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[[Image:Trogdor was dragon man.png|thumb|"It was a terrible song of Trogdor."]] | [[Image:Trogdor was dragon man.png|thumb|"It was a terrible song of Trogdor."]] | ||
A [[Powered by The Cheat]] video for a song from a '70s commercial for a [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|board game]]. | A [[Powered by The Cheat]] video for a song from a '70s commercial for a [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|board game]]. | ||
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''{The shirt morphs into a Trogdor!! The Board Game box against a black background. It reads "TRAGDAR". Trogdor is smiling and making the "OK" sign with his hand, with armpit hair and a wristband. The side of the box reads "CONTAINS: CONTENTS".}'' | ''{The shirt morphs into a Trogdor!! The Board Game box against a black background. It reads "TRAGDAR". Trogdor is smiling and making the "OK" sign with his hand, with armpit hair and a wristband. The side of the box reads "CONTAINS: CONTENTS".}'' | ||
- | '''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' —a commercial for board game. | + | '''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' —a commercial for a board game. |
''{The board game box shakes and bursts open, with Trogdor, the Red and Blue Knights, two peasants, five tiles, a cottage base, and a burninated cottage roof flying out. The cottage roof stays in place for a moment, then moves with the rest a few seconds later.}'' | ''{The board game box shakes and bursts open, with Trogdor, the Red and Blue Knights, two peasants, five tiles, a cottage base, and a burninated cottage roof flying out. The cottage roof stays in place for a moment, then moves with the rest a few seconds later.}'' | ||
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''{Cut to Strong Bad's head bouncing exaggeratedly on The Cheat's computer against a rainbow background. The Cheat is silhouetted in front of the computer, and the desk is brown instead of blue. The record flies into a CD slot on the side of the computer.}'' | ''{Cut to Strong Bad's head bouncing exaggeratedly on The Cheat's computer against a rainbow background. The Cheat is silhouetted in front of the computer, and the desk is brown instead of blue. The record flies into a CD slot on the side of the computer.}'' | ||
- | '''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' So The Cheat made a video. ''{turns toward the camera and stops bouncing}'' Does this sound like Strong Bad at all? | + | '''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' So The Cheat made a video. ''{turns toward the camera and stops bouncing}'' Does this ''{snickering}'' sound like Strong Bad at all? |
''{Cut to a silhouetted plug that reads "The Pow-uh Surge" against an electric green background. White text appears at the bottom:}'' | ''{Cut to a silhouetted plug that reads "The Pow-uh Surge" against an electric green background. White text appears at the bottom:}'' | ||
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns toward Strong Sad; The Cheat noises}'' | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns toward Strong Sad; The Cheat noises}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG SAD:''' Well for starters, Trogdor wasn't even around when the '70s. Strong Bad made him in the early 2000s. ''{emphasizes the "a" in "thousand"}'' | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' Well, for starters, Trogdor wasn't even around when the '70s. Strong Bad made him in the early 2000s. ''{emphasizes the "a" in "thousand"}'' |
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{lowers his eyebrows and turns back to his computer; The Cheat noises}'' | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{lowers his eyebrows and turns back to his computer; The Cheat noises}'' | ||
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*This is the first Powered by The Cheat toon since [[Fish Eye Lens]] in October 2014, an almost-four-year gap. | *This is the first Powered by The Cheat toon since [[Fish Eye Lens]] in October 2014, an almost-four-year gap. | ||
*There is a photograph of a record store hidden in the Flash file. It was the first Google image result for "record store" as of the release of the short. | *There is a photograph of a record store hidden in the Flash file. It was the first Google image result for "record store" as of the release of the short. | ||
+ | *This is the first time that Trogdor has been seen [[flying]]. | ||
*"When the Seventies" is an example of [[deliberately poor English]]. | *"When the Seventies" is an example of [[deliberately poor English]]. | ||
*The [[YouTube]] description for this video is "A Powered by The Cheat video for a song from a 70's commercial for a board game." | *The [[YouTube]] description for this video is "A Powered by The Cheat video for a song from a 70's commercial for a board game." | ||
===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
- | *Strong Sad does not have a | + | *This toon is not shown in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]]. The [[Flash]] version was only linked to from the [[Main Page Messages]], and is now a [[secret page]]. |
+ | *Strong Sad does not have a mouth in The Cheat's video, but he does in the animations at the end. | ||
+ | *"Dragon man" Trogdor lacks his usual wings. | ||
===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
*This song is meant to be a '70s disco version of the [[TROGDOR (song)|Trogdor]] song, which originated in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]]. | *This song is meant to be a '70s disco version of the [[TROGDOR (song)|Trogdor]] song, which originated in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]]. | ||
**"S, more different S" and "[[consummate V's]]" are referenced, both of which are drawing techniques used by Strong Bad in [[dragon]]. | **"S, more different S" and "[[consummate V's]]" are referenced, both of which are drawing techniques used by Strong Bad in [[dragon]]. | ||
- | *This toon prominently features [[Sports#Basketball|basketball]] and [[Buttdance|butt dancing]]. | + | **"Get consummate" is part of a line from Strong Bad's [[rock opera]]. |
- | *The board game mentioned is [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]]. | + | *This toon prominently features [[Sports#Basketball|basketball]] and [[Buttdance|butt-dancing]]. |
+ | *The [[board game]] mentioned is [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]]. | ||
**The "Tragdar" on the box is a reference to [[Videlectrix One]]'s pronunciation in the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)|Trogdor!! The Board Game promotional video]]. | **The "Tragdar" on the box is a reference to [[Videlectrix One]]'s pronunciation in the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)|Trogdor!! The Board Game promotional video]]. | ||
**The song's background rhythm was heard in the promotional video, and later in a [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet. | **The song's background rhythm was heard in the promotional video, and later in a [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet. | ||
+ | *The game box has the [[Nondescript Nouns|nondescript label]] "Contains: Contents". | ||
*"[[The Pow-uh Surge]]" was previously discussed in the DVD commentary for [[road trip]] as being the musicians behind the Dancing Brothers' song, as well as "Jammin' Tunes". | *"[[The Pow-uh Surge]]" was previously discussed in the DVD commentary for [[road trip]] as being the musicians behind the Dancing Brothers' song, as well as "Jammin' Tunes". | ||
*The Dancing Brothers previously appeared in [[A Folky Tale]]. | *The Dancing Brothers previously appeared in [[A Folky Tale]]. | ||
*Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad says "My [[boat]] take" and is subsequently interrupted. The same occurs twice with Strong Bad in [[environment]]. | *Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad says "My [[boat]] take" and is subsequently interrupted. The same occurs twice with Strong Bad in [[environment]]. | ||
+ | *Strong Sad says "2000" the [[-ant pronounced with a hard A#Variations|same way]] he said it in [[suntan]]. | ||
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
- | *The scenes featuring two silhouetted Trogdor heads is a reference to a recurring segment of [[wikipedia:The Electric Company|The Electric Company]], a children's show that aired in the 1970s, in which two people would say part of a word to each other, with the letters coming out of their mouth in a similar fashion. | + | *The scenes featuring two silhouetted Trogdor heads is a reference to a recurring segment of ''[[wikipedia:The Electric Company|The Electric Company]]'', a children's show that aired on [[PBS]] in the 1970s, in which two people would say part of a word to each other, with the letters coming out of their mouth in a similar fashion. |
*The [[Wikipedia:RMS Lusitania|Lusitania]] was a British ocean liner and briefly the world's largest passenger ship. The ship was sunk on May 7, 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland. | *The [[Wikipedia:RMS Lusitania|Lusitania]] was a British ocean liner and briefly the world's largest passenger ship. The ship was sunk on May 7, 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland. | ||
*The [[Wikipedia:RMS Mauretania (1906)|Mauretania]] was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson & Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, and launched on the afternoon of September 20, 1906. | *The [[Wikipedia:RMS Mauretania (1906)|Mauretania]] was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson & Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, and launched on the afternoon of September 20, 1906. | ||
+ | *The disco rendition of the song seems to be inspired by the 1970s trend of novelty disco singles based on well-known songs and properties, such as Meco's [[Wikipedia:Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band|rendition]] of the Star Wars title theme. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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+ | [[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category:Songs]][[Category:Trogdor!! The Board Game]][[Category:Secret Pages]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 10 August 2020
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A Powered by The Cheat video for a song from a '70s commercial for a board game.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Trogdor, Peasants, The Red and Blue Knights, Strong Sad, The Cheat, The Dancing Brothers
Places: The Cheat's Computer Room, Peasantry
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018
Running Time: 2:17
Page Title: Trogdor Musk - For Dragon Men
Contents |
Transcript
{Open to a close-up of a person's red shirt, against a background fading from red to yellow. The shirt reads "WHEN THE Seventies", with "Seventies" written in a Coca-Cola-resembling font.}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD: When the seventies, there was—
{The shirt morphs into a Trogdor!! The Board Game box against a black background. It reads "TRAGDAR". Trogdor is smiling and making the "OK" sign with his hand, with armpit hair and a wristband. The side of the box reads "CONTAINS: CONTENTS".}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD: —a commercial for a board game.
{The board game box shakes and bursts open, with Trogdor, the Red and Blue Knights, two peasants, five tiles, a cottage base, and a burninated cottage roof flying out. The cottage roof stays in place for a moment, then moves with the rest a few seconds later.}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD: It was a terrible song—
{A vinyl record rotates as it comes into view. The top has a logo for "Terrible SONGS RECORDS". At the bottom, it reads "-TROGDOR WAS A MAN-", and below it, "THE POW-UH SURGE". The side reads "SIDE A".}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD: —of Trogdor. They made seven inches—
{Zoom out into Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad holding the record, against a blurry photographic house background. He closes his eyes and shakes his head, throwing the record over his shoulder.}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD: —but even Strong Sad thought it was not ver—
{Cut to Strong Bad's head bouncing exaggeratedly on The Cheat's computer against a rainbow background. The Cheat is silhouetted in front of the computer, and the desk is brown instead of blue. The record flies into a CD slot on the side of the computer.}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD: So The Cheat made a video. {turns toward the camera and stops bouncing} Does this {snickering} sound like Strong Bad at all?
{Cut to a silhouetted plug that reads "The Pow-uh Surge" against an electric green background. White text appears at the bottom:}
The Pow-uh Surge
"Trogdor was a man"
Terrible Songs Records
Dir:The Cheat
{Cut to a zooming shot of Peasantry}
SINGERS: Trogdor was a man.
Trogdor was a dragon man.
Trogdor was a man.
Trogdor was a dragon man.
And he was burninating, burninating, burninating the countryside!
Trogdor was a man. (S, more different S)
Trogdor was a dragon man. (S, more different S)
(S, more different S)
(Whispering things in the '70s)
And he was burninating, burninating, burninating the countryside!
Trogdor was a man. (Get consummate, get consummate)
Trogdor was a dragon man. (Get consummate, get consummate)
Get consummate, get consummate
Consummate V's
Maybe he was just a dragon.
Maybe he was just a dragon.
Maybe he was just a dragon.
Well, he was still Trogdor.
And the Trogdor comes in the NIGHT!
{Cut to The Cheat and Strong Bad at The Cheat's computer desk}
STRONG SAD: {turns toward The Cheat} I don't know, The Cheat. There are a lot of inaccuracies present.
THE CHEAT: {turns toward Strong Sad; The Cheat noises}
STRONG SAD: Well, for starters, Trogdor wasn't even around when the '70s. Strong Bad made him in the early 2000s. {emphasizes the "a" in "thousand"}
THE CHEAT: {lowers his eyebrows and turns back to his computer; The Cheat noises}
STRONG SAD: And what was going on with your depiction of me?
{The Cheat clicks and brings up the picture of Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad}
STRONG SAD: I have that creepy bony spine...
{The Cheat clicks every time before Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad speaks}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG SAD: The Lusitania is my favorite boat.
STRONG SAD: No way! Everybody knows I'm a Mauretania man.
THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}
{Zoom in to the screen}
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG SAD: My boat is not your boat!
STRONG SAD: Ugh, stop that!
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG SAD: This is gonna all be about boats now. {smiles with his tongue sticking out}
{Cut back to The Cheat and Strong Sad}
STRONG SAD: Oh, that's a terrible idea!
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG SAD: My boat take—
STRONG SAD: {interrupts} That's it! I'm going to the chiropractor! {walks away} Got me all self-conscious!
POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG SAD: Don't you like boats?
{Zoom in to Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad's back. Three of the bone bumps wiggle and morph into the letters "end".}
Fun Facts
Trivia
- The Monosodium Dreams has been replaced by a newer computer parodying the newer Intel-based iMacs.
- This is the first Powered by The Cheat toon since Fish Eye Lens in October 2014, an almost-four-year gap.
- There is a photograph of a record store hidden in the Flash file. It was the first Google image result for "record store" as of the release of the short.
- This is the first time that Trogdor has been seen flying.
- "When the Seventies" is an example of deliberately poor English.
- The YouTube description for this video is "A Powered by The Cheat video for a song from a 70's commercial for a board game."
Remarks
- This toon is not shown in the TV Time Toons Menu. The Flash version was only linked to from the Main Page Messages, and is now a secret page.
- Strong Sad does not have a mouth in The Cheat's video, but he does in the animations at the end.
- "Dragon man" Trogdor lacks his usual wings.
Inside References
- This song is meant to be a '70s disco version of the Trogdor song, which originated in the Strong Bad Email dragon.
- "S, more different S" and "consummate V's" are referenced, both of which are drawing techniques used by Strong Bad in dragon.
- "Get consummate" is part of a line from Strong Bad's rock opera.
- This toon prominently features basketball and butt-dancing.
- The board game mentioned is Trogdor!! The Board Game.
- The "Tragdar" on the box is a reference to Videlectrix One's pronunciation in the Trogdor!! The Board Game promotional video.
- The song's background rhythm was heard in the promotional video, and later in a @StrongBadActual Tweet.
- The game box has the nondescript label "Contains: Contents".
- "The Pow-uh Surge" was previously discussed in the DVD commentary for road trip as being the musicians behind the Dancing Brothers' song, as well as "Jammin' Tunes".
- The Dancing Brothers previously appeared in A Folky Tale.
- Powered by The Cheat Strong Sad says "My boat take" and is subsequently interrupted. The same occurs twice with Strong Bad in environment.
- Strong Sad says "2000" the same way he said it in suntan.
Real-World References
- The scenes featuring two silhouetted Trogdor heads is a reference to a recurring segment of The Electric Company, a children's show that aired on PBS in the 1970s, in which two people would say part of a word to each other, with the letters coming out of their mouth in a similar fashion.
- The Lusitania was a British ocean liner and briefly the world's largest passenger ship. The ship was sunk on May 7, 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland.
- The Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson & Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, and launched on the afternoon of September 20, 1906.
- The disco rendition of the song seems to be inspired by the 1970s trend of novelty disco singles based on well-known songs and properties, such as Meco's rendition of the Star Wars title theme.
See Also
- The visuals that occur during the music video.
External Links
- watch "Trogdor Was A Man" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "Trogdor Was A Man"
- watch "Trogdor Was A Man" on YouTube
- forum thread re: "Trogdor Was A Man"