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TV Time Toons Menu

Shaboopalaboopy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:34:19 GMT

Shaboopalaboopy: /* Glitches */

{{about|toons menu itself}} {{for|list of all toons|Toons}}

[[Image:New Toons Menu.png|thumb|300px|The new Toons menu]]

The '''menu''' in which all the [[Toons]] are listed on a ''[[Wikipedia:TV Guide|TV Guide]]''-like [[Periodicals|magazine]] entitled '''TV Time'''.

'''Place:''' [[Homestar Runner's House]]

'''Date:''' July 14, 2002

'''Page Title:''' Fun in the Living Room!

==Running Times==
The running time of each short is listed beside each entry, but occasionally there are [[Strong Bad Emails By Length|differences between the stated and actual time]].

==Easter Eggs==

*Placing the mouse over the tape "[[Joy of Painting]]" displays a small clip of [[Marzipan]] dressed as [[Wikipedia:Bob Ross|Bob Ross]] painting with a [[Marzipan's Painting Tools|palette knife]].

*Clicking on the top left corner of the ''TV Time'' booklet will close it and show one of four different covers:
{| align="center" width="90%" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Cover !! Caption !! Description
|-
| [[Image:1tvtime.png|100px]] || Homestar Runner and Company: Eating [[Pie]] and Getting [[Glossary#D|Doppy]] || The main characters of Homestar Runner (except [[Homsar]])
|-
| [[Image:2tvtime.png|100px]] || Homestar Runner: Ummm...[[Seriously]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
|-
| [[Image:3tvtime.png|100px]] || Strong Bad: The Last Great Guy? || [[Strong Bad]]
|-
| [[Image:Strong Mad and The Cheat TV Time Cover 4.png|100px]] || Strong Mad & the Cheat: The Next Bosom Buddies? || [[Strong Mad]] hugging [[The Cheat]]
|-
|}

*By placing the mouse over the Strong Bad Email button and holding it there for a short while, the TV will show Strong Bad sitting at the [[Tandy 400]] soundlessly checking his email, receiving the following message:
<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br />
I drank too much salty plum soda.<br />
<br />
<br />
-Stu</blockquote>
to which Strong Bad replies, "No such thing, Stu. No such thing."

*If the mouse is held over [[Teen Girl Squad]] for a while, it will show an intro.
**[[Cheerleader]]'s shirt says. "li'l brat". Her card says, "hair products!".
**[[So and So]]'s card says, "plaid skirt!".
**[[What's Her Face]]'s card says, "baggy clothes!".
**[[The Ugly One]]'s card says, "drill team!".

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===

*The toons menu layout changed on June 22, 2004, and divided all the toons into eight categories. (The old version can be seen [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/toons-pre-new-remote.html here].) It displayed [[Strong Bad Email]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]], and [[Teen Girl Squad]] in a section called [[Features]]. [[Powered by The Cheat]] and [[Puppet Stuff]] were listed under Shorts.
*The Back button will always go to [[Main Page 4]].
*[[Homestar Runner]]'s TV is called [[TeeBee]].
*The Strong Bad Email Easter Egg comes from an abandoned project called [[Wireless Bizness]].
*On February 12, 2007, a "[[New Stuff]]" tape replaced one of the (non-interactive) "Joy of Painting" videos. When clicked, it lists the toons released in 2007 and 2008.
*The contrast buttons in the Tandy in the preview of the Strong Bad Email are clickable, but they don't do anything.
===Toons with previews that don't happen in the toon===
*During the sample of [[The Reddest Radish]], Strong Bad jumps and spins.
*During the sample of [[Kick the Can]], [[The Homestar Runner]]'s body sinks onto his legs and his head sinks into his body. Then his head and legs sprout out of the can.
*The preview of [[The System is Down]] has Homestar running past the 404 error.
*The preview of the Strong Bad Email [[webcomic]] consists of a Gamerjox comic not seen in the email.
*During the sample of [[Quality Time]], Cardboard Homestar's eyes have no glasses and are shaped like Homestar's eyes.
*The previews for [[Fan Costumes '06]] and [[Fan Costumes '07]] display costumes that do not appear in the videos themselves.
===Goofs===
[[Image:Whitenoise goof.png|thumb|What's with all the noise?]]
*During the following toon previews, the preview overlaying the static doesn't completely cover it, and so some white noise can be seen on the TV screen:
**[[Cool Things]]
**[[Summer Short Shorts]]
**[[500 The Cheats]]
**[[TrogdorCon '97]]
**[[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
**[[Happy Trogday]]
**[[Snowglobe]]
**[[Homestar vs. Other Little Girl]]
**[[Biz Cas Fri 1]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2|2]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 3|3]]
**All the [[Puppet Jam|Puppet Jams]]
**[[mile]]
**[[New Boots]]
**[[Fan Costumes '06]]
**[[unnatural]]
**[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12|Teen Girl Squad 12]]
**[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Teen Girl Squad 13]]
**[[Quality Time]]
**[[bike thief]]

===Glitches===
[[Image:TVGuideDennis.png|thumb|Obvious categories are...]]
*Sometimes, on older computers, clicking Toons, Shorts, Puppet Stuff, or Holiday does not open the closed TV Time booklet, so the cover must be clicked on to open it. All it shows is a blank page with the title "[[Dennis]]" on it.

==External Links==

*[[HR:toons.html|Go to the toons menu]]
*[[HR:tvguide.swf|View the Flash file for the toons menu]]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/toons-pre-new-remote.html View the old version of the toons menu]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box | before = [[Chinese Food Toons Menu]] | title = [[Toons]] Navigation | years = Summer 2002-Present | after = N/A}}
{{end box}}

{{H*RNav}}
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Most in the Graveyard

Shaboopalaboopy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:18:38 GMT

Shaboopalaboopy: /* Trivia */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween08|Costume Commercial|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:ween08 graveyard.png|thumb|"We have a cemetery? Awesome!"]]

The citizens of [[Free Country, USA]] visit the graveyard.

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

See '''[[Most in the Graveyard Costumes]]''' for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Graveyard]]

'''Date:''' Thursday, October 30, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 6:25

'''Page Title:''' Ketchup Fountain SOUL'd Separately!

==Transcript==

''{The toon begins at the King of Town's castle, where a Halloween party is taking place.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh man, you guys! I can't believe we actually came to the King of Town's crappy Halloween party!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:'''{walks in} You boys having a good time? Try the ketchup fountain yet?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This party sucks, old man! This is Halloween! Where's the decaying flesh? The rotting corpses? The stink of death!

''{The Poopsmith comes into the frame holding a rotting skull made of [[whatsit]] on his shovel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhh... not exactly what I was talking about.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Well, fine! If stinky dead people is all you want, why don't you go hang out in that 200-acre cemetery that's been behind my castle all this time?

''{The camera zooms out of the window, revealing the cemetery.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-jig-ga-ma-WHAT?

''{Title appears: "Most in the Graveyard", "the credits for the 9th Homestar Halloween Cartoon..." "...are the same as the first 8!"}''

''{Cut to the Cemetery entrance. Everyone is there, with Strong Bad and The Cheat shown to be the last to arrive.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We have a cemetery? This is awesome! How come nobody ever told me about this place?

'''STRONG SAD:''' You didn't know about this place? Man, if it weren't for the library, I'd spend—

'''STRONG BAD:''' We have a ''who cares''?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{excited}'' Yeah! It still uses Dewey Decimal and everything! ''{suddenly realises Strong Bad's statement}'' Aww... I hate it when you do that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah ha ha! C'mon guys, let's go find a suitable stiff to exhume and reanimate.

''{Everyone starts walking into the cemetery grounds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, Pom Pom. This is gonna be so great. First we'll hit Space Mountain, then over to Mr. Toad's, then Tom Sawyer's Island, ''{Pom Pom looks annoyed}'' and don't forget: we parked in the Goofy lot!

''{Cut back to the entrance. The King of Town and the Poopsmith remain.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' You think I should have told them about that carnivorous undead sheep that prowls the graveyard?

''{As the King of Town speaks, a view of a hill within the graveyard is shown, with a sheep shadow bleating loudly at the top of it. Cut to Strong Sad and Marzipan.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' All right now Marzipan, remember: we have to hold our breath in front of the dead. Ready? Go! ''{tries to hold his breath, but immediately exhales and starts gasping}'' Okay, nevermind! Sorry, the dead!

'''MARZIPAN:''' This place is perfect for my Intro to Photography class. ''{lowers her guitar and pulls out a Polaroid camera from [[Hammerspace]]}'' I've already hit the railroad tracks, and an abandoned factory. This will complete the amateur trifecta!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hang on, I think I got it! ''{tries to hold his breath again, and again immediately fails}''

''{Cut to Bubs and Coach Z, standing in front of a bunch of graves.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, look! There's my great-great-grandpappy's cousin Harold! He discovered the "Bait and Switch!" Ooh, and this is his brother Mort! He invented "No Money Down".

'''COACH Z:''' All your dead relatives are making wanna start one of them horror-core rap groups. I could pull on a hockey mask and call myself "Coach Zgor Mortizzz!" ''{a CD case pops up reading "THE GRAVEYARDIGANZ — Featuring COACH ZGOR MORTIZZZ" with three Coach Z heads wearing hockey masks pictured}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, man! Show some respect! ''{points to a third tombstone reading "ZGOR — another relative of Bubs"}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, Pom Pom, now that I know that we're not in a theme park, I say we try to find that Green Gobalin. I heard that if you find him right at midnight, he'll spin all your Halloween candies into gold! Instead of just doing that regular old two-bit dance. ''{imitates the Green Goblin's dance}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles while pointing to a nearby landmark}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, that's a great place to start looking! I wonder why they call it "Snarling Hungry Sheep Hill".

''{Both Homestar and Pom Pom walk up the hill, with a wooden sign labelled "Snarling Hungry Sheep Hill" being shown as Homestar mentions it. Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad and the Cheat, all near more graves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, look at some of these names! Jim-Nealius Hog-chigger? Hebby Screbby? Is there some secret period in history when hobos ruled the Earth that I'm unaware of?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{jumps up in frustration}'' YOU SAID WE'D GET A ZOMBIE SLAVE!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, Thwomp Mad. We will. We just gotta find somebody with a cool name. Let's keep looking.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad and Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{taking a picture of Strong Sad posing by a gravestone}'' Almost... a little less lurk, and a little more skulk.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Like...''this?'' ''{hunches forward more}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''There'' we go. ''{She photographs him. The Polaroid develops, but Strong Sad is missing from the picture.}'' You're not showing up in these pictures. ''{she pulls up several other photographs where Strong Sad is absent}'' Strong Sad, is there something you need to tell me? Are you dead?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{jubilantly}'' Whoa, maybe I am! I finally willed myself to death! This is ''great!''

''{Cut to Coach Z standing to the left of a grave.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey Bubs! Check it out! You're not the only one with relatives here. My great good-aunt is buried right under our feet!

''{Cut to Bubs standing to the right of a grave.}''

'''BUBS:''' Naw, you come over here and look at this! I want you to see my great-great granduncle. He invented "No Payments till 2010!"

'''COACH Z:''' ''{pats Bubs on his right shoulder}'' Hi there.

''{Bubs looks to the left. Apparently he and Coach Z were referring to the same grave.}''

'''BUBS:''' Wait! Hold on a sec'! Are you telling me my uncle is your aunt?

'''COACH Z:''' Seems that way! Bubs! This is great news! This means we're brothers! I always knew it!

'''BUBS:''' Or it means you're a liar! Besides, even if it ''were'' true, we'd only be sixth-fourth-second-fifth cousins, thrice removed!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, phew. So your sister and I can— ''{Bubs punches him, he screams and is knocked to the ground}''

''{Cut to a tombstone reading "Here Lies Plutis"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' "Plutis?!" What is wrong with you dead people?! I don't want a reanimated corpse named ''Plutis'' doing my bidding! Doesn't any dead body with a good name around here want to be reanimated with these jumper cables and pickled monkey fingers?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ZGOR! I VOTE ZGOR!

''{Cut back to Homestar and Pom Pom, both hiding behind a larger gravestone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, Pom Pom. It's almost midnight. Ready with the Halloween candy?

''{Pom Pom gets out the candy. The viewpoint then cuts to the inside of a bush, focusing on Homestar and Pom Pom from a distance. Breathing can be heard distinctively.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, I can't wait to try out gold whatchamacallits. Gold...oh yes, Snickers.

''{The monster is revealed to be the Carnivorous Undead Sheep; it jumps out of the bush into viewpoint of Homestar and Pom Pom and bleats loudly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AHH!! The Cheat's got rabies again!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a handgun.}''

''{Cut to Bubs and Coach Z, the latter being held up by his collar.}''

'''COACH Z:''' What was that?

''{Cut to Strong Sad and Marzipan. Strong Sad is '''still''' seen holding his breath.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh my goodness!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turning to look at The Cheat, surprised}'' Cheat, you got rabies again?

''{Cut back to the entrance. The King of Town and the Poopsmith haven't moved.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh oh. Let's beat it, Poopsmith!

''{The Poopsmith nods and they both leave the graveyard. Cut back to Homestar, Pom Pom and the sheep.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yahoo, seriously, Pom Pom! I'm about to pee my pants!

''{The Goblin jumps out and lands on top of the Carnivorous Undead Sheep, popping its head off. The song ends.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The Goblin! You saved us! Now are you going to turn all of our 100 Grands into a hundred grand?

''{The Goblin shakes his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But I thought at midnight you—

''{The Goblin does his dance}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{disappointed}'' Oh, man!

''{The music becomes a techno-remix of the Goblin Dance music. Disco lights show up during the dance.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hooray! Extended dance remix of the Gobalin song!

''{Homestar moves away from the grave and dances with the Goblin. From nearby, Pom Pom pulls out two handguns, and Strong Bad finds the sheep's body.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, check out that awesome dead undead sheep!

''{The King of Town appears nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Some say it's an escaped laboratory test animal. They call it "Subject X".

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the coolest name I ever heard of! The Cheat! Grab the jumper cables and— hey! Where'd the pickled monkey fingers go?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{in the distance, running away from the graveyard}'' I don't knoooooow!

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You said it, old buddy! Happy Carousel of Progress, Pom Pom. ''{Pom Pom looks annoyed again}'' I mean, Halloween, Pom Pom.

''{Fade to one of Marzipan's attempted photos of Strong Sad, with the caption: 'In loving memory of Strong Sad "willed himself to death 10/31/2008". The photograph moves with the final trumpet riffs. Cut to the standard ending scene of the various characters wearing their costumes.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on The Poopsmith during the scene with The King of Town and him right at the entrance of the Graveyard to see a clip of Homsar right after it:
:'''HOMSAR:''' I'm the Captain Caveman of the graveyard train!
:*Homsar appears as Captain Caveman at the end on the lower right side behind Marzipan.

*At the end, click on The King of Town:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' King of Town, would you like to justify your dressing up as Hello Kitty this year?
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Sure, I dressed up as my favorite candy.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm, I'm pretty sure those were erasers.

*At the end, click on The Poopsmith:
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Good news, everyone! Turns out that wasn't ketchup in the ketchup fountain!

*At the end, click on Bubs:
:'''BUBS:''' Grab them cakes!
:'''COACH Z:''' Ooowwww, is that all you do?

*At the end, click on Coach Z:
:'''COACH Z:''' Yooooooooooo garble garble!

*At the end, click on Strong Sad:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Sad. Nice Ma Fratelli costume.

*At the end, click on Strong Bad:
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Strong Bad, what's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I don't know. I just saw this sassy planet on the cover of one of your stupid books and thought it looked cool.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Say it, say it! Oh, ohhh!

*At the end, click on Homestar Runner:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Homestar! I really like your Carrot Top costume. ''{Homestar turns his head around}'' I'm not Carrot Top! I'm Crocodile Dundee!

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah, my little pride and joy. It's really starting to concern me that you keep dressing up as dudes.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Coach Z referring to himself as "Coach Zgor Mortizzz" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Rigor_mortis|Rigor Mortis]].

===Trivia===
*The sign at the front of the cemetery reads "Always Been Here Acres".
*The loading screen says "[[Irregular Loading Screens|He was a real load]]."
*The second time [[Strong Sad]] held his breath, it was slightly longer than his first try.
*Mort, the name of one of Bubs' relatives, is also the [[French]] word for "death".

===Remarks===
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old, bent style.
*The King of Town wears the Hello Kitty bow near the opposite ear from where it is traditionally placed.

===Goofs===
*At the beginning of the cartoon, Coach Z's foot will disappear before the screen scrolls off of him.
*At the end of the toon when you scroll over Coach Z, it says "Coach Z DJ Lance Rock," missing "as."
*In the second scene with Bubs and Coach Z, Bubs' eyes appear slightly farther apart than they usually are.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When you clicked on Strong Bad at the end, his lips didn't move when he says, "Uh, I don't know."
*The bubble containing Homsar's description appeared on top of Bubs' body but under his head.
*At the end of the toon, one of Homsar's legs was his normal one and the other was his costume foot (Captain Caveman's).

===Glitches===
*At the end of the toon (if you clicked The Poopsmith to activate the Homsar egg), if you click on Strong Bad, Homestar, Marzipan, Bubs, The Poopsmith, Coach Z, Strong Sad, or the King of Town, Homsar still shows his scroll-over information while another character comments on their costume. This is because he is a movie clip that overlays the scene.

===Inside References===
*The page title has an instance of [['d]].
*This is another reference to [[Strong Sad's Death]].
*Homsar's lines in his Easter egg are a reference to his [[character video]].
*Homestar's line, "Seriously, Pom Pom, I'm about to pee my pants", is the same line he said in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Strong Sad [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiles]] when he thinks he has "willed [himself] to death".
*Homestar Runner again fails to [[What are you supposed to be?|identify the cast's costumes]]. This even includes [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship|himself]].
*For the first time since [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], two characters (in this case, Marzipan and The King of Town) have [[Cross-Dressing|cross-dressed]] for Halloween. This is the fifth Halloween toon in which Marzipan dressed as a man.
*Pom Pom, in nod to his costume choice, is once again seen brandishing [[guns]].
*The candy that Pom Pom produces is a bag of [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|SBLOUNSKCHED!]] Fun Size.
*The King of Town running over the hills while silhouetted is a reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*The music heard when the Carnivorous Undead Sheep approaches Homestar and Pom Pom is taken from [[Jibblies 2]].
*Homestar's message for his Halloween costume, "Yahoo Serious(ly)", refers to his [[Catch Phrases#Homestar Runner|catch phrase]], "[[Seriously]]".
*Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was previously referenced in [[vacation]].
*This is the second time a character (Strong Sad) has struggled to hold his breath; the first occurred in Halloween Fairstival when Homestar couldn't hold his breath.
*The King of Town has a bottle of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]], previously seen in an Easter Egg in [[funny]]. The [[french fries]] are also identical.
*The Cheat had rabies, as Homestar and Strong Bad remark, in the email [[shapeshifter]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Space Mountain (Disneyland)|Space Mountain]], [[Wikipedia:Mr. Toad's Wild Ride|Mr. Toad's]], [[Wikipedia:Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island|Tom Sawyer's Island]], and [[Wikipedia:Carousel of Progress|Carousel of Progress]] are all attractions at [[Disney]] [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|theme parks]], specifically [[Wikipedia:Magic Kingdom|the Magic Kingdom]] and [[Wikipedia:Disneyland|Disneyland]]. However, neither park currently contains all four attractions. The [[Wikipedia:Goofy|Goofy]] lot refers to the parks' parking lots being named after Disney characters.
*Homestar's line "he'll spin all your Halloween candy into gold" is a reference to the fairy tale ''[[Wikipedia:Rumpelstiltskin|Rumpelstiltskin]],'' where the title character had the ability to spin straw into gold.
* Coach Z's album cover featuring him wearing a hockey mask is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'' series of horror movies. The band name "The Graveyardiganz" refers to ''[[Wikipedia:The Backyardigans|the Backyardigans]]'', a music-based TV series, as well as to the horrorcore rap band [[Wikipedia:Gravediggaz|Gravediggaz]].
*The King of Town's line when clicking on the Poopsmith at the end refers to ''[[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]'' character [[Wikipedia:Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]'s catchphrase "Good news, everyone", which is more often than not followed by bad news. Farnsworth employs Dr. Zoidberg.
*Strong Bad's line "Is there some secret period in history when hobos ruled the Earth that I'm unaware of?" could possibly refer to [[Wikipedia:John Hodgman|John Hodgman's]] book "The Areas of My Expertise", which features a non-factual factual account of such an era as a major section of the book.
*At the end, in the Strong Sad Easter egg, Strong Sad is mistaken for Ma Fratelli from ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''.
*Homestar Runner argues with himself about his costume, mistakenly suggesting it to be of [[Wikipedia:Carrot Top|Carrot Top]], a stand-up comedian noted for his large orange hair. He then mistakenly "corrects" himself to actually be [[Wikipedia:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]], the titular character from the 1986 comedy movie. Crocodile Dundee was played by [[Wikipedia:Paul Hogan|Paul Hogan]] who, like Yahoo Serious, is Australian.
*Strong Sad enthusiastically asks Strong Bad, in reference to his costume, for the answer to the [[Wikipedia:Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything|ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything]]. In the [[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]], the computer Deep Thought is constructed to formulate this response, despite nobody knowing the precise nature of the question. After 7 1/2 million years, Deep Thought reveals the answer to be "42".
*[[Wikipedia:Whatchamacallit (candy)|Whatchamacallits]], [[Wikipedia:Snickers|Snickers]], and [[Wikipedia:100 Grand|100 Grand]] are all actual candy bars.
*Strong Sad shouting his last line in the Strong Bad Easter egg is in the style of a typical antic of Sam Kinison's comedy act, taken verbatim from his appearance in the movie "Back To School".
*Coach Z's "Yooooooooooo garble garble!" is his attempt to say DJ Lance Rock's phrase (and the title of the Nick Jr. TV series) "[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba!|Yo Gabba Gabba!]]"
*Bubs' Easter egg lines are from the Junkyard Dog's entrance theme, "Grab Them Cakes".
*When Strong Mad keeps jumping on the ground and making it shake during the episode, it is a reference to how the actual [[Wikipedia:List of Mario series enemies|Thwomp]] acts in the [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario series]].
*Homestar's line when clicking on Marzipan at the end refers to "[[Wikipedia:Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]]", a song of [[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray Vaughan's]] (whom Marzipan is dressed up as,) from his 1983 album ''[[Wikipedia:Texas Flood|Texas Flood]]''.

==External Links==
*[[HR:ween08.html|watch "Most in the Graveyard"]]
*[[HR:ween08.swf|view the Flash file for "Most in the Graveyard"]]
*[[Forum:14810|forum thread RE: "Most in the Graveyard"]]

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[[Category:Halloween]]

Firsts

Shaboopalaboopy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:18:40 GMT

Shaboopalaboopy:

==Strong Bad Emails==
*[[some kinda robot]] — the first [[Strong Bad Email]]; the first [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] email.
*[[homsar]] — the first appearance of [[Homsar]].
*[[homsar]] — the first email to cut away from the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]].
*[[credit card]] — the first email where Strong Bad moves the text cursor to edit parts of (or the entirety of) the email that was sent to him.
*[[spring cleaning]] — the first email showing the [[DELETED]] screen; the first instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].
*[[gimmicks]] — the first instance of [[Strong Bad's computer malfunctioning]].
*[[invisibility]] — the first [[Compy 386|Compy]] email.
*[[50 emails]] — the first email DELETED on the Compy.
*[[comic]] — the first appearance of the [[Teen Girl Squad]].
*[[japanese cartoon]] — the first appearance of [[20X6]].
*[[dragon]] — the first appearance of [[Trogdor]].
*[[animal]] — the first [[Lappy 486|Lappy]] email.
*[[the paper]] — the first appearance of the [[New Paper]].

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User:Shaboopalaboopy

Shaboopalaboopy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:13:09 GMT

Shaboopalaboopy: New page: I really don't like these kinds of pages to tell you the truth...

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Summer Short Shorts

Shaboopalaboopy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:46:09 GMT

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[[Image:Short Shorts.png|thumb|Those shorts are indeed short.]]
Homestar and pals star in a series of short shorts.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar Runner]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Pterodactyl Coach Z|Pterodactyl Coach Z]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Very, Very Little Girl]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Prehistoric Lands, [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], Laser Show, [[The Bar]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, July 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:52

'''Page Title:''' Dare to Bare!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with the title "Summer Short Shorts" on a photo of blue shorts. The title slowly comes towards the camera. Music plays. Cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand. The camera pans across the table, which is littered with french fries and ketchup.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon, The Cheat! You can do one more! Just one more!

''{The camera zooms out, showing The Cheat sitting opposite Strong Bad at the table, with Strong Mad behind Strong Bad. The Cheat's mouth is crammed full of fries, he has purple bags under his eyes, and he's whimpering}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pops up near The Cheat, wearing a brown hat with a press pass}'' ''{speaking quickly}'' Oh, have you heard the latest news? ''{sits back down}'' I heard the latest news, it was that you could do one more! One more!

''{The Cheat whimpers and spits three fries onto the table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad, tell your girlfriend to do one more.

'''STRONG MAD:''' SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!

''{Homestar Runner runs up, dressed as a waiter, with a brown cap that says 'egg.' on it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aaaaaaand can I get you gentlemen anything else?

''{Homestar holds up a red clown shoe, and a large daisy rises from inside it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boodiiiing!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{cut to a Powered by The Cheat landscape, showing a volcano and the caption "The Millionzoic Era". Cut to a scene showing a prehistoric Marzipan and Homestar, with a tar pit next to them}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' ''{spits green bubbles while he talks}'' Ooga, ooga. My breath, it stinks.

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' ''{turns to the left, away from Homestar}'' Uh-huh!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' Real, real bad!

''{A pterodactyl with Coach Z's hat flies in from the right}''

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' I look at the fly! ''{flies off to the left}''

''{A caveman Strong Bad enters from the mountains. As he jumps to them, a voice that says "bonga-donga-bonga-dong" is heard. He lands in the tar pit, which splashes Homestar and turns into a skull, which sticks to Homestar. As Strong Bad sinks to the bottom of the tar pit, his feet can be seen poking out from underneath.}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Ooga. Me want set the face on fires.

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' What's fire?

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' It sounds fun! Oo-ga! ''{jumps}''

''{A large The Cheat-like dinosaur runs by from the right. It then clamps its mouth around the volcano and begins "drinking" from it, accompanied by glugging noises. The Cheatsaurus then turns and breathes fire over the group, scorching them. Marzipan turns into a drumstick with its tongue sticking out, Homestar turns into a smiling steak with a gold tooth, and Strong Bad merely blackens}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN MARZIPAN AND HOMESTAR:''' Aaaah!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too! ''{turns into a dish with a lobster tail on it}'' I am not exempt!

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Hey, did you see that? The Cheatsaurus can do it again!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{Open with a few shots of leaves, then focus in on Pom Pom's head. He opens his eyes, then leaps out of a bush and jumps upwards. He does a brief pose before falling back down again. He lands on a tree branch, then begins to leap forward from branch to branch. He lands on the ground, and pops a bo staff out of himself. He twirls the staff as pictures of bamboo and a wave appear behind him. He jumps up. Cut to a long shot of him arcing over Strong Badia and Bubs' Concession Stand. He lands lightly next to Coach Z. He pops a deodorant stick out of himself, and tosses it to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Thanks for the smell-cakes, Pom Pom! But next time could you dispense with all the flyin' whozits?!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a small smoke bomb and throws it on the ground in front of him. When the smoke clears, Pom Pom has vanished}''

''{cut back to the title screen}''
<div id="Brain_Sister">
''{Cut to a black screen, while red and green lasers arc from the top and bottom of the screen. Guitar music begins, while the Limozeen logo appears in bright yellow. The logo splits, and an image of Larry appears. It changes color, as a pair of feminine legs in fishnet walk by. Three images of Larry playing guitar appear, which meld into one of him leaping into a power chord. The words "BRAIN SISTER" rise from the bottom as Larry jumps offscreen. A calculator displaying 3.14 appears, and an outline of Texas draws itself around it. Several images of a brain, Larry, guitars, and the ZEEN part of the logo flash past in front of a crowd, until Larry zooms forward, surrounded by stars and playing guitar. More images of Larry's head flash in front of the crowd as the lasers start again. The calculator flashes by, and the legs walk out, with a brain perched on top of them. They walk by a Limozeen amp as the song ends. The Limozeen logo flashes briefly}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}''
:Well, she was only twenty-seventeen.
:She was a low res beauty queen.
:She was a brain... brain... brain sister!
:Texas Instruments all day!
:And she remembers how they used to duet,
:And she remembers how they used to duet!
:Th'all think you know what I mean!

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Yeah! Those do all right! Uh!
</div>
''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{Open in a barroom-type scene. Homestar and Pom Pom are seated at the bar. Both have an 'old one bottle, and there is a bowl of peanuts on the table}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously, Pom Pom. ''{gesturing with bottle}'' You and me, we're like two breads in a biscuit. ''{pokes the bottle in Pom Pom's face}'' Two breads in a biscuit! I'm gonna make a T-shirt! ''{leans in close}'' No, wait! You and me? ''{crouches to look at peanuts}'' We're like this bowl of mayonnaise here. ''{points at Pom Pom with the bottle}'' You're the bowl, 'cuz you're a big, round, fat guy. ''{Pom Pom looks angry. Homestar sits up again, now pointing at himself with the bottle}'' And I'm the mayonnaise, 'cuz I'm smart as peanuts. That'll make a good T-shirt too. Oop, no, wait! Before you strangle me again... You and me? ''{pulls the napkin out from under his bottle}'' Soggy napkin. ''{as Homestar says "Soggy", Pom Pom gets an unimpressed look on his face.}''

''{Cut to the picture of the shorts from the title screen, which now just reads "End."}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the dartboard while Homestar says, "I'm gonna make a T-shirt" to see a [[T-shirt]] with a slice of bread + a slice of bread = a biscuit.
*Click on the dartboard again while Homestar says, "That'll make a good T-shirt too" to see a T-shirt with a bowl of [[mayonnaise]] and the words "Smart as Peanuts!"
[[Image:Very Very Little Girl.jpg|thumb|"You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?"]]
*Click on the "n" in "End" to see a [[Puppet Stuff]] short.
:''{The title "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl" appears. Scene opens to reveal the very, very little girl swinging and Homestar standing next to the swing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello, very, very little girl. Take it away.
:''{Piano flourish, crickets, another piano flourish}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've got no material with this kid. Say something cute. Talk about picking your nose. You seem like a smart kid. You wanna go out some time?
:''{Music from the Pom Pom short plays. Homestar dances.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?
:''{Homestar Runner comes too close to the swing and is hit three times.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OW! ... OW! ... UH!
:''{The screen goes black and "end." appears on the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The Limozeen sequence simulates a [[Lasers|laser show]].
*[[Wikipedia:Image resolution|Low res]] is short for low resolution, which refers to an image with a low level of detail.
*The calculator during the Limozeen sequence displays 3.14, which is a common approximation for [[Pi]].

===Trivia===
*At the February 2006 [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward]], [[Matt Chapman]] mentioned that [[Missy Palmer]] was pregnant—the [[Very, Very Little Girl]] in the Easter egg is perhaps [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and Missy's baby.
**It was revealed in the DVD commentary that Mike's baby provided the voice of The Cheat in this short.
*Very, Very Little Girl is in a [[Wikipedia:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] B0639 Cradle Swing with the Rubber Ducky pattern.

===Remarks===
[[Image:Freecountry silhouette.png|thumb|The layout of the land, err.. Free Country in silhouette form.]]
*The PBTC Coach Z Dactyl has a voice similar to the PBTC Coach Z, but when he says "Cheatsaurus", he pronounces it correctly, rather than saying "Chort".
*After the Coach Z Dactyl flies by for the first time, it remains off camera at the left edge of the animation until just after Caveman Strong Bad splashes tar on Caveman Homestar, at which time the Dactyl pops back into view for a frame or two before disappearing in preparation for its second flight.
*The Pom Pom short reveals that Bubs' Concession Stand abuts Strong Badia, and apparently a lush forest exists beyond that.
*The sky can be seen inside Bubs' Concession Stand during Pom Pom's scene. This would only be possible if one of the walls was missing.
**The email [[the chair]] shows that one of the walls in Bubs' Concession Stand can lower, making this possible.
*Pom Pom shows off his skills with a [[Wikipedia:Bo (weapon)|bo staff]].

===Goofs===
*The French fry on the table loses its reflection after the cut to the wider shot.
*The [[French fries]] The Cheat spits out have no reflection.
*When the PBTC Coach Z Dactyl flies to the side of the screen, he stays there until Strong Bad starts to talk, then flashes in the middle of the screen for a split-second.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Barscene anim.gif|thumb|Déjà Vu Anyone?]]
*The bar short with Homestar and Pom Pom drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]] is almost identical to a scene near the end of the [[Theme Song Video]].
*The same short shorts on the title screen are worn by [[Matt Chapman]] in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].
*Homestar has an [[egg]] on his hat in the restaurant sequence, which also features the same French fries and bottles of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] first seen in [[funny]].
*Millionzoic Homestar says that his breath smells real real bad, which is similar to how he told Strong Bad that his burps smell real bad in [[Sick Day]].
*Millionzoic Homestar turns into a [[steak]] with a [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]].
*"The ol' Cheatasaurus" is what Strong Bad [[Nicknames|nicknamed]] The Cheat in [[other days]].
*The short in The Millionzoic Era resembles the MS Paint picture Strong Mad sends Strong Bad of a brontosaurus eating bacon and eggs at the end of [[lunch special]].
*The back beat during the Pom Pom short is from [[Theme Song Video]], in which he previously demonstrated his skill in martial arts.
*The animation of Pom Pom's smoke bomb is the same animation of Strong Bad's pants poofing away in [[senior prom]].
*The "guitar stars" featured in the laser show are from [[rock opera]].
*The solar calculator during the Limozeen laser show is similar to the one on the chalkboard in [[technology]], which also displayed [[Pi|3.14]].
*There is a [[LEMKE]] flag on the wall in the bar short.
*Homestar mentions [[bread]] in the bar short.
*The flower was also seen in [[She Loves Me!]].
*There is an instance of [[gender confusion]].
*Short shorts were mentioned just a week earlier with Camp Counselor Shortshorts in [[Teen Girl Squad 11]].
*''Millionzoic'' and ''twenty-seventeen'' are [[portmanteaus]].
*The music at the beginning of Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl comes from Strong Bad's kids' show in [[for kids]].

===Real-World References===
*Texas circumscribing the calculator and the lyrics of the song are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments]], a computer and electronics development company.
*One of the backgrounds of Pom Pom's Bo routine is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ukiyo-e|ukiyo-e]] woodblock painting [[Wikipedia:Image:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg|"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"]] by [[Wikipedia:Hokusai|Hokusai]].
*The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". Also, the second line of The Beatles song originally went, "Never been a beauty queen" (or "Not exactly a beauty queen", depending on the source).
*"Dare to Bare!" is a reference to a slogan used by hair-removal product [[Wikipedia:Nair (hair removal)|Nair]], which became famous for its ad jingle where people asked, "Who wears short shorts?"
*Homestar performing the magic trick with a flower growing out of a shoe is a reference to the waiter "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell#Other main characters|Max]]" from "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]]", who was often seen performing magic tricks while serving the students their food.


===Fast Forward===
*More short shorts were produced in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].
*"Brain Sister" was performed again in [[Limozeen Live!]].

==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]])

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look! That— There's—''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Don't look! Don't look, actually.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' There's Matt's shorts and legs.

'''MATT:''' Uh, I kind of don't like the way that the— the... words are getting bigger over... over my—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It's unsettling.

'''MATT:''' It's very unsettling.

'''MIKE:''' So The Cheat's noises right there are my daughter when she was about a month old.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

'''MIKE:''' She sounded just like The Cheat with a million marshmallows stuffed in his mouth.

'''MATT:''' Well, it was an inappropriate sound then. ''{pause}'' Uh, this is a Powered by The Cheat section, Mike. ''You'' probably made this.

'''MIKE:''' I— I did make it. The Cheat—

'''MATT:''' What did Coach Z just say there? "Helicopter fly"?

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I—

'''MATT:''' "I look at the fly"?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, "I look at the fly", yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' "I look at the fly".

'''MIKE:''' I think, basically he's saying, "Look at me, I'm flying."

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay. So not only can The Cheat not do good voices, he can't speak English very well.

'''MIKE:''' Well...

'''MATT:''' Or was it because he's a dinosaur?

'''MIKE:''' It's not his first language.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Well, that's true! I like the steak that Homestar turned into.

'''MIKE:''' This is, uh, this is Matt's work.

'''MATT:''' This was fun to make. I was just trying to— I had watched that, uh... what's it called... that really well-animated Flash cartoon where that guy is getting chased by that cloud? He's that goat-faced guy— goat-head guy and he's getting chased by that cloud. I think I had seen the first one of those, I forget which one came first. Kind of inspired me. ''Samurai Jack''-ish, I suppose, too.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that! Strong Badia is in between the forest and Bubs's.

'''MATT:''' Look out, Coach Z! Oh! That's the— That's called "good explosion" in our Flash library. And, uh—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It was made for Cheat Commandos, right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I based it off of an explosion from and old Galaxy Rangers cartoon, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... so, if you've ever seen a laser show like this ''recently'', it's not very different from if you saw a laser show like this twenty years ago.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the laser show at Stone Mountain, uh, has not changed at all.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I— I hadn't been for maybe 15 years, and we went a couple years ago and it's just amazingly bad as it ever was.

'''MATT:''' Do they still do that part where it looks like Spirographs and they play Axel F from Beverly Hills Cops?

'''MIKE:''' They don't play Axel F. The music changes, but, uh, the lasers are still very— very bad animated bears.

'''MATT:''' Is this Pom Pom's rumpus room?

'''MIKE:''' I think so. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' This is from, uh... the Homestar Runner theme song video. They're hanging out down there, right? Having Cold Ones. And we updated it for this.

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

'''MATT:''' Lemke, Mike. The Lemmer. The Lemmer's been— he's been doing commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he does the pre- and post-game show on Braves Radio.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

===Fun Facts===
*The "really well-animated Flash cartoon" Matt refers to is ''[http://www.biteycastle.com/theYuyu.html the Yuyu]'' by [[Wikipedia:Adam Phillips (animator)|Adam Phillips]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Samurai Jack|Samurai Jack]]'' is a cartoon known for its highly detailed, outline-free, masking-based animation, as well as for its cinematic style and pacing.

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==External Links==
*[[HR:shortshorts.html|watch "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts little.swf|view the Flash file for "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:9214|forum thread re: "Summer Short Shorts"]]

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Summer Short Shorts

Shaboopalaboopy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:45:40 GMT

Shaboopalaboopy: /* Goofs */

{{toonnavfulllink|Shorts|HR:shortshorts.html|Sbemail 150?!?|No Hands On Deck!}}

[[Image:Short Shorts.png|thumb|Those shorts are indeed short.]]
Homestar and pals star in a series of short shorts.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar Runner]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Pterodactyl Coach Z|Pterodactyl Coach Z]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Very, Very Little Girl]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Prehistoric Lands, [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], Laser Show, [[The Bar]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, July 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:52

'''Page Title:''' Dare to Bare!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with the title "Summer Short Shorts" on a photo of blue shorts. The title slowly comes towards the camera. Music plays. Cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand. The camera pans across the table, which is littered with french fries and ketchup.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon, The Cheat! You can do one more! Just one more!

''{The camera zooms out, showing The Cheat sitting opposite Strong Bad at the table, with Strong Mad behind Strong Bad. The Cheat's mouth is crammed full of fries, he has purple bags under his eyes, and he's whimpering}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pops up near The Cheat, wearing a brown hat with a press pass}'' ''{speaking quickly}'' Oh, have you heard the latest news? ''{sits back down}'' I heard the latest news, it was that you could do one more! One more!

''{The Cheat whimpers and spits three fries onto the table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad, tell your girlfriend to do one more.

'''STRONG MAD:''' SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!

''{Homestar Runner runs up, dressed as a waiter, with a brown cap that says 'egg.' on it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aaaaaaand can I get you gentlemen anything else?

''{Homestar holds up a red clown shoe, and a large daisy rises from inside it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boodiiiing!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{cut to a Powered by The Cheat landscape, showing a volcano and the caption "The Millionzoic Era". Cut to a scene showing a prehistoric Marzipan and Homestar, with a tar pit next to them}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' ''{spits green bubbles while he talks}'' Ooga, ooga. My breath, it stinks.

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' ''{turns to the left, away from Homestar}'' Uh-huh!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' Real, real bad!

''{A pterodactyl with Coach Z's hat flies in from the right}''

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' I look at the fly! ''{flies off to the left}''

''{A caveman Strong Bad enters from the mountains. As he jumps to them, a voice that says "bonga-donga-bonga-dong" is heard. He lands in the tar pit, which splashes Homestar and turns into a skull, which sticks to Homestar. As Strong Bad sinks to the bottom of the tar pit, his feet can be seen poking out from underneath.}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Ooga. Me want set the face on fires.

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' What's fire?

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' It sounds fun! Oo-ga! ''{jumps}''

''{A large The Cheat-like dinosaur runs by from the right. It then clamps its mouth around the volcano and begins "drinking" from it, accompanied by glugging noises. The Cheatsaurus then turns and breathes fire over the group, scorching them. Marzipan turns into a drumstick with its tongue sticking out, Homestar turns into a smiling steak with a gold tooth, and Strong Bad merely blackens}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN MARZIPAN AND HOMESTAR:''' Aaaah!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too! ''{turns into a dish with a lobster tail on it}'' I am not exempt!

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Hey, did you see that? The Cheatsaurus can do it again!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{Open with a few shots of leaves, then focus in on Pom Pom's head. He opens his eyes, then leaps out of a bush and jumps upwards. He does a brief pose before falling back down again. He lands on a tree branch, then begins to leap forward from branch to branch. He lands on the ground, and pops a bo staff out of himself. He twirls the staff as pictures of bamboo and a wave appear behind him. He jumps up. Cut to a long shot of him arcing over Strong Badia and Bubs' Concession Stand. He lands lightly next to Coach Z. He pops a deodorant stick out of himself, and tosses it to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Thanks for the smell-cakes, Pom Pom! But next time could you dispense with all the flyin' whozits?!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a small smoke bomb and throws it on the ground in front of him. When the smoke clears, Pom Pom has vanished}''

''{cut back to the title screen}''
<div id="Brain_Sister">
''{Cut to a black screen, while red and green lasers arc from the top and bottom of the screen. Guitar music begins, while the Limozeen logo appears in bright yellow. The logo splits, and an image of Larry appears. It changes color, as a pair of feminine legs in fishnet walk by. Three images of Larry playing guitar appear, which meld into one of him leaping into a power chord. The words "BRAIN SISTER" rise from the bottom as Larry jumps offscreen. A calculator displaying 3.14 appears, and an outline of Texas draws itself around it. Several images of a brain, Larry, guitars, and the ZEEN part of the logo flash past in front of a crowd, until Larry zooms forward, surrounded by stars and playing guitar. More images of Larry's head flash in front of the crowd as the lasers start again. The calculator flashes by, and the legs walk out, with a brain perched on top of them. They walk by a Limozeen amp as the song ends. The Limozeen logo flashes briefly}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}''
:Well, she was only twenty-seventeen.
:She was a low res beauty queen.
:She was a brain... brain... brain sister!
:Texas Instruments all day!
:And she remembers how they used to duet,
:And she remembers how they used to duet!
:Th'all think you know what I mean!

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Yeah! Those do all right! Uh!
</div>
''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{Open in a barroom-type scene. Homestar and Pom Pom are seated at the bar. Both have an 'old one bottle, and there is a bowl of peanuts on the table}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously, Pom Pom. ''{gesturing with bottle}'' You and me, we're like two breads in a biscuit. ''{pokes the bottle in Pom Pom's face}'' Two breads in a biscuit! I'm gonna make a T-shirt! ''{leans in close}'' No, wait! You and me? ''{crouches to look at peanuts}'' We're like this bowl of mayonnaise here. ''{points at Pom Pom with the bottle}'' You're the bowl, 'cuz you're a big, round, fat guy. ''{Pom Pom looks angry. Homestar sits up again, now pointing at himself with the bottle}'' And I'm the mayonnaise, 'cuz I'm smart as peanuts. That'll make a good T-shirt too. Oop, no, wait! Before you strangle me again... You and me? ''{pulls the napkin out from under his bottle}'' Soggy napkin. ''{as Homestar says "Soggy", Pom Pom gets an unimpressed look on his face.}''

''{Cut to the picture of the shorts from the title screen, which now just reads "End."}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the dartboard while Homestar says, "I'm gonna make a T-shirt" to see a [[T-shirt]] with a slice of bread + a slice of bread = a biscuit.
*Click on the dartboard again while Homestar says, "That'll make a good T-shirt too" to see a T-shirt with a bowl of [[mayonnaise]] and the words "Smart as Peanuts!"
[[Image:Very Very Little Girl.jpg|thumb|"You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?"]]
*Click on the "n" in "End" to see a [[Puppet Stuff]] short.
:''{The title "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl" appears. Scene opens to reveal the very, very little girl swinging and Homestar standing next to the swing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello, very, very little girl. Take it away.
:''{Piano flourish, crickets, another piano flourish}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've got no material with this kid. Say something cute. Talk about picking your nose. You seem like a smart kid. You wanna go out some time?
:''{Music from the Pom Pom short plays. Homestar dances.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?
:''{Homestar Runner comes too close to the swing and is hit three times.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OW! ... OW! ... UH!
:''{The screen goes black and "end." appears on the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The Limozeen sequence simulates a [[Lasers|laser show]].
*[[Wikipedia:Image resolution|Low res]] is short for low resolution, which refers to an image with a low level of detail.
*The calculator during the Limozeen sequence displays 3.14, which is a common approximation for [[Pi]].

===Trivia===
*At the February 2006 [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward]], [[Matt Chapman]] mentioned that [[Missy Palmer]] was pregnant—the [[Very, Very Little Girl]] in the Easter egg is perhaps [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and Missy's baby.
**It was revealed in the DVD commentary that Mike's baby provided the voice of The Cheat in this short.
*Very, Very Little Girl is in a [[Wikipedia:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] B0639 Cradle Swing with the Rubber Ducky pattern.

===Remarks===
[[Image:Freecountry silhouette.png|thumb|The layout of the land, err.. Free Country in silhouette form.]]
*The PBTC Coach Z Dactyl has a voice similar to the PBTC Coach Z, but when he says "Cheatsaurus", he pronounces it correctly, rather than saying "Chort".
*After the Coach Z Dactyl flies by for the first time, it remains off camera at the left edge of the animation until just after Caveman Strong Bad splashes tar on Caveman Homestar, at which time the Dactyl pops back into view for a frame or two before disappearing in preparation for its second flight.
*The Pom Pom short reveals that Bubs' Concession Stand abuts Strong Badia, and apparently a lush forest exists beyond that.
*The sky can be seen inside Bubs' Concession Stand during Pom Pom's scene. This would only be possible if one of the walls was missing.
**The email [[the chair]] shows that one of the walls in Bubs' Concession Stand can lower, making this possible.
*Pom Pom shows off his skills with a [[Wikipedia:Bo (weapon)|bo staff]].

===Goofs===
*The French fry on the table loses its reflection after the cut to the wider shot.
*The [[French fries]] The Cheat spits out have no reflection.
*When The PBTC Coach Z Dactyl flies to the side of the screen, he stays there until Strong Bad starts to talk, then flashes in the middle of the screen for a split-second.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Barscene anim.gif|thumb|Déjà Vu Anyone?]]
*The bar short with Homestar and Pom Pom drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]] is almost identical to a scene near the end of the [[Theme Song Video]].
*The same short shorts on the title screen are worn by [[Matt Chapman]] in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].
*Homestar has an [[egg]] on his hat in the restaurant sequence, which also features the same French fries and bottles of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] first seen in [[funny]].
*Millionzoic Homestar says that his breath smells real real bad, which is similar to how he told Strong Bad that his burps smell real bad in [[Sick Day]].
*Millionzoic Homestar turns into a [[steak]] with a [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]].
*"The ol' Cheatasaurus" is what Strong Bad [[Nicknames|nicknamed]] The Cheat in [[other days]].
*The short in The Millionzoic Era resembles the MS Paint picture Strong Mad sends Strong Bad of a brontosaurus eating bacon and eggs at the end of [[lunch special]].
*The back beat during the Pom Pom short is from [[Theme Song Video]], in which he previously demonstrated his skill in martial arts.
*The animation of Pom Pom's smoke bomb is the same animation of Strong Bad's pants poofing away in [[senior prom]].
*The "guitar stars" featured in the laser show are from [[rock opera]].
*The solar calculator during the Limozeen laser show is similar to the one on the chalkboard in [[technology]], which also displayed [[Pi|3.14]].
*There is a [[LEMKE]] flag on the wall in the bar short.
*Homestar mentions [[bread]] in the bar short.
*The flower was also seen in [[She Loves Me!]].
*There is an instance of [[gender confusion]].
*Short shorts were mentioned just a week earlier with Camp Counselor Shortshorts in [[Teen Girl Squad 11]].
*''Millionzoic'' and ''twenty-seventeen'' are [[portmanteaus]].
*The music at the beginning of Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl comes from Strong Bad's kids' show in [[for kids]].

===Real-World References===
*Texas circumscribing the calculator and the lyrics of the song are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments]], a computer and electronics development company.
*One of the backgrounds of Pom Pom's Bo routine is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ukiyo-e|ukiyo-e]] woodblock painting [[Wikipedia:Image:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg|"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"]] by [[Wikipedia:Hokusai|Hokusai]].
*The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". Also, the second line of The Beatles song originally went, "Never been a beauty queen" (or "Not exactly a beauty queen", depending on the source).
*"Dare to Bare!" is a reference to a slogan used by hair-removal product [[Wikipedia:Nair (hair removal)|Nair]], which became famous for its ad jingle where people asked, "Who wears short shorts?"
*Homestar performing the magic trick with a flower growing out of a shoe is a reference to the waiter "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell#Other main characters|Max]]" from "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]]", who was often seen performing magic tricks while serving the students their food.


===Fast Forward===
*More short shorts were produced in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].
*"Brain Sister" was performed again in [[Limozeen Live!]].

==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]])

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look! That— There's—''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Don't look! Don't look, actually.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' There's Matt's shorts and legs.

'''MATT:''' Uh, I kind of don't like the way that the— the... words are getting bigger over... over my—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It's unsettling.

'''MATT:''' It's very unsettling.

'''MIKE:''' So The Cheat's noises right there are my daughter when she was about a month old.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

'''MIKE:''' She sounded just like The Cheat with a million marshmallows stuffed in his mouth.

'''MATT:''' Well, it was an inappropriate sound then. ''{pause}'' Uh, this is a Powered by The Cheat section, Mike. ''You'' probably made this.

'''MIKE:''' I— I did make it. The Cheat—

'''MATT:''' What did Coach Z just say there? "Helicopter fly"?

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I—

'''MATT:''' "I look at the fly"?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, "I look at the fly", yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' "I look at the fly".

'''MIKE:''' I think, basically he's saying, "Look at me, I'm flying."

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay. So not only can The Cheat not do good voices, he can't speak English very well.

'''MIKE:''' Well...

'''MATT:''' Or was it because he's a dinosaur?

'''MIKE:''' It's not his first language.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Well, that's true! I like the steak that Homestar turned into.

'''MIKE:''' This is, uh, this is Matt's work.

'''MATT:''' This was fun to make. I was just trying to— I had watched that, uh... what's it called... that really well-animated Flash cartoon where that guy is getting chased by that cloud? He's that goat-faced guy— goat-head guy and he's getting chased by that cloud. I think I had seen the first one of those, I forget which one came first. Kind of inspired me. ''Samurai Jack''-ish, I suppose, too.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that! Strong Badia is in between the forest and Bubs's.

'''MATT:''' Look out, Coach Z! Oh! That's the— That's called "good explosion" in our Flash library. And, uh—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It was made for Cheat Commandos, right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I based it off of an explosion from and old Galaxy Rangers cartoon, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... so, if you've ever seen a laser show like this ''recently'', it's not very different from if you saw a laser show like this twenty years ago.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the laser show at Stone Mountain, uh, has not changed at all.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I— I hadn't been for maybe 15 years, and we went a couple years ago and it's just amazingly bad as it ever was.

'''MATT:''' Do they still do that part where it looks like Spirographs and they play Axel F from Beverly Hills Cops?

'''MIKE:''' They don't play Axel F. The music changes, but, uh, the lasers are still very— very bad animated bears.

'''MATT:''' Is this Pom Pom's rumpus room?

'''MIKE:''' I think so. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' This is from, uh... the Homestar Runner theme song video. They're hanging out down there, right? Having Cold Ones. And we updated it for this.

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

'''MATT:''' Lemke, Mike. The Lemmer. The Lemmer's been— he's been doing commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he does the pre- and post-game show on Braves Radio.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

===Fun Facts===
*The "really well-animated Flash cartoon" Matt refers to is ''[http://www.biteycastle.com/theYuyu.html the Yuyu]'' by [[Wikipedia:Adam Phillips (animator)|Adam Phillips]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Samurai Jack|Samurai Jack]]'' is a cartoon known for its highly detailed, outline-free, masking-based animation, as well as for its cinematic style and pacing.

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==External Links==
*[[HR:shortshorts.html|watch "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts little.swf|view the Flash file for "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:9214|forum thread re: "Summer Short Shorts"]]

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Summer Short Shorts

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Shaboopalaboopy: /* Goofs */

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[[Image:Short Shorts.png|thumb|Those shorts are indeed short.]]
Homestar and pals star in a series of short shorts.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar Runner]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Pterodactyl Coach Z|Pterodactyl Coach Z]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Very, Very Little Girl]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Prehistoric Lands, [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], Laser Show, [[The Bar]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, July 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:52

'''Page Title:''' Dare to Bare!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with the title "Summer Short Shorts" on a photo of blue shorts. The title slowly comes towards the camera. Music plays. Cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand. The camera pans across the table, which is littered with french fries and ketchup.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon, The Cheat! You can do one more! Just one more!

''{The camera zooms out, showing The Cheat sitting opposite Strong Bad at the table, with Strong Mad behind Strong Bad. The Cheat's mouth is crammed full of fries, he has purple bags under his eyes, and he's whimpering}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pops up near The Cheat, wearing a brown hat with a press pass}'' ''{speaking quickly}'' Oh, have you heard the latest news? ''{sits back down}'' I heard the latest news, it was that you could do one more! One more!

''{The Cheat whimpers and spits three fries onto the table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad, tell your girlfriend to do one more.

'''STRONG MAD:''' SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!

''{Homestar Runner runs up, dressed as a waiter, with a brown cap that says 'egg.' on it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aaaaaaand can I get you gentlemen anything else?

''{Homestar holds up a red clown shoe, and a large daisy rises from inside it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boodiiiing!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{cut to a Powered by The Cheat landscape, showing a volcano and the caption "The Millionzoic Era". Cut to a scene showing a prehistoric Marzipan and Homestar, with a tar pit next to them}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' ''{spits green bubbles while he talks}'' Ooga, ooga. My breath, it stinks.

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' ''{turns to the left, away from Homestar}'' Uh-huh!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' Real, real bad!

''{A pterodactyl with Coach Z's hat flies in from the right}''

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' I look at the fly! ''{flies off to the left}''

''{A caveman Strong Bad enters from the mountains. As he jumps to them, a voice that says "bonga-donga-bonga-dong" is heard. He lands in the tar pit, which splashes Homestar and turns into a skull, which sticks to Homestar. As Strong Bad sinks to the bottom of the tar pit, his feet can be seen poking out from underneath.}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Ooga. Me want set the face on fires.

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' What's fire?

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' It sounds fun! Oo-ga! ''{jumps}''

''{A large The Cheat-like dinosaur runs by from the right. It then clamps its mouth around the volcano and begins "drinking" from it, accompanied by glugging noises. The Cheatsaurus then turns and breathes fire over the group, scorching them. Marzipan turns into a drumstick with its tongue sticking out, Homestar turns into a smiling steak with a gold tooth, and Strong Bad merely blackens}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN MARZIPAN AND HOMESTAR:''' Aaaah!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too! ''{turns into a dish with a lobster tail on it}'' I am not exempt!

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Hey, did you see that? The Cheatsaurus can do it again!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{Open with a few shots of leaves, then focus in on Pom Pom's head. He opens his eyes, then leaps out of a bush and jumps upwards. He does a brief pose before falling back down again. He lands on a tree branch, then begins to leap forward from branch to branch. He lands on the ground, and pops a bo staff out of himself. He twirls the staff as pictures of bamboo and a wave appear behind him. He jumps up. Cut to a long shot of him arcing over Strong Badia and Bubs' Concession Stand. He lands lightly next to Coach Z. He pops a deodorant stick out of himself, and tosses it to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Thanks for the smell-cakes, Pom Pom! But next time could you dispense with all the flyin' whozits?!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a small smoke bomb and throws it on the ground in front of him. When the smoke clears, Pom Pom has vanished}''

''{cut back to the title screen}''
<div id="Brain_Sister">
''{Cut to a black screen, while red and green lasers arc from the top and bottom of the screen. Guitar music begins, while the Limozeen logo appears in bright yellow. The logo splits, and an image of Larry appears. It changes color, as a pair of feminine legs in fishnet walk by. Three images of Larry playing guitar appear, which meld into one of him leaping into a power chord. The words "BRAIN SISTER" rise from the bottom as Larry jumps offscreen. A calculator displaying 3.14 appears, and an outline of Texas draws itself around it. Several images of a brain, Larry, guitars, and the ZEEN part of the logo flash past in front of a crowd, until Larry zooms forward, surrounded by stars and playing guitar. More images of Larry's head flash in front of the crowd as the lasers start again. The calculator flashes by, and the legs walk out, with a brain perched on top of them. They walk by a Limozeen amp as the song ends. The Limozeen logo flashes briefly}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}''
:Well, she was only twenty-seventeen.
:She was a low res beauty queen.
:She was a brain... brain... brain sister!
:Texas Instruments all day!
:And she remembers how they used to duet,
:And she remembers how they used to duet!
:Th'all think you know what I mean!

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Yeah! Those do all right! Uh!
</div>
''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{Open in a barroom-type scene. Homestar and Pom Pom are seated at the bar. Both have an 'old one bottle, and there is a bowl of peanuts on the table}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously, Pom Pom. ''{gesturing with bottle}'' You and me, we're like two breads in a biscuit. ''{pokes the bottle in Pom Pom's face}'' Two breads in a biscuit! I'm gonna make a T-shirt! ''{leans in close}'' No, wait! You and me? ''{crouches to look at peanuts}'' We're like this bowl of mayonnaise here. ''{points at Pom Pom with the bottle}'' You're the bowl, 'cuz you're a big, round, fat guy. ''{Pom Pom looks angry. Homestar sits up again, now pointing at himself with the bottle}'' And I'm the mayonnaise, 'cuz I'm smart as peanuts. That'll make a good T-shirt too. Oop, no, wait! Before you strangle me again... You and me? ''{pulls the napkin out from under his bottle}'' Soggy napkin. ''{as Homestar says "Soggy", Pom Pom gets an unimpressed look on his face.}''

''{Cut to the picture of the shorts from the title screen, which now just reads "End."}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the dartboard while Homestar says, "I'm gonna make a T-shirt" to see a [[T-shirt]] with a slice of bread + a slice of bread = a biscuit.
*Click on the dartboard again while Homestar says, "That'll make a good T-shirt too" to see a T-shirt with a bowl of [[mayonnaise]] and the words "Smart as Peanuts!"
[[Image:Very Very Little Girl.jpg|thumb|"You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?"]]
*Click on the "n" in "End" to see a [[Puppet Stuff]] short.
:''{The title "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl" appears. Scene opens to reveal the very, very little girl swinging and Homestar standing next to the swing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello, very, very little girl. Take it away.
:''{Piano flourish, crickets, another piano flourish}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've got no material with this kid. Say something cute. Talk about picking your nose. You seem like a smart kid. You wanna go out some time?
:''{Music from the Pom Pom short plays. Homestar dances.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?
:''{Homestar Runner comes too close to the swing and is hit three times.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OW! ... OW! ... UH!
:''{The screen goes black and "end." appears on the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The Limozeen sequence simulates a [[Lasers|laser show]].
*[[Wikipedia:Image resolution|Low res]] is short for low resolution, which refers to an image with a low level of detail.
*The calculator during the Limozeen sequence displays 3.14, which is a common approximation for [[Pi]].

===Trivia===
*At the February 2006 [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward]], [[Matt Chapman]] mentioned that [[Missy Palmer]] was pregnant—the [[Very, Very Little Girl]] in the Easter egg is perhaps [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and Missy's baby.
**It was revealed in the DVD commentary that Mike's baby provided the voice of The Cheat in this short.
*Very, Very Little Girl is in a [[Wikipedia:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] B0639 Cradle Swing with the Rubber Ducky pattern.

===Remarks===
[[Image:Freecountry silhouette.png|thumb|The layout of the land, err.. Free Country in silhouette form.]]
*The PBTC Coach Z Dactyl has a voice similar to the PBTC Coach Z, but when he says "Cheatsaurus", he pronounces it correctly, rather than saying "Chort".
*After the Coach Z Dactyl flies by for the first time, it remains off camera at the left edge of the animation until just after Caveman Strong Bad splashes tar on Caveman Homestar, at which time the Dactyl pops back into view for a frame or two before disappearing in preparation for its second flight.
*The Pom Pom short reveals that Bubs' Concession Stand abuts Strong Badia, and apparently a lush forest exists beyond that.
*The sky can be seen inside Bubs' Concession Stand during Pom Pom's scene. This would only be possible if one of the walls was missing.
**The email [[the chair]] shows that one of the walls in Bubs' Concession Stand can lower, making this possible.
*Pom Pom shows off his skills with a [[Wikipedia:Bo (weapon)|bo staff]].

===Goofs===
*The French fry on the table loses its reflection after the cut to the wider shot.
*The [[French fries]] The Cheat spits out have no reflection.
*When Coach Z flies to the side of the screen, he stays there until Strong Bad starts to talk, then flashes in the middle of the screen for a split-second.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Barscene anim.gif|thumb|Déjà Vu Anyone?]]
*The bar short with Homestar and Pom Pom drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]] is almost identical to a scene near the end of the [[Theme Song Video]].
*The same short shorts on the title screen are worn by [[Matt Chapman]] in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].
*Homestar has an [[egg]] on his hat in the restaurant sequence, which also features the same French fries and bottles of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] first seen in [[funny]].
*Millionzoic Homestar says that his breath smells real real bad, which is similar to how he told Strong Bad that his burps smell real bad in [[Sick Day]].
*Millionzoic Homestar turns into a [[steak]] with a [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]].
*"The ol' Cheatasaurus" is what Strong Bad [[Nicknames|nicknamed]] The Cheat in [[other days]].
*The short in The Millionzoic Era resembles the MS Paint picture Strong Mad sends Strong Bad of a brontosaurus eating bacon and eggs at the end of [[lunch special]].
*The back beat during the Pom Pom short is from [[Theme Song Video]], in which he previously demonstrated his skill in martial arts.
*The animation of Pom Pom's smoke bomb is the same animation of Strong Bad's pants poofing away in [[senior prom]].
*The "guitar stars" featured in the laser show are from [[rock opera]].
*The solar calculator during the Limozeen laser show is similar to the one on the chalkboard in [[technology]], which also displayed [[Pi|3.14]].
*There is a [[LEMKE]] flag on the wall in the bar short.
*Homestar mentions [[bread]] in the bar short.
*The flower was also seen in [[She Loves Me!]].
*There is an instance of [[gender confusion]].
*Short shorts were mentioned just a week earlier with Camp Counselor Shortshorts in [[Teen Girl Squad 11]].
*''Millionzoic'' and ''twenty-seventeen'' are [[portmanteaus]].
*The music at the beginning of Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl comes from Strong Bad's kids' show in [[for kids]].

===Real-World References===
*Texas circumscribing the calculator and the lyrics of the song are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments]], a computer and electronics development company.
*One of the backgrounds of Pom Pom's Bo routine is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ukiyo-e|ukiyo-e]] woodblock painting [[Wikipedia:Image:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg|"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"]] by [[Wikipedia:Hokusai|Hokusai]].
*The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". Also, the second line of The Beatles song originally went, "Never been a beauty queen" (or "Not exactly a beauty queen", depending on the source).
*"Dare to Bare!" is a reference to a slogan used by hair-removal product [[Wikipedia:Nair (hair removal)|Nair]], which became famous for its ad jingle where people asked, "Who wears short shorts?"
*Homestar performing the magic trick with a flower growing out of a shoe is a reference to the waiter "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell#Other main characters|Max]]" from "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]]", who was often seen performing magic tricks while serving the students their food.


===Fast Forward===
*More short shorts were produced in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].
*"Brain Sister" was performed again in [[Limozeen Live!]].

==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]])

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look! That— There's—''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Don't look! Don't look, actually.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' There's Matt's shorts and legs.

'''MATT:''' Uh, I kind of don't like the way that the— the... words are getting bigger over... over my—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It's unsettling.

'''MATT:''' It's very unsettling.

'''MIKE:''' So The Cheat's noises right there are my daughter when she was about a month old.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

'''MIKE:''' She sounded just like The Cheat with a million marshmallows stuffed in his mouth.

'''MATT:''' Well, it was an inappropriate sound then. ''{pause}'' Uh, this is a Powered by The Cheat section, Mike. ''You'' probably made this.

'''MIKE:''' I— I did make it. The Cheat—

'''MATT:''' What did Coach Z just say there? "Helicopter fly"?

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I—

'''MATT:''' "I look at the fly"?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, "I look at the fly", yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' "I look at the fly".

'''MIKE:''' I think, basically he's saying, "Look at me, I'm flying."

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay. So not only can The Cheat not do good voices, he can't speak English very well.

'''MIKE:''' Well...

'''MATT:''' Or was it because he's a dinosaur?

'''MIKE:''' It's not his first language.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Well, that's true! I like the steak that Homestar turned into.

'''MIKE:''' This is, uh, this is Matt's work.

'''MATT:''' This was fun to make. I was just trying to— I had watched that, uh... what's it called... that really well-animated Flash cartoon where that guy is getting chased by that cloud? He's that goat-faced guy— goat-head guy and he's getting chased by that cloud. I think I had seen the first one of those, I forget which one came first. Kind of inspired me. ''Samurai Jack''-ish, I suppose, too.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that! Strong Badia is in between the forest and Bubs's.

'''MATT:''' Look out, Coach Z! Oh! That's the— That's called "good explosion" in our Flash library. And, uh—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It was made for Cheat Commandos, right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I based it off of an explosion from and old Galaxy Rangers cartoon, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... so, if you've ever seen a laser show like this ''recently'', it's not very different from if you saw a laser show like this twenty years ago.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the laser show at Stone Mountain, uh, has not changed at all.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I— I hadn't been for maybe 15 years, and we went a couple years ago and it's just amazingly bad as it ever was.

'''MATT:''' Do they still do that part where it looks like Spirographs and they play Axel F from Beverly Hills Cops?

'''MIKE:''' They don't play Axel F. The music changes, but, uh, the lasers are still very— very bad animated bears.

'''MATT:''' Is this Pom Pom's rumpus room?

'''MIKE:''' I think so. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' This is from, uh... the Homestar Runner theme song video. They're hanging out down there, right? Having Cold Ones. And we updated it for this.

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

'''MATT:''' Lemke, Mike. The Lemmer. The Lemmer's been— he's been doing commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he does the pre- and post-game show on Braves Radio.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

===Fun Facts===
*The "really well-animated Flash cartoon" Matt refers to is ''[http://www.biteycastle.com/theYuyu.html the Yuyu]'' by [[Wikipedia:Adam Phillips (animator)|Adam Phillips]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Samurai Jack|Samurai Jack]]'' is a cartoon known for its highly detailed, outline-free, masking-based animation, as well as for its cinematic style and pacing.

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==External Links==
*[[HR:shortshorts.html|watch "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts little.swf|view the Flash file for "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:9214|forum thread re: "Summer Short Shorts"]]

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