An Important Rap Song

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{{about|[[Cheat Commandos]] short}} {{for|[[Powered by The Cheat]] toon|Rap Song}}
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[[Image:RapSongCrack.PNG|thumb|200px|"Don't play with too many knives!"]]
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[[Image:AnImportantRapSong.PNG|thumb|200px|"Kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives!"]]
Crack Stuntman has an important message.
Crack Stuntman has an important message.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}},{{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, [[Flashfight]], {{Film|Reynold}}, [[Ripberger]], [[Crack Stuntman]], [[Reynold's Brother]], [[Foxface]]
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, [[Flashfight]], {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Ripberger}}, {{film|Crack Stuntman}}, [[Reynold's Brother]], [[Foxface]]
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'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Blue Laser Cottage]], Beach
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'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Blue Laser Cottage]], [[The Beach]]
'''Date:''' Monday, March 26, 2007
'''Date:''' Monday, March 26, 2007
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'''Page Title:''' We now return to the REAL Cheat Commandos!
'''Page Title:''' We now return to the REAL Cheat Commandos!
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{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}
==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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''{Scene opens to a VCR-like opening screen with static at the top and "PLAY" and a timer going up from "0:20:14"}
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''{Scene opens to a VCR-like opening screen with static at the top and "PLAY" and a timer going up from "0:20:14." The tracking lines gradually disappear.}
'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{standing next to Fightgar and Firebert}'' —pants back on, Blue Laser!
'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{standing next to Fightgar and Firebert}'' —pants back on, Blue Laser!
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''{Cut to Blue Laser putting his pants on}''
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''{Cut to Blue Laser Commander holding his pair of pants up while not wearing any.}''
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'''BLUE LASER:''' How could you ''possibly'' refer to these as pants?
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'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' How could you ''possibly'' refer to these as ''PANTS''?
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''{cut back to Commandos}''
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''{Cut back to the Commandos}''
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'''GUNHAVER:''' Ahhahaha! ''{turns to other Commandos}'' Cheat Commandos...riggidy-roll!
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'''GUNHAVER:''' Ahahaha! ''{turns to other Commandos; suppresses laughter}'' Cheat Commandos... riggidy-roll!
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''{The other Commandos look confused and surprised...cuts to Silent Rip}''
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''{The other Commandos look confused and surprised. Cut to Silent Rip.}''
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'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh...that's not what we usually say!
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'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh... that's not what we usually say—
''{Cut back to Gunhaver}''
''{Cut back to Gunhaver}''
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'''GUNHAVER:''' Whatever, it's riggidy-roll from now on.  
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'''GUNHAVER:''' Yeah whatever, ''{background music stops}'' it's riggidy-roll from now on.  
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''{Cut to usual end screen, "Buy All Our Playsets and Toys!!" appears on the screen and is sung to music. The text "created by A. Chimendez" appears at the bottom. "Riggidy Roll" is carved into the rock that Gunhaver stands on instead of "Rock Rock On" as usual, and the characters at the bottom seem confused.}''
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''{Cut to usual end screen, "Buy All Our Playsets and Toys!!" appears on the screen and is sung to music. The text "created by [[A. Chimendez]]" appears at the bottom. "Riggidy Roll" is carved into the plinth that Gunhaver stands on instead of "Rock Rock On" as usual, and the characters at the bottom seem confused.}''
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'''SINGERS:''' Buy all our playsets and toys!
''{Cut to pink screen with a guy with a green shirt with "CRACK" on his shirt pocket}''
''{Cut to pink screen with a guy with a green shirt with "CRACK" on his shirt pocket}''
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' Hi kids. ''{plunges at screen}'' BLAAAAH—I'm Crack Stuntman. ''{places hand on chest.}'' I'm the voice of the ''{removes hand from chest}'' gun-shaver on Cheat Commandos! Here with an important rap song about safety ''{holds up 1 finger}'' and spring break. ''{holds up another finger}'' ''{points offscreen}'' Bust it! ''{music starts playing, Crack's head bobs to the beat}''
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' Hi kids. ''{lunges at screen}'' BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman. ''{places hand on chest.}'' I'm the voice of the ''{removes hand from chest}'' gun-shaver on Cheat Commandos! Here with an important rap song about safety ''{holds up 1 finger}'' and spring break. ''{holds up another finger}'' ''{points offscreen}'' Bust it! ''{music starts playing, Crack's head bobs to the beat}''
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''Well you're a rich kid, living in the suburbs and there's not a whole lot to do.  
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''<br>
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Well you're a rich kid, living in the suburbs,<br>
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and there's not a whole lot to do.<br>
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You stroll into the kitchen and what do you find?<br>
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A bunch of knives cold staring at you!
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''{shows Reynold's brother walking near a counter}''  
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So,<br>
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Kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives.<br>
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C'mon, c'mon.<br>
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Crack Stuntman gonna ''save'' some lives.
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''You're strolling to the kitchen and what do you find? A bunch of knives
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Awwwwwww...
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''{3 knives fall from the top of the frame, each increasing in absurdity in shape.}''
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It's spring break,<br>
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Girlies running wild,<br>
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Jet to the beach<br>
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wearin' the freshest styles.<br>
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Meet a bunch of kids from Alabama!<br>
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Beach volleyball slammajamma!<br>
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Putt-putt, go carts, bungee-jumpin'!<br>
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Crack Stuntman keeps the bass pumpin'!
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' &mdash;cold staring at you. So,  
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Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh,<br>
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Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh.<br>
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Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh,<br>
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Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh.<br>
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Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh,<br>
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Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh.<br>
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Poo-poo-ha-ha-ha-ha-huh-ha-huh.
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''{cuts to a white background and as the words are said, the words appear}''  
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Holla for a dolla!<br>
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Shout for some clout!<br>
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Somebody say holla for a dolla!<br>
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Let's turn this party out!
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''Kids ''{spelled as "KIDZ" on screen}'' don't play with ''{spelled as "wit'"}'' too ''{spelled as "2"}'' many knives.
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Bonfire on the beach and people start to dance,<br>
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Find a fly girlie for some beach romance.<br>
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But then a fresh honey comes walkin' by.<br>
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How can a man choose between fresh and fly?<br>
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''(spoken)'' And believe me, there ''is'' a difference!
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' C'mon, c'mon. ''{The words "C'mon C'mon" appear at the top in red, and two while silhouettes of Crack raise their arms on each "C'mon" spoken at the bottom.}''
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Throw your hands in the air for some high-fives,<br>
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and kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives.
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{A small are with Crack singing behind a pink background enlargen to fill the screen.}'' ,Crack Stuntman, gonna' save some lives. Awwww ''{The text "AWWW" runs across the screen in white.}''
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And I am out!
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''''{Cut to a beach. Crack is wearing gold necklaces, and a Pistols For Pandas visor. His arms are crossed, and his index fingers are pointed.}''...it's spring break. ''{The camera zooms in to a larger view of Crack, as he waves his fingers towards the screen.}'' Girlies running wild
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''{Cut to a gray background where the words "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" appear in white on a gray background. The Cheat Commandos theme music plays.}''
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''''{Tank tops stack on top of each other, all saying 'Fresh!'}''Chests to the beach wearin' the freshest styles. ''{cuts to blue background, Alabama's background is outlined, then Gunhaver's face, hat and arms fill it}'' Meet a bunch of kids from Alabama!  
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'''SINGERS:''' Download all our number one jams!
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{cuts to Commandos playing volleyball on the beach against Blue Laser...Silent Rip spikes the ball on Blue Laser's head}'' Beach volleyball  slammajamma!
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==Fun Facts==
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:'''''{cuts to a parking lot where two golf clubs aappear, and two of Cracks heads nod at the bottom corners.}'' putt-putt, go carts ''{A steering wheel appears over the clubs.}'', bunjee-jumpin'!
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===Explanations=== 
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*This toon is a parody of various [[Wikipedia:Public service announcement|public service announcements]] seen at the end of Saturday morning cartoon shows in the eighties and nineties such as ''[[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Captain Planet|Captain Planet]]''. These announcements generally convey messages against things such as drug use and littering, and usually feature characters from the cartoon.
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*"Fresh" in this case means "first rate", while "fly" means "stylish".
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{cuts to Crack Stuntman nodding in front of a wall that reads "LOUD BASS" in gray}'' Crack stuntman keeps the base bumpin'!
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===Trivia===
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*This is the first toon in which Foxface has been animated.
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*The [[Wikipedia:Serial number|serial number]] on the dollar bill that appears during the rap is 34678234678 on the left side and 67834jq8nds on the right. On a real American dollar bill the serial number would be the same on both sides, and the letters would be capitalized.
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*The background beat of the song was made with a [[Wikipedia:TR-909|TR-909]] drum machine.
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*The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Crack Stuntman drops science and knife moderation."
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{cuts to him in gold necklaces and visor front of a colorful, abstract picture.}'' Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh, ''{cuts to two of him in front of the words "SPRING BREAK" in white on an orange background.}'' poo-ha-huh-ha-huh. ''{cuts to five of him in a row on a blue and white tiled background, with three of him on toip, upside down, and two of him on bottom, right side up.}'' Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh, ''{cuts to pink background where each word of "Poo ha huh ha huh" appears on the screen on its own, appearing when said in the song.}'' poo-ha-huh-ha-huh. ''{"Poo ha hoo ha hoo" go across the screen, masking Stuntman singing}'' Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh. ''{his arm is scratching a disk to the beat}'' Poo-poo-ha-ha-ha-huh-haha-huh.  
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===Remarks===
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*The Blue Laser Commander asks, "How could you possibly refer to these as pants?" but his minions implied that the clothes in question are indeed pants in [[Commandos in the Classroom]]. Fightgar was asked by a Blue Laser Minion to "put these wine coolers down [his] pants", presumably in the same way that the two minions have wine coolers down their pants. However, when the Blue Laser Minion realizes that Fightgar isn't wearing pants he says, "...er, down your headband."
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*The golf clubs displayed are not putters, which are commonly used for miniature golfing, as the song refers to.
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*The sound in this toon is considerably higher quality than usual. This was also done in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and the [[character videos]] of [[The King of Town]] and [[Marzipan]].
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*The rap song's overall rhythm and repetition of "come on, come on" is similar to Strong Bad's email song in the [[senior prom#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]] at the end of [[senior prom]].
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*When the Cheat Commandos are at the bonfire, they are [[Flipped Images|flipped over]] and the "BL" logos on the Blue Laser members are reversed.
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*Even after [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] and [[from work]] were released two weeks later, the [[Main Page message]] linking to this toon still read "new cartoon!".
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**On April 13, it was changed to "2 many knives".
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*The first displayed lyric in the syllabic section is "poo ha huh ha huh", but the second one is spelled "poo ha hoo ha hoo."
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{A stylized dollar bill goes on the screen reading at the top "Holler for a Dollar", and with Crack singing in the space where a president usually is. As Crack sings, unknown singers chime in.}'' Holler for a dollar! Shout for some clout! ''{Zoom in on the Crack dollar bill.}'' Somebody say holler for a dollar, ''{Cut to many Crack dollar bills piled on top of each other, with Crack singing.}'' let's turn this party out!
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===Goofs===
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*This toon's entry in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] incorrectly shows a running time of 2:19 in the "Shorts" section. The time is shown correctly in the "What's New" section.
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*Crack Stuntman's second "Pistols for Pandas" visor and Blue Laser's uniform are just mirror images of the first ones, so the logos are reversed.
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**This may be a reference to the trend within low budget, 1980s cartoons of simply mirroring animation.
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*When Crack Stuntman's face appears on the dollar bill, the "Pistols for Pandas" logo on his visor disappears.
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*In the line up of the Cheat Commandos at the start of the toon, Fightgar does not have his stubble.
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*During the night scenes, the moon in the sky is full, but its reflection in the water is crescent.
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{cuts to commandos and Blue Laser on the beach at night dancing near a bonfire, Foxface walks by}'' Bon-fire on the beach and people start to dance! Find a fly girlie for some beach romance! ''{The screen flips on the verical axis. Foxface walks by the bon-fire seen again.}'' But then a fresh honey comes walkin' by!
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===Inside References===
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*The visors that Crack Stuntman is wearing have [[Pistols For Pandas (organization)|Pistols for Pandas]] logos on them.
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*This is the second time that Crack Stuntman has mispronounced [[Gunhaver's name]].
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*Beach volleyball was previously mentioned in [[Shopping for Danger]].
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*This toon makes reference to [[pants]].
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*The paint splatter background during the "Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh" segment of the song is identical to one seen in [[modeling]].
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*Reynold's brother finds several [[Big Knives]].
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*This song is described as a "[[Number One Jam]]".
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*There is an [[interrupted conversation]] at beginning of this cartoon.
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*This is another example of [[dancing]].
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{cut to A close up on Crack. He's on the beach in gold necklaces and visor.}'' How can a man choose between ''{Cut to Crack in same outfit on beach holding out his right arm. The word "FRESH" falls into his open right hand.}'' fresh and ''{The word "FLY" falls into his open left hand.}'' fly? ''{Cut to close-up of Crack on the beach at night wearing gold necklaces and visor. The bon-fire burns to the right. He waves his pointer fingers as he sings.}'' And believe me, there is a difference!
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===Real-World References===
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*The page title is a reference to such cartoons as ''The Real [[Ghostbusters]]'' & ''[[Wikipedia:The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''.
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'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' ''{Cut to beach, where Silent Rip, Blue Laser Minion Firebert, and Blue Laser Commander are gathered around Foxface. All except Foxface wave their hands in the air; Foxface waves hers up and down.}'' Throw your hands in the air for some high-fives and ''{Cut to Crack in plain green shirt in front of pink background.}'' kids don't play with too many knives. ''{lifts head towards top left}'' And I am ''{plunges towards screen.}'' out!
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==See Also==
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*The [[An Important Rap Song Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the rap song.
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''{Cut to a gray background where the words "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" appear in white on a gray background. The Cheat Commandos theme music plays.}''
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==DVD Version==
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*The message "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" is retained, but, for obvious reasons, the song can no longer be downloaded.
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*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
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'''SINGERS:''' Download all our number one jams!
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=== Commentary Transcript ===
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('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Fightgar]], [[Matt Chapman]])
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==Fun Facts==
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' Here! This is a first.
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===Explanations=== 
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'''MIKE:''' Oh!
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*This toon is a parody of various [[Wikipedia:Public service announcement|public service announcements]] in which prominent media figures (celebrities, politicians, etc.) attempt to give advice to children in the form of catchy songs, rap, etc. Common examples include campaigns against smoking and drug use.
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* Clout means "A blow, especially with the fist"
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===Trivia===
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' I'm going to do the commentary with Mike!
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*This is the first toon in which Foxface has been animated.  As of this toon, all of the known Cheat Commandos have now been animated at least once.
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*This is the first appearance of Crack Stuntman, previously only featured as an audio recording.
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===Remarks===
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'''MIKE:''' All right, uh, hold on.
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*The golf clubs displayed are not putters.
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*The sound in this toon is considerably higher quality than usual.  This was also done in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
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*The rap song's overall rhythm and repetition of "come on, come on" is similar to Strong Bad's little rap in the easter egg at the end of [[Senior Prom]].
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===Goofs===
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' You don't even know which one I am!
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*This toon's entry in the [[Toons Menu]] incorrectly shows a running time of 2:19 in the "Shorts" section.  The time is shown correctly in the "What's New" section.
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*By zooming in on Crack Stuntman's second "Pistols for Pandas" visor, it can be seen that the "PFP" on the logo is mirrored. This is possibly because the first visor was mirrored to create the second visor.
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===Inside References===
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'''MIKE:''' Crackotage! You're Crackotage!
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*The visors [[Crack Stuntman]] is wearing have [[Pistols For Pandas]] logos on them.
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' No.
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*This is the second time Crack Stuntman has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|mispronounced Gunhaver's name]].
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*This is another reference to beach volleyball, which was first mentioned in [[Shopping for Danger]].
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*This toon makes reference to [[Pants|pants]].
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*The scene where an outline of Alabama is drawn is similar to the "Brain Sister" segment of [[Summer Short Shorts]], in which an outline of Texas is drawn.
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*The paint splatter background during the "Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh" segment of the song is identical to one seen in [[modeling]].
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===Real-World References===
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'''MIKE:''' Really?
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*In the page title, "the REAL Cheat Commandos" is a reference to the Ghostbusters cartoon ''[[IMDb:tt0090506|The Real Ghostbusters]]''.
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' I don't think so, Mike.
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'''MIKE:''' Uh... which one are you?
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' Fightgar!
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'''MIKE:''' Really? All right. ''{Fightgar starts to say something}'' You're the one with the&mdash; the bullets around your chest, right?
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' 'S right. And&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' Okay.
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' And I say, "Right, right, right, right, right."
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'''MIKE:''' Look who it is!
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' Who's that?
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'''MIKE:''' That's, uh, Crack Stuntman. Who does ''your'' voice, by the way? Uh, Crack Stuntman does Gunhaver's voice. Who does your voice, Fightgar?
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' Uh, Reno&mdash; Reynaldo Crake.
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'''MIKE:''' Reynaldo Crake. I think you made that up.
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' I may ha&mdash; I&mdash;it's true.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''
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'''FIGHTGAR:''' Uh...
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'''MATT:''' All right, I'll stop.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Fightgar wasn't going to have a whole lot to say. ''{laughs}''
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'''MATT:''' I didn't have a lot of mileage.
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''
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'''MATT:''' So, uh, originally, Crack Stuntman was going to show up at the end of the, um, Commandos in the Classroom&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' Uh-huh.
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'''MATT:''' &mdash;and deliver an important message to the kids.
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'''MIKE:''' Right.
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'''MATT:''' In the&mdash; In the G.I. Joe PSA... vein. Uh, but we didn't&mdash; we cut that scene. And then, uh&mdash; now, he&mdash; we decided to slip him into an answering machine, and now here he is. He's since gone on to cameo in a Strong Bad Email, Mike!
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'''MIKE:''' That's right.
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'''MATT:''' Which is kind of what any secondary Homestar Runner character could&mdash; could wish for.
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'''MIKE:''' Could hope for.
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' There's Foxface. ''{Mike starts to say something}'' I think that's the first time we've seen animated Foxface, out of her&mdash;
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'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' We've seen her figurine.
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. 
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah.
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'''MATT:''' He's got a Pi&mdash; Pistols for Pandas visor on! Two of them!
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''
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'''MATT:''' Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
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'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I like the idea of a... rap song that's warning kids to, you know, like, "Be safe, but not too safe!"
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, don't forget to party!
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah. ''{chuckles}''
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=== Fun Facts ===
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*Crack Stuntman's cameo in a Strong Bad Email occurred in [[original]].
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==YouTube Version==
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*The YouTube version is entitled "Important Rap Song" (without the "An").
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Crack Stuntman delivers a two-pronged message about knife safety and spring break."
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*Like the DVD version, the message "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" is no longer present; the video ends after Crack Stuntman fades out.
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[[hr:2manyknives.html|watch "An Important Rap Song"]]
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*[[hr:2manyknives.swf|view the Flash file for "An Important Rap Song"]]
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/songs/Too%20Many%20Knives.mp3 download the song "An Important Rap Song"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/songs/Too%20Many%20Knives.mp3 download the song "An Important Rap Song"]
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*[[Forum:11038|forum thread re: "An Important Rap Song"]]
 
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Revision as of 07:53, 22 June 2020

This article is about the Cheat Commandos short. For the Powered by The Cheat toon, see Rap Song.
Toon Category: Shorts
watch Drive-Thru Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene
"Kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives!"

Crack Stuntman has an important message.

Cast (in order of appearance): Gunhaver, Fightgar, Firebert, Blue Laser Commander, Blue Laser Minion, Silent Rip, Crackotage, Flashfight, Reynold, Ripberger, Crack Stuntman, Reynold's Brother, Foxface

Places: Cheat Commandos HQ, Blue Laser Cottage, The Beach

Date: Monday, March 26, 2007

Running Time: 2:01

Page Title: We now return to the REAL Cheat Commandos!

DVD: Everything Else, Volume 3

Contents

Transcript

{Scene opens to a VCR-like opening screen with static at the top and "PLAY" and a timer going up from "0:20:14." The tracking lines gradually disappear.}

GUNHAVER: {standing next to Fightgar and Firebert} —pants back on, Blue Laser!

{Cut to Blue Laser Commander holding his pair of pants up while not wearing any.}

BLUE LASER COMMANDER: How could you possibly refer to these as PANTS?

{Cut back to the Commandos}

GUNHAVER: Ahahaha! {turns to other Commandos; suppresses laughter} Cheat Commandos... riggidy-roll!

{The other Commandos look confused and surprised. Cut to Silent Rip.}

SILENT RIP: Uh... that's not what we usually say—

{Cut back to Gunhaver}

GUNHAVER: Yeah whatever, {background music stops} it's riggidy-roll from now on.

{Cut to usual end screen, "Buy All Our Playsets and Toys!!" appears on the screen and is sung to music. The text "created by A. Chimendez" appears at the bottom. "Riggidy Roll" is carved into the plinth that Gunhaver stands on instead of "Rock Rock On" as usual, and the characters at the bottom seem confused.}

SINGERS: Buy all our playsets and toys!

{Cut to pink screen with a guy with a green shirt with "CRACK" on his shirt pocket}

CRACK STUNTMAN: Hi kids. {lunges at screen} BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman. {places hand on chest.} I'm the voice of the {removes hand from chest} gun-shaver on Cheat Commandos! Here with an important rap song about safety {holds up 1 finger} and spring break. {holds up another finger} {points offscreen} Bust it! {music starts playing, Crack's head bobs to the beat}

CRACK STUNTMAN:
Well you're a rich kid, living in the suburbs,
and there's not a whole lot to do.
You stroll into the kitchen and what do you find?
A bunch of knives cold staring at you!

So,
Kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives.
C'mon, c'mon.
Crack Stuntman gonna save some lives.

Awwwwwww...

It's spring break,
Girlies running wild,
Jet to the beach
wearin' the freshest styles.
Meet a bunch of kids from Alabama!
Beach volleyball slammajamma!
Putt-putt, go carts, bungee-jumpin'!
Crack Stuntman keeps the bass pumpin'!

Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh,
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh.
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh,
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh.
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh,
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh.
Poo-poo-ha-ha-ha-ha-huh-ha-huh.

Holla for a dolla!
Shout for some clout!
Somebody say holla for a dolla!
Let's turn this party out!

Bonfire on the beach and people start to dance,
Find a fly girlie for some beach romance.
But then a fresh honey comes walkin' by.
How can a man choose between fresh and fly?
(spoken) And believe me, there is a difference!

Throw your hands in the air for some high-fives,
and kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives.

And I am out!

{Cut to a gray background where the words "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" appear in white on a gray background. The Cheat Commandos theme music plays.}

SINGERS: Download all our number one jams!

Fun Facts

Explanations

  • This toon is a parody of various public service announcements seen at the end of Saturday morning cartoon shows in the eighties and nineties such as G.I. Joe and Captain Planet. These announcements generally convey messages against things such as drug use and littering, and usually feature characters from the cartoon.
  • "Fresh" in this case means "first rate", while "fly" means "stylish".

Trivia

  • This is the first toon in which Foxface has been animated.
  • The serial number on the dollar bill that appears during the rap is 34678234678 on the left side and 67834jq8nds on the right. On a real American dollar bill the serial number would be the same on both sides, and the letters would be capitalized.
  • The background beat of the song was made with a TR-909 drum machine.
  • The summary for the Podstar Runner RSS feed reads, "Crack Stuntman drops science and knife moderation."

Remarks

  • The Blue Laser Commander asks, "How could you possibly refer to these as pants?" but his minions implied that the clothes in question are indeed pants in Commandos in the Classroom. Fightgar was asked by a Blue Laser Minion to "put these wine coolers down [his] pants", presumably in the same way that the two minions have wine coolers down their pants. However, when the Blue Laser Minion realizes that Fightgar isn't wearing pants he says, "...er, down your headband."
  • The golf clubs displayed are not putters, which are commonly used for miniature golfing, as the song refers to.
  • The sound in this toon is considerably higher quality than usual. This was also done in Homestar Presents: Presents and the character videos of The King of Town and Marzipan.
  • The rap song's overall rhythm and repetition of "come on, come on" is similar to Strong Bad's email song in the Easter egg at the end of senior prom.
  • When the Cheat Commandos are at the bonfire, they are flipped over and the "BL" logos on the Blue Laser members are reversed.
  • Even after Eggs and from work were released two weeks later, the Main Page message linking to this toon still read "new cartoon!".
    • On April 13, it was changed to "2 many knives".
  • The first displayed lyric in the syllabic section is "poo ha huh ha huh", but the second one is spelled "poo ha hoo ha hoo."

Goofs

  • This toon's entry in the TV Time Toons Menu incorrectly shows a running time of 2:19 in the "Shorts" section. The time is shown correctly in the "What's New" section.
  • Crack Stuntman's second "Pistols for Pandas" visor and Blue Laser's uniform are just mirror images of the first ones, so the logos are reversed.
    • This may be a reference to the trend within low budget, 1980s cartoons of simply mirroring animation.
  • When Crack Stuntman's face appears on the dollar bill, the "Pistols for Pandas" logo on his visor disappears.
  • In the line up of the Cheat Commandos at the start of the toon, Fightgar does not have his stubble.
  • During the night scenes, the moon in the sky is full, but its reflection in the water is crescent.

Inside References

Real-World References

See Also

  • The visuals that occur during the rap song.

DVD Version

  • The message "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" is retained, but, for obvious reasons, the song can no longer be downloaded.
  • The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

Commentary Transcript

(Commentary by: Mike Chapman, Fightgar, Matt Chapman)

FIGHTGAR: Here! This is a first.

MIKE: Oh!

FIGHTGAR: I'm going to do the commentary with Mike!

MIKE: All right, uh, hold on.

FIGHTGAR: You don't even know which one I am!

MIKE: Crackotage! You're Crackotage!

FIGHTGAR: No.

MIKE: Really?

FIGHTGAR: I don't think so, Mike.

MIKE: Uh... which one are you?

FIGHTGAR: Fightgar!

MIKE: Really? All right. {Fightgar starts to say something} You're the one with the— the bullets around your chest, right?

FIGHTGAR: 'S right. And—

MIKE: Okay.

FIGHTGAR: And I say, "Right, right, right, right, right."

MIKE: Look who it is!

FIGHTGAR: Who's that?

MIKE: That's, uh, Crack Stuntman. Who does your voice, by the way? Uh, Crack Stuntman does Gunhaver's voice. Who does your voice, Fightgar?

FIGHTGAR: Uh, Reno— Reynaldo Crake.

MIKE: Reynaldo Crake. I think you made that up.

FIGHTGAR: I may ha— I—it's true.

MIKE: {laughs}

FIGHTGAR: Uh...

MATT: All right, I'll stop.

MIKE: {laughs} Fightgar wasn't going to have a whole lot to say. {laughs}

MATT: I didn't have a lot of mileage.

MIKE: {laughs}

MATT: So, uh, originally, Crack Stuntman was going to show up at the end of the, um, Commandos in the Classroom—

MIKE: Uh-huh.

MATT: —and deliver an important message to the kids.

MIKE: Right.

MATT: In the— In the G.I. Joe PSA... vein. Uh, but we didn't— we cut that scene. And then, uh— now, he— we decided to slip him into an answering machine, and now here he is. He's since gone on to cameo in a Strong Bad Email, Mike!

MIKE: That's right.

MATT: Which is kind of what any secondary Homestar Runner character could— could wish for.

MIKE: Could hope for.

MATT: Yeah. {pause} There's Foxface. {Mike starts to say something} I think that's the first time we've seen animated Foxface, out of her—

MIKE: {overlapping} We've seen her figurine.

MATT: Yeah.

MIKE: Yeah.

MATT: He's got a Pi— Pistols for Pandas visor on! Two of them!

MIKE: {laughs}

MATT: Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

MIKE: {overlapping} I like the idea of a... rap song that's warning kids to, you know, like, "Be safe, but not too safe!"

MATT: Yeah, don't forget to party!

MIKE: Yeah. {chuckles}

Fun Facts

  • Crack Stuntman's cameo in a Strong Bad Email occurred in original.

YouTube Version

  • The YouTube version is entitled "Important Rap Song" (without the "An").
  • The YouTube description for this toon is "Crack Stuntman delivers a two-pronged message about knife safety and spring break."
  • Like the DVD version, the message "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" is no longer present; the video ends after Crack Stuntman fades out.

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