Editing Icon References in Halloween Costumes

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During the [[Halloween]] [[Toons|toons]], the characters within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work dress up in [[Halloween Costumes|costumes]] in which they engage in Halloween-related activities. More often than not, such costumes are of an icon or celebrity, most of which were popular/created in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. As a result, at least one character per toon occasionally speaks in dialogue or lines (or moves around) in such a way that somehow '''pertains''' to their respective costume.

==Occurrences==
===[[Homestarloween Party]]===
*'''[[Coach Z]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] of the rap group [[Wikipedia:Public Enemy|Public Enemy]]; Homestar comments on his costume by saying, "Coach Z is down with the PE". This is a reference to the group's song, "Burn Hollywood Burn", wherein guest-rapper [[Wikipedia:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] raps "Ice Cube is down with the PE".
*'''[[Homestar Runner]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]], his T-shirt reads, "Corporate rock still sucks", which is the motto of [[Wikipedia:SST Records|SST Records]], one of Cobain's favorite record labels.
*'''[[The Cheat]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]], he holds his teddy bear, Pooky.

===[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]===
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Humpty Hump|Humpty Hump]], the rap he performs is from [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]'s hit song, "The Humpty Dance," only Coach Z substitutes his own name for Humpty's.
*'''[[Marzipan]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] of the punk rock group, the [[Ramones]], she says, "Hey ho! Let's go!" This is part of the lyrics to their song, "Blitzkrieg Bop", and also both a reference and tribute to Joey after he died earlier in 2001.
*'''[[Homsar]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comic strip character, [[Wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|J. Wellington Wimpy]], who really adores hamburgers, he says, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today." This is a parody of Wimpy's catchphrase, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
*'''[[Strong Bad]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]], he says, "Where in the world is my candy?" This is a reference to the computer game and TV show that features Carmen, "Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
*'''[[Strong Sad]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]], if you give him the can of Campbell's Soup as his treat, he comments on it as being relevant to what he is dressed as. This is a reference to one of Warhol's most famous paintings, ''{{wp|Campbell's Soup Cans}}'', as well as his monotone, deadpan voice, which Strong Sad also has.
*'''[[Bubs]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Mars Blackmon|Mars Blackmon]] from ''[[Wikipedia:She's Gotta Have It|She's Gotta Have It]]'', his intro at the door is "Please baby, please baby, baby baby please", a reference to Mars' exact same line from that movie.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]], his trick-or-treating intro is a spoof on the show's theme song.

===[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]===
*'''[[The King of Town]]''' {{--}} Dressed as famous video game character [[Mario]], he comments that he is a video game (which Marzipan says she wouldn't know, since she doesn't play video games). Later, after Homestar (or rather, Strong Bad dressed up as Homestar) gives him a worst prize, he laments, "Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|first Super Mario Bros. game]], in which, after clearing each level (prior to the eighth and final level), the mushroom people Mario saves say, "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle!" The [[Super Kingio Bros.]], an Easter egg at the end, directly mirrors Level 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.
*'''[[Strong Mad]]''' {{--}} Dressed as a ghost, he says something that ghosts would commonly say: "Boo!"

===[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]===
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:Hamburglar|Hamburglar]], he says that he is "dressed to 'hamburgle'" and even utters the Hamburglar's catchphrase, "Robble-robble!"
*'''[[Stinkoman]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]], he declares that he is "a demon on wheels". This is directly lifted from the show's theme song, which describes the title protagonist the same way.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]], he bellows "Higgins!", who is actually Tom Selleck's boss on that show.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]], singer and frontman of rock band [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]], he says, "This is not my beautiful house!" and "This is not my beautiful wife!" These are lyrics from the group's song "Once in a Lifetime". Strong Sad is specifically dressed as Byrne from the concert film ''{{wp|Stop Making Sense}}'', where he wore glasses to sing "Once in a Lifetime" (as in the music video) and a big suit for "Girlfriend is Better" (but not the two at the same time).
*'''[[The Poopsmith]]''' {{--}} Dressed as ''[[Street Fighter]]'' character, [[Wikipedia:M. Bison|M. Bison]], he performs a flaming maneuver. This is actually M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[John McEnroe]], in an [[3 Times Halloween Funjob#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]], he is seen (in [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet form]]) shouting McEnroe's catchphrase, "You can't be serious!"

===[[Halloween Fairstival]]===
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Joker|the Joker]], he calls his posse his "bad pennies", which is what the Joker calls his henchmen in "[[wikipedia:The Joker Goes to School|The Joker Goes to School]]" (which was also the origin of the [[No Loafing sign]] and the name of [[Harmless Junk, Inc.]]). Later, at the end, he says, "Hello, kiddies, a-meet the Joker!". Also of note is the white [[mustache]], a trademark of the original actor, [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]], who played the Joker on the old ''[[Batman]]'' TV show, and who refused to shave his off, so the producers just painted over it instead.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as the Mayor of Halloweentown from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', he turns his head around to show a second face with a blue tint and sad expression. The Mayor in the movie changes his face around when his mood changes.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as Kumar from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Bottle Rocket|Bottle Rocket]]'', he says one of the character's most famous lines, "I blew it, man! I lose my touch!"
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Carl Spackler from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]'', Homestar comments, "So I got that going for me. Which is nice." This was a line spoken by Spackler in that movie.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]]; Strong Bad notices this by saying to her, "Hey Marzi, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a schoolbus." The first part of this line is a reference to the Willie Nelson song "On the Road Again".

===[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Moocher from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Breaking Away|Breaking Away]]'', he wears a T-shirt that reads "Cutters", which is a bicyclist group that Moocher is a member of.
*'''[[Pom Pom]]''' {{--}} Dressed as Walter Sobchak from the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'', if you select the second option when Homestar meets Pom Pom and Coach Z, Pom Pom will show Homestar a severed toe, which is referenced in this movie. Sobchak even says the line, "I can get you a toe, with nail polish," as does Coach Z on Pom Pom's behalf.
**At the end, "You're entering a world of pain" and "DONNY, YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT!" (said on behalf of Pom Pom by Homestar and Strong Mad, respectively) were also repeated sayings of Sobchak's in the movie. Also, at one point in the movie, Walter inappropriately draws a gun, which is what Pom Pom does during this same scene.
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as Theo Huxtable from ''[[Bill Cosby|The Cosby Show]]'', he wears the shirt that Theo wore in [http://www.tv.com/the-cosby-show/a-shirt-story/episode/6802/summary.html|"A Shirt Story"], one of the earliest episodes on the show.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as Colonel Sanders, if you select the second option when Homestar meets the King of Town and the Poopsmith, the King of Town's ingredient that Homestar gets is Sanders' secret blend of eleven herbs and spices, which is used in Sanders' recipe for chicken at [[KFC]]. In the same option scene, Homestar calls the King of Town, "Your Kentucky Fried-ness".
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as Tingle from [[The Legend of Zelda|the ''Legend of Zelda'' series]], he throws confetti and is also seen floating on a balloon, both of which Tingle does frequently.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as Jambi the Genie from ''[[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'', he says to The Cheat about Homestar, "Meka-leka-hi-meka-The Cheat, throw a TV on him...ho." This is a reference to Jambi's favorite incantation, "Meka-leka-hi-meka-hiney-ho." Later, when asked of what he is supposed to be, Strong Bad says he's Jambi and even says another of the character's signature lines to prove it: "Wish? Did somebody say 'wish'?"
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as Toad from the [[Mario|''Mario'' series]], the high jump he does is the same one that Toad does when he gets hit in [[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]], in which Toad's kart also lands with a POOMP. The Cheat also makes some sounds similar to what Toad says when he wins a race ("I'm the best!") as well as Toad's cries when he has been hit.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as a member of [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]], Strong Sad says "Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late." These are lyrics from Devo's 1980 hit, [[Wikipedia:Whip It|"Whip it"]].
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[The Muppets|Muppet]] character [[Wikipedia:Dr. Bunsen Honeydew|Beaker]], she says various squeak-like "meeps" that Beaker does (rather like The Cheat).

===[[Happy Hallow-day]]===
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as Father Guido Sarducci, he tells Homestar that his being dressed up as a pretend priest-comedian prevents him from beating Homestar up. This "priest-comedian" is played by Don Novello on ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as Gizmo from the movie ''[[wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]]'', when he is told by Strong Sad that he should technically be turning into a horrible beastie by sunlight, he covers his eyes and makes The Cheat noises in imitation of Gizmo's line, "Bright lights! Bright lights!"
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as Queen Latifah, his costume specifically depicts the person he is portraying as she appeared in her African-inspred music video for "Ladies First".

===[[Jibblies 2]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Nikolai Volkoff|Nikolai Volkoff]], he says he forgot his [[Russia|Ruskie]] flag (in this case, the flag of the [[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]). Volkoff was known for entering the ring carrying a Soviet flag.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Artie, the Strongest Man in the World|Artie the Strongest Man In the World]], he calls himself "the strongest man... in the world!" in imitation of Artie's catchphrase.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Prince (musician)|Prince]], when she succumbs to the [[jibblies]], Homestar thinks she is playing ''Raspberry Beret'', which was a hit for Prince in 1985. Later, Homestar refers to Marzipan as "The Girlfriend Formerly Known as Marzipan", a reference to one of Prince's nicknames, "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince".
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as the fat kid from [[Wikipedia:The Far Side|The Far Side]], he makes his mouth into an O shape as he says "Ooh" when dealing Pom Pom a card and at the end of the toon. This is done often by the fat kid along with many Far Side characters.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as Ross from ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That On Television|You Can't Do That On Television]]''; when Marzipan does not know what his costume is, some green slime pours all over her head. On that show, whenever a cast member said the phrase "I don't know," green slime would pour from the ceiling onto their head.
**Strong Bad's follow-up line: "I heard that!", is lifted from the cook on that show, who was played by the same actor as Ross.
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', Homestar explains that "Where The Poopsmith's going, he doesn't need good smells," a reference to one of Doc's most famous quotes, "Where we're going, we don't need roads."

===[[Most in the Graveyard]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as a [[Wikipedia:List of recurring Mario franchise enemies#Thwomp|Thwomp]]; at one point, Strong Bad calls him, "Thwomp Mad". He also jumps and shakes the ground in the same manner as Thwomp.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Captain Caveman|Captain Caveman]], when he says, "I'm Captain Caveman of the graveyard train!", he draws out the "Caveman" part in imitation of Captain Caveman's catchphrase: "Captain CAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAANNNN!!!!"
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Dr. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]; the King of Town's line when the Poopsmith is clicked on at toon's end refers to the catchphrase spoken by [[Wikipedia:Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]], who employs Dr. Zoidberg.
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as {{w|DJ Lance Rock}}, at one point, he says, "Yooooooooooorrr garble garble!", which is [[Coach Z's Accent|Coach Z for]] "Yo Gabba Gabba!".
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray Vaughan]]; Homestar's line to her, "My little pride and joy," refers to Vaughan's song, [[Wikipedia:Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]], which was released on Vaughan's album [[Wikipedia:Texas Flood|Texas Flood]].
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Sam Kinison|Sam Kinison]], he shouts his last line in the Strong Bad Easter egg in the style of a typical antic of Sam Kinison's comedy act.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]], his Easter egg lines are from the Junkyard Dog's entrance theme, "Grab Them Cakes".

===[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]===
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Colonel Mustard|Colonel Mustard]], he is accused by Strong Bad of eating the colonel's mustard, and the rope (which the King holds), and the parlor. Part of this statement (namely, the rope and the parlor) refers to what weapon is used in a murder and where said murder took place in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as Lola from ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''; Strong Bad encourages her to "Run, Marzipan, Run {{--}} off of a cliff, preferably." Marzipan responds in [[German]]. ''Run Lola Run'' is a German film.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover|Crispin Glover]] as [[Wikipedia:Rubin and Ed|Rubin Farr]], Homestar quotes Glover's infamous Letterman interview, where Glover was acting in-character as Rubin.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as Jules Winnfield from ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction|Pulp Fiction]]'', he claims that he has some "brains" in his wig and that his wallet says "Bad business practices". Both refer to scenes in the movie.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} Dressed as a [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Pooka]]; the Poopsmith inflates him and he blows up, referencing how Pookas are killed in the game.
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Darunia]]; Homestar hums Saria's Song from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: Ocarina of Time'', and the Poopsmith dances along, as Darunia did in his game.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], his line refers to "Punjab", a recurring character from that comic strip.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Dr. Seuss]]'s [[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]], he picks himself up with one hand and leaves behind some rocks saying "Unless". The Lorax left the same way.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as Sal from the music video for [[Wikipedia:Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]], he quotes the song with "MOVE-A MOVE-A!"
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Skull Kid]] from ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'', he mockingly comments that the moon is going to crash into the Earth, and how this isn't at all frustrating in a video game. The moon crashing into the planet is exactly what Link attempts to prevent in ''Majora's Mask'', and as Strong Bad says this, a face flashes on the moon that matches the face on the moon in ''Majora's Mask''.

===[[Which Ween Costumes?]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as the Alien Super Being from ''[[Wikipedia:Christmas on Mars|Christmas on Mars]]'', he sings a song similar to "Do You Realize??" which was performed by The Flaming Lips, which consisted of that movie's director and a few of its cast members.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as Ralphie Parker from ''[[Wikipedia:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]'', Strong Bad says the pink bunny pajamas make him look like a "deranged Easter Bunny" and a "pink nightmare", which Ralphie's father said Ralphie's pajamas made him look like.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as the fragile leg lamp from ''A Christmas Story'', The King of Town expresses hope that the Bumpus's dogs, belonging to one of the Parkers' neighbors, knock Strong Bad over.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as the Abominable Snowman from ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'', he moves in a jerky fashion similar to that of the special's [[stop motion]] puppets.  Homestar says his animation is "so [[Rankin/Bass]]", referencing the studio that produced ''Rudolph''. 
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as the Heat Miser from ''[[Wikipedia:The Year Without a Santa Claus|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'', he quotes the song the Heat Miser performed in that special.

===[[I Killed Pom Pom]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Tobias Fünke from the show ''[[Wikipedia:Arrested Development (TV Series)|Arrested Development]]'', after he enters Marzipan's house, a blue [[Lack of visible arms|hand print]] can be seen on the wall, just as many blue hand prints can be seen on the walls of the Bluth household after Tobias has painted his entire body blue.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Tom Servo]] from the show ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', she suggests to Strong Sad that they both watch a bad horror movie while making snappy comments and obscure references. This is basically what Tom Servo did in every episode of MST3K; he, along with his creator Joel (and later Mike, and even later, in the revival, Jonah) and his fellow robot Crow T. Robot, were forced to watch low-quality B-movies, and the three of them would make jokes about the movies to pass the time while they were trapped in space against their will by mad scientists.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[McDonald's]] character [[Wikipedia:Mac Tonight|Mac Tonight]], at the end, he parodies the McDonald's version of "Mack the Knife" used for its "Mac Tonight" advertising campaign.

===[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:TiVo|TiVo]] logo, an Easter egg has Strong Mad fast-forward Homestar's speech while making sound effects similar to an actual TiVo.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as H.I. McDunnough from ''[[Wikipedia:Raising Arizona|Raising Arizona]]'', Homestar and Bubs both quote that movie in an Easter egg.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Captain EO|Captain EO]], an Easter egg contains two references to his original actor, [[Michael Jackson]]. Homestar recalls that Marzipan previously dressed as "The Prince of Pop", mixing up Prince and Michael's title "The King of Pop". After the King of Town corrects Homestar, he responds, "Ohhh, the kid is not his son", quoting the Michael Jackson song "[[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]".
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as Devil's Tower mashed potatoes from ''[[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'', an Easter egg has the King repeat Roy Neary's comments about the potato mountain: "I mean something! I'm important!"
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Outkast]]'s [[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]], an Easter egg shows the Coach cycling through the different outfits he wore in the music video for "[[Wikipedia:Hey Ya!|Hey Ya!]]", while quoting the bridge of the song.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]], host of ''[[Wikipedia:The Gong Show|The Gong Show]]'', Bubs recites his pre-commercial catch phrase in an Easter egg: "We'll be right back with more...stuff!"

===[[Later That Night...]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Homestar mistakes Strong Mad's Monica and Rachel's Door from ''[[Wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]'' costume for the door from ''Seinfeld'' and, along with Strong Sad, recites a common recurring scene whenever George comes over to Jerry's apartment. Strong Mad responds by telling them he is "Mrs. Chanandler Bong", a gag from ''Friends'' proper.
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Coach Z says "Like Flaming Glorbs!" in response to The Poopsmith's costume of Sigmund from the ''Seinfeld'' episode [[Wikipedia:The Heart Attack|The Heart Attack]].
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Kwamé|Kwamé]], he recites a lyric, "I'm the man we all know and love!" from Kwamé's debut album.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as Margot Tenenbaum, she says "I don't do much talking these days", a reference to a song from ''[[Wikipedia:The Royal Tenenbaums|The Royal Tenenbaums]]''.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:Mr. B Natural|Mr. B Natural]], he recites lines from the video he was featured in, including "Knew your father, I did!" Strong Bad responds with "You leave my father out of this!", the response given on [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]].
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as No-Face, he transforms his body into a gaping maw the way No-Face does in ''[[Wikipedia:Spirited Away|Spirited Away]]''. Homestar adds to the action by offering him an herbal soak token, also featured prominently in the film.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} With The Cheat dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Angriest Dog in the World|The Angriest Dog in the World]], Strong Sad recites the recurring line "He's bound so tightly with tension and anger, he approaches the state of rigor mortis." 

===[[Haunted Photo Booth]]===
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]], he tries (and fails) to practice his [[French]] accent declaring the detective's name. He also single-handedly solves the mystery of the haunted photo booth in a manner befitting the famous sleuth.
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:PaRappa the Rapper|PaRappa the Rapper]], he recites his tag line "I gotta believe" and makes a series of cut-out animated movements reflecting the way Parappa moves.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Killer BOB|BOB]], he says the lines "How's Annie?" and "Smiling Bag!" which refer to the source of his costume, ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Grunkle Stan|Grunkle Stan]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]'', and introduced as the [[Thnikkaman|Thnikka]]Stan, he tells Soos's Abuelita, a character from the same cartoon (voiced by Matt Chapman), to shut up.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} With Pom Pom dressed as [[Wikipedia:Violet Beauregarde|Violet Beauregarde]], The King of Town tells Pom Pom he would take Pom Pom to the juicing room, an event that occurred in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' to Violet. The King also expresses that he would prefer that Pom Pom would have dressed up as [[Wikipedia:Augustus Gloop|Augustus Gloop]], another character from the story.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} In response to the King's costume of Alice from the "[[Wikipedia:Don't Come Around Here No More|Don't Come Around Here No More]]" video, Strong Bad says the King was mistaken in choosing his costume and that he actually meant "Don't come around here no more!"
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} He writes the words "Giant [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|Gold Tooth]]" and one spontaneously appears, much like his character, Maxwell, is able to summon objects in ''[[Wikipedia:Scribblenauts|Scribblenauts]]''.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Gives an "[[Double Deuce|invisible flair deuce]]" and declares she doesn't need 37 pieces of flair to do it, which is what her character, Joanna, does in the film ''[[Office Space]]''.

===[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} As Dirk the Daring from [[Wikipedia:Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair]], Homestar goes through a number of movements his video game persona goes through over the course of his adventure, then collapses into a pile of bones.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:Viewtiful Joe|Viewtiful Joe]], he uses the catchphrase "Henshin a go-go, baby!" and moves his long scarf around the way Viewtiful Joe does.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Marzipan is dressed as [[Wikipedia:J Mascis|J. Mascis]], and although she herself doesn't do anything costume-specific, Strong Sad uses the names of J. Mascis's albums in a dialogue with her.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|a Korok]], he mimics the animation that plays in ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' when one of them appears.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} As Tummi Gummi from ''[[Disney]]'s [[Wikipedia:Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears|Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', he also does not do anything costume-specific, but Homestar references Tummi Gummi's voice actor's other roles, such as [[Ghostbusters|Peter Venkman]] and Garfield.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} As Kano from ''[[Wikipedia:Bad Company (comics)|Bad Company]]'', he tries to explain that he is related to Judge Dredd, but Strong Bad insists that no one knows who he is dressed as.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Carries a box of Little Debbie brand Star Crunches as part of his [[Little Debbie]] costume.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} With Bubs dressed as Stan S. Stanman from the ''[[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'' series, Coach Z asks Bubs if he can sell him some previously-owned vessels. Bubs replies by waving his arms wildly without the pattern of his plaid jacket moving, the same way Stan does.

===[[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]===
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Caesars|Little Caesar]], he says "Cheatsa Cheatsa" in a similar intonation to the mascot's "Pizza Pizza".
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} After Homestar misidentifies Bubs's costume of Commander Borf from ''[[Wikipedia:Space Ace|Space Ace]]'', Homestar collapses much like both the previous Halloween toon and ''Dragon's Lair'', another Bluth-animated game.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd – The Wall|Pink Floyd The Wall]], he yells "[[Wikipedia:Syd Barrett|Syd Barrett]]", a founding member of [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]], and "Wizard of Oz", in reference to the "[[Wikipedia:Dark Side of the Rainbow|Dark Side of the Rainbow]]" theory regarding the Pink Floyd album ''[[Wikipedia:The Dark Side of the Moon|The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' and the 1939 film ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. However, Strong Bad notes the anachrony of his references.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} As Burt the Bashful from ''[[Wikipedia:Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island]]'', he turns into a sprite and spins much like Burt does in his death animation.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:I'm Just a Bill|a Bill]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Schoolhouse Rock!|Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', he corrupts a line from "Conjunction Junction", another segment from the series.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Though she admits she doesn't know ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxy Express 999|Galaxy Express 999]]'', the origin of her Maetel costume, Strong Sad says he liked the "pirate guy", referring either to Emeraldes, the captain of the ''Queen Esmeraldes'', or Captain Harlock, ruler of the Time Castle, both of whom have recurring roles in creator [[Wikipedia:Leiji Matsumoto|Leiji Matsumoto]]'s works.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Snufkin from the ''[[Wikipedia:Moomins|Moomins]]'' series, he sings part of the theme of the [[Wikipedia:Moomin (1990 TV series)|1990 ''Moomin'' animated series]].
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} With Coach Z dressed as The Fresh Prince's Mom from the "[[Wikipedia:Parents Just Don't Understand|Parents Just Don't Understand]]" video, Strong Bad references some lyrics from the song while asking about the costume.

===[[Halloween Hijinks]]===
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] from [[Wikipedia:Gorillaz|Gorillaz]], he recites some lines from "[[Wikipedia:Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood]]", on which Del featured.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Bod, he has an Easter egg mimicking the opening sequence from the [[Wikipedia:Bod (TV series)|TV series of the same name]]. The bowl of strawberries and cream that falls onto Homestar and Strong Bad in the latter's Easter egg references the ''Bod'' episode "Bod's Dream".
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as the ''[[Wikipedia:Superman II|Superman II]]'' incarnation of [[Wikipedia:General Zod|General Zod]], he has an Easter egg that starts like Homestar's before he starts singing Superman's theme. He then says Zod's line, "Kneel before Zod!"
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as Beedle from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, he says "thank you" much like Beedle does in ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]'' when Homestar [[I really like your costume|confusedly compliments his costume]] to the tune of the main ''Legend of Zelda'' theme.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Ponyo|Ponyo]] from the movie of the same name, he makes a The Cheat noise that sounds like "ham", Ponyo's favorite food, and grows birdlike legs as Ponyo does.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} While Marzipan is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Captain Planet|Captain Planet]], a voice comes through on her chest insignia mangling Captain Planet's catchphrase, "The power is yours!"

===[[Halloween Hide & Seek]]===
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} While The Poopsmith is dressed as Cobb from ''[[Wikipedia:Loom (video game)|Loom]]'', Homestar points out that his button says "Ask me about Peasant's Quest II", referencing Cobb's appearance in ''[[LucasArts|The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' wearing a button advertising ''Loom''.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as the gnome from the [[Wikipedia:Amanita Design|Amanita Design]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Samorost|Samorost]]'', he references ''[[Wikipedia:Botanicula|Botanicula]]'', another game from the same developer.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} While dressed as Hoagie from ''[[Wikipedia:Day of the Tentacle|Day of the Tentacle]]'', he references how Hoagie has a visible buttcrack, and then displays his own in the same manner.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as Mike Dawson from ''[[Wikipedia:Dark Seed (video game)|Dark Seed]]'', he screams like Mike does in the opening to ''[[Wikipedia:Dark Seed II|Dark Seed II]]''.

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*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Darryl McDaniels|DMC]] from [[Wikipedia:Run-DMC|Run-DMC]]; Homestar comments on his costume by saying, "it's Coach Z to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's Coach Z!" This is a reference to the group's song "[[Wikipedia:It's Tricky|It's Tricky]]". In an Easter egg, Coach Z also dances like the group does in the music video for [[Wikipedia:Walk This Way#Run-DMC/Aerosmith version|their version]] of "[[Wikipedia:Walk This Way|Walk This Way]]" in response to Strong Bad's suggestion that he'd already dressed as a Run-DMC member and made a joke involving the phrase "[[Wikipedia:King of Rock|King of Rourke]]" or "Wourk This Way". A further Easter egg has [[The Homestar Runner]] asking [[Fat Dudley]] to "wourk this way", while [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] addresses [[The Arrow Smith]], referring to [[Wikipedia:Aerosmith|Aerosmith]], who made the original version of "Walk This Way" and collaborated with Run-DMC on their version of the song. The Arrow Smith's sign also includes a logo similar to Aerosmith's.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} With Strong Bad dressed as {{p|l=https://www.mariowiki.com/Dr._Crygor Dr. Crygor}} from the ''[[Wikipedia:WarioWare|WarioWare]]'' series, Strong Mad suggests he should have dressed as "the disco guy", referring to {{p|l=https://www.mariowiki.com/Jimmy_T Jimmy T}} from the same series. Strong Bad's Easter egg takes the form of a minigame demo done in a style mimicking the series, and he laughs in a similar manner to Wario when the game is won.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} While The Cheat is dressed as {{wp|The Catillac Cats|Riff-Raff}} from the 1984 ''{{wp|Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|Heathcliff}}'' series, Homestar sings "Cheatcliff" parody lyrics to the tune of the show's opening.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} With Pom Pom dressed as Timer from ''[[Wikipedia:Time for Timer|Time for Timer]]'', the King of Town references the title of the public service announcement "I Hanker Fer a Hunk O Cheese".
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Quaker Oats Company#Logo|Larry, the mascot of Quaker Oats]], he paraphrases longtime Quaker Oats spokesperson [[Wikipedia:Wilford Brimley|Wilford Brimley]]'s "It's the right thing to do and a tasty way to do it", and defends his decision to combine elements of both individuals in one costume. After Homestar alludes to Brimley's appearance in ''[[Wikipedia:Cocoon (film)|Cocoon]]'', the King also says "diabetes" with Brimley's hallmark pronunciation.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as Cavity Sam from ''[[Wikipedia:Operation (game)|Operation]]'', his nose buzzes and lights up much like the original game.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} While Strong Sad is dressed as Guillermo de la Cruz from ''[[Wikipedia:What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]'', Strong Mad yells "BAT!" and his hair flies off, referencing the series' vampires transforming into bats with the same yell. In a separate Easter egg featuring his [[Wikipedia:Mikhail Gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachev]] costume from [[Homestarloween Party]], he references [[Wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Tear down this wall!|Tear down this wall!]]" speech directed at Gorbachev.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} With Bubs dressed as the poster for ''[[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]'', Marzipan mimics a repeated line from Nina the receptionist in the film, while both Bubs and Coach Z recite the printer error "PC load letter" in a similar manner to Michael Bolton, the latter mangling it as "PC lourde letter". Homsar is then crushed by the printer, which is labeled "[[Heavy Lourde|PC LOURDE LETTER]]".
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} With the Poopsmith dressed as [[Wikipedia:List of Tron characters#Tron/Rinzler|Rinzler]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Tron: Legacy|Tron: Legacy]]'', Homestar says "End of line", a quote from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Tron|Tron]]''.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'s [[Wikipedia:Black Knight (Monty Python)|Black Knight]], he attempts to utter his famous line "It's just a flesh wound" on Strong Bad's reluctant prompting, though his speech impediment interferes with this. In a separate Easter egg featuring his Kurt Cobain costume from Homestarloween Party, he receives a threat from Strong Bad referring to the [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] song "[[Wikipedia:Smells Like Teen Spirit|Smells Like Teen Spirit]]".
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as the cover of ''[[Wikipedia:A Light in the Attic|A Light in the Attic]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Shel Silverstein|Shel Silverstein]], he references "The Yipiyuk", a poem also by Silverstein from ''[[Wikipedia:Where the Sidewalk Ends|Where the Sidewalk Ends]]''.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] as he appeared in the animated film ''[[Wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', she refers to [[Wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (song)|the song of the same name]] when she says "we all live in a yellow bathyscaphe" in response to Homestar, who calls her "[[Wikipedia:Ringo Starr|Ringo]]", the name of another member of [[The Beatles]]. A separate Easter egg has a [[Storybook Character Variations|storybook version of]] her and [[Duplicate Characters|two Homestars]] appear in a scene done in a similar style, both visually and musically, to the film, and her hair grows long and white as the band's does in the "[[Wikipedia:When I'm Sixty-Four|When I'm Sixty-Four]]" sequence.

===[[The Show: Ween Edition]]===
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as Sgt. Deux Deux from ''[[Wikipedia:The Inspector|The Inspector]]'', he acts as the Poopsmith's phone lifeline from a room with pink fiberglass insulation visible, alluding to ''The Inspector''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> sister series ''[[Wikipedia:The Pink Panther|The Pink Panther]]'', whose title character appears in commercials for [[Wikipedia:Owens Corning|Owens Corning]] pink fiberglass insulation.
*'''Homestar''' {{--}} Dressed as Tom Dover from ''[[Wikipedia:The Dover Boys at Pimento University|The Dover Boys at Pimento University]]'', he zips around with [[Wikipedia:smear frame|smear frame]]s, referencing the cartoon's pioneering use of the technique, and utters "Unhand her, Strong Badslide!" three times, then says "Hey, we're getting in a rut!" akin to the scene where Tom confronts Dan Backslide. 

== See Also ==
*[[What are you supposed to be?]]
*[[Professional Athlete References]]
*[[Popular Music References]]

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