A Folky Tale
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We hear the "folky tale" of Saddy Dumpington.
Cast (in order of appearance): Coach Z, Strong Sad, Saddy Dumpington, The Mayor, The Dancing Brothers, Bubs (Easter egg), Homsar (Easter egg)
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Date: August 22, 2005
Running Time: 4:07
Page Title: Folky Tales
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Transcript
{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in The Field. A rope is dangling from above.}
COACH Z: Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just grab a little oomp-ah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no time!
STRONG SAD: Ugh. I'm going to ignore that "oomp-ah down my pants" comment. {turns head towards the rope}But I'm more concered about what that rope is attached to. {looks back at Coach Z}
COACH Z: Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!
STRONG SAD: Coach Z, ropes are for dopes.
COACH Z: What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' scripture?
STRONG SAD: No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up
COACH Z: Sounds kinda like a toilet {pronounced "terlet"} if you ask me.
{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tales - Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}
STRONG SAD: {off-scren} Hark to the Folky Tales of Saddy Dumpington! {The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides of the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.} He traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.
SADDY DUMPINGTON: I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm! They both died! Isn't that great!
{The girl starts crying. We cut to another area of the field, with a treestump and squirrel in it.}
SADDY DUMPINGTON: Oh, right! I do that all the time! I made some soup out of the rest of your family, just last night! Isn't that great?
{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}
STRONG SAD: But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles. Just sadness and misery.
{Cut to a town.}
SADDY DUMPINGTON: {playing his washboard} Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner! And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?
{Cut to a two-shot of Saddy and the Mayor.}
STRONG SAD: So one day, the Mayor ordered—
COACH Z: Oh, I know this part! {The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion} Then the mayor ordered the very intelligent Dancing Brothers {a paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS" to perform and the annual "Rocks and Round" Graves Festival! {music start playing, and the brothers start dancing}
STRONG SAD: But the Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately. {the aforementioned occurs. A cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen} The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its' citizens again.
SADDY DUMPINGTON: But, Mr. Mayor! Sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that gr— {The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy Dumpington with such force that he flies out of the town.} —eeeeeeaaaaattt? {Saddy falls tenderly on a hill. We fade to a forest, Saddy Dumpington walking through it.}
STRONG SAD: So Saddy Dumpington walked through the forest, befriending all manner of animals along the way.
{Saddy picks up a cricket.}
SADDY DUMPINGTON: Cheer up, Mr. Cricket! You have no central nervous system! So it won't hurt when I yank your legs off! Isn't that great?
{Cut to another area of the woods. A fox is now present.}
SADDY DUMPINGTON: Hello, Fox Joe!
COACH Z: {off-screen}Have you met my good friends, The Dancing Brothers? {Saddy turns to look at him. The piece of paper falls from the top of the screen again, and The Dancing Brothers fall into the frame, dancing.} Glenn, Martbell, and the Killer Dynamo! {music begins playing, but it shortly screeches to a halt. The Brothers stop dancing, looking dejected.}
STRONG SAD: No! The Dancing Brothers are allergic to foxes, and they sneeze themselves into comas! '{The Brothers start sneezing}
COACH Z: Oh, jeez! That's harsh!
{We cut to a pond. Saddy is nearby.}
STRONG SAD: Then one day, old Dumps here got a message from town!
The transcript is currently being worked on. Please do not edit this section until it is completed.
Easter Eggs
- Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.
{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}
HOMSAR: {Muffled speech}
{His hat moves in a rectangle off his head and comes back}
- Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs at his Concession Stand.
BUBS: {on the phone} What? No! Of course you can't come here! You need to get out of town, man! Lay low for a while! Yeah, all right, all right, you is my dog too. Now get movin'!
COACH Z: {popping in from the top of the stand} Who was that?
BUBS: Aw, that was just Homestar. Now keep outta sight!
COACH Z: Sure! {hides again}
Fun Facts
Trivia
- If the laws of physics are the same in Free Country, USA as they are on the real earth, then the rope is only about 10 feet long.
Inside References
- Saddy Dumpington is originally from an entry in Strong Sad's Lament.
Real-World References
- Joseph Carey Merrick (1862–1890), known as "The Elephant Man," gained the sympathy of Victorian Britain because of his extreme deformity.
External Links
- watch "Saddy Dumpington"
- view the Flash file for "Saddy Dumpington"
- forum thread re: "Saddy Dumpington"
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