Editing Bubs

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{{Infobox Main Character|img=newestBubs2.png|imgalt="100% All Original Bubs!"|voice=[[Matt Chapman]]|debut=Where My Hat Is At?|3Dimg=Bubs 3D variation.PNG|3Dalt=Legitimate 3D business.}}
'''Bubs Concession Stand''', known mononymously as '''Bubs''', is the proprietor of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. A sharp salesman and shady black-market operator, he will sell [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|almost anything]], and has developed a habit for selling ridiculous items at a humorously high price. He frequently branches out to other, [[Bubs's Shady Business Practices|often extra-legal]], businesses throughout [[Free Country, USA]].

==  Characterization ==
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|He doesn't look half bad!]]
A slick-talking huckster, Bubs sells [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|a great variety of sundries]] from [[Bubs' Concession Stand|the concession stand that bears his name]] and is most frequently seen behind its front counter. Bubs never misses a chance to upsell, tack on fees, or otherwise make a business deal that plays to his advantage.

Bubs has frequently remarked on his having gained weight over the years, [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (The Field)|blaming it]] on "a glandular problem" (though [[Strong Bad]] considers it "[[more like]] a gravy boat problem").

In his spare time, Bubs [[Dancin' Bubs|dances]], attends night courses at [[Disco Tech]], and reads ''Motor Trend'' magazine.

According to a discussion by [[The Deleteheads]] in [[fan club]], Bubs has apparently been married at least twice. In [[Most in the Graveyard]], Bubs claims that many of his distant ancestors invented certain business practices: Great-great grandfather's cousin Harold, who invented the "Bait and Switch"; and his brother Mort, "No Money Down". It is also mentioned that he has a sister, whom [[Coach Z]] seems to have feelings for, and that Bubs's great-great granduncle, who invented "No Payments 'Til 2010", was apparently the same person as Coach Z's great good-aunt. If true, this would make [[Bubs and Coach Z's relationship|Bubs and Coach Z]] sixth-fourth-second-fifth cousins, thrice removed, although Bubs claims that [[Coach Z]] is lying.

His relationship with Coach Z has been sort of a love-hate relationship, as Coach Z has done things to Bubs in the past that have offended him. For example, Coach Z did something to anger Bubs near Thanksgiving in 2005, and to get even, Bubs made a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the [[Fall Float Parade]]. To retaliate, Coach Z said it "serves him right" when Strong Mad marched in the parade with the concession stand, having ripped it out of the ground. In [[narrator]] (February 2006), it was shown that they had patched things up and were once again having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. Although they still maintain a friendly relationship, Coach Z hasn't fully risen above offending Bubs, as in [[Most in the Graveyard]] (where he wanted to have a relationship with Bubs's sister) and [[Baddest of the Bands]] (where he punched Bubs in the face accidentally while performing as the [[Two-O-Duo]]). 

It is hinted (sometimes subtly and sometimes not) that Bubs also has a somewhat darker nature to his personality. He resorts to violence rather quickly and sometimes for no apparent reason, and it is implied in [[buried]] and [[I Killed Pom Pom]] that he might have actually killed someone. 

===Business Ventures===
{{seealso|Bubs's Shady Business Practices}}

In addition to the concession stand, he owns and operates the [[Baloney Sammich Truck]] (selling "[[Weclome Back|exactly zero baloney sandwiches]]" one year, then selling out his entire inventory [[The Baloneyman|the next year]]), an internet service provider  (ripping off [[Strong Bad|his sole subscriber]] in "99 different ways"), and the hair salon [[Fan Costumes 2016|"Luscious Wavẽiñgs"]]. Bubs is a licensed [[Bug In Mouth Disease|Bail Bondsman, Paranormal Investigator (and Normal Investigator), TV/VCR repairman, and Fashion Consultant]]. He works as a bartender at [[Club Technochocolate]].

Many of his business dealings are "shady" at best. He is [[lackey|on the run from at least one collection agency]]. Bubs has a poor understanding of what quality of product to sell where: in [[licensed]], he sells "consumer-safe" products on the [[Black Market]] and hazardous products at the concession stand (even in this case, his "consumer-safe" products can cause allergic reactions or come filled with broken glass).

== Character Design and Conception ==
[[File:Conces5sion Stand 2.png|thumb|An early version of Bubs' Concession Stand, as seen in [[Where My Hat Is At?]]]]
{{seealso|Bubs Evolution}}
''From [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview with UMFM]]:''
<blockquote>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' We've always thought of [Bubs] as this entrepreneur guy. He's probably got some money problems. He's maybe a divorcee, which we've never really alluded to in the cartoon, but that's kind of the way we think of him. He's definitely the most streetwise of anybody there.</blockquote>

A [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|2003 article]] stated that the character was inspired by a gravelly-voiced kid called "Bubs" who worked at a concession stand [[The Brothers Chaps]] visited as children. In [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview]], Matt Chapman stated that Bubs's voice was "basically just me doing my best {{w|Redd Foxx}} impression," adding that Bubs's initial characterization had been very similar to Foxx's character {{w|Fred G. Sanford|Fred Sanford}} from the show ''{{w|Sanford and Son}}'' before Bubs became more fleshed out as a character. Over the years, Bubs's voice has shifted and its resemblance to Foxx has decreased. [[Mike Chapman]]'s [[Powered by The Cheat|voice for Bubs]] is [[mile#Commentary Transcript|"pretty much"]] a [[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]] impression.

[[Image:Bubs Evolution - Bendy Arms.PNG|thumb|Now with wavy arms!]]
Bubs has a round blue head, [[mismatched eyes]] (his right eye is white with a blue circle inside while his left is simply a shiny black dot), and a permanent toothy smile consisting four visible teeth that moves when he talks. His upper body is orange, with arms that lack visible hands or fingers ([[More Fan Costumes|described as]] "flipper arms" by [[Strong Bad]]). He has a green stripe around his middle which, according to [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], is a belt, and his lower half is colored dark gray.

For many years, Bubs's arms were animated with elbow joints. In [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|a 2007 public appearance]], [[Mike Chapman]] noted that his arms and elbows were difficult to animate. Later that year, beginning with the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[nightlife]], Bubs began to be animated with arms that moved smoothly across their entire length.

Although [[ages of characters]] are typically indistinct, Bubs is frequently characterized as being at least middle-aged; alongside Coach Z and The King of Town, he is implicitly older than characters like [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]].

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Fun Facts ==
*Bubs says he used to be able to "fly" until he said "sbu", which canceled his abilities, in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[lunch special]].
*Bubs may not be a very strong swimmer: as seen in the email [[keep cool]], he wears {{w|Inflatable armbands|water wings}} in the [[swimming pool]].
*He voices [[The Wheelchair]] in ''[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]''.
*In [[original]], Strong Bad claimed that an earlier figure, known as [[Original Bubs]], was the first to serve in Bubs's role. Bubs vehemently denied this, insisting he was the "100% All Original Bubs". Marzipan claims that there was no such character, but Homestar claims to miss him.
*The silhouette resembling [[Z Sabre]] who attacks [[Stinkoman]] throughout the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|tenth level]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]] is credited as "Bubs".
**An image of Bubs can be found in the game's Flash file. This may be left over from a {{prs|982586862241042432|7|Apr|2018|alt=Tweet}} showing Bubs in the game.
*Bubs's alter-ego is [[The Thnikkaman]]. During Decemberween, he also turns into the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. No one but Homestar seems to suspect any relationship with Bubs and the Thnikkaman.
*In [[unnatural]], Bubs was mutated into [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] after being flushed down the toilet while shaving. Strong Sad cured this with a bowl of kashi.

== Relationships ==
{{seemain|Character Relationships}}
*[[Homestar Runner and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Bubs and The Cheat's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"Is it like an email pie of some kind?"]]
*[[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[The Thnikkaman]]
*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] ([[Puppet Stuff]])
*[[Baron Darin Diamonocle]] (From [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]] ([[high school]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs or Coach B]]
*[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] ([[unnatural]])
*[[Dry Ragamuffin]]
*[[Original Bubs]] ([[original]])
*[[Onion Bubs]] 
*[[Bubz]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Character 4]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*Rerun (from ''[[Wikipedia:What's Happening!!|What's Happening!!]]'') in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mars Blackmon|Mars Blackmon]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:She's Gotta Have It|She's Gotta Have It]]'') in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Captain Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mel Sharples|Mel]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'') in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*One of The Three Most Important People in the World (from ''[[Wikipedia:Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'') in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Apollo Creed|Apollo Creed]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky (film series)|Rocky]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*Coach McGuirk (from ''[[Wikipedia:Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'') in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*Ross from ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That On Television|You Can't Do That On Television]]'' in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*Jules Winnfield (from ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'') in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Dead Guy from ''[[Wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' in [[Which Ween Costumes]]
*[[Wikipedia:Adam Yauch|Adam Yauch]] as MCA as Nathan Wind as Cochese (from the [[Beastie Boys]]' "[[Wikipedia:Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]" video) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Billy Mitchell (video game player)|Billy Mitchell]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:Grunkle Stan|Grunkle Stan]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]'') in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*Stan S. Stanman (from ''[[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'') in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*Commander Borf (from ''[[Wikipedia:Space Ace|Space Ace]]'') in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Characters of The Legend of Zelda#Beedle|Beedle]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'') in [[Halloween Hijinks]]
*Hoagie (from ''[[Wikipedia:Day of the Tentacle|Day of the Tentacle]]'') in [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
*''[[Office Space]]'' in [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]
*Jack Flack (from ''[[Wikipedia:Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)|Cloak & Dagger]]'') in [[The Show: Ween Edition]]

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"You stay away from my sister!"|[[Most in the Graveyard]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_mysister.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh you know him mo - ooaaaaAAHH Everybody knows how to talk like Bubs!"|[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_talklikebubs.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Yes, 'shaped', in quotes, like there is a bite taken out of it. There isn't. There IS one. It's a real bite taken out of it, Homestar! I ate it!"|[[The Baloneyman]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_bitetaken.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. Uh... I'm a public flasher!"|[[licensed]]|Mirror:bubs_flasher.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"That would be a sweet deal I couldn't resist! N-E-S-T-L-E-S!|[[Ever and More]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_nestles.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk. CRABADONK!"|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]|Mirror:bubs_background.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You're pretty good, shorty! That's worth an ''[[IMDb:tt0114781|Under Siege 2]]'' collector's spoon!"|[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_undersiege2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out..." ''{continues}''|[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]|Mirror:bubs_checkitout.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[Dr. Christmas]]''': "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]]|Mirror:bubs_cornbread.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[The Wheelchair]]''': "I know you're close by, [[Eh! Steve!]]. I can smell your natural musk!"|Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_naturalmusk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Women can't drive!"|[[Halloween Fairstival]]|Mirror:bubs_cantdrive.zip}}
*{{qotw-pcmac|"Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'."|[[lunch special]]|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.zip|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.sit}}
*{{qotw|"Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice!"|[[Bubs's Character Video]]|Mirror:bubs_sugarspice.wav}}
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==See Also==
*[[Bubs Evolution]]
*[[Bubs Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Bubs|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
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