genre = [[Wikipedia:Alternative rock|Alternative rock]] [[Wikipedia:College rock|College rock]] [[Wikipedia:Children's music|Children's music]] |
member = [[TMBW:John Flansburgh|John Flansburgh]] [[TMBW:John Linnell|John Linnell]] with: [[TMBW:Marty Beller|Marty Beller]] [[TMBW:Dan Miller|Dan Miller]] [[TMBW:Dan Weinkauf|Danny Weinkauf]] |
discography = Extensive listing at [[TMBW:Discography|TMBW.net]] |
producer = Pat Dillet |
}}
[[Image:John & John 2.png|thumb|220px|The Two Johns, [[Powered by The Cheat]]'d!]]
[[Image:Marty Beller Coach Z.jpg|thumb|220px|Marty Beller wearing a [[Coach Z]] [[Store_T-Shirts|T-shirt]].]]

'''They Might Be Giants''' is an alternative rock band that has collaborated with [[The Brothers Chaps]] on several occasions.

The story of the Homestar Runner collaboration:
<blockquote>"It was very circuitous. ... A photograph was taken of me wearing a Homsar shirt, which is one of the more obscure characters in Homestar. I was at an in-store thing wearing this shirt and a fan had taken a photograph of me signing their book or whatever, and the photograph of me showed up in some blog, and somebody made them aware of it. They were like, 'Hey look, they're wearing your shirt, you guys,' and so [the Brothers Chaps] knew that we were fans. And I guess Linnell kind of reached out to them and said, 'You know, if there's anything you want us to do, if you have any musical needs for your site or whatever, we'd be certainly happy to help you guys out,' and they took us up on that offer. We did a bunch of things with them — we did a jam session with the Homestar puppet, and they did this video for 'Experimental Film' — and it's kind of a mutual admiration society. We really enjoy what they do." — John Flansburgh from an interview in the [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/music/Content?oid=oid:59640 Tucson Weekly], 19 August 2004</blockquote>

== Collaborations ==
*They composed and performed the music for the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[different town]].
*John, John, and Marty jam with [[Homestar Runner]] in the [[Puppet Jam|Puppet Jam series]].
*The Brothers Chaps animated the [[Experimental Film|video]] for [[TMBW:Experimental Film|Experimental Film]], one of the songs from their 2004 CD [[TMBW:The Spine|The Spine]] and [[TMBW:The Spine Hits The Road|The Spine Hits The Road]]. This video was listed as the official music video for the song, and it aired once on MTV.
*They also animated the video for [[TMBW:Figure Eight|Figure Eight]] [http://youtube.com/watch?v=VP4cwqxdKX8] for the band's children's DVD, [[TMBW:Here Come The 123s|Here Come The 123s]].
*Puppets Homestar and [[Marshie]] joined They Might Be Giants onstage in Atlanta for their [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004|September 25, 2004 concert]].
*Puppet [[Strong Bad]] joined They Might Be Giants onstage in Atlanta for their [[TMBG Concert - 3 May 2006|May 3, 2006 concert]].
*Puppet [[Homestar Runner]] joined They Might Be Giants onstage in Atlanta for their [[TMBG Concert - 15 Mar 2008|March 15, 2008 concert]].

== Fun Facts ==
*In [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], there is an excerpt from [[TMBW:Fingertips|Fingertips]] when you type something that doesn't compute with the game (beginning with "I don't understand you...").
*[[Strong Sad]] quotes They Might Be Giants lyrics for the song "[[TMBW: Don't Let's Start|Don't Let's Start]]" in his [[Strong Sad's Lament|journal]]; "Everybody dies, frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful".
*On January 30, 2008, They Might Be Giants "took over" [http://www.yrockonxpn.org/index.php Y-Rock on WXPN 88.5] as DJs, and featured [[An Important Rap Song]].
*At a concert on February 23, 2008, They Might Be Giants' drummer, Marty Beller, wore a Coach Z T-Shirt.

== See Also ==
*[[Nicknames#Miscellaneous|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.tmbg.com/ tmbg.com] - Official site
*[http://www.theymightbegiants.com/ TheyMightBeGiants.com] - Official online music store
*[[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]] at [[Wikipedia:|Wikipedia]]
*[[TMBW:|This Might Be A Wiki]] - Unofficial knowledge base
*[http://www.tmbg.org tmbg.org] - Unofficial site
*[http://www.dialasong.com/ Dial-a-Song]

[[Category:Real Bands]]

Talk:Blubb-O's Commercial

Pat — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:45:17 GMT

Pat: /* I'm disappointed. */

== milk/melt ==

being the contentious person i am, i suggest homestar says "meltshake" instead of "milkshake" a la [[road trip]]. anyone else hear that? --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 15:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

actually, i'm sure of it, so i'm changing it. --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 16:18, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:it is unequivocally "melt"... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::done and done --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 17:03, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

== Teen Girl Squad? ==
I Think The Isosceles Fish Sandwich Is A Referance To a breadtangle, breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus of pizza From Teen Girl Squad Issue 8-http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php/User:Userunknown
:I don't see how. All those things have 4 sides (not 3), and also aren't real shapes (isosceles is). [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 16:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't see how, but I agree in that I think they are unrelated. -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 01:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::This is also fish, not bread. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

==Coach Z==

Could someone update Coach Z's more than 2 Problems? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:With what, pray tell? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:57, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::What he did while in the whale costume? I don't know what to categorize it under. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::He didn't do anything problematic... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Aside from tell somme kids he would chop off their legs. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::I think he's just getting the sever your leg line wrong. {{User:The Teach!/Twig}}
::::::Don't forget that he implies that he doesn't mind going to prison. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

==Hamboiger?==

I hear an 'r' in Bub's pronunciation of hambroiger in the easter egg, where currently there is no 'r' in the transcript. Anyone else in agreement? -CaseyEllo

:Hmm... I hear "hamblioger." I don't know... it's kind of like arguing over some of the Coack Z-isms. --[[Image:qod_22_-_reynold.PNG|20px]] [[User:Lelila|lelila]] [[User_talk:Lelila|(talk)]] 19:21, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I just have watched this once... but I think I hear "hambloiger"--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. is the greatest]] 22:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:I've definately heard hambroiger... {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

I think it is just "hamboiger", actually. It's kinda deceptive, really. The first time, I heard bloiger, and on a subsequent time I heard "broiger", but after repeated listenings, I think the "oi" is just playing tricks on our ears. It seems to be just "boiger" -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 01:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I hear "broiger". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::I listened to it about 15 times, and I still can't make up my mind. I've distinctively heard it all three ways at least once. SOMETHING in Bubs' speech is playing tricks on our ears. But I think I'm leaning more towards broiger.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::...so, how long before this line makes [[Quote of the Week]]? -{{User:YK/sig}} 18:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Dang, you are like so right about that. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Actually, now I hear "bloiger". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 20:01, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::Turn it way up: it's "boiger". What's throwing you off is all the guttural stuff going on in Bubs' Louis-Armstrong-parody of a voice. Either way it should at least match between this page and the one about [["er"_pronounced_as_"oi"|"er" pronounced as "oi"]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 17:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

== The Announcer ==

I think the announcer that was heard in this toon deserves his own page now. He has had five appearances if you include the one in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], which I would count. I think the page name should maybe be something like [[Cold Ones Announcer]] because of his first appearance. Any thoughts or page name ideas? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

:That's why I've got [[Generic Announcers|this page right here]] so users can find out when the announcers, especially the one heard in this short, show up. I even included the link to [[Unseen Characters]] on the bottom. Now as for that "Blubb-O's" announcer deserving his own page, I've been considering taking a somewhat different approach to telling numerous announcers apart. For practice, we might feature a little list like this:
'''Batman-Style Announcer''' — appears in [[fingers]], [[alternate universe]], [[Accent]], [[cliffhangers]] 
'''Cheat Commandos Announcer''' — appears in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], [[Cheat Commandos...O's]], [[Shopping for Danger]], [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] 
'''Profit Announcer''' — appears in [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], [[theme song]] 
'''Urban-type Announcer''' — appears in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|TGS Issue 13]], [[diorama]] 
'''Cold Ones (and Blubb-O's?) Announcer''' — appears (in a tough-guy-like voice) in [[business trip]], [[buried]], and (in an easy, low voice) in [[nightlife]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], and [[Blubb-O's Commercial]].

:You get the idea. --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 20:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Coach Z and Strong Sad ==

''The conversation was moved to [[Category talk:Character Relationships#Coach Z and Strong Sad]] since it beared no relevance to this article.''

==Easter Egg==

I heard Tennis Back. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:32, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:"Cash Back" sounds right to me--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::"Cash back" here, too. "Would you like cash back?" is a fairly common phrase used by cashiers, and "Would you like tennis back?" would be strange in a [[Senor Cardgage]] way rather than a [[Drive-Thru Whale]] way. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:11, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Then again, the Drive-Thru whale does speak in rather Senor Cardgage-ish terms. However, I hear "cash back" as well. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 23:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== TRIANGLE??? ==

Under "Explanations", it says, "as well as the fact that breaded fish used in sandwiches are usually cut in a triangular shape."
However, this isn't correct. Most fish cuts used in fast food sandwiches are square, not triangular. {{unsigned|69.92.186.96|21:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)}}
:Agreed. This is the kind of thing you should '''be bold''' and fix or remove, so go for it. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:46, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, good. You did. While I wasn't looking. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Benihana? ==

I think this reference needs STUFFing. I've never heard of this restaurant before now, and I couldn't find any vegetable-flying references on their website (or on the Wikipedia article). Also, I'm pretty sure I've seen that type of vegetable washing and chopping effect on other commercials for fast-food restaurants. Can't remember which ones off the top of my head though. --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 05:21, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I've been to a similar restaurant and if the vegetables were washed it was before I got there. They were chopped, though, only a moment before they were given to me. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:39, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::I'm not aware of a Benihana ad that features mid-air vegetable slicing, and I'm fairly sure the chefs would rarely, if ever, do this in the restaurant. I've been to plenty of similar hibachi restaurants, and the closest I've seen is breaking an egg by throwing it across the edge of a turner. However, the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s_Commercial&diff=550182&oldid=550178 reversion of the Benihana fact] invoked TTATOT and only gave one example. Haven't we stopped doing this yet?! One false association and one legit association do not make a TTATOT!
::The legit association ironically mentioned in the same edit comment is a Burger King commercial from the early 1990s. I remember that commercial, although I couldn't state with absolute certainty whether it was Burger King or McDonald's. Either way, this bit is a ''direct'' rip-off. Solid black background, cascading sheet of water with vegetables passing through it in slow motion, followed by kitchen knives slicing them in mid-air. It's exactly the same. I remember the slices then landing slowly and perfectly on the waiting patty, and I also remember idly wondering how the onions became rings when they were only sliced once. I just wish I could find a copy of it online for reference.
::I'm adding the fact in as a direct reference to the Burger King commercial. If anyone remembers better than I do that it was a different restaurant, fix it, but please do not remove it as TTATOT unless you can cite at least two specific commercials that are equally similar to the toon. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 20:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::And again removed as TTATOT with no further examples. Thanks, Wbwolf. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:26, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Listen, a lot of commercials do montages like that, it's not specific at all to burger king. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::What I'm saying is that there was a single commercial that this one mimics shot-for-shot. Exactly the same background, layout, and action. Probably even the same vegetables. It's extremely unlikely that there was more than one ''that'' similar to this toon, because there would have been lawsuits. I remember the visuals vividly; am I the only one?
:::::But more to the point, still no other specific examples of commercials similar to this have been given. One person remembers one source that's exactly the same, while multiple people supposedly know multiple sources that are vaguely the same, but can't be bothered to say what they are? How does that qualify as TTATOT? Do you really know other commercials that have shots of vegetables flying through a sheet of water followed by shots of them being sliced midair? I'll be overjoyed to put this to rest if you do. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::You claim that it is exactly hte same, right down to the background. Is there a youtube vid of it somewhere that we can use for comparison? If this is true that it is EXACTLY the same, then i'll concede. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::I wish, but I looked hard and found neither video nor screenshots. If no one else remembers this ad and seconds me, then it is conceivable I've just lost my mind. I lost it pretty good, though. I think it was from that period when Burger King was doing commercials that were shots of food over 70's and 80's songs (like "Good Morning, Starshine" and "I Melt With You"), because it was certainly a similar visual style. But on the other hand I seem to remember it had a voiceover (which those did generally did not), so it may have been earlier. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

==I'm disappointed.==
Seriously, nobody caught the Spinal Tap reference? For shame. -[[User:Pat|Pat]] 14:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I had to think hard to figure out what you were talking about, and I'm a huge Spinal Tap fan. It's the sandwich called the "New Original". One of Tap's numerous former band names was "The New Originals", which they changed from "The Originals" when they discovered it was already taken. This "reference" is oblique enough that it will probably get killed, but I'll go ahead and try it anyway. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 21:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Don't forget that the other band called "The Originals" later changed their name to "The Regulars". Come on, "The Original, The Regular, The New Original"... it's a trifecta of Spinal Tap. -[[User:Pat|Pat]] 11:45, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

== Relanquish ==

Do you think the whale said "Relanquish your pipes" or "Relinquish your pipes"? I think Relanquish makes more sense in this situation, because of the inaudibility of the drive-thru whale. [[User:Unbalanced|Unbalanced]] 17:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I listened to it three times, and i just hear "relinquish" every time... i think this relanquish business just started because whoever did the transcript misspelled it... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:53, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::i don't know, i hear "relanquish", especially when strong bad repeats it --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 06:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== The Cheat's right arm ==

I believe I mentioned this in the forum already, but did anyone notice the way he was handling the harpoon? Is that even normal? If not, can it be placed in the remarks section? --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 20:33, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

==What Homestar says==

I thought it was Plastic Blubb-O's. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 20:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I heard "Welcome to back to Blubb-O's". And as me and 2 others reminded you on your talk page, you are not allowed to reply with another header. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:22, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::D'oh! I only use this website weekly, so I forget. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 21:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Nice to know you listened. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:52, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Perhaps it's "Welcome to Classic Blubb-O's". If the restaurant is one of the first established, you will today find the word "classic" in its name. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:Definitely "Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's" in my opinion. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:14, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Isoceles Sandwich??? ==

The fish triangle in the picture is not isoceles. It's equilateral so is that a goof?
: It actually ''is'' an isosceles triangle. Equilateral triangles have three equal sides, isosceles have to. The edge to the farthest left is shorter. --[[Image:qod_22_-_reynold.PNG|20px]] [[User:Lelila|lelila]] [[User_talk:Lelila|(talk)]] 22:57, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Actually, an equilateral triangle is both equilateral and iscosceles. An iscosceles triangle has '''at least''' two sides congruent. An equilateral triangle has all three sides equal. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::How come there's no real-world reference to the fact that some restaurants use a different shape for the patties other than a circle? Like [[wikipedia:Wendy's|Wendy's]] hamburger patties being square? --[[User:66.82.9.103|66.82.9.103]] 01:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::It's because this is a fish sandwich, not a hamburger. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:13, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

==Whalespeak==

Could someone do an analysis of what this whale says? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:Actually, I was planning to do that one sometime around, say, the first of next month. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::That's perfect, since you'll have a free subpage, as soon as the Cardgage one gets moved into namespace :P -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 05:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== Thick 'n Nasty ==

The Thick 'n Nasty is quite clearly a reference to the Big 'n Tasty sandwich from McDonald's. I'm just not sure how best to say this on the article page.
:I aggree. Big N' Tasty is obvious, and Thickburger is very likely. Someone was pushing it with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s_Commercial&diff=prev&oldid=550387 Thick-and-Hearty], but I think the original wording was fine: "The name of the Thick 'n Nasty burger is a reference to both the [[Wikipedia:Hardee's|Hardee's]] Thickburger and McDonald's [[Wikipedia:Big N' Tasty|Big N' Tasty]] burger."--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::I disagree... maybe the big n tasty is a reference, but i don't think the other ones are. People are always advertizing think burgers... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::Hardee's is Carl's Jr. for those west of the Missourri. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== Come the heck down ==

Those this may not be totally true at all, it seems that one of the slogans is a reference to a restaurant that (I can't remember which) the slogan and/or name was "Eat and get the heck out"

Blubb-O's Commercial

Pat — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:58:09 GMT

Pat: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|blubbos|Limozeen vs. Sloshy|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:Blubb-OsCommercial.png|thumb|"Register does not contain more than fifty doctors."]]
Come the heck down to Blubb-O's!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, [[Drive-Thru Whale]], {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, [[Peacey P]], {{film|Bubs}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Strong Badia]] ([[Behind the Fence]]), [[Blubb-O's]], [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 10, 2008

'''Running time:''' 1:53

'''Page title:''' See Participating Stores for Details!
==Transcript==

''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are walking along behind the fence in Strong Badia. Corny advertisement music plays quietly under them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{haltingly, as a bad actor}'' Man, you guys! All this walking around behind the fence being a young person sure has gotten my hunger all up in a dander!

''{Suddenly, the Drive-Thru Whale shoots up from the ground in front of them}''

'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Relinquish your pipes please, fellas!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{without much emotion}'' Relinquish our pipes? We'd love to!

''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat all start laughing. The scene fades slightly as a huge Blubb-O's logo comes on screen, with the words "Come The Heck Down" written underneath.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Come the heck down to Blubb-O's and try your dang self the Blubb-O's Classic.

''{The scene changes to a red background and a burger appears, with a label below saying "Classic" when the announcer names it.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' The Original. The Regular. The New Original. The Old Classic.

''{Each time the announcer mentions another burger, another label with the burger's name appears on top of the previous ones, and the new type of burger replaces the old one, even though each burger is identical (except that it is flipped around each time). Then, a huge deep-fried triangle of fish appears between a burger bun, and another label appears over the others saying "Isosceles Fish Sandwich??"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And the Isosceles Fish Sandwich. Wait, fish sandwich? ''{A record scratch and the music stops.}'' We have a fish sandwich? Has anybody ever ordered that thing?

''{A beep is heard as the scene cuts abruptly to a kitchen with a lettuce, two onions, and two tomatoes lie on a counter top.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' At Blubb-O's, all our vegetables are hand tossed through a refreshing cascade of water, and chopped in mid air.

''{As the announcer mentions this, the vegetables are thrown through a waterfall and chopped in half with a knife. The scene then changes to a Blubb-O's restaurant counter, with Homestar behind it, looking exhausted, wearing a yellow deli-style hat with the Drive-Thru Whale on it and a yellow apron.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's. Would you like to try a combo meal, ''{Holds up a Blubb-O's meal bag.}'' some Chipotle Potato Nudules ''{Holds up a small paper dish with some [[French Fries|fries]].}'' or our Attempt-At-Competing-With-National-Coffee-Chains Premium Mocha-Chip Meltshake? ''{Holds up a cup with some cocoa beans and the word "PREMIUM" printed on it.}''

''{The camera cuts to Marzipan on the other side of the counter.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I just have a question: do you actually use whale meat, or just regular fast food meat? I just need to know how hard I should protest you.

''{Marzipan holds up two signs, one with the Drive-Thru Whale with the text "SAVE THE BLUBB-O WHALE", and the other with a caricature of the Drive-Thru Whale with the text "really SAVE THE BLUBB-O WHALE".}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{laughs}'' Family fun, and I'm talkin' about men in costumes, is what Blubb-O's is all about.

''{Cut to the field. Coach Z is in a large Drive-Thru Whale costume with some balloons next to him.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey there kids! I'm the Drive-Thru Whale! ''{Jumps up and down and shouts.}'' I'll chop off your legs!

''{The view changes and Strong Sad is standing beside him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sometimes it seems like you're trying to go to prison, Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, three square meals a day!

''{The camera pans to the left where Strong Bad and The Cheat sit in a cardboard box with "HMS Locash" written on the side. Strong Bad is wearing his Archibald outfit from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and holding a harpoon and The Cheat has a harpoon gun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thar she blows, The Cheat! Aim for the blowhole!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Whoa, I didn't even see Coach Z standing in a whale costume. Yeah, shoot him too!

''{As the sound of The Cheat firing the harpoon gun is heard, it cuts again to a red background with a pale Blubb-O's watermark.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And now for a limited time, introducing the Blubb-O's Thick 'n Nasty.

''{A burger with a really thick patty falls into frame, and a gold plate with "THICK 'n NASTY" on it appears on top. A drawing of Peacey P then pops up with a speech bubble saying "that's right. ya'll blubb-o heads. the thick 'n nasty!"}''

'''PEACEY P:''' That's right, y'all Blubb-O heads. The Thick 'n Naaaaaaasty. ''{grunts}''

''{The camera pans right until a picture of Peacy P's mouth, with gold teeth with "THICK 'N NASTY" engraved on them, fills the screen with another speech bubble saying "eeungh!" The camera then cuts to the image of the Blubb-O's logo with "YOU GUESSED IT...WE'RE CALLED BLUBB-O'S" written below it.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Blubb-O's. You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's.

''{Small lightning symbols start coming out of the logo's whale's mouth, and a speech bubble appears briefly saying "REGISTER DOES NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN FIFTY DOCTORS." The logo shifts slightly, and rubbery sounds are heard, as if the logo were on a balloon.}''

'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Register does not contain more than fifty doctors.

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the whale's spout to see Bubs ordering burgers.
:''{An angry Bubs is seen through the grill of the Drive-Thru Whale.}''
:'''BUBS:''' No, I will not slice my fingers thin! I just wanna dang hambroiger!
:''{Cut to see Bubs in the [[Gremlin]], without tires and on cinder blocks, pulled up next to the Drive-Thru Whale.}''
:'''BUBS:''' I got places to be, man!
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' You're living a lie. Would you like cash back?

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The name "Isosceles fish Sandwich" is a play on an [[Wikipedia:Triangle#Types of triangles|isosceles triangle]], a triangle with two of its three sides identical in length.
*"HMS" is a British Naval designation used on ships, standing for [[Wikipedia:Her Majesty's Ship|Her Majesty's Ship]] or [[Wikipedia:His Majesty's Ship|His Majesty's Ship]] depending on the gender of the monarch.
*Drive-Thru Whale's line "register does not contain more than fifty doctors," is a corruption of "register does not contain more than fifty dollars", a notice similar to one that businesses or restaurants might display to deter robbery.

===Trivia===
*The Blubb-O's menu behind Homestar reads:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|BLUBBO CLASSIC || 1.99 || NUDULES || 5.99
|-
|THE ORIGINAL || 2.99 || KETCHUP PACKET || 6.99
|-
|THE REGULAR || 3.99 || COFFEE STIRRER || 7.99
|-
|THE NEW ORIGINAL || 4.99 || GRAIN OF SALT || 8.99
|}
*Originally, each vegetable was cut as soon as it went through the waterfall, but this was changed soon after the toon was uploaded, so that they all get washed and then chopped separately.

===Remarks===
*According to [[road trip]], Bubs should not have been able to open the Gremlin's windows from the inside, and none of the car's external features suggest they could be opened from outside the vehicle.
*The announcer says "Blubb-O's Classic", but the menu omits the possessive.

===Goofs===
*When The Cheat turns around to talk to Strong Bad in the HMS Locash, his lower back (or leg) pokes outside the box.

===Inside References===
*"Would you like to try a combo meal...?" was the Drive-Thru Whale's first line in [[Drive-Thru]].
*Strong Mad was shown holding a Blubb-O's bag in [[nightlife]].
*"I'll chop off your legs!" is a variation of "Sever your leg please, sir", and the background music is a variation of the Whale's music from [[Drive-Thru]].
*The term "meltshake" was first used in [[road trip]].
*Strong Bad is wearing his [[Archibald]] costume from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] when attempting to harpoon Strong Sad. 
*Bubs saying he wants "a dang hambroiger" is an instance of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].
*"Nudules" were last mentioned in [[from work]]. There they were also associated with whales.
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]], and so does [[Strong Mad Smiling|Strong Mad]].

===Real-World References===
*Sandwiches named "The Original", "The Regular" and "The New Original" are a reference to the pseudo-band [[Spinal Tap]]. Early in their history they changed their name to The New Originals when they discovered that The Originals was already in use. According to the band, The Originals later changed their name to The Regulars.
*The Attempt-At-Competing-With-National-Coffee-Chains Premium Mocha-Chip Meltshake is a reference to how many fast food outlets, like [[Wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]], are touting their new "high-quality" coffee drinks as a way of competing with [[Wikipedia:Starbucks|Starbucks]].
*The sign on Strong Bad's cardboard box boat reads "HMS Locash", a reference to the movie [[Wikipedia:CB4|CB4]], a mockumentary about a fictional rap group that became famous for the song "Straight Outta Locash". Locash is also the name of the town the band started from, itself a reference to the real rap group N.W.A. and their hit album [[Wikipedia:Straight Outta Compton|"Straight Outta Compton"]].
*The phrase "Save the Blubb-O Whale", which appears on Marzipan's protest signs, is derived from the name of [http://www.savethewhales.org/ Save the Whales], a non-profit organization founded in 1977 which focuses on marine mammal welfare.

==External Links==
*[[HR:blubbos.html|watch "Blubb-O's Commercial"]]
*[[HR:blubbos.swf|view the Flash file for "Blubb-O's Commercial"]]
*[[Forum:13717|forum thread re: "Blubb-O's Commercial"]]

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Pat — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:12:52 GMT

Pat:

the show

Pat — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:15:02 GMT

Pat: /* Goofs */

{{sbenav|66}}

[[Image:sbemail66.PNG|thumb|"The Poopsmith, for 500 points..."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{for|game show|The Show}}

Tori wants to know why Homestar isn't funny anymore. Strong Sad has chicken pox.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|The Cheat}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Show]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 10, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:34

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Email, women, email, girls! Email, women, email, girls!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
My friends and I are at a volleyball 
tounament and we were wondering how 
come homestar never does anything 
funny anymore? 
 
your friend, 
Tori From VA, TX</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "tounament" as spelled (Toe-OO-na-ment), and "VA, TX" as "Virginia, and Texas. Respectively."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Anymore Tori? I wasn't aware that guy did anything funny. Ever. But if you want to see Homestar so bad, why don't we check out what he's doing right now. We'll see how it measures up to say, me ''{pause}'' kicking the cheat ''{pause}'' into Strong Sad ''{pause}'' with the chicken pox.

''{The screen cuts into static, then goes to Homestar hosting his very own "The Show". With him are Pom Pom and The Poopsmith.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But it turned out I didn't die. ''{canned laughter}'' So, once again, I'd like to welcome The Poopsmith and Pom Pom onto The Show. ''{canned applause}'' Gentlemen: hands on buzzers.

''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith glance at each other; there are no buzzers}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The Poopsmith, for 500 points: Would you care to share with us some of your polictical views?

''{The Poopsmith brings out a sign that says "Hey, um, I'm gonna go now." He walks off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And Pom Pom, for the block. Do you agree?

''{Pom Pom bubbles and bounces off. Canned applause.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, that's 162 points for each of you. We'll be right back with round two after these important words from these important messages.

''{A little ditty is played and a title screen is shown saying "We'll be right back." Cut to a pink screen with faded concentric circles emanating from the centre. Marshie is present.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Hey guys ''{pronounced 'juys'}''! You'd best be eating a whole mess of Fluffy Puff Marshmallows!

''{Cut to a green screen where a black-and-white man is seen reading a book called "Stuffed in Each Cheek"}''

'''MARSHIE:''' You won't think twice with a couple of them stuffed in each cheek!

''{Somebody says "boing" and the man looks shocked. Cut back to Marshie}''

'''MARSHIE:''' They make my mornings—

''{the words "SHIVER WITH FLAVOR" appear at the bottom left}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —shiver with flavor,—

''{Marshie comes close-up to the screen and the words appear in front of him}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —shiver with flavor!

''{the screen reverts to Marshie alone}''

'''MARSHIE:''' I'll say it twice!

''{cut to a mountain range, above which Marshie is seen in the sky}''

'''MARSHIE:''' This is gettin' great!

''{The word "great" echoes. Another, larger Marshie comes across horizontally from the left, leaving a trail of pink behind him. This forms the original pink background}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Fluffy Puff Marshmallows!

''{Marshie appears in the middle of the screen and the words "THE FIRST ONE TO EAT A MILLION, WINS." appear on the bottom}''

'''MARSHIE:''' "The first one to eat a million, wins."

''{Marshie winks along with a squishing noise. Cut back to The Show.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right. Welcome back to The Show. ''{he pronounces it "shaow"}'' And now, I choose to recite a list. ''{pulls out some cue cards}'' Ahem. ''{words appear on screen as Homestar reads them}'' "tetherball." "Olympic race." "sparkling." "Tim Duncan." "Wisconsin." "a book of matches." "next week." "a lot of money." "witch's brew"—

''{static cuts back to Strong Bad at his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. ''{typing}'' Problematic. You know it's been awhile since I've kicked the Cheat, but I guarantee it'd be comedic gold compared to that mish-mash. And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for. I can't understand a word that guy says. ''{stops typing}'' Anyways, Tori, lemme know how the volleyball tounament turns out. Touns out. Er, learn to spell.

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

== Easter Eggs==
*At the beginning of The Show, you can click on the cards Homestar is carrying to read one.
<blockquote>pom-pom = round yellow one 
poopsmith = smelly one 
homestar = you</blockquote>
*At the end, click on "kicked the Cheat" to see what The Cheat and Strong Sad are doing.
:''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is lying in bed with the chicken pox. The Cheat is in front of him.}''
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks around and then makes questioning The Cheat noises}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{raspy voice}'' I don't know where he is. I figured it was a sure thing, too.

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*The sender is from Van Alstyne, a small town north of Dallas, Texas. The inhabitants there commonly abbreviate their town's name to "VA."

===Trivia===
*Even if you were to eat 100 [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] every day, it would still take you more than 27 years to "win."
**If you eat like Homestar Runner, at least [[Fluffy Puff Commercial|147]] every day, it would "only" take a bit more than 18 years.

===Remarks===
*The table has been either replaced or expertly repaired (no cracks or seams are evident, even though it was broken in half in the [[unused emails|previous email]]).
*After the cards come up, you can still click on the cards Homestar is holding. However, nothing happens.
*Homestar manages to hold a microphone and flip through a set of cards simultaneously.
*The Tim Duncan reference may have been made due to the email writer being from Texas.
*Strong Bad calls [[Marshie]] a "flying mushroom", adding this to the list of items Marshie is often confused with (including a "flying cottonball" by [[Gunhaver]] in [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]).
*Strong Bad actually makes four grammar and/or punctuation errors in his email:
**He doesn't put a comma in "Anymore Tori?"
**He puts an unnecessary space after "Problematic" before the period.
**He doesn't put a question mark after "What's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for." He also fails to capitalize The Cheat's name in his reply.
**He also doesn't put a space before beginning his last sentence.
***The first and third errors may be making fun of Tori for making similar mistakes in her initial email.

===Goofs===
[[Image:weirdpoopsmithblink.png|thumb|100px|The Poopsmith's odd eyes.]]
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad's chicken pox move a little bit slower than his head as he raises it. For example, there is a red dot right above his left eye. When he raises his head, the chicken pox move slower and the one that was near his eye is a little more far away from it than before.
*The Poopsmith's eyes point in different directions when he blinks. They also switch sides when he turns around.

===Inside References===
*This email contains yet another reference to "[[witch's brew]]".
*Marshie pronouncing "guys" as "juys" may be a reference to [[A Decemberween Pageant]], in which [[Bubs]] pronounces "gold" as "jold" and [[Homsar Main Page]], in which [[Homsar]] pronounces "games" as "james."
*Marshie's voice echoes over the alps from [[Main Page 2]].
*This is another reference to [[Kicking The Cheat]].

===Real-World References===
*Homestar's line "Pom Pom, for the block. Do you agree?" is a reference to the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Hollywood Squares|Hollywood Squares]]'', where contestants decide whether they agree with a celebrity's answer in order to get their symbol on a tic-tac-toe board.
*Homestar's microphone looks just like [[Wikipedia:Bob Barker|Bob Barker]]'s microphone from ''[[Wikipedia:The Price is Right|The Price is Right]]''.
*[[Wikipedia:Tim Duncan|Tim Duncan]] is an [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player with the San Antonio Spurs.
*The Poopsmith's sign is a nod to [[Wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]], who often used a variety of small signs to indicate what he was thinking or feeling.
*The little jingle played before the commercial break is part of the theme song of the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Match Game|Match Game]]''.
*The "We'll be right back" image is similar to the one used by the television show, [[Wikipedia:The Galloping Gourmet|The Galloping Gourmet]].
*Homestar giving the contestants random points is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Whose Line is it Anyway|Whose Line is it Anyway]], in which the host would give the contestants a random amount of points at the end of each game for no visible relevance.

== DVD Version ==
*The card Easter egg is still viewable by using your DVD player's angle button
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' Here's the commentary for "the show" email.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's right, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' I'm joined by none other than Homestar himself, the host of The Show.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Call me Greg this time.

'''MIKE:''' Greg, uh, so tell us a little bit about yourself, Greg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Well, I'm, uh, uh, a vitamin, I lose weight, and I'm on the plank!

'''MIKE:''' Homestar here making a little less sense than usual.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I know. It's all for the DVD.

'''MIKE:''' DVD.

'''HOMESTAR:''' DVDs. Yeah. DVDs.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, here comes your big scene.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, why are you so, where did this show come from?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, why don't you tell us?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't... Honestly, the first time I saw this, I was flabbergasted.

'''MIKE:''' You don't, you don't remember taking part in anything like this?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I mean, I kinda do... But like, so do I have a show? In the '70s?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I don't know if it was in the '70s.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Is it a chat show, or game show?

'''MIKE:''' It looks like it's kinda maybe a little of both, but a little of neither?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah! That's the way my best shows are...right?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' So why wouldn't it be that? A little bit of a chat show, maybe with a Charles Nelson Reilly...

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I love my microphone. If a microphone's not tall and skinny, it's not a microphone.

'''MIKE:''' I agree.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! Who's that guy with the arms? ''{referring to the character on the "We'll Be Right Back" card}''

'''MIKE:''' He has arms.'''

''{MARSHIE appears on the screen to begin the Fluffy Puff commercial.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh no!

'''MIKE:''' It's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I love this one!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I thought you might be scared.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look out! Look out, stuffed in each—Oh no! He got it, Mike! ''{pause}'' Marshie's on point on this one. He's at the top of his game.

'''MIKE:''' Marshie's...never at the top of his game.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, he's clearly here. Listen, listen, listen!

''{MARSHIE's commercial finishes, and he winks producing a unique sound effect.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' How does he do that?

'''MIKE:''' He winked.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I know! If I could make my eye make that sound when I wink, I'd be like, winking all the time! They'd call me Wink Martindale.

''{Slight pause. SBEMAIL HOMESTAR reads the "Olympic race" card.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Speaking of Olympic race... ''{Pause}'' This is my favorite part.

'''MIKE:''' What is this list of?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Is there a common thread—

'''HOMESTAR:''' It's, like, the Rosetta Stone. If you can figure out this list then you've got the secret to Homestar Runner.

''{Pause. The Strong Bad Email cuts back to STRONG BAD at the Compy.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Homester.

'''MIKE:''' Okay. How much longer do we have on this commentary, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' You don't think this is very funny, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Do you think we should start over?

'''MIKE:''' No, we can leave it, but...I just hope it's over soon.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I think it sounds like Strong Bad's winding down.

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' See, he's mumbling.

'''MIKE:''' Bye, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's the end. You know it's the end.

''{The Paper comes down.}''

'''MIKE:''' Bye, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Geez!

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Charles Nelson Reilly|Charles Nelson Reilly]] was an actor, director, and drama teacher, most well known for his role as a celebrity panelist for the 1970s game show [[Wikipedia:Match Game|Match Game]].
*[[Wikipedia:Wink Martindale|Wink Martindale]] was a gameshow host in the 1970s. Among the shows he hosted were ''[[Wikipedia:Tic Tac Dough|Tic Tac Dough]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:High Rollers|High Rollers]]''.
*The [[Wikipedia:Rosetta Stone|Rosetta Stone]] is a fragment of a decree from [[Wikipedia:Ptolemy V of Egypt|Ptolemy V of Egypt]] written in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]], [[Wikipedia:Egyptian hieroglyph|Egyptian Hieroglyphs]], and [[Wikipedia:Demotic Egyptian|Egyptian demotic script]], which played a crucial role in deciphering the meaning of the latter two languages

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail66.html|watch "the show"]]
*[[HR:sbemail66.swf|view the Flash file for "the show"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails|show, the]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]][[Category:Advertisements]]

Gender Confusion

Pat — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:37:50 GMT

Pat:

[[Image:Senior prom.PNG|thumb|"And now to announce your Prom King and Queen!"]]
In addition to [[cross-dressing]], characters also say and do things that suggest they are '''unclear about one's gender'''.

== Appearances ==
*Email [[1 step ahead]] — In the ending where [[Strong Sad]]'s hands get glued to his butt, [[Bubs]] scolds him for not being "very ladylike".
*Email [[2 emails]] — [[Coach Z]] picks up a name tag and claims he's "Hot Girl #37".
*Email [[couch patch]] — [[Lil' Strong Bad]] mistakes Carl Lewis for a girl and writes graffiti on the couch proclaiming that "[s/he] is hot".
*Email [[kind of cool]] — [[Strong Bad]] boasts that Creepy Comb-over story Strong Bad would still be "so cool, that even if you were a dude, [he'd] still call at you like you were a lady."
*[[Senor Mortgage]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] calls the [[Visor Robot]] "Valerie."
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]] — [[The Ugly One]] has "boy or girl?" written next to her picture in the opening.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Coach Z confuses his father for his mother.
*Email [[garage sale]] — Coach Z counts himself as a mom.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]] — Strong Bad calls Marzipan "the go-to guy, or gal" for joining a [[Goat]][[face]] Club. He says it would be hard to tell which because of her goatface.
*[[Senorial Day]] — Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad, "Ms. America."
*[[Bug in Mouth Disease]] — Strong Bad exclaims, "Can't you see Grandma's watching her stories?" when [[Homestar Runner]] distracts him during ''[[Caleb Rentpayer]].''
*Email [[senior prom]] — Homestar mistakes Coach Z for Strong Sad's date, "Deborah", and Strong Bad with no [[pants]] on is crowned the Prom Queen.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] — [[So and So]]'s job at Shirt Folding Store requires her to wear a name tag labeled "Mark". Later, she is shown with stubble.
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] refer to [[The Cheat]] as if he is Strong Mad's girlfriend.
*Email [[road trip]] — Homestar mistakes Strong Bad and The Cheat for young lovers [[Making Out|making out]].
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — Homestar fears he has become a [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] woman.
*Email [[looking old]] — Strong Sad addresses lace-lifted Strong Bad as his "great-grandma".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] — A boy refers to [[What's Her Face]] as a "dude" and a "she" within the same sentence.
*Email [[the movies]] — Strong Bad calls Homestar "the little girl behind [him] who wouldn't shut up."
*[[Date Nite]] — The last scene implies Coach Z believes he is Bubs' date.
*[[One Two, One Two]] — Strong Bad sings that he is an independent girl.
*Email [[mini-golf]] — The [[Drive-Thru Whale]] calls Strong Bad "ma'am", but Strong Bad interprets this as if the Whale is talking to his mother.
*Email [[diorama]] — Strong Bad calls the email's sender, "Mollyman".
*Email [[nightlife]] — Homestar dreams of being a girl scout.

{{sectionstub}}

[[Category:Activity running gags]]

Marshie vs. Little Girl

Pat — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:21:33 GMT

Pat: /* Transcript */

<div style="float:right">{{watch|marshiepuppet.swf}}</div>
[[Image:Marshie vs. Little Girl.jpg|thumb|"Why ever drink again?"]]
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Marshie]], {{film|Little Girl}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Homestar Runner]] (Easter egg)

'''Place:'''

'''Date:''' Monday, October 22, 2007

'''Running Time:'''
==Transcript==
''{The text, "Marshie vs. Little Girl" appears on an orange background as creepy organ music plays. Cut to Little Girl, wearing a skeleton costume and sitting on a box next to a bubbling cauldron.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{swoops in, dressed as a vampire}'' Boogidy-boogidy! I'll scare your pants!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Hey, Marshie?

'''MARSHIE:''' Hi, Little Girl! What're you doing on the Halloween?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Um, you dress up as... costumes, like, scary stuff... or, not scary stuff.

'''MARSHIE:''' Like a boulder?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Do you ''know'' the secret ingredients in my potion?

'''MARSHIE:''' What is it?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' ''{whispers}'' Dry ice.

'''MARSHIE:''' I think that just killed the magic!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' So when it stops bubbling, that means it's ready to poison the dragons!

'''MARSHIE:''' Poison the dragons!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yeah—

'''MARSHIE:''' That sounds like a heavy metal album!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yep. Knock knock.

'''MARSHIE:''' Who's there?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Vampire.

'''MARSHIE:''' Vampire who?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Vampires are dumb!

''{cricket noises}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Zooming in on his face as he screeches}'' How many times do we have to do this?!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' My parents cut down the sugar a little bit.

'''MARSHIE:''' I can understand! ''{screeching}'' I could use a little cutback myself!

''{Little Girl screams and lunges at Marshie, who screams back. Little Girl breaks out laughing.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' You're freaking me out, kid! ''{Swoops offscreen.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{back onscreen}'' I was losing control!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' ''{laughs}'' You're funny.

'''MARSHIE:''' You're pretty qqquaint! Let's do a Fluffy Puff commercial, okay? With Marshie and the dead kid!

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Fluffy Puff music plays in the background}'' Hey, Little Girl. What's your favorite thing about Fluffy Puff Malloweens?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' The orange one is my favorite color, and the black one isn't.

'''MARSHIE:''' Yeah? That's not very good advertising!

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yeah! And they're definitely like... ''{grips stomach}'' water.

'''MARSHIE:''' Yeah-he-heah. Our marshmallows are just like water! Fluffy Puff Malloweens. Why ever drink again?

''{As Marshie says this last line, cartoon blood covers the screen with a bag of Malloweens and the text, "Why Ever Drink Again?" Cut back to Little Girl and Marshie.}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Zombies aren't real.

'''MARSHIE:''' No?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' No.

'''MARSHIE:''' What about me?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Um, talking marshmallows aren't real, but you— you're real to me.

'''MARSHIE:''' Really?

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yep. Whenever I'm bad at school and I don't get Halloween, I just pass out candy.

'''MARSHIE:''' I just pass out! ''{makes squishy sound effects as he sinks to the floor}''

'''LITTLE GIRL:''' No! No. Noooooo! ''{breaks into tears}''

''{Cut back to the original orange background, upon which the text, "end." is superimposed.}''

==Easter eggs==
[[Image:Poison the dragons.png|thumb|right|Poison the dragons!]]
*Click on Marshie after he says "that sounds like a Heavy Metal album" to see a [[Taranchula]] album.
*At the end, click on the video to see a conversation between Homestar Runner and the Little Girl.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Little Girl removes her hood}'' Wait a minute you're a little girl! I thought you was a little ghoul.
*:'''LITTLE GIRL:''' I am.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Like Ghouls 'n Ghosts.
*:'''LITTLE GIRL:''' I....
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But you're just a little girl.
*:'''LITTLE GIRL:''' Yup.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not a ghoul.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The intro music is from [[Wikipedia:Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor]].
*This is the first appearance of the Marshie puppet on [[homestarrunner.com]]. The Marshie puppet first appeared in [[Real Live E-Mails]] on [[strongbad_email.exe Disc 4]].

===Inside References===
*In addition to his vampire costume, Marshie's line, "Boogidy-boogidy! I'll scare your dad!" came from [[Malloween Commercial]].

===Real-World References===
*In the Easter egg, Homestar mentions ''[[Wikipedia:Ghouls 'n Ghosts|Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]'', a real-life arcade game.

==External Links==
*[[HR:marshiepuppet.swf|View the Flash file for "Marshie vs. Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:12692|Forum thread re: "Marshie vs. Little Girl"]]

[[Category: Puppet Stuff]] [[Category: Halloween]]

Talk:Main Page

Pat — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:08:15 GMT

Pat:

{{Main Page Talk}}

== RC problems, sort of... ==

I would post this on the Recent Changes talk page, but that's nonexistent, so anyways, I run Firefox 2.0.0.5 and if I load the main page and click on Recent Changes, a window pops up saying "You have chosen to open 'Recent Changes'...which is an 'application/octet-stream' What do you want to do with this file?" And I get two options, "Save to Disc" or "Open with..." (which to that I click "Cancel ;). It's really annoying, but is this actually a fixable problem or am I just going to have to deal with it? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:49, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, I forgot to mention, for people who use Firefox, it's a basic download screen. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:52, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
:It sounds like for some reason Firefox thinks that the PHP used with MediaWiki is a program (that's what it means when it says application/octet-stream). My first suggestion would be clear your cache (Preferences -> Advanced -> Network). If that doesn't solve the problem, you might want to see if the file association is messed up. Go to the Content tab in Preferences and click on the Manage button under File Types. If PHP is listed there, delete it. Last resort would be to locate the cache or preferences and delete them manually; the file might be corrupt and that's why it is giving you the strange result. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:38, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
::You know what, that happened to me once. I uninstalled Firefox and reinstalled it and it seemed to work. But only do that if Wbwolf's advice doesn't work. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:54, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Clearing my cache seemed to work, but waiting is definitely the best remedy here. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:44, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

== Protection? ==
I just realized. How do we protect pages from being edited? Couldn't we stop User Page vandalism if the User could just protect his/her page? --{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} 19:07, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
:I have [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Limited editability for user pages|already suggested this and been shot down]]. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:09, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
::Protecting those pages would be possible, but it wouldn't solve anything. There are several rare but legitimate reasons for a non-sysop to edit someone else's user page, and there's no reason to remove that functionality just because some people can't play nice. Besides, just about all vandalism is detected and removed quickly. If we protected the entire user namespace, then there would just be more vandalism in the other namespaces. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

==Not everyone likes the site==
So could you please change the comment? [[User:124.180.174.141|124.180.174.141]] 11:52, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:Which site and which comment?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

We're currently working on [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]] about our favorite Internet cartoon.

::(I think that's it...) {{User:Mee/sig}} 12:32, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:::"our" refers to the wiki community. If you don't like the site, you're not part of the community and thus the statement doesn't apply to you. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:14, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
::::Seriously, if you don't like the site, just don't visit it. It's not that hard. You don't need us to fix something you can easily fix yourself. Like non-Starbucks cafes may carry a "Best coffee in town!" sign. That doesn't mean EVERYONE IN TOWN considers their coffee the best in town. The "our favorite Internet cartoon" is just like that. Everyone on the Internet does not mutually agree that homestarrunner.com is the best site on the Internet. But it is very popular (and a favorite among this site), so we keep this banner.

::::Also, please do not tell us to fix your problems for you. Instead, refrain from visiting the site you seem to dislike. It's not that hard, we're not extremely popular.

::::If you MUST have it removed, I'd suggest getting Firefox and Greasemonkey and programming a simple user script to simply remove that line. [http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/ Here's a good tutorial. It should be enough.]

::::Furthermore, if you dislike Homestar Runner, I see no reason as to HOW you found this site. I dunno about you, but I don't go googling fansites of webtoons I hate. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 18:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::Bluebry, stop feeding the troll. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:15, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
::::::Well, I wouldn't say they are a troll, DeF. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 18:19, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just like [[Talk:Main Page 24#20/200|this anonny]] wasn't a troll? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:21, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::You got trolled pretty good, there, dintya, Fender Stratocaster? [[User:76.200.147.236|76.200.147.236]] 04:07, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::::No this guy's nicer. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 18:22, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I don't think so. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:25, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::First off: He's said two sentences, and used "please". Second off: Argument over, we're just spamming Talk:Main Page with a useless argument. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 18:27, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

== Stupid DNA evi-dence ==

Is it necessary for us to note in ''every single'' Email of the [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence running gag]] that its DNA scene is revisited in the [[DNA Evidence]] toon? To me it's almost like going to each of the first 124-160 Emails and noting that each email is revisited in [[rock opera]] and/or [[160 Seconds]]. I feel like removing that note from every Email that does not receive another notable reference (or contradiction, in the case of [[unnatural#Fast Forward|unnatural]]) in the toon. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:09, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:I disagree. There's a definite, purposeful connection between the DNA scenes and [[DNA Evidence]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
::Seconded {{User:Rootbeersoup/sig}} 04:15, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:::My problem was before I expanded each note, it felt like they were referring only to the recap at the beginning of the toon as the revisit. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 18:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
::::Is it ''that'' notable that [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] is referenced in the DNA toon? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 19:26, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Eh, I think it is. By the way, why are we discussing this here, and not at [[Talk:DNA Evidence]] or some such page? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 20:17, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

== Redirect? ==

Redirects don't seem to like the alternate-caps auto-redirect, as I discovered with [[No Hands on Deck]]. Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:25, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:Works fine for me. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:26, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:: Now wait just a durned minute. When I typed that directly, it didn't work!!! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:29, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Typing directly worked for me also. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:29, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
::::When I type it in the URL bar (with the lowercase O) it redirects me to a redirect page. I tend to type directly into the URL bar instead of the search bar. Guess it was my own fault then. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:46, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::When you type it directly into the URL, you're actually creating a double redirect, which is why you have to click through. (When you put it on a wiki page or in the search bar, it avoids the double redirect.) It has to be like that so that we can access those pages in case we ever need to turn them into real pages (for example, when we needed to make [[the paper]] after already having [[The Paper]]). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::: Okay, I get it. Sorry for being out of the loop. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:12, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

== Page Titles ==

Now that we have a page for every toon's [[page title]] (see the link I just gave), should we start linking where every toon says
<blockquote>
'''Page title:''' ''{toon's page title}''
</blockquote>
to that page? I don't mind taking the time to link many of them, though it would take a while. What does anyone else think? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 02:18, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
:If we want to link them (and I'm not sure we should), we should have [[User:The Cheatbot]] do it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:24, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::Wouldn't work anyway, a lot of the sbemails have the same title. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:26, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== Filmography Pages ==

I'm just asking, in [[mini-golf]], a lot of characters made appearances, and most of those characters don't have their own filmography pages. The filmographies on their character pages have 5 to 6 appearances listed. I agreed that the [[Drive-Thru Whale|Drive-Thru Whale's]] two appearances don't warrant their own page yet, but the question is, how many appearances ''does'' a character need to have their own filmography page? — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:''See [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Filmography Pages]]''

== Redirect Problem ==

I'm seriously not trying to insult anybody, but despite the consensus reached to turn [[Coach Z's Gender Confusion]] into a redirect to [[Coach Z#Coach Z's "more than two problems"]], the page was instead turned into a redirect to [[Cross-dressing]] with no visible explanation. Does anyone mind if I try to fix it? Once again, I am not trying to insult anybody. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 16:29, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:[[Talk:Cross-dressing#Coach Z's Gender Confusion|Said consencus]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 16:46, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:It's not completely clear what some people wanted, since some just put a vague "Redirect for reasons above". Naturally, someone must have got confused. Furthermore, at least 3 people wanted to redirect to Coach Z, opposed to at least 1 wanting to redirect to Cross Dressing. So, sure, go ahead and fix it. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:49, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

== Server problems? ==

I've been having trouble accesing the HRWiki for a while. It's really slow. Are there problems with the server? And please, PLEASE don't answer my question with "This is not the place to ask that" or something, because I don't have anywhere else to go. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:It happens from time to time, especially on Mondays. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:57, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::Oh, thanks. Why Mondays? --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:::What happens on Mondays? ;) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:05, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::::The wiki slows down, and then the Brothes Chaps get bored and put a new sbemail out? ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:11, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Technically the wiki slows down ''because'' the Brothers Chaps are going to put a new sbemail out. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:54, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

== New Namespace Idea ==

How about we have a name space for Featured Articls, like FeatArt? It could be locked so only sysops can edit it, new FeatArts could go into it, and it would just help with organization. Howz about it? {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 20:24, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

:Interesting idea. I don't immediately see what the advantages are, though. I guess it would allow searching by namespace, although all the featured articles are listed at [[HRWiki:Featured articles]] and the articles that have been featured can be found at [[HRWiki:Featured article nominations]]. What other benefits were you thinking of?

:Also, I don't think we'd want to protect everything in the namespace — if we did, only sysops could write the summaries, which would be a big disadvantage. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

::I have this same thing on my wiki, and it works very well. It clears up a lot of clutter on the Main Page code, having <nowiki>{{FeatArt}} instead of {{#ifexist: FeatArt:{{#time: WY}}|FeatArt:{{#time:WY}}|blash blah blah}}</nowiki>. That would go into one article in the NS, and the rest would be a numerical code for that week. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 00:57, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:::On the contrary. The ParserFunctions make it that much cleaner by updating automatically. I really don't think we need a namespace just to save a few extra characters on the Main Page or to keep it separate from our project namespace. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 14:45, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

== Chapman article overhaul ==
I think that we need an urgent overhaul of the Brothers Chaps subpages, the writing isn't up to scratch, and we could really use some nice info boxes, also, those lists need to be intergrated into the main article, in short, they have to be biographies of everything we know and that is notable about TBC.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 13:19, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think lists should be integrated just for the sake of integrating them. If something is easier to read in list form than prose form, then it should remain a list. (In other words, Wikipedia doesn't know what they're talking about.) Feel free to make whatever other fix-ups you see fit, but remember that everything we know is ''not'' the same as what is notable. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:50, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
::Hmmm, I disagree, lists are a bad thing to me, since I think pages on real people should be written biography style, like our character pages, although we don't have nearly enough information, I personally agree with Wikipedia on this one, infoboxes esc...--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 00:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
:::So fix 'em up. If the community deems the changes to be an improvement, then we'll keep them. It's hard to say which style is better without seeing both. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:05, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

== We're still Limozeen! ==

I don't know if this would be more relevant in [[Talk:Limozeen]] or [[Talk:Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] Is it safe to assume that the Limozeen in Space people replaced the 4 Mikes as the main forms of Limozeen? We haven't seen Mike dress as a Palarochini since [[death metal]], and Limozeen's last three appearances were in Limozeen in Space form. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
:You mean [[Matt]]. I don't know whether anything is "safe" to assume when talking about in-universe happenings, but to answer your question, no, I don't think the "in space" versions have replaced the "real" versions. I think we're just being treated to snips of the TV show (which are presumably unaired, since it was canceled). Also, I just count two appearances of the "in space" forms since [[best thing]]. The appearances in the [[coloring]] book and the laser show are different kinds of illustrations. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
::You must have forgotten one, then. I'm counting [[4 branches]], [[concert]], and [[limozeen vs. sloshy]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:02, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah, right. I didn't know until now that Limozeen vs. sloshy had an Easter egg. Either way, the "in space" clips are still in space, not "real". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

== Spotted on the streets of Melbourne ==

Here's a photo snapped on the streets of Melbourne, Australia. Figured somebody here might like to see it. [[:Image:Trgdorcar.jpg]] -[[User:Pat|Pat]] 16:08, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

File:Trgdorcar.jpg

Pat — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:51:21 GMT

Pat: A car spotted on the streets of Melbourne, Australia.

== Summary ==
A car spotted on the streets of Melbourne, Australia.
== Licensing ==
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the show

Pat — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:19:22 GMT

Pat: /* Goofs */

{{sbenav|66}}

[[Image:sbemail66.PNG|thumb|"The Poopsmith, for 500 points..."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{for|game show|The Show}}

Tori wants to know why Homestar isn't funny anymore. Strong Sad has chicken pox.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|The Cheat}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Show]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 10, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:34

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Email, women, email, girls! Email, women, email, girls!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
My friends and I are at a volleyball 
tounament and we were wondering how 
come homestar never does anything 
funny anymore? 
 
your friend, 
Tori From VA, TX</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "tounament" as spelled (Toe-OO-na-ment), and "VA, TX" as "Virginia, and Texas. Respectively."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Anymore Tori? I wasn't aware that guy did anything funny. Ever. But if you want to see Homestar so bad, why don't we check out what he's doing right now. We'll see how it measures up to say, me ''{pause}'' kicking the cheat ''{pause}'' into Strong Sad ''{pause}'' with the chicken pox.

''{The screen cuts into static, then goes to Homestar hosting his very own "The Show". With him are Pom Pom and The Poopsmith.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But it turned out I didn't die. ''{canned laughter}'' So, once again, I'd like to welcome The Poopsmith and Pom Pom onto the show. ''{canned applause}'' Gentlemen: hands on buzzers.

''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith glance at each other; there are no buzzers}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The Poopsmith, for 500 points: Would you care to share with us some of your polictical views?

''{The Poopsmith brings out a sign that says "Hey, um, I'm gonna go now." He walks off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And Pom Pom, for the block. Do you agree?

''{Pom Pom bubbles and bounces off. Canned applause.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, that's 162 points for each of you. We'll be right back with round two after these important words from these important messages.

''{A little ditty is played and a title screen is shown saying "We'll be right back." Cut to a pink screen with faded concentric circles emanating from the centre. Marshie is present.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Hey guys ''{pronounced 'juys'}''! You'd best be eating a whole mess of Fluffy Puff Marshmallows!

''{Cut to a green screen where a black-and-white man is seen reading a book called "Stuffed in Each Cheek"}''

'''MARSHIE:''' You won't think twice with a couple of them stuffed in each cheek!

''{Somebody says "boing" and the man looks shocked. Cut back to Marshie}''

'''MARSHIE:''' They make my mornings—

''{the words "SHIVER WITH FLAVOR" appear at the bottom left}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —shiver with flavor,—

''{Marshie comes close-up to the screen and the words appear in front of him}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —shiver with flavor!

''{the screen reverts to Marshie alone}''

'''MARSHIE:''' I'll say it twice!

''{cut to a mountain range, above which Marshie is seen in the sky}''

'''MARSHIE:''' This is gettin' great!

''{The word "great" echoes. Another, larger Marshie comes across horizontally from the left, leaving a trail of pink behind him. This forms the original pink background}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Fluffy Puff Marshmallows!

''{Marshie appears in the middle of the screen and the words "THE FIRST ONE TO EAT A MILLION, WINS." appear on the bottom}''

'''MARSHIE:''' "The first one to eat a million, wins."

''{Marshie winks and it makes a weird squishy noise. Cut back to The Show.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right. Welcome back to the show. ''{he pronounces it "shaow"}'' And now, I choose to recite a list. ''{pulls out some cue cards}'' Ahem. ''{words appear on screen as Homestar reads them}'' "tetherball." "Olympic race." "sparkling." "Tim Duncan." "Wisconsin." "a book of matches." "next week." "a lot of money." "witch's brew"—

''{static cuts back to Strong Bad at his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. ''{typing}'' Problematic. You know it's been awhile since I've kicked the Cheat, but I guarantee it'd be comedic gold compared to that mish-mash. And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for. I can't understand a word that guy says. ''{stops typing}'' Anyways, Tori, lemme know how the volleyball tounament turns out. Touns out. Er, learn to spell.

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

== Easter Eggs==
*At the beginning of the show, you can click on the cards Homestar is carrying to read one.
<blockquote>pom-pom = round yellow one 
poopsmith = smelly one 
homestar = you</blockquote>
*At the end, click on "kicked the Cheat" to see what The Cheat and Strong Sad are doing.
:''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is lying in bed with the chicken pox. The Cheat is in front of him.}''
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks around and then makes questioning The Cheat noises}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't know where he is. I figured it was a sure thing, too.

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*The sender is from Van Alstyne, a small town north of Dallas, Texas. The inhabitants there commonly abbreviate their town's name to "VA."

===Trivia===
*Even if you were to eat 100 [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] every day, it would still take you more than 27 years to "win."
**If you eat like Homestar Runner, at least [[Fluffy Puff Commercial|147]] every day, it would "only" take a bit more than 18 years.

===Remarks===
[[Image:weirdpoopsmithblink.png|thumb|100px|The Poopsmith's odd eyes.]]
*The table has been either replaced or expertly repaired (no cracks or seams are evident, even though it was broken in half in the [[unused emails|previous email]]).
*After the cards come up, you can still click on the cards Homestar is holding. However, nothing happens.
*Homestar manages to hold a microphone and flip through a set of cards simultaneously.
*The Tim Duncan reference may have been made due to the email writer being from Texas.
*Strong Bad calls [[Marshie]] a "flying mushroom", adding this to the list of items Marshie is often confused with (including a "flying cottonball" by [[Gunhaver]] in [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]).
*Strong Bad actually makes four grammatical errors in his email:
**He doesn't put a comma in "Anymore Tori?"
**He puts an unnecessary space after "Problematic" before the period.
**He doesn't put a question mark after "What's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for." He also fails to capitalize The Cheat's name in his reply.
**He also doesn't put a space before beginning his last sentence.
***The first and third errors may be making fun of Tori for making similar mistakes in her initial email.

===Goofs===
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad's chicken pox move a little bit slower than his head as he raises it. For example, there is a red dot right above his left eye. When he raises his head, the chicken pox move slower and the one that was near his eye is a little more far away from it then before.
*The Poopsmith's eyes point in different directions when he blinks. They also switch sides when he turns around.

===Inside References===
*This email contains yet another reference to "[[witch's brew]]".
*Marshie pronouncing "guys" as "juys" may be a reference to [[A Decemberween Pageant]], in which [[Bubs]] pronounces "gold" as "jold" and [[Homsar Main Page]], in which [[Homsar]] pronounces "games" as "james."
*Marshie's voice echoes over the alps from [[Main Page 2]].
*This is another reference to [[Kicking The Cheat]].

===Real-World References===
*Homestar's line "Pom Pom, for the block. Do you agree?" is a reference to the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Hollywood Squares|Hollywood Squares]]'', where contestants decide whether they agree with a celebrity's answer in order to get their symbol on a tic-tac-toe board.
*Homestar's microphone looks just like [[Wikipedia:Bob Barker|Bob Barker]]'s microphone from ''[[Wikipedia:The Price is Right|The Price is Right]]''.
*[[Wikipedia:Tim Duncan|Tim Duncan]] is an [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player with the San Antonio Spurs.
*The Poopsmith's sign is a nod to [[Wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]], who often used a variety of small signs to indicate what he was thinking or feeling.
*The little jingle played before the commercial break is part of the theme song of the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Match Game|Match Game]]''.
*The "We'll be right back" image is similar to the one used by the television show, [[Wikipedia:The Galloping Gourmet|The Galloping Gourmet]].
*Homestar giving the contestants random points is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Whose Line is it Anyway|Whose Line is it Anyway]], in which Drew Carey would give the contestants a random amount of points at the end of each game for no visible relevance.

===Fast Forward===
*[[Main Page 19]] was based on this email.

== DVD Version ==
*The card Easter egg is still viewable by using your DVD player's angle button
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' Here's the commentary for "the show" email.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's right, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' I'm joined by none other than Homestar himself, the host of the show.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Call me Greg this time.

'''MIKE:''' Greg, uh, so tell us a little bit about yourself, Greg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Well, I'm, uh, uh, a vitamin, I lose weight, and I'm on the plank!

'''MIKE:''' Homestar here making a little less sense than usual.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I know. It's all for the DVD.

'''MIKE:''' DVD.

'''HOMESTAR:''' DVDs. Yeah. DVDs.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, here comes your big scene.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, why are you so, where did this show come from?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, why don't you tell us?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't... Honestly, the first time I saw this, I was flabbergasted.

'''MIKE:''' You don't, you don't remember taking part in anything like this?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I mean, I kinda do... But like, so do I have a show? In the '70s?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I don't know if it was in the '70s.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Is it a chat show, or game show?

'''MIKE:''' It looks like it's kinda maybe a little of both, but a little of neither?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah! That's the way my best shows are...right?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' So why wouldn't it be that? A little bit of a chat show, maybe with a Charles Nelson Reilly...

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I love my microphone. If a microphone's not tall and skinny, it's not a microphone.

'''MIKE:''' I agree.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! Who's that guy with the arms? ''{referring to the character on the "We'll Be Right Back" card}''

'''MIKE:''' He has arms.'''

''{MARSHIE appears on the screen to begin the Fluffy Puff commercial.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh no!

'''MIKE:''' It's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I love this one!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I thought you might be scared.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look out! Look out, stuffed in each—Oh no! He got it, Mike! ''{pause}'' Marshie's on point on this one. He's at the top of his game.

'''MIKE:''' Marshie's...never at the top of his game.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, he's clearly here. Listen, listen, listen!

''{MARSHIE's commercial finishes, and he winks producing a unique sound effect.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' How does he do that?

'''MIKE:''' He winked.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I know! If I could make my eye make that sound when I wink, I'd be like, winking all the time! They'd call me Wink Martindale.

''{Slight pause. SBEMAIL HOMESTAR reads the "Olympic race" card.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Speaking of Olympic race... ''{Pause}'' This is my favorite part.

'''MIKE:''' What is this list of?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Is there a common thread—

'''HOMESTAR:''' It's, like, the Rosetta Stone. If you can figure out this list then you've got the secret to Homestar Runner.

''{Pause. The Strong Bad Email cuts back to STRONG BAD at the Compy.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Homester.

'''MIKE:''' Okay. How much longer do we have on this commentary, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' You don't think this is very funny, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Do you think we should start over?

'''MIKE:''' No, we can leave it, but...I just hope it's over soon.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I think it sounds like Strong Bad's winding down.

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' See, he's mumbling.

'''MIKE:''' Bye, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's the end. You know it's the end.

''{The Paper comes down.}''

'''MIKE:''' Bye, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Geez!

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Charles Nelson Reilly|Charles Nelson Reilly]] was an actor, director, and drama teacher, most well known for his role as a celebrity panelist for the 1970s game show Match Game.
*[[Wikipedia:Wink Martindale|Wink Martindale]] was a gameshow host in the 1970s. Among the shows he hosted were ''[[Wikipedia:Tic Tac Dough|Tic Tac Dough]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:High Rollers|High Rollers]]''.
*The [[Wikipedia:Rosetta Stone|Rosetta Stone]] is a fragment of a decree from [[Wikipedia:Ptolemy V of Egypt|Ptolemy V of Egypt]] written in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]], [[Wikipedia:Egyptian hieroglyph|Egyptian Hieroglyphs]], and [[Wikipedia:Demotic Egyptian|Egyptian demotic script]], which played a crucial role in deciphering the meaning of the latter two languages

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail66.html|watch "the show"]]
*[[HR:sbemail66.swf|view the Flash file for "the show"]]

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Talk:Quality Time with Cardboard Homestar

Pat — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:24:13 GMT

Pat: New page: They Might Be Giants just released a new album containing a song called "The Mesopotamians". Coincidence? --~~~~

They Might Be Giants just released a new album containing a song called "The Mesopotamians". Coincidence? --[[User:Pat|Pat]] 09:24, 7 August 2007 (UTC)