Bug In Mouth Disease
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Homestar swallows a bug and fears the end of the good times. Strong Bad is taped to the TV.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Sad, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, The King of Town, Pom Pom, Bubs, The Bug
Places: Strong Bad's Basement, The Field, Bubs' Concession Stand
Date: May 9, 2005
Running Time: 5:10
Page Title: Don't...kill...bugs.
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Transcript
{In the basement, Strong Sad is watching TV.}
TV VOICE: And that's why come Shakespeare was so awesome.
STRONG SAD: Oh! I see now.
(Strong Bad enters.)
STRONG BAD: Hey, Dairy Queen.
STRONG SAD: I already told you, I don't want to be called that any more! I made a mistake!
STRONG BAD: Oh, sorry, Dairy Queen. Anyways, look. I just thought you should know that all your underwears somehow ended up individually priced and labelled in an online auction.
STRONG SAD: {gets up, runs out of the room} Nobody buy the blue ones!
STRONG BAD: That was too easy. Now to settle down for the 24-hour Caleb Rentpayer marathon! {turns on the TV}
TUCKSWORTH: Caleb, are you making a little tent out of my jacket?
CALEB: I am now.
STRONG BAD: Yeah, you make that little tent, Caleb! He's not the boss of you!
{Cut to the field. Homestar is running along.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing approximately to the tune of the Homestar Runner Theme Song} Homestaaaar is running. Along. Homestaaaar – {he suddenly stops and starts coughing profusely} Agh! I swallowed a bug! Bug swallow! Bug swallow! What do I do? What do I do? {composes himself} Okay, okay, calm down. Calm down. Remember health class. (goes down on one knee, speaks slowly and deliberately} A-hem. Sir or madam, are you all right? Do you need medical resistance? {anguished} Oh, it's not working! The good times are over! {runs off}
{Cut to another part of the field, where the King of Town and Pom Pom are eating chocolate ice cream bars.}
KING OF TOWN: I keep telling him the sun don't rise and set on that pile of whatsit, but he don't want to listen!
{Homestar runs in.}
POM POM: {greeting bubbling noises}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Pom Pom! Santa! I think I swallowed a bug! {kneels down in front of the King of Town} The good times are over! You gotta help me out! I could die!
KING OF TOWN: Well, what do you want we should do?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Give me them dang ice creams! {grabs the ice cream bars} We'll freeze 'im out! {scarfs them}
KING OF TOWN: Hey! That stuff's prescription!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {sobs} It deliciously didn't work! {pokes Pom Pom with the one of the leftover sticks and Pom Pom narrows his eyes at Homestar, annoyed} Agh! (runs off}
{Cut to the basement, where Strong Bad is still watching TV.}
CALEB: You throw like a girl, Tucksworth.
TUCKSWORTH: Caleb, that suitcase was heavy.
{Strong Sad enters.}
STRONG SAD: What online auction? I can't find anything. I even did an image search for "the blue ones" and got nothing. Or… nothing pleasant, anyway.
STRONG BAD: Well, keep searching. Try putting stuff in quotes or something. Or use "and" and "or". Oh yeah, and go away.
STRONG SAD: Oh, Boolean operators! "Blue and ones"! Good idea! {walks off}
{Cut to Bubs' concession stand. Bubs is burning an envelope labelled "EXHIBIT A" with a candle.}
BUBS: This is just fine!
{Homestar runs in and Bubs drops the candle and throws away the envelope.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bubs, you're a doctor, right? I think a bug flew into the side of my mouth. I'm afraid the good times are over!
BUBS: A doctor, eh? I think I might be one of those. Let me take a look. {examines a wad of business cards} Whadda we got here? Bail bondsman, paranormal investigator, normal investigator… Oh, here we go! "Dr." Bubs! Let's take a look atcha.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Aaaaah. {opens mouth}
BUBS: Hmm… {peers inside; Homestar makes a noise} Yes, yes. {Homestar makes a noise} Interesting. {Homestar makes a noise} I've got terrible, terrible news, Homestar.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh no! Is it about the good times?
BUBS: I'm afraid you've got no pancreas. {Homestar looks annoyed} But I do happen to have a fresh one for sale right here! {picks up a cooler labelled "EXHIBIT B" and places it on the counter}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bubs, are you an unethical quack?
BUBS: The most quackinest!
{Cut to the basement, where Strong Bad is watching TV with a fork in his hand and a frying pan in his lap.}
STRONG BAD: {imitating Tucksworth} Strong Caleb, did you make the best omelette ever during the commercial break? {imitating Caleb} I sure did.
{Homestar runs in.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Strong Bad! I think I –
STRONG BAD: (silencing him} A-na-ma! Not today, McDorkell.
{Homestar leaves then jumps in from the other side.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Strong Bad! I think a bug might have –
STRONG BAD: Can't you see Grandma's watching her stories?
{Homestar leaves.}
TUCKSWORTH: Why aren't you breathing, Caleb?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {pops up from behind the couch} Strong Bad – {Strong Bad hits him with his pan} Ugh. {falls down}
ANNOUNCER: And coming up next on Caleb Rentpayer, find out whom shot Caleb.
STRONG BAD: "Who shot Caleb?" Oh, there's no way I'm missing that one. No way.
{Some time later, Homestar emerges from behind the couch.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {yawns} That was a great skillet nap! Thanks, Strong Bad. Strong Bad?
{Strong Bad is duct-taped to the TV.}
STRONG BAD: Can't… miss… any of the action!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Strong Bad, the good times are over! I swallowed your computer!
STRONG BAD: You've what? {tears his head from the TV}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, I mean a small bug. I swallowed a small bug.
STRONG BAD: Aw. Now my head's not taped to the TV.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Strong Bad, I really need your help!
STRONG BAD: And I really need to find out who shot Caleb Rentpayer!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, that's easy. I did.
STRONG BAD: You-ka – wha?
TUCKSWORTH: Homestar Runner, did you shoot Caleb?
{Homestar appears on the TV, wearing the sunglasses he wears in the bet.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I sure did.
STRONG BAD: You traitor! You shot my favorite TV show! (throws the remote at Homestar's face}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hiccup. (the bug flies out of his mouth} Hey, look at that! A little guy. A bug did fly in my mouth!
STRONG BAD: Ugh… the good times are definitely over.
{Strong Sad runs in, wearing a blue pair of underwear. Strong Bad opens his mouth in surprise.}
STRONG SAD: The world is saved! I found the blue ones!
{end.} (after a while, the bug flies over the screen)
Fun Facts
Explanations
- A Boolean operator is a logical conjunction describing the relationship between two assertions ('and', 'or' and 'not' being primary examples).
- A "quack" is a person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses false medical advice and treatment.
Remarks
- Bubs' e-mail address is bubs@bubs.bubs (though it was bubs@homestarrunner.com in unused emails.)
- This animation, unbelievably, has no easter eggs. Not typical of the Brothers Chaps.
Glitches
- The "back" button at the end of the toon has an error. In Flash, for the release of the button is what should be the hit space for the button.
Inside References
- Bubs' Doctor card says VCR repair on it, which is a reference to the email 12:00.
- When we see Homestar running over the hill, it is similar to Old Intro 2.
- Bubs calls himself "the most quackinest". This is in reference to Pom Pom's character video, the page title of which is "The Most Mackinest".
- Caleb Rentpayer first appeared in secret recipes. This is the first time the show and Tucksworth have been named.
- When Strong Sad says "The blue ones are saved!" and holds up his hand, it is in reference to army where he yelled "Hold the line!" in the same way.
- "Bug swallow! Bug swallow!" is a referance to the email Rock Opera when Strong Bad says "Rose face! Rose face!"
Real-World References
- The title of the toon is based on the name of the Foot and mouth disease, which is common among cattle. Or perhaps "foot-in-mouth", a phrase describing situation in which a person regrets what he or she has just said.
- The page title (Don't...kill...bugs.) may possibly be a reference to Bob & Doug McKenzie's Great White North album. Specifically, it refers to the "Elron McKenzie" track, where Doug plays a preacher whose sermon deals with the importance of not killing bugs.
- The "Who shot Caleb?" episode is a reference to the shooting of J. R. Ewing on Dallas
