Where U Goin' 2?

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A song about what The Cheat does during his day.

Cast: Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Strong Sad, Marzipan, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, Bubs

Places: Basement of the Brothers Strong, The Field, The Cheat's Computer Room, The Brick Wall, Gymnasium

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009

Running Time: 2:40

Page Title: Tomatocycle Season 1 on DVD!

Contents 1 Transcript 2 Fun Facts 2.1 Explanations 2.2 Trivia 2.3 Inside References 2.4 Real World References 3 See Also 4 External Links

Transcript

{open on Strong Mad and Strong Bad sitting on the couch in the basement}

STRONG BAD: He said, he thought paunchberry was a disgusting ice cream flavor. But I beg to differ.

STRONG MAD: I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MOTORCYCLES. {Strong Mad pulls out a bike made of wieners and tomatoes; cut to a close up of the bike}

STRONG BAD: {cut back to the two on the couch, The Cheat enters screen right} Yeah, we probably were. Hey, The Cheat!

THE CHEAT: {Cheat noises, humming a tune}

{The Cheat exits screen left}

STRONG BAD: Man, That The Cheat. {music starts in the background} It's like, what does he do, you know? I mean, where's he going to?

{cut to The Cheat going down the stairs outside}

SINGER: The Cheat, where you going to?

And when you get there, whatcha going to do?

Checkin' on up a mattress fire

That you started a couple days ago.

Singing baritone in Marzipan's choir

{But please don't let Strong Bad know)

Nobody knows...

{zoom out on a slate that reads "Marzipan's not-dumb choir" to reveal Marzipan entering from screen right, wearing a robe and a book marked "HIMS". The Cheat and Cardboard Homestar are similarly dressed on screen left.}

MARZIPAN: This part is in D.

THE CHEAT: {tries to sing, but sounds more like a growl.} {Cardboard Homestar's head moves}

MARZIPAN: Oo, that's not D.

{close-up of The Cheat}

THE CHEAT: {sings again, higher pitch}

{cut back to two shot}

MARZIPAN: How about C?

THE CHEAT: {angry Cheat noises}

{The Cheat throws the book, knocking down Cardboard Homestar. Marzipan looks scared. The Cheat removes his robe.}

MARZIPAN: Close enough. {Marzipan starts singing along with the singer.}

SINGER and MARZIPAN: The Cheat where are you going to? {The Cheat exits behind Marzipan screen right}

{cut to a shot of Homestar walking in the field}

SINGER and HOMESTAR RUNNER: And when you get there, whatcha going to do?

SINGER: Hitchin' a ride on Homestar's leg

Stealin' all of his melonade

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hey!

SINGER: A freelance animation job

STRONG BAD: {Powered By The Cheat, on Monosodium Dreams} And make the best cartoon that has ever been made!

{Powered By The Cheat Bubs concession stand, marked "dub's"}

COACH Z: Hey there Bubs in the store. Paunchberry is a new ice cream!

BUBS: I can't even reach the top. {Bubs waves towards a stack of ice cream containers that reaches into the sky}

{cut to The Cheat, wearing a shirt that reads "Paunch", Strong Mad, smiling and the word "Berry" on his singlet, and Strong Bad, "icéd cream" written on him, dancing in front of a wall of ice cream containers}

COACH Z: Hey, it's the paunchberry ice cream dancing team.

SINGER: The Cheat.

STRONG BAD: {Powered By The Cheat} Viral.

{cut to The Cheat at the Brick Wall}

SINGER: Where are you going to?

And when you get there, whatcha going to do?

Heading down to the gymnasium

Going to do some lay-up drills

I'm not sure if that is something you would normally do

But you're up on your basketball skills

Do some lay-up drills

Hey...

THE CHEAT: {angry The Cheat noise}

SINGER: {softly} No pass drills?

THE CHEAT: {angry The Cheat noise} {The Cheat moves his arm, the scoreboard falls, and the room gets darker}

SINGER: Flaming lay-up drills?

THE CHEAT: {excited The Cheat noise}

SINGER: The Cheat, likes flaming lay-up drills

Now we compromise with flaming lay-up drills

F'rllz, tell me what the dealz

You got the wills and skills for flaming lay-up drills

The Cheat, where are you going to?

And when you get there, whatcha think you're going to do?

The Cheat, whatcha gonna did

The day is over once you barbeque

End

{cut back to Strong Bad and Strong Mad in the basement}

STRONG BAD: I dunno. Maybe he's just going to the ATM machine.

STRONG MAD: THAT'S REDUNDANT!

{card comes down that reads "End" with "ATM machine = automatic teller machine machine" written underneath}

Fun Facts

Explanations

• The phrase "ATM machine" is an example of RAS syndrome. The "M" already stands for "machine".

Trivia

• This toon was released the evening of April 19, but the date on the main page reads April 20.

Inside References

• The Cheat is seen flying and smiling at the same time.
• The ATM is mentioned.
• The Cheat's animation advertises paunchberry ice cream.
• The Cheat is in the choir with Cardboard Homestar.
• The Ice cream containers read icèd cream, another instance of -èd pronunciation.
• Marzipan's choir books read "HIMS", a homophone for the more appropriate "Hymns".
• The Cheat steals Homestar's Melonade.
• The Cheat light's the rim of the basketball hoop with the BMW lighter.
• This short begins with an interrupted conversation.
• A Limozeen flyer can be seen on the telephone pole.

Real World References

• The song is strongly reminiscent of "Little Birdie" from the Peanuts special, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
  • The erratic path and trailing dotted line when The Cheat flies off of the brick wall is reminiscent of Peanuts character Woodstock.

See Also

• The visuals for the toon.

External Links

• watch "Where U Goin' 2?" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "Where U Goin' 2?"
• forum thread re: "Where U Goin' 2?"