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'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Has the Sugah Shak left you out in the cold?
'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Has the Sugah Shak left you out in the cold?
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''{The door of the shack closes, then the walls of the shack collapse outwards, revealing The Sad Kids. The shack roof falls on them. Cut to a man in a dress shirt, dress pants and tie, smoking a pipe and carrying a briefcase, next to a woman dressed in a '50s style party dress. Both are wearing jetpacks and hover before a curtain with a star-burst pattern evocative of the 1950s. The words "Look Lively!" appear in front of them.}''
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''{The door of the shack closes, then the walls of the shack collapse outwards, revealing The Sad Kids. The shack roof falls on them. Cut to a man in a dress shirt, dress pants and tie, smoking a pipe and carrying a briefcase, next to a woman dressed in a '50s style party dress. Both are wearing jetpacks and hover before a curtain with a star-burst pattern evocative of the 1950s, accompanied by the sound of Homsar walking. The words "Look Lively!" appear in front of them.}''
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'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Look lively at today's go-get-em lifestyle with ''{The Fluffy Puff box is displayed}'' Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights!  
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'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Look lively at today's go-get-'em lifestyle with ''{The Fluffy Puff box is displayed}'' Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights!  
''{The box moves slightly as a winking sound is heard. Cut to a pile of sugar being "puffed" by a bellows into a marshmallow shape, making a wheezing sound.}''
''{The box moves slightly as a winking sound is heard. Cut to a pile of sugar being "puffed" by a bellows into a marshmallow shape, making a wheezing sound.}''
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'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Each delight is hand puffed with a blend of only the finest airs.  
'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Each delight is hand puffed with a blend of only the finest airs.  
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''{A cartoon cloud wearing a medal labeled "O<sub>2</sub>" enters from the upper right while a turkey and a spear of broccoli are "puffed" by the bellows into marshmallow shapes. The words "Air-Puffing® Tech-No-Logy® appear at the top.}''
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''{A cartoon cloud wearing a medal labeled "O<sub>2</sub>" enters from the upper right while a turkey and a floret of broccoli are "puffed" by the bellows into marshmallow shapes. The words "Air-Puffing® Tech-No-Logy® appear at the top.}''
'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Air puffing is surely the future of eating delicious foodstuffs.
'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' Air puffing is surely the future of eating delicious foodstuffs.
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''{Mr. Shmallow flies up to the moon, which eats him.}''
''{Mr. Shmallow flies up to the moon, which eats him.}''
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'''THE MOON:''' Air-puffed sugar delights.
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'''THE MOON:''' Air-puffed sugar delights!
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'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' ''{sweating}'' That's right, the moon. ''{his forelock swings down and cleans off his glasses, which have fogged up}'' Enjoy Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights. Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin.
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'''MR. SHMALLOW:''' ''{sweating}'' That's right, the moon! ''{his forelock swings down and cleans off his glasses, which have fogged up}'' Enjoy Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights! Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin.
''{Music starts playing, and Mr. Shmallow bounces along.}''
''{Music starts playing, and Mr. Shmallow bounces along.}''
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== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
===Explanations===
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* A "[[Wikipedia:Sugar house|sugar shack]]" is a structure where maple sap is converted into maple syrup. The term appears in popular songs to refer to a cheap residence of a couple in love.  
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* A "[[Wikipedia:Sugar house|sugar shack]]" is a structure where maple sap is converted into maple syrup.
* "O<sub>2</sub>" is the chemical formula for [[Wikipedia:Oxygen|molecular dioxygen]], which comprises about twenty-one percent (by volume) of the Earth's atmosphere.
* "O<sub>2</sub>" is the chemical formula for [[Wikipedia:Oxygen|molecular dioxygen]], which comprises about twenty-one percent (by volume) of the Earth's atmosphere.
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*Mr. Shmallow sweating is a reference to how actors in early films would occasionally be seen sweating because of how hot the spotlight could get.
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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*The "go get 'em" lifestyle people are done in a more fifties style, complete with Space Age science fiction. The Space Age sci-fi fad did not occur until then, so such depictions would be nonexistent in 1936.
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*The "go-get-'em lifestyle" people are done in a more fifties style, complete with Space Age science fiction. The Space Age sci-fi fad did not occur until then, so such depictions would be nonexistent in 1936.
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
*This cartoon is roughly equivalent to [[Meet Marshie]] where [[Marshie]] talks about how [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] are made and what you can do with them. It even includes a comment from The Homestar Runner at the end, echoing [[Homestar Runner|Homestar's]] appearance at the end of Meet Marshie.
*This cartoon is roughly equivalent to [[Meet Marshie]] where [[Marshie]] talks about how [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] are made and what you can do with them. It even includes a comment from The Homestar Runner at the end, echoing [[Homestar Runner|Homestar's]] appearance at the end of Meet Marshie.
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*Sickly Sam says, "Well folks, you know what that means," which may be a reference to The Homestar Runner's saying of, "Well folks, you know what that means. Now I'll do a dance."
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*Sickly Sam saying, "Well folks, you know what that means," echoes The Homestar Runner's saying, "Well folks, you know what that means. Now I'll do a dance."
*The page title "Mr. Shmallow makes good!" and the summary in the Toons Menu reading "He's no [[apothecary]]" are both references to the Easter egg in the email [[2 emails]], in which [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] said variations of these two things.
*The page title "Mr. Shmallow makes good!" and the summary in the Toons Menu reading "He's no [[apothecary]]" are both references to the Easter egg in the email [[2 emails]], in which [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] said variations of these two things.
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*The sound [[Mr. Shmallow]] makes when he leaves the screen is the same fluttery noise [[Homsar]] makes when he walks.
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===Real World References===
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*The jingle at the end is a reference to, and sung to the tune of, the Milwaukee Dill Pickles advertising jingle and slogan "Milwaukee Pickles! The biggest little pickle in Wisconsin!"
===Fast Forward===
===Fast Forward===
*The [[Delicious "Bag"]] later appears in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*The [[Delicious "Bag"]] later appears in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
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[[Mr. Shmallow]] returns in [[Sickly Sam's big Outing]]
 
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*The title of this toon is "Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights".
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*[[HR:mrshmallow.swf|view the Flash file for "Mr. Shmallow"]]
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**When it was uploaded, the title was "mrshmallow yt".
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "An old-timey version of Marshie? Sign me up! Mr. Shmallow living Lively!"
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*The Easter egg plays automatically.
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Revision as of 13:22, 29 November 2021

Toon Category: Shorts
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"Look Lively. LOOK LIVELY!"
This article is about the toon. For the character, see Mr. Shmallow.

An Old-Timey marshmallow commercial for Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights gives The Homestar Runner nightmares.

Cast (in order of appearance): Mr. Shmallow, The Sad Kids, Mr. Bossman, The Moon, The Homestar Runner, Sickly Sam (Easter egg), The Sneak (Easter egg)

Places: The Moon, The Old Movie Reel Room

Date: Friday, August 4, 2003

Running Time: 1:03

Page Title: Mr. Shmallow makes good!

DVD: Everything Else, Volume 1

Contents

Transcript

{The screen displays the words "A filmed commercial advertisement". Then Mr. Shmallow appears on the screen.}

MR. SHMALLOW: Greetings, fallows. I'm Mr. Shmallow. {his name appears on the screen}

{Mr. Shmallow jumps to the next scene-he peeps in from the left as a bunch of candies appear on a table. The candies are labeled Dandied Sugar, Sweet Brand Meats, Choco-Lumps, and Delicious "Bag".}

MR. SHMALLOW: Have you grown loath of ordinary confections?

{cuts to a shack in the arctic labeled "Sugah Shak", with Mr. Shmallow peeping in from the top}

MR. SHMALLOW: Has the Sugah Shak left you out in the cold?

{The door of the shack closes, then the walls of the shack collapse outwards, revealing The Sad Kids. The shack roof falls on them. Cut to a man in a dress shirt, dress pants and tie, smoking a pipe and carrying a briefcase, next to a woman dressed in a '50s style party dress. Both are wearing jetpacks and hover before a curtain with a star-burst pattern evocative of the 1950s, accompanied by the sound of Homsar walking. The words "Look Lively!" appear in front of them.}

MR. SHMALLOW: Look lively at today's go-get-'em lifestyle with {The Fluffy Puff box is displayed} Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights!

{The box moves slightly as a winking sound is heard. Cut to a pile of sugar being "puffed" by a bellows into a marshmallow shape, making a wheezing sound.}

MR. SHMALLOW: Each delight is hand puffed with a blend of only the finest airs.

{A cartoon cloud wearing a medal labeled "O2" enters from the upper right while a turkey and a floret of broccoli are "puffed" by the bellows into marshmallow shapes. The words "Air-Puffing® Tech-No-Logy® appear at the top.}

MR. SHMALLOW: Air puffing is surely the future of eating delicious foodstuffs.

{Cut to a fat, rich-looking man at a desk smiling and snapping his suspenders. On his desk are two boxes, labeled "FIRED" and "TO BE FIRED".}

MR. SHMALLOW: Mr. Bossman wouldn't settle for much less!

{Cut to a marshmallow on a stick roasting over a fire. The moon can be seen in the upper left hand corner.}

MR. SHMALLOW: Add open flames to create a flavor taste {the words "Flavor Taste" appear} that will—

{Cut to Mr. Shmallow in a glass ship, in front of a background with stars hanging on strings.}

MR. SHMALLOW: —send you to the moon!

{Mr. Shmallow flies up to the moon, which eats him.}

THE MOON: Air-puffed sugar delights!

MR. SHMALLOW: {sweating} That's right, the moon! {his forelock swings down and cleans off his glasses, which have fogged up} Enjoy Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights! Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin.

{Music starts playing, and Mr. Shmallow bounces along.}

ANNOUNCER: {singing} Fluffy Puff air-puffed sugar delights,—

{The Fluffy Puff box comes out of Mr. Shmallow's hat, and a speech bubble appears with the words "Hand-Puffed at the factory in Neuconsin!"}

ANNOUNCER: {singing} —hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin! {stops singing} {quickly, sotto voce} Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights. Hand-puffed at the factory in Neuconsin.

{"Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights*" and "*Hand Puffed at the factory in Neuconsin" appear at the bottom.}

{The camera pulls back to reveal The Homestar Runner watching the commercial on a screen.}

MR. SHMALLOW: Look lively. {The words "Look Lively!" appear on the screen.} {suddenly louder, darting toward the camera} LOOK LIVELY!

{The Homestar Runner jumps and Mr. Shmallow tip-toes off the screen to the left with Homsar's walking noise. The camera cuts to a front view of The Homestar Runner.}

THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: That monster's gonna give me nightmares.

{Cut back to a closeup of the Fluffy Puffs Air-Puffed Sugar Delights box with the words "The End" on the screen.}

Easter Eggs

  • At the end, click on "Air-Puffed Sugar Delights" to see a short scene featuring Sickly Sam.
{Cut to Sickly Sam standing next to a bag of Delicious "Bag".}
SICKLY SAM: This empty bag of Delicious "Bag" would make a fine sock for the colder of my two feet.
{Sickly Sam shakes his left foot, then begins reaching for the bag. The Sneak runs up and rips the bag to shreds, then runs away}
SICKLY SAM: Well, folks, you know what that means. {disappears in a puff of smoke}

Fun Facts

Explanations

  • A "sugar shack" is a structure where maple sap is converted into maple syrup.
  • "O2" is the chemical formula for molecular dioxygen, which comprises about twenty-one percent (by volume) of the Earth's atmosphere.
  • Mr. Shmallow sweating is a reference to how actors in early films would occasionally be seen sweating because of how hot the spotlight could get.

Remarks

  • The "go-get-'em lifestyle" people are done in a more fifties style, complete with Space Age science fiction. The Space Age sci-fi fad did not occur until then, so such depictions would be nonexistent in 1936.

Inside References

  • This cartoon is roughly equivalent to Meet Marshie where Marshie talks about how Fluffy Puff Marshmallows are made and what you can do with them. It even includes a comment from The Homestar Runner at the end, echoing Homestar's appearance at the end of Meet Marshie.
  • Sickly Sam saying, "Well folks, you know what that means," echoes The Homestar Runner's saying, "Well folks, you know what that means. Now I'll do a dance."
  • The page title "Mr. Shmallow makes good!" and the summary in the Toons Menu reading "He's no apothecary" are both references to the Easter egg in the email 2 emails, in which Old-Timey Strong Bad said variations of these two things.
  • The sound Mr. Shmallow makes when he leaves the screen is the same fluttery noise Homsar makes when he walks.

Real World References

  • The jingle at the end is a reference to, and sung to the tune of, the Milwaukee Dill Pickles advertising jingle and slogan "Milwaukee Pickles! The biggest little pickle in Wisconsin!"

Fast Forward

YouTube Version

  • The title of this toon is "Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights".
    • When it was uploaded, the title was "mrshmallow yt".
  • The YouTube description for this toon is "An old-timey version of Marshie? Sign me up! Mr. Shmallow living Lively!"
  • The Easter egg plays automatically.

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