Decemberween Short Shorts

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{Zoom in on Rumble Red}

RUMBLE RED: We don't have any Decemberweens on my planeeeeet, trumble.

{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}

THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: {angrily} Well, whaddaya know? {Zoom out} What do they have on your planet?

RUMBLE RED: Oh, not much. Long lines. Expensive bread. Rumble-doo.

{Marzipan walks in with a bundle of dynamite with a ticking timer.}

MARZIPAN COACH Z: I've hit rack battom.

{Zoom out to Homestar Runner, as music begins to play.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing and dancing} A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time.

{Zoom in on Coach Z}

COACH Z: For real?

{Homestar appears in The Classroom in front of a blackboard with the words "NOTE TO SELF:" written on it.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} If you learn to say words right,

{The words "SAY WOUDS WIDE!" are written on the blackboard as Homestar says "say words right".}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} You'll find out people might

{Coach Z appears in the snowy Field sitting on a soapbox with a puke pail and a sign that reads, "CHAT WITH ME ON SPEC!"}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} ...not throw up so much when they talk to you!

COACH Z: Oh, that'd be nice!

{Homestar Runner appears against a yellow background of Coach Z's logo, wiggling horizontally.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} Now listen to me. It's almost Decemberween,

{Homestar Runner returns to the locker scene, hanging from the top of the screen}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} ...and there's not a single present beneath your tree.

{Pan to a pile of green towels decorated with an ornament, Blue Star ointment, underwear, and a sign reading: "THIS SPACE FOR RENT (ON SPEC!)"}

{Homestar Runner appears in front of "FIGURE 1-A", a diagram of Coach Z and Bubs, with a question mark in a word balloon coming from the latter's head.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} When someone asks you, "What's up?"

{A word balloon with a picture of Coach Z's butt comes from Coach Z's head}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} ...don't tell him about your butt, {a "no" symbol appears on top of Coach Z's word balloon}

{Cut back to the locker room scene}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} or any embarrassing physical problems you might have.

COACH Z: I collect those!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} And when you're talking to a pretty girl...

{"FIGURE 1-B" appears, Coach Z standing on a dance floor. One of Pom Pom's girls descends from the top of the screen in front of Coach Z.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} On second thought, don't talk to any pretty girls.

{The girl is yanked offscreen by a cane and Coach Z hangs his head.}

{The scene returns to Homestar in front of the Coach Z background, this time wiggling vertically.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} and you'll find yourself invited,

{Cut to a wanted poster of Coach Z on a brick wall which reads, "FOR CREEPY STYLES AND CREEPIER HABITS"}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} and probably way less indicted. {the poster is torn down the middle}

{Return to the locker room scene, in which Homestar is now standing with the cricket helmet on his head.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} And you won't have to spend Decemberween alone! {Homestar takes off his helmet and shakes it on the last word.}

{Coach Z climbs out of the locker as the Listerine bottles fall to the ground.}

COACH Z: Hey, thanks for the advice, Homestar! I'd love to come to your house for Decemberween!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: What? No, no-ho-ho! No, no, no. No, Coach Z, no. No. {glaring} No, you can't.

{The scene ends and a modified title screen appears, with the Decemberween shorts, falling snowflakes, music, and the word "End."}

Contents 1 Fun Facts 1.1 Explanations 1.2 Trivia 1.3 Remarks 1.4 Goofs 1.5 Inside References 1.6 Real-World References 2 External Links

Fun Facts

Explanations

• Argyle is a pattern containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement.
• On Spec refers to doing work without the assurance of income.
• "D'screetret Santa" is a play on the Christmas gift-exchange practice of "Secret Santa".
• The "und" from Coach Z's list is the German word for "and".

Trivia

• "The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" reads:

(description to be included)

• Coach Z's clipboard reads:

plays:
-the runaround
-the picket fence
-the stanislaw
-the local gentry
-cake und pie
-eyeball eyeball

Remarks

• The Ahnberg Hand font that Strong Bad uses for writing his letter has a modified uppercase "I". The uppercase I in this font normally has a dot on it and is often mistaken for a lowercase i.
• In Strong Bad's letter, he remarks about how much he secretly likes tube socks, yet the picture he draws at the bottom shows socks that have a distinct heel.
• When Strong Bad writes his letter, the words on the paper he's writing on are illegible. When Strong Sad writes his letter, it is legible.
• The way Homestar has a towel around his neck gives the impression that he has shoulders.
• Ironically, Strong Bad makes an appearance as what he considers to be the worst kind of Decemberween gift: a homemade ornament (as seen in what I want).

Goofs

• In the locker room short, the ends of Homestar Runner's towel are rolled in contradictory directions.
• In the song Homestar sings to Coach Z, the word "say" on the chalkboard moves when the word "wouds" comes up.

Inside References

• This collection of Decemberween shorts is based on Summer Short Shorts.
• The 1974 Coach Z ornament was first used in what I want.
• The Puke Pail next to Coach Z is the same one as in Sick Day, but now says 'PUKE PAIL FOR WHOEV!' instead of 'PUKE PAIL FOR HIM!'.
• The Blue Star Ointment at the top of Coach Z's tree was first seen in Halloween Fairstival.
• Strong Bad was seen modeling for tube socks in the email modeling.
• Old-Timey Homestar's hat is based on the one modern-day Homestar wears in the wintertime.
• Coach Z was also seen with Listerine in The Best Decemberween Ever and senior prom.
• Coach Z getting drunk from Listerine is another reference to alcohol.
• This is another appearance of "What are you supposed to be?".
• Coach Z sits on the Soapbox.
• Coach Z's clipboard mentions pie.
• Rumble Red was first seen in 4 branches.
• "D'screetret" is a portmanteau of "discreet" and "secret".
• Strong Sad's broken ornament is a reference to his imagined death.
• The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special is an example of a concoction.
• The "bat-winged Strong Bad head" in Strong Bad's signature was last seen in interview.

Real-World References

• Martina Navratilova is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player.
• The Predator is a fictional alien hunter from the movie series of the same name. He could turn invisible by using light refraction.
• Strong Bad and Strong Sad writing letters on a wall is a reference to the Peanuts Christmas Specials, where the characters write letters to Santa in the same position.
• The "Picket Fence" is a basketball play from the film Hoosiers, specifically the one used by tiny Hickory High School to win the Indiana state title.
• What Rumble Red does have on his planet (long lines, expensive bread) is a reference to the state of affairs in the Soviet Union prior to its collapse, when the Soviets had to stand in extremely long lines to receive their rations, and when staple foods like bread were scarce, and therefore expensive to procure. This relates to The Homestar Runner calling Rumble Red a "Communist fool" in 4 branches.
• Rhinestone Cowboy is a song made famous by Glen Campbell

External Links

• watch "Decemberween Short Shorts"
• view the Flash file for "Decemberween Short Shorts"
• forum thread re: Decemberween Short Shorts

Decemberween
2000: A Holiday Greeting 2001: The Best Decemberween Ever 2002: A Decemberween Pageant, Decemberween Email Menu 2004: Decemberween in July, Snowglobe, Homestar Presents: Presents 2006: what i want, Decemberween Short Shorts	2007: Happy Dethemberween 2008: Hooked on Decemberween, A Death Defying Decemberween 2010: A Decemberween Mackerel, Which Ween Costumes? (costumes) 2017: Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack 2022: Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)