http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Valex From Homestar Runner Wiki en MediaWiki 1.15.4 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:12:38 GMT http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Homestar_Ruiner <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>{{pn|8-Bit is Enough|Strong Badia the Free}}<br /> [[Image:SBCG4AP gameplay Strong Bad's Basement.png|thumb|&quot;Actually, I don't think it's your face you should be worried about showing.&quot;]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:HomestarRuinerIcon.png|125px|left]][[Image:HomestarRuinerLogo.png|125px|left]] <br /> '''Homestar Ruiner''' is the first episode of the ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]'' video game series. It has been rated T by the ESRB for Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, and Mild Suggestive Themes. Story written by Mike Stemmle and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. <br /> <br /> While [[Strong Bad]] is going about his usual routine - checking [[Strong Bad Email|emails]], etc. - [[Homestar Runner]] tells him about the [[Contests#Tri-annual Race to the End of the Race|Tri-annual Race to the End of the Race]]. Once Strong Bad hears of Homestar's intention to win this contest, he schemes to snatch victory from Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible grasp]]. But when his scheme backfires, he finds his house invaded by Homestars unwilling to face the world again. Strong Bad has to repair Homestar's status if he ever wants to be free of their presence.<br /> <br /> '''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Homsar}} (voice only, Easter egg), {{film|Marshie}} (as [[Fluffy Puff Mascots#Gel-arshie|Gel-arshie]]), The Mole People, [[Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad cast]], {{film|Drive-Thru Whale}}<br /> <br /> {| cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;<br /> |-<br /> | '''Places:'''<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> | style=&quot;padding-right: 2.5em&quot; |<br /> [[House of the Brothers Strong]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Basement of the Brothers Strong|Basement]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Laundry Room of the Brothers Strong|Laundry Room]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Strong Bad's Room]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Living Room of the Brothers Strong|Living Room]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Kitchen of the Brothers Strong|Kitchen]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Strong Sad's Room]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Computer Room]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> | style=&quot;padding-right: 36px&quot; |<br /> [[Race Track|The Race Track]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Coach Z's Locker Room]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Swimming Pool|The Swimming Pool]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> [[Marzipan's House]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Marzipan's Gazebo]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> [[The King of Town's Castle]]<br /> |<br /> [[The Field]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Bubs' Concession Stand]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Strong Badia]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Gremlin|Cool Car]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Snap Shak]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[Drive-Thru Whale|The Drive-Thru Whale]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[The Stick]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;padding-left: 1.5em&quot;&gt;[[The Brick Wall]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> '''Date:''' August 11, 2008<br /> <br /> {{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD}}<br /> <br /> == Screenshots ==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Homestar Ruiner Techno.PNG|&lt;center&gt;Computer room&lt;/center&gt;<br /> Image:SnakeBoxer5TitleScreen.png|&lt;center&gt;''[[Snake Boxer 5]]''&lt;/center&gt;<br /> Image:TgsComicCreator.PNG|&lt;center&gt;The interface of the Teen Girl Squad comic creator&lt;/center&gt;<br /> Image:Homestar Ruiner Stick.PNG|&lt;center&gt;The Stick&lt;/center&gt;<br /> Image:Strong Bad Bleachers Homestar Ruiner.png|&lt;center&gt;At the track&lt;/center&gt;<br /> Image:Homestar Ruiner Marzipan Strong Bad mailbox.png|&lt;center&gt;Marzipan's front yard&lt;/center&gt;<br /> Image:Sbcg4ap101 float.PNG|&lt;center&gt;A float of victory&lt;/center&gt;<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> == Inventory ==<br /> * Balloons<br /> * Banana Peel<br /> * Candy<br /> * Candy Coupon<br /> * The float's papier mach&amp;eacute; head<br /> * [[Fluffy Puff]] [[Fluffy Puff Translucent Dessert Related Substance|Jela-Ton]]<br /> * Hedge Clippings<br /> * Homestar's Cell Phone<br /> * Homestar's Clothing<br /> * Homestar's Criminal Record<br /> * Homestar costume (combination of Homestar's Clothing and the papier mach&amp;eacute; head)<br /> * Marzipan's Shears<br /> * Onion<br /> * Plunger<br /> * The Poopsmith's Shovel<br /> * Strong Bad's clothes (to change back from the Homestar costume)<br /> * [[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]<br /> * [[Total Load]]<br /> * Trophy<br /> <br /> == Ranks==<br /> #Academic Biathlete<br /> #Midget Thumb Wrestler<br /> #Rhythmic Curler<br /> #Macro Golfer<br /> #Forbidden Ice Dancer<br /> #PVP Archer<br /> #Polar Bear Vaulter<br /> #Flaming Shot Putter<br /> #Nitro Foosball Lineman<br /> #Chainsaw Bocce Bowler (Champion's Belt received)<br /> #Trogdor Polo Chucker<br /> <br /> == Easter Eggs ==<br /> * Enter the photo booth, interact with the top of the light closest to The Cheat. After the pointer changes shape, keep holding down the interaction button and drag the shirt onto Strong Bad to wear it.<br /> ** The shirt can also be obtained by walking off the right side of the photo booth three times, causing Strong Bad to walk under the floor. When he walks directly under the door and out of view, a sound will play, and he'll be wearing the shirt when he comes back into view.<br /> *After prank calling everybody with Homestar's cell phone, you can prank call Homsar.<br /> <br /> == Fun Facts ==<br /> ===Explanations===<br /> *When digging for the Teen Girl Squad idea at the Track, Strong Bad says &quot;Xie xie!&quot; (rendered as &quot;Hsieh hsieh!&quot; by the game's subtitles). This is Mandarin ([[Wikipedia:Simplified Chinese character|simplified Chinese characters]]: 谢谢, [[Wikipedia:Traditional Chinese character|traditional Chinese characters]]: 謝謝) for &quot;Thank you!&quot;<br /> *A [[Wikipedia:Sadie Hawkins dance|Sadie Hawkins dance]] (mentioned by Strong Bad after he trims the hedge in The Field) is a dance where females invite male dates, rather than the other way around.<br /> <br /> === Trivia ===<br /> *The Wii Title ID is WBXx, where x is the region code (E for United States, P for Europe).<br /> *One of the entries in the &quot;Special Thanks&quot; in the game's end credits is for this wiki itself.<br /> *This is the only SBCG4AP episode to not receive an E10+ rating.<br /> <br /> === Remarks ===<br /> *This is one of the few times a character mentions [[Free Country, USA]]. The last time this occurred was when Strong Bad said it in [[flashback]].<br /> *An attempt to use the microwave in-game will result in a note that the door is stuck shut. However, at a certain point in the game, Homestar will open it without any problem--even while Strong Bad is in the middle of saying it's stuck shut.<br /> *Throughout the game, [[The Paper]] accompanies as part of the in-game menu rather than [[New Paper]].<br /> *A different font is used for the [[Lappy 486]] rather than its regular [[Fonts|font]], Glitch0.<br /> <br /> === Goofs ===<br /> *At the non-garden party, the rollover for Marzipan and Homestar is spelled &quot;MARZIPAN &amp; HOMSETAR&quot;. This goof is only present in the Wii version.<br /> *In Strong Bad's photo booth there is a clickable area above the camera. Clicking here turns the cursor into the Max shirt from the Telltale store (also occasionally chosen at random as Young Sam's costume in Sam and Max Episode 202: Moai Better Blues and Episode 204: Chariots of the Dogs). However, when put on Strong Bad, the shirt is yellow and has a picture of a squirrel on it.<br /> *The subtitles are incorrect in several places<br /> **When kicking the Cheat into the dryer, one of the subtitles misspells &quot;Pixelated&quot; as &quot;Pix'''i'''lated&quot;.<br /> **Homestar Runner sings &quot;Do do-do do dooo dooo, do do-do do dooo&quot; but the subtitles say &quot;Do do-do do dooo dooo, do do-do do dooo dooo&quot;.<br /> **While Strong Bad says &quot;some French guy said I should beat you up&quot;, the subtitles quote him as saying &quot;some French guy said '''that''' I should beat you up&quot;.<br /> **While most abbreviations have an apostrophe, no apostrophe is transcribed when Homestar says &quot;puddin sack&quot;.<br /> ** After Strong Bad beats Coach Z's time in the Race to the End of the Race, he says that, &quot;Pom Pom's time is better than you'll ever do,&quot; but is subtitled as, &quot;Pom Pom's time is better than you'll '''ever ever''' do.&quot;<br /> **In several responses from the Drive-Thru Whale, the &quot;O&quot; in &quot;Blubb-O's&quot; is lowercase.<br /> **When the Drive-Thru Whale says &quot;'Nurer' spelled backwards is 'rerun.'&quot; the word &quot;in&quot; is transcribed rather than &quot;is&quot;.<br /> **During Marzipan's answering machine message, the word &quot;polluted&quot; is misspelled as &quot;poluted&quot; in the subtitles.<br /> **When Strong Bad finds the last page of the Snake Boxer V manual, the subtitles refer to the &quot;SECRET F'''RO'''BIDDEN LEVEL&quot;.<br /> **In one of the possible insults Strong Bad can say to Bubs, the word &quot;arm&quot; is misspelled as &quot;armed.&quot;<br /> **In viewing the sign on Bubs' Concession Stand, Strong Bad begins a sentence with &quot;If I ever had any money&quot; but the subtitles start it with &quot;'''And''' if I ever had any money&quot;.<br /> **During one comment about the banner on Marzipan's gazebo, Strong Bad says &quot;in which case&quot; but the word &quot;which&quot; was left out in the subtitles.<br /> **As Strong Bad comments that Snake Boxer 5 is &quot;so much better than the unfortunate Snake Boxer 4: Lady Snake Parade&quot; there is an unnecessary comma after the word &quot;unfortunate&quot;.<br /> **One of Bubs' lines advertising his stand has the subtitles read &quot;Everybody wanna '''to''' buy something&quot; for &quot;Everybody wanna buy something&quot;. <br /> **After Pom Pom cleans out his locker, Strong Bad will comment that Coach Z was serious when he told Pom Pom to clean out his locker, only the subtitles read &quot;clear out his locker&quot;.<br /> *Marzipan's mouth occasionally faces the wrong side of her head (away from Strong Bad and the direction she is facing) during conversations.<br /> *If Marzipan's hedge is trimmed while she's inside after seeing the Homestar float ruined, she will speak to Strong Bad about the hedge but won't be there.<br /> *if you click the calendar in Extended Play, Strong Bad says that it's &quot;the day [he gets that] stupid party out of [his] house&quot; when the party isn't even there.<br /> <br /> === Glitches ===<br /> [[Image:HomestarRuinerBlueWallBug.jpg|thumb|Tech Shirt Glitch.]] <br /> *If the subtitles are turned off, they will be erroneously enabled when Strong Bad checks his email. They will remain enabled afterwards until Strong Bad leaves his house, although the ''Settings'' screen will show them as '''Off'''. Toggling them on and off again under the ''Settings'' will rectify the problem.<br /> *Sometimes the pixels on [[naked Homestar]] will be transparent. When this happens you will notice that all the pixels were covering was his shirt.<br /> *While wearing the tech shirt near Strong Bad's house, in extended play, geometry issues will occur, resulting in what looks like a blue wall shooting out from the shirt. This also occurs in other locations in the game. <br /> *If the Luxa Lounger is extended (when it is unextended) and the radio set to the Latin music in Extended Play, the conga line will re-form even though it won't move.<br /> **When the Luxa Lounger is set back the conga line will disappear, but Homestar, Marzipan, Coach Z, Bubs and the King of Town will appear where they were when the party was still going on. These characters cannot be selected, and Strong Bad can walk right through them.<br /> *As Strong Bad wears the Homestar head, it is sometimes invisible, so you see Strong Bad grab nothing.<br /> *During the Teen Girl Squad comic, if you kill off the other three girls before the game scene (Give So and So the book, What's Her Face the car keys, and either Cheerleader or The Ugly One the cockroach.) and the last girl the hairspray, in the game scene Basketballa will kill her with FUNDAMENTALS! and the It's Over! screen will play. However, when Strong Bad tells you your score, instead of staying on the It's Over! screen, it will revert back to the scene of Basketballa being shocked that he killed a girl.<br /> *Once Extended play has been unlocked, the character's eyes may occasionally disappear after Strong Bad talks to them. Strong bad's eyes may also disappear as well. If either one occurs the eyes will remain gone until the player leaves the area. This may happen anywhere in the game, but it happens most often at Bubs' Consession Stand.<br /> <br /> ==== Wii Version ====<br /> *If widescreen mode is turned on, talking to Coach Z in extended play results in the game freezing, requiring a hard reset. In addition, many of the cut scenes that play throughout the game will sometimes freeze, also requiring a hard reset.<br /> *After Strong Bad plays [[Snake Boxer 5]], the background changes from the TV to the Computer Room before resuming Strong Bad's Standing-up animation.<br /> *If the game is saved while in the photo booth while wearing a shirt and then immediately turned off, then when you start only the collar of the shirt will be visible.<br /> *If you repeatedly press B during the ending cutscene/credits, you will teleport to the Computer Room. You can move the pointer during this period, but you cannot do anything and must reset.<br /> *While the people are throwing a party at Strong Bad's house, you can go through The King of Town's body while he's eating [[pizza]]. If you try to take a picture of Strong Bad through the King of Town's body, the game will freeze, forcing you to do a hard reset.<br /> *When the King of Town is presenting the trophy to Strong Bad after winning the race, the game will freeze, forcing the player to do a hard reset. This only occurs in widescreen.<br /> *If you delete all the emails and then undelete them, the first email (the one Strong Bad is answering in the game) will not be shown in the inbox and the trash will still indicate that there is an email in there even when it is empty. This is solved by restarting the game.<br /> <br /> ==== PC Version ====<br /> *Occasionally Homestar, Marzipan, Bubs, The Cheat, Coach Z, Strong Mad, Strong Sad or Strong Bad's eyes are not visible upon entering an area. The same may also occur with Strong Mad and Marzipan's mouth.<br /> *Sometimes, when you start up the game, part of it it will go offscreen and reappear on the screens other side (e.g. the menu's top part being on the bottom of the screen and the bottom of the menu on the top screen portion.)<br /> <br /> === Inside References ===<br /> *Homestar previously called his butt a &quot;[[Glossary#T|twees]]&quot; in [[lady fan]]. Also, Strong Bad mentions himself being a pain in the twees while looking at the &quot;Nuisance Trophy&quot;.<br /> *Strong Bad's pronunciation of &quot;party&quot; matches his pronunciation in [[nightlife]].<br /> *Homestar mentions [[cake]] jugglers.<br /> *Marzipan has previously written a [[Oh yeah yeah|song]] stating that she [[marzipan|really doesn't like Strong Bad at all]].<br /> *Strong Bad mentions a [[French]] guy.<br /> *This is another appearance of a [[cardboard box]].<br /> *Strong Bad's song about you not being able to handle his [[style]] is a reference to [[modeling]].<br /> *&quot;Thoughts on a [[Bird]]&quot; from [[Audition with Marzipan]] and [[The Luau]] plays at Marzipan's house.<br /> *An ad for the [[Ab-Abber 2000]] plays on the TV in the basement.<br /> *The music of &quot;The Cheat's assorted Latin Rhythms&quot; was first heard in [[pet show]].<br /> *When hiding behind the King of Town's statue in the hall of records, Strong Bad lists the features of &quot;Stealth Strong Bad&quot;, an imaginary action figure made by [[Cheap as Free|Cheap as Free Toys]].<br /> *References to Strong Bad's [[style]] are made throughout the game.<br /> *The music on the email menu is a remix of the music from the game show scenes in [[animal]].<br /> *Strong Bad can wear [[Homestar Runner's Pants|Homestar Runner's &quot;Pants&quot;]].<br /> **Additionally, Strong Bad can change his own pants.<br /> *This introductory sequence features an instance of [[couch mumbling]].<br /> **The video game title he mumbles is [[RhinoFeeder]].<br /> *The music that plays in [[The Field]] comes from &quot;A Grade A Gray Day&quot; in [[fan club]].<br /> *A poster for [[the Municipality]] can be found on the back of the lockers. The Municipality logo also appears on the Lappy screen just before the end credits.<br /> *Strong Bad carves one of the hedges into the shape of [[Trogdor]].<br /> **Occasionally in Snake Boxer 5's forbidden mode, when using the fire breath attack, Strong Bad will shout &quot;Burninate!&quot;<br /> *This is another appearance of [[showering]].<br /> *The main music heard at the House of the Brothers Strong is taken from the bar scene in [[Summer Short Shorts]].<br /> *When the King of Town gives Strong Bad the Silver Trophy of Ultimate Destiny, the music from [[Population Tire]] can be heard briefly.<br /> *When you first enter the [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong|living room]] the same music from [[do over]], [[Date Nite]], the Easter egg from [[Play Date]], and [[love poems]] plays.<br /> *Strong Bad saying &quot;Check, Check one. Syllabus&quot; into the microphone at the track is a reference to the opening of the email [[candy product]].<br /> *The [[Limozeen Coloring Book]] can be seen on top of the messy pile over Strong bad's bed.<br /> *While showering, Homestar sings the &quot;Independent Girl&quot; song from [[One Two, One Two]].<br /> *When Strong Bad jumps into The King of Town's vent he says [[Catch Phrases#Dangeresque|&quot;Looks like I'm gonna have to jump!&quot;]]<br /> *At the party, when Coach Z falls out the window, he exclaims &quot;[[Fall Float Parade|I regret everything!]]&quot;<br /> *The loading screen's fading purple background is taken from the ending of [[retirement]].<br /> *After putting on the Championship belt, Strong Bad will mention the Sizzle Weight belt and the Jack-Em Up Kid, which is a reference to the email [[yes, wrestling]].<br /> *The voice of the newscaster heard on the TV is the same voice as the [[Cold Ones]] spokesperson in [[business trip]] and [[buried]], the [[Blubb-O's]] spokesperson in [[nightlife]] and [[Blubb-O's Commercial]], and Marzipan's questionable surgeon in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].<br /> *The hedge that Strong Bad clips in Marzipan's yard closely resembles Homestar in [[fan club]].<br /> *The flashback theme for [[The DNA Evidence]] plays while Strong Bad is outside the King of Town's castle.<br /> *When Strong Bad first dons his Homestar disguise, his impersonation includes naming the sections of the [[Main Pages]].<br /> *When Homestar is practicing in the locker room, he sometimes says &quot;Look at me. Don't look at me. Look at me now.&quot; This is structured the same as a line from the commercial in [[Family Resemblence]].<br /> *The theme music from [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] plays when inside [[The King of Town's Castle]].<br /> *The football music from [[Toikey TV]] plays at the Track.<br /> *The music for [[action figure]] is played during the [[Contests|Race to the End of the Race]].<br /> *When What's-Her-Face receives the car keys, her car &quot;[[StrongBadZone|a-splodes]]&quot;.<br /> *When What's-Her-Face's car &quot;a-splodes&quot;, there is an appearance by two gangsters, one of whom bears a striking resemblance to Harvax XVII, the boss of [[Stinkoman_20X6_Walkthrough_Level_9|Level 9]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]].<br /> *Homestar used [[Total Load]] to make a smoothie in [[alternate universe]].<br /> *Stratergery is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of strategy and surgery.<br /> *During Homestar's stay at the House of the Brothers Strong, he would occasionally ask himself whether despair has one &quot;[[g]]&quot; or two.<br /> *During Strong Bad's conversation with Strong Sad, they refer to their [[parents]].<br /> *The music that plays when Homestar found in Strong Bad's house was first heard in [[pizzaz]].<br /> === Real-World References ===<br /> *In the Wii version's banner animation, Strong Bad loads the file &quot;CG4AP101.wad&quot;. [http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/WAD_files WAD files] are the package format that stores program data and other files that WiiWare and Virtual Console games (as well as other Wii channels) use.<br /> *When Homestar is on the phone with Marzipan, the way he says, &quot;Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Noo! Yes. Yes?&quot; is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Abe Lincoln Must Die!|episode 4]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Sam &amp; Max Season One|Sam &amp; Max Season One]]'', where Sam answers a phone with the Commissioner and says that in the same way.<br /> **Additionally, the music which plays when Strong Bad acquires bonus items and trophies is ''Item Get'' from [[Wikipedia:Reality 2.0|episode 5]] of the same season.<br /> *When investigating the stands near the track Strong Bad mentions the stands being emptier than a Stryper concert. [[Wikipedia:Stryper|Stryper]] was a Christian metal band from the '80s.<br /> *When Strong Bad attempts to pick up the hurdle after the first run of the Race to the End of the Race, he claims that it must be made of some very heavy metal, and lists several materials he thinks it could be made of, including &quot;black sabbath&quot;. [[Wikipedia:Black Sabbath|Black Sabbath]] was a heavy metal band which had great influence on the genre.<br /> *After trimming the hedge near Bub's Concession Stand, having Strong Bad look at it leads him to call it &quot;the [[Gibson Flying V|flying V]]&quot;. This is an actual guitar made by [[Wikipedia:Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson Guitar Corp.]] The hedge's shape is also accurate to the Gibson Flying V.<br /> *Throughout most of the game, Strong Bad's fridge contains only a single jar of mayonnaise. In [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis|''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'']], another point-and-click adventure game, Indiana Jones had only a single jar of mayonnaise in his fridge.<br /> *Bubs will tell Strong Bad to &quot;stay gold&quot; after ending conversation. This is a reference to the book [[Wikipedia:The Outsiders|The Outsiders]] when the main character, Ponyboy, is told to &quot;stay gold&quot; from his friend.<br /> *Strong Bad's [[DELETED|Deleted]] line, &quot;Survey Says...DELETED!&quot;, is a reference to the popular game show [[Wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]].<br /> *If Coach Z discovers the Total Load in Pom Pom's locker before Strong Bad puts Homestar's racing career back together, he'll cry out &quot;What in [[Wikipedia:Cypress Hill|Cypress Hill?]]&quot;. This may also refer to his fondness for hip-hop music.<br /> *If Coach Z discovers Total Load in Pom Pom's gym bag after Strong Bad puts Homestar's racing reputation back together, he'll exclaim &quot;Great Strong Sad's ghost!&quot; This references the famous exclaiming line of &quot;Great Caesar's ghost!&quot; from the old television series, ''[[Wikipedia:Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]''.<br /> *After giving Marzipan the chocolates, Strong Bad says he gave her some &quot;[[Wikipedia:Funky Cold Medina|Funky Cold Ma-Chocolates]]&quot;.<br /> *When he collects all four trophies, Strong Bad speaks in a manner similar to the Count from [[Sesame Street]].<br /> *Strong Bad saying &quot;Check, Check one. Syllabus&quot; into the microphone at the track is a reference to the line &quot;Check, Check one. Sibilance&quot; spoken by Barry (Tom Hanks) while conducting a microphone check for the band Aerosmith, before their performance in a ''Wayne's World'' sketch in a 1990 episode of ''Saturday Night Live''.<br /> *The &quot;Jane Austentaceous Chamber Music Jam&quot; CD (the third one in the See Dee Spinner) is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jane Austen|Jane Austen]], who wrote books set in nineteenth century England, when chamber music was common.<br /> **Strong Mad's line just after turning on the CD for the first time is a reference to Austen's most famous book, [[Wikipedia:Pride and Prejudice|Pride and Prejudice]]. Mr. Darcy is a main character in the story.<br /> *At the party, when complimenting Coach Z, Strong Bad speaks some Swedish, ending with &quot;Bork, Bork, Bork&quot;, one of the many Mock-Swedish words said by [[Wikipedia:The Muppets|The Muppets' Swedish Chef]].<br /> *When Strong Bad hides behind the bonsai bush in the King of Town's Castle, he says [[Wikipedia:It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown|&quot;It's Arbor Day, Strongly Brown&quot;]].<br /> *When kicking The Cheat into the dryer, The Cheatspeak is [[Homestar_Ruiner_Responses_(House_of_Strong)#The_Cheat|subtitled as ''Wii?'']].<br /> *One of Strong Bad's metal detector finding comments contains the phrase, &quot;I hope it's a-bubblin' crude.&quot; This is a reference to the theme song from the television show &quot;[[Wikipedia: Beverly Hillbillies|The Beverly Hillbillies]]&quot;, where Jed Clampett strikes it rich by finding &quot;a-bubblin' crude&quot; oil.<br /> *When Strong Bad walks near Homestar Runner at the field, one of the things he is chanting is &quot;I must, I must, I must improve my bust,&quot; a reference to the young adult novel ''[[Wikipedia:Are You There_God? It's Me, Margaret|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Judy Blume|Judy Blume]].<br /> *When Strong Sad comments on his asthma after Strong Bad looks at the Strong Sad trophy, Strong Bad replies with &quot;Sucks to your asmar!&quot;, which is a quote from the book ''[[Wikipedia:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies]]''.<br /> *When seen and questioned about using hedge shears on the Homestar float by Marzipan, Strong Bad responds, &quot;I'm giving him [[Wikipedia:Shave and a Haircut|a shave? and a haircut? two bits?]]&quot;.<br /> *Strong Bad exclaiming &quot;Shape of a moron!&quot; whenever he puts on his Homestar costume, and &quot;Luxa Lounger powers, activate!&quot; whenever he reclines the Luxa Lounger, is a parody of the exclamations the [[Wikipedia:Wonder Twins|Wonder Twins]] make whenever they transform.<br /> *While Homestar is in the locker room he will occasionally say [[Wikipedia:Press Your Luck|&quot;No whammies... no whammies... no whammies...&quot;]]. <br /> *While preparing for the race on the field, Homestar might start humming the theme music of ''[[Wikipedia:Chariots of Fire|Chariots of Fire]]''.<br /> *Just before finding Homestar on his couch, Strong Bad mentions that he &quot;didn't even have to use my [[Wikipedia:AK-47|AK]]&quot;, a reference to the song [[Wikipedia:It Was a Good Day|It Was A Good Day]].<br /> *Strong Bad's acceptance speech is lifted almost verbatim from [[Wikipedia:Lou Gehrig|Lou Gehrig's farewell address]] at Yankee Stadium in 1939. The address was immortalized in the movie ''Pride of the Yankees'': &quot;Today... I consider myself... the luckiest man... on the face of the earth.&quot;<br /> *When Strong Bad gets the plunger in The K.O.T's Castle, he says &quot;By the Power of.. Brownskull!&quot; This refers to [[Wikipedia:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]] when the young warrior calls out &quot;By the power of Grayskull!&quot;<br /> *The prize for the Race to the End of the Race is the Silver Trophy of Ultimate Destiny, a reference to the song [[Wikipedia:The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]] by [[Wikipedia:Lemon Demon|Lemon Demon]] that became a highly popular Flash cartoon.<br /> *One of Coach Z's exclamations mentions Olympian [[Wikipedia: Bruce Jenner|Bruce Jenner]], who was a renowned track-and-field star.<br /> *When caught by The Poopsmith every other time, Strong Bad will say, &quot;Oh crunchberries.&quot; Crunch Berries is a variation of the cereal [[Wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Cap'n Crunch]].<br /> *If the King of Town eats the box of Chocolate-Covered Organic Packing Peanuts and walks away before Marzipan answers the door, Strong Bad would curse this by saying, &quot;Rassin frassin King of Town grumble mumble...&quot; This references the snickering dog [[Wikipedia:Muttley|Muttley]], who would grumble about the abusiveness of his boss, [[Wikipedia:Dick Dastardly|Dick Dastardly]].<br /> *If Coach Z finds Total Load in Strong Mad's Locker, he will jump from nowhere and yell &quot;Oh Yeah&quot; much like the Kool-Aid Man, who would exclaim &quot;Oh Yeah&quot; after jumping through a wall or similar object.<br /> *Homestar's line, &quot;I feel like I could take on the world&quot;, is also spoken by the Purple Tentacle in [[Wikipedia:Day of the Tentacle|Day of the Tentacle]].<br /> <br /> === Fast Forward ===<br /> *[[The Municipality]]'s prominence in the second SBCG4AP episode, [[Strong Badia the Free]] is foreshadowed when their poster appears in the locker room and when their logo appears on the [[Lappy 486]]'s monitor at the end.<br /> **The next episode's events are further foreshadowed in extended play, when The King of Town threatens to tax Strong Bad.<br /> *The [[Please Stop Trying to Handle My Style|intro song]] mentions that Strong Bad's style shines like &quot;An imploding star... a burning car&quot;. A puzzle in [[Baddest of the Bands]] features both an imploding star and a burning car, as noted by Strong Bad.<br /> **Additionally, the same line in the song is used as a hint in the game, albeit with the two subjects swapped over.<br /> *In Baddest of the Bands Strong Bad asks Coach Z where are the trophies he won in the episode, which Coach Z has sold for two bucks. Strong Bad also comment about the showers smelling &quot;Homestar onion soup&quot; a reference of a puzzle in the episode. Strong Bad also mentions the hedge shears in this episode.<br /> *Strong Bad &quot;winning&quot; the Jela-Ton would be followed up with the receipt of ''Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder'' in [[8-Bit is Enough]].<br /> *Episode 5's conclusion has Strong Bad mumbling about ''RhinoFeeder'' in his sleep, just like in this game's introduction.<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *[[SBCG4AP:homestarruiner|Official episode webpage]]<br /> *[[Telltale:videos/homestarruinergameplay1|Watch the gameplay video for &quot;Homestar Ruiner&quot;]]<br /> **[http://telltale.vo.llnwd.net/o15/videos/sbcg4ap/homestar101/homestar101gameplay.flv FLV video file for &quot;Homestar Ruiner&quot;]<br /> *[[Telltale:videos/homestarruinergameplay2|Watch the second gameplay video for &quot;Homestar Ruiner&quot;]]<br /> *[[YouTube:wCGdWBRgMIQ|YouTube mirror of the older version of the first gameplay video for &quot;Homestar Ruiner&quot;]]<br /> *[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-337|Read May 14, 2008 press release about 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Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Onion Bubs]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}<br /> <br /> {{costumeslink}}<br /> <br /> '''Places:''' [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[The Halloween House]], [[Computer Room]]<br /> <br /> '''Date:''' Thursday, October 29, 2009<br /> <br /> '''Running Time:''' 5:57<br /> <br /> '''Page Title:''' Available wherever doomy books are sold!<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> ''{Open to an almost-entirely black screen, with a window in the corner. As the following words are said, they are written at the bottom of the screen in red.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{He has a slight echo throughout the toon, unless noted.}'' One chilled ''{said as &quot;chill&amp;egrave;d&quot;}'' Hallow's Eve I rose,<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Sad steps out of the shadows. The next line is not written on the screen.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sat right down to writing,<br /> <br /> ''{He sits down as a desk moves in to view, with a paper and inkwell on it. He pulls out a pen and takes it to the paper.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' For none had bothered to propose, to their parties, my inviting.<br /> <br /> ''{Cut back to another mostly-black screen with another window. Strong Sad is seen writing at the desk in white silhouette. The words are again written in red.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I crafted such a macabre ''{said in an exaggerated fashion}'' tale there in my darkened room<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' To achieve literary justice, and send each to their DOOOOM! ''{As he says the final word, his skull image appears over his head, the screen glows slightly green, and a musical sting is heard.}''<br /> <br /> ''{To music, a book entitled &quot;DOOMY TALES OF THE MACABRE by S. Sad&quot; appears. On the cover, Strong Sad is dressed as the grim reaper and laughing. In front of him lie skulls of other main characters.}''<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the exterior of the King of Town's castle. One window is brightly lit. The camera zooms in on that window.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We start with the most expendable. Grrrreetings, ''{with the R rolled}'' King of Town!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to inside the castle, where the King of Town is slowly sinking into a giant boiling pot.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For this glutton, a stew of mutton in which to slowly drown!<br /> <br /> '''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I thought these were tales of the McArby: ''{A book appears with &quot;TALES OF THE McARBY&quot; on it, showing an enormous hamburger.}'' the mythical fast-food crossover sandwich of legend!<br /> <br /> ''{The book disappears. The King of Town is now mostly submerged. He gurgles a bit and munches on the mutton on the way down. The King of Town's skull, in the shape of The Municipality logo, appears over his head as he sinks, to a musical sting. Cut to an image of a crystal ball.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' What's this? ''{Marzipan walks up to the crystal, and a distorted reflection of her is visible in it.}'' The fair maid Marzipan considering a brand new man?<br /> <br /> ''{Homestar leans in.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan! Have you seen my toenail clippings? I left them right on top of your toothbrush.<br /> <br /> ''{Marzipan glares at Homestar for a moment, and then into the crystal.}''<br /> <br /> '''MARZIPAN:''' Crystal, crystal, on the ball, I need a better boyfriend, y'all!<br /> <br /> ''{Closeup on the ball, which is glowing. A buzzing sound is heard.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But the gypsy forces she invoked decided they would play a joke!<br /> <br /> ''{The ball flashes to a thunderclap. Cut to Homestar, but pan immediately so that only his shadow is visible.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AaaaaaaaAAAAAAA...<br /> <br /> ''{His shadow and voice both shift to match Coach Z's}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' AAAAARRAOOOOOORR!<br /> <br /> ''{Pan back over to Coach Z.}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' Hey there, my little love jorb! ''{Holds up his foot, which is encased in a shoe that's falling apart. It's stained and some hairs are on it.}'' These bunions, corns, and calluses aren't gonna pumice themselves!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Marzipan.}''<br /> <br /> '''MARZIPAN:''' ''{halfheartedly; her skull appears over her face to the musical sting}'' Nuuuuuuu... Oh, wait, ''{squinting}'' what's that say? ''{The skull appears to the musical sting again.}'' Nooooooooo!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is in silhouette. The top of the screen resembles the paper Strong Sad is writing on, and Strong Sad's line is written on it.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obse&amp;mdash;<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' ''{interrupting}'' Hey, ''{Sudden cut back to Coach Z.}'' what abrat ''my'' doom?<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um, you're already Coach Z. No sense in beating a dead horse.<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' Hey, good point!<br /> <br /> ''{Coach Z's skull appears over his face to the musical sting. Cut back to the Concession Stand, the same as before.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obsessed with sales and liquidation,<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to inside the Stand. Bubs is concocting some sort of potion with a complicated device. He has some bubble gum in his costume's wig. A bottle of &quot;TOXIC WASTE&quot; is sitting near him.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Dabbling with fiendish tests and genetic experimentation.<br /> <br /> '''BUBS:''' I'll just take this piece of brain from my wig... ''{grabs the bubble gum and throws it into the concoction. Strong Sad's face appears in the top-left corner of the screen.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' But you all know how these things go, with unnatural creations.<br /> <br /> ''{Cut back outside the Stand.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A puff of smoke! ''{smoke appears}'' A greenish glow! ''{the space inside the Stand turns green}'' Voila! Horrible abomination!<br /> <br /> ''{A giant puff of smoke appears. The text on the stand has been replaced with Bubs-like eyes, and teeth resembling Bubs' teeth hang above the stand's window. Bubs, now clearly visible, looks up at this. The stand growls and the teeth shake.}''<br /> <br /> '''BUBS:''' Aw, this was supposed to ''reduce'' my overhead! Not turn ''into'' my head!<br /> <br /> ''{The teeth chomp at Bubs, severing his head from his body. The head, with Xs in place of eyes, flies forward and lands in front of Onion Bubs.}''<br /> <br /> '''ONION BUBS:''' Welcome to my world! ''{cackles with an...}'' Ehhhhh-heheheheheheeeeeeeh!<br /> <br /> ''{Bubs' skull appears over his head to a musical sting. Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith in the middle of the field.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' These two no-talkers need to go! <br /> <br /> ''{A piece of paper comes down from the top of the screen; both characters look at it. &quot;Poopmith&quot; is written on it over Strong Sad's next line.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Let's eliminate a Poopsmith O!<br /> <br /> ''{The word on the paper becomes &quot;POpmith&quot;. A tire pump from Dig Dug appears in front of the Poopsmith. The Poopsmith looks at it and starts pumping it. As he does, a tube connects from it to Pom Pom. Pom Pom becomes pixelated and grows bigger, until he pops. Crickets chirp for a moment.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover, unsure}'' Oh, uh, and Pom Pom was filled with a deadly gas... ''{a cloud of gas appears where Pom Pom was}'' that killed the Popsmith&lt;!-- sic; he's the POPSMITH for this segment --&gt;...really...fast.<br /> <br /> ''{The Poopsmith suddenly falls over onto the tire pump. His skull appears over his head, and Pom Pom's over his cloud, with a really fast musical sting. Cut to Homestar running in the field.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar Runner, fast like the whind&lt;!--sic--&gt;, but how fast can he run when his knees can't bend?<br /> <br /> ''{As Homestar passes a tree, his legs straighten out to a musical sting. He keeps running, albeit slower, anyway.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oooh! Hey, this ain't so bad! ''{Hearts appear over his head}'' Gives me the good thoughts, you know.<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Well, I'll revise, then, if you please. What if each leg had several knees?<br /> <br /> ''{A flash of light and musical sting as Homestar's legs become curved and tangled. Nonetheless, he shuffles along anyway.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, great! It's like I'm wadin' through puddin' with every step! And everyone knows how much the Homestar Runner loves wadin' through puddin'. ''{Zoom in on Homestar, who stops.}'' Strong Sad, these doomy tales of macrame aren't very scary. ''{He walks forward.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, there's an idea!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the dark room where Strong Sad is writing, now silhouetted in gray. Homestar shuffles in as a white silhouette. The words are written on the bottom of the screen again.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A crafty fad, once loved by all. I'll hang you on a '70s basement wall!<br /> <br /> ''{Suddenly, the background becomes a yellow wallpaper, and Homestar becomes a macrame owl hanging on it.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{terrified}'' Oh no! Macrame! My worst nightmare!<br /> <br /> ''{Marzipan steps forward.}''<br /> <br /> '''MARZIPAN:''' But Macrame Owl Homestar, I give you a macrame dream catcher for Decemberween every year.<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My point exactlyyyyyyy!<br /> <br /> ''{Homestar's skull appears over the macrame Homestar to the musical sting. Marzipan jumps back in surprise. Coach Z steps in.}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' Get back upstairs and cook my seventies dinner, woman!<br /> <br /> ''{Marzipan scowls and walks off.}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' And put on a pantsuit, fer cryin' out loud!<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Halloween is ''{Cut to the Sad Kids approaching a house with a candy bag. A paper appears, with Strong Sad's words written on it.}'' very handy, for those with appetites for candy. <br /> <br /> ''{The paper disappears as a hand drops a piece of candy into the bag. The Sad Kids walk off.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Except for greedy trick-or-treaters...<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like Strong Mad and The Cheat... ''{struggles for a rhyme}'' er... <br /> <br /> '''STRONG MAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' CHECK OUT MY NEW TREAT BAG!<br /> <br /> ''{He indicates a dumpster with &quot;TR[[Lowercase i's|i]]CK TREAT&quot; spray-painted on it.}''<br /> <br /> '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the moon, panning back.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' All night long, they gathered sweets,<br /> <br /> ''{The dumpster comes into view. Candy is poured into it.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And tossed upon the growing heap! When finally struck the midnight hour,<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Mad and The Cheat appear in the dumpster and start scarfing down candy. The Cheat disappears suddenly.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Twas not just candy he devoured! ''{chuckles}''<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Mad chokes a little and yellow hairs fly out of his mouth.}'' <br /> <br /> '''STRONG MAD:''' THE CHEAT? NOOOOOO!!!<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Mad's skull appears over his head, and The Cheat's over his stomach, for the musical sting.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's not macabre! ''{pronounced as &quot;macab-er&quot;}''<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Strong Bad standing near the dumpster.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad eats The Cheat like four times a day! How do you think we give him baths?<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, fine! ''{Strong Bad looks upwards left and right, in search of Strong Sad}'' Well, I saved the ''most'' macabre ''{exaggerated}'' for last!<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' I'd like to see you get macabré on mé!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the Comp&amp;eacute;. Strong Bad types Strong Sad's words.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad, as he always does, checks emails from his fans, what if,<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to behind the Comp&amp;eacute;.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' instead of boxing gloves, a pair of human hands?!<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Bad's hands are replaced by live-action human hands. Strong Bad recoils, knocking The Compé's monitor away. The hands' fingers continually move, except when in contact with the Compé's keyboard.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' Aaahhh! I'm hideous! How will I ever type with these waggly knuckled monstrosities?!<br /> <br /> ''{He attempts to type, but fails. His skull appears over his head to the musical sting. Fade out and back in to Strong Sad.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' Now all have met their grisly fate, such horrors for you to see. Perchance next time they'll all think twice before not inviting me!<br /> <br /> ''{The lights suddenly come on, and Strong Sad looks up with a happy surprised face.}''<br /> <br /> '''ALL:''' Happy Halloween, Strong Sad!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut back to show Strong Sad looking at all the other main characters except Homsar.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His voice no longer exhibits the echo}'' A surprise party? Just for me?! Oh, you guys shouldn't have! You all really do care!<br /> <br /> ''{The characters all fall forward, revealed to be a giant cardboard cutout with a tape player behind it.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' Oh. ''{to the viewer, nervously:}'' Heh, heh, you weren't really supposed to see that, uh... let's just flick the light back off, shall we?<br /> <br /> ''{He turns off the light. The words &quot;the end.&quot; appear to music, with skulls of the characters appearing below it. Cut to a scene of all the characters standing around in the field.}''<br /> <br /> ==Easter Eggs==<br /> * During the scene with Pom Pom and The Poopsmith in the field, click on The Poopsmith's Goron Ruby tattoo to see the Homsar Easter egg.<br /> <br /> :''{Shows the clip of Homsar being crushed by the Heavy Lourde from [[homsar]].}''<br /> :'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Crushed once by a Heavy Lourde in sbemail number two. To keep this little weirdo dead, only a heavy gourd will do! <br /> :'''HOMSAR:''' My punjab has a pretty price-tag! ''{His bowler hat spins in midair and flies off the top of the screen}''<br /> :''{A gourd marked &quot;Heavy Gourd&quot; comes down and crushes Homsar, then his skull flashes over where he used to be to the musical sting. His hat lands on top of the gourd.}''<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Strong Mad: <br /> :'''STRONG MAD:''' MOVE-A MOVE-A!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on The Poopsmith:<br /> :''{Homestar sings Saria's song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time|The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time]] [[Singing Out Of Tune|slightly off-key]] as The Poopsmith dances}''<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Bubs:<br /> :'''BUBS:''' Hey, Coach Z, you seen my wallet?<br /> :'''COACH Z:''' Well, what does it look like?<br /> :'''BUBS:''' It's the one that says &quot;Bad business practices&quot;.<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on The King of Town:<br /> :'''STRONG BAD:''' The King of Town ate the colonel's mustard, and the rope, and the parlor.<br /> :'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I admit to only two thirds of that statement!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Coach Z:<br /> :'''COACH Z:''' Say, Marzipan, peep this: &quot;You take two steps frorward and I'll take two steps back.&quot; Huh? No? I'm a cold-hearted snake? Rush rush? The Laker girls?<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on The Cheat: <br /> :''{The Cheat grabs his backside and pulls himself into the air. A stone podium inscribed &quot;UNLESS&quot; appears under The Cheat, and he flies away. The podium disappears and The Cheat reappears with a pop.}''<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Strong Bad:<br /> :''{As he speaks, a face resembling the face of the moon in [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] fades in and out repeatedly on the surface of the moon.}''<br /> :'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Oh no, the evil moon is crashing into the Earth again! What a totally un-frustrating way to play a video game!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Marzipan:<br /> :'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run&amp;mdash;off of a cliff, preferably.<br /> :'''MARZIPAN:''' You Kinder-Überraschung!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Homestar:<br /> :'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, I'm just gonna save everybody some time and burn through these. ''{quickly}'' Pom Pom? Underwater orange juice man? Classic. Strong Bad? Scarecrow and Mrs. King? I would've preferred Jake and the Fat Man, but nice work. The Cheat as the thorax? Love it. Favorite part of the insect. Coach Z? Not sure if I wanna know the answer to this, but did you steal Mickey Mouse's pants? Marzipan, off-duty Ronald McDonald? It is what it is. And finally, Homestar, you seem to be distraught. ''{turns around}'' People try and make me sound a lot... weird, y'know, and I'm strong! And I can... kick... ''{lifts his leg to kick. It becomes the curled-up tangle it was during the toon.}''<br /> <br /> ==Fun Facts==<br /> ===Explanations===<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Macabre|Macabre]] is a literary and artistic style characterized by its grim nature and details of death.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Macrame|Macrame]] is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Overhead|Overhead]] refers to a business's expenses that aren't tied to sales (e.g. rent, labor, utilities, advertising).<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> *This is the first time Onion Bubs has ever spoken.<br /> *This cartoon marks the first time that both Bubs and Onion Bubs were visible at the same time.<br /> *This is the second time that a character has sported two different costumes in the same Halloween Toon: Strong Sad is wearing his Grim Reaper getup on the cover of his book.<br /> &lt;!-- This is the THIRD - not first! - Halloween cartoon without the Goblin. He also wasn't in The House that Gave Sucky Treats or Halloween Fairstival. Third times aren't notable, so please do not add anything about the Goblin. --&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Remarks===<br /> *Many characters [[fourth wall breaks|break the fourth wall]] by speaking to Strong Sad as he narrates. Marzipan does so by misreading a cue card. Strong Bad also does so by typing what Strong Sad is narrating. Strong Sad does so by addressing the audience at the end.<br /> *Strong Sad pronounces &quot;chilled&quot; as &quot;[[-&amp;egrave;d|chill&amp;egrave;d&quot;]].<br /> *The patty on the McArby resembles that of the [[Blubb-O's|Thick 'n Nasty]].<br /> *Marzipan wears a tank top in this Toon, revealing her skin. This adds to the theory that her body is skirt-shaped (see also: [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]).<br /> *This cartoon suggests that both Coach Z and Homestar have toes.<br /> *&quot;Boyfriend&quot; Coach Z appearing with Macrame Owl Homestar is a strange and subtle case of a [[duplicate character]].<br /> *Even though Strong Mad coughs up The Cheat's hair, he doesn't seem to eat The Cheat (The Cheat doesn't appear to go into Strong Mad's Mouth).<br /> *This toon suggests that Strong Bad has a wireless keyboard.<br /> *The Compé was purchased with, and has been shown with, a mouse. However, it appears to be absent in this toon, though it could have fallen off the desk with the Compé itself.<br /> *When Strong Bad's Gloves turn into hands, the hands don't seem to be attached to his body at all.<br /> *Strong Bad mentions &quot;the parlor&quot; in the King of Town's Easter egg, but this is not one of the rooms included in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]], on which the King of Town's costume is based.<br /> *When Homsar's skull is shown, his hat is seen as if it were part of his skull.<br /> *Strong Sad's not being invited to Halloween parties could be a reference to [[Homestarloween Party]], in which he so depresses the other guests that Marzipan bans him from future parties.<br /> <br /> ===Goofs===<br /> *The Poopsmith is dressed as Darunia, but the tag at the end says that he is &quot;King Dirunia&quot;. In addition to the spelling error, Darunia (though the leader of the Gorons) is not a king. The Gorons in Goron City refer to him only as &quot;Big Brother&quot;.<br /> *Homsar's hat is dressed up for Halloween, but at the end, he is wearing his normal bowler hat.<br /> *&quot;Poopsmith&quot; and &quot;Popsmith&quot; are both missing the &quot;s&quot; when they are written on the parchment paper.<br /> <br /> ===Glitches===<br /> *As with all years, the cursor can hover over Homsar to bring up his name and costume while characters give their Easter egg speeches, which is not possible for any other characters. This is due to Homsar being added in over the movie clip, and not affected by the rendering level that the others are in.<br /> <br /> ===Inside References===<br /> *Bubs' Concession Stand turning into Bubs's head also happened in the [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|2005 April Fools' Day special]].<br /> *The dispenser of &quot;TOXIC WASTE&quot; appears to be the the dispenser of &quot;Green Apple&quot; snow cone flavor Strong Bad pierced with a pencil in [[DNA Evidence]] with the label covered up.<br /> *Strong Bad's fate is having to type with [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|human hands]].<br /> *The dooms written by Strong Sad involve the [[death]]s of several characters.<br /> *The King Of Town's &quot;death&quot; is by [[stew]].<br /> *Strong Sad mentions that Homsar was killed by the [[Heavy Lourde]] in [[homsar|sbemail number 2]].<br /> *Homestar has trouble [[What are you supposed to be?|identifying the costumes]].<br /> *Strong Sad's pronunciation of &quot;macabre&quot; is [[Foreign Words|irregular]].<br /> *Strong Sad suggests that Strong Mad [[The Cheat being eaten|eats the Cheat]].<br /> *The King of Town's skull image resembles the logo for [[the Municipality]].<br /> *This toon is done in the style of the poetry of [[Edgar Allan Poe]].<br /> *Strong Bad previously showed his inability to type with fingers in email [[fingers]].<br /> *Strong Sad is seen [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiling]].<br /> *Coach Z says [[Jorb]].<br /> *Homsar was previously referred to as &quot;this little weirdo&quot; in [[different town]].<br /> *Strong Sad was first seen as the [[Grim Reaper]] in [[Experimental Film]].<br /> *The hand that gives the Sad Kids candy was previously seen in [[hygiene]] and [[Career Day]].<br /> *Homsar dressing up as Little Orphan Annie is another example of [[cross-dressing]].<br /> *Strong Sad says &quot;Grrrreetings&quot; the same way he did in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]].<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]] has been referenced very briefly in [[alternate universe]].<br /> *Strong Bad was previously shown being horrified by bare human hands in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].<br /> * The burger in the McArby sandwich was previously seen in [[Blubb-O's Commercial]].<br /> ===Real-World References===<br /> [[File:Majora's Moon.png|thumb|300px|What a totally unfrustrating likeness!]]<br /> *McArby is a [[portmanteau]] of [[McDonald's]] and [[Wikipedia:Arby's|Arby's]].<br /> *Strong Bad's comment about the moon falling refers to ''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', in which, the moon would come crashing down after 3 in-game days (about 54-72 minutes real-world time, under normal conditions), causing a game over unless Link reset time using the Ocarina of Time. His comment about it being a &quot;totally unfrustrating&quot; manner of play refers to how this time limit and limited saving caused frustration among some gamers having to repeat similar parts of the game frequently as well as a feeling of being rushed. The face on the moon as he says this resembles the one in the game.<br /> *The song that Homestar sings and the Poopsmith dances to is Saria's Song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]. In this game, the player must make Goron Chieftain Darunia dance to this song. This tune also plays in different locations in various later games in the series.<br /> *Pom Pom is dressed as an enemy from the Namco game Dig Dug. The way the Poopsmith inflates and pops him with a pump is the same as how enemies are killed in the game.<br /> *Marzipan says &quot;Crystal, crystal, on the ball,&quot; a reference to the line &quot;Magic mirror, on the wall&quot; from [[Wikipedia: Snow White|Snow White]], which was mistakenly interpreted as &quot;Mirror, mirror, on the wall.&quot;<br /> *When you click on Homestar at the end of the toon, the Easter Egg wraps up with him claiming to be strong and able to kick. This, along with Homestar's costume, is a reference to Crispin Glover's 1987 [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover#Late Night appearance|appearance on &quot;Late Night with David Letterman&quot;]] where he kicked at Letterman.<br /> *Coach Z's Easter egg makes heavy reference to [[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]], including her songs &quot;[[Wikipedia:Opposites Attract|Opposites Attract]]&quot;, &quot;Cold Hearted Snake&quot;, and &quot;Rush Rush&quot;. [[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] first appeared in the Abdul's &quot;Opposites Attract&quot; video. Paula Abdul was also once a Laker girl.<br /> *Strong Bad's quote &quot;Run, Marzipan, Run&quot; is based on the source of Marzipan's costume, the [[German]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''.<br /> **Marzipan's reply, &quot;You [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]]!&quot; refers to the German confection also known as &quot;Kinder Surprise&quot; or &quot;Kinder Egg&quot;.<br /> *Bubs' Easter egg is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', where his costume, Jules, originated from. Jules had a wallet saying a similar, but vulgar phrase on it.<br /> **Bubs pulling the brain from his hair is a reference to another scene from ''Pulp Fiction''.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]] was a US TV series that ran from 1983 and 1987 about the adventures of a spy and a divorced housewife.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Jake and the Fatman|Jake and the Fatman]] was a US TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992 about a prosecuting attorney and an investigator.<br /> *The Cheat &quot;lifts himself up by the seat of his pants&quot; and &quot;takes leave of this place... without leaving a trace&quot;, leaving only a pile of rocks bearing the word &quot;UNLESS&quot;, just as The Lorax does.<br /> **There is also a Thneed lying at The Cheat's feet when he is first shown. A Thneed is a product made from the Lorax's beloved Truffula Trees, and which (claims the Once-Ler, the book's villain) &quot;everyone, everyone, everyone needs&quot;.<br /> *When Strong Mad says &quot;MOVE-A MOVE-A&quot;, it is a reference to a lyric spoken in the Dire Straits song &quot;Money for Nothing&quot;.<br /> *Homsar is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], and his line refers to &quot;Punjab&quot;, a recurring character from that comic strip.<br /> *Strong Bad's remarks about the King of Town's costume reflect the format of Clue (who, what, and where), on which the King of Town's costume is based.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> {{extlinks|ween09|15866}}<br /> <br /> {{halloweennav}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Books]]</div> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:26:18 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Doomy_Tales_of_the_Macabre http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Doomy_Tales_of_the_Macabre <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween09|Decomposing Pumpkins|Fan Costumes '09}}<br /> [[File:GloomyTalesOfTheMacabre.png|thumb|Doomy Tales]]<br /> <br /> Strong Sad takes control this year!<br /> <br /> '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Onion Bubs]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}<br /> <br /> {{costumeslink}}<br /> <br /> '''Places:''' [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[The Halloween House]], [[Computer Room]]<br /> <br /> '''Date:''' Thursday, October 29, 2009<br /> <br /> '''Running Time:''' 5:57<br /> <br /> '''Page Title:''' Available wherever doomy books are sold!<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> ''{Open to an almost-entirely black screen, with a window in the corner. As the following words are said, they are written at the bottom of the screen in red.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{He has a slight echo throughout the toon, unless noted.}'' One chilled ''{said as &quot;chill&amp;egrave;d&quot;}'' Hallow's Eve I rose,<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Sad steps out of the shadows. The next line is not written on the screen.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sat right down to writing,<br /> <br /> ''{He sits down as a desk moves in to view, with a paper and inkwell on it. He pulls out a pen and takes it to the paper.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' For none had bothered to propose, to their parties, my inviting.<br /> <br /> ''{Cut back to another mostly-black screen with another window. Strong Sad is seen writing at the desk in white silhouette. The words are again written in red.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I crafted such a macabre ''{said in an exaggerated fashion}'' tale there in my darkened room<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' To achieve literary justice, and send each to their DOOOOM! ''{As he says the final word, his skull image appears over his head, the screen glows slightly green, and a musical sting is heard.}''<br /> <br /> ''{To music, a book entitled &quot;DOOMY TALES OF THE MACABRE by S. Sad&quot; appears. On the cover, Strong Sad is dressed as the grim reaper and laughing. In front of him lie skulls of other main characters.}''<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the exterior of the King of Town's castle. One window is brightly lit. The camera zooms in on that window.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We start with the most expendable. Grrrreetings, ''{with the R rolled}'' King of Town!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to inside the castle, where the King of Town is slowly sinking into a giant boiling pot.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For this glutton, a stew of mutton in which to slowly drown!<br /> <br /> '''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I thought these were tales of the McArby: ''{A book appears with &quot;TALES OF THE McARBY&quot; on it, showing an enormous hamburger.}'' the mythical fast-food crossover sandwich of legend!<br /> <br /> ''{The book disappears. The King of Town is now mostly submerged. He gurgles a bit and munches on the mutton on the way down. The King of Town's skull, in the shape of The Municipality logo, appears over his head as he sinks, to a musical sting. Cut to an image of a crystal ball.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' What's this? ''{Marzipan walks up to the crystal, and a distorted reflection of her is visible in it.}'' The fair maid Marzipan considering a brand new man?<br /> <br /> ''{Homestar leans in.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan! Have you seen my toenail clippings? I left them right on top of your toothbrush.<br /> <br /> ''{Marzipan glares at Homestar for a moment, and then into the crystal.}''<br /> <br /> '''MARZIPAN:''' Crystal, crystal, on the ball, I need a better boyfriend, y'all!<br /> <br /> ''{Closeup on the ball, which is glowing. A buzzing sound is heard.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But the gypsy forces she invoked decided they would play a joke!<br /> <br /> ''{The ball flashes to a thunderclap. Cut to Homestar, but pan immediately so that only his shadow is visible.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' AaaaaaaaAAAAAAA...<br /> <br /> ''{His shadow and voice both shift to match Coach Z's}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' AAAAARRAOOOOOORR!<br /> <br /> ''{Pan back over to Coach Z.}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' Hey there, my little love jorb! ''{Holds up his foot, which is encased in a shoe that's falling apart. It's stained and some hairs are on it.}'' These bunions, corns, and calluses aren't gonna pumice themselves!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Marzipan.}''<br /> <br /> '''MARZIPAN:''' ''{halfheartedly; her skull appears over her face to the musical sting}'' Nuuuuuuu... Oh, wait, ''{squinting}'' what's that say? ''{The skull appears to the musical sting again.}'' Nooooooooo!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is in silhouette. The top of the screen resembles the paper Strong Sad is writing on, and Strong Sad's line is written on it.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obse&amp;mdash;<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' ''{interrupting}'' Hey, ''{Sudden cut back to Coach Z.}'' what abrat ''my'' doom?<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um, you're already Coach Z. No sense in beating a dead horse.<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' Hey, good point!<br /> <br /> ''{Coach Z's skull appears over his face to the musical sting. Cut back to the Concession Stand, the same as before.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And now we join a man obsessed with sales and liquidation,<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to inside the Stand. Bubs is concocting some sort of potion with a complicated device. He has some bubble gum in his costume's wig. A bottle of &quot;TOXIC WASTE&quot; is sitting near him.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Dabbling with fiendish tests and genetic experimentation.<br /> <br /> '''BUBS:''' I'll just take this piece of brain from my wig... ''{grabs the bubble gum and throws it into the concoction. Strong Sad's face appears in the top-left corner of the screen.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' But you all know how these things go, with unnatural creations.<br /> <br /> ''{Cut back outside the Stand.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A puff of smoke! ''{smoke appears}'' A greenish glow! ''{the space inside the Stand turns green}'' Voila! Horrible abomination!<br /> <br /> ''{A giant puff of smoke appears. The text on the stand has been replaced with Bubs-like eyes, and teeth resembling Bubs' teeth hang above the stand's window. Bubs, now clearly visible, looks up at this. The stand growls and the teeth shake.}''<br /> <br /> '''BUBS:''' Aw, this was supposed to ''reduce'' my overhead! Not turn ''into'' my head!<br /> <br /> ''{The teeth chomp at Bubs, severing his head from his body. The head, with Xs in place of eyes, flies forward and lands in front of Onion Bubs.}''<br /> <br /> '''ONION BUBS:''' Welcome to my world! ''{cackles with an...}'' Ehhhhh-heheheheheheeeeeeeh!<br /> <br /> ''{Bubs' skull appears over his head to a musical sting. Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith in the middle of the field.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' These two no-talkers need to go! <br /> <br /> ''{A piece of paper comes down from the top of the screen; both characters look at it. &quot;Poopmith&quot; is written on it over Strong Sad's next line.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Let's eliminate a Poopsmith O!<br /> <br /> ''{The word on the paper becomes &quot;POpmith&quot;. A tire pump from Dig Dug appears in front of the Poopsmith. The Poopsmith looks at it and starts pumping it. As he does, a tube connects from it to Pom Pom. Pom Pom becomes pixelated and grows bigger, until he pops. Crickets chirp for a moment.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover, unsure}'' Oh, uh, and Pom Pom was filled with a deadly gas... ''{a cloud of gas appears where Pom Pom was}'' that killed the Popsmith&lt;!-- sic; he's the POPSMITH for this segment --&gt;...really...fast.<br /> <br /> ''{The Poopsmith suddenly falls over onto the tire pump. His skull appears over his head, and Pom Pom's over his cloud, with a really fast musical sting. Cut to Homestar running in the field.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar Runner, fast like the whind&lt;!--sic--&gt;, but how fast can he run when his knees can't bend?<br /> <br /> ''{As Homestar passes a tree, his legs straighten out to a musical sting. He keeps running, albeit slower, anyway.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oooh! Hey, this ain't so bad! ''{Hearts appear over his head}'' Gives me the good thoughts, you know.<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Well, I'll revise, then, if you please. What if each leg had several knees?<br /> <br /> ''{A flash of light and musical sting as Homestar's legs become curved and tangled. Nonetheless, he shuffles along anyway.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, great! It's like I'm wadin' through puddin' with every step! And everyone knows how much the Homestar Runner loves wadin' through puddin'. ''{Zoom in on Homestar, who stops.}'' Strong Sad, these doomy tales of macrame aren't very scary. ''{He walks forward.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, there's an idea!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the dark room where Strong Sad is writing, now silhouetted in gray. Homestar shuffles in as a white silhouette. The words are written on the bottom of the screen again.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A crafty fad, once loved by all. I'll hang you on a '70s basement wall!<br /> <br /> ''{Suddenly, the background becomes a yellow wallpaper, and Homestar becomes a macrame owl hanging on it.}''<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{terrified}'' Oh no! Macrame! My worst nightmare!<br /> <br /> ''{Marzipan steps forward.}''<br /> <br /> '''MARZIPAN:''' But Macrame Owl Homestar, I give you a macrame dream catcher for Decemberween every year.<br /> <br /> '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My point exactlyyyyyyy!<br /> <br /> ''{Homestar's skull appears over the macrame Homestar to the musical sting. Marzipan jumps back in surprise. Coach Z steps in.}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' Get back upstairs and cook my seventies dinner, woman!<br /> <br /> ''{Marzipan scowls and walks off.}''<br /> <br /> '''COACH Z:''' And put on a pantsuit, fer cryin' out loud!<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Halloween is ''{Cut to the Sad Kids approaching a house with a candy bag. A paper appears, with Strong Sad's words written on it.}'' very handy, for those with appetites for candy. <br /> <br /> ''{The paper disappears as a hand drops a piece of candy into the bag. The Sad Kids walk off.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Except for greedy trick-or-treaters...<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like Strong Mad and The Cheat... ''{struggles for a rhyme}'' er... <br /> <br /> '''STRONG MAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' CHECK OUT MY NEW TREAT BAG!<br /> <br /> ''{He indicates a dumpster with &quot;TR[[Lowercase i's|i]]CK TREAT&quot; spray-painted on it.}''<br /> <br /> '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the moon, panning back.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' All night long, they gathered sweets,<br /> <br /> ''{The dumpster comes into view. Candy is poured into it.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And tossed upon the growing heap! When finally struck the midnight hour,<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Mad and The Cheat appear in the dumpster and start scarfing down candy. The Cheat disappears suddenly.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Twas not just candy he devoured! ''{chuckles}''<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Mad chokes a little and yellow hairs fly out of his mouth.}'' <br /> <br /> '''STRONG MAD:''' THE CHEAT? NOOOOOO!!!<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Mad's skull appears over his head, and The Cheat's over his stomach, for the musical sting.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's not macabre! ''{pronounced as &quot;macab-er&quot;}''<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to Strong Bad standing near the dumpster.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad eats The Cheat like four times a day! How do you think we give him baths?<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, fine! ''{Strong Bad looks upwards left and right, in search of Strong Sad}'' Well, I saved the ''most'' macabre ''{exaggerated}'' for last!<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' I'd like to see you get macabré on mé!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to the Comp&amp;eacute;. Strong Bad types Strong Sad's words.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad, as he always does, checks emails from his fans, what if,<br /> <br /> ''{Cut to behind the Comp&amp;eacute;.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' instead of boxing gloves, a pair of human hands?!<br /> <br /> ''{Strong Bad's hands are replaced by live-action human hands. Strong Bad recoils, knocking The Compé's monitor away. The hands' fingers continually move, except when in contact with the Compé's keyboard.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG BAD:''' Aaahhh! I'm hideous! How will I ever type with these waggly knuckled monstrosities?!<br /> <br /> ''{He attempts to type, but fails. His skull appears over his head to the musical sting. Fade out and back in to Strong Sad.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' Now all have met their grisly fate, such horrors for you to see. Perchance next time they'll all think twice before not inviting me!<br /> <br /> ''{The lights suddenly come on, and Strong Sad looks up with a happy surprised face.}''<br /> <br /> '''ALL:''' Happy Halloween, Strong Sad!<br /> <br /> ''{Cut back to show Strong Sad looking at all the other main characters except Homsar.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His voice no longer exhibits the echo}'' A surprise party? Just for me?! Oh, you guys shouldn't have! You all really do care!<br /> <br /> ''{The characters all fall forward, revealed to be a giant cardboard cutout with a tape player behind it.}''<br /> <br /> '''STRONG SAD:''' Oh. ''{to the viewer, nervously:}'' Heh, heh, you weren't really supposed to see that, uh... let's just flick the light back off, shall we?<br /> <br /> ''{He turns off the light. The words &quot;the end.&quot; appear to music, with skulls of the characters appearing below it. Cut to a scene of all the characters standing around in the field.}''<br /> <br /> ==Easter Eggs==<br /> * During the scene with Pom Pom and The Poopsmith in the field, click on The Poopsmith's Goron Ruby tattoo to see the Homsar Easter egg.<br /> <br /> :''{Shows the clip of Homsar being crushed by the Heavy Lourde from [[homsar]].}''<br /> :'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Crushed once by a Heavy Lourde in sbemail number two. To keep this little weirdo dead, only a heavy gourd will do! <br /> :'''HOMSAR:''' My punjab has a pretty price-tag! ''{His bowler hat spins in midair and flies off the top of the screen}''<br /> :''{A gourd marked &quot;Heavy Gourd&quot; comes down and crushes Homsar, then his skull flashes over where he used to be to the musical sting. His hat lands on top of the gourd.}''<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Strong Mad: <br /> :'''STRONG MAD:''' MOVE-A MOVE-A!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on The Poopsmith:<br /> :''{Homestar sings Saria's song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time|The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time]] [[Singing Out Of Tune|slightly off-key]] as The Poopsmith dances}''<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Bubs:<br /> :'''BUBS:''' Hey, Coach Z, you seen my wallet?<br /> :'''COACH Z:''' Well, what does it look like?<br /> :'''BUBS:''' It's the one that says &quot;Bad business practices&quot;.<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on The King of Town:<br /> :'''STRONG BAD:''' The King of Town ate the colonel's mustard, and the rope, and the parlor.<br /> :'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I admit to only two thirds of that statement!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Coach Z:<br /> :'''COACH Z:''' Say, Marzipan, peep this: &quot;You take two steps frorward and I'll take two steps back.&quot; Huh? No? I'm a cold-hearted snake? Rush rush? The Laker girls?<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on The Cheat: <br /> :''{The Cheat grabs his backside and pulls himself into the air. A stone podium inscribed &quot;UNLESS&quot; appears under The Cheat, and he flies away. The podium disappears and The Cheat reappears with a pop.}''<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Strong Bad:<br /> :''{As he speaks, a face resembling the face of the moon in [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] fades in and out repeatedly on the surface of the moon.}''<br /> :'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Oh no, the evil moon is crashing into the Earth again! What a totally un-frustrating way to play a video game!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Marzipan:<br /> :'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run&amp;mdash;off of a cliff, preferably.<br /> :'''MARZIPAN:''' You Kinder-Überraschung!<br /> <br /> *At the end, click on Homestar:<br /> :'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, I'm just gonna save everybody some time and burn through these. ''{quickly}'' Pom Pom? Underwater orange juice man? Classic. Strong Bad? Scarecrow and Mrs. King? I would've preferred Jake and the Fat Man, but nice work. The Cheat as the thorax? Love it. Favorite part of the insect. Coach Z? Not sure if I wanna know the answer to this, but did you steal Mickey Mouse's pants? Marzipan, off-duty Ronald McDonald? It is what it is. And finally, Homestar, you seem to be distraught. ''{turns around}'' People try and make me sound a lot... weird, y'know, and I'm strong! And I can... kick... ''{lifts his leg to kick. It becomes the curled-up tangle it was during the toon.}''<br /> <br /> ==Fun Facts==<br /> ===Explanations===<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Macabre|Macabre]] is a literary and artistic style characterized by its grim nature and details of death.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Macrame|Macrame]] is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Overhead|Overhead]] refers to a business's expenses that aren't tied to sales (e.g. rent, labor, utilities, advertising).<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> *This is the first time Onion Bubs has ever spoken.<br /> *This cartoon marks the first time that both Bubs and Onion Bubs were visible at the same time.<br /> *This is the second time that a character has sported two different costumes in the same Halloween Toon: Strong Sad is wearing his Grim Reaper getup on the cover of his book.<br /> &lt;!-- This is the THIRD - not first! - Halloween cartoon without the Goblin. He also wasn't in The House that Gave Sucky Treats or Halloween Fairstival. Third times aren't notable, so please do not add anything about the Goblin. --&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Remarks===<br /> *Many characters [[fourth wall breaks|break the fourth wall]] by speaking to Strong Sad as he narrates. Marzipan does so by misreading a cue card. Strong Bad also does so by typing what Strong Sad is narrating. Strong Sad does so by addressing the audience at the end.<br /> *Strong Sad pronounces &quot;chilled&quot; as &quot;[[-&amp;egrave;d|chill&amp;egrave;d&quot;]].<br /> *The patty on the McArby resembles that of the [[Blubb-O's|Thick 'n Nasty]].<br /> *Marzipan wears a tank top in this Toon, revealing her skin. This adds to the theory that her body is skirt-shaped (see also: [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]).<br /> *This cartoon suggests that both Coach Z and Homestar have toes.<br /> *&quot;Boyfriend&quot; Coach Z appearing with Macrame Owl Homestar is a strange and subtle case of a [[duplicate character]].<br /> *Even though Strong Mad coughs up The Cheat's hair, he doesn't seem to eat The Cheat (The Cheat doesn't appear to go into Strong Mad's Mouth).<br /> *This toon suggests that Strong Bad has a wireless keyboard.<br /> *The Compé was purchased with, and has been shown with, a mouse. However, it appears to be absent in this toon, though it could have fallen off the desk with the Compé itself.<br /> *When Strong Bad's Gloves turn into hands, the hands don't seem to be attached to his body at all.<br /> *Strong Bad mentions &quot;the parlor&quot; in the King of Town's Easter egg, but this is not one of the rooms included in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]], on which the King of Town's costume is based.<br /> *When Homsar's skull is shown, his hat is seen as if it were part of his skull.<br /> *Strong Sad's not being invited to Halloween parties could be a reference to [[Homestarloween Party]], in which he so depresses the other guests that Marzipan bans him from future parties.<br /> <br /> ===Goofs===<br /> *The Poopsmith is dressed as Darunia, but the tag at the end says that he is &quot;King Dirunia&quot;. In addition to the spelling error, Darunia (though the leader of the Gorons) is not a king. The Gorons in Goron City refer to him only as &quot;Big Brother&quot;.<br /> *Homsar's hat is dressed up for Halloween, but at the end, he is wearing his normal bowler hat.<br /> *&quot;Poopsmith&quot; and &quot;Popsmith&quot; are both missing the &quot;s&quot; when they are written on the parchment paper.<br /> <br /> ===Glitches===<br /> *As with all years, the cursor can hover over Homsar to bring up his name and costume while characters give their Easter egg speeches, which is not possible for any other characters. This is due to Homsar being added in over the movie clip, and not affected by the rendering level that the others are in.<br /> <br /> ===Inside References===<br /> *Bubs' Concession Stand turning into Bubs's head also happened in the [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|2005 April Fools' Day special]].<br /> *The dispenser of &quot;TOXIC WASTE&quot; appears to be the the dispenser of &quot;Green Apple&quot; snow cone flavor Strong Bad pierced with a pencil in [[DNA Evidence]] with the label covered up.<br /> *Strong Bad's fate is having to type with [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|human hands]].<br /> *The dooms written by Strong Sad involve the [[death]]s of several characters.<br /> *The King Of Town's &quot;death&quot; is by [[stew]].<br /> *Strong Sad mentions that Homsar was killed by the [[Heavy Lourde]] in [[homsar|sbemail number 2]].<br /> *Homestar has trouble [[What are you supposed to be?|identifying the costumes]].<br /> *Strong Sad's pronunciation of &quot;macabre&quot; is [[Foreign Words|irregular]].<br /> *Strong Sad suggests that Strong Mad [[The Cheat being eaten|eats the Cheat]].<br /> *The King of Town's skull image resembles the logo for [[the Municipality]].<br /> *This toon is done in the style of the poetry of [[Edgar Allan Poe]].<br /> *Strong Bad previously showed his inability to type with fingers in email [[fingers]].<br /> *Strong Sad is seen [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiling]].<br /> *Coach Z says [[Jorb]].<br /> *Homsar was previously referred to as &quot;this little weirdo&quot; in [[different town]].<br /> *Strong Sad was first seen as the [[Grim Reaper]] in [[Experimental Film]].<br /> *The hand that gives the Sad Kids candy was previously seen in [[hygiene]] and [[Career Day]].<br /> *Homsar dressing up as Little Orphan Annie is another example of [[cross-dressing]].<br /> *Strong Sad says &quot;Grrrreetings&quot; the same way he did in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]].<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]] has been referenced very briefly in [[alternate universe]].<br /> *Strong Bad was previously shown being horrified by bare human hands in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].<br /> * The burger in the McArby sandwich was previously seen in Blubbo's Commercial.<br /> ===Real-World References===<br /> [[File:Majora's Moon.png|thumb|300px|What a totally unfrustrating likeness!]]<br /> *McArby is a [[portmanteau]] of [[McDonald's]] and [[Wikipedia:Arby's|Arby's]].<br /> *Strong Bad's comment about the moon falling refers to ''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', in which, the moon would come crashing down after 3 in-game days (about 54-72 minutes real-world time, under normal conditions), causing a game over unless Link reset time using the Ocarina of Time. His comment about it being a &quot;totally unfrustrating&quot; manner of play refers to how this time limit and limited saving caused frustration among some gamers having to repeat similar parts of the game frequently as well as a feeling of being rushed. The face on the moon as he says this resembles the one in the game.<br /> *The song that Homestar sings and the Poopsmith dances to is Saria's Song from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]. In this game, the player must make Goron Chieftain Darunia dance to this song. This tune also plays in different locations in various later games in the series.<br /> *Pom Pom is dressed as an enemy from the Namco game Dig Dug. The way the Poopsmith inflates and pops him with a pump is the same as how enemies are killed in the game.<br /> *Marzipan says &quot;Crystal, crystal, on the ball,&quot; a reference to the line &quot;Magic mirror, on the wall&quot; from [[Wikipedia: Snow White|Snow White]], which was mistakenly interpreted as &quot;Mirror, mirror, on the wall.&quot;<br /> *When you click on Homestar at the end of the toon, the Easter Egg wraps up with him claiming to be strong and able to kick. This, along with Homestar's costume, is a reference to Crispin Glover's 1987 [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover#Late Night appearance|appearance on &quot;Late Night with David Letterman&quot;]] where he kicked at Letterman.<br /> *Coach Z's Easter egg makes heavy reference to [[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]], including her songs &quot;[[Wikipedia:Opposites Attract|Opposites Attract]]&quot;, &quot;Cold Hearted Snake&quot;, and &quot;Rush Rush&quot;. [[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] first appeared in the Abdul's &quot;Opposites Attract&quot; video. Paula Abdul was also once a Laker girl.<br /> *Strong Bad's quote &quot;Run, Marzipan, Run&quot; is based on the source of Marzipan's costume, the [[German]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''.<br /> **Marzipan's reply, &quot;You [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder-Überraschung]]!&quot; refers to the German confection also known as &quot;Kinder Surprise&quot; or &quot;Kinder Egg&quot;.<br /> *Bubs' Easter egg is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', where his costume, Jules, originated from. Jules had a wallet saying a similar, but vulgar phrase on it.<br /> **Bubs pulling the brain from his hair is a reference to another scene from ''Pulp Fiction''.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]] was a US TV series that ran from 1983 and 1987 about the adventures of a spy and a divorced housewife.<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Jake and the Fatman|Jake and the Fatman]] was a US TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992 about a prosecuting attorney and an investigator.<br /> *The Cheat &quot;lifts himself up by the seat of his pants&quot; and &quot;takes leave of this place... without leaving a trace&quot;, leaving only a pile of rocks bearing the word &quot;UNLESS&quot;, just as The Lorax does.<br /> **There is also a Thneed lying at The Cheat's feet when he is first shown. A Thneed is a product made from the Lorax's beloved Truffula Trees, and which (claims the Once-Ler, the book's villain) &quot;everyone, everyone, everyone needs&quot;.<br /> *When Strong Mad says &quot;MOVE-A MOVE-A&quot;, it is a reference to a lyric spoken in the Dire Straits song &quot;Money for Nothing&quot;.<br /> *Homsar is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], and his line refers to &quot;Punjab&quot;, a recurring character from that comic strip.<br /> *Strong Bad's remarks about the King of Town's costume reflect the format of Clue (who, what, and where), on which the King of Town's costume is based.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> {{extlinks|ween09|15866}}<br /> <br /> {{halloweennav}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Books]]</div> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:21:18 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Doomy_Tales_of_the_Macabre http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User:Valex <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:lego homestar.jpg]]<br /> <br /> Weclome sir or madam</div> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:14:43 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:lego_homestar.jpg <p>Valex:&#32;uploaded a new version of &quot;File:lego homestar.jpg&quot;:&amp;#32;Lego BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND with Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Strong Sad, and Bubs.</p> <hr /> <div>Lego BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND with Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Strong Sad, and Bubs.<br /> {{personal-image|Valex}}</div> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:25 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:lego_homestar.jpg http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User:Valex <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:lego homestar.jpg]]<br /> <br /> Welcome sir or madem</div> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:43:51 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:lego_homestar.jpg <p>Valex:&#32;uploaded a new version of &quot;File:lego homestar.jpg&quot;:&amp;#32;Lego BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND with Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Strong Sad, and Bubs.</p> <hr /> <div>Lego BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND with Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Strong Sad, and Bubs.<br /> {{personal-image|Valex}}</div> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:41:55 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:lego_homestar.jpg http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User:Valex <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:lego homestar.jpg]]<br /> Weclome sir or madem</div> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:28:08 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:lego_homestar.jpg <p>Valex:&#32;Lego BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND with Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Strong Sad, and Bubs.</p> <hr /> <div>Lego BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND with Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Strong Sad, and Bubs.</div> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:27:14 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:lego_homestar.jpg http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF <p>Valex:&#32;uploaded a new version of &quot;File:rennur ratsemoh.ing.GIF&quot;:&amp;#32;Reverted to version as of 00:48, 9 September 2009</p> <hr /> <div>Inverted HR Runner</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:50:50 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF <p>Valex:&#32;uploaded a new version of &quot;File:rennur ratsemoh.ing.GIF&quot;:&amp;#32;inverted homestar runner.</p> <hr /> <div>Inverted HR Runner</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:50:08 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF <p>Valex:&#32;uploaded a new version of &quot;File:rennur ratsemoh.ing.GIF&quot;:&amp;#32;Inverted homestar runner</p> <hr /> <div>Inverted HR Runner</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:48:59 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User:Valex <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF]]<br /> Weclome sir or madem</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:45:23 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User:Valex <p>Valex:&#32;</p> <hr /> <div>[rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF]<br /> Weclome sir or madem</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:44:20 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF <p>Valex:&#32;Inverted HR Runner</p> <hr /> <div>Inverted HR Runner</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:43:45 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File_talk:rennur_ratsemoh.ing.GIF http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User:Valex <p>Valex:&#32;Created page with 'Weclome sir or madem'</p> <hr /> <div>Weclome sir or madem</div> Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:21:48 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Carrot_and_Kazoo_Hill <p>Valex:&#32;/* No, not yet */</p> <hr /> <div>== No, not yet ==<br /> I think this should be held off until an explanation or more details about the location exists. If anyone else can give more info than what is on the page, then please come forward and post it. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 19:43, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :I disagree &amp;mdash; we generally have articles for all places that appear in the Homestar Runner universe, even if they only appear for a few moments. Also, short articles are fine. Also also, I think this is an interesting topic because it's a new location in Free Country, USA that we haven't seen yet that somehow fits into the geography. Also also also, who knows when this location will appear again for us to glean more info? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:52, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> ::Ugh, today is not my day. It seems my logic is bwoken, as I not only forgot a common phrase but I ignored a location that has never been seen and even went as far as saying it should be removed from the wiki. I'm gonna make a new rule:never post with a headache. I change my vote and agree with Trey (am I allowed to do that?) [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 20:02, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :::Sure! Also also also also, don't worry about it :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Did anyone else notice that bubs' is on the left and strongbadia is on the right? Flashback to &quot;summershort shorts&quot;- pompom does his ninjajump thing, the positions of the two locations are reversed. Saying that we are viewing from a different perspective however doesn't work- due to the fact that the locations depicted are exactly the same in orientation (ie- the flag for Strongbadia is on the left in both shots, and bub's is facing to the left in both shots) so we can't say that we're looking from the opposite direction.<br /> Is this a goof?--[[User:Flytape8490|Flytape8490]] 14:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :Not really a goof, more of an [[Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe|inconsistency]] &amp;mdash; I don't think TBC are too concerned with being exact about these types of things. Also, check out [[Talk:nightlife#Strong Badia vs. Bubs' Concession Stand]] for a longer discussion about this. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:51, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :The Concession Stand seems to get tossed around alot by SM. Maybe that's why.{{User:Supuhstar}} 05:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> <br /> In 8-Bit Is Enough while talking to Bubs before reality is bended, the camera angle shows a strange mound rising from the center of the field. Could it be Carrot And Kazoo Hill?<br /> [[User:Valex|valex]] 22:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> == mostly ==<br /> <br /> theres no reason to think that homestar and strong sad &quot;mainly&quot; hang out there. infact, strong bad says that it was really hopping that night with the 2 of them there, so it would appear that mainly theres even less than the two of them there -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 17:45, 12 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> :'''agreed'''{{User:Supuhstar}} 05:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :'''agreed also''' kevo411</div> Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:09:18 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Carrot_and_Kazoo_Hill http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Carrot_and_Kazoo_Hill <p>Valex:&#32;/* No, not yet */</p> <hr /> <div>== No, not yet ==<br /> I think this should be held off until an explanation or more details about the location exists. If anyone else can give more info than what is on the page, then please come forward and post it. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 19:43, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :I disagree &amp;mdash; we generally have articles for all places that appear in the Homestar Runner universe, even if they only appear for a few moments. Also, short articles are fine. Also also, I think this is an interesting topic because it's a new location in Free Country, USA that we haven't seen yet that somehow fits into the geography. Also also also, who knows when this location will appear again for us to glean more info? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:52, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> ::Ugh, today is not my day. It seems my logic is bwoken, as I not only forgot a common phrase but I ignored a location that has never been seen and even went as far as saying it should be removed from the wiki. I'm gonna make a new rule:never post with a headache. I change my vote and agree with Trey (am I allowed to do that?) [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 20:02, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :::Sure! Also also also also, don't worry about it :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Did anyone else notice that bubs' is on the left and strongbadia is on the right? Flashback to &quot;summershort shorts&quot;- pompom does his ninjajump thing, the positions of the two locations are reversed. Saying that we are viewing from a different perspective however doesn't work- due to the fact that the locations depicted are exactly the same in orientation (ie- the flag for Strongbadia is on the left in both shots, and bub's is facing to the left in both shots) so we can't say that we're looking from the opposite direction.<br /> Is this a goof?--[[User:Flytape8490|Flytape8490]] 14:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :Not really a goof, more of an [[Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe|inconsistency]] &amp;mdash; I don't think TBC are too concerned with being exact about these types of things. Also, check out [[Talk:nightlife#Strong Badia vs. Bubs' Concession Stand]] for a longer discussion about this. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:51, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :The Concession Stand seems to get tossed around alot by SM. Maybe that's why.{{User:Supuhstar}} 05:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> <br /> In 8-Bit Is Enough while talking to Bubs before reality is bended, the camera angle shows a strange mound rising from the center of the field. Could it be Carrot And Kazoo Hill?<br /> {{User:Valex}} 22:05, 06 September 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> == mostly ==<br /> <br /> theres no reason to think that homestar and strong sad &quot;mainly&quot; hang out there. infact, strong bad says that it was really hopping that night with the 2 of them there, so it would appear that mainly theres even less than the two of them there -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 17:45, 12 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> :'''agreed'''{{User:Supuhstar}} 05:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :'''agreed also''' kevo411</div> Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:51:04 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Carrot_and_Kazoo_Hill http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Carrot_and_Kazoo_Hill <p>Valex:&#32;/* No, not yet */</p> <hr /> <div>== No, not yet ==<br /> I think this should be held off until an explanation or more details about the location exists. If anyone else can give more info than what is on the page, then please come forward and post it. [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 19:43, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :I disagree &amp;mdash; we generally have articles for all places that appear in the Homestar Runner universe, even if they only appear for a few moments. Also, short articles are fine. Also also, I think this is an interesting topic because it's a new location in Free Country, USA that we haven't seen yet that somehow fits into the geography. Also also also, who knows when this location will appear again for us to glean more info? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:52, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> ::Ugh, today is not my day. It seems my logic is bwoken, as I not only forgot a common phrase but I ignored a location that has never been seen and even went as far as saying it should be removed from the wiki. I'm gonna make a new rule:never post with a headache. I change my vote and agree with Trey (am I allowed to do that?) [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 20:02, 10 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :::Sure! Also also also also, don't worry about it :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Did anyone else notice that bubs' is on the left and strongbadia is on the right? Flashback to &quot;summershort shorts&quot;- pompom does his ninjajump thing, the positions of the two locations are reversed. Saying that we are viewing from a different perspective however doesn't work- due to the fact that the locations depicted are exactly the same in orientation (ie- the flag for Strongbadia is on the left in both shots, and bub's is facing to the left in both shots) so we can't say that we're looking from the opposite direction.<br /> Is this a goof?--[[User:Flytape8490|Flytape8490]] 14:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :Not really a goof, more of an [[Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe|inconsistency]] &amp;mdash; I don't think TBC are too concerned with being exact about these types of things. Also, check out [[Talk:nightlife#Strong Badia vs. Bubs' Concession Stand]] for a longer discussion about this. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:51, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :The Concession Stand seems to get tossed around alot by SM. Maybe that's why.{{User:Supuhstar}} 05:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> <br /> In 8-Bit Is Enough while talking to Bubs before reality is bended, the camera angle shows a strange mound rising from the center of the field. Could it be Carrot And Kazoo Hill?<br /> <br /> == mostly ==<br /> <br /> theres no reason to think that homestar and strong sad &quot;mainly&quot; hang out there. infact, strong bad says that it was really hopping that night with the 2 of them there, so it would appear that mainly theres even less than the two of them there -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 17:45, 12 December 2007 (UTC)<br /> :'''agreed'''{{User:Supuhstar}} 05:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> :'''agreed also''' kevo411</div> Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:48:41 GMT Valex http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Carrot_and_Kazoo_Hill