Talk:Donut Unto Others

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Color Chameleon

Is it really necessary to note that his is the first time we see Bub's face a different color? i mean, we don't see any other characters' faces a different colour EVER, so is thiss really note-worthy? OpenSourceGreg 14:06, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't really think it is noteworthy either. --TheYellowDart(t/c) 18:34, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
To be fair we did see the KOT's face turn green in Theme Song Video Geonightman 14:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, but we don't note that on the article. As a general rule of thumb, fun facts which involve the word "first" are generally not used, especially if the word "first" could easily be replaced with the word "only". – The Chort 15:04, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
True, true. Geonightman 15:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

And The Cheat turned green when he got sick in the dryer in lady fan. - The Wrayth is OUT!

Also, the KOT in Some Stupid Turkey, Homestar in Halloween Fairstival holding his breath, and many Halloween costumes. Nothing I'd call a running gag though. TimMierz 17:59, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Bubs Hums

I think that Bubs is actually humming the villain's theme from Inspector Gadget. That would bookend with Homestar humming the main theme from the show.

It was clearly Bubs that was humming at the end. He was the one sneaking away, and the voice sounded much more Bubs-like than Homestar-like. 129.64.175.10 17:19, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
The song Bubs was humming at the end is a standard "sneaking" song. It is not specific to anything in particular. Unfortunately, I haven't had much luck finding a link or title to the song (the only lead is "Mysterioso Pizzicato", as given in TV Tropes's "Standard Snippet" page, but I can't find a tune to go with that title.) --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:45, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Found it! Here is a link to the MIDI file, but the link to the page that gives the title has a bracket and I don't know the workaround for that. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:49, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
That link has become dead.. here's one that should work. OptimisticFool 11:07, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Excellent find. That's been bugging me all day, looking for the same thing. -- 17:52, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Both this and the military drum riff Bubs hums on his way back to his post are references to old cartoons. I don't remember which toon it was, but when he storms off it was a reference to Bugs Bunny, who was temporarily foiled, responded with "Of course you know, this means war" and stomped off in the same posture to the tune of the drum thing. Wear a Bikini 18:04, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, it's stock music. But the origin of the song he hums at the end (not the drum beat) is "Mysterioso Pizzicato". --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 18:08, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
I think that both Bubs' hum and Homestar's hum (when he's swabbing) have been used in Scooby Doo. -- 22:10, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

To me, Bubs' "drum" sound as he's marching to his stand strongly resembles the actual drum beat played in isp when Strong Bad is marching to his hand. The style between the scenes is also pretty similar - a silhouetted character marching to Bubs' stand from the left on a solidly shaded background. Can someone else corroborate my story? TimMierz 01:05, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Actually, I think this is the "Fighting a Boss" music from Wizards and Warriors on the NES. --Solcott 14:46, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

NM, I didn't click the links above to listen to the MIDI :-) --Solcott 15:03, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Pain

Maybe someone should make a page about injuries to various characters. I'm sure we could fill it up. I'll even do it, if you think it would be worthwhile. OpenSourceGreg 15:46, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah! That sounds Great! --PartyBrd20X6 20:30, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

hammerspace

Yeah, the KOT appears and disapears from hammerspace, but strong bad doesn't pull the F from it. He gets it off of the clipboard. — 71.60.212.62 (Talk | contribs) 15:40, 6 April 2009 (left unsigned)

Strong Bad is holding the clipboard in his left hand. he pulls the F paper out of hammerspace with his right hand, nowhere near the clipboard. The Knights Who Say Ni 21:29, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
I wouldn't say that the KoT comes from hammerspace, he just teleported.
Agreed, I wouldn't consider appearing in a cloud of smoke to be an instance of hammerspace.--76.248.84.243 23:59, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
I agree. It's like a ninja teleport OpenSourceGreg 10:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Definitely not hammerspace for KoT.(146.122.71.68 12:27, 7 April 2009 (UTC))

Grit?

I don't hear "great gumption" during the marketing bombardament. I hear "I've got grit, gumption, and etc..." - The Wrayth

Homestar and Marzipan Breaking Up

This is the umpteenth time there's been a joke about Homestar and Marzipan's on-again, off-again relationship. Who here feels that there should be an article on their many breakups? - Upset_Your_Balance 2:46, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I think the page Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship will do fine for now. —Guard Duck talk 02:47, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Ah. I didn't even think to look there. Nevermind then. - Upset_Your_Balance 2:57, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Is there a bit of an Echo here?

Did anyone else realise the "1 flavor, over 100 diffent names for it." slightly echos Blubb-O's Commercial With the same sammich havin a buch of diffent names.

Golden Rule

I'm pretty sure that the title of this toon is a reference to the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Does this deserve a place in the article, under the "Real-World References" or something? 64.183.147.250

From Usa, Homemadé

Potential reference: When I saw the part about donuts made in a country called Homemadé so Bubs could put "homemade" on the box, I thought of the urban legend that Japan had renamed a city to Usa so they could put "Made In USA" on packages of things made there. --ComputerBox 21:46, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

If you can find a link to it, I'd go for it. --DorianGray 21:47, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Is this the story you're referring to? [1]Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) — 23:03, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Yep. -170.223.0.54 23:39, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Not connected?

"Do-Nots" is phonetically similar to the phrase "doe not" because they are both supposed to sound like "do not." I don't think this is a reference at all, just two phrases made to imitate the same phrase - Wecannotbesaved 10:16, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

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