Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2
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'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]] | '''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]] | ||
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'''Running Time:''' 4:42 | '''Running Time:''' 4:42 | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
===Marzipan's Greeting=== | ===Marzipan's Greeting=== | ||
| - | '''MARZIPAN:''' Hi this is Marzipan. I'm off volunteering in the Coches Mountains, teaching the heathens how to bend pipe cleaners. I'll be back | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, this is Marzipan. I'm off volunteering in the Coches Mountains, teaching the heathens how to bend pipe cleaners. I'll be back in— |
''{Strong Sad's arm appears and he presses the "record" button.}'' | ''{Strong Sad's arm appears and he presses the "record" button.}'' | ||
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===Strong Sad's Greeting 1=== | ===Strong Sad's Greeting 1=== | ||
| - | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{rolls R}'' Grrrreetings weary telephone traveler. I sense you have come in search of Marzipan, but you have stumbled upon so much more | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{rolls R}'' Grrrreetings, weary telephone traveler. I sense you have come in search of Marzipan, but you have stumbled upon so much more! 'Tis I, Strong Sad, house-sitter extraordinaire. Please organize your thoughts for Marzipan in order of least depressing to most depressing. As for crank calls, allow me to give you a theme: furtive glances. |
''{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}'' | ''{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}'' | ||
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''{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}'' | ''{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}'' | ||
| - | '''STRONG SAD:''' Good enough for guv'ent work I say | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{raising arm}'' Good enough for guv'ent work I say! |
''{Cut to a black screen with red lettering reading "SOON..."}'' | ''{Cut to a black screen with red lettering reading "SOON..."}'' | ||
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===Message 6=== | ===Message 6=== | ||
| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, what? Hold on, I wasn't prepared for this. Just gimme a sec. ''{Writing noises, paper turning, and Strong Bad mumbling in the background}'' Okay, I'm ready. Yes, this is... ''{very long and drawn out}'' Strooong Baaad calling for... Strooong | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, what? Hold on, I wasn't prepared for this.. Just gimme a sec. ''{Writing noises, paper turning, and Strong Bad mumbling in the background}'' Okay, I'm ready. Yes, this is... ''{very long and drawn out}'' Strooong Baaad calling for... Strooong... Saaad... uh, I'm gonna knee you in the face... for breakfast? Hold on, let me reconfigure and call back. |
===Message 5=== | ===Message 5=== | ||
| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Ella Phantzgerald. I left some of my stuff over at Marzipan's the last time she always had me over there for dinner all the time. So when you come home, could you be sure to grab my Marzipan's TV, my Marzipan's guitar and amp, and oh yeah, my Marzipan's cash and her | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Ella Phantzgerald. I left some of my stuff over at Marzipan's the last time she always had me over there for dinner all the time. So when you come home, could you be sure to grab my Marzipan's TV, my Marzipan's guitar and amp, and oh yeah, my Marzipan's cash and her jewelry. ''{A silhouette of Strong Bad carrying a large object walks across the screen}'' If you do, the chance of dead things in your bed drops into the 42 percent range! |
''{Zoom out to reveal Strong Bad carrying a large [[Instruments#Amplifier|guitar amp]] with jewels hanging on the corner. Strong Sad is standing next to the answering machine.}'' | ''{Zoom out to reveal Strong Bad carrying a large [[Instruments#Amplifier|guitar amp]] with jewels hanging on the corner. Strong Sad is standing next to the answering machine.}'' | ||
| - | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, you can ignore that one. | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Strong Sad}'' Yeah, you can ignore that one. |
''{He walks off the screen. Cut back to answering machine.}'' | ''{He walks off the screen. Cut back to answering machine.}'' | ||
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===Message 4=== | ===Message 4=== | ||
| - | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang, Marzipan, you sounding fine | + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang, Marzipan, you sounding fine! You sound finer than the fine you get when you return a movie late to the movie store! |
''{Zoom out to reveal Homestar standing next to, and facing away from, Strong Sad and the answering machine. Strong Sad has a disgusted look on his face. Homestar is actually speaking as opposed to the sound being a recorded message.}'' | ''{Zoom out to reveal Homestar standing next to, and facing away from, Strong Sad and the answering machine. Strong Sad has a disgusted look on his face. Homestar is actually speaking as opposed to the sound being a recorded message.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Hands on hips, yelling at Homestar, angrily}'' That is ''quite'' enough! | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Hands on hips, yelling at Homestar, angrily}'' That is ''quite'' enough! | ||
| - | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Turns around, surprised}'' Oh! Marzipan! ''{Dejected}'' You look, um, | + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Turns around, surprised}'' Oh! Marzipan! ''{Dejected}'' You look, um, great. Is that a new... skin you're wearing? |
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{angrier}'' It's Strong Sad! | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{angrier}'' It's Strong Sad! | ||
| - | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It is! It is strong sad and strong unfortunate what happened to your face! ''{Gets right up in Strong Sad's face}'' Ooh! Pyoww! | + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It is! It is strong ''sad'' and strong ''unfortunate'' what happened to your face! ''{Gets right up in Strong Sad's face}'' Ooh! Pyoww! |
''{He runs off-screen, then runs back on, and gets back in Strong Sad's face}'' | ''{He runs off-screen, then runs back on, and gets back in Strong Sad's face}'' | ||
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===Message 3=== | ===Message 3=== | ||
| - | '''COACH Z:''' What a crock! This is not what I plunked 9 bucks in quarters into a broken pay phone to hear! Strong Sad, remind me to kick your shins unmercifully next time I see ya! And also, ya think the five hundred feet from Marzipan's house thing still counts if she's not in it? Cause I cop some sweet gooseflesh when I hit that four hundred 'n ninety-seven foot range. Ooh! Creeped myself out there. Gonna hang up! | + | '''COACH Z:''' What a crock! This is not what I plunked 9 bucks in quarters into a broken pay phone to hear! Strong Sad, remind me to kick your shins unmercifully next time I see ya! And also, ya think the five hundred feet from Marzipan's house thing still counts if she's not in it? ''{suggestively}'' Cause I cop some sweet gooseflesh when I hit that four hundred 'n ninety-seven foot range. ''{normal}'' Ooh! Creeped myself out there. Gonna hang up! |
===Message 2=== | ===Message 2=== | ||
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'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Sad! What did you do to my outgoing message? Those things are like my adopted foreign babies! Anyway, I forgot to tell you that a guy named Slick Somebody called from a place called— | '''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Sad! What did you do to my outgoing message? Those things are like my adopted foreign babies! Anyway, I forgot to tell you that a guy named Slick Somebody called from a place called— | ||
| - | ''{Cut to wide shot of the room. Strong Sad is gone. There are foot imprints | + | ''{Cut to wide shot of the room. Strong Sad is gone. There are foot imprints in the carpet where he stood.}'' |
| - | '''MARZIPAN:''' —Marzipan's Stupid Face plumbing, and said he replaced my toilet's Roman candle valve? Whatever that is. So maybe don't flush the toilet until— | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' —Marzipan's Stupid Face plumbing, and said he replaced my toilet's ''{doubtfully}'' Roman candle valve? Whatever that is. So maybe don't flush the toilet until— |
''{From offscreen, Strong Sad flushes the toilet and several explosions go off. Several flashes are seen and toilet water splashes onto the floor.}'' | ''{From offscreen, Strong Sad flushes the toilet and several explosions go off. Several flashes are seen and toilet water splashes onto the floor.}'' | ||
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===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
*Coach Z not being allowed within five hundred feet of Marzipan's house was previously mentioned in [[Baddest of the Bands]]. | *Coach Z not being allowed within five hundred feet of Marzipan's house was previously mentioned in [[Baddest of the Bands]]. | ||
| - | *[[ | + | *[[Wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski (film)|''V.I. Warshawski'']], a 1991 movie released on DVD in 2002, was previously mentioned in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]. |
*Marzipan mentions the [[Coches Mountains]]. | *Marzipan mentions the [[Coches Mountains]]. | ||
*This is another mention of [[babies]]. | *This is another mention of [[babies]]. | ||
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* This is another example of [[identity confusion]]. | * This is another example of [[identity confusion]]. | ||
* "Ella Phantzgerald" is a reference to Strong Sad's looking like an [[elephant]]. | * "Ella Phantzgerald" is a reference to Strong Sad's looking like an [[elephant]]. | ||
| - | * Strong Sad's first greeting is in a similar voice and style to his Italian accent as [[The Informant]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]. | + | * Strong Sad's first greeting is in a similar voice and style to his Italian accent as one of [[The Informant]]s in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]. |
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
*"Ella Phantzgerald" is a reference to prominent jazz singer [[Wikipedia: Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]]. | *"Ella Phantzgerald" is a reference to prominent jazz singer [[Wikipedia: Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]]. | ||
*Bubs' message in the Easter egg refers to writer [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Poe has previously been referenced in relation to Strong Sad in [[Strong Sad's Lament]], [[Strong Badia the Free]] and [[secret identity]]. | *Bubs' message in the Easter egg refers to writer [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Poe has previously been referenced in relation to Strong Sad in [[Strong Sad's Lament]], [[Strong Badia the Free]] and [[secret identity]]. | ||
| + | *[[Wikipedia: Rush Limbaugh|Rush Limbaugh]] addressed [[Wikipedia: Conservative Political Action Conference|CPAC]] just two days earlier, saying "All politicians, including [[Wikipedia: Barack Obama|President Obama]], are '''temporary stewards''' of this nation." | ||
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| + | ===Fast Foward=== | ||
| + | *S. Sad would later become the name of Strong Sad's [[Xeriouxly Forxe]] counterpart. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 01:04, 13 February 2021
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Strong Sad house-sits, which perturbs Marzipan's usual callers.
Cast (in order of appearance): Marzipan, Strong Sad, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Coach Z, The King of Town, Bubs (Easter egg)
Places: Marzipan's House
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009
Running Time: 4:42
Page Title: Temporary Steward's Answering Machine
Contents |
Transcript
Marzipan's Greeting
MARZIPAN: Hi, this is Marzipan. I'm off volunteering in the Coches Mountains, teaching the heathens how to bend pipe cleaners. I'll be back in—
{Strong Sad's arm appears and he presses the "record" button.}
STRONG SAD: Sorry, Marzy.
{Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}
STRONG SAD: Time to exercise one of my favorite perks of house-sitting!
{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to shot of the answering machine.}
Strong Sad's Greeting 1
STRONG SAD: {rolls R} Grrrreetings, weary telephone traveler. I sense you have come in search of Marzipan, but you have stumbled upon so much more! 'Tis I, Strong Sad, house-sitter extraordinaire. Please organize your thoughts for Marzipan in order of least depressing to most depressing. As for crank calls, allow me to give you a theme: furtive glances.
{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}
STRONG SAD: {puts hand on head} Ugh, too verbose. Come on, Sads, {smacks belly} quick and to the point! In and out! Hook 'em and cook 'em!
Strong Sad's Greeting 2
STRONG SAD: {rapping} Marzipan be gone! Strong Sad be here, so drop your purpose in mine ear! I'll pass it on before too long—
{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}
STRONG SAD: Let's pretend that never happened.
{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to shot of the answering machine.}
Strong Sad's Greeting 3
STRONG SAD: Hello, this is Strong Sad, temporary steward of Marzipan's domicile. Please leave your jumbled message at the tone, so I can articulately reword it in journal form for Marzipan to read upon her safe return.
{Strong Sad presses the button again. Cut to full view of Strong Sad in front of the table.}
STRONG SAD: {raising arm} Good enough for guv'ent work I say!
{Cut to a black screen with red lettering reading "SOON..."}
Message 6
STRONG BAD: Wait, what? Hold on, I wasn't prepared for this.. Just gimme a sec. {Writing noises, paper turning, and Strong Bad mumbling in the background} Okay, I'm ready. Yes, this is... {very long and drawn out} Strooong Baaad calling for... Strooong... Saaad... uh, I'm gonna knee you in the face... for breakfast? Hold on, let me reconfigure and call back.
Message 5
STRONG BAD: Hey, Ella Phantzgerald. I left some of my stuff over at Marzipan's the last time she always had me over there for dinner all the time. So when you come home, could you be sure to grab my Marzipan's TV, my Marzipan's guitar and amp, and oh yeah, my Marzipan's cash and her jewelry. {A silhouette of Strong Bad carrying a large object walks across the screen} If you do, the chance of dead things in your bed drops into the 42 percent range!
{Zoom out to reveal Strong Bad carrying a large guitar amp with jewels hanging on the corner. Strong Sad is standing next to the answering machine.}
STRONG BAD: {To Strong Sad} Yeah, you can ignore that one.
{He walks off the screen. Cut back to answering machine.}
Message 4
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Dang, Marzipan, you sounding fine! You sound finer than the fine you get when you return a movie late to the movie store!
{Zoom out to reveal Homestar standing next to, and facing away from, Strong Sad and the answering machine. Strong Sad has a disgusted look on his face. Homestar is actually speaking as opposed to the sound being a recorded message.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: You're even sounding finer than a three dollar fine for new releases! Maybe I should swing by for a lit—
STRONG SAD: {Hands on hips, yelling at Homestar, angrily} That is quite enough!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Turns around, surprised} Oh! Marzipan! {Dejected} You look, um, great. Is that a new... skin you're wearing?
STRONG SAD: {angrier} It's Strong Sad!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: It is! It is strong sad and strong unfortunate what happened to your face! {Gets right up in Strong Sad's face} Ooh! Pyoww!
{He runs off-screen, then runs back on, and gets back in Strong Sad's face}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Call me! Pyoww!
{He runs off-screen again}
Message 3
COACH Z: What a crock! This is not what I plunked 9 bucks in quarters into a broken pay phone to hear! Strong Sad, remind me to kick your shins unmercifully next time I see ya! And also, ya think the five hundred feet from Marzipan's house thing still counts if she's not in it? {suggestively} Cause I cop some sweet gooseflesh when I hit that four hundred 'n ninety-seven foot range. {normal} Ooh! Creeped myself out there. Gonna hang up!
Message 2
THE KING OF TOWN: {Munching} What? Sorry, I didn't hear your outgoing message. I was choking down a chocolate-dipped tapeworm. Anyways, agent Panzimar, about the plot against S. Sad, things are moving along just as planned. Hit a snag with step 2, though: the camel died and was decidedly undelicious. Will move forward with barrel of hot sauce approach. Provided that makes it past dinner time, look for my signal in the northwest sky. Ting of Kown, out!
Message 1
MARZIPAN: Strong Sad! What did you do to my outgoing message? Those things are like my adopted foreign babies! Anyway, I forgot to tell you that a guy named Slick Somebody called from a place called—
{Cut to wide shot of the room. Strong Sad is gone. There are foot imprints in the carpet where he stood.}
MARZIPAN: —Marzipan's Stupid Face plumbing, and said he replaced my toilet's {doubtfully} Roman candle valve? Whatever that is. So maybe don't flush the toilet until—
{From offscreen, Strong Sad flushes the toilet and several explosions go off. Several flashes are seen and toilet water splashes onto the floor.}
STRONG SAD: {weakly} Ohhh...
{Cut back to the answering machine.}
Easter Eggs
- After listening to all the messages, click on the tape deck to hear Bubs.
- BUBS: Marzipan, it's Bubs! You're three weeks late on that movie rental, lady! And that V. I. Warshawski still counts as a new release! That's three dollars a day! Plus, what's wrong witcha voice? You sound all fat, depressing, and Allan Poe. And you're gonna be real po' if you don't pay that late fee! Heh heh heh. Shop at Bubs'!
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Heathens are persons regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.
- Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that often live in the digestive tract of animals.
Trivia
- The answering machine is, for the first time, labeled "PhoneTime XL800", replacing the PhoneTime XL8 used since Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2. The only noticeable difference, besides the label, is the "Record" button.
Fixed Goofs
- The running time on the New Stuff menu was originally 3:30. This was corrected the following week.
Inside References
- Coach Z not being allowed within five hundred feet of Marzipan's house was previously mentioned in Baddest of the Bands.
- V.I. Warshawski, a 1991 movie released on DVD in 2002, was previously mentioned in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2.
- Marzipan mentions the Coches Mountains.
- This is another mention of babies.
- "The Ting of Kown" is a spoonerism.
- This is another example of identity confusion.
- "Ella Phantzgerald" is a reference to Strong Sad's looking like an elephant.
- Strong Sad's first greeting is in a similar voice and style to his Italian accent as one of The Informants in Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective.
Real-World References
- "Ella Phantzgerald" is a reference to prominent jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
- Bubs' message in the Easter egg refers to writer Edgar Allan Poe. Poe has previously been referenced in relation to Strong Sad in Strong Sad's Lament, Strong Badia the Free and secret identity.
- Rush Limbaugh addressed CPAC just two days earlier, saying "All politicians, including President Obama, are temporary stewards of this nation."
Fast Foward
- S. Sad would later become the name of Strong Sad's Xeriouxly Forxe counterpart.
External Links
- watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2"
- watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2"
- forum thread re: "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2"
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